One-on-One Soul Fight, Old Fire's Six-Win Streak?

The one-on-one Soul Fighting Competition was about to begin.

The stands were packed with spectators, and the air buzzed with lively chatter.

It had to be said, the Great Soul Arena in Spirit City was indeed popular.

Just then, a young man in a silver-gray swallowtail suit appeared above the arena, standing on a flying board as he zipped around through the air. He really did look like a giant swallow darting about.

"Friends in the audience, the next contestant is also an old friend to everyone—Old Fire, the Level Fifty-Four Tool Spirit Battle Soul Master with six consecutive victories! Let's hope he keeps up the momentum, brings us another miracle, and wins his seventh straight match!" the host announced to the crowd.

"Old Fire, you're the best!"

"Old Fire will win!"

"Old Fire, I love you!"

"Way to go, Old Fire!"

"Old Fire, you'll definitely be on fire!"

"Old Fire..."

The moment the audience heard the contestant's name, they immediately began shouting it and applauding.

It seemed this Soul Master's prowess had brought everyone plenty of thrilling matches, which was why he was so popular.

At that moment, a tall, thin figure emerged from the rear and stepped onto the arena. True to his name, he wore a long gray robe, and a large hood concealed most of his face.

This was Old Fire.

With his arms folded across his chest, he stood tall atop the arena.

"Old Fire..."

The audience erupted into enthusiastic applause once more.

"Brother Xiao Xiao, I'm heading back to class first. Be careful, okay? If you can't win, surrender early. As long as there are green hills, there'll always be firewood to burn. Got it?" Hu Liena reminded him.

She had to hurry back to class, so she did not intend to stay and watch the match.

Wang Xiao naturally understood and did not try to keep her. "Don't worry, Nana. I'll definitely keep myself safe."

"Mhm." With that, she turned and left.

Watching Hu Liena's retreating figure, Wang Xiao always felt that Nana was a girl who had never weathered much hardship—innocent and adorably pure.

And in truth, that was exactly how she was.

Those unfamiliar with her thought she was some incredibly formidable girl, but only after getting to know her did they realize how kind-hearted she was. If not for her exceptional talent, she likely would have died long ago.

The host continued, "The next contestant is called Ximen Chuiniu, this match's challenger. He is a Level Fifty-Two Tool Spirit Master. Let us hope he succeeds in his challenge."

"Pah! Succeed my ass! I bet on Old Fire!"

"Yeah, I bet on Old Fire too."

"I'm betting one hundred Gold Soul Coins on Old Fire."

"I'm betting one thousand!"

"I'm betting ten thousand..."

The stands erupted again. Eight or nine out of ten spectators believed Old Fire would win, and all placed their bets on him.

Just then, a handsome youth wearing a Tiger Mask walked onto the arena. He stopped opposite Old Fire and stared at his opponent.

The youth was none other than Wang Xiao, competing in this one-on-one match.

He wore a mask because he did not want the people in the stands to recognize him.

Less trouble was better than more trouble.

"Hey, kid, you think you can challenge me? I suggest you go home and drink milk," Old Fire mocked when he saw that his opponent was a slender youth. He was nearly two meters tall and built like a mountain.

Hahaha!

Hearing Old Fire's words, the audience burst into laughter.

"Not necessarily." Wang Xiao did not waste words. He immediately stepped forward, and a White Soul Ring lit up beneath him.

Wahaha!

"A White Soul Ring?"

"How ridiculous. His First Soul Ring is only ten years old. With such a low starting point, he wants to challenge Old Fire? He's already lost before the match has even begun."

"Exactly! Old Fire's First Soul Ring is yellow and over three hundred years old. This kid has a white one and still wants to challenge someone with a yellow ring? How is that possible?"

"A brain is a good thing to have."

"I'm increasing my bet on Old Fire by five hundred Gold Soul Coins!"

"I'm adding another thousand."

"I'll add another five thousand..."

When the audience saw Wang Xiao's First Soul Ring, they erupted again. They felt there was no need to fight at all—he had already lost—so they added even more bets to Old Fire's side.

Not only was Wang Xiao not angry at the spectators' remarks, he even pitied them somewhat. They were adding so much money, while he only earned ten Gold Soul Coins for winning a match. The Great Soul Arena would be making all the profit.

But what could he do? It was not as though he could refuse to fight.

"Watch closely." Old Fire looked down on the youth's white First Soul Ring as well. He stepped forward, and with a buzz, a Yellow Soul Ring immediately lit up beneath him.

"Kid, my First Soul Ring is over three hundred years old. This is what real strength looks like. You should admit defeat now, so you don't suffer later. Don't blame me for hitting too hard, Uncle. It won't be pretty if you only surrender after taking a beating."

"Oh?" Wang Xiao smiled faintly and took another step forward. With a buzz, his Second Soul Ring rose—a yellow one. "Nine hundred years. Do you think that qualifies me to challenge you?"

"Nine hundred years?"

"Yeah, it really is nine hundred years."

"This kid is too freakish, isn't he? His First Soul Ring is only ten years old, but his second is nine hundred years—nearly a thousand!"

"Sigh..."

The audience, especially those who had bet on Old Fire, immediately felt their hearts sink halfway. They could only pray that Wang Xiao's later Soul Rings would not surpass Old Fire's.

Otherwise, most of them would lose everything in this match.

Old Fire's expression was no better. Although his First Soul Ring had more than thirty times the age of his opponent's, his Second Soul Ring was only five hundred years old. His first two rings combined were only eight hundred years—not even as old as Wang Xiao's nine-hundred-year Second Soul Ring!

