Douro Continent

Chapter 419 The Origins of the Netherworld White Tiger (Part 2)

If this weren't the Papal Palace, and if it weren't for the presence of several Title Douluos, someone would probably have already been unable to suppress their greed and rushed up to snatch it.

The soul bone that Tang San obtained by killing the enemy with the Yama's Decree was also a skull. So when he first saw these three soul bones in front of him, even with his firm will, he couldn't help but feel a little shaken.

This is a soul bone! The most precious thing for a soul master. It's something you can only come across by chance.

Among soul bones, there are also distinctions of high and low value, with the quality of the bone itself being extremely important. The higher the level of the soul beast that produced the soul bone, the greater its effect. Of course, external soul bones are an exception.

Because external soul bones are the rarest in number, their growth potential is also the most precious of all soul bones. Within the entire system, they are second only to 100,000-year soul rings.

There are six common soul bones in total: head, torso, and limbs. Among the six types of soul bones, the torso is the most valuable, followed by the head, then the right hand, left hand, left leg, and right leg in that order. Soul bones of the same quality have different values ​​depending on their location.

Although Pope Bibi Dong did not present the most precious torso bone among the three soul bones she brought out, she did have a skull. The right arm bone was second only to the skull and torso bone in value, and even the least valuable left leg bone was not the least valuable of the six great soul bones.

These three soul bones were clearly produced by soul beasts that were over ten thousand years old.

For a Soul Master, this is an extremely rare and exceptional item.

Standing behind the Pope, Ghost Douluo Ghostly spoke in a deep voice: "The three soul bones are the Skull of Spiritual Condensation, the Right Arm of Explosive Burning Flames, and the Left Leg of Rapid Advancement. All three soul bones originated from ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts. Among them, the Skull of Spiritual Condensation came from a soul beast that was over fifty thousand years old. It was personally slain and obtained by His Majesty the previous Pope. It is a top-grade soul bone, second only to external soul bones and the top-tier soul bones produced by one-hundred-thousand-year-old soul beasts."

The Pope said calmly, "There can only be one victor, and the same goes for the champion. Therefore, these three soul bones will belong to the final champion team. I hope that the three academies that have entered the final three will give their all and earn this honor."

No matter what level of Soul Master they were, none of them could resist the sight of Soul Bones, let alone three of them. A strong fighting spirit surged forth from the twenty-one participating Soul Masters almost instantly.

The Pope continued, "This morning will be the individual elimination rounds, with each of your three teams fielding seven players. The team that remains will have an advantage. Tomorrow, the championship match will begin directly. The two losing teams will compete for the other final spot this afternoon. Now, you may send out your first players."

It's an individual elimination tournament, similar to the qualifying rounds, but with three teams participating simultaneously. Although it's not the final championship match, it's equally important.

Winning not only means securing a place in the top two, but also means being able to conserve energy for tomorrow's decisive battle.

At the top three level, the skill gap between the participants isn't that large. Playing consecutive matches in one day will undoubtedly take a toll, potentially leading to injuries. With the final match tomorrow, it's almost impossible to recover to peak condition. Therefore, the team that wins the individual matches below is very likely to be the ultimate champion.

The fact that the Spirit Hall has brought out three spirit bones will undoubtedly make the competition even more intense. Although on the surface the Spirit Hall seems to be selfless, anyone with discerning eyes can see that these three spirit bones were actually prepared for the Spirit Hall Academy team.

The Spirit Hall Academy team possessed an overwhelming advantage in strength. Although Tang San of the Shrek Academy team also had a ten-thousand-year spirit ring, the five fifth spirit rings of the three Spirit King-level experts on the Spirit Hall team were all ten-thousand-year level. An extra spirit ring undoubtedly makes a huge difference in the strength comparison between spirit masters, especially when there are three such individuals.

All members of the three strongest teams are at least level 40, which makes the three level 50+ powerhouses of the Spirit Hall even more outstanding. If it were just one, there might be a chance, but with three of them, their strength demonstrated in defeating the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team shows just how terrifying they are.

In that battle, they only fielded two fighters, resolving the fight with a dazzling Spirit Fusion Technique. Although they used a Spirit Fusion Technique, its unique nature prevented anyone from seeing the true state of the battle from the outside, making its inner workings even more unfathomable. Its only effect was deterrence.

Even the members of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team only had a vague feeling about that soul skill. Yu Tianheng had found Tang San yesterday, but he was unable to give any constructive advice.

