Douluo Continent: The Martial Soul is actually Bibi Dong.

Chapter 118 First Opponent Shrek

After entering Spirit City, the sixteen teams of the Heaven Dou Empire settled in under the arrangement of the Spirit Hall.

This time, along with so many teams from the Heavenly Dou Empire, there were also many people from various sects.

In particular, representatives from the sects behind those academies have come.

The most special one was naturally the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, where the school master Ning Fengzhi and two elders at the title Douluo level were present.

Also present was Crown Prince Xue Qinghe of the Heaven Dou Empire, who came on behalf of the Heaven Dou Empire. Emperor Xue Ye did not come.

Su Mo strongly suspected that Qian Renxue was using this opportunity to return to the Spirit Hall to visit her mother and grandfather.

The next day, the sixteen teams representing the Heaven Dou Empire and the sixteen teams representing the Star Luo Empire arrived at the Spirit Hall together.

All the teams from the two empires gathered in the square in front of the Papal Palace.

Of course, both sides entered the arena separately, introduced by the event host from the Spirit Hall.

"Finally, please welcome the last team to enter the arena in this tournament. They are the Spirit Hall team, representing our Spirit Hall!"

With the host's introduction, the last team made its appearance.

After the host finished speaking, the members of the Spirit Hall team came out from inside.

Leading the group were the so-called Golden Generation: Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan, followed by their four teammates.

The members of the Spirit Hall team exude an extremely powerful aura upon their arrival, radiating a strong sense of confidence.

"What amazing confidence! It must have come from a lot of victories!"

"As expected of the Spirit Hall team, the entire team exudes strength, their brilliance is undeniable, and they are unmatched!"

"That woman is so beautiful..."

"This momentum is too strong! Will the Spirit Hall team snatch the championship again this year?"

"..."

As the Spirit Hall team emerged last, the other teams felt an overwhelming aura emanating from them, recognizing the Spirit Hall team's immense power.

"As expected of the 'Golden Generation,' the three members at the forefront are incredibly strong!"

"Our team simply doesn't have that kind of spirit!"

"It seems the Spirit Hall will win this year's championship again!"

"The Spirit Hall is also very confident about this, otherwise they wouldn't have offered three spirit bones as a reward for the champion!"

"..."

The contestants participating in this competition were surprised, and the representatives behind the teams watching the battle from the sidelines were equally astonished by the imposing presence of the Spirit Hall team.

"What an astonishing aura!"

"Do you think the first three people known as the Golden Generation might actually be Soul Kings?"

After Yu Tianheng sensed the power of the Spirit Hall team within the Heaven Dou team, he began to feel uneasy.

"Yeah, the people in front of us really had a lot of presence!"

"Hopefully we won't run into them too soon!"

After hearing Yu Tianheng's words, Shi Mo and his brother Shi Mo also became worried.

"What's the use of worrying? Even if the Spirit Hall team has three Soul Kings, we're not without a fighting chance! We'll just fight them directly!"

Upon hearing what Yu Tianheng and the others said, Ning Rongrong immediately retorted with dissatisfaction.

I'm already worried about this and that even before the fight has started.

"Rongrong is right. What's the use of worrying so much? Our goal is the championship. No matter how strong our opponents are, we just need to defeat them!"

"Yes, yes, Rongrong is right!"

Compared to the boys in the group, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, the two girls, were not as worried and immediately supported Ning Rongrong's statement.

"That's right. At worst, you guys just need to protect Lingling. Rongrong and I can handle everything else!"

Su Mo then said confidently.

"Rongrong is right. I lacked confidence and didn't believe in everyone's abilities. That was my mistake!"

Yu Tianheng realized he had said the wrong thing and quickly admitted his mistake.

At that moment, Bibi Dong, the Pope of the Spirit Hall, finally appeared, walking out from the upper building and looking down at everyone present.

"Greetings, Pope!"

"Greetings, Pope!"

The Spirit Hall guards around them all knelt down on one knee as Pope Bibi Dong appeared.

Su Mo and the others stopped talking and looked up at Pope Bibi Dong above them.

Upon seeing Pope Bibi Dong appear above, Su Mo also took a closer look.

