The Legend of the Dragon King

The location of the Joust For A Spouse Festival was the first piece of first information announced. The venue was set to be in the federation’s capital Mingdu City but was not organized in Spirit Pagoda’s headquarters as predicted by many people. The said reason was that there was an arena that was even more suitable for the festival. At the same time, it was also suitable for such an important event to be organized in the capital of the federation.

After Shrek’s fall, Mingdu had already achieved recognition as the number one city on the continent. Spirit Pagoda’s decision naturally had its profound meaning. The most obvious purpose was to distance themselves away from the rebuilding Shrek Academy.

The organization used Joust For A Spouse Festival to weaken the attention of the news of Shrek’s reconstruction. If the event was organized in Spirit Pagoda’s headquarters, it was highly probable that the contestants would coincidentally head over to Shrek Academy to take a look due to the close distance between Spirit Pagoda’s headquarters and the Shrek Academy. This was something that Spirit Pagoda did not wish to see. They would never willingly allow Shrek to receive the influence that it had prior to destruction.

At the same time, the parliament was mainly controlled by the Hawk Faction at present. Being a supporter of Hawk Faction, Mingdu could be described as another stronghold of Spirit Pagoda while the War God Hall was also based in Mingdu. It could be said that powerhouses in Mingdu were as abundant as clouds. The act of organizing this event in Mingdu would naturally draw in younger generation powerhouse to participate so the influence of Joust For A Spouse Festival was greater now.

On the third day after the venue of the festival was announced, another explosive piece of information was announced. In order to provide gains to the participating young soul masters, other than the final reward of Joust For A Spouse of receiving the spiriter’s good graces, Spirit Pagoda will also be sponsoring this Joust For A Spouse Festival by providing generous rewards. This included one hundred black spirit souls.

That was right, one hundred of them!

The number was truly shocking and it was absolutely unprecedented.

Even though the appearance of man-made black spirit souls on the market had resulted in a slight drop in the overall price for spirit souls, the price of a black spirit soul still remained exceedingly high. The act of offering one hundred black spirit souls as a reward was simply unimaginable.

In other words, the soul masters capable of becoming the final one hundred contestants would each receive a black spirit soul as a reward. Other than that, there were also other even more precious rewards such as customized battle armor and heaven and earth treasures. The rewards could be overlapped. A person with a higher ranking would naturally receive more rewards.

Spirit Pagoda had fully expressed their pride and wealth in this event and this flabbergasted the entire soul masters’ world.

Even the soul masters that were previously feeling contemptuous about this Joust For A Spouse Festival could not help feeling aroused after learning about this. The rewards were truly too generous! There was no need to purchase for one could just directly receive it as a reward. The attraction of one hundred black spirit souls made the entire soul masters’ world boiled with enthusiasm.

The event went from garnering the initial unconcerned and even not worthy of a glance attitude to making many soul masters that had exceeded the age limit feel sad and depressed later, wishing that they could have been born later. The publicity stunt for Joust For A Spouse was considered a huge success.

Three days later, Spirit Pagoda announced another news that surprised those slightly dejected soul masters as they exceed their age limit.

There was a brand new direction for those overaged soul masters with powerful abilities now.

Spirit Pagoda declared that out of respect for powerhouses and upon discussion with Miss Gu Yuena, the age limit could be increased by five years for every ten ranks of soul power that exceeded rank-60 cultivation base as a foundation.

In other words, a forty-nine years old seven-ringed Soul Sage would be allowed to participate in this Joust For A Spouse Festival so was a forty-five years old eight-ringed Soul Douluo. The maximum limit of fifty years old was imposed for a nine-ringed Title Douluo.

As soon as this information was announced, there was no doubt that the coverage area for high-ranking soul masters had been elevated such that more soul master powerhouses could participate in this festival.

Whether it was the news about Shrek Academy’s reconstruction or the negative news about Tang Sect and Spirit Pagoda earlier, everything was temporarily covered by the incomparably ferocious publicity stunt of Spirit Pagoda’s Joust For A Spouse Festival. At once, the entire Joust For A Spouse Festival had already become the grand event with the most attention in the entire federation.

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“How long have I been gone?” Tang Wulin asked Xie Xie who was standing before him.

He learned that his companions had managed to safely return through the soul communicator. Naturally, he would not be heading over to the Great Star Dou Forest to provoke the Beast God anymore. Tang Wulin returned to Shrek Academy in a rush and encountered Xie Xie first. He immediately inquired about this matter.

The time display on the soul communicator was already messed up due to the influence of that special time and space earlier.

“Big brother, it has been half a month. It’s really great that you’re back. Are you okay?” Xie Xie was already overjoyed upon seeing Tang Wulin.

