In the Shrek rest area, everyone was sitting around, the atmosphere exceptionally heavy.
The formidable strength displayed by the Spirit Hall team was like a shadow, weighing on everyone so heavily they could barely breathe.
Originally, "Dai Mubai" breaking through to the Soul King realm had ignited a fiery blaze in everyone's hearts, giving everyone infinite fighting spirit.
However, the Golden Generation of Spirit Hall was like a basin of cold water, extinguishing this fire of hope.
Even as strong as the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, possessing a Soul King expert like Dugu Yan, they hadn't even lasted three minutes on the stage against the Spirit Hall team.
With such a disparate contrast in strength, the Shrek crowd finally understood why others called them the Golden Generation.
Flender pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose, trying to squeeze out a smile. "Children, don't put too much pressure on yourselves. For our Shrek Academy to reach this step is already a huge success."
The facts were indeed so.
Before the competition, who could have imagined that such an unknown team could pass all hurdles and break into the top four of the Soul Master finals?
This time, Kamikaze Academy and Blazing Academy did not merge.
The final teams entering the semifinals were: Spirit Hall Academy, Shrek Academy, Kamikaze Academy, and Thunderclap Academy.
Among the top four, the Heaven Dou Empire exclusively occupied three spots, truly stealing the limelight.
Ma Hongjun nodded and said playfully, "Teacher is right. According to the drawing order, our next opponent is Thunderclap Academy. Looking at it this way, we're guaranteed at least second place."
Yu Xiaogang smiled bitterly, shaking his head slightly, a trace of unwillingness revealed in his eyes. "No matter what, we should fight one last time."
As his voice fell, no one responded. Even the always confident Tang San lowered his head, silent.
The three Soul Kings of the Golden Generation were like three towering mountains, weighing heavily on everyone's hearts.
For a time, the room fell into a deathly silence again.
"I can withstand Hu Liena and Xie Yue's fusion skill."
Just then, "Dai Mubai" broke the silence.
"What!"
Everyone heard this and turned their gazes toward him, their eyes full of disbelief.
Feeling everyone's fervent gazes, the corner of "Dai Mubai's" mouth turned up slightly, curling into a confident smile.
"After my Martial Soul evolved, it successfully awakened the White Tiger's Light Attribute. And Spirit Hall's fusion skill, according to my observation, should be a control type, and belongs to the spiritual system."
He paused, then smiled faintly. "Coincidentally, the Light Attribute perfectly counters this kind of ability."
Hearing this, Ma Hongjun jumped up excitedly, his face full of excitement. "Boss, according to what you say, doesn't that mean your Martial Soul is immune to control?"
"Dai Mubai" shook his head gently and smiled. "It's only immune to most energy attacks and spiritual control. Against physical attacks, there's still no way to completely resist."
"Hiss~"
Everyone gasped upon hearing this.
Immune to energy attacks!
This meant that most soul skills lost their effectiveness against "Dai Mubai," and the enemy could only rely on their own strength to fight him head-on.
But when it came to strength, with the ferocity of the White Tiger Martial Soul, why would it fear other Martial Souls?
Yu Xiaogang's eyes instantly lit up when he heard this.
He coughed lightly, trying hard to suppress the excitement in his heart, and said, "Mubai, after the competition ends, I'll customize an exclusive training plan for you."
"Dai Mubai" glanced at him casually and snorted coldly.
He understood in his heart that Yu Xiaogang mostly wanted to study the White Tiger Martial Soul, draw lessons from the method of Martial Soul evolution, and thereby solve the malignant mutation of his own Martial Soul.
"No need to trouble Grandmaster. After the competition ends, I'm returning to the Star Luo Empire," "Dai Mubai" said indifferently.
Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang's face instantly darkened, and the light in his eyes dimmed a few degrees.
At this time, "Dai Mubai" changed the subject and continued, "I have full confidence in dealing with the Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Even if we add that Flame Lord Soul King, I also have countermeasures."
"However..." He deliberately paused, a cunning curl at the corner of his mouth, whetting everyone's appetite.
"However what?" Yu Xiaogang asked doubtfully.
Everyone also pricked up their ears, waiting for his following words.
"Dai Mubai" said unhurriedly, "The championship rewards given by Spirit Hall, besides a huge sum of money, include three soul bones. Shouldn't we first discuss the distribution of the rewards?"
With "Dai Mubai's" true strength, even if the entire Spirit Hall team besieged him, he could easily deal with them.
If not for Xue Qinghe's secret interference, Lu Feng alone could have led the Heaven Dou Second Team to sweep the competition.
So, he was determined to get these three soul bones.
"Soul bones..."
This word was like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, instantly stirring up a thousand waves in the room.
Even the eyes of the teachers couldn't help but flash with a gleam.
"The prize money will be entirely distributed by you; the academy won't take a single cent. The soul bones will also be distributed by you; the academy will absolutely not interfere." Flender looked serious and spoke in a deep voice.
Hearing this, "Dai Mubai" glanced at Flender imperceptibly, thinking to himself: Unexpectedly, this usually shrewd and calculating profiteer actually has principles in such matters.
At this moment, Tai Long and the other three looked at each other and smiled knowingly.
Tai Long took a step forward and said with a smile, "We didn't help much in the competition, so we won't participate in the soul bone distribution. But don't short us on the prize money, hahaha."
The few of them had originally met the graduation standards and were only staying at the academy a while longer because of the competition.
For them, the competition was just a platform to build reputation. If they could achieve a good result, they would have the opportunity to join a large sect in the future.
Entering the Soul Master finals had already greatly exceeded their expectations.
"Dai Mubai" nodded slightly, satisfied with their tact.
At this moment, Ma Hongjun also spoke up. "Boss, my soul power is the lowest among us. Except for the match against the Botany Academy, I didn't play much of a role in the other matches. I don't want a soul bone."
A trace of surprise flashed in "Dai Mubai's" eyes. As expected of his number one lackey.
His gaze swept over the remaining few in turn. Now, the only ones who hadn't expressed their opinions were Zhu Zhuqing, Tang San, and Ning Rongrong.
Zhu Zhuqing was expressionless, just looking at "Dai Mubai" with interest, as if watching a wonderful performance.
Among everyone present, she was the calmest one.
After all, she knew "Dai Mubai's" true identity. She just didn't understand what purpose Dai Mubai had for going to such lengths to direct this play.
Ning Rongrong also had a calm face. With her status as the Young Miss of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, obtaining a soul bone over ten thousand years old wasn't difficult.
So, she didn't have too many urgent thoughts about the soul bone distribution.
As for Tang San, his right hand unconsciously gripped the corner of his clothes tightly. It was evident he was struggling internally.
He actually really wanted to speak up and fight for a soul bone. After all, that was a soul bone. For any Soul Master, it was a huge temptation.
But he was also worried about hurting the friendship between partners.
Perhaps even he himself didn't realize that at this moment, his palms were already slightly sweating.
"Ahem." "Dai Mubai" coughed lightly, breaking the subtle atmosphere.
"Since no one is speaking, then I will distribute them."