Douluo's Demon Blade Thousand Blades and the Original Martial Soul

Chapter 83 First Stop

After a friendly exchange, Xue Qinghe left happily.

After Xue Qinghe had walked away, Zhang Fan said, "Yi Zhang, don't you think His Highness the Crown Prince is being too good to us? We're not even Soul Saints yet. It'll be ages before we reach Soul Douluo or Title Douluo. Why doesn't he try to win over those powerful figures?"

Lin Yizhang shook his head, thinking to himself that Zhang Fan was too naive.

Lin Yizhang explained, "Most Soul Masters who can cultivate to the level of Soul Saint have been recruited by major forces. It would be difficult for His Highness the Crown Prince to find them. Even if His Highness the Crown Prince could find some free Soul Masters, he might not be able to recruit them. Why would a Soul Master who can cultivate to the level of Soul Saint be willing to serve a Crown Prince who doesn't have much real power?"

Moreover, His Highness's choice to win over talented but still weak Soul Masters is the wisest one. First, these Soul Masters are easier for him to win over, and those who have received favors from Xue Qinghe since childhood will be more loyal to him in the future.

Secondly, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Emperor Xueye will not abdicate anytime soon. Furthermore, the Crown Prince's efforts to win over these young Soul Masters will not only not offend Emperor Xueye, but will actually make him more favorable towards Xue Qinghe.

Moreover, the future ultimately belongs to young Soul Masters. That's why His Highness the Crown Prince values ​​us so much.

Zhang Fan suddenly realized, "This must be what you meant by the complexities of the royal family. I'm starting to understand it now."

Lin Yizhang said, "Well, we don't lack cultivation resources at this stage, so there's no need for us to get too close to Crown Prince Xue Qinghe. Otherwise, if some people think we've sided with His Highness the Crown Prince, we won't have a peaceful life."

In Heaven Dou City, not everyone is afraid of Dugu Bo. In the eyes of many nobles, a Title Douluo is just a slightly stronger Soul Master, easily subdued with a little effort. These nobles have mostly grown up in comfort and never imagined that anyone would dare to attack them in peaceful times, so they are fearless.

These nobles were not entirely useless; they were masters of all sorts of schemes and tricks, and with their silver tongues and other methods, they might actually be able to give Dugu Bo a real headache.

Therefore, in order to avoid causing trouble for themselves and others, Lin Yizhang once again instructed Zhang Fan to keep his distance from His Highness the Crown Prince and not to let Xue Beng and others target him.

After a few days of rest, the second phase of training for the second team officially began.

Because there are a series of trivial matters to be done, such as registration, for the upcoming Soul Battle, Lin Yizhang has applied to the academy to transfer a team leader: Ling Xu, whose martial soul is the Earth Bear and who is a level 61 Soul Emperor.

Ling Xu is a Heaven Dou-level teacher at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. He is a burly man in his forties who previously served as the team leader of the first team in the previous Soul Master Competition. If it weren't for Qin Ming, an even more talented Heaven Dou-level teacher, coming to teach at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, he would probably be the team leader of the first team in this year's Soul Master Competition now.

Although Ling Xu was in charge of leading the team to the Great Soul Arena for training, the specific training plan would still be implemented according to Lin Yizhang's plan. Ling Xu was mainly responsible for handling registration and other matters, as well as finding the shortcomings of the second team and providing guidance. This was a small request that Lin Yizhang made to the three instructors.

Dugu Bo will also be accompanying them on this training trip, but he will be secretly protecting Dugu Yan and Lin Yizhang, and will generally not show himself.

The first stop of the battle spirit is not the Great Battle Arena in Heaven Dou City, but somewhere else.

As for why we don't go to the Heaven Dou City Great Soul Arena to fight now, the reason is quite simple.

Heaven Dou City is the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire and one of the three most prosperous cities on the continent. It is home to many outstanding Soul Masters, so the Soul Masters who compete in the Heaven Dou City Great Soul Arena are generally those with the best Soul Ring configuration.

