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The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament had come to a successful conclusion.
The Martial Spirit Hall's twenty years of dominance had come to an end. Fang Xuan had led the Imperial Battle Team to become the champions of the Soul Master Tournament. This news would spread like wildfire across Martial Spirit City, the two empires, and even the entire continent.
Not long after, the entire continent would be shocked.
The competition had ended, but the audience didn't leave the stage. After a short break, it was time for the award ceremony. The Emperor Team was immersed in the joy of victory. Applause came from all directions, surrounding them in the center of the stage. At this moment, they were the brightest stars.
During the award ceremony, the members of the Heaven Dou Academy stood in a row. Under the lead of their leader, Qin Ming, they walked solemnly to the Pontiff's Palace to receive the award.
The semi-finalists like the Martial Spirit Hall and the Shrek Team stood on both sides of the road. They were lucky enough to watch the award ceremony from a close distance. The other teams and the audience watched from afar.
At the entrance of the Pontiff's Palace, on a stage covered with a red carpet, the cardinal announced loudly, "Heaven Dou Academy's representative, please come up to the stage to receive the award"
Fang Xuan was slightly startled. He realized that Qin Ming, Yu Tian-heng, Dugu Yan, Imperial Wind, Graphite, and Ye Lingling were all looking at him. "Go, Fang Xuan. This is an honor that belongs to you" Qin Ming smiled.
"Don't push it away, leader. We all know that it's all thanks to you that we were able to win the championship. You deserve to be the representative on stage to receive the award" Everyone said seriously.
"Alright," Fang Xuan revealed a pure smile and spread his hands. "Since you guys are so sincere in asking me to go, I'll be merciful and agree."
"This guy…" Everyone's faces darkened. They glared at this arrogant guy. They thought that Fang Xuan was serious, but they didn't expect him to be so annoying.
Under countless envious gazes, Fang Xuan straightened his back, stepped on the red carpet, and walked up to the stage where everyone was looking at him. In the middle of the stage, a beautiful woman was wearing a black and gold dragon robe and a jade crown on her head. She had a smile on her face as she looked at Fang Xuan gently. There was not a hint of hypocrisy in her smile.
"Greetings, Your Holiness" Fang Xuan's face was calm. He bowed slightly to the Pope.
"No need for formalities" Pope Bibi Dong smiled faintly. She was graceful and elegant, graceful and charming. She was an extremely beautiful woman. Time had not left any traces on her perfect face. Up close, even Fang Xuan was surprised by the Pope's beauty. Beauty, nobility, elegance, and coldness were vividly displayed on her body. She could be called the number one beauty in the Douluo Continent.
It was reasonable to say that when enemies met, their eyes would be exceptionally red. However, the two of them were quite well-mannered. They smiled and chatted casually.
"Fang Xuan, congratulations on winning the championship. This is your reward" Bibi Dong's jade-like hands fluttered like clouds. Three Soul Bones appeared in front of Fang Xuan. They flickered with rainbow light and were enshrouded in divine aura. In an instant, everyone's attention was drawn to them! The space suddenly became hot! Countless people's eyes began to burn. Their pupils burned with the flames of greed. The three Soul Bones stimulated everyone's nerves. Many people almost couldn't suppress the greed in their hearts.
"Soul Bones" Raising his hand to catch the three Soul Bones, Fang Xuan's eyes burned with a blazing flame. His entire face was illuminated by the dazzling light of the Soul Bones. He felt the weight of the Soul Bones in his hand and was extremely excited.
From Heaven Dou City to Martial Spirit City, from the preliminaries to the finals, he had experienced dozens of big and small competitions. Wasn't it all for these Soul Bones? Today, Fang Xuan finally got what he wanted. His heart was finally at ease.
"Fang Xuan, among the young geniuses I have seen, you are undoubtedly the most outstanding one. Even the golden generation of my Spirit Hall is inferior to you. Your excellence has shocked me. Therefore, I hereby extend a sincere invitation to you. Are you willing to join the Spirit Hall?" Bibi Dong's beautiful eyes bloomed with a strange light. She quietly watched Fang Xuan.
