After the Soul Master Tournament ended, Ma Rufeng led the entire team away from Star Luo City immediately. Ma Rufeng himself piloted the Soul Tool, with the others following behind. Although they had won the championship, they were now easy targets, as the championship rewards were too tempting and would inevitably attract covetous eyes.
Fortunately, the journey was uneventful, and after several days of continuous flight, the group finally returned to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy.
Upon returning to the academy, Xu Zhengyang and his group received the most lavish welcome. Almost all the academy's leaders were present, and even some of the Soul Engineer who were devoted to research were there.
The Sun Moon Team's victory in the Soul Master Tournament demonstrated unprecedented strength and made history, bringing the Sun Moon Soul Engineer Academy to its peak of prestige and making it truly famous throughout the world.
To Xu Zhengyang's surprise, the celebration was hosted by Crown Prince Xu Tianran.
Although Xu Tianran was in a wheelchair, he appeared unusually calm, exuding an arrogant and powerful aura, seemingly superior and domineering.
This was the first time Xu Zhengyang had met Crown Prince Xu Tianran. He was completely different from the crazy and ambitious man he had imagined. He was more like a powerful and ruthless leader, even if he was just sitting there.
The Crown Prince even announced on the spot that all participating team members would receive rewards from the Sun Moon Empire. The rewards were extremely generous, including various precious metals, future support from the academy, and even some power within the empire, which surprised and delighted everyone.
After the celebration, the entire team gathered together. In addition to all the team members, Ma Rufeng and Dean Jing Hongchen were also present.
Everyone knows that the grand celebration is just a way for everyone to receive rewards, while this is where the real spoils of victory are distributed.
Ma Rufeng took out the reward from this Soul Master Tournament, namely the three top-tier Soul Bone that were over 50,000 years old.
Ma Rufeng began, "Based on their performance in this Soul Master Tournament, Ma Rulong, Xu Zhengyang, Xiao Hongchen Meng Hongchen have made outstanding contributions. As the captain, Ma Rulong played an absolute leadership role in the team and was also the only Soul Emperor in the team, whose performance was nothing short of perfect."
" Xu Zhengyang, as the true brain of the Sun Moon Team in this Soul Master Tournament, basically led all the tactics, including all the pre-battle preparations and the final battle. All the strategies were formulated by Xu Zhengyang Xu Zhengyang, and he made great contributions to defeating Ma Xiaotao with his powerful strength."
" Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, as the backbone of the team, also played a crucial role. Xiao Hongchen performed exceptionally well from beginning to end. As the team's absolute offensive power, his performance was outstanding, especially in the finals, where he defeated Dai Yueheng and also served to restrain the Shrek Team."
" Meng Hongchen, as the team's surprise weapon, played a crucial role in the final strategy, severely damaging the opponent in team battles. His unique poison-attribute area-of-effect attack laid the foundation for the victory in the entire final."
"The others also performed exceptionally well, fulfilling their responsibilities as starters and putting in a very good showing."
Ma Rufeng's words roughly recounted the specific process of this Soul Master Tournament, including each person's contribution and some...
The evaluation was generally fair and impartial, highlighting impressive performances and even some details. He described the role of each person in detail, including the substitutes.
After Ma Rufeng finished speaking, all the team members showed a hint of excitement and pride. This was a historic performance by the Sun Moon Team, which would even be etched in the history of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy.
Jing Hongchen nodded. "Very good. Everyone performed exceptionally well this time. You have made history for our Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy and are the pride of our entire Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy. The academy will not let down anyone who has made a contribution."
"Although there are only three Soul Bone, everyone else has received a corresponding reward. According to the academy's rules, I have decided to award these three Soul Bone to you. Ma Rulong and Xu Zhengyang will each receive one Soul Bone, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen will each receive one Soul Bone, and the rest of you will receive one million Gold Soul Coin, plus materials for Soul Engineer cultivation."
Everyone's eyes widened upon hearing the reward distribution. The rewards were incredibly generous; even substitute players received one million Gold Soul Coin and Soul Engineer cultivation materials—a truly astonishing amount.
Xu Zhengyang, Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and Ma Rulong exchanged glances. The most important thing now was to select these three Soul Bone. In terms of value, the ice-attribute Ice Giant Dragon Head Soul Bone was the most valuable, after all, it was the rarest Head Soul Bone. The other two Soul Bone were also extremely valuable.
If these three Soul Bone were auctioned, given their age of 50,000 years and their exceptional quality, their value would be no less than 15 million Gold Soul Coin. In particular, the Head Soul Bone would be worth more than 20 million Gold Soul Coin.
Ma Rulong and the other two all looked at Xu Zhengyang. In the past year or two, Xu Zhengyang had basically been in charge of the entire team, and all decisions were made by Xu Zhengyang. It can be said that Xu Zhengyang made a great contribution to winning the championship in the entire Soul Master Tournament.
Xu Zhengyang thought about it carefully and didn't hesitate.
"Captain, your Martial Soul is the Big-Headed Spirit Ape. Of these three Soul Bone, the only suitable one is this Mighty Demon Tiger Left Arm Soul Bone. You can have this Soul Bone."
" Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, you two should take this Ice Giant Dragon Head Soul Bone. The other two Soul Bone aren't really suitable for you."
"In the end, I'll take this Divine Fire Fierce Bird Right Arm Soul Bone Soul Bone; it has other uses for me."
