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"So many people!"
Xiao Wu looked at the dense crowd in the plaza of Heaven Dou City's Great Soul Fighting Arena and couldn't help but exclaim.
"Every time Heaven Dou City holds a Soul Master Grand Competition, it's incredibly lively. Today is no exception."
Ning Rongrong had seen a Heaven Dou City Soul Master Grand Competition once before, when she was about ten years old.
"The Star Luo Empire's Soul Master Grand Competition is pretty similar," Zhu Zhuqing also said, having seen Star Luo City's Soul Master Grand Competition when she was young.
Today was the opening ceremony of the Soul Master Grand Competition. Liu Erlong, Flender, and Zhao Wuji had brought Xu Yunhan, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Tai Long, Jing Ling, Huang Yuan, Jiang Zhu, and others early.
This year's Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition was hosted by Spirit Hall, with the Heaven Dou Empire and Star Luo Empire as co-hosts.
Therefore, the finals of this Soul Master Grand Competition would be held in Spirit Hall's Spirit City.
The preliminary rounds and qualification rounds before that would be held separately by the Heaven Dou Empire and Star Luo Empire.
The Heaven Dou Empire's Soul Master Grand Competition was divided into five competition zones: the Heaven Dou City zone and four affiliated kingdom zones.
Advanced Soul Master Academies under the jurisdiction of the Heaven Dou Empire would come to Heaven Dou City to compete, numbering about twenty to thirty.
Shrek Academy was one of them.
"They're from Shrek Academy, right?"
"Is that the commoner academy?"
"Holy cow, Shrek Academy actually has four beauties, three of whom are definitely goddess-tier."
"They're so beautiful! No less than Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, Huowu, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and the others!"
"Bullshit, I think those three are more beautiful than anyone else! These are true goddesses!"
"I wonder what their names are."
"Let's go ask the other Shrek Academy students about them."
"No rush, they're participating in the Soul Master Grand Competition; we'll know soon enough."
"Is that guy somewhat handsome?"
Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Jiang Zhu attracted a lot of attention, with Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu being the most eye-catching.
Some girls also noticed Xu Yunhan, finding him pleasing to the eye and handsome.
"Heaven Water Academy is here!"
"Look, so many beauties!"
"Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, Xue Wu!"
Suddenly, there was a commotion behind Xu Yunhan and his group.
"It's Heaven Water Academy's competition team."
Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Tai Long, Jing Ling, and Huang Yuan all looked back.
Xu Yunhan and the four girls were also curious, although they occasionally encountered some Heaven Water Academy students before.
"Shui Bing'er is so beautiful!"
"Shui Yue'er isn't bad either."
"I think Xue Wu has the most charm."
Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Tai Long, Jing Ling, and Huang Yuan whispered among themselves.
Heaven Water Academy's teachers and students were all female. It didn't accept male students, and the martial spirits of all its students were primarily water, ice, snow, or rain attributes.
Not long after, Heaven Water Academy encountered Shrek Academy because Xu Yunhan and his group were moving slowly.
"So it's Dean Liu of Shrek Academy personally leading the team."
The leading teacher of Heaven Water Academy greeted Liu Erlong. She was a female Soul Saint.
"Dean Cheng, you're leading the team this time."
Liu Erlong responded.
Dean Cheng was actually the vice-dean of Heaven Water Academy.
The two had met a few times before and were acquaintances.
However, Dean Cheng, after carefully observing Liu Erlong, was slightly surprised. "Dean Liu seems to have reached Soul Douluo?"
Liu Erlong smiled. "I just acquired my eighth soul ring recently. I imagine you're almost there too, right?"
"Me? Ah, my cultivation is slow. I don't know when I'll reach it." Dean Cheng was inwardly very surprised, she hadn't expected Liu Erlong to become a Soul Douluo so quickly.
The people from the two academies walked together, the teachers chatting.
The students eyed each other.
