Inside the Papal Palace
"The competition starts in three days. How are your preparations going?" Bibi Dong, seated above, asked.
Qian Renyue stepped forward and bowed respectfully. "Your Holiness, everything is ready. We await the start of the competition."
Bibi Dong looked at Qian Renyue with satisfaction, her voice softening slightly. "I heard you're planning to participate in the qualifying rounds yourself?"
"Yes," Qian Renyue answered firmly.
"Are you confident?" Bibi Dong asked.
"Could they be even stronger than Sword Master?" Qian Renyue tilted her head playfully.
"You must not be careless," Bibi Dong said, feigning seriousness.
"Rest assured, Your Holiness. This competition will be the first sword of our Spirit Hall to be drawn. Those who obstruct will be killed without mercy!"
Bibi Dong looked at the confident and spirited young people below and nodded in satisfaction.
"The finals will be a knockout tournament, so the competition will be much faster. After each round, there will be a day of rest unless there are special circumstances. Before the final, there will be three days of adjustment time. Because it's a knockout tournament, each academy will fight even harder in the face of such a brutal format. Every academy will use all their trump cards. Although you are already excellent enough, you still cannot be careless." Elder Ju, Yue Guan, stepped forward and explained the rules of the competition to Grandmaster.
"Yes!"
"No matter who your opponent is, you only have one goal, and that is!" Ghost Douluo asked loudly.
"Champion!" The members of the Empire Blade team answered loudly.
"Alright, go back and prepare for the next match." Bibi Dong waved her hand, indicating that everyone could leave.
After leaving the Papal Palace, Qian Renyue suddenly remembered that according to the original plot, Yu Xiaogang should have come to ask Pretty Mother about the cultivation method of twin martial souls at this time. But judging from her expression, it didn't seem like she had seen Yu Xiaogang.
Qian Renyue was puzzled, so she quietly went to find Yue Guan.
"Grandpa Ju, has Yu Xiaogang come to Wuhun City recently to ask Mommy about the method for twin martial souls?" Qian Renyue asked secretly.
Yue Guan glanced around furtively, then pulled Qian Renyue aside and whispered, "I heard about it. He did come to Wuhun City to see His Holiness the Pope. But what is he anyway? A piece of trash expelled from the Wuhun Hall. He couldn't even get through the gates of Wuhun City."
"Does Mommy know about this?" Qian Renyue asked softly.
"She probably does, since it happened in Wuhun City," Yue Guan replied in a similarly soft voice.
"That's good." Qian Renyue was relieved. Now she could be sure that Bibi Dong was completely free from that freak Yu Xiaogang.
"Have your lottery results come out yet?" Yue Guan asked curiously.
Qian Renyue suddenly froze, asking uncertainly, "Who is our team leader?"
Yue Guan looked at Qian Renyue with a complicated expression: "On the eve of the competition, you don't even know who your team leader is?" Yue Guan paused, then said, "It's your old friend, Teacher Bena. She should be waiting for you now. Hurry up and go before the Pope finds out."
"Hehe, I know. Thank you, Grandpa Ju." Qian Renyue chuckled and immediately fled.
Sword Pavilion Sword
Pavilion was a training ground that Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong specially created for Qian Renyue next to the Saintess Temple, which Qian Renyue named Sword Pavilion.
Later, when the Empire Blade Team was established, "Blade" and "Sword" were similar, so the name Sword Pavilion was retained. It also became the gathering place for the Empire Blade Team's daily activities.
When Qian Renyue and the others arrived, Teacher Bena had been waiting for a long time.
Qian Renyue quickly stepped forward to apologize, "I'm sorry, Teacher Bena. I didn't know you were our team leader. I was delayed at the Papal Palace and kept you waiting."
"It's alright, Your Highness," Bena said with a gentle smile. "Now that the draw results are out, let's go in and discuss the competition plan."
"Okay. Please, Teacher Bena." At Qian Renyue's invitation, Bena and the members of the Empire Blade team entered the Sword Pavilion.
After everyone was seated, Bena began to explain the draw results.
"The draw results are out. Your first opponent is from the Duchy of Hervo in the Star Luo Empire. This duchy is a vassal duchy of the Star Luo Empire and is very loyal to the Star Luo royal family. You know what to do, right?" Bena asked with a smile.
"Of course."
"However, given Shrek Academy's past misdeeds, we'll just overwhelm them with our strength and show no mercy. No intentional injury, understand?" Bena said somewhat seriously. If these kids don't understand, it will be the Spirit Hall that loses face.
"Understood, Teacher Bena." The group replied obediently.
After reminding them, Bena continued, "Your opponents in the second round should be from the Fire Leopard Academy of the Fire Leopard Sect, if nothing unexpected happens. The Fire Leopard Sect is loyal to the Spirit Hall, so I hope you'll go easy on them. If they get injured, Yue'er, treat them after the match. Understand?"
"Don't worry, Teacher Bena." Qian Renyue nodded seriously.
"There are many uncertainties in the following matches, so I won't go into details. We'll discuss it after the results are in." Bena put down the documents in her hand, adjusted her glasses, and asked, "Who are your chosen participants for the first match?"
"Na'er will be the first to go on stage, and Yan is the candidate. In the first round of the points competition, it's me; in the second round, it's Nana; in the third round, it's Rongrong and Xie Yue." Qian Renyue said.
"What about Yan Yan? Isn't she going to participate?" Bena asked with some doubt.
"I'm afraid that apart from Na'er, no one else will have a chance to play, so it doesn't matter. Let Sister Yan Yan focus on her training these few days and go first in the battle against the Royal Fighting Team," Qian Renyue explained.
Dugu Yan also nodded. With their soul power level, apart from Na'er, it was unlikely that they would have a chance to play.
"Okay, it's fine if you decide."
"Teacher Beina, I'd like to trouble you to find out about the other academies' matches, especially Shrek Academy. Also, when will Shrek face the Star Luo Empire?" Qian Renyue called out to Beina, who was about to leave, and asked.
"I did keep an eye on Shrek Academy. Their first opponent was Blazing Fire Academy, but Blazing Fire forfeited," Beina thought for a moment and replied.
"They forfeited?" Ning Rongrong asked, somewhat puzzled. "Huo Wu is so competitive; she hasn't even defeated Tang San herself yet, how could she forfeit?"
"Well, I do know a little about that. Blazing Fire Academy approached the Spirit Hall, saying that Blazing Fire Academy conceded defeat and they chose to join Divine Wind Academy to participate in the competition together," Bella replied.
"Isn't that breaking the rules?" Xie Yue asked.
"Not really, it's just exploiting a loophole in the rules. The Spirit Hall chose to turn a blind eye," Bella shook her head.
"Alright, but it seems to be the same for us." Xie Yue shrugged.
"What about the second round?" Qian Renyue asked Bella.
"Probably a high-level academy in the Star Luo Empire, most likely the Netherworld Academy." Bella glanced at the information in her hand and replied.
"Understood, thank you, Teacher Bella."
"You're welcome, Your Highness. Get some rest and good luck in the competition." With that, Bella took the information and left.
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