The brutal Elimination Tournament came to a temporary close after three days of competition. Of the 133 teams that drew lots and faced off in pairs, 67 remained to advance to the Round Robin.
The Round Robin was divided into eight groups, with eight or nine teams in each group.
For the sake of entertainment, the Round Robin used team battles, two-on-two, three-on-three, and one-on-one matches, with each match decided by a best-of-three format.
The sky was overcast, and the biting wind cut like a knife. Even such harsh weather couldn't dampen the spectators' enthusiasm.
More than 200,000 spectators poured into Star Luo Square, and soon every seat was taken.
"According to the information Shrek Academy sent us, Qin Chuan is indeed a dangerous figure. We must be on our guard."
Star Luo Emperor Xu Jiawei sat upright atop the city wall, both hands gripping the arms of his golden throne. His gaze swept sharply over the area below where the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy was seated, fixing on Qin Chuan among the crowd.
"Jiujiu, have you found out anything about Qin Chuan?"
A young woman who looked about seventeen or eighteen sat beside the Star Luo Emperor. She was stunningly beautiful, and a yellow silk dress perfectly hugged her slender figure.
Xu Jiujiu, princess of the Star Luo Empire and Xu Jiawei's younger sister, was also in charge of the empire's intelligence network.
Xu Jiujiu looked troubled. "Elder Brother, I haven't been able to find out anything about Qin Chuan. He joined the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy six years ago, but we know nothing else. All we know is that he's in a relationship with Meng Hongchen, the granddaughter of Jing Hongchen, head of Mingde Hall. That makes him Jing Hongchen's grandson-in-law, and Jing Hongchen