Three months later, in Suotuo City.
Suotuo City was originally a rather small city, not even ranking on the map of the entire Douluo Continent, and basically no one would pay attention to it.
But today is different. Suotuo City is bustling like never before. The streets are packed with people, from the city gate to the main street.
The reason is simple: Shrek Academy, which suddenly appeared on the Douluo Continent and quickly became the number one power on the continent in just a few months, is about to hold a freshman competition.
Who wouldn't care about something like this?
So, apart from people from places like Sea God Island, Slaughter City, and Clear Sky Sect who haven't arrived, most of the important figures from other parts of the continent have already come.
Xue Ye of the Heaven Dou Empire arrived early with a group of his ministers.
The Emperor of the Star Luo Empire also arrived with members of the royal family and his confidants.
The simultaneous appearance of the monarchs of two great empires in the same small town was almost unimaginable in the past, yet it happened today.
The Spirit Hall's side also made a grand display of force.
Bibi Dong Bibi Dong still hasn't shown up. Although she is the Pope, she hasn't appeared in public since she announced the delegation of power.
This time, the Spirit Hall was led by Qian Daoliu. To show respect, some old fellows from the Worship Hall who had not appeared in public for a long time also came out. When these people appeared, they instantly attracted the attention of everyone present.
The mere presence of them created an invisible sense of oppression, causing everyone from all factions to turn their gazes to Qian Daoliu and his group.
Standing in the Heaven Dou Empire's camp, Ning Fengzhi's gaze fell on the group from the Spirit Hall, and he couldn't help but gasp.
Although I already knew that the Spirit Hall had considerable strength, the shock I felt when I actually saw it with my own eyes was completely different.
With so many Title Douluo, if the Spirit Hall really wanted to attack the two great empires, the consequences would be unimaginable. Fortunately, the Spirit Hall is just an organization and did not choose to establish Spirit Hall Empire and then launch a war against the other two great powers.
Ning Fengzhi's heart sank for a moment, but he quickly calmed down a bit. Fortunately, there was now Shrek Academy.
With the Shrek Academy around, the Spirit Hall probably wouldn't dare to act too recklessly.
Without giving it too much thought, Ning Fengzhi quickly dismissed those ideas. He decided to focus on watching the competition. His daughter, Ning Rongrong, would likely be participating in the freshman competition as well. Ning Rongrong she had probably gotten quite a bit stronger by now.
Thinking of this, Ning Fengzhi couldn't help but smile slightly; the anticipation made him feel much better.
From another direction not far away, Flender, Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, and others also arrived.
Flender looked at the Shrek Academy before him and fell silent. Just a few months ago, his own academy had opened before this Shrek Academy, and... Shrek Academy was even named after his own academy.
But now that he's back, everything has changed, and... Liu Erlong is still locked up in the Confinement Room at the Shrek Academy. How am he supposed to explain this to Liu Erlong if he runs into Liu Erlong?
Should I bluntly tell her that I accidentally destroyed the academy she left behind?
Flender couldn't help but recall what happened that day. Now, Monster Academy only has seven students left, just enough for the competition, and almost all the teachers from the original Blue Tyrant Academy have left.
Flender sighed, unsure of what to say.
Tang San stood behind Flender, but his gaze remained fixed on the group of the Shrek Academy students in the arena, his eyes filled with fierceness.
He recognized all the new students in Suotuo City. Apart from a few who had received his attention when they enrolled, the others were not worth mentioning. Of course, if those guys didn't use their Soul Tool, he wouldn't have any fear. Last time, he was defeated because of those guys' Soul Tool.
Even though Tang San Tang San was beaten there for a month, his memories of that time were limited to the fact that he was the one being beaten. He had no recollection of how the beating occurred or how he fought back; he only had the memory of feeling aggrieved.
Therefore, Tang San's mood was quite bad when he revisited the place.
For the past three months, Tang San has been training like a madman. With the help of his Mysterious Heaven Skill, he has made rapid progress and is confident that he is much stronger than before.
However, with his father still imprisoned, Tang San clenched his fists, filled with resentment, unsure of how to rescue Tang Hao. If only his backer were stronger...
Within the Heaven Dou Empire's camp, Qian Renxue stood quietly in the crowd, her gaze passing over the densely packed people and landing on the Shrek Academy building.
She watched for a while and then murmured a sigh.
"Such a grand occasion... I'm afraid even the entire continent's elite competition for advanced Soul Master Academy can't compare."
The emperors of the two great empires sat together, the Grand Elder the Spirit Hall was present, and the top figures from various forces gathered together. Such a scene was something that even the Spirit Hall itself might not be able to gather, let alone the All-Continent Elite Tournament of High-Level Soul Master Academy.
The Emperor of the Star Luo Empire and Xue Ye greeted each other from afar, both with smiles on their faces, but their words were full of probing, as if they were testing whether the Heaven Dou Empire had also become a stepping stone for this Shrek Academy.
His own Star Luo Empire was arguably the first to be attacked, but there was nothing he could do. As the emperor, he had stepped directly into danger—no, it should be said that the other party had moved directly to the spring, to his Star Luo City, leaving him with no way to avoid it.
Does this mean I should just move the imperial city directly?
If he did that, he would be even more humiliated. Between the two kinds of humiliation, the Star Luo Empire Emperor chose the one that was less humiliating.
Of course, upon learning that the Heaven Dou Empire also had Shrek Academy, and that the other side's attitude towards that Shrek Academy was not too hostile, the Star Luo Empire Emperor's mood improved somewhat.
At this moment, the Star Luo Empire Emperor suddenly saw a familiar figure in the crowd. It was his son Dai Mubai. However, he lost interest after just one glance. A guy with no guts was not worthy of being his son.
As for his eldest son, Dai Weisi, he was just a reckless fool. He also wanted a qualified successor, like Xue Qinghe, the Xue Ye, who was calm, capable, and popular.
Just as everyone was lost in their own thoughts, a figure walked up to the high platform in the center of the arena.
It was a woman with exquisite features, a slender and fair face, and most striking were her large, bright eyes. When she smiled, two shallow dimples would appear on either side of her cheeks.
She was wearing an elegant long dress, exuding grace and composure. Standing on the stage, she slowly surveyed the entire audience before opening her mouth, her voice clear and melodious.
"Welcome everyone to the Shrek Academy Freshman Competition."
"I'm Fang'er, the commentator for this match."