Promotion Competition Begins
In the blink of an eye, a month has passed.
Teams from other regions also arrived in Heaven Dou City within this month.
Including Nuoding Team, there are a total of fifteen teams.
However, Nuoding Team withdrew from the Promotion Competition, so none of the members were present.
Although Xue Ye had already learned from the master of ceremonies and referees that Nuoding Team had given up the Promotion Competition, his expression still darkened when he didn't see Nuoding Team in the Royal Hunting Ground.
So arrogant?
Despite feeling dissatisfied, Xue Ye took a deep breath and announced the start of the Promotion Competition.
Yu Tianheng, an Imperial Fighting Team Two, looked around but didn't see any members of the Nuoding Team, not even the dean or teachers of the Nuoding Academy. He couldn't help but wonder, "Isn't the Nuoding Team participating in the advancement?"
Yu Feng looked around and indeed didn't see any members of the Nuoding Team. He guessed, "Maybe it's because they're not good at fighting alone?"
But as soon as he said that, the rest of the Imperial Fighting Team Two looked at him as if he were a fool. Osler was speechless. "Where did you get the idea that they are not good at fighting alone? With that Self-Created Soul Skill called Armament Qi Field, even Support System can go head-to-head with Assault System!"
Yu Feng was speechless, but still stubbornly said, "At least they can't fly... not all of them can fly."
No one paid any more attention.
Yu Tianheng also focused his attention on Dugu Yan, and found that she seemed a bit absent-minded in the past month. She often spaced out during training, so he decided to take a look at her.
"Yanyan, you..."
"Huh? I'm fine!"
Dugu Yan was startled and immediately assured Yu Tianheng that she was fine before he could finish speaking.
Yu Tianheng: "..." He had a feeling that Yanyan was hiding something from him.
Yu Tianheng's feeling was correct.
A month ago, Dugu Yan saw a completely transformed Dugu Bo at the manor and mistook him for some Xiao Bai who had barged in without permission.
Who knew—
That was actually his own grandfather!
When Dugu Yan learned that the handsome, dashing, and uniquely charming man was actually her grandfather, she couldn't imagine what had happened.
In addition, Dugu Bo also told her the truth about her parents' deaths... the murderer was actually the venom of their own family's Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison.
All of this took her a month to fully accept, and she still couldn't accept it! Especially the fact that her grandfather had become a young and handsome man; she found that hardest to accept, fearing that he might do something rash and find her a grandmother even younger than her in the future...
As the Promotion Competition began, Imperial Fighting Team Two was the first to take the stage. Only then did Dugu Yan temporarily put aside the chaotic thoughts in her mind and concentrate on watching the match.
The first opponent of the Imperial Fighting Team Two is the Heavenly Soul Academy Team.
Correspondingly, members of the royal family of the Heavenly Soul Kingdom also came here— Mu Bing, and the royal princess: Wei Sa.
"Sect Master Ning, I heard that one of the fifteen teams has given up participating in the Promotion Competition?" Mu Bing's attention was not on her own team, but she asked Ning Fengzhi, who was not far away, about the situation of that team.
The purpose of the Promotion Competition is mainly to facilitate the selection of talents by the empire and other kingdoms and duchies within its borders. However, the Heavenly Soul Empire is located in the north, where the climate is cold, so basically no Soul Master are willing to go there. Even among the outstanding Soul Master of the Skywater Academy, not many are willing to develop there.
Therefore, for Mu Bing, it would be better to take this opportunity to learn more about the changing landscape of the Soul Master World on the continent.
"Yes, that's the Nuoding Team."
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has established connections with the kingdoms and duchies within the Heaven Dou Empire. Ning Fengzhi himself adopts a broad approach, and given that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's businesses span across major cities throughout the continent, he is quite enthusiastic about Mu Bing, the representative of the Heavenly Soul Kingdom. "I suppose Princess Mu Bing has also heard of you?"
"I've heard that their captain and key members have incredibly powerful Soul Ring Configuration, and that the seven of them together defeated the Elephant Armored Sect's Sect Master Hu Yan, Huyan..."
At this point, Mu Bing glanced at Huyan Zhen not far away and noticed that although he had clearly heard what she said, he didn't seem to care at all. She couldn't help but wonder, "... They're supposedly a very strong team, and their individual skills should be extremely high, so why aren't they participating in this Promotion Competition?"
"I don't know either..."
Ning Fengzhi shook his head.
But does he really not know?
No!
He knows it perfectly well!
The reason why the Nuoding Team did not participate is because Zhou Qing was unwilling to play for any team!
Therefore, this is mainly Promotion Competition to help the Heaven Dou Empire select talents. They don't care, and it doesn't matter if they are ranked last!
Because they have no desire to join the "rules of the game" jointly established by the Two Great Empires and the Spirit Hall!
What are they trying to do?
Breaking the rules?
A different approach?
Ning Fengzhi was unsure, but he knew one thing: Zhou Qing and the others were definitely prepared—the fact that the seven of them had joined forces to defeat Huyan Zhen was proof of that.
They have already acquired abilities and power that have made all forces on the continent take notice.
Although Ning Fengzhi believed that Zhou Qing and others should remain hidden and accumulate more experience in order to make a name for themselves in the future, he also knew that Zhou Qing was not the type to be impatient for quick success, so there must be other reasons.
However, due to his status and the fact that Zhou Qing and the others had already slightly displeased Xue Ye, he couldn't go to the Nuoding Team, lest he attract the attention of those with ulterior motives and cause Xue Ye to become wary of him, thus rendering all his previous efforts somewhat futile...
"Auntie, I'm a little bored. I want to go shopping in Heaven Dou City."
Wei Sa, the little princess of the Heavenly Soul Kingdom, spoke.
Three years ago, following Zhou Qing's advice, she studied medicine and martial arts to understand the structure of the body. She also lived in anonymity and often had Mu Bing take her to watch Soul Fighting Arena Soul Fight Arena matches. She also participated in Soul Fight matches where weapons were allowed.
The Soul Fighting Arena, large and small, have different rules and fighting styles. Especially in Soul Fighting Arena with few restrictions, the methods of Soul Master are incredibly diverse; there's nothing they can't do, only things they haven't thought of.
Although the Soul Master in those small Soul Fighting Arena are far inferior to the geniuses in these academies in terms of Soul Power Level, they are lacking in ruthlessness, except for a few teams.
Therefore, for someone like Wei Sa who has seen all sorts of bloody scenes, the individual Promotion Competition matches were indeed somewhat uninteresting.
"Alright, I'll have the guards escort you back to the Royal Hotel in Heaven Dou City." Seeing that Wei Sa couldn't stay any longer, Mu Bing didn't force her and asked the guards from the Heavenly Soul Kingdom who had come with her to escort her back to Heaven Dou City.
After Wei Sa left, Ning Fengzhi asked, "Princess Wei Sa's Soul Power seems to have reached level twenty-five. She is truly gifted."
"We can't hide it from Sect Master Ning, but Sa'er's Martial Soul is the Snow Lotus, which is only Support System. No matter how much she cultivates, she can't become Battle Soul Master." Mu Bing sighed, but the truth was not so. Wei Sa's perseverance was not bad; after three years, her combat skills and experience far surpassed those of her peers...