The promise of Emperor Xue Ye, the ugly face of Platinum Bishop Salas, and Ning Fengzhi, the leader of Qibao Glazed Sect who stood aside with a calm look, as if nothing had anything to do with him, the three people's different expressions were noticed by everyone. All in sight.
Among the five academy teams that entered the promotion round, the captains and deputy captains were all the best among the best. From the different expressions of these three people, everyone could smell something unusual.
Emperor Xue Ye didn't seem to notice the ugly face of Platinum Bishop Salas, smiled slightly, and said, "..., the promotion competition is the best stage to reflect your personal strength. The top five students with the most victories will be the Empire We will provide you with the soul beasts you need for the next time you add a soul ring. You can choose the types of soul beasts on your own. If the cultivation level is less than 50,000 years, the empire can guarantee it for you."
"boom!"
"..."
Everyone immediately exploded. Not to mention the captains and deputy captains of the four elemental schools of water, wind, thunder, and fire. With such a generous reward, even Ma Hongjun couldn't help but feel his heartbeat speed up.
Especially when Emperor Xue Ye mentioned the age of the soul beast he wanted to provide, he looked at him with deep meaning. Ma Hongjun knew that by raising the age of the soul beast he wanted to provide to less than 50,000 years, he was completely taking care of himself and others. In the fifth spirit ring, it is simply impossible to absorb a spirit ring of such a high age.
The last time Shui Bing'er and I met Emperor Xue Ye, Ma Hongjun showed him the true colors of his soul rings. Four golden and red 40,000-year-old soul rings really shocked Emperor Xue Ye. The child almost fell out.
It was also from that time that Emperor Xueye knew the upper limit of the year he could absorb the soul ring next.
Seeing the burning heat gradually rising in the eyes of the twelve elites in front of him, Emperor Xueye smiled and said, "I won't say much else. You are all smart children and know how to choose. I have something very important to say. Announce to everyone.”
"Huh?" Everyone looked at Emperor Xueye in confusion. Is there anything more important than this?
Emperor Xue Ye smiled, his kind eyes fell on Ma Hongjun and Shui Bing'er, and said with a smile, "Shui Bing'er, Ma Hongjun, come up and come to me."
Ma Hongjun and Shui Bing'er were stunned. They looked at each other, held each other's hands, and slowly walked to Emperor Xue Ye amid everyone's surprised and puzzled gazes.
"I have met Your Majesty." Ma Hongjun and Shui Bing'er bowed to Emperor Xue Ye.
Emperor Xueye looked at the two of them kindly, smiled and said, "You still call me Your Majesty?"
Ma Hongjun and Shui Bing'er were slightly startled, and quickly changed their words, "Uncle."
Then he turned around and shouted to Prince Xue Xing behind Emperor Xue Ye, "Uncle Wang."
Emperor Xue Ye nodded with a smile, took the two men's hands, one in each hand, and pulled them to his side.
Prince Snow Star looked "shocked" and in disbelief, and said, "You, what did you call me?"
"Uncle." Ma Hongjun and Shui Binger called again.
With everyone watching, at this moment, the two of them became the focus of the entire Tiandou Soul Fighting Arena.
Everyone was in an uproar, and thousands of eyes instantly fell on Ma Hongjun and Shui Bing'er. They looked at the two people in shock and couldn't believe what their ears heard.
"They actually called Emperor Xue Ye and Prince Xue Xing uncle. What's going on?" someone murmured.
"..."
At the VIP table, the three major education committee members next to Prince Xuexing, as well as some high-ranking imperial officials and nobles behind them, looked at the two people in disbelief. Someone murmured, "Could they be the children of Princess Diji? "
"You are stupid. These two children are obviously lovers. That little girl should be the daughter of the eldest princess." someone retorted.
Another person echoed, "Master Wei is right. Her surname is Shui, so she should be the daughter of Duke Shui. I remember that the eldest princess married Duke Shui back then."
