Douro Continent

Chapter 399 The Grand Finals, Martial Soul City (Part 1)

With the competition over, Emperor Xueye delivered another inspiring and motivating speech. The grand finals were fast approaching, the true battle to determine which academy would be the strongest on the continent.

As an emperor, Emperor Xue Ye naturally could not leave Heaven Dou City without permission. After his speech, Emperor Xue Ye announced that Crown Prince Xue Qinghe would represent him as the envoy of the Heaven Dou Empire to participate in the judging of this competition. He would personally accompany the fifteen teams from the Heaven Dou Empire to a city at the border of the two empires for the final competition. The final competition would be hosted by the Spirit Hall.

Each team had only three days to adjust. Three days later, a total of fifteen teams, along with their teachers and five hundred Royal Knights soldiers, a group of over a thousand people, set off for the finals venue: Wuhun City.

Originally, the finals weren't supposed to be held in Spirit City, but for some unknown reason, the Spirit Hall suddenly changed the venue. They moved the final match to the Spirit Hall's main city. This city almost entirely belongs to the Spirit Hall, located at the border of two great empires, neither of which claims ownership. Most importantly, one of the Spirit Hall's two most prestigious halls, the Papal Palace, is situated within Spirit City.

This newly built Papal Palace is hailed as the most magnificent building in the entire Douluo Continent. It is precisely because of this new Papal Palace that Spirit City has become a holy land for all Soul Masters, and a place the Spirit Hall has established for itself, much like a capital city.

The journey from Heaven Dou City to Spirit City takes about twenty days. The finals competition isn't very long, as it's entirely a knockout tournament. With thirty-three teams in total, the winner will be decided in less than ten days.

The Spirit Hall attached great importance to this grand final. During the qualifying rounds, Spirit City had already designated a specific venue for the final of this continent-wide elite Spirit Master Academy Tournament. At the same time, Spirit City issued a decree: during the tournament, no one other than a Spirit Master was allowed to enter and watch the matches. Even nobles were prohibited. This added an extra layer of mystery to the final competition.

The common people wouldn't feel dissatisfied with such a decree from the Spirit Hall. After all, Spirit Masters were already a high and mighty existence in their eyes. The Spirit Hall was, in fact, a temple and a holy land in their hearts. Who would dare to say anything when the decree was personally issued by His Holiness the Pope?

A group of over a thousand people set off in a grand procession. Although each academy operated independently, they all represented the Heavenly Dou Empire, and the tension was much lower than during the preliminary and qualifying rounds. In particular, the academies with closer ties traveled together.

Shrek Academy remains the most watched, but weaker academies are unwilling to approach them. The Four Elements Academy, perhaps due to its defeat in the qualifying rounds, has become much more low-key.

To allow the participating team members to rest better, the Heavenly Dou Empire specially commissioned fifteen luxurious giant carriages for them to ride and rest.

These carriages even utilized some basic soul tool technology, providing excellent shock absorption. Sitting on them was extremely stable. Of course, these were the most rudimentary soul tool technologies passed down throughout the entire Douluo Continent.

From the day they set off, Shrek Academy was missing one person, a very important person. The Master.

Even the Shrek Seven Devils didn't know where Grandmaster had gone. He didn't even tell Tang San; he quietly left alone the day after the promotion tournament ended. He didn't take Liu Erlong with him either. This greatly disappointed Xue Ye, the Great Emperor who had sent people to invite him.

"Xiao Wu, your godmother seems to be in a bad mood these past few days! What's wrong?" Sitting in the carriage, Ning Rongrong whispered in Xiao Wu's ear.

Xiao Wu shook her head helplessly and said, "I don't know either. But my mom has a bad temper to begin with. Everyone should be careful lately. Don't make her angry, or you'll be the only one who suffers."

Ma Hongjun, standing to the side, said, "Who dares to mess with a Tyrannosaurus Rex? It can breathe fire too."

Dai Mubai glared at him, annoyed. "Keep your voice down, are you trying to kill us? If I'm not mistaken, Teacher Erlong's temper has been so bad lately, it's probably related to Grandmaster's departure. But, seeing that she hasn't lost her temper yet, she probably knows where Grandmaster went. It's strange, Xiao San, how come you don't know where Grandmaster went either?"

