"Check-in, Great Soul Arena"

"Your disciple takes her leave!" With that, Hu Liena and Ye Qin left Pope Hall.

Watching Ye Qin's departing figure, Bibi Dong's beautiful eyes flickered. "Nanxi, are you really dead?"

After leaving Pope Hall, Hu Liena and Ye Qin did not linger.

The moment she heard that Ye Qin planned to stay at a hotel, Hu Liena immediately said, "Qin, why don't you stay at my place?"

"That wouldn't be appropriate, would it?" Ye Qin hesitated.

"It's fine. My home is very large, and Teacher specifically reserved it for me. Since you're my assistant, no one will find it suspicious if you stay there," Hu Liena insisted.

"No!" Ye Qin refused. "A lone man and woman sharing a room would attract far too much attention!"

In truth, Ye Qin's body could not take much more and needed some time to recover. Besides, staying in Hu Liena's room gave him the feeling of living off a woman.

"All right, then!" Hu Liena sighed helplessly.

"Little sister, it's been a long time!" At that moment, a male voice reached their ears. Looking over, they saw two men walking toward them.

Of the two young men, one wore blue robes, his hair standing straight up like steel needles. His features bore some resemblance to Hu Liena's.

The other wore fiery red clothing, with flame-red hair. He was handsome, though his expression carried a trace of arrogance.

"Brother!" Hu Liena hurried forward excitedly.

"Hey! Nana, am I air to you?" Yan could not help but speak up.

"Who gave you permission to call me that so intimately?" Hu Liena immediately snapped.

Yan felt extremely uncomfortable upon hearing this, but he did not dare say anything.

"Brother, why are you back?" Hu Liena ignored Yan and asked Xie Yue.

"You're taking part in the Saintess selection competition. How could I, as your brother, not come lend you a hand?" Xie Yue replied with a smile.

"Thank you, Brother! Oh, right, let me introduce someone to you!" Hu Liena pointed at Ye Qin excitedly. "He..."

"Hello, my name is Ye Qin!" Ye Qin answered before she could finish.

"You're Prince Ye Qin?" Xie Yue asked in mild surprise. "My sister often mentions you in her letters. Thank you for taking care of her all this time!"

"I'm her assistant. It's only natural," Ye Qin replied.

Then he turned to Hu Liena. "I'll be leaving first."

"Okay! See you later, Ye Qin." Hu Liena smiled and nodded.

Seeing this scene, the corner of Xie Yue's lips curled slightly, forming a stark contrast with the indignant Yan beside him.

After bidding Hu Liena farewell, Ye Qin descended Spirit Mountain and arrived at the most luxurious hotel in the center of Spirit City, the Spirit Hall Grand Hotel.

This hotel was undoubtedly exclusively provided by Spirit Hall. Without a Spirit Hall Token, even dukes, marquises, or kings were not qualified to stay there!

Of course, this was no problem at all for Ye Qin and Yang Qitian, who possessed Red Robe Cardinal and Platinum Bishop tokens!

After completing the necessary procedures, Ye Qin and Yang Qitian booked two adjacent luxury suites!

They were entirely free for one month!

Ye Qin shut the doors and windows tightly, then sat cross-legged on the spring bed and began cultivating Soul Power and Internal Power.

Although he now had two Titled Douluo as followers, that was still far from enough to satisfy his ambitions!

Only his own strength was true strength!

Moreover, becoming a god was essential. Only then could he attain eternal life!

Of course, none of this could be rushed. He needed to proceed step by step.

At present, not only did he possess strength no weaker than that of a Soul Ancestor, but he also had Internal Power equivalent to that of an advanced Soul Grandmaster.

He decided not to cultivate Soul Power for the time being, because he gained most of his Soul Power through the system's check-ins. Only Internal Power required personal cultivation.

Furthermore, he was the only one who possessed Internal Power. At many critical moments, it could produce unexpected results!

Several hours later, after circulating his Internal Power through several major cycles, Ye Qin could clearly feel that it had risen another level!

"Now, all I need is a God-Bestowed Spirit Ring to advance to Soul Ancestor!" Ye Qin muttered to himself.

"Your request has been fulfilled!" At that moment, the system notification sounded!

"There's actually something this good?" Ye Qin said with slight excitement.

"No. The system was just about to issue the next Check-in Quest! Check-in location: Spirit Hall Great Soul Arena. Mission: achieve one first victory in a two-person match!"

"Mission reward: one God-Bestowed Spirit Ring, Spirit Ring Simulation Ring!"

"Great Soul Arena?" Ye Qin was slightly surprised.

He remembered that this place was somewhat like an arena, intended for soul masters to cultivate and accumulate combat experience!

Since he had nothing to do anyway, he might as well make a trip to the Great Soul Arena.

Because he needed to achieve a first victory in a two-person match, Hu Liena immediately came to mind.

Originally, Ye Qin planned to go to Spirit Hall to find her, but the moment he stepped out of his room, he ran into her head-on.

"Hu Liena, what are you doing here?" Ye Qin asked in delighted surprise.

"I missed you!" Hu Liena replied with a smile, then lowered her voice. "Tonight, I still want to sleep with you!"

"We haven't even been apart for a few hours, and you already miss me. What will you do if you can't see me someday?" Ye Qin asked.

"Then I'll cry!" Hu Liena replied. "I'll cry every day until you come back!"

Ye Qin paused, then smiled. "All right, it's still early. No need to rush to sleep yet. Come with me somewhere first!"

"Where to?" Hu Liena asked excitedly.

"The Great Soul Arena!" Ye Qin replied.

"What are we going there for?" Hu Liena asked in surprise.

"To fight!" The corner of Ye Qin's mouth lifted. Then, beneath the cover of night, he took Hu Liena's hand and headed toward the Great Soul Arena.

The Great Soul Arena of Spirit City was the easiest place to find. Its height was nearly on par with Spirit Hall, making it one of the city's most eye-catching buildings.

Although night had already fallen, under the illumination of special Soul Tools, the place was as bright as day!

Soul masters streamed in and out without end!

After putting on masks, Ye Qin and Hu Liena walked to the front desk in the Great Soul Arena's main hall!

Fortunately, there were not many soul masters in line at the moment, and it was soon Ye Qin and Hu Liena's turn.

Seeing how refined and luxurious their clothes were, the young woman at the front desk immediately asked respectfully, "May I ask what type of battle you two would like to participate in?"

After the woman explained, Ye Qin learned that the Great Soul Arena was divided into ordinary duels and life-and-death battles, with each type further divided into group, solo, and two-person matches!

Spirit Hall was the sacred land of soul masters and had no life-and-death battles. Naturally, Ye Qin chose an ordinary duel!

Next, the woman at the front desk tested Ye Qin and Hu Liena's Soul Power.

Just as the system had described, Ye Qin's true Soul Power could not be measured, so it only displayed level twenty-three. Hu Liena, on the other hand, was level forty-one!

Under these circumstances, the woman at the front desk could not help asking Ye Qin, "Sir, if you wish to fight a two-person match with this lady, you will face two Soul Ancestor-level opponents! Under such circumstances, you practically have no chance of winning. Are you sure you wish to continue?"

"I'm sure!" Ye Qin answered confidently. Naturally, Hu Liena said nothing. She had great confidence in Ye Qin!