If the tournament committee hadn't restricted the age of the compet.i.tors to below twenty and demanded that at least five members of each sect had to have at least four rings, there would have been ten times more teams competing in this tournament then last time!

　　Even with such restrictions, there were still a total of one hundred and seventeen teams, many more than last time!

　　As the wealthiest empire on the Douluo Continent, hosting this tournament was nothing for the Sun Moon Empire. Even so, they took three months to prepare for it. As the biggest city on the continent, Radiant City constructed several hotels and guesthouses to receive guests coming for this grand event. They benefited greatly from businessmen coming from foreign lands.

　　The Sun Moon Empire also invested a lot in this tournament, since they were the top soul engineering empire on the continent. The top prize wasn't just soul bones anymore; they were soul tools. The winning team could obtain a Cla.s.s 9 soul tool, while the runner-up and third place teams would receive Cla.s.s 8 and Cla.s.s 7 soul tools respectively.

　　The values of these soul tools were much higher than soul bones. This was especially true for the champions. Currently, a Cla.s.s 9 soul tool was priceless, and only the Sun Moon Empire possessed Cla.s.s 9 soul tools. At the same time, Cla.s.s 9 soul tools were also the biggest threat to the other two empires on the continent.