69novels Chapter 183 Round 1
Chapter 183 Round 1
Chapter 183 First Round of the Competition
The moment the seven women stepped onto the field, they were immediately stunned by what they saw.
In the vast and open square, countless spectators were shouting and cheering, their voices rising and falling. At the very center of the venue, a grand platform with a golden background stood majestically, behind which were the VIP seats.
The spacious venue, with a diameter of 200 meters, already had some colleges lined up in neat formations in the center. Each participating team entering the venue was introduced by a dedicated emcee.
"Next up is the Blue Tyrant Academy team. Wow! The Blue Tyrant Academy team is all beautiful girls, no less so than the Skywater Academy team. Their motto is 'How lonely it is to be invincible!' They're full of confidence and momentum. I hope they achieve excellent results in this competition!"
The moment the emcee finished speaking, the audience in the stands was instantly ignited to a fever pitch. After all, the majority of the audience were male, and what man doesn't like beautiful women?
At this moment, students from other academies present also turned their attention to the scene. Among them, the most ardent were not the male students, but rather the female students from Tianshui Academy.
Sparks flew in their eyes. Among the participating teams in previous years, only Tianshui Academy had an all-female team. But this year, another all-female team had emerged, clearly stealing their thunder.
The girls from Blue Tyrant Academy also felt the many gazes gathering around them, but they ignored them and remained calm.
Ning Rongrong felt a little bored, and her bright eyes began to survey her surroundings, especially the direction of the VIP area.
At this moment, the VIP area was already filled with important figures from the Heavenly Dou Empire, but to her, it was nothing special.
People like Prince Xuexing and the three academic committee members of Tiandou Royal Academy were in the second row. Although they had high status, they were still slightly inferior to Ning Rongrong and were not worth her attention. She only glanced at them casually.
Then, her gaze shifted to the first row at the very front, where there were only five people, all of whom she recognized.
Then, she introduced the five people to the other women.
The person sitting in the very center, dressed in a long golden-red robe and wearing a golden-diamond crown, exuded an aura of great majesty; he was none other than Emperor Xueye.
Beside the Snow Night Emperor were the two sect leaders of the three upper sects: Yu Yuanzhen, sect leader of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect, and Ning Fengzhi, sect leader of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.
Ning Rongrong was extremely familiar with these two people; one was her fiancé's grandfather, and the other was her father.
Looking to the sides, sitting next to Yu Yuanzhen was Salas, the Platinum Bishop of the Spirit Hall.
Although Salas was just an ordinary Soul Douluo, as the Spirit Hall's representative in the Heaven Dou Empire, he was qualified to sit with Emperor Xue Ye and the sect masters of the three upper sects.
Of course, this also subtly reveals another meaning. If the Platinum Bishop of the Spirit Hall can sit with the Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire and the Sect Masters of the Three Upper Sects, wouldn't that mean that the Pope, who is one level higher than the Platinum Bishop, is even more noble than the Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire and the Sect Masters of the Three Upper Sects?
Although this was true, it still made the group unhappy, but there was nothing they could do about it, since the Spirit Hall's strength far surpassed that of any of them.
Beside Ning Fengzhi stood Sword Douluo Chen Xin. As a Title Douluo, he naturally possessed a superior status and was qualified to sit there. His reasons for coming here were twofold: firstly, to protect Ning Fengzhi, and secondly, to see Ning Rongrong.
When the emcee introduced Blue Tyrant Academy, not only Sword Douluo Chen Xin, but also Yu Yuanzhen and Ning Fengzhi turned their gazes over, just in time to face the women. The three of them showed kind and gentle smiles.
However, at this moment, a hint of doubt appeared in Yu Yuanzhen's eyes, obviously because he did not see his grandson Yu Tianyun.
Since Yu Tianyun left Dragon Valley, he had gained the ability to protect himself, so Yu Yuanzhen granted him a great deal of freedom. The last time he saw his grandson was a year and a half ago, when he helped him hunt for his fifth spirit ring.
Of course, he was only slightly puzzled and not worried. Seeing his grandson so successful in finding him so many talented granddaughters-in-law, he couldn't stop smiling.
Seeing him laughing so happily, Ning Fengzhi knew what he was thinking. Immediately, a hint of resentment appeared in his eyes, and Sword Douluo felt even more aggrieved and couldn't help but cough.
Yu Yuanzhen immediately noticed their reactions and quickly restrained himself, but he still couldn't help but laugh.
Xueye and Salas were puzzled, but too embarrassed to ask.
