Wang Zhong stepped off the arena and walked towards a private room on the third floor. Just as he was about to ascend the stairs, a series of prompts echoed from the broadcast.
"Mu Ren Team, please proceed to Seven Douhun Arena in the southeast corner. Your team battle is about to commence. Please prepare yourselves swiftly."
Wang Zhong let out a soft sigh, his ascending steps halted. Soon, Mu Zhan and other wood clones, clad in the same black combat attire as him, descended.
Wang Zhong met their gazes, and finally, Mu Zhan spoke coldly, "Alright, stop dawdling!"
"It's our turn!"
To this, Wang Zhong could only reply powerlessly, "Okay, my captain!"
Indeed, in Wang Zhong's current setup, the outwardly cold wood clones, possessing his full strength, were the captains, while he was merely a talented ordinary member.
Following the team, they proceeded to the arena with Mu Zhan. Upon arrival, another seven-person team was already waiting on the stage.
Mu Zhan stepped onto the arena, sizing up the opposing team members, and then shook his head repeatedly.
Although all seven were Soul Sect teams, the aura they exuded was far too weak. Moreover, their posture was uninspired; they neither stood nor sat with any semblance of discipline.
Such a team was a far cry from a true Soul Master squad. They looked as if seven people had been randomly plucked from the roadside and forcibly shoved together.
A team like this would rely entirely on individual strength in battle; cooperation, tacit understanding, and teamwork were simply non-existent.
"In a one-on-one scenario, although the main body will need to support the soul power consumption of seven individuals, their strength is inferior to ours. We can resolve the battle in the blink of an eye!"
"Fighting against such a ragtag team will teach us nothing!"
With a firm resolve, Mu Zhan declared loudly, "Brothers, let's finish this quickly and not waste time!"
"This battle is meaningless!"
All seven stepped onto the arena simultaneously, unleashing their tree martial spirits. Their pre-arranged soul rings rose from beneath their feet.
"Seven identical martial spirits!"
The faces of the opposing seven-person team shifted drastically at this moment, their eyes widening.
As the words "Match Start" appeared above their heads, Mu Zhan initiated the assault, charging headlong into the opposing seven-person team.
The opponents finally reacted, each quickly revealing their martial spirits and soul rings, unleashing a chaotic barrage of skills with absolutely no coordination among them, making Mu Zhan not even want to look.
Not a single one had the optimal soul ring configuration!
At the same level, possessing one hundred percent of Wang Zhong's strength, he could be considered to have no equal among Soul Sects!
His toes dug into the ground, and Mu Zhan's figure shot forward like an arrow loosed from a bow, disappearing from his original position in an instant. When he reappeared, he was already behind one of the opposing soul masters.
His hand chop descended, and the soul master immediately lost consciousness, collapsing to the ground softly.
A nearby individual, resembling a strength-type soul master, reacted. His third soul ring spun, and a heavy fist was hurled directly at Mu Zhan.
"Tch!"
With a cold sneer, Mu Zhan also clenched his fist and met the incoming blow without mercy.
Their fists collided. There was no stalemate; the opponent was sent flying off the arena.
In just a few blinks of an eye, two members of a team were incapacitated. Such formidable strength left the spectators at the side in awe. Cooperation aside, although these individuals did not possess the optimal soul ring configuration, a Soul Sect was still a Soul Sect, and they had strength.
A soul master with the best soul ring configuration could certainly win in a one-on-one fight, but who could be like the person before them, completely spearheading the charge, and so effortlessly defeating two Soul Sects with such overwhelming power?
"Who is this person!"
"With such immense strength, why is he assigned to the Seven Douhun Arena! With his abilities, he could already be on the Gladiator Arena!"
"This team is also extremely unusual; all seven members possess the same martial spirit."
"Among the seven, three have the optimal soul ring configuration! Six possess thousand-year soul rings!"
"Which faction do they belong to, or are they from powerful families?"
Those who witnessed this could not help but exclaim in surprise, their faces filled with unconcealed shock.
In the Great Soul Arena, soul fighting badges, from lowest to highest, are divided into Iron Soul Fighter, Copper Soul Fighter, Silver Soul Fighter, Gold Soul Fighter, Purple Gold Soul Fighter, Sapphire Soul Fighter, Ruby Soul Fighter, and Diamond Soul Fighter, for a total of nine types.
Individuals newly entering the Soul Fighting Arena are all bestowed with the Iron Soul Fighter badge, which is what Wang Zhong currently held.
Taking the Iron Soul Fighter badge as an example, for every match won within the Soul Fighting Arena, one point is accumulated. After ten consecutive victories, each subsequent win earns ten points, meaning the rate of point accumulation increases after ten consecutive wins.
To be promoted from the Iron Soul Fighter badge to the Copper Soul Fighter badge, one hundred points are required. From Copper to Silver requires one thousand points, and from Silver to Gold requires ten thousand points. Each subsequent promotion follows a tenfold accumulation.
This promotion method differs from all soul fighting arenas on the continent. For example, at the Suo Tuo Great Soul Arena, a soul master only needs five thousand points to obtain a Gold Soul Fighter badge, but in Spirit City, it requires double that amount!
This is because Spirit City is the holy land of soul masters, and the quality of soul masters here is a step higher than those in other regions.
Of course, the rules for acquiring points are not uniform for every level of soul fighter, with each win earning one point. There is a base point value.
Iron Soul Fighter: Base is one. Each win adds one point. After ten consecutive wins, each subsequent win adds ten points.
Copper Soul Fighter: Base is ten. Each win adds ten points. After ten consecutive wins, each subsequent win adds one hundred points.
Silver Soul Fighter: Base is one hundred. Each win adds one hundred points. After ten consecutive wins, each subsequent win adds one thousand points.
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This pattern continues to increase successively.
According to Gui Mei's requirements, the fastest way for Wang Zhong to achieve the Gold Soul Fighter badge is to not lose a single match.
Nineteen consecutive wins as an Iron Soul Fighter to advance to Copper Soul Fighter. After clearing the points, another nineteen consecutive wins to advance to Silver Soul Fighter. After clearing the points again, another nineteen consecutive wins would earn him the Gold Soul Fighter badge.
A total of fewer than sixty consecutive wins. Given the Great Soul Arena's rule of at most one battle per day, individuals and teams can participate simultaneously. In just two months, Wang Zhong could complete the task, but there was a significant trap within this!
For soul masters of the same badge and level, once consecutive wins exceed ten, their opponents will be individuals with the same number of consecutive wins!
Ten wins against ten wins, eleven wins against eleven wins, and so on. Furthermore, you do not need to worry about not finding such opponents, because this is Spirit City, the holy land of soul masters, where countless gifted prodigies and powerful soul masters come for pilgrimage!
They are very willing to leave their indelible mark in the soul fighting arenas here!
On the arena, two soul masters simultaneously lost their combat ability. The remaining five individuals looked at each other. Seeing Wang Zhong's team's complete number of members and their brilliant soul rings, they finally announced their surrender.
Mu Zhan, with a cold and expressionless face, led the six members, including Wang Zhong, and left the arena without any pause.
At this moment, the figures of the Mu Ren Team appeared on the screen above the arena, with a large red "Victory" marked beside them!
The first team battle was won with ease.