A truly spectacular spirit fight is definitely expensive.
And Soto City has never lacked wealthy individuals willing to spend lavishly.
Add to that the betting venues hosted by the Grand Spirit Fighting Arena.
This spirit fight is also where the wealthy and nobles secretly compete with each other.
The time for the Grand Spirit Fighting Arena's regular spirit fights is approaching.
Soon, the one-on-one and two-on-two outer spirit fights will begin.
After these two spirit fights conclude, the most exciting team battles will begin.
Just then, a team of nine caught the attention of the crowd preparing to enter the Grand Spirit Fighting Arena.
Because, among these nine individuals...
Seven of them wore the same mask.
These seven individuals were none other than the seven students from Shrek Academy.
As well as Dean Flanders and Vice Dean Zhao Wuji.
As soon as Shrek and his group appeared, they were instantly met with a barrage of glances.
It was simply because the masks they wore were so conspicuous.
As they weaved through the crowd, they gave off a rather ostentatious vibe.
"What kind of power is this? I've never seen them before!"
Passersby were buzzing with discussion, and one person, curious, whispered to the person next to him.
"I don't know. Seeing as they're wearing masks, they probably don't want others to know their true identities."
"If my guess is correct, then they must be quite powerful, and their fighting spirits might be quite exciting!"
The other person nodded thoughtfully, saying,
"Why don't we just follow them today? Whichever branch fighting spirit arena they're heading to, we'll buy tickets for that branch, how about that?"
"Okay, I've been waiting for you to say that!"
"Let's go!"
Conversations like these continued to unfold around them.
Soon, the Soto Grand Fighting Spirit Arena opened.
This time, they arrived at the thirteenth branch fighting spirit arena.
As planned, everyone registered using their Iron Fighting Spirit Badges.
Because they were participating in both one-on-one and two-on-two fighting spirits,
Flanders had them explain their intention to participate in both divisions when registering.
Gu Xian, Xiao Wu, Ma Hongjun, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dai Mubai were the first to sign up for a one-on-one soul duel.
Oscar and Ning Rongrong were support-type soul masters.
Naturally, they couldn't participate in a one-on-one soul duel.
In addition, Gu Xian, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing,
as well as Oscar and Ma Hongjun,
all signed up for a two-on-two soul duel.
As for Dai Mubai, since Tang San hadn't found him yet,
he couldn't sign up for a two-on-two either.
Next, the staff arranged their soul duels to coincide with each other,
so that the two soul duels wouldn't overlap.
At the same time, everyone changed the names on their iron soul badges.
They hid their real names and used only the Shrek codename.
Today was the weekend for ordinary people, so the Grand Soul Fighting Arena was particularly crowded with spectators.
The sub-soul fighting arenas were mostly populated by ordinary civilians.
Flanders and Zhao Wuji followed them into the one-on-one soul fighting area.
They sat on the viewing platform, alongside the crowd of spectators.
The first soul fighting match was between a Shrek student.
It was none other than "Shrek Number Five," Ma Hongjun.
His opponent was a beautiful young woman.
She was also a Great Soul Master in her twenties.
Because Ma Hongjun was Flanders's disciple,
this soul fighting match immediately caught Flanders' attention.
However, the outcome of this soul fighting match disappointed Flanders greatly.
Ma Hongjun had indeed had the advantage at the start of the fight.
But when he was in a position to end the soul fighting match, he instead flirted with his opponent with a lewd expression.
The latter, enraged, instead knocked Ma Hongjun off the Soul Fighting Arena.
Flander's face flushed with anger at Ma Hongjun's outrageous behavior.
This not only meant he had lost his first Soul Fighting match.
It also meant the entire Shrek team hadn't gotten off to a winning start.Such a result was clearly unacceptable to Flander.
He had already made up his mind.
Starting tomorrow, he would give Ma Hongjun extra training.
Letting him vent his frustrations in Soto City was already quite lenient.
Who would have thought this kid would actually start teasing the opposing female Soul Master on the Soul Fighting Arena?
It was simply outrageous!
Ma Hongjun returned to the lounge dejected.
Five minutes later, the second Soul Fighting Match began.
By this time, the audience was already excited by the first Soul Fight.
Cheers rose one after another.
"Welcome back, everyone!"
Just then, the host's familiar voice rang out again.
"I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting."
"Now, the Soul Fight continues!"
"Let's welcome the next Soul Fighter with a warm round of applause!"
"The Soul Master codenamed 'Shrek One'!"
As soon as the host finished speaking, the audience erupted in applause.
"See? I told you they're definitely in the same group."
"Isn't this guy here to cause trouble too?"
"You know what? I think they're wearing masks."
"They're just afraid they'll be recognized if they act too much in the Soto Arena."
"That's right! If they get recognized, I'll be humiliated!"
"I think they might have been hired specifically by the Soto Arena to create a show."
"It's a big deal, so as long as people are watching, that's all that matters, right?"
"If you ask me..."
The audience immediately erupted in discussion.
The audience laughed uncontrollably.
They had seen Ma Hongjun's brazen antics clearly.
The Arena is full of dangers.
He even dared to tease a female spirit master.
He got killed, didn't he?
Ninety percent of the crowd was now commenting on Gu Xian, their faces filled with teasing and joking.
They clearly believed that Gu Xian was not much different from Ma Hongjun.
Under everyone's gaze, Gu Xian slowly walked onto the Soul Fighting Arena.
Seeing the heated atmosphere, the host smiled.
"Now, let's welcome his opponent!"
"The Soul Master codenamed 'Blue Cat'."
"Both of them are Soul Masters with Soul Power exceeding Level 30."
"Let's wait and see what the outcome will be!"
Soon, amidst enthusiastic cheers and applause, the Soul Master codenamed 'Blue Cat' stepped onto the Soul Fighting Arena.
"A woman?"
Upon seeing his opponent, Gu Xian was immediately puzzled.
A slender woman stood not far in front of him.
She also had a very pretty face, looking only about eighteen or nineteen.
Her short blue hair was striking.
Her eyes were sharp, and she was now sizing Gu Xian up and down.
Her codename was "Blue Cat."
Gu Xian suspected her martial spirit was probably a beast spirit related to cats.
As for what kind of cat it was, that was unknown.
And her every move and gesture truly had a touch of the blue cat's charm.
"Shrek One?"
The blue cat girl studied Gu Xian, her dark eyebrows furrowing slightly.
As the second soul master to take the stage for the soul battle, she had been staying not far from the stage.
(End of this chapter)