The Strongest All-Round Support in Douluo Continent

Sixty-six went to the Star Luo Empire

After Duan Yufan and Bibi Dong and Hu Liena left their room, they quickly got up, washed up, and got dressed.

When Duan Yufan arrived at the cafeteria, Bibi Dong and Hu Liena had already prepared a sumptuous breakfast.

In the Crown Prince's Palace of Tiandou City, Xue Qinghe was sitting and thinking about something when a figure appeared beside him.

"Young Master, a letter has arrived from the Grand Master."

"Hmm." Xue Qinghe took the letter handed to him by his personal guard, tore it open, and read it.

The letter contained nothing more than praise for Duan Yufan and recounted the conversation between Qian Daoliu and Duan Yufan two days prior.

"Grandpa, what do you mean by this? Why are you telling me all this out of the blue?" Xue Qinghe frowned and raised an eyebrow as he spoke.

"Young Master, what did the High Priest say?"

"See for yourself."

"Wow! This is incredible! An eleven-year-old Soul King, and a level 57 Soul King at that! Young Master, it seems the High Priest intends for you to get to know this Holy Son, and even to do so with his true form. Hmm, in this world, no one is worthy of you except this Holy Son."

"Damn it, he's just a little brat. I'm patiently plotting my great cause in Heaven Dou City, while he's deceiving my grandfather and his family in Martial Soul City. When I see him, I'll teach him a lesson. He still wants to see my true face? No way!" Xue Qinghe gritted her teeth with hatred as she recalled the doting she felt towards Duan Yufan at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School a few years ago.

"Young Master, I called you on a snowy night." Another figure appeared.

"Ok!"

A month passed quickly. During this time, apart from Duan Yufan using his first soul skill on Bibi Dong, Hu Liena took Duan Yufan to wander around Wuhun City.

After the appearance of Grand Elder Qian Daoliu that day, Qian Daoliu did not come to see Duan Yufan for a month.

The day to travel to the Star Luo Empire to participate in the Continental Elite Tournament of Advanced Soul Master Academies is fast approaching.

Two hundred Spirit Hall Guardian Knights, arranged in four rows, gathered in the Spirit Hall Square of Spirit City. They would be responsible for escorting the members of the Spirit Battle Team. The members of the Guardian Knights wore gray-white armor that shone brightly in the sun. The Knights were uniformly organized between Soul Masters and Soul Sects, and could be said to be the largest elite army of the Spirit Hall.

Duan Yufan and his team members stood in front of the Templar Knights, next to a dignified and dashing middle-aged man.

His name was Odysseus. He wore silver-white armor and held a greatsword in front of him, gripping the hilt with both hands. He was the Grand Master of the Templar Knights and also a Soul Douluo-level character.

"The Continental Elite Soul Master Tournament, held every five years, is about to begin. Last year, our Spirit Hall narrowly missed the championship, and as a result, we had to participate in the tournament elsewhere. Although this was not a great disgrace, I hope that this time we can regain this small honor."

"Xie Yue, in this competition, you led your team to victory with absolute strength and overwhelming force, letting them know that the Spirit Hall is still the Spirit Hall."

“Odysseus, the team members cannot afford any mistakes during this trip to the Star Luo Empire’s capital. If any suspicious individuals approach, kill them without hesitation.”

Bibi Dong stood on the high steps, holding the scepter symbolizing the Pope's power, wearing a purple-gold crown and a long, light purple-gold dress. With dignity, nobility, indifference, and cold words, she gave orders for the upcoming continent-wide competition.

"We will heed His Holiness the Pope's teachings. Long live His Holiness the Pope! Long live the Spirit Hall! Long live the Spirit Hall! Long live the Spirit Hall!"

The knights and warriors standing in front of Bibi Dong spoke eloquently, their voices loud and clear.

"Let's not delay, let's set off. I'll be waiting for your triumphant return in Wuhun City."

After Bibi Dong finished speaking, the Knights lined up in two orderly rows and stood on both sides of the four carriages.

"Teacher! Then my senior sister and I will get on the carriage first." Duan Yufan and Hu Liena said goodbye to Bibi Dong after watching Xie Yue and Yan get on the carriage.

"Teacher! Just wait for our good news," Hu Liena said.

"Go ahead! Have a good time and see what geniuses are in other academies. This competition won't put any pressure on you; the highest level is only 45 Soul Master." Bibi Dong smiled slightly at her two disciples, completely losing her previous stern demeanor.

"Goodbye, teacher." Duan Yufan and Hu Liena bid farewell to Bibi Dong and boarded the third carriage.

Grand Master Odysseus, mounted on his horse, saw that everyone was ready and immediately swung his sword westward.

"set off!"

The journey from Wuhun City to Xingluo, the imperial city of the Xingluo Empire, takes about two days.

There were four carriages with eight members. Duan Yufan and Hu Liena rode in one carriage. The carriage was spacious and didn't feel crowded even with four people in it.

Duan Yufan sat in the carriage, which was fairly stable and not too steep, since the seats were sofa-like and very soft.