"..."
Emperor Xueye ignored the boiling crowd in the audience and the various murmurs and discussions behind him. He smiled slightly, looked at the people in the audience, and said, "I believe some of you may have guessed it. Yes, this is what I want to tell you. , Bing'er is the daughter of my sister, Princess Xue Xin. I now declare that from now on, Bing'er will be the eldest princess of our generation in the Tiandou Empire. Her surname is Shui, and she will be included in the direct lineage of my royal family with the surname Xue."
When Shui Bing'er heard this, her beautiful eyes seemed to be very dull, neither excited nor surprised, but she looked at Emperor Xue Ye with a "shocked" expression, her face turned even whiter, and she said, "Uncle Emperor, this is impossible. Bing'er is only from a collateral lineage, how can she be the eldest princess? Please take back your life, Uncle Huang."
Although Shui Bing'er already knew that Emperor Xue Ye would confer her the title of Emperor Ji, Flanders and Ma Hongjun told her that once Emperor Xue Ye conferred the title on her, she must show a look of shock and rejection.
Everyone was in an uproar, and the VIP table completely exploded. The Tianshui Shui clan is just a collateral bloodline of the Xue clan. But for such a collateral bloodline to join the direct lineage and be granted the title of a new generation of imperial eldest princess, this has never happened before.
The platinum bishop Salas on the side, with an old face so dark that it seemed to be dripping with water at the moment, said with a sullen face, "Your Majesty, this move is probably inappropriate, right? Shui Bing'er is only a collateral bloodline of the Xue family's royal family, even if She is the daughter of the princess, so what you do is not in line with imperial etiquette, right?"
Behind Emperor Xueye, an old man who didn't know whether he was a noble or a high-ranking official echoed the words, "Your Majesty, I also think what Bishop Salas said is reasonable. We in the Tiandou Empire don't have any royal bloodline yet." This is a precedent for recognizing ancestors and returning to the clan, and entering the direct line of the family tree. I sincerely request your majesty to take back the order."
"..." One after another, people echoed the remarks of these two people.
Emperor Xueye frowned, turned to look at Ning Fengzhi and said, "Sect Master Ning, what do you think?"
Ning Fengzhi smiled slightly and said, "Everyone, please let Fengzhi be fair. Can everyone remember what the martial spirit of our Tiandou Empire royal family is? What is the martial spirit of the daughter of this princess?"
Salas snorted coldly and said, "Who here doesn't know that the royal martial spirit is a swan? But what does this have to do with Shui Bing'er's ice phoenix martial spirit?"
Some officials and nobles who opposed Shui Binger's entry into the royal family's direct lineage quickly expressed their agreement and supported Salas's remarks.
Ning Fengzhi smiled and said, "Yes, the martial spirit of our Tiandou royal family is the swan. And the swan, also known as Honghu, is one of the phoenix bloodlines. The martial spirit of the princess's daughter, Ice Phoenix, is obviously the ancestor of the swan martial spirit. Based on this alone, I really can’t think of any reason to prevent her from recognizing her ancestors and joining our family tree as the direct royal family of our Tiandou Empire.”
"That's nonsense. How can the Swan Martial Spirit be compared to the Phoenix Martial Spirit." Salas retorted mercilessly.
Emperor Xueye's face darkened, and he said coldly, "Your Excellency Bishop Salas, are you looking down on my royal martial spirit?" He was thinking that you, an old dog, are worthy of looking down on my swan martial spirit?
In fact, Emperor Xue Ye was right. Salas's martial spirit was called Baiyuncang Dog, a dog-like martial spirit that was very similar to the shadow-type martial spirit.
Moreover, Salas is also very powerful. The eighty-nine level control type fighting soul Douluo, if he had not followed the previous pope Qian Xunji to hunt down the 100,000-year-old soul beast Blue Silver Emperor, he would have left behind many With serious hidden injuries, he might have broken through to a titled Douluo now.
