Chapter 207: Open And Secret Struggles
Returned to Shrek Academy and followed the team to the Heaven Dou Great Fighting Soul Arena.
During this time, several people kept asking Ling Mo about what happened that day.
“Tell us, where have you been these past few days?”
Ning Rongrong glared at Ling Mo angrily. He had disappeared for three days, and he even took two girls from Heaven Water Academy with him. He definitely didn’t do anything good.
“What else could I do? After the Fighting Soul ended, I went back to the mountain…”
Ling Mo spread his hands and explained. He had indeed gone back to the mountain and wasn’t lying.
“What about those two girls?”
Ning Rongrong asked again.
“They naturally went back. What else? Did you think I kidnapped them and hid them?”
Ling Mo said with a smile. Ning Rongrong’s furious look was very cute.
In comparison, Zhu Zhuqing was much quieter. She had already become numb and didn’t bother to say anything.
Anyway, no matter how much they argued, it was useless. It was better to face it calmly.
“Hmph… I’ll let you off this time. Next time, I… I…”
Ning Rongrong racked her brains but didn’t know how to punish Ling Mo. Beating him up? She couldn’t bear to.
Not beating him? It was too infuriating.
“Alright! We’ll talk about these things later when we get back…”
Ling Mo pulled her into his arms to stop her from making a fuss.
Upon arriving at the Great Fighting Soul Arena, the other teams had already gathered.
The ceremony process was not complicated. Under the host’s announcement, the captains and vice-captains of the top five teams walked onto the podium.
“Xiao San, let’s go!”
Ling Mo waved his hand and walked onto the award platform side by side with Tang San.
Due to Shrek withdrawing from two matches and then having a draw, they only got third place.
However, qualifying was already enough. The other rankings didn’t matter.
“Next, His Majesty, Sect Master Ning of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School, Ghost Gate Elder Dugu Bo, and Salas Platinum Bishop will personally present the promotion qualification certificates and bonuses to the five teams that entered the promotion match.”
As soon as the host finished speaking, Snow Night and the others came onto the stage one after another.
Ling Mo could clearly feel Tang San’s heart stir with excitement.
The teams from the other academies were the same, as if they were being granted great honor. Everyone was radiant.
Ling Mo, on the other hand, was quite indifferent. It was just an award; there was nothing to care about.
After the awards were presented, it was time for these big shots to brag.
Snow Night Great Emperor, the most distinguished in status, began his speech.
“First of all, children, I want to congratulate you.
You have successfully obtained the qualification to advance in this Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.
You are all the future hope of the empire, so I have decided to confer viscount nobility titles upon you ten people.
Your other participating students from the five academies will receive baron nobility titles.
After you graduate, the gates of the imperial family will always be open to you.
Your fiefdoms will be uniformly allocated after you graduate.”
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere at the scene immediately became extremely quiet.
The people below the stage were boiling. This was a tremendous reward; no one could stay calm.
It is said that one should study martial arts well and sell it to the emperor’s family.
Being able to enter the empire and obtain a viscount nobility title was the lifelong dream of these people.
“Long live Your Majesty…”
Cheers erupted, and people from various academies below the stage began to boil over.
At this time, the several big shots on the stage clearly had unpleasant expressions.
Before the Soul Master Competition started, Spirit Hall had already exchanged words with Ghost Gate once.
Up to now, the two sides had not yet settled things.
Unexpectedly, Snow Night held back until the end to make his move, and… as soon as he did, it was nobility titles of viscount and above.
“Heh, ruthless! This move is quite something…”
Ling Mo casually glanced at Snow Night. Originally, Ling Mo thought this old man had no real ability.
Only now did he realize that this guy’s guile was deep enough.
No wonder, how poor could his abilities be to reach his position?
Ling Mo had underestimated him before. Now… it was time to formally reassess this Snow Night Great Emperor.
“Your Majesty, this is not appropriate, right? In previous matches, there was no precedent for rewarding nobility titles.
Moreover, isn’t the nobility title too high?”
Salas had an unpleasant expression. He hadn’t expected Snow Night to have this move up his sleeve, catching him off guard.
Snow Night Great Emperor blocked Salas’s mouth with one sentence. “Salas, conferring nobility titles is an internal affair of the empire, unrelated to Spirit Hall. It is also unrelated to this tournament.
It is merely a reward I am giving because I admire these children. There’s no need for you to point fingers here…”
After Snow Night said this, Salas’s face became even more unsightly.
At this time, Dugu Bo stepped forward, looking at Salas like an idiot. His mocking smile dealt a heavy blow to Salas.
“His Majesty is right. You… are all very outstanding.
On behalf of Ghost Gate, I welcome your arrival. As long as you are willing, Ghost Gate will shape you into top geniuses.
Perhaps you have already guessed that the most outstanding student in this tournament, Ling Mo… is from our Ghost Gate.
His talent, I don’t need to explain to everyone, right? You all know how talented he is.
However… sometimes, even with talent, one may not succeed.
He became so excellent only after being cultivated by Ghost Gate.
Therefore, as long as you are willing to come, I guarantee here that I can cultivate you into geniuses as outstanding as him.”
“Damn, using me as a spear?”
Ling Mo was stunned. This Dugu Bo had such a scheming side?
He actually used him as a pretext to deliberately counter Snow Night?
After hearing Dugu Bo’s words, the scene erupted once again.
To say, who was the most outstanding person in this tournament?
Without a doubt, everyone would choose Ling Mo, solely based on his level 59 soul power.
How old was he? Full count, only fourteen, and he was already a strong expert about to reach Soul King level.
Such talent was downright perverse.
And Dugu Bo said that Ling Mo became so excellent because of Ghost Gate’s cultivation.
If they joined Ghost Gate, wouldn’t they also receive such cultivation?
In an instant, the atmosphere at the scene exploded once again.
In comparison, Spirit Hall’s prestige had clearly dropped quite a bit.
Although Salas was the bishop, he had no power to grant these students higher rewards.
After Dugu Bo spoke, Snow Night cast a dissatisfied glance at him.
This round of open and secret struggles was truly intense, with no concessions at all.
Snow Night looked at Dugu Bo with an unpleasant expression and said again: “The upcoming promotion match will still be held in the empire.
But the venue will change from the Heaven Dou Great Fighting Soul Arena to the Royal Enclosure.
The promotion match is the best stage to showcase your personal strength.
I solemnly promise here that the top three students with the most promotion match victories.
The empire will provide you with the soul beasts needed for your next level promotion.
You can choose the type of soul beast yourselves. For soul beasts below thirty thousand years cultivation, the empire can guarantee them all.”
“Damn, this is pulling out a big move?”
Ling Mo was even a bit dumbfounded listening to it. This Snow Night was going all out.
Looking at Dugu Bo again, he was about to counter once more, but Ling Mo signaled him with his eyes to stop.
Currently, it was not suitable for Ghost Gate to go all the way against Heaven Dou Empire. Once the two sides clashed, Spirit Hall would definitely benefit as the fisherman.
Snow Night had put out such a ruthless move, showing how determined he was.
This was a contest of foundation!
Although Ghost Gate had just been established, if Ling Mo really compared with them, they might not even match up to him.
But in terms of hidden weapons, puppets, and other powerful weapons, as well as various cultivation techniques.
Plus Ling Mo’s immortal medicine!
They truly had nothing to fear from Heaven Dou Empire.
However, if it came to soul beasts, the empire had a dedicated hunting beast forest, while Ghost Gate did not, so they indeed couldn’t compare.
