Chapter 50: When Yin Overtakes Yang

In the Douluo Continent, polygamy was not uncommon.

The inheritance of martial spirits was crucial. To ensure the continuation of family bloodlines and martial spirits, many families encouraged their descendants to have more children.

Take Dai Hao, the White Tiger Duke of the Star Luo Empire, for example. Even though he was known as a paragon among the Star Luo Empire's nobility, he still had more than one woman by his side.

If even the White Tiger Duke was like this, there was no need to mention other nobles.

After all, if a family had too few descendants, an unexpected accident could easily lead to the severing of their bloodline.

Look at the Star Crown Sect of the Star Luo Imperial Family today.

The powerful Star Crown martial spirit owners numbered no more than three in total. If something were to happen, this powerful Star Crown martial spirit could very well be lost forever.

For families and sects who valued their heritage, this was absolutely unacceptable.

"It's good that you can see past it." Keqing nodded and turned to leave.

She understood in her heart that with Lu Jingming's ability and charm, many companions would surely appear by his side in the future, and most likely, the majority would be girls.

After spending a long time together, it was inevitable that sparks would fly.

Rather than adding to her troubles later, it was better to be mentally prepared from the beginning.

On this point, Zhang Lexuan genuinely had a broad mind, which also made Keqing understand why Lu Jingming liked her so much.

How could one not love such an understanding girl who was devoted to Lu Jingming?

The 2023 All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Academy Grand Spirit Fighting Tournament was about to grandly commence in Heaven Dou City.

The venue for the tournament was the most magnificent Heaven Dou Grand Spirit Arena in Heaven Dou City.

As an important asset of the Heaven Soul Imperial Family, this arena, even under the influence of the Simulated Universe, had lost its former bustling scenes.

However, its massive scale was still astonishing, and its spacious grounds could easily accommodate a hundred thousand spectators with room to spare.

It was precisely because of these uniquely favorable conditions that this year's Spirit Master Tournament was naturally chosen to be held there.

The Heaven Dou Grand Spirit Arena was located in the center of Heaven Dou City, adjacent to the imperial palace. Having withstood the test of time, it exuded a rustic and profound classical architectural charm.

Legend had it that the first generation of Shrek's Seven Monsters once ascended this very stage to participate in the All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Academy Grand Spirit Fighting Tournament. Their legendary stories added a touch of mystique to this ancient arena.

As the melodious music played and the hymns reverberated in every corner of the city, a grand bell chimed, shaking the entire city.

At the same time, from the top of the imperial palace, "Snow Lotus" spirit power fireworks, symbolizing the Heaven Soul Empire, ascended, their dazzling light illuminating the entire sky.

Amidst the tumultuous cheers of a hundred thousand spectators, one hundred and thirty spirit master academy representative teams from various regions of the Douluo Continent made their grand entrance one by one.

After all the spirit master academy teams had made their appearance, the current emperor of the Heaven Soul Empire, a Title Douluo powerhouse standing at the peak of the Douluo Continent's strength, steadily walked onto the high platform.

Each step he took seemed to carry endless majesty and imposing aura, instantly silencing the entire venue.

His Majesty, the Heaven Soul Emperor, delivered an opening speech, which was nothing more than the usual encouragement, praise, and igniting the passion in the hearts of the audience. Cheers and shouts once again surged like a tidal wave.

In this fervent atmosphere, His Majesty solemnly announced that the 2023 All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Academy Grand Spirit Fighting Tournament had officially begun!

According to the established rules of the tournament, the honor of the opening match had always been granted to the champion team of the previous All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Academy Grand Spirit Fighting Tournament.

And throughout these ten thousand years, the champion's throne had almost never fallen to another, always being firmly held by Shrek Academy.

"Shrek! Shrek! Shrek!"

Deafening shouts, like rolling thunder, resounded throughout the entire Spirit Arena. The waves of sound came one after another, as if trying to pierce through the sky.

From these fervent shouts, one could deeply feel Shrek Academy's soaring prestige on the Douluo Continent, as well as the almost fanatical love of their fans.

"This popularity is simply terrifying!" Keqing was somewhat shocked. Such a lively scene, with the fervent expressions and excited appearances of the live audience, reminded her of the moment the Rock King Emperor appeared during the Rite of Parting.

"After all, it's the number one academy on the continent, having dominated the champion's throne for over two thousand tournaments in the past ten thousand years. Such popularity is only to be expected."

Lu Jingming shrugged slightly, his voice filled with a hint of emotion.

To be honest, he was also filled with doubt, not understanding why, throughout these long years, with the tournament held every five years for over two thousand sessions, other academies had never once managed to claim the championship.

According to his speculation, Shrek Academy's Golden Tree must have played a crucial role in this.

After all, geniuses who could reach the Spirit Emperor level before the age of twenty were as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns on the Douluo Continent, each considered to possess the potential to challenge for the Title Douluo rank.

However, Shrek Academy's Golden Tree could significantly boost the spirit power levels of its already exceptionally talented inner court disciples, undoubtedly providing a fundamental guarantee for Shrek Academy to field Spirit Emperor-level prodigies in each tournament, thus ensuring their victory.

In cases of exceptional luck, there might even be more than one Spirit Emperor-level powerhouse in the participating team.

For instance, in this current tournament, Shrek Academy's gentle and intellectual Han Ruoruo and the fiery and outgoing Wu Ming, both beautiful women of different styles, had reached the Spirit Emperor realm.

Especially Han Ruoruo, whose spirit power level was quite high, at least that of a high-level Spirit Emperor.

According to the information Lu Jingming had obtained from Xu Jiujiu, not a single person in this year's Star Luo Imperial Academy had reached the Spirit Emperor level. The same situation also appeared in the Dou Spirit Imperial Academy.

Throughout the entire tournament, only Heaven Soul Empire's Di'ao Academy and Sun Moon Empire's Sun Moon Royal Spirit Master Academy had Spirit Emperor-level powerhouses leading their teams.

However, even so, their chances of defeating Shrek Academy remained slim.

If nothing unexpected happened, the championship of this tournament would still be claimed by Shrek Academy, while Di'ao Academy and Sun Moon Royal Spirit Master Academy would most likely only compete fiercely for second place.

As Han Ruoruo led the Shrek Academy team members onto the Spirit Fighting Stage, the cheers in the arena instantly soared to their peak, and the fervent atmosphere reached a boiling point.

Lu Jingming only then noticed that this year's Shrek's Seven Monsters were somewhat yin-heavy and yang-deficient (more female than male). Among the seven, there were only two boys, with the rest being girls.

Furthermore, the strongest among them were precisely Han Ruoruo and Wu Ming, these two beauties with different styles.

Lu Jingming's expression was a bit strange. If he hadn't unexpectedly intercepted Zhang Lexuan, wouldn't this year's Shrek's Seven Monsters have become a lineup of six girls and one boy?

But then he thought of himself. According to his plan, when the 2024 All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Academy Grand Spirit Fighting Tournament came around, his teammates would most likely be six young girls. That would be truly yin-heavy and yang-deficient.

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