Douluo, my martial soul is a mushroom

Chapter 20: The performance in the fighting arena, the first appearance of the Demon King group
The lesson that Flanders was talking about was participating in the spirit fighting game at the Soto Spirit Fighting Arena.

In the evening, Flanders brought Chi Ping and Dai Mubai to Soto City.

Although it was already dark, Soto City seemed to have just woken up, and was 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 opened at night also found their most familiar places to sell snacks or small items.

Chi Ping had lived in Soto City for a while before, but at that time he was busy spreading mycelium and had no time to go shopping. This was what he had been doing on the way from Notting City to Shrek Academy.

Flanders took the two of them to a tea stall to rest. Since they didn't order anything, the boss looked at them with a strange look. Dai Mubai paid for a cup of tea for each of them.

——As expected of the profiteer Flanders!

Chi Ping drank his tea and thought silently.

"That's where you have classes." Flanders happily drank the free tea and pointed somewhere.

It was a building nearly 100 meters high, huge and extremely dark in the night. From that huge building, there was a faint glow.

"Soul fighting arena? Are we going to participate in the soul fighting arena?" Chi Ping asked.

Flanders was a little surprised, "Have you ever participated in a fighting spirit?"

Chi Ping shook his head. "There is no fighting spirit arena in Notting City, but I learned about it from a teacher when I was in the academy."

"How much do you know?" Flanders asked deliberately.

"The Soul Fighting Arena is the safest way for ordinary people to understand the battles of soul masters, and it is also the best way for civilian soul masters to rise. Participating in the Soul Fighting Arena to show your talents can gain wealth, honor, and the attention of soul master families." Chi Ping expressed his views on the Great Soul Fighting Arena.

Flanders nodded and said, "That's an interesting insight. Did you come up with this yourself?"

"Yes."

Flanders continued, "The Great Soul Fighting Arena is an important place that reflects the value of soul masters. It has its own complete system and can also be said to be a special force. It was jointly founded by the seven most prestigious soul master families in the entire continent. It is not affiliated with the two empires or the Spirit Hall. It can be said to be a third-party force. It is rich enough to rival a country. Soul masters who become famous in the Great Soul Fighting Arena will become dazzling stars in the entire country. Not only can they obtain huge benefits, but they can also gain great fame. Moreover, the Great Soul Fighting Arena is a relatively fair place. Here, even if you kill the heir of a certain big family, you don’t need to worry about being retaliated. This is its fairness."

At this point, Flender's eyes sparkled with dazzling brilliance, "The level of the martial soul is a symbol of the strength of a soul master, and the soul ring is the best way to express it. However, this cannot represent the true ability of a soul master. Only the title obtained from the Great Soul Fighting Arena through one's own efforts is the best reflection of one's own strength."

"Any level of soul master will only be represented by the word 'fighting soul' after entering the Great Fighting Soul Arena. After winning the first game, they will get a badge. After that, they will get a certain amount of points for each victory. When the points reach a certain level, the badge's level will be upgraded. This badge is a symbol of the level in the Great Fighting Soul Arena, and it is universal in all the main cities of the continent. There are many benefits to having a high-level badge, so I won't explain it in detail. The level of the badge is divided according to the quality of the mineral. The lowest is the iron badge, which is the iron fighting soul. The levels above are copper, silver, gold, purple gold, sapphire, ruby, and diamond. There are eight levels in total."

At this point, Flanders' eyes swept over the two of them one by one, "My mission for you is to get at least the Silver Fighting Spirit Badge before graduation. Do you understand?"

Dai Mubai agreed immediately.

Ikehira hesitated for a moment and then said he understood.

Flanders took a sip of tea and continued, "There are three types of fighting spirits. One is gambling, which means mutual learning. Killing is prohibited. Another is life-and-death fighting, which is used to resolve irreconcilable disputes. The last is gambling fighting. The Great Fighting Spirit Arena is the referee. Both sides of the gambling fight send out the same number of soul masters to compete. The final winner will get everything in the bet. The gambling fight is first of all a life-and-death fight. Many nobles and clans often use this method when they have huge conflicts with each other. There are also three forms of competition, one-on-one, two-on-two and group battle. Among them, the number of people on both sides of the group battle is negotiated and stipulated. According to the rules of the Great Fighting Spirit Arena, it is generally within the limit of seven to ten people."

"I heard from Zhao Wuji about your performance in the fourth round of assessment. You can participate in one-on-one and two-on-two soul fighting. Each soul master can only participate in one game per day, but can participate in different types of soul fighting. If you participate in both, the accumulation speed of points will be faster."

Flanders talked about some more information about the fighting spirit arena, and Chi Ping and Dai Mubai listened very carefully.

When the time was almost up, the three of them walked towards the fighting arena.

It is very simple to register for fighting spirits at the Soto Fighting Spirit Arena. You only need to fill out a form including your name, age, place of birth, and martial spirit to receive the initial Iron Fighting Spirit Badge. Of course, each person needs to pay ten gold coins as the registration fee.

At the same time, they also need to undergo a soul power test similar to that of the Spirit Hall to determine their respective levels. Every time they come to participate in the spirit fight, they must first undergo a soul power test to determine their opponents.

