Perhaps Lin Yan had come at an unfortunate time, as Bei Bei happened to be out.
Led by a servant, Lin Yan took a seat in the main hall. Another servant immediately brought over tea and pastries.
He casually took a bite of a pastry. Its mild sweetness and pleasant fragrance instantly spread across his tongue and mouth, leaving a lingering aroma between his lips and teeth.
"Not bad!"
Lin Yan gave his verdict.
Even the cooks at the Lin Estate did not possess such skill.
There was another reason as well. The ingredients used to make these pastries were clearly extraordinary. The pastries actually contained a considerable amount of energy, almost no weaker than the meat of a Hundred-Year Soul Beast.
Before long, a figure suddenly entered through the doors of the main hall.
Lin Yan looked up and immediately saw a stunningly beautiful woman approaching him with a smile.
It was Zhang Lexuan.
Thinking back, Lin Yan had first met Zhang Lexuan when he was six. Four years had passed since then. Compared to before, Zhang Lexuan had lost some of her youthful innocence and gained a touch more gentle maturity and refinement.
Lin Yan felt as though someone had seized his little heart.
The feeling Zhang Lexuan gave him was completely incomparable to those two little brats, Wu Feng and Ning Tian.
"Sister Lexuan!"
Lin Yan forced himself to remain composed and rose to his feet with a smile.
Zhang Lexuan blinked her jewel-like eyes and teasingly said, "Little Brother Lin Yan, it really is you. We haven't seen each other for a year, and you've become even more handsome."
Lin Yan immediately replied, "Sister Lexuan, you've become even prettier too."
The two sat down.
Zhang Lexuan examined Lin Yan and asked, "Little Brother Lin Yan, did you come to Shrek City this time to enroll at Shrek Academy?"
"Mm." Lin Yan nodded. "Grandmother told me to study more at Shrek Academy, make more friends, and stop burying myself in cultivation all day."
Hearing that, Zhang Lexuan smiled and teased, "That's right. Don't cultivate yourself into a boring old stick-in-the-mud."
At the mention of cultivation, Zhang Lexuan subconsciously sensed Lin Yan's cultivation. She immediately detected an extraordinary fluctuation coming from within him and asked in surprise, "Little Brother Lin Yan, your cultivation is...?"
Lin Yan smiled and replied, "Sister Lexuan, I became a Soul Elder not long ago. Before coming to Shrek Academy, Grandmother took me to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain my third soul ring."
"A Soul Elder?"
Zhang Lexuan sucked in a sharp breath and said in astonishment, "Little Brother Lin Yan, your talent truly is exceptional. Your cousin Bei Bei only has twenty-fifth-level Soul Power even now."
Bei Bei was three months older than Lin Yan.
Lin Yan had become a Soul Elder at ten.
Bei Bei having twenty-fifth-level Soul Power at ten years and three months old was not slow either. At this rate, he would certainly become a Soul Elder before turning twelve.
That speed was absolutely not slow compared to others his age. However, when faced with a monstrous freak like Lin Yan, who had reached level thirty at ten, it seemed somewhat lacking.
"Sister Lexuan, why haven't I seen Cousin Bei Bei?"
"Him? He should have gone to Shrek City's Great Soul Arena."
"The Great Soul Arena?"
"Mm."
Zhang Lexuan nodded slightly. "A Soul Master's cultivation is not all that matters. For top-tier Soul Masters, combat experience and skill are equally indispensable. Bei Bei goes to the Soul Fighting Arena at this time every day to train and develop his combat experience and techniques."
Lin Yan suggested, "Sister Lexuan, do you have time? Why don't we go take a look too? I haven't seen Shrek City's Great Soul Arena before."
"Sure!" Zhang Lexuan nodded in agreement.
Lin Yan then left the Mu Residence with Zhang Lexuan. After walking for around ten minutes, they arrived before a square gray building.
