For example, Ye Lingling of the Nine Heart Begonia, who could apply healing to herself.
If it were her, putting in some effort would still be worth a try in the face of such tremendous benefits.
After watching the entire soul-fighting match, Liu Sanjin's emotions could be described as a complete roller coaster.
Earlier, when Xiao Yan's four-man group went AFK and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Soul Master took the lead, he was completely dumbfounded.
This was practically a suicide-style tactic.
For several seconds, he even suspected that Xiao Yan's Blue Silver Team had been sent by an enemy specifically to mess with him.
Although the supervisors in the Soul Fighting Arena earned a high income, maintaining that income required real skill.
It wasn't until the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Soul Master dealt massive damage and directly took down a member of the Imperial Battle Team together with their teammates that he realized this Blue Silver Team was anything but simple.
When Dugu Yan unleashed her Jade Phosphor Purple Poison, his heart leapt into his throat. That poison was no small matter—several powerful veteran teams had already fallen to that snake poison.
Then Xiao Yan's sudden appearance to save Zhu Zhuqing, along with his method of clearing the snake poison, left Liu Sanjin stunned yet again.
A team he had taken in with a "might as well try" mentality ended up turning into a treasure he had stumbled upon by sheer luck.
Pushing open the door and entering the lounge, Liu Sanjin said with a beaming smile, "The performances of you young brothers have truly broadened my horizons."
Xiao Yan replied with a smile that wasn't quite a smile, "It's already getting late. After the Soul Fighting Arena pays out the thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins in prize money, we'll be leaving."
"Some procedures are still being handled. I ask that you wait a little longer. I happen to have someone here whom I'd like to introduce to you," Liu Sanjin said, smiling as he looked toward the middle-aged man beside him.
Xiao Yan had already noticed the middle-aged man who entered along with the staff member.
Back at the soul-fighting arena, he had sensed a rather sharp gaze watching their battle with the Imperial Battle Team.
And the owner of that gaze was precisely this person in front of him.
Early thirties, a Soul Emperor above level sixty—his aptitude was fairly decent.
Could he be something like a modern-day talent scout, someone responsible for discovering potential Soul Master teams?
That didn't seem quite right.
Judging from his earlier reactions, this man had an unusual level of understanding and emotional attachment to the members of the Imperial Battle Team, completely unlike a talent scout.
In an instant, Xiao Yan roughly arrived at an answer and asked calmly, "Might this gentleman be the leader of the Imperial Battle Team?"
Qin Ming, who had been about to introduce himself, choked on his words. He hadn't expected Xiao Yan to see through his identity so easily.
Letting out an awkward smile, Qin Ming said, "Little brother, your guess is correct. I am indeed the leader of the Imperial Battle Team. However, I have no ill intentions."
Xiao Yan smiled faintly. Brother, earlier there was a Soul Emperor named Li Yusong who was full of ill intentions—he should be lining up to cross the Naihe Bridge by now.
"The Imperial Battle Team is actually composed of students from the Tiandou Royal Academy. I, Qin Ming, am not only their leader but also one of their teachers at the Tiandou Royal Academy," Qin Ming introduced himself before getting to the point. "This time, I hope to invite you young brothers to join the Tiandou Royal Academy."
"Join the Tiandou Royal Academy?" Xiao Yan didn't answer directly, instead asking back, "Why are you so sure that we don't already belong to an academy?"
Although Qin Ming wasn't a talent scout, what he was doing was pretty much the same thing.
Both were in the business of recruiting people.
It's just that an ordinary talent scout wouldn't be as formidable as Qin Ming—able to recruit on behalf of a royal power.
Qin Ming swept his gaze over Xiao Yan's seven-person group. "Different age groups, yet with clearly distinct strength gaps. I don't think there exists such a freak academy."
Although Qin Ming didn't say it outright, Xiao Yan understood that he was referring to Yanzhi alone.
With soul power at level eleven, standing among a group of Soul Elders, it would be impossible not to draw attention.
Xiao Yan smiled calmly. "Teacher Qin has sharp eyes. We indeed haven't joined any academy. However, we cultivate quite well on our own—why must we join the Tiandou Royal Academy? If I remember correctly, joining the Tiandou Royal Academy requires noble status. Unfortunately, there aren't many nobles among us."
"Although there are many nobles among the students of the Tiandou Royal Academy, noble status is not a rigid requirement. With the strength you young brothers possess, you could absolutely be admitted as a special exception."
After explaining the enrollment issue, Qin Ming smiled meaningfully. "I imagine you don't know that the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament is about to begin, right?"
The All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament? Xiao Yan vaguely remembered hearing about it—something similar to a modern sports meet—but he wasn't clear on the specific details.
There was no helping it. Coming from a backwater place like Notting City, even with money to buy information, it was impossible to know everything in detail.
Qin Ming explained, "The All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament is jointly initiated and hosted by the royal families of the Tiandou Empire and the Star Luo Empire, with the Spirit Hall assisting. It is the largest-scale Soul Master competition in the Soul Master world, and only advanced Soul Master academies are qualified to participate in this massive soul-fighting tournament.
"I heard from Manager Liu that you want to challenge powerful opponents. Participating in this tournament couldn't be more suitable. And entering an advanced Soul Master academy is precisely the problem you need to solve right now."
Xiao Yan's eyes narrowed slightly. According to Qin Ming's introduction, for ordinary advanced academies this might just be a simple soul-fighting competition, but for him, its significance was completely different.
This tournament would attract the attention of numerous advanced Soul Master academies. If the Soul Hall's team could win the championship, it would undoubtedly make an extremely resounding name for itself.
With this "golden calling card," future expansion of influence—whether recommending others to join the Soul Hall or the Tianfu Alliance—would become much easier.
Although he, the Hall Master of the Soul Hall, possessed extraordinary strength, the Soul Hall's reputation and foundation were far too weak. Going out to promote it like this…
It was like someone suddenly popping up in modern times shouting, "I'm Qin Shi Huang, send me money." Anyone would instinctively think it was nonsense.
Previously, when he absorbed the Meng Shu family, he nearly scared Duke Long half to death.
Going door to door to "give guidance" to families or factions one by one would simply be too troublesome.
The significance of the first benefit aside, the second benefit was equally enormous—
Since this was an advanced Soul Master academy tournament, the participating Soul Masters would naturally be strong. Gaining insights into martial arts through these people would be extremely beneficial.
If the Soul Hall wanted to realize its principle of using soul power as the core, with martial arts coordinating with soul skills, then it needed a solid stockpile of martial arts as its foundation.
Not only did their power need to be formidable, but their types also had to be diverse—weapon-type Soul Masters and beast-type Soul Masters alike needed to be accounted for.
Beyond that, another advantage was that this tournament would gather numerous academy forces in one place. Communicating and interacting would be far more convenient than having to seek them out one by one later.
Thinking of these three benefits, Xiao Yan developed a tremendous interest in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament.
This was truly a great opportunity!
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