The referee first fixed his gaze on the three from Shrek Academy, then took a deep breath and shouted, "Let the match begin!"
At that moment, the hundreds of thousands of people in Star Luo Plaza had only one focus.
The spectators had even forgotten how to blink, so afraid were they of missing a single detail.
Atop the Imperial City walls, His Majesty the Emperor could not help pressing both hands against the battlements, watching intently.
Would a miracle truly unfold? According to his investigations, Shrek Academy should have had no chance in this match.
Yet Shrek had already proved their strength in the previous two matches, whether in their easy victory in the first or their hard-won second victory, which had left Yu Mengdi with barely a breath remaining. The resilience of these youngsters from Shrek had completely exceeded his expectations.
With that shout announcing the start of the match, both sides released their Martial Souls simultaneously.
Fierce lightning accompanied the dragon scales covering half his body as Bei Bei released his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul.
At the same time, the crystal-clear Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul spun above Ning Tian's palm.
Two of the supreme Martial Souls of the Upper Three Sects from ten thousand years ago appeared before everyone just like that.
Chen Ping extended his right hand as though pinching a little soil and gently blew on it. Only then did a Barbarian Elephant Staff that seemed to have emerged from a primordial age appear in his grip.
With his hand around the Barbarian Elephant Staff, Chen Ping merely turned his wrist slightly, and the dull sound of it cleaving the air already showed everyone how heavy it was.
But what drew the most attention at that moment was neither Ning