Win the Competition and Capture the Pope's Heart!

"Help me hold Shen Tian back!"

"Yes!" Yan, Hu Liena, and Xie Yue moved around Shen Tian and blocked him.

"Loading Ultraman Gaia's power... Loading complete."

"Photon Stream!"

An apparition of Ultraman Gaia appeared within Xiao Ran's body and fired toward Lin Yuehua before dissipating.

"Not good. Third Soul Skill, Ray Deflection!"

A transparent illusory moon mirror formed before the Illusory Moon Mirror, refracting the ray away.

"Nani?! This Martial Soul can be used like that?" Xiao Ran was speechless.

"Senior Sister! Come quickly!"

Hu Liena immediately understood and released her first Soul Skill.

"Charm!"

Lin Yuehua fell into a state of mental sluggishness for several seconds.

"Quick! Now! My Charm can only restrain her for five seconds!" Hu Liena was frantic.

"Zeperion Ray!"

"Ha!" The apparition of Ultraman Tiga merged with Xiao Ran as one.

After a cry of "Ha," Lin Yuehua had no time to defend herself, and the dazzling purple-and-white ray struck her squarely.

"Hungry!"

Lin Yuehua was knocked to the ground.

"If you're hungry, go eat, you idiot. Let's see if you can still use that lousy clone of yours."

"Yuehua!" When Shen Tian saw this scene, he was furious. He decided to stop holding back and unleashed all the power of Violet Lightning Golden Lion.

"Ah!" After a furious roar, the violet lightning transformed into Chaotic Violet Lightning, forming a rippling shock wave that sent Xie Yue and Yan flying.

"All of you, die!" Shen Tian had already entered a rampaging state, his eyes bloodshot.

An enraged lion burst forth like an arrow loosed from a bow, hurtling rapidly toward Xiao Ran.

"Myriad Thunder Golden Lion Domain!" A domain brimming with the power of thunder enveloped Xiao Ran. On top of that, Shen Tian continued launching close-range attacks.

"Xiao Ran, today I'll make you pay the price!"

Lightning filled the space, and terrifying pressure swept toward them.

"Look! Senior Shen is so young, yet he already possesses a domain-type Soul Skill. It looks like Xiao Ran won't be able to escape."

"Exactly, exactly."

The spectators below the stage grew more excited than the last.

Relying on the speed of the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone and Yin-Yang Butterfly Wings, Xiao Ran continuously dodged Shen Tian's close-range attacks within the lightning domain.

"Do you think you're the only one who has a domain?"

"Ginga's passive skill, Ginga Field!"

Xiao Ran's Ginga Starlight Domain spread out as well, matching Shen Tian's domain evenly.

"Super Fusion, Yin-Yang Illusion Butterfly!"

Xiao Ran decisively summoned the Yin-Yang Illusion Butterfly. It instantly materialized from a Spark Doll.

"To beat you, I don't even need to do it myself."

A Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast was already equivalent to a human Soul Master of Level 60. Defeating Shen Tian would be effortless.

"What is that?! Xiao Ran actually summoned a Soul Beast! And it's a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!" everyone exclaimed.

Even Bibi Dong on the high platform could not remain calm. She immediately rose from her seat.

"Xiao Ran, Xiao Ran, you really keep bringing us surprises." Bibi Dong was filled with expectations for this twelve-year-old child.

Shen Tian was stunned as well. He had not expected Xiao Ran to materialize a Soul Beast.

"So what?"

"Fourth Soul Skill, Heavenly Thunder Suppresses the World!"

Shen Tian drew down the thunder of the heavens, summoning several enormous violet-gold thunder pillars to bombard the Yin-Yang Illusion Butterfly's position.

The Yin-Yang Illusion Butterfly instantly spread its wings, covered in black-and-white light patterns. They wrapped around its body, forming a butterfly-shaped barrier that flowed with the power of light and darkness.

