Champion!

Heaven Dou Royal Academy continued advancing.

Thunderclap Academy.

Elephant Armor Academy.

Godwind Academy.

Throughout the competition, no team had been able to force Tang Feng to reveal his full strength.

Tang Feng's Soul Power had remained at level sixty-two.

Yet the suppression brought by two Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Rings and the Twin Blue Silver Emperor prevented every opponent from carrying out a complete strategy.

Heaven Dou Royal Academy entered the finals.

The finals were set in Spirit City.

Before the team departed.

At Heaven Dou Royal Academy's training ground, everyone completed their final round of coordination.

Tang Feng stood at the edge of the field.

"The core of the Spirit Hall Team consists of three people."

Ye Lingling opened the Record Book.

"Xie Yue, a level fifty-six assault-type Spirit Master."

"Yan, a level fifty-seven assault-type Spirit Master."

"Hu Liena, a level fifty-six control-type Spirit Master."

Yu Tianheng looked at Tang Feng.

"They can use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill."

"Demon Charm."

Tang Feng nodded.

"After Hu Liena and Xie Yue fuse, they can alter the senses within a certain range."

Dugu Yan asked, "Will the Blue Silver Domain be affected too?"

"It will be weakened."

She lifted her chin.

"Then we deal with Hu Liena first."

"Xie Yue will protect her."

Yu Tianheng clenched his fists.

"I'll hold off Xie Yue."

Shi Mo and Shi Mo stepped forward at the same time.

"We'll hold Yan back."

Yu Feng spread his wings.

"Leave the air to me."

Tang Feng looked at Ye Lingling.

"You stay in the rear."

"I know."

Ye Lingling raised the Nine-Hearted Begonia.

"As long as you're still standing, I can keep you fighting."

Dugu Yan walked over to Tang Feng.

She took out the Emerald Green Jade Pendant and hung it at his waist.

"You're still carrying it?"

"You gave it to me."

Tang Feng lowered his head and glanced at the pendant.

Dugu Yan tightened the knot.

"You are not allowed to get hurt in the finals."

"I'll end it as quickly as possible."

"I said you're not allowed to get hurt."

Tang Feng raised his eyes to her.

"I'll be careful."

Only then did Dugu Yan let go.

"Remember that this time."

Spirit City.

The day of the finals.

The entire city was draped in Spirit Hall banners.

Spirit Masters from all over gathered on both sides of the long streets.

When Heaven Dou Royal Academy's team entered the city gates, murmurs spread through the crowd.

"That's Heaven Dou Royal Academy."

"Their captain, Tang Feng, is already level sixty-two."

"I heard he has two Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Rings."

"The Spirit Hall Team is strong too. It's hard to say who'll win this match."

Tang Feng did not look to either side.

The team passed through the long street and arrived at the competition grounds in the center of Spirit City.

On the high platform.

Bibi Dong sat at the front in papal robes.

Her gaze settled on Tang Feng.

The records on those two Crimson-Red Spirit Rings had already been placed in Papal Hall.

But only upon seeing them in person did she understand where that oppressive force came from.

Bibi Dong raised her hand.

"The finals begin."

The host walked to the center of the Competition Platform.

"The finals of this Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament!"

"Heaven Dou Royal Academy versus Spirit Hall Academy!"

The two teams took the stage at the same time.

On Spirit Hall's side.

Hu Liena stood in the center.

She had long dark-red hair, and her eyes rested on Tang Feng.

Xie Yue stood beside her.

Two Moon Blades had already appeared in his hands.

Yan stood at the very front.

Crimson-red flames continuously rose from beneath his feet.

Hu Liena looked at Tang Feng.

"You're Tang Feng?"

"Yes."

"Even Tang San from Shrek Academy lost to you?"

"Yes."

Hu Liena raised her hand.

"Then let me see whether you can withstand us."

Tang Feng raised his left hand.

Six Spirit Rings rose at once.

Black.

Black.

Black.

Black.

Red.

Red.

The entire arena fell silent for a moment.

The next instant, a wave of discussion erupted from the spectator stands.

