Chapter 344

There were many barons with empty titles in the empire, but they were useless. They were just a title and didn't have any real power.

It was different for lower titles. There weren't many of them in the empire. After all, there were only so many territories in the empire.

A baron with a territory was no worse than a viscount with a title.

Now that the five captains had been conferred the title of viscount, their status was still very high if they had a territory.

This kind of conferment had never happened before. The Snowy Night Emperor also felt the pressure from the Martial Spirit Hall, so he wanted to be on good terms with these academies.

As he spoke, Xue Ye had finished giving out the credentials and gold coins.

"Your Majesty, this doesn't conform to the rules. There has never been a direct conferment of titles before," Sacas suddenly said.

A Soul Douluo couldn't compare to the Snowy Night Emperor in terms of status. A title Douluo was more appropriate.

However, as the head of the Martial Spirit Temple, a platinum bishop, and a guest of honor, Sacas was barely on par with Ning Fengzhi at this moment.

He dared to speak to Xue Ye like this because he was backed by the Martial Spirit Hall!

Xue Ye suddenly laughed. "Bishop Sacas, do we have to report to the Martial Spirit Hall when we confer titles in the Heaven Dou Empire?"

"These five teams are representing the Heaven Dou Empire in this tournament. My conferment of titles is merely a reward for these children because I admire them.

Today, I have to make a promise to all of you! "

"No matter who among you, as long as you can help the Heaven Dou Empire win this competition, not only will all your titles be promoted, but your academies will also enjoy the financial support of the empire!"

Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air when they heard Xue Ye's words. This reward was too amazing!

A title with a territory was very precious. If they won the competition, the captains would be promoted to earls with their own territories.

Such earls could directly enter the core of the empire's power. This showed how important this competition was to Xue Ye.

Sacas' expression darkened. He had just said that anyone who made it to the finals could join the Martial Spirit Hall, and the Snowy Night Emperor had conferred titles.

Wasn't this cutting off his path?

However, he couldn't refute the Snow Night Emperor's words, which made him very uncomfortable.

In reality, such words would not be said out loud. After all, such conflicts would be deliberately concealed.

However, Xue Ye was very smart. He had chosen the right time and place. He had deliberately said this in front of Tang San and the others to embarrass Tang San. This way, he would be able to pull Tang San and the others to the empire's side.

And the effect was very good. Among the five academies, apart from the few people from Okland Magic Academy who didn't have any change in expression, the other four academies were full of excitement.

Oscar and Ma Hongjun's faces were filled with excitement, and their hearts were filled with fighting spirit.

They had to get first place. That way, they would be able to become viscounts and have their own fiefs after graduation.

What kind of situation was this? To use an analogy, Zhang Lisheng thought.

A commoner soul master was equivalent to a poor scholar in the ancient times of his previous life. A baron was equivalent to becoming a grand scholar, while a viscount was equivalent to becoming a second or third in the imperial examinations.

And the number one scholar was equivalent to a count!

Because of this, everyone was so excited and full of fighting spirit.

The Snow Night Emperor nodded in satisfaction. He ignored the ugly expression on Sacas' face and smiled at everyone. "After the preliminaries, there will be a promotion round, which is also a ranking round. All the teams that qualify for the finals from the various regions of the Heaven Dou Empire will come to Heaven Dou City to participate. However, the venue this time will not be the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, but the Imperial Enclosure!

"The ranking round is the best stage for you to display your individual strength. When the time comes, the empire will provide the next soul ring to the three students with the most victories. You can request it yourself. As long as it's under thirty thousand years, the empire will unconditionally hunt it!"

Xue Ye's promise of rewards stimulated everyone, especially the soul ring reward. It was even more tempting than a noble title.

After all, this group of students was about to break through to Soul King. If they could obtain this reward, it meant that their fifth soul ring would be extremely powerful!

Sacas hurriedly said, "The Martial Soul Temple will also open its doors to all of you. You can choose to join the Martial Soul Temple at any time. The top fifteen students with the most victories in this ranking round!

As long as you join the Martial Soul Temple, I will personally lead you to hunt soul beasts. I can guarantee that you'll be suitable for twenty thousand years! "

Originally, there wasn't such a reward. After all, joining the Martial Soul Temple was already a great honor. However, the Snow Night Emperor had already offered so many benefits.

If Sacas didn't offer better rewards, how could he rope them in?

The fifteen slots made everyone's eyes light up!

The Snow Night Emperor's offer of three slots made everyone excited at first. However, given the strength of the students present, these three slots would definitely be taken by the Oakland Academy or the Shrek Academy.

However, Sacas' offer of fifteen slots meant that they also had a chance!

The seven members of the Avengers, the Soul King from the Shrek Academy, and the two Soul Masters with ten thousand year soul rings.

Even if the top ten spots were divided among them, there would still be five slots left. The others still had a chance!

It was also because of this that Sacas had decided to offer 15 slots.

He knew the ins and outs of these people, which was why he boasted that the Avengers and the Shrek Academy wouldn't join. His target had always been the geniuses of the other academies.

The Snow Night Emperor didn't get angry when he saw the tempted gazes in everyone's eyes. Instead, he smiled. "The qualifiers will be held in a month. I hope that you'll be able to make breakthroughs in this month.

Alright, I won't say anything else. You're all smart kids. I believe that you'll make the smartest choice. "

His words were very meaningful. It could be said that he was forcing the other academies to pick a side.

Of course, he was forcing Cang Hui, Thunder, and the Divine Wind Academy. He was only trying to rope in the Avengers and the Shrek's Seven Monsters.

The three slots he mentioned were actually prepared for these two academies.

After he finished speaking, the Snow Night Emperor swept his gaze across everyone. After that, he turned around and left under the escort of a group of high-ranking officials.

After the award ceremony, the emcee announced the end of the qualifiers. At the same time, he arranged various curtain calls.

In the large plaza, the other academies that didn't get a spot in the finals left one after another.

On the podium, the Avengers were the first to leave. The other four academies fell into deep thought after hearing the Snow Night Emperor's words.

.....