The World Tournament began.
At the Moon Relics.
Competitors and spectators from the various planes arrived at the designated venue.
It was an arena with an architectural style similar to Blue Star's.
The magnificent venue could accommodate as many as a hundred thousand spectators.
Every seat was filled.
The Blue Star Council had dispatched a professional broadcasting crew to broadcast the entire tournament to Blue Star.
As it happened to be a day off, many eagerly awaiting Blue Star Humans naturally stayed home to watch.
For one thing, they wanted to support their own plane.
After all, this event was more than a simple athletic competition.
It could also offer a glimpse of the differences in strength between planes.
Of all the planes competing, only Vala and the Secret Forest had signed alliances with them.
Any of the other planes might attack Blue Star in the future.
Understanding the gaps between planes would let them assess both sides' advantages and disadvantages more accurately when war came.
Right now, the people of Blue Star were scared out of their minds.
After days of publicity, almost everyone on Blue Star knew that the other planes had slightly more Super Kage powerhouses than Blue Star did.
(In reality, the difference was overwhelming, but they wanted to avoid making the public too pessimistic.)
The grand arena buzzed with excitement.
Spectators shouted themselves hoarse, cheering for the planes they supported.
Each plane's delegation made its entrance in order.
First, tens of thousands of sea snakes appeared, converging into a seductive, blue-skinned female figure.
Black-and-blue empress armor hugged the vital parts of her body, its decorative style highlighting its wearer's noble status.
Fish scales covered her alluring body, slender fins grew from her stunning face, and her lower half resembled a serpent's tail.
The features of