The case of the missing elder of the Soto City Spirit Hall was still unfolding, and Flander, not wanting to create further trouble, strictly forbade Shrek Academy's teachers and students from going to Soto City.
This ban was excruciating for Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, but it had no impact on Lu Tianyu.
After two weeks of training according to his newly planned curriculum, Lu Tianyu found significant breakthroughs in his stamina, physical abilities, and the power of his spirit skills.
Therefore, he strictly adhered to his planned training for the next five weeks. Lu Tianyu's practice of doing nothing but training and sleeping caused considerable hardship for Dai Mubai and the other two.
Li Yusong frequently boasted about Lu Tianyu's efforts to Flander, Zhao Wuji, and Shao Xin. In fact, in the fourth week after Lu Tianyu revised his training,
his spirit power increased from level 32 to level 33. Lu Tianyu had only been studying at Shrek Academy for a total of three months.
His soul power increased from level 30 to level 33, largely thanks to the 3,000-year-old third soul ring Lu Tianyu absorbed.
However, none of Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, or Oscar experienced a breakthrough in soul power, which greatly angered Flander, Zhao Wuji, and Shao Xin. They
then forced Dai Mubai and the others to follow Lu Tianyu's example, imitating his training methods.
After a week of this intense training, Ma Hongjun, due to a flaw in his martial soul, went berserk and nearly burned down Zhao Wuji's residence.
Oscar and Dai Mubai also experienced fatigue and accumulated internal injuries, making Flander and Zhao Wuji realize that not everyone could sustain such high-intensity training for extended periods.
Thus, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar ended their dreaded week of grueling training.
Lu Tianyu, on the other hand, seemed completely oblivious to fatigue and boredom, without any accumulated internal injuries, and consistently underwent 14 hours of high-intensity training every day without fail.
Secretly, Dai Mubai and the others referred to Lu Tianyu as a humanoid soul beast, because they felt that Lu Tianyu had absolutely no interest in anything other than cultivation.
Flander also secretly wrote to Grandmaster to inquire about the situation, and Grandmaster replied that as long as Lu Tianyu's body was fine, everything would be alright.
Of course, Lu Tianyu's body was fine, which was why Zhao Wuji and Li Yusong cooperated with his cultivation, but Flander was genuinely afraid of turning Lu Tianyu into a cripple.
After the matter of the Soto Spirit Hall elder's disappearance was resolved, Flander informed Lu Tianyu to prepare to go to the Soto Grand Soul Arena to participate in Soul Master Battles.
The Grand Soul Arena was the best training ground for Soul Masters to improve their strength, where they could fight against all sorts of Soul Masters of similar strength.
If it weren't for the Spirit Hall's attempt to ambush him, Lu Tianyu would have already gone to the Soto Grand Soul Arena to participate in Soul Master Battles.
After receiving Flander's notification, Lu Tianyu did not go to Li Yusong and Zhao Wuji for cultivation as usual the next day.
After dressing neatly and getting ready for the evening, Lu Tianyu arrived at Shrek Academy's playground. Compared to six months ago, he didn't seem to have grown much taller.
Standing next to Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, he appeared slightly shorter than Ma Hongjun.
His long hair, reaching his lower back, was styled into a high ponytail, with a side-swept fringe across his forehead. His handsome, well-defined face always wore a warm smile and his eyes were slightly narrowed.
Although Lu Tianyu underwent intense physical training every day, his muscles weren't as muscular as Dai Mubai's.
Even through his clothes, Lu Tianyu seemed like a support-type Soul Master with a moderate build, not at all like a battle Soul Master with a powerful attack-type beast spirit.
However, both Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun felt a little intimidated when they saw Lu Tianyu.
This seemingly weak, always-smiling guy was what they called a humanoid Soul Beast.
Lu Tianyu was the last to arrive at the training ground. Flander gave Dai Mubai a look and said, "Alright, Mubai, Xiaoyu, Fatty, tonight your lesson is to go to the Soto Grand Arena to participate in a battle."
"It's Xiaoyu's first time going, Mubai, you should tell him about the Grand Arena. Also, besides participating in one-on-one battles, you two will participate in a two-on-two battle."
"Yes, Dean (Teacher)."
Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Lu Tianyu answered simultaneously. Flander nodded and said, "Let
's go." As they walked out of Shrek Academy's gate, Dai Mubai approached Lu Tianyu, put his hand on Lu Tianyu's shoulder, and said, "Xiaoyu, let me tell you about the Soto Grand Arena."
