Chapter 240 What I Saw and Heard at the Battle Arena.
After Wang Lanjin and Wang Mingxu communicated, the two prepared various things, even extorting a lot from many teachers or companions.
Early the next morning, the two excitedly set off.
Wang Xiaofei, Huo Wu, and Shui Bing'er seemed a little sad watching their son and daughter leave. Especially the two wives, it seemed like it was the first time their children had traveled so far from home.
Wang Xiaofei, however, was more optimistic: "Don't worry, nothing will happen to them. You two have also been through trials; only through trials can you become stronger, especially in terms of mental resilience." Since it was the first time Wang Lanjin and Wang Mingxu had traveled such a long distance, and they weren't familiar with the directions, they rented a carriage and headed towards Tiandou City.
Along the way, the two were in high spirits and happy, almost like they were going on a picnic.
It took them five days to arrive at Tiandou City.
When they saw the massive walls of Heaven Dou City, both were utterly astonished. Although they had read about the size and scale of Heaven Dou City in books, seeing it in person was a completely different experience.
Once inside Heaven Dou City, the entire city was a world apart from the Elemental Academy. The Elemental Academy was somewhat isolated, populated only by students and teachers. While there were many people and small cities nearby, their economies were far inferior to Heaven Dou City's, and their populations were vastly different.
After 20 years of development, Heaven Dou City's population had exceeded ten million, ranking third on the entire continent.
Despite traveling by carriage for several days, neither of them was particularly tired; on the contrary, they were quite excited. Having finally arrived at their destination, they didn't plan to rest immediately.
"Sister, where do you want to go now?"
Wang Lanfang thought for a moment, "We're almost done with everything, let's go to the Heaven Dou City Grand Soul Arena first. Heaven Dou City has such a large population, the Soul Arena should be quite fun."
Wang Mingxu seemed a little opposed, "Sister, according to the records, the highest level Soul Battle in the Heaven Dou City Grand Soul Arena is only Soul Emperor level. We're already Soul Saints now, what's the point of watching that?"
Wang Lanfang smiled, "Mingxu, although you've read a lot of books, there are some realities you don't know. The Soul Battles within our school are just ordinary competitions between students, and even the Soul Battle Arena near our Elemental Academy is just a regular competition."
"The Heaven Dou City Soul Arena has gambling battles, betting battles, and life-or-death battles, especially the life-or-death battles, which are said to be extremely intense."
"And there are also team Soul Battles here, it seems like it would be even more exciting with teamwork."
Wang Mingxu was a little surprised, "Sister, where did you hear all this from?"
"My teachers often come to Heaven Dou City, and I learned all this from them," Wang Mingxu said with a touch of emotion. "It seems there's a big difference between books and practice. No wonder my dad once told me that traveling ten thousand miles is better than reading ten thousand books."
After some discussion, they decided to go to the Soul Arena to watch some Soul Battles. They had plenty of time and weren't in a rush.
When they arrived at the Soul Arena, they immediately bought two of the most expensive tickets for a Soul Emperor-level team Soul Battle. The tickets alone were incredibly valuable, costing one hundred gold soul coins each. After all, there weren't many seven-on-seven Soul Emperor-level Soul Battles like this.
It was said that this level of Soul Battle hadn't existed before; it was only in the last ten years, with the increase in the number of Soul Masters, that this kind of Soul Battle started appearing.
When the two entered the arena, it was bustling with activity, filled with noise and speculation. Many were discussing who would win. Judging by the size of the arena, it could easily hold tens of thousands of people. In the center of the arena was a huge screen displaying all the information about both sides, including each person's martial spirit, soul power, and soul ring configuration.
The two teams in this battle were the Thunder Team and the Clear Sky Team; clearly, both teams had high reputations in Heaven Dou City and a very large audience base.
Two people nearby were discussing something. One of them, Person A, spoke up: "Did you know? This Thunder Team vs. Clear Sky Team is the focus of attention recently. Who do you think will win?"
The other, Person B, replied: "Is that even a question? Clear Sky Team will definitely win."
Person A continued: "I think these two teams are evenly matched, both very strong."
Person B said: "You don't know this. Look at their martial souls. All the members of the Clear Sky Team have the Clear Sky Hammer, which is known as the number one weapon martial soul in the world. And all the members of the Thunder Team have the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex, which used to be known as the number one beast martial soul in the world."
"However, the Clear Sky Sect was once known as the number one sect in the world, far stronger than the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, so I think the Clear Sky team will win."
Passerby A: "But aren't beast spirits stronger than weapon spirits before Soul Saints?"
Passerby B: "That's true, but it depends on the specific circumstances. Back then, both the Clear Sky Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan were among the top three sects, reportedly with thousands of Soul Masters and even Title Douluo. Unfortunately, they were all destroyed in a war."
Passerby A: "Since both sects were destroyed, why would they participate in the Soul Battle?"
Passerby B: "Probably out of necessity. You don't know, the top three sects were extremely powerful back then, many Soul Masters joined them, and they were also colluding with the Empire..." "They need to work, and they survive by exploiting us commoners. Who would dare offend them?"
Passerby A: "Didn't they have laws back then?"
Passerby B: "Laws? Of course there were laws, but they only restricted us commoners. If a Soul Master made a mistake, who dared to punish them? Unlike the Douluo Federation now, where everyone is equal, even Soul Masters don't dare to break the law. My uncle was beaten to death for offending an outer disciple of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Who dared to take action?"
Passerby A: "According to you, the three upper sects in the past were all parasites on the continent."
Passerby B: "More or less. Soul Masters in the past didn't need to work. Where did they get their living expenses from? Unlike now, where they need to earn money through Soul Battles."
"You probably don't know this, but all the sects are still operating normally. For example, the largest blacksmith shop in Heaven Dou City is owned by the Clear Sky Sect, the largest security company in Heaven Dou City is owned by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and the largest mining company in Heaven Dou City is owned by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
"As long as you have money, you can also have disciples from these world-renowned sects serve us."
The Soul Battle hadn't even started yet, but the entire arena was already packed. Wang Lanfang and Wang Mingxu listened with great interest, sometimes even asking questions when they didn't understand something.
Until the competition began, the entire arena fell silent; no one wanted to miss a single detail.
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