Level 93, Divine Decree Descends

After the knockout stage comes the Promotion Match, where no teams are Promotion Match. It is the best stage to showcase their team and individual strengths.

Therefore, performance in the Promotion Match will become one of the key factors in the later ranking, and the top ten Soul Masters in individual performance in the Promotion Match will also have special advantages.

Therefore, the Promotion Match are not only a stage for the team, but also the best venue to showcase individual abilities.

In the past, many teams have experienced disagreements among their members after the Promotion Match, and in a fit of rage, they have even beaten up their own teammates.

However, the main format of the Promotion Match is still team mode, which is divided into three types: one-on-one duels, where seven members from two teams take turns to compete, and the team that remains on the Spirit Dueling Platform at the end is the winner.

The second is the 2-2-3 combination Soul Fighting competition, in which the seven Soul Masters of the team are divided into three groups to Soul Fighting in a best-of-three format.

Finally, there's the Team Battle, which is conducted in the same way as the elimination rounds.

These three modes are determined by drawing lots. Although no one will be eliminated, in addition to the team members accumulating points, each member of the winning team will also accumulate ten points.

For example, if the Third Prince's Team and the First Prince's Team draw a one-on-one Soul Fighting mode, and Ma Hongjun defeats seven opponents single-handedly, Ma Hongjun's score would be one point for each of the seven opponents he defeated, plus ten points for each opponent he won, for a total of seventeen points.

Even if his teammates didn't contribute, they would each receive ten points because the final victory belonged to the Third Prince's Team.

The same applies to the 2-2-3 pattern. If Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing's Hell White Tiger wins two consecutive matches, they will each accumulate four points, with one point for each kill.

Then, adding the team's ten points for the victory, each of them would have accumulated fourteen points, while the rest of the team would have accumulated ten points.

If the Team Battle is won, each player gets 7 points for seven kills, plus 10 points for the Team Battle victory, for a total of 17 points.

Of the three modes, the Team Battle mode naturally has the highest stable team score, with each player receiving seventeen points.

The scoring in one-on-one and two-on-two-three modes is unstable and depends on tactics and the players' skill level.

The reason for having 2-2-3 and Team Battle modes is mainly to take care of Support System Spirit Master who lack offensive and defensive capabilities, because the National Tournament only has seven fixed players and no substitute Soul Master.

Because only under the most extreme and difficult circumstances can a Soul Master's limits be brought to the forefront.

Therefore, before participating in the competition, many team members had already gone through countless battles and become the strongest to qualify for this National Tournament.

When Oscar heard about the Star Luo Empire's National Tournament Promotion Match format, he couldn't help but be surprised. Wasn't this the same rule as the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament ten thousand years later? Could it have been imitated from this period? Speaking of Oscar, he had now completed his fusion with the Snow Empress. In the Extreme North, within the Sky Ice Ravine, Oscar sat cross-legged, his Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion Martial Soul Possession, nine blood-red Soul Ring silently floating on his body, radiating a terrifying and ferocious aura like that of Ferocious Beast.

After successfully fusing with the Snow Empress's Soul Spirit, his Soul Power Level smoothly broke through to level 90, and the Snow Empress's 700,000 years of cultivation not only added five Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Rings to his Fourth Spirit Ring.

Oscar broke through to the Titled Douluo realm in one fell swoop, and after fusing with Snow Empress's Spirit Bone, his Soul Power Level directly reached level ninety-three.

This time, by absorbing the Soul Ring and Spirit Bone, his Soul Power Level increased by a full five levels, even with his terrifying Soul Power foundation.

Oscar opened his eyes, and the small and exquisite Ice Empress and Snow Empress appeared on his shoulders on either side, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm could only watch sadly from the side.

The three Soul Spirit appeared simultaneously, filling the entire ice cave with a terrifying aura. When Titan Snow Demon King and Ice Bear King saw Snow Empress's appearance, they couldn't help but suppress their laughter.

Snow Empress noticed the expressions on the two's faces and glared at them with her cute little eyes. "Xiao Bai! What are you laughing at?"

Although Snow Empress had become Soul Spirit, her memories remained, and her strength didn't seem to have diminished much. Oscar, now only level 93, was actually not much weaker than she had been at her peak? While Snow Empress's current appearance was delicate and adorable, one glare from her small eyes immediately silenced Xiao Bai's laughter. "Mommy, I wasn't laughing..."

Titan Snow Demon King chuckled, "Snow Empress, I feel that your strength has not only not decreased, but has become even more abundant. Could it be that Oscar's strength has become this formidable?"

Snow Empress withdrew her gaze, sat on Oscar's left shoulder, and replied calmly, "Although he is only level ninety-three, his strength is no less than mine at my peak, and..."

At this point, Snow Empress glanced at Oscar, and after Oscar nodded, she continued, "Moreover, he also has a Soul Core in his body. With this Soul Core, he can completely digest the power of me and Bing Bing. I estimate that it won't be long before he can fully integrate it."

Titan Snow Demon King was slightly taken aback. "Soul Core?"

Ice Empress said, "If we can continue to refine our cultivation of a power similar to the Origin Power, we might also be able to condense Soul Core."

