In Douluo Continent, the Pope used me as a substitute for my first love.

Chapter 511 The Soul Master Competition Concludes

"...Xiao Wu!"

That night, on an unfamiliar meadow, Tang San suddenly opened his eyes and sat up.

Turning his head, he saw a bright firelight and a burly man sitting beside the roaring fire. It was none other than Tang Hao.

This scene made Tang San feel somewhat dazed, as if he had returned to his previous life, leaving Spirit City and the Spirit Master Competition again... However, he quickly realized that in this life, he had not won the Spirit Master Competition; Xiao Wu might have been taken to the Star Dou Great Forest, or she might not have been, and had been imprisoned by the Spirit Hall; he had not been taken away from Spirit City by the domineering and unparalleled Ba Ba Xiaosai, but had instead fled quietly like a mouse...

The color gradually faded from Tang San's eyes.

"Mistress, you're awake?"

At this moment, Tang Hao's deep voice came.

"Regarding that little rabbit, it's not that I didn't want to save her, it's that I couldn't. That female Douluo from the Spirit Hall was incredibly powerful, far stronger than I expected. I wasn't even sure if I could defeat her after detonating my rings. Even if I could, I wouldn't be able to take her down in a short time. Instead, she would hold me back and attract even more powerful Spirit Hall warriors... So if I had intervened then, it would have only resulted in my son and I being left behind in Spirit City."

"..."

Tang San remained silent.

The boss actually said that Ling Yuan, that rookie extra Douluo, might be stronger than him? What kind of hellish joke is this...?

Tang San had no time to think about it further. Then, he heard Tang Hao say:

"Also, I feel that the Spirit Hall should already know about our father-son relationship, but they haven't taken action against you yet, I don't know why. I'm worried that things might change if we delay, so after you lose the competition, I'm ready to take you away from Spirit City at any time."

Hearing this, Tang San felt a warmth in his heart. He sighed, cleared his mind of distractions, and finally asked after a moment's thought:

"What should we do with Mom's soul bone, and Mom's physical body, which might be in the hands of the Spirit Hall?"

Tang Hao pondered for a moment.

"I want to infiltrate Wuhun City again and find another opportunity to seize Ah Yin's soul bone and body."

"No!"

Tang San immediately shook his head.

"The final champion of this Soul Master Competition will, barring any unforeseen circumstances, be decided between the Spirit Hall Academy and the Dragon King Academy. The strength of these two forces is undeniable. The Spirit Hall needs no introduction, and I recall that the Dragon King Academy has an unfathomable Title Douluo accompanying them. It seems your trip will likely be fruitless, and you might even lose yourself..."

"What should we do then?!"

Tang Hao, who had just been acting rationally, suddenly became somewhat self-destructive.

Tang San remained silent for a while, then finally comforted him, saying, "Let's focus on increasing our strength. Once we become gods, we'll be able to suppress everything and reclaim everything, including resurrecting Mommy in the future!"

As soon as Tang San finished speaking, Tang Hao instantly became as if he had been injected with chicken blood, excitedly clenching his fists before suddenly standing up.

"Then let's not delay any longer. From now on, Xiao San, you'll be training with me for a while. Your cultivation level improved too quickly recently, leaving many hidden problems in your body that need to be addressed."

"When you reach level 50, we'll go find the Blue Silver King to perform a second awakening for your martial soul."

"Um!"

Tang San nodded excitedly, but the next moment, a bad premonition suddenly flashed through his mind...

Could something have gone wrong with Blue Silver King as well?

bah bah bah!

Tang San quickly shook his head.

……

At this moment, the finals of the Soul Master Competition are still in full swing and will not end with the elimination of Blue Tyrant Academy.

In the finals, the most noteworthy and strong teams that are considered strong contenders for the championship are: the Spirit Hall main team, the Spirit Hall vice team (Po Tang team), the Qianlong Academy team, the Tiandou Royal Academy main team, and the Xingluo team.

Oh right, there's also the Kamikaze Academy team, or rather, the "Wind and Fire" team.

Indeed, the Divine Wind Team and the Blazing Fire Team, both ambitious contenders for the championship of this year's Soul Master Tournament, have once again chosen to temporarily merge. Blazing Fire Academy's Soul King Huo Wu, top-tier Soul Master Huo Wushuang, and another fire-attribute Soul Master have joined and replaced three members of the Divine Wind Team. Under the leadership of Huo Wu and Soul Emperor Feng Xiaotian, this new Divine Wind Team is exceptionally powerful and should not be underestimated.

After Blue Tyrant Academy's defeat in the second round, the finals quickly moved to the third round.

In the third round, the old rivals, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team and the Star Luo Royal Academy team, met. After a fierce battle, Ning Rongrong (Qingyun), who revealed her second martial soul "Mysterious Wooden Sword" and displayed a variety of fancy sword techniques, defeated the martial soul fusion skill "Netherworld White Tiger" jointly performed by Davis and Zhu Zhuyun. This also symbolized that the Heaven Dou Royal Academy eliminated the Star Luo Royal Academy.

Round 4 of the Finals

The Qianlong Academy team encountered the Wuhun Academy vice-team, and the outcome is self-evident. Although the power unleashed by the seven Clear Sky Hammer Soul Masters of the Wuhun Academy vice-team after forming the Clear Sky Formation was awe-inspiring, they were ultimately no match for Gu Yuena and her group (who were overpowered).

The Heavenly Dou Royal Academy team once again encountered a formidable opponent: the "Wind and Fire" team. Soul Emperor Feng Xiaotian and Soul King Huo Wu joined forces, using wind to fuel the fire, making their attack incredibly powerful. In this round, Ning Rongrong and Ning Qingyun, who had revealed all their trump cards by employing both swords and towers simultaneously, barely managed to survive. Their teammates, including Yu Tianheng, and their opponents Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wu, all fell.

In this way,

The final three were then determined.

They are the Qianlong Academy team, the Wuhun Academy main team, and the Tiandou Royal Academy team!

After a fierce and fair competition among the three teams, the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy unsurprisingly came in last place. The remaining teams, the Hidden Dragon Academy team and the Martial Soul Academy main team, engaged in a final battle that ended in a draw, thanks to a pre-match instruction from a shared, unnamed "boss" behind the scenes.

In short, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team finished third, while the Hidden Dragon Academy team and the Martial Soul Academy main team tied for first place.

This result was unexpected for many, but it also seemed reasonable.

In short, the mainland audience did not find the result unacceptable. Both the viewers who wanted to see Qianlong Academy shatter the "undefeated myth" of Wuhun Academy and the viewers who wanted to see Wuhun Academy continue to defend its championship title received psychological comfort.

However, a dispute arose regarding the prize for the champion of this year's Soul Master Competition.

The final result from the Spirit Hall was: the championship rewards, excluding the 100,000-year-old spirit beast bone, would be split equally between the two teams; the 100,000-year-old spirit beast bone would be given to the Spirit Academy team, while the Spirit Hall would compensate the Hidden Dragon Academy team with a "new product"—an artificial 100,000-year-old spirit bone!

Discerning individuals can easily see that the Spirit Hall seems to be using this opportunity to promote its new products and technologies. The appearance of the artificial 100,000-year spirit bone means that the Spirit Hall's long-delayed "artificial 100,000-year spirit ring inner core" may also be coming soon, subsequently causing quite a stir on the continent...

Thus, this exciting Soul Master Competition has come to a successful conclusion.

(End of this chapter)