Wang Xian noticed something unusual in his expression and asked, "Supervisor Li, is there anything else?"
Supervisor Li rubbed his hands together, considered his wording, then said, "There is indeed something I'd like to discuss with you."
"Oh? What is it?"
Supervisor Li leaned back against the sofa, his tone more formal than before. "Wang Xian, you've already won sixty-three consecutive matches at our Soul Fighting Arena. The whole of Heaven Dou City has heard about it."
"To be honest, among Soul Masters, no one is willing to fight you anymore."
Wang Xian said nothing and waited for him to continue.
"You know that audiences enjoy evenly matched battles. Every time you go up there, you settle your opponent in just a few moves. It's exciting, sure, but after a while, the audience will feel there's no suspense."
Supervisor Li paused, his gaze falling on Wang Xian's face. "So we want to arrange a different kind of match for you. Your opponent will be a Soul Grandmaster."
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling both looked over at once.
Wang Xian's expression did not change. "What level?"
"Between level twenty-four and level twenty-seven. The specific candidate hasn't been decided yet."
Seeing that Wang Xian had not immediately refused, Supervisor Li perked up and quickly laid out his offer. "Of course, we won't have you fight for nothing."
"As long as you're willing to take this match, the Soul Fighting Arena is willing to pay one hundred thousand Gold Coin as your appearance fee, and we'll also give you a thirty-six-cubic-meter Storage Soul Tool."
Wang Xian's eyelid twitched.
One hundred thousand Gold Coin, and a thirty-six-cubic-meter Storage Soul Tool.
He had seen similar Storage Soul Tools at the Treasure Pavilion. They all cost upwards of four or five hundred thousand Gold Coin, and they were often unavailable even at that price.
Previously, he had gone to great lengths just to buy a twelve-cubic-meter Heaven Origin Bracelet. Spending five thousand Gold Coin had nearly emptied his wallet.
Now, the Soul Fighting Arena was offering a thirty-six-cubic-meter one right away. Their sincerity was indeed substantial.
Dugu Yan widened her eyes beside him, worry appearing in them.
Ye Lingling did not say anything. She simply watched Wang Xian quietly and waited for his decision.
Wang Xian fell silent for a moment as he quickly weighed things in his mind.
Although Soul Grandmasters were only one rank above Soul Masters, the gap in strength was far from minor.
They had one more Soul Ring and one more Soul Skill, while both the quantity and quality of their Soul Power were on an entirely different level.
But that was only true for ordinary Soul Masters. His Blue Silver Grass was now C-grade quality, fused with four traits, and it also possessed the rare spiritual trait Tiger Might.
His Soul Skill had also advanced from Ultimate Unity to Unity Myriad Phenomena. His overall combat strength was more than a level above what it had been two months ago.
A Soul Grandmaster was not a particularly difficult opponent for him to handle.
Besides, if he truly accepted this match, then regardless of whether he won or lost, one hundred thousand Gold Coin and a Storage Soul Tool would be tangible gains.
Winning would naturally be best. Even if he lost... no, he definitely would not lose.
"Alright." Wang Xian raised his head and looked at Supervisor Li. "I'll take this match."
The smile on Supervisor Li's face instantly blossomed. He stood up and shook Wang Xian's hand. "Excellent! I'll arrange it right away. Once the specific time is set, I'll notify you immediately."
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Supervisor Li." Wang Xian nodded.
Supervisor Li greeted Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling as well before leaving the lounge with light steps. The door gently closed behind him.
Dugu Yan moved closer, worry in her eyes. "You're really going to fight a Soul Grandmaster?"
The gap between a Soul Master and a Soul Grandmaster was simply too great. And for the sake of making the match exciting, Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena definitely would not find weak Soul Masters just to fill the slot.
They would certainly find people with high-quality Martial Souls and solid Soul Power to fight Wang Xian.
In that case, even though Wang Xian was powerful, whether he could win was highly uncertain.
Although Ye Lingling did not speak, her concern was plain to see as well.
"Don't worry. This is nothing to me." Wang Xian smiled faintly.
"It's good that you're confident. But even if you get hurt and lose, don't worry. With Lingling here, you won't die," Dugu Yan said with a smile as well.
Before long, Wang Xian's one-on-one match began.
His opponent was a level-nineteen Iron-Armed Ape. A Soul Master of that level no longer posed any challenge to Wang Xian.
A power-type Soul Master who would normally counter Blue Silver Grass could not stir up any trouble before his Blue Silver Grass.
In less than a minute, he easily ended the battle.
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling's battle, on the other hand, was much more difficult.
After all, their opponents were each one level higher than them.
After the matches ended, the three of them left the Great Soul Arena together and followed the familiar streets toward Heaven Dou Intermediate Academy.
Dugu Yan was still reliving their earlier doubles match. Along the way, she went over the details with Wang Xian, talking about how brilliant her final counterattack had been when she coordinated with Ye Lingling's healing.
Ye Lingling walked quietly at the side, occasionally nodding, a faint smile on her lips.
When they reached the academy gates, the three parted ways at the fork in the road. Dugu Yan took Ye Lingling toward the girls' dormitory, while Wang Xian headed alone toward the boys' dormitory building.
When he returned to his dormitory, there were no roommates, and the room was quiet.
Wang Xian took off his coat and hung it at the head of the bed. Then he sat cross-legged on the bed and silently called out in his heart. A translucent screen slowly unfolded before his eyes.
"Martial Soul Cultivation System."
"Host: Wang Xian." "Age: Seven." "Soul Power: Level Seventeen." "Martial Soul Quality: C-grade (High-Tier Martial Soul)" "Martial Soul Cultivation Points: 2160." "Martial Soul Cultivation Chamber: Place a Martial Soul inside. Spend Cultivation Points to cultivate the Martial Soul. Cultivation attempts: 0. Spend 100000 Cultivation Points to perform the next cultivation." "Martial Soul Training Camp: Training Martial Souls: Blue Silver Emperor (A-grade), estimated completion within six years; Soft Bone Rabbit (A-grade), estimated completion within six years; Clear Sky Hammer (A-grade)... Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon (B-grade), estimated completion in three days; Black Poison Snake (C-grade), estimated completion in one day... Traits acquired: Shadow, Gale, Ice Freeze, Adhesion, Hardening, Growth..." "Soul Skill Cultivation: First Soul Skill (Unity Myriad Phenomena). Next cultivation requires 10000 Cultivation Points." "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 lifted slightly.
His Martial Soul quality had risen from D-grade to C-grade, which meant his Blue Silver Grass had entered the threshold of a High-Tier Martial Soul.
What caught his attention most was the Training Camp section. The training time for Blue Silver Emperor and Soft Bone Rabbit had dropped from nine years to six years, shortening by a full three years.
At this rate, once his Martial Soul rose to B-grade or even A-grade, the training time for those two Martial Souls would shorten even further.
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