Douluo's self has a soul beast clone

Time slipped away silently.

Soon, the qualifying rounds in Heaven Dou City had come to an end.

According to the procedure, the award ceremony was about to be held, presenting the top five teams in the preliminary round with certificates of qualification for the promotion round.

However, because the central main arena was destroyed during the competition, this process was simplified. The other academies that did not advance would no longer participate in the final ceremony. Only the top five teams went to the VIP rostrum to receive their qualification certificates.

The ceremony was not complicated. With the host's announcement, the captains and vice-captains of the top five teams walked onto the rostrum.

They were Shifeng Academy, Leiting Academy, Chihuo Academy, Tianshui Academy, and Elephant Armor Academy—the five elemental academies.

As for Shrek Academy, they unfortunately fell in the preliminary rounds.

Because he didn't take the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well herbs, Tang San was completely suppressed when facing the attribute restraints of the Chihuo Academy and Tianshui Academy!

In addition, his soul power level was far worse than in the original story, so in the end, they barely won ten games, and the rest were all disastrous defeats!

However, this may not be a bad thing for Tang San. After all, without the immortal herb to help conceal his aura, once Xiao Wu's identity as a soul beast in human form reached the finals venue full of strong people, there would only be one way: exposure.

In a way, it's a good thing.

"Next, His Majesty, Sect Master Ning of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and Platinum Bishop Salas will personally present the five teams entering the promotion round with qualification certificates and bonuses," the master of ceremonies announced.

The qualification certificate was actually a handwritten note. There was no fear of forgery, after all, the Spirit Hall and the Heaven Dou Empire knew very well which academies had advanced.

The top five academies received the same bonus, each team receiving a reward of 10,000 gold soul coins issued by the Heaven Dou Empire.

In the finals, the top three prizes will be provided by the Spirit Hall.

After the awards were presented, the host handed over the right to speak to Emperor Xue Ye, the most distinguished person present.

Emperor Xue Ye's gaze swept over the student representatives of the five academies in front of him: Huo Wu, Shui Bing'er, Feng Xiaotian, and others, before smiling and saying, "First of all, children, I want to congratulate you."

"You have successfully obtained the qualification to advance to this All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament. As the supreme ruler of the Heaven Dou Empire, I am proud of you. You are the future hope of the empire. As the captains and vice-captains of each team, your strength has played the most important role in the competition."

"Therefore, I have decided to confer the title of viscount on the ten of you, and the title of baron on the other participating students from your five academies. After you graduate, the doors of the imperial family will be open to you at any time. Your fiefs will be distributed uniformly after you graduate."

It can be seen that Emperor Xue Ye was really going all out. A simple title was one thing, but there was even a fief!

This thing was equivalent to cutting a piece of meat from the Heaven Dou Empire and would not be promised easily.

In fact, it can be seen from here that the Heaven Dou Empire is really thirsty for talents to what extent.

"Your Majesty, this is not good," Salas suddenly interjected from the side. He could not let the emperor win people's hearts like this and had to stir things up.

Emperor Xue Ye glanced at Salas lightly, "Is there anything wrong? Your Excellency Bishop Salas."

Salas said, "In previous competitions, there has been no precedent for awarding titles. What's more, is the title too high?"

However, Emperor Xue Ye blocked Salas's mouth with just one sentence, "Your Excellency Platinum Bishop, the conferment of titles is an internal affair of the empire and has nothing to do with the Spirit Hall, nor with this competition. It's just a reward for my appreciation of these children. They represent my Heaven Dou Empire in this Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament."

"Here, I would also like to make a promise to you. If any of your teams can win the final victory, the whole team's title will be upgraded by one level, and the prefix of the academy will be added with the word 'Royal,' supported by the empire's finances."

Hearing this, the representatives of the five elemental academies were stunned. As the captains and vice-captains of each team, although these young people could be considered to have seen the world, Emperor Xue Ye's series of rewards still made them a little dazed.

What does the title represent? A viscount can already have his own territory and servants, and will also receive subsidies from the state. This money alone is enough to live a life of worry-free food and clothing.

Although many soul masters have titles, it is easy to obtain the titles of kingdoms and duchies, but it is not so easy to obtain the titles of empires, especially the directly granted title of viscount. A viscount's territory can already be a small city.

This reward is not generous!

Salas's face looked very ugly, but he didn't say anything more, but there was a bit of gloom in his eyes.

Ning Fengzhi stood aside and smiled throughout the whole process, as if all this had nothing to do with him.

Emperor Xue Ye didn't seem to see the ugly face of Platinum Bishop Salas at all, and smiled, "The next promotion round will still be held in the empire, but the location will be changed from the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena to the Royal Hunting Ground. At that time, the ten teams from the five duchies and kingdoms who have passed the preliminary rounds will come to compete with you in the promotion round. I hope that all five of your academies can be among the best in the promotion round, so that you can take the lead when you participate in the finals."

"The promotion round is the best stage to show your personal strength. At that time, the empire will provide the soul beasts needed for the next title promotion for the top three students who win the most promotion rounds. You can choose the type of soul beast yourself. The empire can guarantee all soul beasts with less than 30,000 years of cultivation."

Hearing this, the five elemental students were moved. At this time, Emperor Xue Ye's promise was even more tempting than the previous title.

You must know that the ten captains and vice-captains representing the academies in front of them are all around level 40. The next time they upgrade their title, it will be at level 50. Although level 50 is not as important as the soul ring at level 30.

But level 50 is the first level to obtain a ten thousand year soul ring.

The strength of the first ten thousand year soul ring has a great impact on everyone's future. If they can choose soul beasts according to their needs, it will undoubtedly be of great benefit, not only saving them from risk and time, but also maximizing their martial souls.

From level 50, the soul master's cultivation speed will be greatly reduced. Having a ten thousand year soul ring as a guarantee will undoubtedly maintain their strength in the process from level 50 to level 60. It has infinite benefits for future development.

Looking at the gradually rising heat in the eyes of the ten elites in front of him, Emperor Xue Ye smiled slightly, "The promotion round will be held in a month. I hope you can make breakthroughs in this month. Okay, I won't say much else. You children are very smart, and I think you will make smart choices."

After saying this, Emperor Xue Ye's gaze shifted and swept across the face of Platinum Bishop Salas before turning away under the escort of a group of imperial officials.

Salas's eyes moved slightly, but his expression had completely calmed down. It was difficult to see anything from the expression on his face.

Just as Emperor Xue Ye said, although he didn't say it explicitly, the captains and vice-captains of the academies understood what he meant. The empire and the Spirit Hall, choose one.