Among the 16 groups in this round, there are two groups of top eight seeded teams, which are Eagle Young Academy, which was ranked 5th in the previous edition, and Rengao Academy, which was ranked 3rd in the previous edition.

The seeded teams are made up of the teams from the last year's top eight colleges, which were:

Qinglan Academy, Xiongying Demon Hunter Academy, Rengao Academy, Tianhuo Demon Hunter Academy, Eagle Yang Academy, Xuanyuan Academy, Demon Capital Comprehensive Demon Hunter Academy, Ice Sky Academy.

Although the bracket is randomly assigned, the tournament also intends to spread the matches of the eight seeded teams across four rounds to ensure that each round is exciting.

Shortly after the first round began, people who had watched the previous matches noticed something.

The overall quality of the participants in this competition is obviously higher than that of any previous competition.

The reason, as most people expected before the competition, in order to cater to this incomparably grand national competition, each Witch Hunter Academy sent its best students to the extent allowed by the rules......

...... Even students who don't belong to their own colleges.

......

Cai Jian looked at the bigger and bigger water fist in front of him, he wanted to raise his hands to resist, but unfortunately his body was completely out of his control at the moment, and he couldn't help but close his eyes in frustration.

The expected impact did not come, Cai Jian opened his eyes and saw the referee's slowly lowered right hand, as well as a flash of magic light.

"Party A Cai Jian gave up resisting, the winner, Party B Gu was born as a player."

"Now please ask Party A's next player to prepare to play, and Party B's player will continue to play?"

Gu Tiansheng, who was questioned by the referee, was a tall and handsome young man, and I saw him nodding casually, looking indifferent.

"Impossible, when did the War Tiger Hunter Academy have such a strong student as you, it's just a thirty-fourth-ranked Demon Hunter Academy, and I'm an elite student of the fifth-ranked Eagle Yang Academy." Cai Jian shouted emotionally.

Gu Tiansheng looked at Cai Jian, who still couldn't believe this result, plucked his ears and said, "I'm sorry, I really just transferred to another school not long ago." ”

"You ......"

"Please replace the next player on the field." The referee selflessly interrupted Cai Jian's next words, and Cai Jian could only walk off the field in a huff and replace the next teammate.

"Leave it to me, and I'll make him pay for his disapproval." The next Eagle Yang Academy player on the court patted Cai Jian's shoulder, and the force was so strong that Cai Jian's body was almost pressed down, and this was the result of his strength being restrained as much as possible.

"Iron Bear, did the captain arrange for you to play so soon? Okay, help me teach him a hard lesson. Cai Jian said hatefully.

What Cai Jian called Iron Bear was a very burly teenager with a very burly body, almost close to the size of an adult, and every step he took, the ring seemed to vibrate slightly.

"I'll admit you're very strong, you should have been able to do better in this tournament, but unfortunately you met me, and you can only go here now." Iron Bear said in a confident tone.

"It doesn't matter, let's start quickly." Gu Tiansheng's heart did not fluctuate, and he even yawned.

Seeing this scene, the green roots on Tie Xiong's forehead burst out, and his hands were pinched so that he "crackled" and said: "I will 'treat' you well, because your attitude makes me very unhappy, and no one can look down on us like this." ”

...... These were the last words that Iron Bear could say when he stood in the ring with confidence

Ten minutes later, he was defeated by Gu Tiansheng neatly.

......

Auditorium A

Unlike other areas where the audience watched the game with high emotions and screamed as if their throats were being torn out, the spectators here watched the game with great silence and elegance, and even the casual exchange between them was very polite to lower their voices.

The people who can sit here to watch the game are the VIPs of the VIPs, and in addition to the opening ceremony of the first day, only a handful of people have been here to watch the next four games.

It's not that these big names don't give face to the Chinese government, but each of them needs to be able to take half a day out of their busy schedules to gather together for the opening ceremony, which is enough to reflect the energy of the Chinese government.

You must know that the current era is not more than 100 years ago, and the current national government is actually equivalent to a larger organization, and many big people with great power can completely not give face to any national government.

Today is the largest day after the opening ceremony on the first day, and nearly half of the people have attended.

"The young man from the water system in the seventh ring seems to be using the technique of the 'Good Water Sect'." A middle-aged man with half-white hair and deep nasolabial folds at the corners of his eyes whispered.

"Lao Xu has good eyesight, then look at the little girl who just came on the thirteenth, which genre is it?" A gentle-looking man sitting next to him responded, his appearance as if he was in his thirties, but his eyes contained a sense of wisdom that had been precipitated over time.

"Hmm, dragon-shaped flames...... Could this be a junior of the Fire Dragon Clan? The man known as Lao Xu said unhurriedly.

"Nine times out of ten, hehe, it seems that the water in this national competition is very deep, and these genres that can't usually be hidden have popped up one by two, is it for the legendary mysterious award of the Chinese government?" The gentle-faced man chuckled.

"I guess not, this time the Chinese government is very tight, even we don't know what the true face of that mysterious reward is, how can they know?" Lao Xu said thoughtfully.

"I think it's because those witcher academies want to perform well on this big stage, and because some schools feel that they have been silent for too long, and they are worried that the world will forget their former glory, so they are thinking of using this stage to show off, and the two sides hit it off."

"That's a real point." The mild-faced man agreed.

The two exchanged words for a brief moment before continuing to watch the game quietly, a similar form of exchange that happened sporadically in Section A.

The representatives of the major demon hunter groups in Area B watched the game while carefully recording the data of the outstanding players, and they were preparing for their respective demon hunting groups to select reserve talents.

At the same time, the same busy work is done by the personnel of the various Witcher Academies who are responsible for collecting data on competitors.

Compared to the quietness of Zone A and the hustle and bustle of Zone B, the audience in other areas of the scene and those sitting in front of the live broadcast screen were much more pure, they shouted, they waved their arms, they didn't care about their manners, they vented their inner excitement to the fullest, cheering for their favorite team.

The intensity of the competition exceeded everyone's expectations.

In the cheers that resounded in the sky, the first round of sixteen groups of competitions ended.

(End of chapter)