Douro Continent

Chapter 187 Royal Fighting Team (Part 1)

As usual, Grandmaster arrived at the team battle registration point and handed the Shrek Seven Devils team battle registration badge to the staff member, saying, "Please register for the team battle."

The staff member habitually accepted the badge, but his expression changed drastically when he saw the words engraved on it. He exclaimed in a low voice, "The Shrek Seven Devils?"

The master frowned. The staff of the Great Soul Arena were generally quite professional, and they didn't show much emotion even when encountering high-level Soul Fighters. This staff member's performance was clearly unsatisfactory.

"Excuse me, sir. Are you the leader of the Shrek Seven Devils?" the staff member asked tentatively.

The master nodded slowly. "I suppose so. Please hurry."

"Sir, please wait a moment." Under the Master's somewhat surprised gaze, the staff member quickly left his seat and ran towards the back of the work area, still clutching the Shrek Seven Devils' team battle badge tightly in his hand.

Although the master was very dissatisfied, the other party had already taken away the team battle badge used for registration, so even if he wanted to change to another division, he couldn't do it and could only wait patiently here.

In fact, the master did not know that as long as he showed this badge at the Soto Arena today, he would receive the same treatment no matter which division he was in.

The wait wasn't long; in no time, the same staff member returned to the registration point with someone.

"Sorry to keep you waiting." The staff member politely handed the team battle badge back to the master.

The person the staff brought back was someone Master recognized; he was none other than Manager Ao, the host who hosted the Shrek Seven Devils' first team battle at the Soto Grand Arena. Tang San had later told Master that Manager Ao had kindly reminded them of the Berserker Team's strength, so Master had a fairly deep impression of this person.

Manager Ao smiled and said, "Hello, esteemed team leader, may we talk? It won't take up too much of your time."

The master calmly asked, "Are you representing yourself, or the Soto Grand Arena?"

Manager Ao quickly replied, "Of course, it represents the Soto Grand Arena."

The master nodded. He had anticipated this situation. After all, the Shrek Seven Devils' achievements over the past month were truly outstanding, making it impossible for them not to attract attention. Tang San, in particular, who had performed the best and won all the Soul Battle victories throughout the month, was undoubtedly the focus of attention.

Although the master was reluctant to deal with the Great Soul Arena, its power was so great that even the country had to be wary of it. Naturally, he wouldn't take the initiative to offend it. He nodded and, led by Supervisor Ao, went to a quiet room behind the registration point.

"Team Leader, let me get straight to the point," Supervisor Ao said solemnly, "On behalf of the Soto Grand Arena, I hope that today's team battle for the Shrek Seven Devils can be held in the main arena."

"Oh?" The master wasn't surprised, but simply said, "This doesn't seem to be in accordance with the rules. According to the rules of the Soul Arena, only Soul Masters of Silver Soul level or above can appear in the main Soul Arena, while the Shrek Seven Devils are all only Iron Soul Masters."

Manager Ao smiled wryly, "You don't need to be modest. Based on the Shrek Seven Devils' performance this month, they will all receive Silver Soul Badges after today's Soul Battle. It's not a problem if they become Silver Soul Badges a day earlier."

The master's expression remained calm and composed. "In that case, you shouldn't care about being one day less."

Supervisor Ao sighed and said, "I'll be frank. Three days ago, a team of Soul Masters arrived. They were all Silver-level Soul Masters, seemingly recruited by several powerful nobles from Soto City. For two consecutive days, those nobles placed heavy bets on them, and they won the Soul Battles without any doubt, causing significant losses to the Grand Soul Arena. Since you're familiar with the Grand Soul Arena, you should know that generally, Soul Masters who reach the Silver-level Soul Battle are at least level 40. However, this team's members are all Soul Masters. We can't break the rules by inviting a level 40 Soul Grandmaster team to battle them. But if this continues, the Grand Soul Arena can't afford the ongoing losses. Perhaps because they tasted success, those nobles increased the bets again today. If they lose again, I'm afraid…"

The master, with a clear understanding, immediately grasped Manager Ao's meaning. A slight thought crossed his mind, and he said, "A Soul Master has already reached the Silver Battle Soul level. It seems their strength is formidable. So, what kind of teams did they use to fight in the Battle Arena the past two days?"