"Or, are you willing to become my disciple? I will do my best to nurture you"
Fang Xuan was slightly stunned. His expression gradually became strange. He didn't expect Bibi Dong to invite him to join the Spirit Hall. She even threatened to take him in as a disciple … Pope Bibi Dong wanted to take him in as a disciple in front of everyone. This caused a huge uproar in the audience.
"Hey hey! Did you hear that? Her Holiness wants to take Fang Xuan as her disciple"
"What are you hesitating for? Hurry up and accept it. Following such a beautiful teacher is simply a great joy in life"
"With Her Holiness's strength and the Spirit Hall's abundant resources, this Fang Xuan will reach the sky in a single bound"
Everyone was discussing spiritedly. Their eyes were filled with envy as they looked at Fang Xuan. Pope Bibi Dong was undoubtedly the most powerful person in the entire Douluo Continent. To be taken in as her disciple was undoubtedly an extremely lucky thing. Many people would wake up laughing in their dreams.
Even Hu Liena was a little surprised. She knew how high her teacher's standards were. Among the three people in the Golden Generation, she was the only one who was chosen by Bibi Dong to be her direct disciple. However, Fang Xuan only bowed slightly and tactfully rejected Bibi Dong's invitation to take him in as a disciple. "Thank you, Your Holiness, but I already have a teacher"
"That's a pity …" Bibi Dong's eyes were calm. There was no trace of joy or sadness in them. She said meaningfully, "I want to meet a teacher who can teach such an outstanding disciple."
After returning to the Emperor Team from the award ceremony stage, Fang Xuan smiled and began to distribute the soul bone rewards to everyone.
There were a total of three soul bones. They were: the Skull of Wisdom, the
Explosive Burning of the Right Arm, and the Windchaser's Left Leg.
Everyone in the Emperor Team's eyes lit up as they looked at the three soul bones that flowed with divine light and were enshrouded in colorful clouds.
Their hearts were filled with excitement. Fang Xuan only kept the Skull of Wisdom. The other two soul bones were given to Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and the others to distribute.
Although soul bones were precious, they had to be used according to their attributes. If they were not compatible with one's martial soul's attribute, it would be a waste even if they absorbed them.
"There's no soul bone suitable for me here. I give up."
Yu Tian-heng looked at the two soul bones. One was of the wind attribute, and the other was of the fire attribute.
Although he had some desire in his heart, he still suppressed his greed and shook his head. He gave up on the precious opportunity to choose a soul bone.
"I give up too."
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling also shook their heads and chose to give up.
"This wind-attribute Windchaser Left Leg is undoubtedly the best choice for an agility-type soul master. I think this soul bone should be given to Yu Feng"
At this moment, Teacher Qin Ming stood up and impartially distributed the soul bones from an objective point of view. "As for this fire-attribute Flaming Right Arm Bone, I think it should be given to Shi Mo."
Shi Mo's martial soul was the Xuanwu Tortoise, so it was very obvious that it was not compatible with this soul bone.
However, Shi Mo's brother had unfortunately died during the competition. This was a huge blow to the entire team, so Qin Ming wanted to give Graphite some compensation.
Regarding this, no one had any objections.
Finally, all three soul bones were distributed. The Skull of Wisdom went to Fang Xuan, the Windchaser Left Leg went to Imperial Wind, and the Flaming Right Arm Bone went to Graphite.
After clinching the championship and distributing the soul's bones, everyone in the Emperor Team was very happy.
They entered a blissful atmosphere of tasting the fruits of victory. Everyone was joyous and harmonious.
Applause and cheers rose and fell one after another, enveloping Fang Xuan and the others as they offered their sincere blessings.
"Ah … what's going on?"
"It hurts, my eyes"
"Save me! Someone save me"
At this moment, a series of shrill screams suddenly rang out.
The six members of the Martial Soul Palace team suddenly screamed in pain. Their faces were distorted, their bodies were convulsing, and black blood was flowing out of their mouths, nostrils, eyes, and even ears. The scene was extremely horrifying …