After three days of rest and adjustment, the long-awaited championship match of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition finally began.
The sun was bright and the breeze was gentle.
Early in the morning, Shrek Academy and Kamikaze Academy marched majestically and spiritedly toward the competition venue.
Under the sunlight, the already magnificent Pope's Palace shone even more brilliantly, dyeing the entire Pope Mountain in gold, like a fairyland.
Two rows of temple guardian knights, clad in armor and holding heavy knight swords, lined up from the entrance of the Pope's Palace all the way down to the foot of Pope Mountain. Every knight emitted the aura of at least a Soul Ancestor, making the entire Pope Mountain even more majestic and inviolable.
The venue for the final championship match had been changed.
Previously it was at the foot of Pope Mountain, but now the final battle was arranged to take place on the square in front of the Pope's Palace.
The academies that had already been eliminated were not driven away and were allowed to come watch the match and witness the power of the Spirit Hall.
Soon, Shrek Academy, Kamikaze Academy, and the other academies arrived in front of the Pope's Palace.
On the square in front of the Pope's Palace, a team of seven people was already quietly waiting. It was precisely the Spirit Hall Academy team.
Jiang Chen was among the team.
The participating members from Shrek Academy and Kamikaze Academy entered the venue. A total of twenty-one contestants stood quietly in the square, waiting for the final moment to arrive.
As for the teachers from Shrek Academy and Kamikaze Academy, as well as people from the other academies, they could only wait and watch from the edges of the square.
The Spirit Hall Academy team was still led by Xie Yue. Every member looked relaxed.
A Soul Ancestor team member had previously been replaced by Jiang Chen. Now the Spirit Hall team already had five Soul Kings, which was enough to deal with the two academies that didn't have a single Soul King.
Shrek Academy appeared quite low-key. The seven members stood in formation, with the power-type strong attack Soul Venerable Tai Long still replacing Xiao Wu's position.
"That Jiang Chen really is participating." Ma Hongjun muttered softly, his expression somewhat fearful.
Thinking of his two arms that had once been twisted and crushed, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.
After returning to the hotel yesterday, he had even been beaten badly by his teacher Flender, nearly having his butt beaten to pieces.
Dai Mubai's expression also looked somewhat unpleasant. After being humiliated by Jiang Chen yesterday, he had originally been looking forward to Jiang Chen participating so he could take revenge and wipe away the shame.
But later, after Tang San returned, he told them that Jiang Chen had already broken through to Soul King and even possessed five ten-thousand-year soul rings. This caused Dai Mubai's heart, and the hearts of the other Shrek members, to turn completely cold.
Although Tang San had also realized that Grandmaster's theory had flaws, his attitude toward Grandmaster remained respectful.
This was his teacher, who had given him a lot of help.
He understood that his teacher's theory was imperfect because it lacked practice, and he was willing to be the one to put it into practice.
But because of Jiang Chen's words yesterday, he would also strive to break through his teacher's theory and try to do better.
Seeing his teammates looking dejected, Tang San encouraged them: "Jiang Chen is very terrifying, but when the seven from Shrek join forces, we are not without a chance. The teacher said that failure is not scary. What is scary is abandoning ourselves before failure even arrives. No matter whether we win or lose this battle, as long as we bring out our maximum strength, we won't have any regrets."
Regardless of victory or defeat, as long as they gave it their all, the Shrek members gradually regained their confidence.
They were the youngest geniuses, and they had pride in their hearts. Even if they lost, they had to lose without regrets.
Kamikaze Academy stood on the other side. The usually steady Huo Wushuang, with his sharp eyes, noticed that the Spirit Hall Academy team had once again replaced a member.
"The Spirit Hall Academy team changed players again." He reminded them.
Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wu immediately looked over together.
Feng Xiaotian was momentarily stunned. The new member that the Spirit Hall Academy team had brought in was actually even more handsome than him.
He admitted that among all the academies, only Dai Mubai and Oscar could compare with him.
But this newly appeared member from Spirit Hall Academy actually surpassed him in appearance.
Huo Wu curled her lips and said, "He's just a substitute. His strength is probably not even as good as ours."
"Don't underestimate the enemy." Huo Wushuang reminded her.
Huo Wu curled her lips, not taking it to heart.
Her gaze turned toward Shrek's direction and landed on Tang San's face. This was the opponent she most wanted to defeat.
