"That's right!" Xia Yuan nodded.
"Lingling, your codename is Snow Mastiff Hero."
Ye Lingling nodded repeatedly. "Mm-hmm, I'll remember it!"
"Yanyan, you're Flame Dragon Hero."
Dugu Yan looked at the red mask in her hand, her feelings somewhat complicated.
Then Xia Yuan looked at Yu Feng and Shi Mo. "You two are Wind Eagle Hero and Black Rhino Hero."
"Wind Eagle Hero? Heh! I like it." Yu Feng happily put on the Wind Eagle Hero mask.
"Pretty handsome!" He happily admired himself in a small mirror.
Shi Mo made no comment, merely putting away his mask in silence.
"What about me? What about me?" Ning Rongrong looked thoroughly amused.
"You? Earth Tiger Hero, the free gift that comes with topping up your phone bill."
Ning Rongrong froze. "What does topping up a phone bill mean?"
"It means yours is better." Xia Yuan brushed it off with a casual laugh.
"Hmph! You already said it was a free gift, and you're still trying to fool me!" Ning Rongrong gave a light snort, but she still hugged the Earth Tiger Hero mask to her chest.
"What about you? What are you?"
"Me? I'm Emperor Hero."
"Huh?"
"Damn, Brother Yuan, you're amazing!" Yu Feng gave him a thumbs-up.
"Are you all ready?" At that moment, Meng Shenji and Zhi Lin walked over.
The three education committee members could not leave the academy at the same time, so Bai Baoshan stayed behind.
"If you're ready, let's go. Teacher Qin and the others are already waiting outside the academy."
Once they left the academy gates, they saw Qin Ming, Yu Tianheng, Osler, and Shi Mo.
Seeing Xia Yuan lead the group out, Yu Tianheng gave a disdainful snort.
After a year of Qin Ming's training, he now felt terrifyingly strong!
The group had no carriages for transportation and made their way toward Heaven Dou City on foot.
Heaven Dou City, Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena.
Even within Heaven Dou City, this complex of buildings appeared exceptionally towering.
Great Soul Arenas were built only in cities of main-city rank, and each was named after the city where it was located.
The Great Soul Arena had been jointly established by the seven great Soul Master clans. Even the two great empires and Spirit Hall would not lightly provoke its influence.
Soul Masters who registered at a Great Soul Arena would receive a badge. By continuously winning battles at the Great Soul Arena, they could accumulate points, raise their badge rank, and receive rewards.
Moreover, these badges were accepted at every Great Soul Arena across the continent.
The badge ranks began with the lowest, Iron Soul Fighter, followed by Bronze, Silver, Gold, Purple Gold, Sapphire, Ruby, and Diamond—a total of eight ranks.
The Great Soul Arena's battle groupings considered only Soul Rings. Whether one was level thirty-one or thirty-nine, as long as one had not obtained a Fourth Soul Ring, one could be placed in the same group.
Therefore, battles here often depended on luck as well.
There were only three battle formats in the Great Soul Arena: one-on-one, two-on-two, and team battles.
Among them, the Great Soul Arena's team battle rules required teams of seven to ten people—no more, no less.
Qin Ming was clearly very familiar with the Great Soul Arena. He took the lead, bringing Yu Tianheng and the other three to register for Soul Fighting.
Xia Yuan and the others likewise each registered as Iron Soul Fighters.
At the same time, for Ye Lingling to participate in Soul Fighting as well, she needed to team up with Xia Yuan for two-on-two battles.
To make observation easier, their matches would not take place simultaneously, but one after another.
Yu Tianheng and the other three each put on the bright green masks Qin Ming had made and registered for one-on-one battles under the codenames Shrek Dragon, Shrek Leopard, and Shrek Turtle.
Hearing their codenames and seeing them take the stage in those bright green masks, even the usually taciturn Shi Mo could not hold back his laughter.
Meng Shenji and Zhi Lin were more composed. They managed to keep straight faces while taking the opportunity to see how Yu Tianheng and the others performed in battle.
The results were decent enough. At least on the surface, all three of them fought rather well.
After Yu Tianheng and the others returned, Xia Yuan and Ye Lingling headed out to register in the two-on-two fighting area.
"Please choose a name for your team," the staff member said.
Ye Lingling looked at Xia Yuan. After thinking for a moment, Xia Yuan said, "Let's call ourselves the Snow Emperor Team."
"The Snow Emperor Team?" The staff member engraved the team name onto their Iron Soul Fighter badges.
Two-on-two Soul Fighting matches took somewhat longer than one-on-one matches. While the two waited for their match, Xia Yuan's one-on-one battle was about to begin.
This had been Xia Yuan's intention.
His one-on-one match would not take much time. He could easily finish it during the interval while waiting for the two-on-two battle.
Xia Yuan went alone to one of the Soul Fighting Arenas. The commentator glanced at the registration information and announced in a clear voice:
"Of the two contestants appearing next, one has already achieved an impressive nine consecutive victories!"
"He is Peng Yue, a Battle Soul Elder with the Mars Ape Martial Soul!"
A wave of cheers immediately erupted from the stands.
The commentator did not pause, immediately introducing Xia Yuan:
"Peng Yue's opponent, meanwhile, is a newly registered Battle Soul Elder. His Martial Soul is—"
He looked at Xia Yuan's registered codename and Martial Soul, his expression turning somewhat strange.
"Blue Silver Grass! His codename is—Emperor Hero!"
The moment the audience heard that Xia Yuan's Martial Soul was Blue Silver Grass, the stands erupted into an uproar.
Since when could Blue Silver Grass be cultivated to the Soul Elder realm?
"Fuck!" Someone in the stands had been drinking water when he heard the introduction and immediately spat it out, drenching the spectators in the front row.
Xia Yuan walked onto the stage wearing the Emperor Hero mask. His opponent, Peng Yue, was a tall, burly man.
He stood a full two meters tall, with dark skin and bulging muscles.
The moment he stepped onto the stage, he pounded his chest with both fists and let out a roar.
After he roared, the audience's cheers noticeably grew louder.
He wasted no words, immediately releasing his Martial Soul and lighting up his Third Soul Ring.
To achieve nine consecutive victories at the Soul Elder level, aside from his comparatively high Soul Power, his fighting style was also a factor.
After Peng Yue's Third Soul Ring lit up, a layer of flame-like patterns visibly appeared over his body, and his physique became even more imposing.
Clearly, his Third Soul Skill was a strengthening skill.
Then Peng Yue pounded his chest again, and his Second Soul Ring lit up as well. Both his fists immediately burst into fierce flames.
With a loud shout, he charged toward Xia Yuan in huge strides and threw a punch!
Yet in the face of Peng Yue's series of actions, Xia Yuan did not move at all.
Yu Tianheng, who was watching, immediately burst out laughing. "Hahaha!"
"I thought he'd improved somehow. Turns out he's all show and no substance!"
"He's so scared he doesn't even dare move?"
"Yu Tianheng, who gave you permission to bark?" Dugu Yan immediately snapped back.
"Have you forgotten how badly you were beaten back then?"
"Aren't you afraid Xia Yuan will slap your face sore?"
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