Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Black Dragon, I am the Lord of the Gods

Chapter 144 of paramount importance
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"That's so dangerous..." Xiao Wu's expression was somewhat unnatural.

"That's why I deliberately brought Xuanming along. We came in with him, and everyone will definitely start speculating about our relationship with him. In the Great Soul Arena, word spreads like wildfire, and soon everyone will know that we have a very close relationship with this star Soul Master of the Great Soul Arena," Ning Rongrong said.

"Not only is our safety guaranteed, but with his presence as a deterrent, our battles here will be much simpler..."

"Opportunistic tactics." Yu Xiaogang stopped in his tracks.

"The training in the Great Soul Arena is for you to accumulate experience, identify your weaknesses, and consolidate your strength, not for you to take shortcuts."

“But background is part of strength,” Ning Rongrong said matter-of-factly.

"Otherwise, why would everyone announce their names before the Soul Battle?"

Yu Xiaogang frowned deeply. "If someone wants to kill you in the future, do you think they will care about your identity as a member of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School?"

"Your identity as a member of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School may protect you for a while, but it is not a long-term solution. In the world of Soul Masters, you ultimately rely on your own strength. If you continue to depend on the power behind you without striving to improve yourself, what will you do when that power can no longer protect you?"

“Master, I understand what you mean, but making use of our existing advantages doesn’t mean I shouldn’t work hard to improve myself,” Ning Rongrong said.

"Xuanming's identity only reduces some unnecessary trouble for us in the Great Soul Arena, allowing us to focus more on the Soul Battle itself and accumulate experience."

Yu Xiaogang frowned even more deeply after being talked back to once again, but before he could say anything, Flander changed the subject.

“Alright, alright, Xiaogang, what Rongrong said makes sense. Xuanming’s identity can indeed reduce a lot of trouble. The main purpose of us coming to this Great Soul Arena is to let the children get training. As long as they don’t neglect their own cultivation, it’s fine to use some external help,” Flander said.

Yu Xiaogang snorted coldly, his gaze sweeping over everyone, and said seriously, "Even so, you must understand that this can only be a temporary boost. In the upcoming Soul Battles, you must go all out and treat every match as an opportunity to improve yourselves. Do you understand?"

"heard it!"

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Inside the VIP lounge of the Great Soul Arena, Xuanming waited idly for the end of tonight's matches.

He knew what Ning Rongrong was thinking; otherwise, he wouldn't have come if he just wanted to take a stroll.

"If you're bored, why don't you go up and have a fight?" Arou said.

“We can’t win,” Xuanming said.

"Why?" Arou asked, puzzled.

"It's difficult to arrange," Xuanming said.

"Give me a Soul Master position, and the result is obvious. The Great Soul Arena won't arrange such a boring match, and I have no interest in bullying people. If you want to fight me, you should at least be a Soul King."

"But I can't just play any game casually; I have to plan it carefully."

Previously, the Grand Soul Arena was his training ground for battles, but after obtaining the Diamond Soul Badge, he could no longer go on stage as casually as before. If he wanted to have a Soul Battle, he had to inform the Grand Soul Arena in advance. Then, they would conduct a promotional tour similar to a star tour, and select a suitable list of challengers from Grand Soul Arenas in various places. These challengers would then be selected and eliminated, and only the one who won in the end would be qualified to stand on the challenge stage and have a Soul Battle with him.

From the moment he gives the news, to the Great Soul Arena's promotion and selection, to the actual Soul Battle, it takes at least three months for a Soul Battle to take place.

At the same time, he needs to engage in a Soul Battle at least once a year.

This is also the contractual rule he needs to abide by in order to receive a 10% share of the profits from the Heaven Dou City Great Soul Arena.

Only in this way can the commercial value of him as a star Soul Master in the Great Soul Arena be perfectly developed.

Controlling the number of times you make a move is about maintaining an air of mystery.

The annual public battles help him maintain his popularity.

For the Great Soul Arena, he is a super money tree.

It's not just the Grand Arena; his Soul Battles, after being packaged and promoted, have a huge influence, spreading throughout the entire continent and covering two major empires. Whenever news of it is released, a large number of spectators from all over the continent flock to Heaven Dou City. Their spending along the way, especially after arriving in Heaven Dou City, and the subsequent commercial activities, all contribute to this.

Xue Qinghe had calculated with him that, based on the arrangements and publicity of the Heaven Dou City Grand Soul Arena, his public Soul Battle would stimulate the economic flow of hundreds of millions of gold soul coins across various industry chains!
It is no exaggeration to say that his current Soul Battle can even affect the operation of two great empires.

"This is outrageous..." Arou was a little confused.

"It's just good publicity," Xuanming said.

First, there's the Great Soul Arena. Xue Qinghe, the Heaven Dou Royal Family, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School—none of them would miss such a good opportunity to make money and enhance their own reputation. They all put a lot of effort into promoting him.

Then there's Yuexuan. Tang Yuehua has countless students, and most of the outstanding young nobles in the Tiandou Empire were once her students. Since he has a special relationship with Tang Yuehua, those nobles took the opportunity to promote him, which greatly increased his popularity in the noble circles.

Finally, there's the Spirit Hall.

The more influence he has, the more he can help Xue Qinghe.

With the help of various forces, he is now the top star in Douluo Continent.

“You don’t seem to… like these things very much,” Arou said.

When Xuanming said these things, he didn't seem happy at all; in fact, he seemed a little annoyed.

“I like quiet, I don’t like noise,” Xuanming said.

"This seemingly glamorous identity has also tied me to too many vested interests, which is very troublesome."

His pivotal position also means that he has to consider various issues when doing anything.

That annual Soul Fighting Competition was actually just an exhibition match.

In the match where he won the Diamond Soul Badge, the seven major families sent their own people to compete. One of them was a level 60 Soul King with five rings who had not yet obtained his sixth soul ring. At the time, he was actually no match for that guy, but the other party deliberately lost to him, which made him a hot topic.

So-called fame and influence, in the end, are all business.

His ability to reach this level is largely due to his unique position, in addition to his own strength.

The Heaven Dou Royal Family, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, the Seven Great Families, and the Spirit Hall—these four top powers harbored no hostility towards him.

The first two families already believed he was on their side, the seven major families valued his enormous commercial worth, and the final Spirit Hall was orchestrated by Bibi Dong.

Without this special position and these relationships, he would have died long ago.

They may seem to have endless glory, but in reality, they are not in control of their own destiny.

Once a problem arises, just as many people who are currently supporting him will want to kill him.

"By the way, why does Yu Xiaogang look at you so strangely?" Xuanming asked.

He had clearly sensed this before, when he was at Shrek Academy and when he went to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Yu Xiaogang's gaze towards Arou was not only strange, but also carried an inexplicable hostility.

Whatever he does, that guy always comes out to give a derogatory evaluation.

It's like they're trying to get attention.

At the time, he was focused on finding the Eight Spider Lances and had no interest in dealing with that guy.

But now that I think about it, it's inexplicable.

(End of this chapter)