Chapter 149 The individual competition begins

After three days of rest, the fifth round of the finals officially started.

The Spirit Hall has really put a lot of thought into the finals. The arena for the finals alone was rebuilt from the ground up, and the location is directly in front of the Pope's Palace. It is said that it cost countless gold soul coins just to build the arena. The surface of the arena is made of special metal and can withstand attacks at the Soul Saint level.

In order to witness the results of this competition, in addition to the 33 participating teams, a large number of nobles and high-level soul masters were also invited to watch the finals of the Soul Master Competition, which can be said to be well prepared.

On the square of the finals, the main players of the three teams participating in the finals all stood together, quietly waiting for the final.

Behind the square is a huge arena, and directly opposite the square is the gate to the Pope's Palace.

The elder who maintained order shouted in a loud voice: "His Holiness the Pope has arrived."

The door of the Pope's Palace slowly opened, and Pope Bibi Dong appeared in the center of the door wearing golden clothes and holding a scepter. Although her steps were simple and casual, she put great pressure on everyone present. She was worthy of being a top Titled Douluo, and her momentum was indeed amazing.

Bibi Dong was followed by many elders, including Ning Fengzhi and Jian Douluo from the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, as well as some elders from the Spirit Hall, who all seemed to be at least top spirit masters.

When Bibi Dong arrived at the top of the square, the entire place was in silence. All the Spirit Hall personnel knelt on one knee at the same time and shouted, "Greetings to His Holiness the Pope."

From their voices, it could be seen that everyone had great respect for Pope Bibi Dong, and one could even sense a hint of fanaticism in them.

Ju Douluo next to Bibi Dong seemed to speak slightly, and her eyes turned to the contestants on the scene. Yang Ping'an even felt that Bibi Dong seemed to be looking at him faintly.

At this moment, the entire venue seemed to have undergone a strange change. Tang San, who was originally relatively calm, seemed to feel the pressure from Bibi Dong. His eyes turned blue directly, as if there was a special energy that wanted to burst out of his eyes, but under the pressure of Bibi Dong, it could not be ejected at all.

At this time, a cardinal shouted: "How dare you! Who are you to be disrespectful to His Holiness the Pope?"

But before the Cardinal could make a move on Tang San, Bibi Dong waved her hand: "Are you the Master's disciple Tang San?"

Tang San said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Yes, Your Holiness the Pope."

Bibi Dong couldn't help but nodded: "As expected of the master's disciple, and worthy of being a disciple of the Haotian Sect, it's really good."

Tang San was neither sad nor happy: "Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty the Pope. I dare not compare myself with my teacher."

Yang Ping'an watched the conversation between Bibi Dong and Tang San, and he just complained in his heart: Are these two people acting here? In such a serious occasion, they actually started to flatter each other in a business sense, and one dared to speak and the other dared to answer.

However, Bibi Dong quickly got down to business: "As the three teams that made it to the final of this Soul Master Competition, you are very impressive in both strength and courage. I hope you will continue to work hard. If you win the final championship, you will also receive rewards from the Spirit Hall."

As Bibi Dong waved her hand, a one-meter-long wooden box appeared directly from his body. After the wooden box was opened, three crystal lights appeared, and the light seemed to be full of power.

Everyone looked at the three crystal rays of light with desire in their eyes, because these three rays of light came from a right arm bone, a skull and a left leg bone respectively. Judging from the intensity of the luster, they were definitely top-grade soul bones.

At this time, Ghost Douluo Ghost, who was standing behind the Pope, said in his low voice: "The three soul bones are the wisdom skull of spiritual concentration, the right arm of explosive and burning flames, and the left leg of chasing the wind that moves forward rapidly. These three soul bones are more than 30,000 years old, and the head soul bone is as high as 50,000 years old. It can be called top-grade." As Ghost Douluo said this, everyone in the audience was a little stunned. No one thought that the Spirit Hall would really take out such a top-grade soul bone. Even Yang Pingan looked at the head soul bone in the middle with a dull look. Although he already had a top-grade soul bone, who would complain that such a thing was too little?
If this wasn't the Spirit Hall, and unless Bibi Dong and many Spirit Hall elders were standing there, these three soul bones would probably have caused countless bloody storms. You know, soul bones can improve the soul master's cultivation aptitude, and it can also be said that they can increase the soul master's upper limit.

Bibi Dong continued, "There can only be one winner. These three soul bones will be the prize for the champion. I hope you will go all out and win the final glory."

As Bibi Dong finished her words, the singles competition officially began, and everyone was ready to compete for the final championship.

Yang Ping'an glanced at the people around him and walked straight to the center of the arena to draw lots. Now it was a critical moment, and Yang Ping'an had no intention of handing these three soul bones over to the Shrek people.

Everyone was surprised when they saw that the first person to play from the Exotic Beast Academy was Yang Pingan. Normally in this kind of single-player competition, the first person to play is often an ordinary member of the team, who mainly plays a tentative role, or is used in the early stages to consume the soul and physical strength of the opponent's main force.

The first person from Shrek Academy to appear was Ma Hongjun. Ma Hongjun did not appear many times in the entire Soul Master Competition. Now he is only a Soul Master and is barely qualified to play. He is not a main player at all.

The Spirit Hall team has a Level 47 Soul Master, and it seems that he has the same plan.

But Yang Ping'an didn't care about their little thoughts. He walked directly to the center of the ring to draw lots. He was lucky enough to be the first one to draw a bye.

Whether it was Shrek or the Spirit Hall team, everyone's faces were extremely gloomy. Everyone present remembered Yang Ping'an's glorious record of defeating Shrek seven-on-one. If Yang Ping'an was really allowed to take advantage of the situation, most of the players in both teams would probably be eliminated.

Even Hu Liena and the other two from the Spirit Hall were a little nervous. After all, in a one-on-one fight, it was basically certain that no one could be Yang Ping'an's opponent.

Just as Ma Hongjun was about to step onto the stage with the Spirit Hall players, Yu Xiaogang suddenly spoke up: "Stop the game for a moment, I have something to say."

When everyone at the scene heard this, they looked at Yu Xiaogang angrily. In such a high-profile occasion, he was actually called for a timeout. Could it be that he was trying to cause trouble?

Bibi Dong raised his hand casually, and the scene suddenly became quiet. He just said lightly: "Please tell me your reasons."

Yu Xiaogang's face was cold: "My reason is that Shrek Academy gave up the singles competition this morning and voluntarily entered the loser's finals. Hongjun, you come down."

After hearing this, Ma Hongjun walked off the stage a little unhappy. Although his opponent looked very strong, he wouldn't let him retreat without a fight.

Bibi Dong said calmly: "Please tell me your reasons."

It can be seen that Dong himself is still a little unhappy about Yu Xiaogang's sudden surrender.

But Yu Xiaogang put his hands behind his back and acted mysterious: "No reason, I think it is our right to admit defeat."

When everyone in the Spirit Hall saw Yu Xiaogang like this, they were all filled with anger. If it weren't for such a serious occasion, they would probably tear Yu Xiaogang to pieces with just their gazes.

Bibi Dong was stunned for a moment, but she smiled, which was rare for her, and said, "Of course, it is indeed your right to admit defeat. Blame me for asking unnecessary questions, Elder Yu."

(End of this chapter)