The night passed uneventfully, and the competition proceeded as scheduled the next morning.
Due to Cheng Xiao's presence, many teams familiar with Seven Star Academy's strength didn't even bother to compete, simply conceding defeat upon being drawn against them – making it the fastest match ever.
Consequently, in the following rounds, every team facing Seven Star Academy forfeited. Of course, they did encounter teams from Star Luo Royal Academy, but their strength was such that Cheng Xiao didn't even need to play; Dugu Yan and her team were more than capable of easily defeating them.
Soon, the first few rounds concluded, and the top ten of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament were determined.
Both Seven Star Academy and Shrek Academy made it into the top ten. When the draw results were announced again, the atmosphere in the finals suddenly became tense.
Shrek Academy's luck seemed to have run out in the previous rounds; their opponent this time was Star Luo Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy, the one among the three seeded teams selected by the Star Luo Empire.
However, this wasn't the most eye-catching match; an even more surprising one was the Spirit Hall Advanced Soul Master Academy versus Heaven Dou Royal Advanced Academy.
The clash between the two teams seemed to indirectly prove the fairness of the finals.
Before the match began, all ten finalists had entered the arena, making their final preparations and warming up.
"Boss Dai, what's wrong?" Ma Hongjun asked, puzzled.
Since learning the draw results, Dai Mubai seemed unusually depressed, a stark contrast to his usual arrogant demeanor.
However, Dai Mubai wasn't the only one with a bad mood; Zhu Zhuqing was too. She glanced at the silent, dejected Dai Mubai, then suddenly stood up and bowed deeply to everyone.
"Zhuqing, what are you doing?" Flander asked, frowning at the sight.
Zhu Zhuqing explained, "We must win this match. This is my and Dai Mubai's last chance."
Oscar asked curiously, "Zhuqing, what exactly is going on? Do you have enemies at the Star Luo Royal Academy?"
Zhu Zhuqing shook her head and began to explain the situation to everyone. In her explanation, she revealed her own identity, Dai Mubai's identity, the struggles between their families, and everything she had experienced after Dai Mubai's escape.
Although the words didn't explicitly mention what Dai Mubai had done to her, a closer listen revealed that while there was no denigration in the language, the underlying meaning subtly changed how everyone looked at Dai Mubai.
Oscar, in particular, who knew some inside information, looked down on Dai Mubai's actions even more. However, since Zhu Zhuqing didn't say anything, he wouldn't be so foolish as to voice it.
Hearing Zhu Zhuqing speak of him like this, Dai Mubai couldn't hold back any longer. He raised his head, quite unconvinced, and said, "Your words sound nice, but how can we compete? What do we have to compete with? My elder brother is six years older than me; he's practically the family's chosen successor. I'm just a backup plan. How can I compete?"
"You say I'm decadent, and I admit that. But what can I do if I don't become decadent? Can I solve my current situation by diligently cultivating every day? Do you think that's possible?"
As Dai Mubai spoke, his fists clenched, and his eyes filled with bloodshot red. The atmosphere in the room suddenly became oppressive, making it difficult to breathe.
At this moment, apart from Flander, no one at Shrek Academy had expected that Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing had such a powerful background.
Then, Tang San extended his right hand, staring into Dai Mubai's blood-red, evil eyes, and uttered two words, "Victory is certain."
Immediately afterward, the other Shrek students also placed their hands on his, roaring, "Victory is certain!"
Seeing this scene, Flander smiled with satisfaction. These were the true students of Shrek Academy; no matter what, they never gave up hope.
…
The match between Shrek Academy and Star Luo Royal Academy soon began. Led by Tang San, the Shrek students lined up, quietly watching what lay ahead.
On the stands, Cheng Xiao watched this scene. Yu Tianheng stood beside him, analyzing the lineup below: "According to the information provided by the competition, I think the Star Luo Royal Academy's lineup is much stronger than Shrek Academy's, and they also have an advantage in terms of soul power level. What do you think?"
Hearing this, Cheng Xiao smiled and said, "Pretty much. According to your analysis, the Star Luo Royal Academy's winning rate is indeed much higher than Shrek Academy's. But the battle hasn't started yet, and the outcome is still unknown."
"That makes sense." Yu Tianheng stroked his chin and smiled, "Then I'll have to watch carefully when the battle starts. It's said that Davis of the Star Luo Royal Academy and Dai Mubai of Shrek Academy are brothers."
"A battle between brothers must be very interesting, right?"