Ma Rulong quickly spoke up, " Xu Zhengyang, with your Martial Soul, this Mighty Demon Tiger Left Arm Soul Bone should be more suitable. I can use the Divine Fire Fierce Bird Right Arm Soul Bone as well. Besides, you will be participating in the next Soul Master Tournament. With this Mighty Demon Tiger Left Arm Soul Bone, you will be stronger in the next competition."
Xu Zhengyang shook his head. "Thank you, Captain. I have my own plans. You are the Sea God of the team, so getting a suitable Soul Bone is not a problem for you."
"As for Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, you two performed exceptionally well. It's quite fitting that you both take this Ice Giant Dragon Head Soul Bone."
Seeing that Xu Zhengyang had made his decision, everyone nodded, and Xu Zhengyang put away the Divine Fire Fierce Bird Right Arm Soul Bone.
In Xu Zhengyang's opinion, although these three Soul Bone were of excellent quality, he didn't really care about them. Not only were their age levels much lower than he had imagined, but they also didn't have the attributes he particularly wanted, so he didn't care much about them.
As for taking this Divine Fire Fierce Bird Right Arm Soul Bone, it's useless to me anyway, so I might as well give it to my father. Maybe it can help him improve his strength, or at the very least, I can sell it.
Xu Zhengyang now possesses two top-tier Soul Bone: the Emperor Ice Jade Scorpion Right Arm Soul Bone and the Divine Fire Fierce Bird Right Arm Soul Bone. Both are considered top-grade Soul Bone, but unfortunately, they still fall short of Xu Zhengyang's own requirements, leaving him feeling somewhat unsatisfied yet reluctant to discard them.
Anyway, according to Xu Zhengyang's plan, he will add Soul Ring to his Second Martial Soul in the future, and at that time he will definitely not lack top-level Soul Bone, or even Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.
After all the rewards were distributed, only six people remained: Xu Zhengyang, Ma Rufeng, Ma Rulong, Jing Hongchen, Xiao Hongchen, and Meng Hongchen.
Jing Hongchen then spoke, " Xu Zhengyang, the things you did in Star Luo City are all underway. If nothing unexpected happens, these things will bring great surprises to our Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, and even the Sun Moon Empire."
Xu Zhengyang asked, "Dean, when will Zhengtian Academy arrive?"
Jing Hongchen nodded. "I've been following up on this matter from beginning to end, and I've also arranged for the vice dean to go to the Zhengtian Academy to meet them. There are about thirty people from the Zhengtian Academy who have come to the Sun Moon Empire this time, including the dean and the director of studies of the Political Academy, as well as Ye Wuqing and Yu Mengdi, whom you have your eye on. The specific conditions are as you mentioned last time."
"The academy's internal planning and construction have also begun. We plan to allocate land from the northern part of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy..."
Roughly one-sixth of the area will be used for the future use and cultivation of the Martial Soul Department. Specific construction details will be discussed once everyone has arrived.
"You and Ma Rulong will personally receive them. You two have had more contact with them and are relatively familiar with them. The royal family also attaches great importance to this relocation plan. They have not only provided a large sum of money, but also agreed to provide resources for the construction of the Martial Soul Department. Furthermore, the entire Martial Soul Department will have autonomy in the future and will be directly led by me."
"However, I still have some doubts. Isn't it a bit too hasty, or perhaps a bit too much, to place such importance on the Zhengtian Academy Zhengtian Academy? After all, they only have two Soul Douluo at most, and their overall strength isn't that high. There's also some debate within our school about whether the investment is too great."
Xu Zhengyang shook his head. "Dean, I think it's quite the opposite. We haven't been overemphasizing Zhengtian Academy; rather, we've been underestimating Zhengtian Academy. We've always pursued the cultivation of powerful Soul Master. Judging from Yu Mengdi and Ye Wuqing's talents, given enough resources, they will definitely become Soul Douluo within twenty years, and may even reach Titled Douluo within thirty years. Tang Xiaolei's talent is also quite good."
"The difference between the Douluo Continent and our Sun Moon Continent is that Douluo Continent places greater emphasis on the quality of Martial Soul and the inheritance of Soul Master. This is one of the reasons why we have been trying to cultivate top-level Soul Engineer for so many years but have never made a breakthrough. Zhengtian Academy has the highest quality Martial Soul and the best Soul Master inheritance. What it lacks is resources. It has only been squeezed and suppressed by various parties. The three great empires and those major sects will not allow a force as independent as Zhengtian Academy to produce top experts."
"What our Sun Moon Empire lacks most is not resources, but genuine Soul Master inheritance and a complete cultivation system to reach the top level of Soul Master. I bet that Zhengtian Academy is not as simple as it seems on the surface; their foundation is extremely profound, especially in the inheritance of Martial Soul cultivation, which is truly astonishing."
Jing Hongchen and Ma Rufeng seemed to be deep in thought when they heard this. Just as Xu Zhengyang said, the true top experts in the Douluo Continent are basically concentrated in those major forces, including the three great empires and countless top sects, as well as forces like Shrek and Body Sect. Wild Titled Douluo are very rare.
Moreover, these people are extremely difficult to win over. They essentially consider themselves and the forces behind them as one entity. The major forces cultivate Titled Douluo, and the Titled Douluo pledge allegiance to the forces behind them. This is already a complete system that is impossible to infiltrate.
Just like the condensation of the Soul Core, ordinary Soul Master simply cannot master it. Only major sects and powerful forces have the methods. If an ordinary Soul Master wants to condense Soul Core without guidance, the probability of death is extremely high. This is one of the most important inheritances.