Chapter 103 Battle
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Having reached his current level, the Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition of the entire continent was no longer in Amon's eyes.
No, it had never been in his eyes from the start. He had always treated it as nothing more than a gimmick.
To lure Yan Jin, attract investment, or use it as a bond to connect with powerful soul masters who could help him obtain the soul rings he needed.
The gains along the way were what he truly wanted. The acquisition of his second, third, and even fourth and fifth soul rings were all related to the people he came into contact with through this gimmick.
Otherwise, he would never have been able to hunt down soul beasts so suitable for himself based on his own strength alone.
Although Amon didn't have a strong desire for the three ten-thousand-year soul bones that were the champion's reward, he didn't mind helping those who had supported him in the past to obtain some benefits, as long as it didn't affect his next plan.
He had made many promises, and even if fulfilling them wouldn't have a significant impact on him, Amon didn't intend to break his word.
Sometimes, establishing a reputation for honesty and trustworthiness can make deception even more effective. The deception of a trustworthy person is the most unexpected and deadly!
In addition, participating in the Soul Master Competition could also be a way to casually set up a few backup plans. They might not be useful, but you never know when they might bring a small surprise.
With these considerations in mind, Amon continued to maintain the facade of actively preparing for the Soul Master Competition, without making any significant changes.
However, some people didn't seem to approve of his active preparation.
"Amon! The Soul Master Competition is just around the corner! Is this really okay?" Sun Boyuan mustered his courage to remind Amon.
"Look at the other academy teams. Which one isn't training hard, strengthening their teamwork, and discussing tactics? What are you guys doing?
"Ilya, Bi Da'er, Brady, and Franco are frequenting various banquets. Do they look like they're seriously cultivating?
"Yan Jin is participating in individual matches in the Soul Arena, but the Soul Master Competition is mainly a team event! Apart from Lei Yin, she can't cooperate with anyone else.
"Romier is using the academy's outstanding student scholarship to indulge in lavish spending, and even Lei Yin has been led astray by him. Aren't you, as the captain, going to do something about it?"
He was genuinely worried about the team members, fearing that they would be young, arrogant, and complacent, and ruin a good hand.
Just looking at what the team members were doing, it did seem somewhat chaotic.
Although Sun Boyuan's attitude was somewhat accusatory, Amon knew that he meant well and didn't mind. He smiled and said:
"Well... there isn't much time left before the official opening of the Soul Master Competition, and it doesn't seem appropriate for me, as the captain, to not show up and organize some team activities... Let's just have a few matches then. Teacher Sun, you can arrange it."
Sun Boyuan's attitude was also the academy's attitude. Amon needed to give them a sense of reassurance.
"Okay, okay, that's settled then. What are your current levels? I'll go to the Beidi Soul Arena and arrange opponents for you."
"Levels... I'm not too sure about their levels. You can ask them yourself... As for me, level 56," Amon said with a smile.
When Amon said that he didn't know his teammates' levels, Sun Boyuan wanted to complain about how he was being a captain.
But then he thought that he, the nominal instructor, didn't know either, so he didn't seem to be qualified to say anything.
When Amon announced his own level, Sun Boyuan was stunned. "How much? Say it again? Did I hear you correctly?"
"Level 56. Isn't Yan Jin participating in individual matches in the Soul Arena? You should know her level," Amon asked in return.
"Well... level 53, an unprecedented genius!"
"So, it's not strange for me, the captain, to be level 56, right?" Amon said with a slight smile.
With a level 53 teammate, it would indeed be a bit unreasonable for the captain to not be over level 50, so Amon's level was normal...
Sun Boyuan nodded as if he had been persuaded, and left in a daze.
After getting away from Amon, he smacked his head, feeling that his perception was almost messed up by these genius students.
He belatedly realized, what kind of normal was that?
Although it was slightly inferior compared to Yan Jin's extraordinary talent of being level 53 at less than 15 years old, a young man under 20 years old with a soul power level of 56 was terrifying enough.
Watching Sun Boyuan's reaction, Amon was thoughtful...
Each time he absorbed a soul ring, his previous soul skills would also be slightly enhanced. Sun Boyuan was clearly affected by the passive effect of his second soul skill, which enhanced affinity, and subconsciously believed what he said.
This effect was surprisingly good... Could it be because the soul skill brought by Hai Yun's soul ring was related to the mind and thinking, so it greatly enhanced the abilities in related fields? He made such a guess.
It wasn't easy to find a team with matching strength for the Beidi Team. The Soul Arena determined the team level based on the highest soul power level and Soul Arena badge level.
They divided registered soul masters into eight levels: Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Purple Gold, Sapphire, Ruby, and Diamond.
The Soul Arena badge level could basically be regarded as a soul master's combat power within the same rank.
When the Soul Arena matched teams, it first divided them into grades based on soul power level, and then determined opponents based on badge level.
Only those in the same soul power grade and the same soul arena level would compete on the same stage.
Currently, the highest Soul Arena badge level in Beidi Academy was Yan Jin. She had never lost an individual match in the past six months and had already reached the Ruby level, only one step away from the highest Diamond level.
Yan Jin's existence had raised the team level to a very high level.
If she also participated, the Beidi Academy team would have to face Ruby-level teams above level 50.
The problem was, did such teams really exist?
Not to mention the Ruby level, even teams above level 50 were hard to find.
Soul Kings were already the middle class of soul masters. Who would still come to the Soul Arena to compete at this level?
Many city lords in the Heaven Dou Empire were only soul masters of this level.
Perhaps there were war fanatics like Yan Jin who would hone themselves in the Soul Arena, but such people were rare, and it was simply a pipe dream to put together a team.
This made Sun Boyuan worried, but if Yan Jin didn't participate, then it wouldn't have the effect of strengthening overall teamwork.
He reported his difficulties to the academy. The senior leaders of Beidi Academy had a surprisingly consistent attitude. They were all full of confidence in this team and were willing to provide strong support.
They sent people to communicate with the Great Soul Arena, asking them to temporarily form matching teams.
Although the Great Soul Arena had the support of the Seven Soul Grandmaster Families behind it and had powerful forces all over the continent, this was the Beidi.
The Great Soul Arena attached great importance to the requirements put forward by the Beidi Academy, which involved almost all the nobles in the Beidi.
They immediately issued a task to all registered soul masters in the Soul Arena, promising high rewards or equivalent compensation. Of course, these expenses were paid by the Beidi Academy.
Under the Soul Arena's special communication methods, this task was quickly sent to other places.
...
Heaven Dou City, Flender looked at the task flyer he got from the Soul Arena and said with some heartache:
"Why is it in the Beidi? How great would it be if it was in Heaven Dou or a nearby place."
Liu Erlong chuckled: "You're just short of money, so you don't have to think about making those kids earn it for you all day long, right?"
"Ah? Am I that kind of person? I'm just thinking that this is very suitable for honing them, it's just too far away," Flender said righteously.
Yu Xiaogang, who was on the side, shook his head, "It's still a bit early. Although Xiao San and the others have made a lot of progress these days, it's still a bit difficult for them to face teams in the level 50 range...
"Even the most ordinary level 50 soul master team would be a considerable challenge for them.
"Besides, don't just look at the soul power level... Flender, take another look at the Soul Arena level of the teams that the task says you need to face."
Hearing his reminder, Flender moved his gaze away from the reward and then exclaimed: "Ruby level?"
The Soul Arena's task didn't specify that the opponent was the Beidi Academy team. Although the information of the participating students couldn't be said to be very secret, the academy couldn't actively spread it.
Therefore, Yu Xiaogang and others didn't know that this would be the opponent that their Shrek team would face in the near future.
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