Chen Feng looked at the final message.
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He closed the Chat Group.
The Azure Lotus Sword appeared by the window on its own.
Moonlight fell across its golden-blue blade.
Patterns of flame, frost, and life slowly flowed over it.
Four black and one red, five Soul Rings emerged in sequence.
Rank 56 Soul Power filled the entire room.
The Hundred-Thousand-Year Sword Dao Right Arm Bone grew faintly warm.
The Azure Lotus Sword Domain spread outward, then swiftly withdrew before it touched the walls.
Chen Feng raised a hand and gripped the hilt.
"Spirit City's finals."
"They were finally here."
The next day.
Before the Papal Palace.
All the advancing teams stood neatly in the square.
Bibi Dong held the Papal Scepter and stood at the center of the high platform.
Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo stood at either side.
The Golden Generation stood below the papal platform.
Hu Liena looked across the crowd toward Heaven Dou Royal Academy's position.
Chen Feng stood at the very front of his team.
He wore white robes beneath a golden mantle.
The Azure Lotus Sword hovered at his side.
Bibi Dong's gaze fell upon him as well.
A moment later.
The Papal Scepter lightly struck the ground.
"The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament."
"The finals."
"Officially begin."
Before the Papal Palace.
The finals officially began.
Over the following days, Heaven Dou Royal Academy defeated powerful teams from every division in succession and smoothly advanced to the final round.
Blazing Fire Academy fell to Spirit Hall.
Huo Wu exhausted all her Soul Power, yet she still could not break through Demon Charm's red mist.
Skywater Academy also stopped at the semifinals.
The Martial Soul Fusion Skill of Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu was immensely powerful, but Xie Yue cleaved it apart head-on.
Blue Tyrant Academy encountered Spirit Hall ahead of schedule.
Tang San used the Clear Sky Hammer and Eight Spider Lances, but he still could not reverse the defeat.
Hu Liena and Xie Yue's Martial Soul Fusion Skill shattered Blue Tyrant Academy's formation in mere moments.
Tang San failed once again.
Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing were not injured.
Spirit Hall did not reveal any further methods either.
Until the final day.
The finalists were officially decided.
Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Spirit Hall Academy.
Early in the morning.
The square before the Papal Palace was already packed with spectators.
Dozens of participating teams stood in the viewing area.
Bibi Dong sat upon the papal throne.
Her purple papal robes draped down between the white jade steps.
Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo stood at either side.
Three Soul Bones floated before the Papal Scepter.
Each Soul Bone radiated dense Soul Power.
"The Wisdom Skull."
"The Blazing Explosion Flame Right Arm Bone."
"The Rapid Pursuit Windchaser Left Leg Bone."
"These three Soul Bones are the champion's rewards for this tournament."
Bibi Dong looked toward the center of the square.
"The final winning team may take them away."
A wave of discussion immediately rose from the viewing area.
Many Soul Masters fixed their eyes on the Soul Bones, unable to look away.
Chen Feng stood at the front of the Imperial Team.
A golden cloak draped over his white robes.
The Azure Lotus Sword hovered at his side.
His four black and one red Soul Rings had yet to appear, but the sword intent around him had already driven nearby Soul Masters to retreat on their own.
Hu Liena stood at the center of Spirit Hall's team.
Xie Yue and Yan stood on either side of her.
The other four Soul Ancestors formed a complete battle formation.
Three Soul Kings.
Four Soul Ancestors.
This was the true lineup of Spirit Hall's Golden Generation.
The red-robed bishop presiding over the match stepped between the two teams.
"The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament final."
"Heaven Dou Royal Academy versus Spirit Hall Academy."
"Both sides, enter the competition area."
Chen Feng strode toward the center of the square.
Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Shi Mo, Yu Feng, and Osler followed closely behind.
On the other side.
Hu Liena led Spirit Hall's team to their assigned positions.
Their gazes met in midair.
"I've finally been waiting for this match."
Hu Liena smiled faintly.
"Chen Feng, everyone in the Chat Group thinks you'll win."
"I want to test for myself just how strong the Azure Lotus Sword truly is."
Chen Feng raised a hand and grasped the hilt.
"You'll know soon enough."
