In the early morning, when the first rays of sunlight shone into Star Luo City, the capital of the Star Luo Empire revealed a serious atmosphere.

All the streets around Xingluo Square were blocked by soldiers in bright armor, especially near the Star Emperor Hotel, where thousands of soldiers were stationed, and the streets leading to Xingluo Square from here had been completely closed. Only the team members from each college who walked out of the Star Emperor Hotel can pass.

The competition platform used for this year's Continent-wide Advanced Soul Master Academy Fighting Soul Contest was not built in the center of Xingluo Square, but in front of the main gate of the Imperial City. In this way, His Majesty the Emperor of the Star Luo Empire could directly watch the battle from the head of the Imperial City with his civil and military ministers. Not only does it have the best view, but it's also safe.

The entire stage is 100 meters in width and 5 meters in height. There are a total of one hundred and eight metal pillars on the perimeter of the stage. This is not a decoration, but a real protective soul guide. After the start of the competition, one hundred and eight soul masters will preside over the protection of the competition platform, and these metal pillars will form a protective shield to prevent all soul skills inside from overflowing, so as not to damage the imperial city or hurt the innocent.

It cost a huge amount of money to build this competition stage alone, plus the mobilization of one hundred and eight soul masters for more than a month to serve the competition, it was indeed difficult to have a country-level force.

At this time, the Xingluo Square was empty, and there was no one in the square except for the soldiers in the distance.

The last time the Star Luo Empire held a continent-wide Advanced Soul Master Academy Fighting Soul Competition, there was a stampede, and this time the Star Luo Empire's royal family attached great importance to it, not only dispatching a large army to maintain order, but also coming up with a lot of new methods.

The square is lined with iron fences, and these iron fences with a height of about 1.5 meters will not affect the sight of most people, but divide the square into different areas. Whether the audience enters or exits, there are different entrances and exits. In this way, it is much easier for the soldiers to maintain order. There will also be a clear limit on the number of people that can be accommodated in each area.

The Imperial City is on the north side, facing south, and on the west side of the competition platform, there is also a luxurious rest area, which is specially provided for the players of each college. However, the lounge area can only accommodate about seventy colleges. Apparently there is no preparation for the seats of the academies eliminated in the first round. That's not a waste. At the same time, it can also stimulate the fighting spirit of the participating students.

Since the Continent-wide Senior Soul Master Academy Fighting Soul Competition has changed to the current format, in addition to the final stage of the competition, the most exciting thing is actually the first round of the knockout roundout, which is even more exciting and even tragic than the subsequent round-robin matches.

Round-robin matches can also have tactical arrangements and even tactical defeats. But this first round is a direct knockout round, and if you lose, you will leave, and any participating house must pass this hurdle. Even the previous champion Shrek Academy is the same. There is a bye for the tournament, but there is no college that can directly enjoy the privilege of a bye.

Early in the morning, the leading teachers of each college had already taken the lead in coming to the Imperial City, and the lottery was drawn with the number plate received at the time of registration. At this point, the draw ceremony has been completed. The Star Luo Empire has its own officials who count the results of the lottery. As soon as the order of the competition comes out, the final preparations for the early stage of the competition will be completed.

The sun slowly rose high into the sky from the far east, and a warm feeling suddenly rose in Xingluo City, which was located in the middle of the continent.

At the head of the imperial city, a middle-aged man wearing a bright yellow robe and wearing a purple and gold crown of eight treasures stood with his hands in his hands. The position he stood in was the center of the main gate of the Imperial City, and it was also the best place to watch the competition table below.

There was also a beautiful woman in a gorgeous palace costume beside him, who was respectfully and gently accompanying him. A few steps behind is the 100 civil and military officials of the Star Luo Empire.

"Your Majesty." An old man dressed in a bright red civil official costume stepped forward quickly, came to the man's side and saluted respectfully, and it could be seen from the python pattern embroidered on his robe that this old man's status was extremely noble. It can be described as a very human minister.

"Prime Minister, how's it going?" His Majesty the Emperor of the Star Luo Empire asked with a smile on his face.

The prime minister said respectfully: "Everything has been arranged." The draw is over, and the order of the competition has been arranged. The perimeter is in good order. It's time to let people in. ”

Emperor Xingluo smiled and said, "Okay, pass on my order, and all gates will start to release people to enter, control the speed, and maintain good order." Where there is a problem with who is responsible, heavy fines. ”

"Yes." The prime minister took a few steps backwards before turning away.