Before long, the carriage procession emerged from the west gate of Wuhun City and headed straight for an official road, which naturally connected Wuhun City and the Star Luo Empire.

"Xiao Fan! Which of the two great empires' advanced soul master academies do you think is more interesting this year?" After the carriage entered the official road, Hu Liena sat opposite Duan Yufan and started to find topics to talk about.

"I think these academies are all so-so. I guess only the royal academies of the two empires are a bit more fun," Duan Yu Fan said listlessly, having no expectations for this year's cohort.

"We only need to play five matches. I wonder what kind of rewards Star Luo Royal has prepared. I hope they won't be too stingy." Hu Liena was clearly interested in the champion's reward for this competition, and she was already thinking about it even before the competition started.

"Rewards are nothing more than those that benefit one's own empire. The biggest reward is nothing more than granting a noble title and giving a little gold soul coin. It's impossible for them to offer soul bones as a reward."

"That's true! I wonder if Star Luo City is any fun."

The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, hosted by the two great empires to select talent and co-organized by the Spirit Hall, is considered the grandest martial spirit tournament in the martial spirit world.

It is divided into preliminary rounds, qualifying rounds, and the finals. The preliminary rounds and qualifying rounds select sixteen advanced soul master academies from each of the two empires. Among them, Star Luo Royal Academy, Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Spirit Hall team are guaranteed admission teams and do not need to participate in the preliminary rounds and qualifying rounds.

Therefore, as many as 33 teams participated in the finals. Since the previous champion was the Star Luo Empire, the finals of this competition were held in the Star Luo Imperial City.

Participants must be no older than 25. Each team can field a maximum of seven players. During the competition, no items other than Martial Souls may be used, and no one may kill another player on the field. Otherwise, the team will be eliminated.

Duan Yufan sat for almost two days before finally seeing the outline of the Star Luo Imperial City. From a distance, the height and thickness of the city walls appeared to be slightly higher and more magnificent than those of the Heaven Dou City.

The areas are roughly the same size, with only slight differences in architectural style, but the changes are not significant.

In Star Luo City of the Star Luo Empire, the Knights of the Spirit Hall were not allowed to enter and could only camp outside the city. Of course, Commander Odysseus still entered the city with Duan Yufan and the others.

The Spirit Hall is scattered throughout the entire continent, and Star Luo City naturally has its own Spirit Hall, a temple-level Spirit Hall just like Heaven Dou City.

The Platinum Bishop of the Star Luo Temple had been waiting in the city for a long time, leading dozens of Spirit Hall soldiers to welcome the contestants sent by headquarters.

Sixty-seven Star Luo Temple

A frail, white-haired man with a youthful face, wearing the silver and gold robes that were the special uniform of the Platinum Bishop.

He bowed slightly to Duan Yufan and Hu Liena.

"Your Majesty, Holy Son and Holy Daughter, I am Matthewton, the Platinum Bishop of the Star Luo Temple. I have received His Holiness the Pope's orders that all members of the Star Luo Temple will protect the safety of Your Majesty while in Star Luo City."

"Greetings, Holy Son, Holy Maiden."

The other bishops and soldiers standing behind Bishop Matthewton also saluted after he finished speaking.

“Bishop Matthew, no need for formalities. We’ll be relying on you for our team members during the competition.” Duan Yu Fan stepped forward and greeted Bishop Matthew and his team from the Star Luo Temple with a friendly smile.

Duan Yufan knew that the Platinum Bishop Matthewton bowing to him was simply because he was a Holy Son of the Spirit Hall, and that despite looking like a frail old man, Platinum Bishop Matthewton was a true Soul Douluo-level expert.

Duan Yufan naturally returned the courtesy politely. In this dog-eat-dog world, the Platinum Bishop Matthewton respected the title of Holy Son of the Spirit Hall, not Duan Yufan, who was only a Soul King.

"Your Excellency is too kind. I'm sure you two must be tired from your journey. The Star Luo Temple has prepared rest rooms for the Spirit Hall elites. Please." With that, Platinum Bishop Matthewton led Duan Yufan and his group of nine to the Star Luo Temple.

Duan Yufan and his group arrived in the Star Luo Empire at 5 pm. The Star Luo Temple was similar in size to the temple in Tian Dou City. As soon as they arrived, the Platinum Bishop Matthewton instructed others to prepare dinner.

“Bishop Ma, you’ve been in the Star Luo Empire for many years. What’s the overall strength of the Star Luo Empire’s participating academies this year? Are there any interesting opponents, or any particularly talented individuals?”

At the banquet, the entire Spirit Hall team was eating and chatting when Hu Liena inquired about Platinum Bishop Matthewton.

"Reporting to the Holy Maiden, the strength of the advanced soul master academy contestants in this Star Luo competition is generally mediocre, fluctuating between Soul Venerable and Soul Master, neither high nor low. The more talented contestants are all from the Star Luo aristocratic families; there are too few talented commoner soul masters." Platinum Bishop Matthewton had no optimism about any of the advanced soul master academies of the Star Luo Empire.