Although I really look down on the Tiandou royal family's Swan Martial Spirit, now is not the time to quarrel. Salas said calmly, "Your Majesty, I have no such intention."
Ning Fengzhi smiled slightly and said, "You two, please calm down and don't hurt the peace. Your Excellency, Bishop Salas, I always stick to my word. If you don't believe it, go back and check the information and you will know. As mentioned in the book, the five colors of the phoenix are prepared for action." Among them, the one with five colors and green is called Luan bird, also known as Qingluan. This is also the reason why Her Royal Highness the Princess’ Ice Phoenix Spirit is also called Ningshui Feiluan. The one with five colors and red is called Phoenix bird, also known as Qingluan. Fire phoenix. This is the fire phoenix spirit of this little friend Ma Hongjun."
Salas turned his eyes to Shui Bing'er and Ma Hongjun next to Emperor Xue Ye. When he saw them nodding, his heart suddenly trembled. Is this really the case?
At this time, I heard Ning Fengzhi continue to say, "Those with five colors and yellow are called 铓cubs, also known as golden phoenixes. Those with five colors and white are called swans, also known as white phoenixes. Those with five colors and black are called 鸑鸷, also The name is Zifeng. The martial spirit swan of our Tiandou royal family is actually the bloodline of Honghu, one of the five phoenixes. And the martial spirit ice phoenix of Her Royal Highness the Princess is the symbol of the return of the swan martial spirit to the ancestors..."
Salas and the ministers who originally had objections were speechless by Ning Fengzhi, but they were unable to refute.
Emperor Xue Ye took all this into consideration, smiled slightly, and said, "Second Master Ning's words are right. And even if it is not true, Bing'er's talent is obvious to all. I declare that from today on, Bing'er will be the leader of our generation in the Tiandou Empire. The emperor concubine gave the eldest princess a mansion,..."
Just as Shui Bing'er was about to refuse, Ning Fengzhi smiled and said, "Eldest Princess, please thank Your Majesty quickly."
Ma Hongjun understood and quickly winked at Shui Bing'er.
Shui Bing'er bowed and said, "Xue Bing'er thanks your majesty for the reward."
Emperor Xue Ye smiled and nodded, reaching out to help her up.
In the audience of distinguished guests, I don’t know who shouted first. In an instant, the general audience cheered and shouted.
"Long live the eldest princess!"
"..."
Emperor Xue Ye raised his hand slightly and pressed it down, and the lively cheers in the audience suddenly fell silent.
At this time, he pulled Ma Hongjun in front of everyone and said with a smile, "This child must be familiar to everyone. But what I want to say is that he is the fiancé of the eldest princess Xue Bing'er. He once saved her in danger and made her He was spared from the torture of illness, and he has protected the eldest princess all the way to this day, which is a meritorious service. And it is precisely because of him that the method of how a soul master can absorb soul rings that exceeds the limit of years was born, which benefits the entire soul master world and the continent. A great initiative. Today, I, the Emperor of the Tiandou Empire, Xue Ye, confer the title of Marquis of Lingguang, the fiancé of the eldest princess, Ma Hongjun, and the fiefdom of Qingyang, extending to the Lima Plain in the west, the Star Dou Forest in the south, and the Balak Kingdom in the east and north. …"
"Your Majesty, you must not do this..."
"..."
As soon as Emperor Xue Ye finished speaking, everyone immediately became excited again, especially at the VIP table. Except for Emperor Xue Ye himself and Ning Fengzhi who supported Ma Hongjun, no one supported him at all.
Especially some officials and nobles, all kinds of cynicism came out instantly. Originally, they were surprised as to why Ma Hongjun also called Emperor Xueye uncle, but it turned out that he was Shui Bing'er's fiancé.
However, since Shui Bing'er has become the eldest princess of the Tiandou Empire, how can a commoner like Ma Hongjun be worthy of the noble Tiandou Emperor?
