However, no sooner had Qian Yuelong stepped out of the door than Yue Guan dragged her away.

After all, it was Yue Guan who brought Qian Yuelong back from the canyon.

"How was it? Did His Holiness the Pope punish you?" After carrying the person to the top of one of the fortresses and putting her down, Yue Guan began to look Qian Yuelong up and down.

While waiting outside, he and Old Ghost suddenly sensed a strong fluctuation of soul power.

He was worried that Bibi Dong had made a move against Qian Yuelong.

Black smoke billowed up, and a ghostly figure clad in black armor stood to the side with his arms crossed, saying, "Don't worry. This girl looks much better than that guy who went out sideways."

Qian Yuelong nodded: "Grandpa Gui is right, she didn't punish me. But later, when I said a few words about Yu Xiaogang, she couldn't control her emotions and started to show. Teacher, if you want to see her, I suggest you wait a while."

Upon hearing this, Yue Guan's tense nerves relaxed slightly, and he inquired about Qian Yuelong's cultivation progress: "Your soul power is already at level 69, right? Your seventh soul ring..."

Qian Yuelong nodded: "Yes, it'll only be two months before I break through to the Soul Saint Realm. Teacher, you don't need to worry about my seventh soul ring. Since I participated in the Divine Gift Assessment, my seventh soul ring will definitely be a Divine Gift Soul Ring."

The pupils of both Gui Mei and Yue Guan contracted simultaneously.

A divinely bestowed soul ring!

Ghost couldn't help but say, "I've heard that the age of a divinely bestowed spirit ring is determined by the spirit master's talent and overall potential. With your talent..."

"Your seventh spirit ring will probably be 100,000 years old!"

Yue Guan, deeply moved, accepted the unfinished words from the ghost.

How can his disciple be so accomplished!

Yue Guan wished he could fast-forward to the moment when Qian Yuelong's soul power cultivation broke through to level 70, so he could witness this miracle firsthand.

"Girl, you should focus on your cultivation during this time. The draw between the two great empires and our Spirit Hall is at least half a month away from the finals. Make the most of your time to cultivate. Your teacher looks forward to the day you reveal your identity and step onto the stage, the day you will shock the entire continent!"

Yue Guan patted Qian Yuelong on the shoulder and said.

Ghostly looked at Qian Yuelong with a face full of envy.

Juhua Guan is truly remarkable; he managed to find such an outstanding disciple in his lifetime.

Why couldn't he find it?

Ghost sighed inwardly, but outwardly instructed, "Moon Dragon, just focus on your cultivation these days. Leave everything else to me and your teacher. We all look forward to the day you obtain a 100,000-year soul ring!"

Qian Yuelong nodded: "Thank you for your kind words, Teacher Cheng and Grandpa Gui."

What happened after that was no longer Qian Yuelong's concern.

Two days later, the Soul Master Academy teams from the two great empires who came to participate in the Elite Tournament entered the city one after another.

The Shrek Academy students were in a low mood throughout, while the students from the other academies looked at them strangely.

In addition, Qian Yuelong later took the time to use "divine blessing" to bring back Yu Xiaogang's soul.

After saying those words in the main hall that day, Qian Yuelong heard Hu Liena, who came to the back mountain to find her, say that she felt that something seemed to have changed about her teacher recently, but she didn't know what it was, and she was wondering about it.

Feeling that Bibi Dong still had some redemption, Qian Yuelong pulled Yu Xiaogang out of the corner and brought back his departed soul.

If Bibi Dong can truly move on, she will inevitably face further provocation from Yu Xiaogang.

After all, Liu Erlong, the vice dean of Shrek Academy, is here this time too, isn't he?

The opening ceremony of the finals is sure to be spectacular.

Even 886 in the sea of ​​consciousness nodded in agreement.

While Qian Yuelong was diligently cultivating at Martial Soul Mountain, the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament was also nearing its end.

Now that the elite competition has progressed to this point, only four teams from the Soul Master Academy remain.

Among them is Shrek Academy, which managed to squeeze into the top four even without Zhu Zhuqing.

The rest area prepared by the Spirit Hall for the various Spirit Master academies, and the battles and setbacks encountered in the past few days, began to make Tang San doubt himself.

After Zhu Qing was taken away by the Spirit Hall, their academy lost its trump card, the Spirit Fusion Skill, in battle. They suffered two crushing defeats in battles against other academies, and only succeeded in the final competition to advance to the next round.

He began to doubt the various abilities he possessed.

From the day he became a Soul Master, even though he awakened a useless martial soul like Blue Silver Grass, he always stood at the peak of his peers.

However, as his cultivation progressed, he also discovered the inherent flaws and shortcomings of the Blue Silver Grass.

If it weren't for the fact that he had an external soul bone, the Eight Spider Spears, and had consumed rare and precious herbs like the Fiery Apricot and the Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass, he felt like he was nothing at all.

Not to mention, after the teacher reunited with them, she mentioned the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall. Her strength and methods were unknown, yet she managed to make the teacher fall into a coma.

No hidden weapons are allowed in the elite competition.

Can he really defeat the Spirit Hall in his current state?

A jumble of chaotic thoughts and negative emotions made Tang San feel a sense of madness, as if the world was no longer real, and his brain felt swollen.

For two days, Tang San was unable to enter a state of cultivation.

It even feels a bit like I've gone mad.

It was Dugu Bo, who had come to find Tang San, who discovered Tang San's condition. He used his soul power to help him calm down and led him out of the oppressive room. He let Tang San personally experience the special nature of his Blue Silver Grass martial soul, which finally stopped Tang San's negative emotions.

But then he thought back to the meaningful words Qian Yuelong had said a few months ago when they were arguing in Sunset Forest—

"Are you sure what you awakened was just ordinary Blue Silver Grass?"

Tang San looked down at the black and red Blue Silver Grass in his palm.

If his Blue Silver Grass isn't truly a "useless martial soul," then wouldn't his teacher's philosophy be...?

Tang San shook his head, not wanting to think about it any further, and banished these chaotic thoughts from his mind, looking at Dugu Bo.

Seeing that his advice had worked, Dugu Bo patted Tang San on the shoulder and said irritably, "You little monster, you're really a handful. Luckily, you listened to what I said just now, so you won't doubt yourself anymore, right?"

Tang San chuckled and shook his head. Dugu Bo was satisfied and said, "That's good. With a little monster like you in charge this time, it's already quite good that your academy achieved a top-four finish. If you're a bit luckier, you might even make it into the top three."

Hearing this, Tang San couldn't help but ask, "Old monster, can't you have a little faith in us? What if we can win the championship?"

Dugu Bo curled his lip: "Championship? You're dreaming. You'll be lucky to get into the top three this time. Second place would be a miracle. As for first place... don't even think about it."

Tang San was somewhat unconvinced: "Why? Just because of that Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall? But no matter how strong she is, she's only one person. If we were to face her, our teamwork is already incredibly smooth. We still have a great chance against a team."

—A side note—

The plot twist was disrupted by the little butterfly Yue Long. The incident of going into a state of demonic possession, which was originally supposed to happen during the preliminaries, has been changed here.