Chapter 168

Today was the fourth day of the tournament.

Early in the morning, the spectators' cheers were already echoing over Star Luo Square. Shrek Academy was up in the first match again, much to the delight of countless spectators—who wouldn't want to watch the continent's number one academy fight a few more times? Even the Star Luo Emperor, who only occasionally came up onto the city walls to watch, appeared atop the imperial city walls early this morning.

The weather was not very good. The clouds hung low, gray and overcast, as though it might rain at any moment, yet the rain stubbornly refused to fall.

The air was damp and stifling. Even the wind brought no coolness, merely making the flags atop the city walls droop limply as they fluttered.

Fortunately, it had not rained. Otherwise, the slippery arena would have affected the competitors' performance to some extent.

The start of the Round Robin also meant the official opening of the competitors' rest area. Today was only the first round of the Round Robin, and only four of the eight groups would compete. Yet every team that had advanced from the Elimination Tournament was seated in the rest area without exception—no one wanted to miss the chance to observe their future opponents.

When the dark green competition uniforms appeared in the entrance passage for participating academies, the entire Star Luo Square erupted. Starting from the section closest to the entrance passage, cries of "Shrek" spread like waves, one after another. Within a few breaths, they had swept across the entire square. The voices of hundreds of thousands merged into a tidal roar that struck the imperial city walls and rebounded, making people's chests feel tight.

Most people's attention was focused on the young man at the front of the team.