On the day the tournament officially began, all of Mingdu came alive as the sun rose over the horizon.
Countless citizens flooded toward Mingdu Square, the tournament venue, like a surging tide. Soldiers in silver armor stood on either side of the streets to maintain order.
Wang Dong'er leisurely finished breakfast, then headed to the venue with Yan Shaozhe.
She did not actually need to come today, but she wanted to watch Huo Yuhao fight, so she had come anyway.
Shrek's rest area occupied one of the better spots in the venue, another privilege afforded to the reigning champions.
The Tang Sect, which had fallen into decline and had yet to regain its footing, had been assigned a spot in the farthest corner.
With Wang Dong'er sitting there alone, the area was quite spacious. Had it been allowed, she would have called Huo Yuhao and the others over.
Wang Dong'er looked toward the Tang Sect's rest area. Huo Yuhao and the others had arrived even earlier than she had.
She waved in their direction.
Others might not be able to see her clearly, but Wang Dong'er knew Huo Yuhao certainly could.
Seeing Wang Dong'er wave at him, Huo Yuhao smiled and waved back.
As the competing teams arrived and the spectators took their seats, the entire venue became a sea of people, even livelier than the New Year celebrations.
Just then, a squad of soldiers in gold uniforms hurried over.
Wang Dong'er recognized their attire. They should be members of the Sun Moon Empire's Royal Soul Engineer Corps.
In her previous life, she had accompanied Huo Yuhao as a soul and fought these soldiers alongside him.
Once the Royal Soul Engineer Corps had taken their positions, another procession slowly approached.
From afar, everyone could see a palace-like Dragon Carriage drawing