Chapter 282: Return to Heaven Dou, Spirit Bone Distribution
Although Yu Tianlin had received the 3 Spirit Bones, the championship reward for this competition, from Bibi Dong, he did not distribute them on the spot. Instead, he put them away first.
It was obviously not appropriate to handle something like that in public. The actual distribution of the Spirit Bones would have to wait until they returned.
And so, this competition officially came to an end.
Spirit Hall had lost 3 Spirit Bones and was clearly in a terrible mood, so they directly ordered all participating teams to leave Spirit City immediately and forbade them from lingering.
Yu Tianlin and the others did not mind. After all, Spirit Hall had suffered quite a heavy loss, so their attitude was understandable.
After Thunder Academy Team and Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One left Spirit City, they regrouped with the Royal Knights who had been stationed outside all this time.
A total of 14 teams from the Heaven Dou Empire had participated in the finals. 10 of them belonged to kingdoms and duchies under the Heaven Dou Empire, and after being eliminated, they returned directly to their respective territories. Only the 4 teams from the Heaven Dou Empire proper gathered together and headed back to Heaven Dou City under Xue Qinghe's leadership.
Speaking of which, Xue Qinghe's public identity was the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, yet even he had not been allowed to watch the final match. Yu Tianlin had originally wanted to see what it would look like for Bibi Dong and the disguised Qian Renxue, mother and daughter, to appear on the same stage, but unfortunately, he never got the chance.
Compared to the journey there, fewer people traveled on the return trip, so their pace was slightly faster. Thus, after about half a month, the massive procession of nearly a thousand people finally returned to Heaven Dou City.
The top 3 spots in this competition had all been taken by academy teams from the Heaven Dou Empire. This result brought enormous glory to the Heaven Dou Empire, so when Yu Tianlin and the others returned, Heaven Dou City held a grand welcoming ceremony. Even Emperor Xue Ye personally came outside the city to greet them.
During the welcoming ceremony, Emperor Xue Ye also fulfilled the promise he had once made in public.
That promise was to bestow the title of Baron upon all participating members of the 4 teams: Thunder Academy, Divine Wind Academy, Blue Tyrant Academy, and Heaven Dou Royal Academy. The captains and vice captains would be granted the title of Viscount.
Furthermore, if any academy team won the final championship, all members of that team would have their noble rank raised by 1 level, and their academy would also be allowed to add the title "Royal" before its name.
In other words, after this competition, Thunder Academy directly advanced to become Royal Thunder Academy, eligible to receive funding from the Heaven Dou Empire and now standing on the same level as Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
As participants from Thunder Academy in this competition, Yu Tianlin and Shui Bing'er directly obtained the title of Earl, while the other team members all received the title of Viscount.
Among noble titles, the order from high to low was Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount, and Baron. The titles Yu Tianlin and the others received were already quite good. It had to be known that noble ranks came with fiefs, and the Heaven Dou Empire had already begun arranging their lands.
However, all of that was secondary.
After these trivial matters were settled, Yu Tianlin and the others headed to the nearest Heaven Dou Royal Academy to discuss the distribution of the Spirit Bones. To a Spirit Master, Spirit Bones were far more important than titles or fiefs.
In a secluded area of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, the other team members all waited outside, while only Yu Tianlin, Shui Bing'er, and Yu Tianheng entered the room.
Yu Tianlin represented Thunder Academy, Shui Bing'er represented the allied Skywater Academy, and Yu Tianheng represented the cooperating Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One.
After taking their seats, Yu Tianlin directly took out the 3 Spirit Bones, each glowing with a strange radiance, from his dragon patterned ring and said, "Although we already had an agreement before, how exactly should these 3 Spirit Bones be divided?"
"The 30,000 year Blazing Flame Right Arm Bone is clearly unsuitable for Skywater Academy," Shui Bing'er said, shaking her head as she eliminated one option first. Then she continued, "The other 2 are both fine. Tianlin, you can decide how to divide them."
Yu Tianheng also nodded. "Our Heaven Dou Royal Academy team also has no Fire Attribute Spirit Master, so this Blazing Flame Right Arm Bone is not suitable for us either."
Yu Tianlin understood Shui Bing'er's reasoning, but he could not fully agree with what his elder brother said.
What did he mean by not having any Fire Attribute Spirit Master? Dugu Yan had eaten the Fiery Apricot Divine Grass, so she could barely be counted as having a Fire Attribute as well. There would be no real problem if she absorbed this Spirit Bone.
Although he complained inwardly, since his elder brother had already made his stance clear, Yu Tianlin did not say much and simply said, "Alright then. This Blazing Flame Right Arm Bone will go to our Thunder Academy."
Although all members of Thunder Academy had Thunder Attributes and this Spirit Bone had a Fire Attribute, that was not a major issue. After all, thunder and fire were closely related, so it was perfectly normal for a Thunder Attribute Spirit Master to absorb a Fire Attribute Spirit Bone.
After confirming its ownership, Yu Tianlin put away the Blazing Flame Right Arm Bone, planning to discuss its internal distribution within the team later. What remained now were the other 2 Spirit Bones.
Shui Bing'er did not speak. She simply looked quietly at Yu Tianlin, clearly letting him decide.
Yu Tianheng, on the other hand, glanced at his younger brother and said, "Then the 30,000 year Swift Wind Chasing Left Leg Bone will go to us. This Spirit Bone is Wind Attribute, which happens to match Yu Feng's attribute, so it can be given to him."
"Give it to Yu Feng?" Yu Tianlin raised an eyebrow and said, "Although the attributes match, this is a leg Spirit Bone, and its effect is obviously to increase movement speed in the legs. But Brother Yu Feng mainly relies on his wings during combat, so the usefulness of this Spirit Bone to him is actually not that great. At most, it would only be a minor improvement."
"In my opinion, this Swift Wind Chasing Left Leg Bone would be more suitable for Sister Lingling. She is a support type Spirit Master. If she has the enhancement from this Spirit Bone, her speed would improve greatly, and her ability to protect herself would become much stronger."
"For Lingling?" Yu Tianheng looked deeply at Yu Tianlin, thought for a moment, and then nodded. "If it's for Lingling, then there's no problem. Over the years, she has silently contributed a great deal to the team, and everyone knows that. They should all agree."
After the 2 brothers reached an agreement, Yu Tianlin handed the green glowing left leg Spirit Bone to Yu Tianheng, who, as the captain, would then pass it on to Ye Lingling.
Everyone knew each other well, and even the temptation of Spirit Bones was not enough to shake their relationship. Because of that, the distribution process remained very peaceful. There were no quarrels, and naturally, everything progressed very quickly.
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