Rabbit Head, Another Big Bowl

Suotuo City was exceptionally lively at night, its streets brightly lit like a city that never slept.

If one had to name the liveliest place, it was undoubtedly the Suotuo Great Soul Arena. Nearly seventy to eighty percent of the city's foot traffic streamed into it one after another.

Soul fighting matches were both thrilling and stress-relieving. They allowed people to unwind after a day's accumulated pressure. For commoners who possessed no Soul Power and were destined never to become Soul Masters, watching an exhilarating soul fighting battle before bed after a hard day's labor was undoubtedly more fitting than listening to a bedtime story.

Led by Qin Ming, a former resident of the Suotuo Great Soul Arena, Ye Hao and the Imperial Dou Team slowly entered. Qin Ming looked around as he walked; perhaps he might spot one or two familiar faces.

At the same time, another group entered as well. Like the Imperial Dou Team, they too had a mission to carry out, but they took a different passage. The two groups brushed past each other.

Qin Ming led everyone into the spacious hall. Looking at the incomparably familiar scene before him, a deep sense of longing welled up within his heart.

"Did you all remember what I told you this morning?"

Everyone nodded. The Suotuo Great Soul Arena had its own rules. Without rules, there could be no order. Even though Qin Ming was leading a team from Heaven Dou Royal Academy, they still had to abide by them.

Qin Ming nodded, then had the eight of them go register freely. He himself headed to the group soul fighting registration desk. As the team leader, he naturally had to fulfill his duties.

There were eight people in the Imperial Dou Team including Ye Hao. Yu Tian Heng and Dugu Yan made one pair, which was beyond dispute. The two brothers, Shi Mo and Shi Mo, formed another. Next were Yu Feng and Osler, while Ye Hao and Ye Lingling made the final pair.

Before the group soul fighting match, Qin Ming had also stipulated that they each had to fight one individual match and one two-on-two match. In the end, seven of them would be selected to take the field in the group match.

After registering, they each headed to their designated areas to fight. Ye Hao and Ye Lingling's team was called the Double Leaf Combination. After all, both of them had the surname Ye.

Their opponents were the Iron Hammer Combination.

Just from the name, it was easy to guess that the two of them used hammers.

"Are you very hungry?"

Ye Lingling calmly looked at Ye Hao, who was eating.

Ye Hao wiped the grease from the corner of his mouth and grinned. "Sis, aren't we about to fight? After our two-on-two match, we still have the group soul fighting match Teacher Qin arranged. We'll be fighting all night. Aren't you hungry? Want me to give you a rabbit leg?"

Ye Lingling shook her head and said coldly, "Eat it yourself. I'm not hungry. Do you have some kind of grudge against rabbits? There was the braised rabbit head at noon, and now grilled rabbit leg."

Ye Hao swallowed the last piece of rabbit meat and said righteously, "I just like eating rabbits. That's all."

At the Suotuo Great Soul Arena's front desk.

"Please register me for a group soul fighting match." ×2

"Huh? You go first, you go first."

Qin Ming and a crew-cut man dressed in black arrived at the same time and spoke in unison.

"You go first, sir."

As the junior, Qin Ming chose to yield.

The crew-cut man did not stand on ceremony. He stepped forward and handed his badge to the Waiter.

"Thank you. You're here to register for a group soul fighting match too?"

Qin Ming nodded. "That's right. I hope we won't run into each other so soon."

An ugly smile appeared on the stiff face of the crew-cut man. "The ones who lose will definitely be you."

"All set."

The Waiter handed the iron badge to the black-clothed crew-cut man. The man gave a slight nod, then left with his hands behind his back and his head held high.

Qin Ming helplessly shrugged. The world was vast and full of strange things; he had truly broadened his horizons today. Who started by declaring that the other side would lose? Couldn't he even exchange a few polite words?

"Register me for a group soul fighting match. Imperial Dou Team."

The Waiter accepted the iron badge, his fingers tapping away rapidly.

"All set, sir. The Imperial Dou Team's match will be the final match tonight. Your opponent is the Berserk Team, a team with Iron Soul Fighting Medals."

Qin Ming took the iron badge and muttered, "Berserk Team? Do you have their basic information?"

"Yes, sir."

As he spoke, the Waiter took out a stack of documents concerning the Berserk Team.

"Sir..."

"Is there anything else?"

The Waiter offered a friendly reminder. "The Berserk Team is the only team in our Great Soul Arena to achieve three consecutive victories. Although they just lost a match because they underestimated their opponents, their overall strength is still not to be underestimated. Please tell your teammates to be extremely careful."

Qin Ming smiled faintly and put away the information about the Berserk Team.

"Thank you for the reminder, but I believe in them. They'll win this battle."

With that, Qin Ming thanked him and left...

Watching Qin Ming's departing back, then recalling the black-clothed crew-cut man from earlier, the Waiter could not help complaining, "Why is the difference between people so great?"

(Official commentary was always the deadliest.)

"Will the next participants, the Double Leaf Combination and the Iron Hammer Combination, please take note. Your two-on-two soul fighting match is about to begin. Both sides, please prepare."

Below the Soul Fighting Platform, Ye Hao and Ye Lingling wore the masks they had prepared earlier, concealing their faces. In a place with as many people as the Suotuo Great Soul Arena, Ye Hao would not casually expose his identity.

If he fought today with his true face revealed, the chances of being recognized next time would be much greater. Especially by those fools from Shrek Academy. If Ye Hao's guess was correct, the seven from Shrek Academy might very well be fighting in the Suotuo Great Soul Arena at this very moment.

If luck was on his side and he encountered one of those seven, Ye Hao would definitely be the first to step up.

Ye Lingling's codename was Begonia Flower, while Ye Hao's was Spicy Rabbit Head. Those were their respective codenames.

The Soul Fighting Platform had a diameter of a full fifty meters. The vast central arena could easily accommodate two Soul Fighting teams in a group battle. Below the stage, heads packed together in a dense sea as the crowd shouted loudly. The previous battle had clearly stirred everyone's excitement.

Second by second, time passed. Then the Host stepped onto the stage and announced passionately, "Ladies and gentlemen, the third two-man battle is about to begin! Next, let us welcome the Double Leaf Combination and the Iron Hammer Combination!"

The moment he finished speaking, an astonishing roar erupted from the crowd, followed by wave after wave of applause.

Under everyone's gaze, the Iron Hammer Combination took the stage.

Two sturdy, towering figures slowly climbed onto the platform. They were brothers, and their Martial Souls were identical—Weapon Martial Souls: Heaven Shaking Hammers.

Since Ye Hao and Ye Lingling were Soul Elders, their matched opponents were naturally Soul Elders as well.

Amid applause and cheers, the masked Ye Hao and Ye Lingling slowly stepped onto the stage.

Seeing that both sides were ready, the Host could not be bothered with introductions. The thrilling Soul Fighting battle was what truly mattered. Look—the Spectators had long since become impatient...