Xie Yue's gaze fell upon those two Crimson-Red Spirit Rings.

The flames around Yan visibly intensified.

The ease vanished from Hu Liena's face.

The Referee raised an arm.

"Both sides, prepare!"

The Spirit Hall Team was the first to release their Spirit Rings.

Seven different types of Soul Power spread out at once.

The fifth black Spirit Ring beneath Hu Liena's feet lit up.

"Fox Spirit Bewitchment!"

Red light spread from the depths of her eyes.

Tang Feng's Blue Silver Domain immediately unfurled.

The changes in Soul Power within the domain became clear at once.

The mental force had barely approached before blue-gold light blocked it outside.

Hu Liena's expression shifted slightly.

"Your mental power is very strong."

Tang Feng did not answer.

He raised his left hand.

The first black Spirit Ring lit up.

Icy-blue and crimson-red light simultaneously covered the Destruction Vines.

Nine vines burst from the ground.

Three of them shot straight toward Hu Liena.

Xie Yue immediately stepped in front of her.

His twin Moon Blades crossed as they slashed down.

Two vines were severed on the spot.

The third vine slipped around the Moon Blades and coiled around Xie Yue's waist.

Ultimate Ice spread upward along his Soul Power.

Xie Yue swung his Moon Blades and forcibly cut the vine apart.

Yan charged in from the side.

After Martial Soul Possession, his body was covered in crimson-red rock armor.

"Flame Impact!"

A massive pillar of fire blasted toward Tang Feng.

Yu Tianheng met it head-on from the front.

"Thunderclap Dragon Claw!"

Blue-violet lightning collided directly with the fire pillar.

Yu Tianheng staggered back three steps.

Shi Mo and Shi Mo stepped in front of him at the same time.

Two turtle shells crossed, blocking the scattered flames.

Dugu Yan raised her palm.

Emerald Green Poison Mist spread low across the ground.

The Spirit Hall Team's rear line immediately shifted position.

Tang Feng looked at Hu Liena.

She was directing the team's movement.

"Dugu Yan, seal the left side."

"Understood."

Emerald-green Poison Thread raced across the ground.

Hu Liena raised her hand and unleashed a soul skill.

A vast swath of red light pressed down upon the Poison Thread.

Dugu Yan curled her five fingers inward.

The Poison Thread split into three streams and passed through the red light from different directions.

One of them coiled around Hu Liena's ankle.

Hu Liena immediately retreated.

Two Dark Blue Vines rose behind her.

Xie Yue shifted sideways toward her.

The Moon Blade sliced through the first vine.

The second vine brushed past his arm, leaving two bloody gashes.

Dark purple energy invaded through the wounds.

Xie Yue's Soul Power circulation stalled for an instant.

Tang Feng seized that instant.

"Second Spirit Ability."

Nine Destruction Vines tightened at once.

The stone slabs beneath Xie Yue's feet shattered one after another.

He raised his Moon Blade and forcibly held back the vines.

"Hu Liena!"

Hu Liena immediately moved closer.

Her hands pressed against Xie Yue's shoulders.

Red Soul Power surged from between their bodies.

Their Martial Souls rose into the air at the same time.

Xie Yue's body began to change.

The two Moon Blades merged into one enormous full moon.

Red mist spread outward from his body.

"Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Demon Charm!"

The red mist instantly covered the Competition Platform.

The spectators' view was completely obscured.

Tang Feng's Blue Silver Domain was suppressed.

All Soul Power fluctuations around him slowed.

Dugu Yan was closest to Tang Feng.

She immediately reached out and grabbed his sleeve.

"I can't see."

"Don't leave my side."

Tang Feng raised his right hand.

The Life Blue Silver Emperor grew from his palm.

Blue-gold light spread along the vines.

"Life Perception."

The plants within the domain sent back feedback at once.

The red mist blocked their vision, but it could not block the sensations of the plants on the ground.

Tang Feng turned to the right.

"Yu Tianheng, hold Yan back."

"Yu Feng, take Lingling back."

"Dugu Yan, follow me."

Within the red mist, a beam of moonlight suddenly slashed toward them.

