Before the Tournament General Affairs Office on the eastern side of Blue Moon Arena, the square buzzed with voices.
Hundreds of teams from across the continent had gathered here, registering for the tournament and undergoing their final qualification reviews according to their assigned time slots. Though it was merely a procedural step, the first large-scale public appearance of the younger generations from various factions had already filled the air with invisible gunpowder.
Led by elders such as Dongyue Qingxuan and Li Qianqian, the teams of the Li Family and Dongyue Family immediately drew countless gazes when they arrived at the square.
Some of those gazes were curious, some appraising, some filled with eager fighting spirit, and others coldly hostile.
Li Xuansheng calmly swept his gaze across the crowd. The Sea Whale Gang's team stood not far away, with Whale Fall staring coldly at him, his eyes like blades. On the other side, Ye Zhongguan of the Ye Family stood with his arms folded and nodded at Li Xuansheng from afar. Northern Yuan's Crown Prince Yuan Zheng wore a white fur cloak, his aura icy, leaving no one willing to approach within several meters of him. Tang Wu's red hair blazed like fire as he chatted and laughed with his companions, his voice booming like a bell. Astral Sect's Xing Xuan stood quietly among the crowd. His starry eyes seemed indifferent to everything, yet they also seemed to see through all things. Yaguang, the Holy Son of Light, wore a gentle smile, while his sacred aura made people afraid to look directly at him.
Farther away, Flower-Washing Valley, the Qing Family, Fire Dragon Valley, the Zen Monastery... nearly every notable faction had arrived.
"Eastern Region, number East Eleven, Li Family of Heavenly Phoenix City. Dongyue Family of Dongyue City, number East