"Are you serious?"
"Tang Hao was really killed by you a long time ago?"
Jin E looked at his dear grandson with a serious expression.
His eyes were wide like copper bells.
To him, Tang Hao was the enemy who killed his son; Jin E had always wanted to eliminate him as soon as possible.
But what he didn't expect was...
Jin Mian had actually killed Tang Hao long ago.
He had personally avenged the deaths of his father and mother.
One must know that after all these years, Tang Hao's level should have been at least rank ninety-five.
But a year and a half ago...
Jin Mian's level was only a rank seventy-nine Spirit Saint.
With the cultivation of a Spirit Saint, he personally killed a rank ninety-five Super Douluo!
Hiss!
It was simply unimaginable.
Jin Mian didn't waste any more words.
With a wave of his hand.
Several Spirit Bones floated out from the storage soul tool.
"These are the Spirit Bones that dropped when I fought Tang Hao."
Qian Daoliu took two of the high-level Spirit Bones in his hand.
After observing them closely, he nodded and said, "These are the two high-level Spirit Bones inherited by the Clear Sky Sect. Back then, Tang Hao's talent was outstanding, so the Clear Sky Sect bestowed these Spirit Bones upon him."
These words...
Dispel the doubts of the others.
Jin E looked at Jin Mian and asked, "Xiao Mian, how do you plan to distribute these Spirit Bones?"
"Do as you see fit."
"Keep them for yourselves, or give them to someone you trust."
"I don't care. After all, these Spirit Bones don't catch my eye at all."
Jin Mian's wealthy and overbearing manner...
Truly left the seven Priests a bit dumbfounded.
"Second Brother, has your family already reached this level of extravagance?" Bright Feather asked with curiosity.
Jin E shook his head, indicating he had just found out as well.
Immediately after...
Jin Mian pulled out four more ten thousand year spirit bones: "By the way, aren't the prizes for this competition three ten thousand year spirit bones?"
"I plan to increase the rewards for the competition."
"Let these four ten thousand year spirit bones be part of the prizes for this competition along with those other three."
"That way, we can make a complete set of ten thousand year spirit bones."
"Great Grandfather, I'll leave this task to you."
After saying that...
He handed the four ten thousand year spirit bones in his hand to the High Priest.
???
The seven Priests looked at each other.
Finally, they collectively cursed, "Holy crap!"
Jin E looked at Jin Mian's spendthrift manner.
He couldn't help but step forward and give him a slap: "Are you crazy, kid? Even if our family is wealthy, we shouldn't squander it like this."
"Yes, Xiao Mian, using four ten thousand year spirit bones as prizes is truly too extravagant."
"If it really doesn't work, just pick one as a prize; you should take the other Spirit Bones back."
The other Priests also tried to persuade him.
Jin Mian waved his hand.
His attitude was firm: "Don't worry, I have my own considerations."
Seeing they couldn't persuade him, Qian Daoliu and the others stopped wasting their breath.
Just like that, the prizes for this All-Continent Elite Soul Master Tournament...
Went from three ten thousand year spirit bones...
To seven ten thousand year spirit bones.
Moreover, they were all different, making a complete set.
Five days passed quickly.
The convoys of the Star Luo Empire and the Tiandou Empire contestants...
Drove into Spirit City one after another.
As for the guards escorting them, they were arranged to be stationed in a small village thirty miles away from Spirit City.
As for the other contestants...
They were settled in hotels.
Considering all the contestants had arrived after a long journey and were already exhausted...
The organizing committee scheduled the finals to start three days later.
All contestants could use these three days to rest well... Three days passed in a flash.
The finals of the All-Continent Elite Soul Master Tournament officially began!
After resting, all the competing teams had returned to their peak condition.
Early in the morning...
They headed to the competition venue.
The finals were located in the large square in the center of Spirit City.
For this competition...
Spirit Hall had specifically sent people to build an arena made of incredibly hard granite combined with various spirit tools.
Surrounding the arena were spectator seats and VIP seats.
Furthermore, every academy had its own exclusive rest area.
The spectator seats were packed.
Everyone wanted to catch a glimpse of the contestants from various countries.
In this year's competition...
A total of sixteen teams entered the finals.
Among them, three teams were seed teams from each division, entering the finals directly through recommendation.
They were the Spirit Hall Team, the Heaven Dou Imperial Team, and the Star Luo Imperial Academy Team.
The remaining thirteen teams had fought their way through the qualifiers and promotion matches.
Among them, eight teams were from the Star Luo Empire.
There was no other way.
In terms of overall national strength...
The Star Luo Empire was much stronger than the Tiandou Empire.
Therefore, they naturally had three more spots.
Conversely, in the Tiandou Empire...
Because Xue Ye had been in power for many years, the overall national strength had been declining.
Although Qian Renxue took over a year ago...
And carried out drastic reforms...
The time was too short for any improvement to show yet.
The rules of the finals were not as troublesome as the various regional divisions.
Team battles, head-to-head matches.
Divided into the round of sixteen, the quarter-finals, the semi-finals, and finally the championship!
Soon, all sixteen teams participating in the competition arrived at the center of the arena.
Accompanied by the sound of ceremonial cannons...
Bibi Dong, dressed in the Supreme Pontiff's attire, holding a scepter and wearing high heels, walked onto the high platform.
Ju and Gui followed behind her.
Upon seeing the Supreme Pontiff come out...
The emotions of all the people present ran high.
They shouted, "Long live the Supreme Pontiff!"
Hearing this...
The members of the imperial families sent by the Two Great Empires were extremely dissatisfied.
Because the phrase 'Long live' was usually only used for the emperors of their Empires.
What did the Spirit Hall Supreme Pontiff mean by using 'Long live'?
Did she want to be on the same level as the emperors of the Two Great Empires?
But they only dared to say it in their hearts.
Besides their dissatisfaction...
There was another person who was also extremely dissatisfied.
That was Yu Xiaogang.
"Absurd!"
"A Spirit Hall Supreme Pontiff actually using the words 'Long live' that only an emperor can use!"
"What's the difference between this and rebellion?"
As Bibi Dong arrived at the front of the high platform...
All the citizens of Spirit City knelt on the ground and shouted, "Greetings, Your Holiness the Supreme Pontiff!"
Facing this scene, the representatives of other countries also bowed to show their respect.
After all, it was impossible for them to kneel.
If they really knelt, they would be in trouble when they went back.
And among them, there were also troublemakers.
For example, Shrek Academy.
Under Yu Xiaogang's instruction, the entire team stood tall and straight.
"Presumptuous! Why do you not kneel upon seeing the Supreme Pontiff!" Salas scolded.
Tang San replied, "She is not an emperor, why should we kneel?"
"Besides, why don't they have to kneel?"
Tang San pointed at Jin Mian and Ye Lingling, who were standing against the wall nearby, and questioned.
Salas was suddenly at a loss for words.
Because they were people from the Hall of Worship and didn't give a damn about Spirit Hall...
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