Heaven Dou City.
As news of Heaven Dou Royal Academy's victory in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament spread outward from Spirit City, the academy entered a period of flourishing growth.
Previously, the duchies and kingdoms under the Heaven Dou Empire had wielded their own separate authority. One could even say they answered military summons but ignored imperial commands.
Yet when news of the championship reached them, the powerful nobles of those duchies and kingdoms all began sending their children to the academy.
Whatever schemes they harbored, the noble children they sent were there in flesh and blood.
This undoubtedly strengthened the Heaven Dou Empire's influence considerably and increased the power held by the Heaven Dou Royal Family.
Although Heaven Dou Royal Academy still primarily admitted noble children and could not enroll commoners on a large scale, things had begun to change.
With Su Ge's precedent, the academy had finally begun selecting exceptional talents from among the commoners on a limited basis and admitting them to study.
This also greatly eased the tensions between nobles and commoners, undoubtedly providing tremendous help in governing the Heaven Dou Empire.
One could say that Su Ge's championship victory had benefited far more than just himself. He had pushed the entire empire a step forward.
After this Soul Master Tournament, all the powers on the continent tacitly lay low.
Only Su Ge's reputation as a genius continued to spread to every corner of the continent. Not a whisper of what had happened before the Pope's Palace that day leaked out.
Outside the gates of Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
"Su Ge, lad, are you sure you don't need this old man to come along? My strength is nothing like it used to be!"
Dugu Bo stood before the gates, blocking Su Ge's path,