While Oscar and the others were distracted, the two remaining Battle Soul Masters from Spirit Hall Academy immediately struck, easily sending them flying out of the arena.
For a moment, only Xiao Wu and the Hell White Tiger remained on the field.
The outcome needed no explanation. As soon as the Hell White Tiger vanished, the others were immediately knocked out of the arena.
Xiao Wu slammed Hu Liena down in anger, then jumped down herself.
In the spectator stands nearby, Bibi Dong nodded, thoroughly satisfied, unable to conceal the pride in her eyes.
"Good. This is what our Spirit Hall Golden Generation should look like!"
The red-robed bishop serving as referee was equally excited and announced loudly, "Will a representative of Spirit Hall Academy please come up to receive the championship prize!"
They looked at one another before Xie Yue finally turned to Hu Liena. "Your charm played a big part at the end of this match. You go."
Hearing that, Hu Liena stood on no ceremony. She was Bibi Dong's disciple, after all, and had always been groomed to become the next Pope. Smiling, she skipped forward.
"Then I won't decline."
When Hu Liena reached Bibi Dong, a faint smile appeared on Bibi Dong's face. She stroked her head and asked quietly, "The Heart Separation Control Method? Where did you learn it?"
"Your Holiness, our substitute team member Tang San taught me."
Hu Liena still did not know that Tang San was also Bibi Dong's disciple, so she answered honestly.
A flicker of surprise crossed Bibi Dong's eyes at those words.
"Tang San? It was him?"
She had not expected Tang San to bring her such a surprise.
"Interesting. I'll go see him once the tournament is over."
As she spoke, Bibi Dong handed over the tray she held.
"These Three Soul Bones are bestowed upon you as the prize for this tournament."
"I now declare this tournament officially concluded!"
Hu Liena accepted the Soul Bones, her breathing involuntarily growing heavier. These were three Soul Bones! Even among Spirit Hall's elders, quite a few still had no Soul Bones.
That alone showed how precious and scarce Soul Bones were.
Unlike the jubilant Spirit Hall Academy Team, the New Shrek Seven Monsters were rather dejected, apart from Dugu Yan and Xiao Wu, who seemed relatively normal. Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing were especially dispirited.
Gangzi looked at them and offered some comfort. "Don't be upset. This defeat wasn't your fault. Without Immortal Herbs, making it this far was already very good."
"This is only the beginning. The road to godhood is incredibly difficult. We've barely even started!"
At the mention of Immortal Herbs, their expressions changed.
Dai Mubai gritted his teeth. "If we'd had Immortal Herbs, Zhu Zhuqing and I wouldn't have needed to squeeze out our potential... That bastard Tang San is far too selfish!"
Ma Hongjun's clothes had been burned to rags. Together with the few bare tail feathers still attached to his backside, he looked exactly like a wild chicken. He nodded in agreement.
"Exactly! With the help of Immortal Herbs and our combat experience, how could we possibly have lost?"
"That Tang San couldn't eat them himself, yet he wouldn't let us eat them either. He's really... sigh!"
At this point, however, they also felt some regret-not for driving God King Tang out of Shrek, but for doing it too early. They should have waited until after eating the Immortal Herbs.
Apart from the Immortal Herbs, they believed there was little help God King Tang could offer them.
"There's no use saying more. We should think about what we're going to do after returning to the Star Dou Empire."
Zhu Zhuqing frowned slightly. Both she and Dai Mubai had squeezed out their potential. Once they returned to the Star Dou Empire, they would inevitably have to fight Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun again, and this time would not be easy.
Ning Rongrong looked at Oscar and bit her lip. "Little Oscar, what about you? Are you still planning to come back to the sect with me?"
"It's just..."
What she left unsaid was that, with Oscar's current Soul Power, he could certainly be considered a genius, but not enough for Ning Fengzhi to value him too highly.
After all, Oscar was a food-type Soul Master. Unless he was an extraordinary genius blessed by heaven, Ning Fengzhi would not regard him highly at all.
Oscar knew this too. He scratched his head, looking a little downcast.
"I understand. I'll go out and travel for a while instead."
With the tournament over, the Shrek Seven Monsters all had to leave and venture out on their own.
Gangzi's gaze fell on Xiao Wu. She was the core of the new Seven Monsters, so he had to keep her on good terms with them.
"What about you, Xiao Wu? What are your plans?"
Xiao Wu flicked her braid. Recalling the Heart Separation Control Method Hu Liena had used during the tournament, her thoughts grew somewhat jumbled, and she lowered her gaze to the ground.
"I... plan to return to the Star Dou Great Forest."
"See you all later."
Hearing this, Gangzi could hardly say anything more. Fortunately, Xiao Wu had not been exposed. Otherwise, without Tang San, Tang Hao probably would not have appeared to save the day either, and they would have had no way to protect her.
What Dai Mubai had said earlier had already left Xiao Wu somewhat disheartened. Coupled with what had happened during the tournament just now, she had noticed some clues and planned to return to the forest to clear her head.
Gangzi took a deep breath. "I believe in you. When we meet again in a few years, all of you must become gods again in this life, and become stronger than before. Understand?"
"In truth, our only opponent is Spirit Hall. We just need to be careful. Tang San is probably cultivating somewhere right now, so he's nothing to fear. Believe in yourselves."
After another serving of poisoned chicken soup for the soul from him, the new Seven Monsters officially entered the stage of chasing their own dreams and shining in their own ways.
In plain language, they went off to find places to level up separately.
At the same time, Gangzi was somewhat puzzled. With Tang San's strength, he should have been able to secure a starting position at just about any academy.
He had thought he would see him at this tournament and had even planned how to humiliate him after defeating him face-to-face, only to find no trace of Tang San at all.
"What a shame we couldn't let Tang San see that we're still strong without him."
Gangzi shook his head and thought no more of it.
Among the spectators, someone else was also wondering where Tang San had gone.
It was a tall, burly figure sitting there in bewilderment, dressed in a tattered robe. People passing by gave him looks of disgust.
This man was none other than Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Hao, whose might shook the Douluo Continent!
Tang Hao looked down at the field in confusion, then checked beside Gangzi. Finding no sign of Tang San whatsoever, he scratched his head.
"What's going on?"
"Where's Tang San? Isn't he Grandmaster's disciple? Why didn't he come to compete?"
"And what's going on with this little girl? Why can't I detect her identity all of a sudden?"
Tang Hao was utterly baffled. Hadn't he only gone drinking for a few days? How had the world changed so much by the time he sobered up?
Where the hell is my son? Although Tang Hao had not raised his son after he was born, suddenly losing track of him was still very worrying, all right?
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