Apart from Lin Yizhang, Zhang Fan, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling, the other members of the second team really lack experience in Soul Battle. High-level matches are Hai Bodong's forte, not the second team's. Therefore, the Heavenly Dou City Grand Soul Battle Arena is not suitable for the second team at present.

The second team is now heading to the Great Soul Arena, which has the lowest quality of Soul Masters, to participate in the battle. They will first find some newbies to practice on, allowing everyone in the second team to experience the sense of accomplishment of victory. Then, they will gradually move to the battlefield to challenge strong teams such as Tianshui, Chihuo, and Leiting, and finally return to the Great Soul Arena in Tiandou City for Soul Battle.

The second team's first stop was the Great Soul Arena in Buvisher City, a relatively underdeveloped city in the western part of the Heaven Dou Empire.

The economy of the area surrounding Buvishel City is far less developed than that of other major cities. Buvishel City is the largest city in this region, and because it has a large Soul Arena, it also has a considerable population and a number of relatively weak Soul Masters.

When Lin Yizhang first said he wanted to come to such a backward place to fight, most of the members of the second team were against it, especially the noble children like Lin Yan, Xiao Dong, and Lü Wen, who shouted that they didn't need to come here to bully weaklings.

However, Lin Yizhang still insisted on coming here because this place is not only a place where Soul Masters can train the noble members of the Second Team, but also a place where the environment, which is much worse than that of Heaven Dou City, can also be used to train them.

Seeing Lin Yan and Xiao Dong's disdainful attitude towards the Buvish City Grand Soul Arena, Lin Yizhang used a provocation tactic to get Lin Yan, Xiao Dong, Lü Wen, Luo Jingting, Lin Yirong, Huang Shenyu, and Hu Weixia to form a team and participate in the Soul Arena.

These noble scions were very confident in their abilities, and they agreed after being provoked by Lin Yizhang's words. Lin Yizhang had originally thought that he would have to offer them some incentives before they would agree to go, but Lin Yan and the others' reactions really surprised him.

The reason Lin Yan and the others agreed so readily wasn't just because Lin Yizhang provoked them; more so because the seven of them wanted to prove themselves to Lin Yizhang, Zhang Fan, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling.

Lin Yan and the other six had been cultivating with Lin Yizhang for over a year. In fact, they were all aware of the gap between themselves and Lin Yizhang and Zhang Fan. They had always wanted to show off their abilities and make Lin Yizhang think highly of them. Therefore, when Lin Yizhang asked the seven of them to come out together for a soul battle, they were all very excited.

And so, the second team spent several days traveling and arrived in Buvish.

The second team found a relatively luxurious hotel, and Ling Xu booked an entire floor as a resting place for the team members.

Upon arriving here, Lin Yizhang did not immediately arrange for everyone to go to the Soul Arena to participate in the competition. Instead, he gave everyone a three-day holiday to adapt to and familiarize themselves with the environment and local customs.

The reason Lin Yizhang arranged these three days was because he wanted to explore this unfamiliar place. Although it wasn't as bustling as a city like Soto, its arid climate and unique landscapes were worth experiencing.

Lin Yizhang prefers to relax occasionally and dislikes constant cultivation. During his years in Tiandou City, he rarely went out to see the sights, which made him quite bored.

Moreover, these three days are also a chance to continue cultivating feelings with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling. Even after marriage, feelings can still be nurtured.

After warning everyone not to cause trouble, they all went out to have fun for the next three days. For these noble children, every day since joining the second team had been easy, so now that they were on vacation, they naturally went out to party.

Lin Yizhang also discussed it with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, and decided to go shopping on the first day and see the sights on the second and third days.

As for danger? Lin Yizhang felt that he was not in any danger. Even if those noble members were not strong, they were still Soul Masters, so the possibility of accidents was not high.

(End of this chapter)