LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 19: The Disturbance Outside the Great Heaven Battle Arena
"Your Highness Su Zhe, we arrived in Heaven Battle City. This is the black card for the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament and the hotel room card. Hold this and take a look at the address on it. Then, you should be able to find the hotel to stay in temporarily before entering the competition grounds."
"And you?"
"To tell you the truth, I broke through the seventieth rank a few days ago. I plan on hunting spirit beasts and breaking through to the spirit saint realm."
Spirit sage! It was said that his hometown Holy Spirit Village got its name because the village had a spirit saint!
One could only imagine how high the status of a spirit saint was in the spirit master world!
"Deacon Dui is really a good person. He was afraid that I would get lost and not be able to find Heaven Battle City, so he sent me to the city before leaving to hunt for spirit rings for himself."
Su Zhe sighed as he watched Gui Mei leave.
"Don't you think so, Little Ice?"
Su Zhe teased the Icy Jade Emperor Scorpion on his shoulder. He had given it a name, Little Ice.
Su Zhe was probably the first to call the King of Thule the Frost King with the name 'Little Ice.'
The Icy Jade Emperor Scorpion wagged its tail and said, "Master, whatever you say is right. If I can take two more of that Divine Ice Dewdrop, you can do whatever you want!"
Su Zhe shook his head, sighing in his heart.
'I'm so bored. Why am I wasting my breath on a scorpion? Although Little Ice could speak human language occasionally and knew how to respond and sense people's emotions, she was still slightly confused.'
However, it was obvious that Little Ice was still in a semi-spiritual state and did not have a good mind. How could she understand what he was saying and understand the ways of the world?
Su Zhe turned around. The streets of the city were glorious and prosperous. All the streets were paved with green bricks, and each was as wide as the main roads of other cities. Magnificent was the only word that could be used to describe this city.
There was a lot of traffic here, and all kinds of pedestrians had different makeup on their faces. The liveliness here could not be compared to back at the Leisure Manor.
Heaven Battle city was the Imperial City of the Heaven Battle Empire, located northeast of the Empire. It was the core of the entire empire's political power and one of the two largest cities on the continent. On the Douluo continent, only the Star Luo Empire's Imperial City could compare to it.
"Excuse me, How do I get to the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament's arena?"
Su Zhe asked a random passerby. He planned to look at the competition and witness the elite spirit masters.
The passerby glanced at Su Zhe with obvious disdain.
This guy was dressed like a farmer. He didn't look like a rich man, let alone a rich man's son.
Reluctantly, he pointed at the main road with the most people, "There, just walk straight down that road, and you'll be there. The Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament is the focus of the entire country, so naturally, it's the most boisterous. Everyone in town would want to have a look at it.
"However, I would advise you not to go there. The slots for ordinary people to enter the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament are limited and have long since been taken up. A farmer like you wouldn't be allowed inside now. Only those influential people like the teachers and deans from the Spirit Hall Academy will have the chance to get an invitation slot."
"Is that so? Then, The Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament is really something worth seeing. It's so grand and magnificent."
He didn't expect that Su Zhe wouldn't get angry after hearing the passerby's sarcastic words. Instead, Su Zhe even looked forward to the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament.
After all, one had to be broad-minded and have a broad outlook. One should not be beaten or killed because of one or two words of ignorance.
"Thank you so much."
Not only did Su Zhe not blame the man for looking down on him, but he also thanked the passerby and walked in the direction pointed from before.
The passerby shook his head and did not say anything more. 'You refuse to listen to what I say. You'll be in trouble when the guards drive you out.'
Along the way, Su Zhe heard the people of Heaven Battle City discussing the situation of this competition. It seemed that the competition was indeed the focus of the entire continent.
There was only a mother and daughter pair sitting on the upper floor outside, occasionally looking at the spirit arena. They didn't look concerned about the competition but seemed worried about something else.
"Go away, go away! Don't block the entrance to the arena. It causes unnecessary congestion!"
"Especially for commoners like you. You don't have the ability to get the opportunity to enter the arena and watch the competition. Get lost, get lost!"
The Great Heaven Battle Spirit Arena was where the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament was held. Several spirit masters wearing the Heaven Battle Imperial Guard Uniforms held long halberds, chasing everyone away.
As the grandest spirit master competition in the spirit master world, it didn't just attract the attention of spirit masters. Everyone treated this competition as the grandest festival, from the imperial family and nobles to the common people. The tickets were in short supply. Some scalpers even raised the price to the price of a house, and ordinary people basically couldn't afford it.
With the Heaven Battle Great Spirit Arena as the host, practically a third of the city had streets filled with thousands of people. Since the last few days, all of Heaven Battle City's hotels have been fully booked. The population of the city had increased almost by half.
Traffic congestion, chaotic scenes, etc., accompanied the tournament's opening. So, the Heaven Battle imperial family also dispatched the Imperial Palace defense spirit masters and no less than five thousand city defense soldiers to patrol the place.
These spirit master patrol teams were used to seeing high-ranking officials and powerful spirit masters. So, they naturally didn't have respect for these commoners, thinking that they were a level higher than others.
In contrast, the Spirit Hall next door was much smarter as they knew how to care for their 'feelings.'
