After learning of Wu Ming’s battle record, Tang San’s pupils shrank, and he murmured, “Wu Ming is actually that powerful?”
“No need to be surprised.
In the future, perhaps you will also possess the power to fight above your level.”
Wu Ming smiled faintly and led everyone toward the front desk at the center of the hall to register.
The staff member in charge of registration saw that it was Wu Ming, and the formulaic smile on her face gained three parts genuine warmth.
She immediately put down her other work, looked left and right, confirmed that not many people were paying attention, and softly asked Wu Ming, “World-Honored One, will you be participating in spirit fights today?
One-on-one, or group battle?”
“No rush.
Handle your other matters first.
There’s no need to make an exception specially for me.” Wu Ming smiled gently, displaying his dignified manner.
For something like a character setting, once established, it could not be changed.
Otherwise, in the future, others’ only impression of him would be “fickle and inconsistent.”
That would bring him no benefit in obtaining talents.
“Please wait a moment!”
The staff member immediately increased the speed at which she handled the other matters.
“So this is the World-Honored One?”
“He really does follow the rules.”
“He always wore a mask before.
Now I’ve finally seen him in person.
He isn’t extremely handsome, but his voice is very pleasant.”
“It’s said that when he fights in the Spirit Arena, he almost never uses Spirit Abilities, and even rarely uses his Martial Soul.
He faces enemies only with his powerful fleshly body and deep Spirit Power.”
“With a body that powerful, I really want to spend a night with him!”
“…”
Nearby, there were sharp-eared people who heard their conversation and began discussing softly, as if this was their first time learning that Wu Ming was the Great Spirit Arena’s “World-Honored One.”
Hearing the surrounding people’s discussions, Tang San’s impression of Wu Ming deepened further.
Not only was he diligent and clever, he was also extremely upright, absolutely not comfortably enjoying privileges just because his strength surpassed others.
And his recognition continuously reinforced Wu Ming’s [Loyal, Upright, Filial, and Honest] character setting talent, causing the mouthful of vast righteous qi in Wu Ming’s chest to flow even more smoothly.
“Why did she call you World-Honored One?”
Xiao Wu was somewhat puzzled.
“Could your full name be World-Honored Wu Ming?”
“World-Honored One is just my title.”
Wu Ming explained to everyone, “When participating in spirit fights, aside from filling in your name, Martial Soul, and location, you can also give yourself a title you like.
“‘World-Honored One’ was the title given to me by the audience of the Great Spirit Arena after I won a one-against-seven battle.
It means invincible in the world, honored above all beneath heaven.
“I think it’s pretty good, so I plan to use this title as my future Titled Douluo title.” This story is hosted at g.com.
[Arrogant (White): A trace of unrestrained aura you unintentionally reveal can intimidate others.]
Seeing that he had obtained this talent, Wu Ming was not surprised.
After all, he had already left a fairly deep impression on Tang San, Xiao Wu, and the others before.
But to be honest, what he actually wanted more was to truly solidify the [World-Honored One] character setting into his own talent.
Even if it were White rank, he would be willing to replace [Innate Nine Dragons True Qi], the only Black-rank talent he currently possessed, with it!
What was the World-Honored One?
Above heaven and below earth, I alone am honored!
Unfortunately—
This character setting was not something a tiny Suotuo City could help him fix in place.
Wu Ming estimated that he would have to wait until he displayed his brilliance in the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament, or even fought above his level once again, teaching the whole world to recognize his strength, before it could solidify.
However, even if he could not currently achieve the [World-Honored One] character setting, in order to scheme for the future, Wu Ming still had to begin preparing ahead of time.
World-Honored One.
This title seemed to have been bestowed on him by the audience after he fought one against seven, but in truth, he had casually revealed it first and let the nearby audience hear it.
Only then did he nonchalantly place this title upon himself.
After all, character settings needed to be defined by others.
“World-Honored One, huh?”
Having lived two lives, Tang San naturally also knew the true definition of World-Honored One.
It was the honorific title all living beings in his previous life used for the Buddha, the most honored one in the world.
And Wu Ming…
In Tang San’s eyes, he indeed had a slight shadow of the World-Honored One.
