Early that morning, before the sun had risen in the east, the renovated Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena had already welcomed an enormous crowd.
The opening ceremony for the Heaven Dou Empire division of this year's Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament was held at the Great Soul Arena in Heaven Dou City.
At that moment, nearly a third of Heaven Dou City had emptied its streets as everyone flocked toward the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena.
For this tournament, Heaven Dou City had mobilized a full five thousand members of the City Defense Army to maintain order. Only then had they managed to prevent unrest as much as possible.
"Wow, there are so many people!" It was also Xiao Wu's first time seeing so many people pouring toward one place, and she could not help exclaiming in amazement.
"Of course! The finals of this year's Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament will be held in Spirit City. It'll probably be even livelier then."
This time, the Shrek Academy Team's uniforms were not garish outfits plastered with advertisements. Instead, men and women alike wore fitted black-and-purple combat outfits. The men looked strikingly handsome, and the women looked breathtakingly beautiful.
Flender had originally still intended to make the Shrek Academy Team wear those garish uniforms covered in advertisements, but Lin Hao had spoken to Dean Liu well in advance.
Under Dean Liu Erlong's iron fist, Flender had abandoned that idea and switched to proper combat uniforms.
Flender, Liu Erlong, and Zhao Wuji led the Shrek group to the Great Soul Arena. After registering, they waited in the rest area. Then the host introduced the thirty teams there one by one as they entered the arena.
Once the entrance procession was over, the Shrek group went to the spectator seats assigned by