Ancient Dragon Authority's Partial Function

After everyone finished registering, they arrived at the contestants' waiting area.

It was far livelier here than usual, especially with so many female soul masters present.

"I never expected Neuvillette to be this famous. Just his name alone attracted so many soul masters to compete. Even with a one-in-thirty-six chance, they're willing to take the gamble!"

Dai Mubai said quietly, feeling a little jealous. He was handsome too, so why weren't so many female soul masters going crazy over him?

"Then why don't they just buy tickets to the Eighth Branch Arena?"

Oscar asked doubtfully. Wouldn't it be better to simply buy a ticket and watch?

If they competed, they would still need to be assigned to an arena, and the odds of encountering Neuvillette were too low.

Dai Mubai shook his head and said, "I asked just now. The tickets for the Eighth Arena sold out long ago!"

"Uh..."

Suotuo City's Great Soul Arena was among the finest in the entire Heaven Dou Empire.

It covered an enormous area and could accommodate over ten thousand spectators watching matches at the same time.

If it were renovated and the branch arenas merged with the Home Field, it could hold tens of thousands of spectators!

"I really hope I get assigned to the Eighth Arena. I want to see this Young Master for myself. He has looks, strength, and presence. He's practically the perfect boyfriend!"

"You? Why don't you look in a mirror and see whether you're worthy?"

"Hmph! Don't let me run into you in the arena, or I'll tear that mouth of yours apart!"

"Who's afraid of who?!"

"I think if we really do get assigned to a venue hosted by Neuvillette, we should act a little gentler!"

Hearing this, the women nodded. A Young Master like Neuvillette probably liked gentle girls, right?

As time passed, fewer and fewer contestants remained in the waiting area. At last, it was Tang San and the others' turn.

"Contestant Tang San, please proceed to Arena Eight!"

"Contestant Zhu Zhuqing, please proceed to Arena Eight!"

"Contestant Xiao Wu, please proceed to Arena Thirty-Three!"

"Contestant Ma Hongjun, please proceed to Arena Seven!"

"Contestant Dai Mubai..."

Upon hearing the announcement, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and the others froze.

Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing in particular—was their first match going to be an internal battle?

Wait, they were assigned to Arena Eight!

"No way?"

"Third Brother and Zhuqing actually got sent to Arena Eight! Why couldn't it have been me?"

Xiao Wu said unhappily. She desperately wanted to see Neuvillette, but her luck apparently wasn't very good!

"Xiao Wu, it doesn't matter which arena you're in! Maybe you'll run into him in the next competition?"

Tang San comforted her, but who could understand the bitterness in his heart?

"Tang San, come with me for a moment!"

At that moment, Dai Mubai suddenly called out to Tang San.

He had seen Tang San's fighting ability before. He had never expected Tang San's first match to be against Zhu Zhuqing. Tang San absolutely couldn't hurt her!

"Alright, Boss Dai."

Tang San gave Dai Mubai a puzzled look, then nodded.

After the two reached a corner, Dai Mubai finally said, "Tang San, when you fight Zhu Zhuqing later, please go easy on her. She... sigh, we're classmates after all. Don't hurt her!"

Tang San was stunned. He had never planned to hurt Zhu Zhuqing in the first place. They were classmates, after all, and would be together for the next several years.

After thinking for a moment, Tang San gave Dai Mubai a knowing look, patted his shoulder, and smiled. "Don't worry, Boss Dai! I understand, I understand!"

"You understand? Then thanks! I'll treat you to a meal after the match!"

Tang San thought Dai Mubai wanted to pursue Zhu Zhuqing. Dai Mubai certainly knew how to pick one!

As for the pair of twin sisters Dai Mubai had brought around before, Tang San did not care.

What was wrong with a good brother being a little fickle?

Besides, he, Tang San, was pure and untainted, untouched by worldly dust!

Zhu Zhuqing watched this with disdain in her eyes, completely unappreciative.

Back in Star Luo City of the Star Luo Empire, she had thought the rumors she heard were fabricated to slander Dai Mubai. Who would have thought they were merely rumors?

The rumors had been too conservative!

"How can I change my fate?"

Zhu Zhuqing pondered as she walked toward the arena.

The scene shifted to Neuvillette.

He was still dressed in the same outfit, holding a Hydro Blue cane—no, a scepter!

The match between the previous two contestants had moved him somewhat. The two women could truly be called Wolong and Fengchu. Their soul skills were so dangerous, yet when they used them, they were "gentle as water."

After the first match he hosted ended, Neuvillette made a new discovery!

"The power within me actually increased by a trace for no apparent reason. What is going on?"

"Could it be that hosting a match fairly and impartially increases my power?"

Neuvillette sank into thought!

When the second match he hosted ended, the power within him increased by another trace. That made him realize it was not an illusion!

"Like Fontaine's Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale, it accumulates power through judgment..."

"Focalors, do you know what's going on?"

Neuvillette truly could not make sense of this, so he could only ask Focalors within his Sea of Consciousness and see whether she knew the specifics.

"Neuvillette, have you forgotten the fragment of Ancient Dragon Authority returned to you? The Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale that destroyed the God Seat was naturally not that simple."

"To put it plainly, this was power that belonged to you in the first place."

Hearing this, Neuvillette's expression turned strange. The power that destroyed the God Seat and belonged to Focalors had originally been Ancient Dragon Authority?

Or rather, Ancient Dragon Authority that Heaven's Law had split away.

The part that absorbed faith to strengthen one's power...

Once he understood what was happening, Neuvillette looked at the spectators in the Eighth Branch Arena, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly!

They were all leeks!

Ahem, no, they were all people worthy of protection!

He had originally found being a referee somewhat boring, but now Neuvillette had changed his mind. Very good—being a referee was truly wonderful!

If he had known he possessed this ability sooner, becoming a referee at six years old would not have been impossible!

What a pity he had wasted six whole years!

"Wait, the next match is Tang San versus Zhu Zhuqing?"

Neuvillette had heard the contestants' names as well. Naturally, he would not forget the members of the protagonist group.

When he saw Zhu Zhuqing enter, he felt nothing. But when he saw Tang San enter, he nearly burst out laughing!

"Pfft—"

Alright, he had already laughed out loud.

As a referee, no matter how funny something was, he would not laugh unless he truly could not hold it in!

How did Tang San have the confidence to compete looking like that? Zhao Wuji must have beaten him into that state, right?

The spectators were equally bewildered. Before stepping onto the stage, which contestant was not polished and presentable?

This contestant named Tang San was... certainly different!