Douluo Dalu: Start with a Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgement

Chapter 352 Differential Treatment
After all, there are only a few soul masters with flying martial spirits, and most traditional soul masters do not have the ability to fly. Unless they have a cultivation level above Soul Saint, they can fly in the air with their strong soul power, but it is almost impossible to cultivate to the Soul Saint realm before the age of 20.

But soul guides are different. They can use flying soul guides skillfully to achieve the goal of occupying air superiority. They have a natural advantage during the competition.

There are four countries in Douluo Continent: the Sun-Moon Empire, the Star Luo Empire, the Sky Soul Empire, and the Douluo Empire.

In fact, the only empire that truly possesses a large enough group of soul mentors is the Sun-Moon Empire.

This competition system is blatantly biased.

The Sun-Moon Empire didn't even bother to pretend and enforced this new regulation very forcefully. It was useless even though the other three empires and sects strongly opposed it.

Of course, the Sun-Moon Empire did not go too far. Apart from this new rule that was beneficial to soul masters, it did not do anything weird. The other rules were still the same as they were originally formulated, still based on a points system.

The draw ceremony was held the day before the competition began, which was the third day after everyone arrived here.

Because the 167 teams participating in this tournament will compete against each other in a knockout match, one team will be given a bye.

This bye opportunity was given by the Sun-Moon Empire to the champion of the previous Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Fighting Soul Competition, Shrek Academy, so Shrek Academy did not need to send anyone to draw lots.

In the past thousands of years, Shrek Academy has never lost in the Continental High-level Soul Master Academy Fighting Soul Competition, and the undefeated legend continues to this day. It has won countless honors and glory. No one has raised any objections to this preferential treatment. This is what Shrek Academy deserves.

No matter how the game between the Sun Moon Empire officials and the participating parties went, at least for the people of the Sun Moon Empire, the Empire's decision to hold the competition on the vast plains in the suburbs was a good thing for them, because it could accommodate many more spectators.

The drawing ceremony was held the day before the competition began, and of course Ji Lin, the leader and captain of the Zizai Sect, went up to draw the lots.

In the early morning, when the first ray of sunlight passed through the east, a strange scene appeared on the streets of Mingdu.

Soldiers wrapped in silver armor lined up in two orderly rows, starting from the main entrance of Mingyue Hotel and extending to the plain area outside Mingdu.

More than 20,000 soldiers were deployed to form these two human walls, isolating the people from the outside. There was an invisible atmosphere of solemnity and murder.

Compared with the previous competition hosted by the Xing Luo Empire, Mingdu, as the first city on the continent, can obviously accommodate a larger number of people. It is natural for the Sun and Moon Empire to mobilize the army to maintain order.

Everyone from Zizai Gate also changed into the team uniforms designed by Ji Lin. There were red clouds embroidered on the black windbreakers, and the three words "Zizai Gate" were embroidered on the left arm with red silk thread.

On both sides of the street, although the public was restricted to thirty meters away, many people still gathered to watch the participating teams coming out of the Mingyue Hotel.

Under the strict formation of the soldiers, the participating teams, with nearly people, spread out and left Mingdu.

The competition venue is located in the suburbs on the east side of Mingdu. You can see it from afar after leaving the buildings of Mingdu. At this time, the usually empty suburbs are already crowded with people. There are at least more than 30,000 soldiers here to maintain order. The crowd is divided into areas and isolated from the competition venue. On the north side of the competition venue, there is a high platform, which is made of metal splicing. It looks like it can accommodate more than a thousand people. And the competition venue looks even more imposing.

The competition platform was ten meters high and over a hundred meters in diameter. It was estimated to be about one hundred and twenty meters. The wide platform itself actually exuded a silvery-white metallic luster, and it actually looked like it was made of metal. Even if it was just a layer of metal plates, it would be a huge project! Not to mention that the entire platform seemed to have no seams at all.

What was even more bizarre was that there was a circle of grooves around the competition venue. From within that circle of grooves, a transparent light curtain with a slightly yellowish hue rose into the sky. Looking up, one could not see the end at a glance.

This is the soul shield that the Sun Moon Empire officials customized to cater to the new rules. There is no height limit, and there will be no situation of being shot down from the field. If you want to win, you must defeat the opponent head-on.

In addition to the competition stage, extending outward with the competition stage as the center, every hundred meters, there is a circle of huge soul guide screens supported in the air by high racks, so that spectators who are far away from the competition stage can also clearly see the situation on the competition stage.

The size of each screen is over 20 square meters. Currently, only the Sun-Moon Empire can achieve this level of soul guide technology.

Around the competition stage, the total number of such screens exceeds a hundred.

The players' rest area is on the east side of the competition stage and is mainly divided into two areas.

Near the competition stage is a canopy that can accommodate about twenty participating teams. The rest are just some open-air chairs arranged in rows at the back of both sides of the canopy.

Judging from the reception received by the Sun and Moon Empire, all the details showed class differences. Those pergola rest areas were undoubtedly reserved for famous colleges and sects.

After reporting the name of Zizaimen at the registration desk and taking out the documents for participating in the competition, Ji Lin and his companions were naturally assigned to the bench area, and that was in a very remote corner.

Nan Qiuqiu was very dissatisfied with this treatment. If Ye Guyi hadn't complied with her in time, she would have exploded on the spot.

This time, Lian Xiaoxiao supported Nan Qiuqiu and was indignant.

Ji Lin shook his head and said, "As expected, let's vent this anger in the game."

The sky was already bright, and the rising sun from the east shone on everyone, as if all the contestants were coated with a layer of gold. There were so many teams coming to participate that it took half an hour just to take their seats. The noisy voices of the people in the distance continued to be heard.

The rest area for the Shrek Academy team is the one at the front and closest to the competition stage.

Ji Lin and his companions have already seen Zhang Lexuan and his companions. They were not supposed to have a competition today, but they came anyway to observe their opponents. This competition is different from previous ones, as there are many unfamiliar sects participating, so they also need to get to know their future opponents in advance.

During this period, Ji Lin saw many familiar faces.

(End of this chapter)