Early morning, Shrek Academy. Early in the morning, Dai Huabin and others had gathered and stood neatly at the gate of Shrek Academy. Ye Qian, Gu Yuena and Ye Xiyao also came out from the inner courtyard soon, but there was one more person following them, who was the senior sister of the inner courtyard of Shrek Academy. The group's speed was not too fast. After half an hour, they walked out of Shrek City, went out of the west gate, and continued to head west, and they arrived at the Sun-Moon Empire. Using a flying soul guide was the fastest way. The flying soul guides were activated one by one. It was obvious that Ye Qian'an and the other two were not equipped with soul guides, but that did not mean they could not fly. Ye Qian'an summoned the Tianzhu Sword, and the sword body instantly emitted a dazzling light, with powerful sword energy overflowing. He jumped lightly and stepped onto the sword body, as free and easy as an immortal. At the same time, the sword body quietly enlarged, just enough to accommodate three people. The remaining two seats naturally belonged to Gu Yuena and Ye Xiyao. Gu Yuena and Ye Xiyao smiled at each other, and flew up at the same time tacitly, and landed steadily on the Tianzhu Sword. Everyone rose into the sky, aiming for Mingdu. The banner of the new Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition is return, because, a long time ago, this competition with a history of ten thousand years originally allowed sects to participate. It was not until the past thousand years that the scale was reduced and only colleges were allowed to participate. This time, after a proposal from the organizer, the Sun-Moon Empire, and agreement from other countries, it was finally decided to restore the sects' eligibility to participate in the competition, and the competition system was also changed. As a result, the scale of the entire competition was greatly increased. You know, on the mainland, the number of sects exceeds that of academies. For academies, getting good results in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Fighting Soul Competition is a great opportunity for their own academy to become famous, which is of great benefit to enrollment and the development of the academy. And for sects, is it not the same? The development of any sect cannot be without talents, and the more sophisticated the talents, the more likely they are to join a powerful sect. After the competition system of the new competition was determined, more than 60% of the sects on the continent chose to sign up.
If the organizing committee had not finally decided that, in addition to the age limit of 20, there must be at least five contestants from a sect with a cultivation level above four rings, the number of participating teams in this competition would probably have been ten times that of the previous one. Even with such restrictions, in the end, the number of participating teams reached 167, far more than the previous one. As the richest country on the Douluo Continent, the Sun Moon Empire naturally had no problem hosting such a big competition, but even so, they had spent three full months preparing for the competition. Mingdu, as the largest city on the continent, had also expanded a large number of hotels and added guest rooms in order to receive more guests, especially merchants from other places, during the event and earn more profits. As the number one soul guide country on the continent, the Sun-Moon Empire has invested heavily in this competition. The final prize is no longer a soul bone, but a soul guide device. The champion team will receive a ninth-level soul guide device, the runner-up will receive an eighth-level soul guide device, and the third place will receive a seventh-level soul guide device. With such heavy rewards, all participating teams are gearing up and working hard for a higher ranking. But for Ye Qian and Gu Yuena, this competition was actually entirely for the purpose of determining the deployment of the various sects on Douluo Continent. Otherwise, they would not have come to participate in this eventful Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition. About a hundred kilometers away from Mingdu, the people from Shrek Academy landed, because if they went any further, they would enter Mingdu. As the capital of the country, it was also the country that was most proficient in soul guides. If they flew any further, they would probably become the target of Mingdu's city defense system. They traveled safely all the way, and it only took them half a day to get here. However, the group did not stay too long and set off again, heading straight for Mingdu. When they arrived in Mingdu, the sun was already setting. According to the registration information, after entering Mingdu, they first had to complete the registration. Although the previous registration had been completed, in order to confirm that the sect's participating team had arrived, they had to complete the