On the Soul Battle Stage, with the referee's command, the battle was about to begin. Davis and Zhu Zhuyun immediately locked their targets on Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing. They both knew very well that only by eliminating each other could they become the final heirs of the Star Luo Empire's royal family.
The losers will be trampled underfoot by the victors for life, their cultivation crippled, imprisoned, and never to rise again.
Therefore, this competition is more than just a match; it's a brutal struggle within the Star Luo Empire's royal family.
From the start, the Star Luo royal family displayed overwhelming dominance. Since Shrek Academy hadn't obtained the immortal herbs that would enhance their strength in the original timeline, and they weren't even entirely a Soul Master team, they were completely unable to withstand the fierce attacks of Davis and his group.
Although Tang San's fourth soul ring was a ten-thousand-year ring, his Blue Silver Grass martial soul was disregarded by his opponents, leading to Shrek Academy being completely outmatched in direct combat and unable to retaliate.
Fortunately, Xiao Wu's invincible golden body bought the team a chance to breathe. Dai Mubai seized this opportunity to try and perform a martial soul fusion technique with Zhu Zhuqing, but how could two people with conflicting intentions succeed?
Thus, Davis and Zhu Zhuyun seized the opportunity, unleashing their Soul Fusion Skill, Netherworld White Tiger, transforming into a purple streak of light as they charged towards Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing. Simultaneously, the support Soul Masters of the Star Luo Empire's royal family also began to exert their power, casting various amplifying Soul Skills upon the Netherworld White Tiger, preparing to end the battle in one strike.
Dai Mubai went berserk; he didn't want his cultivation crippled, nor did he want to become a useless person. He roared, pushing his Soul Power to its limit, his entire body glowing white as he met the Netherworld White Tiger's attack head-on.
Boom!
Without any surprise, under the full force of the Netherworld White Tiger's impact, Dai Mubai was sent flying, like a cannonball, crashing into the ground.
Just then, Ma Hongjun, who hadn't attacked in a long time, launched his attack. His two Soul Rings shone brightly simultaneously, and a scorching flame erupted from his mouth, heading straight for the Netherworld White Tiger.
However, Ma Hongjun wasn't even a Soul Master yet. For a Soul Venerable of level 30-something to attack a Soul Fusion Technique used by two Soul Masters was tantamount to courting death.
Unsurprisingly, he was beaten black and blue, then slapped into the ground, along with his Boss Dai.
Seeing this scene, Tang San was extremely angry, but his Blue Silver Grass couldn't control Davis's Netherworld White Tiger at all. Now, Shrek Academy still had five people left. Besides Oscar, who was powerless to fight, only Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Jing Ling remained.
The two agility-type Soul Masters couldn't break through the Netherworld White Tiger's defense. Xiao Wu, as a power-type Soul Master, could be trapped by two people from Star Luo Royal Academy, preventing her from escaping. As for Tang San's Blue Silver Grass, supposedly for control, the Netherworld White Tiger shattered his illusions; his Blue Silver Grass couldn't contain it!
Helpless, Tang San had no choice but to activate the Eight Spider Lances to end the match. Relying on the poison of the Eight Spider Lances, he was confident that he could eliminate the Star Luo Royal Academy team in an instant. The outcome of this match became uncertain after the appearance of the Eight Spider Lances.
...
"Hiss, Tang San used his Soul Bone so quickly?" Yu Tianheng frowned as he watched the scene on the Soul Arena.
"If they don't use their soul bones, Shrek Academy will lose." At this moment, Cheng Xiao stood up, patted Yu Tianheng on the shoulder, and said, "You watch over them first, I'm going back to rest. Anyway, I don't need to participate in today's match."
Hearing this, Yu Tianheng was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's all thanks to you. Yanzi is now our Seven Star Academy's ace, even better than me."
Cheng Xiao didn't say anything more, just waved his hand and left through the aisle of the audience seats.
Not long after Cheng Xiao left, the battle between Shrek Academy and Star Luo Royal Academy also came to an end. To everyone's surprise, Tang San of Shrek Academy, relying on the poisonous properties of the Eight Spider Lances and his agile movements, completely turned the tide and won the match.
For a moment, everyone in front of the Papal Palace was shocked by Tang San of Shrek Academy.
Even Hu Liena and her two companions from the Spirit Hall Academy were incredulous. They knew how rare external spirit bones were, yet such a precious spirit bone had appeared in a teenager, and his spirit was Blue Silver Grass! How could this be?!
If Star Luo Academy initially displayed overwhelming dominance, suppressing their opponents with sheer strength,
then Tang San's comeback made the young man's terrifying power even more apparent. Leading his team to victory single-handedly was truly captivating.
