vncnus Chapter 23 Dugu Yan
Chapter 23 Dugu Yan
Seeing that Ye Qinghe was no longer speaking, Xiao Chenyu knew that he was about to begin his cultivation.
After quietly putting down his things, he sat cross-legged on his bed and began meditating.
Time flies, and more than half a month has passed.
Ye Qinghe finally mastered the third level of the Heavenly Gang Technique.
Along with his soul power, it also increased by one level, reaching level twenty-three.
That day, after dinner, he did not sit cross-legged on his bed to cultivate as usual. Instead, he took a bath, changed into Phoenix Fire, disguised it as a black outfit, and then left the dormitory.
Seeing this, Xiao Chenyu assumed Ye Qinghe was going to cultivate, so he quickly followed. "Boss Ye, it's so late, where are you going?"
"Go to the Soul Arena and participate in the Soul Battle."
Ye Qinghe walked ahead and said.
"Soul Battle?" Xiao Chenyu was taken aback upon hearing this, then seemed to realize something, looking at Ye Qinghe with a shocked expression, "Only Great Soul Masters can participate in the Soul Battle Arena, Boss Ye, could it be that you...?"
"Well, not long after you came home this time, I broke through to level 20, and then I went to Sunset Forest by myself and obtained my second soul ring." Ye Qinghe said this nonsense with a straight face.
Xiao Chenyu gasped instantly. "Brother Ye, I remember you're only nine years old, right? A nine-year-old Great Soul Master, and you went to Sunset Forest alone to hunt for your second Soul Ring. Brother Ye, you're even stronger than those with innate full Soul Power."
Ye Qinghe smiled without saying a word, then saw Xiao Chenyu looking expectant and say, "Brother Ye, can I go to the Soul Arena with you? I've only ever heard about it from my dad and the senior students at the academy, I've never been before."
"Going is possible, but non-participating Soul Masters have to pay to watch matches at the Soul Arena; it costs ten gold Soul Coins per viewing."
Although Xiao Chenyu is the son of the Lord of Notting City, apart from tuition fees, his father only gives him one hundred gold soul coins a year for living expenses.
One hundred gold soul coins would be a lot if placed elsewhere.
But in Tiandou City, where land is incredibly valuable, it's nothing special.
This is also why Ye Qinghe didn't call Xiao Chenyu.
Even with the Soul Master subsidy, Xiao Chenyu's average monthly living expenses were only ten gold soul coins. Asking him to spend a month's living expenses to watch a Soul Battle would be like cutting off his flesh.
As expected, Xiao Chenyu's face immediately showed a pained expression when he heard that it would cost ten gold soul coins, but after gritting his teeth, he still said, "Fine, I'll just go back and ask my dad for reimbursement."
"Let's go together then."
Ye Qinghe smiled.
The two soon left the Beast Academy.
However, they didn't go directly to the Grand Arena. Instead, they went to a roadside stall, bought a tiger-face mask, and then headed to the Arena.
The Grand Arena of Heaven Dou City is particularly magnificent, with an overall oval shape and a height of 120 meters. It is divided into a main arena and forty-eight sub-arenas. It can accommodate tens of thousands of spectators simultaneously, including hundreds of VIP boxes.
It is a place specifically for Soul Masters to exchange skills and techniques, and also a place for various forces to showcase their strength.
The preliminary rounds of the Heaven Dou Empire region are held here every year in the Soul Master Tournament.
Here, the battle spirit is divided into three forms: one-on-one, two-on-two, and group battle.
After filling out a form that included his name, age, place of birth, and martial spirit, Ye Qinghe paid a registration fee of ten gold soul coins and received a lowest-level Iron Fighting Soul Badge.
Of course, the name, age, and place of birth were definitely filled in randomly.
Take his name for example. He didn't write his real name, but instead wrote "Black Heart Tiger." Anyway, this kind of thing is just a formality, and no one will investigate it in detail.
At the same time, a soul power test was conducted to determine the soul power level.
After doing all this, Ye Qinghe was finally able to sign up for the one-on-one soul fighting competition.
Xiao Chenyu gritted his teeth and paid ten gold soul coins. He would have to pay again the next time he came in, unless he could register like Ye Qinghe and obtain the Iron Battle Soul Badge.
After registering, Ye Qinghe led Xiao Chenyu to the spectator area for the one-on-one soul battles to wait.
Before she could even sit down, Xiao Chenyu exclaimed in surprise, "Senior Sister Dugu Yan!"
Dugu Yan?
Ye Qinghe's heart stirred, and following Xiao Chenyu's gaze, he saw several young girls walking ahead.
Upon hearing Xiao Chenyu's voice, one of the girls, a girl with short, light purple hair and a spirited appearance, turned around and looked at them with a pair of strange light green eyes.
"Is she also from our college?"
Ye Qinghe looked at Xiao Chengyu with some surprise.
Xiao Chenyu's tone was filled with excitement and anticipation, "Yes, Senior Sister Dugu Yan is a legendary figure in our Hundred Beasts Academy. She broke through to the Soul Venerable realm at the young age of fifteen and just graduated from the academy two and a half months ago. Boss Ye, you only know how to cultivate all day long, so it's no wonder you don't know her."
As the two were talking, they had already walked up to the group of young men and women.
"Are you also students of the Beast Academy?"
When the girl named Dugu Yan saw Xiao Chenyu wearing the academy uniform, a look of surprise appeared on her face.
"Yes, senior, I am Xiao Chenyu from Class 3 of the second year at the Beast Academy. My spirit is a wolf, and I am a level 16, one-ring power attack type battle spirit master. I will be a third-year student when school starts."
Xiao Chen scratched the back of his head shyly, looking rather simple-minded.
The other girls also looked over. Seeing Xiao Chenyu's outburst, like a devoted fan meeting his idol, they couldn't help but laugh.
As for Ye Qinghe, although he was quite tall, nearly 1.6 meters, his face was too youthful and he was too young, so they subconsciously ignored him.
But Xiao Chenyu's next sentence shocked them: "This is my boss, Ye Qinghe, whose martial spirit is the War Tiger, a level 23 offensive type battle spirit master."
"Hello, senior." Ye Qinghe greeted her politely, while subtly glancing at Dugu Yan.
Before obtaining Li Adou's medical book, he probably wouldn't have been able to detect any signs of poisoning, except perhaps due to his precognitive abilities as a transmigrator.
But at this moment, Dugu Yan's symptoms were completely clear to him.
Dugu Yan nodded, then looked Ye Qinghe up and down, asking with some curiosity, "Excuse me, but how old are you, junior?"
"Twelve years old." Ye Qinghe glanced at Dugu Yan's companions and casually gave a fake age.
Xiao Chenyu saw that Ye Qinghe was lying about his age, but he didn't expose him, since Ye Qinghe had already lied about his age when registering for Douhun.
Dugu Yan nodded slightly, speaking in a tone of encouragement from a senior to a junior: "Work hard and strive to advance to Soul Master by the age of fifteen." If it's twelve, then it makes sense. After all, such geniuses are not many, but they are not rare either.
However, Ye Qinghe's next words left her somewhat puzzled: "Senior, do you experience fatigue, dizziness, paleness, palpitations, and cold hands and feet every ten days or so?"