However, Ning Fengzhi stood up and revealed to everyone that the method of absorbing the soul ring of a year beyond the limit, the method of improving the inner strength of a soul master's physique, and the method of cultivating spiritual power were all made possible because of Arima Hongjun.
It was in the process of thinking of ways to solve the shortcomings of his own martial soul that he accidentally created these methods, and at the same time, he made the master's theory of martial soul evolution a reality.
Emperor Xueye also said that Ma Hongjun paid for these with his own life, but he handed over the fruits of his life to the empire for free. I wonder how he, as the emperor of a country, could not make such a huge contribution. reward?
At the same time, Emperor Xueye also said that no matter who he was, as long as he contributed to the empire, he could reward Ma Hongjun with the methods he gave to the empire.
Then, these waves of opposition to Ma Hongjun suddenly died down. They were all thinking about how they could get those methods from Emperor Xue Ye.
Even Salas, the master of Wuhun Temple, is thinking about how to obtain those methods.
Emperor Xueye's reward to Ma Hongjun made him smell a shortcut. Since the Tiandou Empire can reward Ma Hongjun, why can't their Spirit Hall?
But whether this is feasible or not, he needs to go to the Pope to determine, but no matter what, this is a shortcut.
Maybe their Wuhun Palace only needs to pay a very small price to obtain those precious secret techniques.
Of course, this also made Salas more and more afraid of Ma Hongjun and Shrek Academy.
Some time ago, the spy responsible for him who had been keeping an eye on Shrek Academy came to report that the master, Ma Hongjun, and his teacher Flanders left Tiandou City.
Salas sensed a glimmer of an opportunity and quickly revealed the news to the officials and nobles of the Soul Master Academy and the Tiandou Empire who were secretly close to their Spirit Hall.
But the result made him shudder. All those people were killed, and even their heads were placed in front of Emperor Xue Ye.
Even though he did this very secretly, the Tiandou Empire had no way of finding out about him. But even so, the killing intent boiled in his heart.
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In this way, the preliminaries for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition came to an end. The five academy teams that entered the promotion round will compete with the academy teams from the principalities and kingdoms of the Tiandou Empire in a month's time in the Imperial Capital of Tiandou. The competition began in the hunting grounds, which also meant that they would have a month to recuperate.
The closing ceremony of the preliminaries was over. As soon as everyone from Shrek Academy and Tianshui Academy walked out of the Tiandou Great Soul Fighting Arena, a loud shout came from behind them.
"Ma Hongjun, stop right here."
Everyone stopped and was extremely surprised. They turned around and saw a beautiful woman in a gold-red team uniform with a hot and curvy figure.
Liu Qingxuan looked at the person coming, took a step forward, and said coldly, "How dare you, even if you are a friend of the Marquis, dare to call Lord Lingguang by his first name?"
Ma Hongjun frowned and shouted, "Qingxuan, come back. Also, if this is not a formal occasion, don't call me Lord Marquis, and don't call me Lord Lingguang."
Ma Hongjun felt a little unhappy. Although he accepted the reward from Emperor Xue Ye, he was not the kind of aristocrat who was greedy for power, fame and fortune, and liked to be extravagant and indulgent.
"Yes." Liu Qingxuan responded, with a flash of envy in his eyes, and retreated behind Ma Hongjun.
Ma Hongjun touched the tip of his nose and looked at the beautiful girl who had recovered as before. He felt a little guilty and said in surprise, "What's wrong, Sister Huowu?"
"Return to Lord Lingguang." Huo Wu stamped his feet, his eyes filled with anger, and said, "Ma Hongjun, tell me honestly, have you been avoiding me on purpose during this time?"
Thinking about what she had experienced during this period, she became angry. First, she went to Ma Hongjun to treat her burns but could not find anyone. Later, she could see people, but every time when the competition was over, she found that Ma Hongjun was running faster than a rabbit, and she was stunned that he was not blocked even once.
