The next day.
The skies above Mingdu were clear for ten thousand miles.
At its center, the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy slowly began to bustle.
The Soul Tool Trial Grounds were the largest facility within the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, capable of accommodating nearly ten thousand people at once. The competition would not begin until nine in the morning, and it was only around seven, yet the venue was already almost half full. The teachers at the entrance dutifully checked identification badges, which only the Royal Soul Tool Studies Students and Shrek exchange students possessed.
These badges generally afforded them discounts on purchases within the academy.
The entrance to the Trial Ground was already surrounded by vendors.
They were all academy personnel, however, providing convenient snacks for teachers and students who grew hungry while watching or had not had time to buy food.
"There are so many people~" Keke held Ju Zi's hand and exclaimed as she watched the endless stream pouring into the venue ahead and the seemingly never-ending queue behind them.
"Speaking of which, that guy never misses occasions like this, right? Knowing him, how could he skip an event like this?" Keke propped up her chin, looking thoughtful.
"You mean... grilled fish?" Ju Zi wore a peculiar expression.
"Exactly. That kid seems almost perversely obsessed with grilled fish. It doesn't even bring in a fraction of what he makes crafting soul tools, yet he still sets aside time every week to sell grilled fish at the academy gates. Wasting his talent like that is downright shameful!" Keke complained while chewing her newly bought snacks, her cheeks bulging like a hamster's.
"He went to the front lines," Xuan Ziwen suddenly said from beside them, adjusting his glasses.
"Huh? Why would he go to the front lines out of