The Gap Between People

Without lingering on the streets, the group headed straight for the Soto Great Spirit Arena in the city.

The Soto Great Spirit Arena was one of the most magnificent structures in Suotuo City. The entire building was shaped like a massive cylinder, over 120 meters in diameter and nearly 100 meters tall, giving off an extraordinary air of grandeur.

Looking at the Soto Great Spirit Arena before them, Flander turned to the four and said, "Your martial souls are all different, and each of you has your own methods of cultivation.

What the academy can teach you is how to make better use of your martial souls, help you obtain better soul rings, gain more practical combat experience, and develop your own potential as much as possible.

As for the rest, it involves all aspects of knowledge regarding martial souls, as well as the situation of Spirit Masters across the continent.

And among all the things you need to learn, the most important is practical combat experience."

"Under circumstances where Soul Power levels are the same and the other differences are minor, the amount of practical combat experience one has will be the key factor in determining victory or defeat.

Only through constant real combat can you improve your ability to adapt in battle as much as possible. So your first lesson is to accumulate practical combat experience at the Great Spirit Arena."

Hearing this, Ye Chen nodded slightly.

Indeed, Flander was right. Practical combat experience was extremely important.

In the original story, Qian Renxue's Soul Power had reached the rank of Soul Saint, yet due to her lack of practical combat experience, she had actually been defeated by Tang San, who was only at the Soul Emperor rank. That alone showed how important practical combat experience was.

That said, Ye Chen felt that practical combat experience only needed to be adequate.

As the saying went, overwhelming strength could defeat any technique. If the gap between two sides was too great, then no matter how skilled one was in actual combat, it would be useless.

"Spirit Masters of any rank, once they enter the Great Spirit Arena, are represented only by the words 'Spirit Combat.'

Every victory earns a certain number of points. Once the points reach a certain threshold, the badge's rank will rise.

This badge represents one's rank at the Great Spirit Arena, and it is recognized in all major cities across the continent.

A higher badge rank comes with many benefits, which I won't explain in detail.

Badge ranks are divided according to mineral quality. The lowest is the Iron Badge, known as Iron Spirit Combat. Above that are Bronze, Silver, Gold, Purple Gold, Sapphire, Ruby, and Diamond—a total of eight ranks."

"The task I'm giving you is to obtain at least a Silver Spirit Arena Badge before graduation. Do you understand?"

As he spoke, Flander swept his gaze over the four of them.

"Silver Spirit Combat? That's only the third rank. Isn't that easy?"

Xiao Wu said cutely from the side.

"Easy? Do you think Silver Spirit Combat is as common as cabbages? Mubai, tell Xiao Wu what it takes to raise a badge rank."

Flander was thoroughly annoyed by Xiao Wu.

"At the Great Spirit Arena, once you register, you are an Iron Spirit Combat. To advance from Iron Spirit Combat to Bronze Spirit Combat, you need one hundred points.

Each battle victory earns one point, but losing a battle also deducts one point accordingly.

If your winning streak exceeds five matches, then each additional consecutive victory will directly add ten points. Once your streak exceeds ten matches, each further victory adds one hundred points.

However, even if you reach the points required for Bronze Spirit Combat and successfully advance, as long as your points fall below one hundred, you will lose your Bronze Spirit Combat qualification.

Advancing from Bronze Spirit Combat to Silver Spirit Combat requires one thousand points. In battles between Bronze Spirit Combats, each victory earns ten points, while each loss deducts ten points. The points gained from winning streaks follow the same ratio as Iron Spirit Combat.

So far, I've fought forty-two matches. My current record is twenty-three wins and nineteen losses, and I have four points. I'm still an Iron Spirit Combat."

Dai Mubai spoke with a look of disdain, feeling that Xiao Wu simply did not know her own limits.

"You are you, and we are us. Haven't you heard the saying? Sometimes, the gap between people is even greater than the gap between a person and a dog!"

Before Xiao Wu could respond, Ye Chen cut in.

What a joke. Although he and Xiao Wu had only revealed the optimal Soul Ring Configuration of two yellow and two purple rings, in reality, all four of their soul rings were black.

Moreover, both of them had cultivated the Creation Meditation Method, Creation Body Tempering Art, and Creation Soul Tempering Skill. In terms of Soul Power quality, physical constitution, and Spiritual Power, they far surpassed Spirit Masters of the same rank.

On top of that, the quality of both their martial souls was among the very best. Within the Great Spirit Arena, Spirit Masters with top-tier martial souls were absolutely rare.

Ye Chen even possessed a hundred-thousand-year External Soul Bone. If he could not even defeat Spirit Masters a full major rank above him, he might as well find a block of tofu and smash his head into it rather than continue living in shame.

"..."

Hearing Ye Chen compare himself and Dai Mubai to a person and a dog, Flander and Ma Hongjun immediately looked at each other. The tension seemed rather strong.

"You—!"

Dai Mubai's anger surged up. He pointed at Ye Chen, unable to speak.

"What about me? Little tiger, how about this? Want to make a bet?"

Dai Mubai: "..."

"If Xiao Wu and I fail to maintain a winning streak every time before obtaining the Silver Spirit Arena Badge—if either of us loses even one match—then I'll never again bring up the matter of you calling me Dad."

"Really?"

Dai Mubai's eyes immediately lit up.

"That's right, but that excludes situations where Xiao Wu and I face each other!

If Xiao Wu and I manage it, then what price do you intend to pay?"

Ye Chen said with a teasing expression.

"Hmph, you set the conditions. I'll keep my word!"

Dai Mubai immediately thumped his chest in assurance.

"I get to set the conditions? Fine, but I haven't decided on them yet. We'll put it on hold until I do! Headmaster Flander, be our witness!"

Hearing this, Ye Chen nodded in satisfaction and spoke to Flander beside them.

"What's this about calling someone Dad?"

Flander looked at the two of them curiously. What kind of stunt were they pulling? Dai Mubai was actually calling Ye Chen Dad?

"Ahem, Headmaster Flander, don't worry about such minor details."

Ye Chen waved his hand, not intending to explain further to Flander.

"Ye Chen, I refuse to believe you can keep winning forever!"

Dai Mubai simply didn't believe Ye Chen could maintain a winning streak. In his eyes, Ye Chen was only a little higher in Soul Power rank.

At such a young age, Ye Chen had already reached level 45, a Soul Ancestor. He surely could not have accumulated much combat experience, and that was undoubtedly his greatest weakness.

Moreover, in the Great Spirit Arena, Ye Chen would definitely encounter opponents whose Soul Power exceeded his. Dai Mubai refused to believe that he could keep up a winning streak indefinitely.

A newly registered Iron Spirit Combat contestant could earn five points by winning five matches in a row.

Ten consecutive wins would accumulate fifty-five points. On the eleventh consecutive win, the points would rise to one hundred and fifty-five, advancing them to Bronze Spirit Combat.

To advance to Silver Spirit Combat, however, they would need another nine consecutive victories.

In other words, for Ye Chen to win this wager, both he and Xiao Wu had to achieve twenty consecutive wins. As long as either of them lost even a single match during that time, Dai Mubai would win the bet.