Chapter 153 - 15: Battle!

Words : 1270 Updated : Sep 17th, 2025

After the conflict between Heihu and Huangteng, the Hunter Soldier Branch sped up their efficiency to avoid further unnecessary disputes, quickly arranging the first day’s battle lineup. Huangteng and Heihu, who were displeased with each other, did not meet in the first round. Huangteng’s first-round opponent was the C-level Holy Armor Hunting Soldier Team from the Yujing region of Great Zhou, comprising a Summoner, two Martial Artists, and one Mage. However, before this, Heihu Hunter Soldier Team will face a Hunter Soldier Team from the northwest of Great Zhou. To broaden Yun Sheng’s experience, after discussing with her, Feng Kuo and the other three arrived at the Daoye Mountain Arena early to watch Heihu battle Trench Hunting Soldier Team. In the Daoye Mountain Arena, there are mainly several types of competitions, one being purely for viewing purposes, while the other is the Hunting Soldier Assessment designed specifically for evaluating hunters. The first type, the viewing competition, requires both the general public and hunters to purchase tickets to watch. Those who participate in the competition mostly rely on the prize money from the competitions for their livelihood. Depending on the seating, ticket prices range from 5 to 500 Gold Coins. Of course, some seats in the arena cannot be bought with gold coins as they are reserved for nobles or well-known Hunting Corps. Then there’s the Hunting Soldier Assessment. This is specifically designed to evaluate the strength of hunters and is much smaller in scale compared to the viewing competitions, but it is far more exciting in comparison. The Hunting Soldier Assessments are also divided into individual and team events. These major assessments are also known as the cradle for poaching hunters, similar to popular sports like football or basketball in Yun Sheng’s previous world, where many talented hunters are chosen by large Hunting Corps or countries and trained as professional hired hunters. The Hunting Soldier Assessment arenas are located in the sub-aromas of the Daoye Mountain Arena, where anyone with a Hunter Soldier Badge and 10 Gold Coins can enter to watch, and those participating in the day’s assessment can enjoy a 20% discount. Victories obtained by hunters in the arena also count towards the Hunter Soldier Points, which are included in the assessment of Hunter Soldier levels. Compared to some hunter missions that require several months to complete, Hunting Soldier Competitions that can last from half an hour to several days have also become a fast track for many hunters to advance. Yun Sheng, who recently became a hunter, is still an E-level hunter, but if she participates in Hunting Soldier Competitions, winning thirty E-level competitions could earn her a D-level Hunter Soldier Badge. However, Yun Sheng did not choose this path, as her current visit is aimed to assist Huangteng. Feng Kuo is a very capable team captain, but this does not mean Yun Sheng truly wishes to remain subordinate to others. Furthermore, with Huangteng already having a prestigious reputation, she does not wish to rely on his renown. She even secretly planned after this Hunter Soldier Assessment ends, to consider forming her own Hunting Soldier Team with Gu Feng and Qi Yi once back in Yujing. But if anyone thinks that competing in the competitions is an easy way to bluff their way through, they are gravely mistaken. Yun Sheng did not visit the arena inside Daoye Mountain yesterday. Today, as she arrived at the arena, she was profoundly shocked by the enormous stone constructed Arena in front of her. It was a stadium-like structure akin to those of ancient Roman architecture, with outer walls nearly fifty meters high, tightly stacked without even a knife slot between the stones, reputedly possessing high defensive capabilities capable of withstanding an attack from the Ten Thousand Beast Tide. Within the arena, the competitions are divided into four main arenas — Heaven (500 consecutive wins and above), Earth (250 consecutive wins), Human (100 consecutive wins), and Harmony (30 consecutive wins), along with twelve minor arenas. Generally, the B-level and below Hunting Soldier Assessments are held in the minor arenas. Huangteng’s competition will take place one hour later at the eighth sub-arena, whereas the competition they are about to watch, featuring the Heihu Hunter Soldier Team, is in the eleventh sub-arena. When Yun Sheng entered, the competition had just started, with about five to six hundred Hunter Soldiers already seated inside, most of whom were from Great Zhou, along with more than ten from Hou Qin. The Hunter Soldiers from Great Zhou occupied the home ground and were loudly cheering for their own team. "Welcome all Hunter Soldier spectators to Daoye Mountain Arena, I am the referee for this match, Lan Lan, a Wind Element Magic Master," said a woman dressed in a blue satin robe floating in mid-air. She was in her twenties, with a delicate appearance and decent Magic Cultivation. While using the Floating Technique, she quickly released a sound amplifying Magic Array in the air. Lan Lan’s own voice, amplified several times, clearly reached the ears of every Hunter Soldier, whose minds were clouded by excitement. The originally agitated Hunter Soldiers suddenly felt a clarity in their minds, and the surging heat inside them subsided significantly. Yun Sheng believed that the female Mage named Lan Lan must have incorporated a special calming Support Magic into the sound amplifying Magic Array. "It seems Daoye Mountain Arena had prepared in advance. That female Mage is a well-known Healing Mage in the Daoye Mountain area, specializing in Wind Element restraining Magic. The high casualty rate in Heihu’s previous matches has already caused public outrage in the Great Zhou Hunter Soldier World," Mu Nanyan took the initiative to act as the commentator. "The Heihu Hunting Soldier Team has entered the stage," four towering figures appeared, stationed at four corners of the Arena. The Holy Armor Hunting Soldier Team from Great Zhou also entered. Compared to the fully armoured Heihu, the lightly dressed Holy Armor did not seem very threatening. Having already heard of Heihu’s notoriety, the faces of the Holy Armor Hunters were all quite pale. From outside the arena, the Hunter Soldiers’ shouting thundered: "Slaughter those bastards from Hou Qin, Holy Armor! Win some glory for the Great Zhou Hunters!" "Heihu, get lost!" Lan Lan made a silencing gesture, asking both parties to show their strength. With a single command, the four brothers of Heihu uniformly revealed their Weapons and Magic Scepters. "Hei Da, Martial Venerate with a battle axe. Hei Er, Martial Venerate with a Cloud Piercing Bow. Hei San, Magic Master with Fire Element Dual Soul Stone. Hei Si, War Beast Summoner." Two Martial Venerates, one Magic Master, one War Beast Summoner - this Heihu Hunting Soldier Team, known for sweeping through the D-level Hunter examinations, indeed had exceptional strength. The four members of Holy Armor turned even paler upon hearing this. If not for the high level of support from the Great Zhou Hunters in the arena, they might have forfeited and left. Their team consisted of one Martial Venerate, one Magic Master, one Great Magic Director, and one War Beast Summoner. Yun Sheng noted that neither side’s Summoners had summoned their Beasts immediately, indicating, as Feng Kuo had previously mentioned, that the War Beasts of the Summoners were key in a closely matched competition. The strength of the War Beasts could directly influence the outcome, assuming, of course, that the strength of both teams was similar. Feng Kuo had a bad feeling, he glanced at Yun Sheng who was watching excitedly nearby, thinking to himself that maybe he shouldn’t have brought Yun Sheng to watch this match.

Chapter 153 - 15: Battle!

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