Time drifted lazily by, and in the blink of an eye, two months had passed.
Now, less than half a month remained before the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament opened.
Academies farther away from Star Luo City had already begun preparing to depart for it, including many academies in the Sun Moon Empire.
Although the Star Luo Empire had reserved rooms at the Star Emperor Hotel for the academies according to their rankings in the previous tournament, each academy still had to register in person.
Outside Mingdu City.
The main and preliminary teams of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy had already assembled at the academy. Now, they were meeting up outside the city with Mingdu Academy's main and preliminary teams. These two teams based in Mingdu normally traveled together.
Although the imperial academy's students tended to throw their weight around at home and look down on students from other academies, they still presented a united front against outsiders.
Since they were setting out together, the atmosphere between the two academies was unlike what it was at other times, and they got along fairly harmoniously.
Members such as Ma Rulong, who had been on the preliminary team last time and had gained some experience from attending a tournament, were generously offering advice to members of both teams, sharing their own experiences and what they had learned from their seniors.
Among the two academies' preliminary teams, Xu Tianzhen had gravitated toward Ye Guyi. The two had met long ago in Xu Tianchen's Eastern Palace.
Their temperaments suited each other, and their martial souls complemented each other to some extent as well. They got along like the closest of girlfriends.
"All right, students, eyes over here. If you still have anything to discuss, save it for the journey.