A Twenty-Year-Old Soul Saint!

When the referee announced that Shrek Academy had advanced to the finals, the entire Tiantou City erupted.

Shrek Academy had once again lived up to expectations by storming into the finals of the Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition.

And they did so with a near-crushing dominance.

Five Soul Emperors with ultimate attributes—this was something unprecedented in the entire history of the competition.

Everyone was looking forward to the arrival of the finals, anticipating the peak showdown between Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy.

Meanwhile, in another part of Tiantou City, the atmosphere within the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy's residence was exceptionally heavy.

The conference room was thick with smoke.

The team leader for the Sun Moon Academy, a Level 7 Soul Engineer named Xu Hao, stared at the soul guidance screen before him with a dark expression.

On the screen, the footage of Shrek Academy's match from that morning was playing on a loop.

"Five Soul Emperors with ultimate attributes..." Xu Hao crushed the cigarette butt in his hand, his voice raspy. "This is simply not the kind of strength a normal soul master should possess."

"And that Ma Xiaotao who joined at the last minute, with her Evil Fire Phoenix martial soul—her strength cannot be underestimated either."

The students in the conference room all kept their heads down, no one daring to speak.

Their faces were etched with an unconcealable fear.

They were the geniuses of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy, the seeds carefully cultivated by Mingde Hall.

They possessed the most advanced soul tools and the top-tier instructors.

But upon seeing the world-destroying ultimate attributes of the five Shrek women, everyone had lost their confidence.

Those were ultimate attributes that rarely appeared even once in a few thousand years!

In the ten thousand years of Shrek's history, only three had ever appeared.

"Teacher, can we... can we actually win?" a female student asked in a low, trembling voice. "They are too strong. Those ultimate attributes simply cannot be blocked by ordinary soul guidance shields."

"That's right, Teacher. Wu Ming's Sun Golden Crow can even burn through Level 5 soul guidance shields. And that Baise with the Styx martial soul is too terrifying; it devours everything."

"And Mu Yue can control metal; my Level 5 soul guidance armor wouldn't even listen to my commands."

The students spoke over one another, their tones filled with despair.

They had already clashed during the round-robin tournament.

Xu Hao slammed his hand onto the table and said in a deep voice, "Everyone, shut up!"

The conference room fell silent instantly.

Xu Hao took a deep breath, his tone softening slightly. "I know you are afraid."

"Shrek's strength has indeed exceeded our expectations."

"But do not forget, we are the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy!"

"We represent the highest level of soul tool technology!"

"No matter how high a soul master's talent is, they are ultimately made of flesh and blood. But soul tools can allow ordinary people to possess power that surpasses soul masters!"

He stood up, walked to the corner of the conference room, and opened an encrypted box crafted from special metal.

The box was engraved with complex soul guidance patterns and emitted a faint golden light.

Inside the box lay a pitch-black device resembling a metal spider. It was covered in intricate, fine patterns, and three deep purple crystals were embedded in its core, radiating a heart-palpitating aura.

Seeing this device, all the students widened their eyes, their faces filled with shock.

"Teacher, this is..."

A cold smile appeared on Xu Hao's face.

"This is the Level 7 soul tool I recently developed, and it is the ultimate trump card I brought with me this time."

"Originally, this spatial soul tool was enough to capture a Soul Saint-level powerhouse alive."

"I had intended to wait until it was completely stable before putting it into actual combat."

"But now, in order to win this match and for the glory of Sun Moon, I have no choice but to use it ahead of schedule."

Xu Hao reached out and gently stroked the cold metal surface, his eyes flashing with a manic light; this was the most outstanding soul tool work of his life.

"With this, let alone five Soul Emperors with ultimate attributes, even if a Soul Saint comes, they will have no choice but to die."

"The competition officials never placed any restrictions on the level of soul tools a soul engineer can use."

In principle, that was true, but were there really any factions extravagant enough to use such high-level soul tools in the competition?

The value of a Level 7 spatial soul tool was, at present, a priceless treasure on the continent.

The only ones capable of bringing one out were top-tier soul engineers from Mingde Hall like Xu Hao.

"Tomorrow, let them see what a real soul tool is!"

The metal box slowly closed, completely sealing away that heart-palpitating aura.

The conference room fell into a deathly silence.

The team members knew that Instructor Xu Hao had friction with Shrek Academy when he was young.

He wanted to defeat Shrek even more than the team members did!

The night outside the window grew increasingly thick.

Tomorrow's final was destined to be anything but calm.

The next morning, the main arena in Tiantou City was already surging with crowds, not a single seat left empty.

