svetikya Chapter 74 Winter Vacation (5) - Let's have some fun!
Chapter 74 Winter Vacation (5) - Let's have some fun!
After Qian Yuhan and Xiao Na met, Xiao Na handed Qian Yuhan a card and said, "This is a soul-guided room card. You can use it by inserting a little soul power. The doors of the Tian Dou Hotel use a soul-guided system that can automatically recognize you. Swipe the card to enter."
Qian Yuhan: Wow, this is so high-class?!
The card swipe with automatic recognition is practically the same as facial recognition in the original world, only here it's replaced with soul power verification. Each person's soul power fluctuations are different, just like a fingerprint—unique and therefore can be used for authentication.
Qian Yuhan lay on the large bed in her room, staring at the ceiling and contemplating her poker business. She could first inquire about the business environment in Tiandou, and if it proved suitable, she could proceed with her plan when she came here for an exchange program in her second year.
He was still thinking about the arena match the day after tomorrow, and planned to go check it out tomorrow. He thought about many things, then suddenly his thoughts shifted, and he remembered something else, slapping his forehead in regret—
Before leaving, she hadn't written back to "Xue," and she figured she'd be angry again these past few days for not receiving any letters. Lying in bed, Qian Yuhan could almost picture "Xue" sulking, a slight smile playing on her lips. Although the two had never met, Qian Yuhan couldn't help but associate "Xue's" appearance with the girl she'd met in the Star Dou Great Forest that day.
What Qian Yuhan didn't know was that this "snow" was none other than Ouyang Luoxue! Perhaps it was fate...
After adjusting myself in the afternoon, I meditated and cultivated in my room for two or three hours. After dinner, I fell into a deep sleep and slept until the next morning.
The first rays of morning sunlight, like a golden veil, gently filtered through the carved window, illuminating Qian Yuhan's fair, jade-like face. The intense light made his eyes uncomfortable, as if countless needles were lightly pricking his eyeballs. Qian Yuhan subconsciously frowned, squinting slightly, trying to resist the annoying light. After a while, he slowly opened his heavy eyelids.
As his vision gradually cleared, Qian Yuhan blinked blankly for a moment, then, as if suddenly realizing something, abruptly turned to look at the clock beside him. The hour and minute hands were firmly pointing to the number nine. He couldn't help but gasp, inwardly cursing. How had he slept so late? His early morning running biological clock seemed utterly powerless against the holiday law.
Qian Yuhan shook his head helplessly, a bitter smile appearing on his lips. He recalled how he always had to get up early for morning runs when he was in school, but he never expected that he would sleep straight through until late morning during the holidays. What surprised him even more was that this habit of wanting to stay in bed during holidays seemed to have remained unchanged, whether in his original world or in the Douluo Continent he was in now.
Qian Yuhan got out of bed, knocked on the door of Aunt Xiaona's room next door, told her that she wanted to go to the square to watch the arena match by herself, and then left alone for the square.
Xiao Na shook her head and sighed as she watched Qian Yuhan's departing figure: "That child, she's always thinking of only one person. And she's so stubborn; once she's made up her mind, no one can change it. Sigh, I guess I'll just follow her secretly..."
Upon arriving at the plaza, Qian Yuhan saw that the railings had been removed, revealing a two-meter-high circular arena. The arena was roughly the same size as a standard fighting arena, with a radius of fifty meters. There were steps on both sides of the arena for the contestants to easily ascend.
There is a cordon about two meters away from the ring. Inside the cordon is the competition area, and outside is the spectator area.
Qian Yuhan walked to the square, and when he arrived, the scene before him made him frown slightly. The huge square was teeming with people, so densely packed that it was almost impossible to breathe; it was truly overcrowded. People were shoulder to shoulder, pushing and shoving each other without any space, like a crowded ocean.
Amidst this sea of people, well-trained city guards were busily maintaining order. Spectators instinctively made way for them. Each soldier wore heavy, sturdy armor, its surface gleaming coldly in the sunlight; they gripped incredibly sharp spears, their tips gleaming menacingly. Groups of four soldiers patrolled the square with methodical precision, their eyes sharp as hawks, constantly alert to any potential danger.
"First Soul Skill: Cleave!"
Qian Yuhan, who had finally managed to squeeze to the front row, heard a sound from the arena. A boy in a T-shirt was unleashing his first soul skill to attack the arena champion.
Qian Yuhan took a closer look at the champion. He was wearing an academy uniform, with a very prominent and beautiful academy badge on his left chest. Qian Yuhan guessed that the current champion was most likely a student of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, or at the very least, a student of another academy in the Heaven Dou Empire.
After a fierce competition, the challenger was no match for the champion and had to concede defeat.
Several more people then took to the stage to challenge, and the champion kept changing hands. Yesterday, Aunt Xiaona said that this year's registration was the largest ever, with nearly a thousand people. After all, the final reward is rumored to be a soul bone, a treasure coveted by all soul masters. Even if it's just a rumor, people still want to try their luck!
Qian Yuhan stood in the square for a full hour, watching the challengers come and go in an endless stream at an extremely fast pace. Qian Yuhan was also a little troubled. No matter how strong they were, at such a frequency, their soul power simply couldn't keep up with the recovery and would eventually run out.
So Qian Yuhan thought about it and decided that this was a test of his own limits, to see where his limits really were!
Qian Yuhan moved to the tent of the arena organizer next to the square and went inside.
"Hello, I am a contestant. My registered name is 'Han'. May I go on stage now?"
The staff member inside the tent looked at Qian Yuhan and said with a smile, "Of course you can, little friend. 'Han,' right? Let me look for it. Wait a moment, there are too many people signing up, I need to find it."
"Okay, okay."
Qian Yuhan nodded and waited quietly to the side.
Not long after, the staff member walked up to Qian Yuhan with a mask, squatted down and said to her, "It's all set. You're number 0607. This mask is a free gift. You can wear it during the competition. Just wait for your number to be called. Good luck!"
Qian Yuhan smiled and accepted the mask, then sat down in the waiting area outside the tent to wait for his number to be called. The other teenagers sitting in the waiting area looked at Qian Yuhan, this little kid, and while they didn't show anything on the surface, they were all secretly mocking him: What's this brat doing here? Does he even have the strength of a Great Soul Master? Is he just here to make a fool of himself?
Half an hour later, the announcement came over the loudspeaker: "Contestant number 0607, please come up to the stage for the challenge!"
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