With several teeth-aching bone cracking sounds, the seven-colored light covering the Arena instantly collapsed and spread, revealing the situation inside.
On the Arena, a majestic White Tiger elegantly licked its paw, while opposite it, seven Azure Radiance Academy members were collapsed, their life or death unknown.
In the next moment, the giant White Tiger burst with bright light, and at the same time, the giant ball of light split in half, falling from the sky.
The light dissipated, finally revealing the three contestants standing on the Arena.
"Shrek wins!"
Although he didn't know what had happened before, judging by the result, the Referee made his decision.
He quickly checked the condition of the Azure Radiance Academy members and found that they all had fractures in various places. Although they were not dead, based on the severity of their injuries, they would need a long period of recuperation under normal circumstances.
In other words, the Azure Radiance Academy could basically be declared out of the subsequent matches, just like the vice-captain of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
"It's over."
Quan Yi, seeing the Azure Radiance Academy members unable to fight, wore a pensive expression.
This competition brought Quan Yi a lot of inspiration, so it could be considered a worthwhile trip.
"Using Martial Soul as a medium, using Soul Skills and Soul Power to inscribe Soul Guidance Runes, displaying extraordinary characteristics.
The Soul Guidance Runes that convert Soul Power into Mental Power can be considered something I've learned."
A hint of a smile appeared in Quan Yi's eyes. This duel, the Azure Radiance Academy, or rather Shi Nian, allowed Quan Yi to see different means of reproduction.
In terms of how to maximize the skills imprinted on the Soul Bone, they gave Quan Yi a lot of inspiration.
In terms of Soul Guidance or Soul Guidance characteristics, the qualifications possessed by human Soul Masters are far stronger than so-called Soul Guidance Metals.
Using people as materials to lay down Soul Guidance Runes can also unleash powerful effects.
At this moment, a certain shackle in Quan Yi's heart seemed to be broken, making the vision in his heart wider.
"Now, Shrek can be considered to have stepped onto the ladder to advancement.
Who would have thought that an Academy that was not valued could actually reach this point."
Although her words left room for maneuver, Huo Wu had actually determined Shrek's advancement in her heart.
"The strong go up, the weak go down.
Isn't that normal?"
Quan Yi looked much calmer. Shrek was able to get to this point because their hard power was enough to support them to get here.
He also knew in his heart that without Xiao Wu, Shrek would still have the strength to advance.
It would just take more effort than before.
And this, happened to give Quan Yi a full opportunity to observe Tang San.
This could be considered some additional reward for Quan Yi's kind reminder.
With the climax of this day as the boundary, the following matches could not find a match more exciting than this.
Because the audience, who were becoming more and more familiar with the contestants, could basically predict the outcome of the matches.
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Time flew by, and another half month passed.
The Preliminary Competition, which lasted for a month, finally came to an end.
On the last day of the Preliminary Competition, the organizers held a ceremony that only the five advancing Academies could attend.
At the ceremony, the five teams would go to the VIP Seats rostrum to receive the qualification certificates for the Promotion Tournament.
And the five teams that finally successfully advanced are as follows.
The first place, with a record of twenty-eight wins and no losses, the Blazing Fire Academy successfully advanced.
What's even more terrifying is that, apart from the first two matches, their Blazing Fire Academy automatically won all subsequent matches because their opponents conceded.
This situation can be said to have never occurred in the entire history of the Elite Tournament.
The second place is the Divine Wind Academy with twenty-seven wins and one loss.
With the strength of Divine Wind Academy, if they hadn't run into Blazing Fire Academy, getting first place definitely wouldn't have been a problem.
However, even so, everyone's attention to Divine Wind Academy was not low at all. They even believed that Divine Wind Academy was fully qualified to compete for second place in the finals.
Third place was Thunder Academy, with a record of twenty-six wins and two losses.
Thunder Academy's defeats were brought about by Blazing Fire and Divine Wind, but they chose to surrender in both matches.
Therefore, this not only did not affect them, but instead, allowed them to rest for two more days, giving them enough energy to cope with other challenges.
Fourth place was Heavenly Water Academy, with a record of twenty-five wins and three losses.
Heavenly Water Academy was the same; they decisively surrendered when facing Blazing Fire, Divine Wind, and Thunder.
Fifth place was Shrek Academy, as predicted by Quan Yi and Huo Wu.
With a record of twenty-four wins and four losses, they successfully obtained the final qualifying spot.
Their four defeats, like Thunder and Heavenly Water, were all surrenders to teams ranked at the top, ensuring that they remained undefeated in the remaining matches.
At the ceremony, the captains and vice-captains of the five teams, under the guidance of the host, ascended the stage.
However, everyone's attention was drawn to a tall figure offstage.
"This guy isn't even the captain!"
The same thought flashed through everyone's minds.
And the object of their attention was Quan Yi.
Due to Quan Yi's great strength and presence, everyone had overlooked one issue: the official captain of Blazing Fire Academy had always been Huo Wushuang.
Even Huo Wu was only the vice-captain.
This point was actually explained during the Master of Ceremonies' introduction before the matches, but because the Blazing Fire Team had appeared so infrequently, everyone hadn't realized it yet.
After the representatives of each team took the stage, Emperor Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, and Salas personally distributed qualification certificates and prize money to the teams.
The qualification certificate was a handwritten note, and the prize money was a uniform 10,000 Gold Soul Coins.
This was a reward issued by the Heaven Dou Empire to the five teams, with each team receiving the same 10,000 Gold Soul Coins.
After all, this was just a reward for the Preliminary Competition, and it served more as an incentive.
The real grand prize would be awarded by the Spirit Hall after the finals.
After the awards were presented, Emperor Xue Ye looked around, his gaze lingering on Huo Wu and Quan Yi below the stage for a few extra seconds.
Then, Emperor Xue Ye began his speech.
However, to everyone's surprise, Emperor Xue Ye's speech was all substance and no fluff.
The most important point was that Emperor Xue Ye generously conferred Titles of Nobility.
The captains and vice-captains who took the stage were conferred the title of Viscount from among 'Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount, Baron', while the remaining participating students from the five academies were conferred the title of Baron of the first rank.
Moreover, this title was not just a nominal honorary title.
Emperor Xue Ye also planned to grant them fiefdoms after the competition.
Land and titles were extremely powerful inducements for the Soul Master community.
Of course, the prerequisite for obtaining a fief was to swear allegiance to Heaven Dou, but how much binding force could such an oath have on Soul Masters?
However, before the contestants could cause a commotion over Emperor Xue Ye's generous rewards, Salas interrupted with a rebuttal.
"Your Majesty, this matter is inappropriate."
Emperor Xue Ye was still speaking when Salas directly interrupted him.
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