Yue Guan and Ghost

Looking at the Golden Dragon Spear in Tang Wulin's hand, Yue Guan could not help frowning deeply. "What a powerful weapon."

"Looks like you've run into trouble."

The next moment, an ink-black shadow silently appeared before everyone. In an instant, it transformed into a human figure. It was none other than Ghost Douluo—Ghost.

"Old Ghost, you're here."

The moment Yue Guan saw that it was Ghost, delight appeared on his face. The corners of his lips rose slightly. "Even if you had wings today, you still wouldn't escape death."

Huo Yuhao lightly waved the folding fan in his hand and raised an eyebrow. "When did I ever say I was going to run?"

Suddenly, the surrounding wind and sand were swallowed by a Blizzard, and a world of ice and snow blanketed the entire battlefield in an instant.

"Snow Dance: Ultimate Ice Domain, Pride of the Ice Emperors."

A massive figure immediately appeared behind Huo Yuhao. Two breathtakingly beautiful yet utterly different icy women clasped hands and struck forward together. Two ice-blue beams shot forth in an instant.

Yue Guan and Ghost immediately used Gathering of Cold Blossoms and Soul-Returning Netherlight to block the attack. Yet they had never expected Huo Yuhao's strike to shatter their defenses in an instant.

The next moment, the beams pierced through their bodies and blasted them back against the rock wall. The hard stone behind them crumbled at once, shattered into bits of gravel by the impact.

Yue Guan barely forced himself to his feet and immediately shouted at Ghost, "Old Ghost! Hurry, let's use that move!"

Ghost swiftly flew toward Yue Guan. The two prepared to unleash their Martial Soul Fusion Skill together—Bipolar Static Domain.

Seeing this, Huo Yuhao immediately shouted to Tang Wulin, "Wulin, use your Dragon Emperor's Forbidden Art to stop their fusion!"

Holding the Golden Dragon Spear, Tang Wulin charged straight at Yue Guan and Ghost without hesitation. He thrust the spear forward before him and shouted:

"Second Form of the Dragon Emperor's Forbidden Art—Time Ban, Dragon Emperor Slash!"

Countless golden rays erupted and fused into one. Time and space itself seemed to be imprisoned by that strike. Yue Guan and Ghost froze, and their fusion was forcibly interrupted.

This move combined the Golden Dragon King's Time-Reversal Domain, Ten Thousand Fingers' Condemnation, All-In, and the King's Path Combat Art. It ignored all defenses, instantly twisting the frozen time and space and tearing apart the cracks in space.

Tang Wulin arrived in a flash with the Golden Dragon Spear in hand. Yue Guan and Ghost immediately used their Martial Soul Avatars to block him, but they were ultimately unable to withstand Tang Wulin's ferocious strike.

The two immediately spat blood and suffered severe injuries, sent flying backward by the impact.

Seeing this, Huo Yuhao secretly clicked his tongue in amazement.

In the original story, the Dragon Emperor's Forbidden Art could severely injure a Limit Douluo. Our Wulin really knows what he's doing.

"Spirit Hall will not let you off!"

The disheveled Yue Guan finally snorted coldly. After leaving behind that threat, he fled into the distance with Ghost. The other masked men in black from Spirit Hall also abandoned the operation and left with them.

After Tang Wulin flew back to Huo Yuhao's side, Huo Yuhao immediately gave him a thumbs-up.

"As expected of Wulin. Honestly, even I'm no match for you now."

Tang Wulin chuckled and narrowed his eyes. "Then Yuhao-ge, you should surrender obediently."

Seeing that Tang Wulin was about to pounce on him, Huo Yuhao quickly took his hand and laughed softly. "All right, all right, I surrender. I'll listen to you."

After that, everyone from Shrek Academy walked over together.

Flender coughed lightly. "Thank you two for resolving this crisis for us."

Huo Yuhao smiled. "Spirit Hall's main target in this encirclement was Xie Yue and Hu Liena. They are my disciples in the first place, so there's no need to thank me. This was what I should have done."

Hu Liena praised them, "Master, you two are really amazing. Even Titled Douluo were no match for you."

Dai Mubai looked at Huo Yuhao and Tang Wulin as though they were bizarre monsters. "I really never expected that you had already become Soul Douluo."

Ning Rongrong exclaimed, "And ordinary Soul Douluo could never defeat Titled Douluo. Yet you two beat them so easily. It really is impossible not to admire you."

Tang Wulin scratched his head. "You're praising us too much. Yuhao-ge and I were merely doing our small part to protect everyone. We should rest and recover first, then continue on our journey."

Everyone nodded at his words. Not long afterward, they successfully reunited with the other scattered teams and finally arrived at Spirit City, where they temporarily settled down.

On the eve of the finals, Dai Mubai successfully broke through the rank fifty bottleneck. With Liu Erlong's help, he successfully hunted and absorbed his fifth Soul Ring, gaining a ten-thousand-year soul skill—White Tiger Demon God Transformation.

As the finals began, all the teams that had advanced gathered before the Papal Palace of Spirit Hall and waited in the spectator areas around the arena.

After watching the first two rounds of competition, the Shrek Academy members discovered that the members of the Blazing Fire Academy Team had joined the Divine Wind Academy Team.

Oscar raised an eyebrow. "Cooperation is certainly a good approach, but they're still no match for us."

Xie Yue coughed lightly. "And where exactly did you get that confidence?"

Oscar immediately said fawningly, "Of course, it's because you and Hu Liena are backing us up. That's why we can be so unstoppable."

Hu Liena immediately laughed. "You sure know how to sweet-talk. Fine, I'll reluctantly carry you all."

Flender reminded them, "Tomorrow, our academy will face the Star Luo Imperial Academy Team. Everyone should get a good rest today and prepare yourselves for tomorrow's match."

Liu Erlong continued, "For the finals, all of you will use the main lineup. Tai Long, Huang Yuan, Jing Ling, and Jiangzhu, the four of you won't need to compete from here on."

Ma Hongjun immediately clapped in delight. "It's finally my turn! I haven't even taken part in a team battle yet."

Zhu Zhuqing suddenly stepped forward and bowed slightly. With a solemn expression, she said to her companions, "Please give it your all tomorrow."

Immediately afterward, Dai Mubai stepped to Zhu Zhuqing's side and said gravely, "Because tomorrow's match will decide not only victory and defeat for the two of us, but also life and death."

The two then explained their true identities and the details of the internal struggle for status within the Star Luo royal family.

Hu Liena looked at Dai Mubai in astonishment and covered her mouth as she exclaimed, "I thought you were just some rich young master. I never imagined you were actually the crown prince of the Star Luo Empire. You really hid it well."

Ning Rongrong took Zhu Zhuqing's hand and comforted her. "We'll definitely give it our all and help you defeat them."

Ma Hongjun patted his chest. "Boss Dai, don't worry. In front of us, they're just a bunch of trash. They're no match for us at all."

Xie Yue patted Dai Mubai on the shoulder. "Leave the other five to us. You two just focus on dealing with Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun."

Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing bowed together to their companions before them. "Thank you, everyone."

The next day.

The Spirit Hall host looked at the player information for both teams displayed on the giant screen and was immediately astonished.

"The captain of the Shrek Academy Team—Dai Mubai—has actually advanced to Soul King. Shrek Academy Team now has a full three Soul Kings. This is simply unbelievable."

The host then got straight to the point. "I hereby announce that the match between the Shrek Academy Team and the Star Luo Imperial Academy Team begins!"