Shrek's Internal Split, Ning Rongrong Voluntarily Announces Withdrawal

Time flies like an arrow.

Two years passed in the blink of an eye.

Nothing of great significance occurred during this period; Qin Xuan and the three young women spent their days in diligent, repetitive cultivation.

By now, Zhu Zhuqing and the others had all broken through to the Spirit Ancestor realm, their spirit power ranging between levels forty-one and forty-three.

Qin Xuan's spirit power stood at the peak of level fifty-nine; he was but one level away from reaching a bottleneck.

Furthermore, the spirit fusion skill he shared with Zhu Zhuqing had been polished to near perfection, known as the 'Chaos Evil Demon Tiger'!

Given their combined spirit power, this spirit fusion skill was sufficient to challenge Spirit Douluos above their rank!

Not only was it incredibly fast, but it also possessed multiple attributes including devouring, lightning, fire, and illusions, making it impossible for enemies to guard against!

Spirit City was exceptionally lively today.

The Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament, held every five years, had officially begun.

The tournament consisted of three stages: the preliminaries, the promotion matches, and the final tournament.

The preliminaries and promotion matches alone would consume two months.

Because the Spirit Hall Team had reigned as champions for many consecutive sessions, they were granted direct entry into the finals and were exempt from the preliminary and promotion stages.

At this moment, Qin Xuan was leading the young women on a leisurely stroll toward the Pope Hall.

Since Bibi Dong had expressed a desire to meet him and his friends, there was naturally no reason to refuse.

A thought currently piqued Qin Xuan's curiosity.

Since Zhu Zhuqing had already departed from Shrek Academy, who exactly would be taking her place?

Interesting... A flicker of imperceptible black light flashed through Qin Xuan's pupils at the thought.

The group of handsome men and beautiful women drew every eye as they walked down the street, their presence commanding total attention.

However, they had long since grown accustomed to being the center of such adoration.

Half an hour later.

The group arrived before the Pope Hall.

Qin Xuan pushed open the great doors first, leading the women inside.

Aside from Qin Xuan, the others wore varying expressions of nervousness.

After all, this was their first time entering the Pope Hall to meet the reigning Pope.

The hall was filled with important figures today, as if they had gathered specifically to welcome Qin Xuan and his companions.

Beyond Bibi Dong, who sat upon the papal throne, the Golden Generation led by Hu Liena and the Cardinals stood on the right side of the hall.

Behind Bibi Dong stood the two Douluos, Yue Guan and Gui Mei.

Qin Xuan could clearly sense that Yue Guan had grown stronger, though with his own spiritual power, he could not discern exactly how many levels Yue Guan had advanced.

"Greetings, Teacher!"

"Greetings, Your Holiness the Pope!"

Qin Xuan, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others spoke in unison.

"No need for such formalities!" Bibi Dong's beautiful eyes swept over the three young women, whose beauty was in no way inferior to Hu Liena's, before her gaze settled on Qin Xuan with a light laugh:

"Xuan'er, you certainly have quite the way with women."

"Teacher, please do not tease me; I am not a man of such base desires," Qin Xuan replied with breezy indifference, as if the oppressive aura radiating from Bibi Dong meant nothing to him.

There was no sense of distance in his conversation with Bibi Dong.

After all, Bibi Dong was the current Pope; even when Hu Liena spoke with her, there was a clear hierarchy, so how could anyone be as natural as Qin Xuan?

Meanwhile, Hu Liena looked at Song Qingling and the others with a strange expression, a hint of jealousy stirring in her heart.

"These girls have all broken through to the Spirit Ancestor realm; they truly are no less capable than men!" Gui Mei remarked with emotion.

Bibi Dong looked at Song Qingling and the other two, nodding in satisfaction.

Across the entire continent, male powerhouses still held the majority.

Due to the painful memories of her past, Bibi Dong tended to favor young women.

Now that Spirit Hall had gained three girls of such exceptional talent, she was naturally delighted from the bottom of her heart.

"Tell me about your spirits, so that This Seat may have a preliminary understanding."

Once she finished speaking, Xia Hui began first, and they introduced themselves one by one:

"Your Holiness, my name is Xia Hui, level forty-one spirit power, my spirit is the Crape Myrtle Star Pagoda; I am a dual-attribute Spirit Ancestor specializing in support and control!"

"Your Holiness, my name is Zhu Zhuqing, my spirit is the Nether Spirit Cat, a level forty-two agility-attack system Spirit Ancestor!"

"Your Holiness, my name is Song Qingling, my spirit is the Ice Soul Dragon Abyss Spear, a level forty-three power-attack system Spirit Ancestor."

"Not bad..." Bibi Dong rose to her feet, scrutinized the three young women carefully, and spoke slowly:

"Your aptitudes are all excellent. Sooner or later, you will break through to the Title Douluo realm; do not lose your drive for progress!"

"Spirit Hall will spare no effort in cultivating the lot of you!"

"Thank you, Your Holiness!" Zhu Zhuqing and the other two women beamed with joy, responding in unison.

At this moment, Qin Xuan looked toward Yue Guan and asked curiously:

"Elder Chrysanthemum, after you consumed the Wonder Velvet Chrysanthemum last time, how many levels did your soul power rise?"

Hearing this, Yue Guan smiled and held up two fingers on his left hand.

"Every level gained as a Title Douluo is a watershed moment. Since Elder Chrysanthemum is already a level 97 Super Douluo, I fear you will rarely encounter an opponent now!" Qin Xuan boasted.

Yue Guan was flattered and felt himself floating on air, but remembering they were in a public space, he quickly composed his expression: "Little Xuan, the rise in my soul power is secondary; the most critical point is that the origin of my martial soul has undergone a qualitative change."

"The Wonder Velvet Chrysanthemum of the past could only be considered a plant-type martial soul, but after consuming the immortal herb, it has transformed into a metal-type tool martial soul. Both its destructive power and durability have been significantly enhanced!"

Hearing this, Qin Xuan made a mental estimation of Yue Guan's current combat strength.

The current Yue Guan should be evenly matched with Sword Saint Chen Xin; as for who would actually win, it would depend on their split-second reactions and combat experience!

"The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament has already raised its curtain."

"Xuan'er, the reason I summoned you all here today, aside from testing the results of your cultivation over these past two years, is for another matter."

As Bibi Dong said this, she looked toward Hu Liena.

Hu Liena stepped forward and said with a smile: "Little Xuan, we of the Golden Generation would like to spar with you. What do you think?"

"Spar with me?" Qin Xuan wondered if he had misheard.

The 'Golden Generation' symbolized the ceiling of Spirit Hall's younger generation.

Yet, Qin Xuan's talent was such that he could pierce through that ceiling and stand in the atmosphere above.

There were differences even among Soul Kings.

The mere Golden Generation was truly not qualified to spar with him.

Seeing the look of disbelief on Qin Xuan's face, Hu Liena said seriously:

"Little Xuan, we know in our hearts that we definitely won't be your match."

"The reason we asked Teacher to mediate and initiate this soul battle is mainly because we want to know just how vast the gap is between us, the Golden Generation, and you!"

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Qin Xuan glanced at Bibi Dong.

Bibi Dong nodded slightly at him, a hint of helplessness appearing on her face.

It seems the Golden Generation has developed a competitive spirit. Very well, I shall play along with them today! Qin Xuan sighed inwardly, then spoke calmly:

"Nana, I accept your challenge to this soul battle!"