"Next, His Majesty, Sect Master Ning of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Platinum Bishop Salas will personally present the five teams that have advanced to the Qualifying Rounds with their qualification certificates and prize money!"
The qualification certificate was actually just a handwritten document.
There was no need to worry about forgery.
After all, Spirit Hall and the Heaven Dou Empire knew perfectly well which academies had advanced.
The prize money, however, was something Gu Xuan and Dai Mubai had not known about beforehand.
The prize money awarded to the top five academies was the same.
After all, this was only the Qualifying Rounds.
Each team received a reward of ten thousand Gold Soul Coins from the Heaven Dou Empire.
At the Grand Finals, the prizes for the final top three would be provided by Spirit Hall.
Once the awards had been presented,
the host handed the floor to Xue Ye, the most distinguished person present.
Xue Ye's gaze swept across the student representatives from the five academies before him,
lingering for several extra seconds on Gu Xuan and Dai Mubai in particular.
Only then did he smile and say,
"First of all, children, I congratulate you."
"You have successfully earned the right to advance in this Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament."
"As the supreme ruler of the Heaven Dou Empire, I am proud of you."
"You are all the Empire's hope for the future."
"And as the captains and Vice-Captains of your respective teams, your strength played the most important role in these matches."
"Therefore, I have decided to confer upon the ten of you the title of viscount."
"The other competing students from your five academies will be granted the title of baron."
"Once you graduate, the doors of the Imperial Family will always