"Sister Lexuan, is this Shrek City's Soul Fighting Arena?" Lin Yan asked as he examined the building before him.
"Mm."
Zhang Lexuan nodded. "There are not only Soul Masters from outside here. Many students from Shrek Academy also come here to spar whenever they have time, tempering themselves through battle."
The two entered through the main entrance.
In any city with a Great Soul Arena, the Great Soul Arena was always the most prosperous and lively place in the entire city.
As a cultivation world that followed the path of Soul Masters, Douluo Continent did not have many forms of entertainment.
Thus, watching Soul Masters fight at the Great Soul Arena had become the best entertainment in this world.
Entertainment drove the economy. No Soul Fighting Arena could possibly allow entry for free. A ticket alone cost one Silver Soul Coin. Though it was not particularly expensive, with so many people, it added up to a substantial income.
After paying for their tickets and entering the main hall, Zhang Lexuan's gaze swept familiarly across several Soul Tool screens mounted on the wall to the right. She quickly found Bei Bei's name.
"Come on, let's go to Earth-Class Battle Hall Seven. Bei Bei is there," Zhang Lexuan said.
Lin Yan followed her gaze toward the Soul Tool screen and indeed found Bei Bei's name.
Battle Hall Seven was currently holding its eleventh match of the day.
Bei Bei's name was listed among the fifteenth match, which was still awaiting its turn.
Fifteenth match: Thunderclap Dragon Bei Bei VS Flame Tiger King Zhao Yongnian.
The two arrived at Earth-Class Soul Arena Hall Seven.
Soul Arena Hall Seven was fifteen meters tall inside and covered nearly a thousand square meters.
At its center was the Soul Arena Platform for sparring and combat.
The audience seating surrounded the Soul Arena Platform, with rows of seats rising upward and nearly a thousand seats in total.
At this moment, over seventy percent of the seats in Soul Arena Hall Seven were occupied.
After Zhang Lexuan and Lin Yan found seats and sat down, they immediately heard a nearby girl complaining.
"This is so boring. When is my idol Bei Bei going to come on? I want to see his domineering Blue Lightning Transformation!"
"Xiaolan, don't be so impatient. This is only the eleventh match. Bei Bei will be up after three more."
"How can I not be impatient... I saved up seven days of allowance just for the chance to see my idol today. Sigh, these stinky men are so boring when they fight. They aren't even good-looking. Who knows what they're showing off on stage for... If only we could fast-forward straight to my idol Bei Bei."
"Being impatient won't help. Just wait slowly."
"..."
Listening to the voices beside him, Lin Yan smiled. "Sister Lexuan, Cousin Bei Bei is really popular here. He even has so many fans and fangirls."
Zhang Lexuan gave a light laugh, looked at Lin Yan, and teased, "Little Brother Lin Yan, you're more handsome than your cousin, and you're already a Soul Elder. If you fought a few more matches here, you'd definitely have even more fans than your cousin."
Lin Yan blinked and asked, "Sister Lexuan, am I really more handsome than Cousin Bei Bei?"
"Mm, by my standards, you are." Zhang Lexuan looked Lin Yan over and nodded with a smile.
Lin Yan could not stop a wave of secret delight from rising in his heart.
About forty minutes later, it was finally Bei Bei's turn.
"Please welcome the fighters for the fifteenth match: Thunderclap Dragon Bei Bei and Flame Tiger King Zhao Yongnian."
When the host's voice, amplified by a sound-amplifying Soul Tool, spread throughout the entire Soul Arena Hall, enthusiastic cheers suddenly erupted inside.
A figure emerged from each of the entrances on either side.
Zhao Yongnian was a man in his twenties wearing a crimson training uniform. His features could be considered fairly refined, but compared to the handsome Bei Bei, he was clearly far inferior.
As a strong attack-type Beast Martial Soul Master, Bei Bei was nearly as tall as Lin Yan. He had a slender build and short dark blue hair. His refined features came together to form a strikingly handsome face.
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