DreamersGN Chapter 135 Drawing Lots
Chapter 135 Drawing Lots
Chapter 135 Drawing Lots
All the streets surrounding Xingluo Square have now been sealed off by the security team led by Dai Hao.
The main personnel of this team are the Xingluo City Defense Army, with thousands of people fully responsible for all security patrol tasks during this competition.
Near the Star Emperor Hotel, thousands of armored soldiers stand ready, firmly guarding their posts.
The last time the Star Luo Empire held a Soul Master Competition, a very serious stampede occurred, causing significant casualties.
Therefore, Xu Jiawei attached great importance to security and personnel guidance during this competition, and could not allow a similar situation to occur in Xingluo again.
The participating teams from various colleges, led by their teachers, walked along the central axis towards Xingluo Square.
This year's competition arena is not in the center of Xingluo Square, but in front of the Imperial City Gate, so that Xu Jiawei and his ministers can watch the battle directly.
The journey from Xinghuang Hotel to Xingluo Square is not long, but all the teams walked very slowly, with the team members waving enthusiastically to the crowd.
Regardless of the calculations behind the scenes by various countries, this moment belongs to the glorious time of these young Soul Masters.
No force would be so foolish as to resort to underhanded tactics at this time.
Everyone wants their young Soul Masters to shine brightly at this moment.
Xue Di and Di Tian walked one after the other beside the Di'ao Academy. Their appearance immediately drew gasps from the onlookers.
If Mu En and Long Xiaoyao are known as the Black and White Twin Holy Dragons, then the Three Limits of the Heavenly Soul Empire are known as the Three Absolute Heavens.
Unbreakable Heaven - Poison Undying.
Eternal Night - Ancient Heaven.
Hanjitian - Su Ji.
The appearance of Xue Di and Di Tian has brought Di'ao Academy's reputation to its peak.
So what if Shrek Academy has the Black and White Dragons? They were still beaten to a pulp by the Three Absolute Heavens.
In particular, the sword strikes that Xue Di unleashed outside Shrek City directly severed the Black Saint Dragon's wings, leaving him severely injured.
The crowd erupted in cheers, with countless eyes focused on the group from Di'ao Academy.
Xue Di and Di Tian sighed inwardly, hoping that if one day in the future they could reveal their true forms as soul beasts, they would still be so beloved by soul masters.
This means that the relationship between soul beasts and soul masters has been greatly eased, and people will no longer be afraid of these ferocious beasts.
Huo Yuhao, as the captain of the Di'ao Second Team, followed behind Di Tian.
Du Busi once promised Huo Yuhao that if he could win the Soul Master Competition, he would give him the position of the young sect master of the Body Sect.
Even though everyone knows that this position is destined for Huo Yuhao, he can only rightfully take over the position when he actually wins the championship.
The young sect leader of the Body Sect is a peerless genius who can overwhelm all the geniuses on the continent, making them feel suffocated, just as the north wind bends all the reeds.
Now that Huo Yuhao has already participated in the competition, Di'ao Academy will no longer allow Huo Yuhao and Long Aotian to maintain a balance over the minor issue of who should be the captain.
Whether the next Soul Master Competition can be held or not, nobody knows.
Therefore, what the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Body Sect need to do now is to take advantage of this Soul Master Competition to fully promote Huo Yuhao.
Stars will eventually rise.
Huo Yuhao is the rising star destined to shine across the entire continent.
What does it matter if the sun and moon are in the sky? Eventually, a white rainbow will pierce the sun and tear the sky apart.
Feeling the gazes around him that were filled with either amazement, awe, or envy, Huo Yuhao remained calm.
The future doesn't just belong to him alone; it's also a glorious moment for everyone on the team.
A high arena was built in front of the imperial city gate.
This is a huge arena, 100 meters wide and 100 meters long in all directions, surrounded by 108 protective soul tools.
It's worth mentioning, however, that the competition platform is made of ordinary granite, not a sturdy metal platform.
This was clearly a deliberate move by the Star Luo Empire, as the combat power of these continental elites was exceptionally strong, and the cost of repairing the metal platform was too high.
Secondly, the destruction of the granite court necessitates a suspension of the competition for repairs, thus providing time for all parties to settle their strategic moves.
Even a few minutes is enough to decide the outcome of a covert struggle.
At this moment, Xu Jiawei was already dressed in imperial robes and wearing a purple-gold crown, standing on the top of the imperial city wall, looking at the participating academies with a smile on his face.
"Now that all participating colleges have entered the venue, let's start drawing lots to determine the opponents in the knockout stage."
As Xu Jiawei's voice fell, a Xingluo official immediately came to each academy with a lottery box in his hand.
This year's competition is too special. In order to avoid doubts, the Star Luo Empire has abandoned the lottery-based soul tool that has become popular in recent years.
Xu Jiawei switched to the most primitive manual lottery method to ensure fairness.
However, Shrek Academy did not participate in the lottery.
As the champion team of the previous competition, they will be the first team to appear in the opening match of this year's Soul Master Competition, following the usual practice.
As Ma Xiaotao raised the numbered ball high in her hand, a huge, golden number one appeared above the Shrek team.
The lottery box is made of metal that can effectively block the detection of mental energy.
Even the outer shells of the numbered balls held by each team are made of special materials.
If the device is turned on before the command to turn it on is given, a piercing alarm will sound.
Huo Yuhao looked curiously at the outer shell of the number ball in his hand: "A timed soul tool. If it is not opened within the specified time, it will sound an alarm and destroy the number ball inside."
"The Star Luo Empire has put in a lot of effort to ensure fairness," the members of the Di'ao Second Team said.
Jiang Peng tossed the numbered ball: "The reason why countries abandoned the original manual draw was because they were afraid of the first team meeting the second team."
"Therefore, the use of the soul guide device to draw lots in the knockout stage means that one team will not meet another team. This is an unspoken rule in all countries."
Jiang Peng then glanced helplessly at Huo Yuhao: "Captain Huo, do you think our luck can be that bad?"
Huo Yuhao laughed and said, "Probably not."
"Before we drew lots, we washed our hands with Brother Hong's Waterfall Martial Soul. We were even afraid that we weren't clean enough, so we had Sister Qiuqiu wipe our hands with the power of annihilation. Our luck shouldn't be that bad."
Zhang Hong, a member of the Di'ao Team 1, possesses the Martial Soul Waterfall and is a level 56 Power Attack-type Soul King.
After all the teams had finished drawing lots, Xu Jiawei checked the time and then said, "Let's begin."
Dai Hao immediately walked to the front of the imperial city gate.
He took off and publicly displayed the number ball shell opener in his hand to show that the Star Luo Empire had not done anything to violate the fairness of the lottery.
"Captains, raise your numbered balls!"
As the captains of all 133 teams raised their numbered balls, Dai Hao pressed the switch in his hand.
The outer shell of the numbered ball slowly cracked open, and sixty-seven sets of numbers slowly rose from the ball.
The second team of Di'ao looked up at the number above their team's name: eight.
They were lucky; the other team they were facing was right next to them, the Tianling Academy from the Douling Empire.
As the results of the draw were announced, the faces of the Tianling Academy team members instantly turned ashen.
Huo Yuhao glanced at Tianling Academy once, then began to observe all the teams, wanting to know who Shrek Academy's opponent was.
After seeing the numbers above the heads of all the participating teams, Huo Yuhao's expression immediately turned strange.
Shrek Team's opening match opponent was none other than the Mingdu Soul Master Academy from the Sun Moon Empire.