Douluo: Reincarnation Dragon Egg, hatched by the Silver Dragon King himself

The VIP box is situated at a high position, with a one-way transparent floor-to-ceiling window in front, offering a clear view of the battle taking place on the field below.

Next to the VIP box was the VIP table, where the person with the highest status in the entire Heaven Dou Empire sat.

Among them were Prince Xuexing and three members of the teaching committee of the Tiandou Royal Academy, all of whom held high positions and wielded great power.

Of course, there were only three people sitting in the very front row of the VIP table.

Seated at the very center was a young man with a gentle face, wearing a long gold and red robe and a crown adorned with gold and diamonds. He was none other than the Crown Prince... no, the current Emperor of the Tiandou Empire—Xue Qinghe!

On the left side of the Xueqing River sat a thin old man wearing a platinum crown and a long red robe; he was none other than Archbishop Salas.

Salas is the Hall Master of the Spirit Temple in Heaven Dou City. Although he appears infrequently, his status and position are extremely noble.

On the right side of Xue Qinghe was Ning Fengzhi, dressed in a white robe and wearing a seven-treasure purple-gold crown.

Ning Fengzhi was able to sit in this position not only because he was the sect leader of the three upper sects, but also because he was Xue Qinghe's biggest supporter.

"The three people with the highest status are not even titled Douluo... You humans are quite interesting."

The Silver Dragon King also turned his gaze to the three of them, Xue Qinghe, his tone carrying a meaningful expression.

"Although they are not the strongest, each of them is supported by a much more powerful force. They can represent the forces behind them, so their status is naturally the highest."

Ye Feng explained.

"Yes, you mentioned the Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and you do have Title Douluos behind them."

Gu Yuena nodded slightly, then looked at Ye Feng with a smile and said, "But the power behind the royal family... it must be you, right?"

"Cough cough... Sister, how did you figure that out..." Ye Feng had just taken a sip of tea and almost choked, so he asked curiously.

He hadn't had a chance to tell Gu Yuena about Qian Renxue yet.

Gu Yuena smiled slightly and said, "That young emperor's disguise was very skillful, but it was no match for my mental power. Besides, you're wearing my scales, so when I record the number of times, I also record the other party's aura."

"You have a sharp eye; you even managed to snag the heir to the Angel God..."

Gu Yuena spoke in a flippant tone, clearly finding it increasingly amusing.

She could see that Qian Renxue bore the mark of the angel god, clearly having been "marked" at birth.

However, the Angel God does not have any special requirements in that regard, and does not require the successor to be a virgin or anything like that.

It can only be said that Ye Feng's charm is too great; even girls like him can be completely captivated by him.

No wonder he's the man she set her sights on...

……

While Ye Feng was looking at "Xue Qinghe", "Xue Qinghe" was also looking at Ye Feng.

No, to be precise, they were searching for Ye Feng.

"Where has that guy gone again? It's one thing that he didn't come when I ascended the throne, but he also didn't come to this major competition. I even went out of my way to give special consideration to Star Academy..."

Xue Qinghe remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was somewhat dissatisfied. His gaze occasionally drifted towards the Star Academy's camp, but he couldn't find Ye Feng's figure.

Although she knew Ye Feng did have something important to do, she couldn't help feeling a little sad.

Moreover, she was beginning to regret becoming emperor.

When she was the crown prince, she had a little freedom and was able to spend a lot of time with Ye Feng.

But now that she has ascended to the throne, she has realized what true "exhaustion" means. Almost every moment is completely scheduled by An, leaving her no time to play with Ye Feng, let alone cultivate...

There are some things that she can't refuse to do just because she doesn't want to.

Although she oversees many departments, she still has to make the final decisions on many matters.

Xue Qinghe's gaze swept across the room, but he still couldn't find Ye Feng. He only saw a few pretty girls.

That's right, all the participants in Star Academy are women.

Ah Yin, Bing Di, Xue Di, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and a few other candidates selected by the Star Sect, totaling 10 people.

Of course, there are actually only six main participants, plus a three-eyed golden lion, making a total of seven. Theoretically, a total of seven people are required to participate.

However, Star Academy gained an extra battle pet.

Although the Three-Eyed Golden Lion is a soul beast, it has been tamed and can even be considered a combat force of the soul master.

According to Star Academy, the three-eyed golden lion was tamed by Ah Yin using her soul skills, so it naturally counts as part of her own combat strength.

In the end, it was Xue Qinghe who stepped in and reduced the number of participants in the Star Academy team by one, allowing the battle pet to take its place.

This marked the first time in the history of the Soul Master Competition that a Soul Beast battle pet appeared.

Of course, Qian Renxue's gaze did not linger on the battle pet, but instead fell on Zhu Zhuqing and the others.

Although Ye Feng didn't say it, she guessed it, but she never asked, and both of them maintained a tacit understanding.

She had actually prepared herself mentally, after all, she knew Ye Feng's personality better than anyone else...

Just as Qian Renxue was pondering, the commentator's voice came through.

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"The first match will be between our Starry Sky Academy and Skywater Academy!"

"Invite players from both sides to come forward!"

As the commentator's voice faded, the teams from Star Academy and Tianshui Academy slowly entered the arena.

On the Tianshui Academy side, the strongest Soul Master, Shui Bing'er, naturally led the team, with Shui Yue'er and five other team members acting as assistants and followers.

The situation at Star Academy is more interesting; it's six people with one beast.

Ice Emperor, Snow Emperor, Ning Rongrong, Three-Eyed Golden Lion, plus three substitute female disciples.

Although Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor are soul beasts in human form, Ye Feng has given them all a concealed entry, so their soul beast identities will not be discovered at all.

Zhu Zhuqing and A Yin did not participate this time because both of them are Soul King level, and it would be a bit bullying for them to go up there, and the opponent might even surrender directly.

After all, this is just the qualifiers. We only need to win to get points. Losing one game won't have much of an impact, but getting injured would be a huge loss.

However, such a lineup still caused an uproar among the audience.

"Holy crap, it's a soul beast!"

"Isn't this Star Academy? How did it turn into Beast Taming Academy?"

"And what kind of soul beast it was, it wasn't even listed in the soul beast encyclopedia!"

"Judging from its size, it is definitely over a thousand years old, and certainly more than a thousand years old."

"Holy crap, isn't this against the law? Releasing a thousand-year-old soul beast is just like letting it run rampant and slaughter everyone!"

"Since it's a soul beast, will killing it drop a soul ring? I'm just one thousand-year soul ring short..."

"Heh, that's someone else's battle pet. If anyone kills the other party's battle pet, it's a fight to the death. You've all heard of the Star Sect's reputation. Going against the Star Sect is just courting death."

"Ahem... I'm just curious..."

There was a lot of discussion in the audience. Although some people felt that what Star Academy did was a bit unfair, the organizers didn't say anything, so they tacitly approved.

After all, the beast pets of Star Academy also count as a quota.

Star Academy only has six Soul Masters.

Teamwork is not only about individual skill, but also about teamwork.

Although soul beasts are strong, their coordination is definitely not as good as that of soul masters, and they are very likely to become the team's weak point.

Just as the audience was thinking this, the next scene completely slapped their guesses in the face.

(End of this chapter)