Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 38 Matters Concerning the Soul Arena! (Happy New Year!)

"Xiaoya!" Yu Beibei called from outside the classroom.

"Beibei." The three of them walked towards Yu Beibei, and Tang Ya called out with a smile.

"Let's go eat," Zhu Ziyang said, and then walked towards the cafeteria first.

Jiang Nannan followed closely behind Zhu Ziyang, and Tang Ya and Yu Beibei did not hesitate to catch up as well.

"Zhu Ziyang, you don't seem nervous at all?" Tang Ya looked at Zhu Ziyang, whose expression was completely normal, and couldn't contain her curiosity any longer. She asked, "Are you really that confident that you'll beat Wang Qiao this afternoon?"

"Of course!" Zhu Ziyang replied confidently.

"What happened?" Yu Beibei's expression changed upon hearing Tang Ya and Zhu Ziyang's conversation, and she asked curiously.

Tang Ya explained the whole story to Yu Beibei. After listening, Yu Beibei looked surprised and her gaze towards Zhu Ziyang became more serious. She said, "I see! It seems you've got the victory in the bag, Ziyang!"

"Hehe!" Zhu Ziyang chuckled but didn't say anything.

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in the afternoon.

Inside Class 4.

"Everyone's here, so come with me." Xia Yu said, looking at the classroom that was already full, with a meaningful smile on her face, and walked out of the classroom.

The students from Class Four, led by Zhu Ziyang, followed him out.

They made their way to the Soul Fighting Zone.

It was during class time, so apart from a few fourth and fifth-year students, there was no one else in the Soul Fighting Area. The arrival of the hundred freshmen from Class 4 instantly boosted the area's popularity.

"This is Shrek Academy's Soul Fighting Zone. Here, as long as you pay, you can participate in any kind of match," Xia Yu said, leading everyone to a standard Soul Fighting Arena. "As for how much it costs, the basic fee is ten gold soul coins per person!"

"My God, the academy really knows how to make money!" Tang Ya exclaimed in surprise upon hearing Xia Yu's words.

"Yes! That's right!" Jiang Nannan, who was next to him, nodded in agreement.

"In the Soul Battle Zone, every victory earns you points, which will be used to boost your chances of advancing to higher grades," Xia Yu continued, ignoring the students' chatter. "Once you successfully advance to fourth grade, Soul Battle Zone points will become a necessary condition for advancement. For example, to advance from fourth to fifth grade, you'll need at least ten victories in Soul Battle matches against students in the same grade, or one hundred Soul Battle points. The requirements for advancing from fifth to sixth grade will be even greater and more difficult."

"Teacher, how are points earned and how are they added and subtracted?" a pretty girl asked. She was one of the people who had raised her hand to run for class monitor.

"Regarding points, it's actually very simple and easy to understand," Xia Yu replied with a smile. "As freshmen, your current points are naturally zero. Each time you fight, the winner gains one point, and the loser doesn't lose any points."

However, this is the most basic scenario. If a spirit battle is a cross-level battle, meaning a lower-grade student fights against a higher-grade student, and the lower-grade student wins, they gain five points, while the higher-grade student loses one point. Conversely, if the higher-grade student wins, they gain one point, and the lower-grade student doesn't lose any points.

Therefore, the academy strongly encourages capable students to take on challenges beyond their level.

As he spoke, he glanced with a smile at the few senior students remaining in the Soul Fighting Zone, sending a chill down their spines.

Zhu Ziyang also heard Xia Yu's words. Listening to the introduction about Soul Points, Zhu Ziyang couldn't help but think of the Soul Arena, a very common organization on the continent! Those Soul Arenas controlled by nobles also had a point system similar to Shrek Academy's Soul Arena. He had reason to suspect that Shrek Academy's Soul Points system was borrowed from the Soul Arena, because the history of the Soul Arena's existence and development was much longer than Shrek Academy's.

After all, fighting spirit is one of the few pastimes available to nobles!

"By the way, all students are allowed to watch the Soul Fighting Competition, but of course, there is still a fee, one silver soul coin per person!" Xia Yu said. "Since this is the first time for all of you to watch a Soul Fighting Competition, I'll take a loss and treat you to one match. You don't need to pay the viewing fee for the match between Zhu Ziyang and Wang Qiao this time."

"Yay!" The students in Class 4 of the new students shouted happily upon hearing this.

Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan witnessed Shrek Academy's money-making methods once again, and they looked at each other with envy.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing. The spectator revenue will be split 50/50 between the academy and the winner. If that student is short on money, the Soul Fighting Competition is undoubtedly a great way to make money, provided, of course, that you're famous enough and strong enough!" Xia Yu added.

Afterwards, Xia Yu led a large group of freshmen to the front row of the spectator stands. At this time, Zhu Ziyang and Wang Qiao were already ready on the field.

It's worth mentioning that Xia Yu helped cover all their competition expenses.

Zhu Ziyang now understood that although his homeroom teacher was of ordinary appearance, he was definitely a rich man!

Due to time constraints, the vast arena was only occupied by freshmen from Class 4 and a dozen or so upperclassmen. The upperclassmen all sat in the spectator stands with great interest; a battle between freshmen was a rare sight indeed.

On the field.

"Are you ready to get beaten up?" Zhu Ziyang said to Wang Qiao with a smile.

"What?!" Wang Qiao was furious upon hearing this. "Are you provoking me? You lowly commoner! Very well, you've successfully angered me. Get ready to kneel down and beg for mercy!"

"First-grade student Zhu Ziyang versus first-grade student Wang Qiao, the match is about to begin, are you ready?" A very kind-looking middle-aged teacher walked to the center of the field and asked.

He is the referee for this Soul Fighting match.

They both nodded at the same time.

"The match begins!" the referee shouted, then vanished from the center of the field and reappeared outside, a move that impressed many of the new students.

However, neither Zhu Ziyang nor Wang Qiao are included in this list.

The moment the referee gave the start command, Wang Qiao summoned his martial soul. His body became thicker, and his outstretched hands transformed into enormous claws covered in red hair, like flames. His red hair instantly grew thick and fluffy, and two yellow soul rings floated behind him, making him look extremely imposing.

"My martial soul is the Blazing Lion, a level 23 Great Soul Master!" Wang Qiao's tone was filled with pride. Eleven years old and level 23 was indeed something to be proud of.

Zhu Ziyang happened to know about the Blazing Lion, a high-level beast spirit. The Douling Empire once had a marshal whose spirit was the Blazing Lion, and Wang Qiao was clearly a descendant of that marshal.

"A true noble Soul Master," Zhu Ziyang thought with a slight sneer, looking at Wang Qiao with his hands behind his back. "Let's make our move."

"Huh?" Wang Qiao was taken aback and subconsciously asked, "Where's your martial spirit?"

"No rush. I will release my martial spirit if necessary." Zhu Ziyang's tone was calm, yet his words were incredibly arrogant.

Brothers, Happy Chinese New Year! Wishing you all a happy new year and all the best!

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(End of this chapter)