Chapter 250. Shrek people all miss our Pope Bibi Dong.
Now Shrek couldn't stand or kneel.
On the one hand, Spirit Hall wanted them to kneel, and if they did, their dignity would be humiliated. Not to mention their deep-seated hatred for the Spirit Hall, their pride as Shura God, Sea God, God of Food, God of War, Phoenix God, and time travelers wouldn't allow them to kneel before the Spirit Hall.
But standing wasn't an option either. Who knew what the Spirit Hall would do after the countdown ended?
Suddenly, Shrek F4 and time traveler Ye Yang missed the Spirit Hall Pope Bibi Dong.
I used to think Bibi Dong was a crazy woman, but now I think about how wonderful Bibi Dong is. In your past life, when you didn't want to kneel, at least Bibi Dong would excuse Shrek Academy from the ritual for Yu Xiaogang's sake. And when Shrek Academy bullied the Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong would indulge them for Yu Xiaogang's sake.
But Qian Xunji, you know, doesn't act like a son at all. He just doesn't want to kneel to you, doesn't he?
You're so damn noble, yet you still want me to kneel to you? I, the Asura God (God of War, Phoenix God, God of Food, Time Traveler), kneel to you, and you're not worthy?
The Spirit Hall countdown continued, but the Shrek Seven Devils made the same decision: never kneel.
They stood upright in the square, their heads held high, their chests puffed out. "
Seeing our integrity, Lord Qian Xunji will surely be magnanimous and exempt us from the ritual," Dai Mubai pondered.
Spirit Hall, that's where I get my monthly payment. It's such a shabby place, why should I kneel down? Just because we don't kneel down, Qian Xunji, the damn Pope, wants to force us to kneel down, isn't that too petty. Oscar thought.
Damn Qian Xunji, you stole my Bai Chenxiang, and now you want me to kneel down to you, you're dreaming, in the future I will not only destroy your Spirit Hall, I will also burn everything in your Spirit Hall and make it completely disappear from the face of the earth. Ma Hongjun thought angrily.
Douluo Live Broadcast Room:
Tangmen Shuangjie: Damn, petty-minded Spirit Hall, isn't it just that my San Giegie doesn't want to kneel down to you, why do you keep holding on to this matter?
Tangmen Yifan: Qian Xunji, can't you learn from Bibi Dong and just let it go? Why should my San Giegie kneel down to you and kowtow to you? Can you bear it!
Hongdou: Haha, kneel to the sky, the earth, and my parents? What a joke! You've traveled through time and space to an ancient imperial palace. All the other ministers are kneeling, but you're the only one standing. Do you think the emperor will punish you?!
The Widowed King: "You three filial sons are ridiculous! Why are you still standing? You're so arrogant! Why are you still standing? The Shrek Seven Devils deserve to be punished."
Danran: "Ye Yang, don't bow your head, or Shrek's glory will be lost. Don't cry, or the Spirit Hall will laugh."
Yu: "I, Ye Yang, am a proud time traveler. How could I kneel before a native of Douluo Continent?" Passerby A: "I, Tang San, am a time traveler. How could the Asura God and the Sea God kneel before a scumbag like Qianxunji?"
"Ten," the Cardinal said.
"Kneel down," Juegui and the other Douluo said, their eyes clashing.
In the square, the Shrek Seven Devils, who had been standing upright, suddenly knelt on the ground, their knees thumping against the ground.
Everyone looked closely and saw that the marble floor had cracked where they knelt, blood pouring from their knees.
By the time the Shrek Academy members realized what was happening, their knees were already in excruciating pain. Tang San stared at his kneeling knees, his eyes bloodshot. He gritted his teeth and tried to stand, but—
The Spirit Hall's Titled Douluo weren't like those Imperial Douluo teachers. They slowly increased the pressure until you could adapt, but Jue Gui came right up and forced you to your knees with sheer force.
No matter how much Tang San was cheating, it wasn't possible for a Soul King to stand up under the pressure of a Titled Douluo. That was too much of a cheat.
In the dark, Tang Hao watched this scene unfold, wishing he could swing his Clear Sky Hammer and smash Qian Xunji's head in. "You want my son, Tang Hao, to kneel before you, Qian Xunji? You don't deserve that!"
Back at the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi and Jian Douluo saw their beloved Ning Rongrong kneeling on the ground, her knees bleeding, tears of grievance streaming down her fair cheeks.
