Chapter 132 The Great Soul Arena
"Activity?"
Hearing Tang Chuan's words, a breakfast stall owner nearby smiled and chimed in, "You guys must have just arrived from out of town?"
"No wonder I didn't know; there's a major event at the Soto City Grand Arena today!"
"The Sapphire-level Rhino Lordia is facing off against the Ghost Leopard Su Mei. Both of them are Soul Emperor level experts, and you might not see them even once every few years."
"Look, almost the entire city is flocking over there!"
"Didn't you come here specifically for this?"
In the end, the breakfast stall owner still confirmed whether Tang Chuan and the others had come to Soto City for the Sapphire-level Battle Soul.
Because of the fighting spirit, his business is much better than usual today.
"I see."
Tang Chuan suddenly realized.
No wonder there were significantly more people in Soto City today than yesterday; it turns out it's because of the Sapphire-level Soul Fighting Competition.
Yesterday I only strolled around the shopping street for a while before going out of town with Flander to Shrek Academy. After returning, I stayed in the hotel and didn't come out, so I really didn't know about this.
Thinking this, Tang Chuan turned to look at the three people beside him.
"Uncle Flander said he'd give the workers two days to clean the shop, but I guess they're not quite done yet. Why don't we go watch the game first?"
"Anyway, there's still plenty of time."
"Sapphire-grade battle spirits are a rare sight. It's not too late to go to the shop after you've seen them."
"Okay, okay!"
Dugu Yan's purple eyes shone brightly, showing great excitement: "I've never seen a battle at the Sapphire Soul level before!"
Ordinary Soul Fighting competitions are divided into Iron Soul Fighting, Bronze Soul Fighting, Silver Soul Fighting, and Gold Soul Fighting.
The next higher ranks are Purple Gold Fighting Soul, Sapphire Fighting Soul, Ruby Fighting Soul, and Diamond Fighting Soul.
Once you reach a higher rank, it's rare to find an opponent.
It is indeed a rare sight.
Although Heaven Dou City also has a Grand Soul Arena, Sapphire Souls at the Soul Emperor level are not common.
Because a Soul Master with this level of skill would rarely go to the Great Soul Arena to compete unless they truly enjoy fighting.
Given their status and position, they are not short of money for the Soul Fighting Competition.
Tang San naturally had no objections; he would support anything his brother suggested.
Meng Yiran looked at Tang San, and seeing Tang San nod, she also replied, "Grandpa said that observing high-level Soul Masters in battle is very beneficial to cultivation."
"Let's head to the Great Soul Arena first!"
Tang Chuan waved his hand, and the four of them followed the noticeably increased flow of people, heading towards the Great Soul Arena in the center of Soto City.
On the way, Tang Chuan looked at the bustling crowd and his mind began to stir.
"The Grand Arena is a major feature of Dota 1, attracting a huge flow of people. If we could cooperate with them and sell Tang's Iced Tea, specialty fruit platters, or portable snacks to the audience while they watch the matches, the business would definitely be booming."
"With such a large customer flow, even if only one-tenth of them make a purchase, the revenue will still be considerable..."
"Moreover, Soul Masters consume a lot of energy in battles and need to replenish their physical strength and soul power."
"In the future, we can launch special medicinal cuisine to specifically restore soul power and relieve fatigue, which is a win-win situation."
This is one of the reasons why Tang Chuan insisted on going to the Great Soul Arena to watch the Soul Battle.
In the original work, the background of the Great Soul Arena is very mysterious.
Some fan fictions suggest that the Soul Arena and the City of Slaughter are related, belonging to the Asura God's subordinate forces in Douluo Continent, which explains their immense popularity.
There are also rumors that the Great Battle Arena contains the divine inheritance of the God of War, and that as long as one can win a hundred battles in a row, one can obtain the God of War's divine test.
Of course, these are all speculations.
It wasn't mentioned in the original work, and Tang Chuan himself wasn't very clear about it either.
If we want to cooperate with the Great Soul Arena, of course we should go and see. As long as we can offer enough benefits, the Great Soul Arena has no reason to refuse.
"How do we contact the management of the Arena? How do we negotiate a partnership? How do we determine the profit-sharing ratio...?"
"Never mind!"
"Let's not think about that too much for now, let's go in and check out the situation in the Soul Arena first."
As Tang Chuan pondered this, the four of them arrived at the front of the Soto Great Soul Arena.
The Soul Arena wasn't far from the hotel where Tang Chuan and the others were staying; they hadn't paid much attention to it before.
Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the Soto City Grand Arena was entirely constructed of black boulders in an oval shape, exceeding 100 meters in height, and its exterior was made of granite, exuding an imposing aura.
Even standing outside, one could faintly hear the roaring sound of mountains and seas emanating from inside.
There was a long queue at the entrance.
Shouts, chatter, and footsteps mingled together as Tang Chuan and Dugu Yan followed the flow of people to the ticket window.
When it was their turn, the staff member didn't even look up: "Sapphire Soul Fighting Special, tickets are fifty gold soul coins per person."
"Fifty gold soul coins?"
Tang San couldn't help but click his tongue: "So expensive?"
He was very frugal in his cultivation and daily life, and fifty gold soul coins were not a small amount for him.
Tang Chuan seemed to be deep in thought.
The original work mentioned that the ticket price for the Great Soul Arena fluctuates greatly, with the lowest price being only five silver soul coins and the highest price reaching one hundred gold soul coins.
Fifty gold soul coins aren't too much for a sapphire-level battle spirit.
After all, this level of Soul Fighting Competition is indeed rare, and judging from the number of people in line, they can obviously accept the price.
"Since we're already here, let's go in and take a look."
Tang Chuan smiled and readily took out two hundred gold soul coins from his storage soul tool and handed them over; he wasn't short of money right now.
After receiving the tickets marked with special soul power, the four followed the crowd into the Soul Arena.
Upon entering, an even stronger wave of sound hits you.
The audience seating is arranged in a tiered pattern around the huge central battle arena, divided into three levels, layer upon layer, which, at a rough glance, could accommodate tens of thousands of people.
Most of the seats were already full, a sea of people, and the place was bustling with noise.
There were nobles in luxurious clothes, mercenaries carrying weapons, academy students in uniform, and commoners in simple clothes...
"Let's find a seat!"
Tang Chuan looked around and followed the flow of people toward the audience seats, quickly finding four empty seats in a row in the middle tier of the audience.
"This scale... is too large."
Tang San's eyes widened, his voice filled with shock.
The most crowded place he had ever been was the Soul Hunting Town outside the Star Dou Great Forest, but compared to the Great Soul Arena in front of him, it was nothing.
The central battle arena is paved with obsidian, covered with fine patterns, and faintly shows the flow of soul power.
The light blue protective shield at the edge emanated soul power fluctuations, giving one a strong sense of security just by looking at it.
Dugu Yan looked around and clicked her tongue: "Indeed!"
"Although the Great Soul Arena in Heaven Dou City is impressive, it's not usually this crowded... No wonder the ticket costs fifty gold soul coins."
"As expected of a Sapphire-level Soul Fighting Competition."
"But why don't they go to the Heaven Dou City Great Soul Arena?"
Dugu Yan asked, puzzled, "If it were the Grand Soul Arena in Heaven Dou City, the entrance fee alone would cost one hundred gold soul coins, not to mention the betting by nobles..."
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