Zhou Yi's Help, Preliminary Preparations for Building Jia Nan Academy...

At this moment, the expression on the face of Xu Sanshi was extremely unsightly.

Losing that storage Soul Tool to Huo Yuhao was secondary.

But he had now completely lost face.

Huo Yuhao hooked his foot slightly at this time. He looked at the livid face of Xu Sanshi, then glanced at the five-ring Soul King nearby whose expression was also poor, and spoke up.

"This referee, Xu Sanshi and I had an agreement, a wager. Now that he isn't honoring the bet, it seems the teaching quality at Shrek Academy isn't all that great either. If they can't even manage basic integrity, then I might as well drop out. I'm not attending anymore."

As Huo Yuhao spoke, he began to walk toward the arena below.

At the same time, Huo Yuhao was secretly counting his steps in his heart. He knew that this battle of his would certainly be seen by certain high-level leaders of the academy.

There might even be eyes here belonging to a certain God King.

If he left, it would disrupt the plans of Tang San.

That God King, Tang San, had sworn solemnly that he would not interfere with the changing situation on the Douluo Continent.

However, that was merely his righteous-sounding excuse; his underhanded maneuvers were numerous.

Yet, just as Huo Yuhao was walking step by step and had not yet stepped into the arena, a voice suddenly came over.

"Wait, Huo Yuhao!"

Huo Yuhao turned his head and was surprised to find it was Zhou Yi.

At this moment, Zhou Yi had already walked onto the arena step by step. She first looked at Liu Erlong with suspicion.

But soon, Zhou Yi withdrew her gaze.

She then looked at Xu Sanshi and asked, "Did you really make a bet with Huo Yuhao?"

Xu Sanshi gritted his teeth.

At this time, Zhou Yi looked toward Beibei not far away and said, "Beibei, you tell me."

Beibei's face was full of embarrassment.

However, at this moment, Jiang Nannan spoke up: "Teacher Zhou, a bet was indeed made."

Tang Ya also nodded: "Teacher Zhou, that is indeed the case."

Seeing this situation, Beibei could only nod and say: "Yes."

Zhou Yi then looked at Xu Sanshi again and said: "Xu Sanshi, a bet is a bet."

Xu Sanshi gritted his teeth, and in the end, could only nod unwillingly.

Immediately afterward, he looked at Huo Yuhao, took the storage Soul Tool directly off his wrist, and handed it to Huo Yuhao.

Following that, Xu Sanshi gave Huo Yuhao an annoyed glare before storming off in a huff.

At this time, Zhou Yi looked at Huo Yuhao and said: "Let's go, let's go outside and talk!"

Huo Yuhao nodded and followed Zhou Yi away from the area.

Liu Erlong and Bai Feng naturally followed as well.

As for Jiang Nannan and Xiao Wu, the two girls smiled sweetly, following on Huo Yuhao's left and right sides.

On the way out.

Jiang Nannan looked at Huo Yuhao with a bit of excitement and whispered: "Yuhao, we earned 150,000 gold coins this time."

"There were about 1,300 people who came to participate in the betting."

"On average, each person bet about 115 gold coins."

"So, calculating it out, we earned 150,000. Adding our initial capital, we now have a total of 181,000 Gold Soul Coins."

As Jiang Nannan spoke, her beautiful eyes shone with excitement.

She was the most sensitive when it came to money, and she explained it in great detail.

Seeing Jiang Nannan like this, Huo Yuhao thought for a moment and said: "You keep this money for safekeeping."

Hearing this, Jiang Nannan subconsciously shook her head: "This... how can I do that?"

Huo Yuhao smiled and said: "Just treat it as the startup capital for our shop. Whatever we buy in the future, you can just act as the little manager."

"Also, for the renovation of my shop, and since I bought a courtyard, now that we have money, let's expand a bit more. Buy a few more courtyards and try to make the area larger."

Hearing this, Jiang Nannan thought for a moment and nodded.

At this time, hearing Huo Yuhao say this, Zhou Yi asked: "Yuhao, what do you want some land for? Are you planning to open a shop selling medicinal pills?"

