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Half an hour later, the battle-type soul masters within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect were gathered in the sect's internal Soul Fighting Arena.
They had received a notice: if they could defeat the child currently standing on the stage, their treatment within the sect for the next month would be upgraded.
As the saying goes, rewards bring motivation. Upon hearing this promise, the soul masters all became eager to try. They wanted to step onto the stage and display their strength in front of the sect master.
Of course, they also understood that anyone chosen by Ning Fengzhi as a challenge target could not possibly be ordinary.
But no matter how you looked at it, he was only a teenager. How strong could a kid in his teens really be?
Ning Fengzhi watched Bai Chen with a somewhat complicated expression.
According to Bai Chen's request, the people gathered here were all soul masters below the Soul Emperor level.
Although during this period Bai Chen had given him the impression of being very steady and not someone who would do something he had no confidence in, challenging Soul Kings and Soul Emperors was still hard to believe.
But since it was Bai Chen's request, Ning Fengzhi couldn't refuse.
He took a deep breath and stood up.
"You should have already received the message when you arrived. That's right—whoever can defeat this child standing on the stage will receive generous rewards."
"Now line up according to your cultivation level, from lowest to highest, and challenge him in order."
"Yes!"
The soul masters of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect excitedly began to move into position.
Bai Chen stood calmly on the arena stage, watching their actions.
Ning Fengzhi asked the old man beside him somewhat worriedly:
"Uncle Gu, what level do you think this child's strength is roughly at?"
Obviously, the old man sitting beside him was one of the two Titled Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect—Bone Douluo, Gu Rong.
To Ning Fengzhi's surprise, Gu Rong slowly said:
"Sect Master, rest assured. This child is definitely not simple. Even I cannot see through him."
"Since he dared to ask for opponents at the Soul King level, he must have some confidence. Now we'll see how much of that confidence comes from his real strength."
"Hm…"
Ning Fengzhi nodded slightly but continued staring at the stage with a complicated expression.
The truth was that letting Bai Chen demonstrate his strength under the excuse of "disciplining disciples" also served Ning Fengzhi's personal intentions.
Because the core members of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect lacked combat ability, their partners were required to be powerful battle soul masters.
As a father, Ning Fengzhi had always been concerned about his daughter's future marriage.
Of course he supported Ning Rongrong's freedom to choose her partner, but if she could marry a powerful individual, he would naturally be even happier.
In his opinion, Bai Chen was an extremely suitable candidate.
From the contact so far, the child's excellence far exceeded his expectations. Among this generation, it was very possible that no one more outstanding than him could be found.
But if Bai Chen was truly strong enough to rival a Soul Emperor, then he suddenly felt a little uncertain.
His own daughter might not even be worthy of him…
Ning Fengzhi knew his daughter very well.
Although she had talent, she was extremely spoiled—a troublesome little devil.
From a rational standpoint, he didn't believe Bai Chen would take a liking to her.
"Ah…"
Thinking about this gave Ning Fengzhi a headache.
Meanwhile, the first opponent had already stepped onto the stage.
He looked at Bai Chen eagerly, clearly not believing he would lose.
"Then—let the match begin!"
Since making Bai Chen wait would be pointless, Ning Fengzhi directly announced the start.
Two soul rings rose from beneath his opponent's feet.
His ears transformed into wolf ears, and sharp claws extended from his fingertips. It was a wolf-type agile attack martial spirit.
As soon as the battle began, he used his first soul skill. His speed instantly increased, turning into a blur as he rushed toward Bai Chen.
Then—
The air around him suddenly distorted violently.
A heavy pressure descended upon his soul.
An overwhelming fatigue he had never experienced before swept over him.
He collapsed directly to the ground and fainted.
The previously noisy arena instantly became silent.
Bai Chen said calmly:
"As you can see, Great Soul Masters shouldn't try to challenge me. Send someone stronger."
The reason he accepted Ning Fengzhi's request was that he also wanted to test the limits of his strength in this era.
His fight with the Beast Emperor in the Star Dou Forest didn't prove much.
After all, that one was the strongest being on the continent and couldn't represent normal opponents.
Bai Chen wanted a more accurate answer.
The soul masters under the stage looked at each other and began whispering among themselves.
In the end, the third-ranked Soul Elder stepped onto the stage.
Unlike the previous Great Soul Master, his eyes were filled with caution.
After all, Bai Chen had just instantly defeated a Great Soul Master.
He honestly asked himself if he could achieve such a clean victory.
It was very likely this child's combat power was above his own.
After the battle started, he summoned his martial spirit but did not charge forward like the previous opponent. Instead, he circled Bai Chen cautiously.
Bai Chen curled his lips slightly.
A flash of purple-gold light flickered in his eyes.
A muffled sound rang out.
The Soul Elder immediately collapsed to the ground and lost consciousness.
The entire arena fell into silence.
This was already the second opponent.
If the first victory could be considered luck, the second clearly wasn't.
On the referee's platform, Ning Fengzhi's expression turned serious.
"After instantly defeating a Great Soul Master, he instantly defeated a Soul Elder as well…"
He murmured in disbelief:
"This child can't possibly be able to fight a Soul King, right?"
Regardless, after seeing the first two opponents collapse without even understanding what happened, the Great Soul Masters and Soul Elders of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect completely lost their will to fight.
They couldn't even understand how those two had lost.
If they went up, the outcome would likely be the same.
Except for someone like Ji Juechen, no one would willingly fight a battle they were certain to lose.
So naturally, the next challenger was no longer a Great Soul Master or Soul Elder.
Instead, it was a Soul King.
After stepping onto the stage, the Soul King cupped his fists toward Bai Chen.
"You're very strong. I probably can't beat you. I apologize for underestimating you earlier."
Bai Chen shrugged.
"Doesn't matter. I don't need you to think highly of me anyway."
"Is that so…"
The Soul King smiled.
After Ning Fengzhi announced the start of the match, he rushed toward Bai Chen.
And soon—
He followed the same fate as the previous two.
He collapsed on the arena and fainted.