Chapter 19: Great Spirit Arena

Flender, seeing his words take effect, turned to Ma Hongjun and Zhu Zhuqing and continued, "Ma Hongjun, although his martial soul has flaws, his Mutated Martial Soul is a top-tier Beast Spirit gifted by heaven; even across the entire continent, few can compare to him."

"Zhu Zhuqing, her soul power is comparable to yours, yet she possesses a heart that is firm and persevering."

"Here, you yourself are the worst existence; what right do you have to be proud?"

Ning Rongrong still could not accept it and stubbornly retorted, "What about Oscar? I must be stronger than him, right? He is also a Food-type Spirit Master, and a small one at that."

Flender shook his head. "If you think that, you are utterly mistaken. Oscar's talent is even above Mubai's; have you ever seen a Food System martial soul with innate full soul power?"

Learning that this lecherous uncle actually possessed innate full soul power, Ning Rongrong was stunned, her face losing all color, and she said in disbelief, "This is impossible! A supportive martial soul... how can it have innate full soul power?"

When her martial soul awakened, her soul power reached level nine, which was already the peak among supportive martial souls.

Flender said calmly, "Oscar is an unprecedented existence; his future achievements are limitless. He might even replace your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's position among Food-type Spirit Masters."

Ning Rongrong's face turned somewhat pale; suddenly, with a "Wa!" she burst into tears, turned, and ran toward the dormitory.

Every word Flender spoke was like a sharp sword piercing her heart, completely shattering the thing she was most proud of.

A smile of satisfaction flickered across his face as he thought inwardly, "If I cannot handle a twelve-year-old girl, I am not worthy of the title Golden Iron Triangle."

Besides, the letter Zhou Yu had sent was tucked in his bosom; crushing Ning Rongrong's pride was precisely Ning Fengzhi's intention.

Xiao Wu quietly stuck her tongue out at Tang San, seeming somewhat gleeful at her misfortune.

She had not expected Ning Rongrong's true nature to be like this; yesterday, when they were together, she had felt very kind.

Now she realized that Ning Rongrong's personality was even more domineering than her own.

Tang San appeared somewhat preoccupied; he had intended to go comfort Ning Rongrong, only to find someone had already beaten him to it.

Flender waved his hand and said, "Now I will personally lead your training; everyone follow."

Having finished speaking, he tapped the ground with his toe, leaped lightly, and flew off in the direction outside the academy.

Soon, Tang San realized Flender's destination was Soto City.

The distance from Shrek Academy to Soto City was not far; just as they were approaching the south gate of Soto City, Flender slowed his pace, allowing the five students to catch up.

Although Tang San and Xiao Wu had stayed in the city for two days before, they had not gone out at night.

Xiao Wu looked around with great interest, quietly approaching anything that caught her eye.

Had Tang San not been holding her hand the whole time, she might have gotten lost.

Zhu Zhuqing's face was ice-cold, as if nothing in the outside world had any connection to her.

Dai Mubai, meanwhile, gazed at her with an infatuated expression, his eyes involuntarily settling on those two peaks.

As for Ma Hongjun, it was even harder to describe.

His lecherous eyes were fixed on the most distinctive parts of the women on the street.

From six years old to sixty, Ma Hongjun's eyes missed almost nothing; upon seeing a woman with a full figure, he immediately gulped down saliva.

Tang San asked anxiously, "Dean, where are we going to train?"

He was truly worried about Ning Rongrong because he knew the person going to comfort her was Oscar.

For some reason, the image of Ning Rongrong eating Oscar's Sausage kept involuntarily floating in his mind.

Flender pointed to a magnificent building nearly a hundred meters high not far away and said, "Your training place is right there."

"The Great Spirit Arena!"

Dai Mubai's expression changed; he said in surprise, "Dean, on the first day of training, you want us to go there?" Flender smiled faintly and said, "You are all monsters, not ordinary people. Since you are monsters, you must have a monster's method of cultivation."

The so-called Great Spirit Arena is a place where martial souls are pitted against one another.

Whether in Tiandou Diguo or Xingluo Diguo, there is a saying: the Soul Fighting Arena determines the rise and fall of a nation.

Tang San frowned and asked, "Dean, isn't Spirit Master the most noble profession? Why does a place like the Great Spirit Arena exist? Watching martial souls put on a show like monkeys, what is that?"

Flender shook his head and explained, "The Great Spirit Arena has its own complete system, jointly founded by the seven most prestigious Spirit Master families across the continent."

"It does not belong to either of the two empires or the Spirit Hall; it can be considered the fourth power on the entire continent."

"The Great Spirit Arena is a relatively fair place; even if you kill an heir of a great family, you need not worry about retaliation. That is its fairness."

Any Spirit Master of any level, upon winning their first match in the Great Spirit Arena, will receive a badge.

Winners of Soul Fighting matches earn points; the higher the points, the higher the badge level. There are eight levels in total: Iron, Copper, Silver, Gold, Purple Gold, Sapphire, Ruby, and Diamond.

Flender's gaze swept over the five of them. "My task for you is to obtain at least a Silver Spirit Badge before graduation."

The Soto Great Spirit Arena is oval in shape overall, with a height of one hundred and twenty meters.

Inside, it is divided into one main Soul Fighting Arena and twenty-four sub-arenas, capable of accommodating sixty thousand spectators simultaneously.

As Flender walked toward the Soto Great Spirit Arena, he briefly explained the situation of the arena to the group.

Soul Fighting is divided into three types:

The first is sparring, where participants exchange blows, and killing is strictly forbidden.

The second is a Life-and-Death Fight, used to resolve irreconcilable disputes.

The third is a Gambling Fight, where the Great Spirit Arena acts as referee; both sides send an equal number of Spirit Masters to compete, and the final winner takes everything stipulated in the wager.

A Gambling Fight is, first and foremost, a Life-and-Death Fight; many nobles and clans often use this method to resolve conflicts when major contradictions arise between them.

There are also three formats for matches: one-on-one, two-on-two, and group battles.

For group battles, the number of participants on each side is negotiated and agreed upon.

According to the rules of the Great Spirit Arena, it is generally between seven and ten people.

Upon entering the Great Spirit Arena, the first thing that catches the eye is a huge stone tablet, densely carved with names.

Flender told them that these names are those of people who died in Soul Fighting battles.

Registering for Soul Fighting here is very simple; one only needs to fill out a form including name, age, birthplace, and martial soul to receive the initial Iron Spirit Badge.

Of course, registration also requires each person to pay ten gold coins as a registration fee.

At the same time, a soul power test similar to that of the Spirit Hall was conducted to determine each person's level.

Dai Mubai told everyone that whenever they came to participate in the Soul Fighting Arena, they first had to undergo a soul power test to determine their opponents.

As Tang San registered, he happened to see a familiar figure walking out of the Soul Fighting Arena.

"Lin Yu?"

Hearing Tang San's words, everyone turned to look and indeed saw Zhou Yu walking toward them.

(End of this chapter)