Joining Soul Battles

The group had just left Sunset Forest when Lu Shiyuan's system, which had been playing dead for a month, suddenly came back online.

This made him deeply suspicious. Could it be that the signal in the forest had been bad, causing the system to disconnect?

Maybe next time, he should ask the system how to install a few base stations for it.

Fortunately, the mission for his third Soul Ring had finally appeared.

[Mission: Participate in 1v1 matches at any Great Soul Arena and achieve fifty consecutive victories. Reward: Void-Time Dragon Eyes' third Soul Ring.]

This mission looked simple, but Lu Shiyuan was already level 30.

Even though he had not yet obtained his third Soul Ring, he would still have to compete in Soul Elder-level matches when participating in soul battles.

In other words, with only level 30 cultivation and two Soul Rings, Lu Shiyuan had to defeat fifty Soul Elder-level or stronger Soul Masters in a row.

The reason it was "or stronger" was because consecutive victories at the Great Soul Arena triggered a hidden rule. The arena would then use the excuse of "no opponents at the same rank" to match you against equally matched opponents.

If Lu Shiyuan wanted to complete the mission, he would inevitably trigger that hidden rule. Perhaps in the final few matches of his streak, his opponents might even reach the Soul King level.

Of course, the Great Soul Arena would need Lu Shiyuan's consent to do that.

But Lu Shiyuan's goal was to complete the mission. How could he possibly refuse?

Under such circumstances, the difficulty of achieving fifty consecutive victories was obvious.

Moreover, the system had specifically restricted him to 1v1 mode, eliminating any possibility of riding someone else's coattails to farm points.

"Fei Yu, Qingluo, should we return to the Heaven Dou Empire and fight soul battles continuously in some city, or go to the Star Luo Empire?" Now that the mission had been issued, Lu Shiyuan had to complete it no matter what.

The only difference was where he would complete it.

Xiao Feiyu thought for a moment before saying, "How about we go to the Star Luo Empire? If we draw too much attention in the Heaven Dou Empire, I'm afraid we'll attract certain people's notice."

Yun Qingluo agreed. "If we go to the Star Luo Empire, only Star Luo City will probably meet our needs. The other cities likely won't have enough Soul Masters for Xiao Yuan to build a winning streak."

After all, the Heaven Dou Empire was Lu Shiyuan's home ground. He would be developing there for a long time in the future.

If he became too famous, he might attract the attention of people with ulterior motives.

Xiao Feiyu naturally would not take those petty scoundrels seriously, but while a thief could steal for a thousand days, no one could guard against thieves for a thousand days. Even as a level 97 Super Douluo, she could not remain vigilant twenty-four hours a day without interruption.

At this point in time, the Star Luo Empire had no Titled Douluo on the surface.

It was said that the current emperor of the Star Luo Empire might be a level 94 Titled Douluo, and there might secretly be Titled Douluo supported by certain sects. But those were only rumors.

And even if the rumors were true, before two Super Douluo, those Titled Douluo were merely slightly stronger ants.

They could disguise themselves when entering the Star Luo Empire, then leave once they completed the mission issued by the system. Even if they became famous, their fame would only spread within the Star Luo Empire. They should still be able to live peacefully for a few more years.

Xiao Wu naturally did not care. As long as she could stay with Lu Shiyuan, she had no objections to going anywhere.

Over the past month, Lu Shiyuan had learned that Xiao Wu had successfully picked Lovesick Heartbreak Red.

Some things only needed a thin layer of paper to be pierced. One was a transmigrator, and the other a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Neither of them was some clueless fool.

Though they were still young and could not do anything too excessive, their feelings for each other had indeed crossed that threshold.

After the four discussed it, they immediately changed course for Star Luo City, the capital of the Star Luo Empire.

Half a month later, the four arrived in Star Luo City.

Looking at the towering city walls before him, which were in no way inferior to those of Heaven Dou City, Lu Shiyuan could not help but marvel.

As expected of the capital of the Star Luo Empire. Its prosperity was absolutely not something a small city like Notting City could compare with.

"Xiao Yuan, I'll take Xiao Wu to find a hotel and get settled first. You and Fei Yu can go register. We'll meet up afterward."

Xiao Feiyu and Yun Qingluo had grown up together as close friends, and both had reached the Super Douluo realm. They were extremely familiar with each other's aura.

As long as they were both still within Star Luo City, sensing each other's aura would be as easy as turning a hand over.

Thus, they were not worried about getting separated. They quickly split into two groups and went about their own business.

Led by Xiao Feiyu, Lu Shiyuan arrived at Star Luo City's Great Soul Arena and was stunned by the magnificent structure before him at first sight.

This was the capital of the Star Luo Empire, where every inch of land was worth a fortune.

Yet even so, the massive behemoth before him exceeded Lu Shiyuan's imagination.

Star Luo City's Great Soul Arena alone stood over one hundred and fifty meters tall. Inside, it was divided into a main Soul Arena and thirty-six smaller Soul Arenas, capable of holding more than one hundred thousand spectators at once.

"Come on, Xiao Yuan. I'll take you to register first." Xiao Feiyu took Lu Shiyuan's hand and led him toward the reception desk.

A beautiful young woman sat behind the reception desk. She looked to be around twenty years old. Though she could not compare to Xiao Feiyu in appearance, she was still exceptionally pretty among ordinary people.

Upon seeing Xiao Feiyu, she immediately asked with a smile, "Hello. Would you like to register for soul battles?"

Xiao Feiyu shook her head. "Not me. He wants to register."

The receptionist froze. Th-this was still a child, wasn't he?

Although Lu Shiyuan had already grown to one meter seventy, his youthful face made it impossible to think he was very old.

After all, people on Douluo Continent generally matured early, so everyone had a basic sense of age.

From the receptionist's observation, this child was at most eight or nine years old.

For an ordinary Soul Master, obtaining a first Soul Ring at eight or nine years old was already quite good.

"Uh, all right. Please fill out this form, then pay the registration fee of ten Gold Soul Coins."

Though puzzled, the young woman still maintained her professional composure and handed Lu Shiyuan a registration form.

Lu Shiyuan carefully filled out the form according to its contents, then handed it back to her.

"Little brother, are you sure you want to participate in soul battles? Those Soul Masters aren't people to be trifled with. Many of them might fight to the dea... You're level 30?!" The young woman's eyes widened in disbelief. Had this child filled it out wrong?

Putting on an adorable expression, Lu Shiyuan said, "You didn't see it wrong, sister. I really am level 30."

"Gasp..." The receptionist drew in a sharp breath, making a tremendous contribution to global warming.

Looking again at the age column, she felt that she must have forgotten to take her medicine before leaving home today.

Nine years old, level 30?

Lu Shiyuan was not foolish enough to reveal all his information. Necessary disguises were still required.

Although reaching level 30 at nine was still shocking, it was better than seven, wasn't it?

If he wrote an older age, his childish little face would simply not be convincing enough.

After her brief shock, the receptionist quickly completed his registration and placed an iron badge in his hand.

"Little brother, this is your Iron Soul Arena Badge. Once your points reach 100, you can come here and exchange it for a Copper Soul Arena Badge."

"Thank you, sister." Lu Shiyuan gave her a bright smile.

Acting cute might be shameless, but it worked.

After registering his information for today's matches, Lu Shiyuan and Xiao Feiyu headed to the competition area.

Only contestants with at least five consecutive victories were qualified to enter the main Soul Arena. As a rookie with zero wins, he could only obediently start from the smaller Soul Arenas.