Tang Feng raised a Destruction Vine.

The Moon Blade struck the vine.

The Dark Blue Grass leaves shattered one after another.

Tang Feng slid half a step backward.

Xie Yue's second slash followed immediately.

Dugu Yan raised her hand and released poisonous mist.

The poisonous mist condensed into a barrier between them.

The Moon Blade cut through the poisonous mist.

Tang Feng had already led Dugu Yan away from their original position.

The third beam of moonlight grazed his sleeve.

Tang Feng lowered his head and glanced at the torn cuff.

Dugu Yan grabbed his wrist.

"Are you hurt?"

"No."

"Let's deal with them first."

She released him, and poisonous mist surged forward again.

Tang Feng raised his left hand.

His third black Spirit Ring lit up.

"Blue Silver Illusion Slaughter Array."

Within the red mist, countless vine shadows appeared at once.

Xie Yue's Moon Blade continuously sliced apart the vine shadows.

Every time a vine shadow vanished, it reappeared elsewhere.

Hu Liena sensed something was wrong.

"He can sense our positions."

Xie Yue did not answer.

A Destruction Vine had already risen from the ground.

He swung his Moon Blade and cut it down.

The vine snapped.

A second vine curled around from the left.

Xie Yue turned and blocked it.

A third vine pierced out from behind and stabbed into his shoulder.

The red mist fluctuated violently.

Hu Liena and Xie Yue's fusion faltered.

Tang Feng clenched his fingers.

"Tenfold Spirit Skill Critical Strike."

Dark purple star patterns lit up at once.

Destructive power surged into Xie Yue's body along the vine.

Xie Yue's Moon Blade froze in midair.

The red mist rapidly faded.

Hu Liena raised her hand, wanting to support him.

Dugu Yan's Poison Thread had already wrapped around her arm.

Emerald-green Soul Power spread through her meridians.

Hu Liena immediately withdrew her Martial Soul.

Demon Charm was dispelled.

The Competition Platform reappeared before everyone's eyes.

Xie Yue knelt on one knee.

A Dark Blue Vine wrapped around his waist and abdomen, dragging him toward the edge.

Hu Liena was blocked off on the other side by Dugu Yan.

She raised her hand and released a charm Spirit Ability.

Dugu Yan closed her eyes in advance.

Poisonous mist flowed along the ground, sealing off Hu Liena's retreat.

Tang Feng stood ten meters away.

"It's over."

The Destruction Vine suddenly tightened.

Xie Yue's body crossed the boundary.

The Referee immediately raised his arm.

"Xie Yue, out of bounds!"

Hu Liena looked toward the Competition Platform behind her.

Yan was still being held back by Yu Tianheng and the Shi Family Brothers.

The other members of the Spirit Hall Team had already been driven to the edge by Yu Feng and Dugu Yan.

She raised her hand.

"Spirit Hall Academy concedes."

The Referee paused for a moment.

Then he announced,

"The winner of the finals, Heaven Dou Royal Academy!"

"The champions of this Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, Heaven Dou Royal Academy!"

Below the Competition Platform, everyone from Heaven Dou Royal Academy froze.

Yu Feng folded his wings.

Yu Tianheng raised his right arm.

Shi Mo and Shi Mo exchanged a glance.

Dugu Yan walked to Tang Feng's side.

She did not speak immediately. She simply reached out and took hold of Tang Feng's wrist.

"We won."

"Mm."

"Don't you have anything else to say?"

Tang Feng looked at her.

"The championship belongs to everyone."

Dugu Yan's eyes lit up.

"That's more like it."

Ye Lingling came to stand beside them.

She raised the Nine-Hearted Begonia, and White Light fell upon every team member.

"Restore your Soul Power first."

Yu Feng immediately said, "Lingling, we've already won the championship."

"Your depleted Soul Power still needs to be restored."

"Fine."

On the high platform.

Bibi Dong slowly rose to her feet.

An attendant from the Papal Hall carried the championship prize toward the Competition Platform.

Tang Feng stood at the front of the team.

Golden Soul Power descended from the high platform.

Bibi Dong looked at him.

