For the Grand Finals of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, Spirit City had set aside a dedicated venue.
The venue stood right in the center of Spirit City.
The enormous arena measured a full hundred meters across and was built entirely of granite.
A vast number of soul tools had also been used to reinforce the enormous competition platform against damage.
According to the information released by Spirit Hall, the venue could withstand any attack from a Soul Master below the Soul Douluo rank without sustaining damage.
Only an organization with pockets as deep as Spirit Hall's would do something like this. At the very least, neither of the Two Great Empires would have been willing to expend such enormous resources.
Directly in front of the competition platform stood the Papal Palace.
The hill where the Papal Palace stood was less than a kilometer away.
Spirit Hall had already announced in its posted notices that the final three teams in the Grand Finals would compete before the Papal Palace.
When the time came, the Pope would appear in person and crown the eventual champion.
For any Soul Master, this was an unparalleled honor.
Early that morning, all the participating academies arrived at the competition venue under the guidance of designated Spirit Hall personnel.
Each academy had its own separately constructed rest area.
The rest areas surrounded the competition venue, while the VIP judging stand stood on the side opposite the Papal Palace.
The representatives of the Two Great Empires would watch the matches there, along with members of Spirit Hall, of course.
The Shrek Academy group had barely arrived and had yet to settle in when Flender was called away to draw lots.
It was called drawing lots, but in reality, Flender was simply being informed of