The Tournament Begins

The most eye-catching elite Soul Master finals on the Douluo Continent had finally begun, and many Soul Masters had already entered Spirit City.

Originally, non-participants had not been allowed into the finals, but because of Xiao Mo, Bibi Dong had changed the tournament rules.

This move had sparked dissatisfaction among many people, but it was suppressed by the Pope's strength.

What a joke. It was her granddaughter's first competition, so naturally, the more people watching, the better.

Spirit City was especially lively, so Xiao Mo pestered Golden Crocodile to take her out to play.

As for why it was not another Worshipper, Qian Daoliu could not leave at the moment, and the others could not beat Golden Crocodile.

Naturally, this matter could only fall upon his shoulders. If anyone had an objection, they would have to see whether their fists were tougher than Golden Crocodile's.

"Second Great-Grandfather, there are so many people here! And so many vendors! I want to buy gifts for Mama and all my great-grandfathers."

Golden Crocodile held Xiao Mo in his arms, a smile appearing on his face. "What a filial little girl. Come, Great-Grandfather will take you."

The two wandered the streets for an entire morning and bought many things, though most of them were for babies.

By the time they returned to Spirit Hall, the competition finally began under Bibi Dong's announcement!

Xiao Mo had also come to Bibi Dong's side early in the morning to watch, because she had heard Su Yan say before—

Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles. She wanted to see the strength of the other contestants, even though she herself did not have much strength.

All the contestants were startled when they saw a child sitting on Bibi Dong's lap.

Bibi Dong's gentle stroking of Xiao Mo's head made everyone even more curious about who this child was.

Only the Shrek group below were shocked. The fear Xiao Mo had brought them felt like it had happened yesterday.

Even more surprising was the person sitting to Bibi Dong's right, wearing a strange mask.

Anyone qualified to sit beside the Pope could not possibly have an ordinary identity or strength.

That person was Su Yan. Apart from watching Xiao Mo compete today, his purpose in coming here was to hunt Big Haozi.

As the band began to play, everyone paid homage to the Pope, except for a few individuals who stood apart.

Those people were from Shrek Academy. They refused to kneel and remained standing, making them extremely conspicuous.

Because of Su Yan and Xiao Mo's appearance, Bibi Dong did not sneer at Tang San and the others.

So Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo immediately bellowed at Shrek Academy, pointing at them.

"Impudent! Why do you not kneel upon seeing the Pope?!"

Yu Xiaogang looked resolutely at Bibi Dong on the high platform. The terror and fear from before were gone from his tone, replaced by incomparable confidence.

"There is no rule saying that one must pay homage upon seeing the Pope! Is this how Spirit Hall conducts itself?"

Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo was about to speak, but Bibi Dong stopped him. Her gaze was sharp as she looked at Yu Xiaogang, yet her words were directed at Su Yan.

"Xiao Yan, deal with this for me. I cannot be bothered to do it myself!"

Su Yan nodded slightly at that. He looked at the Shrek group and slowly rose to his feet.

"Once you enter Spirit City, I do not care whether you are high officials, nobles, or even Title Douluo. You will kneel before me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a terrifying, almost tangible majesty spread across the entire tournament grounds.

Everyone present sucked in a breath of cold air. Their bodies could not help but kneel, and even Bibi Dong was no exception. Only Xiao Mo, sitting on her lap, had no idea what was happening and felt nothing at all.

Fortunately, Bibi Dong had been sitting down. Otherwise, that terrifying pressure would definitely have forced her to her knees.

Bibi Dong could not help glaring at Su Yan as she thought to herself.

This brat is definitely getting revenge, blatant revenge! I will go complain to Xiao Xue later.

The members of Shrek Academy also felt the pressure, and their knees involuntarily hit the ground.

Tang San glared furiously at Su Yan, already sentencing him to death in his heart.

Yu Xiaogang stubbornly raised his head and roared angrily at Su Yan.

"Is this how Spirit Hall behaves? If so, then we will not participate in this competition!"

Yu Xiaogang wanted to use this method to stir up everyone's defiance and force Spirit Hall into yielding.

Su Yan coldly swept his gaze across everyone below the platform before finally settling it on the entire Shrek Academy group.

"If you do not want to participate, then get out quickly. You may not want to compete, but others do."

The moment those words were spoken, all the students who had just wanted to resist together seemed to have their throats clutched shut, unable to utter a word.

Flander also grabbed Yu Xiaogang's arm and shook his head, signaling for him not to say anything more.

They had paid too much for this competition. Giving up like this would not be worth it!

Seeing this, Yu Xiaogang said nothing further and lowered his head as though he had accepted his fate.

Seeing that no one below the platform spoke and everyone was kneeling, Su Yan gave a light cough.

"Alright, I hereby announce that the All-Continent Elite Soul Master Tournament now begins!"

The tournament proceeded in full swing, just like in the original story. In the end, Shrek Academy advanced to the finals and would compete against the Spirit Hall Team for the ultimate championship.

This made Shrek Academy unbearably smug. Yu Xiaogang held Liu Erlong's hand as he looked at Bibi Dong on the high platform, his provocative intent obvious.

Unfortunately, Bibi Dong had been teasing Xiao Mo the entire time and turned a blind eye to their provocation.

This infuriated Yu Xiaogang. He recalled the day he had entered Spirit Hall.

At the time, he had come for the secret of Twin Martial Souls, yet before he could even ask, Bibi Dong had beaten him mercilessly.

Bibi Dong could not be bothered to watch any longer. Holding Xiao Mo, she looked at Su Yan and said,

"I am going to see Xiao Xue, and while I am at it, I will tell her that her wonderful husband wants his mother-in-law to kneel."

Su Yan had originally wanted to nod, but upon hearing Bibi Dong's last sentence, he frowned and grumbled inwardly.

This woman really holds a grudge! Sob, sob. Xue'er, you have to speak up for me! I did it for Spirit Hall.

Bibi Dong would not appreciate that goodwill. She found that causing trouble for Su Yan was rather amusing.

After seeing Xiao Xue, Bibi Dong brought Xiao Mo to where Hu Liena and the others were.

As soon as they entered, they saw the group sparring with one another. Bibi Dong nodded in satisfaction.

"Orange spirit, big dummy, little brat, so you are all here!"

Xiao Mo waved as she greeted them. Those nicknames made Bibi Dong want to laugh.

The three of them could only feel helpless. What else could they do? She was the little princess of Spirit Hall.

Bibi Dong nodded in satisfaction as well, but she still said sternly,

"This time, not only must you win the championship, you must also protect Xiao Mo. Understood?"

The three knelt in unison and looked at Bibi Dong, their eyes resolute and filled with confidence.

"Teacher—Your Holiness the Pope—please rest assured. We will not fail in our mission, and we will certainly protect the little princess."

Xiao Mo was dissatisfied with this. She broke free from Bibi Dong's embrace, stood before the three with her hands on her hips, and said,

"Who are you looking down on? I am very strong, you know! Besides, those guys might not even be able to hit me!"

The three merely smiled without speaking, but in their hearts, they had already regarded Xiao Mo as someone they had to protect. No one could harm her.