The grand final of the Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition, Shrek Academy versus Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy, was the focus of everyone's attention.

The Shrek Seven Devils lined up to enter the arena. Wu Ming stood in the vice-captain's position, her gaze sweeping over the empty spot beside her, her brows slightly furrowed.

"It's this late, and the Senior Sister still isn't here? She was late for the preliminaries last time, and now she dares to cut it this close for the grand final? She's far too laid back."

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhang Lexuan, dressed in a moon-white gown, walked slowly toward the arena entrance.

"Apologies, I went back to the academy with Elder Song first, so I'm late."

Wu Ming rolled her eyes, her tongue as sharp as ever: "It's a miracle we've managed to hold on until now. Any later, and the referee would have disqualified us directly."

Zhang Lexuan smiled faintly, choosing not to argue with her, and walked straight to Ma Xiaotao's side: "Xiaotao, let's switch positions."

Although Ma Xiaotao was unwilling, she knew the Senior Sister's strength and status, so she silently stepped back, yielding the core position to Zhang Lexuan.

The reserve members of the past could at least get on stage to practice, but in this generation, aside from her taking advantage of her gender, even someone as strong as Dai Yaoheng could only watch from the sidelines, having no chance to step onto the stage at all.

What exactly had happened to these senior sisters?

The referee gave the order, and the match officially began.

The students of Sun Moon Academy did not rush to attack; instead, they raised their hands in unison to activate their soul tools.

In an instant, pitch-black spatial patterns spread wildly from the center of the arena. A level-seven spatial soul tool unfolded, completely shrouding the entire stage.

The space was forcibly divided into seven independent domains, with layers of mist churning to block sight and seal soul power perception. Every member of Shrek was trapped alone in a silent battlefield.

The Sun Moon students hid in the shadows of the mist, the cold glint of soul cannons flickering as long-range sneak attacks struck one after another.

The members of Shrek fought individually. Despite their extreme attributes, they struggled to coordinate within the divided space, falling into a passive predicament.

Just as the situation became precarious, Zhang Lexuan stood in the center of her spatial fragment, the starlight and moonlight halo around her body surging violently.

Seventh Soul Skill, Star Moon True Body.

"I say, let there be light!"

Her cold, clear voice resounded throughout the arena. A bright moon hung high, and thousands of stars descended. The holy and brilliant starlight and moonlight flowed like a torrent, sweeping in all directions, forcibly tearing through the layers of mist and illuminating every divided space.

The dark illusion created by the level-seven soul tool was fragile under the radiance of the stars and moon. The entire final arena was illuminated as if it were broad daylight, leaving the Sun Moon students with nowhere to hide.

In the VIP seats, Xiao Xiao's mouth hung open: "Senior Sister is so amazing!"

This strike from Zhang Lexuan was enough to rival the attribute effects of one of the four soul skills bestowed upon Xiao Xiao by the Wind Dragon King, the Wind Tunnel Domain.

Xue Yuheng nodded. In his perception, the attack power of this domain-like move from Zhang Lexuan was enough to contend with a mid-stage Soul Saint.

The entire audience erupted, the cheers deafening. No one had expected this.

A Soul Saint!

Wasn't the captain of Shrek only twenty years old?

A twenty-year-old Soul Saint!

The moment the mist dissipated, Wu Ming, Baise, Mu Yue, Su Tong, Hua Yao, and Zhang Lexuan simultaneously activated their martial souls.

The golden-red extreme fire, the pitch-black extreme water, the sharp extreme metal, the frigid extreme ice, the vital extreme wood, and the brilliant power of the stars and moon—six distinct, dazzling pillars of light shot into the sky. The power of their attributes collided and merged, rushing toward the spatial barrier with an unstoppable force.

The seal of the level-seven spatial soul tool shattered upon impact.

In the blink of an eye, all the students of Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy were swept away by the torrent of extreme attributes, losing their ability to fight and their power to resist entirely.

Chu Qingtian rubbed his nose; the final still had nothing to do with him, and he was already used to it.

On the spectator stand, Xu Hao's face was ashen, his entire body trembling slightly.

That was his greatest masterpiece, forged with countless efforts. He had intended to use it to crush Shrek and wash away his past shame, yet it had been broken so easily.

With bloodshot eyes, he stared at the students lying motionless on the stage. He stood up abruptly and shouted sternly at the referee:

"Referee, I want to file a complaint!

The sudden surge in strength of the Shrek team is plain for all to see!

They must have illegally consumed drugs, destroying the fairness of the competition!"