registration, and then the Sun and Moon Empire would arrange for food, accommodation and schedule. Soldiers in armor patrolled the streets from time to time. Each team of soldiers consisted of twelve people, and they were very disciplined during the patrol. Soon, everyone found the place to register. This is a large hotel with eight floors in the center of Mingdu. It is called Mingyue Hotel. You can see its silver-white building from a distance. Because each floor is very high, although it only has eight floors, it is considered a very tall building in Mingdu. At this time, a lot of people gathered in this lobby that was thousands of square meters wide. As soon as Ye Qian'an and his friends came in, a girl in a silver dress came up to greet them. "Hello, distinguished guests. Are you here to participate in the Continental Senior Soul Master Elite Competition?" "Yeah." Ye Qian nodded indifferently. The welcoming girl smiled and said, "Because there are many teams arriving at this time, we would like to ask you to wait for a moment. Please follow me." With that, the girl led everyone into the lobby. The lobby is on the east side of the first floor of Mingyue Hotel, occupying an area of about one thousand square meters, and is filled with soft and comfortable white leather sofas. The Shrek group was led to a set of sofas. The receptionist bowed again and turned away. A waitress in a white skirt came over immediately and served them various drinks and some snacks. The service was very thoughtful. After the waiter left, Zhang Lexuan said, "I'll go and take a look. As the champion of the last competition, Shrek Academy should have priority registration rights." After saying that, she stood up and walked to the side. Ye Qian'an nodded slightly and said nothing more. Gu Yuena and Ye Xiyao sat on either side of him, while the others looked around curiously. At this moment, a group of people came towards them from not far away. Walking in the front was the princess of the Xingluo Empire from the previous competition, Her Highness Xu Jiujiu. To be honest, Ye Qian'an had no impression of the person behind her and didn't know her very well. At this moment, the eyes of Her Royal Highness the Princess were filled with shock. There was only one person in her reflection, and that was Ye Qian'an who was resting with his eyes closed. She came over just because she saw Ye Qian'an. If she could still see Ye Qian'an's strength before, now she couldn't see any depth at all. "Ye Qian'an?" Xu Jiujiu walked in front of everyone.
Everyone in Shrek politely stood up and gestured to her. Of course, Ye Qian'an, Gu Yuena and Ye Xiyao were the only exceptions. Facing Xu Jiujiu, Ye Qian'an's attitude was also very calm, and he said: "Your Highness, Princess, long time no see." "You are the champions of the previous competition, why are you waiting in line here? According to the rules, the teams that entered the top eight in the previous competition can register first. We have just completed the registration." Xu Jiujiu nodded and said. "The senior sister has already asked, it should be our turn soon, so here we are." Ye Qian'an took a look and saw Zhang Lexuan walking towards him slowly, followed by a service staff. The registration place was in the middle of the hotel lobby. There was a row of long tables arranged horizontally facing the door. There were a total of ten people responsible for registration. There was also a row of empty tables next to them. Under the guidance of the service staff, they had to fill out the form first. This task naturally fell to Zhang Lexuan, the leader of Shrek Academy. It took more than ten minutes just to fill out the form. After filling out the form, everyone had to take a photo in front of the registration desk. After taking the photo, they had a physical examination and body side profile, mainly to confirm that the age of the participating students was indeed under 20 years old. Led by the service staff, everyone came to a large room on the first floor of the hotel. The physical test was just a formality. After all, it was just a physical test to confirm age. In order to keep the strength of each team confidential, there was no test like soul power cultivation. According to the arrangements of the Sun-Moon Empire Tournament Organizing Committee, the sects and academies that came to participate in the competition were also divided into different levels. For example, the Shrek Academy team must be ranked first, live in the best rooms, and receive the best treatment. The same is true for the sects. The more famous the sect, the better the treatment it receives. The lower the floor of the Mingyue Hotel, the worse the room, and the higher the floor, the better. ......... The top floor of Mingyue Hotel. Ye Qian'an stood quietly on the wide semicircular balcony and looked into the distance. The view from this position was excellent and he could almost see half of Mingdu. There are only eight rooms on the top floor of