Spirit City, Pope Palace.
"Convey my decree."
Bibi Dong's voice was cold and clear, every word seeming to carve itself into the air. "Effective immediately, a new rule shall be added to the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament: the age limit for participants shall remain unchanged, but anyone whose cultivation exceeds Soul Saint shall be prohibited from competing."
Chrysanthemum Douluo's pupils abruptly contracted.
This rule was far too targeted. Among Soul Masters around twenty years old across the continent, only two had cultivation beyond Soul Saint.
One was Su Mo, and the other was Xiao Wu. This was no longer a rule change—it was a ban targeting them by name.
Although the Soul Power of heaven and earth had surged in recent years, increasing everyone's cultivation speed severalfold, they had not had Soul Rings to make breakthroughs before!
In the future, there might be plenty of people reaching Soul Saint before twenty, but for now, just as in the past, reaching Soul King was already considered extraordinarily impressive.
"Your Holiness, wouldn't this rule... be too obvious?" Chrysanthemum Douluo chose his words carefully. "Su Mo has only just made the Ring Condensation Technique public, and Soul Masters across the world regard him as a savior. If we target him now, I fear it will give others grounds for criticism."
"Grounds for criticism?" Bibi Dong sneered. "What grounds? I am doing this for the fairness of the Soul Master Tournament. Soul Saint-level combat power far surpasses that of Soul Ancestors and Soul Kings. If Soul Saints are allowed to compete, what fairness will the other students have? What spectacle would this tournament even have? This rule is not aimed at Su Mo. I merely wish to make the tournament more entertaining. As for only him and Xiao Wu currently meeting