As Zhou Yi spoke, she thought of the medicinal pills Huo Yuhao had previously shown her.

Hearing this, Huo Yuhao hesitated slightly before saying: "Teacher Zhou, let me ask you a question that no one else would dare to ask."

"That is, is it possible to build a new academy in Shrek City?"

Hearing this, Zhou Yi's footsteps faltered. She looked at Huo Yuhao, her eyes filled with a hint of surprise.

"Huo Yuhao, what do you mean by this? You aren't planning to establish an academy in Shrek City, are you?"

Huo Yuhao smiled, raised his hand to point at Liu Erlong, and said: "I will provide the funds to build it, and this big sister will be responsible for the teaching and serve as the dean. Moreover, she has some unique insights regarding education."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yi turned her head to look at Liu Erlong, pondered for a moment, and asked, "May I ask how to address you?"

Liu Erlong replied, "My name is Liu Erlong."

After hearing this, Zhou Yi felt a sense of surprise once again; it was one thing for their martial souls to be similar, but even their names were so alike.

Especially that appearance—it was almost identical to that statue standing in Shrek Academy.

At this moment, Huo Yuhao smiled and said, "Teacher Zhou Yi, you don't think Sister Liu is a figure from ten thousand years ago, do you?"

Zhou Yi snapped back to reality, shook her head with a smile, and said, "How could that be possible?"

Immediately after, she looked at Liu Erlong and said, "If your teaching quality is solid, combined with your cultivation level, you could fully qualify to teach at our academy. Why insist on establishing your own?"

Liu Erlong answered, "It's a personal preference; I like it."

Zhou Yi frowned slightly at this, and after a moment, she spoke, "Under normal circumstances, our Shrek Academy is progressive, civilized, and friendly, promoting the common advancement of the continent. Therefore, in terms of attitude, we will not interfere."

Hearing this, Huo Yuhao pondered for a moment before asking, "Teacher Zhou, you mentioned 'normal circumstances,' so there must be some unspoken rules, right?"

Zhou Yi chuckled upon hearing the term "unspoken rules." It was the first time she had heard the phrase, but she understood its meaning. After a brief thought, she said.

"Theoretically, it is possible, but there will be many troubles after it is built."

"First is the issue of student enrollment. Students with excellent talent here will all enter our Shrek Academy. It will be very difficult for your newly established academy to recruit good prospects, so I don't think it's necessary."

"There is also another requirement: Shrek City is also under our jurisdiction."

"If you want to build a new academy, you must file for registration, which will be quite troublesome, though not entirely impossible."

Having said this, Zhou Yi thought for a moment and indicated that if they really wanted to start an academy, Liu Erlong could come here tomorrow. She could provide some simple guidance and have Liu Erlong go to the academy's administrative office to file the registration.

As for whether the registration would be successful and the academy could actually be established, that was not guaranteed.

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao immediately expressed his gratitude.

After finishing her brief explanation, Zhou Yi did not hesitate and bid farewell to Huo Yuhao before leaving.

She was not the type of person who liked to meddle in other people's business.

As for why she wanted to help Huo Yuhao.

First, it was because she had received word from the academy that Huo Yuhao was going to compete against sixth-year students.

This surprised her, so she wanted to come and take a look.

Of course, there was another reason.

When she saw Huo Yuhao's combat, she noticed something unusual.

What Huo Yuhao used were not soul skills, but unique techniques similar to those of the Tang Sect.

In particular, the Xizhang that Huo Yuhao used was somewhat similar to the Crane Capturing Dragon of the Tang Sect.

However, what surprised Zhou Yi even more was this.

After this match neared its end, she had actually received a message from Mu En, telling her to look after Huo Yuhao.

Zhou Yi had already intended to look after Huo Yuhao, but receiving an order from Mu En made her feel strange.

What exactly was so special about this Huo Yuhao that he would make Mu En show him special concern twice?

Zhou Yi was puzzled, but she soon shook her head.

At this moment, Zhou Yi arrived beside the teaching building and appeared before an old man lying in a rocking chair.

This old man was none other than Mu En.