Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the atmosphere at Star Luo Plaza had been pushed to its first climax.
The teams from both sides officially entered the arena.
From the left tunnel, the seven members of the Heavenly Spirit High-Rank Soul Master Academy filed out.
Although they were qualified to represent their academy and could be considered young Geniuses in their local region, at this moment, walking onto the highest-spec soul dueling stage on the entire Douluo Continent, facing the deafening, wave-like cheers of the audience, the faces of these seven young people were noticeably pale.
The right tunnel, however, presented a completely different atmosphere.
Led by Liu Yuan, Ma Rulong, Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and the others followed closely behind.
The students of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy walked in perfect unison, with calm and confidence written on every face, forming a sharp and cruel contrast to the nervousness of the Heavenly Spirit Team opposite them.
"Sun Moon! Sun Moon! Sun Moon!"
It was unclear who started it, but immediately after, thunderous cheers erupted from the stands.
Although this was the territory of the three empires originally belonging to the Douluo Continent, the strong were respected everywhere.
As the perennial runner-up of the tournament, the strength of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy was beyond doubt, and coupled with their unique combat style, they naturally possessed quite a few supporters.
Moreover, this was the opening match!
Would the veteran powerhouse crush the field, or would the unknown small academy pull off an upset? Or would the two sides be locked in an inextricable battle?
Thinking of this, the adrenaline of the audience was soaring.
However, in the front row of the resting area, the expressions of Xuan Zi and the students of the Shrek Inner Academy were not good.
Hearing so many spectators cheering for the Sun Moon Royal Team, they felt it was extremely jarring, like the noise of nails scraping against a blackboard, making people feel irritated.
"Hmph, a bunch of people who have never seen the world."
Dai Yueheng looked coldly at the arena, arms crossed, and said with disdain:
"They are just a bunch of guys who rely on external objects, and they deserve this kind of cheering?"
"Wait until we, Shrek, take the stage to show our strength; only then will they know what a true army of kings is."
Beside him, Ma Xiaotao did not speak, but a proud, cold light flashed in her beautiful eyes.
In her view, such glory could only belong to Shrek; other academies—especially the Sun Moon Royal Academy—were simply unworthy of touching it.
Xuan Zi even bit down hard on the chicken bone in his mouth, his eyes gloomy.
"Shout all you want. The louder you shout now, the more miserably you will cry when you are eliminated later."
Xuan Zi thought viciously:
"I would like to see what kind of tricks this 'Genius' Liu Yuan, who was hyped up, can pull off with this bunch of guys who only know how to fiddle with scrap metal!"
He was unwilling to believe that Liu Yuan could have any real ability, and even less willing to believe that Liu Yuan, who had not been trained by Shrek, could be strong.
He was looking forward to it, looking forward to the Heavenly Spirit Academy being able to cause some trouble for the Sun Moon Team, and preferably, being able to make Liu Yuan embarrass himself in public.
Just then, on the competition stage, the Chief Referee had finished checking the personnel configuration of both sides. After confirming that there were no errors, he raised his right hand high.
"The match—"
"Begin!"
This command was like dropping a drop of cold water into boiling oil.
"Boom—"
On the side of the Heavenly Spirit High-Rank Soul Master Academy, the seven members almost subconsciously released their Spirits.
"Brothers, fight them with everything we've got!"
The Heavenly Spirit captain roared, trying to use this method to dispel the fear in his heart.
The light of the seven people's spirit rings lit up instantly, the roars of various Beast Spirits and the humming of Tool Spirits intertwined, and the momentum did not look weak.
However, just as the Heavenly Spirit Academy had finished releasing their Spirits and were preparing to set up their formation to charge, the Sun Moon Royal Academy immediately began to move.
But this movement made everyone freeze for a moment.
Because, except for Ma Rulong and Xiao Hongchen who were standing at the very front, the other five—including Liu Yuan and Meng Hongchen—did not even lift their heels!
They stood quietly on the spot, not even intending to release their Spirits, as if this was not a fierce team battle, but a gathering to watch a show.
"Arrogant!"
Seeing this, a sneer immediately appeared on the corner of Xuan Zi's mouth: "Facing seven opponents at the Soul Ancestor level, they actually dare to be this overconfident? They are simply courting death!"
But before he finished speaking, his expression suddenly stiffened.
I saw Ma Rulong and Xiao Hongchen on the field, at the very moment the referee's voice fell, a sharp glint flashed in their eyes!
"Do it!"
Ma Rulong shouted in a low voice.
There were no fancy moves, and no extra nonsense.
"Hum—"
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