The next day, the tournament officially began.
With the finals underway, the previous cumbersome points system was abandoned in favor of an elimination format.
In the first round, Thunder Academy faced a second-rate academy from Star Luo, so the outcome needed no explanation.
It was worth mentioning that, since there were thirty-three teams in the first round, one team would receive a bye.
However, Spirit Hall Academy was not so fortunate, so they made their first appearance before all the other teams.
And the moment they appeared, they placed unparalleled pressure on every participating team.
Among their seven members, Bibi Dong had not even revealed her Spirit Rings, yet there were already three Spirit Kings in the team, while all the remaining members were Soul Ancestors.
That lineup alone made every seeded team's expression turn ugly.
After all, even the Upper Three Sects team Wang Chuan belonged to only barely had four Spirit King-level combatants with Wang Chuan included. The other academies were even less worth mentioning.
And there was still Bibi Dong, who had yet to make a move!
Anyone present who was not brain-dead would not believe Bibi Dong was weaker than her three teammates.
In other words, the Martial Soul Hall Team had at least four Spirit Kings, and all four were powerful Spirit Kings backed by Spirit Hall's resources!
For a time, both the audience and the various teams instinctively believed—
Spirit Hall had already secured the championship of this Spirit Master Tournament!
Of course, that was only almost everyone.
That night, after the first round ended.
To ensure nothing went wrong, Yu Luomian, who was personally leading the team, gathered everyone together.
Yu Luomian first looked at Yu Xiaozheng and the Vice Captain, who was also a Spirit King, and asked in a deep voice.