Douluo: Legend of the Holy Land

Chapter 30 First Appearance at the Great Soul Arena

The age and attributes of the Purple Spirit Wolf were a perfect match for Mi Yimei, so his absorption of the soul ring went very smoothly. He completed the absorption in less than an hour, which gave him a rather overpowered soul skill—Deprivation. This skill forcibly deprived a Soul Master of all amplification effects not generated by their own soul power, which was equivalent to directly crippling all the support-type Soul Master's soul skills against a particular Soul Master.

After Mi Yimei absorbed the spirit ring, Xiao Yu, to prevent any unforeseen complications, immediately led everyone on their return journey.

The Star Dou Great Forest is fraught with danger, hiding too many powerful soul beasts. Although they all hid in the Lake of Life during the first Dou Yi era, there's no guarantee that something might happen under his influence. If any of these ferocious beasts happen to come out for a stroll, even the lower-ranked Three-Headed Crimson Demon Hound Crimson King and Hell Demon Dragon Zi Ji would be enough to give them a hard time.

The group left the Star Dou Great Forest, hired two carriages in a small town outside the forest, and traveled for many days before finally returning to their sect's residence.

Inside the Nine Star Hall, Mu, as expected of a disciple of Pope Shion, had managed the sect impeccably during Xiao Yu's absence.

Lou Gao, recruited by Xiao Yu, lived up to his reputation as a master craftsman. In a short period of time, he had already mastered the basics of soul tools and produced several level-one soul tools. This made Xiao Yu, who had spent three months to barely produce a level-one soul tool, feel quite ashamed.

A few days later, after a long and tiring journey, Shiryu, Ikki, Eden, and the others had almost recovered their physical and spiritual strength, so Xiao Yu led them to the Grand Soul Arena in Kaiser City.

In the Douluo Continent, only cities at the main city level can have a large Soul Arena. As the capital of the Kingdom of Sylvia, Xier City naturally also has a large Soul Arena.

However, the scale of the Sylvia Arena cannot be compared with the Soto Grand Arena in the original work, which also shows that the strategic position of the Kingdom of Sylvia in the Heaven Dou Empire is far inferior to that of the Kingdom of Barak.

As night fell, Xiao Yu and the other six arrived at the Great Soul Arena. Like the Shrek Seven Devils, they were too young, and revealing their true appearance would easily cause a sensation in the Great Soul Arena, so they all put on masks.

Registering for the Soul Arena is very simple. You only need to pay ten Gold Soul Coins as a registration fee, and then fill out a form that includes your name, age, place of birth, and martial soul. Then you can receive your initial Iron Soul Badge.

In the Soul Arena, 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. Wages are primarily life-or-death duels. Many noble families and clans frequently use this method when significant conflicts arise between them.

The competition formats are also three types: 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 stipulated according to the rules of the Grand Arena, generally within the limit of seven to ten people.

Xiao Yu naturally chose the "Game of Fighters" from the team battles, and the team he chose was the Nine Stars Team.

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"Next up is the fifth team battle, between the Moro Team and the Nine Stars Team. It's worth noting that the Nine Stars Team just registered today, and this is their first team battle. Let's see what kind of amazing performance they have."

The team battles only began after the one-on-one and two-on-two battles were over. Xiao Yu and the others, who had been watching from the stands for a long time, finally got their turn to go on stage.

Team battles are the most popular battle mode among viewers. The stands are already full of spectators, who cheer wildly as soon as the two teams take the stage.

"Moro Team! Moro Team!"

"Nine Stars Team! Nine Stars Team!"

The Battle Arena is a large circular platform with a diameter of nearly forty meters, covering a very large area. The two teams occupied two corners of the platform and formed their own formations.

Both the Nine Stars Team and the Moro Team adopted the traditional 3-3-1 formation. On the Nine Stars Team's side, the powerful Xiao Yu, Yi Hui, and Zi Long stood at the front, with the control-type Soul Master Eden in the middle of the second row, flanked by Xie Wu and Yi Ao on the left and right, and the support-type Soul Master Mi Yi Mei standing behind the group.

"Team spirit begins!"

As the host finished speaking, the fourteen members of both teams simultaneously released their martial spirits, and their dazzling spirit rings lit up at the same time, eliciting cheers from the audience.

On the Nine Stars team's side, everyone had the best spirit ring combination. Although the Nine Stars Palace already had two titled Douluo, the sect's development had only just begun. Xiao Yu did not want to cause himself too much trouble, especially with the behemoth that was the Spirit Hall. Therefore, he still used a disguise tool to change his second spirit ring to yellow.

The opposing Moro team, on the other hand, was far inferior to the Nine Star team in terms of spirit rings. Four of their spirit masters had white, ten-year-level spirit rings as their first spirit ring. The only one with the best spirit ring combination was their captain, Moro, a level 37 power-attack type battle spirit master with the martial spirit Vajra Lion.

The Great Soul Arena has no obligation to keep secrets from Soul Masters, especially not from two teams about to engage in a Soul Battle. The Moro Team had already obtained information about the Nine Star Team at the beginning of the battle, including their Martial Soul, Soul Power Level, and Soul Ring Combinations. As for Soul Skills, that could only be determined by the Soul Masters' own observation and testing. The Soul Arena has many affairs to attend to and does not have the manpower or time to do such meticulous work. Secondly, they were also worried that if they made a mistake, it would bring annihilation to the team, and they would become the scapegoats.

Looking at the best soul ring combinations on the opposing team, Moro's eyes were filled with apprehension. To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that none of the opponents had a soul power level higher than his, Moro would have even considered forfeiting and admitting defeat.

"superior!"

After his team's support-type Soul Master unleashed their support Soul Skill, Moro charged forward. The contrast between the two teams' Soul Ring combinations was striking, and he could clearly feel the decline in his team's morale. As the captain, he had to find a way to suppress the opposing team in order to boost the morale of his teammates.

His soul power was the highest in the entire arena, and his soul ring setup was the same as his opponent's. In a one-on-one fight, no one should be able to stop him.

With his martial spirit possessed, Moro looked like a golden lion from afar, pouncing and charging forward with a menacing aura.

On the Nine Stars team's side, Zilong charged towards Moro, their fists clashing. Zilong staggered backward.

Moro was overjoyed. He hadn't even felt any reaction force during their clash. It seemed his opponent was of noble birth, relying on his family's influence to obtain the best spirit ring configuration. However, he was used to a life of luxury, and his combat ability was far inferior to Moro's, who had been fighting in the spirit arena for over a decade.

(End of this chapter)