novelhk Chapter 714 Another Rival in Love
Chapter 714 Another Rival in Love
Chapter 714 Yet Another Rival in Love
This force is considered the strongest military force under the control of the Heavenly Dou Royal Family, and its deterrent power is considerable, but it only poses a threat to the five kingdoms and duchies under its jurisdiction.
Compared to the Spirit Hall, a power primarily composed of Spirit Masters, it was utterly insignificant and would shatter at the slightest touch.
Not to mention the two hundred Holy Emperor Warriors brought by Ye Qifeng, the Templar Knights alone, brought by Salas, would be enough to sweep away the current ten thousand Heavenly Dou Royal Knights.
"Please show me the manuscript."
Ye Qifeng and his entourage's carriage slowly came to a stop at the entrance of the Tian Dou Royal Hunting Grounds, where knight commanders dressed in silver armor and with red tassels on their heads immediately came forward to greet them.
It was Roxon, the commander of this squad of the Heavenly Dou Royal Knights stationed here.
Roxon could tell that the convoy that had just arrived was from the Spirit Hall, and he also knew who was sitting in the carriage.
After all, the six spirit symbols above the carriage, combined into one, symbolized the Spirit Hall's exclusive emblem, which was quite conspicuous.
The imposing and awe-inspiring procession of Holy Emperor Warriors and Templar Knights behind them, exuding immense authority and pressure, further highlighted the nobility of the chariot's owner.
Despite his trepidation and fear, when he saw the Spirit Hall's convoy arrive, Roxon still mustered his courage and stepped forward to stop them, demanding their entry passes in a businesslike manner—the notes he had asked for.
The so-called "manual" is the qualification certificate for the qualifying rounds.
Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan glanced at Roxon indifferently. Although he was slightly annoyed at being stopped by the other party, he didn't say anything. He just waved his hand and threw a piece of paper at the other party.
The knight commander, clad in silver armor and sporting a red tassel on his head, quickly gathered his soul power, carefully accepted the item, and began to examine it thoroughly.
"It is my duty, please forgive me, esteemed Soul Masters from the Spirit Hall."
After confirming that everything was correct, Roxon immediately gave Chrysanthemum Douluo Yueguan a standard military salute and respectfully returned the letter:
"I am Roxon, the captain of the Third Battalion of the Heavenly Dou Royal Knights. On behalf of the Empire, I welcome you."
To be able to sit in the position of captain of the third battalion of the Royal Knights, Roxon was naturally also a Soul Master, but he was only level 44.
They naturally felt awe towards the group from the Spirit Hall, whose members were almost all at the Soul Master level.
"Your camps are ready. Please follow me."
After saying that, Roxon immediately mounted his horse.
Sitting in the carriage, Yue Guan put away the note and said nothing, only nodding slightly to signal the other party to lead the way.
Then, Ye Qifeng and his group of several hundred people, led by Roxon himself, slowly made their way into the hunting grounds.
After crossing a small hill, a wide-open space suddenly appeared before them, revealing a vast grassland. The expanded view brought a sense of liberation and indescribable comfort.
On the grassland, a large military camp is arranged in a circle.
Seated atop his tall horse, Roxon slowed it down until it was level with the window of Night Seven's carriage. He pointed to the camp ahead and addressed the passengers:
"The qualifying rounds of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament are being held right in the middle of the military camp."
"To avoid unnecessary trouble and conflict, and to prevent the strength of each academy that enters the promotion tournament from being observed by other academies, all fifteen advanced soul master academy teams that have entered the promotion tournament will be arranged to rest in different places."
"As distinguished guests of the Spirit Hall, you have been invited by the Empire to the best of our ability. Please rest assured that your safety and privacy will be guaranteed."
It didn't take long.
Ye Qifeng and his group were led to a large military camp. They were assigned a huge independent courtyard, and there were fifteen barracks for them to rest in.
With Ye Qifeng, Yue Guan, the seven girls from the Spirit Hall's second team, and Liu Erlong and Jiang Zhu, who were placed in as teaching assistants, there were only eleven people in total.
In this way, everyone can be assigned a separate barracks, and there are even spare rooms, instead of being crammed together in twos and threes like other teams.
