Undercurrents Offstage

Late February, 2613 of the Douluo Calendar.

"Heaven Dou City", Great Soul Fighting Arena, Main Venue.

The audience seats on all four sides were already full, the noise was deafening, and there was intense discussion everywhere.

"Which side are you betting on to win?" someone asked their companion, holding their betting slip.

Upon hearing the question, his companion blurted out, "Of course it's the ' Kusanagi Team '! Don't tell me you don't know the formidable reputation of the ' Jade Rakshasa'— "

"Nonsense! Of course I know about 'Jade Rakshasa '." The person who asked the question glanced at the other and said, "But don't forget, their opponents today are the veteran duo ' Heavenly Cripple and Earthly Defect '! They're Gold Soul Fighting Fighters!"

His companion remained unmoved. "So what? It's like you're saying everyone has Gold Soul Fighting!"

Upon hearing this, the man retorted, "How can they be the same? ' Jade Rakshasa ' may be Gold Soul Fighting, but don't forget, ' Blue Silver Emperor ' is merely Silver Soul Fighter!"

His companion coldly replied, "That's because ' Blue Silver Emperor ' hasn't participated in many competitions!"

"You--!"

"Fart!"

This is another dialogue, quite different in content, but compared to the previous one, those who favor this pair have their own unique perspectives:

"Are you blind? Go and see for yourself where the winning streaks of ' Jade Rakshasa ' and ' Blue Silver Emperor ' ended."

"If these two hadn't been matched against each other a few times, with each winning and losing, interrupting their winning streak, would 'Jade Rakshasa ' still only Gold Soul Fighting? She'd have gotten her hands on Purple Gold Soul Fighter- level Soul Fighting Badge, let alone a Purple-Gold one!"

Indeed, the ranking system in the Great Soul Fighting Arena starts with the newly registered Iron Soul Fighting, and progresses to Bronze, Silver, Gold, Purple Gold, Sapphire, Ruby, and Diamond, a total of eight ranks. Although it's a step-by-step process, if you can maintain a winning streak, it won't take many years to climb to the top.

Upgrading from Iron Soul Fighting to Bronze Soul Fighting requires 100 points; upgrading from Bronze Soul Fighting to Silver Soul Fighter requires 1,000 points; and Silver Soul Fighter to Gold Soul Fighting requires 5,000 points.

At the Iron Soul Fighting level, you will receive one point for each victory. If you have a winning streak of more than five matches, you will receive ten points for each additional winning match. If you have a winning streak of more than ten matches, you will receive one hundred points for each additional winning match.

In other words, a five-game winning streak earns five points; a ten-game winning streak earns fifty-five points; and a twenty-game winning streak earns one thousand and fifty-five points!

However, if you lose a battle midway, not only will you lose one point, but your winning streak will also have to be reset, returning to the snail-paced pace of gaining one point for each win.

Of course, in battles between Bronze Soul Fighting, each victory earns ten points, and each loss deducts ten points. The point gain rate for consecutive wins is the same as for Iron Soul Fighting.

Unfortunately, Soul Fighting often require a match between Soul Power Level and Soul Fighting level. The strength of the two sides will not be too different. Unless they are true geniuses, it is difficult to be undefeated.

In the past three months, Yang Shelly has fought over a hundred matches in the Heaven Dou Great Soul Fighting Arena, but she has only managed eighty-eight wins, in addition to more than ten losses.

As an aside, generally speaking, the points calculation in the Great Soul Fighting Arena is phased, on a monthly basis. The points are calculated according to the level of the Soul Fighting Badge held that month.

In other words, unless the Great Soul Fighting Arena opens a back door, there is no way to advance a certain number of Soul Fighting levels within a month.

Let's get back to the main topic.

Today's two-on-two Soul Fighting Battle features two Gold Soul Fighting- level combinations: the "Kusanagi Team" and the "Heavenly Cripple and Earthly Defect Team".

On the Kusanagi Team's side, "Jade Rakshasa" Yang Shelly's Martial Soul "Soul -Soul-Breaking Hooked Scythe Spear," a level 43 Power Attack System Battle Soul Ancestor; "Blue Silver Emperor" Ah Yin's Martial Soul "Blue Silver Emperor," a level 43 Control System Battle Soul Ancestor.

The "Heavenly Cripple and Earthly Defect Team" consists of Cai Wenhao Heavenly Cripple), Martial Soul is the "Cold Moon Zither," and who is a level 49 Control System Battle Soul Ancestor; Xi Tai (Earthly Defect), Martial Soul "Dreadclaw Dragon," and who is a level 49 Power Attack System Battle Soul Ancestor.

Judging from the data on paper, the "Heavenly Cripple and Earthly Defect Team" is clearly superior in terms of Soul Power Level; and in terms of combat experience, both "Heavenly Cripple" Cai Wenhao and "Earthly Defect" Xi Tai have more than three hundred Soul Fighting victories.

"Jade Rakshasa" Yang Shelly has 88 victories, while "Blue Silver Emperor" Ah Yin only has 32 victories.

Of course, the above are just the figures on paper and do not represent the actual combat strength.

According to the opening odds of the Heaven Dou Great Soul Fighting Arena, the "Kusanagi Team" wins at 1.2 to 1; the "Heavenly Cripple and Earthly Defect Team" wins at 1.5 to 1.

Clearly, from the Heaven Dou Great Soul Fighting Arena led by Laikenasi, they favored the two inexperienced girls on the "Kusanagi Team".

The Weiyi that made Laikenasi uneasy was that it seemed that "Jade Rakshasa" and "Blue Silver Emperor" didn't get along very well in private.

"No!"

In a VIP box above the east section of the main arena, Laikenasi suddenly stood up, looking down at the Soul Fighting were still going on, and muttered to himself:

"I need to go see Brother Ling Yi and ask him to calm those two ladies down. They absolutely mustn't throw a tantrum on stage later, or something bad will happen!"

After saying that, he nodded vigorously to affirm himself, as if to encourage himself, before turning around and leaving the VIP room.

Soon, Laikenasi arrived at the rest area belonging to the "Kusanagi Team" with practiced ease, and spotted two figures sitting on either side of the rest area from a distance of at least twenty meters.

Laikenasi: "..."

I knew it!

Laikenasi put his hand to his forehead. He opened his mouth to speak to the two women who were each adjusting their breathing and preparing for battle, but in the end, he didn't dare to say a word.

Turning to the staff waiting at the door to announce his turn on stage, he asked, "Where's Brother Ling Yi?"

"War is about to break out, why isn't he here with these two...?"

As she spoke, she subtly pointed to Yang Shelly and Ah Yin in the rest area.

In response, the alluring staff member winked, moved closer to Laikenasi, and whispered, "Mr. Ling seems to have gone to the ' Heavenly Cripple and Earthly Defect Team's' rest area..."

Normally, Laikenasi would have called the employee who angered him into his office and given her a good beating to vent his rage.

But not now. He had received news that many important figures would be present at this two-on-two Soul Fighting. Not to mention the royal family members of Heaven Dou City and the families of various dukes and ministers, even three of the Grand Soul Master families behind the Great Soul Fighting Arena Alliance had come.

The bets these people placed on each other were not made with ordinary currencies like Gold Soul Coin.

We'll continue tomorrow night. Goodnight everyone!