"Then we..." Xie Xie couldn't help but speak up.
"We?" Arthur turned around, his eyes shining startlingly bright. "Of course we're going to fight."
"Arthur!" Wu Zhangkong's brows furrowed tightly. "The opponent is a Spirit King plus one-word battle armor. This isn't the time to act tough."
He was worried that Arthur was getting carried away by his previous victories and couldn't see the absolute gap in strength.
"Teacher, I clearly understand the current gap between me and the opponent," Arthur explained.
"But I can win."
Staring blankly at the youth before him, Wu Zhangkong knew Arthur very well and understood that he wouldn't speak without purpose.
But a Spirit Elder winning against a Spirit Saint?
Wu Zhangkong wavered for a moment; he must be crazy to actually be willing to believe Arthur could really win.
"How are you going to win?"
"I just have some concerns." Arthur didn't answer directly. Instead, he said in a heavy tone, "While I can win, I will have to pay a very heavy price."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone expressed their concern. "Then forget it. It's really nothing. Brother Arthur, there's no need."
Gu Yue asked curiously, "What price?"
"Sigh." Arthur let out a sigh. "The price is that I will become very, very famous."
Everyone: "Huh?"
No one could keep a straight face.
What on earth is this?
The price for defeating a One-Word Battle Armor Master is becoming very famous.
Isn't that just cause and effect? How is that a price?
And haven't you been famous for a long time already?!
Xie Xie jumped up on the spot and pointed at Arthur, speechless for a long time. "You... you... what kind of price is that? I thought you were going to lose all your Soul Power or have your Martial Soul damaged!"
"Famous? You're already being called the 'Young War God' in the Tianhai Alliance. Does one more time even matter?"
Xu Xiaoyan clutched her chest and let out a long breath, glaring at Arthur irritably. "Brother Arthur! You scared us to death!"
"I really want to smash a soul guidance recorder into your face right now!"
Na'er lunged directly into Arthur's arms and elbowed him in the chest. "Scaring me, are you?!"
"Uh, everyone get ready. Just keep a calm mindset for the match when the time comes." Arthur didn't say much more. He was actually afraid that showing too much would lead the Holy Spirit Cult to come knocking on his door to 'offer warmth'.
"Actually, winning or losing doesn't matter. The other side has a One-Word Battle Armor Master. It's normal if we lose, but a huge gain if we win."
...In a hotel elsewhere, a few old fogies were gathered together, bragging.
Among them, Zhen Hua, who was involved with the most factions and was the best informed, suddenly said, "Shrek Academy has sent Sea Gods Pavilion Elders to the Tianhai Alliance. It's Ya Li and Cai Yueer."
"Wait, whose idea was it to put those two together?" Mu Chen was surprised.
Ya Li and Yun Ming are a couple.
But Cai Yueer's obvious intentions were known to all; who doesn't know she likes Yun Ming?
Having these two act together is truly something else.
"Who knows." Zhen Hua shrugged.
"That's fine then," Mu Ye said, relieved. "Ya Li doesn't like conflict. It seems Shrek's response is a soft approach."
"The only one with a bad temper is Cai Yueer, and she's a total noob. With us here, Arthur will be fine."
"Soft approach?" Zhen Hua countered. "They brought a Spirit King to compete."
"Shrek's Spirit Kings are basically all One-Word Battle Armor Masters."
"This is bullying the small with the big. They dare to bully my disciple? I'm going all out against them!"
Triggering a sensitive word, as soon as 'disciple' left Zhen Hua's mouth, Mu Chen instantly reacted and started scuffling with him.
Looking at these two old guys speechlessly, Mu Ye turned to the person beside him. "Why have you stopped talking?"
"Aren't you worried about Arthur?"
Agravaine was silent for a moment. "I don't know."
"I actually don't really want him to win."
"Oh?" Mu Ye was slightly surprised. "You think Arthur can win?"
Agravaine cast his gaze toward the distant arena outside the window, his tone calm but tinged with complexity. "I started teaching Little Arthur even before his Martial Soul had undergone Awakening."
"No one knows his true strength better than I do."
"It's just a Spirit King-level One-Word Battle Armor Master. Whether he wins or not depends entirely on his own thoughts."
Does he have some trump card?
Mu Ye half-understood; he had only recently taken Arthur as his disciple and didn't know much yet.
"Then why don't you want him to win?" Mu Ye pressed, truly not understanding Agravaine's thoughts.
Arthur was clearly the most dazzling Genius of this generation. With their protection, he should just shine his light.
Agravaine sighed softly. "A light that is too dazzling easily attracts fire that consumes the body."
He turned to look at Mu Ye, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes. "My concern is the Holy Spirit Cult."
"Holy Spirit Cult?!" Mu Ye immediately sat up straight, more serious than ever before.
Zhen Hua and Mu Chen also stopped their scuffle and looked over.
Glancing at the three men before him—all of whom were Arthur's backers—Agravaine decided to give them the inside story. He explained, "You all know how Arthur's parents passed away."
"They were too great a threat to the Holy Spirit Cult."
"In fact, Arthur is the same."
"On the surface, his Martial Soul seems unrelated to his parents', so the Holy Spirit Cult can't be bothered with him."
"In reality, Arthur is the greatest threat to the Holy Spirit Cult. The true form of his Martial Soul suppresses Evil Soul Masters far more than his parents' did."
Mu Chen put away his joking expression and leaned in closer. "Arthur's Holy Sword and Holy Spear are strong, but I haven't noticed such an effect?"
"I don't know the reason either." Agravaine shook his head. "Everything else is fine. I've taken Arthur to kill Evil Soul Masters before."
"His Martial Soul's mere presence leaves Evil Soul Masters helpless, and even with all their effort, they cannot stop their own death."
Agravaine recalled the scenes of occasionally taking Arthur to hunt those Evil Soul Masters.
He merely swung his sword or thrust his spear, and those Evil Soul Masters died upon contact, none of them being a match for even a single exchange.
Thinking of this, Agravaine was actually a bit puzzled himself. Arthur had said that what his Martial Soul truly countered were the Enemies of the World.
How could Evil Soul Masters be the Enemies of the World?
As he slowly explained Arthur's situation to the three of them...
Finally, Agravaine sighed. "It's fine if he's just on the genius list."
"But if he wants to defeat a combat power at the Spirit Saint level, he will have to expose the true potential of his Martial Soul."
The three of them sucked in a breath of cold air.
Mu Ye's mouth twitched. He had a vague understanding of the Holy Spirit Cult's strength; if they were determined to assassinate Arthur, it seemed he might not be able to protect him.
It seemed he needed to call for reinforcements.
The Body Sect had finally found such a promising seedling; nothing could be allowed to happen... The competition proceeded rapidly.
There was no suspense in the final round of the Forging competition either. Arthur remained in a league of his own in first place, winning the final championship.
He also happened to complete the forging of his battle armor's core Materials.
The Group Competition and Individual Competition also entered their final stages.
In the Individual Competition, Arthur was up against Gu Yue.
In the seven-person Group Competition, East Sea Academy was up against Shrek Academy.
Each final took one day.
The first day was the final of the Individual Competition.
A match that everyone was watching.
Arthur walked into the arena; the stands were packed, and the crowd was cheering.
Gu Yue had many supporters as well.
Beauty is justice. It wasn't that Arthur wasn't handsome enough, but rather that being a fan of a beautiful girl was more cost-effective.
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