Behind Bibi Dong, Ning Fengzhi frowned slightly.
Spirit Hall had long since announced that the prizes for this year's Soul Master Tournament would be three Soul Bones.
But it had never said what kind of Soul Bones they would be, leaving plenty of room to maneuver.
Ning Fengzhi had assumed that, after Qi Dao displayed his near-invincible strength, Spirit Hall would simply offer three ordinary Soul Bones as the tournament prizes. He had not expected Spirit Hall to do anything of the sort.
The seventy-thousand-year Soul Bone offered to the champions, in particular, seemed tailor-made for Qi Dao.
Ning Fengzhi could not help reading more into it.
Could Spirit Hall be using this to win Qi Dao over?
There was no other explanation!
Beside Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo gazed at the Seventy-Thousand-Year Divine Edge Shadowless Right Arm Bone before Bibi Dong. Longing glinted in his eyes as well.
That Soul Bone suited him too!
Meanwhile, on the competition grounds.
Shock and confusion showed on the faces of the three members of the Spirit Hall Golden Generation.
Hadn't His Holiness the Pope said she would replace the champions' prize with three random Soul Bones?
This was her idea of a replacement?
But they quickly convinced themselves: His Holiness the Pope must have her reasons!
Everyone else looked enviously toward the members of Heaven Dou Academy, especially Qi Dao.
As far as they were concerned, the championship was already in Qi Dao's pocket.
Naturally, those three Soul Bones would end up in Heaven Dou Academy's hands too.
While they looked on in envy, Bibi Dong continued speaking.
"This morning, each of your three teams will send seven members into an individual elimination round. The last team standing will gain the advantage and advance directly to tomorrow's championship match."
"The two losing teams