Lu Tianyu probably knew more about the Grand Arena than Dai Mubai, but Lu Tianyu didn't show any impatience, still listening to Dai Mubai with a warm smile on his face.
Passing through the forest where he had killed Chadley, Lu Tianyu glanced at the battle scars and noticed that wild grass, about a foot tall, had already grown over them.
He pursed his lips and followed Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun towards Soto City. By the time the three arrived at the Soto Grand Arena, it was completely dark.
However, this was the official opening time for the Grand Arena. Lu Tianyu followed Dai Mubai to the registration desk to register as an Iron Soul Fighter.
After receiving his Iron Soul Fighter badge, he went to the one-on-one registration window to register for the dueling battles.
Lu Tianyu had originally intended to register for the two-on-two dueling battles as well, but Dai Mubai suggested that they wait until both had finished their one-on-one duels before assessing whether to register for the two-on-two.
Although dueling battles in the Grand Arena had a lower mortality rate, injuries were still inevitable.
After listening to Dai Mubai's advice, Lu Tianyu didn't insist. After watching two one-on-one duels between Great Soul Masters, he finally heard his own dueling information.
"Please proceed to the Ninth Arena, Iron Soul Master Lu Tianyu.
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Hearing his name announced over the loudspeaker, Lu Tianyu's heart skipped a beat. Sitting beside him, Dai Mubai said, "Come with me, Xiaoyu. We can go directly to the Ninth Arena through the Soul Master Passage."
To be honest, Lu Tianyu was unaware that the Great Soul Arena had such a passageway that allowed for rapid travel between the various arenas.
Dai Mubai, seemingly sensing Lu Tianyu's confusion, explained, "This passageway is specifically built for Soul Masters participating in Soul Battles. After registering, a Soul Master may not immediately be able to participate."
"Therefore, most Soul Masters choose to watch Soul Battles that interest them, and the passageway allows Soul Masters to quickly travel between the various arenas."
As he spoke, Dai Mubai and Lu Tianyu arrived at the Ninth Arena of the Soto Great Soul Arena, but the layout of the arena was no different from the Third Arena they had just visited.
Each is a circular fighting arena of about 300 square meters. The fighting arena is lower than the surrounding viewing platforms, so that people sitting on the viewing platforms can see clearly what is happening on the arena.
Lu Tianyu presented his Iron Soul Badge, and after the staff of the Great Soul Arena confirmed it was genuine, he proceeded to the entrance of the Soul Arena.
Flying on the Soul Arena was a beautiful woman in her twenties with a pair of white wings on her back.
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"Welcome everyone to the fourth one-on-one Soul Battle in the Ninth Arena. This battle will be hosted by me, Xiaomei."
After each Soul Battle in every arena, people come and go, so the hosts must introduce themselves before each battle begins.
After her introduction, Xiaomei continued, "First up is Wu Weiyue, the Iron Soul Master who has won ninety-eight battles in the Grand Arena, a level thirty-eight Power Attack Type Weapon Soul Master, Martial Soul: Octagonal Steel Hammer."
A beam of light shone from the entrance to the Soul Battle arena opposite Lu Tianyu, revealing a burly figure, at least two meters tall, with bulging muscles.
He carried an octagonal steel hammer, about the size of a washbasin and with a handle about seventy-five centimeters long, on his shoulder. Each step he took produced a heavy thud.
"Waaaaah! Go, Wu Dachui!" "
End the battle within five hammer blows, Wu Dachui!"
"We've finally waited for your battle spirit! We'll always support you!"
The audience sitting on the viewing platform roared loudly as soon as they saw Wu Weiyue. After all, he was about to advance to the Bronze Battle Spirit level.
Coupled with his burly and powerful physique, his domineering martial spirit was bound to be very popular.
Xiaomei talked for a long time about Wu Weiyue's achievements, stirring up the emotions of the audience, before saying, "Next up is Lu Tianyu, the Iron Battle Spirit who is participating in the battle spirit for the first time."
"A level 33 Power Attack type Battle Spirit Master, whose martial spirit is a relatively rare Body Beast Martial Spirit. Let me invite Soul Master Lu Tianyu to the stage."
Looking at Lu Tianyu's height of about 1.5 meters, his physique was not as burly as other Power Attack type Soul Masters and Beast Soul Masters. He also had a warm smile on his face and squinted eyes, looking like a naive child who did not know the dangers of the world.
A chorus of boos erupted from the viewing platform. Lu Tianyu stopped thirty meters away from Wu Weiyue on the Soul Arena.
