Chapter 122: The Official Opening!
Chapter 122: The Official Opening!
He spent a night in deep thought, and then entered a state of cultivation.
The next day, feeling refreshed and energetic, he brought his Soul Pet and went to the registration location for the Qihang Cup.
Rong City Stadium.
Any Soul Pet Battle event was held inside a stadium.
Compared to the stadium in Tianxin City, Rong City Stadium was naturally much larger.
There was a huge crowd of students coming and going.
Inside the stadium, there were several floors, and each floor had intense and lively Soul Pet Battles.
“Brother Che, do you know about the professional dojo in Rong City?”
Wang Che came to register together with his classmates, and one of them was that fellow Yuan Xiaole.
“Professional dojo?”
Wang Che nodded, “I’ve heard about it. To become a Professional Soul Contractor, you need to complete the assessment tasks and various tests from the professional dojo. After passing, the professional dojo certifies you.”
Professional dojos only existed in continent cities.
Moreover, professional dojos were officially established and were not private institutions.
Anyone who wanted to become a true Professional Soul Contractor needed to face the assessments from the professional dojo.
“However, all that is still quite far away,” Wang Che said. “Right now, our Martial Souls have just awakened. After entering university and cultivating for a while, then we can consider matters related to the professional dojo.”
“Hehe… my father knows a few Soul Pact Masters at the Rong City professional dojo. He said if I attend university in Rong City, he’ll get me an opportunity to work and train at the professional dojo.”
Yuan Xiaole was quite happy.
This was a really good opportunity.
Working at a professional dojo, he would definitely see battles between various Professional Soul Contractors every day.
For him, it was naturally a great learning opportunity.
“Also, the guest judge for this Qihang Cup is the owner of the Xiyue professional dojo. He will come to watch the matches. Of course, such important figures will definitely only watch some key matches, like the Top Sixteen or the finals.”
Yuan Xiaole said.
The Xiyue professional dojo actually had more than one owner; there were several owners stationed there, handling different tasks.
Their strength was naturally very high; at the very least, they were all Saint Soul Masters above level seventy.
Once Soul Power Level exceeded seventy, they were no longer considered high-level Soul Pact Masters, but Saint Soul Masters.
Level eighty was a completely different world.
“Besides the professional dojo owner, representatives from the Soul Pet Research Base at the Xiyue headquarters, the Martial Soul Research Department, and the heads of top universities in the Xiyue Continent…”
Yuan Xiaole said quietly, “will all come to watch.”
That was natural.
The Qihang Cup was officially organized and had a certain professional nature.
It wasn’t like the Dawn Cup, which was just for entertainment, giving students a taste of the experience.
Students who shone brightly in the Qihang Cup were bound to be the talented seeds of the Xiyue Continent in the future.
“Not just that, classmates.”
Just then, a student in a school uniform nearby said with a smile, “Major industry groups stationed in the Xiyue Continent, the city guard troops, the city inspector troops, and even the Lingyue Army will send strong individuals to watch. Although our battles are like child’s play to them.”
“What they want to see is our Martial Souls, Soul Pets, and our potential.”
Potential seeds were best discovered as early as possible.
The Qihang Cup was the best opportunity for that.
Awakened Martial Souls, Soul Pet cultivation, battle talent, and so on, could all be observed.
After university, it involved individual and team competitions, reflecting even more comprehensive qualities.
The most top-tier professional competitions were the true duels between the strongest!
Soul Pact Master professional competitions showcased the top combat power of each war zone!
If it was a professional competition held by the Federation, it represented true honor and responsibility, symbolizing the highest combat power of the Federation!
Besides professional competitions, there were countless professional contests…
“Lingyue Army?”
Yuan Xiaole hadn’t heard of it.
Wang Che had heard of it; Li Yanming had mentioned it to him briefly.
He didn’t say much.
Anyway, it was the top combat force of the Xiyue Continent Military Department, stationed only near the major Soul Lands in the Xiyue Continent.
Guarding against any accidents.
