On this day, the finals finally began, and Xiao Mo took the stage surrounded by the crowd.
Shrek Academy and the others watched Xiao Mo step onto the stage, all looking at Bibi Dong on the elevated platform in confusion.
Yet Bibi Dong ignored their gazes, her attention fixed solely on Xiao Mo.
Su Yan merely shot them a cold look. Upon seeing his expression, they all lowered their heads.
The retorts they had wanted to make caught in their throats, leaving them feeling as though they had swallowed flies.
Ning Fengzhi of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was black-faced. As the sect master of one of the Upper Three Sects, when had he ever suffered such humiliation?
The other academies and powerful figures felt the same. If they could have beaten Spirit Hall, they would have started arguing long ago.
Just as everyone simmered with anger, seven streaks of light flew over at incredible speed and landed steadily on the spectator stands.
Two of them immediately unfurled a banner they had prepared beforehand. It read:
Xiao Mo, Victory Is Certain!
The two figures were Qian Jun and Demon Subduer. They had gone out of their way to prepare this banner.
Guang Ling even used soul power and shouted himself hoarse at Xiao Mo below.
"Go, Xiao Mo! When you come back, Grandpa will treat you to roast chicken!"
The other offerings also smiled and waved at Xiao Mo in greeting.
Some of the older people lowered their heads and said nothing upon seeing the several offerings who had suddenly arrived. Only the younger ones did not understand why.
However, the Shrek Seven Monsters did not care about any of that. They strode directly onto the stage, determined to win the championship before the eyes of the masses.
Seeing them take the stage, Hu Liena and the others also ascended the competition platform. At that moment, Yan walked over to Xiao Mo.
"Little Princess, there may be danger later. Stay near the edge of the arena. If anything happens, jump down."
Xiao Mo confidently patted her little chest and looked at Yan with a mysterious smile.
"Don't worry! I'm very smart. Besides, my grandpas gave me special training. You should focus on kicking their butts hard."
Yan nodded. Even without Xiao Mo telling him, he would have done exactly that. Who told them to bully their little princess?
At the referee's command, both sides instantly unleashed their martial souls, and everyone was astonished to find that—
The red-haired youth had already reached the cultivation of a Soul Emperor, placing tremendous pressure on the Shrek Seven Monsters.
After all, the strongest among them was only a Soul Ancestor.
Tang San saw his dispirited teammates and immediately encouraged them, urging them to pull themselves together.
"Don't lose heart, everyone. We weren't even afraid of Soul Sages. What can a mere Soul Emperor do to us?"
Those words greatly boosted the confidence of the others from Shrek. Ma Hongjun, in particular, arrogantly said,
"That little girl—later, I'll kick her butt hard and show her why flowers are so red."
Ma Hongjun did not lower his voice at all, and every word fell into the ears of Su Yan, Bibi Dong, and the seven offerings.
In an instant, Ma Hongjun felt a chill run through his body, the kind that went from head to toe.
"Kid, I advise you to watch your mouth. Otherwise, I don't mind tearing it apart."
Ma Hongjun was startled and instinctively nearly dropped to his knees. Fortunately, Dai Mubai and Tang San caught him.
Tang San glared upward and angrily shouted at the people on the elevated platform.
"Are we not even allowed to talk tough? Why is your Spirit Hall so unreasonable?"
Su Yan looked at Tang San barking below, and a disdainful curve rose at the corner of his lips.
"You're not allowed. What are you going to do about it?"
Tang San was furious, but he simply stopped replying and looked toward the Spirit Hall team.
"Let's settle this with our hands!"
With that, neither side wasted any more words. However, unlike in the original story, Yan was now the one leading the team.
Seeing Yan charge forward, Dai Mubai immediately activated his martial soul possession and released two soul skills in succession to block him.
"First Soul Skill, White Tiger Bodyguard Shield!"
"Third Soul Skill, White Tiger Vajra Transformation!"
Seeing this, Yan's fourth spirit ring lit up. He roared and met Dai Mubai head-on.
"Fourth Soul Skill, Molten Eruption!"
Countless streams of magma surged from Yan's body and rushed toward Dai Mubai.
Tang San immediately used Binding to pull Dai Mubai back, allowing him to evade the attack.
But Hu Liena seized the opportunity to launch Fox Charm, attempting to control Tang San. Tang San broke it with his Purple Demon Eyes.
Seeing this, Xie Yue and Hu Liena nodded and said to Yan,
"That kid is their core. Nana and I will deal with him first. Yan, hold them off outside for a while and protect the Little Princess."
Yan nodded in acknowledgment and clashed with Dai Mubai again. This time, however, Ma Hongjun and Zhu Zhuqing joined in.
Ning Rongrong's Nine-Treasure Glazed Pagoda also began providing enhancements, and for a time, the battle was evenly matched.
Meanwhile, Hu Liena and Xie Yue, having completed their martial soul fusion skill, transformed into Enchantress and released a pink mist that surrounded Tang San.
No one knew what was happening inside. Su Yan on the elevated platform seemed to sense something, and he looked at Bibi Dong.
"Mother-in-law, it looks like your disciple is about to lose!"
Bibi Dong looked stunned. She stared at Su Yan in disbelief and asked,
"Why do you think that?"
Su Yan said nothing, merely signaling for Bibi Dong to keep watching. He could hardly tell her that he already knew the outcome.
Sure enough, after only a short while, Hu Liena and Xie Yue separated and flew out backward.
Purple wounds covered their bodies. In contrast, Tang San had unleashed the Eight Spider Lances and wielded the Clear Sky Hammer, though his aura was somewhat weakened.
When Yan saw Hu Liena injured, his head heated up, and he charged at Tang San to attack him.
But his attacks were completely disorderly and full of openings. Before long, Tang San sent him flying.
The healing-type soul master on the team hurriedly treated the three of them, but it seemed to have no effect.
Seeing this, Yu Xiaogang could not hide the delight in his eyes. He immediately looked at Bibi Dong on the elevated platform and shouted,
"Little San's Eight Spider Lances are incomparably venomous! Even Dugu Bo, a Title Douluo, cannot cure it. You should surrender quickly, lest the poison flare up and kill them!"
Bibi Dong watched the three of them suffer and was about to call for surrender when a burst of bright light caught her attention.
At that moment, Xiao Mo unleashed the Healing Archangel King, and gentle energy began healing the three of them.
The horrifying purple glow on their wounds instantly crumbled the moment it touched the light.
The injuries of Hu Liena and the other two rapidly healed. Seeing this, the Shrek Seven Monsters immediately tried to interrupt her.
But Yan, who had forcibly gotten back to his feet, blocked them. Yan was sent flying again and nearly fell off the competition platform.
"Big Dummy!!!"
Xiao Mo looked worriedly at Yan. She wanted to go over and heal him, but Xiao Wu blocked her path.
"Little sister, step down on your own. I don't want to bully you."
In truth, Xiao Wu wanted to beat Xiao Mo up badly to avenge her Mama Liu Erlong and the Master.
But when she thought of the more than ten Title Douluo on the elevated platform, her body involuntarily shrank back.
Xiao Mo, on the other hand, withdrew her Angel Martial Soul and summoned her Su Yan Martial Soul.
"Hmph, bad girl! I'm not stepping down by myself!"
Seeing this, Xiao Wu could only harden her heart. They had prepared too much for this match and could not lose, so Xiao Mo had to leave the stage.
But just as her hand was about to touch Xiao Mo, she discovered that Xiao Mo had already appeared on the other side.
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