Looking at the calm situation on the competition field and the unusual attitude of the Star Luo Empire officials.
Xu Tianhao's eyes darkened slightly, and he had a guess in his heart.
He could almost conclude that this Mingluo Sect participating under a false name was definitely impersonated by people from the Holy Spirit Cult.
As the most rampant Evil Soul Master organization on the continent, the Holy Spirit Cult had always been lurking in the shadows, plotting something sinister.
By using the identity of the Mingluo Sect to sneak into the All-Continent Youth Spirit Master Tournament this time, they must have some ulterior motive.
However, why would the Holy Spirit Cult go to such great lengths to participate under a false name, and what was their ultimate goal?
Was it targeting a certain team in the tournament? A certain person?
Or did they want to use the tournament to cause an even bigger commotion?
Xu Tianhao could not know for the time being, nor could he figure out their specific intentions.
Furthermore, the seven participating members of the Mingluo Sect wore masks covering their faces throughout, never showing their true faces.
Coupled with their cold and evil dark Spirits, all clues pointed directly to the Holy Spirit Cult.
Therefore, Xu Tianhao did not speculate too much in other directions for the time being; he just listed this team as a key object of vigilance.
In short, the three-day first round of the knockout tournament came to a close, and the duels of the 180 teams were all finished.
Xu Tianhao watched the matches of all teams from beginning to end.
He had a comprehensive and clear understanding of the strength and tactical styles of the major forces in this tournament, and he already had clear considerations for the competition in his heart.
Judging solely by the apparent strength displayed by the various teams, Xu Tianhao was fully confident in leading the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy to overcome all obstacles, successfully defend the championship of this tournament, and hold onto the glory of the previous one.
However, the Clear Sky Sect and the Mingluo Sect were still objects of Xu Tianhao's key attention.
The reason he paid attention to the Clear Sky Sect was simple; it was naturally because of Tang Wutong in the team.
Tang Wutong's talent, strength, her deliberate provocation, and the Tang San involved behind it all made it impossible for Xu Tianhao to ignore her.
He wanted to figure out the true purpose of Tang Wutong and the Clear Sky Sect's emergence this time, and he was also prepared for a direct confrontation with Tang Wutong.
And he paid attention to the Mingluo Sect because he wanted to know what kind of tricks the Holy Spirit Cult, hiding behind the scenes, was really trying to pull.
What kind of conspiracy were they hiding by risking exposure to sneak into the tournament?
But Xu Tianhao was not without confidence; he now had Old Yi sitting in command. As the Disaster of the Undead, Old Yi had an innate suppression against Evil Soul Masters.
Looking at the entire continent, there were very few strong Evil Soul Masters who could contend with him.
Therefore, even if he really met the Mingluo Sect impersonated by the Holy Spirit Cult head-on, Xu Tianhao had absolutely no fear.
At the critical moment, he would directly invite Old Yi out and let them feel the power of the Holy Necromancer.
With Old Yi's ability, it was enough to make this group of audacious Evil Soul Masters completely vanish into ashes, without even a chance for a comeback.
The first round of the knockout tournament ended completely. The ninety teams that successfully advanced temporarily let go of the tension of the competition, while the teams that failed to advance left dejectedly.
Members of the various participating teams returned to the Star Emperor Grand Hotel to rest, adjust their states, and prepare for subsequent matches.
Meanwhile, inside the conference room of Shrek Academy, the atmosphere had long since completely exploded.
At this moment, everyone from Shrek showed shock and disbelief, with monstrous waves rising in their hearts, unable to calm down for a long time.
There were 180 teams in this tournament, and the first round adopted a knockout format of duels between two teams.
For a total of ninety matches, the tournament organizing committee arranged for thirty matches to be held each day, taking three days in total to finally complete all the first-round matches.
During these three days, the mood of the Shrek Academy group could be described as falling again and again.
From the initial certainty of victory to the later shock and astonishment, and finally falling into heaviness, they were shrouded in immense pressure throughout.
During the knockout tournament, Shrek Academy used their connections to obtain the detailed information of all participating members of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
According to the tournament rules, members of every participating team had to undergo strict spirit power Rank testing, age and Aptitude audits, and register complete basic information for filing.
This was a process that all participants could not avoid, and it was also to ensure the fairness and justice of the tournament and to prevent illegal participation.
It was precisely because of this strict audit process that the real information of Xu Tianhao, Xu Tianzhen, and others was registered.
Finally, it was all placed in front of everyone at Shrek Academy.
Ordinary people would certainly not be able to get this information, but the other party was Shrek.
Since Shrek insisted, the Star Luo Empire still gave it to them.
When Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, and others picked up this information and saw the details on it clearly, everyone was stunned on the spot.
Everyone had dull eyes, and for a moment, they thought that it was a mistake made by the staff when organizing the information, and they had taken the wrong file.
The information clearly recorded:
Xu Tianhao, twelve years old, spirit power Rank: fifty-nine.
Ye Guyi, fifteen years old, spirit power Rank: sixty-five.
Long Aotian, Xiao Hongchen, fifteen years old, spirit power Rank: fifty-nine.
Xu Tianzhen, fifteen years old, spirit power Rank: fifty-five.
Nana, Meng Hongchen, fifteen years old, spirit power Rank: fifty-three.
Such age and spirit power Rank made Ma Xiaotao's first reaction that the information was wrong.
She even couldn't help but let out an unbelievable roar in her heart: "How the f*ck could these be reserve members?"
You know, the highest spirit power Rank of the main team members who had appeared from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy before was only sixty-two.
But the members on this information were ridiculously young, yet their spirit power was terrifyingly high!
Fifteen years old and reached a sixty-five Rank Spirit Emperor?
Cultivated to a fifty-nine Rank Spirit King at twelve years old?
This completely shattered everyone's understanding of Spirit Master talent and cultivation speed.
Such a terrifying cultivation speed; whether they were cheating or not, they knew it in their hearts.
When they got this information, let alone Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, and other participating members who refused to believe it and checked the information repeatedly.
Even Yan Shaozhe, the Dean of the Spirit Department of Shrek Academy, held the information and checked it over and over again.
At that time, Yan Shaozhe checked the names, ages, and spirit power Ranks word by word, for fear that he had misread them.
Until Xu Jiawei nodded with a helpless and solemn expression, confirming that this information was one hundred percent true and accurate, without any errors.
Only then did Yan Shaozhe's hanging heart sink to the bottom, and the last shred of luck vanished.
Regarding Xu Tianhao's talent, the Sun Moon Empire began to widely publicize it five years ago, and the entire Spirit Master's world knew that the Sun Moon Empire had produced a once-in-a-century cultivation Genius.
Yan Shaozhe had heard of it before, but he didn't take it too much to heart.
He only thought that it was just the Sun Moon Empire deliberately exaggerating their propaganda, using Xu Tianhao's Body Martial Soul to lure the Body Sect.
But now, after really seeing the age and spirit power Rank of Xu Tianhao and others.
Yan Shaozhe finally understood what a true peerless Genius was, and what it meant to have talent that crushes others.
He even couldn't help but compare in his heart, even if it was Shrek Academy's pillar, Elder Mu, who had supreme prestige.
Back then, at the same age, he had not achieved such a terrifying cultivation achievement either.
Xu Tianhao's talent and growth speed had already exceeded the scope of ordinary people's cognition.
Doesn't the Sun Moon Empire only play with spirit tools?
How did they secretly have seven super Geniuses?
If you can Cultivate such Genius Spirit Masters, what kind of exchange student program are you running with us?