Douluo Dalu: Huo Yuhao Knows the Plot

Chapter 100: The Tournament Begins

Soon after, the teachers leading the teams from each academy arrived at the plaza and drew lots using the participation number cards they had received during registration. The drawing lasted for half an hour.

During this time, Huo Yuhao also saw the vanished Spirit Sound Douluo, who winked playfully at him after noticing his gaze, causing Huo Yuhao's mouth to twitch.

The previous Star Luo Emperor was full of imperial majesty, but after he spoke, he gave everyone a feeling like a spring breeze, making people want to get close to him.

However, none of those present were simple characters, and they all remained expressionless.

The Prime Minister replied respectfully, “Everything has been arranged properly. The competition order has been arranged, and the Imperial Guards are all in position to ensure that no chaos occurs. We can begin.”

The Star Luo Emperor nodded slightly. “Good, let the participating students and viewing public enter, but be careful to maintain order.”

“Yes.” The Prime Minister first took a few steps backward before turning to leave, appearing exceptionally respectful.

Not long after the Prime Minister left, teams of participating students, led by their teachers, walked in from various entrances.

Naturally, the first to enter were the Shrek Academy, the champions of previous tournaments. Everyone's attention, including that of the Star Luo Emperor, was focused on them.

However, after clearly seeing Shrek's lineup, everyone was somewhat surprised. The participation requirement for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament was that participants be under twenty years old.

Therefore, the contestants from all participating academies were trying to get as close as possible to the twenty-year-old upper limit.

But what was the situation with Shrek now? It was already strange enough that there were only ten people, but among them, three looked to be around eighteen years old, while the remaining seven looked to be only twelve or thirteen years old, at most fifteen.

Too arrogant. After seeing Shrek's configuration, everyone had this thought in their minds. Were they planning to let their lower-grade students practice?

Huo Yuhao's eyes flickered slightly. It seemed that this was another masterpiece of the strongest evil soul master. Shrek Supervision Group? With my Holy Spirit Church's Great Elder, Chicken Leg Douluo, holding the line, everyone can rest assured on your journey.

The Shrek team wore dark green school uniforms, which was a Shrek tradition. From the time Shrek was established ten thousand years ago, this was how they participated in the Continental Elite Soul Master Tournament for the first time.

At that time, they were ridiculed for wearing "shit green," but today, no one would dare to laugh. Shrek represents glory and faith.

Huo Yuhao saw many familiar faces: Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, Xiao Xiao, Wang Dong, Wang Qiuer, and He Caitou. Apart from the three older ones, they were all familiar faces.

While Huo Yuhao was looking at them, the Shrek team also saw Huo Yuhao, and couldn't help but feel surprised. What could his identity be to be sitting next to the emperor?

Among them, Wang Dong and Wang Qiuer had the most complicated feelings. Huo Yuhao had left silently, and everyone thought he had taken another leave of absence. After all, this wasn't the first time this had happened, but once Huo Yuhao left, he disappeared for three months without a trace.

It wasn't until Wang Dong found the owner of Jun Zailai Restaurant, Wang Qing, that he learned that Huo Yuhao had dropped out of school.

They didn't expect to meet again under these circumstances, and everyone's feelings were quite complicated. Among them, Bei Bei was the most affected. He was the one who had known Huo Yuhao the longest, and he once thought that Huo Yuhao would join the Tang Sect or enter Shrek's inner court, but he never thought that when they met again, they would be standing on opposite sides.

Yes, they were on opposite sides. The previous Sect Master of the Body Sect, Du Bisi, was killed by the Sea God Pavilion Master of Shrek Academy. The two sides could be said to have a deep hatred, and there was no possibility of reconciliation.

And the Sea God Pavilion Master was his great-grandfather, but at the moment, Bei Bei was not yet aware of Huo Yuhao joining the Body Sect.

After all the students had entered, the viewing public followed. The number of spectators from the participating academies was too large. Just entering took half an hour.

At this moment, Star Luo Plaza was already filled with spectators. As far as the eye could see, there was a sea of people. It could be said that it was a true mountain of people, with the number of people in the plaza exceeding 200,000. Fortunately, the Star Luo imperial family had made sufficient preparations, and a large number of Imperial Guards and pre-set iron fences divided the plaza into multiple areas, so the scene was not too chaotic.

Unlike the participating students, the audience was required to pay an entrance fee, but the plaza did not provide them with seats, which meant that they could only stand and watch. But even so, the people were happy to do so.

“Silence.” A deep voice resounded throughout the entire plaza. Upon hearing this voice, all the Imperial Guards stood at attention, holding their spears straight.

The Star Luo Empire was known for its military strength. Although these Imperial Guards guarding the capital had never been on the battlefield, they still gave people a sense of solemnity at this moment.

The noisy crowd gradually quieted down. They knew that an important figure was about to speak.

“His Majesty the Emperor has arrived.”

Clang!

All the Imperial Guards knelt on one knee, their movements uniform, and the armor on their bodies made a crashing sound.

“Greetings, Your Majesty! Long live, long live, long live!” the soldiers shouted loudly, their unified shouts like thunder.

Immediately afterward, large groups of people knelt down, also shouting long live.

The participating students were notified that they were excused from kneeling and only needed to bow, which was considered taking care of their self-esteem. This move was considered a wave of goodwill.

The Star Luo Emperor walked to the edge of the viewing platform, where a soul tool for amplification was placed.

The Emperor stood up, and Huo Yuhao and the representatives of the various forces naturally had no reason to remain seated. They also stood up, along with several civil and military officials, following behind the Emperor.

“Rise.” The Emperor spread his arms, and his majestic voice was transmitted to everyone's ears through the amplification soul tool.

“Thank you, Your Majesty.”

Only then did everyone gradually stand up.

“The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Duel Tournament is the most important event in our Douluo Continent. This year, it is our Star Luo Empire's turn to host it, and I am very happy. Here, on behalf of the Star Luo Empire, I welcome the representatives of the various academies who have come from afar. I hope that in the coming month, you will show your due style.”

“Thank you, Your Majesty.” The representatives of the various academies and the team members bowed again.

After a passionate speech, the Emperor finally issued the order to begin the competition. The previous voice sounded again, “According to the rules of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Duel Tournament, the first round will be an elimination round. This year's tournament has a total of one hundred and thirty-four registered advanced soul master and soul tool master academies, for a total of sixty-seven matches. The first round of the competition is an elimination system. The loser will directly end their journey in this year's tournament. Now, let us invite the two sides of the first match. They are the Tianling Academy from the Douluo Empire, and the number one academy on the continent, with countless honors and almost all the tournament championships of the past millennium, Shrek Academy. Let us welcome them with warm applause.”