The top three levels of the Radiant Tang Skyscraper weren't available to be rented to the general public, and it was an important gathering place for the Tang Sect in Bright City.

Ever since the Tang Sect was declared as a treasonous organization, it had completely hidden itself into the shadows, and all of its businesses had been withdrawn. With the Tang Sect's scale, it appeared that doing this would incur severe losses, but in reality, the Tang Sect had existed for 20,000 years and owned countless properties, so this wasn't actually a very heavy blow.

The Tang Sect had a Radiant Tang Cultural Investment Company that was responsible for managing these teams that didn't appear to have anything to do with the sect on the surface, and in reality, all businesses under this company belonged to the Tang Sect.

This information was kept confidential to the average disciples of the Tang Sect, and it was something that Tang Wulin had only learned after becoming the Tang Sect Master.

This was an extremely well-established company that dabbled in many domains, such as culture, media, and real estate. It appeared to be a family-owned company, but it had actually always belonged to the Tang Sect.

Prior to Tang Wulin's arrival, all of the preparations had already been made. In order to ensure confidentiality, there weren't many clerks around, and the entirety of the building's highest floor was reserved for him alone.

Through the one-way light transmission floor-to-ceiling window, there was a very good view of the Bright City Sports Stadium, and with Tang Wulin's eyesight, he was able to see everything going on in the stadium.

Currently, construction was taking place in full swing, and Bright City was taking this event very seriously. There were over 1,000 workers busy at work, and it was said that tickets for the event were already completely sold out.

Tang Wulin raised a hand and gently stroked the silver dragon scale hanging in front of his chest.

Gu Yue, are you in this city as well?

......

Gu Yuena was seated in a silent chamber in a meditative state.

Faint silver light was rippling around her, and there wasn't a particularly powerful aura emanating from her body, but upon closer inspection, one would discover that there was an indescribable sense of density to her aura.

Directly in front of her was a ball of rainbow light, and each time it shimmered, it would release rainbow light that was absorbed by her body.

Gu Yuena's lips parted slightly as she inhaled, and the ball of rainbow light was instantly devoured by her.

She then slowly opened her eyes, and in that instant, it was as if her enticing purple eyes contained their own small world.

She gently raised her hand to stroke the golden dragon scale that she was wearing, and sighed, "So you came, after all."

......

The rules of the joust for a spouse event were officially announced.

Registration was closing at noon three days before the event's commencement, and due to the high number of registrants, one had to progress through a selection process before they could take part in the actual event.

This would cut out a significant portion of the field, thereby conserving a lot of time and resources.

The initial rounds of the event would all be elimination rounds until the top 100 participants were decided.

After that, everyone would be split up into 10 groups to compete in round-robin matches. Each victory was worth three points, each loss was worth zero, and a draw was worth one point for both competitors.

The top competitor in each group would progress to the final 10, and the top 100 were going to receive a black soul spirit each. On top of that, the top three from each group would receive additional prizes, as would the final 10 competitors.

At the same time, the top 10 competitors would earn the right to be chosen by Silver Dragon Princess Gu Yuena, which meant that the official joust for a spouse event was going to be held between the top 10.

This was a very reasonable arrangement as there would be no choice for Gu Yuena at all if there were only one final champion.

However, if she could have 10 people to choose from, then that would naturally give her far more variety to consider.

At the same time, Gu Yuena was going to fight these final 10 competitors, and those who managed to defeat her would undoubtedly earn themselves extra points.

This meant that each of the final 10 competitors would have a chance to challenge Gu Yuena, and it was obvious that Gu Yuena would intentionally throw the match against the man of her desires.

However, this was a joust for a spouse, not an actual Soul Master competition, so no one was going to call out that unfair loophole.

The competitor chosen by Gu Yuena in the end wouldn't receive too many additional rewards as Gu Yuena herself was already the best prize. As for those who managed to defeat Gu Yuena but weren't chosen by her, they would each receive a very precious spirit item that would be announced once the final 10 competitors were decided.

The rules were quite sound and fair, so overall, all of the competitors were quite satisfied with them.

The initial stages were a test of power, and after making it into the top 10, it would become a test of both power and overall charm.

There were already over 3,000 registered competitors, which had exceeded all past Soul Master competitions, and aside from a chance to win Gu Yuena's heart, everyone had also been drawn to the lavish prizes on offer.

The Spirit Pagoda was truly going all-in and had attracted almost all of the exceptional young male Soul Masters on the continent. There were obviously very few people who would receive a chance to win Gu Yuena's heart, so most of the competitors were going after the prizes.

There were 100 black soul spirits on offer! On top of that, it was said that the Spirit Pagoda would provide consolation prizes for everyone outside of the top 100. It was yet to be announced what the consolation prizes would be, but this was the Spirit Pagoda, so they presumably weren't going to be too stingy.

The minimum requirement for registrants was a soul power rank of 60, which meant that there were at least over 3,000 people in the federation between the ages of 35 and 50 who were Soul Emperors or above.

This was a truly formidable number! Even the other two empires combined didn't have two-thirds of this number.

The first round of the selection process was going to commence in 10 days, and all participants had to attend with no exceptions. At the very least, everything appeared to be very fair on the surface.

......

"Everything has been prepared, Nana. I've already done everything you asked me to do; do I get a reward?" Qiangu Zhangting asked as he appraised Gu Yuena with a smile.

He was around half a foot taller than Gu Yuena, and the more he looked at her, the more entranced he became.

Gu Yuena rolled her eyes at him. "What reward do you want?"

Qiangu Zhangting burst into laughter. "You've already decided that I'll be your husband, and that's all the reward that I'll need, but can you issue part of the reward in advance? How about a hug?" He spread open his arms as he spoke.

Gu Yuena blushed slightly as she shook her head. "No."

Qiangu Zhangting chuckled, "When girls say no, they usually mean yes, right?" [Oh god, this is gonna be veeeeeery controversial, it's so rapey LMAO]

He pounced toward Gu Yuena as he spoke, but he merely phased through her amid a flash of silver light, while she appeared at the spot where he had been standing a moment ago.

Gu Yuena giggled before vanishing again amid another flash of silver light.

Qiangu Zhangting couldn't help but grit his teeth in the wake of her departure. She was truly an alluring seductress. She had never let him touch her in an intimate manner, but he liked this type of feeling for some reason.

The proposal that he had made to Qiangu Dongfeng had actually been taught to him by Gu Yuena. Never would Qiangu Dongfeng have thought that Gu Yuena would be the one to think of the joust for a spouse idea as opposed to his own grandson. The reason that she had given the idea to Qiangu Zhangting was that she wanted to make things official between them through this grand occasion.

Of course, she hadn't said anything about luring Tang Wulin into a trap; that was something that Qiangu Zhangting had added himself. He naturally hadn't told Gu Yuena about this, and in his eyes, he was killing two birds with one stone.

He was brimming with confidence, and this confidence stemmed from the fact that it had already been decided that he would be the final victor!

However, Gu Yuena was truly becoming more and more powerful. In particular, her control over spatial elements left him feeling completely helpless.

Gu Yuena had once told him that he could get intimate with her at any time as long as he had what it took, and he had attempted many sneak attacks, but all of them had failed. [Yep, this guy is definitely a rapist LOL]

However, the more Gu Yuena left him hanging, the greater his desire to have her became.