Douluo Continent: My Sharingan is a bit unorthodox

Ye Qiu smiled slightly and waved to Shui Yue'er as a farewell.

Looking at the group of women who had surrounded Ye Qiu, Shui Yue'er lowered her head in frustration.

"Alright, Seventh Girl, stop being so infatuated, the preliminary rounds are over."

……

Ning Rongrong rushed over to Ye Qiu, checked him over, and found that he was not injured.

He immediately began to inquire.

"Hmph! You stinky guy, you probably didn't fancy those women, did you?"

"Rongrong, I'm not that hungry yet. How can we talk about whether I like you or not after only meeting once?"

Ye Qiu rolled his eyes.

"Does my brother mean that you'll fall in love with it if you take a few more glances?"

Xiao Lan tilted her head, puzzled.

"Little Blue!"

Ye Qiu glared at her, then looked at the somewhat resentful gazes of the girls beside him, and inwardly cried out that he couldn't stand it anymore.

Chapter 500 A Snowy Night and Salas's Confrontation

The preliminary rounds in Tiandou City have all concluded.

According to the procedure, the awards ceremony will be held soon to award the top five teams in the qualifiers with qualification certificates for the next round.

However, the process was simplified because the main arena had been destroyed in a previous match.

Other colleges that did not advance will not participate in the final ceremony.

Only the top five teams went to the VIP seating area to receive their qualification certificates.

The process of the ceremony was not complicated. Under the announcement of the host, the captains and vice-captains of the top five teams stepped onto the podium.

There is absolutely no controversy as to who is the number one in Blue Tyrant Academy.

Shenfeng Academy and Leiting Academy both had the same record of 25 wins and 2 losses.

Shenfeng Academy had defeated Leiting Academy in the past. Based on the results of their matches, Shenfeng Academy was ranked second and Leiting Academy was ranked third.

Tianshui Academy has one more win than Chihuo Academy, ranking fourth.

Blazing Fire Academy remains in fifth place.

Ye Qiu and Dugu Yanhe represented Blue Tyrant Academy on the stage. As soon as they stepped onto the stage, they immediately felt several gazes upon them.

Among them, the most fiery is Huo Wu from Blazing Fire Academy.

She still can't fully get over her defeat to Ye Qiu. Although she understands that their strengths are so different... Ye Qiu's differential treatment of other teams always makes her feel very uncomfortable.

Then came Xue Ke and Xue Qinghe on the VIP stage, as well as Ning Fengzhi, Xue Beng... and even Salas?

Ye Qiu glanced at Salas without showing any emotion.

He couldn't help but feel wary. Could it be that Bibi Dong was about to make a move against him?

The host's words interrupted Ye Qiu's thoughts.

"Next, His Majesty, Sect Master Ning of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and Bishop Salas Platinum will personally present the qualification certificates and prize money to the five teams that have entered the qualifying rounds."

The qualification certificate for advancement is actually a handwritten note.

There's no fear of this being faked, since both the Spirit Hall and the Heaven Dou Empire know perfectly well which academy advanced.

The top five colleges receive the same prize money; after all, this is just the preliminary round.

Each team received a reward of 10,000 gold soul coins from the Heaven Dou Empire.

In the finals, the prizes for the top three finishers will be provided by the Spirit Hall.

After the awards were presented, the host handed over the speaking rights to the most distinguished person present, Emperor Xueye.

Emperor Xueye's gaze swept over the student representatives from the five academies before him, lingering on Ye Qiu for a few extra seconds, before he smiled and said:

"First of all, children, I want to congratulate you."

"You have successfully qualified for the next round of the All-Continent Elite Tournament for Advanced Soul Master Academies."

"As the supreme ruler of the Heaven Dou Empire, I am proud of you. You are all the hope for the future of the empire. As the captains and vice-captains of your respective teams, your strength has played the most important role in the competition. Therefore, I have decided to confer upon you ten the title of viscount, and the other participating students from your five academies the title of baron. After you graduate, the doors of the imperial court will be open to you at any time. Your fiefdoms will be allocated uniformly after your graduation."

"Your Majesty, this is not a good idea."

Salas suddenly chimed in from the side.

The fact that someone dared to interrupt the emperor of a nation shows just how powerful the Spirit Hall is.

Emperor Xueye glanced at Salas indifferently and asked, "Is there something wrong, Bishop Salas?"

