Chapter 72: Spirit Hall's Arrogance and Foolishness? Tang Xiao's Confidence
A few days later, fifteen teams from across the continent arrived one after another at Spirit City.
After entering Spirit City, they were all shocked by its public order. Here, there would be no conflicts.
Even the most unruly disciples of the Clear Sky Sect would, at most, exchange verbal barbs when they came here. If it truly came to blows, they would still hold back.
At the center of Spirit Hall stood the Angel Arena.
Today was the official opening day of the Soul Master Tournament finals, and the competition venue was the Angel Arena in front of the Pope's Palace.
This Angel Arena was a venue used by Spirit Hall's soul masters for competitions. Even high-level soul masters could use it. The competition grounds covered an enormous area, and the spectator stands could accommodate tens of thousands.
Before long, the teams from the Upper Three Sects and the Lower Four Sects, along with the eight teams selected from the two great empires, arrived at the Angel Arena one after another.
At this moment, what they were waiting for was the current Pope, Qian Xunji, to announce the official start of the finals.
Very soon, on the high platform of the Angel Arena, a young man appeared. He wore the Pope's robe, held the papal scepter, had a handsome face, and carried a noble aura.
This young man was the current Pope, Qian Xunji.
After Qian Xunji appeared, a number of powerful figures gradually emerged within the Angel Arena, all radiating auras above that of Soul Saint.
Standing on the high platform, Qian Xunji calmly looked down below.
"I hereby announce that the finals of this Soul Master Tournament officially begin. The team that wins the championship will receive three ten-thousand-year soul bones."
After speaking, Qian Xunji ordered his subordinates to place the three exquisite boxes containing the ten-thousand-year soul bones onto the champion's award platform.
After that, a red-robed bishop below began to read out the rules of this tournament.
The tournament would last for one week, with a total of four major stages, each separated by one day.
On the seventh day, the final championship match would be held. The winner would obtain the three ten-thousand-year soul bones.
In addition, the competition would be divided into individual elimination matches and team battles, with the format determined by drawing lots.
This was different from previous Soul Master Tournament rules, but since Spirit Hall had immense resources and was willing to take out three ten-thousand-year soul bones to host it, the organizer's word was the rule.
After the detailed rules were introduced, the teams from the various major factions also began to appear in the arena.
The spectator area of the Angel Arena was filled with audiences from across the continent. Every spectator who had come to Spirit City was an influential figure in their respective regions.
As the members of each major faction's teams appeared, the audience in the stands focused their attention on them.
The Clear Sky Sect team was led by a burly young man, while the Sky Water Academy team was led by a delicate and beautiful girl with an icy, proud temperament…
In the backstage area of the Angel Arena, Yun Yuan and Bibi Dong were watching the teams appear on the field.
Based on the information, Yun Yuan had a general understanding of their basic details, including martial souls, age, names, and soul power ranks.
There was no need to say much about their old rival, the Clear Sky Sect. The leader was Tang Xiao, who had attacked him before. Aside from Tang Xiao, the team also had three Soul Kings, making it the strongest among the fifteen teams.
However, what surprised Yun Yuan was that Tang Hao, a mere Soul Elder, was also in the team. But considering Tang Hao's combat power, Yun Yuan quickly accepted it.
Although Tang Hao was only a Soul Elder, his actual combat ability was in no way inferior to the Soul Ancestors in their team. After all, he was the future youngest Titled Douluo. His talent spoke for itself.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect's team had two Soul Kings, with the rest all being Soul Ancestors.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had the same lineup as the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, with two Soul Kings and five Soul Ancestors.
As for the Lower Four Sects, they were almost entirely composed of Soul Ancestors, without a single Soul King, though all of them were high-level Soul Ancestors.
As for the remaining teams, the stronger ones had a full lineup of Soul Ancestors, while the weaker ones still had members at the Soul Elder level.
Looking at the strength of the participating members on the list, Yun Yuan was not surprised by their relatively low soul power ranks.
After all, not everyone was a genius. Among the participants this time, few would be able to break through to Soul Saint in the future.
In the future era, Qin Ming, around thirty years old, became the second-youngest genius on the continent to break through to the Soul Emperor level.
One could imagine how slow the cultivation speed was in this era, far from comparable to ten thousand years later or even twenty thousand years later.
Ten thousand years later, that Dragon God Douluo, Mu En, participated in the Soul Master Tournament at the age of eighteen, with a soul power rank already reaching sixty-nine, just one step away from becoming a Soul Saint.
Not to mention the geniuses twenty thousand years later. That Atlas Douluo, Yun Ming, whose martial soul was also the Atlas Spear, broke through to Titled Douluo at the age of twenty-three.
In comparison, the current participants of the Soul Master Tournament were older than Yun Ming when he became a Titled Douluo, but their soul power ranks… were difficult to comment on.
After understanding the participants' ranks, Yun Yuan's interest diminished even further. Perhaps only the Clear Sky Sect Team could keep him from feeling so drowsy.
After a while, Yun Yuan and Bibi Dong, who were reviewing the information, also received a notice that they needed to head to the center of the arena to make an appearance.
Putting down the information in their hands, Yun Yuan and Bibi Dong left backstage and began to appear within everyone's sight.
Yun Yuan walked at the front, while Bibi Dong followed behind him like a little sidekick, heading straight toward the center of the arena.
Seeing that only Yun Yuan and Bibi Dong appeared as Spirit Hall's representatives, not only were the members of the various teams stunned, but even the audience in the stands froze in place.
What was going on?
But after waiting a while, they realized that no other Spirit Hall members were coming out.
At this moment, Qian Xunji, on the high platform of the Angel Arena, spoke, answering the doubts in everyone's hearts.
"For this Soul Master Tournament, the members sent by our Spirit Hall consist of only these two. They are also our Spirit Hall's Holy Son and Saintess. I believe that with their strength, they are sufficient to present exciting battles."
"At the same time, I also solemnly announce that one week later, on the day the Soul Master Tournament concludes, the coronation ceremony of our Spirit Hall's Holy Son and Saintess will officially begin."
Hearing the explanation personally given by Pope Qian Xunji, although the audience in the stands still had doubts, they could only accept it.
As for the members of the various major factions, seeing that Yun Yuan and Bibi Dong were only eight or nine years old, their lips curled upward wildly.
What was Spirit Hall trying to do? Hand over the soul bones to them for free?
However, among them, the members of the Upper Three Sects had slightly serious expressions because they had previously witnessed Yun Yuan's true combat strength, which had already reached the level of a Soul King.
"Haha, Brother Hao, the champion of this Soul Master Tournament will definitely belong to our Clear Sky Sect."
Seeing Yun Yuan representing Spirit Hall in the competition, Tang Xiao immediately burst into loud laughter. As someone who had exchanged blows with Yun Yuan before, he knew that Yun Yuan was not his opponent.
Although about half a year had passed since their last encounter, he did not believe that Yun Yuan's strength could surpass his within such a short time.
Therefore, these three ten-thousand-year soul bones… he, Tang Xiao, was determined to claim them!
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