"Your Majesty, this isn't appropriate."
Salas suddenly interjected from the side.
To dare to interrupt a king of a nation while he was speaking demonstrated the immense power of the Spirit Hall.
Emperor Xueye glanced at Salas calmly, "What's the problem, Bishop Salas?"
Salas said, "There's no precedent for awarding titles in previous competitions. Furthermore, isn't the title a bit too high?"
Both the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire had titles ranked in descending order: Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount, and Baron.
Just for the qualifying round, ten Viscount titles were being offered.
Emperor Xueye's generosity was enough to shock anyone present.
Emperor Xueye shut Salas up with a single sentence.
"Your Excellency, the Platinum Bishop, the bestowal of titles is an internal matter of the empire, and has nothing to do with the Spirit Hall."
"Nor does it have anything to do with this tournament."
"I am merely rewarding these children for their performance."
"They represent my Heaven Dou Empire in this Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament."
"I also have a promise for you. If any of your teams win the final match, the entire team's titles will be promoted by one rank."
"At the same time, the academy's prefix will be enhanced with the word 'Royal', and will receive financial support from the empire."
As the captains and vice-captains of their respective teams, though these young people could be considered well-traveled,
they were still somewhat stunned by the Emperor Xueye's barrage of rewards.
What did a title represent?
A viscount could already have their own territory and retainers,
and would also receive a certain amount of subsidies from the country.
This money alone was enough to live on.
Although many Soul Masters had titles,
it was easy to obtain titles from kingdoms and principalities, but it was not so simple to obtain titles from empires, especially the directly awarded viscount titles.
The territory a viscount owned could already be a small city.
What was even more valuable was that Emperor Xueye had already assured the ten people in front of him,
that they would be granted fiefdoms after the end of this competition.
This showed that they weren't just holding empty titles,
but were true nobles with their own territories.
Tang San was very envious when he heard this. If he were the vice-captain, he could have his own fiefdom.
Salas's face looked very bad.
He didn't say anything more,
but there was more gloom in his eyes.
Through the preliminary rounds, the captains and vice-captains of these five teams
were all elites among the young Soul Masters. They were all smart, and from Emperor Xueye's promise and Salas's obstruction, they could vaguely sense some tension.
Ning Fengzhi just stood aside, smiling without a word,
as if all of this had nothing to do with him.
Emperor Xueye seemed completely oblivious to the Platinum Bishop Salas's unsightly expression, and he smiled.
"The next promotion matches will still be held within the Empire."
"However, the venue will be changed from the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena to the Royal Hunting Ground."
"At that time, the ten teams that passed the preliminary rounds from the five principalities and kingdoms will come to compete with you in the promotion matches."
"I hope that the five academies can rank among the top in the promotion matches."
"That way, you can gain an advantage when you participate in the finals."
"The promotion matches are the best stage to showcase your individual strength."
"At that time, the Empire will provide the soul beasts needed for the next title upgrade to the top three students who win the most matches in the promotion matches."
"You can choose the type of Soul Beast yourselves, those with cultivation below thirty thousand years."
"The empire guarantees it all."
Whether it was Shrek Academy or the four elemental academies,
Emperor Xueye's promise was even more appealing than the previous titles.
They should know that the ten team captains and vice-captains representing the various academies, except for Ye Fan, were all around level forty.
The next time they needed to upgrade their title would be at level fifty.
Although level fifty wasn't as important as the thirty-level Soul Ring,
level fifty was the first level where they could obtain a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring.
The strength of the first ten-thousand-year Soul Ring would greatly impact everyone's future.
If one could choose their own spirit beasts,
it would undoubtedly be a huge advantage.
Not only would it save time and eliminate the need for risk,
but it would also allow them to maximize their martial spirit's potential.
From level fifty onwards, a spirit master's cultivation speed drops significantly.
Having a ten-thousand-year spirit ring as a foundation
would undoubtedly allow them to maintain their strength during the level fifty to sixty stages.
This also provides endless benefits for future development.
Furthermore, Ye Fan was about to absorb his second ten-thousand-year spirit ring.
It could be said that this thirty-thousand-year limit was specially prepared for Ye Fan.
As long as Ye Fan spoke up, the entire Heaven Dou Empire would fully support him.
They wanted to retain Ye Fan.
Watching the heat slowly ignite in the eyes of the elites before him,
Emperor Xueye smiled slightly.
"The promotion tournament will be held in a month. I hope you can make further breakthroughs within this month."
"Alright, I won't say more. You children are all very clever,"
"I believe you will make smart choices."
After saying this, Emperor Xueye's gaze shifted, sweeping over Platinum Bishop Salas's face.
Then, escorted by a group of high-ranking officials from the Empire, he turned and left.
Salas's eyes flickered, but his expression had completely calmed down. It was difficult to read anything from his face.
Just as Emperor Xueye said,
Although he didn't explicitly state it,
the captains and vice-captains of the various academy teams all understood his meaning.
Empire or Spirit Hall, choose one.
Ye Fan and Dai Mubai walked out of the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena together. The others were waiting for them outside.
Just then, a sudden voice called out to Ye Fan.
"Ye Fan."
Ye Fan turned his head and saw a flash of red enlarging in front of him.
It was Huo Wu who had called him.
"What's the matter?"
Ye Fan asked calmly.
Huo Wu walked up to him,
stopping just a meter away from Ye Fan.
It had to be said,
facing Huo Wu was quite intimidating. Her height was outstanding for a girl.
Huo Wu wasn't short; you could even say she was tall.
She was a full 1.8 meters, about the same height as Ye Fan. Her fiery eyes stared directly at Ye Fan.
"Do you have the guts to fight me without using your martial soul?"
Ye Fan raised an eyebrow. "Fight?"
"No need, I think."
"You're not my match."
Those few simple words infuriated Huo Wu even more. "Don't underestimate people!"
Enraged, Huo Wu raised her leg high and kicked towards Ye Fan's head.
She was fast,
but Ye Fan reacted even faster.
Without seeing how Ye Fan moved,
his right hand had already grabbed Huo Wu's ankle.
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