The group entered a teahouse and sat down. Flender pointed at the Great Soul Arena nearby and said, "That's where you'll be taking your lesson tonight."
Dai Mubai looked helpless. He had never expected the dean to bring them here for their first proper group lesson.
Flender paid no attention to Dai Mubai's thoughts and continued, "Except for Ning Rongrong, I expect all of you to earn a Silver Soul Badge within the next year. Mubai, explain the Soul Fighting Arena's rules to everyone."
Dai Mubai nodded. "In the Great Soul Arena, you earn one point for a win and lose one point for a defeat. Once you reach five consecutive wins, each further consecutive win earns you ten-odd points, and a loss costs you ten points as well. It continues along those lines. To advance to Bronze Soul Fighter, you need to accumulate a hundred points. Silver Soul Fighter requires a thousand."
Tang San looked thoughtful. "It doesn't sound that difficult."
Dai Mubai was speechless. "So far, I've fought fifty-six soul fights, with twenty-nine wins and twenty-seven losses. I have two points."
Tang San's expression changed drastically. "Boss Dai, even with your strength, you've only earned two points?"
Dai Mubai shrugged. "There's nothing I can do about it. Soul fighting is far more brutal than you imagine. You won't just be facing opponents at your own level. Some of them might already be at the peak of their current rank. I started competing when I was still a Soul Grandmaster. I'd built up a streak of four wins, only to advance right then and become a Soul Elder. Think about it. What would happen when a level-thirty Soul Elder like me faced Soul Elders at level thirty-eight or thirty-nine?"
Ma Hongjun chimed in, "Exactly. I'm only doing a little