He could only look at Wang Xiao's remaining rings and hope they would not exceed his own. With his actual combat experience, a rookie fresh out of the beginner village should not pose much of a threat to him.

Buzz, buzz, buzz!

Old Fire said no more and immediately released his second, third, fourth, and fifth Soul Rings. The dazzling display nearly blinded everyone present, and one of them was even a Purple Soul Ring.

That represented considerable strength. He had already absorbed a Thousand Year Soul Ring.

"Old Fire will win..."

After seeing Old Fire's Thousand Year Soul Ring, the people in the stands immediately regained their confidence.

Wang Xiao also glanced over his opponent. Four yellow rings and one purple ring.

By Soul Ring grade, they were respectively: white, yellow, purple, black, red, and so on.

Purple represented more than a thousand years but less than ten thousand years, so it was not weak.

Across the Soul Master world of Douluo Continent, ordinary Soul Masters were already considered impressive if they absorbed Thousand Year Soul Rings or Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings. Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings could be counted on one's fingers.

As for Million Year Soul Rings, none had appeared anywhere on Douluo Continent so far.

Thus, in the current Soul Master world, Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings were considered the ceiling.

It was not that Douluo Continent lacked the Soul Rings of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts for Soul Masters to absorb. Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts simply were not easy to hunt.

Even Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts were difficult for some Titled Douluo to deal with.

A powerful Soul Beast like the Man Faced Demon Spider became a heaven-defying existence once it surpassed ten thousand years.

Not to mention the Titan Giant Ape within the Star Dou Great Forest, known as the King of the Forest, and the Sky Azure Bull Python, an existence revered as the forest's emperor and god.

Titled Douluo were nothing more than small fry before them.

A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring did not mean that the Soul Beast had lived for only one hundred thousand years. Any Soul Beast under one million years old was referred to as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

Godlike existences such as the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python were not merely one hundred thousand years old. They might possess cultivation of several hundred thousand years or more.

Looking across the entire Star Dou Great Forest, there were not merely a few Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts. The others simply had yet to reveal themselves. In truth, they were as numerous as ox hairs.

It was also because the Star Dou Great Forest was so dangerous that ordinary Soul Masters did not dare enter it. That was why the Soul Master world of Douluo Continent had never known exactly how many powerful Soul Beasts were inside.

They only knew that the forest contained too many Soul Beasts, and they did not dare approach its depths or certain forbidden zones.

Even Titled Douluo had to form teams before daring to enter. Otherwise, if they encountered a powerful Soul Beast, they would likely enter but never return.

Countless talented Soul Masters had fallen in the Star Dou Great Forest before, their bones piled high. It was no joke.

Moreover, even if a Soul Master killed a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and obtained a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, they still could not absorb it if their own endurance was insufficient. Unable to withstand the destructive backlash of the Soul Ring, they did not dare risk self-destruction by attempting the challenge.

That was why even Titled Douluo like Ju Douluo and Ghost Douluo had only absorbed Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings. None possessed a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

Geniuses like Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu were rare, after all.

He thought he could throw his weight around in front of me with one Thousand Year Soul Ring?

Did he not know that there was always someone stronger, and every mountain had a higher mountain beyond it?

Then today, I'll teach him a lesson.

Buzz, buzz!

Wang Xiao smiled faintly and took two more steps forward.

Immediately, one purple and one black Soul Ring lit up beneath him...

"Holy shit, what's going on?"

"A Ten... Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring?"

"Yes, yes! Black means ten thousand years!"

"Ahem, for such a young man to possess a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, he must be a genius. He is either a student of Spirit Hall Academy or a descendant of the empire, royal family, sect, or clan."

"Mhm, that's certainly possible."

"Sigh! It's over, it's over. Old Fire is probably in grave danger this time. I bet one thousand Gold Spirit Coins on him. This is bad!"

"Pah, pah, pah! Don't jinx it. I bet ten thousand Gold Spirit Coins on Old Fire too. Don't spout nonsense before the result is decided."

The audience erupted again when they saw Wang Xiao's Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.

Most of them were worried, because they had bet on Old Fire. If he lost, they would lose too, so no one wanted Wang Xiao to win.

But the outcome was not theirs to decide.

The spectators were not the only ones afraid. Old Fire was as well. When he saw that his opponent possessed a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, his heart immediately sank halfway.

Although Old Fire's Soul Rings were inferior to his opponent's, he still held onto a shred of hope. Perhaps the other party's martial soul and combat experience were inferior to his own, giving him a slim chance of victory. "Hey, only four Soul Rings?"

Wang Xiao smiled. "I do have five, but I can't release the fifth. I'm afraid you'll lose even the courage to stand and talk if I do, so let's forget it."

"Keep bragging!" Old Fire did not press the issue. He was genuinely afraid Wang Xiao would release another Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring and leave him unable to save face. He immediately mobilized his Soul Power, releasing a Puppet Martial Soul behind him.

Wang Xiao glanced at his opponent's martial soul. There was nothing special about it, though he was curious how such a martial soul had come into being.

It had to be said that the martial souls of Douluo Continent truly came in every conceivable form. Everything from clothing, food, housing, and travel to plants and beasts could produce one.

"Puppet Martial Soul!" Old Fire smiled and looked at his opponent. "Now, please release your martial soul."

"Hundred Treasures Glazed Pagoda!" Wang Xiao shouted. Activating his Soul Power, he opened his right hand, and a pagoda-shaped martial soul appeared in his palm.

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