Spirit Hall was the sole real organizer of this tournament?!
Yu Xiaogang's eyes widened in disbelief.
In every previous Soul Master Tournament, the major powers had organized it together. Never had one power taken charge alone.
The reason was simple. The Soul Master Tournament was enormous, drawing participants from across the continent. Without a unified state on Douluo Continent, the various powers naturally had to hold it together.
That was how it had always been. Under normal circumstances, Yu Xiaogang's proposal might have had some hope. But this year was different.
The major powers had run out of money.
Everything in this world cost money. Without it, they could not take a single step.
Spirit Hall had already shaken the marrow from their bones and taken their money. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had lost a vast fortune too, while the Two Great Empires had been forced to cut troops and spending just to scrape by.
Spirit Hall had also warned them not to prey on commoners. Anyone who dared extend a claw vanished along with their entire family at the hands of Spirit Hall's elders.
With no money, the major powers could no longer organize the Soul Master Tournament together. Spirit Hall, on the other hand, could hold it single-handedly.
The emperors of the Two Great Empires had eagerly contributed venues for the Promotion Tournament, so the generous Qian Xunji had left their names on the list of organizers. But their names were all they had; they held no power to tell the tournament how to operate.
So even if Yu Xiaogang had not been locked up here, any attempt to report Skywater Team would have been absurd.
As the saying went: Who stands below this court, and why are you suing its judge?
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