His attention remained fixed on Wu Weiyue, completely ignoring the mocking and sarcastic remarks around him. When Wu Weiyue looked into Lu Tianyu's narrowed eyes, he instinctively sensed a threat.
However, he couldn't see anything that could threaten him; his soul power was a full five levels higher.
Moreover, his martial soul was an octagonal steel hammer, renowned for its offensive power; even defensive soul masters of the same level wouldn't dare to clash head-on with him.
Xiaomei habitually explained the rules of the Soul Arena, then loudly announced, "Now I declare the fourth match of the ninth arena, a one-on-one Soul Battle, to begin!" As
soon as Xiaomei finished speaking, Wu Weiyue activated his soul power, and three soul rings—one white, one yellow, and one purple—emerged from the octagonal steel hammer in his hand.
A powerful aura surged from him, then pressed down on Lu Tianyu, who stood thirty meters in front of him.
Lu Tianyu let out a soft hum and activated his soul power. Three soul rings—one yellow and two purple—slowly emerged from above his head, accompanied by a two-meter-tall humanoid phantom.
"Two thousand-year soul rings? How is that possible?"
"It's a lie..."
The crowd on the viewing platform was utterly incredulous upon seeing Lu Tianyu's soul ring configuration.
Most soul masters' first soul ring was a white, ten-year soul ring, followed by a hundred-year yellow soul ring as their second. Some even had a yellow, hundred-year soul ring as their third.
A soul ring configuration like Wu Weiyue's—one white, one yellow, and one purple—was quite common, but Lu Tianyu's configuration of one yellow and two purple soul rings was truly terrifying.
When Lu Tianyu summoned his martial soul, an aura even more powerful than Wu Weiyue's surged forth.
It not only shattered Wu Weiyue's released aura but also suppressed him.
Lu Tianyu's martial soul characteristics are completely different from other beast martial souls. Other martial souls, after absorbing a soul ring, will focus on strengthening a specific attribute or characteristic, giving rise to a soul skill.
However, Lu Tianyu's original martial soul is different; after absorbing a soul ring, it enhances all attributes of the martial soul.
The so-called soul skill is merely the integration of Lu Tianyu's memories of physical techniques, allowing him to choose which physical technique to cultivate.
This characteristic means that once Lu Tianyu performs martial soul possession, all the attributes of the martial soul will be attached to him.
In other words, Lu Tianyu's current state is like another soul master using their third soul skill, while Wu Weiyue, having just activated his soul power but not yet used a soul skill, is naturally suppressed by Lu Tianyu.
Feeling the oppressive force emanating from Lu Tianyu, Wu Weiyue's eyes flashed with horror before he shouted, "Second Soul Skill - Mountain-Shattering Hammer!"
He simultaneously channeled his soul power to unleash his second soul skill, while rapidly closing the distance with his long legs. Power-attack type soul masters are mostly adept at close-quarters combat, so Wu Weiyue needed to get as close to Lu Tianyu as possible.
Upon seeing Wu Weiyue's actions, Lu Tianyu's lips curled into a slight smile. He thought to himself, "This is a sure thing against a big, clumsy guy who only knows close combat.
" "Storm Kick - Decapitation Axe! "
When Wu Weiyue was still fifteen meters away from Lu Tianyu, Lu Tianyu suddenly kicked out with his right foot.
Five thousand five hundred units of force were compressed into Lu Tianyu's right toe, the immense power forcing the air to the ground where his toe touched, forming a blade of energy.
"Whoosh!"
A bright cyan blade of energy, three meters long and resembling a decapitation axe used to execute condemned prisoners, slashed diagonally towards Wu Weiyue with a piercing gust of wind.
The power of using the Tempest Kick while standing on the ground is at least 30% greater than using it while airborne with Moon Step. Wu Weiyue instinctively sensed danger as the rapidly flying energy blade hurtled towards him. Just as
the bright cyan energy blade was about to touch him, Wu Weiyue suddenly swung his octagonal steel hammer.
"Boom!"
A shockwave suddenly spread out from where the bright cyan energy blade and the octagonal steel hammer collided, shaking Xiaomei, who was flying in the air, so much so that she almost fell off the plane.
"Such powerful force! Lu Tianyu's Soul Master's Soul Skill is actually evenly matched with Wu Weiyue's Soul Master's second Soul Skill..."
Wu Weiyue ignored Xiaomei's explanation above him; at this moment, he still felt a tingling numbness in his right arm.
(End of Chapter)