Breakthrough, Level 20!

Mission complete. Claim reward now?

Just as Lin Tianyi lay on his bed, ready to sleep, a cold mechanical voice suddenly sounded in his mind.

He shot upright, his face full of confusion and disbelief.

"What's going on?"

"I haven't even done anything yet. How did the mission suddenly get completed?"

"This isn't scientific!"

Lin Tianyi racked his brains but simply could not figure out why.

Could it be that Wang Lie had suddenly come to his senses, realized he could not beat me, and found his conscience, deciding not to retaliate against me after all?

After thinking it over from every angle, he felt that was the only possible explanation.

The corners of Lin Tianyi's mouth curled up.

"So Wang Lie isn't bad by nature after all."

Then, he calmed himself, took a deep breath, and chose to claim the reward.

In an instant, a warm current poured into his body and merged with his Soul Power. His Soul Power immediately surged by a small margin.

Breakthrough, Level 20!

Before joy could appear on Lin Tianyi's young face, the cold mechanical voice sounded in his mind again.

Host detected to have broken through to Level 20 and urgently requires a Soul Ring. Guardian Program activated.

Guardian Puppet issued (comparable to a Level 96 Title Douluo). The Guardian Puppet will be recalled once the host obtains a Soul Ring.

Lin Tianyi rubbed his chin, his expression strange.

"There's even a Guardian Puppet..."

One month later.

Looking at the towering, majestic structure before him, resembling an ancient Roman coliseum, Lin Tianyi murmured, "So this is the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena?"

Taking the Red Dragon Mask from his pocket and putting it on, Lin Tianyi strode into the Great Soul Arena.

He went straight to the registration desk and registered his identity information.

Lin Tianyi chose the alias "Yi Xian" for himself and had the staff arrange the nearest Soul Grandmaster-level match for him.

Once he learned the time of the match and his opponent, Lin Tianyi headed straight for the gambling area and bet all twenty gold coins that he and Lin Xianxian had just received from Spirit Hall on his own victory.

Afterward, he casually found a seat in the contestants' waiting area and sat down.

That was my snack money.

Lin Xianxian said unhappily in his mind.

Lin Tianyi chuckled and replied through thought, "The storage Soul Tool your sister Qian Renxue gave you is stuffed with delicious food. Do you still need to buy any?"

I finished it all.

Lin Tianyi's mouth twitched. "That was enough food to feed an adult for ten days. You finished it all in just one day?"

Hehe, who told it to be so delicious?

Lin Xianxian giggled playfully.

Lin Tianyi said helplessly, "Once I win, I'll buy you more delicious food."

Okay.

Lin Xianxian replied obediently.

A month ago, with the Guardian Puppet's help, Lin Tianyi had successfully obtained his second Soul Ring from a 2,500-year-old soul beast known as the Gale Sword Tiger.

He obtained the Soul Skill—Sword Shadow Blast!

Sword Shadow Blast: It could split into one or multiple sword shadows at any time, silently attaching themselves to any object or living creature. They could explode on a timer or be used for tracking, with no distance limit.

The explosive power depended on how much Soul Power was infused into the sword shadows. The more Soul Power infused, the longer they could be preserved. At his current Soul Grandmaster strength, they could last up to three days.

His Soul Power had directly surged by four levels, reaching Level 24.

Not long ago, Lin Tianyi had triggered a side mission.

To become a top-tier swordsman, one must possess one's own sword techniques and forge one's own path.

Mission requirement: Comprehend a sword technique.

Mission reward: Innate Soul Power increases by one level.

When he saw that the mission reward was an increase of one level in Innate Soul Power, Lin Tianyi became overjoyed. With one more level of Innate Soul Power, he would directly become a genius with Innate Full Soul Power.

Improving one's innate aptitude could speed up Soul Power cultivation. This was far too important to Lin Tianyi!

After all, he had less than twenty years left to break through to Level 99!

He did not want his little brother to shrink by half.

If he wanted to comprehend a sword technique, there was no faster method than actual combat. That was why Lin Tianyi had come to the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena.

