"The Great Soul Arena, right?"
Xiao Feng's words drew everyone's attention, and Flender nodded cooperatively. "That's right, the Great Soul Arena."
Flender lifted the tea on the table and took a sip. "Your Martial Souls are all different, and each of you has your own cultivation methods. The academy's teachings can help you use your Martial Souls better and develop your potential more effectively."
Flender paused, then continued, "But there is one thing we cannot give you: actual combat experience! In battles between Spirit Masters of the same rank and strength, the amount of combat experience one has is the key to victory or defeat. The Great Soul Arena is where you will accumulate that experience!"
Other than Xiao Feng, Zhu Zhuqing, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun, who already knew about the Great Soul Arena, everyone else looked enlightened. Xiao Wu in particular became excited the moment fighting was mentioned. Fighting was her specialty.
Looking at the eager group before him, Flender said calmly, "The Great Soul Arena has eight ranks of soul-fighting badges: iron, bronze, silver, gold, purple-gold, sapphire, ruby, and diamond. My requirement is that each of you reaches a Silver Soul Fighting Badge before graduation. Xiao Feng is exempt—you can do whatever you like."
The reason Flender gave Xiao Feng free rein was simple: Xiao Feng's cultivation was too high. He could even threaten Zhao Wuji, a Soul Saint, with the cultivation of a Soul Emperor. These soul-fighting badges meant little to him.
"Then what are we waiting for? When do we leave?" Xiao Wu, ever the battle maniac, was already getting impatient. But Flender continued, "Don't think earning a Silver Soul Fighting Badge is easy. Ma Hongjun has been fighting here for more than a year. Hongjun, tell them the requirements for badge advancement and your record."