Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Ten Ferocious Heavenly Horned Ant

The applause rang out for the third time.

This time, the Soul Masters in the pre-match preparation room all had a burning gleam in their eyes. For them, this competition would be the best stage to showcase themselves.

Not everyone is as lucky as Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan, who either have a powerful sect behind them or a grandfather who is a titled Douluo.

They need to prove themselves in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament to gain the attention of major powers and receive protection from sects and empires.

At this moment, Emperor Xueye had finished saying what he needed to say and sat down. Then DouDou's voice rang out again, "Next, please welcome Sect Master Ning of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to give a speech for this year's All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition."

As Ning Fengzhi stood up, enthusiastic applause erupted once again.

However, the purpose of this applause was not so simple.

The reason they applauded so enthusiastically was that they hoped the sect leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School would be blind and marry off Princess Ning Rongrong to them.

If this delusional dream could actually come true, wouldn't we be able to save ourselves at least fifty years of hard work?

Ning Fengzhi probably knew what these people were thinking, but he didn't care. He smiled slightly, pressed his hands down, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul on his back flashed away.

"I am delighted to be invited as a guest at the opening ceremony of this year's Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament. As the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, I have witnessed the growth of countless soul masters."

"As the noblest profession on the continent, the development of every Soul Master requires numerous trials and tribulations..."

Ning Fengzhi is a very competent politician. Once he starts talking about grand principles, he goes on and on, and every sentence is just a bunch of cheesy platitudes that leave people speechless.

Chapter 221, Preparing for the Lottery

At this moment, listening to Ning Fengzhi's incessant rambling, Dong Qing propped his chin on his arm, feeling drowsy. He really didn't like motivational speeches.

Listening to motivational quotes is useless; for some people, everything is predetermined by fate from birth.

Sometimes, what you think is the end of your life, that almost impossible end, is just the starting point that someone else is born with.

Take Tang San for example, is he exceptionally talented?

Aside from the fact that his innate full soul power was faked due to his cultivation of the Mysterious Heaven Technique, Tang San is undoubtedly excellent in terms of twin martial souls.

However, because Dongqing descended upon Douluo Continent, he lost the support of various cheat codes and immortal herbs, and is now no match for those geniuses of the same age.

If Tang San hadn't been helped by Yu Xiaogang and fortuitously embarked on the path of poison, he probably wouldn't even be able to break through to the level 40 Soul Master realm now.

I don't know how much time has passed.

Just as Dong Qing was about to fall asleep, Ning Fengzhi finally sat back in his own seat and stopped spouting those meaningless platitudes.

At this moment, DouDou took small steps and came to DongQing, saying, "Now, please welcome His Highness DongQing to give a speech for this year's All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition."

Finally, it's my turn to put on an act... Is it my turn to give a speech?

Dong Qing wore a magnificent white-gold robe, engraved with a divine dragon soaring through the heavens, and a set of precious black-gold belts around his waist.

He has a strong and upright height, warm and gentle eyes, a perfect facial contour, skin as soft as jade, eyebrows like distant mountains, long and thick eyelashes, a straight and handsome nose, and thin and delicate lips.

His exquisitely beautiful appearance is truly breathtaking, making one wonder if he is a celestial being descended to earth.

He had a faint smile on his face, and his long, smooth black hair was draped over his head, the strands of which were carefully combed and kept very neat.

As for who meticulously combed his hair?

Without a doubt, it is Blue Silver Emperor Ah Yin, the level 95 Title Douluo who can be carried close to her body. She has now completely regarded herself as Dong Qing's woman.

When no one else is around, she always transforms into the human form of Blue Silver Emperor Ah Yin, using all her gentleness to take care of this man, whom she considers the best in the world.

Most importantly, the Blue Silver Emperor Ah Yin really likes this adorable little man in front of her, the kind of liking that makes her willing to sacrifice everything for him.

Center of the viewing platform at the Heavenly Battle Arena.

Looking at the nearly 80,000 expectant eyes below, Dong Qing was not intimidated at all, and at the same time, an incomparably noble aura naturally rose from his body.

After tidying himself up, he stood up and calmly said, "As the saying goes, a fine sword is forged through tempering, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from bitter cold. Those who participate in this Soul Master Competition are undoubtedly the elite of the younger generation."

