Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Mysterious Heavy Ruler

Chapter 42 Battle Arena

After leaving Mu Yun, Xiao Yi quickly arrived at Dugu Bo's house, where Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan were having dinner.

Dugu Yan rushed over to Xiao Yi as soon as she saw him arrive.

When Xiao Yi saw Dugu Yan rushing over, he opened his arms and hugged her.

"Look, you've forgotten about your grandpa after seeing your little sweetheart," Dugu Bo teased as he watched Dugu Yan throw herself into Xiao Yi's arms.

"No way, Grandpa, you're talking nonsense again!" Dugu Yan remembered that her grandfather was still alive when she heard Dugu Bo's words, and immediately got off Xiao Yi.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore, let's eat."

The three of them then ate together, and Xiao Yi felt a long-lost sense of peace at the dinner table.

The next day, Xiao Yi took Mu Yun to the teaching committee of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy early in the morning.

At this moment, only Meng Shenji was on the Education Committee. When he saw Xiao Yi arrive with Mu Yun, he said, "Xiao Yi, the Crown Prince told me that you were to bring someone to train the team. I presume it's him?"

"Yes, Commissioner Meng, thank you for your help. This is Mu Yun, who will be in charge of training the Royal Fighting Team from now on," Xiao Yi replied.

The group then discussed salary and benefits, and finally agreed that Mu Yun would receive 8,000 gold soul coins per month.

After the agreement was reached, Xiao Yi said, "Ms. Meng, you go ahead with your work. I'll take Brother Yun to the training ground."

"Go ahead, and while you're at it, tell Teacher Sun to come over here," Meng Shenji replied.

Afterwards, Xiao Yi and Mu Yun returned to the training ground. Fifteen minutes later, Mu Yun and Xiao Yi arrived at the training ground.

At this moment, the members of the Royal Fighting Team are training, while Sun Buyu is taking notes on the side.

"Teacher Sun, the Education Committee wants you to come over." Xiao Yi said to Sun Buyu after arriving at the training ground.

Upon hearing Xiao Yi's words, Sun Buyu put down his notebook and then asked Mu Yun, who was standing next to Xiao Yi, "Xiao Yi, who's this next to you?"

"Oh, this is the new team leader arranged by the Crown Prince. He will be in charge of training the Royal Fighting Team from now on," Xiao Yi replied.

"Okay, I understand." Sun Buyu didn't feel anything was wrong with Xiao Yi's answer, because he was originally a Heavenly-level teacher, and Xiao Yi was the one who devised the daily training plans. He was only responsible for recording, which made him feel that he had no role at all. Now that a new team leader had come, he naturally agreed to go back to lead the class.

After the two handed over their work, Sun Buyu went to the Education Committee.

After Sun Buyu left, Mu Yun introduced himself to everyone: "My name is Mu Yun, a level 73 offensive-type Soul Saint. I will be teaching you for the next few years until the end of the next Soul Master Competition."

Mu Yun's idea was to observe the team members for a period of time, then take them to the Soul Battle Arena, and then take them to Sunset Forest. Only by experiencing battles with Soul Beasts could they grow up; otherwise, children raised in a greenhouse would never grow into towering trees.

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The next night, at the Heavenly Battle Arena.

Like the Heavenly Dou Auction House, the Heavenly Dou City Great Soul Arena is a hemispherical building.

However, its area is much larger, with a diameter of a kilometer, making it the largest battle arena in the Heaven Dou Empire.

At this moment, the Great Soul Arena was bustling with noise as Mu Yun and Xiao Yi, along with their group of eight, arrived at the Soul Arena.

"Your next task is to obtain the Gold Soul in the shortest time possible within the Soul Arena. Each person must participate in at least two matches per day," Mu Yun instructed the group.

Xiao Yi has never fought a soul battle since he started cultivating. He has been focused on cultivation since he was in Notting Academy, and after graduation he went to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt souls for training. When he fought with others, it was always because they had ill intentions and he was forced to fight back. He has never tried a soul battle that is purely for friendly sparring.

Soul battles are divided into three categories: one is a game of skill, where players spar and killing is prohibited; another is a life-or-death duel, used to resolve irreconcilable disputes; and the last is a wager. The Grand Soul Arena acts as the referee, and both sides send an equal number of Soul Masters to compete. The final winner receives everything stipulated in the wager. Wage battles are primarily life-or-death duels. Many noble families and clans frequently use this method when significant conflicts arise between them.

There are three formats for the competition: one-on-one, two-on-two, and group battles. Among them, the number of people on both sides in group battles is agreed upon and, according to the rules of the Grand Arena, is generally limited to seven to ten people.

Registering for the Soul Battle here is very simple. You only need to fill out a form that includes your name, age, place of birth, and Soul, and you can receive your initial Iron Soul Battle Badge. Of course, registration also requires each person to pay ten Gold Soul Coins as a registration fee.

In the Grand Arena, only those who have won more than five consecutive matches, whose Soul Badge level is high enough, or whose Soul Master level is extremely high can participate in Soul Battle matches in the main Arena.

The Battle Spirit Badges are divided into eight levels: Iron Battle Spirit Badge, Bronze Battle Spirit Badge, Silver Battle Spirit Badge, Gold Battle Spirit Badge, Purple Gold Battle Spirit Badge, Sapphire Battle Spirit Badge, Ruby Battle Spirit Badge, and Diamond Battle Spirit Badge.

Upgrading the Battle Spirit Badge requires points; you gain one point for each battle won and deduct one point for each battle lost.

Winning streak bonus rules: When a winning streak reaches five games, ten points will be added for each subsequent win. When a winning streak reaches ten games, one hundred points will be added for each subsequent win.

"Of the seven of you, excluding the support-type Soul Masters who do not need to participate in the solo Soul Battle, the other six of you will each have one solo match and one team match. You can decide how to form teams yourselves."

Xiao Yi then went to the registration area of ​​the Great Soul Arena.

The registration fee is ten Gold Soul Coins. After filling out this form, go over there for a Soul Power test and get it stamped. Then come back to me to collect your Iron Fighting Soul Badge. You'll get ten Gold Soul Coins for each win.

The staff member collected the fee from Lin Hanye in a formal manner and handed him a form.

Name: Yi Xiao

Age: 14

Martial Soul: Iron Ruler

Place of birth: Nottingham

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Xiao Yi quickly filled out the basic information and went next door to undergo soul power certification and complete the registration. During the soul power test, Xiao Yi controlled his soul power and suppressed it to the level of a Soul Master.

After seeing Xiao Yi complete his registration, the other team members followed suit and registered one after another.

The one-on-one duels in the Soul Arena are conducted by drawing lots.

While other Soul Masters are engaged in Soul Battles, waiting Soul Masters can choose to watch or rest.

Each area of ​​the Soul Arena has designated viewing areas for participating Soul Masters. These areas are very close to the Soul Arena.

Soon, Xiao Yi took the Iron Soul Badge that the staff had prepared for him and sat down near the corresponding Soul Arena to wait.

After a while, the team members arrived at the rest area with their badges.

Xiao Yi didn't pay much attention when his teammates came up. Instead, Dugu Yan sat down next to him to watch the match with him.

(End of this chapter)