Heaven Water Academy's team had eleven members, all female. Among them, Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and Xue Wu attracted the most attention.
Shrek Academy's team had eight members, with Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xu Yunhan being the most noticed.
"There are only ten of you?"
Shui Yue'er spoke first. She rarely saw students from Shrek Academy and was carefully observing Xu Yunhan and his group.
Tai Long quickly interjected, "You're Shui Yue'er, right? I've heard of you. Hello, my name is Tai Long, a power-type Soul Master. We only have ten participants this time, but it's enough."
Shui Yue'er was surprised. "You sound very confident. Are you sure you'll get one of the five spots?"
In the Heaven Dou City competition zone, there were only five spots for the finals, contested by twenty to thirty teams.
Heaven Water Academy was one of the favored teams.
Tai Long glanced at Xu Yunhan and the other three, then said, "We are confident. Anyway, there are five spots. Counting Heaven Water Academy, there are still three spots for other academies."
"Hmph! Big talk," a female student from Heaven Water Academy sneered, seemingly looking down on Shrek Academy.
Shui Bing'er glanced at her, her voice sweet and gentle. "Xiao Yu, don't be rude."
Her authority was considerable; the other girl immediately fell silent.
Shui Yue'er's gaze fell on Xu Yunhan, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing. She found the boy pleasing to the eye and the girls beautiful. "My name is Shui Yue'er. What are your names?"
Ning Rongrong eyed Shui Yue'er warily, glanced at Xu Yunhan, and finding his expression calm, responded to Shui Yue'er, "Ning Rongrong."
Zhu Zhuqing said, "Zhu Zhuqing."
Xiao Wu said, "Xiao Wu, the Wu from dancing."
They spoke few words, not wanting to talk much with Shui Yue'er, who was also a beauty.
Shui Yue'er felt a bit perplexed, sensing a slight hostility from Zhu Zhuqing and the other two towards her.
But she didn't pay too much attention. Her gaze landed on Xu Yunhan, and she asked, "And you, what's your name?"
Xu Yunhan looked up briefly. Although she was a beauty, she was a far cry from Zhu Zhuqing and the others. He said indifferently, "Xu Yunhan."
Shui Yue'er mused, "Are all four of you so sparing with words? It's a bit boring."
Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Jing Ling, and Huang Yuan crowded around, eagerly introducing themselves.
Shui Yue'er politely asked Jiang Zhu for her name as well.
After that, there wasn wasn't much more conversation between the two groups.
Xu Yunhan and his group didn't ask for the names of the other Heaven Water Academy members, which displeased some of the Heaven Water Academy students. They felt Xu Yunhan and his group were a bit arrogant and looked down on others.
They had previously found Xu Yunhan pleasing to the eye, but now they didn't.
The preliminary rounds of the Heaven Dou City competition zone were held in the main fighting arena of the Heaven Dou City Great Soul Fighting Arena. Spectators were allowed to purchase tickets to watch each match.
After entering the Great Soul Fighting Arena, under the guidance of staff, the people from Shrek Academy and Heaven Water Academy each proceeded to their designated areas.
Each participating academy had a specific zone, separated from the audience area.
By this time, ticket holders had mostly entered, and the arena was packed.
Once everyone was seated.
A female Soul Master host, with a pair of wings, flew into the air, her voice clear and resonant. "Welcome everyone to the Great Soul Fighting Arena for the Soul Master Grand Competition... Today is the opening ceremony of the Soul Master Grand Competition. First, please welcome His Majesty Emperor Xue Ye of the Heaven Dou Empire, and Crown Prince Xue Qinghe."
Crown Prince Xue Qinghe?
Xu Yunhan looked up. In the legends of the Shrek Seven Devils ten thousand years later, the main antagonist, Qian Renxue, was said to have disguised herself as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe of the Heaven Dou Empire, attempting to secretly seize control of the empire.
Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, Qian Renxue?
This made Xu Yunhan very curious.
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