As the blazing sun slowly climbed into the sky, the seats on both sides of the Great Soul Arena were already packed with a dark sea of people.
Dong! At a certain moment, a clear bell rang out, its long, resonant note slowly echoing above the Great Soul Arena.
The instant the bell sounded, Xiao Yan, who had been sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, slowly opened them. He exhaled a breath of stale air, rose, and looked through the glass window toward Shrek Academy.
"Ahem... next, let us welcome the members of Jia Nan Academy and Shrek Academy to the stage."
On the elevated platform, the host cleared his throat and swept an impassive gaze across the arena. Only after the clamor had completely subsided did he make the announcement in a calm, carrying voice.
"Hurry up and start! We can't wait!"
"Shrek Academy? Isn't that the academy wearing shit-green uniforms? How does a trash academy like that have the nerve to come out and embarrass itself?"
"Isn't that Jia Nan Academy opposite them the same? I've never even heard of it."
"That just shows how ignorant you are. I heard from the nobles in the city that Jia Nan Academy's dean is Dugu Bo, the Poison Douluo whose poison reigns supreme under heaven. And their academy has the Heaven Dou Empire's Crown Prince backing it."
"Really? How come I didn't know?"
"Go, Jia Nan Academy! Crush Shrek Academy!"
"..."
No sooner had the host finished speaking than the countless spectators who had been waiting so long began whispering among themselves or shouting in unison with excitement.
Rubbing his ears, which had begun to itch from the noise, Xiao Yan turned his head slightly toward Shrek Academy's Rest Room and murmured, "Little San, it's been almost two years since