At this moment, everyone who entered the arena was a competing team member. All non-essential personnel could only wait in the rest area.
The moment Shen An entered the arena, the originally cheering audience fell silent for an instant. What the hell? Why is someone bringing a kid onto the stage?
In the first row of the VIP seats were Emperor Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, and the Spirit Hall Master of Heaven Dou City, Salas.
All three were no strangers to Shen An, but when he appeared carrying Na'er, the expressions of the three great figures all froze in unison.
What the hell is this? Someone actually brought a kid to compete? But after thinking about it carefully, it seemed there was no problem. She was, indeed, under twenty-five years old.
Salas recovered his senses. He would not pass up any opportunity to mock Emperor Xue Ye and secretly trample on the imperial family.
"Is this the Heaven Dou Second Team? Their entrance is certainly peculiar. Including that little girl, there are only two of them. Emperor Xue Ye is truly thoughtful."
Emperor Xue Ye's face was also displeased. "Meng Shenji, is this how you manage the Heaven Dou Royal Academy? Do you know how important this competition is? Where are the other five!"
In the second row, Meng Shenji gave a low, bitter laugh. "Your Majesty, please rest assured. This old subject will certainly give an account for today's events. I ask you to please wait patiently for a while."
"Hmph." Emperor Xue Ye let out a light, cold snort.
After all the teams had entered the arena, the emcee began to announce the start of the tournament.
After Emperor Xue Ye sat back down, it was Ning Fengzhi's turn to speak.
Shen An inwardly complained. What a boring procedure. It would be better to just start the fight quickly, so I can see what kind of increase my fame value will see today.
As expected, Ning Fengzhi said a lot of dispensable nonsense.
The emcee then said, "Then, which team is Sect Master Ning most optimistic about?"
Ning Fengzhi smiled. "Of course, it is the team from our Heaven Dou Royal Academy. I will always believe in the strength of the Heaven Dou Empire."
The emcee was also surprised. After a few polite words, he smiled and said, "Next, we invite the Spirit Hall Master of Heaven Dou City, His Excellency, Platinum Bishop Salas, to conduct the draw for the first round of the qualifiers."
"After the draw, the Heaven Dou Second Team will compete against the opponent they draw in the first round. This will also be the only match for today."
Down below, Shen An thought with great interest, Which lucky team will get to fight me?
Salas stood up to draw the lots. The drawn teams were all announced by the emcee.
"First round of the qualifiers, Purple Star Academy versus Canghui Academy!"
"Heaven Dou Royal Academy versus Shrek Academy!"
"Brother Shen An, are we going to fight Shrek Academy? Can you give Na'er an opponent?" Na'er said cutely.
"Of course. Since Na'er has asked, you certainly can," Shen An said with a smile.
This draw had truly surprised him. To run into Shrek Academy so quickly.
Moreover, he hadn't expected Na'er to want to join in the fun. Originally, bringing Na'er up was like bringing a mascot to catch the audience's eye.
I remember in Shrek, there seems to be an auxiliary named Oscar. In that case, I'll just let Na'er fight him.
Shen An thought to himself. He didn't want Na'er to get hurt in any way, although Na'er's current strength was probably a little bit ridiculous.
The members of Shrek, who were ranked at the very end of all the teams, all became excited. This was truly the arrangement of the heavens, to encounter Shen An so quickly.
Tang San also smiled. "Does even heaven favor me? Shen An, this time, you will die a miserable death."
After the draw, Salas surveyed the entire arena. "This one's draw is absolutely without falsehood. Moreover, I make a promise here."
"Whoever can finally enter the finals, Spirit Hall will make an exception and recruit them into the Spirit Temple."
The soul masters in the arena were in an uproar. Emperor Xue Ye's face turned even gloomier, and he only managed to hold back his anger at Ning Fengzhi's signal.
And this point was noticed by the sharp-eyed Shen An. Three great figures, strictly speaking, two factions.
Ning Fengzhi also noticed Shen An's gaze and gave him a distant smile. As for Chen Xin at his side, contrary to his usual indifference, his eyes seemed to be searching for something.
"Next, Heaven Dou Royal Academy will face Shrek Academy. All other participating academies, please exit the stage. The match will begin in half an hour."
Back in the rest area, Tang San's eyes were blazing. Everyone else's blood was also boiling. The thought of fighting Shen An made them unable to stop their excitement.
Originally, they might have been afraid, but this time was different. They had Tang San!
Flander and the others walked over.
Yu Xiaogang sighed. "Little San, I know you are eager for revenge, but for the sake of the final championship victory, I think it's better for us to hide our strength."
"You are our trump card. Let the others go up first. At worst, we can just give this match to him."
Tang San said in a deep voice, "Teacher, I am already level fifty-six now. So what if I reveal my strength? No one will be my opponent. I am determined to win this championship."
"Moreover, I will win this match with an unrivaled posture. Teacher, believe in me."
"The enmity between me and Shen An is irreconcilable. I must defeat him!"
Yu Xiaogang was helpless. He certainly wanted to defeat Shen An too, but he valued Tang San's ability to go all the way and win the championship even more. Only then could he show how brilliant his theories were.
This was his life's dream. For this dream, he was even willing to temporarily not settle the score with Shen An and that cat.
But Tang San clearly didn't think so. Tang San wanted to win.
"That's right, I support Little San. We must wash away our shame of the past today," Dai Mubai also said hatefully. He had always been at the forefront of the anti-Shen An camp.
"That's right, the Young Master is right!" Tai Long echoed.
As expected, Tang San no longer looked at Yu Xiaogang. Instead, he made his own arrangements. "Huang Yuan, Jiang Zhu, stay behind. The rest of you, come on stage with me. Full power, hold nothing back!"
"Yes!" everyone said in unison.
Yu Xiaogang's mouth moved, but no words came out. He suddenly realized that if Tang San and the others were really determined to do something, he had no ability to refuse.
"Then let's all go on stage," Yu Xiaogang said, echoing them with a slightly awkward tone.
The first match was undoubtedly very eye-catching.
The members of the five elemental academies also came to watch. Their strongest disciples had all been defeated by Shen An. Now, learning that Shen An was on the second team, they naturally had to watch to scout him out.
Tom and Jerry, with no one watching over them, very familiarly ran over to the Tianshui Academy.
Shui Yue'er happily petted the two of them, her mouth chattering non-stop, asking them why they had suddenly disappeared and so on.
Huo Wu, watching from the side, was very jealous. She wanted to pet them too.
Half an hour passed quickly.
A beam of golden light shot down from the high platform, escorting Shen An's figure.
A large hand was seen holding a small hand, walking towards the stage.
The emcee was also announcing the members of the second team in a loud voice.
"Next, let us give a warm welcome to the members of the Heaven Dou Second Team, Shen An! and Na'er!"
Then, the emcee's booming voice came to an abrupt halt. Why are there only two names? Shouldn't there be seven people on stage?
"Haha, it seems the Heaven Dou Royal Academy is full of confidence, only giving me a list of two people. Then let us look forward to this unconventional match!"
The emcee said, cold sweat dripping down his back.
But unexpectedly, the entire audience became even more fervent. After so many years, this was the first time they had seen such a situation.
A total of two people on stage, and one of them was a little loli who looked to be six years old. How strange was that?
Unlike the audience, the participating soul masters were all stunned. What is this situation???