Titan Snow Demon King nodded thoughtfully, and Oscar slowly said, "Thank you both for your cooperation in this breakthrough. In the near future, you will understand that this was the best decision of your lives."

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm nodded in agreement, saying, "Yes, Bing Bing, with your help, Xue Nu, we will definitely achieve a legend in the future."

Ice Empress rolled her eyes at Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, not wanting to pay any attention to this big, talkative worm.

Snow Empress calmly said, "Although I do see hope, becoming a god is too far away for us. We didn't dare to think about it before. I hope you can really do it this time."

Oscar smiled slightly, "Don't worry, just watch how I lead you to achieve legendary status."

After a pause, Oscar let out a long sigh, "This improvement is even greater for me, and I need more time to stabilize my cultivation to avoid the drawback of an unstable foundation later on. You can use this time to get used to the Soul Spirit Body."

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, Snow Empress and Ice Empress nodded, understanding Oscar's meaning.

Oscar then sat cross-legged and began to consolidate his rapidly increasing cultivation and familiarize himself with the several Hundred Thousand Year Soul Skills that the Snow Empress had given him.

Titan Snow Demon King and Xiao Bai exchanged a glance, then silently turned their heads away. Without even thinking, they knew that once Oscar's cultivation was stable, he would definitely need to practice in real combat to adapt to his new skills.

Back then, after Ice Empress was sent away, there was still Snow Empress. Now that Snow Empress has become Oscar's Soul Spirit, only Titan Snow Demon King and Xiao Bai are left as whetstones.

But as Titan Snow Demon King just said, Snow Empress's strength has not weakened, which means that Oscar's current strength is almost the same as Snow Empress's at her peak.

Although the Titan Snow Demon King is also Ferocious Beast and its strength is certainly not insignificant, there is still a considerable gap between it and the Snow Empress and Ice Empress. Is it really going to be used as a whetstone for Oscar? It's easy to imagine that their days won't be so easy for them in the near future.

For Oscar, this upgrade came from his fusion with Ice Empress, which increased his Soul Power Level by a full five levels, bringing his Soul Power to level ninety-three.

Now, based solely on his physical attributes and Spiritual Power, he is already no weaker than a level 97 Super Douluo.

His true strength might be enough to fight a level 98 Super Douluo, after all, the power of nine Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring is genuine.

Although seven of them were bestowed by the Soul Spirit, and only one was Hundred Thousand Year Soul Skill, its power was still greater than that of an ordinary Hundred Thousand Year Soul Skill.

Moreover, it was precisely because the Soul Spirit of the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress continued to bestow upon Oscar enough Soul Ring that he was not overwhelmed by the power of those hundreds of thousands.

The Snow Empress and the Ice Empress are different from Tian Meng. Although their total power is not as great as Tian Meng's, they are more violent and powerful. Only in this way can they be perfectly absorbed.

In addition to the improvement in his physical fitness and Spiritual Power, Oscar also obtained a 700,000-year-old Left Arm Soul Bone, which was bestowed upon him by the Snow Empress.

Now, in addition to his External Soul Bone, he already possesses three of the six orthodox Spirit Bone.

They are respectively the Spirit Gathering Wisdom Skull 150,000 years, the Right Arm Soul Bone of the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion over 400,000 years, and the Left Arm Soul Bone of the Heavenly Snow Woman over 700,000 years.

Of these three main Spirit Bone, the fused Spirit Bone in the head was originally the highest quality, but it was still somewhat insufficient in front of the two Heavenly Kings.

Oscar had originally considered turning Snow Empress's Spirit Bone into Torso Soul Bone, after all, it represented a cultivation of 700,000 years, but Oscar had an even more perfect existence.

That is the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, whose cultivation is comparable to a million years. Moreover, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King itself is the embodiment of power. Using its Spirit Bone as the Torso Bone will result in a greater boost.

Oscar's strength has increased too rapidly in a short period of time, and he is no longer the same as before. Once his cultivation is completely stable, he will complete all his Soul Ring at once, and then unify the continent with an overwhelming power! With Oscar's current strength and foundation, this will definitely not take more than five years!

Of course, there are still many difficulties to overcome in this process, Bibi Dong, the Rakshasa God Heir; Qian Renxue, the Angel God Heir; and Qian Daoliu, the Level 99 Peerless Douluo of the Spirit Hall's Hall of Worship ...

However, Oscar already has a solution. As long as his strength can directly confront a level 99 Peerless Douluo, then all difficulties will disappear.

After all, his Fourth Spirit Ability is enough to make up for the lack of top-level combat power.

Northeast of the Star Luo Empire, the Sacred Volcano Range.

Although this place is considered to be at the very edge of the continent, there is a terrifying mountain range stretching for thousands of miles. Countless active volcanoes in the mountain range are constantly erupting, and the place is inhabited entirely by Fire Attribute Soul Beast, making it almost uninhabited by humans.

Now, deep within the Sacred Volcano Range, a secret realm gate has quietly opened, and over a hundred Soul Master with explosive auras have emerged from it.

These one hundred powerful Soul Master were all above level sixty, and the elder in charge was even Titled Douluo.

