Douluo Continent: I, the world's greatest immortal master, have taken Ning Rongrong as my disci

Chapter 99, the advancement competition, concludes; the titles of Imperial Preceptor and Bishop of the Spirit Hall are conferred.

"In the final match of the qualifying rounds, Peach Blossom Academy vs. Blazing Fire Academy, Peach Blossom Academy wins!"

"The Heaven Dou Empire's qualifying rounds of the Soul Master Tournament have been successfully concluded. Next, His Majesty, together with Sect Master Ning of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and the Platinum Bishop of the Spirit Hall, will jointly present awards to the outstanding teams in the qualifying rounds!"

After the final match of the qualifying rounds, the host announced that Taoyuan Academy had once again defended its title as the qualifying round champion with a perfect record.

The girls from Taoyuan Academy all seemed to be in a good mood.

First place in the qualifying round, we won!
Next up is the final!
Some are happy and some are sad.

Over here, the students of Thunder Academy looked at Peach Blossom Academy at the highest point of the stage with resentment. Because of Dugu Yan's Calamity Poison, they were in poor condition for several days. Their captain, Yu Tianxin, even developed a mental illness. Coincidentally, the teams they faced during those days were all strong teams. After several consecutive losses, they were kicked out of the first tier and missed out on becoming an excellent team.

Another team that's itching to get back at Peach Blossom Academy is Blazing Fire Academy, which just lost the match.

In the healing team of Blazing Fire Academy, a woman with dark red hair and a well-proportioned figure, whose fiery red team uniform was burned to shreds, her once fair skin now the color of burns, stared at the students of Peach Blossom Academy, gritting her teeth as she spoke:

"This is infuriating! What kind of skill did she use? How could she even deflect my Soul Fusion Skill?! I'm so angry!"

In the final match, Huo Wu was clearly desperate and used one of her special abilities—Ring Fusion, which is to fuse the soul power of all her soul rings into one skill, thereby maximizing the skill's power.

As a result, Xiao Wu from Taoyuan Academy caught the powerful fireball and spun it 360 degrees before throwing it back at her, leaving Huo Wu covered in soot and in a very sorry state.

"Fire Dance, let it go, calm down. Thunder Academy was beaten to a pulp by Peach Blossom Academy, and Heavenly Water Academy surrendered directly. It's not shameful for us to lose."

Huo Wushuang had long accepted this result. The three neighboring elemental academies had all lost to Peach Blossom Academy, so it was inevitable that their Blazing Fire Academy would also lose.

"Yes, Huo Wu, even my Gale Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes couldn't do anything to Xiao Wu. It's normal that you can't beat her. I have a feeling that the champion of this Soul Master Competition should be this Peach Blossom Academy, and the runner-up is likely to be that mysterious team from the Spirit Hall. All we other academies can do is compete for third place."

At this moment, Feng Xiaotian came over and chuckled at Huo Wu.

Huo Wu rolled her eyes at Feng Xiaotian:
"It's one thing to lose, but to lose so matter-of-factly is justified. What a spineless man."

Feng Xiaotian scratched his head and said helplessly:
"Of course I want to win too, but I've been thinking about how to break Xiao Wu's Tai Chi these past few days, and I don't have a clue at all. Her move is even harder to hit than Ning Rongrong's Golden Bell Shield. It's both offensive and defensive, and she's even stronger when the enemy is strong."

"These students from Peach Blossom Academy are truly extraordinary."

Upon hearing this, Huo Wushuang also spoke up:

"I heard that several students from the College of Plant Sciences went to Camp One to study, and they made significant progress in just a few days. Recently, several girls from Tianshui College also went there. Is the influence of teachers really that great?"

"I used to believe in one principle: a Soul Master's personal talent far outweighs the guidance of their teacher. Truly powerful Soul Masters reach their peak primarily through their own hard work and talent. If teachers were useful, wouldn't Soul Kings and Soul Emperors be everywhere on the continent by now?"

"Could it be that the teachers at Peach Blossom Academy truly possess such great magic that they can enable Soul Masters to surpass themselves?"

Huo Wushuang's words instantly snapped Huo Wu, who was all brawn and no brains and had a fiery temper, into a daze. They both turned to look at the peach-white figure in the Peach Blossom Academy team.

Could all of this have been his doing?

Is it the teachers of Peach Blossom Academy who have manipulated all the Soul Master academies at will?

That teacher is really a bit scary.

Thinking of this, Feng Xiaotian was also amazed. No wonder even that beautiful dean condescended to come and become her disciple that day. If this Taoyuan teacher hadn't truly possessed real talent and learning, would she have been willing to suffer such humiliation?
"Fire Dance, how about... we go to Peach Blossom Academy and try studying there?"

