At this moment, the main arena of the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena was bustling with excitement.
Surrounding the vast and open venue were countless spectators, shouting and cheering enthusiastically.
At the very front of the central arena stood a golden-backed podium, and behind it was the renovated VIP section.
The spacious arena had a diameter of over 150 meters. The Thunderclap Academy team and the Divine Wind Academy team, which had entered before the Blazing Academy team, had already lined up in formation at the center.
"The third team to enter is the participating team from Blazing Academy. Blazing Academy is one of the Empire's Five Elemental Academies, sending a total of ten students to compete. Their golden-red attire represents the blazing flames… Their slogan is 'Victory shall belong to Blazing Academy!'
Honored guests and dear audience members, let us look forward to Blazing Academy's performance in the competition!"
Under the introduction of the host standing on the podium with a spirit tool microphone, Mu Yang led the Blazing Academy team, following behind the Divine Wind Academy team.
Ignoring the host's chatter, Mu Yang scanned his surroundings.
The Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena was undoubtedly one of the largest spirit arenas on the continent. Only the Star Luo Great Spirit Arena in Star Luo City could rival it. The massive stands, capable of holding eighty thousand spectators, were decorated in a silver-toned theme. Numerous suspended lighting spirit tools illuminated the venue, creating an atmosphere that was not just luxurious but also grand and imposing.
Shifting his gaze toward the VIP podium, the first three figures in the front row immediately caught Mu Yang's attention.
The central figure was clad in a golden-red robe, wearing a dazzling diamond crown. His face was as ancient as the moon, aged yet exuding an extraordinary presence—none other than the Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, Emperor Xue Ye.
To Emperor Xue Ye's right sat a middle-aged man dressed in pristine white robes. His refined features, straight nose, and square mouth gave him a scholarly and gentle appearance, like a cultured gentleman.
Although Mu Yang had never met him before, he knew without a doubt that this refined middle-aged man had to be the richest man on the continent—the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect's master, Ning Fengzhi.
Hmm, possessing a family-legacy martial soul with treasure-seeking abilities, this mine-owning sect master was indeed wealthy.
On the other side, the elderly man wearing a five-pointed platinum crown and a red robe was naturally one of the Four Great Platinum Bishops of the Spirit Hall and the master of the Heaven Dou Spirit Temple—Salas.
Mu Yang had a feeling that he would inevitably have to deal with this Platinum Bishop in the near future.
Don't get the wrong idea—it wasn't about making friends. It was simply that this Platinum Bishop would most likely pull some tricks to target the Blazing Academy team.
However, labeling Salas as a villain while considering Emperor Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi as righteous wouldn't be entirely accurate either.
All crows under the sky are equally black. The Heaven Dou Empire even had slaves. Emperor Xue Ye might have been a good emperor for the nobles of the empire, but that didn't make him a good person.
As for Ning Fengzhi, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect undoubtedly had its own share of underhanded dealings. Perhaps not as many as other forces, but they certainly weren't absent.
After a brief glance, Mu Yang's eyes shifted past Emperor Xue Ye, landing on the central figure seated in the second row of the VIP section—a golden-haired young man.
'Xue Qinghe… no, Qian Renxue.'
The moment he laid eyes on the youth, Mu Yang recognized the top imperial spy sent by the Spirit Hall.
Of course, whether or not they were a spy had nothing to do with him.
After all, the Heaven Dou imperial throne bore the surname Xue, not Mu. Mu Yang had no intention of exposing anything.
Moreover, keeping Qian Renxue occupied with the throne of the Heaven Dou Empire, delaying her return to inherit the 'ancestral business' and achieving the Angel Godhood, was actually beneficial for him.
In the original ending, three individuals ascended to godhood. Though Qian Renxue was the first among them to succeed, Mu Yang actually saw her as the least threatening.
Bibi Dong was a madwoman. If one's talent was too exceptional while being unaffiliated with the Spirit Hall, she might view them as a threat and eliminate them without hesitation.
Tang San was selfish to the extreme. If you weren't his 'family or close friend' but still aspired to become a god? Hmm… not entirely impossible, but you'd have to kneel and swear loyalty to the Tang family first.
Qian Renxue, on the other hand, was at least a 'normal' overconfident prodigy. As long as one was outstanding enough, she was even willing to recruit and win over someone like Tang San, who had deep-seated enmity with the Spirit Hall. Let alone anyone else.
Weakening Tang San, delaying Qian Renxue, and if he could also deal with Bibi Dong while finding a way to take the god trials in the future, then Mu Yang could truly be at ease.
Perhaps sensing Mu Yang's scrutinizing gaze, Qian Renxue, who had momentarily paused her quiet conversation with the three Education Committee members of Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, also turned her gaze toward Mu Yang.
Their eyes met. Mu Yang gave a slight smile before shifting his gaze away to avoid drawing too much attention.
Qian Renxue's background was complicated, and behind her stood the massive entity that was the Spirit Hall. Unless necessary, it was best for him to avoid getting involved with her.
Unfortunately, what Mu Yang didn't know was that he had long since entered Qian Renxue's sight.
Moreover, ever since she had accidentally discovered Mu Yang's extraordinary potential in the Star Dou Forest years ago, Qian Renxue had secretly assigned people to observe him. She was well aware that his soul power cultivation speed was extremely abnormal, far beyond what an ordinary innate full soul power individual could achieve. This had long piqued her deep interest.
'Achieving the five-ring Soul King realm at just twelve years old, even I am ashamed in comparison. Could immortal-grade herbs truly be this miraculous?'
Watching Mu Yang as he shifted his gaze, Qian Renxue recalled the intelligence reports her subordinates had gathered over the years, feeling a deep sense of emotion.
At first, Qian Renxue had merely assumed Mu Yang was highly talented and had refined high-quality soul bones, which had allowed him to cultivate to the four-ring level at such a young age.
But later on, Qian Renxue no longer thought so. Perhaps Mu Yang's young age and high soul power level were indeed partly due to refining high-quality soul bones, but that was definitely not the whole reason—perhaps not even the biggest reason.
Because as the investigation into Mu Yang deepened, her intelligence personnel discovered that the one with an absurd cultivation speed wasn't just Mu Yang. His cousin Huo Wushuang, cousin Huo Wu, girlfriend Shui Bing'er, and future sister-in-law Shui Yue'er were all the same.
Moreover, among them, Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu, like Mu Yang—who had transitioned from red hair to blue hair—had experienced martial soul transformations and evolutions, making their martial souls vastly different from their initial awakenings.
The sources of these intelligence reports were relatively simple, including but not limited to high-level spiritual-type soul masters using hypnotic soul skills to question students from both academies.
After all, they were all classmates. The martial souls and soul power rankings of academy elites were never a secret. A simple glance at their martial soul possession or manifestation was enough to tell.
Cases of martial soul transformation and evolution were rare and usually only occurred when a soul master with a non-top-tier martial soul reached the nine-ring Title Douluo level.
If it had only been Mu Yang alone, Qian Renxue might have considered it a coincidence. But with three individuals all experiencing martial soul transformation and evolution, this could no longer be explained as mere coincidence.
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