(Fourth update)
Although this member dispatched by the Spirit Hall Academy Team had not even left behind a name in the original story, his strength was not the least bit lacking. He was a level forty-two Soul Elder. In any other team, he would have been captain material, but in the talent-packed Spirit Hall Academy Team, he could only play the role of a minor extra.
Yet he clearly understood his mission. Since Yang Ming was representing the Shrek Academy Team as the first to fight, it meant they had no way out. As long as he accomplished his goal of draining Yang Ming's stamina and Soul Power, once the four powerhouses of the Spirit Hall Academy Team took the field, it would be Yang Ming's downfall.
You read that right—his downfall!
Before setting out today, they had already received an order from Pope Bibi Dong: no matter the cost or method, Yang Ming had to die.
Although the tournament expressly prohibited deliberate killing, rules were dead, while those who made them were alive. On top of that, Spirit Hall was one of the tournament's organizers, and this was Spirit Hall's home turf. Wouldn't they be free to invent whatever excuse they wanted?
Moreover, the Pope's reward for killing Yang Ming was exceptionally generous. That highest-ranking Elder Token existed precisely for this purpose.
This nameless Spirit Hall Academy Team member was already imagining how he would use everything he had learned to wear Yang Ming down. But at that moment, Yang Ming waved a hand. As the fifth Soul Ring beneath his feet glimmered with an unsettling gray light, the ground trembled, and pale white bones drilled out one after another. They twisted together in an eerie formation, becoming a Gate of the Dead. A massive skeletal skull sat atop