During his time at Notting Academy, Chi Ping relied on supplies from the Spirit Hall and accumulated a total of about 200 gold soul coins. He left 50 gold soul coins with the principal, asking him to take good care of the part-time students. From Notting City to Shrek Academy, the food and accommodation along the way consumed about 20 gold soul coins. The registration fee and tuition fee for Shrek Academy cost a total of 110.

It takes ten gold soul coins to register for the fighting spirit badge, and it also takes ten gold soul coins as registration fee to register for a two-on-two battle, which after being divided equally is five gold soul coins.

After all the operations, Chi Ping had less than five gold soul coins left!
——We must win! Flanders is a profiteer. The academy cafeteria can’t provide enough meat. Without additional supplements, training can’t proceed!

Ikehira thought.

"Chi Ping, what do you think we should name our group?"

"Why not just take a word from each of your martial spirits and combine them together?" Chi Ping said casually.

"Okay! Then let's call ourselves the Mushroom King Group!"

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"Wait a minute……"

However, before Chi Ping could stop him, an iron fighting spirit badge with the words "Demon King Combination" engraved on it was handed to him.

"This name..." Chi Ping's mouth twitched.

"How about it? Isn't it handsome?" Dai Mubai looked at the badge with pride.

"It's very handsome, but don't you think the name is too arrogant? I'm afraid we'll be beaten to death when we go on stage later."

Dai Mubai said nonchalantly: "With our strength, who can beat us? I still think this name is not domineering enough! When we become famous, people will call us Demon King. Just think about it, how cool it is!"

Chi Ping held his forehead and smiled bitterly, but he was not quite repulsed by the name.

"Okay. But since we've chosen this name, we can't let down these two domineering words."

"Of course!"

The two returned to the lounge in high spirits. Flender was stunned by the four characters on the Iron Fighting Spirit badge, and he said, "A newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger." "I am the tiger! Why are there so many people who are afraid of this and that!" Dai Mubai said disdainfully.

At this moment, the staff came to inform Dai Mubai to go on stage.

Dai Mubai raised his head and glanced at Flanders through his nose, then walked towards the one-on-one fighting spirit area with a heroic and confident look.

"Is this kid so arrogant?" Flanders muttered to himself, then looked at Chi Ping, "Didn't you stop him from choosing this name?"

"I think the word 'Demon King' sounds pretty good." Chi Ping said, "And didn't you say that Shrek Academy teaches monsters? I think the word 'Demon King' goes well with monsters, doesn't it?"

Flanders laughed, "I am the one who is stingy."

Yes, isn’t Shrek Academy meant to cultivate monsters? If it can’t even bear such a name, then what kind of monster is it!

"Come on, let me see what Shrek's monsters can do!"

……

On the fighting spirit arena, Dai Mubai and his opponent, a middle-aged great spirit master with a wolf spirit.

Needless to say, with the advantages of martial soul quality, soul power level, and youth and strength, it was difficult for Dai Mubai to lose. He threw his opponent out of the ring in less than five minutes.

Dai Mubai's victory caused some waves.

The second round was between Chi Ping and his opponent was a middle-aged spirit master in his forties who used a sickle spirit.

With one shave and one cross lock, Chi Ping sent the unconscious middle-aged spirit master out of the arena.

The two victories brought a little fame to both of them.

After registering the points, the two returned to the rest area and waited for the notification of the two-on-two match.

The two-on-two fighting spirits and the one-on-one fighting spirits are not on the same arena, the area is larger and there are more spectators.

"The fourth match of two-on-two, the double stick combination versus the demon king combination."

Before he even went on stage, there was booing from the audience.

"What an arrogant name!"

"Two little brats dare to call themselves Demon Kings? Kill them with a double stick combination!"

"I think it's quite interesting, Demon King Team! I support you, blow everything up!"

Some are optimistic, some are pessimistic, and some are just looking for fun.

The double stick combination is two lean men, both of whom have long sticks as their martial spirits. When they came on the field, they were surprised by the age of Chi Ping and Dai Mubai, but then they calmed down and focused on the enemy.

"Mu Bai, you take the lead and I will assist you."

"it is good!"

As the host blew a whistle, both sides summoned their martial spirits, and Dai Mubai and Shuang Gun faced off against each other.

"White Tiger Protective Barrier!"

"Round dance stick!"

“Horizontal slash!”

The White Tiger Martial Spirit is indeed a top-level martial spirit. It is not at all inferior when fighting one against two!

Chi Ping was not idle either. He ran quickly and went behind the two stick brothers.

"shave!"

He approached quickly and delivered a punch.

"Don't even think about it!"

One of the two sticks was already prepared, his second soul ring was activated, the amplifying light flashed on the stick, and he turned around and chopped it vertically.

Black Dragon's Eighteen Moves - Own Tail!

After practicing the Black Dragon Eighteen Hands for six years, he instinctively used them, dodging and punching.

"Pfft!"

The force of the impact landed on the chest, and the double-stick combination instantly lost one member.

"Well done!" Dai Mubai laughed, "I can't fall behind, White Tiger Fierce Light Wave!"

The second soul skill was activated, and amid everyone's exclamations, the Double Stick Combination was defeated, and the Demon King Combination won the first victory easily.

(End of this chapter)