Douluo: Soul Shadow King.

After Tianshui College withdrew, the closing ceremony of the preliminaries in the Great Fighting Spirit Arena began.

The closing ceremony process was simplified a lot. Other colleges that did not advance did not participate in the final ceremony. Only the top five teams went to the VIP seats to receive their awards.

The ceremony was not complicated. Following the announcement by the host, the captains of the top five teams walked onto the VIP platform.

Everyone walked up to the VIP seats, quietly waiting for Emperor Xue Ye to present the awards. While waiting, Cheng Xiao also sensed Dai Mubai's malicious gaze, but he didn't care, he was just a sick cat who was afraid of death.

"Next, His Majesty the Emperor of the Tiandou Empire, Sect Master Ning of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, and His Excellency Salas, the Platinum Bishop of the Spirit Hall, will personally present awards to the teams that enter the promotion round!" the host said loudly.

Soon, the rewards were distributed, and each team that entered the promotion round received a reward of 10,000 gold soul coins and a letter.

Emperor Xue Ye's eyes swept across the representatives of the five colleges in front of him, but he stayed on Cheng Xiao for a few more seconds before smiling and saying, "Congratulations, kids."

"As the supreme ruler of the Tiandou Empire, I am proud of you. You are all the hope for the future of the empire. Therefore, I have decided to confer the title of Viscount on the five of you, and the title of Baron on the rest of the participating students. Your fiefs will be uniformly distributed after you graduate, and the door of the empire is always open to you."

Upon hearing this, Sarath interrupted and said, "Your Majesty, this is not good, right? In previous competitions, there has never been a precedent of awarding titles."

Whether it was the Tiandou Empire or the Xingluo Empire, the ranking of noble titles was Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount, and Man. Those who could obtain the title were often those who had made great contributions to the empire. It was inevitable that Emperor Xue Ye generously released the noble title of Viscount to the top five in just one preliminaries, which was too surprising.

Only Emperor Xue Ye himself knew the purpose of doing this. He did this just to win over Cheng Xiao. He couldn't just enthrone Cheng Xiao alone. If he did so, it would definitely lead to gossip. As for others, it was nothing more than a means of covering up.

"What's the matter, Bishop Sarath? Are you and your Spirit Hall trying to get involved in the internal affairs of the empire? My conferring of titles seems to have nothing to do with the Spirit Hall, right?" Emperor Xue Ye glanced at Sarath coldly and said indifferently, "If your team wins the next game, the titles of the entire team will be upgraded by one level, and the word "Royal" will be added to the prefix of the academy, and it will enjoy the financial support of the empire."

"I dare not." Salas's face looked a little ugly, but he didn't say anything else. Now Emperor Xue Ye didn't know that Cheng Xiao was an insider of the Spirit Hall, but it was precisely because of this that he was worried that Cheng Xiao would rebel because of a little benefit from the Tiandou Empire. This was what he was worried about.

Moreover, as the platinum bishop of the Spirit Hall, how could he not see what Emperor Xue Ye was thinking?

But these are not important. What is important is that he must report this matter to His Holiness the Pope immediately. After all, such a talented soul master cannot be blinded by the small favors of the Tiandou Empire.

"Your Majesty, I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave first." Salas bowed slightly to Emperor Xue Ye, and without waiting for the latter's response, he quickly left the VIP seat.

Looking at Sarath's departing back, a gleam of anger flashed in Emperor Xue Ye's eyes, and a voice that only he and Ning Fengzhi could hear slowly came out from his mouth, "This Sarath is getting more and more arrogant. Could it be that their Spirit Hall wants to start a war?"

Hearing this, Ning Fengzhi smiled without saying anything.

Although the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect has always supported the royal family of the Heaven Dou Empire, it would never dare to go against the Spirit Hall for the sake of the royal family of the empire. As a businessman, he still knows what should and should not be done.

After a moment, Emperor Xue Ye's face returned to normal, and he smiled at everyone and said, "The next promotion match will still be held in the Empire, but the venue will be changed from the Tiandou Great Fighting Soul Arena to the Royal Hunting Ground. At that time, the teams from the principalities and kingdoms that passed the preliminaries will also compete with you." "The promotion match will be held in a month. I hope that everyone can have a more exciting performance in this month."

After saying this, Emperor Xue Ye turned around and left accompanied by Ning Fengzhi.

With the demise of Emperor Xue Ye, the Great Fighting Spirit Arena was suddenly filled with overwhelming cheers. Amidst this torrent-like sound wave, the entire Great Fighting Spirit Arena was shaking slightly.

Countless people stood up from the stands and looked at the five college leaders standing in the VIP seats, their eyes full of envy and awe, especially Cheng Xiao. In this qualifying match, his name resounded throughout Tiandou City.

All of this is based on strength and fists. Only those with strong strength will be respected.

Hearing the cheers and applause that resounded throughout the venue, the five college representatives who had received their awards slowly walked down from the VIP seats and returned to their own college teams.

"Cheng Xiao, you have made a great contribution in this competition!" After returning to the team, Yu Tianheng walked up to Cheng Xiao and hugged him, and said excitedly: "Let's go, let's go to eat. I have already used my family's connections to book a private room in the largest hotel in Tiandou City. We must not leave until we are drunk tonight."

"Yes, I won't go home until I'm drunk!" Yufeng shouted.

Hearing this, Cheng Xiao smiled slightly and said, "Okay, let's get drunk tonight."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone from the Seven Stars Academy slowly walked out of the noisy fighting arena amid cheers.

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Night falls, Shrek Academy.

Tang San, who was practicing cross-legged, slowly opened his eyes. He looked down at his hands and gradually clenched his fists. A trace of anger flashed across his eyes, and he growled, "Why? Why did my practice speed decrease after devouring the soul power of the human-faced demon spider? Could it be that I can only practice by devouring the soul power of evil soul beasts?"

Some time ago, when he was in the Sunset Forest, he accidentally activated the devouring ability of the Eight Spider Lance. This not only made him overjoyed, but also made him a little uneasy. If he devoured soul beasts to practice, once people knew about it, he would have no place to stand in the entire continent.

But without the cultivation by devouring soul beasts, his soul power cannot be improved in a short period of time. Now he is simply unable to rely on his strong personal strength to defeat other academies and lead Shrek Academy to win the championship.

But if he relies on devouring soul beasts to practice, once he is exposed, he will definitely be hunted down by the Spirit Hall. After all, the Spirit Hall specializes in this kind of thing. What's more, his father has an irreconcilable conflict with the Spirit Hall. If the people in the Spirit Hall know his true identity, then the Spirit Hall will definitely hunt him down to death.

"Damn it, how can I break this deadlock?" Tang San thought frantically. He didn't want to devour soul beasts to improve his training, but he wanted to improve his soul power to win the championship. The only way to achieve this goal now seemed to be to devour soul beasts to practice. (End of this chapter)