The next day.
The sun blazed brightly beneath clear skies.
The streets surrounding Star Luo Plaza had been completely sealed off at dawn. Hundreds of thousands of spectators, standing beneath the scorching sun, had nearly filled the entire plaza.
Clearly, the Organizing Committee of the Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament and the Star Luo Imperial Family had anticipated this situation long ago.
Large numbers of Star Luo City troops had been deployed to maintain order in the plaza. Otherwise, a serious stampede would have occurred long ago.
As the previous tournament's champions, the Shrek Academy team was the first to appear in the preparation area amid the audience's thunderous cheers.
As a Rank 98 Super Douluo, Xuan Zi naturally stood at the very front. For once, he was not holding a chicken leg, while his wine gourd hung obediently from his waist.
Wang Yan, the teacher leading the team, was clearly somewhat sidelined, standing several positions away from Xuan Zi.
Yet for some reason, Yan Shaozhe, the dean of the Martial Soul Department, had not appeared in the preparation area.
At that moment, a streak of light flashed from atop the Imperial City walls and appeared at the center of the competition stage in the next instant.
"This old man is Huang Jinxu, titled Heavenly Fiend, and I will serve as the chief referee for this match!"
Huang Jinxu's powerful voice instantly resounded throughout Star Luo Plaza.
As this was the match most likely to see an accident, the Star Luo Imperial Family had arranged Heavenly Fiend Douluo, one of the three strongest members of the Enshrinement Hall, to serve as the chief referee for this confrontation.
After loudly announcing his identity, Huang Jinxu's gaze involuntarily turned toward the preparation areas of Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Imperial Soul