Chapter 133 Finals
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"Xue Qinghe" drew three thousand armored soldiers from the cities they passed to assist in guarding, and also gathered some Soul Masters who belonged to the royal family.
Although the latter half of the journey was peaceful and his actions didn't come into play, it still made all the teachers and students of the participating academies feel valued by him, earning their favor.
Zhu Zhuqing almost had her face disfigured and left with psychological trauma, Tang San became a target for assassination by the Spirit Hall, Flender was seriously injured, and a series of events made the atmosphere of Shrek Academy somewhat gloomy.
For them, the only good news was that Xiao Wu finally broke through to level 40. In order to increase the chances of winning the finals, Liu Erlong took her to hunt for Soul Rings.
On the side of the Northern Academy, Bing Lan also gained considerable improvement in the continuous battles of the promotion tournament, and her Soul Power level reached 40.
However, no one took her to hunt for Soul Rings. Compared to Shrek Academy's urgent need to improve combat power, they seemed much more relaxed.
Amon stroked his monocle, and a smile slowly appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"What's wrong, Captain?" Romier asked.
"Just remembered something happy, the finals... Heh, it's really something to look forward to." Amon's eyes were deep.
Spirit Hall City's area is not large, not even one-tenth of Heaven Dou City, but the city walls are extremely majestic, reaching eighty meters in height and over thirty meters in thickness, built entirely of stone.
The city walls are hexagonal, with Soul Masters in Spirit Hall attire patrolling above.
Ning Fengzhi couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement. Just from the guards on the city walls, one could feel the power of the Spirit Hall.
The interior of Spirit Hall City is not as bustling as ordinary cities. The streets appear very empty, with few pedestrians and few shops on both sides.
However, the items sold in the shops are quite high-end, mostly items needed by Soul Masters, and even space storage Soul Tools are sold.
Amon also saw Soul Refining Grass in a pharmacy. He secretly noted the location of the shop in his heart.
Under the leadership of a red-robed bishop, the participating teams arrived at a restaurant on the west side of Spirit Hall City and settled down.
To the surprise of the participating contestants, the staff in the restaurant were also Soul Masters! The chef in charge of the kitchen was even no weaker than them!
Amon stood on the roof, gazing at the hill in the center of Spirit Hall City. On top of the hill, there were two conspicuous buildings.
At the top of the mountain was the Douluo Hall, as white as jade, and at the halfway point was the Pope's Hall, magnificent and resplendent. The Elder Hall was also inside the Pope's Hall.
Qian Daoliu, Bibi Dong, and other powerhouses of the Spirit Hall all resided within.
The finals would begin in three days. Yan Jin and Lei Yin quietly returned to the Northern Academy team one night.
Xiao Wu also rushed back the day before the finals began.
Amon looked at the travel-worn Xiao Wu with great interest, a hint of inexplicable meaning in his eyes.
Xiao Wu glared at him fiercely, smelled the spicy rabbit head aroma coming from the Northern Academy's room, and her face was very ugly.
"You brat, you better put away your disgusting eyes. If you dare to have any ideas about my goddaughter, I will definitely blow your head off," Liu Erlong said, feeling Xiao Wu's hostility towards him.
"Then you have to be careful, maybe someday, your daughter will have something important stolen by me," Amon said with a smile, stroking his monocle.
Bang!
Liu Erlong threw a punch, grazing past Amon's head and hitting the wall behind, creating a large hole.
Amon's expression remained unchanged, and he always had a gentle smile on his face.
Liu Erlong snorted coldly and turned to leave.
"What happened?" Yan Jin poked her head out of the room, with half a rabbit's head still in her mouth.
"It's nothing." Amon shook his head, "Just a greeting from a friend."
The finals proceeded as scheduled.
There were only five rounds in total, with one day of rest and adjustment time between each round. Before the final fifth round, there were three days of adjustment.
In the first round, the three seed teams from Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Star Luo Academy, and Spirit Hall would get a bye. In the second round, the first place winners from the two major empire regions would get a bye. In the third round, the second place winners from the two major competition regions would get a bye. In the fourth round, the remaining six teams would compete for the top three.
In the fifth round, the final three teams would use single combat to cycle through eliminations to determine the strongest individual. The losers would then engage in team battles, and the winner of the team battle would then fight the winner of the previous individual competition to determine the final champion.
The venue for the finals was located in the center of Spirit Hall City. It was a huge arena with a diameter of one hundred meters, completely made of granite. After being reinforced by Soul Tools, it was said to be able to withstand any attack from Soul Emperors and below without being damaged.
The Northern Academy's first round opponent was a slightly famous academy from the Star Luo Empire, which had achieved good results in the previous Soul Master Competition.
When both sides stood on the arena, other students from the two major empires gathered on both sides of the arena to watch the competition.
Due to the different empires they belonged to, when the eyes of the students from both sides met, there was a faint sense of confrontation.
