Chapter 73: A Thousand-Year Second Ring, What is the Holy Maiden of Spirit Hall!
After the opening ceremony, Tang Xiao and his group returned to their waiting room, as the first match of the finals was about to begin.
In the Clear Sky Sect's waiting room, all the team members were extremely excited, determined to claim the champion's throne.
At the thought of bringing three Ten-thousand-year Spirit Bones back to the Clear Sky Sect this time, their blood began to boil, and a sense of pride welled up in their hearts.
Seeing everyone's excitement, the team leader Tang Zhen spoke up to soothe their emotions and help them calm down a bit.
"Father, the three Ten-thousand-year Spirit Bones that were lost last time because of Xiao'er—this time, I will take them back from Spirit Hall."
Standing by the window of the waiting room, Tang Xiao clenched his fists and made his vow.
"Mhm, Xiao'er, but you must still be cautious. That Yun Yuan from Spirit Hall should have already achieved a Breakthrough to Soul Elder; he might be able to cause you some trouble."
Tang Zhen first gave Tang Xiao these instructions, then turned to look at the rest of the Clear Sky Sect team members behind him.
"You all as well. That Pope Qian Xunji is no fool. By sending only the Saint and Holy Maiden onto the field this time, he must have a certain level of confidence."
"Over the past two months, you have all practiced the Clear Sky Formation together. If we encounter Spirit Hall in the finals and are lucky enough to draw a team battle, our Clear Sky Sect will surely be victorious."
"But if it's an individual elimination match, there's a certain chance of losing. You must not let your guard down; after all, these are three Ten-thousand-year Spirit Bones."
After hearing Tang Zhen's words, the excitement in everyone's hearts calmed slightly. They had also heard of Yun Yuan's track record back in Heaven Dou City.
As a Great Soul Master, he had withstood a strike from Tang Xiao. Now that he had likely achieved a Breakthrough to Soul Elder, any member of the Clear Sky Sect other than Tang Xiao would face the possibility of defeat against Yun Yuan.
"Father, if we meet that Yun Yuan from Spirit Hall in the final match and draw an individual elimination round, I will not underestimate the enemy. Please rest assured."
Seeing the solemn expression in Tang Xiao's eyes, Tang Zhen nodded with satisfaction.
His eldest son's personality was most like his own—steady—while his younger son Tang Hao's personality was like his father Tang Chen's—wild and unbridled.
The first round of the Spirit Master Tournament finals soon began: sixteen down to eight, eliminating eight participating teams.
In this round, the Spirit Hall team drew the weakest of the sixteen teams, the Plant Academy team, and the format drawn was the individual elimination match.
Regarding this match format, Yun Yuan wanted Bibi Dong to go up and display her Divine Might; this was one of the few opportunities for Bibi Dong to showcase her own abilities.
Most of the Soul Masters on the Plant Academy team were control system Soul Masters, and the combined Soul Power Rank of the seven members was the lowest among the sixteen teams.
Inside the Spirit Hall waiting room.
"Senior Sister, for this individual elimination match, you go up first. Show everyone your strength. If you really can't win, just forfeit. You still have me, okay?"
The very first match of the tournament was their fight against the Plant Academy team. In the waiting room, Yun Yuan earnestly gave Bibi Dong these instructions.
During this week-long series of battles, he did not want Bibi Dong to get hurt. She should forfeit when she needed to; he was afraid Bibi Dong would be stubborn and end up hurting herself.
"Mhm, Junior Brother, I will."
Bibi Dong kept nodding to show she understood, but a look of stubbornness flickered in her eyes, indicating that her inner thoughts were quite different.
"Junior Brother, this time I'm going to sweep through all seven of the opponents alone. I'll definitely make you look at me in a new light."
Having secretly made up her mind, Bibi Dong left the waiting room and walked toward the center of the arena.
A moment later, Bibi Dong and a member of the Plant Academy team arrived at the center of the arena. The first to represent the Plant Academy team was a Soul Elder whose Soul Power Rank had a very small gap compared to Bibi Dong's.
"Bibi Dong, Holy Maiden of Spirit Hall, versus Mo Ying of the Plant Academy team. Let the match officially begin!"
With the shout of the Cardinal referee, the match officially commenced.
In the waiting rooms of the various major powers surrounding the arena, members leaned against their windows one after another to watch Bibi Dong's match.
They wanted to know what level this Holy Maiden of Spirit Hall's strength had reached. For an eight or nine-year-old girl to actually be their opponent was truly incredible.
On the arena, Mo Ying was the first to summon his Martial Soul, with three Soul Rings—yellow, yellow, and purple—circling around him.
Simultaneously, vines began to grow around him. His Martial Soul was the Dark Poison Vine, possessing both darkness and poison attributes, a type of high-tier Martial Soul.
Seeing this, Bibi Dong did not hide her power either. The phantom of the Death Spider Emperor appeared behind her, and she immediately began to release her Soul Rings. She was not a monster like Yun Yuan who could fight across Ranks without even releasing a Martial Soul.
In the next moment, a scene appeared that shocked everyone in the arena.
On the stage, three Soul Rings—yellow, purple, and purple—slowly rose from beneath Bibi Dong's feet and circled around her.
"This... is a thousand-year Second Ring?!"
Bibi Dong's Soul Ring configuration was unbelievable to the crowd, but in the Clear Sky Sect's waiting room, Tang Zhen's brow furrowed deeply.
"Another thousand-year Second Ring. Has Spirit Hall mastered a method to absorb Soul Rings beyond the age limit?"
Bibi Dong's thousand-year Second Ring forced Tang Zhen to overthink. It was one thing if it was just Yun Yuan, but how could there be a Bibi Dong as well?
But as everyone focused their attention on the number of Bibi Dong's Soul Rings, they were shocked once again.
Three Soul Rings meant that Bibi Dong had already reached the level of Soul Elder. But how old was she? At only eight or nine years old, she had reached Soul Elder.
This simply shattered the record for the youngest Soul Elder in the history of the Douluo Continent.
After the initial shock, an incredible roar of cheering erupted from the spectator area.
"Bibi Dong, Holy Maiden of Spirit Hall..."
Bibi Dong's talent made everyone feel a sense of spontaneous worship; she was simply a peerless Prodigy.
Furthermore, Bibi Dong was an exquisitely beautiful and cute young girl, which instantly won her the affection of spectators from all over the continent, making them wish she were their own daughter.
On the arena, Mo Ying looked at Bibi Dong after she released her Martial Soul, and his heart began to grow tense. A thousand-year Second Ring—this Holy Maiden of Spirit Hall was unexpectedly powerful.
However, he quickly calmed down and began to use his First Soul Skill to launch an attack.
"First Soul Skill, Poison Vine Binding."
As soon as Mo Ying's words fell, massive vines emerged from the ground, coiling toward Bibi Dong to bind her.
Facing the incoming vines, the corners of Bibi Dong's mouth curled up slightly, her eyes full of confidence.
Upon seeing Mo Ying's Martial Soul, she knew she would definitely win this match. Vines could not control her, and as for the poison attribute, using it in front of the Death Spider Emperor was no different from showing off one's axe skills in front of the master carpenter Lu Ban.
Facing Mo Ying's First Soul Skill, the Death Spider Emperor phantom behind Bibi Dong continuously swung its spider spears, severing them all.
Immediately after, she launched her counterattack. Her second thousand-year Soul Ring lit up as she prepared to use her thousand-year Soul skills.
"Second soul skill, Death Spider Web Restraint!"
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