Money Rolling In, Oh, Money Rolling In~

Hearing that it was just a Soul Duel, Wang Chuan immediately let out a sigh of relief.

But Wang Chuan couldn't help but complain internally: if you want a Soul Duel, just have one, but don't come at me with that intense, philosophical aura right from the start—who are you trying to scare to death!

Immediately, Wang Chuan's gaze toward Yu Dalong became somewhat subtle.

Because anyone with eyes could see that he was currently in a poor state, yet this guy still eagerly crowded forward to challenge him.

This clearly looked like a premeditated move!

Gradually, because Yu Dalong's voice for the Soul Duel invitation was quite loud, and he had activated special effects right from the start, the crowd's attention began to gather.

At this moment, some people started whispering, and because members of the main branch were few, even though Wang Chuan didn't recognize Yu Dalong.

Others did, and gasps of surprise immediately broke out.

"Hey, isn't that the Second Master's son? Why is he targeting Wang Chuan?"

"This young master is certainly brave enough. Knowing that Wang Chuan's strength grows with each passing day, he still dares to challenge him to a Soul Duel; he's not afraid of making a fool of himself."

There were also experienced clansmen joking around.

"Tsk, what do you know? Wang Chuan looks like he just finished training and is exhausted; it'll be good if he can even exert half his strength. This young master is quite calculating."

For a moment, the surroundings became extremely lively, and the noisy voices grew so loud that Wang Chuan could no longer distinguish them.

However, Wang Chuan had already grasped the core information.

The person before him was none other than the father of Yu Tianxin, one of the future Blue Lightning Twin Stars, and also the half-brother of the "God of War" Liu Erlong.

Thinking of this, Wang Chuan let out an annoyed "tsk" in his heart.

Although this world leaned toward the manga version, it was only a lean.

For instance, according to the information Wang Chuan had gathered, this Yu Luomian, who had once vied with Yu Yuanzhen for the position of Sect Master, was not the mere Soul Saint who appeared in the original work.

He was a genuine Soul Douluo.

But that didn't matter; the biggest problem was that in the manga, this guy was skilled in schemes and plots, and even secretly led a portion of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan to defect to the Martial Soul Hall.

He was a deep-thinking individual, and Wang Chuan dared not gamble on the idea that the man wouldn't be vindictive.

Thinking of this, Wang Chuan's super-intelligence immediately activated.

Then, the corners of his mouth curled up into a wicked, charming smile.

"A Soul Duel? That is certainly possible."

"However, young master, if you win, you gain glory and prove your strength."

"But what do I gain? This wouldn't be a fair Soul Duel."

"Surely a person of your noble soul wouldn't want to engage in an unfair Soul Duel, would you?"

Put on the spot by Wang Chuan, the previously confident Yu Dalong froze in place, his expression looking somewhat flustered.

As one could tell from his name, Yu Dalong had been instilled with the high hopes of surpassing Yu Xiaogang and his brother by Yu Luomian since childhood.

After all, the names of Yu Xiaogang and his brother both contained the "odd" character Xiao (small), while his had Da (big)—wasn't that obvious enough?

Therefore, upon learning that Wang Chuan had blown up Yu Xiaogang's Luo Sanpao.

And had also defeated a main branch clansman, Yu Dalong had set his sights on Wang Chuan.

However, because he had been a few levels higher than that clansman, and Wang Chuan was still in the Primary Clan School, he hadn't bothered to bully the weak.

But now that his strength had advanced further, and Wang Chuan had also arrived at the Intermediate Clan School, he had carefully observed him for a period of time and pinpointed Wang Chuan's critical moment of weakness. He didn't believe he couldn't make a name for himself in the clan this way and win some pride for his family.

But the problem was...

He was used to everything going his way in his daily life; where had he ever encountered a situation where he had to offer benefits just to have a Soul Duel!

For a moment, the "big bad wolf" persona, which was essentially cowardly and incompetent, left Yu Dalong feeling at a loss.

Just then, someone suddenly shouted and egged him on.

"That's right, Dalong, you want to prove yourself, but the guy gets nothing out of it—why should he duel you? Put up a wager!"

Yu Dalong turned his head and saw it was a clansman from the main branch. He immediately felt the other person was right and a greasy smile appeared on his face.

"Fine, as you wish. If you win the Soul Duel, what do you want?"

Seeing Yu Dalong take the bait, Wang Chuan pretended to think for a moment and tentatively said.

"Ten thousand Gold Soul Coins?"

Yu Dalong's face changed instantly. Although he tried to remain calm and didn't gasp, the crowd around them contributed significantly to the greenhouse effect of the Douluo Continent.

Wang Chuan naturally knew this was a massive sum, enough to purchase a decent living ten-thousand-year soul beast.

But this was the effect Wang Chuan wanted; otherwise, if every Tom, Dick, and Harry came to challenge him, would he ever have time to cultivate?

Before Yu Dalong could haggle, Wang Chuan pulled out the Gold Soul Coin card he had obtained from Yu Xiaogang a while back.

Cards of different amounts had different appearances, so everyone could tell at a glance that this was a card worth at least ten thousand Gold Soul Coins.

The crowd gasped once more. They never imagined that this branch-line "waste" they had been isolating actually possessed such wealth!

Just then, Wang Chuan said in a tea-sipping, provocative tone.

"I have ten thousand Gold Soul Coins. As a young master of the main branch, surely you aren't telling me you can't even cough up a ten-thousand Gold Soul Coin wager?

If you don't even have that much money, I think it would be better if we stopped wasting each other's time~"

As the words fell, Yu Dalong instantly lost his cool.

He, a dignified young master of the main branch, could he be poorer than an orphan from a branch family?

Unable to produce ten thousand Gold Soul Coins?

What a joke!

Consequently, Yu Dalong immediately took a Gold Soul Coin card containing over ten thousand Gold Soul Coins from his storage Soul Tool, flung it onto the nearby lawn, and then said with great agitation.

"Fine, I've put up the money, now let's fight!

If you have the ability, then win this ten thousand Gold Soul Coins from me!"

Seeing this, Wang Chuan finally nodded in satisfaction, took his stance, and said.

"Wang Chuan, Martial Soul Golden Scale, level 13 Battle Soul Master, please advise."

But this time, it was Yu Dalong's turn to have an objection.

"Kid, what is the meaning of this? This is a Soul Fight! Why haven't you summoned your Martial Soul and Soul Rings?

Are you looking down on me!"

This anticipated questioning did not make Wang Chuan panic; instead, he said calmly and composedly.

"Young Master Yu's Luo Sanpao Martial Soul has flaws, and my Martial Soul has them as well, so I never had any intention of relying on my Martial Soul to fight from the very beginning.

After all, if my Martial Soul is broken, I will suffer a backlash, so there is naturally no need to summon it.

For my battles, having Soul Power is enough!"

As he spoke, Soul Power began to radiate from Wang Chuan's entire body.

Those still in their student phase could not see the ingenuity of Wang Chuan's actions.

But some of the teachers on the scene changed their expressions; this method of wrapping Soul Power around the entire body to form an invisible armor was not something an ordinary Soul Master could achieve.

For this kind of full-body Soul Power defense, without specialized guidance, one would at least need to be a Soul Saint level powerhouse summoning their True Body Armor to achieve a similar effect.

As for why Wang Chuan was able to do it.

It was naturally because since he could perform Full Body Armament Hardening, he could naturally also perform Full Body Haki Infusion; all he had to do was replace the conspicuous Haki with Soul Power.