Even knowing that Lin Yun's strength in this competition was overwhelmingly powerful, with virtually no team being a match for him, the final battle ending so unceremoniously still left the arena in a stunned silence.
How to put it? It was certainly exhilarating enough.
After all, they had witnessed Shifting Shadows, seen the brilliant counter-strategies Lin Yun devised against the Sun Moon team, and even caught a glimpse of Lin Yun's new, terrifying abilities.
At this point, except for those from Shrek who had previously seen Lin Yun's Golden Dragon Demonic Flash, everyone else still believed that Evil Dragon Death Slash was Lin Yun's fourth hundred-thousand-year soul skill.
Even the Shrek members thought that Evil Dragon Death Slash was the second soul skill within his hundred-thousand-year soul ring, never considering it to be a self-created soul skill.
So, since the show was over, why was there still this feeling of speechless astonishment?
If you were to randomly pick a five-star critic from the audience, they would surely comment:
It was too short, completely unsatisfying. It felt like skipping foreplay and going straight to the climax after getting excited, leaving one utterly bland after that brief burst of pleasure.
But what could the Sun Moon team do?
'Oh, forgive us for not making Lord Lin Yun use his full power?'
The Sun Moon team was equally miserable! They wanted to defeat Shrek more than anyone, but they simply didn't have the ability!
Ma Rulong had completely given up.
He had researched the strength of previous Shrek main team members, but no version had reached the difficulty of their current one. Given that, losing was perfectly normal, right?
With this mindset, in the individual battles after the group match, as soon as Ma Rulong saw Lin Yun step onto the stage first, he barely struggled. After casually sending three team members up to forfeit, he immediately ended this torturous match.
This competition concluded here: Champion Shrek Academy, Runner-up Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy, Top Four Star Luo Royal Academy and Imperial Sky Academy.
As for Dou Ling Academy...
Let's just not mention them.
On the podium, Lin Yun looked at the sulking Xue Qingci below, a playful curve on his lips.
To be honest, the emotional fluctuation from winning this championship wasn't as intense as this brief eye-contact with the seemingly naive Dou Ling princess. This princess, who appeared foolish on the outside, seemed genuinely easy to bully!
Wang Yan, on the other hand, was overjoyed, his smile almost reaching his ears.
However exasperated he had been by Xuan Zi's mess, he felt equally blissful after Lin Yun's return to the team. At this moment, he even had an urge to sing loudly and dance in place.
With the main team almost completely wiped out, their Shrek team still swept through to become the ultimate champion. Such a record was even worthy of being written into history.
And he, Wang Yan, would also bask in some of that glory, becoming a loyal second-class soldier of Shrek.
Woohoo, flying high!
My team members and I are simply too strong!
The other members of the Shrek team were also very excited, especially Ma Xiaotao. Although she outwardly maintained a cold and proud demeanor, Lin Yun, standing beside her, could clearly see her slightly reddened eyes.
Originally, she couldn't participate in the competition due to her evil flame. Then, this year's competition started in "hell mode," with the main team members all crippled from the start.
Before Lin Yun arrived in Star Luo City, Ma Xiaotao was always in a state of anxiety.
But today, she finally fulfilled her dream: to win the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition as a main member of Shrek.
After achieving this obsession, Ma Xiaotao's thoughts about Shrek quietly faded considerably. She didn't even realize that, already fearing Lin Yun due to the slave mark, after being led by Lin Yun to complete this competition, Shrek's position in her heart had quietly fallen behind Lin Yun's.
Though not by much, this gap was gradually widening.
One day, Lin Yun's authority in Ma Xiaotao's heart would completely overshadow Shrek, reaching a point where she would be willing to abandon everything she once had.
Facing the roaring cheers, Ma Xiaotao quietly shifted closer to Lin Yun, feeling his subtle aura. Her emotions also settled considerably.
Oh sh*t, this damn sense of security.
As the FMVP of this competition, Lin Yun confidently stepped onto the stage to receive the champion's trophy and the three soul bones as the champion's reward. When he got the trophy, Lin Yun instinctively checked it.
Phew, good, the trophy was real, not stolen from the void.
"How does it feel to hold the champion's trophy?" Xu Jiawei smiled as he looked at Lin Yun. Although he was annoyed with this brat, as a monarch, he had to maintain his composure.
Seeing Lin Yun examining the trophy in his hand, Xu Jiawei almost laughed out loud.
As expected, he was still a young man with a youthful mindset. He already had strength, talent, and background. Next would be beauty and honor. Who doesn't love the feeling of being famous throughout the world?
It seems I can act more on this front...
My Star Luo Empire might also be able to win over Lin Yun!
With just one insignificant action from Lin Yun, the old fox Xu Jiawei's mind raced with countless subtle thoughts, truly "scheming deeply."
However, Lin Yun's next action caused Xu Jiawei's smile to freeze on his face.
After weighing the solid gold trophy in his hand, Lin Yun casually tossed it into Wang Yan's arms, while stuffing the three soul bones into his own waist pouch.
"It's just okay, not as practical as soul bones," Lin Yun said sincerely.
It was just a trophy, after all. Although it was physically made of pure gold, its actual "gold content" was almost nil, and there was even the risk of it being stolen by the void god. No matter how he thought about it, it was better to give this trophy to Shrek.
It was completely a hot potato.
Wouldn't it be better to just pocket the soul bones?
Although there was nothing particularly good among those ten soul bones—they were all ordinary ten-thousand-year soul bones, with the highest being only thirty thousand years—the three soul bones together were still worth several million gold soul coins.
Better than nothing.
Lin Yun was a good man who ran a frugal household. He had a whole harem of girls to support, so resources were, of course, the more the merrier.
Xu Jiawei's mouth twitched, and he inwardly overturned the image he had just formed of Lin Yun.
This brat was indeed more of a money-grubber.
But it didn't matter; his Star Luo Empire wasn't short on money. He wasn't afraid of Lin Yun wanting it; he was afraid he wouldn't.
Xu Jiawei's inner monologue was as extensive as the fat on his belly, but Lin Yun had no time to care what this old geezer was thinking. After receiving his rewards, he turned and left.
Damn it all, this blasted competition was finally over! Lin Yun was eager to return to Shrek and ramp up the intensity for Mu En, that true old fossil. And that good-for-nothing Xuan Lao, was he ready to face the next round of mental torment?
Hehehehe~
(End of Chapter)
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