He looked helpless when the Spirit Hall Academy team was mentioned. Although they were inferior to their opponents, they simply couldn't perform to their full potential in that match.

This is also what makes the Spirit Hall Academy team so terrifying; they rely on their overwhelming abilities to suppress their opponents, preventing them from performing at their best and thus securing victory. Their meticulous planning and seamless teamwork make them extremely powerful even against opponents of the same level, let alone their upcoming final opponents who don't even have a single level 50 player.

Whether it was themselves or all the spectators, they believed that the championship of this competition was rightfully theirs. Of course, the three Soul Kings at level 50 and above who were leading the team also had another mission: to severely injure, or even kill, Tang San of the Shrek Academy team during the competition.

Although the competition rules forbid killing, when there's a significant difference in skill level, they have many ways to cause their opponents to be accidentally killed. Just like the situation where the Shrek Seven Devils suffered a backlash from their soul skills when facing the Canghui Academy.

Pope Bibi Dong considered the matter for a long time after Grandmaster's departure before issuing this order. Although her relationship with Grandmaster was extremely complicated, and his personal visit had caused her great turmoil, she was, after all, the Pope of the Spirit Hall, a long-time ruler who had diligently governed the Spirit Hall to achieve the goals and ambitions that her predecessors had failed to accomplish. How could she allow her personal feelings to affect the overall situation?

On the surface, a genius soul master may not seem like much, and the Spirit Hall has never lacked such geniuses.

The more powerful a Soul Master is, the more they understand how terrifying the influence and destructive power of a true genius can be. If Tang San's talent attracted the attention of the Spirit Hall, then his origins in the Clear Sky Sect and his status as the son of Tang Hao undoubtedly solidified the Spirit Hall's intention to kill him.

Although such killing intent cannot be openly expressed, at the most recent meeting of the Spirit Hall elders, all the elders unanimously passed this decision: they will never allow a second Tang Hao, or even an enemy stronger than Tang Hao, to appear.

The fact that Tang San possessed twin martial souls already led them to place his talent above Tang Hao's. Moreover, Tang San had achieved his current success with only a seemingly useless martial soul, Blue Silver Grass. Who could predict his future? For the sake of the Spirit Hall's overall interests, they could not allow this variable to emerge.

A row of gilded chairs was placed in front of the Papal Palace. At Pope Bibi Dong's signal, she sat in the center. To her left sat Ning Fengzhi from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and Sword Douluo Chen Xin, and to her right sat Ghost Douluo Gui Mei and Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan.

Each of the three academies sent out its first member. Shenfeng Academy sent Huo Wushuang, the former captain of Chihuo Academy, while Wuhun Hall Academy sent a Soul Master in his forties. On Shrek Academy's side, Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang's first player wasn't one of the Shrek Seven Devils.

Among the Shrek Seven Devils, two are support-type Soul Masters, so they naturally cannot participate in this kind of individual competition. The first person that Grandmaster assigned to the field was not the strongest among the substitutes, Tailong, but Jingling, an agility-type Battle Soul Master who was not yet level 40.

The draw was conducted by three people to determine which two academies would compete in the first round, with the winner continuing the battle, and so on.

Shrek Academy was incredibly lucky; Jingling got a bye right off the bat.

Being given a bye in the first round means that Shrek Academy's team can play later, allowing them to be well-rested and better assess the strength of their opponents. This is undoubtedly a very favorable draw.

However, something unexpected happened. After the draw, when Huo Wushuang and the member of the Spirit Hall Academy team walked to the center of the arena, the Spirit Hall Academy team member suddenly turned around, bowed in the direction of the Pope, and said, "I forfeit this match."

Forfeit? Although there aren't many people here to watch the game, they are all powerful figures in the world of Soul Masters. The fact that the Spirit Hall Academy team forfeited in the first match is something most people didn't expect.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, the cardinal in charge of the refereeing immediately announced that Huo Wushuang had won the first match. The second match would be between Huo Wushuang, representing Shenfeng Academy, and Jing Ling, representing Shrek Academy.

At this moment, Master and Tang San from Shrek Academy frowned almost simultaneously. The two exchanged a glance and couldn't help but reveal a hint of anger.

When their gazes fell upon the members of the Divine Wind Academy, including Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wu, none of them dared to meet their eyes directly, clearly feeling somewhat guilty.

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