Chapter 240: The Good Show Begins

Three days later, Heaven Dou Empire capital, Heaven Dou City.

The opening ceremony of the Heaven Dou Empire division of the All-Dalu Elite Spirit Master Tournament was held grandly in Heaven Dou City.

As the grandest Spirit Master tournament in the Spirit Master world, it attracted more than just the attention of Spirit Masters; from the imperial family and nobles to commoners, every citizen of Heaven Dou City treated this tournament as the grandest festival.

The opening ceremony was held inside the Tiandou Great Soul Arena in Heaven Dou City, and for the next period of time, all the Heaven Dou division preliminary matches would be conducted here.

Early in the morning, before the sun had risen from the east, the renovated Tiandou Great Soul Arena had already welcomed a massive crowd of spectators.

At this moment, with the Tiandou Great Soul Arena as the center, nearly one-third of Heaven Dou City was in a state where the streets were deserted because everyone had gone to the event.

"Wow, so many people!"

Ning Rongrong couldn't help but exclaim.

She looked left and right; this was the first time she had seen such a scene of heads bobbing in a crowd.

The others were also full of excitement at first, but upon looking at their team uniforms, they wilted; one by one, they walked with their heads down like mice, acting furtive as if they weren't participating in a Spirit Master tournament, but going to steal something.

There was no helping it, Dean Flender just loved this "forgiveness" color so much that the entire team's uniforms were green enough to make their scalps numb.

Not only that, they even had bizarre advertising slogans pasted on their backs, and in a conspicuous spot, there was already an advertisement, which was the logo of "Qidian Chinese Network".

Qin Jian couldn't understand it; clearly, the academy now had the support of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and there were absolutely no issues with funding, so why was Flender still like this? He didn't know if he had some special hobby...

Even though they tried their best to hide themselves, they were still seen by many, and the mockery that followed was only natural.

"This color is a disgrace now, but in twenty thousand years, it will be a point of pride."

Qin Jian walked at the very front and looked back, saying: "You guys, you might as well hold your heads high and walk with confidence; after all, with looks like yours, anything you wear looks good."

But his words clearly didn't have much effect, and the group eventually snuck into the Soul Fighting Arena like mice.

What's more, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong silently took out masks to cover their faces.

On the way, they did encounter provocation from Canghui Academy, as well as the soul bone delivery man, Shi Nian.

Qin Jian silently reserved his soul bone for Ning Rongrong...

Shrek Academy was the last to enter.

"Ooooooh!"

One could see that surrounding the huge and open plaza were countless shouting, cheering spectators.

Directly in front of the central arena was a rostrum with gold as the background, and behind the rostrum was the renovated VIP area.

And the gold-medal host Draven appeared once again, a full three-dimensional projection, magnifying his image more than ten times to display it.

The music and fireworks all went wild.

The process of entering, aside from the mockery of the spectators, was filled with the attention of other teams.

Especially when they saw Qin Jian walking at the very front, the teams of the Five Elements Academies made almost the same movement, each rubbing their eyes, then looking vigilant; their team leaders immediately demanded that all members pay attention to the Shrek Team.

Of course, among them were the gazes of Huo Wu and the entire Tianshui Team; Qin Jian looked straight ahead with an expressionless face, but in his heart...

"Isn't it just an unknown academy? You guys are all so vigilant, are you joking?"

"Exactly, exactly, look at them, the Five Elements Academies, and they're supposed to be veteran strong teams! This look is too ridiculous!"

"......"

This was the cold mockery coming from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy's second team, but neither Thunder Academy, Shenfeng Academy, nor even Elephant Armor Academy changed their gazes, instead ignoring their taunts.

"I really hope to see them draw Shrek Academy," said Huo Wu.

Not far away, Shui Bing'er nodded and said, "That scene would surely be very interesting."

The two met each other's eyes; Shui Bing'er blinked, and Huo Wu snorted coldly and turned her head away.

Shui Bing'er pointed at Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu behind Qin Jian, a smile on the corners of her lips.

Huo Wu frowned, then turned back and nodded.

The Ice and Fire Alliance was established.

Of course, no one could understand this silent communication of theirs; the members of Blazing Academy and Tianshui Academy all had confused, swirling eyes.

Next was Emperor Xue Ye announcing the opening and delivering a speech, a long-winded talk that made everyone drowsy.

"Perhaps this is the true essence of imposing manner, that words must be spoken one by one?"

Qin Jian said speechlessly: "Or maybe his true form is a sloth?"

"That's not it! Father would definitely not be like this!" said Ning Rongrong.

Sure enough, Ning Fengzhi's subsequent speech was much more down-to-earth, expressing his political stance and expectations for the young Spirit Masters, and finally, he slightly revealed that he favored one team to win the championship.

When the Platinum Bishop Salas began the drawing of lots, Emperor Xue Ye couldn't help but ask: "Which team does Sect Master Ning favor?"

Ning Fengzhi placed both hands on his cane with the air of a big shot: "Your Majesty should be able to recognize them, because two juniors from my family are also among them."

"In that case, I must take a good look."

Emperor Xue Ye looked at the teams one by one, and sure enough, he discovered the figures of Qin Jian and Ning Rongrong in the Shrek crowd.

"Sect Master Ning, is it that Shrek Team?"

Emperor Xue Ye laughed heartily: "These aren't just two juniors from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, these are clearly your daughter and son-in-law!"

Ning Fengzhi nodded with a smile.

"Wow! That Platinum Bishop is shameless! That old scoundrel is truly rotten! An old lecher!"

At this moment, Ma Hongjun suddenly shouted.

"What's wrong with him?" Qin Jian turned back to ask.

Ma Hongjun said indignantly: "He just secretly touched the hand of that young lady holding the tray when he was drawing lots!"

Everyone was embarrassed, and at the same time, their impression of this Salas became very bad.

The host finally announced the opponent for Shrek Academy: "The first round of the preliminary matches, Heaven Dou Royal Academy versus Shrek Academy."

Shrek Academy didn't have much of a reaction, but the eyes of those in the Five Elements Academies lit up one by one.

"There's a good show to watch now, hahaha!" Huo Wushuang laughed very happily.

Feng Xiaotian, his face covered by a black mask, folded his arms across his chest: "Hmph, those who humiliate others will always be humiliated in return; the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy second team is finished."

Seeing them all talking as if Heaven Dou Imperial Academy was bound to lose, the members of the second team here each had faces as dark as the bottom of a pot.

"A bunch of blind fools, we'll make sure they see what we're made of!" the Captain said angrily.

The members of the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy second team all nodded, rubbing their fists and wiping their palms, looking impatient.

"I've never seen people so excited to go and throw their lives away; ignorance is fearless..."

Huo Wushuang said: "They haven't seen the grand spectacle of Qin Jian taking you and Shui Bing'er to single-handedly overturn eleven people from Thunder Academy and Kamikaze Academy."

Huo Wu smiled, feeling a sense of reflected glory for the first time.

The group of beautiful girls on the Tianshui Academy side were likewise full of confidence and very expectant.

"Heaven Dou Imperial Academy drew the worst possible lot..."

"That is our most ferocious Captain!"

"That is our big sister's beloved Captain!"

"That is..."

"Do you want to die?!"

"......"

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