Dugu Yan glanced at Hu Liena.
"Little fox, it's not too late to surrender before the match."
Hu Liena extended her slender hand.
A fluffy fox tail unfurled from behind her.
"Yanyan, it's still too early to say who will win and who will lose."
The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor behind Dugu Yan slowly raised its head.
"Then we'll settle it with a fight."
The red-robed bishop raised his right hand.
"Both sides, release your Martial Souls!"
Soul Power erupted in an instant.
Two enormous Moon Blades appeared in Xie Yue's palms.
The Flame Lord rose behind Yan.
Spirit Hall's other four members released their Soul Rings at the same time.
Yellow and purple light blanketed half the square.
On Heaven Dou Royal Academy's side.
The phantom of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon surged into the sky.
The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor coiled behind Dugu Yan.
The Nine-Heart Begonia slowly bloomed in Ye Lingling's palm.
The Black Tortoise Shield fell before Shi Mo.
Yu Feng spread his wings.
Osler completed his Ghost Leopard possession.
Beneath Chen Feng's feet.
Five Soul Rings rose in sequence.
Black.
Black.
Black.
Black.
Red.
Four Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings and one Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring appeared before everyone at once.
The crimson fifth Soul Ring pulsed softly.
The immense pressure of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast instantly covered the entire square.
The faces of Spirit Hall's four Soul Ancestors turned pale at once.
Even the Flame Lord behind Yan shrank slightly beneath that pressure.
Upon the papal throne.
Bibi Dong lightly tapped the scepter with her slender fingers.
"The Soul Ring ages have increased again."
"During the Heaven Dou Division, his first three Soul Rings were still thousand-year ones."
"How long has it been? They've all become ten-thousand-year rings."
Chrysanthemum Douluo looked toward the center of the square.
"Chen Feng truly has quite a few secrets hidden on him."
Ghost Douluo nodded lightly.
"A Rank 56 Soul King with four black and one red Soul Rings."
"No Soul Master like this has ever appeared in the continent's history."
The red-robed bishop retreated.
"The match begins!"
The moment the referee's words fell, Hu Liena's fifth Soul Ring lit up.
Pink light spread out from her body.
Her gaze passed over the Imperial Team and locked directly onto Chen Feng.
"Fifth Soul Skill, Light of Bewitchment!"
The pink beam instantly arrived before Chen Feng.
The Hundred-Thousand-Year Sword Dao Right Arm Bone grew faintly warm.
Transparent Swordheart activated on its own.
The moment all spiritual power entered the range of his sword intent, it was cleaved apart head-on by the Azure Lotus Sword.
Chen Feng's gaze did not change in the slightest.
Hu Liena's expression shifted slightly.
"Bewitchment is ineffective?"
Chen Feng raised the Azure Lotus Sword.
"Your spiritual attack is too scattered."
"You can't control my Sword Heart."
Xie Yue immediately came to Hu Liena's side.
The Soul Power around their bodies began to merge.
A red pillar of light shot into the sky.
The two figures rapidly fused.
A long-haired figure whose gender could not be discerned slowly emerged from the red light.
Two enormous Moon Blades fused into one.
Dense red mist swiftly blanketed the arena.
"Martial Soul Fusion Skill."
"Demon Charm!"
The red mist covered the plaza.
The Imperial Team's vision was quickly affected.
Osler could only see within three meters in front of him.
Yu Feng spread his wings, attempting to disperse the red mist with a gale.
Just as a large patch of red mist scattered, even more mist poured from Demon Charm's body.
Dugu Yan released Jade Phosphor Purple Poison.
The purple-green poisonous mist came into contact with the red mist and was immediately suppressed by Soul Power.
"Demon Charm can reduce the perception, Soul Power, and movement speed of all Soul Masters within its range by fifty percent."
Yu Tianheng completed the Dragon Transformation of both arms.
"Everyone, don't split up."
Ye Lingling raised the Nine-Heart Begonia.
Pure white petals continuously fell upon her teammates.
The Nine-Heart Begonia could heal injuries, but it could not remove the suppression of a domain.
Deep within the red mist.
Demon Charm held the Moon Blades and charged straight at Chen Feng.
"Chen Feng."
