Unlike the promotion and qualification rounds, the grand finals of the Soul Master Tournament didn't sell tickets to the general public. Only a small number of invited soul masters and the nobles of the two empires were allowed to spectate the competition in front of the Pontiff's Palace. Outsiders weren't allowed to spectate the competition, which added to the mysteriousness of the tournament.
All the teams left the Great Soul Dueling Arena in the outer city along the wide roads in the Martial Soul Sacred City. They rushed towards the Pontiff's Palace in the center of the city.
The Martial Soul Sacred City was hexagonal and was built around a mountain. The mountain in the center of the city was called the Martial Soul Sacred Mountain. There were three majestic buildings on the Martial Soul Sacred Mountain. One was at the top of the mountain, while the other two were at the middle of the mountain. Even the teams outside the city could see them.
The building at the top of the mountain was the Douluo Palace that all soul masters dreamed of entering. It was as white as jade, and had a tall dome. It was very majestic.
It was where all the Titled Douluo were crowned and given their titles. It was also where all the soul masters mourned after the death of a Titled Douluo. It was a place of faith for all soul masters, and it was very solemn and dignified.
The two buildings at the middle of the mountain were the Pontiff's Palace and the Elder's Palace. They were on the left and right, and they were both very majestic. The teams' destination was the Pope's Palace on the right.
There, all the teams that entered the finals would be able to meet the Martial Spirit Palace's Pope, Bibi Dong, and compete in the competition field in front of the Pope's Palace until the champion was decided. At that time, the Pope would present himself again and personally award the champion team.
As the teams got closer to the Martial Soul Sacred Mountain, the Pontiff's Palace was gradually revealed to the teams.
It was a pillar-like structure with a dome that was dozens of meters tall. It was more than a hundred meters long and wide. The outside of the building was covered with a layer of golden material that shimmered under the sunlight. It was very majestic and imposing. Even the imperial palaces of the two empires weren't as majestic as the Pontiff's Palace.
The Pontiff's Palace was surrounded by a sea of Guardian Knights. After a series of checks, the eight teams that made it to the finals were finally allowed to approach the Pontiff's Palace.
Of course, they were only allowed to go to the competition grounds about a kilometer away from the Pontiff's Palace. They couldn't go any closer to the Pontiff's Palace and wait for the opening ceremony of the Soul Master tournament to begin.
In order to welcome the finals of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, the Martial Soul Holy City had specially opened up a special arena not far from the Pontiff's Palace. This arena was located at the very center of the Martial Soul Holy City, and the enormous arena was completely built from solid iron. Its diameter was several hundred meters.
Not only that, but many soul tools were also used to reinforce the enormous competition stage so that they wouldn't be damaged during the fight.
Because Soul Sages had appeared in both the qualifying round and the promotion round, this arena had been specially reinforced. It could withstand multiple attacks from Soul Sages without being damaged. This way, it wouldn't affect the progress of the tournament.
Only the Martial Soul Hall, which controlled most of the soul masters on the Douluo Continent, could afford to build such an arena. At the very least, the two empires wouldn't be willing to spend so much resources to build such an arena.
The majestic Pontiff's Palace was right in front of this arena. On the right side of the arena, there was a resting area specially built for each academy. The teams from each academy could rest and watch the competition from there. On the other two sides of the arena, there were invited soul masters and representatives from the two empires. Of course, there were also many internal members of the Martial Soul Hall.
The various teams arrived one after another. After that, the guests who had come to participate in the opening ceremony of the finals all arrived at the arena. After about half an hour, the side door of the Pontiff's Palace slowly opened.
As the side door opened, a group of soul masters in red robes walked out. There were a total of twelve of them.
From their attire, it wasn't hard to tell that they were red-robed bishops of the Martial Soul Hall, second only to the Consecrated, Elders, and Platinum Bishops. Every single one of them was a powerful Soul Douluo. After they walked out of the Pontiff's Palace, they stood on either side of the main entrance of the Pontiff's Palace. There were six of them on each side.
Seeing such a formation, it was obvious who was going to enter the arena next. Sure enough, after they stood still, the red-robed bishop at the front shouted, "His Holiness has arrived!" This red-robed bishop's voice was very loud and clear, and it spread in all directions.
"Long live the Holy Father, long live the Holy Father, long live the Holy Father!"
Following the red-robed bishop's voice, three loud cheers rang out near the Pontiff's Palace like a tsunami.
These cheers didn't just come from the Paladins on the Pontiff's Mountain, but also from many soul masters in the Martial Soul Holy City. The Martial Soul Hall was the organization that they had pledged their loyalty to and protected for their entire lives. As the leader of the Martial Soul Hall, the Holy Father was their greatest believer.
Following the loud cheers, the main entrance of the Pontiff's Palace, which was ten meters tall, slowly opened. The insignia on the two doors slowly left their tracks. As the doors creaked open, everyone couldn't help but stare in the direction that the doors opened. Even the members of the Martial Soul Hall and Shrek Academy's team felt their hearts beating faster and faster.
Other than Wang Kai, who was the Holy Son of the Martial Soul Hall, even Hu Liena, Evilmoon, and Yan, who were part of the Martial Soul Hall's golden generation, had only seen Pope Bibidon once when they became Soul Kings and were awarded the Purple Record Medal. The other seven members of the Martial Soul Hall's team had never seen this legendary Holy Father of the Martial Soul Hall before.
Under everyone's gazes, Bibidon walked out of the Pontiff's Palace with a solemn expression on his face.
Bibidon wore a dazzling golden dress. Her face was beautiful, and she wore a purple-gold crown on her head. She held a scepter in her hand. Not only that, but Bibidon seemed to have an illusory feeling. She seemed to be infinitely tall and dignified, showing the majesty of the Martial Soul Hall's Holy Father.
Bibidon's dazzling golden dress was very fitting. The dazzling dress flickered with precious light, and there were more than a hundred red, blue, and gold gems on it. The purple-gold crown on her head was even more dazzling, and all the light was focused on her at this moment.
The moment Bibidon appeared, almost all the members of the Martial Soul Hall knelt on one knee and shouted in a deep voice, "Greetings, Your Holiness."
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