Royal Fight (4)

The one who walked in from outside was a handsome young man who looked to be around thirty, with exceptionally bright eyes.

(Character designs for this novel can be referenced from the anime.)

His expression was somewhat strange. Even Yu Tianheng, captain of the Royal Fight Team, had never seen such a look on his face. He quietly stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "Teacher Qin, what's wrong?"

A flash of light passed through Teacher Qin's eyes, and a trace of profound gravity appeared in his bright black pupils. "This time, I'm afraid you may have met your match.

I just obtained some basic information about your opponents tonight from the city lord.

Take a look."

As he spoke, he walked over to the sofa behind the crystal table and sat down. Light flashed in his hand, and a piece of cloth appeared. He spread it across the table.

The Royal Fight Team members hurriedly gathered around to examine it.

Vice-captain Dugu Yan read aloud, "Shrek Team, eight members, origins unknown.

Seven members hold Iron Spirit Badges, while one holds a Gold Spirit...

A Gold Spirit?!

Teacher, isn't the difference in strength between this Shrek Team's members far too great?"

Teacher Qin replied calmly, "Not exactly.

A month ago, seven of them indeed held Iron Spirit Badges.

But through their Spirit Arena matches over the past month, their points have all reached the level required for Silver Spirits.

Although the exact calculation has not yet been completed, Soto Great Spirit Arena has decided to grant them Silver Spirit qualifications early, specifically so they can challenge you."

Teacher Qin said, "But that isn't what worries me most. Do you remember the Blood Blade Team?

Before this, there was a team called the Berserker Team, whose strength was comparable to theirs.

In the end, Blood Blade defeated the Berserker Team, but it was only a narrow and brutal victory. You could say the two teams were evenly matched.

Yet that Berserker Team, which was no weaker than Blood Blade, was completely slaughtered on the Soul Arena within five seconds.

Their captain, Berserk Rhino, was struck with a single palm and died on the spot when his brains burst from his skull!"

"Teacher Qin, you... you're joking, right?"

Among the seven members of the Royal Fight Team, Yu Feng, the Wind Chime Bird Spirit Master with blond hair and beauty comparable to that of a woman, gave a dry laugh. "Isn't killing prohibited in matches?"

Teacher Qin glanced at him. "Like Blood Blade, the Berserker Team always drew blood when they fought. Their opponents either died or were crippled.

Of course, most were crippled rather than killed, while the few deaths were blamed on accidents or bad luck.

But this time, they miscalculated. Their opponents forced them directly onto the life-and-death arena."

At this point, Teacher Qin pointed at a name on the list.

Captain: Proud Blood Tian Ce. Martial Spirit: Golden Saint Armor. Level 39 Battle Spirit Grandmaster. Soul Rings: one yellow, two purple.

Teacher Qin added, "The city lord personally witnessed his Soul Rings in that battle. They truly were one yellow and two purple.

It was also after that battle that he was promoted directly from Iron Spirit to Gold Spirit."

Qin Ming said, "And Shrek has eight people, so we have no idea which of the other seven he will replace.

Although he has not fought again since the Berserker Team match, presumably to temper the others.

But as long as he is present, Shrek will be invincible from the start."

Yu Tianheng's expression was grim as well. "According to the theory my uncle proposed years ago, the endurance limit for Soul Rings is related to a Soul Master's physical condition.

In other words, if someone possessed the physical strength of a Soul Elder at level twenty, then they could potentially withstand a thousand-year Soul Ring...

What kind of monster are we facing?"

Yu Tianheng gave a bitter laugh. "I don't believe someone like that is only level thirty-nine."

Dugu Yan said in surprise, "But Soul Rings can't be faked, can they?"

Yu Tianheng replied, "Martial Spirits come in all kinds. Who knows whether one might have the ability to disguise itself?

Even my uncle would not dare claim that he knows every Martial Spirit on this continent. So we must prepare for the worst."

That evening, Soto Great Spirit Arena, Central Grand Spirit Arena.

There were no open-air stands surrounding it. Instead, the entire venue consisted of sealed private boxes.

Behind crystal windows that allowed only one-way viewing sat distinguished guests with deep backgrounds.

None of these people wished to reveal their identities here so easily, much less cheer and shout like ordinary commoner spectators.

What they wanted was their own sense of pride and superiority.

Moreover, the stakes here were so immense that even all the subsidiary arenas combined could not compare. To prevent conflicts between nobles over gambling, concealing identities was even more important.

At the very least, no one would know who had won their money. Even if they wanted revenge, there was nothing they could do.

Though the interior could not be seen from outside through the crystal windows, they glittered beneath the splendid golden Soul Tool lights of the Central Grand Spirit Arena.

The Soul Arena here was also exceptionally vast. Since there were no open-air spectators, it had a diameter of seventy meters.

It had more than enough room not only for team battles with fewer than ten people, but even for a hundred people on each side to slaughter one another.

"Hello, everyone. I am the host for this Spirit Arena match. My name is Dou Dou. Welcome to Soto Great Spirit Arena to watch tonight's match."

"It is Dou Dou's honor to once again host a team Spirit Arena competition in the main arena for all our distinguished guests.

I hope all of you enjoy yourselves tonight. Dou Dou will provide commentary throughout the match.