"Within this red mist, everything is under my control."
The two Moon Blades slashed down from both sides at once.
Chen Feng stood where he was.
The Azure Lotus Sword rose on its own.
Clang!
The golden-blue blade blocked both Moon Blades.
Borrowing the strength granted by the Martial Soul fusion, Demon Charm continued pressing downward.
The stone slabs beneath their feet cracked one after another.
Yet the Azure Lotus Sword did not lower even a fraction.
"So this was Demon Charm's power?"
Chen Feng raised his right hand.
The Hundred-Thousand-Year Sword Dao Right Arm Bone released a scarlet glow.
"Transparent Swordheart."
The Azure Lotus Sword vanished from its original position in an instant.
The next moment.
The golden-blue blade had already appeared behind Demon Charm.
Demon Charm immediately turned around.
The two Moon Blades crossed before the chest.
The sword blade collided with the Moon Blades.
Immense force surged through the Martial Soul and into the body.
Demon Charm slid backward across the ground for more than ten meters.
The two Moon Blades trembled continuously.
"The red mist didn't affect your perception?"
"Within my Sword Domain, nothing can evade my Sword Heart."
Chen Feng took a step forward.
Golden-blue Sword Intent spread out from beneath his feet.
Every speck of dust in the red mist lit up with a tiny glint of sword light.
"Azure Lotus Sword Domain."
Tens of thousands of golden-blue sword qi rose from the red mist.
The domain power released by Demon Charm was swiftly torn apart by Sword Intent.
Blank patches appeared throughout the red mist.
The plaza floor.
Broken stones.
Dust.
Fallen leaves.
Every object was covered in Azure Lotus Sword Intent.
Demon Charm looked at the omnipresent sword qi.
"Can everything in the world become a sword?"
Chen Feng did not answer.
His fifth scarlet Soul Ring lit up.
Blue-gold motes of light rose from all around the plaza.
A massive Azure Lotus slowly bloomed beneath his feet.
"Fifth Soul Skill."
"Azure Lotus Ten Thousand Forms."
A second domain spread out.
Azure Lotus Ten Thousand Forms was responsible for suppressing Soul Power, speed, and vitality.
The Azure Lotus Sword Domain was responsible for sword-based slaughter.
The two domains covered the arena at the same time.
The red mist released by Demon Charm rapidly contracted.
The Soul Power of Spirit Hall's other four members also continuously drained beneath the domain's suppression.
Dugu Yan immediately seized the opportunity.
"Fourth Soul Skill, Jade Phosphor Dragon Emperor Formation!"
Jade-green poisonous gas condensed before the Imperial Team.
A massive Jade Phosphor Dragon Emperor spiraled into the air.
The poisonous gas did not enter the area covered by Azure Lotus Sword Intent.
All the poison, under Dugu Yan's control, rushed toward Spirit Hall's rear line.
Shi Mo raised the Black Tortoise Shield.
A heavy shield phantom descended from the sky, blocking the flames released by Yan.
Yu Tianheng charged out from the side of the Black Tortoise Shield.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon completed the Dragon Transformation of both his arms and chest.
"Fourth Soul Skill, Raging Thunder Fist!"
A blue thunderbolt fist mark struck Yan's Flame Lord.
Great sheets of flame exploded outward.
Yan staggered back repeatedly.
Yu Feng and Osler crossed through the flames and charged straight at Spirit Hall's two auxiliary Soul Masters.
The Imperial Team's formation fully unfolded.
Yet Demon Charm could no longer continue supporting the teammates.
Tens of thousands of sword qi had already sealed every inch of surrounding space.
Chen Feng raised a finger.
"Myriad Swords Return to the Lotus."
Golden-blue sword shadows appeared one after another.
One hundred swords.
Three hundred swords.
Five hundred swords.
The Hundred-Thousand-Year Sword Dao Right Arm Bone was fully unleashed.
Five hundred Azure Lotus Sword Shadows revolved around Demon Charm.
Every sword shadow precisely locked onto the Moon Blades' movement trajectory.
Demon Charm swung the Moon Blades.
"Full Moon!"
The two Moon Blades transformed into circular wheels of light.
Dense blade light completely protected the body.
