In Douluo Continent, what is a martial soul? It's like Luckin Coffee.

Chapter 176 A delicious meal, tickets are hard to come by.

Inside Shrek Academy's inner courtyard dining hall.

Zhang Lexuan went to the window and looked inside, but still couldn't see that familiar figure.

Little girl, if you're in a bad mood, would you like some dessert?
Although many years have passed, those words still seem to echo in my ears.

"Uncle, do you have any pretty food?"

Perhaps harboring some illusions, Zhang Lexuan looked at the cafeteria's new head chef and asked.

"Pretty meal? What's a pretty meal?"

The newly appointed head chef of the cafeteria touched his chef's hat, clearly not quite understanding.

These inner court disciples have exceptionally high standards. Not long ago, someone came to ask if I could make dragon meat soup, but after making it, they said it didn't taste good.

Now someone is asking themselves if they can cook a beautiful meal.

So, what kind of food can be considered beautiful?
Does the food look nice?
From a chef's perspective, any dish I cook can look good, so it should all be considered a beautiful meal.

"What about desserts like cookies or cream cakes?"

"I don't know, but we're having scallion pancakes for lunch today. The pancakes are all freshly made this morning. Would you like some, classmate?"

Zhang Lexuan: ……

The price is very affordable; you can get a thousand-year-old scallion for less than 10 gold soul coins.

Moreover, as a plant-type soul beast, the thousand-year-old scallion is far superior to the ordinary scallion in both texture and taste.

However, this eating habit is like suddenly transforming a young lady dressed in a noble gown into a girl in a brightly colored dress squatting at the east end of the village.

I miss you, Uncle Ye~
The happiest time back then was probably when I would take the evil spirit master's token and exchange it for delicious food with Uncle Ye.

The wicked sorcerer willingly sacrificed his life to help the senior sister of the inner courtyard obtain delicious food—what a noble act of redemption!

The evil spirit master commented after seeing it: "Its level of grotesqueness is no less than that of the bear-shaped biscuit." (The elderly and children hold off, let me go first.)
……

"Holy crap!"

A few hours before the start of the Soul Fighting Tournament, Bai Ran finally arrived in Xingluo City of the Xingluo Empire from the Xingdou Great Forest.

The carriage was blocked and unable to move forward when it was still dozens of kilometers away from Xingluo City.

As for the flying soul tool, let's not even talk about whether Bai Ran can use it. Even if he can, it's during the Soul Battle Tournament, and His Majesty the Emperor of the Star Luo Empire will be attending the tournament.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, Xingluo City and the surrounding area within a hundred miles have been designated as a no-fly zone.

Even powerful figures at the Title Douluo level must obediently follow the rules.

Why didn't Di Tian come along?

It's important to know that Rui Shou is participating in this Soul Fighting Tournament as an official member of the Sun Moon Royal Academy. Given how much he cares for Rui Shou (he's a doting father), there's no reason he wouldn't come.

In response, Di Tian said: "By taking advantage of Bai Ran's weakness, I can actually watch the matches occasionally."

Besides, now that he's gone, who will protect the Lord's safety? Will it be left to that fool Xiong Jun?

……

Having finally arrived at the city gate, Bai Ran took out a gold soul coin from his pocket, intending to use it as an entrance fee.

In the capital cities of various empires, an entrance fee of 1 gold soul coin is generally required to enter the city.

To some extent, this was also to prevent beggars from emigrating into the city.

"not enough."

"Not enough?" Hearing the city guard's voice, Bai Ran couldn't help but point to the sign next to him and said with dissatisfaction, "Doesn't it say that the entrance fee is 1 gold soul coin?"

“Normally, 1 gold soul coin is enough, but these are extraordinary times. You need to pay 3 gold soul coins to enter the city.”

During the Soul Battle Tournament, not only were the prices in Star Luo City several times higher than usual, but even the entrance fee to the city increased significantly.

"Um……"

Although not very willing, Bai Ran still took out two more gold soul coins.

Bai Ran: No wonder the four great empires are all eager to hold a Soul Fighting Tournament. Looking at it this way, holding a Soul Fighting Tournament is really profitable.

After this Soul Battle Tournament, the Star Luo Empire's treasury will probably be overflowing.

After entering Xingluo City, Bai Ran chose to go to the competition venue rather than go to the hotel to find someone.

After all, the Soul Battle Tournament was about to begin, and at this time, the contestants from various Soul Master Academies had already arrived at the competition venue and were ready.

Going to the hotel now would most likely be a wasted trip.

……

Xingluo Square, the venue for this competition, is extremely large and can accommodate the largest number of spectators.

It is said that 30,000 soldiers were mobilized from the city just to maintain order for this competition. Among them, 10,000 soldiers were responsible for guarding Xingluo Square.

However, the arena used for this year's Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament is not located in the center of Star Luo Square, but in front of the main gate of the Imperial City.

In this way, His Majesty the Emperor of the Star Luo Empire could watch the battle from the top of the imperial city walls with his civil and military officials. Not only would the view be optimal, but safety would also be guaranteed.

Watching the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament isn't free; the daily entrance fee isn't too expensive, just two gold soul coins.

Even though Xingluo Square has strictly controlled the number of people entering, it can only accommodate 200,000 spectators at the same time.

Moreover, two gold soul coins are just the base price. The closer to the arena, the more expensive the entrance fee. In the spectator area closest to the arena, each person needs to pay one hundred gold soul coins to enter.

Of course, since the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament adopted its current format, apart from the final stage of the competition, the most exciting part is actually the first round of elimination matches, which is far more exciting and even brutal than the subsequent round-robin matches.

Therefore, tickets for today's knockout stage are extremely hard to come by.

The entry fee, which originally cost two gold soul coins, has been increased to ten gold soul coins.

And yet, there's still no market for it despite its price.

Bai Ran, who arrived late, was forced to stand outside the square, and therefore missed the first scene.

Fortunately, thanks to the development of soul-guided technology, projection technology has been developed.

The live broadcast footage from the scene is still worth watching.

"Well, since we're already here, let's sell everyone a Luckin Coffee."

Since we can't go inside, we can only sell coffee outside.

Besides, today's qualifying rounds are not the epic battle between Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Academy.

Most of the matches were between strong academies and lower-ranked academies, making them easy wins and losses.

As Bai Ran spoke, he found a relatively open space and took out a small cart from his storage ring to set up a stall.

Although the last time Bai Ran set up a stall was during Shrek Academy's freshman competition, he had gained quite a bit of experience.

Not to mention, he is no longer the newbie he was in his early twenties.

(End of this chapter)