Chapter 206 Can Titled Douluo Cheat?_1
The bright sunlight fell on Pope Hall, making it appear even more resplendent and dazzling, as if not even the temples of the Divine Realm could compare.
Boom, boom!
The earth began to shake.
Of course, it wasn't an earthquake, but rather two squads of warriors clad in silver armor, approaching from afar.
Their footsteps were so in sync that they generated a powerful resonance.
Authority, solemnity, gravity, and coldness swept across the area instantaneously, and in that moment, all clamor turned into silence.
By then, the Silver Armored Guards had already cleared a pathway.
Leading straight to the plaza in front of Pope Hall.
Envy appeared in everyone's eyes.
This was merely the periphery; only those who could reach the plaza in front of the hall could be considered true personages of importance.
But that was all they could do—just think about it, because today, besides those elites from the Soul Masters, only members of the Shrek squad and the Spirit Academy Team could set foot there.
"Please welcome the members of the Spirit Academy Team to take the stage!"
At this moment, a Red-clothed Bishop, standing on the distant plaza in front of the hall, called out loudly.
This indicated just how much importance was placed on the final match, with even the supremely esteemed Red-clothed Bishop of the Spirit Hall taking up the role of referee.
As the voice faded, Evil Moon, Yan, Hulena, and the rest of their seven-member team stepped onto the plaza from the side of Pope Hall.
Their gazes seemingly flickered with flames as they scanned the periphery of the plaza, searching for their opponents.
Yesterday, Elder Gui had found them and solemnly advised them that winning or losing was not important; it was fine as long as they did their best.
What did Elder Gui's words mean?
Did he look down on them?
After all, they had heard that members of the Shrek squad were going to participate in the final match despite their injuries. Could they still lose to the opposing team?
That certainly showed too little confidence in them.
"Now, please welcome the members of the Shrek squad to take the stage!"
After confirming there were no mistakes, the Red-clothed Bishop called out again with a loud voice.
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"Er Long, Old Zhao, Flander, just wait for me here."
After saying this and providing proof, Qin Xiao walked alone up the passageway that the two squads of Silver Armored Guards had cleared.
Swish, swish, swish.....
Qin Xiao could feel gazes as tangible as substance falling upon him.
"What's going on? Is only one member from the Shrek squad taking the stage?"
"It seems the news was true, the Shrek squad really sustained great damage; only this one can make an appearance."
"Hahaha, but what can one person do? Can they defeat the entire unharmed Spirit Academy Team of seven?"
"I think you haven't woken up yet. The purpose of one person taking the stage is still a guess? They must have come to concede defeat."
Voices of discussion carried through the crowd.
Without a doubt, Qin Xiao's actions raised many suspicions, but no one thought Qin Xiao intended to challenge all seven members of the Spirit Academy Team.
After all.
It was unrealistic.
By then, Qin Xiao had already reached the plaza in front of Spirit Hall, casually surveying it.
One had to say, Spirit Hall truly was rich and powerful. Just the special stones that paved the ground of the plaza, not ordinary in any way, emitted a faint glowing luster.
Although not real jade, they were certainly not comparable to regular rocks and were quite valuable.
"We now invite Pope His Holiness."
At this moment, the Red-clothed Bishop called out loudly towards the Pope Hall behind him.
Boom, boom, boom.
Deep and resonant sounds rose as the smaller doors on both sides of Pope Hall were the first to open, and six Red-clothed Bishops emerged from each.
After standing face to face in two rows, they called out in unison, "We welcome Pope His Holiness."
"Long live, long live, long live."
These three cheers, like avalanches and tsunamis, rose throughout Spirit City.
It was not just the sounds from the neatly arranged Hall-Protecting Knights on Pope Mountain, but also the shouts of all the Soul Masters in Spirit City who were not allowed near Pope Mountain. For them, the Pope was the highest belief!
In the distance, outside the plaza of Pope Hall, countless people looked over with fervent gazes.
The Pope of the Spirit Hall was a deity-like figure to them, who wouldn't want to get a glimpse of the god in their hearts?
Qin Xiao was also very curious, so he turned to look as well.
Under his gaze, the first figure to emerge from inside the great doors of Pope Hall was clad in a resplendent golden dress from head to toe, wearing a purple-gold crown and holding a scepter.
It was Bi Bidong, with an expression of solemnity, who first stepped out of Pope Hall.
At this moment, she gave off an unreal sense, as though a towering giant was approaching, shaking one's soul.
Not even her exquisite beauty was the focus, for right now, she represented nothing but the majesty of this generation's Pope of the Spirit Hall.
"She truly lives up to being the woman with the ambition to dominate the whole of Soul Land; such presence is rare in Soul Land." Qin Xiao admired inwardly.
At the same time, he noticed that four people followed behind Bi Bidong.
Two of them were all too familiar to Qin Xiao, Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo. After all, they had not yet had a falling out with the Spirit Hall and were regarded as esteemed honorary Elders within.
Of the other two people, one Qin Xiao had seen before: it was Gui Douluo, the one they visited after Zhu Zhuqing and the others were assassinated.
The last person looked baby-faced and enchantingly beautiful, exuding a unique aura; if not for the Adam's apple on his neck, no one would believe he was actually a man.
Regarding this person's identity, even without an introduction, Qin Xiao guessed, "Neither yin nor yang, neither male nor female, it must be Ju Douluo...."