The Tournament Begins!

Heaven Dou Empire Capital, Heaven Dou City.

The All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, Heaven Dou Empire Competition Zone opening ceremony, held a grand opening celebration in Heaven Dou City.

At dawn, before the sun had risen in the east, the renovated Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena had already welcomed a massive audience.

Among them were quite a few young girls in love. Just as Grandmaster had said, the total number of soul masters on the continent did not exceed six digits. Those who could represent advanced soul master academies in the competition were the cream of the crop. Furthermore, there was an age limit of twenty-five years old. They would undoubtedly become the ideal objects of infatuation in the hearts of young girls. Marrying a powerful soul master would absolutely be a matter of gaining both fame and fortune.

The All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament itself was a cradle of talent. Let alone those who achieved certain results, even the students who merely participated in the tournament were sought after by nobles and families.

"Wow, so many people!" Ning Rongrong couldn't help but exclaim. Looking around, this was her first time seeing such a crowded scene.

"Mhm." Ye Chen stood protectively beside Ning Rongrong, looking at the girl beside him and smiling brilliantly.

"Wuwu, it's just that my clothes are too..." Ning Rongrong said with her head lowered, sounding wronged.

"Yeah, my clothes too..." Oscar complained from the side, trying to keep his head down to avoid being seen.

Except for a few radiant girls, everyone else, whether from Shrek's Seven Devils or the substitutes, tried their best to keep their heads down.

The standard Shrek Academy school uniform wasn't a normal green, but a color somewhere between yellow and green. In Dai Mubai's words, it was shit green.

For this academy tournament, Dean Flender, with his impeccable taste, had specially ordered these uniforms for them.

The most bizarre thing was that on the back of each person, there were six prominent characters embroidered in red thread: "Seeking Sponsorship Advertisement."

Below the six characters was a line of smaller text: "For advertising fees, please find Dean Flender of Shrek Academy for discussion."

For these competition outfits, the Shrek Seven Monsters had once resisted fiercely, but in the end, they were suppressed by Flender's tyrannical power. After the group's strenuous efforts, Flender reluctantly agreed. If there were any advertising revenues, then... one-third of the total advertising income would be given to them, the participating team members. The remainder would be kept as Academy Construction Funds.

Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai, and Tang San, Ye Chen, were not short of money, but for the others, money was very important.

Everyone had seen the financial situation of Shrek Academy and didn't want to offend Flender. Although Flender was a bit greedy for money, it hadn't been easy supporting the academy all these years.

Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu's expressions weren't great either. Fortunately, they were beautiful, and even though their clothes were a bit shabby, they were still stunning.

The Shrek group walked into the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, being pointed at and talked about all the way.

All the participating teams were dressed brightly in various beautiful outfits.

Among them were the girls from Skywater Academy, who were exceptionally beautiful. Their clothes were also very lovely. Compared to the other academies, Shrek Academy's school uniforms were simply unbearable to look at.

Tang San, Ye Chen, and Dai Mubai exchanged glances, their eyes filled with helplessness.

Shrek Academy's entrance attracted everyone's attention.

Because Shrek Academy's uniforms were too peculiar.

The girls from Skywater Academy, upon seeing Ye Chen, their eyes lit up slightly.

"Wow, look at that person from Shrek Academy, he's really handsome," Shui Yuer said, her gaze locked onto Ye Chen.

"He is quite handsome. It's just... how should I put it, his clothes are a bit... but it doesn't detract from his good looks at all," another girl chimed in.

As they walked, Ye Chen attracted the attention of many girls.

However, Ye Chen didn't notice any of this.

Zhu Zhuqing did notice, her gaze indifferent. She walked silently beside Ye Chen, blocking everyone else's sight.

"I'm not wearing this for the next match, no matter what. It's too damaging to my heroic image," Ma Hongjun said, taking off the mask from his face and complaining.

Competing in such clothes was simply too embarrassing.

Today's opening ceremony was also the first day of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament. Besides the opening ceremony, there was also a match.

The second team of Heaven Dou Royal Academy would draw an opponent and compete in the first round of the elimination matches, clearly a team battle soul with an exhibition nature.

This All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament had prize money, and it was very straightforward. For every victory in the preliminary rounds, there was a reward of five hundred Gold Soul Coins. Entering the advancement matches would grant an additional three thousand Gold Soul Coins. If they could reach the Grand Finals, the Heaven Dou Empire would not only bestow the title of Baron but also reward every participating team member, whether official or substitute, with one thousand Gold Soul Coins. As for the final prize money for the Grand Finals, it was even more substantial.

Dean Flender had given up on this portion of the income for the sake of the advertisements behind Shrek's Seven Devils. This meant that any prize money obtained would belong to the students themselves.

Tang San comforted everyone, "Anyway, the chances of us appearing today aren't high. We can discuss it with Dean Flender when we get back. We definitely won't wear these clothes tomorrow. At the very least, we need to remove the words on the back."

Xiao Wu nodded, "Mhm, Xiao San is right. No matter what, we have to remove those words first."

The series of etiquette for the opening ceremony was proceeding one after another.

Everyone from Shrek Academy had retreated to a corner to avoid being ridiculed further.

Dean Flender walked over, looking puzzled. "Huh? What are you guys doing here? Go to the hall, there are more people there."

The Shrek Eight Monsters and the substitute members all shot Dean Flender unfriendly glances. Dean Flender coughed awkwardly.

"The registration work is done. The entrance opening ceremony will be held shortly. Prepare to watch an exhibition match. Anyway, the chances of us being drawn are not high. All of you, be spirited and don't disgrace our Shrek Academy. You are the team that will win the championship," Dean Flender said.

Just then, an icy laugh rang out, "Champion? You guys? Are you worthy?"

All the students of Shrek Academy turned their gazes. Dai Mubai directly stood up.

The other party was precisely a student from Blue Sunshine Academy.

"What do you mean by that?" Tailong also rushed out first. He had a fiery temper to begin with, and hearing someone mock Shrek Academy like this, how could he tolerate it?

"Shit green clothes, haha, why don't you have a green hat on your head?" the youth from Blue Sunshine Academy said with a cold laugh.

"You're looking for death." Tailong threw his fist directly.

"Tailong, come back," Ye Chen's voice rang out, his faint gaze falling on the Blue Sunshine Academy People.

Tailong's fist stopped mid-air. He looked at Ye Chen, said no more, and walked back.

Ye Chen walked to the very front and glanced at the person from Blue Sunshine Academy. Private brawls between Soul Master Academies were forbidden here, or the academy would be disqualified from the competition.

"You're from Blue Sunshine Academy?" Ye Chen's voice was cold.

"Yeah, so what? You still dare to make a move?" That youth laughed heartily. Behind the youth were also many students from Blue Sunshine Academy.

A powerful surge of soul power emanated from Ye Chen.

This soul power pressure

fell directly onto the youth from Blue Sunshine Academy.

Although brawling was forbidden, using soul power pressure was not.

Ye Chen's gaze lifted slightly. He didn't even look directly at the other party, simply saying one word.

"Scram."