As for Salas and the cardinals, as co-organizers of the Soul Master Elite Tournament qualifying rounds, they naturally had their own exclusive VIP rest area.
The two hundred Holy Knights who came with the team and the Templar Knights brought by Salas also had their own exclusive camp, but their camp was not located here, but in an open area more than ten miles away.
After all, this is the territory of the Heavenly Dou royal family and the location of the Heavenly Dou Royal Knights. Foreign military forces can only avoid suspicion and be stationed elsewhere.
Of course, at Ju Douluo Yueguan's request, several members of the two hundred Holy Emperor Warriors were also assigned to guard the safety of the camp where Ye Qifeng and others were located, rotating daily instead of being protected by the Royal Knights of the Heaven Dou Royal Family.
After all, security issues cannot be completely left to others.
The army barracks were not luxurious, but they were very clean, clearly prepared in advance before Ye Qifeng and his group arrived.
Before the qualifying rounds end, Ye Qifeng and his group of eleven will stay here.
Although the environment wasn't very comfortable, they, as Soul Masters, weren't the type to be pretentious and could accept it completely.
The qualifying rounds will officially begin tomorrow, without an opening ceremony; the competition will start immediately.
The outcome of the competition will be jointly determined by the organizing committee, which consists of the Heaven Dou Empire, the Spirit Hall, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
The qualifying rounds are also a round-robin format, but because the number of teams has been reduced significantly, the competition time has been shortened from one month in the qualifiers to half a month.
After resting for about a month, the teams will travel to the border between the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires to hold the final competition at the headquarters of the Spirit Hall, Spirit City.
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After assigning barracks and putting away their belongings, Ye Qifeng went to the courtyard surrounded by barracks.
The seven girls from the Spirit Hall's second team also came out of the barracks and went to the courtyard to stretch their bodies and warm up for the upcoming training.
These seven team members are all very hardworking girls.
Under the leadership of Raven, a cultivation fanatic, everyone was racing against time to cultivate, not daring to relax for a moment, for fear of falling behind their sisters and dragging the team down.
Therefore, everyone takes cultivation extremely seriously and works very hard.
Liu Erlong also walked gracefully out of the barracks, followed closely behind, her face slightly flushed as she curiously looked around at Jiangzhu.
Seeing the seven members of the Spirit Hall's Second Team stretching their bodies in the courtyard, Jiangzhu couldn't help but reveal envy and admiration in her eyes, mixed with a little bit of inferiority.
The seven girls opposite her were all three or four years younger than her, but each of them had a cultivation level above the advanced Soul Master level, and there were even four Soul Kings among them.
She herself was merely a low-level Soul Master.
Although he successfully overcame the level 40 bottleneck with the help of the immortal herbs bestowed by the Holy Son of Night Seven Winds.
After the preliminary rounds, accompanied by Dean Liu Erlong, he spent ten days hunting for his fourth soul ring in Sunset Forest, successfully advancing to the Soul Master realm.
However, because the foundation is too weak, most of the medicinal effects of the immortal herbs are consumed in improving one's own physical constitution and physique, and do not provide much benefit to one's soul power level.
Even after successfully absorbing the fourth soul ring, his soul power level only increased to level 42.
Moreover, the spirit rings they obtained were not black ten-thousand-year spirit rings like the seven girls of the Spirit Hall's second team; instead, they were only nine thousand years old.
With such cultivation, there was naturally a huge gap between him and the seven girls in the courtyard.
That's why Jiangzhu felt envious and admiring of them, but also a little inferior.
"Jiangzhu, there's no need to feel inferior."
Noticing the look of inferiority in Jiangzhu's eyes, Liu Erlong gently comforted her:
"Raven and the others are geniuses among geniuses, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them freaks. Their cultivation speed is many times faster than that of ordinary people."
"Don't even mention you, even I can't compare to them."
As he spoke, Liu Erlong gently patted Jiangzhu's shoulder and added with a smile:
"Also, you don't need to be too envious."
"The reason why Raven and the others were able to reach the cultivation level of advanced Soul Master or even Soul King at this age is not only due to their own talent and hard work, but also related to the immortal herbs bestowed by Xiao Feng."
"Now that you have also consumed celestial herbs, your aptitude is not much different. As long as you cultivate diligently, you will definitely be able to reach the same level as them in the future."