One of the youths said to the elder, "Great Elder, the Young Sect Master has already led Chi Xing others to participate in the Star Luo Empire's National Tournament. Before long, the name of our Divine Fire Gate will be known throughout the Star Luo Empire."

The old man nodded in agreement. He naturally acknowledged the Young Sect Master's strength. The Divine Fire Gate had been hidden in the Sacred Volcano Range for a thousand years, and now it was time for them to go out and explore.

Looking up at the sky with eyes full of piety, he said, "The gods have descended, and all Fire Attribute Soul Master in the world can enter the Divine Fire Gate. In this great struggle, the Divine Fire Gate will surely have a place. Perhaps a new Fire God will be born in this era."

"Our purpose in leaving this mountain is to establish the foundation of a world-renowned sect as quickly as possible. Once the Young Sect Master makes our Divine Fire Gate famous, we can gather all the Fire Attribute Soul Master in the world, condense the strongest sacred fire, and continue the path of the Fire God's inheritance."

Upon hearing the Great Elder's words, hundreds of Soul Masters' faces lit up. When the Fire God descended with his inheritance, even if they didn't have the chance to ascend, they would definitely gain a lot and become legends! The same scene also occurred in Hurricane Canyon, a thousand miles away. Hurricane Canyon is located three hundred miles east of the Godwind Academy. The canyon is thousands of miles long and has been there for thousands of years. It is sparsely populated and only a few powerful Wind Attribute Soul Beast can barely survive in it.

Because Hurricane Canyon is constantly ravaged by hurricanes as sharp as blades and tornadoes capable of destroying everything, even ordinary Soul Emperor- level Soul Master enter it may not be able to come out alive.

At this moment, deep within Hurricane Canyon, nearly a hundred Soul Master gathered. The terrifying wind blades and tornadoes seemed to be under their control. The elder leading them was also a powerful figure at the Titled Douluo level.

Looking up at the sky with piercing eyes, he said, "The Wind God has decreed that in this era of great contention, inaction is not an option. Now that I have left the mountain, all Wind Attribute Soul Master in the world are welcome to join my Wind God Valley. In this great struggle, my Wind God Valley will surely have a place. Perhaps a new Wind God will be born in this era."

"Our purpose in leaving this mountain is to establish the foundation of a legendary sect as quickly as possible. Once the Young Sect Master makes our Wind God Valley famous, we can gather all the Wind Attribute Soul Master in the world, condense the strongest legendary wind, and continue the path of the Wind God's inheritance."

One of the Soul Douluo replied, "It seems that a genius has emerged from the Godwind Academy. He may be one of only two promising children besides the Young Sect Master."

The old man nodded. "Back then, Feng Yao used a secret method to send a message to the Valley Master, hoping that the Valley Master would make an exception and accept Feng Xiaotian into Wind God Valley. Unfortunately, Wind God Valley was closed at the time, and his wish could not be fulfilled. Now that the gods have issued a decree, Wind God Valley has reopened to the mainland, and that child can receive the best education."

"Although he has fallen far behind, with our guidance, he may be able to catch up with the Young Sect Master."

One of the Soul Douluo replied, "That's how our Wind God Valley is. We always encourage those with talent and strength to rise to the top. We never engage in factionalism or infighting. We are just around the corner to surpass the Divine Fire Gate!"

The old man smiled slightly, "Enough with the nonsense, let's set off! Based on the Godwind Academy, let's start the legend of our Wind God Valley on the continent."

The Star Luo Empire, the Star Luo Grand Spirit Dueling Arena.

The knockout stage consists of only one round, and nearly 100 teams will eventually be reduced to 42. These 42 teams will then begin the Promotion Match in two weeks.

Star Luo Emperor Dai Yutian frowned slightly as he looked at the information of the forty-two teams. "The continent is currently experiencing undercurrents. Even in this National Tournament alone, many powerful Hermit Sect have emerged. Perhaps the situation on the continent will change in the near future. We need to prepare in advance..."

The gentle and beautiful woman beside Dai Yutian softly massaged his shoulders and back. "Everything has two sides. Since it is the beginning of a great era, our Star Luo Empire may not be unable to continue its glory, or even go further."

This beautiful woman is Dai Yutian's first wife and the current Queen of the Star Luo Empire. She also comes from the Zhu Family and is Dai Yutian's most solid and reliable support.

Dai Yutian grasped the Queen's hand, his eyes gleaming. "In that case, there's no need for the eldest and Third Brother to fight to the death. Whoever can help Star Luo Empire advance further in the future will take my place. What does the Queen think?"

Zhu Jingxi nodded. Whether it was the First Prince or the second Prince, they were both flesh and blood of hers. She didn't want to see either of them lose in the end. Now that His Your Majesty was willing to change the method, she was naturally overjoyed.

Zhu Jingxi smiled and said, "As Your Majesty wishes, I will grind the ink and draft the decree."

Dai Yutian leaned against the Queen's waist. "No rush, let's see how the eldest and Third Brother perform in the competition first."

Zhu Jingxi stopped in her tracks. "Your Majesty, I obey your decree."

P. S.: Typos will be corrected first and then fixed later.