VIP Rest Area, Room 6.
As the most luxurious rest area in the Heaven Dou Grand Spirit Arena, the VIP room's private box was several hundred square meters in size.
Golden palace lanterns, golden wall tiles, golden sofas and tables and chairs... the entire room gave the impression of magnificent splendor.
Not only that, but this was also the highest point of the entire Grand Spirit Arena, offering an easy view of the central main spirit arena below.
"Not bad, Zhou Chen, you're generous enough to spend five hundred gold spirit coins to book a VIP room."
Yu Tianmeng leaned against the large crystal window in the room, leisurely swinging her pale legs.
Although she was the number one genius of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, economically she was quite strapped—at most, she never had more than ten gold coins on her.
So naturally, she was envious and impressed by Zhou Chen, a local tyrant who would spend hundreds of gold coins to book a room.
Hearing this, Zhou Chen, sitting on the massive leather sofa, glanced at Yu Tianmeng and said seriously: "It'll be your turn to take the stage soon. Why aren't you conserving your energy? Can't you learn from them?"
Saying this, Zhou Chen pointed to the Shi family brothers, Yufeng, and Osro, who were sitting against the wall, cross-legged in meditation.
"Pfft, just seven Spirit Kings? I could wipe them all out by myself."
Yu Tianmeng waved her jade hand with an air of commanding grandeur, completely forgetting her shameful behavior when begging Zhou Chen for mercy earlier.
"Watch out for capsizing in a ditch, kid."
Zhou Chen rolled his eyes and didn't continue trying to dissuade her. Instead, he looked to the other side of the crystal window, where Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan were standing, looking out at the central main spirit arena.
"Lingling, Yanzi, come sit on the sofa for a while. Standing all the time consumes energy."
Zhou Chen patted the sofa beside him, a gentle smile appearing on his face.
"Okay!"
Dugu Yan nodded, pulling Ye Lingling to sit on either side of Zhou Chen without ceremony.
"Here, have something to eat."
Zhou Chen attentively picked up two exquisite pastries from the crystal coffee table before him, delivering them to the two girls' mouths.
Seeing Zhou Chen surrounded by beauty, Yu Tianmeng's eyes turned green with envy.
But on the surface, she still maintained her dignity as a transmigrator, curling her lips dismissively with a "pfft."
Besides Zhou Chen and the seven members of the Royal Beauty Team, old Shi Feng from the Black Tortoise Clan was also in the room.
As a bodyguard assigned to Ye Lingling by Zhou Chen, the over 180-year-old Shi Feng was extremely diligent in his duties. Not only had he accompanied Ye Lingling to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, he'd also followed them to the Grand Spirit Arena.
At this moment, the old man was quietly sitting in a rocking chair, also meditating with closed eyes. Occasionally, when his eyes opened and closed, a glint of golden light flashed.
Just then, the room door opened.
Qin Ming walked in from outside.
The moment he returned, everyone looked over simultaneously. Dugu Yan, serving as the temporary captain, even stood up and asked: "Teacher Qin, how did it go? Did you get the opponent's information?"
"There's some trouble this time."
A glint flashed in Qin Ming's eyes, revealing a grave expression. "All I know is that your opponents this time—all seven—are Spirit Kings above level fifty. Their martial souls are all ordinary, and their levels are all below fifty-five, but... they're very brutal."
"How brutal?"
Yu Tianmeng, leaning against the crystal window, raised an eyebrow and asked.
She really didn't believe there were many people in this world more brutal than her.
"See for yourselves."
Light flashed in Qin Ming's hand as a silk embroidered cloth appeared, which he handed to Dugu Yan.
Dugu Yan unfolded the cloth containing the opponent's information and read: "Blood Soul Team, all members hold Purple Gold Spirit Battle Medals, twelve battles with eleven victories, seven opponents accidentally killed."
At these words, everyone's previously relaxed mood instantly grew heavy.
Generally speaking, in arena spirit battles, unless it was an agreed-upon death match, dealing lethal blows was discouraged.
Like the dozens of spirit battles the Royal Beauty Team had participated in before, they always stopped at an appropriate point—rarely causing serious injury, let alone killing.
But this Blood Soul Team had killed seven people in just twelve matches—this wasn't just brutal, it was completely insane!
"How about we don't participate? We'll forfeit this match and arrange for the next one."
Zhou Chen pondered for a moment and said slowly.
There's a saying that porcelain shouldn't clash with earthenware. His cautious nature didn't want to let Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan take the risk of fighting this mad dog-like Blood Soul Team.
Even with the powerful Yu Tianmeng present, Zhou Chen still felt it wasn't safe.
After all, Yu Tianmeng's personality was too goofy—she always seemed somewhat unreliable.
"Hey, hey, do you not trust my strength?"
Hearing Zhou Chen's words, Yu Tianmeng immediately shouted in dissatisfaction.
Beside her, Dugu Yan also took Zhou Chen's hand and said gently: "With Yu Tianmeng's protection, we'll definitely be fine. Let us participate."
"Besides, you can protect us for a moment, but can you protect us every moment? Only by accumulating combat experience can we better protect ourselves."
"And didn't you bet thirty thousand gold spirit coins? If we forfeit, that money would be wasted."
Ye Lingling took over and said calmly.
"In my heart, even a hundred million gold spirit coins, even a billion gold spirit coins, aren't as important as your safety." Zhou Chen raised his head and said affectionately.
At these words, Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan's hearts instantly felt sweet.
The others present felt goosebumps rising all over.
Yu Tianmeng rolled her eyes, inwardly complaining constantly.
This guy—what time is it, and he's still acting out romantic scenes? Does he think the Grand Spirit Arena is the Oscars?
Seeing that everyone had decided to participate in the match, Zhou Chen stopped dissuading them and said coldly: "Your opponents this time are extremely deranged, so you must show no mercy in resolving them. Absolutely don't give the Blood Soul Team a chance to counterattack."
At this point, Zhou Chen specifically looked at Yu Tianmeng and instructed: "I'm entrusting their safety to you. Remember, after you take the stage, you must strike first and kill without hesitation. Don't give them a chance to hurt Lingling and Yanzi."
"Relax, relax—it's just killing. I'm familiar with this work."
Yu Tianmeng patted her developing chest and guaranteed.
Just then, a melodious female voice resonated throughout the Grand Spirit Arena:
"Central Main Spirit Arena, Spirit King-level battle, Royal Beauty Team versus Blood Soul Team. Both sides, please prepare to enter—the match will officially begin in one quarter-hour!"
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