After finishing the medicinal bath, everyone emerged from their wooden tubs looking refreshed and invigorated.
Dai Mubai rolled his shoulders, and the muscles across his back and shoulders swelled again.
Ye Lin was the last to climb out of the bathtub. His body still felt faintly hot, the medicine still working on him.
Only Tang San was different.
The medicinal bath was excellent for restoring muscles and meridians, but his butt had been scraped raw by the gravel road, with a layer of skin worn away,
and quite a bit of flesh gone too. Even after soaking the wounds until they turned pale in the medicinal water, they were still bright red afterward.
He did not even dare sit on a stool. At night, he had to sleep facedown and could not lie on his back.
The eight of them gathered in a large room at a hotel in Suotuo City.
Yu Xiaogang stood before them with his hands behind his back. His gaze swept over each of them, and only after confirming that they had mostly recovered did he speak.
"For the next period of time, you will be participating in Soul Battles at the Suotuo Great Soul Arena."
He raised three fingers. "There are three objectives. First, improve your actual combat ability. Second, reach the level of a Silver Soul Badge. Third, earn money to repay the academy's debts."
Flender stood nearby. When he heard the words "repay debts," the corner of his mouth twitched, but he said nothing.
"Each person must participate in at least one battle. One-on-one or two-on-two is fine."
Yu Xiaogang continued, "Everyone must participate in the team battle."
"However, a team battle consists of seven people, while you have eight. Three of you are support-type Soul Masters, and your combat ability is too