Tang San smiled slightly and said, "How would I know what my teacher is going to do? Boss Dai, you should focus on recovering from your injury. Otherwise, wouldn't it be painful if you couldn't play in the finals?"

Dai Mubai snorted, "Although it's only been three or four days, my wounds have already healed. No matter what, winning against Yu Tianxin's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul is more important than anything else. Alright, everyone, let's not waste any more time. This carriage is really nice; there's absolutely no problem cultivating on it. Your soul power is almost at the breakthrough stage. Hurry up and cultivate. Try to advance one level before the competition. That way, we'll have a better chance."

Tang San nodded, his gaze sweeping over everyone. "For us, the real threat still comes from the team sent by the Spirit Hall. Only by defeating them can we win the final championship. That will be the biggest test for the Shrek Seven Devils since we were formed."

Mentioning that team caused everyone's faces to darken. They had all learned from Tang San about the strength of their future opponents, especially the three who had received the Spirit Hall's Purple Record Medal and broken through to level 50 before the age of twenty-five. Although the Shrek Seven Devils all possessed such potential after consuming the immortal herbs given to them by Tang San, they had not yet reached that level.

Facing such an opponent in the competition would undoubtedly be extremely difficult for them given their current strength. But since the opponent already exists, they absolutely cannot run away from it.

How to defeat their opponent has been the subject of their thoughts for the past few days. But with Grandmaster absent and no one to provide them with tactical guidance, they have no choice but to practice around Tang San.

Tang San, seeing the solemn looks on everyone's faces, sighed softly and said, "What I'm most worried about isn't those three opponents above level 50. If their combination consists of three Soul Masters above level 50 and four Soul Masters around level 40, then we're not without a chance. My Eight Spider Lances and twin martial souls should be able to hold off one. The remaining two should also be able to hold out with Dai Mubai and Zhu Qing's martial soul fusion skill. We also have Rongrong and Xiao Ao's support. We might not be without a fighting chance. What I'm most worried about now is whether they possess abilities like soul bones and martial soul fusion skills. If these factors still exist, then it's almost impossible for us to win."

Oscar said, "Little San, didn't you say before that the Spirit Hall's prize for the championship this time is three spirit bones? Since the prize is spirit bones, it should be to incentivize the Spirit Hall Academy team members who participated. In that case, the possibility of them possessing spirit bones is extremely slim. After all, spirit bones aren't something you can see just anywhere. The Spirit Hall being able to offer three is already a very generous gesture."

Tang San nodded and said, "You're right. So what we need to pay attention to now is the Spirit Fusion Technique they might use. In our tactical system, we must pay attention to controlling this aspect."

A faint light flickered, and a cold glint appeared on Tang San's face. His hands were clasped together in front of his chest, and with each fluctuation of light in his eyes, the air distorted slightly. The faint purplish-gold hue drew the attention of the other six members of the Shrek Seven Devils. But no one interrupted him. They all knew that Tang San must have thought of something.

"Brothers from Blazing Fire Academy, may I come in?" Feng Xiaotian called out as he walked alongside the Blazing Fire Academy's carriage.

Although he was severely injured after the match with Tang San that day, Tang San's words undoubtedly gave him some hope. And so, as soon as he recovered a little, he came to find the person he loved.

"Brother Feng, what's the matter?" The carriage curtain was lifted, revealing Huo Wushuang's face.

Feng Xiaotian smiled somewhat awkwardly, "It's nothing. Is Huo Wu here? I've come to apologize to her."

Huo Wu's beautiful face appeared beside Huo Wushuang. "What do you have to apologize to me for? You didn't do anything wrong."

Upon seeing Huo Wu, Feng Xiaotian's eyes lit up at first, but then a look of remorse immediately appeared on his face. "Sister Huo Wu, I'm so sorry! I couldn't fulfill your request. I still lost to Tang San. I..."

"No need to say anything more, you're not wrong." Huo Wu interrupted Feng Xiaotian. "I didn't expect that Tang San was still hiding his strength. He's just too strong. However, since he's a successor of the Clear Sky Sect, it all makes more sense. He lost, so be it. Now I just want to see if he can defeat his opponents in the finals and what ranking he gets."

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