I've already been given the title of Douluo, and you want me to be reasonable?

Chapter 179 The dim and lifeless Soul Arena is the perfect place to get things done.
The next step is the draw to determine the teams for the battle.

Platinum Bishop Salas slowly stood up and, led by a court maid, walked to the person in charge of the lottery to begin the draw.

He seemed reluctant to speak, and each time a pair of opponents was drawn, he left it to the emcee to announce.

He also took the opportunity to touch the maid's small hand, which made the latter blush and lower her head shyly.

That old geezer is quite the lecher.

Lin Yuan rested his chin on his hand, looked at the location of the competition area, and shrugged with some disdain. A fight between a group of children was not very meaningful anyway.

"The first match of the first round of the qualifiers is between Canghui Academy and Zixing Academy."

"The second match of the first round of the qualifiers: Auckland Academy versus Flamebringer Academy."

"The first round of the preliminary round consists of three matches: Heaven Dou Royal Academy versus Shrek Academy."

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The host, upon seeing the competition order, announced it without hesitation.

Platinum Bishop Salas, with one hand behind his back, said calmly, "I hereby announce that any student from the participating Soul Master academies who is able to enter the final competition will be exceptionally allowed by the Spirit Hall to directly join the Spirit Temple."

The Spirit Temple holds an extremely high position in the entire Spirit City, ranking only after the Papal Palace and the Douluo Palace. There is only one such temple in the capital of each of the two great empires on the entire continent.

The Papal Palace is a place exclusively for the Pope.

The Douluo Hall is also a symbolic entity. Therefore, the Spirit Temple is actually the highest-ranking institution within the Spirit Hall.

For a Soul Master, being able to directly enter the Spirit Temple is a shortcut to improving their strength.

For a moment, the powerful figures in the arena all revealed expressions of longing. If they could join the Martial Soul Temple, they would surely rise to prominence.

However, his words displeased Emperor Xue Ye of the Heaven Dou Empire. Clearly, Platinum Bishop Salas intended to recruit the empire's talents to the Spirit Hall and make them loyal to the Spirit Hall.

Ning Fengzhi, the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, shook his head at Emperor Xue Ye. The latter's expression gradually returned to normal, but a chill also arose in his heart.

The Spirit Hall clearly doesn't intend to allow the major empires to develop their power; otherwise, they certainly wouldn't have changed the tournament rewards for this reason.

Since the Spirit Hall is so ruthless and unjust, then they shouldn't blame themselves.

Before the match even started, Ye Yao's fingers gently traced the shape of Lin Yuan's palm as she softly asked, "Why didn't you come last night?"

Lin Yuan glanced at Ye Lingling's location and replied softly, "Lingling wanted to hear a story last night, so I didn't go."

Upon hearing this, Ye Yao blushed slightly and gently placed her right hand on Lin Yuan's stomach, stroking his eight-pack abs. Each stroke filled her cheeks with a rosy glow.

Perhaps it's been a long time since she's touched her abs.

Ye Lingling turned to the side and saw that her mother's cheeks were so rosy. She couldn't help but feel worried. "Mother, what's wrong? Are you sick? Why are your cheeks so red?"

Ye Yao replied softly, "The air here is a bit stuffy, which is why Mother's cheeks are flushed. It's nothing to worry about." "Lingling, watch more matches. It's very important for your upcoming battles."

Hearing these words, Ye Lingling didn't say anything more, continuing to keep her gaze on the field, while discussing the upcoming match with Zhu Zhuqing.

As the two sisters discussed, Ye Yao gently shifted her body, leaning close to Lin Yuan's side. Her slender, jade-like hands, slightly cool, gently reached down towards her lower body.

Lin Yuan took a sip of tea, his expression remaining calm as he watched the match unfold. His left hand naturally embraced Ye Yao's slender waist, which was less than three feet long, as he felt the smooth and delicate touch of her skin.

With the host's command, the competition began. Shrek Academy was the first to take the stage, led by Tang San and Dai Mubai.

Because Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing were not available, Shrek Academy recruited two more substitute disciples.

Shrek Academy fielded two Soul Masters this time, while the others were all at the Soul Venerable level.

Conversely, the second team of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy also had two Soul Masters, and the rest of them were around the level of High-Rank Soul Venerable.

The match officially began, and the Shrek Academy disciples immediately released their martial souls. When they saw the ten-thousand-year spirit ring rising above Tang San's body, the crowd erupted in an uproar.

"I never expected that Shrek Academy would have a Soul Master with a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring. He is truly young and promising."

"Yes, the fourth spirit ring was a ten-thousand-year ring. You can imagine how much pain they suffered back then."

It is extremely difficult for a Soul Master to absorb a Soul Ring that is above their level. Sometimes they even have to face attacks from Soul Beasts. If they fail, they may become an idiot or die on the spot.

However, they did not know that Tang Hao had learned about his son's situation not long ago, and thus spared no expense to obtain a 50,000-year-old right arm soul bone.

Using this soul bone, Tang San's soul power increased to level 40, and with the help of the teachers at Shrek Academy, he successfully absorbed a ten-thousand-year soul ring.

As for Dai Mubai, due to his advanced age and the recent all-out training from the Grandmaster, he has also reached the Soul Master realm.

Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan, the two Soul Masters in the arena, did not join in, as they could not reveal the strength of the Shrek Academy disciples too early.

Emperor Xueye frowned. "A ten-thousand-year soul ring... Sect Master Ning, do you perhaps have high hopes for this team?"

After a brief moment of surprise, Ning Fengzhi's expression returned to normal. Although Tang San's fourth ring, which had been around for ten thousand years, had stirred up a storm in his heart, he was still able to maintain a calm demeanor.

"That's right, Your Majesty. My daughter, Ning Rongrong, is also at Shrek Academy, but we probably won't see her participate in the preliminary rounds."

Emperor Xueye stroked his beard, raised an eyebrow, and said, "So, Shrek Academy was trained by your sect?"

Ning Fengzhi bowed to the position of Emperor Xueye and replied, "No, originally the teachers of Shrek Academy wanted to join the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, but they encountered His Majesty Lin Yuan and Prince Xuexing, and were eventually driven out by Prince Xuexing."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Xueye merely glanced at Prince Xuexing behind him before fixing his gaze on Lin Yuan once more.

Since it concerns His Majesty Lin Yuan, the Empire naturally cannot pursue the matter. After all, just because Shrek Academy possesses a ten-thousand-year fourth spirit ring does not mean that the Heaven Dou Royal Academy does not.

Emperor Xueye already knew about the Royal Fighting Team's situation and praised the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy for becoming the strongest academy in the world with the help of His Majesty Lin Yuan.

(End of this chapter)