Bone King

"Ten consecutive wins? How is that possible?"

Dugu Yan looked puzzled. "We've been active in the Great Soul Arena all this time. If someone had won ten in a row, there's no way we wouldn't have heard anything."

"I did hear that a newcomer has been very active in the regional Soul Battle area recently." Yu Feng stroked his chin. "The day before yesterday, he only had six consecutive wins. I didn't expect him to reach ten today."

"Doesn't that mean the newcomer called Bone King fought four Soul Battles in two days? Doesn't the Great Soul Arena stipulate that only one match can be fought for each type of Soul Battle?" Osler looked at the female staff member. "Could it be that, besides solo Soul Battles, he also participated in other types?"

The female staff member smiled and nodded. "That's right."

"He has maintained a winning streak in every type of Soul Battle. Compared to that, his strength doesn't seem inferior to ours. Could he be a disciple of some major sect hiding his identity and deliberately coming to the Great Soul Arena to train?"

After hearing Osler's analysis, Dugu Yan asked the female staff member, "Since that guy called Bone King challenged me, you should have information on him, right?"

"Yes." As she spoke, the female staff member handed Dugu Yan the information she had prepared in advance.

Taking the documents, Dugu Yan put away the jade-green nail polish on the table before spreading the sheets across it.

Everyone gathered around the table, curiously reading the information.

Name: Bone King.

Martial Soul: Skeleton.

Type: Defense-Type Battle Spirit Master.

Soul Battle Rank: Bronze Spirit Fighter.

Soul Power Level: Level twenty-nine.

Record: Ten Wins, Zero Losses.

After reading her opponent's information, Dugu Yan felt like she had been toyed with. "Level twenty-nine Soul Power? This Bone King is only a Two-Ring Great Soul Master? As a Three-Ring Soul Elder, I've already achieved twenty-five consecutive wins against opponents of the same level, which is why I wanted to fight a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor over my level. Where did a Two-Ring Great Soul Master get the courage to challenge me?"

"Yan, don't you understand yet?" Yu Feng said thoughtfully. "All of us signed up for Over-Level Soul Battles, but only you were challenged by a Two-Ring Great Soul Master. He clearly thinks you're the weakest among us."

"Birdman, did you just call me weak?" Dugu Yan stared at Yu Feng, a cold glint flashing through her eyes. "Want me to remind you what it felt like to be tortured by Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison until you wished you were dead?"

Yu Feng hurriedly waved his hands. "Yan, you misunderstood. I wasn't saying you're weak. It's Bone King, the one challenging you, who thinks you're weak. I was just analyzing why he chose to challenge you."

"Analyze my ass. Keep talking like that, and I'll snip you off. Then you'll be a birdman with no bird." As she spoke, Dugu Yan viciously made a scissor gesture to scare him.

"Yan Yan, calm down." The one who spoke was Yu Tianheng.

Although he had only joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy half a year ago and had become captain of the Imperial Fighting Team just a few months earlier, whenever he spoke, not only Dugu Yan but also Osler and the others noticeably restrained themselves, their gazes gaining a few more traces of respect.

The Imperial Fighting Team's captain was not chosen based on age or background, but on strength.

Therefore, within the team, Osler and Yu Feng willingly addressed Yu Tianheng as Boss.

"Tianheng, what are you trying to say?" Dugu Yan asked.

"Every member of our Imperial Fighting Team is now quite famous in the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena. For that Two-Ring Great Soul Master called Bone King to dare challenge you, he must have thought it through carefully."

Yu Tianheng looked at Dugu Yan. "Haven't you noticed? He actually wants to defeat you over his level to gain greater fame. This is a common tactic used by certain opportunists in the Great Soul Arena."

"As the vice-captain of the Imperial Fighting Team, your strength is beyond question. But why didn't Bone King challenge Osler, the weakest among us, over his level? Why did he choose you instead? Yan Yan, have you considered the reason?"

After hearing this, Dugu Yan fell into thought.

Osler also fell into thought.

Dugu Yan suddenly understood. "You mean that Bone King dares challenge me because he has some method specifically meant to counter me?"

"Exactly. Your Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison is indeed powerful, but its weakness is also obvious." Yu Tianheng offered a reminder. "If you encounter an opponent immune to snake venom, your Poison Control ability will be greatly weakened. When that happens, wouldn't he be facing a venomous snake with its fangs pulled out?"

"Hmph. Immune to my snake venom?" Dugu Yan was somewhat displeased. "Tianheng, I admit that your Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, as a top-tier Beast Martial Soul, can neutralize most of the damage from Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison. But not every Martial Soul is as powerful as yours."

"Even if Bone King's Skeleton Martial Soul is as powerful as your Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, there's still a one-Soul-Ring gap between us, and it's a Thousand Year Soul Ring. Tell me, if you had one fewer Thousand Year Soul Ring, do you think you could defeat me over your level?"

Yu Tianheng shook his head decisively.

"Exactly!" Much of Dugu Yan's resentment finally faded. "There's no way that guy called Bone King could be my opponent. If he dares challenge me, he's clearly courting death. If word gets out that I brutally defeated a Soul Grandmaster in the Great Soul Arena, I wouldn't think it was embarrassing, but my grandfather would."

"Then, Miss Dugu, what do you mean?" the female staff member asked.

Dugu Yan said with certainty, "Of course I'm refusing. I won't accept his challenge."

"Very well. I'll go give him an answer now." The female staff member gave everyone a slight bow and turned to leave the private room.

"Wait. Please tell that newcomer called Bone King that, if he is willing, he can come challenge me."

The one who spoke was Yu Tianheng.

Not only Osler and Dugu Yan, but even Ye Lingling, who had been sitting silently in the corner, could not help casting Yu Tianheng a curious look.

"Boss, fighting an opponent with one fewer Soul Ring than you will make the audience laugh at us if they see it." Osler shrugged and shook his head.

Yu Tianheng shot him a look. "Think carefully. Why did we participate in Over-Level Soul Battles?"

"Because fighting opponents at the same level can no longer satisfy our need to improve our practical combat skills. That's why we wanted to fight Soul Ancestors stronger than us over our level."

"This newcomer called Bone King already has a record of ten battles and ten victories. If it isn't for fame, then he must also be seeking improvement by daring to challenge us over his level."

"Think of it from another angle. Isn't Bone King's willingness to challenge a Soul Elder similar to our willingness to challenge Soul Ancestors?"

"If we aren't willing to accept his challenge, then when we register to challenge Soul Ancestors in Over-Level Soul Battles, we'll likewise be looked down upon and refused. Unfortunately, no Soul Ancestors have signed up for Over-Level Soul Battles recently, so we don't even have the chance to challenge them."

"Actually, I believe being challenged is an honor. I will respect the opponent who challenges me, but I will also use my strength to tell him that challenging me was the most foolish decision he has ever made. Miss, I'll trouble you."

After hearing Yu Tianheng's words, the other six members of the Imperial Fighting Team were all stunned. Only the female staff member smiled and nodded. "Very well. I'll go inform Bone King of the situation now. I'll return shortly with his answer."

As she spoke, she turned to leave the private room.

"Wait." This time, Dugu Yan spoke.