Shouts of "Long live the Emperor!" rose and fell in waves.

Amidst the deafening roars, Qian Yuelong remained calm on her exquisite face, even daydreaming, half-jokingly saying to 886, "This was probably the grand spectacle of ancient emperors, wasn't it? But shouting 'Long live the emperor!' to cultivators might even become a curse."

Cultivators live for over ten thousand years through their own abilities, so why curse them to die at ten thousand years old?

886: [...] Cultivators who can live for ten thousand years are no longer called human, but demigods or true gods.

Although Bibi Dong became the Rakshasa God in the original story, she didn't even live for a hundred years before dying.

Hmm.

886 indicates it's difficult to evaluate.

Qian Yuelong smiled and said it was alright. Then she looked with interest at the seven Shrek Academy students who were standing alone in the square, kneeling or bowing to the others. Out of the corner of her eye, she glanced at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's Sect Master, Ning Fengzhi, who was being treated with the courtesy due to a VIP and who was not bowing because of his true abilities, as well as the two Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School—the 95th-level Title Douluo, Bone Douluo Gu Rong, and the 96th-level Title Douluo, Sword Douluo Chen Xin.

As for Dugu Bo, the Poison Douluo, he silently demonstrated his power, standing with the Shrek Academy students on the outer edge of the square, his back ramrod straight.

Those Title Douluos who sided with Tang San should all have arrived by now, right?

Where will Tang Hao be watching the battle?

Qian Yuelong shifted her gaze, and while everyone else was glaring angrily at the Shrek Seven for not bowing, she seemed to casually glance around, lost in thought.

Not found...

I want to activate my mental power, but that would be too obvious.

To guard against Tang Hao, the trump card she prepared this time will cost a lot of faith points.

Qian Yuelong's eyelashes trembled as she looked at Bibi Dong.

As Pope, Bibi Dong fully demonstrated the magnanimity of a powerful figure, glossing over Shrek Academy's disrespect with just a few words and moving on to the main topic.

"I see a bright future in you. As the elite of the Soul Master world, I hope to see all your talents and strength before the Pope's Palace. Do not be afraid of the gap in strength, fight with all your might, and do not wait until it is over to regret it."

"And the ultimate victor will receive the Spirit Hall's greatest reward!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Bibi Dong tapped the ground with her scepter, and invisible ripples distorted space. Four dazzling rays of light flew out from the scepter, lifted up by powerful soul force, and floated in the air.

Those were four soul bones that countless soul masters coveted.

One is a skull of wisdom condensed from spirit, another is a right arm of exploding flames, another is a left leg that moves forward at breakneck speed, and the last is a skull of spirit that transforms the illusory into the real.

It is obvious that the attributes of the four ten-thousand-year soul bones correspond to the four Golden Generation members, including Qian Yuelong.

Many people's breathing became heavy as they stared at the soul bones slowly rotating in mid-air, their gazes burning as if they wanted to melt them.

However, no one is so foolish as to plunder soul bones right under the noses of a group of titled Douluo and several powerful Soul Masters.

All they could do was watch helplessly.

Ning Fengzhi also sighed at the scale of the Spirit Hall's investment this time. His thoughtful gaze fell on Bibi Dong's rear, and he slowly walked away, walking to Qian Yuelong, who was at the forefront of the Spirit Hall Academy team, under the watchful eyes of everyone.

Xie Yue looked at Qian Yuelong, who had pushed him to second place, with gentle eyes, without any dissatisfaction. In fact, after Qian Yuelong returned to the team, everyone in the Spirit Hall Academy team had a smile on their face, and their eyes were filled with trust.

Upon noticing this, Ning Fengzhi's gaze darkened slightly, and he began to communicate with the two Title Douluos beside him using a secret voice transmission method.

'She is the Holy Maiden who has been kept hidden by the Spirit Hall for many years. Rongrong and the others have chosen to continue participating in the finals, I'm afraid...'

Chen Xin frowned, looking at Qian Yuelong, whom he had met once before, and transmitted his voice, "It's alright. Although the Spirit Hall is powerful and has targeted Shrek Academy, we are all present. If they want to do something drastic, they can only do it secretly in front of our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School."

Although the Elite Tournament explicitly prohibits killing, sometimes, due to a significant difference in skill levels, accidental killings can occur.

Shrek Academy, knowing that the enemy harbored murderous intent, still dared to continue fighting, and thus found themselves in a stalemate.

As for the Bone Douluo Ancient Banyan Tree.

Looking at Qian Yuelong's exquisite face and striking silver-white hair, he felt a strange sense of familiarity.

It felt like I'd seen her somewhere before.

It's been a while, and he hasn't remembered it yet.

Bibi Dong's words were coming to an end.

"There can only be one winner. And only one team can be champion." Bibi Dong said calmly, "This morning is the individual elimination round with seven players from each of your three teams. The remaining team will have the advantage and will directly enter the championship finals tomorrow. The two losing teams will compete for the other spot in the finals this afternoon."

"Now, each of you can send one player onto the field."

The lottery was conducted by one person from each of the three colleges.

Of the three fortune sticks, one is a bye.

The teams that draw the remaining number plates will compete in the first individual match, with the winners then playing again, and so on.

Just like in the original storyline, the students from Shrek Academy who were drawn in the lottery were given a bye.

The members of the Shenfeng Academy team hesitated for a moment. Feng Xiaotian, the team captain, turned around suddenly at the referee's urging. Just as he was about to speak, Qian Yuelong's voice rang out from the side.

"You must be Feng Xiaotian, the captain of Shenfeng Academy? As a fellow seeded team, I look forward to playing against you."

Feng Xiaotian was taken aback when he didn't expect the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall to suddenly strike up a conversation with him. He looked at Qian Yuelong and saw a smile in her eyes that showed no malice.

For some reason, the words he was about to say about Kamikaze Academy's intention to forfeit the competition suddenly changed to something else: "We also look forward to playing against your academy's seeded members!"

After saying this, Feng Xiaotian was speechless.

Oh no, what did he just say?!

Qian Yuelong nodded slightly, and a dozen small teardrop-shaped gemstone necklaces on her slender, fair neck glittered in the sunlight, making Feng Xiaotian's eyes blink.

[Necklace: Set "Heart of Compassion" piece - Harmony with the World (Grade B) - God loves the world, and he loves you too (Passive: Increases own affinity by 50%, increases non-enemy favorability by 20% if the other party's initial impression is not negative, and has a certain chance of being bewitched)]

Unaware that this was due to the power of a cheat code, Feng Xiaotian secretly cursed himself for his loose tongue.

But to say one second you're looking forward to the fight, and the next you're saying you're voluntarily forfeiting is just...

Feeling the terrified yet intense gazes of his teammates, Feng Xiaotian slowly turned around and gave them an awkward, stiff smile.

He meant to say that this wasn't what he truly intended to say, do you believe him?

—A side note—

Thank you to the lovely "Rongbai" for providing the clothing inspiration for the theme "Harmony with the World"~

MoLi's typing speed is really slow, but today it's still pretty early compared to the deadline~