Mingyue Hotel, which are called sky villas. They are extremely luxurious. Each sky villa has a huge castle-like archway, with a reception room, living room, large conference room, 20 bedrooms of different sizes, a gym, a tea room, a sky garden of more than 200 square meters, and even a 20-meter square sky swimming pool in the center of the villa. When they first checked into the villa, Dai Huabin and the others were all moved. Such a luxurious hotel with 20 rooms was enough for a team of only a dozen people. The food they ate every day could be customized and provided by the hotel free of charge. This was the top service and configuration for the participating teams. Only eight participating teams could enjoy it. The Shrek Academy team stayed in the No. 1 Sky Villa. Sitting on a recliner, Ye Qian held a palm-sized gold and silver core in his hand, his eyes fixed on the entire Mingdu, "It seems that the Dragon Clan Cemetery is here, but... Zihuang Mie Tianlong, you must die." "Qian'an, have you seen him?" Gu Yuena came behind Ye Qian'an and put her arms around his neck and said. Ye Qian nodded slightly and said, "He is very smart. He uses his dragon soul to choose a host and make it his martial soul. However, he has not yet completely mastered that person's body. That person is none other than Xu Tianran, the crown prince of the Sun Moon Empire." "Zihuang Mietianlong is really depraved. He chose such a cripple as his host." Gu Yuena sighed, because the feedback from her spiritual consciousness was similar to what Ye Qian'an said. "Let him live a little longer." Ye Qian said as he took a sip of the wine in the glass. "Okay." Gu Yuena nodded. …… Early the next morning, the competition system was finally announced, and each participating team received a description of the competition system from the organizing committee. When Zhang Lexuan got the instruction manual, she couldn't help but frown. According to the competition system, the whole competition is divided into two stages: preliminaries and finals, and clan teams and college teams are all mixed to participate. In the preliminary round, it was indeed a knockout round, but this knockout round seemed to have changed a little. The competition venue was set up on the outskirts of Mingdu, rather than in the center of the city where the competition was originally supposed to take place. One of the instructions that caught Zhang Lexuan's attention the most read: Whether it is the preliminary or final round, only the diameter of the competition venue will be limited, but not the height. What does "no height limit" mean? Are there any Soul Saint-level strongmen among the students who come to participate? Of course, we can't say that there are none, because this time the Shrek Academy team has two Soul Douluos and one Soul Saint. Soul Emperor is already the pinnacle of twenty years old. For others, as long as they have a flying soul guide, a soul guide at the level of a four-ring Soul Master can soar in the sky and conduct air-to-ground attacks from the sky. There is no doubt that this competition rule has huge benefits for soul guides. This competition system is blatantly biased towards the Sun-Moon Empire itself. Of course, the Sun-Moon Empire does not dare to go too far. In addition to this rule, the scoring method for the individual elimination rounds has also changed slightly and will be calculated based on the remaining number of people. That is to say, if one team can defeat seven opponents in the individual elimination match, they can count seven points based on the remaining seven kills, and the team match can be skipped. Because the team match only has five points, there is no way to turn the tables. For any country, a major event like the Continental Youth Spirit Master Elite Competition is as wonderful as a festival. It is held every five years and tours four countries. It is quite difficult to catch up and be the organizer. Although the competition system proposed by the Sun-Moon Empire officials was resisted by the sects and academies originally from the Three Kingdoms of Douluo Continent, they were ultimately unable to overcome their tough attitude. The Sun-Moon Empire officials' explanation for not restricting the level of competition was very simple. With the development of soul guides, future battles will be a fight for air supremacy. As young elites, if you cannot make achievements in this regard, why should you be called an elite?
The draw ceremony was held the day before the competition began. Among the 167 participating teams, the luckiest team would get a bye. The bye spot in the first round was given to the Shrek Academy team after official decision by the Sun-Moon Empire. The Shrek team entered the next round without doing anything, and they would receive the full twelve points. No one objected to this preferential treatment. After all, Shrek Academy had achieved too many glories in this event. This was what they deserved. ………(End of chapter)