Chapter 249. Today, Shrek Academy's.
Soul Master Qualifying Tournament concluded, and each team headed to Spirit City to compete in the finals.
While en route to Spirit City, Tang San considered the possibility of an attack from the Spirit Hall, but this time, the Spirit Hall didn't send any soul masters to attack Tang San and his team, and the Shrek team entered Spirit City smoothly.
After a period of rest, the teams entered the elimination rounds.
In the first elimination match, Shrek faced the Xingluo team, just like in their previous life.
Tang San said to Dai Mubai, "Boss Dai, I'll save my strength as a trump card for last. I'll leave the Xingluo team to you."
Dai Mubai replied, "Xiao San, I can defeat my brother and his team once, twice. I don't need you this time; I can still defeat them."
At the competition venue, Team Shrek and Team Xingluo stood side by side. Davis looked at Dai Mubai and said, "My brother, you're getting worse and worse. You even lost your fiancée and found a man to fuse your spirit with. I think you should just give up and admit defeat. I, your brother, will consider only destroying your spirit and letting you live a normal life."
"Huh, Davis, the outcome is still undecided. What if Zhu Zhuqing left me? That won't stop me from defeating you," Dai Mubai said. "Oh, it's been a few years since we last met, my brother. You sound quite arrogant," Davis said.
Zhu Zhuyun said to Ye Yang playfully, "Little brother, you and Dai Mubai can form a fusion spirit technique. As far as I know, the Nether White Tiger spirit fusion technique requires the fusion of two entities, especially the Nether Spirit Cat. Does that mean you and Dai Mubai have some dirty dealings?"
"No, that's not the case," Ye Yang quickly explained. "Dai Mubai and I are just friends."
"Hehe," Zhu Zhuyun smiled, but said nothing.
Ding ding ding—
The match began. As both sides activated their spirits, Davis was stunned.
He hadn't expected Dai Mubai's spirit power level to reach parity with his own in such a short period of time, and this was despite him being six or seven years older than Dai Mubai.
A murderous glint flashed in Davis's eyes, and he said, "Looks like you can't get away with it."
With that, their spirits merged. The match was a complete success. Dai Mubai, relying on Ning Rongrong's four-in-one spirit power, combined with Ye Yang's Nether White Tiger spirit to defeat the Davis and Zhu Zhuyun duo.
The Xingluo Empire, a seeded team poised to win the championship, was eliminated in an unexpected manner.
Dai Mubai stood proudly before Davis and declared, "My foolish brother, I'm no longer the same person I once was."
He then looked at Zhu Zhuyun with impudent eyes and said, "Sister Zhu Zhuyun, why are you arguing with such a loser? You're six years my senior, yet you're no match for me. How about you fight me?"
Zhu Zhuyun blushed slightly at Dai Mubai's words, her heart stirring, but she kept it to herself.
Davis angrily demanded, "Dai Mubai, don't go too far."
"Too far?" Dai Mubai stomped on Davis and said, "Brother, have you forgotten the rules of the Xingluo Empire? The winner gets to do whatever he wants to the loser."
This moment was Davis's most humiliating, but also Dai Mubai's most glorious. Even Zhu Zhuyun's eyes were filled with confusion as she looked at Dai Mubai.
To the Shrek team's surprise, none of the strong opponents in this match were in Shrek's group, and the Rose Team fought their way through the thick of the competition.
The Spirit Hall Gold Team versus the Royal Fighting Team was the Spirit Hall team's first match, and the Shrek Seven Devils had immediately come to watch after completing their own competition.
As Tang San and Yu Tianheng crossed paths, Yu Tianheng said to Tang San, "The Royal Fighting Team doesn't have much hope of winning. Watch carefully! We'll try to get more favorable information for you during this match."
Tang San said, "Thank you very much."
The Royal Fighting Team's seven players took the stage, each with a forfeit. However, the Spirit Hall team only had one competitor.
Tianyao stood on the stage, facing seven, one man against seven. This immediately left the Royal Fighting Team in a state of uncertainty.
As the referee drew his hammer to ring the bell, Qin Ming stepped forward and said, "Wait, I have an objection!"
"What's your objection?" the referee asked.
Qin Ming pointed at Team Spirit Hall's Tian Yao and said, "Where are the rest of the team?"
