Battle Through the Heavens: Xiao Yan, who was kidnapped to another world

“Then Zhu Zhuqing has been treating Dai Mubai this way these past two days…” Ning Rongrong had clearly not thought of these things, and even didn’t quite understand why Zhu Zhuqing had been treating Dai Mubai this way these past two days.

"Let Dai Mubai know who his future empress is, and let Dai Mubai bring these people to see her as soon as possible."

Even if you've never eaten pork, you've at least seen a pig run, right?

Xiao Yan knew from just thinking about it that this was simply a power struggle within the 'harem'.

"Then why did you remind me that Dai Mubai was ahead?"

"I'd like you to talk less about Dai Mubai in front of Zhu Zhuqing in the future," Xiao Yan warned. "You're rather naive. Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai are both members of the royal family, so be careful not to get deceived."

Based on Xiao Yan's understanding of palace dramas, there are no naive and innocent people in the royal family. If he were to worry about them, he might be devoured without a trace at any time.

"So...you're worried about me?" Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up.

"Otherwise what?" Xiao Yan said irritably.

"hey-hey……"

"What are you laughing at? Don't come any closer, you're covered in sweat!"

·

"We won't see each other again."

While Xiao Yan and Ning Rongrong were still bickering, Dai Mubai started putting on his pants, left a comment, and went out of the room.

The twins were left helplessly shrugging their hands.

They were quite helpless when their jobs, which were easy and paid well, suddenly ended.

·

As night fell, Flander, the dean of Shrek Academy, stood on the large playground, looking at the eight students before him.

"Ahem... Now that everyone's here, let's begin the first class of the semester!"

Originally intending to cause trouble, but considering that Ning Rongrong's stamina was probably only enough for four laps, Flander, who would only suffer if he insisted on making her run five laps, coughed and announced.

"The lesson I'm going to give you all this time won't be in the academy, but in Soto City!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan rolled his eyes.

During the day, everyone present except for Oscar, who was too tired to move, and Ma Hongjun, who was nowhere to be found, had been to Soto City. Now everyone was rushing back to attend class, only to find out that the first class would be held in Soto City.

Oh right, Tang San and Xiao Wu also went to Soto City, and brought back steamed buns that Xiao Yan needed and a big meal that Oscar wanted.

Ignoring the students' reactions, Flander spread his wings and flew directly towards Soto City, saying, "I want to see all of you in Soto City in one hour. Anyone who is late will be punished by running ten laps around Soto City!"

Upon hearing this, everyone quickly followed.

Although Flander was flying, he maintained a steady speed, which was clearly not his limit. While not Flander's maximum speed, it was still quite fast for the trainees.

Dai Mubai, who has the highest soul power, is ranked first among the students, but he is still about two or three hundred meters away from Flander, and the distance between them is constantly widening.

Following Dai Mubai is Zhu Zhuqing, then Tang San and Xiao Wu, with Ma Hongjun carrying Oscar in fourth place, and Xiao Yan, carrying Ning Rongrong, slowly making his way to the back.

More than half an hour later, Xiao Yan, carrying Ning Rongrong, finally arrived at Soto City, while the six people in front of him had been waiting for several minutes.

"You two are way too slow!"

As soon as I steadied myself, I heard the voice of the fifth-tier Soft Bone Rabbit, "Aren't you afraid of being late?"

"Even if we walk here, it will only take an hour. Didn't the Dean give us an hour? There's no need to rush." ​​Xiao Yan shrugged indifferently. It wasn't anything urgent, so why be in such a hurry?

"Don't you think your attitude is too lazy?" Tang San frowned and said, "Even if the dean gives us only one hour, shouldn't we, as students, arrive as early as possible?"

"But I'm a Soul Master!" Xiao Yan shrugged. "This speed is my limit. There's nothing I can do about it."

"You..." Where is your soul power?

"Hmm? Everyone's here? Then come in."

