Chapter 477 Undercurrent
When the applause and cheers in the audience gradually died down, Emperor Xue Ye returned to the royal chair in the middle of the VIP seats and sat down.
The MC's voice sounded again: "Next, please invite the leader of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect to give a speech for the competition."
"The edge of the sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossom comes from the bitter cold."
As the strongest auxiliary spirit master on the continent and also the leader of one of the top three sects, he blurted out a poem as soon as he stood up, allowing all the spirit masters present to witness his style.
"The path of soul master cultivation is never smooth. Every soul master needs to go through various trials to grow up, but I believe—"
"You are all the elite among the elites, and you will become powerful soul masters in the future!"
"I also hope that you can bring glory to the Tiandou Empire!"
Suddenly, there was thunderous applause.
But Tang San pursed his lips and said: "This sentence is not quite accurate in this situation."
"What?"
Xiao Wu was confused.
"The sharpness of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold." Tang San never thought from the bottom of his heart that there would be such a line of ancient poetry in this world.
However, the tempering and suffering cannot be carried out in a way similar to the "imperial examination" like the Continental Elite Competition.
In order to stand out and acquire corresponding talents, they deliberately seek out "hardships" to hone themselves, and endure them even if there is no hardship.
In Qingge's words:
This kind of person is crazy!
"You are so artistic." Xiao Wu rolled her eyes.
At this time, the MC asked again: "There are a total of 28 participating teams in the Tiandou City Division. Master Ning, which team do you think you are most optimistic about?"
Ning Fengzhi smiled slightly and said, "In addition to the Tiandou Royal Team that can directly enter the finals, I am optimistic about two teams among the 28 teams this time."
Two?
The audience and the teams off the field were all guessing which two teams Ning Fengzhi valued.
"Oh? I wonder which two teams they are?"
The emcee scanned the teams below the field, trying to get a clear picture.
Salas, the Platinum Leader of the Spirit Hall, grinned. He naturally knew which two teams Ning Fengzhi was talking about.
Tiandou Royal Team 2.
And the Notting team.
Ning Fengzhi couldn't have been unaware of the fact that Team Notting defeated Team Tiandou Royal Team II and won a place in the competition, and he also wanted to know to what level Zhou Qing and the others had grown.
Second refinement of soul ring?
All three soul rings are a thousand years old?
Crush the Royal Fighting Team 2?
Ning Fengzhi had not witnessed all of this with his own eyes, but that did not stop him from looking forward to Zhou Qing and the others.
There was just one thing that puzzled Ning Fengzhi——
Why was Zhou Qing so anxious to participate in the Continental Elite Tournament? When he told the other party how the Intermediate College could participate in the Continental Elite Tournament, he really didn't think that the other party would appear now, three years later!
Is the child impatient?
Zhou Qing is not that kind of person. There must be other reasons...
"This? Please allow me to keep it a secret for a while. But I believe that the champion of this Continental Elite Tournament must be from a college in the Tiandou Empire!"
Ning Fengzhi collected his thoughts and returned to the VIP seat.
"Haha! Sect Master Ning is so sure, I think he can't be wrong! Then let's look forward to it together!"
The MC livened up the atmosphere, and amidst the applause and cheers from the audience, he invited Saras to come on stage and draw lots for the captains of the first round of the qualifiers. However, Saras did not like to speak in front of such a large crowd, so after the lot drawing, the MC read out the names.
"In the first round of the preliminaries, the Flame Glory Academy vs. the Exotic Beast Academy!"
"In the first round of the preliminaries, Team 2 of Tiandou Royal Academy will compete against Kamikaze Academy!"
"In the first round of the preliminaries, Xiangjia Academy vs. Notting Academy!"
"..."
The first few colleges were easy to deal with, but the match between Xiangjia College and Notting College raised questions among many viewers.
After all, they didn't know the strength of the Notting College team. They thought that they were able to qualify for the competition not because they defeated the Tiandou Royal Team 2, but because the Tiandou Royal Team 2 thought they were remarkable and recognized them.
In the minds of most of the audience, the Nottingham team is the weakest team in the game.
And what about Xiangjia Academy?
The Elephant Armor Sect, one of the lower four sects, was established. It had a total of eleven members including substitutes, and their martial spirits were all directly inherited from the Elephant Armor Sect: the Diamond Mammoth.
This is one of the teams that can win the championship!
Moreover, some viewers also know that the Elephant Armor Sect and the Spirit Hall have had frequent exchanges in recent years, and its leader Huyan Zhen and the Platinum Leader Saras seem to be quite close, making it hard not to think that Saras deliberately cheated.
However, Sarath remained expressionless as he spoke through the loudspeaker soul guide: "The lot drawing by this lord is absolutely true! At the same time, I also announce that anyone who can pass the preliminaries and enter the finals can directly join the Martial Spirit Temple."
Suddenly, the whole place was in an uproar.
The Spirit Hall is divided into offices, branch halls, sub-hall, holy hall, Pope Hall, Elder (Douluo) Hall, and Worship Hall. The last three are all in Spirit City.
Therefore, for ordinary soul masters, and even some small and medium-sized families, the temple is the pinnacle of what they can achieve.
Once you join the Spirit Temple, you can not only enjoy the best training resources and treatment, but also gain noble honor, status, and power.
For example, Sarath, the Platinum Patriarch, has a status comparable to that of the leaders of the top three sects in the entire Tiandou Empire.
How could a soul master not be excited?
But for Zhou Qing, Tang San and others, this is actually the same as the two great empires, they are all recruiting outstanding spirit masters, but the emphasis of the welfare benefits provided is slightly different -
The two empires are more inclined towards actual titles and power, while what the Spirit Hall can provide are more resources to assist spirit masters in their cultivation.
How to choose depends mainly on whether the soul master prefers to enjoy himself or is more willing to pursue a higher realm.
After hearing what Sarath said, Emperor Xue Ye's face darkened slightly, but it was fleeting. After all, in his opinion, the Spirit Hall just wanted to obtain more resources. If it continued to develop, it would at most want to establish a country. At present, the main potential enemy that the Tiandou Empire had to deal with was still the Xingluo Empire...
VIP seats.
The leader of the Xiangjia Sect, Hu Yanzhen, who was also the old man who had previously instructed Hu Yanli, had a puzzled look in his eyes:
Why did Sarath arrange a mid-level college team for Xiangjia Academy?
Hu Yanzhen had no idea about the details of the Notting Team. Like most people, he just thought of it as a lucky team whose strength was far behind that of other advanced academies.
If the Spirit Hall wants to defeat the Elephant Armor Sect, will it use such a team?
[Could it be that Sarath gave in? ]
Hu Yanzhen thought of this possibility.
Because the Haotian Sect, one of the top three sects, has retired, Huyan Zhen wants to use the power of the Spirit Hall to develop the Xiangjia Sect and replace the Haotian Sect to become the new top three sects.
After all, his own soul power level is about to reach level 90. Within ten years, he will definitely be able to break through to the Titled Douluo!
It was just that he didn't want to make concessions to the Spirit Hall on some of the interests, so the matter had never been settled, and the two sides had been testing each other.
Therefore, before the qualifiers began, he reminded his grandson to be careful.
But I didn't expect to be assigned such a weak team...
(End of this chapter)
