Chapter 237: The Three Spirit Bones of Spirit Hall, the Advancement Tournament Begins
Since Xue Qinghe was trying to probe for information indirectly, Yu Tianlin smiled and replied, "It is nothing important. I was just thinking about the champion's reward for this competition."
"The champion's reward?" Ning Rongrong joined in at once. "That makes sense. We do not have much hope, but with your team's strength, Yu Tianlin, winning the championship is very possible, so of course you would pay attention to the reward."
"I heard from my father that Spirit Hall is going all out this time. The final champion will receive 3 Spirit Bones, and they are not ordinary thousand year Spirit Bones. All 3 are ten thousand year Spirit Bones, and their effects are excellent. I just do not know exactly what kinds of Spirit Bones they are."
"I know a fair amount about the 3 Spirit Bones that are being offered as the champion's reward." Hearing Yu Tianlin and Ning Rongrong discussing Spirit Hall's Spirit Bones, Xue Qinghe's eyes flickered slightly as he spoke. "These 3 Spirit Bones are the legacies of deceased elders of Spirit Hall. The current Pope originally wanted to bestow them upon Spirit Hall's Golden Generation, but the elders of the Elder Hall opposed it. So the Pope made some adjustments and turned these 3 Spirit Bones into the champion's reward for this competition."
"As far as I know, these 3 Spirit Bones are the wisdom skull of a 60,000 year Holy Illusion Demon Ape, the right arm bone of a 30,000 year Crimson Flame Beast, and the left leg bone of a 30,000 year Wind Demon Tiger, which is famous for its speed."
"A top tier head Spirit Bone above 50,000 years?!" Ning Rongrong cried out in shock. "Spirit Hall is really staking everything on this. Are they not afraid it will backfire?"
"The 3 members of Spirit Hall's Golden Generation all have cultivation levels above level 50. They were originally certain they would win this championship, but then Brother Yu appeared, and now the final result is no longer guaranteed."
"This time, Spirit Hall will probably miscalculate." Yu Tianlin smiled faintly, and that smile carried absolute confidence. "I know the 3 members of the Golden Generation well enough, Xie Yue at level 52, Yan at level 52, and Hu Liena at level 51. Xie Yue and Hu Liena also have a Spirit Fusion Skill, and together they can unleash combat power at the level of a Spirit Sage."
"But even so, so what? I am confident I can defeat them!"
"Is that so?" Xue Qinghe said with a smile. "If that is the case, then that would be wonderful. If Brother Yu can bring the championship back to the Empire, Father will be very pleased."
Seeing that Xue Qinghe's expression did not change at all, Yu Tianlin secretly praised his composure, while also raising an eyebrow inwardly.
This guy will probably relay everything I just said to Spirit Hall. When that happens, Spirit Hall most likely will not let me take those 3 Spirit Bones so easily. They will definitely try something.
But it does not matter.
With Grandpa overseeing things, no one can make trouble successfully unless Qian Daoliu comes in person. Bibi Dong is no exception.
It was well known that adding Spirit Rings to a second Martial Soul could increase Spirit Power. However, Bibi Dong's second Martial Soul still lacked many Spirit Rings, which meant she was far from her true peak. She was probably only around level 96 or 97 at most.
At similar Spirit Power levels, Grandpa's Spirit Bone advantage was overwhelming, and Bibi Dong was definitely not his match.
After chatting with Xue Qinghe and Ning Rongrong for a while longer, Yu Tianlin saw that it was getting late. Using tomorrow's competition as an excuse, he bid them farewell and returned to Thunder Academy's residence in the Royal Hunting Grounds.
Unlike the preliminaries, where 5 arenas ran at the same time, the advancement tournament had only 1 venue, the Royal Knights' Grand Training Ground.
Logically, there should have been 15 teams in the advancement tournament. However, because Blazing Academy and Skywater Academy had withdrawn, only 13 teams remained. They would play a round robin over 12 rounds, 1 round per day, and the whole tournament would be completed in half a month.
The Royal Knights' training ground was huge, but the actual competition area was only a small zone in the center with a diameter of 100 meters. On the north side of the training ground was a temporary VIP seating area, where people of high status such as Emperor Xueye, Yu Yuanzhen, Ning Fengzhi, and Platinum Bishop Salas were seated.
Outside the training ground stood the Royal Knights, 10,000 of them packed densely together. The Heaven Dou Empire hoped that by letting them witness battles between genius Spirit Masters, their fighting spirit would be stirred and they would train even harder.
All 13 participating teams had already arrived at the venue. Although 1 team would receive a bye each round due to the odd number of teams, the team with the bye still had to be present to observe the other teams.
The rules of the advancement tournament were simple. Each team sent out 7 members. Each person fought until they could no longer continue or admitted defeat. The winner would then face the next opponent sent by the other side. This continued until all 7 members of one team had been defeated.
The draw had already been completed yesterday. Thunder Academy's opponent was Botany Academy, and their match would be the last of the 6 matches today.
Yu Tianlin had some impression of Botany Academy. In the original story, Ma Hongjun seemed to have defeated all 7 of them, but Yu Tianlin did not know many specific details.
Still, Lei Bao had served as vice dean of Thunder Academy for many years, so he knew what he was doing. After the draw results were announced, he immediately briefed everyone on Botany Academy's situation.
All participating members of Botany Academy possessed plant type Martial Souls, and their development paths were focused entirely on control.
It had to be known that before encountering a Martial Soul that countered them, control type Spirit Masters were the strongest in one on one battles at the same level. So while Botany Academy's single direction development and poor team coordination limited them in team battles, the one on one format of the advancement tournament was exactly where they could best display their strength.
On top of that, Botany Academy's exact lineup was still unclear, and no one knew how many Spirit Masters they had as their core. Because of this, Lei Bao specifically warned everyone not to be careless.
Lei Bao knew that with Yu Tianlin guarding the rear, they would definitely win this match. But as vice dean, he did not only focus on Yu Tianlin. He hoped the other students could also gain experience from the fight and truly grow into capable Spirit Masters.
Soon, amid shouts of "Long live the Royal Knights!", Emperor Xueye announced the official start of the advancement tournament.
There were 13 teams participating in the advancement tournament. After removing the team with the bye, the remaining 12 teams would face off in 6 matches. The first match today was Godwind Academy versus Fabia Academy.
Fabia Academy was one of the weakest teams in the tournament, so under normal circumstances, this match would not have attracted much attention.
But what could be done when their opponent was Godwind Academy?
Everyone was very interested in the strength of the newly reorganized Godwind Academy.
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