Lin Tianyi waited quietly, his dark eyes observing one wounded and bleeding Soul Fighter after another entering and leaving the contestants' waiting area through the Red Dragon Mask.

As time passed, it was finally Lin Tianyi's turn to fight.

As he emerged from the dim, narrow passage, deafening noise filled his ears. The surrounding stands were packed with people, all wearing excited expressions.

The heavily made-up host flapped the wings behind his back, hovering above the square white arena as he announced in an impassioned tone, "Now, let us welcome the next pair of contestants—Yi Xian versus Blood Wolf!"

A fierce, muscular young man walked onto the arena with his arms folded across his chest, his expression arrogant and his eyes savage.

"Blood Wolf! Blood Wolf! Blood Wolf!"

The moment the fierce young man stepped onto the arena, the entire Great Soul Arena erupted in thunderous cheers, showing that he was quite famous.

Above the arena, the host looked around and introduced him excitedly. "I'm sure I don't need to say much for everyone to know just how fierce contestant Blood Wolf is. With six consecutive victories, Blood Wolf's fame has already spread throughout the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena.

"A Level 29 Soul Grandmaster with the Blood Wolf martial soul. Those gamblers who bet on him to win are in for a profit today.

"Now, let's see who Blood Wolf's opponent is this match."

As the host pointed toward the passage, the audience's gazes simultaneously fell on Lin Tianyi as he slowly walked toward the arena.

When they saw that Lin Tianyi was less than 1.4 meters tall, along with the fair skin exposed on his neck and hands—

Boos immediately rang out. Clearly, no one had any faith in this newcomer.

The host was also stunned for a moment when he saw Lin Tianyi.

Although he could not see the face beneath the mask, his years of experience allowed him to tell at a glance that this was definitely the other party's first time participating in a Soul Fight. His hands were fair and showed no signs of training or combat.

The host withdrew his gaze, faced the stands, and laughed exaggeratedly. "Hahaha, contestant Yi Xian has encountered a king like Blood Wolf in his very first match. It seems he is terribly unlucky.

"I hope contestant Blood Wolf will be a little gentler and not hurt him too badly."

Mocking, teasing laughter came from all around.

Blood Wolf folded his arms and looked mockingly at Lin Tianyi, who had stepped onto the arena and was not even as tall as his chest.

"Did some little kid get lost? Want big brother to help you find your mommy? Are you weaned yet? Hahahahaha..."

As he spoke, even Blood Wolf could not help bursting into laughter.

His seventh consecutive victory was in the bag!!

Beneath the mask, Lin Tianyi's gaze turned cold. Then he raised his head to look at the host overhead.

"Can the match begin now?"

The host shrugged. "As you wish. But let me give you a kind reminder: if you don't want to spend the rest of your life crippled, you'd better surrender quickly.

"Alright, I now declare the match begun!"

Blood Wolf charged forward with a vicious grin. The muscles across his body bulged, sharp wolf claws emerged from his hands, and his teeth became ferocious and pointed.

His feet, already transformed into wolf claws, suddenly exerted force, launching him toward Lin Tianyi like an arrow as he laughed savagely.

"My seventh consecutive victory is mine!!"

Lin Tianyi coldly watched Blood Wolf rush toward him at high speed. With a clench of his right hand, the Dragon's Roar Sword, crimson and translucent from hilt to tip, materialized in his grasp.

He stomped his right foot against the ground and shot toward Blood Wolf like a bolt of black lightning.

In the blink of an eye, a sharp claw pierced toward him with a shrill tearing sound.

At the same time, a chilling sword flash appeared.

Squelch—!!

The impassioned cheers within the Great Soul Arena abruptly stopped.

The entire world fell silent.

Lin Tianyi and Blood Wolf had switched positions, standing back to back.

A wolf-transformed arm spraying blood spun through the air, splattering warm blood before crashing heavily onto the pristine, hard arena floor. Warm scarlet blood gushed from the severed stump, filling the air with the stench of blood...