It is noon on the twelfth day of the seventh month in the calendar year 222 of the New World of Valoran.

The sun hangs in the sky.

The entire Zhan Zhan College has entered the hottest time of the year.

When the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.

The Summoner's Rift battle, which had been suspended for a long time due to the high-level dictatorship of the Supreme Council of Justice, finally ushered in its thirty-eighth long-awaited start after three years.

The chirping of cicadas has shaken the entire sky, and the surging crowds have filled every street and alley of the Zhan Zhan College and every corner where people can stand. The noise and excitement exceeds any other day in the twenty years since the Zhan Zhan College was founded.

Perhaps to make up for the loneliness of the three years without any competition, the enthusiasm of the people was beyond the past.

In order to witness the grand occasion, many people even left behind the broadcasts in their hometowns and came all the way from all over the continent. They were mixed among the aboriginal people of the War College, including Yodels, Demacians, and Noks.

Everyone among the Sasse people was tired from the journey, and some were almost fainting because they had traveled for a long time without eating a meal, but without exception, their faces and eyes were full of fanaticism.

It has to be said that this is a rare event in the entire continent in recent years. A whole piece of specially made magic crystal was raised to the sky of Zhan Zhan Academy with extremely strong runic energy. Looking up from below, that piece of magic crystal almost occupied the sky.

Covered half the sky of Zhan Zhan College.

When the game officially begins, part of the spiritual bodies of the selected warriors from both sides will be transmitted in the form of energy into the Summoner's Rift node far east of Demacia, and their images will be projected on this piece of magic using rune magic.

Crystals, as well as several other broadcast magic crystals located in Demacia, Noxus, Zaun, Piltover, and Bandle City, the five city-states with the highest impartial parliamentary seats, conduct open competitions across the continent.

This transparent and visible operation method is also an important reason why Summoner's Rift Showdown can directly adjudicate disputes in the mainland for more than ten years.

As the temperature rose to the highest of the day, the opening ceremony of this continent-wide event after many years finally came to an end.

The tallest building in the Zhan Zhan Academy is located on the giant military tower in the center of the entire Zhan Zhan Academy. It can be seen by all the spectators present and stands high in the center of the highest referee's seat.

Laliwash slowly rose to the highest sky, level with the sun.

The entire War College erupted in an instant. Everyone cheered. Everyone raised their heads and tried to see clearly the current Dean of the War College, Speaker of the Supreme Council of Justice, and the most respected person in the entire Valoran continent who has not appeared in public for nearly three years.

The face of a powerful dictator.

However, perhaps because the sun's rays were too bright, or perhaps because Lalivash's majesty was stronger than the sun, all those who dared to raise their heads eventually bowed their heads in humility.

But even if they could block the sun's rays, they couldn't see Laliwash's appearance, because even in such a hot weather, he still wrapped himself tightly in the thick black robe without revealing anything.

A trace of skin.

He raised his hand slightly in the sun, and the brilliant sunlight enveloped every inch of his body. The darkness collided with the pure light, and finally emitted a kind of chaos in the sky that even distorted the light.

Lalivash looked as solemn as a god in the chaos.

All the noise dissipated in an instant, and the Zhan Zhan College, which was so noisy and crowded that it almost exploded, was as silent as snow, and you could hear a pin drop.

Everyone was trying their best to suppress their breathing, lest they gasp too loudly and disturb the god in the sky, causing him to cause unstoppable disasters.

"Everyone, good afternoon." Laliwash spoke, his voice was very soft, but it clearly flowed in everyone's heart.

That is no longer something that can be achieved by any advanced magical means. It is like a sound that should exist between heaven and earth, flowing in your ears all the time, but you cannot hear it because of the constraints of your mortal identity. Only gods

You can only hear when you speak.

God's voice.

"I am very happy to be able to conduct a public judgment in this way again. This means that our continental power, which has stagnated and has almost fallen into dictatorship, has once again taken a step towards the spirit of justice. I am very pleased." Laliwash said completely

He is telling lies with his eyes open, as if he has forgotten that he is the dictator and has been the dictator for many years. He speaks with such sincerity, as if he is the embodiment of justice.

Many viewers showed excited expressions, and even some guys who knew exactly what Lalivash was felt inexplicably moved and shed tears.

"Disgusting means." When the whole city fell into a sense of detachment that was almost like a pilgrimage because of Laliwash's words, Jax was drinking against the magic crystal window of the gray oak tree.

He drank a glass of Arctic Glacier, poked at the dimly colored almost black magic crystal window where the blazing sunlight diffused, and spat out a few words.

"Agree." The clown Sacco, who had stuffed his entire body into a comfortable wide-backed single sofa, poured a whole cup of the best-selling Arctic Glacier launched by Gray Oak Tree this summer into his mouth.

Chewing those chunks of ice, he said, "Those damn things trying to get into my head are so annoying, trying to control me and make me dream."

He chewed the ice cubes until they made a crunching sound, and laughed exaggeratedly.

The frost rune heat removal system of the gray oak tree was turned on to maximum power, and the entire tavern was so cold that one wondered whether he was in the Freljord.

"I'm a little worried about Miss Carter and Miss Lux, after all..." The person who spoke was the poor little Jessica, the one who vowed to kill the clown immediately. She was sitting with a glass of iced milk juice in her hand.

Next to Jax, through the layer of magic crystal glass, he looked at the sky with some worry.

Apparently during Chen Senran's absence, this poor girl had developed a deep friendship with the two women who were in different camps.

"Don't worry, it doesn't matter if you die in Summoner's Rift." Barrel Gragas comforted Jessica casually while playing some kind of Valoran card game with bartender Joey.

On the sky.

"...Then, let's begin." The god Laliwash finally finished his last words and slowly descended back to his throne.

The game officially begins.

Six purple beams representing the contestants' natal spiritual bodies, under the control of the great summoners on the mage tower, soared into the sky from the competition seats and headed straight towards the distant west coast.

The next moment, the images of the six contestants appeared on the magic crystal in the sky.

The whole city is boiling.

The whole continent is boiling.

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Chapter completed!