Faced with Tangmen Academy's formidable lineup,
Qin Ming, the leader of Tiandou Royal Academy, could only helplessly shout,
"Tiandou Royal Team, forfeit!"
On the other side,
Ma Hongjun's expression was a complex mix of emotions:
loneliness, resentment, dejection, regret... He could only let out a helpless rage and storm off. This prompted Flander in the audience to sigh silently. If only he had been able to... then all this glory would belong to Shrek Academy! The referee also reacted and announced, "Tangmen Academy wins this match!" "Next team, please!" With Tiandou Royal Academy's "precedent," who would dare to fight Tangmen Academy again? If they did, they would all forfeit. —Since everyone is outmatched, there's nothing shameful about it. This plunged what should have been a heated match into an eerie silence. After a series of "chicken fights," the rankings of the five teams were determined. Tangmen Academy was undoubtedly number one. The Heavenly Dou Royal Academy secured second place. The Divine Wind Academy came in third. The Blazing Fire Academy squeezed into fourth. The Elephant Armor Academy came in last. The Heavenly Water Academy, which entered the story in the original novel, missed out on entering the Spirit City due to the loss of Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er. As for the Thunder Academy, they narrowly lost to the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy by a single move. Emperor Xue Ye offered some encouragement. He then got straight to the point— "Previously, Tang Sect Academy was incomplete, so some rewards were not distributed." "You are all invaluable talents to our empire." "The captains and vice-captains of each team are granted the title of Viscount." "The remaining members are granted the title of Baron." "After your graduation, you will be assigned fiefdoms!" The five teams below all showed surprise. This… directly became imperial nobles? This had never happened before. "Your Majesty!" Yu Xiaogang frowned and said, "Isn't this somewhat inappropriate? There is no precedent for this, and aren't these titles… too high?" —It was practically saying that the Spirit Hall also wanted these talents! But Yu Xiaogang's rebuttal was ridiculous; did Emperor Xueye have no pride? "Your Excellency, Platinum Bishop!" Emperor Xueye said coldly, "The conferment of titles is an internal matter of the Empire and has nothing to do with the Spirit Hall!" He looked at the teams below and added another incentive— "If any of your teams wins the championship in the end," "then the titles of all members of that team will be raised by one rank!" "The academy will also be granted a royal title and enjoy imperial financial support!" "Furthermore, during the competition, if any member needs a spirit ring, those under 30,000 years old will be directly provided by the Empire." Emperor Xueye's gaze was fixed on Tang Sect Academy in that last sentence. Tailong and the others, stuck at level 40, understood the implication. This was clearly a benefit for them. But they dared not accept rashly. They were members of the Tang Sect. Whether or not to accept this reward was up to Tang Lan. Tang Lan thought, "Why not take advantage of this opportunity?" He immediately stood up and said, "Then I, Tang, on behalf of my disciples, thank Your Majesty." "It just so happens that I've already found suitable soul beasts for Jiangzhu and the others. I'll list the years and soul beasts later." "However..." "The winning team's entire rank will be further promoted, right?" "Your Majesty, won't you confirm this?" Emperor Xueye was stunned. Only then did he realize—the captain of the Tang Sect Academy team that had been recommended was Tang Lan! And Tang Lan was the non-royal Lan Hao King. Another promotion... what, to make him emperor?
Fortunately, Tang Lan took the initiative to point it out, offering a way out.
"It was my oversight,"
Emperor Xue Ye said smoothly .
"If Tang Sect Academy ultimately wins, Lan Hao King's fiefdom can be doubled."
"Just leave the road leading to the Star Dou Great Forest; the entire area in between will belong to Lan Hao King."
That's great!
The fiefdom adjacent to the Star Dou Great Forest is a hot potato for others.
But for Tang Lan, it's a hot potato.
—As long as the Star Dou Spirit Pagoda exists, soul beasts can't affect his fiefdom.
"Then thank you in advance, Your Majesty," Tang Lan smiled. "This title and fiefdom are something Tang Sect is determined to obtain!"
He glanced at Yu Xiaogang as he spoke.
"Grand Archbishop Platinum, I should be able to represent Tang Sect and accept these, right?"
It seemed like a request, but it was actually a taunt.
Yu Xiaogang's cheek twitched.
He turned and left again.
—He simply couldn't bear to stay any longer.
"Hey!" Tang Lan pleaded, "Grand Archbishop Platinum, don't go! There's more to see! We need you to preside over it!"
Yu Xiaogang stumbled, then walked even faster.
This caused Emperor Xueye to burst into laughter.
—As expected of a future god, he's not afraid at all.
"Alright."
Tang Lan stood up and said,
"The annoying fly is gone, now it's time for the real show."
"Your Majesty, please sit and watch the show."
Emperor Xueye changed his posture, his face full of anticipation.
"Then I'll have to see carefully whether Sect Master Tang can truly create history again!"
Tang Lan smiled confidently.
He looked down.
Bai He immediately activated his martial soul, flew into the sky, and raised his communication soul tool.
At the same time.
In various cities of the Heaven Dou Empire, a large number of giant screens lit up.
—These were all set up by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School at Tang Lan's request.
On the screen.
Dou Dou walked out of the contestant passage, followed by a large number of Tang Sect disciples, each with a six-year-old toddler beside them.
At the same time—
"Beep beep beep!"
"Beep beep beep!"
"Beep beep beep!"
A dense barrage of notification sounds rang out.
Those holding communication soul tools had all received a live broadcast notification titled "[Tang Sect Creates History Again]."
Tang Lan faced the camera on the white crane, revealing a professional smile.
"Friends of Douluo Continent, let's have an appetizer first."
"Today, there are 100 six-year-old children. Most of them are offspring of the four major single-attribute affiliated families, and a small number are relatives of Tang Sect disciples or orphans of school age taken in by Tang Sect Academy."
"After nearly two years of training by Tang Sect, they have all initially mastered the soul power path and can control and cultivate soul power before awakening their martial soul."
Tang Lan paused here.
Everyone present, including Emperor Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi, stood up in astonishment!
What?
They can control and cultivate soul power before awakening their martial soul?
It's simply unbelievable!
Even the oldest families or the Spirit Hall have never had such a precedent.
Tang Lan can actually do it?
As for the possibility that he's lying,
setting aside the authority represented by his identity as Master Tang,
the mere fact that it's a live broadcast to the entire continent makes it impossible for him to tell such an easily exposed lie.
Therefore,
eliminating all the impossibilities, the only remaining answer is—it's all true!
"Sect Master Tang, is it really...really possible?" Emperor Xueye asked, his voice trembling.
Tang Lan stepped aside.
Bai He consciously zoomed in on the camera, focusing on Emperor Xueye.
Tang Lan spoke up from the side—
"Since Your Majesty is interested, then let Your Majesty act as the witness and let us play a game."
Tang Lan pointed to the hundred-person formation below.
His words were astonishing—
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