Having seen Bibi Dong so often, Su Mo didn't feel much awe towards the Pope Bibi Dong in front of him. Instead, he compared her to the Bibi Dong inside his body.

Compared to Bibi Dong within him, the Pope Bibi Dong before him was colder, and her aura of superiority was even stronger.

This is not because Pope Bibi Dong's temperament is actually stronger than Bibi Dong's, but because Bibi Dong has been with Su Mo for a long time, she naturally wouldn't show such a superior attitude when facing Su Mo.

"Um?"

Su Mo's gaze was rather bold, and it seemed that Pope Bibi Dong noticed it, so she immediately looked over at Su Mo.

Seeing this, Su Mo quickly withdrew his presumptuous gaze and lowered his head.

After seeing Su Mo lower his head, Pope Bibi Dong quickly shifted her gaze away, scanning the audience before her eyes lingering on Yu Xiaogang in the stands.

Yu Xiaogang also looked at Pope Bibi Dong, but only watched calmly.

Instead, Liu Erlong, who was next to Yu Xiaogang, grabbed Yu Xiaogang's hand as soon as she saw Pope Bibi Dong's gaze fixed on Yu Xiaogang, and then looked at Pope Bibi Dong in a demonstrative manner.

When Pope Bibidon saw this scene, her eyes instantly turned even colder.

However, at this moment, she couldn't afford to make a scene, so she could only pretend to be indifferent and shift her gaze away from Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong.

"Your presence here proves that you are all outstanding individuals among the younger generation!"

"I'm really looking forward to seeing how you perform in the final rounds!"

"Therefore, the Spirit Hall has shown sufficient sincerity as a reward for the champion of this competition..."

After turning her attention back to the main topic, Pope Bibidon began to speak, addressing the final round of the competition.

After her brief remarks, Pope Bibidon handed the stage over to the host.

"I believe everyone is already familiar with the rules for the final round, so I won't go into detail!"

"In the first round, the Heaven Dou Royal Team, the Star Luo Team, and the Spirit Hall Team will receive a bye, while the remaining thirty teams will compete in head-to-head matches!"

"Now, each team, please send one player up to draw lots to determine your opponent in the first round!"

The host from the Spirit Hall didn't waste any time. After a brief explanation, he immediately had each team send members up to draw lots.

Shrek Team, Skywater Team, Blazing Fire Team...

Soon all the teams sent members up to draw lots, and the results came out quickly.

"The results are in!"

"The first match will be between Team Blaze and Team Barak!"

"Then these two teams stay, and everyone else, please leave and go to the stands to watch the match!"

After the results were announced, the final round of the competition officially began, accompanied by the host's commentary.

The first battle was a civil war within the Heaven Dou Empire, with both teams belonging to the Heaven Dou Empire.

The Barak Team was the representative team of the kingdom where Shrek Academy was located.

The result was obvious: the Barak team was no match for the Blazing Fire team and was unfortunately eliminated in the first round.

After the Blazing Fire team won, the match continued.

The first round of the competition ended in three days, eliminating fifteen teams. With the addition of the three seeded teams, eighteen teams remained.

The Shrek team was lucky; they didn't encounter any strong teams in the first round and successfully advanced to the second round.

In the second round of the competition, the Thunder Team from the Heaven Dou Empire and the number one ranked team from the Star Luo Empire will receive a bye, while the remaining sixteen teams will compete against each other.

"Finally, it's our turn!"

"I'll go draw lots!"

Ning Rongrong had been waiting for this long and couldn't wait any longer. When the second round of drawing lots took place, she volunteered to go up and draw lots herself.

"Hehe, it's number one! We're the first ones to go on stage!"

After Ning Rongrong came down, she immediately and happily reported the good news to Su Mo and the others.

In Ning Rongrong's view, this was good news because they would be able to go on stage soon.

"Great, we're the first ones up!"

"Finally, we can get started!"

Stone Mill and his brother Stone Mill were also excited when they heard Ning Rongrong's good news.

"Do we know who our opponent is?"

Only Yu Tianheng immediately entered a state of preparation, looking at the other teams, wanting to know which team their opponent would be.

"The first match of the second round of the finals will be between the Heavenly Dou Royal Team and the Shrek Team!"

"Now, please welcome our two teams to the stage!"

Soon, the host told Su Mo and his team who their opponents were.

