A Dark Soul Arena Was the Perfect Place to Get Things Done
The next step is the draw to determine the teams for the battle.
Platinum Bishop Salas slowly stood up and, led by a court maid, walked to the person in charge of the lottery to begin the draw.
He seemed reluctant to speak, and each time a pair of opponents was drawn, he left it to the emcee to announce.
He also took the opportunity to touch the maid's small hand, which made the latter blush and lower her head shyly.
That old geezer is quite the lecher.
Lin Yuan rested his chin on his hand, looked at the location of the competition area, and shrugged with some disdain. A fight between a group of children was not very meaningful anyway.
"The first match of the first round of the qualifiers is between the Canghui Academy and Purple Star Academy."
"The second match of the first round of the qualifiers: Oakland Academy versus Blazing Radiance Academy."
"The first round of the preliminary round consists of three matches: Heaven Dou Royal Academy versus Shrek Academy."
The host, upon seeing the competition order, announced it without hesitation.
Platinum Bishop Salas, with one hand behind his back, said calmly, "I hereby announce that any student from the participating Soul Master Academy who is able to enter the final Grand Finals will be exceptionally allowed by the Spirit Hall to directly join the Spirit Holy Hall."
The Spirit Holy Hall holds an extremely high position in the entire Spirit City, ranking only after the Pope's Palace and the Douluo Palace. There is only one such Spirit Hall in the capital of each of the two great empires on the entire continent.
The Pope's Palace is a place exclusively for the Pope.
The Douluo Palace is also a symbolic entity. Therefore, the Spirit Holy Hall is actually the highest-ranking institution within the Spirit Hall.
For a Soul Master, being able to directly enter the Spirit Holy Hall is a shortcut to improving their strength.
For a moment, the powerful figures in the arena all revealed expressions of longing. If they could join the Spirit Holy Hall, they would surely rise to prominence.
However, his words displeased Xue Ye of the Heaven Dou Empire. Clearly, Platinum Bishop Salas intended to recruit the empire's talents to the Spirit Hall and make them loyal to the Spirit Hall.
Ning Fengzhi, the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, shook his head at Xue Ye. The latter's expression gradually returned to normal, but a chill also arose in his heart.
The Spirit Hall clearly doesn't intend to allow the major empires to develop their power; otherwise, they certainly wouldn't have changed the tournament rewards for this reason.
Since the Spirit Hall is so ruthless and unjust, then they shouldn't blame themselves.
Before the match even started, Ye Yao's fingers gently traced the shape of Lin Yuan's palm as she softly asked, "Why didn't you come last night?"
Lin Yuan glanced at Ye Lingling's location and replied softly, "Ling Ling wanted to hear a story last night, so I didn't go."
Upon hearing this, Ye Yao blushed slightly and gently placed her right hand on Lin Yuan's stomach, stroking his eight-pack abs. Each stroke filled her cheeks with a rosy glow.
Perhaps it's been a long time since she's touched her abs.
Ye Lingling turned to the side and saw that her mother's cheeks were so rosy. She couldn't help but feel worried. "Mother, what's wrong? Are you sick? Why are your cheeks so red?"
Ye Yao replied softly, "The air here is rather stuffy, which is why Mother's cheeks are flushed. It's nothing to worry about."
"Ling Ling, watch more matches. It's very important for your upcoming battles."
Hearing these words, Ye Lingling didn't say anything more, continuing to keep her gaze on the field, while discussing the upcoming match with Zhu Zhuqing.
As the two sisters discussed, Ye Yao gently shifted her body, leaning close to Lin Yuan's side. Her slender, jade-like hands, slightly cool, gently reached down towards her lower body.
Lin Yuan took a sip of tea, his expression remaining calm as he watched the match unfold. His left hand naturally embraced Ye Yao's slender waist, which was less than three feet long, as he felt the smooth and delicate touch of her skin.
With the host's command, the competition began. Shrek was the first to take the stage, led by Tang San and Dai Mubai.
Because Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing were not available, Shrek Academy recruited two more substitute disciples.
Shrek Academy fielded two Soul Ancestor this time, while the others were all at the Soul Elder level.
Conversely, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team Two also had two Soul Ancestor, and the rest of them were around the level of High-Rank Soul Elder.
The match officially began, and the Shrek Academy disciples immediately released their Martial Soul. When they saw the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring rising above Tang San's body, the crowd erupted in an uproar.
"I never expected that Shrek Academy would have a Soul Master with a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring. He is truly young and promising."
"Yes, the fourth Soul Ring was a ten-thousand-year ring. You can imagine how much pain they suffered back then."
It is extremely difficult for Soul Master to absorb Soul Ring that is above their level. Sometimes they even have to face attacks from Soul Beast. If they fail, they may become an idiot or die on the spot.
However, they did not know that Tang Hao had learned about his son's situation not long ago, and thus spared no expense to obtain a 50,000-year-old Right Arm Soul Bone.
Using this Soul Bone, Tang San's Soul Power increased to level 40, and with the help of the teachers at the Shrek Academy, he successfully absorbed Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.
As for Dai Mubai, due to his advanced age and the recent all-out training from the Grandmaster, he has also reached the Soul Ancestor realm.
Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan, the two Soul Ancestor in the arena, did not join in, as they could not reveal the strength of the Shrek Academy disciples too early.
Xue Ye frowned. "Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring... Sect Master Ning, do you perhaps have high hopes for this team?"
After a brief moment of surprise, Ning Fengzhi's expression returned to normal. Although Tang San's fourth ring, which had been around for ten thousand years, had stirred up a storm in his heart, he was still able to maintain a calm demeanor.
"That's right, Your Majesty. My daughter, Ning Rongrong, is also at the Shrek Academy, but we probably won't see her participate in the preliminary rounds."
Xue Ye stroked his beard, raised an eyebrow, and said, "So, Shrek Academy was trained by your sect?"
Ning Fengzhi bowed to the position of Xue Ye and replied, "No, originally the teachers of the Shrek Academy wanted to join the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, but they encountered His Lord Lin Yuan and Prince Xue Xing, and were eventually driven out by Prince Xue Xing."
Upon hearing this, Xue Ye merely glanced at Prince Xue Xing behind him before fixing his gaze on Lin Yuan once more.
Since it Lord Lin Yuan, the Empire naturally cannot pursue the matter. After all, just because Shrek Academy possesses a ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring does not mean that the Heaven Dou Royal Academy does not.
Xue Ye already knew about the Imperial Fighting Team's situation and praised the Heaven Dou Royal Academy for becoming the strongest academy in the world with the help of His Lord Lin Yuan.