The Tree Realm Descends on Douluo Continent

Chapter 220 Bibi Dong Before the Pope's Palace

The next morning, the sun shone brightly.

After several days of competition, the Soul Master Tournament has reached its final round today. The three strongest teams that advanced from the fourth round will compete for the ultimate championship in front of the Pope's Palace.

Because people usually only remember the first place winner, there were no prizes for second and third place. Teams eliminated earlier didn't even get the chance to watch the final match.

At this moment, a fighting arena no smaller than the one in the center of Wuhun City had been set up overnight in the square in front of the Papal Palace.

This arena is not made of granite, but rather pieced together from blocks of colorful rock with a texture very similar to jade. This demonstrates the wealth of the Spirit Hall.

The competition was very strict; the team leaders and assistants were stopped before they even entered the square and were required to watch from the outside.

Just as the students were curiously observing their surroundings, twelve ornately dressed cardinals and one white-robed bishop suddenly emerged from the side of the Spirit Hall.

It wasn't for nothing that I worked my way up in the Spirit Hall; it seems I've been doing quite well lately!

Li Xun stared intently. This white-robed bishop was none other than Salas, whom Bibi Dong had summoned back from Tian Dou City.

This person had many flaws and his character wasn't great, but Li Xun was in need of manpower at the Spirit Hall, and people like him who had fallen out of power were easy to manipulate, so he gave him a hand.

After all, no one wants their rival's parasites to decrease.

"His Holiness the Pope has arrived!" With Salas's shout, the massive main gate of the Papal Palace slowly opened.

Bibi Dong, with an air of majesty, dressed in a gleaming gold gown, wearing a purple-gold crown, and holding a papal scepter, slowly walked out.

Behind her followed five others, all dressed in magnificent attire: Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, Poison Douluo, and Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo. Although these five were behind the Pope, their aura and imposing presence were in no way inferior to Bibi Dong's.

After all, only three types of people can enter through the main gate of the Papal Palace.

One type is naturally the Pope; the second is someone who has reached the level of a titled official; and the third is an elder of the Spirit Hall. Aside from the first three, it's said that even the emperors and platinum bishops of the two great empires are not qualified to enter or exit through this main gate.

"Long live His Holiness the Pope! Long ...!"

As Bibi Dong appeared, the solemn and dignified Spirit Hall knights outside the Papal Palace immediately knelt on one knee and shouted in unison, their voices echoing throughout the entire Papal Mountain like a mountain roar and a tsunami.

The Soul Masters in Wuhun City, upon hearing this, all joined in, shouting in unison, trying to get their voices into the Pope's ears.

After all, for the soul masters living here, the Pope and the Spirit Hall are their faith.

Under the oppressive atmosphere, the students of the Spirit Hall team and the Blazing Fire team also knelt down.

Seeing this, Li Xun raised an eyebrow. He didn't kneel, but instead gave a slight bow with his hand on his chest. He felt kneeling was unnecessary, but basic etiquette should still be observed.

It's said that you should kneel to heaven, earth, parents, and teachers, but that doesn't mean you should stand there like a block of wood like an idiot. That not only fails to demonstrate your noble character, but also makes others look at you like you're a monkey.

Seeing that Li Xun did not kneel, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and the others also bowed and saluted, since no one wanted to kneel before anyone.

Bishop Salas Platinum, who was presiding over the ceremony, naturally noticed this situation, but since Li Xun and his companions were impeccably courteous and he had received help from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, he naturally wouldn't say anything.

Bibi Dong looked around, her gaze lingering on Li Xun for a second before shifting elsewhere: "Get up, everyone."

As soon as the words were spoken, the people kneeling before the Papal Palace slowly rose from the ground with a sigh of relief.

Bibi Dong looked at the situation on the field and smiled: "Seeing you all is like seeing the future of the Spirit Hall, but here I want to see all your strength and talent."

"And the final winner will receive the Spirit Hall's ultimate reward." With that, Bibi Dong waved her hand and took out three shining spirit bones from her spirit tool.

These three soul bones are all different; one is a right arm bone, one is a left leg bone, and one is a head soul bone.

Bibi Dong looked at the three soul bones, a strange look flashing in her eyes. If she hadn't already spread the word about the final reward, the reward she was offering now would definitely not be these.

After all, her goal was to give Hu Liena and the others a legitimate reason to obtain the soul bone, not to fund Qian Renxue's loyal subordinates.

She had already heard about the Heaven Dou Royal Knights yesterday, and through the series of events that had occurred in the past two years, Bibi Dong could see that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was truly supporting Qian Renxue.

She doesn't care much about Yu Xiaogang and the Blue Lightning Overlord Sect right now, but her feelings towards Qian Renxue are complicated. She feels a little reluctant, but she also doesn't want the other person to get in her way.

Now it seems that the soul bone has been given to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School for a bargain. Bibi Dong glanced at Ning Fengzhi out of the corner of her eye.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

By watching the qualifying tournament held by the Heaven Dou Empire, Bibi Dong had already roughly figured out Li Xun's strength. According to her original prediction, even if Li Xun could win, it wouldn't be so easy.

But unexpectedly, Li Xun was able to improve in such a short time, and even obtained a 100,000-year soul ring. In this competition, Nana and the others no longer had any hope of winning.

I just don't know where the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School got a 100,000-year-old soul beast, and how they managed to get that soul beast to willingly choose to sacrifice itself.

No one could guess Bibi Dong's thoughts; everyone was drawn to the three soul bones in her hands.

At this moment, the crowd in front of the Papal Palace was in an uproar. After all, apart from a few people who knew the inside story in advance, who would have thought that the reward for this continent-wide elite soul master competition would be three soul bones? Moreover, just by looking at the shimmering light on their surfaces, one could tell that these three soul bones were of extraordinary quality.

Greed, desire, disbelief.

For a moment, the eyes of everyone on the field were filled with different kinds of light, even some elders of the Spirit Hall, such as Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo.

For Soul Masters, the most important thing is the Soul Bone, followed by the Soul Ring. Although Soul Rings are also difficult to obtain, as long as they are not too old, there is always a chance if you ask for help from others.

But soul bones are different. Whether you get one depends entirely on luck. Many soul masters hunt soul beasts their whole lives and still don't get a soul bone.

Although there are some evil methods to increase the drop rate of soul bones, hunting soul beasts is also risky. If you kill indiscriminately, there is a high probability that you will be besieged by soul beasts that are over ten thousand years old.

"These three soul bones are the skull of wisdom formed by spiritual condensation, the right arm bone of explosive burning flames, and the left leg bone of rapid forward movement."

Bibi Dong used her soul power to slowly raise the soul bones, intending for everyone to see them: "These three soul bones are all ten-thousand-year soul bones. The most precious one is undoubtedly this head soul bone. Its age is as high as fifty thousand years. It was obtained by the former Pope himself. It is the best among soul bones, second only to external soul bones and one-hundred-thousand-year soul bones."

When Qian Xunji was mentioned again, Bibi Dong's eyes flickered.

(End of this chapter)