The Finals were right before them. They were all just one step away from the ultimate championship.
Bright sunlight spilled across the earth, and beneath its rays, Pope Palace appeared even more splendid and resplendent, like the dwelling place of immortals.
Before Pope Palace, two rows of Temple Knights stretched from the palace gates all the way down the mountain. Their gleaming silver armor and heavy knightly swords made Pope Mountain seem even more imposing.
Early in the morning, the three teams that had advanced to the final three-team competition had already appeared before Pope Palace, waiting quietly. The teachers from the three academies were not permitted to stand in the square and could only wait outside its perimeter.
All twenty-one contestants stood silently in the square, awaiting the arrival of this final moment.
These three teams were the Shrek Battle Team, the Blue Tyrant Battle Team, and the Spirit Hall Battle Team.
The twenty-one stood where they were. On the Blue Tyrant side were Long Jie, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Little Wu, Dugu Yan, Jiang Zhu, and Huo Wu.
On the Shrek side were Tang San, Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Tai Long, Huang Yuan, and Meng Lifu.
On the Spirit Hall side were seven people led by Hu Liena.
The twenty-one stood together without looking at one another, yet terrifying auras radiated from their bodies, making the atmosphere exceedingly solemn.
The Spirit Hall Academy Team, led by Xie Yue and Hu Liena, wore the most relaxed expressions, but their eyes gleamed with the light of faith—faith in Spirit Hall and faith in the Pope.
Meanwhile, Blue Tyrant and Shrek would not even look at each other, clearly finding the other side distasteful.
The square before Pope Palace was no smaller than the competition platform used in the previous