Battle Against a Soul Grand Master

Wang Xian noticed a change in his expression and asked, "Supervisor Li, is there something else?"

Supervisor Li rubbed his hands together, weighed his words for a moment, and began, "There is indeed something I'd like to discuss with you."

"Oh? What is it?"

Supervisor Li leaned back against the sofa, his tone becoming more formal than before: "Wang Xian, you have already won sixty-three consecutive matches here at our Soul Arena, and the news has spread throughout all of Heaven Dou City."

"To be honest, there is no one left in the Soul Master rank who is willing to fight you."

Wang Xian said nothing, waiting for him to continue.

"You know as well as I do that the audience loves to watch evenly matched battles. Even though it's impressive that you finish your opponents in a few moves every time, the audience will eventually find it predictable."

Supervisor Li paused, his gaze fixed on Wang Xian's face, "So, we want to arrange a different kind of match for you, against a Soul Grand Master."

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling both looked over at the same time.

Wang Xian's expression remained unchanged: "What level?"

"Between level twenty-four and level twenty-seven. The specific opponent hasn't been decided yet."

Seeing that he didn't refuse outright, Supervisor Li felt a surge of energy and quickly threw out his chips: "Of course, we won't have you fight for free."

"As long as you are willing to take this match, the Soul Arena is prepared to offer one hundred thousand Gold Coins as an appearance fee, plus an additional thirty-six cubic meter Storage Soul Tool."

Wang Xian's eyelids twitched.

One hundred thousand Gold Coins and a thirty-six cubic meter Storage Soul Tool.

He had seen similar Storage Soul Tools at the Treasure Pavilion; they were priced at four or five hundred thousand Gold Coins and up, and were often impossible to find even if you had the money.

He had spent a great deal of effort just to buy a twelve cubic meter Heaven Origin Bracelet, and the five thousand Gold Coins it cost had nearly emptied his wallet.

For the Soul Arena to offer a thirty-six cubic meter one right out of the gate showed true sincerity.

Dugu Yan's eyes widened, revealing a look of worry.

Ye Lingling didn't speak, simply watching Wang Xian quietly as he made his decision.

Wang Xian was silent for a moment, calculating quickly in his mind.

Although there was only a one-level difference between a Soul Master and a Soul Grand Master, the gap in strength was significant.

With an extra Soul Ring and an extra Soul Skill, the total volume and quality of soul power were incomparable.

But that was for ordinary Soul Masters. His Blue Silver Grass was now of C-grade quality, had fused four traits, and even possessed the rare mental trait of Tiger Might.

His soul skills had also evolved from Ultimate Unity to Unity Myriad Phenomena, making his overall combat power more than a tier higher than it had been two months ago.

A Soul Grand Master was not an opponent he couldn't handle.

Furthermore, if he took this match, regardless of whether he won or lost, the one hundred thousand Gold Coins and the Storage Soul Tool were guaranteed gains.

Winning would be best, but even if he lost... no, he definitely wouldn't lose.

"Fine." Wang Xian looked up at Supervisor Li, "I'll take the match."

A smile instantly bloomed on Supervisor Li's face. He stood up and reached out to shake Wang Xian's hand: "Splendid! I'll go make the arrangements right away and notify you the moment the time is set."

"Then I'll leave it to you, Supervisor Li." Wang Xian nodded.

Supervisor Li greeted Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling before leaving the lounge with a light step, the door closing softly behind him.

Dugu Yan leaned in, her eyes filled with concern: "Are you really going to fight a Soul Grand Master?"

The gap between a Soul Master and a Soul Grand Master was simply too vast, and the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena would certainly not pick weak Soul Masters just to fill the roster for the sake of a good show.

They would inevitably find someone with a high-quality Martial Soul and solid soul power to fight Wang Xian.

Because of this, even though Wang Xian was powerful, there was a great deal of uncertainty as to whether he could win.

Although Ye Lingling didn't say anything, her worry was written all over her face.

"Don't worry, this is nothing to me," Wang Xian said with a faint smile.

"As long as you're confident. But even if you get hurt or lose, don't worry—with Lingling here, you won't die," Dugu Yan laughed.

Not long after, Wang Xian's one-on-one match began.

His opponent was a level nineteen Iron-Armed Ape. For Wang Xian, a Soul Master of this level no longer posed any challenge.

The power-type Soul Master, who would normally have been a counter to the Blue Silver Grass, couldn't stir up any trouble in front of his vines.

It took less than a minute for him to easily resolve the battle.

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling's battle was a bit more difficult.

After all, their opponents were one level higher than them.

After the matches ended, the three of them walked out of the Great Soul Arena together, heading along the familiar streets toward the Heaven Dou Intermediate Academy.

Dugu Yan was still savoring their doubles match, reviewing the details with Wang Xian along the way and talking about how brilliant her final coordinated counter-attack with Ye Lingling's healing had been.

Ye Lingling walked quietly by her side, nodding occasionally with a faint smile on her lips.

When they reached the academy gate, the three parted ways at the fork in the road. Dugu Yan pulled Ye Lingling toward the girls' dormitory, while Wang Xian walked alone toward the boys' dormitory building.

Back in his room, there were no roommates, and the place was quiet.

Wang Xian took off his coat and hung it on the head of the bed, then sat cross-legged on the mattress and silently chanted in his heart, causing a translucent light screen to slowly unfold before his eyes.

Martial Soul Cultivation System.

Host: Wang Xian.

Age: Seven years old.

Soul Power: Level 17.

Martial Soul Quality: C-Tier (High-Tier Martial Soul)

Martial Soul Cultivation Points: 2160.

Martial Soul Cultivation Chamber: Place a Martial Soul inside and expend Cultivation Points to cultivate it. Cultivation count: 0. Consumes 100,000 Cultivation Points for the next cultivation session.

Martial Soul Training Camp: Training Martial Souls: Blue Silver Emperor (A-Tier) estimated completion in six years, Soft Bone Rabbit (A-Tier) estimated completion in six years, Clear Sky Hammer (A-Tier)..., Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon (B-Tier) estimated completion in three days, Black Poison Snake (C-Tier) estimated completion in one day..., Acquired Traits: Shadow, Gale, Ice Freeze, Adhesion, Hardening, Growth...

Soul Skill Cultivation: First Soul Skill (Unity Myriad Phenomena) requires 10,000 Cultivation Points for the next cultivation.

Form Cultivation: Weapon Form--Life Scepter (Cultivating) estimated completion in three days, Armor Form (Cultivating) estimated completion in three days.

Wang Xian's gaze slowly swept across the panel, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

His Martial Soul quality had risen from D-Tier to C-Tier, which meant his Blue Silver Grass had already crossed the threshold into a High-Tier Martial Soul.

What caught his attention the most was the Training Camp section; the training time for the Blue Silver Emperor and the Soft Bone Rabbit had dropped from nine years to six, a reduction of a full three years.

Following this trend, by the time his Martial Soul rose to B-Tier or even A-Tier, the training time for these two Martial Souls would be shortened even further.