However, when everyone's attention shifted to the Seven Star Academy's stands, hoping to see the figure that instilled fear in their peers, they were dismayed to find that the Seven Star Academy's stands were completely empty.
Seeing such a thrilling match, Pope Bibi Dong looked at Tang San, who was panting heavily in the arena, and smiled, saying, "Are you Tang San, Grandmaster's disciple?"
At this, all eyes turned to Tang San. He hadn't expected his teacher to be connected to the Pope, and immediately replied, "Yes, Your Holiness."
Bibi Dong nodded slightly and said calmly, "Your teacher has trained a good disciple. I hope you can do even better next time."
Then, Bibi Dong continued, "Congratulations! Tomorrow morning, Shrek Academy, Seven Star Academy, and Spirit Hall Academy will each send seven people to the elimination rounds. The two teams will then engage in a team battle in the afternoon to compete for the last spot in the finals." Just
as she finished speaking, Grandmaster, overjoyed by Tang San's comeback victory, said, "Please wait a moment!"
"...?" The cardinal, acting as referee, frowned slightly. After Bibi Dong nodded, he asked Grandmaster, "Shrek Academy's team leader, do you have any questions?"
"Our Shrek Academy voluntarily forfeits tomorrow morning's individual elimination rounds and will enter the loser's bracket this afternoon to compete for the last spot in the finals," Grandmaster said with a glint of light in his eyes and a cold smile.
Grandmaster's sudden announcement of Shrek's decision to forfeit the individual competition shocked everyone present. Even the Shrek members were surprised and bewildered, except for Tang San, who seemed lost in thought.
Clearly, they hadn't expected Grandmaster to make such a choice.
Bibi Dong, her face calm, asked, "Why?"
Grandmaster, with his hands behind his back, looked up at Bibi Dong on the high platform of the Papal Palace and calmly replied, "For no reason. I think admitting defeat is our right."
Grandmaster's words resounded like a thunderclap before the Papal Palace. There was nothing wrong with his words themselves; the problem was the person he addressed—the supreme ruler of the Spirit Hall, Pope Bibi Dong!
"Hehe, you're right." Bibi Dong's expression slightly hardened as she nodded to Grandmaster Yu. "That's right, it's your right. I apologize for asking. Elder Yu."
These words shocked everyone present. This middle-aged man, a Soul Master below level 30, a man who dared to contradict the Pope, was actually an elder of the Spirit Hall? Anyone
present who was a Soul Master above level 60 could see that Grandmaster Yu's strength wasn't particularly high, perhaps not even exceeding level 40. If anyone else had said he was an elder of the Spirit Hall, they would have been met with disdain. But it was the Pope who said this; who would dare to contradict him?
Meanwhile, in the Hall of Offerings,
while all the Spirit Hall guards were on duty in the Pope's Palace, a figure swaggered up the steps of the Spirit Hall.
If anyone were here at this moment, they would recognize this person as none other than Kuoba Xi, an elder of the Spirit Hall and the sect master of the Holy Dragon Sect.
"Interesting. The guards of the Spirit Hall are about the same as my soldiers, but unfortunately, they're still too weak." Kuoba Xi turned around and saw at the bottom of the steps stood humanoid ice sculptures. These were all Templar Knights responsible for guarding the Hall of Worship.
Now, without exception, they were frozen into humanoid ice sculptures, completely lifeless.
"Let me see what good stuff is here." Kuoba Xi lightly tapped his finger, and terrifying magic power rapidly flowed from his body, transforming into a massive barrier that enveloped the entire Spirit Hall sacred mountain.
As the magic power spread, everything within the Hall of Worship was reflected in Kuoba Xi's mind. When his magic power swept over the six-winged angel statue, he was first startled, then his entire being became irritable.
"A statue of the Dominator? No, this doesn't seem to be the Dominator..." Kuoba Xi's eyes gleamed with a cold light, and he suddenly let out a maniacal laugh, "Who cares if he's the Dominator or not? Even if the Dominator were here, I'd still kill him without hesitation!"
At that moment, terrifying extreme cold magic erupted, and the Frost King, which had been possessing Kuoba Xi, detached from his body. The immense magic even caused the entire divine mountain to tremble slightly, and the plants that had never withered in any season completely withered under the extreme cold.
As soon as this terrifying magic was released, the several Title Douluos in the Hall of Worship immediately sensed it.
Inside the magnificent golden hall, several figures sat.