Suddenly, a loud shout came from inside the Pope's Palace.
"His Holiness the Pope has arrived!"
Everyone outside turned their gazes toward it, and their hearts inexplicably tensed up at the same time.
Inside the Pope's Palace, twelve red-robed cardinals quickly walked out and respectfully stood on both sides in front of the Pope's Palace doors.
"Long live, long live, long live." Three loud cheers rang out in front of the Pope's Palace, instantly igniting the entire area like a fuse. A mountain-shaking, sea-roaring cheer erupted throughout the entire Spirit City.
To all soul masters in Spirit City, the Pope was their highest faith.
On the square, everyone's eyes involuntarily turned toward the interior of the Pope's Palace. Even the older teachers felt their heartbeats begin to accelerate.
The most powerful leader in the history of the Spirit Hall, the most peerless and magnificent female Pope, was about to appear.
Bibi Dong slowly walked out of the Pope's Palace.
Wearing a golden ceremonial robe, a nine-curved purple-gold crown on her head, and holding a gem-encrusted scepter, her flawless face was solemn and dignified.
With her appearance, the golden light emanating from the entire Pope's Palace seemed to dim all at once.
At this moment, Bibi Dong was like a celestial goddess from the nine heavens—peerlessly magnificent and sacred, inviolable.
"Greetings to Your Holiness the Pope." All members of the Spirit Hall knelt on one knee, piously paying their respects.
Jiang Chen also knelt in salute.
Countless Spirit Hall soul masters around them, along with hundreds of powerful temple guardian knights, shouted in unison, making Bibi Dong appear infinitely sacred and majestic. It gave all the watching academies an impulse to prostrate themselves in worship.
Huo Wu exchanged a glance with her elder brother and simultaneously knelt on one knee. Their teammates followed suit one after another.
Behind them, the dean and teachers of Kamikaze Academy also knelt on one knee.
The other academies seemed to be influenced and expressed their respect for the Spirit Hall Pope in the same manner.
In an instant, almost everyone on the entire square knelt, leaving only Shrek Academy standing alone.
Flender in the back had originally wanted to show some respect as well, but when he saw Yu Xiaogang standing even straighter than usual, he immediately abandoned the idea of kneeling.
Bibi Dong's gaze immediately fell upon this special academy, lingering especially on the Grandmaster for a moment.
Behind Bibi Dong, Chrysanthemum Douluo's lips moved slightly as he transmitted a message telling Bibi Dong that Tang San was from the Clear Sky Clan.
Bibi Dong's gaze landed on Tang San. Before the finals began, Grandmaster had come to see her alone, asking her not to deal with Tang San.
At that time, she had been very curious about just how outstanding a disciple he must be for Yu Xiaogang, who had been avoiding her for decades, to come beg for mercy.
Although she hadn't watched the matches in the previous few days, she was very familiar with the situation. Tang San's performance had indeed been noteworthy.
At this moment, Tang San, under Bibi Dong's gaze, felt an enormous pressure bearing down on him, as if it wanted to force him to his knees.
Tang San's body trembled. He suddenly raised his head and met Bibi Dong's gaze.
Boom!
Tang San's spirit was impacted. He immediately activated his Purple Demon Eyes.
Purple light bloomed from his eyes, extending a full two meters. Only then did he manage to withstand the oppressive pressure Bibi Dong was exerting on him.
"Insolent! How dare you show disrespect to the Pope! Guards, seize him!" A red-robed cardinal shouted.
Several temple guardian knights immediately moved, looking at Tang San as if he were already a dead man.
"Stand down." Bibi Dong's voice carried majesty that dominated the entire square.
Those several temple guardian knights immediately retreated with fearful expressions.
Bibi Dong stopped looking at Tang San. Her gaze swept across the twenty-one young people on the field, and a smile appeared on her face.
"Rise."
"From you all, I see youthful vigor and unyielding determination. You are the future of the Douluo Continent. Today, I hope you can give it your all, because the final winner will receive rewards from the Spirit Hall."
After speaking, the gem-encrusted scepter in her hand emitted a brilliant light and lightly tapped three times in the air from left to right in front of her.
Wherever her scepter pointed, three points of light appeared. The light expanded, forming three bone-shaped objects that floated in the air, unaffected by gravity.
At this moment, everyone's eyes suddenly lit up. The gazes were almost all filled with thick greed.
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