Beautiful Female Soul Master

Soto Great Soul Arena, Soul Battle Stage No. 22.

Although this was only a subsidiary Soul Battle Stage, it was not small. The square platform for Soul Masters to fight on had sides of twenty meters, more than enough for them to display their abilities. The audience seats were far from full, with less than one-eighth of them occupied.

On the stage, a man in a black tuxedo held a microphone and announced, "Next is the fifth one-on-one match of the day on Soul Battle Stage No. 22. The contestants are Soul Grandmaster Ye Buqun, participating for the first time, and Soul Grandmaster Li Dali, who has already won three consecutive matches. Will Li Dali swiftly defeat this newcomer and claim his fourth straight victory, or will the newcomer defeat this somewhat popular Soul Master and make a name for himself? Let us wait and see! Please welcome both contestants!"

The audience's applause was sparse, and even so, it was mostly in support of Li Dali.

The two already stood facing each other. With his hands behind his back, Ye Buqun briefly sized up his opponent. This fellow stood over three meters tall, like a small iron tower. His rock-like muscles were heavily knotted, with thick veins bulging across them. His ox-like eyes brimmed with fighting spirit, making people instinctively want to keep their distance.

Just from his appearance alone, it was obvious that he was a Strength-type Soul Master.

Compared to him, Ye Buqun could only be described as petite. Everyone felt that Li Dali could probably smash his opponent to pieces with a single punch.

This seemed to be a Soul Battle with no suspense whatsoever.

Looking at the opponent wearing a Clown Mask, Li Dali said in a muffled voice, "Hey, kid. I'm in a good mood today, so just surrender now. Otherwise, if I accidentally beat you half to death later, it won't do either of us any good."

Ye Buqun smiled beneath his mask. "You? Better weigh yourself first. Bigger doesn't mean stronger. Honestly, I don't even need to use my martial soul to beat you."

This kid was just a newcomer, yet he had such a big mouth?!

"He won't even use his martial soul or soul rings? Where did this guy come from? He's way too arrogant!"

"Dali, take down this fool who doesn't know his place!"

"Teach him a lesson!"

"Beat him to death!"

"Wreck him!"

Some of the fans in the audience who supported Li Dali began shouting.

"Hmph! Since you're so eager to die, I'll grant your wish!"

The audience's support seemed to spur him on even more. He stomped hard on the ground, making the entire Soul Battle Stage tremble. Two yellow soul rings rose beneath his feet as his martial soul possessed him.

Li Dali, Iron Horned Ox martial soul, Level 29, two-ring Strength-type Battle Soul Grandmaster.

Judging by this, even an ordinary Soul Elder would have a hard time dealing with him.

After his martial soul possession, his skin became even darker, and his entire body looked as hard as iron.

It seemed he wanted a quick victory. His iron-tower-like body charged straight at his opponent.

The entire arena shook as though an earthquake had struck.

Yet as the ferocious opponent rushed toward him, Ye Buqun merely threw a casual punch, sending Li Dali flying with a single blow.

With a boom, Li Dali's enormous body landed below the stage and smashed out a crater. Both the stage and the ground below trembled. His eyes rolled back, foam spilled from his mouth, and he passed out.

The area beneath the Soul Battle Stage instantly fell silent. The audience stared wide-eyed, and even the host was stunned for a moment.

No one had expected this masked newcomer, who looked utterly ordinary, to defeat the seemingly powerful Li Dali.

And with such a casual-looking punch?!

Just as he had said, he had not used his soul rings or martial soul.

Some people even thought it was staged—that the two had planned it beforehand, and Li Dali had deliberately let him win.

After a long while, the host finally recovered from his shock. "O-Okay, I announce that the winner of the fifth one-on-one match on Soul Battle Stage No. 22 is Ye Buqun!"

Once the result was announced, only one person in the audience applauded and cheered.

It was Doudou.

Just like that, Ye Buqun won his first victory and earned his first point at the Soul Arena.

Originally, Ye Buqun had wanted to hide his strength as much as possible. At the very least, he had planned to exchange a few token moves with his opponent to put on a show and avoid drawing attention. But he had not expected this guy to be so weak—strong on the outside but weak within. Even then, Ye Buqun had held back and used less than a fraction of his strength.

After the match ended, Ye Buqun went with Doudou to check the schedule. Only slots for team battles with more participants remained. He registered for one-on-one and two-on-two matches first, preparing for tomorrow's competition.

For convenience, Doudou arranged a room for him within the Soul Arena, and he temporarily stayed there. Doudou lived next door to him—

Early the next morning, Ye Buqun got up and entered the arena with Doudou.

This time, Ye Buqun's opponent appeared to be an Agility Attack-type Battle Soul Master.

The layout of every subsidiary Soul Battle Stage was almost identical. This time, he had been assigned to Soul Battle Stage No. 65.

Doudou once again sat in the audience to watch him.

There seemed to be more spectators here today than yesterday.

"Hey, did you hear? That Soul Master wearing a Clown Mask punched Li Dali out of the arena yesterday."

"Yeah, yeah, I watched that match too. I could barely believe it when I saw it."

"One punch? That's too exaggerated, isn't it?"

"You call that exaggerated? The masked kid didn't even use his martial soul or soul rings, and he defeated Li Dali in less than a minute."

"The more you talk, the more ridiculous it sounds. I don't believe it."

"Exactly. He's just a newcomer. How could he possibly be that capable? You must have bet on him and want to win some gambling money, right?"

Before the match had even begun, people below were already discussing it.

"Will both contestants please enter the arena!"

After the host made the announcement, Ye Buqun and his opponent stepped onto the stage.

She was a girl with a voluptuous figure, curves in all the right places, delicate features, and fair skin. She looked about the same age as Doudou.

The reason there were more spectators here today than yesterday was not only because of Ye Buqun's sharp punch yesterday. More importantly, many male spectators had come to see this beautiful female soul master.

The girl was named Susu. Just before this match, a male soul master had even confessed his feelings to her.

Although Susu was beautiful, she was also highly ambitious. Her mind was focused almost entirely on soul fighting. She wanted to obtain the Silver Soul Fighter, or even Gold Soul Fighter, title before graduating.

Before this match, she had already won four consecutive fights. If she won this one as well, it would be her fifth straight victory. That meant that if she won again afterward, she could earn ten points in a single match, bringing her one step closer to the Bronze Soul Fighter badge.