Registration for the Competition!

At the Two Worlds Soul Master Exchange Competition.

That is, among the Nine Divisions.

Some of the matches are bound to be more intense than others.

It is also more popular with the people.

That's more interesting.

Needless to say, the first duel was uninteresting, serving only as a warm-up. It expected a group of children aged twelve and under to unleash some fancy Soul Skill on the stage, or, due to the involvement of the God Seal Small World, to have various magical spells, knight skills, assassin skills, and even summoning spells that could summon Magical Beast to join the battle. However, it was still a case of fighting that looked intense but was actually quite ordinary, with almost no change of initiative and no exciting clashes to be seen.

Even in team competitions.

There are very few tricks or routines.

Most of them just went up with wild Wild Fists.

It has absolutely no aesthetic appeal.

Anyone who has played large-scale strategy games knows that while a crushing victory can be satisfying, that satisfaction is only the most basic kind. As long as you win, no one will be unhappy; it's the satisfaction of winning, not the real satisfaction derived from playing a game.

The real thrill comes from this: you and your opponent exchange blows, fighting fiercely and even facing numerous close calls. Even if you manage to exploit your opponent's weaknesses and gain the upper hand, they quickly launch a fierce counterattack, snatching the initiative and advantage back from you. Finally, even when you're about to win, your opponent continues to resist, even resorting to desperate tactics like trading bases, but you manage to stop them in time and ultimately achieve a hard-fought victory.

The exhilaration of such victory can be addictive and even addictive.

Instead of gradually feeling bored and dull in one crushing victory after another.

Therefore, there was no decisive battle where the outcome changed hands repeatedly.

Or rather, yes, but very few.

It's definitely not enough to completely immerse the audience.

This can also be seen from the final Team Competition competition.

The atmosphere at the scene was certainly there.

But it is clear that there are no fanatical supporters.

There was absolutely no unified cheering or encouragement.

Occasionally, one or two people, whose voices were definitely very loud, would shout encouragement, but these were quickly drowned out by the dense crowd and the cacophony of voices.

But the Second Division is different.

The Second Division of the competition is limited to those under 20 years old, the Third Division to those under 30 years old, the Five Divisions to those under 100 years old, the Six Divisions to those over 100 years old, the seventh round to be a battle of titled Douluo, and the Eight Divisions to be open to young people from various Advanced Soul Master Academy. These Six Divisions have the widest influence.

They're all under twenty, young people.

Those under thirty years old can witness the complete forms of most of the geniuses of yesteryear.

Those under 100 years old will be included in the battle as titled Douluo.

Anyone over a hundred years old is an old monster.

The battle of titled Douluo needs no explanation.

Finally, the Eight Divisions, which is a competition among various Advanced Soul Master Academy, allows the audience to see the difference between professionals and Rogue Cultivator.

Putting everything else aside, let's just talk about the Team Competition in the Eight Divisions.

Shrek Battle Team enters the arena.

The kind of tactical coordination that was executed.

An average team could never do that.

Therefore, before the Second Division even officially began, Shrek City was already close to a strike. It wasn't a protest strike, but rather that most people with families would take leave from work, even if it meant losing their wages, to bring their wives, children, or both sets of parents to watch the Second Division. Of course, this also included the crowded ticket-buying process. Some couples, and even ordinary people interested in such events, would also buy tickets. After all, Shrek City Shrek Academy n't too far from the Soul Arena outside the city. Taking the newly opened tram line between the two places, it would only take about forty minutes to get there.

In short, everyone took leave.

There were hardly any pedestrians on the street.

This has led many bosses to simply give their employees a holiday, and some have even organized a team-building activity.

Therefore, there are still people in certain essential positions.

Shrek City was practically two-thirds empty.

"I'm so glad about one thing... that Mu En was very farsighted!" Zhang Lexuan stood at the entrance of the registration channel, looking at the crowded people inside, and in the distance, the equally bustling crowds at the ticket gates and entrances/exits, and Ye Qingcang, who had come to register for the competition. She smiled wryly and said, "Master Yan... the dean initially said that the Soul Arena should be built to accommodate a million people, but Elder Mu En rejected this plan. Mu En said that at least a Soul Arena that can accommodate five million people should be built, and even that's not a particularly safe size."

The Soul Arena and the audience seats are two different things.

Yan Shaozhe's statement refers to accommodating a million people.

