Chapter 408

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Protagonist:

Ye Feng

Gu Yue Na

The VIP box was situated at a high position; in front of it was a one-way transparent floor-to-ceiling window through which the battle on the arena below could be seen clearly.

Beside the VIP box was the VIP stand, upon which sat the people of the highest status and position in the entire Heaven Dou Empire.

Among them were Prince Xue Xing and the three Teaching Commissioners of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, all of whom held high positions and great authority.

Of course, only three people sat in the foremost seats on the VIP stand.

Sitting in the very center was a young man wearing a gold-and-red long robe, a golden diamond-studded crown, and bearing a gentle countenance — precisely the Crown Prince… no, the current Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire — Xue Qinghe!

To Xue Qinghe's left sat a thin old man wearing a noon-white platinum crown and a crimson long robe — precisely the White Gold Great Archbishop — Sarasi.

Sarasi was the Hall Master of the Tian Dou City Martial Soul Holy Temple; although he made few public appearances, his status and position were incomparably noble.

And to Xue Qinghe's right sat Ning Fengzhi, dressed in a white long robe and wearing a Seven Treasure Purple Gold crown.

Ning Fengzhi could sit in this position not merely because he was the Sect Master of one of the Top Three Sects, but more because he was the greatest supporter behind Xue Qinghe.

"Three people of the highest status, yet not a single Shou Hao Dui Luo among them… you humans are rather interesting."

The Silver Dragon King also directed her gaze onto the three — "Xue Qinghe" — her tone carrying a hint of meaningful amusement.

"Although they are not the strongest, behind each of them stands an even more powerful force providing support; they are able to represent the forces behind them, so their status is naturally the highest."

Ye Feng explained.

"Mm, you mentioned the Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect — behind them there are indeed Shou Hao Dui Luo."

Gu Yue Na nodded lightly, then smiled at Ye Feng: "But the force behind the royal family… should be you, right?"

"Cough cough… Sister, how did you figure it out…" Ye Feng had just taken a sip of tea and nearly choked, asking curiously.

He hadn't yet had the chance to tell Gu Yue Na about Qian Renxue's matter.

Gu Yue Na smiled faintly: "That young Emperor's disguise art is very clever, but before my Spiritual Power there is nowhere to hide; moreover, you carry my scale, and when recording the count it simultaneously records the other party's aura~"

"Your vision is truly sharp — you even managed to capture the Angel God's Inheritor…"

Gu Yue Na's tone was playful; clearly she found it increasingly interesting.

She could see that Qian Renxue bore the Angel God's mark on her body — clearly she had been "marked" from birth.

However, the Angel God had no special requirements in that regard and would not demand that the inheritor be a perfect virgin or anything of the sort.

One can only say Ye Feng's charm is too great — even this kind of girl could be bewitched by him until her soul was upside down.

Worthy of the man she fancied…

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And while Ye Feng was looking at "Xue Qinghe", "Xue Qinghe" was also looking at Ye Feng.

No, accurately speaking, she was searching for Ye Feng's figure.

"This guy, where did he run off to again? Not coming when I ascended the throne was one thing, but not coming to this grand tournament either — and I even specially gave the Star Luo Academy preferential treatment…"

"Xue Qinghe" showed no change on the surface, but in her heart there was some dissatisfaction; her gaze would occasionally dart toward the Star Luo Academy's camp, yet she could not find Ye Feng's figure.

Although she knew Ye Feng indeed had important matters, she couldn't help feeling a bit upset.

Moreover, she now somewhat regretted becoming this Emperor.

When she was Crown Prince she still had a little freedom and could spend quite a lot of time with Ye Feng.

But now that she had ascended the throne, she discovered what true "toil" meant — almost every moment was packed full with arrangements; let alone playing with Ye Feng, she didn't even have time to cultivate…

Some things cannot be declined just because she doesn't want to do them.

Although there were many departments under her, many matters still required her final decision.

"Xue Qinghe" swept her gaze across, still unable to find Ye Feng's figure, only seeing a few beautiful young women.

That's right — all of Star Luo Academy's contestants were female.

Yin, Ice Emperor, Snow Emperor, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and finally a few reserves selected by the Xingchen Sect — ten people in total.

Of course, the actual main contestants were only six, plus one Three-Eyed Golden Ni, making exactly seven.

Theoretically, a team must have seven people.

But Star Luo Academy had an extra Battle Pet.

Although the Three-Eyed Golden Ni is a Soul Beast, it has already been tamed and can even be said to be the Spirit Master's own combat strength.

Because according to Star Luo Academy, this Three-Eyed Golden Ni was tamed by Yin using a soul skill, so it naturally counts as her own combat strength.

In the end it was still "Xue Qinghe" who intervened, reducing Star Luo Academy's team by one contestant spot and letting the Battle Pet take its place.

Thus, for the first time in the history of the Soul Master Tournament, the figure of a Soul Beast Battle Pet appeared.

Of course, Qian Renxue's gaze did not linger on that Battle Pet, but fell on Zhu Zhuqing and the others.

Although Ye Feng hadn't said it, she had guessed as much, only she had never asked — both sides maintaining a tacit understanding.

She had actually prepared herself mentally; after all, she knew Ye Feng's personality better than anyone…

Just as Qian Renxue was pondering, the commentator's voice also rang out.

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"First match: our Star Luo Academy versus Tian Shui Academy!"

"Please, both teams' members, enter the arena!"

As the commentator's voice fell, the teams of Star Luo Academy and Tian Shui Academy slowly entered the arena.

On the Tian Shui Academy side, naturally the strongest Soul Ancestor Shui Bing Er led the team, along with Shui Yue Er, and the other five members served as support following behind.

Star Luo Academy's side was interesting — six people bringing one beast.

Ice Emperor, Snow Emperor, Ning Rongrong, Three-Eyed Golden Ni, plus three substitute female disciples.

Although Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor were spirit beasts in human form, Ye Feng had arranged a concealment-type entry for each of them, so their spirit beast transformation identities would absolutely not be seen through.

Zhu Zhuqing and Yin did not take the field this time, because both of them were Soul King level; if they really went up it would be a bit like bullying people, and the opponents might even directly surrender.

After all, this was only the preliminary round — one only needed to win matches to obtain points; losing one match didn't matter much, but getting injured would be a huge loss.

However, such a lineup still caused an uproar among the audience.

"Holy crap, it's actually a soul beast!"

"Isn't this Star Luo Academy? How did it turn into a beast-taming academy?"

"What species is that soul beast? The Soul Beast Encyclopedia doesn't even have it recorded!"

"Judging by the opponent's build, it's definitely over a thousand years, and certainly not just one thousand years."

"Damn, is this even legal? Releasing a thousand-year-level soul beast — isn't that just wanton slaughter!"

"Since it's a soul beast, would killing it drop a spirit ring? I happen to be short one thousand-year spirit ring..."

"Heh, that's someone's battle pet. Whoever kills the other side's battle pet makes it a blood feud. Haven't you heard of Xingchen Sect's prestige? Opposing Xingchen Sect is courting death."

"Cough cough... I was just curious..."

The spectator stands buzzed with discussion; although some felt Star Luo Academy's approach was a bit against the rules, the organizers hadn't said a word, so naturally it was tacitly permitted.

After all, Star Luo Academy's beast pet also counted as one spot.

Star Luo Academy had only six spirit masters.

Team battles don't just look at strength; they look at coordination even more.

Soul beasts may be strong, but their coordination definitely isn't as good as spirit masters'; they could very well become the team's breakthrough point.

Just as the audience was thinking this, the next scene directly slapped their guesses hard in the face.

(Chapter End)