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Of the three rewards for the tournament, besides the Mind Condensing Wisdom Skull, the Burst Incineration Flame Right Arm Bone and the Swift Advance Wind Chasing Left Leg Bone were very suitable for Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wu.
The two of them naturally coveted them.
Although Tang San had not defeated Blazing Academy and Godwind Academy in the preliminaries,
under the influence of various factors, Huo Wu still gave up her spot in the Blazing Academy competition, just like in the original work, and formed a partnership with Godwind Academy.
After another night of rest, when the personnel from each academy got out of their carriages to set up camp and move around,
"Hmm? Blazing Academy and Godwind Academy have partnered up, just like in the original work?"
Shi Quan muttered to himself, using the surrounding Blue Silver Grass to sense his surroundings. Within his perception range, he clearly "saw" the people from Blazing Academy and Godwind Academy gathering and heading to an open space.
And on the Shrek Academy side, Shi Quan unexpectedly discovered Yu Xiaogang's presence.
"Yu Xiaogang didn't go to find Bibi Dong?" Shi Quan raised an eyebrow.
"It seems that because of my appearance, he guessed a way to solve the twin spirits spirit ring problem," Shi Quan secretly speculated in his heart.
After all, his new Extreme spirit ring theory pointed out that the spirit ring's age limit has a direct connection with physical fitness.
From this, it's not difficult to deduce the solution to the twin spirits problem.
"It's Tang Hao, though; his hidden methods are indeed powerful. Even the Blue Silver Grass can't detect his location." Shi Quan gently shook his head and withdrew his perception.
Early the next morning, the convoy continued its journey.
The journey was smooth sailing, without encountering any obstacles, and time passed day by day.
On the eleventh day of travel.
Shi Quan lifted the carriage curtain and looked at the two low hills not far away. "In the original work, Tang San was ambushed here."
"I wonder if he will be ambushed again this time?"
As the team safely passed through the valley, the answer became obvious.
A few days later, in the evening.
"Brother, I've broken through to fortieth level!" Xiao Wu excitedly reported the good news to Tang San.
Everyone present was also beaming with joy upon hearing this.
At this time, Spirit City was only five days away.
"Good, good, good!" Flender's eyes lit up. Xiao Wu breaking through to Spirit Ancestor meant the team's strength had improved again, which was a great thing. He quickly turned to Qin Ming and Zhao Wuji, lowering his voice and saying, "Qin Ming, Zhao Wuji, keep an eye on the team from now on."
After speaking, he turned back to Xiao Wu, continuing to lower his voice, "Xiao Wu, there are many people here, so I'll take you out later."
"Okay." Xiao Wu nodded obediently.
For revenge, and for her Third Brother, she had been cultivating very diligently during this period, putting in all her effort.
In the dead of night, Flender quietly left the team with Xiao Wu.
A few days later, the Heaven Dou Empire's participating team arrived at Spirit City.
Due to Spirit City's special regulations, Xue Qinghe ordered the Royal Knight Regiment to be stationed outside the city, while he personally led the sixteen teams into Spirit City.
Along the way, although Spirit City was not as large as Heaven Dou City, one couldn't help but describe it as 'extravagant'!
A Spirit Hall, which was a Sect, built defensive measures to Empire standards. You tell me if that's extravagant or not.
Afterward, under the leadership of a Cardinal, the group was arranged in a hotel located on the west side of Spirit City.
According to the news from Spirit Hall, the competition would officially begin three days later. With the fatigue of the journey, these three days of rest were enough for each academy to adjust.
After entering the room and tidying up briefly, Shi Quan also prepared to give everyone a good vacation and tour Spirit City with his teammates under Dugu Bo's escort.
Everyone was visiting for the first time and was quite curious.
"Is that the Supreme Pontiff Palace? What a surging Aura, it's simply overflowing with dominance!" Yu Feng looked up at the distant peak and couldn't help but exclaim.
Shi Quan also looked up, gazing into the distance. "Is Bibi Dong there?"
"The Supreme Pontiff Palace is only halfway up the mountain, so what is that building at the top of the mountain for?" Dugu Yan asked curiously from the side.
"That's the Douluo Hall. It holds the most revered position in Spirit Hall. Only deceased Titled Douluo can reside inside; it's considered the tomb of Titled Douluo," Dugu Bo said. "Only during grand ceremonies or when a Titled Douluo falls will the Douluo Hall open. I don't know what it looks like inside."
"Is that so?" Dugu Yan nodded.
Spirit City was not large, and coupled with this special time, there weren't many people within the entire Spirit City, giving the few of them a feeling of emptiness as they walked along.
There were also very few shops on the street. After wandering for a while, everyone felt bored and returned to the hotel early.
The second day of the rest period.
In the evening, Flender brought Xiao Wu to the hotel.
"This is possible?" Hearing Xiao Wu say that her fourth spirit ring was obtained when she went out at night to relieve herself, got lost, and happened to encounter a rabbit-type Spirit Beast of suitable age that was also severely injured, so she chose to kill it and absorb its spirit ring, everyone from Shrek was surprised.
Was this luck a bit too good?
Especially after hearing about the ability and effect of Xiao Wu's fourth Spirit Ability, everyone's eyes widened even more.
"Xiao Wu, your luck is unparalleled," Ma Hongjun couldn't help but complain.