“Half a month? It has been so long, huh!” Tang Wulin was astonished. Could it be that he had walked along that golden path for half a month? That was a truly long period of time. It seemed like he would have to be fully prepared before he accepted the test in the future. Otherwise, other matters would be delayed.

“Hmm, it has been half a month. However, it’s great that you’re back. We were in an alarmingly dangerous scenario the other day.”

Tang Wulin hastily asked, “How did you escape the place after I was taken away by the trident the other day?” This was the issue that concerned him the most. He was originally burning with anxiety before his return for he was worried that his companions had fallen in the core region of the Great Star Dou Forest. His heart was palpitating when he made the call on the soul communicator. Fortunately, his companions were still alive due to the blessing of the god of fortune.

Xie Xie elaborated on the events that took place on that day with vivid descriptions. The experience on that very day had truly calmed and humbled their attitude that was becoming slightly arrogant.

It was truly too terrifying! The terror of the Four Great Beasts was definitely not something that they were capable of rivaling right now. They had even learned from the few Limit Douluos that it was very difficult for the Limit Douluos to retreat safely with a joined effort of four people.

In this world, there were quite a number of top powerhouses. On the other hand, there was still some disparity between them and the Shrek Seven Monsters.

Thus, while they waited for Tang Wulin’s return over this half month, they also painstakingly engaged in cultivation at the same time.

“A giant silver claw?” Tang Wulin deeply frowned. “Did you manage to clearly see the appearance of that claw at the time?”

Xie Xie shook his head. “It carried a silver light with it but it had only lasted for a moment before vanishing completely. The claw slapped away Bear Lord in one attempt. Despite Bear Lord’s power, he did not have the slightest ounce of strength to resist the claw. We’re not sure of the reason why the claw helped us. However, we were astonished to learn how those Beasts addressed the claw. They seemed to be calling it ‘your highness’. Could it be that the claw’s master is even more powerful than Di Tian? Di Tian is already the most peaked creature in the world. Someone who is more powerful than him should be a God, right?”

Radiance shimmered in Tang Wulin’s eyes. All sorts of ideas continuously skipped over his mind. “Forget it then. It’s good that we can all return here alive. It seems like we really can’t go back to the core area of the Great Star Dou Forest for the time being.”

Xie Xie widened his eyes in surprise. “Could it be that you’re planning to go again in the future?”

Tang Wulin darted him a look and said, “There will come a day when we will all be standing on that rank too. We should naturally go and take a look.”

His words sounded calm but Xie Xie could hear his intense confidence from the tone of his voice.

Yes! They would achieve that level one day.

“Is the process of rebuilding the academy going smoothly during the days when I have not been around?” asked Tang Wulin.

Xie Xie answered, “The process of rebuilding the academy is actually going rather smoothly. There has not been much resistance all this while. Our judgment earlier is correct. As soon as the effort to rebuild the academy began, all sorts of great forces have been cautious in taking action. They dare not act rashly against us. Moreover, the number of alumni we’ve contacted is also growing more and more. Every one of them has expressed their wish to support our efforts to rebuild the academy at full force without exception. The number of resources and materials we’ve received in secret is already shocking. Tang Sect supplies used with adequate soul devices. The peripheral barbed wire fence has already been completed now. Our Sea God Lake and the entire peripheral area that extends out to a thousand meters are all enshrouded by the fence. Judging by the area, we’re slightly larger than the original Shrek City. A few of the academic buildings have already taken their preliminary form. The defense soul weapon array is continuously being installed. There are already more areas that are free from the radiation of the lakewater now.”

Tang Wulin said, “Why do I feel like there’s something bothering you besides the effort to rebuild the academy?”

Xie Xie’s expression suddenly changed. His gaze was focused on Tang Wulin but he appeared to be stopping himself from saying something.

“Why? What happened?” Tang Wulin felt his chest tighten a little.

Xie Xie said, “Spirit Pagoda has made a move. Just that, we had never expected their move this time. Even a few of the excellencies are baffled by this move, but they figured out that Spirit Pagoda’s move this time is targeted after you with careful consideration.”

“What did they do?” Tang Wulin asked.

Xie Xie said, “It’s the Joust For A Spouse Festival. They announced that they were organizing a Joust For A Spouse Festival in over one month’s time. The information has already spread through the entire federation by now and become the grand event that draws the most attention. They’re offering extremely ample rewards such as one hundred black spirit souls and all sorts of generous prizes. The price is difficult to estimate. All sorts of news reports are all in focus on this festival. Moreover, the age limit is very lenient so many powerhouses are allowed to take part. It’s already the focal point of discussion for the entire federation now.”