With the outcome decided, the referee stepped forward and announced loudly, "Blazing Fire Academy Team versus Sky Water Academy Team—Blazing Fire Academy Team wins! Will the Blazing Fire Academy Team please step onto the stage? Honored guests, let us witness this glorious moment together."
Soon, the substitute members of the team—Huo Lie, Huo Yu, and Huo Lin—along with their team leader, Mu Xiyue, walked onto the stage and lined up with Mu Yang and the other seven members.
At this moment, the seven individuals seated on the golden chairs in front of the Pope's Palace all stood up. With a gentle smile, Bibi Dong announced, "The final champion of this Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament is—Blazing Fire Academy! Congratulations, young genius soul masters."
As Bibi Dong's words fell, the red-clothed cardinal serving as the referee proclaimed loudly, "Will a representative from Blazing Fire Academy please step forward to receive the championship rewards?"
Upon hearing this, the members of the Blazing Fire Academy Team turned their gazes toward Mu Yang.
Seeing this, Mu Yang nodded slightly and walked forward confidently toward Bibi Dong.
As he approached, Mu Yang realized that Bibi Dong was even more stunning than he had observed from afar. Even though her daughter, Qian Renxue, was already twenty-four years old, time seemed to have left no trace on Bibi Dong.
An incomparably beautiful face, an elegant and noble demeanor, immense strength, and the prestigious title of the current Pope of the Spirit Hall—these qualities struck at the core of any man's desires.
It was no wonder that countless fanfiction writers, upon transmigrating, would cry out their vows to "defend the Spirit Hall to the death and overthrow the so-called Tang Buddha," only to end up delightfully securing both, or even three, of its greatest prizes.
As she gazed at the proud, blue-haired youth before her, a glimmer of intrigue flashed in Bibi Dong's eyes. She said, "As a food-type soul master, you are exceptional. Have you ever considered joining the Spirit Hall?"
Initially, Bibi Dong, who had extremely high standards and was undergoing the Rakshasa God's trial, had not paid much attention to Mu Yang.
However, after several battles—especially the individual competition yesterday morning, where Mu Yang had, as a food-type soul master, single-handedly defeated the entire Spirit Hall Team—Bibi Dong could no longer overlook him.
She knew her disciple, Hu Liena, better than anyone. Yet even Hu Liena, despite excelling in spiritual power, had been unable to defeat Mu Yang in that aspect. This alone proved that Mu Yang was far from ordinary, surpassing normal expectations.
Thus, Bibi Dong was very open to Mu Yang joining the Spirit Hall. In fact, she even considered taking him in as another personal disciple.
Upon hearing her offer, Mu Yang's first instinct was to refuse.
However, outright rejecting her seemed a bit inappropriate. After pondering for a moment, Mu Yang came up with a response.
Turning to glance at Xue Qinghe, who was seated among the honored guests, Mu Yang shook his head and replied, "I deeply appreciate Your Holiness's recognition, but my academy still needs my humble contributions. After graduation, I plan to take up a position at the academy."
Your Holiness, it's not that the Spirit Hall isn't good, nor that I don't know what's best for me—it's just that my 'Brother Qinghe' and I are close friends! Please understand that I cannot join the Spirit Hall.
Hmm… Whether Bibi Dong believes it or not doesn't matter—as long as I, Mu Yang, believe it myself.
Seeing his response, Bibi Dong gave him a meaningful look before sighing lightly with a hint of regret. Then, with a smile, she said, "Since that is your decision, I won't force it. I wish you an early achievement as the first food-type Titled Douluo in the history of the continent's soul master world."
With that, Bibi Dong took a brocade tray containing three soul bones from a nearby red-clothed cardinal and presented it to Mu Yang.
"Thank you, Your Holiness."
Bowing slightly, Mu Yang expressed his gratitude before accepting the tray.
Noticing the many greedy gazes cast in his direction, Mu Yang raised an eyebrow. Lifting his chin proudly, he responded with a gaze full of disdain.
Mu Yang: If you have the guts, come at me! I have three Titled Douluo standing behind me. Which one of you weaklings, who aren't even Titled Douluo, dares to make a move?
Besides, if a fight really breaks out, with Shui Bing'er by my side, I have no fear of any opponent below Rank 90.
As for Titled Douluo?
A mere sixty-thousand-year-old Spiritual Condensation Wisdom Skull and two ordinary ten-thousand-year soul bones? Considering I have three Titled Douluo protecting me, those who are weak wouldn't dare act, while those who are strong wouldn't even be interested in such low-year soul bones.
Of course, if my hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone were exposed, the number of Titled Douluo prepared to take me down would definitely not be small.
Returning to his team, Mu Yang handed the tray to his aunt, Mu Xiyue.
Although the Spiritual Condensation Wisdom Skull was definitely his, as the team captain, Mu Yang couldn't just pocket the soul bone without a word.
To avoid appearing too greedy, he decided to let Mu Xiyue, the team leader, handle the distribution first. The allocation would be based on compatibility and contributions made during the tournament.
"Soul bones are limited—there are only three. Once we return to the academy, those who didn't receive a soul bone will be given an appropriate reward," Mu Xiyue said, casting Mu Yang a glance before taking the tray. She then looked around at the team, offering some reassurance to the four main members and three substitutes who wouldn't be receiving a soul bone. After that, she continued, "The Swift Wind Left Leg Bone is most suitable for agility-type soul masters. Huo Yun, this soul bone is yours."
"Among all of you, only Xiao Yang has mastered spiritual techniques, and his spiritual power is the strongest. The Spiritual Condensation Wisdom Skull belongs to Mu Yang."
"As for the Explosive Blaze Right Arm Bone…"
After assigning two of the soul bones to Huo Yun and Mu Yang, Mu Xiyue turned her gaze toward Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang.
"Give it to Xiao Wu. I'm the older brother," Huo Wushuang said without hesitation.
In Huo Wushuang's view, as the elder sibling, he should be the one to make sacrifices. Besides, his younger sister, Huo Wu, had greater talent and strength than him, so giving her the soul bone would allow for better utilization.
"Tch—Brother, you're weaker than me. You should take this soul bone so you don't fall too far behind me," Huo Wu retorted, clicking her tongue.
Seeing that the two siblings were about to continue pushing the soul bone back and forth, Mu Yang patted Huo Wushuang on the shoulder and said, "No more arguing. Once you improve your strength, you'll definitely get better soul bones in the future."
In Mu Yang's eyes, this fire-attribute right arm soul bone was just average. Once he became stronger, he wouldn't say he could get as many as he wanted, but he definitely wouldn't lack them.
Besides, putting aside compatibility issues, once his twin martial souls reached their peak, making a few trips across the vast ocean and collecting a few sets of hundred-thousand-year soul bones wouldn't be a problem at all.
Hundred-thousand-year soul beasts were rare on land, but in the endless seas, they were plentiful. As long as he had the strength, obtaining hundred-thousand-year soul bones wouldn't be difficult. He might even be able to gather multiple sets of soul bones at the beast king level.
Hearing this, Huo Wushuang nodded and accepted the Explosive Blaze Right Arm Bone.
Just as Mu Yang had said, with their talents, they were destined to become some of the most powerful figures in the soul master world. By then, ordinary ten-thousand-year soul bones wouldn't be a matter of whether they could obtain them but whether they even found them worth considering.
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