Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Spinning Top, Explosive Warrior

With a teammate like Wang Teng, what is there to be afraid of in the upcoming matches?

Neither the Seven-in-One Fusion Technique of Canghui Academy nor Tang San of Shrek Academy are to be feared.

……

The days of the competition passed by one by one.

Two weeks later, the qualifiers finally came to an end.

The Heavenly Battle Arena was packed with people, with every seat filled.

Numerous Soul Master teams gathered here, awaiting the referee's announcement of the final result.

Although everyone knew the scores of each team after so many days of competition, they still waited patiently and no one left the field early.

After all, a speech by the leader after the competition is an absolutely essential part of the event.

Everyone present knew perfectly well that in such situations, some important figures would always step forward and say a few words.

As expected, when the referee stood in the center of the arena and loudly announced, "The five teams that have qualified for this year's preliminary rounds are: first place Shenfeng Academy, second place Canghui Academy, third place Tianshui Academy, fourth place Leiting Academy, and fifth place Shrek Academy," Emperor Xueye in the VIP seats slowly stood up.

This result was almost identical to Wang Teng's previous prediction, and it was within expectations.

"Congratulations to all five teams for successfully advancing to the next round of the competition by passing the qualifiers."

Emperor Xueye's voice was loud and steady, echoing throughout the entire Great Soul Arena.

"You are all the most outstanding young Soul Masters in the Heaven Dou Empire, and you are the future and hope of the empire."

"I hereby announce that the captains and vice-captains of these five teams are promoted to Imperial Viscounts, and the other members of the teams are promoted to Imperial Barons!"

Before the words were even finished, an uproar erupted in the Great Soul Arena.

The audience whispered among themselves, no one expecting that Emperor Xueye would bestow rewards in front of everyone.

"Your Majesty, isn't this order against the rules?"

Upon hearing this, Bishop Salas's expression changed drastically, and he immediately stood up to refute it.

He never expected that Emperor Xueye would resort to such ruthless means to win over talented people.

Generally speaking, the purpose of holding a Soul Master Competition is to allow young, talented Soul Masters to fully showcase their abilities, thereby enabling various forces to absorb fresh talent.

Now that Emperor Xueye has bestowed rewards, the five winning teams will be grateful to the Heavenly Dou Royal Family from top to bottom, making it noticeably more difficult for other forces to win them over.

It should be noted that the young people in these five teams are among the most outstanding young geniuses in the Heavenly Dou Empire.

Emperor Xueye's move put him ahead of all other forces.

"Hehe, Bishop Salas."

Emperor Xueye smiled unhurriedly, his tone casual.

"Although there were no such rewards in previous years, it does not mean that these things are against the rules."

"I am simply eager to help these young people, as I admire their talent."

"The empire cannot be strong without these rising stars."

"But……"

"Alright, that's settled then."

Bishop Salas wanted to say something more, but was immediately interrupted by Emperor Snow Night waving his hand.

"I've finished watching the qualifiers, and I'm a bit tired."

"Your Highness, I will trouble you to organize the upcoming qualifying rounds on my behalf."

Emperor Xue Ye turned to look at Crown Prince Xue Qinghe and gave him a few words of instruction in a gentle tone.

Xue Qinghe nodded respectfully in agreement.

Afterwards, Emperor Xueye left the Great Soul Arena with his entourage.

Bishop Salas glanced at Xue Qinghe, his lips moved, but he swallowed back the words he was about to say and sat back down in his seat with a gloomy expression.

With this, the preliminary rounds have come to a complete end.

Afterwards, Wang Teng and the rest of the Kamikaze team walked back to the hotel together.

Everyone was excitedly discussing the rewards they had just received, their faces beaming with pride.

"Tsk tsk... Baron, haha, I'm a nobleman now!"

Liu Shan puffed out his chest, his face full of pride.

"Alright, alright, we're just a lowly baron, what's there to be excited about?"

Despite saying this, Mo Hui couldn't hide the smile in his eyes.

"Don't you even look at the captain and vice-captain? They're both viscounts, a rank higher than us."

"Captain, do you know what the specific benefits are of having this noble title?"

Fang Qing asked curiously, her eyes sparkling with anticipation.

After saying that, even Wang Teng immediately looked at Feng Xiaotian, waiting for his answer.

