Douluo Continent: Beginning with Signing in with Yan Lingji

Wherever there are people, there is conflict.

With Zhao Ming's personality, it was inevitable that his heart wouldn't belong to just one, two, or three women—it would belong to many, many more.

In the struggle for Zhao Ming's favor, there would surely be competition.

This was unavoidable.

Of course, Zhao Ming wasn't aware of any of this.

After all, Zhao Ming wasn't a woman. Although he understood many things, most of his knowledge in this area came from watching dramas in his previous life.

Soon after Zhao Ming and the others lined up, Flender arrived.

His sharp eyes swept over the group, and he quickly noticed that someone was missing—Dai Mubai. Flender was very familiar with Dai Mubai, who was rarely absent. However, Flender didn't dwell on it and refocused his attention on the group.

"Yesterday, I explained some aspects of cultivation to you, and I trust you all gained valuable insights. I know you are all talented students, and your knowledge of cultivation is already substantial. However, standard training is not the way of Shrek Academy. We aim to cultivate true monsters, not geniuses who hide away in ivory towers."

"What is a monster? A monster is someone who possesses the greatest talent and the greatest combat strength."

"You all have talent. In terms of strength, you are among the most elite of your age group. But what you lack is practical experience and the mindset for battle. That is what I'm here to teach you."

Listening to Flender's speech, Zhao Ming already knew what was coming.

They were definitely going to the Soto City Great Spirit Arena for combat.

Although Zhao Ming wasn't particularly interested in combat, the trip to Soto City still held some appeal.

After all, Bi Ji and the others were in Soto City.

Having been away for a few days, he couldn't help but miss them—especially the tsundere Yaya. The last time they met, Yaya had just woken up, and he hadn't had a chance to properly talk to her before she left. Now was the perfect opportunity to reconnect with her.

With Yaya's prideful personality, if he didn't pay attention to her soon, she wouldn't say anything out loud, but she would definitely be upset.

Plus, this visit would give him a chance to check on the progress of the assignments he had given to Bi Ji and the others—the development of Tianyi Pavilion.

Tianyi Pavilion—that was the name Zhao Ming had decided for his clothing store. "Tianyi" meant clothing bestowed by the heavens, a name that carried a certain elegance. More importantly, it sounded expensive, aligning perfectly with Zhao Ming's intentions.

Zhao Ming's main product would be the bikini.

This was a design that had been thoroughly tested by countless men—no, by countless designers—on Earth.

Of course, Douluo Continent had its own local undergarments, but could they really compare to the allure of a bikini?

Zhao Ming was confident that such a product would have enough charm to tempt the women of Douluo Continent into buying it.

And not only would he make money, but he would also get to enjoy the sight.

Once Flender finished his speech, he led Zhao Ming and the others out of Shrek Academy.

After about two or three hours, they finally arrived at Soto City.

It was noon by then.

Despite the heat of midday, the streets of Soto City were bustling with activity. Vendors crowded the streets, and shops lined every corner, their vibrant displays overwhelming to the senses.

The group looked around, each with their own reactions.

Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong, naturally drawn to lively places, were full of curiosity as they took in their surroundings. Zhu Zhuqing, however, kept her head down, silent and lost in thought.

Flender led them to a massive building.

The towering structure stood nearly a hundred meters tall, immense and imposing. Faint lights flickered from within the building, illuminating the bold characters that spelled out "Soto Great Spirit Arena."

"Teacher, are we going to train here?" Ma Hongjun asked, his expression changing as he recognized the place. He was familiar with this arena, having been here before.

"That's right. This will be your training ground from now on," Flender replied. "Buildings like this only exist in major cities. Their scale is a symbol of a city's—or even a nation's—strength. These structures are called Great Spirit Arenas, and they are named after the city they reside in. The one before you is the Soto Great Spirit Arena."

"Spirit combat is simple. You fight against an opponent and do everything in your power to win."

"Your task is to earn a Silver Spirit Badge before graduation. As for Zhao Ming, his task is to earn a Purple-Gold Spirit Badge."

"A Purple-Gold Spirit Badge?" Ma Hongjun and Oscar both paled at the mention. They were well-versed in the rules of the Great Spirit Arena and knew exactly what that entailed.

Did Flender believe Zhao Ming was already that strong? Ma Hongjun and Oscar exchanged incredulous looks. However, they also knew that Flender wouldn't assign Zhao Ming such a task without reason.

If Flender had assigned it, it must mean that Zhao Ming was either already at that level or close to it.

"What's going on? Why are you two staring at each other like that?" Ning Rongrong asked, puzzled. She knew about the Great Spirit Arena—her father, Ning Fengzhi, had told her about it—but she wasn't familiar with its specific rules, especially regarding the Spirit Badges. As the precious daughter of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, she had never been sent to such a place, so it made sense that she wouldn't know.

Ma Hongjun, being the most knowledgeable about the arena, stepped up to explain:

"There are eight levels of Spirit Badges: Iron, Copper, Silver, Gold, Purple-Gold, Sapphire, Ruby, and Diamond."

"There are three types of matches in the Great Spirit Arena, and we'll be participating in sparring matches. These matches are divided by rank, or more specifically, by the number of spirit rings one has. To advance from Iron to Copper, you need 100 points. You gain one point for every victory, but if you lose, you also lose a point. If you win five matches in a row, every subsequent win will earn you ten points. If you win ten consecutive matches, every win after that will earn you a hundred points. Once you reach Copper, if your points drop below a hundred, you'll lose your Copper status. To advance from Copper to Silver, you need 1,000 points. In Copper matches, every win grants ten points, and every loss deducts ten. The bonus for win streaks is the same as with Iron."

"Hidden mission activated: Rise Through a Hundred Battles. Earn the highest honor in the Great Spirit Arena—the Diamond Spirit Badge."

"Mission reward: Premium Equipment Lottery Ticket."

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𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙟𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮. 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚!

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼:

• 𝙅𝙘𝟭𝟮𝟬𝟮

• 𝘼𝙝𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙟𝙖𝙝

• 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗯 𝗠𝗼𝗲𝗲

𝗔𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸:

• 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀: 𝙂𝙚𝙩 𝟭𝟴𝟱+ 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚.

• 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁-𝗢𝘂𝘁: 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩!

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝗺𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗲𝘁, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀!

👉 𝙅𝙤𝙞𝙣 𝙣𝙤𝙬: 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙤𝙣.𝙘𝙤𝙢/𝙂𝙤𝙙𝙊𝙛𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧

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𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙂𝙋𝙏 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙗𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙢𝙮 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙩, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙀𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣-𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙮, 𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙣𝙪𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙡. 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨, 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙣𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚!

👉𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽: 𝙋𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙤𝙣.𝙘𝙤𝙢/𝙂𝙤𝙙𝙊𝙛𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧/𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙥