As you pass through the long, dark corridor, the light suddenly becomes bright.

On a circular platform about 20 meters in diameter, a middle-aged man dressed in the uniform of the Martial Arts Arena was smiling and dutifully hosting and explaining the martial arts battles to the few spectators in Arena No. 9.

"Having watched the previous spectacular match, let's now welcome the two contestants to the stage for the next round!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a yellow hundred-year soul ring rose up beneath the middle-aged man's feet, and two beams of colorful light appeared on Qian Yuelong and the woman with a single ponytail, who were walking out from the left and right entrance passages respectively.

Wow, it's a human-shaped mobile lighting fixture!

Isn't this cheaper than spending faith points to buy those special effect parts from the system store?

Qian Yuelong's eyes lit up.

886, who seems to understand the host's thoughts: 【...Wake up! This just makes your divine status look cheap, requiring artificial lighting. The outfit comes with its own effects, how impressive!】

Yes, that makes sense.

Qian Yuelong withdrew her gaze and stepped onto the Soul Battle Platform amidst several other surprised gazes.

The three audience members sitting lazily in the stands were stunned when they saw Qian Yuelong step onto the stage. Their first thought was, "How can such a young girl be here?" But none of them thought that Qian Yuelong was overestimating herself.

Those who have the leisure to watch the battle at this time are all Soul Masters participating in the Soul Battle Arena. They just need to rest for two or three days before they can continue to fight because they fought too hard the day before. But since they have nothing else to do, and the more exciting team Soul Battle will not start until the afternoon, before noon there will be single and double Soul Battles. So they randomly choose a Soul Battle Arena to watch and pass the time.

The middle-aged man looked at the two men who had stood in place and announced loudly, "Both sides, you may release your martial spirits!"

The release of the martial spirit is also the introduction segment.

Qian Yuelong, who was new to the place, was not quite familiar with the "battle etiquette" in actual combat. After the middle-aged man in charge finished speaking, she looked at the woman with a single ponytail opposite her.

Golden arcs of electricity flashed in the eyes of the woman with the single ponytail, three yellow halos rose from her feet, and a yellow spider phantom materialized behind her.

It has six blue spider legs covered with fine hairs. The four thicker legs support its body, while the smaller ones are below its head. A ring of blue-purple hairs grows around its head. Six dark compound eyes stare at its prey, and the purple lightning-like patterns on its back and abdomen shimmer with a faint light.

"He Lan Shu, Level 34 Control-type Battle Soul Master, please enlighten me!"

It's a Wind and Thunder Spider!

Upon recognizing her opponent's martial soul, Qian Yuelong's face grew solemn. She circulated her soul power, and a sudden gust of wind, mixed with specks of golden mist, swirled around her. As she raised her hand, a thick golden light bloomed in her palm, layer upon layer, with the tips of the petals, each ending in a holly-green hue like a bird's eye, trembling slightly. The golden petals bloomed in an orderly fashion, resembling a thousand-petaled lotus. The Floating World Golden Lotus, with its purple-gold light flowing from the center of the lotus platform, appeared along with two purple halos rising from beneath Qian Yuelong's feet.

"Yue Long, a level 27 control-type Soul Master, please give me your guidance."

Just like when she registered at the Martial Arts Arena yesterday, Qian Yuelong deliberately omitted her surname and only filled in Yuelong.

Although there are many people with the surname "Qian" on the mainland, this surname is shrouded in a layer of mystery because of the existence of Qian Daoliu. As long as you have the surname "Qian", you will subconsciously associate it with the thinking effect of Qian Daoliu.

Even if everyone in the Spirit Arena becomes a member of the Spirit Hall in the future, we cannot be completely at ease.

To be on the safe side, Qian Yuelong simply omitted her surname.

However, even though the name issue was resolved, her soul power level and soul ring configuration could only be revealed in a high-profile manner.

Upon seeing Qian Yuelong's first ring of a thousand years and hearing her mention her soul power level, the three audience members, the host, and Helan Shu, who were only surprised by Qian Yuelong's young age, all had their expressions change abruptly.

"Two millennium spirit rings!"

A slightly hoarse voice came from Helan Shu's mouth.

That was due to extreme shock.

Even those of humble origins and with limited knowledge knew how illogical it was that the first ring of a thousand years, the second ring of a thousand years, and Qian Yuelong's appearance and age were all so unusual.

It's absolutely terrifying to think about!

"What kind of martial soul is this? A mutated Thousand-Petal Lotus? When did such a monstrous genius appear on the continent?" One of the audience members murmured as he looked at Qian Yuelong's calm and composed demeanor.

The middle-aged man, who was also stunned by Qian Yuelong's thousand-year soul ring, came to his senses, raised his right hand in a splitting motion, and shouted: "Both sides are ready, the match begins!"

The moment the last note faded, Helan Shu and Qian Yuelong, their eyes still filled with shock, set off together.

"Third Soul Skill, Electric Net!"

Golden lightning stretched into threads, and amidst the crackling of electricity, countless golden bolts intertwined into a net in the blink of an eye, shooting out almost close to the ground and expanding on the Soul Arena at a visible speed, occupying the ground area!

As a control-type Soul Master, one must seize the initiative on the field as soon as possible.

Qian Yuelong, who was a step behind Helan Shu, immediately changed her quick attack strategy. With a light tap of her feet, her petite figure leaped more than ten meters high. The Floating World Golden Lotus in her palm, which was originally only a few tens of centimeters in size, rapidly expanded in mid-air, and the first purple ring shone brightly.

"First Soul Skill, Azure Flame!"

A burst of azure flames erupted, enveloping the rich gold and draping the Floating World Golden Lotus in a cyan coat. The soft, harmless lotus petals trembled, shaking off several palm-sized azure-gold petals that ignited with blazing azure flames, like swiftly shot arrows. The sharp arrowheads grazed the golden electric wires spread out on the ground by Helan Shu, and the flames and lightning collided, like firecrackers played with by children during the New Year. The flames on the wires ignited wherever they passed, instantly causing a series of deafening explosions!

"Boom boom boom—!"

The buzzing continued, and the flames spread.

Standing like a spider on her own electric grid, Helan Shu's expression changed drastically as she watched the approaching explosion. She never expected that she had almost played with fire and gotten herself burned.

"Bang!"

As the explosion was about to reach her feet, Helan Shu cursed under her breath and channeled her soul power into her feet, leaping high off the battle platform to meet Qian Yuelong, who was already falling due to inertia.

The gazes of the two, one large and one small, collided in mid-air, both burning with fierce fighting spirit.

"Second Soul Skill, Electric Ball!"

"Azure Flame, Condense!"

Six fist-sized, crackling golden electric balls shot out from in front of Helan Shu. Qian Yuelong flipped her wrist, and the illusory azure flames, infused with spiritual power and mental energy, solidified in her hand, stretching into a rod shape. She slammed it towards the oncoming electric balls. The lotus body, which had expanded to nearly a meter wide, had transformed into the ribs of an umbrella. Qian Yuelong tucked her legs in and curled up behind the umbrella ribs. Just as the electric balls were about to collide with the umbrella ribs of the Floating World Golden Lotus, a blue light barrier suddenly opened.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

—A side note—

It'll be available tomorrow! The first update will drop at 12:30 PM. Let's hope for some first-day pre-orders tomorrow! *kiss*