Now, allow me to introduce the two competing teams."

Since the Royal Fight Team had only seven members, Shrek Academy could only send seven members onto the field as well for the sake of fairness.

In the end, Oscar was still the one who had to bear everything alone.

After a month of training at Soto Great Spirit Arena, Rongrong had finally risen from level twenty-nine to level thirty.

When Rongrong enrolled at Shrek Academy, she was level twenty-eight. Following the Master's three months of hellish training, together with the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid medicinal baths Bai Ge had provided, Rongrong had reached the peak of level twenty-nine.

And after this month at Soto City Great Spirit Arena, Ning Rongrong had finally broken through that final barrier three days ago.

Aside from the medicinal effects accumulated in her body, Bai Ge's supervision had also been far stricter than Sword Douluo's.

Finally, there was the little girl's innate absurdly good luck.

(Rongrong really did have absurdly good luck. The tears of the Gengxin City shop owner in the original story bore witness to her record.)

Thus, Bai Ge used Teleportation to travel to the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest overnight. He captured a hundred-year Heavenly Spirit Deer and spent three thousand system points to transform it into a thousand-year Seven-Colored Deer.

Then he brought it back overnight.

After Ning Rongrong killed it, she obtained her Third Soul Skill: Seven Treasures Have Names, third: Soul.

It increased Soul Power by forty percent, restored forty percent of Soul Power, and reduced her own Soul Power consumption by forty percent.

This was the power of a Soul Ring modified by the system!

Three thousand points erased its resentment, ensured perfect absorption, and increased the Soul Ring's age by three thousand years.

System points were indeed precious, but how could Bai Ge fail to understand Rongrong's envy whenever she mentioned the healing ability of the Nine Heart Begonia after they had grown up together?

With a clenched jaw and a stomp of his foot, he made up his mind. He couldn't possibly shortchange his own woman.

The Nine Heart Begonia restored health, so theirs would restore Soul Power.

As for breaking through to Titled Douluo, they would have the Aromatic Silk Beauty in the future anyway. What was there to fear?

They also needed fire to deal with the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison.

That left only Zhu Qing and Oscar to choose from.

But Zhu Qing was the youngest. She was the little sister everyone cherished in the palm of their hands, and her status as the group's darling was unquestionable.

So the only one who could suffer was Oscar.

The two doors on either side of the Soul Arena opened at the same time. The members of both teams entered simultaneously and walked toward the center of the arena.

The moment both teams appeared, the gazes of Dai Mubai, walking at the front of Shrek, and Yu Tianheng, captain of the Royal Fight Team, collided fiercely in midair.

Both their eyes froze for an instant, and it seemed as though the entire Spirit Arena resounded with dragon roars and tiger howls.

Bai Ge was still walking in the rear, shielding Ning Rongrong in front of him.

Yu Tianheng's heart turned solemn. The moment Dai Mubai's evil twin eyes met his, he immediately felt an intense pressure bearing down on him.

He understood at once that this opponent, only one level below himself, would not be easy to deal with.

They faced one another coldly, dazzling light erupting from both pairs of eyes. Before the Spirit Arena battle had even begun, their auras had already clashed.

"Spirit Masters participating in the team battle, please note that you now have one minute to summon your Martial Spirits.

You may attack only after I announce the start. The battle will continue until one side admits defeat, all members fall, or they fall off the Soul Arena."

Hovering in midair, Dou Dou beat her pair of snowy white dove wings as she addressed both teams in her gentle, captivating voice.

That soft voice was a pleasure to the distinguished guests watching from the Great Spirit Arena, but to the members of Shrek and the Royal Fight Team, it meant the battle was about to begin.

Looking at Dou Dou flying overhead, Bai Ge's mouth twitched. His name was Bai Ge, while Dou Dou's Martial Spirit was a white dove.

Which bastard author came up with these names?

On the central Soul Arena, all fourteen members of the two teams released their Soul Power almost simultaneously. Fourteen powerful fighting spirits erupted in fierce unison!

Dai Mubai threw back his head and let out a long howl. "Brothers, unleash your Martial Spirits!"

Dai Mubai's body swelled, his already burly frame becoming as solid as an iron wall. His palms grew broad and sprouted white fur, while sharp claws extended from them.

Tang San stood quietly, faint blue light flickering in his hand.

Pink light flashed around Xiao Wu. A pair of rabbit ears emerged, and her long legs seemed to grow a little longer, yet did not look the slightest bit out of place.

Ma Hongjun's hair turned purplish red, rising straight toward the sky in a Mohawk, while purplish-red flames appeared around his body.

Zhu Zhuqing's claws extended, and her originally black eyes transformed into feline pupils, one gold and one jade-green.

Ning Rongrong stood elegantly, holding an exquisite little pagoda in her hand.

Blazing golden light burst forth like a scorching sun, brilliant and dazzling, illuminating the entire venue as brightly as day!

When the radiance faded, armor seemingly forged from gold covered his entire body. His snow-white cloak fluttered gently with the surging Soul Power, making Bai Ge look even more like a god descending into the mortal world.

There will be another update after midnight, also a three-thousand-word chapter. I'll try to finish the battle.

I'm going to get a late-night snack first.