Fire Dance crosses her arms and pouts:

"I...I'm not going. You guys go instead."

Feng Xiaotian chuckled awkwardly, "If Huo Wu isn't going, then I won't go either."

Huo Wushuang shrugged: "Fine, since none of you are willing, then forget it."

……

Fifteen minutes later, at the parade ground reviewing stand. This was a relatively open area in the military camp, and the reviewing stand, which overlooked the surrounding fields, had been temporarily converted into a ceremonial platform.

Emperor Xueye, Ning Fengzhi, and Salas are standing on the stage, announcing the list of outstanding team members.

Among them, Peach Blossom Academy is naturally ranked first, and the other four academies are: Heavenly Water Academy, Divine Wind Academy, Blazing Fire Academy, and Plant Academy.

Five outstanding teams took the stage.

Emperor Xueye gave the opening speech, looking at the five teams before him with great satisfaction. His only regret was that the second team of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy was eliminated at the very beginning.

"I congratulate you on entering the finals with excellent results. I look forward to your future performance."

"I hereby bestow upon the members of Tianshui Academy, Chihuo Academy, Shenfeng Academy, and Botanical Academy the title of Imperial Baron. In addition, Sect Master Ning will reward each of you with an extra 10,000 gold soul coins."

"As for Peach Blossom Academy, all your team members will receive the title of Imperial Viscount and enjoy the privileges of an Imperial Viscount. The team leader will receive the title of Imperial Earl and be granted a fiefdom of three cities. Each member will receive a reward of 100,000 Gold Soul Coins."

Emperor Xueye's words immediately caused a sensation throughout the audience.

This year's students not only received unprecedented titles and honors, but also gained the status of viscount and earl.

There are no more than a hundred earls in the entire empire, and they have a certain say even in important matters of the court.

But that wasn't all. The Snow Night Emperor then looked at Su Ran, who was standing outside the ranks, beaming with joy for his student:
"In addition, I would like to give extra reward to the teachers of Taoyuan Academy. I believe everyone has witnessed the performance of the Taoyuan Academy team. In all my decades, I have never seen such an excellent team and such tacit cooperation. I believe this is inseparable from the training provided by Dean Su of Taoyuan Academy."

"Dean Su, I wish to appoint you as the Imperial Advisor, granting you the privileges of a marquis. After the competition, Peach Blossom Academy will merge with Heavenly Dou Royal Academy, and Dean Su will become the highest dean of this academy, with priority given to recruiting students from within the empire. Would you be willing?"

National Division? !
Marquis!

This is an extremely high position.

"Are kings, nobles, generals, and ministers born with a special destiny?" Here, "侯" refers to a marquis.

Only founding heroes and imperial sons were usually eligible to receive the title of marquis.

Now, Emperor Xueye is actually offering Su Ran the titles of Marquis and Imperial Advisor, which shows how much he values ​​Su Ran.

Such treatment is something few people could resist.

But Su Ran happens to be one of them.

Su Ran was slightly taken aback, but quickly recovered and said something that surprised everyone:
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty, but I have no interest in these powers and titles, and I have no intention of merging the academy."

Emperor Xueye's expression immediately changed.

Ning Fengzhi smiled helplessly: "Your Majesty, I told you long ago that Dean Su has no interest in these things whatsoever, but you didn't believe me."

Xue Qinghe's gaze towards Su Ran cleared up a bit more. This Dean Su really is... pure of heart and without desires, fearless of life and death.

Refusing an emperor like that, aren't you afraid of incurring the wrath of the royal family?

Salas coughed:
"Since Dean Su has no interest in power, the Spirit Hall is willing to provide him with the best teaching environment. We believe Dean Su also wants to take on some students with good aptitude. Why not add Peach Blossom Academy to our Spirit Hall's roster? Our Spirit Hall possesses the best pool of Soul Masters on the entire continent, and we can even grant Dean Su the position of Platinum Bishop. What do you think…?"

"That won't be necessary. Thank you for your kind offer, Spirit Hall." Su Ran bowed slightly, interrupting Salas.

I don't want the royal marquisate or the imperial advisor position; what I care about is a platinum bishop position in the Spirit Hall.

Salas's eyes darkened instantly:
"Dean Su, you should think this through. The Spirit Hall is the largest spirit master force on the entire continent. It would be beneficial for both of you to bring your Peach Blossom Academy under its jurisdiction."

"What? Does Bishop Salas intend to forcibly take over Peach Blossom Academy if it doesn't join the Spirit Hall?"

Behind Su Ran, a blooming peach tree was reflected. The aura emanating from her was otherworldly, like a celestial being looking down upon the mortal world. Even Salas, the Platinum Bishop of the Martial Soul of over eighty levels, trembled and felt a trace of fear.

(End of this chapter)