Chapter 23: Diamond Badge
As the group entered the Great Spirit Arena, the first thing that caught their eyes was a stone tablet engraved with many names.
"The names engraved on it are all dead people, those who died in life-and-death duels in the Spirit Arena."
Seeing Tang San and the others curiously looking at the stone tablet, Bai Yu immediately spoke, delivering a direct hit.
He then turned and beckoned to a waiter, producing an exquisite diamond badge.
"Get us a private box! Xiao Bai, take them to register their identities, then come find us in the private box."
"Alright, esteemed Diamond Badge holder, please follow me!"
The waiter's eyes widened in surprise upon seeing the badge in Bai Yu's hand.
As the highest achievement in the Great Spirit Arena, Diamond Badge holders possessed many privileges here, and a private box was one of them.
The private box featured two floor-to-ceiling windows, offering a full view of the entire Great Spirit Arena's combat stage.
As Bai Yu, Flender, and Ma Hongjun arrived at the private box first, Ma Hongjun immediately made a beeline for the snacks and fruits on the coffee table.
"It has to be Bai Ge; coming with you, Bai Ge, is just on a different level. When I came before, let alone a private box, we had to fight for seats in the main hall!"
Flender rolled his eyes at Ma Hongjun and said exasperatedly, "Even eating can't shut you up. You guys wait here; I'm going out for a bit."
Bai Yu watched Flender, who was eager to leave, with a smile on his lips.
"Is the Dean going to bet again? Aren't you afraid of losing everything?"
Flender, with a slightly awkward expression, said to Bai Yu, "Can't you wish me well, you brat!"
Once everyone had gathered in the private box, a knock came from outside the door, and then a person who looked like a manager walked in.
"Esteemed Hong Ming, welcome to the Soto City Great Spirit Arena. I am the supervisor here, Olun."
"May I ask if you wish to participate in a Spirit battle? If so, you might have to wait a long time. The highest level we have here is only Ruby, and we would need to apply to other Spirit Arenas for a match."
The supervisor greeted Bai Yu as soon as he entered, explaining his purpose, his eyes filled with a troubled expression.
Bai Yu waved his hand, casually saying, "No need, I'm not fighting. I'm just accompanying them to watch."
"Alright then, Hong Ming, I wish you a pleasant time at the Great Spirit Arena!"
The supervisor breathed a sigh of relief and then turned and exited the private box.
Tang San looked curious and asked, "Bai Ge, why is your Spirit battle rank so high?"
After all, according to what was said before, as long as a Spirit Master crossed a major rank, they would lose points, so it was impossible to keep gaining points.
Unless a Spirit Master didn't upgrade for a very long time, but looking at Bai Yu's rank, he clearly hadn't gone a very long time without upgrading.
"I know this! I asked Bai Ge, and he told me three words."
Ma Hongjun immediately jumped out, loudly responding.
"Which three words?" Tang San asked.
Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and the others all looked over, their expressions somewhat inquisitive.
Ma Hongjun said mysteriously, "Always winning!"
Tang San and the others were full of question marks. What kind of answer was that?
Bai Yu picked up an apple and took a bite, glancing at the bewildered crowd.
"It's simple, just be strong enough. As long as you can be invincible among your peers, you can also have a Diamond Badge. This thing was originally designed for people like that."
Hearing Bai Yu's answer, everyone gave a wry smile, while Tang San's eyes gleamed with determination, wanting to see if he could achieve it too!
As time passed and the attendants continuously called out names, the Shrek team members successively completed their Spirit battles. Except for Zhu Zhuqing losing to Tang San, everyone else won.
However, Dai Mubai's face was very grim because he won rather poorly! His opponent was very low-ranked, just level 31.
His opponent had a strange Bamboo Skewer Spirit that could, within a certain range, make the opponent's movements synchronize with his own.
But his Spirit Ability, whose origin Spirit Beast was unknown, was actually head-banging!
This caused Dai Mubai, who was eager to show off, to fall into the trap, and the two of them ended up performing a 'bowing to each other as husband and wife' act!
Dai Mubai, having fallen for the trick, became even more enraged and was controlled several more times, which made the surrounding audience laugh uncontrollably!
When Dai Mubai finally managed to grab his opponent, intending to get revenge, the opponent jumped off the stage and conceded, leaving Dai Mubai with nowhere to vent his anger.
"Xiao Bai, you won a bit poorly. The opponent's Spirit Ability range wasn't large; with a bit of care, it's easy to dodge. You need to pay attention in the future."
Bai Yu patted Dai Mubai's shoulder, speaking with great righteousness, but inwardly, he was laughing like a pig.
Zhu Zhuqing's expression beside him grew even colder. Losing to Tang San without any power to retaliate made her feel very weak.
And although Dai Mubai won, he won poorly, making her feel that he hadn't seriously cultivated for so many years, only focusing on playing around.
She then turned to look at Bai Yu, her expression somewhat dazed.
Bai Yu clapped his hands, attracting everyone's attention, and said,
"Alright, the Spirit battles are over. What are everyone's plans?"
Ma Hongjun chuckled, "Bai Ge, the Dean wants me to go to the shop. Boss Dai, are you coming?"
Dai Mubai snapped, "Get lost, no!"
Ma Hongjun didn't notice Dai Mubai's expression and continued, "Boss Dai, you said women aren't people, they're resources. Take your brother to find some resources!"
"What nonsense are you spouting? When did I ever say that? Hurry up and go find your wild hens."
Dai Mubai's expression changed, and he roared at Ma Hongjun.
Ma Hongjun pouted, muttering, "If you're not going, then don't. And now you're pretending to be a proper person."
Zhu Zhuqing looked at the two coldly, "Neither of you is any good!"
Dai Mubai's face instantly became even uglier.
Tang San glanced around, changing the subject and asking, "Where did the Dean go?"
Bai Yu waved his hand, "He went to collect money, don't worry about him! Fatty, you go find the Dean."
"If the others have nothing to do, come with me. I'll take you to a restaurant to order food, and we'll go back to the academy for a late-night snack."
As the group walked along the streets of Soto City, Xiao Wu suddenly looked at Bai Yu and asked,
"Bai Ge, Fatty is looking for 'wild hens'. Why does he have to go to the Dean's shop?"
Hearing the question, Bai Yu casually said,
"Fatty's Spirit has a bit of a problem; its mutation isn't pure. If he doesn't find women, he's prone to 'burning with desire'. I suggested he get castrated before, but he and the Dean didn't agree."
After Bai Yu finished speaking, Xiao Wu and the other two, who didn't know the situation, were completely bewildered. They hadn't expected such a Spirit, and even more, they hadn't expected Bai Yu to suggest castrating someone!
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The next day, everyone arrived at the training ground, waiting for Flender to come and teach. Among them, Dai Mubai's face was even grimmer than the day before.
The reason was that last night, when they returned for a late-night snack, Dai Mubai and Ning Rongrong, who had been called to join them, had a conflict.
Ning Rongrong said that the 'lustful tiger' couldn't even handle women, and Dai Mubai was already in a bad mood, so the two started arguing.
Because Bai Yu was there, it didn't escalate into a major conflict, but it still kept Dai Mubai awake all night in anger.
"Fatty, are you going out tonight?" Dai Mubai asked Ma Hongjun, who looked refreshed.
Ma Hongjun shook his head, "Just extinguished my evil fire. I don't need to go for the next couple of days."
"Is that so? I was actually planning to take you to find some high-class goods tonight!"
Dai Mubai said, glancing at Zhu Zhuqing.