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"What's with Jack's expression?"
While the Tian Luo captain was still puzzled, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his lower back. Before he could react, his body was sent flying forward, colliding directly with the vice-captain.
From afar, Ye Wen watched the scene with a sense of admiration.
In his previous life, many had criticized Xiao Wu's soul skills as garbage, claiming they didn't match her martial soul. But under the premise of mastering self-created soul skills, her third soul skill—Teleportation—and her ten-thousand-year soul ring's Invincible Golden Body were truly remarkable.
At this moment, cheers erupted from the audience.
Xiao Wu's expression was filled with joy. She realized that ever since she no longer had to worry about hiding her identity, she was growing increasingly fond of basking in public admiration.
"This is the final move—Mitu Shockwave!" (Literal translation is 'Rice Rabbit Shockwave', doesn't sound the most imposing so I left it as 'Mitu')
With the joy of a victor on her face, Xiao Wu suddenly produced a pink rabbit-shaped object in her hand.
This was one of Xiao Wu's original self-created soul skills and also a testament to Tang San's jealousy of her talent in the manga world.
As the small rabbit was flung by Xiao Wu, it exploded violently, sending the awkwardly entangled Tian Luo captain and vice-captain flying off the stage.
"It's here! The winner of this match, without a doubt, is once again our powerful Medical Alliance Team. Let's give these young soul masters a round of applause!"
The commentator droned on with his usual spiel, but Ye Wen and the others weren't interested in lingering. Instead, they went to collect their gambling winnings.
Though Ye Wen and his team weren't short on money, and their odds had become quite low due to their fame, who would say no to more wealth?
After consecutive matches, the Medical Alliance Team's badge had advanced from the lowest Iron rank to the prestigious Gold rank. Similarly, their individual and duo rankings were nearing the next upgrade threshold.
Although the spirit arena ranked badges from lowest to highest as Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Purple-Gold, Sapphire, Ruby, and Diamond—an apparent correspondence to all soul master ranks except the weakest beginners—in reality, very few soul masters managed to obtain badges above Purple-Gold.
Firstly, there were strict promotion requirements: ten consecutive wins were needed to advance to the next rank, while losing a match would deduct points. With such a system, it typically took dozens of matches for a soul master to advance smoothly.
Even Dai Mubai, with his top-tier martial soul, had been beaten like a dog in Suotuo City, struggling to achieve the Silver rank. Ordinary people stood no chance.
Of course, occasionally there were nearly invincible teams like Ye Wen's or the Shrek Seven Monsters from the original work. In the absence of equally matched opponents, they could challenge higher-ranked teams, skipping not only spirit arena ranks but also soul master ranks, doubling the difficulty.
Additionally, most independent soul masters aimed to climb the ranks not for the ten gold-soul-coin reward per match but to showcase their value and attract recruitment offers.
After all, who among capable soul masters wanted to be gawked at like circus animals?
Generally, reaching the Silver rank would draw the attention of some factions, while achieving the Gold rank made one a highly sought-after recruit by major powers.
Once recruited by these influential organizations and earning their salaries, who would care about the meager earnings from spirit arena battles? They'd comfortably "lie flat" and avoid public displays.
Thus, out of the eight spirit arena ranks, very few reached the Gold rank, and Ye Wen's personal goal was only the Purple-Gold rank.
Beyond that, even in the core city of Tian Dou, there simply weren't opponents worthy of such challenges.
Ye Wen's training objectives had been achieved.
In his view, aside from Bai Zhi, his teammates were not just his family and wives but also invaluable allies for future god-level battles. Therefore, he chose this relatively calm period to maximize their teamwork synergy.
However, unfortunately, the level of Soul Ancestor teams in Tian Dou Imperial City disappointed Ye Wen.
Even when fighting across ranks, his team still crushed them like dogs.
Though part of it was due to their martial souls, Ye Wen hadn't shamelessly suppressed opponents with an overpowered martial soul like Tang Wu Lin did in Legend of the Dragon King. Yet the results were still this one-sided. It simply showed how reliant soul masters of this era were on their innate soul skills. Facing a group like Ye Wen's, who possessed abundant resources, numerous self-created soul skills, and even god-level techniques, was too much for them.
Thus, Ye Wen planned to take a break and wait until his entire team advanced to the Soul Ancestor rank before challenging Soul King-level teams. That should provide a bit more of a challenge.
After today's routine group training ended, Ye Wen and Huo Yu'er went off to shop together.
Meanwhile, Xiao Wu paired up with Ning Rongrong. One was short on funds, while the other had plenty of gold soul coins. Combined with Xiao Wu's potential and Ning Rongrong's desire for companionship, the two—one thoughtless, the other scheming—ended up sticking together.
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, being close friends, naturally spent time together. The three groups parted ways.
As for Bai Zhi, although her initial talent was decent and Ye Wen had improved her potential with some medicinal herbs, her age—over twenty—made it difficult for her to keep up with Ye Wen and the others. After the spirit arena battle, she returned to her own cultivation, fearing she might not handle the upcoming intensity of combat. Though she couldn't compare to Xiao Wu, Bai Zhi was gradually becoming addicted to the feeling of shining in the spotlight.
However, none of the seven noticed a figure quietly tailing them after they left the arena.
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"A group of monsters, truly. If they continue like this, you shouldn't have any doubts about the future I described," the Evil-Eyed Holy King said indifferently.
Zhu Zhuqing nodded in agreement.
Though young, her upbringing determined her perspective.
In Zhu Zhuqing's eyes, Ye Wen's team, which had dominated their peers, were all destined to become Title Douluos—a feat unimaginable even for the Star Luo Empire! Adding in the existing foundation of the Medical Alliance, their future might hold over ten Title-level fighters!
Even if Ye Wen and the others didn't ascend to godhood, Zhu Zhuqing believed that joining them could change both her fate and her family's destiny.
"So what are we waiting for? When dealing with such existences, subtleties are the last thing you want. Listen to me—go straight up, kneel down, express your desire to join and serve them, and let them do whatever they wish with you. As long as it changes your future, it'll be worth it.
Trust me, it'll definitely succeed~"
The Evil-Eyed Holy King coaxed her earnestly, resembling an experienced manipulative mentor.
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