62: Chapter 62 The competition begins, displaying the power of the sun and moon.

The two girls picked out a few pieces of jewelry they liked in the shop, and Mu Qingci took out his Gold Spirit Card to settle the bill on the spot.

"Alright then, take care, you three young customers!"

After being escorted to the door by the jewelry shop's proprietress, the three continued strolling down the street.

It had to be said that the local customs and traditions of the Star Luo Empire were quite different from those of the Sun Moon Empire.

The night in Star Luo City was exceptionally beautiful; the city was brightly lit, and the bustling night scene made one reluctant to leave.

"It's so beautiful!"

Meng Hongchen and Mu Qingci sat by the small river, looking at the stars filling the sky, and she rested her head on Mu Qingci's shoulder.

Mu Qingci placed one of his hands on Meng Hongchen's shoulder, and the two just cuddled like that.

Ye Guyi, who was to the side, saw this scene, and a flash of dim sorrow flickered in her eyes.

A few days later, inside the competition venue in Star Luo City.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to this year's Continental Advanced Spirit Master Elite Tournament!"

On the platform above the arena, the host was shouting passionately.

Mu Qingci and the others had also arrived at the waiting area for the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy.

According to the plot in the original work, the first match was Shrek Academy versus Qianling Academy. Mu Qingci was very curious about how Huo Yuhao, who had now lost many of his trump cards, would lead the Shrek Academy team to secure victory in the first match.

Under the host's passionate speech, the atmosphere at the venue quickly became lively.

"So, ladies and gentlemen, the first match about to begin is between our perennial champion, the Shrek Academy team, and the Qianling Academy team. Let's welcome them with applause!"

Shrek Academy had been the champion for ten thousand years, and its name was already engraved in everyone's heart.

In the audience, spectators shouted "Shrek will win!" to welcome the team they admired most onto the stage.

Mu Qingci stood by the window, looking down at the competition arena below.

This first match was naturally a team battle, and all seven members of the Qianling Academy team were present.

Mu Qingci stared at the exit on the Shrek Academy side, and upon seeing three familiar figures, he immediately understood Huo Yuhao's plan.

The three who took the stage were none other than Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao.

So it seemed that Huo Yuhao intended to use the same method as in the original work.

Upon seeing that only three members of the opposing team had taken the stage, and that they were so young, the members of the Qianling Academy team became instantly furious.

"Shrek Academy only sent three people to the stage? These three don't look very old; they seem to be members of Shrek's reserve team. Is Shrek trying to forfeit the match?"

Amidst the commentator's shock, the audience below also expressed their dissatisfaction.

They had come to see the Shrek Academy's main team shine, not to watch reserve team members embarrass themselves on stage.

Only Mu Qingci knew that it wasn't that the Shrek Academy main team members didn't want to compete, but that they were severely injured and couldn't compete at all.

"Heh, has Shrek Academy become so arrogant? They actually sent three reserve team members! It seems our Qianling Academy team is going to be the first team in ten thousand years to defeat Shrek Academy!"

The voice of the Qianling Academy team captain was filled with a mix of anger and excitement.

Defeating the Shrek Academy team was something no one had been able to do for ten thousand years.

If they won this match, even if it wasn't a fair and square victory, it would be enough to go down in history.

However, the result of the first battle was no different from the original work.

The trump card Huo Yuhao revealed was still the Spirit Fusion Skill, Golden Road, with Wang Dong.

It was still simulating a ten-thousand-year spirit ring to achieve the effect of a six-ring Spirit Emperor, with all six being ten-thousand-year spirit rings.

This move of Huo Yuhao's also let Mu Qingci learn some information.

Without the Ice Empress's spirit ring, Huo Yuhao was still able to simulate a ten-thousand-year spirit ring, which meant he had still obtained a second Spirit, and it was at the ten-thousand-year level.

Regarding this, Mu Qingci couldn't help but sigh at the terror of the Son of Destiny.

However, Mu Qingci, who possessed a four-hundred-thousand-year spirit ring, could clearly feel that the ten-thousand-year spirit ring Huo Yuhao simulated, while superior in quality to ordinary ten-thousand-year ones, did not reach the level of a Beast; it was likely just a spirit ring that had just survived its first tribulation.

After learning the basic information, Mu Qingci had no interest in watching the match anymore and sat in his seat, closing his eyes to rest.

The Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy also had a match today.

Their opponent was just an unknown team whose name hadn't even appeared in the original work.

Two hours later, it was the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy Team's turn to take the stage.

"Captain, how should we fight this match?"

Meng Hongchen looked at Mu Qingci playfully and asked, pretending to be curious.

"For this match, send out seven main-level members, finish the battle within one minute, and show the momentum of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy Team!"

The so-called main-level members included the Hongchen siblings.

A few minutes later, Mu Qingci, the Hongchen siblings, the former main team captain Ma Rulong, and three other main team members stepped onto the competition arena.

Their opponents were a team from an academy called Ziling Academy, whose all-mixed configuration could only be described as average; running into the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy was their bad luck.

"One minute to release Spirits, the match officially begins!"

Following the referee's command, spirit rings of various colors appeared on the field.

The slight difference between the two sides was that on the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy Team side, every member possessed at least one or even two ten-thousand-year spirit rings, while the Ziling Academy team didn't have a single one.

"Everyone, proceed according to the plan!"

At Mu Qingci's command, a layer of golden light erupted from his body.

That was the Light Domain he had researched; after this period of study, it had become more stable and powerful.

The six other team members, under the amplification of the Domain, had all their attributes improved.

"Wow, the captain of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy Team actually possesses a Domain. The Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy is truly full of hidden talents!"

The host's passionate voice echoed throughout the competition arena.

In a competition where there wasn't even a Spirit Saint, the appearance of a Domain could be said to be a once-in-a-century or even once-in-a-millennium occurrence.

In the private box, Kong Deming watched his disciple, unable to hide the look of pride on his face.

Beneath that layer of Light Domain, Mu Qingci's Darkness Domain was also hidden.

The terrifying suppression of the Darkness Domain directly weakened the combat power of the entire opposing team by at least thirty percent.

There was no helping it; after all, the opponents were seven Spirit Ancestors, while Mu Qingci was already a level 58 Spirit King.

Using a Domain against opponents of a lower level than oneself naturally yielded much better results.

With the growth of one and the decline of the other, the already huge gap in strength between the two teams was widened even further, like a chasm.

It could be said that now, with the support of the dual Domains, the gap between the two teams was so large that anyone from the Sun Moon side could take on all seven of them alone, let alone all seven of them attacking together.