"Rongrong—" Chen Xin couldn't help herself, rising to her feet and attempting to reason with the Spirit Hall.
As soon as they moved, Jian Douluo and Chen Xin were locked in a trance of invisible sword intent.
This sword intent sent a shudder through Chen Xin's heart. Turning his head, he saw a pair of icy eyes staring back at him and the Sect Master from behind a crystal window on a balcony above the Spirit Hall's Pope's Hall.
Suddenly, Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi dared not move. Kneeling didn't mean the end. Ju Douluo and Ghost Douluo harnessed their spirit power and pressed down.
Under the irresistible pull of gravity, Yu Xiaogang, Flanders, the Shrek Seven Devils, and the rest slammed down on Qian Xunji's head.
With a thud, their heads were bloodied and mangled when they lifted them.
Immediately, the healing spirit masters healed their forehead wounds and slammed down again.
Over and over, repeating this cycle until the Shrek men had received a total of 749 slams. Finally, Qian Xunji waved his hand, signaling a halt.
The Shrek men were already dizzy from the pounding, and hearing Qian Xunji's words was like a heavenly sound.
However, Qian Xunji's next words sent them plummeting into an icy cave.
"Make them prostrate themselves until this meeting is over," Qian Xunji declared.
"Prostrate" means to prostrate oneself with both hands, feet, and heads on the ground.
Well, it wasn't an exaggeration to describe the current state of Shrek Academy. They were prostrate on the ground. That's right, Shrek Academy was pinned to the ground by Jue Wu Douluo, forcing them to kneel.
This deeply humiliated the Shrek faculty and students. While feeling humiliated, F4 and Ye Yang couldn't help but recall the kindness of Pope Bibi Dong.
Bibi Dong, such a kind Pope, such a gentle one. She tolerated their mistakes, and they could act as they pleased in the Spirit Hall, and Bibi Dong would tolerate them.
But Qian Xunji was a complete and unscrupulous tyrant. If they didn't kneel, he'd force them to do so.
Suddenly, everyone at Shrek missed Pope Bibi Dong.
On the stage, Bibi Dong likely had no idea that the Shrek members below her were missing her.
If she knew, she would have simply scoffed.
Her tolerance for Shrek Academy was based on her feelings for Yu Xiaogang.
When she no longer has feelings for Yu Xiaogang, she will only be more cruel than Qian Xunji.
Soul Emperor: This plot is really touching. In the original novel, Bibi Dong is still too gentle. To deal with these guys who are pushing her too far, she should do it like Qian Xunji.
Blueberry: This is normal, Qianxunji is still quite tolerant. You are a time traveler who traveled back to ancient times, and you dare not kneel to the emperor? Then you can just wait to be beheaded.
Danran: I kind of like Qianxunji as the Pope. Bibi Dong being the Pope is simply the enemy undercover who has planted a spy on our leader.
Tangmen Yifan: Nonsense, Qianxunji is a complete tyrant. How can such a person be the Pope? And Bibi Dong, are you just going to watch your lover kneeling on the ground and do nothing?
Tangmen Xukun: Damn it, let go of my San giegie, Qianxunji, my Tangmen and you are irreconcilable.
Qianxunji slowly took out a long speech manuscript, handed it to the cardinal beside him, and said: "You read this paragraph."
The cardinal took the speech manuscript and read it slowly. The whole speech process lasted for several hours. Finally, he said after the speech manuscript was finished.
Qian Xunji said, "Alright, now we officially declare the Soul Master Competition entering the finals. Today is just the opening ceremony; you three parties have all day to prepare."
After the speech, Shrek Academy finally felt the soul power that had been suppressing them lift. After a long pause, they finally stood up.
Tang San's eyes flushed, and his breath was heavy. He thought of Jue Douluo, Ghost Douluo, who had died at his hands in his past life, and now forced him to kneel before Qian Xunji.
Ju Douluo, Ghost Douluo, you've already met your end. Wait for it.
The next day, the three individual competitions officially began. Each team would compete in an individual competition. The winner would advance directly to the finals, while the two remaining losers would compete in the semifinals. After the semifinals, they would advance to the finals for a final match against the finalist team.
Initially, Shrek was lucky. They had a bye, while the Rose Team and Spirit Hall Team were competing. However, to their surprise, the Spirit Hall Team surrendered, allowing the Rose Team to advance, while the Spirit Hall remained to target Shrek.
