Douluo Continent: The Phoenix God Returns

Chapter 49 Continental Advanced Soul Master Competition

After leaving the Angel Temple, Ye Li arrived at the training ground of the Spirit Hall's Golden Generation. The members of the Spirit Hall team for this year's All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament had already arrived. The prize for this year's champion was three soul bones, and for them, victory was the only option.

The distribution of members is not much different from that in the original work, except that there is one more, Ye Li.

Yan: Martial Soul Flame Lord, Level 53 Power Attack Type Battle Soul King.

Xie Yue: Martial Soul Moon Blade, Level 54 Power Attack Type Battle Soul King.

Hu Liena: Demon Fox, Level 53 Control-type Soul King, Soul Rings: Yellow-Yellow-Purple-Purple-Black.

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Finally, there is Ye Li, whose martial soul is the Nine-Colored Jade Phoenix, a level 66 powerful attack-type battle soul emperor.

After Ye Li arrived, the group began training together. Ye Li mostly coordinated their attack rhythm, and after several months of practice, their teamwork became quite meticulous.

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At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang and the Shrek team, along with several substitutes, formed a circle to discuss the Continental Elite Advanced Soul Master Tournament, which would begin in a few days.

Despite the lack of the help of the immortal herbs, the Shrek Seven Devils' strength changed, and they all broke through to the Soul Master level. Oscar and Ning Rongrong were able to break through to the Soul Master level with the help of Ye Li's immortal herbs. Dai Mubai and Tang San are another story. One of them was originally a level 39 Soul Master, and he successfully advanced to the Soul Master level in the past few years. Tang San's breakthrough to the Soul Master level was also expected... Li Ye has also become a level 56 Soul King thanks to the feedback from his main body. Tang San is indeed Tang San. When he broke through to the Soul Master level, he absorbed a ten-thousand-year soul ring. He dared to absorb it without the help of the immortal herbs. He is really bold.

"In my opinion, none of the Soul Master Academies of the Heaven Dou Empire are your match. Your real opponent is the Spirit Hall team."

Ning Rongrong asked with a curious look, "Master, is the Spirit Hall team really that strong?"

Yu Xiaogang shook his head and said, "It's not just strong, it's extremely strong. The Spirit Hall team has swept all the championships in recent years, and the prize for this Spirit Master Competition is three spirit bones."

"Three soul bones, what a grand gesture!" Everyone except Li Ye couldn't help but exclaim.

"The Spirit Hall has a Golden Generation. If I'm not mistaken, the three of them should have broken through to the Soul King level. More importantly, the Spirit Hall has a Saintess with extremely powerful talent. Those three soul bones should have been prepared for them."

Ma Hongjun spoke up, "Master, is the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall really that talented? Even stronger than our Fourth Brother, Li Ye?"

The Shrek members all nodded. In their eyes, Li Ye was a true monster, and his cultivation speed was extremely fast.

"It cannot be verified. Several years ago, someone from the Spirit Hall revealed that she was already a Soul Master at that time. Her true strength is now impossible to ascertain."

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Three months later

The opening ceremony of the Tiandou Empire Division of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament was held in Tiandou City, the capital of the Tiandou Empire. As the grandest Soul Master Tournament in the Soul Master world, it attracted not only the attention of Soul Masters, but also the attention of every citizen of Tiandou City, from royalty and nobles to commoners, who regarded this tournament as the grandest festival.

Ye Li had left the Spirit Hall not long ago and was now sitting in a private box in the Heaven Dou Arena, with Salas standing respectfully beside him.

Ye Li waved to Salas, "You go first. Your identity is attracting some attention now, so it's better for me to maintain some mystery."

"Yes, Your Majesty," Salas said respectfully, then turned and walked out.

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At this moment, the emcee on one side of the VIP platform announced in a loud voice: "Now, please welcome His Majesty the Emperor of the Heavenly Dou Empire to declare the opening of this competition."

Seated in the center of the first row of the VIP section, His Majesty the Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, dressed in a crimson-gold robe, slowly rose amidst thunderous applause. His deep and resonant voice, amplified by the soul-guided device, resounded throughout the entire venue: "I, Xue Ye, Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, on behalf of the Heaven Dou Empire and the organizers of this competition, hereby declare the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition open."

Ning Fengzhi stood up, pressed his hands together lightly, and began his speech again.

The emcee said, "Sect Leader Ning, you are the most powerful support-type Soul Master. On behalf of the audience, I would like to ask you: Of the twenty-eight teams participating in the Heaven Dou City regional preliminaries, which one do you favor?"

"I'm optimistic about one of the teams."

Ning Fengzhi smiled mysteriously and said, "As for which academy this team belongs to, I'll keep you in suspense for now and cannot reveal it."

"Next, please welcome Lord Salas, the Platinum Bishop of the Spirit Hall of Heaven Dou City, to draw lots for the first round of the preliminary rounds."

"After the draw, the vice-captains of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy will play against their opponents drawn in the first round. This will be the only match today."

"In the first round of the qualifiers, Canghui Academy will face off against Flame Radiance Academy."

"In the first round of the preliminary rounds, the second team of Tiandou Royal Academy will face off against Shrek Academy."

After two boring matches, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy took the stage amidst great anticipation. As expected, Shrek Academy fielded three Soul Masters: Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Xiao Wu. Tang San's display of his ten-thousand-year fourth Soul shocked the entire audience. In no time, they defeated the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, crippling their entire team. The seven members of the Royal Academy's vice-team were lying on the floor, barely breathing, on the verge of death, while the Shrek Academy team remained unscathed!

"A boring match, nothing to watch." Ye Li, sitting in the VIP box, shook his head helplessly, turned around and walked out of the Soul Arena, passing a message to Ye Li below the stage as he left.

Shrek Academy Waiting Area

Li Ye frowned slightly, looking in the direction Ye Li had left, and murmured, "Does this venerable one need a top-tier ice-attribute soul master? Should I go and recruit one?"

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(End of this chapter)