Soul Arena Romance: A Host, a Judge

Soul Arena Romance: A Host, a Judge

As a pinnacle elemental creature, he would continue to grow over time. The older he became, the more powerful he would be.

Neuvillette was only a little over twelve years old in this life. For a long-lived species, he was no different from an infant.

An adult?

That was still far away!

"The plot should be moving on to the Star Dou Great Forest, right?"

"I wonder what the protagonist group will gain this time."

Suddenly, Neuvillette seemed to think of something, then shook his head.

No, even if Oscar had broken through to Soul Elder, Tang San and the others could not all go to the Star Dou Great Forest together!

Among them, Tang San was the least likely to go to the Star Dou Great Forest!

He had just lost his Kun yesterday. Without resting for ten days or half a month, he would practically be unable to get out of bed, so how could he possibly go to the Star Dou Great Forest?

"Forget it. None of this has anything to do with me. Whether they go or not, it's not as good as coming to the Soul Arena for a couple of matches."

"What a pity. Tang San won't be coming to the Soul Arena for a while."

"Knock, knock, knock..."

Just then, the knocking sound brought Neuvillette back from his thoughts.

"Come in!"

"Creak..."

When the door opened, it was, unsurprisingly, the Gold Medal Host, Dou Dou.

"Little Neuvillette, are you presiding over Soul Battles today?"

"Why not come to Sister Dou Dou's Home Field? There are more spectators here! The contestants are stronger too!"

Dou Dou naturally found herself a seat, then spoke.

Throughout the process, Dou Dou did not seem the least bit distant.

Only then did Neuvillette recall that Dou Dou had mentioned before that after he spent a few days at the branch arena learning the procedures, he was to become a referee at the Main Soul Arena.

That meant working with Dou Dou—one as host, the other as referee.

As the Soul Arena's Chief Judge, the head of all referees, it was somewhat unreasonable for him to remain at a branch arena.

He would have to go to the Home Field sooner or later!

But what about the protagonist group?

After thinking for a moment, Neuvillette ultimately nodded. Going to the Home Field was fine too. There were more spectators there, and more matches as well.

There was no future in only fleecing the protagonist group. Though the quality of the Home Field's contestants was not as high as the protagonist group's, quantity could make up for that shortcoming. It would merely take more time.

With that thought, Neuvillette no longer hesitated and nodded. "All right, Sister Dou Dou. Starting today, I'll go to the Home Field and work with you!"

As soon as Neuvillette said this, Dou Dou narrowed her beautiful eyes and beamed with delight. At last, she could host alongside this wooden little brother. She was simply too happy!

"Great! I'll have someone spread the news right away. Starting today, our Chief Judge is transferring to the Home Field!"

After saying that, Dou Dou did not linger. She stood and headed for the door, as though afraid Neuvillette would change his mind.

Seeing this, Neuvillette helplessly spread his hands. Words spoken were like water spilled—how could he possibly go back on them?

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, several days had passed.

Neuvillette diligently served as a referee at the Soul Arena. The Soul Battles he officiated numbered in the dozens, if not over a hundred. Though his Soul Power had not broken through again, it had reached level sixty-five and was already very close!

It had only been a week.

Neuvillette discovered that while accumulating energy, the more spectators there were and the higher the contestants' quality, the greater his improvement would be. This discovery made him glad that he had come to the Home Field early.

The scene shifted. Yu Xiaogang looked at Tang San lying on the bed and fell into deep thought.

How long had Tang San even been in Suotuo City?

And he was already injured and bedridden?

"Teacher!"

Tang San wanted to sit up, but Yu Xiaogang pressed him back down.

"Little San, how were you injured?"

"Internal injuries or external injuries?"

As long as Tang San had the heart to respect his teacher, etiquette could be set aside for now. He was injured, so he should focus on recuperating properly.

Upon seeing the teacher he had longed for, Tang San nearly burst into tears.

To Tang San, Yu Xiaogang was like another father. Yet now, he had failed in filial duty—his line had been cut off...

"Teacher..."

Why were Tang San's eyes always brimming with tears?

Because his heart hurt. It hurt so much!

Recently, Tang San had discovered that even his beloved little sister, Xiao Wu, seemed to be distancing herself from him. That made him suffer even more.

Tang San said, "It's only a minor injury. It's nothing serious."

How could Tang San possibly say where he had been injured?

He had his pride too!

This was also one of the reasons Flender had not run away.

As long as Tang San did not tell anyone about his condition, then after enough time passed and his injuries had mostly healed, no one would notice anything wrong with him.

Who would have nothing better to do than specifically look there...

Hearing this and seeing Tang San's embarrassed expression, Yu Xiaogang did not press further.

He must have been upset by the injury, which was why he found it hard to speak of it, right?

"Mm, it's good that it's nothing serious. After being injured, you should recover as thoroughly as possible. That way, there won't be hidden injuries or lasting effects."

Since Tang San said it was a minor injury, Yu Xiaogang did not pay much attention to it. This child had been different since he was young; he would not lie to him!

Tang San's eye twitched. He was merely too embarrassed to say it. This was far more serious than any internal injury! He would rather have been beaten into severe injuries like Dai Mubai than suffer this!

Suddenly, Tang San seemed to think of something and looked at Yu Xiaogang in confusion.

"Teacher, why did you come to Shrek Academy?"

Wasn't his teacher supposed to be idling away his retirement at Notting Academy?

Why had he suddenly come to Shrek Academy?

Yu Xiaogang had never mentioned this before. When Tang San saw him, he had nearly thought he was hallucinating.

"Flender is an old friend of mine. He had always invited me to teach at Shrek Academy, but I refused in the past."

"Now that you have come to Shrek Academy, I agreed to come here so that I could continue guiding you, resolve some of your cultivation difficulties, and teach you."

Yu Xiaogang spoke without changing expression, his hands clasped behind his back.

In the past, he had merely been too ashamed to face Flender. He had feared Flender would see through him, which was why he had avoided him. After all, if Flender learned about that matter, forget remaining brothers—they would be lucky not to become enemies.

If Tang San had not needed Shrek Academy's teaching staff to obtain a Soul Ring, he would never have let Tang San come to Shrek Academy.

His guidance alone was enough for Tang San. What could a backwater place like Shrek Academy possibly teach?

They merely had strength and nothing more. When it came to Martial Souls, Soul Ring combinations, and Soul Beast research, they absolutely could not compare to the knowledge he possessed!

Even if the source of that knowledge was improper, even if he had deceived Bibi Dong and obtained it from Spirit Hall, did that change the fact that he possessed it?

Spirit Hall's records, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's research into Martial Souls and Soul Beasts, along with his own fanciful conjectures—those were what had made him a Martial Soul Master... (self-proclaimed)