Before long, as all the participating teams entered the main arena, the emcee on the VIP side gave a brief introduction to all the teams and then announced in a loud voice: "Now, please welcome His Majesty the Emperor of our Heavenly Dou Empire to announce the opening of this competition."
Immediately, the atmosphere reached its peak, and thunderous applause resounded through the sky.
Emperor Xueye, seated in the center of the VIP section, slowly rose, gently raised his right hand, and waved it lightly towards the audience and the participating Soul Masters below. The vast square instantly fell silent.
His booming voice resounded throughout the arena via the amplified soul tool: "I, Xue Ye, Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, on behalf of the Heaven Dou Empire and the organizers of this competition, announce..."
After announcing the opening of the competition and offering encouragement to the participating colleges, Xue Ye returned to his position.
Then, the emcee's voice rang out again: "Next, please welcome the Sect Master of the Blue Lightning Overlord Sect, His Majesty Thunder, to give a speech for this competition."
As Yu Yuanzhen stood up, the atmosphere at the scene instantly reached another climax, no less than that of Emperor Xue Ye. After all, titled Douluo are extremely rare, and now to see a titled Douluo in person, especially the sect leader of one of the three upper sects, how could the audience not be excited?
Although Yu Yuanzhen was not as eloquent as Ning Fengzhi, he was still the head of a sect, so giving a speech was no problem for him. His voice was steady and powerful, attracting the attention of all the audience.
However, the content of the speech was the same old stuff, encouraging all teams to strive for good results.
After Yu Yuanzhen's speech, it was Ning Fengzhi's turn. Ning Fengzhi's speech was brief and profound, and won enthusiastic applause from the audience.
Finally, the emcee asked, "Sect Leader Ning, on behalf of the audience, I'd like to ask you: out of the twenty-nine teams participating in this year's Tian Dou City regional preliminaries, which team do you think has the best chance?"
Ning Fengzhi said with a friendly smile, "Of course it's the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy Team One. But besides that, I also have high hopes for another team. I think they not only have the ability to pass the qualifiers, but they also have a good chance of winning the championship of this tournament."
"Oh?" the emcee exclaimed in surprise, then asked, "Which other team does Sect Leader Ning favor?"
Ning Fengzhi glanced at Yu Yuanzhen, then slowly said, "Naturally, it's Blue Tyrant Academy under Sect Master Yu."
The emcee was even more surprised. "So it's Blue Tyrant Academy under Sect Master Yu. Their strength must be extraordinary. I hope they can bring back the championship for the Empire, just as Sect Master Ning said."
Ning Fengzhi said this not only because it was the truth, but also because Yu Yuanzhen wanted to revive the sect's reputation, so he naturally had to lend a hand.
As for attracting the attention of the Spirit Hall, now that the two sects have joined forces, they are not afraid of the Spirit Hall at all.
As the emcee and Ning Fengzhi exchanged questions and answers, almost everyone on the stage and in the audience turned their attention to the girls from Blue Tyrant Academy. The other participating teams around them also looked at them with serious expressions.
"Blue Tyrant Academy?" Salas, who had been resting with his eyes closed, opened them, a barely perceptible glint of cold light flashing in them.
Next, it was Salas's turn to conduct the lottery ceremony. He slowly stood up, and led by a palace maid, walked to the master of ceremonies' side. Without saying a word, he began the lottery, and then left it all to the master of ceremonies to announce.
"First round of the qualifiers,..."
"First round of the qualifiers,..."
"..."
"In the first round of the qualifiers, Team One of Tiandou Royal Academy will face off against Blue Tyrant Academy."
"..."
The audience was immediately excited when they heard that the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy team would be facing off against the Blue Tyrant Academy team. After all, these were two teams favored by the sect leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, one of the three upper sects. They didn't expect to see these two teams clash on the very first day.
However, the expressions of the people on the VIP platform became strange, with most of them looking annoyed, and even Emperor Xueye's expression turned ugly.
However, Yu Yuanzhen and Ning Fengzhi remained unfazed. In their eyes, Salas's petty tricks were nothing more than clownish antics. Sword Douluo, on the other hand, didn't even glance at them, sitting there with his eyes closed, meditating.
Then, Salas finally spoke, saying calmly, "My drawing of the lots was absolutely genuine. I swear on the honor of the Spirit Hall. Furthermore, I hereby announce that any participant present who makes it to the final competition will be exceptionally granted direct entry into the Spirit Temple."
These words immediately caused a huge uproar, and the contestants in the arena were in an uproar.
At this moment, Emperor Xueye's face darkened completely, like a lion about to explode. But Ning Fengzhi shook his head at him, and Emperor Xueye ultimately suppressed his anger.
(End of this chapter)