Time slowly passed, and in the blink of an eye, it was the day of the opening ceremony of the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament.
As a red sun rose on the horizon, Shui Wuhen in the room opened his eyes from meditation.
"Time to go."
After these days of cultivation, Shui Wuhen was getting closer and closer to level sixty-three. It wouldn't be long before he successfully broke through.
"Brother, it's time for us to set off."
Not long after Shui Wuhen opened his eyes, Shui Bing'er appeared outside his door and knocked to remind him.
"Mm, right away!"
After responding, Shui Wuhen quickly washed up and walked out of the room.
At this moment, Shui Bing'er had already changed into Tianshui Academy's team uniform. When she saw Shui Wuhen come out, she helped straighten his clothes and said, "Brother, you look pretty handsome in this outfit."
"It's alright. Let's go, or Dean Shui Yue'er will be waiting too long."
It had to be said that Shui Yue'er's taste was quite good. Tianshui Academy's school uniform already made people look youthful and elegant, and now this team uniform took it to another level.
In the courtyard, seeing the two arrive, Xue Wu was the first to greet Shui Wuhen: "Bing'er's brother, you're here."
"Good morning, Xue Wu!"
Shui Wuhen replied, then looked around.
At this moment, most people had already gathered in the courtyard, with only Dean Shui Yue'er and Shui Yue'er missing.
After waiting a bit longer, Shui Yue'er arrived with Shui Yue'er. Looking at the spirited crowd, she nodded in satisfaction and said, "Very good, full of energy!"
"Set off—destination: Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena!"
The Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena was one of the largest buildings in Heaven Dou City and one of the most famous arenas in the Heaven Dou Empire.
However, as early as a month ago, all spirit fighting matches there had been stopped in preparation for the upcoming Elite Tournament.
Now, the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena could accommodate eighty thousand spectators at once. With additional VIP seating, its scale was enormous.
Soon, Shui Wuhen and the others arrived at the rest area prepared for contestants. This area had thousands of seats and was divided into sections based on function, allowing participants to choose as needed.
Tianshui Academy did not arrive particularly early, as girls always required more time to prepare.
When Shui Wuhen and the others entered the rest area, they saw many people from other academies already preparing and chatting, including the previously encountered Godwind Academy and Blazing Fire Academy.
Shui Wuhen could even see Huo Wu, wearing Blazing Fire Academy's team uniform, surrounding Feng Xiaotian, speaking to him in a low and submissive tone, while Huo Yangyan stood nearby with his head lowered, looking helpless.
As soon as Tianshui Academy arrived, Feng Xiaotian immediately turned his gaze toward Shui Wuhen, his eyes faintly filled with provocation and anticipation.
Seeing this, Shui Wuhen remained calm, but inwardly thought, "Looks like Feng Xiaotian really considers me his greatest opponent and wants to defeat me in this Elite Tournament. But if this is all the strength you have, you're destined to be disappointed."
"Oh, you came quite early."
Shui Yue'er glanced over and directly led Tianshui Academy to a spot beside Blazing Fire Academy and Godwind Academy, greeting them.
Hearing this, Huo Yangyan raised his head and said to Shui Yue'er, "You're here too? Then it looks like everyone's almost gathered."
"What do you mean?"
Shui Yue'er raised an eyebrow and asked in return.
Huo Yangyan didn't answer. Instead, he turned slightly and said something to Huo Wushuang.
Huo Wushuang nodded, then immediately stood up and dragged Huo Wu over from the Godwind Academy group.
"Hey, brother, why are you grabbing me? I still want to bond with Xiaotian!" Huo Wu complained coquettishly as she was lifted by her collar.
"Shut up!"
Hearing this, Huo Yangyan finally couldn't hold back. He almost laughed in anger and said, "Bond? Is that how you bond? I think you're just lusting after him—you're shameless!"
Hearing this, Huo Wu's pretty face turned red, and she lowered her head, no longer struggling.
Nearby, Shui Wuhen couldn't help twitching the corner of his mouth at this scene. This Huo Wu was really interesting. He had only seen male simps before—this was his first time seeing a female one.
But thinking about it, it made sense. Feng Xiaotian had innate full spirit power, and his current spirit power level was likely already at the Spirit King tier. It was said that there were only about five thousand Spirit Kings recorded in this world. He might not be the very strongest, but he was definitely an extremely high-quality prospect.
He might even become a Title Douluo in the future. It wasn't strange for girls to pursue someone like him.
"Pfft—"
At that moment, a student from Blazing Fire Academy couldn't hold back a laugh.
People around looked at him in confusion, but he pointed toward the entrance, barely suppressing his laughter. "Look, what's that?"
Shui Wuhen also followed his gaze—and couldn't help but find it amusing.
A group of about a dozen people walked in, wearing excrement-green uniforms with the words "Seeking Sponsorship Advertisements" written on them, covering their faces as they entered.
Seeing this scene, whether students or teachers in the viewing area, many could barely hold it in.
If not for their status as spirit masters and nobles, who had received proper education and knew not to mock in public, they would have burst out laughing at first sight.
Even so, many still couldn't help but chuckle. The academy's appearance was simply too ridiculous—the bizarre color combined with the strange words made it impossible not to laugh.
One couldn't help but wonder what the academy's dean and teachers were thinking, choosing this moment to advertise. Was a prestigious advanced spirit master academy really lacking that bit of money?
The astonished, disdainful, and contemptuous gazes from the crowd, along with the occasional laughter and whispers, made the faces of Shrek Academy's members grow increasingly ugly. They lowered their heads further and further, wishing they could disappear into a crack in the ground.
"This Dean Flender has really fallen into the trap of money. Couldn't he at least make better-looking uniforms?"
Within Shrek's team, Tang San, wearing a mask, complained inwardly.
Today could be said to be the most embarrassing day of his life. He had never received so many strange looks before.
However, no one paid much attention to Shrek Academy. Aside from a brief moment of laughter when they entered, everyone soon returned to quietly waiting for the opening ceremony under their teachers' guidance.
At the same time, some teachers were making final registrations. Once the participants were confirmed this time, they could no longer be changed.
After a while, a middle-aged man with a hooked nose and a crafty aura walked in. Seeing the Shrek group hiding in a corner, he couldn't help but ask in confusion, "Huh? Why are you all hiding here?"