"I, your Holy Son, hope that you can bring glory to your respective academies, and I also hope that you can showcase your talents in this Continental Elite Tournament of Advanced Soul Master Academies."

"No matter how far you end up, you must believe in yourselves and remember to tell yourselves that you are the best, and there will never be another you in this world."

Having said all that, Dong Qing bowed slightly to the 80,000 spectators in the stands before sitting upright in the platinum chair behind him.

"A fine sword is forged through tempering, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from bitter cold. Your words flow like poetry; you truly deserve to be called Prince Dongqing," Dou Dou praised sincerely.

She admired great poets like this, but disliked powerful soul masters. She knew Dong Qing's two previously published poems, "Seeing or Not Seeing" and "Dancing Lightly in Pairs," by heart.

Just when Dong Qing thought it was none of his business, Dou Dou suddenly spoke up and asked, "Your Highness Dong Qing, you are the youngest Soul King in the entire continent. On behalf of the spectators watching this match, I would like to ask you: Among the thirty-two advanced Soul Master teams participating in the Heaven Dou Empire Regional Preliminary Tournament, which team do you think has the best chance of winning?"

Which team do you think has the best chance?

Dong Qing rested his chin on his hand, thought for a moment, and then said with a smile, "Apart from the Royal Academy Team 1 of Tian Dou Royal Academy, which entered the finals as a seeded team, I am optimistic about one team among the thirty-two teams in the Tian Dou Empire region."

"I think they not only have the ability to pass the preliminary rounds and the qualifying rounds, but they also have a good chance of becoming a dark horse in the finals of this Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament."

DouDou covered her mouth in surprise and asked curiously, "Oh... I wonder which team has won such favor from Prince Dongqing?"

Dong Qing shook his head, smiled mysteriously, and said, "As for which academy this team belongs to, I'll keep that a secret for now and cannot reveal it."

Just then, Emperor Xueye, who had been sitting not far from Dongqing with his eyes slightly closed, opened them. His eyes looked very cloudy.

But after all, he was the only emperor of the Heavenly Dou Empire, and his gaze was still very intimidating. His cloudy eyes did not prevent him from exuding a terrifying majesty.

This is like a dying lion that has been targeted by other predators, but they dare not make a move until the lion is completely dead.

At this moment, Emperor Xueye's gaze fell upon the Heavenly Battle Arena, where he seemed to be searching for the team that Dongqing had just mentioned among the thirty-two participating teams in the pre-match preparation room.

at the same time.

Below the stands, discussions had already begun, with everyone speculating about which team Dong Qing favored. However, with a total of thirty-two teams participating in the qualifiers, it was not so easy to guess.

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"Finally, please welcome His Highness Dongqing, the current Holy Son of the Spirit Hall, to draw lots for the first round of the preliminary rounds. After the draw, the second team of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy will play their first match against their opponents drawn in the first round. This will also be the only official match today."

Despite Dong Qing's expression that seemed to say, "Are you targeting me?", Dou Dou still carried a black cardboard box to him.

Preliminary round rules.

The preliminary rounds are team competitions, using a single round-robin format. They are divided into the Heaven Dou Empire Preliminary Rounds and the Star Luo Empire Preliminary Rounds, with the advanced soul master academy having the highest winning points advancing to the promotion rounds.

Other advanced soul master academy teams were eliminated, and in the end, a total of thirty teams qualified for the preliminary round of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament. The Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire each had fifteen qualifying spots.

nowadays.

Dong Qing needs to manually draw lots to determine the first round of matches for the 32 teams in the Tiandou Division preliminary round. As for the second and third rounds, he will naturally need to draw lots to determine those as well.

Looking at DouDou's expectant eyes and the enthusiasm of the audience.

Left with no other choice, Dong Qing slowly stood up and, under the watchful eyes of everyone, reached into the black cardboard box to begin the on-site lottery.

He fiddled with the black cardboard box haphazardly for a couple of minutes, then took out two small yellow balls, about the size of ping-pong balls, and handed them to DouDou beside him.

Chapter 222, Preparing for the Big Strike

After receiving the small yellow sphere, a flash of soul power appeared on DouDou's fair wrist. With a gentle squeeze, the sphere cracked open, revealing the name of the academy inside.

