Although this is largely due to their special Martial Soul souls, the strength they have gained is real. Not to mention Soul Elder, even Soul Ancestor would probably have few who can rival them.
As for Luna, although she was looking at him expectantly, it seemed that without Qi Ling saying anything, the others' reactions had already given Luna the answer.
"Captain Luna, you must do your best to lead us to victory!" Dugu Yan picked up Luna and said to her with a smile.
Making Luna the captain wasn't just Qi Ling's idea, but everyone's. However, Qi Ling increasingly felt that Luna was more like the group's darling than the captain.
But without a doubt, her strength is worthy of everyone's respect, especially after obtaining her Third Soul Skill. Luna's Martial Soul has undergone a qualitative change, completely exceeding everyone's imagination.
Qi Ling had estimated that if he maintained his Soul Elder strength without using any other means, he would be no match for Luna no matter which Martial Soul he used.
That's right, she has become so powerful that even Qi Ling has to admire her.
This team already possesses all the conditions for victory; all that remains is for the team to work together, and that will be resolved in the upcoming battles.
In the days that followed, Qi Ling accompanied the members of the Imperial Fighting Team, practicing various tactics to help them get to know each other before the competition.
Although Qi Ling had considered recruiting a few more reserve team members so that everyone could conceal their strength, he abandoned the idea after listening to Dugu Yan's words.
"Hidden strength? Why should we hide our strength? We haven't even shown our full power!" Dugu Yan said to Qi Ling, "Even you, Qi Ling, haven't participated, so what need is there for us to hide anything?"
Although these words sound arrogant, Qi Ling felt that they made a lot of sense. The Royal Fighting Team with her and the Imperial Fighting Team without her were completely different teams, and there was no need to worry about hiding their strength.
As for the various matters related to participating in the qualifiers, Qi Ling handed them all over to Meng Shenji to handle. She also gave the title of Imperial Fighting Team to the second team so that they could enter the finals as the number one seed team.
However, what Qi Ling didn't know was that just as Meng Shenji was preparing to go to Heaven Dou City to handle these matters for Qi Ling and the others, Dugu Bo suddenly appeared and stopped Meng Shenji.
"Old man Meng, where are you going?" Dugu Bo asked Meng Shenji with a smile.
During this time, Dugu Bo had been leading the Imperial Fighting Team in training, so his relationship with Meng Shenji and the others had improved considerably. At this moment, Meng Shenji also said with a relaxed expression, "It's nothing. Qi Ling is busy helping the children train, so she asked me to go and handle the procedures for participating in the competition."
"Oh dear, why bother with such troublesome matters? I happen to have nothing better to do, so let me handle it," Dugu Bo said with a smile.
"This... isn't this a bit inappropriate? Are you familiar with the registration process?" Meng Shenji hesitated. Why was this old man, who always complained, being so diligent today?
"Hey, if I'm not familiar with it, does that mean no one in Heaven Dou City is? Besides, would anyone dare to disrespect me?" Dugu Bo said arrogantly.
Meng Shenji thought about it and realized that it made sense. There weren't many people in Heaven Dou City who dared to provoke him. Even the Spirit Hall had to give him some face. After all, the words of Titled Douluo were more effective than those of Soul Douluo like himself.
So Meng Shenji handed over the matter of registering for the competition to Dugu Bo, and then went to attend to his own business.
What Meng Shenji didn't know was that his decision directly led to the birth of a team that would later become famous.
Five days later, in Heaven Dou City, the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire, the opening ceremony of the Heaven Dou Empire Division of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament finally began. To celebrate this grand event, the Heaven Dou Empire held a grand opening ceremony in the city.
As the grandest and most important Soul Master World Soul Master Tournament, it naturally attracts not only the attention of Soul Master, but also the attention of every citizen of Heaven Dou City, from royalty and nobles to commoners.
The opening ceremony was held at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena within Heaven Dou City. To ensure the smooth running of the competition, the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena had suspended all Soul Fighting Battles a month prior and undergone a major renovation.
At this moment, the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena not only combined all the sub-areas with the main arena into one huge competition venue, but also further expanded the viewing platform, which can accommodate 80,000 spectators at the same time.
For the next period of time, all the preliminary rounds of the Heaven Dou region, as well as the subsequent Heaven Dou Kingdom qualifying rounds, will be held here.
At dawn, after all the spectators had entered and taken their seats, all the participating Soul Master teams began to enter the venue one by one under the arrangement of the competition staff.
As a teacher at the Heaven Dou Academy, Qi Ling naturally followed Heaven Dou Academy into the arena. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel extremely fortunate. Although he felt somewhat sorry for Xiao San and the others, he really didn't want to appear in such "special" clothes like Tang San and the others.
As the second team of the Heaven Dou Academy, Qi Ling and her team were naturally the first to enter the arena. Even Qi Ling, who was used to grand occasions, was stunned upon entering, and couldn't help but exclaim, "Impressive!"
Surrounding the huge and open plaza were countless shouting and cheering spectators. Directly in front of the central area was a podium with a gold background, and behind the podium was the renovated VIP area.
This Great Soul Arena was undoubtedly the largest Qi Ling had ever seen, with a grandstand capable of holding 80,000 spectators. It was decorated entirely with a silver background and surrounded by Soul Tool for lighting, giving it a magnificent and grand feel.
Leading her team, Qi Ling walked to the center of the arena. Although everyone present was surprised by Qi Ling's youth, no one questioned her in this setting.
After everyone had settled down, Qi Ling glanced around the audience, waiting for the host to introduce them. But just then, he suddenly spotted Dugu Bo sitting in the audience, winking at him.
That old rascal, every time he makes that face, he's definitely up to something bad again! Based on her experience over the years, Qi Ling had figured out Dugu Bo's intentions; she just didn't know what trouble he'd gotten himself into this time.
Soon, Qi Ling learned what the trouble was. The host enthusiastically introduced the team to everyone, "Distinguished guests, the first team to enter is one of the teams from the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy of the Heaven Dou Empire. Bearing the hopes of the entire empire, they look so..."
"At the same time, such a formidable team naturally has its own team name! Their name is: Qilin Team!"