Chapter 296: Another Soul Master Competition
These were policies targeted at the populace and slaves. Such policies damaged many nobles' interests, but with the empire's powerful soul master strength, no one dared to resist.
Moreover, Qian Renxue had just conducted a shocking military parade.
In Qian Renxue's planning, these policies were certain to be implemented.
She was most cautious about policies for soul masters.
The first was expansion of enrollment.
All soul master academies, starting from primary soul master academies, expanded student intake.
Any six-year-old child in the jurisdiction who awakened a Martial Soul with soul power was fully included in recruitment.
The empire covered food, lodging, and assistance in hunting the first and second soul rings.
Even children with very poor innate soul power and useless Martial Souls, Qian Renxue still gave them a chance to cultivate.
Because Martial Souls were inherited through bloodlines.
Soul masters with stronger soul power and stronger Martial Souls had a higher chance of producing talented soul master descendants.
Qian Renxue aimed to expand the base of soul masters.
Then, for intermediate and advanced soul master academies, she greatly lowered entry standards and fully expanded enrollment.
Finally, Qian Renxue required each locality to establish soul master corps, scaled to each city, with the first batch selected from intermediate and advanced academy students.
In the final two years of academy, they would also serve as soul master corps members.
Local soul master corps handled Martial Soul awakenings, recruited for soul master academies, suppressed evil soul masters, and obeyed mobilization by Tiandou City's royal soul master corps.
She wanted to build a top-down soul master system, incorporating newly born soul masters into the empire's framework from the root.
To prevent these soul masters from being recruited by Spirit Hall.
Outwardly, the propaganda was to avoid recruitment by Spirit Hall, but in reality, Qian Renxue also didn't want these soul masters recruited by soul master families or the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect.
But simultaneously, she issued decrees encouraging major soul master families, sects, and academies to cultivate soul masters.
The empire would reward these forces with land, titles, and gold soul coins for producing soul masters at various levels.
It seemed Qian Renxue was contradictory, but it was actually her art of ruling—tension and relaxation.
Qian Renxue acted without pause, tightly organized, issuing decrees daily for several consecutive days, letting everyone see the new emperor's ambition.
She truly intended to transform the Tiandou Empire!
Such changes overshadowed even the buzz of the upcoming Soul Master Competition.
In Tiandou City, at the emperor's feet, everyone met and discussed reforms, praising Emperor Xue Qinghe's bold vision.
Amid this fervor, the Soul Master Competition's preliminaries had already begun several days ago.
Tiandou City's preliminaries were still held at the Grand Soul Fighting Arena.
"Five years passed so quickly!" Ning Rongrong linked arms with Dugu Feng, entering the Grand Soul Fighting Arena.
Dugu Feng had no intention of watching; to him, the Soul Master Competition held no meaning.
But Ning Rongrong loved spectacles, so Dugu Feng simply accompanied her for a day.
The Grand Soul Fighting Arena was unchanged from five years ago—packed seats, noisy crowds.
Today's match was a highlight: Extreme Academy versus Shrek Academy.
Shrek Academy had become Tiandou City's star academy.
Though Tang San wasn't competing, the team featured three Soul Emperors: Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu.
Soul Emperors!
In the previous Soul Master Competition, the Golden Generation's strongest was only level fifty-three.
This time, three Soul Emperors appeared directly, all in the same team.
It was earth-shattering.
This birthed a new issue: Ning Rongrong had represented Gem Academy to win the championship last time.
Now she represented Shrek Academy.
Was this allowed?
After checking all Soul Master Competition rules, the organizing committee found a loophole.
The competition didn't specify how many times a student could participate.
Theoretically, as long as under twenty-five years old, participation was allowed.
In past competitions, most students reached Soul Elder only after twenty, impossible to compete twice.
But Shrek Academy's members were too young.
The issue now wasn't twice, but possibly three times.
Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu were all nineteen; in five years, twenty-four, eligible again.
If they reached Soul Saint, would three Soul Saints compete in the Soul Master Competition?
Too insane!
Everyone felt it was too insane!
Soul Emperors under twenty, and three young women—this sensational news surpassed any previous competition.
Shrek Academy, besides three Soul Emperors, had two Soul Kings: Oscar and Ma Hongjun.
It fully demonstrated Shrek's strength.
Through intentional spread, everyone knew that in the previous competition, Shrek had a core figure: Tang San.
Tang San was Shrek's team captain, with twin Martial Souls.
Though not competing this time, Tang San's strength surely exceeded all participants.
People suddenly realized: Shrek was backed by Clear Sky Sect, that made sense.
After all, one generation of Clear Sky strong, generation after generation Clear Sky Hammer beats the pope!
Last competition, Spirit Hall's Golden Generation, three Soul Kings shocked the world.
This time, Clear Sky Sect directly produced three Soul Emperors, rubbing Spirit Hall's face in the dirt.
Yes, that made sense!
Dugu Feng sat in the viewing stands, clearly sensing the surrounding audience's discussions.
They all turned into gossip kings.
Vividly discussing Clear Sky Sect and Spirit Hall's grudges.
But in people's hearts, Clear Sky Sect was indeed the world's top sect.
"Feng Ge, I see Extreme Academy isn't Shrek's match. Extreme's representative is the wind attribute team; though they have soul skill fusion, the gap is too big!"
Ning Rongrong said cheerfully.
She wasn't in this match; she would appear at least in the qualifiers.
"Let them lose; the Soul Master Competition is for experience, and this time there's no spirit bone reward!"
Dugu Feng smiled faintly.
He hoped Clear Sky Sect would shine more, drawing Spirit Hall's attention.
By now, Bibi Dong surely knew Tang San successfully absorbed the external spirit bone—what would she think?
And Qian Renxue!
This mother-daughter pair would eventually target Clear Sky Sect; he, Dugu Feng, could watch quietly.
The match ended quickly; Extreme Academy's wind attribute team's highest was Soul Elder level.
They earnestly used the Tornado Hurricane soul skill fusion but still lost.
With Soul King Oscar's endurance, plus Soul Emperors Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu's agility, they far surpassed.
This highlight battle ended without suspense—Shrek Academy victorious.
(END CHAPTER)
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