Once the Star Luo Empire finished tallying the draw results, Xu Jiawei gave the order to admit the public to watch the matches.
Under the guidance of the Star Luo Public Security Team, two hundred thousand people began filing in in an orderly manner.
Both the Heavenly Dragon Sect and the Earth Dragon Sect had bought tickets extremely close to the front.
At that moment, the disciples of both sects were excitedly cheering for the Di'ao Second Team, who stood in formation in the competitors' area.
An hour later, once all the spectators had entered, Xu Jiawei led the empress and his civil and military officials to the front of the imperial city wall. "On behalf of the Star Luo Empire, I welcome the academy representatives and spectators who have traveled from afar."
"I believe everyone has been waiting impatiently, so I will keep this brief."
"The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament now officially begins!"
One hundred and eight ceremonial cannons roared in unison, their thunderous reports echoing over all of Star Luo City.
Cheers like roaring mountains and surging seas erupted from the stands. Countless flags waved, and the wall of sound nearly lifted the entire arena off its foundations.
A booming voice rang throughout the arena, explaining the tournament rules, the number of participating teams, and other information to the audience.
"Next, the first match of the elimination round: the Shrek Academy Team versus the Sun Moon Empire's Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy Team!"
At the announcer's declaration, the entire Star Luo Plaza instantly boiled over.
No one had expected the opening match to be a clash between these two academies.
Shrek Academy needed no introduction.
Mingdu Soul Engineer Academy was a powerful academy second only to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy within the