Master Ao said, "Since our Soto Grand Arena doesn't have any Silver Soul Fighting Teams at the Soul Master level, we had no choice but to send out Bronze Soul Fighting Teams at the Soul Master level to fight them. One of them was the Berserker Team, which had just been promoted to Bronze Soul Fighting Team not long ago and had previously fought against the Shrek Seven Devils. But they suffered a crushing defeat."

The master frowned slightly. "Among Soul Master level teams, the Berserker team's level is already quite impressive. Could it be that the members of that Silver Soul team are of a higher level?"

Manager Ao shook his head and said, "No, it's not a matter of soul power level, but mainly the difference in soul rings. This Silver Soul Fighting Team, like the Shrek Seven Devils, has the best soul ring combination. Their huge advantage in soul skills has left the Berserker Team with no chance at all."

Upon hearing this, the master's expression finally changed. As the most famous theoretical master in the Soul Master world, he naturally knew what the so-called best Soul Rings meant. It meant that the first Soul Ring was one hundred years old, the second Soul Ring was over five hundred years old, and the third Soul Ring was one thousand years old. In terms of Soul Masters, this meant two yellow and one purple Soul Ring, as seen in Dai Mubai, Tang San, Oscar, and Xiao Wu.

"Even so, how can the Great Soul Arena be so sure that the Shrek Seven Devils will win the Soul Battle? After all, we only have four Soul Masters above level 30, while the remaining three are not yet in the level 30 range."

Manager Ao smiled slightly and said, "You're being too modest. Everyone knows that if we're talking about soul power level, the Shrek Seven Devils are among the lowest of all Soul Master-level teams. Yet, they achieved a perfect record in the previous twenty-seven team battles. This is unprecedented in our Soto Grand Arena. As the saying goes, existence is its own justification. I think the Shrek Seven Devils team definitely has the ability to contend with this Silver Soul Team."

The master's eyes flashed, and after a moment of thought, he said, "If I remember correctly, there should be extra rewards for participating in the Soul Battle Competition in the Central Main Soul Arena, right?"

Seeing that the Grandmaster seemed interested, Supervisor Ao was secretly delighted and quickly said, "Of course, every Soul Master participating in the main Soul Arena will receive a direct reward of 500 Gold Soul Coins. And since your side has been invited by us, if you can win this Soul Arena match, the arena is willing to pay an additional 10,000 Gold Soul Coins as a reward. However, since the Shrek Seven Devils haven't yet obtained their Silver Soul Badges, their points will still be calculated according to the previous method. Fortunately, their team battles are currently on a winning streak, and they've already accumulated quite a few points."

Before the master could speak, Supervisor Ao continued, "For the sake of this Soul Battle, please have the Shrek Seven Devils refrain from participating in any more one-on-one or two-on-two Soul Battles today. Although we cannot give them extra points and break the rules, within our authority, our Soul Arena can count all their one-on-one and two-on-two Soul Battles today as victories. Let their opponents concede defeat on their own. This way, the Shrek Seven Devils can give their all against their opponents."

The Grandmaster was never one to haggle over small things, especially since the conditions offered were already quite generous. Most importantly, he was drawn to this Soul Battle not primarily for the points and money, but for the experience it would provide for his disciples. A Silver Soul Battle team that the Soto Grand Soul Arena valued so highly, coupled with all their best Soul Rings, would only benefit the Shrek Seven Devils from this kind of training.

The master nodded slowly. "Alright, I agree. Please prepare the other party's information. I'll go and recall my disciples."

"No need to trouble you. Let our staff handle recalling the Shrek Seven Devils. I've already prepared the information on our opponents. You can discuss it with them first. I'll take you to the main arena later to prepare."

After speaking, Supervisor Ao quickly turned and left, clearly to report to his superiors that the Shrek Seven Devils had agreed to participate in the Soul Battle and to make the necessary arrangements. There was still a full hour before the team battle began, enough time for the Soto Grand Soul Arena to make many arrangements.

Before long, not only were the Shrek Seven Devils brought to this room by the staff, but Flander and Zhao Wuji were also invited over, which fully demonstrated that the Soto Grand Arena had been observing their group for quite some time.

The master calmly repeated what Supervisor Ao had said earlier, while spreading the information he had just obtained on the table in the room.

Standing to the side, Tang San suddenly noticed something in Grandmaster's eyes—a fiery gleam, the flame of battle. Even he had never seen such intense fighting spirit in Grandmaster's eyes before.

(End of this chapter)