Kid, You're Truly Unbeatable

Entering the Soul Arena, Danheng followed the signs to the spectator stands and casually found a seat.

Beside him, a plainly dressed, ordinary-looking black-haired man was watching the battle in the arena with rapt attention.

Not an ordinary person.

With just a brief glance, Danheng had roughly gauged the man's strength.

By Douluo Continent's classification, this man should have been a Soul Emperor.

Moreover, the fire-attributed energy on this man seemed somewhat different from ordinary fire energy. Danheng wondered what his identity might be.

"Sir, have you seen anything?"

The black-haired man, who had been focused on the battle, suddenly turned around and smiled at Danheng.

"No. I just got here and haven't watched the match yet."

"I mean, have you seen anything about me, sir?"

The black-haired man's unusually bright eyes stared intently at Danheng, though there was little hostility in his gaze.

"I... can tell that you're probably not from Suotuo City."

"Sharp eyes."

The black-haired man frowned slightly, a trace of surprise showing in his eyes. This young man had remarkably keen perception.

"Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Qin Ming, and I'm a teacher at Heaven Dou Royal Academy."

"Danheng. Just an ordinary person."

The man named Qin Ming extended his hand and briefly shook Danheng's, revealing his identity as he did so.

"Heaven Dou Royal Academy? Isn't that in Heaven Dou City?"

Danheng did not quite understand. Heaven Dou City was no short distance from here. What was a teacher from Heaven Dou Royal Academy doing in Suotuo City?

"It is indeed in Heaven Dou City, but lately, I've been leading my students in practical combat training, so we've been traveling throughout the empire."

"I heard that the Soul Arena in Suotuo City has a team called the Berserker Squad. I thought they could make good opponents for my students."

As Qin Ming spoke, his gaze shifted to the arena.

"There. The ones who won onstage are the Berserker Squad. I came to learn about our opponents in advance."

Danheng also looked toward the arena. There were only seven people left on the stage, and the burly man at the front held his arms high, accepting the cheers and shouts of the audience.

"That's enough, Mad Rhino. Time to get off the stage. Let the brothers rest for the next few days. The Soul Arena organizers said they want us to face a powerful visiting team soon."

Beside the burly man, a somewhat seductive-looking young woman spoke coldly.

"A powerful visiting team?"

Mad Rhino nodded. After fighting continuously for several days, the team members had indeed been heavily drained.

"Then give the brothers a few days off. We'll resume training a few days before the match!"

"I should be going. If you have time, sir, you're welcome to watch my students' matches. You're also welcome to visit Heaven Dou Royal Academy."

After the Berserker Squad left the stage, Qin Ming rose to bid Danheng farewell.

"Thank you. I'll go."

As the imperial capital of the Heaven Dou Empire, Heaven Dou City was somewhere he would definitely have to visit.

Besides, he still had not found a way to dispose of that Moonshadow Direwolf's corpse.

Throwing it away directly would be rather wasteful, but finding just anyone to buy it was not worthwhile either.

"Then I'll await your arrival. When the time comes, simply give them my name, Qin Ming."

Danheng nodded, then sat back down to continue watching the matches.

He had arrived rather late. The moment he sat down, the Berserker Squad's battle had already ended.

Just who is this young man? Even the aura he inadvertently revealed puts tremendous pressure on me.

After leaving the spectator stands, Qin Ming let out a long breath, wondering whether his invitation to Danheng had been inappropriate.

Danheng's unflappable temperament left a very good impression on Qin Ming. Perhaps because he was so strong, there was nothing in Suotuo City that could move him.

Forget it. Even if I can't befriend such a powerful expert, I definitely can't offend him.

"The Berserker Squad should be able to give Tianheng and the others a decent challenge."

After Qin Ming left, Danheng had no one to talk to and immediately found himself somewhat bored.

To Danheng, the fighting of those onstage was no different from children brawling.

The only thing worth watching was the variety of martial souls on Douluo Continent and their bizarre Soul Skills.

After watching one arena for so long, Danheng found it uninteresting, so he made a round of all the different venues in the Soul Arena.

"Hm? Why is it him again?"

Just as Danheng planned to watch one more match before leaving, someone he knew very well stepped onto the stage.

"Dai Mubai, level thirty-seven assault-type Battle-Soul Grandmaster. Please instruct me."

On the stage, Dai Mubai was in an exceptionally foul mood as he faced today's opponent, and even his voice carried a few extra traces of gloom.

"Lu Renyi, level thirty-seven defense-type Battle-Soul Grandmaster. Please instruct me."

Defense type?

A vicious glint flashed through Dai Mubai's eyes. A defense-type soul master of the same level should be able to withstand his attacks.

Perfect. He could vent his frustrations properly.

During the day, he had utterly lost face in front of Zhu Zhuqing. It was all because of that damn poker face!

If you were that strong, why did you have to stand so far away? You did it on purpose to make a fool of me, didn't you!

No, that guy must have been trying to show off in front of Zhu Zhuqing so he could trick her!

As these thoughts ran through Dai Mubai's mind, his attacks gradually became disordered. His opponent noticed it as well and felt somewhat irritated.

You think so little of me? You attacked like mad the moment we started and still couldn't break through my defense, yet now you dare get distracted?

Dai Mubai's opponent possessed a beast martial soul known as the Rock Armor Turtle.

Upon possession, a layer of stone armor covered every part of his body. Thus, Dai Mubai's frenzied opening attacks had all been blocked by the rock armor.

"Get off the stage, kid!"

His opponent slowly lured Dai Mubai toward the edge of the arena, then swiftly turned around when Dai Mubai attacked once more.

"Damn it!"

Dai Mubai snapped awake as though from a dream and hurriedly stopped himself to avoid falling directly off the stage.

But his opponent had no intention of letting him go. He charged forward, intending to knock him off the stage.

At the critical moment, Dai Mubai finally steadied himself, his tiger claws forcibly catching his opponent's attack.

"Hmph, this is exactly what I wanted!"

The turtle shell behind the Rock Armor Turtle soul master suddenly rose up. As he performed a flip, the shell fragments shot toward Dai Mubai in a uniform volley.

In his panic, Dai Mubai's tiger claws still swung so tightly that not even water could pass through, shattering every fragment of turtle shell.

But in the instant he relaxed, his opponent attacked again and sent him directly tumbling off the stage.

"Kid, getting distracted in battle isn't a good habit. If this were a life-and-death arena, you'd already be dead!"

His opponent left those words behind and turned away, leaving only Dai Mubai with a livid face as he punched the ground in fury.

"Poker face, this is all your fault!"

Danheng, seated in the stands behind him:

Kid, you're truly unbeatable.

What did this have to do with him, Danheng, in the slightest? He had stood so far away precisely to give them some private space and save Dai Mubai a bit of face.

Dai Mubai was the one who had insisted on coming over, practically offering his face up to be slapped. And now he was blaming Danheng for it?

After Dai Mubai recovered, he turned to leave—only to raise his head and see that familiar face once more.