"Our opponent is actually Team Shrek!"

"Great! Now we can get our revenge!"

"We're not afraid of the Shrek Team now!"

"..."

Upon learning of their opponents, Yu Tianheng and the others were both surprised and invigorated.

Apart from Su Mo and Ning Rongrong, the others still remembered how they were defeated by the Shrek team.

They were utterly defeated by the Shrek team back then, and were completely powerless to fight back.

Although after Su Mo and Ning Rongrong arrived, they learned that it was because the Shrek Academy team used weapons, Su Mo used Soul Weapon Fusion, and Tang San used hidden weapons that they were defeated so thoroughly.

But they still found it hard to accept, considering it a disgrace to them.

"Let's all cheer each other on! We must defeat Shrek this time!"

Now that she finally has the chance to avenge her previous defeat, even Ye Lingling's fighting spirit has soared.

"Our opponents are actually Zhu Qing and his group!"

Only Ning Rongrong, who was initially excited, suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

She felt that it wasn't a good idea to personally eliminate the Shrek team!

Yes, Ning Rongrong is also full of confidence now. She has great confidence in her current team and does not believe that Tang San and his Shrek Academy team have any hope of defeating them.

"No matter who our opponent is, we just need to defeat them!"

"Anyway, Tang San and the others won't get far. Why let others defeat them? We might as well do it ourselves!"

Su Mo rubbed Ning Rongrong's head and said with a smile.

Ning Rongrong felt embarrassed, but Su Mo felt great.

He thought Ning Rongrong was really lucky to have been drawn into the Shrek team.

Su Mo was very happy to be able to personally defeat and eliminate the Shrek team.

"Alright, let's defeat them then!"

"And let Yu Xiaogang see for himself, Su Mo, that you are the most outstanding!"

Hearing Su Mo's words, Ning Rongrong quickly put aside her inner turmoil and regained her fighting spirit.

She felt a little embarrassed about defeating Zhu Zhuqing and the others with her own hands, but she was full of passion for defeating the team led by Yu Xiaogang.

Upon hearing Ning Rongrong's words, Yu Tianheng felt somewhat embarrassed and could only pretend he hadn't heard them.

"Let's go, let's go on stage!"

After Yu Tianheng said this, he led the way and walked onto the arena.

"It's actually the Heavenly Dou Royal Team!"

"Our luck is just too bad!"

"..."

When Su Mo and his team found out who their opponents were, the Shrek team naturally also knew that their opponents were Su Mo and his team.

Suddenly, everyone, including Tang San, turned serious.

Because they all know how strong the Heavenly Dou Royal Team is now, Teacher Qin Ming has already told them about the basic situation of the Heavenly Dou Royal Team.

Apart from Ye Lingling, the rest of the team members are all Soul Masters, making them far stronger than their Shrek Academy team.

Their Shrek Academy team only has two Soul Masters, Dai Mubai and Tang San.

Furthermore, they also knew that Su Mo and Ning Rongrong could use the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, which used to be a major killing move for their Shrek team.

Now, however, it is their turn to prepare to face such a devastating blow.

Because they knew Su Mo and Ning Rongrong, everyone, including Tang San, lacked confidence even before the competition began.

However, in addition to lacking confidence, Dai Mubai and his group also felt extremely unwilling to give up.

Because none of them wanted to lose to the Heavenly Dou Royal Team.

Because the Heavenly Dou Royal Team was their defeated opponent in the past.

Now I might be facing revenge, and the thought of it makes me extremely resentful.

Tang San, in particular, was even more unwilling to be defeated by Su Mo.

Besides not wanting to fail himself, he also knew that his teacher, Yu Xiaogang, didn't want to see them lose to Su Mo either.

Tang San turned to look at Yu Xiaogang and, sure enough, saw that his teacher's expression was also very unpleasant.

Yu Xiaogang's mood at this moment was truly like that of someone who had eaten a mouthful of excrement—absolutely terrible.

"Stop overthinking it, just unleash your full power and fight!"

"In this battle, we don't need to hold back anymore. Let's just use our trump cards, otherwise we might never have another chance to use them!"

Yu Xiaogang quickly calmed down and then gave instructions to Tang San and the others.

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(End of this chapter)