Bright sunlight spilled over the Pope Palace, making it gleam with even greater golden splendor, as though even a temple in the Divine Realm could scarcely compare.
Rumble, rumble!
The ground began to shake.
Of course, this was no earthquake. Two columns of warriors clad in silver armor were approaching from afar.
Their steps were so perfectly synchronized that they generated a powerful resonance.
An air of authority, solemnity, dignity, and icy severity swept across the scene. In that instant, all the clamor fell silent.
By then, the silver-armored guards had already opened a passage.
It led straight to the plaza before the Pope Palace.
Envy shone in everyone's eyes.
They were only on the outskirts. Only those who could reach that plaza qualified as truly important figures.
But they could only dream of it, because today, aside from the great figures of the soul master world, only members of the Shrek Team and the Spirit Hall Academy Team could set foot there.
"All members of the Spirit Hall Academy Team, please enter!"
Just then, a Red-Robed Cardinal standing in the distant plaza shouted the announcement.
This alone showed how much importance was placed on the final match. A Red-Robed Cardinal, whose status in Spirit Hall was exceptionally exalted, was serving as the referee.
As his voice faded, Xie Yue, Yan, Hu Liena, and the rest of their seven-member team emerged from behind the side of the Pope Palace and stepped onto the plaza.
Flames seemed to dance in their eyes as they stared toward the outskirts, searching for their opponents.
Yesterday, Ghost Elder had sought them out specifically and earnestly told them that winning or losing did not matter, so long as they did their best.
What did Ghost Elder mean by that?
Was he looking down on them?