Tang San said, "With this Spirit Ability, Xiao Wu's chances of winning in the upcoming tournament are even greater."
Yu Xiaogang also nodded and said, "Xiao Wu's fourth Spirit Ability is indeed good; it can play a crucial role in team battles. Next, we need to adjust our previous tactics around Xiao Wu's Spirit Ability and perfect them."
While Yu Xiaogang and the others were meticulously perfecting their tactics, Shi Quan and the others were still resting.
On one hand, it was due to Shi Quan and the others' confidence in their own strength, and on the other hand, there really wasn't much to prepare.
There were only five rounds in total for the finals.
As a seeded team, the Heaven Dou Battle Team didn't need to participate in the first round.
So they only needed to participate in four rounds of competition. Moreover, there was a day of rest between each round, and even if injured, with Ye Lingling's healing, it would be enough to cope with the subsequent matches, and there would be enough time to arrange the subsequent battle plans.
Two days later, in the center of Spirit City.
Early in the morning, all participating teams arrived at the competition venue under the guidance of Spirit City's specialized personnel.
For the finals of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, Spirit City had specially opened up a dedicated venue. This venue was located in the center of Spirit City. The huge arena had a diameter of a hundred meters and was entirely constructed from granite.
On this massive competition stage, a large number of spirit tools were used for reinforcement to prevent damage. According to the information provided by Spirit Hall, this venue was strong enough to withstand any attack from Spirit Masters below Spirit Emperor without being damaged.
Spirit Hall's extravagance was also fully demonstrated; at least the two great Empires were unwilling to expend such vast resources.
Directly in front of this competition stage was the Supreme Pontiff Palace. From here, the distance to the hill where the Supreme Pontiff Palace was located was less than a thousand meters. Spirit Hall had already announced in its posted notice that the final top three teams of the finals would compete in front of the Supreme Pontiff Palace.
At that time, the Supreme Pontiff would personally attend to watch the competition and present the tournament rewards to the champion after the match.
Early in the morning, all participating academies had already arrived at their designated resting areas under the guidance of Spirit Hall's specialized personnel.
Shi Quan looked up at the Supreme Pontiff Palace less than a thousand meters away. What he saw in his eyes was not the Supreme Pontiff Palace, but the fated treasure chest within reach.
As a seeded team, they didn't need to participate in the first round of the competition, so they naturally didn't need to draw lots and could just wait for the competition to begin.
"Starting directly?" Yu Feng, standing nearby, was a bit surprised. He glanced around the spectator stands. "How come there isn't even an opening ceremony for the finals? And there are so few spectators, only a few thousand people it seems. Compared to the tens of thousands in the preliminaries, the Aura is clearly insufficient."
Shi Quan shook his head slightly and said, "Although there are only a few thousand people, don't forget, everyone who can enter Spirit City is a Spirit Master."
There are only about a hundred thousand Spirit Masters on the entire continent, and this is almost one-twentieth of them here, which is already a very astonishing number.
"And most of them are Spirit Hall's Spirit Masters," Dugu Yan added.
"This is just what's on the surface."
"As expected of Spirit Hall." Yu Feng clicked his tongue.
Spirit City alone has so many, not to mention those remaining in the two great Empires. Spirit Hall indeed controls a large number of Spirit Masters.
As the strongest force on the continent, Spirit Hall's massive Spirit Master base is one of its foundations.
On the other side, the Shrek Team.
Flender excitedly relayed the news that their first-round opponent was Blazing Academy.
While everyone was still wondering why Flender was so happy, Flender announced that Blazing Academy had voluntarily forfeited the match.
Everyone from Shrek was delighted upon hearing this. This meant they were exempt from both the first and second rounds of the competition and could directly participate in the third round.
On the stage, a Cardinal from Spirit Hall stepped up to announce the start of the finals, as well as the lineup and byes. The competition began under the direction of the referees specially selected by Spirit Hall.
The first match quickly ended. In the second match, Godwind Academy faced the Star Luo Empire's Dragon Kui Academy.
"How come Godwind Academy's people also have fire attributes?" Yu Feng looked at Huo Wu and the others on the stage, radiating flames, with a puzzled expression.
"Those are people from Blazing Academy," Shi Quan said, raising his eyes.
"Why are people from Blazing Academy appearing in Godwind Academy's team?" Dugu Yan also looked surprised and confused.
"Yeah? Didn't they say that participating academies couldn't change personnel midway?" Yu Feng looked at Shi Quan.
Shi Quan explained, "It should be a loophole in the rules, right? They can't change personnel, but it didn't say that students couldn't temporarily switch academies."
Ye Lingling gripped Shi Quan's hand and frowned, saying, "Then can people from other academies also use the same method to form stronger teams?"
"Probably not. First, the competition slots are already determined, and once they participate, it's impossible to change academies. Moreover, Spirit Hall wouldn't allow so many academies to exploit this loophole, so there's no need to worry too much."
Yu Feng pouted and said, "Is Spirit Hall so generous? How could they allow Blazing Academy to do this? People from other academies will probably be unwilling, right?"
"What if they are unwilling?" Shi Quan chuckled softly. "Since Spirit Hall allowed it, Blazing Academy must have paid a price. As for the Empire, the strengthened Godwind Academy still belongs to the Heaven Dou Empire, so the Empire is naturally happy to see this. Ultimately, only Blazing Academy loses out, so this matter will eventually be left unresolved."