Generally, Soul Lands were far from major cities.
But they were still very dangerous.
Previously, when Wang Che was at the Floating Forest, those stationed nearby were Soul Pact Masters from the Lingyue Army.
But at that time, Wang Che knew nothing about it.
“Which city are you from?”
That classmate asked, “You haven’t even heard of the Lingyue Army? Never mind. Do you want me to take you to the registration area?”
“No need, no need.”
Yuan Xiaole quickly said, “We’re from Tianxin City, a small place, so we haven’t heard of it.”
“No problem!”
The classmate said with a smile, “You’ll know once you’re in Rong City. I’m also a graduating senior this year. If we meet on the competition stage later, I won’t go easy on you.”
After saying that, he waved at the two of them very confidently.
“Students from Rong City really are confident.”
Yuan Xiaole felt the pressure. “Brother Che, it’s up to you to win honor for our Tianxin City.”
“What about you? No ambition.”
Wang Che said.
Yuan Xiaole immediately felt like crying.
The two of them went together to the fifth floor to register.
The registration method was done on a machine because it required on-site identity verification.
The person needed to be present in person.
From the Martial Soul’s grade, form, and Soul Power Level.
To the Soul Pet’s species, evolution stage, and Soul Power Cultivation level. All this information needed to be entered.
Generally, for student records, when registering for competitions, this information would be directly retrieved.
The Martial Soul’s grade and form, and the Soul Pet’s species would be directly entered.
Soul Power Level, however, required on-site testing.
“I haven’t cultivated much these past few days. My Soul Power Level is only level two.”
Yuan Xiaole said, “But the Martial Soul’s Soul Power Level in the competition doesn’t have much of an impact.”
The teacher had said that without a mentor’s guidance, it’s best not to rush into training the Martial Soul right now.
Most students’ Soul Power Level was only around one or two.
There wasn’t much significant change.
A small number of students, whose families were wealthy, directly spent a lot of money to hire private professional mentors to guide their training.
Their Soul Power Level would be slightly higher.
But there weren’t many who had reached level ten and condensed their first Soul Ring either.
After registering, Wang Che and Yuan Xiaole went to the Martial Soul’s Soul Power testing room to check their Soul Power Level.
The room was crowded, with people just there to test for registration purposes.
However, as soon as they entered, Wang Che heard a familiar voice:
“Wang Che, Wang Che!”
Wang Che turned his head and saw a few familiar faces.
“Bai Youyou? You’re here too?”
They were the ones who had accompanied him during the wilderness exploration.
Bai Youyou, Cheng Cheng, and Chen Fei.
Old acquaintances.
“Wow, Che, when did you meet such pretty girls?”
Yuan Xiaole was shocked.
Both Bai Youyou and Cheng Cheng were definitely top-tier girls, even in Tianxin City.
At a glance, each had her own unique qualities, and their temperaments were quite good.
“During the wilderness exploration. These three are all Dawn Cup champions from other cities.”
Wang Che introduced.
Bai Youyou and Cheng Cheng ran over with sparkling eyes.
“Oh, the little cutie has grown up again.” Bai Youyou glanced at the Green Caterpillar beside Wang Che, said something polite, and then fixed her gaze on Wang Che.
The Green Caterpillar felt that this girl was insincere, not good!
Cheng Cheng was even more direct; she glanced at the Green Caterpillar without saying a word and then looked at Wang Che.
The Green Caterpillar thought this was even worse—she didn’t even take it seriously!
Only one person…
“Wang Che, long time no see!”
Chen Fei greeted him, but his eyes stayed fixed on the Green Caterpillar, not even glancing at Wang Che.
Green Caterpillar: “…”
It instinctively wriggled a short distance away to avoid him.
This human’s gaze was too invasive!
“You guys came to register too.”
Wang Che greeted them and chatted with them for a bit, smiling.
The Green Caterpillar kept avoiding Chen Fei’s gaze, moving slightly around Wang Che’s body.
But every time it moved, Chen Fei also shifted a couple of steps, staring at it with a studying gaze.
