It's important to know that in the original story, the final venue of this Soul Master Tournament was not originally set in Spirit City—it was a temporary change made by Spirit Hall.
The main reason for this change was that Bibi Dong intended to reward Hu Liena and her team with soul bones. However, this was met with opposition from the Elder Hall, leading to a compromise where the three soul bones would instead be given as prizes for the tournament's champion team.
Bibi Dong had the confidence to make such a decision because, based on the intelligence gathered by Spirit Hall, this year's Soul Master Tournament had no competitor with a five-ring Soul King aside from the Spirit Hall team.
On the other hand, the Spirit Hall team not only had three five-ring Soul Kings, but Xie Yue and Hu Liena, as siblings, could also unleash their Martial Soul Fusion Technique: Charm Demon. With such a trump card in hand, their victory was practically guaranteed.
By holding the finals in Spirit City and offering three soul bones as rewards, Spirit Hall could effectively showcase its immense strength—serving as the final wave of propaganda before launching its war to unify the continent.
However, the current situation was different from the original timeline. Not even considering other teams, Blazing Academy had three Soul Kings, Sky Water Academy had two Soul Kings, and Divine Wind Academy had one Soul King. The Spirit Hall team was no longer invincible.
Did Spirit Hall have a Martial Soul Fusion Technique as a trump card?
Heh~ Who could guarantee that Blazing Academy and Tianshui Academy didn't have one too?
While the Martial Soul Fusion Technique was rare outside of the Hell White Tiger, that rarity was based on the entire Soul Master world. The competitors from Blazing Academy and Sky Water Academy were not ordinary soul masters but elite talents of their generation. Their chances of possessing a Martial Soul Fusion Technique were significantly higher than those of regular soul masters.
Moreover, soul bones were incredibly valuable—especially the sixty-thousand-year Mental Condensation Head Soul Bone. If there was even a slight risk of losing it, Spirit Hall might reconsider offering it as a reward.
If Spirit Hall decided not to offer the three soul bones, then there would be no need to relocate the finals to Spirit City.
And if the finals weren't in Spirit City, then regardless of where they were held, the number of high-ranking spectators would definitely be lower than in the original story.
At the very least, Bibi Dong, as the Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall, was unlikely to attend in person. She would probably just send Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, or other elders to lead the delegation.
With fewer high-level spectators at the finals—and with only Tang Hao lurking in the shadows and Chen Xin possibly present—Xiao Wu's transformed soul beast identity might not be exposed, thanks to her special aura-concealing technique.
Likewise, if the finals weren't in Spirit City, then even if Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul, the Spirit Hall members present wouldn't dare to openly attack him.
First Martial Soul: Blue Silver Grass.
Second Martial Soul: Clear Sky Hammer.
Every Spirit Hall elder, without exception, would recognize what that meant.
Years ago, former Supreme Pontiff Qian Xunji had been beaten to death by Tang Hao, and every elder of Spirit Hall had undoubtedly studied the major details of that event.
With the legendary Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao standing behind Tang San, unless Spirit Hall had a numerical advantage, a large gathering of elders, or even a Worship Hall elder present, the ordinary elders would not dare to act recklessly. Otherwise, they would simply be throwing their lives away.
'Fewer obstacles are fine too. It'd be best if Tang San could just be an ordinary innate full soul power genius.'
Mu Yang thought to himself.
For most ordinary people, suffering is just suffering, and setbacks are nothing more than painful memories that last a lifetime.
But geniuses are different. As long as they survive, suffering and setbacks often become the driving force behind their growth.
And for someone like Tang San, who carries the protagonist's fate and plot armor, this is even more true.
If he cultivated smoothly without any hardships, his growth rate would definitely be slower than if he had faced constant trials and tribulations.
Sailing against the current—if one does not advance, one falls back.
In Mu Yang's eyes, systematically targeting and weakening potential opponents was equivalent to improving oneself.
When the time came and his strength was fully established, as long as Tang San had yet to mature, and as long as he could defeat the heavily injured Tang Hao, then Tang "Buddha" could finally meet his demise.
Amid the cheers of the crowd, Mu Yang and his group squeezed into the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena.
Although they were all unfamiliar faces with no prior fame, their academy uniforms alone were enough to grant them influence comparable to that of celebrities in Mu Yang's previous life.
And this was just the beginning. If they put on an outstanding performance in the tournament, gaining a fanbase would be effortless.
If the Douluo Continent had the internet, then even though only a fraction of the population could watch the matches in person, once the Soul Master Tournament ended, the champion team would immediately become a continent-wide superstar group.
More importantly, admiration built upon personal strength was far more stable. Unless one committed a heinous crime, such as falling into the path of evil soul masters, there was little risk of a reputation collapse.
Even if they were defeated by a stronger opponent, their loyal fans would rationalize it: "It's not that my brother/sister isn't strong enough—it's just that the enemy was too underhanded!"
Upon entering the Great Spirit Arena, the three teams headed straight to the dedicated waiting area for participating academies.
The waiting area was incredibly spacious, with over a thousand seats, divided into different sections to accommodate the various teams for rest and preparation.
The arrival of these three teams instantly became the center of attention.
The originally noisy waiting area fell silent in an instant.
All the competing teams that had arrived earlier cast solemn gazes at them, while the teachers leading each academy team had expressions of curiosity and scrutiny.
Since they had come to participate in the Soul Master Tournament, they were naturally hoping their academies would achieve good results.
But looking at the records of previous tournaments, out of the 28 teams in the Heaven Dou division's preliminary round, four of the five available advancement spots were practically always secured by Thunder Academy, Divine Wind Academy, Blazing Academy, and Sky Water Academy.
Only Elephant Armored Academy occasionally lost their spot due to their glaring weaknesses.
Thus, the so-called five advancement spots in the Heaven Dou division were essentially a battle where 24 teams fought over a single remaining slot—including the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy's secondary team.
The other 23 advanced soul master academies had to compete with Elephant Armored Academy for the final ticket to the next round.
However, no academy could remain dominant forever. Even the Spirit Hall Academy, the strongest on the continent, had suffered defeats.
For example, in the Soul Master Tournament two cycles ago, the championship match had seen Spirit Hall's team, boasting the only two Soul Kings of that tournament, lose to Star Luo Imperial Academy's all-Soul Ancestor lineup—thanks to their Martial Soul Fusion Technique: Hell White Tiger.
Of course, the White Tiger Soul Master who executed that fusion technique was not a prince of the Star Luo Empire, but merely a branch member of the Dai royal family.
As the continent's second most powerful beast martial soul lineage, the White Tiger Clan was far more than just an emperor and a few princes.
Otherwise, a simple decapitation strike could cause the entire Star Luo Empire to collapse.
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