"The first match of the first round of the preliminary tournament officially begins."
At the referee's signal, the opening match of the preliminary tournament for this year's Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament officially began.
The elite spirit master tournament was somewhat similar to the soul fights held in the Great Soul Arena. After the match began, both sides had one minute to summon their martial souls.
During that minute, they were forbidden to attack their opponents.
Once the minute ended, however, the match would begin in earnest, whether they had summoned their martial souls or not.
"Brothers, summon your martial souls."
At the referee's command, Dai Mubai, who stood at the very front, immediately let out a tiger-like roar. Staring coldly at his opponents, he raised both hands before his chest. "White Tiger Possession!"
At the same time, Tang San, Yu Tianheng, and the others released their martial souls, as did the seven members of the opposing Auckland Academy Team.
When both sides released their martial souls and all their spirit rings appeared before the spectators, cries of shock and astonishment spread through the stands.
On the Shrek Seven Devils Team's side, Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai, standing at the forefront, undoubtedly possessed the most imposing auras of anyone on the Spirit Fighting Platform.
After all, their martial souls were the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon and the white tiger respectively, both renowned beast martial souls across the continent, and both top-tier power attack type martial souls.
Four dazzling spirit rings-two yellow and two purple-flashed around Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai, unleashing powerful auras that all but overwhelmed everyone on the opposing side.
Xiao Wu and Ma Hongjun, standing slightly behind them to either side, each released three spirit rings, two yellow and one purple.
The two substitute members