Douluo Continent: This Soul Master is Too Bizarre and Unpredictable

Chapter 172 Snow Night Emperor: A Wonderful Mood Never...

At this moment, seeing that all ten people had arrived, the host announced again: "Next, His Majesty, along with Sect Master Ning of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Sword Douluo, Azure Phosphorus Douluo, and Tyrannosaurus Douluo, will personally present the qualification certificates and prize money to the five teams that have entered the qualifying round."

Emperor Xueye sat in the center, with Ning Fengzhi and Dugu Bo on his left and right sides. Chen Xin and Huo Lie sat next to Ning Fengzhi and Dugu Bo, and the five of them were just enough to each present an award to a team.

The Blazing Fire team ranked second, and the person who presented the award to the Blazing Fire team was Ning Fengzhi.

After bowing slightly to express his gratitude, Mu Yang accepted the qualification certificate and a gold coin card as a reward from Ning Fengzhi, who had a smiling and refined demeanor.

The qualification certificate is actually just a note, which doesn't really serve any purpose. It's like a little red flower awarded by a kindergarten teacher; its symbolic meaning outweighs its practical significance.

After all, how could the organizing committee not know which five teams qualified from the qualifiers?

As for the prize money, it comes from the Heavenly Dou Empire, or more precisely, from the royal family's pocket. It's not meant to be anything other than to encourage outstanding participants.

"One hundred thousand gold soul coins?!"

Looking at the 100,000 gold soul coins on the gold coin card in his hand, Mu Yang couldn't help but be stunned.

Although he wasn't a participant in the previous Soul Master Competition, he did watch the matches.

If he remembered correctly, the five teams that qualified from the qualifiers, whether they came in first or second place, all only received 10,000 gold soul coins, right?

How come it's become 100,000 gold soul coins this year? Did Emperor Xueye find some money on the street today?

"Hehe~, Your Majesty is pleased, all five of your teams have been selected."

Ning Fengzhi smiled and offered a brief explanation.

Mu Yang immediately understood.

With Salas, that detestable troublemaker, gone, and the Heavenly Dou Martial Soul Temple, that thorn in his side, removed by Tang Hao, Emperor Xueye was overjoyed. Since that night, he often wore a smile on his face and walked with the air of a whirlwind.

Snow Night Emperor: A wonderful mood begins before Salas and the Heavenly Fighting Temple.

When His Majesty the Emperor is pleased, aside from granting a general amnesty, it's common for him to slip through his fingers a little.

Even if the prize money is 100,000 gold soul coins, the five teams would only receive 500,000 gold soul coins, which is just a drop in the bucket for Emperor Xue Ye, who rules the Heaven Dou Empire.

"Tsk~, you all have to thank me!"

After scanning the room, Mu Yang silently addressed the other participants from the five teams.

Without his scheme of using someone else to do his dirty work, Tang Hao wouldn't have been able to overturn the Heavenly Battle Spirit Temple. Without Tang Hao's overturning of the Heavenly Battle Spirit Temple, Emperor Xue Ye wouldn't be so happy. And if Emperor Xue Ye wasn't so happy, then the prize money for the five qualifying teams would probably only be equivalent to the minimum level of previous years.

Of course, Mu Yang also understood the principle of "doing good deeds without seeking recognition," so he decided not to mention this small favor, lest he get a big beating.

After the awards were presented to the five teams, the host handed over the speaking rights to Emperor Xueye.

Slowly rising from his seat, Emperor Xueye's gaze swept over the representatives of the five academy teams in front of him, lingering for a few more seconds on Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, Mu Yang, Huo Wu, Feng Xiaotian, and Tang San, who had cultivated to the five-ring Soul King realm, before smiling and saying, "First of all, congratulations to the elites of the empire."

You have successfully qualified for this year's All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament. 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 each team, your abilities played a crucial role in the competition.

Therefore, I have decided to confer upon you ten the title of viscount, and the other participants from your five teams the title of baron. After you graduate, the gates of the Imperial Household will be open to you at any time, and your fiefdoms will be uniformly allocated upon your graduation.

The baron and viscount titles that Emperor Xueye is offering this time are not the same honorary titles that Soul Masters of the third ring or above can obtain by joining the Heaven Dou Empire and being willing to serve the empire. Instead, they are real titles with attached fiefs.

Generally speaking, the fiefdom of a powerful baron is a small town and its subordinate villages, but when one reaches the rank of viscount, the fiefdom is a small city and its subordinate towns and villages.

For example, the remote town of Notting, along with the surrounding villages and towns such as Holy Soul Village, was the fiefdom of a certain city lord surnamed Xiao.

After Emperor Xueye finished speaking, Mu Yang and the others did not express their opinions directly.

After all, those who can stand here are the elite of the younger generation of the Soul Master world, with bright futures ahead of them. Noble titles may be tempting, but they are not necessarily what they pursue.

Fortunately, Emperor Xueye could roughly guess what everyone was thinking, and he did not expect everyone to express their opinions immediately. He continued, "Here, I also want to give you a promise."

If any team among you manages to win the final match and claim the championship of this Soul Master Tournament, the entire team's nobility will be promoted by one level, and the academy will receive substantial financial support from the Empire.

The title has been raised another level, meaning that if any of the five teams wins the championship, the captain and vice-captain of the winning team will be granted the title of Earl, while all the team members, even the substitutes, will be granted the title of Viscount.

Of course, there's no such thing as a free lunch, and titles in the Heavenly Dou Empire aren't easy to obtain.

If one ultimately does not choose to join the Heaven Dou Empire, this noble title will be retained indefinitely and will only be granted upon arrival; otherwise, the Heaven Dou Empire will eventually be emptied of its resources.

After discussing the rewards and benefits, Emperor Xueye briefly mentioned the matters related to the promotion matches: "The next promotion matches will still be held in the Empire, but the venue will change from the Heavenly Battle Arena to the Royal Hunting Grounds."

At that time, the five kingdoms and duchies under the Empire will come to compete with you in the qualifying rounds, with ten teams from the preliminary rounds participating.

I hope that all five of your colleges will rank highly in the qualifying rounds and gain an advantage in the finals.

The qualifying rounds are the best stage to showcase your individual strength. The top three students with the most wins in the qualifying rounds will have their next title upgrade provided by the Empire. You can choose the type of soul beast yourself; the Empire can guarantee all soul beasts with a cultivation level of less than 30,000 years.

After a passionate speech, Emperor Xueye finally drew to a close: "The qualifying rounds will be held in a month. I hope you can make further breakthroughs and achieve even better results within this month. Victory will surely belong to the Heavenly Dou Empire!"

"Long live the Empire!"

"Long live Your Majesty!"

A deafening roar erupted from the audience seats, echoing throughout the entire Great Soul Arena.

(End of this chapter)