Chapter 275: Finals Begin
For the finals of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, Spirit City specially cleared out a dedicated Fighting Soul Venue.
This venue was located in the central position of Spirit City, with the huge arena having a diameter of over a hundred meters, completely constructed from granite.
Its unique design looked very majestic.
From here, it was less than a thousand meters to the hill where the Pope’s Palace was located.
Spirit Hall had already announced in the posted notice that the final three strongest teams would compete in front of the Pope’s Palace.
Hearing this news, Ling Mo laughed! That seemingly glorious and majestic Pope’s Palace now looked more like a monster with its bloody mouth wide open.
It was step by step luring Ling Mo closer, ready to swallow him in one gulp.
Early in the morning, all participating academies arrived at the competition venue led by dedicated personnel from Spirit Hall.
Every academy had its own separately built rest area! Ling Mo did not go with Shrek Academy’s team, but directly appeared in the VIP Seating as the Ghost Gate Sect Master.
His identity had long been exposed! Everyone knew he was the Ghost Gate Sect Master, so being low-key at this point would really be pointless.
The finals did not have the kind of grand opening ceremony imagined.
A Cardinal from Spirit Hall took the stage, announced the start of the finals, and at the same time announced the matchup list and the bye list.
Shrek Academy’s luck was extremely good; Blazing Fire Academy withdrew in the first round, and they directly got a bye in the second round.
They entered the third round without even starting to fight! It could be said that this luck was unbelievably good.
As for why Blazing Fire Academy withdrew? Actually, Ling Mo also didn’t know what they were up to.
Now, they couldn’t possibly team up with Divine Wind Academy, because Feng Xiaotian was already a Ghost Gate disciple, so how could he still oppose Ling Mo.
From this guess, almost all the teams in the Heaven Dou Empire side’s lineup did not want to face Shrek Academy.
Fighting when knowing it was unwinnable was stupid behavior.
Everyone seemed very united, with the idea of directly sending Shrek Academy into the final round of the finals.
There were a total of thirty-one teams, fifteen from Star Luo and Heaven Dou each, plus Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation.
Both Star Luo and Heaven Dou Empire had a seeded team, which was Royal Academy’s team.
This represented the empire’s dignity, so… they did not need to go through round after round of matches, but directly entered the finals.
Compared to Star Luo Empire, the Heaven Dou Empire side seemed to place all their hopes on Shrek Academy, rather than Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Everyone had seen the performance in the series of matches; how strong Shrek Academy was, everyone knew clearly in their hearts.
It could be said that if among these thirty teams, one really had to be found that could defeat Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation, it would only be Shrek Academy.
Therefore, the academy teams from the Heaven Dou Empire side very tacitly chose to avoid Shrek Academy, striving to let them face Spirit Hall’s team in full strength.
Blazing Fire Academy’s withdrawal was just the beginning; who the subsequent teams would be was unknown!
“Sisters! Let’s step it up, eliminate all potential threats, and clear the way for Shrek Academy…”
The first to take the stage was Heaven Water Academy; they were up against a team from Star Luo Empire.
Regarding the various academies placing their hopes on Shrek Academy, the Shrek crowd was also completely baffled.
Along the way, everyone had been eyeing each other unfavorably, but once truly out of the empire, everyone became very united.
In the VIP Seating, Ling Mo lazily sat in his chair, with Dugu Bo right beside him, Qian Renxue to his left, then Ning Fengzhi, and Chen Xin.
From Spirit Hall’s side, only one Red Robe Bishop appeared; no one else was there, and the Pope had not appeared yet.
Further to the right were the people from Star Luo Empire, representing the empire.
Ling Mo deliberately took a few glances; it had to be said that Star Luo Empire’s judging panel was indeed much more spirited than Heaven Dou Empire’s.
No wonder everyone said Star Luo Empire’s strength was stronger than Heaven Dou Empire’s; it could be seen from the surface.
“Sect Master!”
Dugu Bo suddenly called out in a low voice.
Ling Mo came back to his senses and looked puzzled, “What’s up?”
Only to see Dugu Bo sending a sound transmission to his ear: “There are a total of eleven Red Robe Bishops around here, each with strength above Soul Douluo.
They have secretly taken control of this area, not appearing but constantly monitoring here.”
“Oh? Looks like they’re still not at ease with me! Sending so many people to monitor me, they sure think highly of me…”
Ling Mo remained unmoved, showing no reaction.
“Don’t mind them, just watch the match with peace of mind! They can’t stir up any waves…”
Everything was under control; it seemed like Ling Mo was the caged bird, but in reality, outside this cage, there was another cage.
“You seem not worried at all! And you dare to appear here so openly…”
Qian Renxue’s voice came from the side; she was using the sound transmission secret technique Ling Mo had taught her.
This secret technique was derived from the Three Lives Scripture; Ling Mo had passed it to many people, placing it in Star Picking Tower for Ghost Gate disciples to cultivate.
“What do I have to worry about! With my wife protecting me, can they take my life? What a joke…”
Like a dead pig unafraid of boiling water—no, how could he call himself a pig.
Ling Mo had never been afraid from beginning to end.
“Smart mouth… I really don’t know if you’re overly arrogant or have some other plan!
You damn man, making me worry every day.
Acting like nothing’s wrong, leisurely sleeping with women every day, not even coming to see me…”
Qian Renxue got angrier as she spoke, though her face showed no expression, afraid others would notice something.
“Heh heh, I did want to see you, but… with so many eyes on me now, if I went to see you, wouldn’t that tell them?
That the lofty Spirit Hall Saintess is my woman?
I don’t mind, but mainly I’m afraid you can’t accept it; otherwise… I’ll come find you tonight!”
Ling Mo said amusedly; don’t say it, Qian Renxue acting like a little resentful wife made her even cuter.
“Forget it, if you have that leisure, you should first think about how to deal with the upcoming trouble!
I don’t want to be a widow while you’re alive; if you die, hehe… I’ll definitely remarry right away…”
Qian Renxue said playfully; she wasn’t actually angry.
“Remarry? In your dreams; this lifetime, you won’t escape my grasp.
If you say such things again, believe it or not, I’ll poke you with a needle…”
Ling Mo was displeased and threatened.
Qian Renxue’s next words made Ling Mo’s face darken.
His expression was somewhat stunned; it had only been a few days without visiting her, and she was already this cheeky?
“You little girl, daring to look down on me? Back then, who was it crying and begging me for mercy?
If I didn’t love my wife, I could’ve kept you in bed for a month…”
Ling Mo said with a dark face; he had actually been ridiculed by the woman he loved most.
This was the greatest shame for a man.
