The crowd shouted "Long live!" Their eyes burned with fanatic devotion, their voices deafening, echoing throughout the entire Spirit Hall City, reverberating endlessly.
Following that, every participating academy fell to one knee to show respect for the Pope, whose status was on par with the emperors of the two great empires.
He was also someone truly revered by all soul masters on the continent. To refuse to kneel would naturally draw universal condemnation.
Qian Xunfeng scanned the crowd, intending to see if the seven from Shrek Academy—the so-called "hard bones"—had knelt. To his surprise, the group remained standing, glaring conspicuously amidst the kneeling masses.
Why? Simply put, the Shrek Seven were too proud, too stubborn to recognize the situation.
Tang San considered himself the reincarnation of the God King, the true heir of the Hǎotiān Sect, and the future master of the Douluo world.
A former loser of the Spirit Hall in his past life? How could he, Tang San, ever kneel before such a figure? With that pride, he lifted his head, daringly locking eyes with Qian Xunfeng.
A flicker of anger surged within him, for this unknown Pope had just ruined his carefully laid plans—a near path to death.
Next to him, the reincarnation of the God of War, Dai Mubai—now styled the White Tiger Eunuch Dai—also lifted his head to face Qian Xunfeng.
Having witnessed the Spirit Hall's defeat in the past life, Dai Mubai still held no respect for them; they were mere bones in a tomb.
Oscar and Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai's followers, naturally stood as well, though lacking the courage to meet eyes, their gaze flitting nervously—clearly insecure.
Feng Xiaotian, Tang San's number one follower, was different. His eyes blazed with arrogance, openly despising those kneeling around him.
Yu Tianheng glared coldly. Having seen Qian Xunfeng plunder their Blue Lightning Overlord Sect, which had severely depleted their resources, he hesitated, glancing away.
Little Fei cowered behind Tang San, hunched and head lowered, desperate not to attract attention.
For a moment, all eyes in the arena were fixed on the Shrek Seven, mingled with anger.
Clearly, many were furious at their blatant disrespect toward the Pope. Who were these brats, daring to defy him?
On stage, Ning Fengzhi cast a few glances at the scene, eyes teasingly on Qian Xunfeng. He wanted to see how the latter would handle it.
After all, if a Pope punished a junior, it would compromise his authority, yet ignoring it would tarnish the Spirit Hall's prestige.
Qian Xunfeng looked at the crowd, noting their indignation with satisfaction.
Unconcerned, he said, "Rise."
This signaled that the Spirit Hall's status as a sacred place in the soul master world was unshakeable. As for the Shrek Seven, there would be someone designated to deal with them later.
Among the Spirit Hall's Seven Luminaries Battle Team, the Qian family's three prodigies glared at the Shrek Seven with disdain.
Qian Renchuan especially disapproved of their actions. His brows furrowed, a hint of killing intent flickering in his eyes.
His father—the Pope of the Spirit Hall, leader of the soul master world—was the most powerful Pope in Spirit Hall history, endowed with immense wisdom to guide its development.
And now, this group of Shrek Seven dared to disrespect his beloved father. To him, it was an outright insult to the Spirit Hall itself.
Qian Renchuan, as Qian Xunfeng's son, recognized that his father was magnanimous, but he himself had to teach the Shrek Seven a lesson.
A group of arrogant, fragile, insatiable, pleasure-seeking, disrespectful social parasites, all of whom had now paved their own path to death by dishonoring the Pope.
Once Qian Xunfeng returned to his seat and the match announcer took the stage, the first-round matchups were declared.
"Blazing Fire Academy vs. God of War Academy."
"Tianshui Academy vs. Long Kui Academy."
Finally, the announcement that made the Shrek Seven collectively furious:
"Shrek Seven vs. Team One of Tiandou Royal Academy."
A familiar opponent. A familiar pattern. A familiar first-round defeat.
Even some audience members who knew the details looked uneasy. Did the Shrek Seven have a grudge against Tiandou Royal Academy?
Every time they reached the first round, they ran into the same fate—elimination from the start.
The semifinals had no revival matches; being eliminated meant immediate exit.
No one paid much attention, though. With joy in their faces, they watched the Shrek Seven, thinking it was poetic justice for disrespecting the Pope earlier.
On the stage below, Tang San and the others were completely deflated.
"What kind of competition is this? Is this even fair? There's definitely some rigging!"
Fuming, Tang San stormed onto the stage, shouting, ignoring everyone's gaze:
"I want to file a complaint! This is blatant rigging!"
"The Spirit Hall is deliberately targeting us, the Shrek Seven!"
Before he could say more, his eyes fixed on Qian Xunfeng. But he was immediately suppressed on the spot.
"Disrupting the competition order. This is your first warning. A second offense will result in disqualification."
Before Tang San could respond, the referee, already irritated by the Shrek Seven's earlier disrespect toward the Pope, activated eight spirit rings, sending Tang San flying to the ground.
Due to his physical constitution, Tang San was hit hard and knocked unconscious.
The audience watched coldly. As a sacred place for soul masters, the Spirit Hall had just witnessed the Shrek Seven's disrespect.
To the Pope's zealot fans, this was akin to defying the church, treating the congregation like trash—an unforgivable crime.
"Where are your academy teachers? Go fetch him immediately."
The referee glanced toward the Shrek Academy's rest area.
"Flandre, you go."
Little Yu cautiously peeked at Qian Xunfeng on stage, terrified, unable to move, fearing immediate punishment.
So Flandre went in his place.
"Now, the first-round match begins. Blazing Fire Academy and God of War Academy, step onto the stage."
With Tang San dragged away like a dead dog, the competition continued.
…
In the Shrek Academy rest room, Tang San slowly regained consciousness, his face grim. He turned to see his teammates sighing in despair.
"What do we do? What do we do?!"
Little Yu panicked even more. Having been eliminated in the first round of the semifinals, his dream of mastery seemed to be ending before it even began.
Seeing his clueless teammates running around in circles, Tang San lay back helplessly. Something was wrong.
Wasn't he supposed to dominate this life, establish the Tang Sect, rule Douluo Continent, govern the Spirit World, and become the God King revered across countless worlds?
So why was he repeatedly failing? This shouldn't happen. It wasn't supposed to be like this.
Tang San's eyes darkened, his entire aura radiating a "stay away" negativity that even overshadowed the shadows in Oscar and Ma Hongjun's spirit seas.
After a morning of brooding, the referee's voice sounded outside:
"Next, Tiandou Royal Academy Team One versus Shrek Academy. Both sides, step onto the stage."
Hearing this, the Shrek Seven's faces went pale. Repeated defeats had sapped all their morale.
At that moment, a spark lit in Tang San's mind, and he shouted:
"Ah! I've got a plan!"
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