After visiting the Martial Arts Arena, Yue Guan led Qian Yuelong to a hotel on the south side of the town.
The owner of this hotel is also affiliated with the Spirit Hall, so it's considered his own property.
After completing Qian Yuelong's check-in procedures, Yue Guan handed her the room key and instructed her:
"From today onwards, your training goal is to achieve the following: regardless of your soul power level, I only require you to win. You need to achieve 30 individual victories, 50 duo victories, and for the team... let's set it at 20 victories."
Soul Masters grow the fastest in actual combat.
"When you reach level 30, send someone to tell me that I have already selected a suitable spirit beast for your third spirit ring. I will then take you to hunt it."
Qian Yuelong nodded: "Okay, teacher, please be careful on your way."
Yue Guan nodded, stepping into the fading red sunlight streaming in from outside the door. His shadow flashed, and he disappeared into the twilight.
After seeing her teacher off, Qian Yuelong turned and walked towards her room.
After the room key was activated, a spacious and bright room came into view. The room was about 60 square meters in size, with a soft sofa, a long wooden table, a cabinet, a separate bathroom, and a standard 1.8-meter-long bed. It could be considered a small home, with everything one would need.
"Not bad." Qian Yuelong nodded in satisfaction, turned around, looked out the slightly ajar window, and called out, "Come out, you should all be here, right?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the wooden window creaked open, enveloped by a powerful surge of soul energy, and swung wide open.
Two dark figures suddenly darted in from outside, landing behind Qian Yuelong. They knelt on one knee, bowed their heads, and clasped their hands in greeting: "Greetings, Holy Maiden!"
Qian Yuelong tucked her silver-white hair, which had been ruffled by the strong wind, behind her ear, looked at the two people dressed in black, and asked, "What are your names?"
"This subordinate is Fang Yi, a level 84 offensive-type Soul Douluo." A muffled male voice came from under the black mask.
"Your subordinate is Yun Yi, a level 85 agility-based Soul Douluo." The second voice was a cold and sharp female voice.
Qian Yuelong slightly curled her fingers and placed them to her lips, pretending to ponder, and said, "I remember, Grandpa also sent four Palace Guard Knights to accompany us and protect us in secret, right?"
"Yes, Holy Maiden, all four guardian knights are Soul Saints, and they are waiting in the shadows," Fang Yi said respectfully.
Qian Yuelong nodded and got down to business: "As you know, my main purpose in coming to Luger Town this time is to train myself. Although your task is to protect me from harm except in the Martial Soul Arena, I hope that you will not take action without my order and unless I am in a life-or-death situation."
this...
Yunyi and Fangyi turned their heads and looked at each other, seeing the same troubled expression in each other's eyes.
If anything were to happen to the Holy Maiden, both of them would be punished for failing to protect her!
Seeing their hesitation, Qian Yuelong added, "You don't need to worry. If Grandpa and the teacher ask, I will take full responsibility."
The two were silent for a few seconds, then lowered their heads.
"yes."
After giving a few more instructions, Qian Yuelong dismissed them, checked the room to make sure there were no safety hazards, and then sat down on the soft sofa to meditate, circulate the Heavenly Evolution Technique, and activate her soul power to enter a state of cultivation, waiting for the arrival of tomorrow.
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As dawn broke, the staff of the Martial Arts Arena yawned and opened the heavy doors.
The morning air was still damp, carrying the chill of the night.
"Excuse me, for a one-on-one Soul Battle, can I just report it at the service desk?"
A crisp sound suddenly came from behind.
The drowsiness in the staff member's eyes vanished instantly, replaced by sharpness and surprise. He whirled around, looking in the direction of the sound, only to see a little girl who was almost as tall as his waist...?!
Even he, with his Soul Venerable cultivation level, didn't notice her approach...
The staff member who knew why the Martial Arts Arena existed looked cautiously at the petite Qian Yuelong and said politely, with a distance and caution, "Yes. Except for team battles, which require registration in the waiting hall of the team battle area, single and double battles can be registered at the service desk."
"Oh, I see. Thank you."
Qian Yuelong smiled and calmly walked towards the service counter under his probing gaze.
Amidst the astonished gazes of the service desk staff, Qian Yuelong handed over the identity badge that had been processed the previous day.
The staff member, recovering from their surprise, carefully recorded Qian Yuelong's identity badge, added it to the random matching program, and presented it with both hands, respectfully saying, "Respected Soul Master, the Soul Battle Tournament will not start until 7:30. Before that, you can rest in the public waiting area. After the start time, your name will appear on the large screen in the public waiting area. Please pay attention to your queue number and competition area."
Those who can enter the Martial Arts Arena are no pushovers.
They had hosted child prodigies before, but this was the first time they had seen someone this young come here.
Qian Yuelong nodded, grasped her identity badge, and walked towards the corridor lit by wall lamps, heading towards the waiting area.
As time passed, the number of people waiting in the public waiting area gradually increased, and the number of glances directed towards the corners also increased.
"Whose child is this? Where are her parents? Did they go to the competition?"
"Are you stupid? If you're a relative, just go wait in the stands of the Soul Arena. Only Soul Masters participating in the Soul Battle can enter the back waiting area!"
"Huh? She was sent here at such a young age?!"
"Sigh, geniuses often emerge from adversity. Back then, I was recruited at the age of eight and was fortunate enough to enter the Spirit Hall Academy for a period of education before coming here at the age of eleven. At that time, I was only about three to five years older than her."
Whispers drifted into my ears on the wind.
Qian Yuelong stared straight ahead at the large screen diagonally above, looking at the list of opponents and the assigned match schedules. As the list of opponents scrolled and refreshed, she saw her own name.
"Battle Arena Number 9," Qian Yuelong softly read out her competition arena.
The moment she finished speaking, she received another surprised look.
Qian Yuelong turned her head and met a pair of surprised almond-shaped eyes.
The owner of the almond-shaped eyes had just stood up from her seat; she was a woman with a single ponytail.
She was dressed in a blue-gray outfit, her figure slender, yet the muscle lines that clung to her skin were visible, smooth and taut.
Qian Yuelong blinked, smiled at her, and then walked towards Arena No. 9.
"Hey, Shuer, looks like you've got your win in the next match in the bag." A slightly pale hand landed on the shoulder of the almond-eyed woman. "Remember to buy me a drink if you win!"
The woman in the blue-gray outfit paused, glanced at another pretty black-haired girl who had approached her, and said disdainfully, "A glass of fine beer costs 5 silver soul coins, and a match costs 10 gold soul coins. You picky drinker, you drink half of the soul coins you win every match. Who can afford to treat you?"
1 Gold Soul Coin = 10 Silver Soul Coins, 1 Silver Soul Coin = 100 Bronze Soul Coins.
The black-haired woman patted her shoulder with a grin: "Oh, isn't this just putting pressure on you and giving you motivation? That little girl just now had the aura of a Great Soul Master."
Sensing the deeper meaning in the black-haired woman's words, the woman with the single ponytail pushed her away impatiently and walked towards the arena: "I'm still a Soul Master!"
"Then I'll be waiting for your good news!"
The black-haired woman waved to her friend, and only stopped smiling after her friend's figure disappeared into the passage.
She knew, of course, that her friend was a Soul Master.
How simple could it be for a child who is already a Great Soul Master at such a young age to be sent here?
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