A live broadcast and commentary at the Spirit Hall Hotel next door allowed the commoners to watch what was happening inside the arena.
For every match, some people cheered while others shook their heads and sighed.
"What a waste! It's really a pity. If it were because they had encountered this offensive spirit master who blindly advanced rashly and didn't know how to protect the little girl who was their support, the match wouldn't have ended so quickly."
Someone held a sleeping three-year-old child, touched his head, and taught him earnestly, "How did you fall asleep? How can you sleep at your age? Shouldn't you be a little more promising? You'll be awakening your spirit in three years!"
"That's the turning point of your life. It'll decide whether you can become a spirit master or not. It'll decide whether you can win at the starting line!"
"My child, you have to be the best! Please don't disappoint your father!"
"The prosperity of our family depends on you!"
Clearly, Su Zhe's luck wasn't too good. He ran into the Heaven Battle, the imperial patrol team, and was ruthlessly rebuked.
"Go away, go away! You, yes you! I'm talking about you. You're wearing these cheap farmer clothes and obviously a barbarian from some countryside. Do you want to watch the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament? You shouldn't be daydreaming."
"You even brought a water scorpion with you. I can't let lowly people like you in. What if you sting someone?"
"You should go home and farm, pay taxes, contribute more, and work hard for the Empire. That's the only use for you farmers…."
However, the Imperial patrol guard hadn't even finished speaking when a terrifying aura appeared on the scene. The entire Heaven Battle City was enveloped in this powerful spirit power.
Everyone was stunned.
The weak spirit masters and the commoners of Heaven Battle City all knelt on the ground in fear!
Even the spirit Douluo and even title Douluo-level powers currently in the city could feel the powerful aura.
"What a powerful force!"
"Who is the one who unleashed this?"
"This is terrifying!"
"I can't even think of resisting this power. I'm afraid it's already reached its limit, right?"
"Could it be that sect master Tang or the high priest has also come to Heaven Battle City?"
"Only they can unleash such divine might, right?"
In that instant, the entire Heaven Battle City couldn't help but shake. Even the current competition that was happening in the arena was also affected. The aura suppressed all the spirit masters.
Their brows furrowed in confusion.
Among them was a young girl in white-gold clothes, but she was smiling because of the appearance of this force.
That girl was Spirit Hall's saintess, Bibi Dong.
Bibi Dong had been depressed the whole time, but because the preliminaries had ended early, the ranking competition had been brought forward a day. She was worried that Brother Su Zhe wouldn't be there, so she had been searching for him in the seats she had prepared.
Originally, with Bibi Dong's status as Spirit Hall's saintess, she could even get the VIP seats for Su Zhe, but that would be too eye-catching.
The Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament's VIP cards were divided into gold, silver, and black.
The gold cards were specially given to the upper three and lower four sects, Spirit Hall's head, and the two imperial family representatives from both empires. Moreover, each gold card had a specific number, representing the nobility of the status. There were no more than ten, and the seats were on the arena's highest grounds.
The silver cards were given to the major sects and powers and important figures of the two empires. Most of them were respected and well-known people.
If Su Zhe got a gold or silver card, he would attract the attention and suspicion of countless people.
On the other hand, the black card was more low-key and meaningful. The black card was a special invitation card. This card was meant for friends of the big sects or someone important that have been invited to watch the match. They had special seats, but they were not conspicuous.
Therefore, Bibi Dong's line of sight was also fixed on the audience, waiting for Su Zhe's appearance. Even minutes before Spirit Hall Academy went on stage, she still didn't see the person she wanted to see.
"Maybe Brother Su Zhe is busy in the manor and didn't make it in time. It's fine; I'll definitely lead Spirit Hall's team into the finals and win the championship. I'll let Brother Su Zhe know I didn't receive my third spirit ring and the Divine Thunder Dragon's bone for nothing!"
"I want to make him proud!"
Bibi Dong affirmed herself in her heart.
It was also at that moment that the powerful aura suddenly appeared. She knew that such a powerful force must be Brother Su Zhe's arrival, and her sullen face immediately bloomed into a smile.
She didn't know who made Brother Su Zhe angry, or he wouldn't have released such an aura.
'If I find out who provoked Brother Su Zhe, I'll make him pay!'
Bibi Dong thought ruthlessly. Even though they had only known each other for a few days, she knew that Su Zhe was a very approachable, low-profile, and warm person who wouldn't get angry easily.
Su Zhe was indeed infuriated. He did not blame the guard for judging his status by his attire.
However, he insulted the farmers and treated the lower-class civilians like cattle and horses to gain a sense of honor. This was the reason why he was mad.
The deep-rooted bad habits of the upper class!
"Apologize!"
What? Does he refuse to? If that's the case, he would have to cook this man and make a meal out of it.
The patrol soldier's heads were buzzing, and their vision turned black. They could not hear Su Zhe's words clearly, but they could not take it anymore. They knelt on the ground, begging for mercy from the mysterious, powerful being.
"Sir, please spare my life and stop using your magical power. I'm begging you, Sir!"
"Huuuu~"
Only then did Su Zhe's anger subside. It seemed that they were truly remorseful from the bottom of their hearts, or else why would they kneel and repent?