As Feng Piaoling and Dai Huabin walked toward the Soul Fighting Arena, a massive crowd of students poured out from the dormitory buildings.
The vast majority were female students. After all, no matter where one went, handsome men were always popular—especially one who, in this romance-driven world, had uttered the line: "If you truly love someone, you shouldn't treat her as a bet."
There were plenty of male students as well, though most of them had come specifically to watch Feng Piaoling make a fool of himself, hoping he was merely a "paper tiger"—all show and no substance.
Xu Sanshi and Beibei walked together. Watching Feng Piaoling composedly following behind Dai Huabin, Xu Sanshi spoke with a face full of indignation. "And here I thought he was some devoted romantic. Turns out he's just another playboy."
Beibei's face lacked his usual playful teasing of Xu Sanshi; instead, it was filled with gravity. "This Dai Huabin cannot possibly be Feng Piaoling's opponent. Xu Sanshi, you had better be careful in your duel with him tomorrow."
"Is he really that strong?" Xu Sanshi knew Beibei wasn't the type to make baseless claims, and his expression turned serious as well.
Beibei nodded heavily. "Yes. I once saw him use a Class 4 soul tool longsword to slay a thousand-year-old Datura Snake in just two strikes."
Hearing this, Xu Sanshi remained somewhat unimpressed. "That does show some skill, but soul tools are strictly forbidden in the Soul Fighting Arena."
"And what if I told you his third soul ring was absorbed from a five-thousand-year-old Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear?" Beibei added.
"Hiss!" Xu Sanshi instantly sucked in a breath of cold air. "Is this guy a freak?"
"Why else do you think I believe Dai Huabin is doomed to lose?" Beibei gave him a deadpan look before his tone shifted, his expression suddenly becoming devious. "However, it's not as if you have absolutely no chance of winning."
He was thinking of Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection Sharing. With the assistance of that skill, Xu Sanshi's odds would improve significantly.
"What chance?" Xu Sanshi asked, surprised.
"One Mystic Water Pill." Beibei held out his right hand.
"A Mystic Water Pill just for that? Why don't you just go out and rob someone? You really think these pills grow on trees?" Xu Sanshi fumed.
"Then I wish you the best of luck. But after you lose, not only will you have to hand over two Mystic Water Pills and a hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, you'll also be completely disgraced in front of Jiang Nannan. Don't blame me for not warning you then." Beibei shrugged, looking indifferent.
Xu Sanshi said coldly, "Hmph, he's just a freshman. Even if he has some skill, I don't believe he can break through the defense of my Xuanwu Turtle."
A short while later, the group arrived at the Soul Fighting Arena.
The arena was hexagonal and roughly the size of Shrek Plaza. The center was a vast open space, clearly the site where students conducted their duels. Surrounding it were tiers of seats rising upward, capable of holding about three thousand people.
Today, despite there being no official tournament scheduled, the arena was rarely packed to capacity. It was almost entirely full.
With three thousand people each paying one Silver Soul Coin for entry, the total came to three thousand Silver Soul Coins, which converted to three hundred Gold Soul Coins. The winner would receive half of the gate proceeds.
Because of this, there was no need to wait for an audience. Once Feng Piaoling and Dai Huabin paid their registration fees, the teacher in charge of the arena immediately arranged for them to enter the stage.
"Dong'er, you have to admit, there's a reason Feng Piaoling is called the number one handsome guy of the Outer Court. Dai Huabin is handsome enough, but compared to Feng Piaoling, he still falls quite short."
Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong'er were sitting in the front rows. Xiao Xiao held her face in her hands, gazing at Feng Piaoling with a bit of a daze.
Wang Dong'er didn't argue, because even she had to admit that Feng Piaoling was indeed exceptionally good-looking.
As her gaze drifted, she suddenly spotted a solitary figure.
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