There's also what Mu En mentioned about accommodating five million people.

It's just a requirement for the audience seating.

The corridors, registration areas, ticket checkpoints, ticket offices, and the massive backstage area—which needs to accommodate over 100,000 participants—all represent additional expenses beyond the budget.

In addition, there are some special facilities in the Soul Arena.

For example, restaurants that are open to the general public.

It's a buffet-style environment.

It also requires a fairly large area.

Otherwise, if it happens to be lunchtime, the audience might not be able to eat.

That would be a disgrace to the Shrek Academy.

Therefore, this ticket price is indeed a fair deal.

There are those who are not short of money.

When they buy tickets, they always buy package tickets.

That is, tickets for the next ten days or so.

As for why tickets weren't sold until the end of the tournament, it's mainly because the Second Division haven't finished yet, and the Third Division finals can't start, so naturally tickets can't be sold. Just like the three-day break between the end of the first finals and the start of the Second Division, this period is reserved for selling tickets. It's also a time to buy tickets for those who are afraid of not being able to get them, so that the 100 ticket windows opened by Shrek won't be blocked due to too many people buying tickets.

Therefore, the ticket price for more than ten days would be roughly equivalent to more than ten Copper Soul Coin.

Although ticket prices may vary depending on the event.

For example, the ticket for the final showdown costs ten Copper Soul Coin. This ticket can be used within the specified period. If I have this ticket and have watched the match here, and then want to watch the Team Competition there, I don't need to buy any other tickets. It's like one ticket can be used for everything, including breakfast, lunch, and snacks. You can eat as much as you want in the restaurant, but waste is prohibited. This is the benefit of the final showdown.

However, the tickets for the Second Division are not priced at ten Copper Soul Coin per ticket.

Instead, twenty Copper Soul Coin can buy one ticket.

This price is really not expensive.

That's about the price of four grilled fish for Huo Yuhao.

New unit of measurement: Huo Yuhao's grilled fish.

In short, although ticket prices have increased, they are still within the range that ordinary people can afford. Even if a very small number of people think the tickets are expensive, they don't have to buy them. Anyway, there are plenty of people who want to buy them.

Therefore, it is said to accommodate one million people.

It occupies a very large area.

The scale of the project was roughly equivalent to building Notting City from scratch.

The five million people that Mu En mentioned.

That is, a venue that can accommodate five million spectators.

It's about the same size as Shrek City.

It is equivalent to eight Notting City in size.

It is equivalent to the size of three Suotuo City.

It is equivalent to one and a half times the size of Heaven Dou City, or one and a half times the size of Star Luo City.

Even considering the size of the Shrek Academy.

I gritted my teeth several times before accepting these resources.

While it won't be a serious injury, it will certainly hurt for a few years.

However, Mu En would not do business at a loss.

This wave of benefits to various industries in Shrek City, along with the tax revenue from Shrek City industries, is enough for the Shrek Academy to break even. A deficit in resources is certain, but as long as money isn't lost, the rest is simply a matter of using money to collect resources, which is a typical time-based process.

Time will tell.

Therefore, Zhang Lexuan's statement is true.

If it were built according to Yan Shaozhe's wishes...

At this moment, the Soul Arena's system should collapse.

There is simply not that much land.

What can we use to retain the audience?

We can't expect the audience to watch from outside tents, can we?

This isn't free!

Moreover, since there were no identity restrictions for purchasing tickets, the young Soul Master who had previously participated in the final battle, as well as the knights, mages, assassins, and even Demon Race who had also participated, all stayed to buy tickets to watch the competition, further increasing the original quota.

It's worth mentioning, but that's only a part of it.

There's no loss in not winning the championship.

There is no registration fee.

That's right, there's no need to pay to register for the competition.

As long as you meet the requirements, it's fine.

But I doubt anyone would want to go up there and get beaten up.

Therefore, if you can't even get into the top 128 in the final round, you can still register to participate, but you will most likely be eliminated in the first round of the Preliminary Round and won't even see the second Preliminary Round.

What a waste of face.

It's not worth the risk.

Therefore, the more than 110,000 contestants who participated in the first round but were eliminated also wanted to see the intensity of the Second Division and subsequent competitions, including who the champion and runner-up were. Of these 110,000 people, less than one-tenth signed up for the Second Division. Even if one-tenth of them signed up for the Second Division, rounding down, about 100,000 people would become spectators again.

