Unlike the Preliminary Tournament, where matches took place on multiple arenas at once, the Promotion Tournament had only one venue: the Royal Knights' Grand Drill Ground.
The fifteen teams participating in the Promotion Tournament would compete in fourteen rounds of round-robin matches, one round per day. Each day, one team would receive a bye, while the remaining teams played seven matches on the same field.
The Grand Drill Ground had been renovated, with a circle one hundred meters in diameter marked out in its center as the competition field. Compared with the arenas used in the Preliminary Tournament, this space was much larger, naturally making it easier for competitors to unleash their strength.
A temporary VIP stand had been erected on the northern side of the Grand Drill Ground, facing south. It also served as the judges' stand.
Far fewer distinguished guests had come to watch this time. The first row of the VIP stand was still occupied by Qian Chongling, Ning Fengzhi, and Xue Ye.
The second row, however, held several generals of the Heaven Dou Empire and a few senior Spirit Hall officials from the Heaven Dou Holy Hall, including Salas and his colleagues.
Naturally, as the crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, Xue Qinghe was also seated in the second row.
Aside from them, there were no other distinguished guests.
Team battles were chaotic, after all, and many details were difficult to analyze. The Promotion Tournament, however, consisted of one-on-one arena matches.
This format could fully showcase the students' strength, making it the best opportunity to assess how powerful a Soul Master truly was.
Outside the Grand Drill Ground, a full ten thousand royal knights surrounded the entire venue in an impenetrable ring, their helmets and armor gleaming.
The Royal Knights in the front rows stood