"Is the Star Luo Royal Academy just ordinary, or does it lack any geniuses?" Duan Yufan asked Matthew Dun casually after hearing the answer.

"If there is anything, it's that the Star Luo Royal Family has produced two princes this generation, both with level eight martial souls and innate soul power. Coincidentally, the Netherworld Zhu Family also produced two young girls at the same time. It can be said that the Star Luo Royal Family has produced two sets of Netherworld White Tiger martial soul fusion techniques this generation. No matter which prince ascends the throne, he will have a set of Netherworld White Tiger martial soul fusion techniques." Matthew Dun was clearly a bystander, looking like he was preparing to watch the show soon.

"That's certainly interesting. I've heard that the struggle for imperial power in the Star Luo Empire is extremely brutal. The battle between the two Netherworld White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Techniques is definitely worth watching." Duan Yufan knew who the Platinum Bishop was referring to.

“The Holy Son is right, it is indeed very intense. The First Prince of Xingluo and the Eldest Miss of the Zhu family have long been putting pressure on their younger brother and sister. They have an overwhelming advantage. The main reason is that the First Prince is a few years older. He is now eighteen years old and has reached level 41 Soul Master, while the Second Prince is only thirteen years old and has a Soul Power of level 26. The Second Miss of the Zhu family is even younger, not even nine years old, and has a Soul Power of level 18.” Platinum Bishop Matthewton briefly introduced the situation.

"Then it's a sure loss, there's no suspense at all," Hu Liena said with a bored expression, though she had initially been somewhat expectant.

"Hehe, barring any unforeseen circumstances, we're definitely going to lose," the Platinum Bishop chuckled.

"Indeed, there's no surprise. Both the Qirong Tongtianju and the Shuixian Yujigu, those two immortal herbs, have been eaten. What else could happen?" Duan Yufan took a bite and thought calmly.

The banquet ended amidst casual conversation, with everyone returning to their rooms to meditate.

The next morning, Duan Yufan, along with Xie Yue and Yan, found Hu Liena.

"Senior sister, let's go. Let's explore the Star Luo Empire's capital city and see what's fun there," Duan Yufan said to Hu Liena, who had just come out of her room.

"Great! It's a rare opportunity to come here."

Since there are still two days left in the competition, it also gives the athletes who have traveled from afar some time to rest and adjust.

Afterwards, Duan Yufan and his three companions walked out of the Star Luo Temple, only to see the Platinum Bishop Matthewton.

"Haha, Holy Son, Holy Daughter, His Holiness the Pope instructed me to show you around Star Luo City. I've lived in Star Luo City for most of my life and know every corner of it like the back of my hand," the Platinum Bishop said with a smile.

"Alright! Then we'll have to trouble Bishop Ma." Duan Yufan and his group did indeed need someone to guide them. As the imperial city, Xingluo City covered a vast area, and it would take several days and nights to explore it all.

"Where would the Holy Son and Daughter like to go?" Bishop Matthewton asked.

"This is the most unique place in the Star Luo Empire. If there's anything special there, my senior sister and I can bring it back to show our teacher," Duan Yu Fan said after thinking for a moment.

“Your Majesty has shown your kindness. Please follow me.” Bishop Matthewton led the way in one direction.

"You guys don't have any objections, right?" Duan Yufan said, looking at Hu Liena and the other two.

“Of course I have no objection. Wouldn’t it be even better if someone took the lead in introducing it?” Yan said first.

"Then let's follow."

Platinum Bishop Matthewton led Duan Yufan and the other three to an old-fashioned street. Such scenery was not found in Wuhun City. There were quite a few people on the street early in the morning.

Bishop Matthewton of Platinum led the way, explaining the situation of the street.

Duan Yufan and Hu Liena stood between Xie Yue and Yan, while the Platinum Bishop Matthewton on the left chattered on about various things.

As they passed through a street alley, a dark figure appeared on their right and rushed towards Duan Yufan and his companions.

"Who dares to challenge me?" Platinum Bishop Matthewton, no longer appearing frail, instantly appeared on the right, unleashing all eight of his spirit rings and overwhelming the shadowy figure with his powerful aura.

"Plague Master Matthewton of the Spirit Hall." It turned out to be a little girl being chased by four people. The four people immediately recognized Platinum Master Matthewton when they saw him.

"So you're from the Zhu family. What! Are you trying to assassinate our Spirit Hall by using your second young lady's affair?" Platinum Bishop Matthewton also noticed the uniform of the Netherworld Zhu family of the Star Luo Empire.

"Platinum Bishop, it's a misunderstanding. We were just following the eldest young lady's orders to find the second young lady. We didn't expect to run into the Platinum Bishop!" one of them said with a grin.

"Since it's a misunderstanding, let's go!" Duan Yufan said to the four members of the Zhu family as soon as he saw the little girl.

"Yes, yes, we'll be going now." The four people left after saying that, leaving the little girl behind.