Mirror Flower, Water Moon!

Seeing Huo Yuhao so confident, everyone had their doubts, but they still chose to trust him. Even if he lost, it was no big deal; they could treat it as training!

The group made their way to the Battle Soul Arena.

Bei Bei led them to the front desk while explaining the rules of the Soul Duel Platform.

"The Soul Duel Platform is a facility that has existed for ten thousand years. It is a place for all kinds of Soul Masters to spar, fight, settle grudges, and earn money."

As he spoke, Bei Bei pointed at the winning-streak milestones and rewards displayed on the large screen!

Five consecutive wins: one hundred Gold Soul Coins.

Ten consecutive wins: two hundred Gold Soul Coins.

Twenty consecutive wins: five hundred Gold Soul Coins.

One hundred consecutive wins: ten thousand Gold Soul Coins.

"Wow! The rewards here are really generous!" Wang Dong exclaimed, then asked in confusion, "But wouldn't people who were close to breaking through find it easy to rack up winning streaks?"

Bei Bei shook his head and explained, "No. There are only ten minutes between each match, so there is simply not enough time to recover Soul Power. Also, as your number of victories increases, the opponents you face will become stronger, though not excessively so."

Hearing this, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong nodded. That was indeed the confidence needed to offer rewards like these! This Battle Soul Arena seemed worth trying out, a good place to train their grasp of combat techniques!

Huo Yuhao's eyes grew brighter and brighter, as if he had spotted some beautiful young maiden.

"Oh no! This training maniac has found another sacred training ground!" Wang Dong covered her face, already dreading the days ahead.

At the front desk, Bei Bei first exchanged a few words with the attendant, then signaled for Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao to come over and register. Wang Dong was registering as well, since she would also come here to train in the future.

"You should come up with a codename. It will serve as your identity in the records here and prevent anyone from stealing your victories!" Hearing Bei Bei's explanation, the two nodded and began considering what to call themselves.

After thinking for a moment, Huo Yuhao had an idea. He walked up to the desk and said, "War God!"

He had originally wanted to call himself Han Wu, but after thinking about it, that belonged to Uncle Liu Che, so he decided against it. War God was a pretty good name.

"War God? All right, it has been recorded! Mr. War God!" The attendant recorded his information and handed Huo Yuhao his registration card. After racking her brains for a while, Wang Dong decided to use Butterfly Shadow Wang Dong! (I really couldn't think of anything. If you have suggestions, leave a comment!)

With their codenames registered, the two took their registration cards to the spectator stands. Because Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei were extremely popular in the Battle Soul Arena, Huo Yuhao's match against him was arranged as the first match!

The spectator stands were packed at this moment, everyone eagerly anticipating Xu Sanshi dominating the field. Rumors had already spread that Huo Yuhao was merely a new student who had recklessly challenged Xu Sanshi.

Xu Sanshi was already standing quietly on the arena platform, a folding fan opened in his hand, looking every bit like a cool and aloof young nobleman.

Across from him, Huo Yuhao slowly walked forward and stopped before him. He rubbed his wrists, treating it as a brief warm-up.

"Kid! I'll give you one more chance. If you admit defeat, I'll give you this Gold Soul Coin. From now on, you can grill fish for Nannan. How about it?" Xu Sanshi repeated himself, looking as though victory was already his.

"How would we know without trying? Besides, I might not lose!" Huo Yuhao looked unconcerned. Golden light shone from his eyes as Soul Power flowed out and wrapped around his hands. He assumed a fighting stance.

"Sigh! You just won't listen to good advice! Martial Soul, awaken!" Xu Sanshi shouted!

A dark green shield appeared on his arm. It bore a turtle-and-serpent totem, the symbol of the divine beast Black Tortoise, though it appeared to still be sealed!

"Dark Nether Turtle? Black Tortoise? Only one word apart! It may not be that terrifying, but it's still one tough shell!" Huo Yuhao calculated inwardly. To deal with this turtle, I can only defeat him from the inside!

"Duel, begin!"

As the large screen announced the start, Huo Yuhao dashed forward. Soul Power condensed around both hands as he threw a heavy punch, intending to test his opponent first.

Facing Huo Yuhao's attack, Xu Sanshi did not panic at all. He lightly raised the shield on his right arm and directly blocked the punch. A burst of air spread outward, showing just how powerful that blow had been.

"Pretty hard!" Seeing that his attack had failed, Huo Yuhao immediately retreated. Looking at the completely unmarked shield, he really was a turtle!

Light flared in Huo Yuhao's eyes as his spiritual power condensed. A needle-thin spiritual attack pierced fiercely into Xu Sanshi's mind, and Xu Sanshi instantly felt his vision grow blurry.

"Hm? Why am I feeling dizzy?" While Xu Sanshi was still puzzled, Huo Yuhao rushed forward again and threw another punch enhanced with Soul Power straight at him.

But Xu Sanshi was a Soul Elder after all. The next moment, his Soul Rings appeared—two yellow and one purple. His first Soul Ring flashed, and powerful Soul Power fluctuations immediately surged from the shield.

"Hm? Not good!" Huo Yuhao changed his attack, turning his fist aside and crossing both arms before his chest. Through the perspective of Spiritual Detection, he saw Soul Power fluctuations emerging from Xu Sanshi's Darkworld Shield.

A tremendous force burst out, blasting the still-airborne Huo Yuhao backward. The enormous Soul Power impact made it difficult for him to withstand, since the gap in cultivation was simply too great!

Still, Huo Yuhao had practiced martial arts since childhood. He adjusted his posture in midair and landed steadily at the edge of the Soul Duel Platform. By then, Xu Sanshi had recovered from his daze.

"Kid, it seems you're quite formidable!" Feeling the lingering sting in his head, Xu Sanshi's gaze changed from teasing to serious. From their brief exchange, he had realized that Huo Yuhao was a spiritual-attribute Soul Master!

"Third Soul Skill! Darkworld Force!" The purple Soul Ring lit up, and murky streams of water swirled around Xu Sanshi. Clearly, he intended to focus entirely on defense.

"So you saw through me? But it's already too late!" Golden light flashed in Huo Yuhao's eyes as a hazy domain slowly spread outward. Within a spiritual domain, Huo Yuhao could be said to be invincible among those of the same rank—even Soul Elders could not compare!

"Mirror Flower, Water Moon!" Huo Yuhao spoke softly, and an invisible ripple spread outward. Just as Xu Sanshi thought it was some kind of attack, he found that after the ripple washed over him, nothing seemed unusual.

"Strange? Nothing changed? What is this for?" Xu Sanshi was deeply confused, but he still focused on dealing with Huo Yuhao before him.

"The Dark Nether Turtle really is formidable! But some things are very difficult to defend against!" Huo Yuhao unleashed Mental Chaos, instantly blurring his opponent's vision.

"Damn it!" Just as Xu Sanshi prepared to defend himself, Huo Yuhao's figure somehow appeared at his right side. Huo Yuhao raised his right leg and delivered a fierce kick.

Clang!

It was blocked! However, Huo Yuhao did not mind. His right hand had already completed what it needed to do. He punched the Darkworld Shield, and with the support of Spiritual Detection, the Soul Power on his fist passed directly through the shield.

The attack landed heavily on Xu Sanshi's right arm, and a numb sensation instantly spread across it.

Just as Huo Yuhao intended to continue attacking, a shield flew in from the side. He had no choice but to use the shield's force to retreat first before continuing his assault!