Visiting Heaven Dou Royal Academy

"Hall Master, this intermediate academy is clearly not very strong. Should we pretend we don't know about it?"

Seeing Salas's furrowed brow, his secretary, who was organizing other documents, offered to help Salas out.

"Idiot!"

Salas snorted coldly, which frightened the secretary so much that she hurriedly knelt down and admitted her mistake.

How can you pretend you don't know?

"This is a great opportunity to strike at a certain Advanced Academy within Heaven Dou City!"

He didn't care whether the Nuoding Academy team was strong or weak.

Importantly, this team of country bumpkins from the countryside would be completely clueless about how many Advanced Academy there are in Heaven Dou City, their strengths, and so on.

When the time comes, which Advanced Academy they choose to challenge will be entirely up to his guidance.

Even if the dean of the selected Advanced Academy was unwilling, he would still have to find time to talk to him afterwards.

This is a good opportunity to teach one of the Advanced Academy that doesn't get along with the Spirit Hall a lesson!

How can we give up?

Seeing that his secretary was still kneeling, Salas calmed himself down and asked leisurely, "When will Nuoding Academy come to my place?"

"Judging from the date this application was sent out, it was sent out half a month ago... Calculating the time, they should arrive in Heaven Dou City tomorrow. Considering they need to arrange accommodation, they might visit the day after tomorrow," the secretary said cautiously.

"The next two days?" Salas nodded, got up and left the Spirit Hall, prepared gifts, and went to visit the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Upon learning of Salas's visit from the Martial Soul Hall, the Three Education Commissioners of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy were extremely surprised, but they dared not neglect their duties and led the teachers with free time to greet him.

Exactly!

Xue Qinghe was consulting with the Three Education Commissioners about matters concerning the cultivation of the Swan Martial Soul, and also trying to strengthen their relationship. When he heard that Salas was coming, he thought that Salas was going to give him some important news, so he went to greet him along with the Three Education Commissioners members.

"What wind blew Hall Master Salas here?"

Meng Shenji laughed twice, seemingly quite hearty, but actually meaning: Speak quickly if you have something to say! Spit it out! The Heaven Dou Royal Academy doesn't really welcome people from the Spirit Hall!

When Salas saw Xue Qinghe was also present, his eyes narrowed slightly, and then he chuckled coldly, saying, "I brought a gift, and you won't even offer me a sip of tea?"

"Please."

Seeing that Salas had indeed brought a gift, a hundred-year-old blood ginseng, Meng Shenji could no longer make sarcastic remarks and could only reluctantly invite Salas to sit in the living room.

When the tea was served, Xue Qinghe noticed the atmosphere was somewhat quiet, so he spoke first, "Hall Master Salas, have you come to my Heaven Dou Royal Academy to see which student you have taken a fancy to and wish to take as your disciple?"

The Three Education Commissioners, Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, Zhi Lin, narrowed their eyes.

Are they here to poach our staff?

But which of these students from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy isn't backed by royalty and immense power? How could they possibly join the Spirit Hall?

Not to mention, these noble children are all quite spoiled and don't put much thought into cultivation... Uh, could it be that Salas isn't here to poach players because the Continental Elite Tournament is approaching, but rather to investigate the strengths and weaknesses of the two Royal Family teams?

The Three Education Commissioners couldn't help but be suspicious.

Of the two Royal Family Teams, Team Two was replaced by the original substitutes from Team One. Under Qin Ming's leadership, the members of Imperial Fighting Team Two had spent the past three years traveling extensively, undergoing secret training and participating in various Soul Fight. They only recently returned, having not only improved their cultivation but also greatly enhanced their combat abilities...

"Your His Royal Highness the Prince too kind." A bead of cold sweat trickled down Salas's neck, but his face remained impassive as he chuckled and stated his purpose, "I've come to inform the three members of your esteemed academy that they will be attending a meeting at the Spirit Hall the day after tomorrow..."

The Three Education Commissioners looked at each other, wondering what Salas was up to.

Salas didn't keep them in suspense any longer and said directly, "There is an intermediate academy in the Heaven Dou territory that wants to participate in this Continental Elite Tournament. They have already submitted the relevant application to my Martial Soul Hall half a month in advance, following the proper procedures."

Meng Shenji's expression immediately changed.

Zhi Lin and Bai Baoshan frowned slightly.

The three of them immediately understood why Salas had come—

Similar to Salas's thoughts, the Three Education Commissioners did not care about the strength of that intermediate academy team, and did not even ask what the intermediate academy was called.

Right now, there's only one issue to consider:

Which academy is Salas trying to put in a bad way?

Just as the atmosphere was about to quiet down again, Xue Qinghe laughed, "I thought this kind of thing only happened in books. I didn't expect that there would actually be such a rule in the Continental Elite Tournament?"

"Yes, Your His Royal Highness the First Prince."

Zhi Lin explained to Xue Qinghe, "Back then, a mid-level academy exploited a loophole in the rules and participated in the Continental Elite Tournament. Although they didn't achieve a good ranking, they still defeated several Advanced Academy... This made His Heaven Dou Your Majesty realize the potential of Commoner Soul Master who couldn't enter Advanced Academy. He then discussed the matter with the Spirit Hall, but due to the dignity of the nobility, students from mid-level academies who wanted to participate in the Continental Elite Tournament had to first challenge an Advanced Academy and gain their team's approval."

"But--"

Bai Baoshan added, "Since then, no intermediate academy team has received recognition."

The reason is simple.

After all, the Advanced Academy being challenged would definitely lose face and would be determined to beat the person to a pulp.

Even if a team trained by an intermediate academy is on par with a team from an Advanced Academy, it still won't gain the recognition of that Advanced Academy.

The power of discourse lies with the Advanced Academy.

As witnesses, both the Spirit Hall and the Heaven Dou Royal Academy adhered to the principle of "better to avoid trouble" and did not speak up for the intermediate academy.

"So, intermediate academies can't participate in the Continental Elite Tournament at all?"

To be honest, Xue Qinghe couldn't stand how either the Heaven Dou Royal Academy or the Spirit Hall handled this matter. "This is unfair."

Meng Shenji coughed and said, "Your His Royal Highness the First Prince, this matter is not as simple as it seems on the surface... In fact, as long as a team from an intermediate academy can completely defeat a team from an Advanced Academy, it can be recognized, but that is too difficult."

The gap between Commoner Soul Master and noble Soul Master, sect disciples, and family scions is simply too great.

Take the noble students in the Heaven Dou Royal Academy as an example. Although most of them are unreliable and waste their talents, as long as one of them is willing to put his mind to cultivation, the cultivation resources and teaching staff are far superior to those of Commoner Soul Master.

"I see."

Xue Qinghe feigned realization, then added, "Then I'll go take a look in the next day or two and be a witness..."

At this point, Xue Qinghe looked at Salas again, "... I wonder if Hall Master Salas would do me the honor of allowing that intermediate academy team to participate in the Continental Elite Tournament if I think their strength is quite good, that is, if they have my approval?"

"Even if I don't give face to the First Prince, the Advanced Academy that was challenged will." Salas deliberately frowned, then chuckled, cooperating with Xue Qinghe to deepen the impression of benevolence in front of the Three Education Commissioners.