Chapter 117 Winning the Championship and Runner-up Titles: Ma Rulong's True Feelings Revealed!
Because both sides in this competition are from the same family as the Sun Moon Royal Academy...
Therefore, the students from Team One and Team Two could not possibly fight to the death like they had in the previous rounds.
As mentioned before...
This so-called final was nothing more than a mere exhibition match for the members of both the Sun & Moon Royal Team 1 and Team 2.
Therefore, they were simply exchanging pointers.
The main point is to stop when you've reached a certain point!
So after this final match began...
Although the two sides did have a symbolic exchange, the Sun Moon Royal Team's second team didn't even use the soul-guided transformer that Liu Yuan gave them.
After a brief exchange, realizing they couldn't handle Ling Luochen from the first team, the Sun Moon Royal Team's second team readily conceded defeat.
This determined the champion and runner-up of this Soul Master Competition.
At this moment, all the matches of this Soul Master Tournament have concluded. The members of the Sun Moon Royal Team's first and second teams have arrived on the stage to await the awards ceremony.
The audience watching this scene still felt like they were in a dream.
After all, Shrek Academy had dominated the Soul Master Competition for far too long...
For countless years before this, Shrek Academy had always stood proudly on the highest podium during the awards ceremony of every Soul Master Competition.
But this time, none of the Shrek Academy students could be seen...
This prompted many audience members to express their feelings.
"What goes around comes around..."
"The rising Sun Moon Royal Academy has completely surpassed Shrek Academy."
"It seems that Shrek Academy's dominant position will no longer exist in the upcoming Soul Master Competition..."
"Yes! Shrek Academy is a thing of the past! Now it's the era of Sun Moon Royal Academy!"
"....."
The audience members in the stands were filled with emotion.
A small number of Sun Moon spectators who had come specifically from the Sun Moon Empire to watch the battle were moved to tears.
This is simply the pride of the Sun and Moon people!
Therefore, many viewers of Sun and Moon couldn't help but shout excitedly.
certainly....
The person who was suffering the most at this moment was naturally the Star Luo Emperor.
After all, among all the people present, he was probably the one who least wanted to see the Sun Moon Royal Academy win the championship.
But now they not only won the championship, but also the runner-up.
What's even more infuriating is that he has to go on stage to accept the award.
Therefore, even if Emperor Xingluo was feeling very uncomfortable inside, he had to force a smile on his face and then walk onto the stage to present awards and offer his blessings to the students of the Sun and Moon Royal Teams, Team One and Team Two.
The rewards for the Soul Master Competition are indeed very generous, including hundreds of thousands of gold soul coins and several soul bones.
The members of Sun & Moon Royal Team One and Team Two accepted their rewards and once again held up the trophy that symbolized their glory.
Then, under the envious and awe-inspiring gazes of everyone, he walked out of the competition venue.
They all stood tall and proud, their faces beaming with pride.
However, once they returned to the hotel with Liu Yuan, their composure completely crumbled.
"Hahaha! Teacher, we really won the championship!"
"Yes! We are the champions!"
"We have to celebrate properly tonight! We're going to have a big meal!"
That's right. In front of outsiders, they are the newly crowned champions of this year's Soul Master Competition, each of them acting superior.
But in front of Liu Yuan, they were still the same mischievous students he taught.
So, in that special atmosphere before, they were still able to put on a show...
Once they left the meeting and returned to the hotel, their true colors were immediately revealed. They eagerly begged Liu Yuan for a reward, as if vying for his favor.
"Great! I'll treat you to a big meal tonight. Order whatever you like!"
And Liu Yuan, of course, wouldn't be stingy.
He has always been extremely doting on his disciples.
Ultimately, money is just a number to him, and saving money is meaningless to him.
So he only sought to have his fill.
He booked the entire hotel that night.
Afterwards, the students were allowed to fully enjoy the joy of victory and the delicious food.
Or perhaps the atmosphere was just right.
Or perhaps it's because Ma Rulong, Lin Xi, and others had all had a little wine today.
These older students, surprisingly, all stood up and cried as they toasted Liu Yuan.
Ma Rulong choked up as he said:
"Teacher, you may not know, but we have been waiting for this championship for far too long."
"Ever since I was a child and just beginning to understand things, my family and I have been paying close attention to this Soul Master Competition."
"From that time on, I really hoped that our Sun Moon Royal Academy could win a championship."
"But unfortunately, compared to Shrek Academy at that time, all the teams of our Sun Moon Empire seemed far too weak!"
"The Soul Master Tournament is held every three years. I started watching it when I was two years old and watched it for three consecutive years until I was eleven. Every time, our Sun Moon Empire team was eliminated."
"In order to win the championship, I did my best to secure a spot. At the age of fourteen, I joined the team as a reserve member, hoping to represent the Sun & Moon Royal Team and defeat Shrek..."
"But the first match ended in a crushing defeat against Shrek!"
"I didn't give up hope, and after three more years of hard training, I became a regular player for the first time at the age of seventeen, but I still lost."
"And this is the last time I'll be eligible to participate. The rules of the Soul Master Competition state that those over twenty years old cannot participate, and I'm exactly twenty this year. I'm also about to graduate from the Sun Moon Royal Academy."
"That's why I so hope that our Sun Moon Royal Academy can win this championship!"
At this point, Ma Rulong downed his drink in one gulp and looked at Liu Yuan with a face full of gratitude, saying:
"Teacher, it was you who helped me fulfill my wish."
"I also believe this is the wish of countless people of the Sun Moon Empire, because our Sun Moon Empire has never won a championship in so many years!"
"Therefore, on behalf of myself and the people of our Sun Moon Empire, I truly want to express my sincere gratitude to you!"
He poured himself another drink and downed it in one gulp.
The rest of Lin Xi and Mi Jia also toasted Liu Yuan with the same deep respect.
Afterwards, Mr. Ma also stepped forward to offer a toast.
"I never thought that an old man like me would be outdone by these kids."
"If we're talking about gratitude towards you, this old man is definitely no less grateful than these children."
Old Ma also downed his drink in one gulp: "I won't say any more, Teacher Liu Yuan, the words are all in the wine!"
(End of chapter)