The Soul Arena is still functioning normally.

Mu En was indeed prescient.

However, it was less a matter of foresight.

Ye Qingcang still prefers to use a different form of address.

In other words, Mu En guessed that he was going to cause trouble.

I just don't know how big of a deal he's up to.

But just in case.

Mu En still prepared everything to the highest standards.

In retrospect, these preparations were not in vain.

Of course, there was no need to expose Mu En's shortcomings in front of Zhang Lexuan. Besides, this was just Ye Qingcang's analysis and speculation, without any evidence. So, he changed the subject and followed Zhang Lexuan's words, inquiring, "Speaking of which, Ma Xiaotao is only twenty this year, right? Ling Luochen is also twenty, as are Xi Xi, Gongyang Mo, and Chen Zifeng. Perhaps only Dai Yueheng, at twenty-one, just outside the age limit for the Second Division. Besides these, are there any other opponents from the Shrek Academy that I need to be careful against, that is, students I need to go easy on, or at least not lose too badly?"

"I am your fiancée."

"Don't keep trying to test me with things like... your Shrek Academy."

Even if you didn't mean to test me.

"As for people who need you to go easy on them, I can't think of any right now. Whether it's Xiaotao or Ling Luochen, they are both stubborn people, and they don't need that kind of pity or concession."

"If I were you."

"We will defeat them decisively."

"Completely extinguish their hopes."

Zhang Lexuan has always been a very rational girl.

They have strong likes and dislikes.

Honestly, she doesn't really like sharing with others.

Especially sharing men.

But she also knew that most things follow the law of reaping what you sow. She had indeed made a promise when Mu En avenged her back then. Perhaps Mu En didn't take her promise to heart, but she always acknowledged it. For this, she had made all the necessary mental preparations, even for death or to endure something even more sordid.

And Mu En's cultivation of her over the years.

She always kept it in mind.

Therefore, although the relationships may seem complicated, they are actually not complicated at all.

Her engagement to Ye Qingcang was merely a prelude to becoming a real couple, because Mu En's instructions to her were not to acknowledge the engagement, but to change and fulfill the new engagement. This situation was simply a small space that Ye Qingcang was giving her to try to accept the fact.

Of course, she could also refuse.

After spending these past few days together, she had a general idea of Ye Qingcang's personality. She was confident that as long as she showed any resistance, Ye Qingcang would not stop her, but she would keep her promise.

However, she prioritizes fulfilling her promises.

Even if Mu En tells her now that the engagement is null and void.

I hope to use this promise to get her back.

Back at the Shrek Academy.

She won't listen.

Because this promise has already been used by Mu En.

As she is currently Ye Qingcang's fiancée, she can consider her own interests, but she would never do anything outrageous, such as betraying Ye Qingcang out of consideration for Mu En's years of nurturing her, or anything else.

If Mu En insists on using these favors to order her around.

All she could do was be honest with Ye Qingcang.

Then, he took his own life.

Firstly, it did not violate the bottom line of being a fiancée.

Secondly, it is to repay the kindness shown to Mu En.

so...

"I'm yours!"

Zhang Lexuan looked into Ye Qingcang eyes.

He said in a very serious and deep voice.

Ye Qingcang could see Zhang Lexuan's shyness.

To say such things in front of so many people.

Even for a social worker, it can be a little awkward.

Even if no one notices them.

Zhang Lexuan isn't exactly a socialite, so asking her to say something like that is putting her in a difficult position. It might also be related to recent changes in the situation.

"Alright, I misspoke..." Ye Qingcang raised his hand and patted Zhang Lexuan's head. The two were quite different in age, and even though Ye Qingcang had cultivated the Stellar Martial Arts, his height was still about the same as Zhang Lexuan's, who was wearing high heels. So the head-patting gesture looked a bit strange, although Zhang Lexuan didn't think so, "Don't think too much. Sometimes I can't see through Mu En's thoughts either. And you, don't go to extremes in your thinking... I asked that question just now because I was thinking that in the battle later, you might encounter some junior students who are close to you. After the gathering last night, I also asked Nan Nan... Okay, I'll stop here for now. I'm going to line up to register."

As more and more contestants surged up from behind, the competition intensified.

Ye Qingcang cut off the conversation.

He nodded to Zhang Lexuan, indicating that he would talk about it later.

Then, he vanished in a flash.

So fast that you can't even see a shadow.