Tang San wanted to say a few more words, but was interrupted by Flander who suddenly appeared. After glancing at the condition of the eight people, Flander nodded in satisfaction and led the eight people into Soto City.

Although it was already dark, Soto City seemed to have just woken up, even more lively than during the day—all the shops on both sides of the street were brightly lit, and some small vendors who only came out to work at night had found their favorite spots to sell snacks or small items.

Having seen far more magnificent night views, Xiao Yan and Ning Rongrong naturally found this sight unappealing.

Zhu Zhuqing remained cold and indifferent, as if nothing in the outside world affected her.

Xiao Wu looked around with great interest, and would even go closer to observe anything that interested her. If Tang San hadn't been watching her closely, she might have already gotten lost.

Ma Hongjun and Oscar were much more lewd, their eyes never leaving the girls around them, causing a stir among the crowd.

Dai Mubai put on a gentlemanly demeanor, pretending not to see the flirtatious glances from his old flames even from afar, and calmly followed behind Flander.

Flander showed no interest in the students' reactions and walked straight to the center of Soto City, where a magnificent building, second only to the Spirit Hall, stood.

The building is about 100 meters tall and is enormous. It appears particularly deep in the night, with occasional rays of light shining through its doors and windows.

"The place where you eight will have your class today is a gathering place for combat-type Soul Masters, and it is also the most famous building in Soto City, the Great Soul Arena, a symbol of the city's strength," Flander said casually as he stopped in front of the building. "And the content of your lesson today is Soul Combat."

Although he had some suspicions, Dai Mubai couldn't help but ask after Flander said it aloud, "Dean, they've only been at Shrek Academy for one day, and they're already having a spirit battle on their first day? Could it be...?"

Flander glanced at Dai Mubai, making him retract his words before he could finish speaking.

"Monsters naturally need their own way of training!"

Afterwards, Flander told Xiao Yan and the others about the rules of the Great Soul Arena, and also mentioned Shrek Academy's graduation requirements.

Finally, Flander specifically reminded them: "You must remember that you are here to train yourselves, to test your shortcomings through real combat, not simply to win!"

As he said this, Flander's eyes remained fixed on Tang San, probably warning him not to use 'hidden weapons'.

"Ask Mu Bai about the rest!" With that, Flander left.

'A real battle...and a real battle with a Soul Master of the same level...' Xiao Yan's face was full of disdain.

"Hey, Lao Dai, can I sign up for the Soul King or Soul Master matches?"

In Xiao Yan's view, even if he were only a one-star Dou Shi, without using any Dou Techniques or Soul Techniques, he could directly defeat a Soul Venerable or even a Soul Master with his bare hands, not to mention that he is now a nine-star Dou Shi—although he feels that his nine-star Dou Shi status is largely undeserved.

"Are you out of your mind?" Dai Mubai looked at Xiao Yan in astonishment.

"Huh? Is there a problem?" Xiao Yan looked completely bewildered.

Chapter 38 Battle Spirit

"Aside from the two-player and team battle modes, the Soto City Grand Arena only allows cross-level challenges in life-or-death battles!"

Dai Mubai said with a solemn expression.

"A life-or-death battle? I don't care."

Touching his nose, Xiao Yan, who could already easily defeat a Title Douluo with his mental strength, said that if he really encountered someone he couldn't beat, he could just use his mental strength.

“I know that defeating me during the opening exam gave you a lot of confidence,” Dai Mubai said sincerely, “but even at the Soul Master level in the Great Soul Arena, I’m just a nobody…”

"How is that possible? Mu Bai, with your strength and martial soul, you must be extremely powerful, right?" Tang San asked in surprise.

"But that's the truth. I've had a total of fifty-six battles, with twenty-nine wins and twenty-seven losses. I currently have two points. I remember that Fatty's points are higher than mine."

Dai Mubai omitted the fact that he had suffered more than ten consecutive defeats when he had just broken through to the Soul Master realm. His purpose was to persuade Xiao Yan not to do anything foolish. Finally, he gave Ma Hongjun a wink, afraid that Ma Hongjun might accidentally let something slip.