"After becoming a noble, one can receive a monthly stipend from the Heavenly Dou government. Wouldn't you consider that a benefit?"

Feng Xiaotian said with a smile, his tone somewhat teasing.

"How much is that worth?"

Liu Shan curled his lip and said with a disdainful look, "That little bit of salary isn't even enough for me to eat a few meals."

"Captain, isn't there any specific benefit?"

Wang Teng frowned slightly and pressed for an answer.

He also wanted to know how much value this noble title actually held.

"Of course."

Feng Xiaotian's smile faded, and he became serious, explaining, "Nobles, what's the first thing that comes to mind?"

"manor?"

Wang Teng thought for a moment and then tentatively said.

"That's right, it's a fiefdom."

Feng Xiaotian nodded and said, "Now that we have obtained noble titles from the Tiandou Empire, we can legally and legitimately acquire our own noble fiefdoms."

"That's the most valuable part of a noble title; the salary and such are just minor things."

Afterwards, Wang Teng learned in detail from Feng Xiaotian about the specific benefits of noble titles.

Simply put, these newly acquired noble titles of Soul Masters mean they can establish their own fiefdoms.

Of course, these lands are subject to area restrictions, and land cannot be enclosed within existing, already owned land areas.

In other words, if they wanted to obtain fiefdoms and build their own territories, they could only cultivate land in relatively remote areas.

For example, the outer areas of soul beast forests such as Star Dou Great Forest, Sunset Forest, and the Far North, or some undeveloped forests, mountains, and dangerous places.

Although these places are remote, they are vast, and as long as you are willing to put in the effort, you can always create your own world.

The advantages of this method of granting titles to nobles are obvious.

This can gradually expand the living space of human soul masters, turning originally desolate places into human homes.

The disadvantages are also obvious. It is very time-consuming and labor-intensive at the beginning, requiring a lot of manpower and resources to open up and build, and it is difficult to see returns in the short term.

"But it's alright."

Wang Teng secretly plotted in his heart: "With the support of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, I can find a suitable place, preferably an area close to the territory of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, to build my own direct territory."

"However, given my current strength and cultivation speed, I don't need to put too much effort into developing my territory."

"Who knows, I might become a Title Douluo before my territory is even fully developed."

"By then, a mere fiefdom will be nothing."

After thinking about it, Wang Teng realized that the noble fiefdoms weren't entirely useless.

"It can be handed over to my elder brother and father to help look after, which can be considered as leaving the family business to them."

“They’ve settled down near the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and they need to have some property of their own. This fiefdom is just right.”

Having figured all this out, Wang Teng stopped thinking about it and returned to the hotel with the rest of the Kamikaze team to get a good rest and prepare for the qualifying matches that would begin in three days.

During these three days, Wang Teng also returned to Qibao Auction House to explain the matter of building up his fiefdom to Ning Fengzhi.

Ning Fengzhi also promised to help his elder brother Wang Sheng and father Wang Wu build Tiger King Ridge.

Tiger King Ridge is the new name Wang Teng gave to his fiefdom, taken from his original village – Tiger King Village.

After giving his instructions, Wang Teng took some time to visit Shrek Academy and went shopping with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.

Now that Ning Fengzhi knows about Wang Teng and the two women, they no longer need to hide it.

However, the matter between Wang Teng and Zhu Zhuqing completely provoked Dai Mubai.

These past few days, while Wang Teng and the two women were shopping, Dai Mubai had nowhere to vent his anger, so he could only take his two little brothers, Oscar and Ma Hongjun, to explore the entire red-light district of Tiandou City.

Of course, Wang Teng was unaware of these things.

He was just playing around with the two girls.

After all, the three of them will be living together after this Soul Master competition. (Zhu Zhuqing will also escape from the Star Luo Zhu Family, with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School acting as her guarantor. As long as she doesn't make a big fuss about it and the Zhu Family doesn't find an opportunity to ambush her, her life can still be guaranteed.)

In short, things are all moving in a positive direction.

Chapter 361 The Threat of Chrysanthemum Douluo

Outside Tiandou City, on the road leading to Sunset Forest.

Two dark figures were rapidly moving through the night.

Upon closer inspection, the two were moving at an astonishing speed, their figures flashing past in the moonlight, their outlines almost indistinguishable.

"Whoosh-"

"Whoosh-"