"So, don't rush, understand?"
"Mm." Jiangzhu nodded gently. Listening to Liu Erlong's words, the inferiority and envy in her eyes quickly disappeared, leaving only a few words of respect, and at the same time, a sense of determination.
"Teacher, please rest assured, I will cultivate diligently and will certainly not disappoint you or His Highness the Holy Son."
Soon after, the master and apprentice arrived at Ye Qifeng's side.
Liu Erlong looked at Raven, who was leading her teammates to stretch their muscles in the spacious courtyard. Her beautiful silhouette eyes were gentle and calm, without any of her usual fiery temper.
Only tenderness remains.
Her slightly upturned red lips revealed a hint of maternal radiance.
Liu Erlong genuinely liked the little girl, Raven.
From the day Ye Qifeng brought Ruiwen home, she had treated Ruiwen like a daughter, and was even willing to treat her as an equal, calling each other sisters.
Now that Raven has reached the Soul King realm at the age of fourteen and led her team to a first-place finish in the preliminaries, Liu Erlong is extremely gratified and proud.
Watching Raven, like a big sister, authoritatively instructing her teammates to begin their training, Liu Erlong even felt that he saw a reflection of his younger self in her, and for a moment he couldn't help but feel a little emotional and stunned.
However, in the end, the achievements that Raven and her teammates have made are all thanks to Xiao Feng.
And wasn't it thanks to Xiaofeng that I was able to emerge from grief and confusion?
Thinking of this, Liu Erlong subconsciously turned her head to glance at Ye Qifeng.
Looking at his tall and straight figure, his handsome face, his sword-like eyebrows, his deep eyes, and his straight nose, her gaze gradually became infatuated, revealing an extraordinary emotion.
This feeling can no longer be explained by the simple bond between siblings.
It was a gaze full of affection and admiration, tinged with shyness yet burning with passion.
"What's wrong, Sister Erlong? Is there something on my face?"
It seemed that Ye Qifeng noticed Liu Erlong's gaze was too infatuated and too intense, and immediately shifted his gaze from Ruiwen and the other seven people to Liu Erlong, and subconsciously asked a couple of questions.
"Ah, no, no, it's nothing."
Upon being asked this question by Ye Qifeng, Liu Erlong's delicate body trembled, and she immediately snapped out of her daze. In her haste, she could barely speak, feeling the embarrassment and panic of being caught by her mother when she was a child.
Her bright face instantly turned bright red.
But at this moment, Ye Qifeng suddenly looked away and headed towards the direction of the courtyard gate.
Two beautiful figures that suddenly appeared caught his attention.
"Wind, here I come."
"Brother Qifeng~~~"
Just as Ye Qifeng's gaze shifted, a wine-red figure and a blue-gray figure rushed over simultaneously, one after the other, at such a speed that only two afterimages could be seen.
Following that were two clear and melodious female voices.
The first voice seemed to come from a somewhat domineering older woman. Her clear voice was filled with a straightforwardness, and one could immediately sense the fiery passion within it.
The other voice was as clear and melodious as a flowing spring, seemingly coming from a young and beautiful girl, and carrying a hint of coolness.
The aura contained in the two voices seemed to be completely opposite, just like the attribute aura revealed by their martial souls when their soul power erupted—one fire and one ice.
But the extreme excitement, admiration, and affection conveyed in their tone remained the same.
Before anyone could react, the wine-red figure and the blue-gray figure had already bumped into Ye Qifeng's arms, one after the other, one on the left and one on the right.
Ye Qifeng stood rooted to the spot, too afraid to move. Or rather, before he could even react, the two beautiful figures who had bumped into him were both stunned.
"Hey? Little sister, who are you?!"
The woman in burgundy looked up at the opposite side with a puzzled expression.
"Huh? And who are you?!"
The blue-gray figure also looked up in bewilderment and asked a question in a daze.
The two girls, their faces almost touching, stared at each other with confusion and bewilderment.
Only after clearly seeing each other's stunning beauty and perfect figure did the two girls almost simultaneously realize, as if by telepathy:
"Oh—I see, this is a competitor, trying to steal Brother Qifeng from me."
"Oh—I see, this is yet another competitor, another slut trying to steal my man."
(End of this chapter)