As soon as this thought arose, his heart sensed something.
Wu Ming noticed the system panel display the [World-Honored One] talent, and his heart could not help pounding wildly, because after this talent, he saw the word “Gold.”
This was a golden talent!
But the moment this talent appeared, it directly collapsed and scattered.
[Am I still unqualified?]
Wu Ming instantly regained his calm and was not anxious.
After all, he had already confirmed that just now was not an illusion.
It was likely caused by Tang San, this Child of Fate, deepening his recognition and impression of him.
This was a breakthrough point!
As expected of Tang Buddha!
Before long, after the front desk staff finished registering the others, she began handling iron spirit fight badges for Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong, and gave them each a title.
Tang San: Thousand Hands Asura.
Xiao Wu: Soft Bone Jade Rabbit.
Zhu Zhuqing: Hell Civet.
Ning Rongrong: Seven Treasure Glazed Tile.
Afterward, Wu Ming paid forty gold spirit coins for the four of them and said with a smile, “Spirit fight badges are divided into iron, copper, silver, gold, purple-gold, sapphire, and so on.
Win one match, gain one point.
Lose one match, lose one point.
“After five consecutive wins, starting from the sixth match, each victory adds ten points.
After ten consecutive wins, starting from the eleventh match, each victory adds one hundred points.
“Of course, if you lose after a win streak, the count starts over.
“To advance from iron spirit fight to copper spirit fight requires one hundred points.
To advance from copper spirit fight to silver spirit fight requires one thousand points, and so on.
Each later promotion requires adding another zero to the required points.”
After introducing the rules for advancing spirit fight badges to the four of them, Wu Ming also spoke of one of Shrek Academy’s graduation requirements.
“And one of our academy’s graduation conditions is that before reaching rank forty, you must at least obtain a silver spirit fight badge.”
“From iron to copper is one hundred, and copper to silver is one thousand.
That’s only one thousand one hundred points.
It doesn’t sound difficult.” Xiao Wu calculated for a moment.
As long as they won every match after obtaining a ten-win streak, they would only need to fight eleven matches.
“The Great Spirit Arena also needs to make money.”
Wu Ming chuckled.
“What do you mean?” Xiao Wu’s mind had not quite turned the corner, and her face was full of confusion.
“You mean, after someone obtains ten consecutive wins—no, after they obtain five consecutive wins—the Great Spirit Arena’s supervisor will arrange stronger opponents for them?”
Tang San thought of a possibility.
“Smart.”
Wu Ming was not stingy with his praise.
“When participating in spirit fights at the Great Spirit Arena, aside from needing to pay ten gold spirit coins to register, joining matches does not require extra payment, unless you want to engage in a wagered battle with someone.
“Under normal circumstances, you can obtain ten gold spirit coins for winning a match.
This money is paid by the Great Spirit Arena.
“Although a single match at the Great Spirit Arena can earn nearly ten thousand gold spirit coins, and after deducting necessary maintenance and employee salaries, the pure profit they can obtain is at least five thousand gold spirit coins, most merchants are like that.
When they spend on themselves, they can throw money around like dirt, but if you ask them to toss even one copper spirit coin to a beggar, they’ll feel heartache for half a day.”
In an instant.
Tang San and Xiao Wu were stunned, then asked incredulously, “So?”
“In one-on-one and two-on-two spirit fights, the opponents you encounter are all in the same realm.
For example: if you are Great Spirit Masters, then your opponents will also only be Great Spirit Masters.
But their Spirit Power may not be the same.
If you are rank twenty-one, then the opponent you encounter may be rank twenty-nine.”
At this point, Wu Ming rubbed his chin and looked Tang San and Xiao Wu up and down with great interest, grinning as he said, “However, both of your Spirit Power ranks are twenty-nine, and your combat power can be considered decent.
You will only become the nightmare of other Spirit Masters below rank twenty-five, and the Great Spirit Arena doesn’t have many ways to manipulate you.
“Moreover, it seems like the two of you can exploit a loophole in one of the academy’s graduation requirements.
Maybe you can accumulate enough points to advance to silver spirit fight in one month!”
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