"Don't be so unfair!"
"Do they not deserve cheers and applause?"
"Just wait, soon you'll see the ones you support crushed beneath our feet!"
The crowd was filled with indignation, but no one spoke up.
After all, aside from Tang San, even if they combined their strength, they still wouldn't be able to defeat a single one of their opponents.
Any one of them, was a Soul King-level powerhouse!
They had no chance of winning...
As the competitors from both teams stepped onto the stage, the host immediately fell silent.
From this moment on, he had no role to play.
Commentary?
Who here wasn't a powerhouse? Who here wasn't a Soul Master?
Would they need him to explain anything?
That would just be showing off in front of experts, completely unnecessary.
The referee was a Soul Douluo-level powerhouse, felt a chill run down his spine.
Damn it... This was just a competition between young Soul Masters, yet he had an overwhelming sense of unease, as if he wouldn't be able to maintain control over the match, as if he might not be able to intervene in time to save the competitors.
This was the first time in all his years that he had ever felt this way.
"Do both sides wish to announce their names?"
Even though this was the final match, the standard process still had to be followed.
That was his duty as the referee.
"We will announce our names!"
"We will not announce our names."
Dai Mubai called out his response, as the Shrek team wanted to gather as much information as possible about the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team.
Xiao Feilian, on the other hand, refused.
They didn't need to know anything about Shrek Academy, winning was all that mattered.
To be fair, aside from Xiao Feilian, neither team really had any secrets left.
Especially those who had already competed in earlier rounds.
It had already been explained before:
If one side chooses to announce their names, then both sides must do so.
This was a matter of respect for the opponent.
"Huang Yuan, substitute member of the Shrek Team, Martial Soul: Lone Wolf, Rank 35 Soul Elder. Please advise me."
Having fought so many battles, they only had seven people left. He was no longer just a substitute, he was officially a main team member now.
"Jing Ling, member of the Shrek Team, Martial Soul…"
One by one, they introduced their basic information.
Shrek Academy didn't care, their information was already public knowledge.
But the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team was different.
Their captain's details were still a mystery.
Even after all this time, she had yet to make a move.
"Du Siji, vice-captain of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team, Martial Soul: Body, Rank 64 Assault-type Soul Emperor. Please advise me!"
"Tang San, vice-captain of the Shrek Team, Martial Soul: Blue Silver Grass, Rank 60 Control-type quasi-Soul Emperor. Please advise me!"
As soon as Tang San finished speaking, his Martial Soul and soul rings became visible to everyone.
The other rings didn't matter.
Only that single red soul ring was truly blinding to all present.
The overwhelming aura of a hundred-thousand-year soul ring rapidly spread across the arena.
Some of the weaker Soul Masters trembled uncontrollably, their entire bodies shaking.
This was a legendary hundred-thousand-year soul ring!
To say they weren't envious would be a lie.
"Dai Mubai, captain of the Shrek Team, Martial Soul: White Tiger, Rank 42 Assault-type Soul Ancestor. Please advise me."
It was only in Shrek Academy that the captain would have a lower soul power level than the vice-captain.
But everyone's attention was still fixed on Tang San.
So much so that no one even reacted when Dai Mubai revealed his soul level.
The aura of the King of Beasts had completely lost its presence at this moment.
Dai Mubai: "..."
After thinking it over, he decided to let it go.
After all, Tang San was his teammate, he still needed him to get through this battle.
With that in mind, Dai Mubai withdrew some of his aura, allowing himself and Ma Hongjun to further highlight Tang San's brilliance.
Only Xiao Feilian had yet to introduce herself.
The audience was eagerly anticipating this moment.
They really wanted to know how strong this young woman, who had reached Soul King-level two years ago, had become now.
Had she reached Rank 65?
Or perhaps Rank 66?
Maybe even Rank 67?
These were optimistic guesses, based mainly on the fact that their vice-captain, Du Siji, was already Rank 64.
If Xiao Feilian wasn't stronger than him, it would be as strange as the bizarre power balance of Shrek Academy.
Under everyone's expectant gaze, Xiao Feilian took a step forward, and her aura exploded.
Her body didn't change at all.
But soul rings swiftly emerged at her feet.
Purple, purple, black, black, black, black...
The crowd fell into silence.
It was clear that she only had one Martial Soul.
But her soul rings, were even more excessive than Tang San's second Martial Soul!
"So she's a Soul Emperor after all…"
Before the speaker could even finish—
A brilliant red soul ring suddenly rose from beneath Xiao Feilian's feet.
"Soul...Soul Saint?!"
"H-Hundred-thousand-year soul ring!!"
Eyes widened, hands rubbed against disbelieving faces, but no matter how much they blinked, the reality didn't change.
That was a hundred-thousand-year soul ring.
And from its sheer presence, it was even more terrifying than the one Tang San possessed.
"Her Martial Soul True Body… must be absolutely terrifying."
Someone gulped, murmuring in awe.
It was common knowledge that the seventh soul ring was almost always for Martial Soul True Body, unless it was a special case like Shi Nian.
And the strength of a Martial Soul True Body depended on the quality of the soul ring.
No one had ever seen a hundred-thousand-year seventh soul ring before.
A Martial Soul True Body enhanced by such a ring, might be twice as strong as one enhanced by a ten-thousand-year ring.
To call Xiao Feilian the most terrifying Soul Saint ever was no exaggeration.
And with her Silver-tier Secondary Awakening and this Martial Soul True Body…
Even the Soul Douluo-level powerhouses present were sweating.
For the first time, they felt that they would lose to a Soul Saint.
And not just lose, but be utterly defeated, without any chance to resist.
"No… Impossible!"
Tang San instinctively took a step back, eyes filled with shock.
He had sacrificed so much for his hundred-thousand-year soul ring, Xiao Wu had given up her life for it.
Yet Xiao Feilian's hundred-thousand-year soul ring was as if mocking his weakness.
"Xiao Feilian, captain of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team, Martial Soul: Xiao Feilian, Rank 76 Agility-type Battle Soul Saint. Please advise me."
Her face remained calm and indifferent as she spoke.
Even without her sword, she still had a ninety-thousand-year soul bone, along with two hundred-thousand-year soul bones and her Silver-tier Secondary Awakening.
After absorbing her hundred-thousand-year soul ring and soul bone, her soul power had instantly jumped to Rank 76.
With her Soul Core fully formed, she was always cultivating.
And now, she was already on the verge of breaking through to Rank 77.
The Shrek Team's faces changed drastically.
They thought they were facing a Soul Emperor…
But she was a Soul Saint, one with a hundred-thousand-year soul ring.
Even Bibi Dong's expression was incredible, she looked genuinely shocked.
She had spent so much effort searching for a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, and all she got was some vague leads.
And yet—
The Body Sect had given a Soul Saint-level disciple a hundred-thousand-year soul ring?!
"She must have a hundred-thousand-year soul bone. Otherwise, her body would never have been able to withstand absorbing that soul ring!"