"Alright, alright, everyone quiet down. The Lava Arena still needs an hour to fully solidify. Now, it's registration time. Soul Masters, Great Soul Masters, no matter your soul power level, no matter your age."
"As long as you meet the standards for Soul Masters and Great Soul Masters, you can register here."
Lin Yan clapped his hands at the crowd. At the same time, two sexy beauties emerged from the tent carrying a wooden box, setting up small stalls in front of the arena.
Two wooden signs stood before the arena, displaying:
[Soul Master Level Registration Fee: 10 Gold Soul Coins]
[Great Soul Master Level Registration Fee: 100 Gold Soul Coins]
Before anyone could react, Lin Yan took out a large sign from his soul tool and placed it in front of him. It was divided into two areas, each with sixteen blank squares, presumably for recording the names of Soul Masters.
Looking at the sign and the registration fees, Wang Qi vaguely guessed Lin Yan's identity.
The Great Soul Arena, a force specifically providing combat and soul-fighting opportunities for Soul Masters.
Wang Qi glanced at Lin Yan, then at the onlookers, put the food back into his soul tool, and took out ten gold soul coins, tossing them into the wooden box.
"Ten gold soul coins for a chance to get a Golden Flame Fruit, this is a worthwhile deal."
Wang Qi's words were like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, immediately sparking discussion among the crowd.
Indeed, ten gold soul coins, a hundred gold soul coins for a chance to get a Golden Flame Fruit—wasn't such a deal worthwhile?
As for Lin Yan breaking his promise and not giving the Golden Flame Fruit after winning? Doesn't he know where he is? Blazing Fire City.
"Hello sir, may I ask your code name?"
"Third Generation Vermilion Bird."
Wang Qi's code name made Lin Yan pause, glancing at Wang Qi up and down as if trying to find something fishy.
Using Vermilion Bird as a code name might be used occasionally, but adding a code name before Vermilion Bird carries a different meaning.
The Great Soul Arena was built upon the foundation of five major Title Douluo families, each with a code name: Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, and Qilin.
The generational naming system held significant meaning.
The first generation was reserved for the most talented member of the family, destined to become the family head or elder.
The second generation consisted of those with average talent but willing to contribute to the family.
As for the third generation? The third generation consisted of those who had broken away from the family, their bloodline inheritance severed.
Wang Qi's purpose in revealing his identity was simple: he needed a stepping stone, one that would undoubtedly attract Lin Yan's attention.
As time passed, registration at the arena became increasingly bustling. Not only commoner Soul Masters participated, but also the Blazing Fire City Guard and students from Blazing Fire Academy.
In just one hour, nearly seventy people registered for the Soul Masters, while the number of Great Soul Masters was slightly less, but still close to forty, including Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu.
"There are more people than I expected. Okay, to make things easier for the ranking matches, I'll ask one last time: if anyone wants to withdraw, I can refund the registration fee."
"Good, as expected of Blazing Fire City, a city with a thousand-year history. Since no one has chosen to withdraw, let's begin the first round of selections."
"Soul Power Pressure. I will now release Soul Power Pressure on both the Soul Master group and the Great Soul Master group. Anyone affected by the Soul Power Pressure will be disqualified from the competition."
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"Until only sixteen remain, they will enter the second round of ranking matches. In the second round, Soul Masters will duel in pairs, and the final winners will advance to the third round, where my son will compete in a Soul Battle."
"If you win, the Golden Flame Fruit will be yours."
With that, Lin Yan pointed towards the Soul Master group, instantly releasing his Soul Power pressure. Without any warning, this Soul Power pressure appeared almost instantly.
Some unprepared Soul Masters were immediately pressed to the ground, looking extremely disheveled. Staff members went up to the stage and took away these eliminated Soul Masters, cursing and complaining about the unfairness. Soul
Power pressure is a very direct and comprehensive method of testing a Soul Master's strength.
Controlling Soul Power pressure is extremely difficult; it requires deducting two or even three major levels to stably release it.
Soul Power pressure comprehensively suppresses a series of data, including the body, physical strength, Soul Power, and willpower. It can be said that the higher the aptitude, the stronger the combat power, and the more resolute the willpower, the stronger the Soul Power pressure one can withstand.
There is almost no room for cheating, making it a relatively fair system.
The soul power pressure reached levels twelve, thirteen, and fourteen.
At this moment, Wang Qi felt the pressure; his blood seemed to be blocked in his chest, and his breathing became labored.
"This soul power pressure is really effective at dealing with weaklings. Even with my physical attributes and strength, without releasing my martial soul or having it attached to me, I'm already feeling strained,"
Wang Qi thought to himself. As the pressure intensified, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. He glanced at the surrounding crowd; thirty-one people remained.
Fifteen of them hadn't released their martial souls yet, their expressions quite calm. These fifteen were at least level seventeen, eighteen, or even nineteen soul masters.
"As expected of the Golden Flame Fruit, it attracted so many high-level soul masters at once. Impressive, impressive."
The soul power pressure increased again, reaching level sixteen, exceeding Wang Qi's level fourteen soul power limit by two levels. At this point, Wang Qi had no choice but to release his martial soul to resist the pressure.
Releasing his Fiery Human Body martial soul, Wang Qi immediately felt the pressure lessen dramatically, as if the previous fatigue had never occurred.
At this moment, nineteen Soul Masters remained on the field. Besides Wang Qi, who wasn't from Blazing Fire City, there were ten guards, three students from Blazing Fire Academy, and five local commoner Soul Masters from Blazing Fire City.
"Level sixteen! Those five commoner Soul Masters from Blazing Fire City and the three academy Soul Masters are starting to falter."
"The increasing Soul Power pressure won't be a sudden, step-like increase; it should be a gradual rise."
Just as Wang Qi had predicted, the Soul Power pressure increased little by little, and gradually some Soul Masters couldn't hold on and collapsed.
The number of Soul Masters also slowly decreased: eighteen, seventeen, sixteen!
The first round of selection for the Soul Master group concluded perfectly.
Ten guards, two students from Blazing Fire Academy, three commoner Soul Masters, and Wang Qi.
Giving those who passed the first round of selection some recovery time, the same Soul Power pressure was applied to the senior Soul Master group again.
To Wang Qi's surprise, Huo Wu, who would later become the vice-captain of Blazing Fire Academy, failed the Soul Power pressure test.
Seeing Huo Wu's red eyes from being eliminated, forcing herself not to cry, Wang Qi wondered if he would burst into tears if he punched her right now.
After all, people with such strong personalities are most likely to make things difficult for themselves.
(End of Chapter)