Douluo Continent: This Soul Master is Too Bizarre and Unpredictable

Chapter 135 A Plan to Cut Off the Supply Line

As soon as Salas finished speaking, Emperor Xueye's expression clearly darkened.

Fortunately, among the Five Elements Academy team and the Royal Fighting Vice Team standing in the center of the field, only the Elephant Armor Academy team, which was backed by the Elephant Armor Sect, showed any interest. The others did not show any interest. In particular, when Mu Yang, Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu, Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and Feng Xiaotian did not show any interest, Emperor Xueye's expression softened a bit.

Then, Emperor Xueye glanced at Salas indifferently, turned his head and waved to the master of ceremonies.

Back when the teachers from the three academies went to register Mu Yang and others for the competition, they had already reported the martial spirit and soul power levels of the participants from the three teams.

The Heaven Dou Empire is the organizer of the Soul Master Competition. Emperor Xueye had already received news that so many exceptionally talented Soul Masters had emerged from the Blazing Fire, Heavenly Water, and Divine Wind Academies in this competition.

Although Mu Yang and the others reported only the level of a five-ring Soul King without registering their specific soul power level, and Mu Yang's age was also exaggerated by a few years, it was enough.

With six five-ring Soul Kings, and five of them under the age of twenty, it is foreseeable that the Heaven Dou Empire will have six more nine-ring Title Douluos in the future.

In Xueye Dadi's view, even if the other participating students were all recruited by the Tiandou Martial Soul Temple, as long as these six people were not recruited, it was not a big deal.

After all, when the quality gap is too large, quantity alone cannot make up for it.

Upon receiving His Majesty's signal, the master of ceremonies hurriedly announced: "The first match of the first round of the preliminary competition will now take place between Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Shrek Academy. All participating academies, please leave the stage. The two academies scheduled to compete later, please prepare yourselves. The competition will officially begin in half an hour."

On the stands specially prepared for the contestants, the thirty members of the Blazing Fire, Sky Water, and Divine Wind teams gathered together.

Mu Yang and Shui Bing'er are a couple, and both are team captains. Wherever the captain is, the other team members naturally follow.

As for the Kamikaze team, well, wherever Huo Wu goes, Feng Xiaotian will take the Kamikaze team with him.

Kamikaze team member: Our boss is leading us to be his lapdogs.

Huo Wushuang asked Mu Yang, "Xiao Yang, who do you think will win the first match?"

Glancing at him, Mu Yang grinned and said, "Huo Wushuang, during the Soul Master Competition, please call me Captain or Brother Yang."

Huo Wushuang: "."

His fist hardened, then softened again.

He who eats another's food is bound to do his bidding; he who takes another's money is bound to do his bidding. My little cousin had given me far too much, and besides, he really couldn't beat him.

"Haha~, bro, we're cousins, just kidding, don't mind it~"

Mu Yang chuckled and patted Huo Wushuang on the shoulder, then said to everyone, "Alright, if you guys want to earn some pocket money, you can place a bet on Shrek Academy to win."

Just like the World Cup in my previous life, the Soul Master Tournament also has betting odds.

He can discern the strength of both sides, but that doesn't mean every Soul Master can.

Moreover, there are tens of thousands of spectators on site, most of whom are ordinary people without any soul power cultivation. They are not capable of seeing through the strength of the two teams.

The vice-captain of the Royal Fighting Team comes from the renowned Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Is that something Shrek Academy can possibly compete with? There are far too many viewers who blindly place bets based solely on the academy's reputation.

The next moment, Huo Yun spoke up and asked, "Really? Captain, don't try to fool me, I'm a poor man."

"A guaranteed win! Shrek Academy has three four-ring Soul Masters, while the Royal Fighting Team's vice-captain doesn't have a single one. Unless it's a fixed match, Shrek Academy is bound to win."

Mu Yang said with a confident expression.

"Let's go earn some pocket money!"

Huo Wushuang waved his hand and took the lead in walking towards the opening betting area.

Seeing this, everyone except Mu Yang and Shui Bing'er followed suit. The golden little cutie was loved by many, even the girls from the Tianshui team.

Huo Yu: "Brother, how much are you planning to throw?"

Huoyun: "Qianqian, how about 20,000 gold soul coins?"

Hearing the brothers' conversation, Mu Yang couldn't help but be speechless. "A mere 20,000 gold soul coins? Is this what you call being poor?"

It can only be said that the Soul Master profession is very particular about inheritance. Those who can enter the Elemental Academy, excluding those with genetic mutations (Soul mutations), are basically from Soul Master families. The only difference is the strength of the family. Their family background is generally not bad.

"Muyang, aren't you going?"

Shui Bing'er asked.

Mu Yang shook his head: "I can't make big money, and I don't care about small money, forget it."

Mu Yang: These are mere external possessions; I, Mu, disdain them.

There is no internet in Douluo Continent, so the only people who can bet on the Soul Master Competition are the live audience, and the betting odds are limited.

It's practically impossible to make a fortune by betting heavily in the Grand Arena, but he doesn't care about small amounts.

In fact, in the Douluo Continent where strength is paramount, the fastest way to make money is not through gambling or business, but through fists.

As long as you have enough power, you can collect protection money from the two great empires and the three upper sects.

For example, the subsidies for Soul Masters paid by the two great empires and various kingdoms were distributed by the Spirit Hall. It wasn't that the two great empires were kind-hearted, but rather that the Spirit Hall used its fists to force the two great empires to pay.

Otherwise, even if the two great empires had a change of heart, why was the Spirit Hall chosen to be the good guy?

You should know that there are quite a few Soul Masters on the mainland who subconsciously believe that the Soul Master subsidy has nothing to do with the two great empires and is paid for by the Spirit Hall itself!

Registering for a fee naturally makes Soul Masters who receive subsidies more sympathetic to the Spirit Hall. After receiving these freebies for a while, their goodwill deepens. In addition, since the Spirit Hall is the overlord of the Soul Master world, joining the Spirit Hall is only natural for those without any background.

To be fair, the Spirit Hall's move was brilliant; it was like cutting off the fuel supply, directly crippling the combat power of most of the grassroots spirit masters in the two great empires, and also gaining a lot of goodwill, resulting in seven or eight out of ten genius spirit masters emerging from the common people becoming members of the Spirit Hall.

Half an hour later, under the illumination of the soul-guided lamps, the Royal Fighting Vice Team and the Shrek Academy team made their appearance.

At this point, the location has changed.

In the short span of half an hour, the arena, which had already been prepared, was set up.

The arena is ten meters high, circular, and has a diameter of over thirty meters. Although it is not particularly wide, it is wide enough for both teams to perform.

Of course, this is just one arena for the competition now. When the preliminary rounds actually begin tomorrow, five arenas will be set up here at the same time.

The 28 teams will compete in 27 rounds of qualifying matches. Each team will face 27 opponents. A win earns one point, while a loss earns no points.

(End of this chapter)