My Heart Establishes the Way of the World; the Goodness of Heaven and Earth Is My Goodness

Cen Yu naturally knew what Tang San was thinking.

Unfortunately, he didn't have any peculiar interests. He wasn't going to stand still and wait for someone to finish charging up and attack him.

If it were Little Black, he might have wanted a clash between two strong opponents.

"All right, thank you, Senior Sister and all the upperclassmen. This is enough."

The boy severed the Soul Power connection and lightly leaped into the air.

In an instant, Hu Liena and the others collapsed to the ground, utterly drained, their eyes fixed on Cen Yu with complicated expressions.

Wait, how was this enough? He'd already drained all their Soul Power!

In the blink of an eye, Cen Yu was hovering in midair.

Behind him, the enormous phantom of the Miao Shi Heavenly Maiden blotted out the sky, making the arena below seem all the more insignificant.

Cen Yu lowered his eyes slightly and looked down at the Shrek Seven Devils. "My heart establishes the way of the world; the goodness of heaven and earth is my goodness."

As his words fell, dazzling golden light poured down from the firmament, instantly enveloping the entire Pope Palace.

In an instant, the shockwave rippled outward, directly blasting Yu Xiaogang, who was only at rank twenty-nine, away.

"Xiaogang!" Liu Erlong cried out in alarm and hurriedly darted forward to catch him.

"Xiaogang, are you all right?"

Clutching his chest, Yu Xiaogang looked up at Cen Yu in the sky, trembling. "How is this possible... What kind of power is this?"

Yue Guan glanced at the injured Yu Xiaogang, then at everyone else, who was completely unharmed, and nearly burst out laughing.

That shockwave could probably only injure Soul Masters below rank thirty, and Yu Xiaogang was the only one present in that range. What a lucky coincidence.

But Bibi Dong, who should have been frantic at a time like this, was watching her disciple with complete concentration, entirely unaware that her old lover had been injured.

That was... the aura of a god?

That's right... Though there was no divine power in him, that was the aura of a god...

What kind of ridiculous luck was this? Her disciple was also an heir to a deity?

Just then, Cen Yu closed his eyes and began to chant softly. "A tranquil heart is like water; clear water is the heart."

"No stirring breeze, no rippling waves..."

As his voice rang out, countless Buddhist characters appeared from the void and swept in every direction.

For a time, the vast light of Buddha flowed through heaven and earth.

"Ah—!"

As a series of piercing screams rang out across the arena, golden cracks rapidly spread across the surface of the enormous Clear Sky Hammer.

"Boom—!!!"

With a deafening crash, the Clear Sky Hammer exploded. Fragments flew in every direction amid the violent gusts.

Tang San could no longer hold on. He spat out a mouthful of blood and dropped to his knees.

But it wasn't over. Under the influence of the Buddhist chant, he clamped both hands over his head, his body trembling uncontrollably.

The other six members of Shrek were likewise unable to resist. They collapsed to the ground, curling up and wailing in pain.

The mighty Buddhist chant thundered incessantly in their ears, while terrifying pressure crushed down layer after layer. They felt that being alive was worse than being dead.

And it wasn't just the arena. Even the spectators outside could clearly feel that intense oppression.

It wasn't that the power itself was especially strong; it was simply that the sensation made people instinctively want to give up resisting.

Sword Douluo's expression changed dramatically when he saw Ning Rongrong curled up in pain inside the arena.

"Rongrong!"

Without another thought, he summoned his Martial Soul and was about to charge into the arena to save her.

But just as he was about to move, a thread of icy killing intent locked onto him.

"Who?!"

Sword Douluo whipped around.

On the towering roof of the Pope Palace, Guangling Douluo sat quietly, his longbow fully drawn and aimed at him.

Guangling Douluo, the fifth enshrined elder of Spirit Hall?! What was he doing here?!

Seeing Sword Douluo held at bay, Ning Fengzhi hurriedly turned to Flender. "Why haven't you surrendered yet?"

"Are you going to stand by and watch these children die here?"

At his words, Flender was just about to announce their surrender when Yu Xiaogang rushed over.

"No! We can't surrender! We can't surrender! San still has a way!"

"We have to believe in San! How many miracles has he performed? He must have a way—"

"Ah—!!!"

Just then, another utterly heart-rending scream came from the arena.

Everyone turned to look and saw that Tang San, trying to resist the pressure, had instinctively summoned his External Soul Bone, the Eight Spider Lances.

But the mere Eight Spider Lances were no match for the pressure of the Miao Shi Heavenly Maiden. They were crushed to pieces!

Flender angrily shoved Yu Xiaogang away. "Can't you see what's happening to the children?! Xiaogang, you've lost your mind!!!"

Then he hurriedly shouted to Bibi Dong, "We surrender! Shrek Academy surrenders! Please, let the children go!"

At his words, Cen Yu slowly opened his eyes, stopped chanting, and asked Bibi Dong, "Have they surrendered?"

Bibi Dong nodded to him. "Come back."

"All right." Cen Yu released the power within him that belonged to the others.

In an instant, the enormous phantom of the Heavenly Maiden, which blotted out the sky, began to fade away bit by bit, and the golden light overhead slowly receded with it.

Finally, the Hundred-Day Floating World Web was dispelled.

Cen Yu gave a light laugh and said to the suffering members of Shrek, "Then I thank you for yielding. The ultimate champion, as expected, belongs to Spirit Hall."

A quarter of an hour later, after the healing-type Soul Masters had treated them, the members of Shrek stood off to the side in a daze.

Their injuries could be healed, but the mental trauma Cen Yu had inflicted on them would take time to recover from.

The host addressed the crowd:

"Next is the awards ceremony. Let us welcome His Holiness the Pope to present the prize to the winning academy!"

As he spoke, he bowed respectfully to Bibi Dong.

Bibi Dong took a few steps forward. "The champion of this year's Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament is Spirit Hall Academy."

"Congratulations, talented young Soul Masters."

As she spoke, she planted the scepter in her hand against the ground.

In an instant, three Soul Bones radiating powerful auras slowly appeared before her.

At the sight, the members of Shrek gazed toward Spirit Hall Academy, their faces full of unwillingness.

Damn it...

The host spoke then:

"Will the representative of Spirit Hall Academy please come forward to receive the champion's reward!"

Hearing this, the three of them exchanged glances, then smiled and pushed Cen Yu forward.

Cen Yu was taken aback and looked at them in confusion. "Huh? What are you doing?"

Hu Liena smiled. "Junior, we only won the match because of you. This honor naturally belongs to you."

Xie Yue and Yan nodded as well, each patting Cen Yu on the shoulder. "Don't refuse. Go on."

At their words, Cen Yu no longer refused. Smiling, he walked toward Bibi Dong.

When he reached her, he bowed respectfully. "Your Holiness the Pope."

Bibi Dong looked at her disciple with pride and waved her hand. The three Soul Bones fell into Cen Yu's palm.

"Very good. You're outstanding—more outstanding than any genius I've ever seen."

Including herself.