"Golden Crocodile, take the other brothers down. This is not something you can handle." At the head of the table, a blond old man in a red robe of worship said in a low voice.
Upon hearing this, the other elders exchanged glances. Demon-Slaying Douluo wanted to say something, but was stopped by a glance from Thousand-Pound Douluo. The Second Elder, Golden Crocodile Douluo, remained silent for a long while after hearing his elder brother's words, then said, "Yes, Great Elder."
Afterwards, the elders left one after another, slowly retreating from the hall.
Once everyone had left, Qian Daoliu slowly opened his eyes, flames faintly burning in his golden pupils. He stood up, bowed slightly to the six-winged celestial god statue behind him, and said, "This time, I need to borrow your divine power, Lord Angel God."
...
Boom!
With the spread of ice crystals, the doors of the Hall of Worship were completely frozen at this moment, and the Frost King merely waved his hand, shattering the doors into pieces.
Through magical probing, the Frost King's purpose for this trip was to see just how strong the ruler of this planet was, or rather, his purpose today was to kill.
The moment they stepped into the hall, the terrifying, frigid magic caused the temperature to plummet, freezing everything inside. Only the six-winged angel statue in the center of the hall remained, its massive golden sword pointing skyward. Most peculiarly, a faint layer of golden flames swirled around the sword.
"You've been waiting so long, what? Aren't you coming out?" The Frost King stood motionless, staring at the colossal angel statue. The next moment, a figure suddenly appeared before them, the golden sword in his hand radiating a faint pressure.
"King of beings from another world, this is not a place for you." Qian Daoliu's voice was gentle, as if greeting an old friend.
"Huh?" The Frost King was incredulous, but he walked towards Qian Daoliu nonchalantly, each step causing the ground to tremble.
Qian Daoliu's expression remained gentle, seemingly unperturbed by the actions of the Frost King. However, as the Frost King took his seventh step, a blinding golden light erupted from the Angelic Holy Sword in his hand.
"Borrowing the power of a higher-level life form?" The Frost King grinned, then raised his hands in a strange gesture. At this gesture, ice puppets began to appear on the ground.
Simultaneously, Qian Daoliu moved. Known as the invincible one in the sky, he attacked directly at the Frost King's head.
Nine soul rings emerged from his body—eight black and one red!
"Third Soul Skill, Sword of Judgment!" Golden light flashed in Qian Daoliu's eyes, and the Angelic Holy Sword in his hand condensed into a massive golden sword shadow, which he then slashed down fiercely.
Boom!
All the ice puppets rushing towards him were instantly disintegrated in mid-air. The Angelic Holy Sword burned with raging flames; although these ice puppets were powerful, they were far from being able to withstand the scorching holy flames.
"Bang!"
With a single sword strike, Qian Daoliu severed the ice puppet charging towards him. His six wings unfurled, propelling him straight into the sky. He then gazed down at the Frost King, his seventh soul ring gleaming.
"Seventh Soul Skill, Angelic True Form!"
As the seventh soul skill was unleashed, a colossal six-winged angelic phantom appeared behind Qian Daoliu. Simultaneously, Qian Daoliu channeled all his soul power into the Angelic Holy Sword in his hand.
The sword trembled from the gathering soul power, the golden flames swirling on its surface distorting the surroundings.
In that instant, the Frost King sensed something amiss. He felt a power emanating from this man, a power capable of severely injuring him—not the man's power, but the power of the angelic phantom behind him, a power from a higher-level being!
"You bastard!" The Frost King roared in fury. He was a king, the king of the chaotic people!
The Frost King clenched his fist, retrieving his ice bow from subspace. In the next instant, an ice arrow imbued with extreme cold power shot towards Qian Daoliu.
Whoosh!
In Qian Daoliu's eyes, the ice arrow transformed into a rain of thousands of arrows the moment it was released. Soon, a sky full of ice arrows accurately struck him.
"Fourth Soul Skill, Angel's Eye!"
Qian Daoliu activated his fourth soul skill with his remaining soul power. In mid-air, a golden eye suddenly shone brightly, and in an instant, a rain of swords formed from countless divine soul powers met the thousands of ice arrows.
The speed at which the two collided was so fast that afterimages could be seen overlapping. It was conceivable that either side, subjected to such an attack, would be riddled with arrows.
"Ninth Soul Skill, Heavenly God... Judgment!"
As the four words were slowly uttered, a dazzling light emanated from Qian Daoliu's body. At this moment, terrifying soul power in the air began to converge into his body. The Heavenly Divine Sword, held high in both hands, emitted blazing flames. The angelic phantom behind him, holding the Angelic Divine Sword, had eyes filled with holy flames.
