The morning breeze was still slightly cool. Sunlight spilled over the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, where the Opening Ceremony of the Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament was about to be held, dyeing it a field of gold.
Teams from one Advanced Spirit Master Academy after another arrived along the long red-carpeted passageway. Crowds lined both sides, their cheers rising and falling without end.
With a smile on her face, Liu Erlong led the elite students of the Blue Tyrant Academy Team through the crowd, setting off wave after wave of cheers from the spectators.
The black leather combat dress she wore, designed for ease of battle, perfectly accentuated her full and fiery figure.
Her tall, graceful bearing, exquisite beauty, formidable strength, and status as the dean of an academy had made Liu Erlong immensely popular among countless male spectators, to the point of near fanaticism.
Even the female spectators were no exception.
Especially the young female Spirit Masters, who had practically made her their idol.
Jiang Zhu, Tai Long, Jing Ling, and Huang Yuan followed closely behind Liu Erlong, smiles of excitement on their faces as they walked forward and waved in response to the crowd's cheers.
Whenever this happened, the audience's enthusiasm was stirred even further, and the cheering grew louder with each wave.
The four of them had made a name for themselves in the previous Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament and already had some experience, but faced with the spectators' enthusiasm, their hearts still surged with excitement.
The other newly joined team members, however, were participating for the first time.
Having rarely seen such grand occasions, they could not help feeling nervous and timid at first in the face of such a heated scene.
But once they adjusted, they gradually cast aside their needless