"Tang Feng."

"Step forward and receive the championship prize."

Tang Feng stepped forward.

At the center of Spirit City, everyone's eyes fell upon him.

Two Crimson-Red Spirit Rings still circled outside his body.

The banner of Heaven Dou Royal Academy unfurled in the wind.

And the trophy that belonged to the champions had already been delivered before Tang Feng.

At the center of Spirit City.

Tang Feng stood before Bibi Dong.

An attendant held the championship trophy in both hands. Its golden body was engraved with the pattern of a Six-Winged Angel, its edges set with tiny gemstones.

Bibi Dong raised her hand.

The attendant presented the trophy to Tang Feng.

Tang Feng reached out and accepted it.

Its heavy weight settled into his palm.

Bibi Dong looked at him.

"Heaven Dou Royal Academy was able to win the championship because you were its greatest contributor."

Tang Feng put away the trophy.

"The team worked well together."

"You did not claim all the credit for yourself."

Bibi Dong's gaze swept across Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and the others.

"This team is indeed worthy of praise."

Everyone from Heaven Dou Royal Academy stood behind Tang Feng.

Yu Tianheng straightened his chest.

Dugu Yan raised her head toward the platform.

Ye Lingling stood quietly at the back of the group, the glow of the Nine-Hearted Begonia having just withdrawn into her palm.

Bibi Dong raised a hand.

Another attendant approached, carrying two rectangular jade boxes.

The jade boxes were placed before Tang Feng.

"These are the champion's rewards."

"One is a Right Arm Spirit Bone."

"The other is a Head Spirit Bone."

Bibi Dong looked at Tang Feng.

"You can inspect the Spirit Bones' specific attributes after you return."

Tang Feng opened the first jade box.

A pale golden light spilled from within.

A fully formed Spirit Bone lay quietly on the soft cushion, Soul Power flowing slowly through the patterns on its surface.

After the second jade box was opened, a trace of spiritual energy drifted out from inside.

Tang Feng's Blue Silver Domain spread out in response.

That spiritual energy quickly fell silent.

"Decent quality."

Tang Feng closed the jade boxes.

Bibi Dong's expression did not change because of his calmness.

"Besides the Spirit Bones, Spirit Hall will also provide the locations of soul beasts suitable for three Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings."

"You are already level sixty-two."

"The Spirit Ring you need for your next breakthrough will not be ordinary."

Tang Feng looked at her.

"The conditions."

Bibi Dong lightly tapped the side of her chair with her fingers.

"Join Spirit Hall."

"I can grant you the treatment of an elder."

"You will not need to handle Spirit Hall's affairs. You only need to act when Spirit Hall requires you."

Tang Feng put away the two jade boxes.

"I won't join."

The area beneath the platform fell silent for a moment.

Bibi Dong looked at Tang Feng.

"You refused very quickly."

"I don't want to be constrained."

"The treatment of an elder will not restrict your cultivation."

"The status will."

Bibi Dong did not continue trying to persuade him.

She looked at the Emerald Green Jade Pendant at Tang Feng's waist.

"The Dugu Family's jade pendant."

Tang Feng lowered his head and glanced at it.

"Dugu Yan gave it to me."

"She cares about you deeply."

"She's a teammate."

Bibi Dong's gaze returned to his face.

"Would a teammate give you a family heirloom?"

Tang Feng did not answer.

Dugu Yan stood in the back. Upon hearing those words, she raised a hand and touched the empty spot at her waist.

The jade pendant she had given him was already hanging on Tang Feng.

The Emerald Green Jade Pendant swayed lightly with Tang Feng's movements.

Bibi Dong withdrew her gaze.

"If you are unwilling to join Spirit Hall, I can change the condition."

Tang Feng looked at her.

"What condition?"

"Take Hu Liena to Slaughter City."

Hu Liena stood to one side of the Spirit Hall Team.

Her gaze rested on Tang Feng.

Hearing Bibi Dong mention her name, she stepped forward.

"Teacher."

"You have already lost to him."

Bibi Dong did not look at Hu Liena.

"Precisely because I have lost, I need to know where the gap lies."