"Oh, Team Spirit Hall has already stated that they only need one person for this match."
"One person?" Qin Ming and the seven members of Team Tian Dou were immediately furious. Wasn't this looking down on them?
"Yes, the rules of the competition only stipulate that team battles cannot exceed seven players, not the total number of players. Seven is optimal, but fewer is also acceptable," the referee explained solemnly.
Qin Ming took a deep breath, then said to the seven members of Team Huang Dou, "The other team only has one person. If you lose this match, don't even call yourself my disciple when you leave."
Yu Tianheng and the other seven nodded and looked at Tian Yao.
Dai Mubai leaned close to Tang San's ear and asked, "Xiao San, who do you think has a higher chance of winning this match?"
Tang San replied, "Unless the Spirit Hall team reaches the Spirit Emperor level, the Royal Fighting team will have a higher chance of winning."
"Spirit Hall was too complacent this time. This overconfidence will only lead to their elimination. Perhaps, our only real enemy in the finals will be Team Rose," Tang San said. Dai Mubai nodded. Even without Spirit Hall, Team Rose would be a safe bet. As long as they could defeat Team Rose, Team Shrek would have their sights set on the championship.
However, the outcome of the match shocked everyone.
Tian Yao, a level 52 Spirit King with five black spirit rings and the super spirit Golden Crocodile King, immediately dominated the field with his Golden Domain from the start.
The Golden Crocodile King's appearance instantly crushed the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex's spirit in terms of spirit aura and momentum. Sensing the fear of his own spirit, Yu Tianheng felt deeply humiliated. He forcibly overcame the spirit's suppression and launched the first attack.
Facing the onslaught of Yu Tianheng, the world's number one beast spirit, Tianyao's Emperor Crocodile Claw instantly fractured Yu Tianheng's hand. The immense force pierced Yu Tianheng's chest, and Yu Tianheng, one of the Blue Lightning Twins, was eliminated like a kite with a broken string.
With Yu Tianheng eliminated, Tianyao immediately entered unparalleled mode, using pure, overwhelming force to send one member of the Royal Fighting Team flying after another, finally marching directly to Ye Lingling.
"I surrender," Ye Lingling declared in fear.
One man, taking on an entire team, defeated his opponent with overwhelming force.
Everyone watching the fight couldn't help but swallow.
Tang San was shocked. In his previous life, he had looked down upon the Golden Crocodile King. The scene of his father's domineering confrontation with the Sky Crocodile was especially etched in Tang San's mind.
Tang San had no interest in learning more about the Golden Crocodile King spirit or its family. In his previous life, after the Spirit Hall's fall, the family had also vanished, leaving Tang San even less interested.
But where the hell did this fourteen-year-old girl, a monster, emerge from?
Ma Hongjun swallowed and said weakly, "Why? I feel she's more worthy of being called a monster than we are."
"Why can Spirit Hall spirit masters obtain a ten-thousand-year limit-breaking spirit ring right from the start?" Oscar asked in shock.
Dai Mu nudged Tang San with his elbow, and as Tang San recovered from his shock, Dai Mubai asked, "Xiao San, can your Clear Sky Hammer spirit do this?"
Tang San said uncertainly, "I think so."
"What do you mean by 'I think so'?" Dai Mubai asked anxiously.
Tang San said, "Don't panic. Tian Yao's strength is only one person's. We are a whole. We have the bond of Shrek. There's no way he could replicate his victory over the Royal Dou team and defeat us, the Shrek team."
"And our confidence isn't just superficial." Tang San thought of his Bat Wing Samsara, his hidden weapon prowess, and the Mysterious Heavenly Art.
The Shrek Three, reassured by Tang San's words of comfort, felt a slight relief.
In the following matches, the Shrek team encountered no strong opponents and advanced directly into the top three.
The current top three are Shrek, Rose, and Spirit Hall's Golden Team.
These three teams are also the strongest in the history of the Spirit Master Competition. The Rose team alone has two Soul Kings, while the Spirit Hall team has only fielded one, yet their strength is also at the Soul King level.
In the past, these two teams would have been on the verge of championship.
As for the Shrek team, with Soul King Tang San included, they are considered quite strong.