Azure Lotus Sword Shadows descended from all directions.
The clang of metal collisions rang out in succession.
The first sword shadow was knocked aside by the Moon Blades.
The second followed immediately.
The third changed direction and fell toward Demon Charm's shoulder.
The fourth sword shadow struck the side of a Moon Blade.
The fifth sword shadow hit the same spot.
Ten swords.
A hundred swords.
The Moon Blades spun slower and slower.
Demon Charm's Soul Power also rapidly drained within Azure Lotus Ten Thousand Forms.
Hu Liena and Xie Yue forcibly maintained their fused state.
Sharp pain was already pulsing through both their meridians.
"We can't keep dragging this out."
Demon Charm gripped the Moon Blades with both hands.
All the remaining Soul Power in the body poured into the Martial Soul.
"Full Moon, Slash!"
A massive red wheel of light swept outward.
Chen Feng raised his right arm.
All five hundred Azure Lotus Sword Shadows converged toward the center at once.
A nine-layered sword lotus bloomed in midair.
"Break."
The nine-layered sword lotus flew toward the red wheel of light.
The first layer of petals unfolded.
The red mist split apart from the center.
The second layer of petals rotated.
The Moon Blade radiance began to shatter.
The third layer of petals fell.
The red wheel of light came to a complete standstill.
The remaining six layers of sword lotus unfolded at the same time.
Boom!
The red wheel of light exploded from the center.
The two Moon Blades flew from Demon Charm's hands.
Demon Charm's fused state was immediately undone.
Hu Liena and Xie Yue were sent flying backward at the same time.
After landing, they each slid back more than ten meters.
Xie Yue used a Moon Blade to brace himself against the ground.
Hu Liena raised her head.
An Azure Lotus Sword Shadow hovered before her brow.
Another sword shadow rested against Xie Yue's chest.
Chen Feng stood at the center of the Azure Lotus.
His white robes remained immaculate.
"You lost."
On the other side.
Yan was being jointly suppressed by Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan.
The Flame Lord's defensive power was extremely formidable.
But Jade Phosphor Dragon Emperor poison continuously seeped into the flames.
Yu Tianheng's lightning was also steadily strengthening with the Nine-Heart Begonia's support.
Yan knocked Yu Tianheng back with a punch.
A jade-green snake tail immediately swept in from the side.
Bang!
The tall figure was sent off the ground.
Yan crashed heavily onto the edge of the arena.
Azure Lotus Sword Shadows descended at once.
Dozens of sword shadows surrounded the Flame Lord.
The sword tips hung less than half a foot from Yan's body.
Spirit Hall Academy's other four members were likewise pinned down by Yu Feng, Osler, and Shi Mo.
The two support Soul Masters had already surrendered voluntarily.
The remaining two looked toward Hu Liena and Xie Yue.
The Martial Soul Fusion Skill had already been broken.
All three members of the Golden Generation had lost the ability to continue fighting.
The outcome of the match was no longer in doubt.
Hu Liena looked at the blade hovering before her brow.
"Azure Lotus Sword Domain, combined with Azure Lotus Ten Thousand Forms."
"Demon Charm truly couldn't stop it."
She voluntarily withdrew her Fox Demon Martial Soul.
"Spirit Hall Academy concedes."
Xie Yue fell silent for a moment.
The two Moon Blades dissolved back into Soul Power.
Yan looked at Chen Feng, who stood amid the Azure Lotus.
In the end, he withdrew the Flame Lord.
The red-robed cardinal strode swiftly into the arena.
After confirming that every member of Spirit Hall Academy had given up resisting, he raised a hand and announced the result.
"The match is over!"
"The overall champions of this Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament—"
"Heaven Dou Royal Academy!"
The plaza erupted in an instant.
The participating teams from the Heaven Dou Empire all rose to their feet.
Ning Rongrong rushed to the front of the spectator area.
"Brother Chen Feng won!"
Dugu Yan withdrew the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor.
Her purple-clad figure hurried to Chen Feng's side.
"Overall champions."
"Yanyan knew you could do it."
Yu Tianheng undid his Dragon Transformation.
Looking at the champions' seats before the Papal Palace, a smile appeared on his face as well.
"The Imperial Team did it."
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