Soul Battle

Stone gave Chen Feng a deep look. "Everyone, stand. Assemble at the Soul Battle Zone. Today's class will be changed to practical combat. At Shrek Academy, real combat is what matters most. All right, move out."

After saying that, Stone turned and left.

With no teacher present, everyone became completely uninhibited.

Some of the bolder female students immediately surrounded Chen Feng.

The male students, meanwhile, all raised their middle fingers at Chen Feng. "Chen Feng, just wait and see how we deal with you later. Don't think being a Soul Elder makes you invincible."

"Chen Feng, you've bragged so hard you sent the cows flying!"

Facing the enthusiastic female students, Chen Feng flashed a few times and easily broke free of their encirclement before hurrying toward the Soul Battle Zone.

Seeing Chen Feng head for the Soul Battle Zone, the rest of the class followed suit.

On the way there, the male students shouted one after another.

"Brothers, we have to teach Chen Feng a lesson later."

"That's right. We'll knock him flat on the ground and see if he can still act so arrogant."

The girls, however, were worried about Chen Feng.

The green-haired girl Nanmen Yun'er said anxiously, "Chen Feng will be okay, right? He's fighting all the boys in the class alone. Even a Soul Elder couldn't do that, could he?"

Ning Tian said with considerable interest, "Who knows? Since Chen Feng dared to say it, he must be confident."

Wu Feng shook her head, clearly unconvinced. As a Battle Soul Master, Wu Feng naturally understood combat best.

Wu Feng said to Ning Tian, "Young Master, a Soul Elder can only handle three to five Soul Grandmasters at most. Those who can study at Shrek Academy—whose Martial Soul could be weak? Though most of the class are Soul Masters, there are more than ten Soul Grandmasters. Outside the academy, they could even contend against those commoner Soul Elders. Their Martial Souls are weak, and their Spirit Ring combinations are poor."

Before long, the students of Freshman Class Nine arrived at the Soul Battle Zone.

The Soul Battle Zone was an extremely important area within Shrek Academy. It was located in the northwest corner of the Martial Soul Department, close to Shrek City.

The Soul Battle Zone was not open during the day. During the daytime, it was used for Shrek Academy students' practical combat classes, and no fees were required.

Only after school each day, until midnight, was it opened for students to use.

It gave students who wanted to engage in soul battles a place where they could fight without restraint. They first had to pay and register.

For a soul battle match, both sides had to pay at least ten Gold Soul Coins as the venue fee. Watching a match required a ticket fee of one Silver Soul Coin.

If the two competitors were relatively famous students within the academy, the academy would even use Soul Tool Loudspeakers in the various Dormitory Areas to broadcast the event for free, drawing more spectators.

The academy took half of the ticket fees, while the other half went to the winner of the match.

This was also a place many upper-year students frequented. They could not only gain practical combat experience, but also earn money, without having to worry about safety.

That was because dedicated teachers served as referees, determining victory and defeat, protecting students, providing emergency aid, treatment, and so on.

At the same time, winning matches in the Soul Battle Zone earned a certain amount of Academic Credits, which provided bonus points during grade examinations.

After reaching the fourth year, Soul Battle Academic Credits became mandatory for advancing further. For example, advancing from the fourth year to the fifth required at least ten victories over opponents of the same grade in the Soul Battle Zone. Advancing from the fifth year to the sixth required even more. After the sixth year, Soul Battle Academic Credits became especially important for anyone wishing to enter the Inner Courtyard.

The Soul Battle Zone was hexagonal and roughly the same size as Shrek Plaza. A large open space lay at its center, where students competed. Around it were tier upon tier of rising seats, capable of holding approximately three thousand people at once.

At this moment, the female students of Class Nine, along with Wu Yue and several other male students who would not be participating, sat around the seats at the edge of the venue.

Seeing Wu Yue and the others sitting in the stands, the male students of Class Nine could not help saying, "Chen Feng is acting so arrogant. Why aren't you guys joining in? Don't you have any guts?"

Wu Yue and the others exchanged glances. Xiao Shan smiled. "You guys go ahead. Good luck, we believe in you. The few of us ate something bad yesterday and aren't feeling well, so we won't be going up. With more than forty of you, it makes no difference whether we join or not. If you beat Chen Feng, we'll treat you to a meal."

The male students of Class Nine laughed and said to Wu Yue and the others, "Fine, then just wait to treat us to dinner."

With that, the boys of Class Nine confidently walked toward the arena. In their eyes, even if Chen Feng was a Soul Elder, there were more than forty of them. One Soul Skill each would be enough to wipe Chen Feng out. Lose? They truly had no idea how they could possibly lose.

The female students of Class Nine sat there chattering away, eagerly discussing Chen Feng's feat of taking on all the boys in the class by himself.

When Wu Yue saw the male students of Class Nine and Chen Feng walk onto the Soul Battle Arena together, he immediately laughed.

Shaking his head, Wu Yue said with some schadenfreude, "They'll soon realize Chen Feng was telling the truth. It only sounded like bragging."

The female student beside Wu Yue heard this and asked curiously, "Hey! Do you really think the Class Monitor can defeat all the male students in the class?"

At that moment, every female student of Class Nine turned to look over.

Wu Yue said mysteriously, "You should be asking how long the male students of Class Nine can last against Chen Feng. Maybe you won't believe me even if I tell you, but watch the Soul Battle Arena carefully. You'll soon find out just how strong that monster Chen Feng is..."

"Just how strong is the Class Monitor?"

"Tell us already!"

But no matter how the female students questioned them, Wu Yue and the others said nothing more. After all, they cared about their pride too. They could not exactly say that they had all attacked together in the dormitory, only to be beaten to the ground by Chen Feng with three punches and two kicks.

At this moment, Chen Feng stood in the Soul Battle Arena, gripping his black Soul Breaking Blade as he calmly watched the male students of Class Nine arrange their formation.

The male students of Class Nine on the Soul Battle Arena were discussing tactics. The Defense System Soul Masters, Assault System Soul Masters, and Control System Soul Masters were arranged in order, with the Support System Soul Masters at the rear. It was a rather simple formation.

After all, this was their first time working together, and they were unfamiliar with one another. Being able to organize themselves to this extent was basically their limit.

Because there were too many participants, Stone had also brought in two referees. With the two referees and Stone, there were three Soul Emperors present, which would prevent any accidents.

One of the referees looked at the dozens of people on the Soul Battle Arena and asked in surprise, "Teacher Stone, what is going on here? Is this a free-for-all? If this many students are engaging in a free-for-all, the three of us will have a hard time watching over everyone."

Stone smiled. "Of course it isn't a free-for-all. It's a one-against-many match. Our class monitor, Chen Feng, intends to compete against all the male students in the class by himself."

The two referees: Σ(д|||)!