"Foolish human, you are facing the Frost King!" The Frost King roared with terrifying magic, but he knew that this was not his own world, and he could not unleash even half of his full strength. But so what?
Still disdainful of Qian Daoliu, the Frost King transformed his body into a spirit form. Maintaining this spirit form required a great deal of physical strength, but at the same time, he could unleash his full power. Only in this way could he completely kill the man before him.
"Taste the terror of this frigid cold, you insignificant humans!"
The Frost King transformed into a terrifying ice storm that engulfed everything. The already crumbling palace, weakened by the two forces, began to collapse. A blizzard raged, and the magical barrier enveloping the entire Spirit Hall's sacred mountain began to crack. The once sunny sky became overcast and gloomy.
The Frost King, now an ice storm, looked down at the man with golden eyes and roared like thunder.
"This is my power, human!"
Tens of thousands of ice spears, formed from crystallized magical energy in the air, gradually grew like a blizzard. Each spear contained power enough to kill a Title Douluo. The Frost King unleashed a terrifying, all-out attack, an attack that even Qian Daoliu found terrifying.
The dome of the Hall of Worship collapsed, and the frozen pillars within were all scattered and broken by the biting wind.
Despite this, Qian Daoliu did not retreat an inch. His entire soul power burned, transforming into strands of golden light that floated towards the raised Angelic Holy Sword. Faced with the endless blizzard of ice spears, the sacred energy barrier in front of him began to shatter.
The Frost King did not relax his guard either. He roared, "Soldiers!"
Unbeknownst to them, the snow had already submerged the Hall of Worship, and ice golems, formed from magic power, emerged one by one, numbering in the tens of thousands!
"Kill him!"
Receiving the king's command, the ice golems rushed towards Qian Daoliu, but were all melted into puddles of icy water by the burning sacred barrier.
Seeing his soldiers unable to defeat Qian Daoliu for so long, the Frost King was furious. In truth, he couldn't blame his soldiers; after all, this was not the Frostlands, nor was it his home ground.
The angel's divine flames completely suppressed the Frost King's extreme cold magic. If Qian Daoliu hadn't borrowed the angel's divine power, he wouldn't have been able to withstand it for so long, let alone unleash his ninth soul skill, which required a significant amount of time to cast.
"A mere human, merely borrowing the power of a higher being, dares to be so insolent before a king!" The enraged Frost King's mouth immediately spewed forth chilling breath.
But in the next instant, a divine golden light suddenly flashed in Qian Daoliu's eyes. He stared at the enraged Frost King, raised his divine sword, and brought it down with a devastating strike!
This sword seemed to tear space apart. This sword was a culmination of Qian Daoliu's entire life's power, condensed with the angel's divine power. This sword was enough to severely injure the Frost King!
*Whoosh!*
The Frost King sensed the terrifying energy about to tear it apart and hurriedly deployed its icy barrier to protect itself.
In that instant, a surge of holy flames emanating from the sacred sword in Qian Daoliu's hand swept across the dense mass of ice golems.
The sword, imbued with divine power, shattered the Frost King's icy barrier, leaving only the remains of the ice golems reduced to vapor, even briefly destroying the blizzard he had unleashed.
"I am a king! The Frost King!"
The Frost King, now in spirit form, went completely mad. He spared no expense, even forcibly overdrawing his spirit form's magic power to condense a rapidly spinning, extremely cold ice spear. A terrifying amount of magic power concentrated on the ice spear—this was his all-or-nothing attack!
Boom!
With a deafening roar, the thousand-year-old Hall of Worship atop the Spirit Hall's sacred mountain exploded. The terrifying surge of magic power destroyed the Frost King's magic barrier. In that instant, the Spirit Hall's sacred mountain began to tremble violently, and the few worshippers who had been ordered to leave by Qian Daoliu immediately flew into the air.
They stared in disbelief at the destroyed Hall of Worship, their faces filled with shock. This was the Hall of Worship, guarded by the Thousand Families for generations, the abode of the Angel God statue!
Their High Priest, the peerless Douluo of level ninety-nine, the invincible Qian Daoliu—they couldn't sense any of his presence!
"Find him! Find him!" The moment he couldn't sense Qian Daoliu, Golden Crocodile Douluo roared like a madman.
The other High Priests didn't waste any words; after gathering their soul power, they rushed into the ruins of the Hall of Worship to search for their High Priest.
Just as they were searching, an inconspicuous white light silently flew out and quickly disappeared.
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