When Tang San arrived at the training ground, Flender, Zhao Wuji, and Ye Fan, along with the other seven, were already there, ready for class.
Seeing Tang San, Flender waved him over.
"For now, you'll train with them. The same rule applies," Flender said.
"Although you're not an official student, you still need to pay tuition."
"Considering your financial situation, it'll be nine Gold Soul Coins per week, with an annual interest rate of ten percent."
Tang San was taken aback, inwardly cursing what a profiteer.
"Alright, stand with them,"
"Today's lesson is also simple,"
"We'll do endurance training in the morning, improve your condition in the afternoon, and go to the Soto Great Soul Arena for soul battles in the evening."
"Everyone must participate, including Oscar and Ning Rongrong,"
"You can freely form teams for two-person soul battles."
"Teacher Zhao, I'll leave the rest to you."
Zhao Wuji nodded. His Soul Skill, Gravity Enhancement, immediately landed on the eight people, increasing the pressure on them.
"Go, now run around the village for me,"
Xiao Wu asked unwillingly, "How long do we have to run?"
Zhao Wuji spoke lightly, "Always."
"Ah!"
"What 'ah'? Oscar, lead the way."
Finally, everyone dragged their weary bodies until noon.
Tang San took the initiative to ask Zhao Wuji, "Teacher Zhao, can you give me another chance?"
"Give me another chance to join Shrek Academy."
Zhao Wuji glanced at Tang San and pondered for a moment, "Alright,"
"Then I'll give you another chance,"
"Tonight's soul battle at the Soto Great Soul Arena,"
"If you can win, I'll agree to let you join Shrek Academy."
After Tang San learned of this, he immediately told Yu Xiaogang.
"Win in a soul battle at the Soto Great Soul Arena?"
Yu Xiaogang laughed, "This kind of thing is just a piece of cake."
[Yu Xiaogang decided to personally guide the battle, which would allow Tang San's win rate to be raised to the highest.]
Ye Fan saw this piece of the plot content, his little hand trembled, and the modification was complete.
This could be considered an opportunity for Invincible Master to show off.
Time quickly advanced to the evening. Night fell.
The Soto Great Soul Arena was repeating its nightly hustle and bustle.
The bustling crowd began to gather here from all directions.
As the most traditional and most beloved form of entertainment, it welcomed numerous spectators every day.
The wealthy could indulge in ultimate enjoyment here, and even the commoners, who didn't have much money, could still watch Soul Master matches.
Because the Great Soul Arena had some special ticket packages for commoners, the prices were very low. So, as long as they could barely make ends meet, the common people were willing to come here to watch the Soul Master battles.
After all, just being able to see Soul Masters was enough to satisfy the vanity of most commoners.
Of course, because they had purchased the cheapest tickets, they could only watch some ordinary soul battle matches.
The truly exciting soul battles were definitely expensive.
Soto City also never lacked wealthy people who would spend a fortune.
In addition, the arena hosted a betting area, making the soul battles a place where the wealthy and nobles secretly competed.
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Soon, a group of people wearing various masks arrived here.
This group consisted of the seven students from Shrek Academy, along with the two academy leaders, Yu Xiaogang, and Tang San.
Everyone quickly completed their registration.
Oscar and Dai Mubai formed a team, and Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing formed another.
Xiao Wu, Ma Hongjun, and Ye Fan were all participating in individual soul battles.
Now, only Tang San hadn't completed his registration yet.
Because he hadn't registered,
Registration required ten Gold Soul Coins.
He didn't have a single one. Now, he was freeloading at Yu Xiaogang's Shrek Academy.
Yu Xiaogang was also back to his old habit, freeloading at Notting Academy, and continued freeloading here.
"Flender, can you lend me twenty Gold Soul Coins?"
Yu Xiaogang spoke to Flender.
Flender was stunned for a moment.
He did recall that these two were now penniless.
"I can understand lending ten Gold Soul Coins. Tang San needs ten Gold Soul Coins for registration. What are the other ten for?"
Yu Xiaogang slowly said,
"Naturally, I also need to register."
"Ah!"
The people from Shrek Academy were stunned for a moment.
Flender stared at Yu Xiaogang with wide eyes. "You're registering too?"
"What, are you going to participate in the soul battle?"
Yu Xiaogang nodded. "I've decided to go on stage and form a duo with Tang San to participate in the two-person soul battle."
"Since Zhao Wuji said that Tang San had to win to be eligible to join Shrek Academy, I naturally have to help my disciple."
The reason Yu Xiaogang was going on stage was because Ye Fan had changed the plan from guiding to participating. [Yu Xiaogang decided to fight on stage himself, which would maximize Tang San's chances of winning.]
"Even at my worst, I'm still a Soul Grand Master with twenty-nine levels of Soul Power. At the same level, I basically have no rivals."
Flender hesitated for a moment. "Are you sure?"
Yu Xiaogang nodded.
Flender gave Yu Xiaogang twenty Gold Soul Coins. "Same deal, ten percent annual interest."
"No need,"
Yu Xiaogang said calmly, "We're guaranteed to win this one. We'll get twenty Gold Soul Coins after we fight, and I'll pay you back then."
The two of them quickly went forward to register.
Tang San's code name was Hammer-Grass Unrivaled, Yu Xiaogang's code name was Invincible Master.
Their duo was called Three Hits Win, because they were both only capable of three farts' worth of effort.
Meanwhile, Ye Fan changed his code name again. The system said that some unseen force compelled him to change it, so he changed it to Crazy Dave. Ye Fan just went ahead and did it.
Among the crowd, some were participating in one-on-one matches, while others were in two-on-two battles.
Flender led the team participating in the one-on-one matches, while Zhao Wuji led the two-on-two team and also wanted to see how Tang San and Yu Xiaogang would win.
Today happened to be the weekend for ordinary people, so the number of spectators in the arena was exceptionally high.
These smaller arenas were mostly filled with commoners, who were already excited by the first soul battles, with cheers rising and falling.
Yu Xiaogang and Tang San finally stepped onto the stage.
The two of them naturally weren't well-known.
When they walked onto the stage as announced by the host, they didn't receive much applause.
"Let us welcome the opponents of Three Hits Win, the Ironblood Duo, who have already won four consecutive matches in the two-on-two soul battles!"
"With their formidable strength, they achieved unprecedented success in the Soul Grand Master level matches."
"If they can defeat their opponents today, Three Hits Win, they will complete a five-match winning streak."
"Perhaps, the next time they appear at the Soto Great Soul Arena, they will enter the central arena. That is a great honor for soul fighters."
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