For this first match, the students of the Heaven Dou Empire looked at the participants from the Star Luo side with an expression of watching a good show.
They couldn't wait to see the students from the Star Luo Empire suffer the beatings they had once suffered.
Amon sat on the chair made by Romier as always, attracting the angry stares of the Star Luo side.
Yan Jin unscrupulously displayed her power, and a giant made of magma rose from the center of the arena.
In an inconspicuous corner, Yue Guan, dressed in white, showed a look of surprise on his face: "Your apprentice has very good talent."
Beside him, Walter, also dressed in white, showed a proud look on his face, "How is it? Not bad, right? She's only a little over fifteen years old."
"A fifteen-year-old Soul King?" Yue Guan was a little out of control, "Wait, this Northern Academy team has your involvement in it, right? Don't you know that the champion's reward is specially prepared by His Holiness the Pope for her disciple?"
Walter curled his lips dismissively, "This is a joint decision of the elders. If the 'Golden Generation' can't win the championship, it can only be said that they are just so-so and not worthy of such great support from the Spirit Hall... It's much more valuable to use these resources to cultivate my apprentice."
Yue Guan smiled yinly: "You said so much just for that last sentence, right?"
"Otherwise? Bibi Dong... Only her strength can match the position of Pope. Many of her decisions can't really be called wise, and she's also headstrong."
Yue Guan's face twitched, and he didn't dare to continue the topic, "You should restrain yourself a little, at least don't say that in front of me. I'm a confidant of Her Holiness Bibi Dong, it makes me very embarrassed for you to say that."
"Heh..." Walter shook his head and smiled, but he didn't say anything more.
On the field, the arena had already been riddled with holes by Yan Jin. The scorching magma melted the ground, and there were pits of various sizes everywhere, with rising steam constantly rising.
The Star Luo Empire's contestants who took the stage fell scattered on the arena. They were all Beast Soul Masters, and with preparation and specially strengthened defenses, they could resist the burning of magma for a certain period of time.
Therefore, Yan Jin spent a little more effort, but the final result did not change. She still knocked them all down by herself.
This result plunged the Star Luo Empire into silence. Everyone looked at Yan Jin, who was radiant on the field, and Amon, who was sitting on the chair and appeared quite mysterious, with heavy hearts.
The students of the Heaven Dou Empire cast playful glances at the Star Luo Empire. Seeing their opponents frowning, they felt happy.
In addition to the students of the academy, there were also many Soul Master spectators belonging to the Spirit Hall around. They looked at Yan Jin and discussed it, silently comparing her with the "Golden Generation". Without knowing her true age, they came to the conclusion that this child's aptitude was no less than that of the "Golden Generation".
The first match ended. The Spirit Hall activated the emergency plan and carried out emergency repairs to the arena.
The repairer was a Soul Sage whose Soul was Rock. He filled the pits in the arena with rocks brought by the staff, and then activated his Soul Skill, causing the rocks to slowly deform. In a short while, the entire arena was restored to its original state.
This move attracted the curious eyes of the students, which was too similar to the way the Northern Academy shaped their Souls into chairs.
"Xue Qinghe" looked at the Rock Soul Sage with burning eyes. Just now, a flash of inspiration flashed in her mind, and she suddenly thought of a question: Could Soul Skills be used in the field of people's livelihood?
However, soon, she threw this idea out of her mind and smiled dumbly.
How could it be possible to let noble Soul Masters be bricklayers?
However, it can be used in war... Since it can repair the arena, it can naturally repair the city walls, block the city gates, and build temporary houses for the soldiers to rest...
She supported her chin thoughtfully, preparing to write a special report afterwards and submit it to Emperor Xue Ye.
In the second match, the Shenfeng Academy took the stage.
Huo Wu still made the same choice as in the original work. In order to get a higher ranking, she gave up the participation right of the Blazing Academy and joined the Shenfeng Academy.
In order to get the Spirit Hall to accommodate this matter, Huo Wu and Feng Xiaotian made a promise to join the Spirit Hall after the end of the academy competition.
This had a considerable impact on the rest of the students. The merged Shenfeng Academy team became even stronger, giving them another great enemy.
It seemed to be an intentional arrangement by the Spirit Hall. In the first round of battles, each match was a team from the Heaven Dou Empire against a team from the Star Luo Empire.
However, no one from the two major empires objected to this, which was exactly what they hoped for.
Because of this arrangement, the atmosphere in the arena had been very tense, and the competition was much bloodier than the preliminaries. There were even a few students who suffered permanent and incurable injuries.
But this situation not only did not make the students worry, but instead further stimulated their desire to come on stage and compete.
After all, combat is the main theme of the Soul Master world.
Only the strong can be respected by others in the Soul Master world.
Looking at the hateful gazes cast by the students of Heaven Dou and Star Luo at each other, the smile on Yue Guan's face became more yin.
Walter also nodded and said in a low voice: "This kind of arrangement is not bad."
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