Emperor Xingluo said to the beautiful woman beside him: "Empress, I have waited for twenty years to wait for this grand event, I really miss my youth!" It's a pity that there are too many royal rules, otherwise I would have wanted to participate in it once. ”

The queen smiled slightly and said, "The emperor always has the heart of a warrior. ”

Emperor Xingluo smiled and said, "You see, the students of the participating academies have already taken the lead in entering. None of them were allowed to use the rest area today, though. Only those who have won the knockout rounds will be eligible to enter the rest area. It is said that only ten people from Shrek Academy came this time. Many of the participants are very young. One of the team members is Dai Hao's eldest son. I wanted to transfer Dai Hao back to watch the game, after all, it can only be the turn of my country once in 20 years. But after thinking about it, forget it, the Sun and Moon Empire is getting more and more restless, and I am more relieved to have him guarding the western frontier. ”

The queen just listened softly and didn't have any comments, as the mother of the country, she also can't interfere in politics, especially when there are many civil ministers and military generals on both sides. Those generals are all powerful soul masters, and their ear power is very strong.

At this moment, people began to enter from all directions of Xingluo Square, and under the guidance of the soldiers, they gathered into the field like a long dragon.

If you want to watch the Fighting Soul Contest of the Advanced Soul Master Academy of the whole continent, it is not free. The daily entrance fee is not too expensive, only two gold soul coins. However, although the number of visitors to Xingluo Square has been strictly controlled, it can also accommodate more than 200,000 people at the same time. Two Golden Soul Coins are just the most basic price. The closer the area is to the playing table, the more expensive the entrance fee becomes. In the viewing area closest to the competition platform, everyone has to pay 100 Golden Soul Coins.

For commoners, this is a lot of money, but for some merchants and nobles, it is nothing.

The Star Luo Empire has adopted a method of treating spectators equally, and if they have money, at most they will be in the front position. But the treatment is the same, you can only stand and watch the game. Not even a seat. In this way, more people can be accommodated.

With the daily entrance fee income alone, the Star Luo Empire can receive about two million gold soul coins. In a month, it was 60 million gold soul coins. In addition to military spending and investment, the empire can also make a lot of money. This is also one of the reasons why the four empires are very willing to hold the continent-wide Advanced Soul Master Academy Fighting Soul Competition. You know, Star Luo City's annual tax revenue is almost this number!

Just when the audience entered, Gu Moming and his partners had already come to the contestant area and stood up.

Today, everyone in Shrek Academy wears a traditional dark green uniform, which is the standard color of Shrek Academy. And the place where they stood was also in the first row of all the colleges, and no college had any objection to this. This is the glory that Shrek Academy has accumulated with its strength for thousands of years.

However, the academy contestants standing in the back couldn't help but show some surprise when they looked at the lineup of Shrek Academy at this time.

Only eleven people came, and most of the eleven people seemed to be far from twenty years old. You don't need to evaluate your bone age to tell how young you are. Only the first three looked almost old. But they all wore cloaks that covered their faces.

For most of the academies, they are now secretly praying in their hearts that they will not run into a strong person like Shrek Academy or the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Master Academy in the first round. Otherwise, it would almost be equivalent to announcing that they have been eliminated.

The members of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy stood behind Shrek Academy. This also made it easier for them to observe the Shrek Academy students in front of them.

The youngest in Shrek Academy are Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, and Gu Moming (?). ）。 Huo Yuhao was better, after fusing the Ice Emperor's torso bones, his figure had changed a lot, and he looked similar to a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy. But Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao and Gu Moming even had a little childishness on their faces. Especially Xiao Xiao, she is short and looks like a little girl.

It took nearly half an hour for the audience to enter the venue, and the number of people was too many.

The originally empty Xingluo Square was already overcrowded at this time. Fortunately, there are iron fences blocking them, divided into areas, and the maintenance of order by the soldiers makes it seem less chaotic.

At this time, it was already the third pole of the sun.

"Silence." A loud voice suddenly filled the audience. Hearing this, all the soldiers stood upright and raised their spears at the same time. Suddenly, the aura of slaughter spread throughout the audience. Xingluo Square, which was originally a little noisy, suddenly quieted down.

"His Majesty the Emperor has arrived."

"Wow-" The crowd suddenly fell to their knees, and hundreds of thousands of people made the same neat movements at the same time, and the scene was indeed extremely spectacular.

The soldiers were on one knee, and all the participating academies had been given accurate notice beforehand, allowing them not to kneel, but to bow ninety degrees as a sign of respect for the emperor.

"Let's get even." The voice of the Emperor of the Star Luo Empire was amplified and emitted by the amplified soul guide. Only then did the people get up, and the students of the participating colleges also straightened their waists. Everyone's eyes were on the head of the Imperial City directly ahead.