Green Caterpillar: “…”
It was very annoying. The Green Caterpillar was sweating profusely.
Finally, after Wang Che chatted with the three for a while and they parted ways, it breathed a sigh of relief.
Green Caterpillar: “Sigh…”
Wang Che looked at the Green Caterpillar and felt like this little guy had met its match. He couldn’t help but smile.
After testing his Soul Power Level, Wang Che found that his Soul Power Level was 1.
So, one strand of his Hundred-Tempered Soul Force only amounted to level 1?
Wang Che thought it might not even be level 1…
Because the Hundred-Tempered Soul Force, refined a hundred times, was only one strand, too little.
But Soul Power Level doesn’t increase like 1+1.
The higher the Soul Power Level, the greater the change in amount for each level.
After the test, he encountered many other classmates.
Lin Xi was there too, and her Soul Power Level wasn’t high either.
Only around level five.
Clearly, she must have trained her Martial Soul, but hadn’t focused on it.
Wang Che guessed that her Martial Soul, Phoenix Feather, probably couldn’t materialize either.
Without materialization, the Martial Soul’s practical effects couldn’t be fully realized.
Thinking back to the intuition he had in the wilderness earlier,
Wang Che couldn’t help but take a few more glances at Lin Xi.
“Classmate Wang, do you need something?” Lin Xi asked.
Wang Che said with a smile, “How does it feel to compete with a classmate and win first place?”
Lin Xi thought for a few seconds and said, “If your Green Caterpillar hadn’t fallen into the river, I probably would have been second.”
Wang Che found it quite interesting; he didn’t expect Lin Xi to answer like that.
Yuan Xiaole, standing nearby, felt like the two were hinting at something, but his brain wasn’t sharp enough to catch it.
It just seemed like a normal conversation.
Lin Xi’s answer was quite humorous.
She even remembered the little story Wang Che casually told yesterday.
“Too humble,” Wang Che said. “My Green Caterpillar can’t outrun your Feathered Spirit Snake.”
The Feathered Spirit Snake beside Lin Xi nodded and hissed at Wang Che twice.
It strongly agreed with Wang Che’s words.
The Feathered Spirit Snake looked at the Green Caterpillar—how could a little bug run faster than me?
The Green Caterpillar thought Wang Che was implying that it wasn’t as good as the Magnetic Sword because it couldn’t fly.
Since the Magnetic Sword could fly, it could definitely outrun the Feathered Spirit Snake.
It was very dissatisfied and hissed at Wang Che twice.
Lin Xi chuckled softly but didn’t respond.
“See you in the competition.”
Lin Xi left.
Wang Che watched her back, lost in thought.
The day passed quickly. After registering, Wang Che toured the stadium, then returned to the hotel and took the Green Caterpillar and the Magnetic Sword to a nearby training club for practice.
That night.
In a certain room.
Lin Xi frowned slightly and said, “Auntie Yan, did you say something to him?”
A figure appeared in the void.
“Oh, what do you mean by that?”
“He was testing me today. He might have guessed that I have a strong protector by my side. Didn’t you say you didn’t make a move?”
Lin Xi asked. “If he didn’t know about you, why would he test me?”
“I really didn’t make a move.”
The figure said leisurely. “The Rescue Team arrived in time, and he didn’t see me… You might be overthinking it; it was just a normal chat.”
Lin Xi fell into thought.
After Auntie Yan returned, she said she hadn’t made a move and that the Rescue Team had arrived promptly.
She didn’t say anything else.
Lin Xi thought that was the end of it.
Although she was very curious about what happened on Wang Che’s side,
Wang Che had returned safe and sound, so it was fine for him to compete normally.
But today…
Lin Xi felt that Wang Che seemed to know something; his words carried a hidden meaning of testing.
“Forget it, I must be overthinking it.” Lin Xi shook her head.
The figure laughed a few times and disappeared into the void again.
Three days passed in a flash.
At the start of the summer vacation, this year’s Qihang Cup in Xiyue Continent officially began!