Douluo: From Rusted Spear to Emperor-Slaying Spear

Chapter 175 Soul Fighting Competition in Hanhai City

Time flies, and three days later, at the Vast Ocean Grand Arena...

Ji Wuming led the six of them to the Soul Battle Registration Desk in the Great Soul Battle Arena.
"Give me your level. I want to sign up for a seven-person team battle. Here is our information."

Ji Wuming placed everyone's Battle Spirit Badges on the Battle Spirit Registration Table: one gold, three silver, and three bronze—a total of seven Battle Spirit Badges.

When the golden battle spirit badge appeared, Shui Bing'er and the others present were all stunned.
“Wu Ming, I don’t remember you participating in any Soul Battles with us in the Soul Battle Arena. How come you have a Soul Battle Badge, and a Gold Soul Battle Badge at that?”

"Before I met you, I had already participated in the Soul Battle Competition in Hanhai City. Isn't that something that's easy to figure out? Why is your IQ dropping now, little sister?"

Upon hearing this, Shui Bing'er and Lingling couldn't help but cover their mouths and laugh. They were all quite clear-headed, while Dugu Yan still had a touch of naive foolishness.

As the registration staff meticulously recorded the information on each Battle Spirit Badge, one of them stared at the information displayed on the golden Battle Spirit Badge in their hand, unable to process it for a long time.
Only after Ji Wuming tapped the table twice did she bow and apologize, speaking very respectfully.

"Mr. Emperor-Slaying White Demon, our manager is your most loyal fan. Please wait a moment while I go and consult with the manager of our Vast Ocean Great Soul Arena."

"Ok."

A few minutes later, a man dressed in blue came over anxiously.
"Mr. White Devil, do you remember me?"

"Um, who are you?"

The manager wasn't angry about this. This White Demon was once a Great Soul Master, undefeated among his peers, and had achieved a remarkable 53-game winning streak. He dared not offend the current White Demon.

"It's perfectly normal that you don't recognize me, sir. I am the manager who invited you to compete against the Human-Faced Illusion Demon in the underground fighting arena back in the day."

"Today I finally saw Mr. White Demon's true face, and I never expected him to be such a handsome person."

"Oh, it's you! I didn't expect you to be transferred to the Great Soul Arena in Hanhai City."

Ji Wuming remembered the person in front of him fairly clearly, after all, he had gotten a full 10 gold soul coins from this person.

"Since you know what I want, then arrange a spirit-fighting competition for us!"

"I'm sorry, but our Great Soul Arena in Hanhai City doesn't currently have a single team with a Gold Soul. Moreover, based on your current level, it's probably not suitable for you to participate in Soul Battle competitions anymore."

The manager was extremely surprised that the White Demon before him had broken through from a Great Soul Master to a Soul Emperor in just six or seven years.

The Great Soul Arena in Hanhai City only has Soul Kings and lower-level Soul Masters' Soul Battle Souls; Soul Emperor Soul Battle Souls are simply impossible to obtain.

A Soul Emperor is already an important staff member of the Great Soul Arena in Hanhai City. How could he possibly go to the Soul Arena and be watched and pointed at like a clown?

"Alright, in that case, let my friends participate in the two-on-two Soul Battle, is that alright?"

"Of course, no problem. Please follow me."

The manager personally selected his opponents for the Soul Battle. Soon after, Ji Wuming took his seat in the VIP section of the Soul Battle Arena, quietly watching the Soul Battle Pool below.
"This is the most anticipated match so far, because our Hanhai City has once again welcomed a group of inland soul masters."

As the host introduced the participants, he pointed to a passageway beside the Soul Arena. Two beautiful women emerged from the passageway; they were none other than Dugu Yan and Shui Bing'er. They would be the Soul Masters among the six most suited for sea battles. Yang Yong, wielding the Soul-Breaking Spear, possessed the Wave-Treading Mountain and Sea Steps taught to him, but he hadn't yet reached the level where he could stand on water as if walking on flat ground, making him unsuitable for naval combat. The same applied to Niu Nan and Zhu Zhuqing.
As for Ye Lingling, how could a healing-type Soul Master possibly go head-to-head with a Sea Soul Master? It might be possible if she were to have a two-on-two match with Ji Wuming.

Moreover, Ji Wuming brought them to the Great Soul Arena in Hanhai City to let them understand the fighting style of Sea Soul Masters in order to prepare for the sudden attacks of Sea Soul Beasts in the future.

The moment the two women appeared, they immediately ignited the passion of all the male Soul Masters in the audience.
"These two Soul Masters from the inland are so good-looking that I almost wanted to go up to them."

"I just hope they won't be crippled in front of the Hai Po brothers. It would break my heart if they were injured."

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As cheers erupted, Dugu Yan and Shui Bing'er's opponents, the Hai Po brothers, jumped from the passage onto the circular battle arena.

"Two against two, the Yanbing sisters versus the Haipo brothers, the match begins."

The Hai Po brothers immediately dived into the sea, and two unicorn seals quickly appeared beneath their feet. The brothers stood on the seals' backs and charged towards the location of Dugu Yan.

At this moment, Dugu Yan's second soul skill, which alters the terrain, was ineffective in the water, so she quickly unleashed her first soul skill.

The Red Sand Domain has some effect, but it's only effective against Soul Masters on the water's surface. However, the Sea Soul Brothers are currently underwater. Whenever the swirling quicksand falls into the water, it is swallowed up by the waves and becomes a floating object until it sinks to the bottom.

Therefore, Dugu Yan spotted her target, leaped into the water, and unleashed her third soul skill.

"A huge dragon tail fell down towards the entire sea surface."

"Fourth Soul Skill, Demon Soul Arrow Rain."

The Sea Spirit Brothers swam rapidly in the water, and countless water arrows formed from water shot towards Dugu Yan in the sky above the water, which also reduced the effect of Dugu Yan's third soul skill, Rock Domain Dragon Tail.

Although the Demonic Soul Arrow Rain is a wide-area attack, its skill power is not great. The Rock Domain Dragon Tail continued to attack the Sea Soul Brothers beneath the water's surface.

The moment it touched the water's surface, the immense force of the Rock Domain Dragon Tail propelled the water in the entire Soul Battle Pool tens of meters high, and the power of its soul skill was completely neutralized by the massive amount of pool water.
The Sea Spirit brothers, who were in the water, were blasted away by the force that dissolved in the water. Seeing this, Water Ice, who hadn't yet made a move, cried out...

"good chance."

"The first soul skill, freezing."

If Ji Wuming hadn't wanted the two of them to experience the combat style of a sea-attribute soul master, Shui Bing'er firmly believed that as long as she released her first soul skill immediately, with the extreme ice attribute inherent in her martial soul, she could completely counter a water-attribute soul master.
However, it's not too late in the current situation. As long as she releases her soul skill, the Sea Soul Brothers, who are out of water, will inevitably be frozen.

Her idea wasn't wrong, but she underestimated the Hai Po brothers. When she unleashed her first soul skill, the splashed pool water quickly froze...
They immediately unleashed their strongest soul skills.

"Martial Soul Fusion Skill - Forbidden Water Tornado".

Relying on the pool water that was not yet frozen, a more powerful waterspout rose up, completely thawing the small portion of the pool water that was frozen.

(End of this chapter)