Long Yue led Monster Academy's Heavenly Kings Team away toward En Zuo, his tone somewhat wistful. "Junior brother, I never thought the day would come when we could finally face each other in battle."
"This time, Master has nothing to say."
En Zuo smiled as well. "Yes, Senior Brother. I've also wanted to see what you look like when you go all out."
The two had never fought each other before. Their impressions of one another's abilities remained only from the previous Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament.
Among Star Luo's younger generation of Soul Masters, aside from Monster Academy, no one could contend with either of them.
Amid the cheers of Monster Academy students from first through sixth grade, the two teams took their positions opposite each other under the instructors' arrangements.
The two teams had long since finalized their lineups and submitted their competitors' names in order to the academy instructors. Then, an impassioned speech came through the microphone.
Almost simultaneously, the students began cheering for the teams they supported. The crowd was clearly divided, with the lower grades taking the lead in supporting the rising new Heavenly Kings Team.
The upper grades, meanwhile, cheered for the old Heavenly Kings Team, shouting that they must not disgrace the upperclassmen's prestige.
For this match, the capable Shen Qiu became the referee under En Ci and Dai Tianling's instructions.
"This match is not only the opening of the competition, but also the moment when both teams' momentum is at its peak. The outcome of the first battle will set the tone for the entire contest."
Holding the match roster, Shen Qiu spoke with stirring cadence. "Representing both sides in the opening match are Tiger King Dai Yueyan of the sixth-grade Heavenly Kings Team, and the Six-Winged Angel Qian Renxue, hailed