"In the first round of the qualifiers, Canghui Academy will face off against Lanba Academy."

"In the first round of the qualifiers, Shenfeng Academy will face off against Leiting Academy."

"In the first round of the qualifiers, the Beast Academy will face off against the Blazing Fire Academy."

After drawing lots more than ten times, Dong Qing picked up the last two small yellow balls. Before he could hand them to Dou Dou next to him, the beautiful host reached out and took the small yellow balls from his palm.

However, to Dong Qing's surprise, his palm felt as if it had been scratched by something, like touching silky satin.

She's seducing me...

However, Dongqing, who was already immune to beautiful women, naturally wouldn't have any special thoughts about Doudou because of her sneaky little actions.

"In the first round of the preliminary rounds, the second team of Tiandou Royal Academy will face off against Tianshui Academy," DouDou announced loudly, holding a microphone and soul tool.

She then took a light step, and as she left Dong Qing's side, snow-white wings reappeared on her back. Possessing the White Dove Martial Soul, she gave people a holy feeling.

With a slight flap of its wings, a lift force emerged from behind, and DouDou flew away from the three platinum seats in the center of the spectator stand, arriving in the airspace above the Tian Dou Grand Battle Arena.

The Heavenly Battle Arena is divided into three areas.

The first area is naturally the spectator stand, which can accommodate 80,000 people. At the center of the spectator stand are Dong Qing, Ning Fengzhi, and Emperor Xue Ye, who sit high above on platinum seats.

The second area consists of private rooms of various sizes, though there aren't many of them. They are mainly for nobles and wealthy people, especially the VIP rooms, which cost ten times more than the regular rooms.

The third area is mainly the central competition field, which is the size of two large football fields. The outermost perimeter of the field contains the pre-match preparation rooms for each participating team.

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The Heavenly Battle Arena, above the arena.

"The opening ceremony of the Elite Tournament of Advanced Soul Master Academies of the Heaven Dou Empire Region is here! Let's welcome the members of both teams into the arena with the warmest applause!" DouDou said, holding a microphone and soul tool.

As DouDou finished speaking, the Tianshui Academy team and the Tiandou Royal Second Team walked out of the arena passage, their eyes filled with confidence, believing that neither of them was a match for the other.

The reason why the second team of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy was arranged to make their debut match is a long-standing tradition, specifically to test the strength of the advanced soul master academy teams participating in this year's competition.

Because the first team of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, the Royal Fighting Team, has already selected the most outstanding young soul masters in the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, the strength of the second team of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy is one level lower than that of the first team.

However, due to the abundant cultivation resources of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, the strength of the second team is not weak, making it the best benchmark for testing other advanced soul master academy teams.

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At this moment, Liu Erlong and Flander arrived at the pre-match preparation room, where they prepared to observe the members of the Tiandou Royal Academy Second Team and the Tianshui Academy Team up close.

The pre-match preparation room is the closest place to the competition venue, as it is located at the outermost edge of the venue.

"Put on this team jacket to cover up your ugly team uniform. Don't worry, I've already beaten up the culprit. He won't dare to do this again."

Liu Erlong remained calm as she took out the Blue Tyrant Academy team uniform she had prepared beforehand from her spatial soul tool, replacing the shit-green team uniform designed by Flander.

"Thank you, Dean Erlong." Jiangzhu, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and their group said with great excitement.

Heaven help them, they had just walked through that long passage, and they were so distressed that they could only cover their faces, afraid that someone they knew would recognize them.

Meanwhile, Flander, with his bruised and swollen face, didn't care at all about his miserable state.

He said excitedly, "I just received accurate information that this year's All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament is different from the past. It actually has prize money, and it's very direct. For every victory in the preliminary rounds, each member of the team will be rewarded with 500 gold soul coins."

"Upon entering the qualifying rounds, each person will receive an additional 3,000 gold soul coins for each victory against an opponent. Combined with the base 500 gold soul coins, that's a total of 3,500 gold soul coins."

"And if you can make it to the finals, you can choose a title of nobility from either the Heaven Dou Empire or the Star Luo Empire. It is said that the highest title you can receive is viscount."