After a barrage of heavenly thunder, it had not even broken through the butterfly's defenses.

"Feel the pressure! Shen Tian, tell me—are you mad yet?" Xiao Ran danced around in the domain, waving his arms and legs.

"Go, Yin-Yang Illusion Butterfly! Attack!"

Countless butterfly threads shot through the air, weaving into a net that instantly ensnared the opponent and continuously drained his Soul Power. Shen Tian's Violet Lightning Golden Lion was trapped and unable to move.

After struggling for a while, Shen Tian's Violet Lightning Golden Lion lost the ability to resist, and Shen Tian's Soul Power was completely drained.

The two domains gradually faded as well.

"Look! Shen Tian, the seeded contestant from Lingguang Class, actually lost!" The entire arena erupted in an uproar.

After the other members of Lingguang Class saw their captain and vice-captain fall, they had no desire to continue fighting.

"We lost. We lost." The teammates knelt on the ground and cried out.

After a while, the referee announced, "I hereby declare that Angel Class has won this year's Spirit Hall Elite Selection Tournament!"

"Woohoo!" Everyone supporting Angel Class leaped for joy.

Hu Liena could no longer suppress her excitement and ran toward Xiao Ran. She had intended to congratulate him, but unexpectedly reached out for a hug on instinct. Xiao Ran froze when he saw this, and Hu Liena immediately realized what she was doing and withdrew her hands.

"Congratulations to you—and congratulations to us—for taking first place!" Hu Liena said shyly.

"It was a piece of cake. I wasn't even serious during this competition." Xiao Ran deliberately looked away.

"What an arrogant guy..." Hu Liena snickered.

Xie Yue and Yan ran over as well. Yan was the first to shout, "Wow! Xiao Ran, you're truly our great hero!"

"Haha, keep it low-key, keep it low-key. Just basic operations." Xiao Ran remained calm on the outside, but he was already thrilled inside.

"Click, click, click."

At that moment, the crisp sound of high heels reached the ears of the group.

The person who had arrived was none other than Bibi Dong, with Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo serving as her protectors on either side.

After slowly descending from the high platform, she stopped before the seven of them. When her gaze swept over Xiao Ran, it lingered for two extra seconds.

"From this day forward, you are the Golden Generation of Spirit Hall!"

She raised her hand and sent six tokens flying toward Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and the others. The tokens bore the scepter emblem of Spirit Hall, with their names engraved on the backs. Xiao Ran alone, however, was left empty-handed.

"Goddess Pope... No, no, His Holiness the Pope, why don't I have a token?" Xiao Ran asked, his face filled with confusion.

Bibi Dong looked at him and took a colorful token from her sleeve. It was a full circle larger than the six tokens from before, and she personally handed it to Xiao Ran.

When Bibi Dong extended her hand, Xiao Ran grasped it tightly. However, after taking the Pope Token, he quickly withdrew his hand.

Bibi Dong was startled as well. How dare this brat be so presumptuous?

She had seen countless reactions from people facing her: kneeling, respect, fear, and flattery. But she had never seen anything like this.

"This is my Pope Token. Whoever holds it will be treated as though I were personally present and will receive Spirit Hall's highest honors."

Everyone erupted in an uproar. Xiao Ran lowered his head and accepted it, then grinned. "Oh~ Thank you, my beloved Pope."

The moment the words "my beloved" left his mouth, Yan choked, Hu Liena raised a hand to cover her forehead, and Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo both broke into a cold sweat for the boy.

But Bibi Dong did not press the matter. Instead, she slowly said, "Three years from now, you will represent Spirit Hall in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament. Over the next three years, devote yourselves to diligent cultivation. You must win the highest glory for Spirit Hall at the tournament!"

"Yes, His Holiness the Pope!"

Bibi Dong left at once. After walking a few steps, she turned back. Her beautiful eyes fell upon Xiao Ran, filled with complicated emotions, before she left again.