This filled Shrek Academy with a deep sense of hostility, as they were being jointly targeted by the Rose Team and Spirit Hall.
Yu Xiaogang raised his hand and said, "Wait—"
"Do you have a question?" the Cardinal asked.
Yu Xiaogang ignored the Cardinal and turned his gaze directly to Qian Xunji, saying, "We, Shrek Academy, are giving up this individual competition and advancing to the semifinals."
"Why?" Qian Xunji asked.
"No reason, Qian Xunji. I believe surrender is Shrek Academy's right," Yu Xiaogang said proudly.
"Yes, surrender is your right, but—" the Cardinal responded to Yu Xiaogang.
The next moment, a suffocating soul force instantly crushed Yu Xiaogang, forcing him to his knees and banging his head several times.
"That's no reason for you to threaten the Pope's life,"
Yu Xiaogang nodded humiliatedly before being forced to stand.
That evening, Spirit Hall chose not to advance directly to the finals, instead planning to face Shrek Academy in the semifinals.
The semifinal spots were confirmed, with Spirit Hall facing Shrek. The winner would advance to the finals against Rose Academy.
Tang San coldly looked at Team Rose leader Yang Bailing and said, "I don't know what kind of agreement you and Team Spirit Hall reached that would have them willingly give you the right to advance to the finals, but it won't change the fact that we'll defeat you the day after tomorrow."
Yang Bailing smiled, "Then give it a try, but I think the outcome between us and your team, the History Defense Team, was already decided during the qualifying rounds."
Tang San, hearing Yang Bailing's words, understood her meaning: she simply believed Shrek Academy couldn't defeat Team Spirit Hall tomorrow.
"We'll see," Tang San said.
The next day, the Shrek Seven Devils and Team Spirit Hall took the stage. This time, all seven members of Team Spirit Hall were present, and it was only then that Tang San got to see the full face of Team Spirit Hall.
Both sides prepared, and as the finals approached, the Shrek team, aside from Tang San summoning his fully-ringed Ten Thousand Year Clear Sky Hammer spirit, didn't perform particularly well.
However, the Spirit Hall team boasted a truly impressive lineup. The three Soul Kings—Tian Yao, Su Xu, and Mu Yao—were all Soul King-level, each possessing a full set of ten-thousand-year spirit rings. The remaining four also possessed spirit power levels approaching Soul King levels.
To counter this, the Shrek team employed a seven-in-one spirit fusion technique. Faced with this, the Spirit Hall team remained inactive.
Shrek's spirit power advanced in stages, reaching Dai Mubai. He directed this immense power towards Tang San, declaring, "Xiao San, this is our Shrek team's bond. Accept it." This energy infused Tang San's body, instantly surging, ultimately reaching the level of a Soul Sage.
"Clear Sky Hammer, Spirit True Form."
Tianyao's eyes flashed with excitement, and she said excitedly, "Here we go, use Ring Overlay."
With the Ring Fusion Technique, all of Tianyao's spirit rings, including some of the other team members' spirit rings, were superimposed on her body. Tianyao's own spirit power level steadily climbed, reaching the realm of Soul Sage.
The Golden Crocodile King awakened, opening its golden eyes. A golden field, centered around Tianyao, spread across the entire arena.
This was a rare sight in the history of the Spirit Master Competition: two Soul Kings, one relying on Ring Fusion and the other on Ring Overlay, reached the Soul Sage realm.
The Clear Sky Hammer and the Golden Crocodile King were both incredibly powerful power-type spirits.
Looking at the Golden Crocodile King, whose spirit power had also reached the Soul Sage realm, Tang San's face was filled with surprise.
But then he realized that if any of the Spirit Hall's reborn souls were unprepared for this move of his.
The Spirit Hall didn't choose to defeat him before the Seven-in-One was formed, but chose to defeat him afterward with sheer force?
Ridiculous.
Arrogant Spirit Hall, you will pay the price for this.
Tang San sneered, swung up the Clear Sky Hammer and launched an attack.
Meanwhile, Tian Yao completed his chain, and the external spirit bone on his arm extended, transforming into a golden, indestructible claw that struck the Clear Sky Hammer.
The collision of the claw and the Clear Sky Hammer created a wave of force that shocked even the Titled Douluo present.
Tang San flew back several steps before stabilizing himself, a look of shock on his face.
His strength was actually inferior to his opponent's?
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