Emperor Xingluo had already brought his empress and hundreds of civil and military officials to the front of the city, his eyes soft but majestic, inspecting his people.

"The Continent-wide Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Contest is the most important event in our Douluo Continent's Soul Master Realm. This time it is our turn to be held in the Star Luo Empire, and I am very happy. Here, on behalf of the Star Luo Empire, I welcome the representatives of various academies led by Shrek Academy who have come from afar. I hope you will show the style you deserve in the next month's competition. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The leaders and students of the 133 colleges bowed again.

Emperor Xingluo also smiled in their direction.

"Okay, I announce that the Continent-wide Advanced Soul Master Academy Fighting Soul Contest has officially begun." Under the loud announcement of Emperor Xingluo, the curtain of this grand event was unveiled.

"Hooray, hooray, hooray!" The crowd chanted in unison. Emotions are mobilized almost instantaneously.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom" The roar of the cannon salute resounded at the head ......of the city, and it lasted for one hundred and eight before stopping. Xingluo Square has turned into a sea of excitement and cheers.

Emperor Xingluo led the hundred officials to retreat slightly, the seats were already set, he and the empress took their seats, and waved to the prime minister next to him. The prime minister immediately understood and gave his subordinates the order to start the tournament.

The loud voice from before suddenly sounded again, "According to the rules of the Continent-wide Advanced Soul Master Academy Fighting Soul Competition, the first round will be a knockout round. In this competition, a total of 133 senior soul masters and soul master academies have signed up. After the draw, there was a bye in the first round. A total of sixty-six games were to be played. The first round of the tournament is a knockout format. The loser will directly end the journey of this competition. Now, the first game starts right away. The two sides of the competition are the team of the Heavenly Spirit Advanced Soul Master Academy from the Douling Empire, and the first academy in the mainland, which has countless honors, including almost all the Shrek Academy teams that have won all the competitions in the past thousand years. ”

With this announcement by the host of the competition, the atmosphere in the entire Xingluo Square suddenly boiled to the top.

"Shrek, Shrek, Shrek......"

The voice of shouting Shrek Academy resounded in almost every corner of the square.

Faced with such a situation, the seven members of the reserve team off the field were a little dumbfounded. This is the first time they have encountered such a situation and situation. For a moment, everyone's faces looked a little pale. That's hundreds of thousands of viewers! If, if they lose this game and Shrek Academy is eliminated, they can't imagine that situation at all.

"Hmph, what's there to panic about this kind of scene, let me see how Lone started Shrek's momentum later!"

Even if he was about to play, Gu Moming still looked calm and lazy.

But from what he said, Huo Yuhao could feel his excitement.

In this case, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong are meeting for the first time.

Huo Yuhao confirmed: "Mo Ming, are you sure? ”

Gu Moming looked at him seriously, "Didn't you and Wang Dong always want to know about Lone's strength?" Let's keep your eyes open and see it clearly this time! ”

At this time, Ma Xiaotao and Dai Keyheng also began to encourage the reserves, they had also experienced this, and their encouragement undoubtedly put the reserves at ease.

At the back of the contestants' section, a group of colorless young players walked out. When they walked out of the contestant area, they even looked a little fluttering.

Ma Xiaotao smiled and said to Huo Yuhao and the others: "Look, this is your opponent." No, not. Some people's calves are sifting chaff. The reputation of Shrek Academy does put a lot of responsibility and burden on you. However, the glory of our Shrek Academy is also one of your most advantageous weapons. Show your courage and strength, Shrek, and win. ”

While speaking, Ma Xiaotao had already strode up to Bei Bei and stretched out her right hand. Others stepped forward. Eleven right hands put together.

Looking at the reservists who had perked up, Gu Moming laughed.

"This is a bit of the Shrek Seven Monsters! I'll leave it to you later, and this first shot will be fired by Lonely. ”

"Okay, the members of the Heavenly Spirit Advanced Soul Master Academy have already appeared. At this moment, let's invite the first academy in the mainland, the real king of the academy, the Shrek Academy team, to appear. The host's high-pitched voice pierced the clouds, and the Xingluo Square suddenly turned into a sea of cheering Shrek. Even Emperor Xingluo, who was sitting on top of the city watching the battle, couldn't help but stand up, and his face showed excitement. Who knew that when he was still a prince, he had studied in Shrek Academy under a pseudonym? Until now, he still loves someone deeply in his heart, and loves her who is still staying in the inner courtyard of Shrek Academy......