Salas glanced at the ten people on the stage.

He frowned and said, "Your Majesty, there is no precedent for rewarding titles in previous competitions. Moreover, isn't the title too high?"

Whether it's the Heavenly Dou Empire or the Star Luo Empire, the ranks of nobility, from highest to lowest, are Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount, and Baron.

The fact that Emperor Xueye would grant ten viscount titles for just qualifying for the preliminary rounds is enough to astonish anyone around him.

However, Emperor Xueye silenced Salas with just one sentence.

“Your Excellency, the bestowal of titles is an internal matter of the Empire, and has nothing to do with the Spirit Hall or this competition. I simply appreciate the rewards these children have given.”

"They represent our Heaven Dou Empire in this Advanced Soul Master Academy Competition."

The words fell.

Emperor Xueye looked at Ye Qiu and the other ten people again.

He said solemnly, "Here... I also have a promise to make to you."

"If any of your teams manages to win the final match, the entire team's title will be promoted by one level, and the academy's prefix will be changed to 'Royal,' receiving financial support from the Empire."

As the captains and vice-captains of their respective teams, these young people were all quite worldly, but the sheer number of rewards bestowed upon them by Emperor Xueye still left them somewhat bewildered.

What does a title of nobility represent?

A viscount is entitled to his own territory and servants, and will also receive a certain amount of subsidies from the state, which is enough to live on.

Although many Soul Masters possess titles, obtaining a title from a kingdom or duchy is relatively easy, but obtaining a title from an empire is not so simple, especially the title of Viscount, which is directly granted. A Viscount's territory can already be as large as a small city.

What's even more valuable is that Emperor Xueye has promised the ten people in front of him that he will grant them fiefdoms after this competition ends.

This shows that they were not just nobles with empty titles, but real nobles who owned territories.

Salas looked grim. He didn't say anything more, but a sinister glint appeared in his eyes.

The captains and vice-captains of these five teams, who were selected through the preliminary rounds, are all elites among young Soul Masters.

They're both incredibly clever.

From Emperor Xueye's promise and Salas's obstruction, they could vaguely sense a hint of tension.

Ning Fengzhi simply stood aside, smiling silently, as if none of this concerned him.

Emperor Xueye seemed completely oblivious to the unpleasant look on Bishop Salas's face, and continued with a smile:

"The next qualifying rounds will still be held in the Empire."

"However, the venue will be changed from the Heavenly Battle Arena to the Royal Enclosure. At that time, ten teams from the five duchies and kingdoms that have qualified through the preliminary rounds will come to compete with you in the qualifying rounds. I hope that all five of your academies will rank highly in the qualifying rounds, so that you will have an advantage when you participate in the finals."

"The promotion tournament is the best stage to showcase your individual strength. The top three students with the most wins in the promotion tournament will be provided with the soul beasts needed for their next cultivation advancement by the Empire. You can choose the type of soul beast yourself, and the Empire can guarantee all soul beasts with a cultivation level of less than 30,000 years."

Apart from Blue Tyrant Academy.

For the other four elemental academies, Emperor Xueye's promise at this moment was even more tempting than the previous title.

It should be noted that these captains and vice-captains are all around level 40 in strength. The next time they need a soul beast to advance their realm will be when they reach level 50.

Although level 50 is not as important as level 30 soul rings.

However, level 50 is the first level at which one can obtain a ten-thousand-year soul ring.

The strength of their first ten-thousand-year spirit ring has a significant impact on the future of each of them.

If you can choose your soul beast according to your needs, it will undoubtedly have great benefits. Not only will you not need to take risks or waste time, but you will also be able to maximize the potential of your martial soul.

Starting from level 50, a Soul Master's cultivation speed will decrease significantly.

Having a ten-thousand-year soul ring as a guarantee will undoubtedly allow you to maintain your strength during the level 50 to 60 process.

It will bring immeasurable benefits to future development.

But these are things that the girls of Blue Tyrant Academy don't need to consider.

Even if the empire could capture a 30,000-year-old soul beast to make their fifth soul ring, they wouldn't even glance at it.

What Ye Qiu could offer them was the sacrifice of a soul beast that had been around for over 30,000 years, so the benefits they would receive were undoubtedly far greater.

Right now, several of them already possess black spirit rings that are over 30,000 years old.

Therefore... one will not be tempted at all.