20demayo Chapter 69, First Battle of Souls
Chapter 69, First Battle of Souls
Chapter 69 The First Battle of Souls
After Yang Podi finished explaining everything, the afternoon training began.
Since Dugu Yan trained with Yang Podi a few times, she has gotten used to carrying weights, and Ye Lingling also chose the smallest weight of 5 kilograms and ran with weights along with everyone else.
Teacher Li Xiang assisted in supervision and observed everyone's physical condition.
After an afternoon of training, almost everyone was exhausted, especially Ye Lingling, who was so weak that she collapsed on the ground, completely losing her ladylike demeanor.
The afternoon's training session was now over. Teacher Li Xiang arranged for everyone to take a medicinal bath, especially the two girls, who were practically carried by Teacher Li Xiang.
The medicinal bath lasted only one hour, and after that, everyone had recovered their energy.
Niu Meng, Tai Long, Bai Xiaofei, and Ye Lingling were all experiencing this level of intense training for the first time. During the medicinal bath, they all felt that every pore was clear and open, as if they had never felt so comfortable before.
After their medicinal bath, the eight of them went to the cafeteria of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy for a big meal, which would both maintain their energy and ensure they received adequate nutrition. Inside the cafeteria, the group wolfed down their food like refugees, shocking the noble children around them. Many even pointed and whispered about the seven of them, making Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling blush.
After dinner, everyone had their own time. Niu Meng, Tai Long, and Bai He, whose soul power was still relatively low, went to cultivate in their own suitable simulated environments. Teacher Li, on the other hand, left the Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Yang Podi, Yang Ping'an, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling.
The Heavenly Dou Royal Academy is only 20 kilometers away from Heavenly Dou City, a journey of just over half an hour by carriage, and even shorter by riding a Soul Beast Horse.
The five people arrived at the Heaven Dou City Grand Arena by carriage. For four of them, it was their first time participating in a Soul Arena. However, all four had certain family backgrounds and were quite familiar with the Soul Arena.
Under Teacher Li Xiang's guidance, all four of them registered as members of the Soul Arena and also signed up, providing information such as name, age, place of birth, and martial spirit.
When it came to filling in their ages, everyone wrote their ages a few years older than expected. Yang Podi wrote his age as 20, and the others also wrote their ages as around 20.
After registration, all four of them received an Iron Soul Medal.
In the Soul Arena, no one uses their own name; instead, they all have corresponding titles.
Yang Podi directly chose the title "White Horse Silver Spear," Yang Ping'an's title is "Spear Breaks the World," Dugu Yan's title is "Azure Phosphorous Poison Emperor," and Ye Lingling's title is "Immortal Begonia." Each of the four titles reflects their personality and martial spirit characteristics.
At the same time, Yang Podi also formed two-person teams with the other three. Yang Podi and Yang Ping'an formed the Soul-Breaking Double Spears Team, Yang Podi and Dugu Yan formed the Azure Phosphorous Soul-Breaking Team, and Yang Podi and Ye Lingling formed the Soul-Breaking Begonia Team.
According to Yang Podi's plan, he needs to participate in one one-on-one Soul Battle every day, and then at least one two-on-two Soul Battle. Who he fights with will depend on the specific situation of the day.
Yang Ping'an and Dugu Yanren have to participate in at least one Soul Battle every day, while Ye Lingling only needs to participate in two-person Soul Battles and is also responsible for the healing of everyone.
Teacher Li Xiang was responsible for various information gathering, preparations before the Soul Battle, and battle analysis after the Soul Battle. For a teacher at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, these were all very simple tasks.
Soon it was Yang Podi's match time. Yang Podi seemed to have thought of something, so he took out 1 gold soul coins and gave them to Teacher Li Xiang, asking Teacher Li Xiang to help him bet on his victory.
Immediately afterwards, Yang Podi entered the arena through the players' passage. It was a fairly large arena, tens of meters long and wide, and the entire stands were almost full, densely packed with people. The size of this venue was much larger than the so-called football and basketball stadiums of his previous life, and it was estimated that tens of thousands of people were watching.
Especially after the two competitors entered the arena, an overwhelming cheer erupted, far more spectacular than any so-called concert in my previous life.
In the Soul Fighting Competition, few people show their true faces directly; they almost always wear masks. Yang Podi also wears a silver-white mask, which makes it impossible for people to tell his actual age.
After Yang Podi and his companion entered the arena, the host began to introduce them: "Now entering the arena is the White Horse Silver Spear, a Soul Master with a Soul Power of Level 35 and the Soul Breaking Spear. His record is 0, and today is his first Soul Battle match." Yang Podi's image, along with information about his Soul Power and Martial Soul level, immediately appeared on the big screen.
"The other opponent is the King of Might, a Soul Master with a Soul Power of Level 38 and the Martial Soul Mighty Bull. His record is 28 wins and 11 losses."
"Both sides have one minute to prepare and summon their martial spirits."
As he uttered these words, Yang Podi summoned his martial soul, the Soul-Breaking Spear, and simultaneously displayed two yellow and one purple soul rings.
The opponent on the other side appeared to be very tall, nearly two meters, with particularly exaggerated muscles, clearly indicating exceptional strength.
Suddenly, the opposing player, known as the King of Might, also activated his Martial Soul. A huge phantom of a powerful bull covered his body, and two yellow and one purple Soul Rings appeared simultaneously.
A minute passed quickly, and the host continued, "Both sides are ready, the match officially begins."
The moment the match began, Yang Podi, gripping the Soul-Breaking Spear with both hands, charged rapidly toward the opponent, clearly intending to launch a preemptive attack.
The opposing player, known as the King of Strength, seemed to share the same idea and quickly charged towards Yang Podi, preparing for a strong attack.
As the two were about to approach, Yang Podi gripped his spear with both hands and thrust it forward horizontally, concentrating all his strength on the tip of the spear. This was the move he had practiced: Straight to the Yellow Dragon.
The opposing player seemed to understand the power of this move as well, and immediately clenched his fists, his second yellow spirit ring flashing, which was his second spirit skill: Bull Charge.
Immediately afterward, the tip of the spear collided with the opponent's fist. Yang Podi himself remained unmoved, while a large stab wound appeared on the opponent's fist. In just one move, the opponent was already injured.
The King of Strength contestant seemed very surprised. Among Soul Masters of the same level, almost no one could surpass him in strength. The opponent had actually injured him without even using any Soul Skills.
Yang Podi didn't care about any of that. Taking advantage of the moment when his opponent was distracted, he gripped his gun with both hands and thrust it directly into the air. A silver light appeared at the tip of the gun and shot towards the opponent. Before the opponent could react, a piercing wound had been created on his left shoulder, and blood gushed out immediately.
Immediately afterwards, Yang Podi flew up again and unleashed a sweeping attack on him. The King of Might contestant was clearly unwilling to accept defeat, and this time he directly activated his third soul skill: the power of the raging bull, which was obviously also a power-amplifying soul skill.
However, due to his pre-existing injuries—his hands and shoulder were stabbed—the effectiveness of his soul skills was greatly reduced.
The King of Strength contestant's fists collided with Yang Podi's gun. He felt an immense force coming from his fists, far exceeding his expectations. He was ultimately sent flying by this force and immediately lost consciousness.
And so, Yang Podi's first Soul Battle ended. Without using a single Soul Skill, he directly knocked away a level 38 Soul Master from the opponent's side, sending him flying out of the arena.
The entire stadium fell silent, followed by a deafening roar of cheers.
In high-level Soul Master battles, there are very few matches that are this fast, and even if there are, there are very few matches that are won so decisively.
(End of this chapter)