The Spirit Hall members seemed accustomed to such situations, and the two rows of cardinals shouted, "Honorable His Holiness the Pope! Kneel and pay homage!"
At this moment, all members of the Spirit Hall knelt on one knee, "Greetings, Your His Holiness the Pope!"
But apart from that, no one else on the platform knelt down. The Shrek Team, Skywater Academy, and Qilin Team were all waiting for one person's reaction—the man standing at the very front, looking directly at the Pope without being at a disadvantage.
"How dare you! How dare you disrespect His Holiness the Pope!" a cardinal shouted angrily, but was stopped by Bibi Dong.
"Why don't you kneel?" Bibi Dong asked, looking into Qi Ling's eyes, but there was a hint of mockery in them.
Qi Ling smiled brightly and asked, "Does Pope Holiness think I should kneel?"
"Whether you kneel or not is entirely up to you," Bibi Dong said.
"Since that's the case, then I won't kneel."
"Alright, then I won't kneel."
Then, to everyone's astonishment, Bibi Dong waved her hand and said, "Everyone, please rise. Since you are all ready, I won't keep you any longer. Let the finals of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament officially begin! I look forward to seeing your performance!"
No one had time to think about why the Pope didn't seem to care about Qi Ling's rudeness at all, but since the Pope had given the order, the process had to continue.
Immediately, witnessed by everyone, the Spirit Hall brought up the three Soul Bone that were the prizes. Even though the Spirit Hall team had been eliminated, they had no intention of reneging on their promise, and their magnanimity and composure were admirable.
"These three Soul Bone were all provided by our Spirit Hall, in order to encourage all Soul Master to continue their efforts and resonate with the glory of the Soul Master World!" Bibi Dong said, waving her scepter lightly, and the three Soul Bone immediately floated into the air.
Although everyone already knew the contents of the reward, seeing the true form of the three Soul Bone still made them all look longing. If it weren't for the intimidation of the Spirit Hall, some of them probably wouldn't have been able to suppress their greed and would have rushed forward to snatch them.
All Soul Bone are divided into several levels in terms of quality, and the ones that the Spirit Hall brings out are naturally the top-level Soul Bone, otherwise wouldn't that tarnish the reputation of the Spirit Hall?
This also shows that the Spirit Hall's reputation is truly trustworthy. They did not choose to use inferior materials just because their team was eliminated, a feat that even the two great empires probably could not achieve.
"There can only be one winner, and the same goes for the champion. Therefore, all three Soul Bone will ultimately belong to the champion team. I hope that you teams that have made it into the top three will give it your all and win this honor!" Bibi Dong said.
Bibi Dong then handed the three Soul Bone to the cardinals around her, and someone immediately came forward to explain the rules of the competition.
In short, this morning, each of the three teams will send seven players to compete in an individual elimination tournament. The remaining teams will be the winners and will advance directly to tomorrow's finals.
The two losing teams will compete in a team battle this afternoon to vie for the other spot in the finals.
A row of gilded chairs was placed in front of the Pope's Palace. At Bibi Dong's signal, she sat down in the center, with Ning Fengzhi of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Sword Douluo Chen Xin on her left, and two Titled Douluo from the Spirit Hall on her right.
Following the referee's signal, each of the three teams sent out one player: Tang San from Shrek Team and Huo Wu from the Skywater Academy.
As for the Qilin Team, Tang San gave a wry smile after their players took the stage, while Huo Wu stared in astonishment as Qi Ling herself walked up at that moment.
"Big brother, are you really going to be the first one? Isn't that too much pressure?" Tang San said helplessly.
Huo Wu pouted and said, "Exactly, Qi Ling, aren't you afraid that if you go on stage too early, you won't be able to handle the situation in the end?"
Qi Ling smiled brightly and said, "There's nothing wrong with me going first. It's better than keeping you all worried sick."
"And Xiao San, Huo Wu, you've both got one thing wrong. I wasn't the first one to go on stage for the Qilin Team; I was the only one going on stage!" Qi Ling said with unparalleled dominance. "Although I'm sorry, I still ask that you give it your all and then be convinced of your worth."
Tang San and Huo Wu were taken aback. This individual competition was different from the previous ones. It was being held by three teams taking turns sending players. In other words, if Qi Ling wanted to win the final victory, he would have to defeat fourteen opponents!
One person defeating fourteen—this is a terrifying concept. Unless one's strength completely overwhelms the opponent, it is simply impossible, because no one's Soul Power can sustain that for so long.
" Qi Ling, are you crazy? Or are you underestimating us?" Huo Wu said exaggeratedly, "You think you can defeat all fourteen of us by yourself? Do you think you're Titled Douluo?"
"Of course I'm not Titled Douluo, but men always like to show off in front of the people they like. Maybe it's just a man's instinct," Qi Ling said.
As for who Qi Ling actually likes, that's for each person to figure out. It could be anyone present, but Qi Ling knows that the main reason is the person sitting in the highest position at that moment.
"But, brother, even you, your Soul Power can't sustain you for fourteen matches!" Tang San said.
Let alone fourteen matches, even if Qi Ling used the " Tyrant Dragon Fist " fourteen times, the final power would be utterly pathetic.
"You idiot, who said I was going to use the Divine Dragon Emperor to fight you?" Qi Ling suddenly laughed smugly. " Xiao San, Huo Wu, what you should be worried about isn't whether my Soul Power can support it, but whether your Soul Power can support it!"
Then, Qi Ling summoned his Martial Soul, but this time he summoned the Blood Devil Emperor.
Seeing Qi Ling summon this Martial Soul, Tang San suddenly realized something. For some time now, because the Blood Devil Emperor's Fourth Soul Skill, Blood Devil Slays Heaven, and Third Soul Skill, Nightmare Descends, were so powerful, they had forgotten what the Blood Devil Emperor's greatest strength really was.
Blood Devil Emperor's passive talent: Emperor Plundering Technique! Upon hitting an enemy, he can absorb their Soul Power and convert it into his own. The Soul Power absorbed is related to the strength of the attack.
Qi Ling has never used such a terrifying passive skill, firstly because it has many limitations, and secondly because she doesn't like this kind of combat style.
Undoubtedly, this move is incredibly powerful; it can easily drain the Soul Power of a Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Tang San and the others probably won't be able to withstand it for long.
Could it be that his older brother is really going to make history and pull off a solo show of defeating fourteen opponents in a row? Tang San wondered to himself.