Chapter 242: Champions: Gu Lei Royal Academy

The moment the referee's voice fell, the entire arena did not erupt into intense cheers; instead, it fell into complete silence, with only the people from the Gu Lei Royal Academy expressing their joy.

After all, this was the home turf of the Spirit Hall Academy, so there were certainly more people supporting the Spirit Hall Academy.

Chrysanthemum Douluo immediately arranged for people to take the injured and unconscious Hu Liena and the others away for treatment.

Bibi Dong took the initiative to walk forward and slowly began to applaud. In truth, she was naturally very unwilling, but as the Pope of the Spirit Hall, she could not be petty at a time like this; she would not be lacking in the formalism of what should be said and what should be done.

"Gu Lei Royal Academy, you performed very well. Along the way, you broke through every obstacle, defeated all powerful enemies, and successfully won the tournament championship. As Pope, I offer you my congratulations, especially to Nan Feihuang. This seat believes that you will certainly be able to become the most powerful Spirit Master in the future."

Everyone from the Gu Lei Academy stood in a row and collectively bowed to Bibi Dong, "Many thanks for the praise, Your Holiness the Pope."

At this moment, those still present to watch the match were all famous figures on the continent; they were either extremely powerful in their own right, such as the Poison Douluo and other Title Douluo, or they held extremely high status, such as Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Master Ning Fengzhi, Heaven Dou Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, and Star Luo princes Dai Weisi and Dai Mubai.

At this moment, the gazes of these people were all focused on the few people in the front row of the Gu Lei Academy.

Jia Kui, Pan Feng, and Xing Daorong had nothing much to say; they were standard and steady—not to say they were bad, but they were not considered overly outstanding either.

Zhang Xingcai had not even appeared once from beginning to end, serving as the logistics support for the Gu Lei Team throughout.

Nan Feiling was quite good, but she had not reached the point where she could make big figures like Bibi Dong and Ning Fengzhi sit up and take notice.

The important ones were those few people.

Xun Yu, the Gu Lei Team's military advisor, was incredibly intelligent and a possessor of a rare summoning-type martial soul. Although the strength he had shown so far was not strong, anyone could see that the formations used by the Gu Lei Team were all set up by him. This person's theory regarding martial souls had reached an unfathomable level.

Even Bibi Dong, who carried a natural filter for the Grandmaster, had to sigh that this person's theoretical knowledge likely already surpassed the Grandmaster.

As for the beautiful young girl Lv Lingqi, in terms of level alone, she looked unremarkable at first glance, but the Unparalleled Skill she created herself was simply miraculous. The Earth Unparalleled she used during the Promotion Tournament helped her complete a one-on-seven, and the Sky Unparalleled she unleashed in the finals instantly broke the Charm; such skills were truly unheard of. Yet, the power of these two moves was unfathomable. Once Lv Lingqi's soul power becomes profound in the future, it is feared she could be even more powerful than the Clear Sky Sect's Great Sumeru Hammer.

Dian Wei, nicknamed E Lai of Old, possessed surging, incomparable strength, and his Flying Halberd Divine Skill was even more shocking. The halberd thrown at the moment his essence, energy, and spirit were concentrated allowed him to kill enemies above his rank. Although his Spirit Ring configuration was not as good as Nan Feihuang's, so many experts present were very certain of one thing: when it came to actual combat power, he was likely even better than Nan Feihuang.

Finally, Nan Feihuang, the Gu Lei Team's leader and soul, nicknamed the Flying General. His strength on paper was the highest in the Gu Lei Team, and his potential was also the highest in the team. Young as he was, he had not only advanced to Soul King but also possessed a Spirit Ring configuration that surpassed ordinary people. The way he was currently inferior to Dian Wei was that he seemed to have only practiced foundational halberd techniques, but he had honed a set of basic halberd techniques to the point of Perfection.

One day, he only needs to refine truly profound halberd techniques, and his strength will rise sharply, becoming the strongest in substance.

These four people, starting from today, are destined to become world-famous.

Bibi Dong displayed the composure expected of a Pope at this moment.

She took the brocade tray from the hands of the Spirit Hall personnel, her gaze sweeping over the three soul bones without a trace of attachment. To lose is to lose; one must be able to let go if one can pick it up.

A Cardinal shouted loudly, "Please, Gu Lei Royal Academy representatives, come forward to receive the championship reward!"

Nan Feihuang smiled and turned his head, "Sister, do you want to go?"

He knew that this sister loved to be in the limelight the most, and he didn't mind giving up such a good opportunity.

"Little brother, you go instead!" Nan Feiling shook her head, "Although I like to be in the limelight, the greatest credit for this victory belongs to you. You are the soul of our Gu Lei Team and the one most qualified to take the championship reward."

"Alright!" Nan Feihuang did not decline and walked toward Bibi Dong.

It was his first time seeing Bibi Dong in her Pope attire from such a close distance; she was indeed somewhat similar to Qian Renxue, but even more noble, with the full aura of someone in a position of power.

"Nan Feihuang, you are outstanding, even more outstanding than I imagined. I hope you practice hard and enter the Douluo Hall soon," Bibi Dong said.

Actually, at a time like this, she should normally have asked if he was willing to join the Spirit Hall.

And then say some things to tempt him, like how the Spirit Hall has good resources, many beauties, high wages, and that social insurance is paid on time.

But for Nan Feihuang, she would not do that.

For one, Nan Feihuang was the Crown Prince of the Gu Lei Kingdom; an invitation at this time would not be appropriate.

For another, she invites him into the Spirit Hall, just so he and Qian Renxue can live together legitimately?

Don't dream; she would never let such a thing happen. She would rather lock her daughter in a secret room than let Nan Feihuang benefit.

No, that's not right; locking Qian Renxue up is useless, she has a bunch of grandfathers behind her.

It should be said the other way around: even if she locks this brat Nan Feihuang in a secret room, she won't let Qian Renxue benefit.

Bibi Dong suppressed her displeasure and handed the three soul bones to Nan Feihuang. Countless greedy gazes from all around were immediately projected onto Feihuang.

As long as one is a Spirit Master, who wouldn't feel desire upon seeing soul bones?

Especially since these were three top-tier soul bones; if this were not the Spirit Hall, and if there were not so many Title Douluo here, someone would have already moved to snatch them.

But now, of course, no one dared to do so. After all, these three soul bones were handed to Nan Feihuang by Bibi Dong herself; who would dare to snatch them? That would be no different from slapping the Spirit Hall in the face.

Besides, the Gu Lei Kingdom now possessed two Title Douluo, the Profound Ice Douluo and the Poison Douluo, and was not to be trifled with.

Nan Feihuang returned to the team with the soul bones, and the first order of business was naturally the distribution of the soul bones.

"I give up; there is nothing here that suits me." Nan Feiling was the first to choose to give up. What she needed were soul bones that could enhance mental power or increase the recovery speed of soul power; it was very clear there were none suitable.

Moreover, Nan Feihuang had already given her an Illusion Head Bone before, so she was not greedy for more; opportunities should always be left for her partners.

"Captain, we also give up. In this tournament, we didn't even count as support. The key to victory still lay with you few; we would be too embarrassed to take them." Jia Kui, Zhang Xingcai, Pan Feng, and Xing Daorong stood together and expressed their opinions.

Being able to be a member of the team and win the tournament championship was already enough to satisfy them.

These soul bones should be given to those who are truly suitable.

(End of chapter)