At Seven Treasure Academy, Ning Fengzhi fulfilled his promise by rewarding the team with 1.4 million Gold Soul Coins, along with a large quantity of cultivation resources.
There were only seven main team members, so each received 200,000 Gold Soul Coins.
As for the cultivation resources, Wu Qi and the others were not lacking, so a larger share was given to Chen Ping.
Ning Fengzhi also made another promise.
If the Seven Treasure Team could finish first in the Promotion Tournament and go on to win the Grand Finals, every member of the team would receive rewards worth no less than one million Gold Soul Coins.
In other words, as long as they became champions, every member would become a millionaire in terms of Gold Soul Coins, whose purchasing power far exceeded that of Copper Soul Coins.
"It seems Sect Master Ning has raised the stakes for us."
Feng Xiaotian smiled calmly.
He was completely confident about winning the championship.
It wasn't arrogance. The strength of the Seven Treasure Team gave him every reason to believe they could do it.
Wu Qi smiled as he looked around at everyone.
"Since our goal is to win the championship, we can't afford to slack off during this month-long break."
"But His Majesty was right. There's no need to push ourselves too hard."
"Starting the day after tomorrow, we'll have enhanced one-on-one training every afternoon. The rest of the time is yours to rest as you wish."
The substitute members would also participate in the Promotion Tournament.
After all, among the seven main members, Ning Rongrong was a support-type Spirit Master and couldn't fight in one-on-one matches. They couldn't simply send one fewer person into every battle.
As for the substitutes, Wu Qi allowed them to choose for themselves whether to train alongside the main team or continue with their own training.
The substitutes' rewards were nowhere near those of the main members, so there was no reason to place excessive demands on them.
Meanwhile, at Shrek Academy.
Everyone was extremely dissatisfied with Ning Fengzhi's actions during the closing ceremony.
The prize money had been awarded by the empire to every qualifying team.
Why should their reward be withheld and handed over to those two worthless teams instead?
As for humanitarian compensation, they had no intention of paying it.
In the Spirit Master world, weakness was a sin. The strong had little reason to concern themselves with the fate of the weak.
Liu Erlong said angrily, "Xiaogang, that Bishop Salas is unbelievable. Not long ago he was standing on our side, but this time he sided with the Heaven Dou Imperial Family."
"And the funniest part is that the imperial family didn't even give him any face."
Yu Xiaogang, however, felt somewhat guilty.
He knew very well that in order to preserve Shrek Academy's place in the tournament and save Tang San's life, Salas had sacrificed a great deal of Spirit Hall's interests to the Heaven Dou Empire.
Without question, Bibi Dong had probably given him a severe reprimand afterward. Under those circumstances, it was only natural that Salas would no longer treat them kindly.
Moreover, Yu Xiaogang himself had now come to Bibi Dong's attention.
The fact that she had said nothing was likely because she still remembered their past relationship.
No matter what, he had relied on Spirit Hall's influence during this incident.
Furthermore, the cultivation method for Tang San's Twin Martial Spirits still required Bibi Dong's knowledge to be perfected.
Yu Xiaogang began considering a trip to Spirit Hall to visit Bibi Dong.
For the sake of his disciple, saying a few insincere words was hardly a difficult price to pay.
As for the 10,000 Gold Soul Coins withheld by the tournament committee, he paid little attention to it.
Instead, he said, "I've received information that this tournament's champions will receive three Spirit Bones as prizes."
Naturally, he had learned this from Tang Hao.
He had been so occupied dealing with Tang San's situation that he had nearly forgotten about it.
"Spirit Bones!"
The members of Shrek exchanged astonished glances.
Spirit Bones were among the greatest treasures a Spirit Master could obtain.
Once absorbed, they granted an additional Spirit ability while also strengthening a specific part of the body.
If they had the chance to obtain one, who would willingly let it slip away?
But remembering their consecutive defeats against the Seven Treasure Team and Skywater Team, everyone's eyes dimmed.
None of them truly believed they could win the championship.
"Enough, children."
Yu Xiaogang clasped his hands behind his back and raised his chin slightly.
"I never fight a battle I'm not confident of winning."
"Our original goal was to finish in the top two. But now that Spirit Bones are on the line, we have every reason to fight for the championship."
"Tang San will be leaving for a while."
"When he returns, all of you will understand everything, including where our confidence comes from."
"While he's away, your training cannot fall behind. Dean Erlong and I will prepare detailed cultivation plans for each of you."
The members of Shrek immediately slumped their shoulders.
"Seriously, Master? Can't we at least have a few days off?"
Yu Xiaogang glared at them.
"You're already so far behind. What reason do you have to rest?"
"That's enough. There's still some time left today, so go get some rest. Training officially begins tomorrow."
Although they were reluctant, the temptation of the Spirit Bones forced everyone to steel their resolve.
That night, Tang San remained in Yu Xiaogang's room, quietly waiting.
Suddenly, a cool night breeze swept through the room.
Tang San turned his head and saw Tang Hao standing there.
"Father!"
Tang San called out excitedly.
Tang Hao nodded before turning to Yu Xiaogang.
"Master, have you found a solution for cultivating Twin Martial Spirits?"
Yu Xiaogang immediately opened the drawer of his desk and took out several handwritten manuscripts.
Regarding the cultivation of Twin Martial Spirits, he had two proposals.
The first was to attach two Spirit Rings to the Clear Sky Hammer, ensuring that its Spirit Power remained weaker than that of the Blue Silver Grass.
That way, the Blue Silver Grass could suppress the other source of Spirit Power within Tang San's body, greatly reducing the risk of the two powers clashing.
Furthermore, the fewer Spirit Rings attached at this stage, the smaller the long-term cost would be.
Naturally, this was the solution Yu Xiaogang recommended most strongly.
However, it was obviously not what Tang San wanted.
How could a Clear Sky Hammer with only two Spirit Rings possibly defeat Wu Qi and Feng Xiaotian fighting together?
Moreover, Tang San could not guarantee that the Clear Sky Hammer's first Spirit Ring could successfully absorb a ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring.
To be safe, the first Spirit Ring would almost certainly be a thousand-year Spirit Ring, while the second would have a much better chance of being a ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring.
A configuration of one purple and one black Spirit Ring still felt insufficient.
Most importantly, Tang San had no time to practice the Clear Sky Clan's inherited hammer techniques. He would have to rely entirely on the abilities granted by his Spirit Rings.
"Teacher, what about your second method?"
Tang San asked eagerly.
Yu Xiaogang was completely confident that the first method was safe.
The second method, however, was purely theoretical and had never been tested.
"The other method is to prevent the two Martial Spirits from being cultivated or used during the same period."
"For example, if you attach four or five Spirit Rings to the Clear Sky Hammer, then after using that Martial Spirit, you must not summon the Blue Silver Grass or cultivate it for at least three days."
"Only after those three days have passed should you switch back to the Blue Silver Grass. Otherwise, the risk would be extremely high."
Tang Hao couldn't help asking, "Master, has this theory ever been successfully put into practice?"
He knew Tang San's Blue Silver Grass was no ordinary Blue Silver Grass.
After its second awakening in the future, the tremendous life force of the Blue Silver Emperor might completely eliminate any danger.
For now, they only needed to get through the Spirit Master Tournament safely.
Yu Xiaogang smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"This conclusion is based entirely on existing records and theoretical analysis. No one has ever actually tested it."
Tang Hao's expression immediately darkened.
Using an unproven theory, what if something went wrong? Who would bear the responsibility?
Tang San was the future hope of the Clear Sky Clan. How could they risk his future on a theory that had never been verified?
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