Dragon-Cloud Duo

Shi Mo chimed in, "We should hear what little brother Ling Yun thinks!"

"Little brother Ling Yun, what do you say?"

Ling Yun nodded. Everyone present had a good relationship with Dugu Yan, and upon learning his age and Soul Power Level, while shocked, they held no ill intent and found him acceptable.

Yu Tianheng had even considered that his young age might invite trouble; he was truly thoughtful!

Whether he was acting out of love for Dugu Yan or simply trying to build rapport and get closer to Ling Yun, his approach was very agreeable.

Ling Yun took note of this protective gesture!

"I have no problem getting on stage!"

Just as Ling Yun agreed, Dugu Yan changed her mind.

She had suggested Ling Yun compete partly to see how her companions would react—to see if they would consider Ling Yun's feelings and care for him.

Now it seemed, these companions were reliable after all.

"I forgot to mention earlier, Xiao Yun's soul ring is a bit troublesome!"

"What do you mean?" Yu Tianheng asked.

Shi Mo and Shi Mo also chimed in, "What kind of trouble? Is his soul ring special?"

Ye Lingling also cast a questioning gaze.

"His second soul ring is a thousand-year one. Xiao Yun, show them."

Ling Yun's Martial Soul appeared, and two soul rings—one yellow and one purple—rose from beneath his feet. That magnificent purple filled the eyes of Yu Tianheng and the others.

They had all seen purple soul rings before, but they had never seen one on a Soul Grand Master.

In that instant, they all thought of the recently hyped effects of Whale Rubber.

It increased soul power and raised the limit for absorbing soul rings.

They formed their own theories as to why Ling Yun was so young yet possessed such soul power; he must have consumed Whale Rubber, perhaps even other things.

They hadn't expected the effects to be so exaggerated.

The information regarding Whale Rubber had originally come from Dugu Bo, who had purchased a large quantity of it before the news even broke.

At first, everyone assumed Dugu Bo was an old man with a young heart, having fallen for some young lady, which was why he bought the Whale Rubber.

Later, when Dugu Bo announced in the name of a Titled Douluo that everything he said was true, the major powers finally began to take it seriously.

Martial Soul Hall, the two great empires, and various soul master sects had all conducted secret experiments.

Naturally, it wasn't easy to get accurate results in such a short time.

But all the factions verified that Dugu Bo's words were indeed true; Whale Rubber could indeed increase the absorption limit of soul rings. However, exactly how much it could increase remained a subject for further large-scale experimentation.

They also confirmed that the soul ring absorption limit was directly tied to physical fitness.

"This is truly incredible!"

"A thousand-year second ring. In terms of pure physical strength, little brother Ling Yun is already no weaker than our leader."

"But with this, it really is problematic to go on stage!"

"The impact is too great!"

"It doesn't matter. It will be exposed sooner or later; there's no difference between sooner or later!" Ling Yun replied.

He was already prepared. The storm was coming, but the continent's landscape was currently exceptionally stable, with all major powers hoarding strength and exercising extreme restraint toward one another.

This period was the golden age for their younger generation to grow.

Whale Rubber was just the first step. Once Dugu Bo's soul power level rose further, he would introduce other things.

Gather the wealth of the world, develop his influence, and increase his voice.

"That may be so, but it would be better if it were later!" Shi Mo said.

"How about I go on stage instead?" Ye Lingling suggested.

Seeing that Ling Yun had already made up his mind, Dugu Yan said, "Since Xiao Yun has said so, let's stick to the original plan: report his age as 9, and when registering for the Great Soul Arena, report his soul power as level 21."

Yu Tianheng replied, "Let's do that!"

Dugu Yan brought Ling Yun to the registration desk. As soon as they arrived, the staff member said, "The registration fee is ten Gold Soul Coins."

After paying, the staff member continued, "State your name, Martial Soul, age, and soul power level."

"Ling Yun, Martial Soul Yin-Yang Mirror, 9 years old, level 21," Dugu Yan said.

Under normal circumstances, they would definitely perform a bone-age test and use a crystal ball to verify the soul power level.

But Dugu Yan was a regular at the Heaven Dou City Great Soul Arena and the granddaughter of a Titled Douluo.

The staff member gave Ling Yun a surprised look before registering him.

After entering Ling Yun's information into a Soul Tool that resembled a computer, a few breaths later, an Iron Soul Badge was produced.

Douluo Continent was not like the Sun-Moon Continent, which possessed a complete heritage of Soul Tool technology; current Soul Tools were basically all salvaged from various ruins.

Among them, daily-use Soul Tools were not uncommon.

Every major power has people dedicated to researching Soul Tools, and since there is a large quantity of utility-based Soul Tools, they have actually achieved some results.

Things like lighting devices, amplifiers, and the computer-like Soul Tool before Ling Yun are all relatively common.

Offensive Soul Tools are much rarer; as of now, no one has been able to replicate an offensive Soul Tool.

Dugu Yan handed the Iron Soul Badge to Ling Yun.

Yu Tianheng took out ten Gold Soul Coins and said, "Register a team name for him and me."

"Let's call it the Dragon-Cloud Duo!"

Soon, a team badge appeared in Yu Tianheng's hand.

The group walked toward the competition registration area.

Along the way, Dugu Yan explained the rules of the Great Soul Arena to Ling Yun.

"Badge ranks, from lowest to highest, are Iron Soul Badge, Copper Soul Badge, and so on, divided into eight levels based on the value of the ores. After the Copper Soul Badge comes the Silver Soul Badge, followed by Gold, Purple Gold, Sapphire, Ruby, and Diamond."

"Those with under 100 points are Iron Soul, 100 to 1,000 are Copper Soul, 1,000 to 10,000 are Silver Soul, and so on."

"For Iron Soul, winning a match earns 1 point, and losing deducts 1 point, though you have nothing to deduct at the moment. For Copper Soul, winning a match earns 10 points, and losing deducts 10 points. For Silver Soul, winning a match earns 100 points, and losing deducts 100 points..."

"If you win five consecutive matches, every subsequent win adds ten extra points. If you win ten consecutive matches, every subsequent win adds one hundred extra points."

After explaining the point system, Dugu Yan paused to give Ling Yun time to process and memorize the information.

A moment later, she continued, "Soul duels are divided into one-on-one, two-on-two, and team battles."

"You can only participate in each type of duel once per day. In other words, each person can participate in a maximum of three duels a day."

"Duels are further divided into friendly matches, wager matches, and life-or-death matches."

"Life-or-death matches have nothing to do with us; we mainly participate in friendly matches and occasionally in wager matches."

"For a wager match, for example, if Yu Tianheng and Shi Mo need to compete, both sides put up a stake and hand it over to the Great Soul Arena."

"The winner takes all."

"Whether it's a friendly match, a wager match, or a life-or-death match, we as spectators can also place bets at the betting counters specifically set up by the Great Soul Arena."

"If you are competing yourself, you can bet on yourself, but you cannot bet on yourself to lose; that would be match-fixing."

Dugu Yan's explanation stopped at the competition registration desk.

"Registration: Black Tortoise Team versus Dragon-Cloud Duo!" Yu Tianheng and Shi Mo took out their Soul Badges.

The two of them each paid the ten Gold Soul Coin registration fee.

After the registration was complete, the group returned to their previous private room to wait quietly.