“Yes, I currently have 33 matches, 21 wins, and 12 losses, for a total of nine points,” Ma Hongjun replied after receiving Dai Mubai’s signal.

Upon hearing their words, Tang San and the others' expressions became noticeably more serious, and they showed even greater respect for the average quality of the Soul Masters participating in the Soul Battle.

"Moreover, in a life-or-death battle, your opponent won't fight honestly; things like throwing lime are entirely possible." Not wanting to fail to scare Xiao Yan, Dai Mubai continued.

"...Alright then."

The earnest teachings from the two senior students finally "moved" the reckless Xiao Yan, making him nod in agreement.

Of course, the main reason was that Xiao Yan scanned the life-and-death arena with his mental power and found that the strongest person there was only a Soul Master of the Soul Venerable level, so Xiao Yan lost interest.

That makes sense. If a Soul Master at the Soul Master level joins the Empire, they would be a viscount-level noble. Under normal circumstances, how could a noble participate in a life-or-death battle for no reason?

After persuading the troublesome Xiao Yan, Dai Mubai led the group to register their information and receive their respective Battle Soul Badges.

When registering the badges, Xiao Yan noticed that the staff members showed a hint of surprise and even a bit of excitement when they learned his age. Judging from their expressions, Xiao Yan had no doubt that if they weren't still working, they would have come up and asked for more information.

"In most cases, many advanced Soul Master academies use the Great Soul Arena as a trial for the Soul Master Competition."

While waiting to go on stage, Xiao Yan heard the answer from Ning Rongrong.

"The recent Soul Master Tournament is only a little over a year away. I guess they want to know which academy we belong to?"

What is the Soul Master Competition?

Now, not only Xiao Yan, but also Tang San, Xiao Wu, and even Oscar and Ma Hongjun, the old students of Shrek Academy, looked at Ning Rongrong with blank expressions.

"...The full name is the 'All-Continent Elite Soul Master Academy Tournament,' a competition in which all formal advanced soul master academies participate to compete for the title of the number one soul master academy on the entire continent."

Dai Mubai answered the question, but his face was full of mockery: "It's just a bunch of good-for-nothings showing off in front of nobles in a trash competition."

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, who were also familiar with the 'Soul Master Competition,' fell silent after hearing Dai Mubai's speech.

If his legs hadn't been shaking, Xiao Yan might have actually believed him.

'But why is he so afraid...? Is it because his life-or-death battle is in that tournament?'

"I see..." Tang San nodded meaningfully, only believing half of Dai Mubai's words.

"To us, no matter what kind of opponent we face, they're all just good-for-nothings, right?" Ma Hongjun believed it and even went so far as to spout nonsense in the lounge, "One by one, I, Fatty, will beat them all to a pulp!"

"In the next match, Battle Soul Master Ma Hongjun, who possesses the Beast Martial Soul Evil Fire Phoenix, will face off against Battle Soul Master Zeng Li, who has won four consecutive matches and possesses the Beast Martial Soul Wind-Riding Tiger!"

Will Zeng Li, the Great Soul Master, continue his glorious run and achieve a five-game winning streak, or will Ma Hongjun, the Great Soul Master, start his second consecutive victory? Let's wait and see!

"Now, please welcome our two Great Soul Masters to the stage!"

As soon as Ma Hongjun finished speaking, the host on stage announced the next contestant.

Quite coincidentally, besides Ma Hongjun, the person named Zeng Li also happened to be in their lounge.

"Big... big brother..."

Looking at Zeng Li's physique, Ma Hongjun felt a little weak for a moment.

"Go for it! I'm waiting for you to beat me to a pulp!" Zeng Li grinned, revealing a bright smile.

Without a doubt, Zeng Li continued his winning streak, while Ma Hongjun was simply "beaten out".

The next match is surprisingly an internal battle among the Shrek Academy freshmen, with Zhu Zhuqing and Tang San as the two players.