He Sat Enthroned in the Heavens!

Great Soul Arena

Soul fighting was one of the hottest forms of entertainment on the continent today.

Even in Aosidela City, whose economy was not particularly developed, the Great Soul Arena was still immense in scale.

The circular stands were already packed with spectators.

The host, Linde, flapped the wings behind his back and flew into the air above the center of the arena.

His impassioned voice, amplified by Soul Power, echoed throughout the entire arena:

"Welcome, everyone, to today's soul fighting event!"

"Unlike usual, today Austera Great Soul Arena is honored by the presence of a distinguished guest!"

The audience, who had been waiting for the soul fights to begin, were all taken aback before curiosity surged within them.

A distinguished guest?

Even when the Lord of Aosidela City had visited the Great Soul Arena before, he had not received such a grand introduction.

Could it be some important figure from outside the city?

"Could it be King Kundela?"

"Could it be one of the princes?"

"..."

All sorts of guesses were thrown around.

For a time, the arena was as noisy as a cage full of birds and beasts.

Seeing that the atmosphere had been built up enough, Linde stopped keeping them in suspense.

He cleared his throat, raising his voice several notches higher than before.

"Let us welcome..."

"The Empire's God of War, Heaven Dou's only Prince of Different Surname, a legend of the Soul Master world, and the sole holder of the Great Soul Arena's Diamond Douluo title..."

That string of titles had practically revealed the distinguished guest's identity.

Some spectators' eyes widened abruptly. Their breathing grew heavy, and their throats went dry.

"Could it really be him...?"

Under the expectant gazes of the crowd, Linde loudly called out that name:

"King Frost Extreme, Lord Luo Li!"

The lighting in the Great Soul Arena changed sharply, converging on a point high above.

A white-robed figure seated in a chair appeared before everyone.

The young face illuminated by the lights drove the atmosphere at the venue to its peak.

"It really is him..."

Someone's voice trembled with excitement.

"King Frost Extreme!"

"Lord Luo Li!"

"..."

Cheers erupted from every corner of the Great Soul Arena.

The surging excitement seemed as though it might blow the entire arena's dome away.

At that moment, the terrifying popularity of the Empire's most prestigious man was displayed in full!

High above the center of the Great Soul Arena, Luo Li sat on a bench, calmly watching the excited crowd below.

He was already thoroughly accustomed to such scenes and handled them with effortless ease.

"Everyone."

Luo Li parted his lips slightly and made a gentle pressing motion through the air with one hand, his calm voice carrying forth.

His voice was not loud, yet amid the arena's deafening noise, it reached every person's ears with perfect clarity.

The clamorous cheers gradually subsided.

Everyone looked toward the white-robed figure seated upon the platform, falling silent.

"I'm very grateful for everyone's support, but I'm not the protagonist today."

"I hope everyone can focus more on today's soul fights."

Luo Li's tone remained as tranquil as an ancient well, yet under the influence of his Spiritual Power, it seemed to possess some kind of magic. The emotions of the previously excited crowd strangely calmed by quite a bit.

He merely sat there, yet with effortless composure, he held the entire Great Soul Arena firmly in his grasp.

He sat high above, like a king born to rule!

"He's so damn handsome!"

Below

In the Shrek Team's area, Ma Hongjun's eyes were filled with envy.

Dai Mubai and the others beside him said nothing, but the envy in their eyes was no less evident.

They were all youths. Who among them had never dreamed of becoming the center of attention?

Even Tang San, who had lived two lives, was no exception.

Looking at the white-clad figure standing high above on the platform, he silently clenched his fists.

One day, he too would become someone like that—a focal point watched by countless people!

Flender, Zhao Wuji, and the others clicked their tongues in amazement.

"I never expected that person to come here as well, much less attend this spirit battle competition."

"But it makes sense. The Seven Great Soul Master Families stand behind the Great Soul Arena, and that person comes from the Luo Family. It's only natural for him to show up and lend his support."

As the saying went, the waves behind drove the waves before them forward, until the earlier waves died upon the beach.

There were quite a few earlier waves whom Luo Li, one of the later waves, had already smashed dead upon the shore.

Flender, Zhao Wuji, and the others were among those many earlier waves.

Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang, however, kept his head lowered, not daring to look directly at the figure above who drew everyone's attention.

Because of his inferiority complex.

Luo Li had already created countless legends at seventeen, while he himself was over fifty and still unable to break through Rank 29. They were complete opposites.

Yu Xiaogang had always been insecure and sensitive by nature.

He could use Luo Li's deeds to educate Ma Hongjun and the others, but he could not face them himself.

The radiance surrounding Luo Li was simply too dazzling, so dazzling that he did not dare raise his head to look at it directly.

Beneath that blinding brilliance, like the sun high in the sky, he felt as though every shameful thing he had hidden in the darkness had been laid bare.

A rat accustomed to living in the gutter always dared not look directly at the sun's radiance.

It made him feel terribly insecure.

So, he chose the escape he was accustomed to.

As long as he did not look directly at that dazzling figure, he could continue deceiving himself.

Just as he had fled from the sect back then.

With his head lowered, Yu Xiaogang kept telling himself inwardly.

It was true that he currently had no way to compare to this young genius, this legendary hope.

In terms of cultivation talent, he was completely incomparable as well.

But his disciple might not be!

He knew that although King Frost Extreme was hailed as the sole unsurpassable peak of the Soul Master world, he did not possess Twin Martial Souls!

Yet his disciple Tang San truly possessed Twin Martial Souls!

Once Tang San matured, he might not necessarily lose to King Frost Extreme, Luo Li!

Although Yu Xiaogang also understood that the gulf between Tang San and Luo Li was like a heavenly chasm, one that Twin Martial Souls alone could not bridge.

But he could only brainwash himself this way. Only then could he still straighten his back and maintain that appearance of a grandmaster.

Those who achieved nothing always liked to place their hopes in others.

"Xiao San," Yu Xiaogang said.

"Teacher, what is it?" Tang San was taken aback and replied.

"Give it everything you have. Show your very best!" Yu Xiaogang said solemnly.

It was as though, so long as Tang San performed well in the upcoming spirit battles, this so-called teacher of his would be able to straighten his back as well.

As though that would give him the courage to look directly at that dazzling figure.

Tang San did not know what Yu Xiaogang was thinking. He merely assumed that his teacher was encouraging him as usual.

He nodded firmly. "I will, Teacher!"

Tang San was not someone willing to remain beneath others either.

Luo Li's dazzling entrance stirred a competitive spirit within him as well.

He, Tang San, would also shine!

Tang San clenched his fists and looked at the young figure on the platform, who was not much older than himself, his fighting spirit blazing.

But Luo Li had never even cast his gaze in this direction.

How could the glow of a grain of rice or the light of a firefly be worthy of competing with the Bright Moon?

No matter how Tang San jumped about, he could only do so within that spirit battle arena.

What was more...

With Miss Angel taking the field, Tang San would likely not even have the chance to struggle this time.