Flender, Whose Eyes Lit Up at the Sight of Money, Fights Xiao Wu

As night gradually fell, Suotuo City remained brightly lit. At this moment, Flender and the others had already arrived in the city.

The miserly Flender found a crude tea stall and sat down.

"The first lesson I'm giving you will be a practical combat class."

"Practical combat is something every Spirit Master must experience, and it is also the most important thing for every Spirit Master."

"If you cannot defeat your opponents in battle, then even if you become a high-level Spirit Master, you will only be showy but impractical."

Flender pointed toward Soto Soul Arena not far ahead.

"Next, you will be fighting there. If you want to graduate from Shrek Academy, you must earn a Silver Soul Badge at Soto Soul Arena."

"Oscar, go look for Ning Rongrong in the city. Judging from the direction she ran, she should have entered the city before us," Flender instructed Oscar.

"Okay." Oscar hurriedly nodded.

"Let's go." Flender then drained his tea in one gulp and led Tang San and the others over in a grand procession.

When they arrived outside Soto Soul Arena, it was a sea of people. It was truly difficult to squeeze inside.

"What's going on today? Why is Soto Soul Arena so lively?" Flender was somewhat puzzled as well.

Just as they were preparing to line up, a staff member stepped out and shouted, "Spirit Masters who have come to register for soul duels may enter through this passage!"

"There's a special channel. Let's go over there directly," Dai Mubai said.

Flender nodded and led them over. With the special channel, they naturally entered Soto Soul Arena very quickly.

After paying ten gold coins, they began filling out forms to register for their soul duel qualifications.

Tang San and Xiao Wu handed their forms back. When the staff member in charge of registration saw the two names the supervisor had personally instructed him to watch for, his face slightly changed, though it soon returned to normal.

At this moment, Flender surveyed the surroundings and suddenly noticed a sheet of paper posted on the wall.

The contents of the paper immediately drew him over.

"New Soul Duel Mode: King of the Hill Challenge and King of the Hill Defense. Those who achieve ten consecutive wins may become the arena champion. Afterward, each victory will earn ten times the prize money."

"Ten times the prize money!" Flender's eyes lit up as he immediately caught the keyword.

Winning one match earned ten gold coins. Ten times the prize money meant one hundred gold coins.

"One hundred gold coins per match."

Flender hurriedly continued reading to see the conditions for the King of the Hill Challenge.

"Current arena champion: Jiang Yi. Challengers must be between Level 20 and Level 30. Upon achieving victory, they may directly become the arena champion."

"After becoming the arena champion, they can directly enjoy tenfold prize money and point treatment."

Seeing these conditions, Flender could no longer suppress his excitement.

If he had Tang San and Xiao Wu take on this challenge, wasn't winning the match a certainty?

Tang San and Xiao Wu were both Level 29, and their combat power was extremely formidable.

Tang San had even injured Spirit Saint Zhao Wuji. Wouldn't a match like this be easy to accomplish for him?

There's no way I can leave gold coins sitting right in front of me.

After making his decision, Flender walked toward Tang San and Xiao Wu with a smile.

"Heh, have you finished registering?" Flender asked with a kindly smile.

This look of his left the newly arrived Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing wearing puzzled expressions.

Meanwhile, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, who already understood Flender well, had revealed wary expressions.

"Teacher, what bad idea have you come up with this time?" Ma Hongjun could not help asking.

Flender glowered at him, then smiled at Tang San. "I found you a quick way to get a Silver Soul Badge. Do you want to try it?"

Tang San asked somewhat doubtfully, "What is it?"

"Heh heh." Flender gave a sly laugh.

While Flender was talking Tang San into making a King of the Hill Challenge, the staff member had already arrived backstage.

"Supervisor, the two people you asked me to watch for have come to register for soul duels."

The staff member hurriedly handed the registration forms to Soros.

After Soros finished reading the forms, his face was filled with delight.

"Wonderful. I was worried that there would be no arena champion tonight and that the spectators we attracted would be dissatisfied."

"Now, that problem has been solved."

"Immediately send someone to Soto Hotel and notify the guest in Room 507. Tell him that the people he has been waiting for have arrived," Soros ordered at once.

"Okay, I'll go immediately." Seeing how anxious Soros was, the staff member did not dare delay.

After saying that, he immediately ran out.

The hotel where Jiang Yi was staying was not far from Soto Soul Arena, only seven or eight hundred meters away.

Jiang Yi was sitting cross-legged on the bed, focused on tempering his spiritual power, when someone knocked urgently on his door.

Golden light flashed in Jiang Yi's eyes as he looked toward the door. "A staff member from Soto Soul Arena. It seems Tang San and the others have arrived."

He rose from the bed and opened the door. The staff member hurriedly said, "I was sent by Supervisor Soros. He said the people you've been waiting for have arrived."

"Good. I'll head over now." Jiang Yi nodded.

Then, with a flash, he directly shut the door. In the blink of an eye, he vanished from before the staff member.

"So fast," the staff member muttered in astonishment.

Inside Soto Soul Arena, Tang San looked at the expectant Flender.

"So you want me to challenge the arena champion?"

"That's right. With your strength, taking down this arena champion definitely won't be a problem," Flender said hurriedly.

"Are we going to fight the arena champion? Something this interesting—if Third Brother won't go, let me do it."

Xiao Wu, who had been listening nearby, spoke with interest.

Tang San revealed a helpless smile, then said, "Dean, let Xiao Wu try first. If she can't do it, I'll go afterward."

Flender glanced at Xiao Wu, then nodded.

"Okay, then let her go first."

Xiao Wu's combat power was not weak either. Even if she could not win, she would certainly be able to wear down that arena champion.

Flender immediately found a staff member and explained that they wanted to challenge the arena champion.

Soros quickly received the news. Hearing that the newly registered Xiao Wu wanted to challenge Jiang Yi, he was greatly surprised as well.

However, Xiao Wu actively requesting the challenge suited his wishes perfectly. Otherwise, he would have had to arrange it himself.

"Supervisor Soros, have you made the arrangements?"

Jiang Yi's voice suddenly sounded beside Soros's ear.

Soros, who was arranging the match, was so startled that he looked up. Only after discovering it was Jiang Yi did he relax.

"It has already been arranged. That Xiao Wu actively requested a King of the Hill Challenge, and I've already arranged for people to prepare."

"You can make preparations as well."

"Xiao Wu." A cold smile curled onto Jiang Yi's lips. He had long wanted to teach that spoiled and unreasonable hundred-thousand-year Soft-Boned Demon Rabbit a lesson.

After being defeated by him previously, she had constantly pestered him to challenge her again. Even when he directly admitted defeat, Xiao Wu had still kicked him several times.

With how weak his body had been at the time, it had taken him a full three weeks of recuperation before he completely recovered.

Later, Tang San had poisoned him to avenge his younger sister, Xiao Wu.

Jiang Yi would not let go of that scoundrel couple, Tang San and Xiao Wu.