The three teams headed together to the Pope's Square below the Pope's Palace. On the other side of the platform, Qian Xunji, Ning Fengzhi, and other powerful figures emerged.
The Shrek Seven Devils and their leader, Yu Xiaogang, looked in Qian Xunji's direction and were instantly enraged.
Yu Xiaogang saw Qian Xunji embracing Liu Erlong, while Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai saw the maids, Bai Chenxiang and Zhu Zhuqing, following closely behind him.
Dugu Bo, of course, was also furious. He saw his granddaughter, dressed in a maid outfit, following closely behind Qian Xunji.
Dugu Bo was only relieved to learn that Dugu Yan had reached the level of a Soul King and seemed to have resolved the poison problem.
But that wasn't reason for the Spirit Hall to kidnap his beloved granddaughter!
Qian Xunji's appearance immediately cemented his status within the spirit master world.
The spirit masters present, both from the Spirit Hall and from other factions, knelt in adoration, chanting "Long Live the Pope" three times .
Among these people, Shrek and his companions, who still stood proudly with their chests puffed out and their heads almost raised to the sky, seemed a little out of place.
For Tang San and Xiao Wu, they had a deep-seated hatred for the Spirit Hall, so it was naturally impossible for them to kneel before Qian Xunji.
For Dai Mu, Bai Ma, and Hong Jun, the issue of their stance and the hatred of having their wives stolen from them made it impossible for them to kneel before Qian Xunji.
As for Oscar, he only thought of his kindness when collecting his monthly payment. Ye Yang was the same. As a time traveler, he was too proud to kneel before a villainous native.
Ning Rongrong also had her own pride. She was the little princess of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and was used to being arrogant.
"How dare you not kneel in front of the Pope's Palace, in front of the Pope?" the cardinal demanded.
The Grandmaster spoke calmly, "Bishop, I served as an elder in Spirit Hall for a while, and I've never heard of kneeling before the Pope in the Pope's Palace."
The Cardinal replied, "There's no such rule. Everyone present kneels before the Pope out of respect for His Holiness. You choose not to kneel. Are you disrespecting the Pope of Spirit Hall?"
Tang San replied, "Cardinal, it's not that we disrespect the Pope, but we, the Shrek Seven Devils, have our own code of conduct."
"Kneel to Heaven, Kneel to Earth, Kneel to Parents, Kneel to Mentors. No one else, no one else!" Tang San declared forcefully.
Qian Xunji glanced at the Shrek Seven Devils, who suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of oppression and suffocation.
"Yes, there wasn't a rule before for kneeling before the Pope in the Pope's Palace. But if I say it's a rule, then it's a rule. If I say it's not, then it's a rule. Now, I demand that you, Shrek Academy, kneel!" Upon hearing this, the Shrek Academy members were momentarily unsure what to do: resist or submit?
The Shrek Seven Devils chose to remain silent, neither kneeling nor responding.
Qian Xunji's eyes flashed with anger. "Hmph, you really think I'm Bibi Dong, spoiling you?" Just as Qian Xunji was about to speak, Ning Fengzhi, standing beside him, quickly intervened, saying, "Your Holiness, the Shrek Seven Devils are just some juniors. Please be magnanimous and let them go this time."
"Ning Fengzhi, you have no right to speak here," the ghostly voice said coldly, "Shrek disrespected the Pope in the Pope's Hall, and it's Spirit Hall that has lost face."
"For a faction, losing face means the destruction of the sect and the extermination of the entire clan. My Spirit Hall has lost face, and you're asking us to let these guys go. Do you think that's possible?" Ju Douluo said playfully.
"This..." Ning Fengzhi wanted to say something else.
Qianxunji laughed and said, "Master Ning, you don't have to say anything. You can say I'm petty and intolerant, but I'm telling you, Shrek Academy will kneel today. I say so."
Qianxunji then said to the others, "No need to be polite."
The others stood up one after another, while the Shrek Academy remained standing, but it seemed to be roasting on a stove.
Qianxunji said, "Everyone from Shrek Academy, I give you ten seconds. Within ten seconds, kneel down before me and kowtow ten times. I will forgive you for your offense against Spirit Hall." Qianxunji then said to the cardinal, "Begin."
The cardinal nodded, raised his finger, and said, "One," "Two," "Three."
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