Since that's the case, let's make this stake even bigger.

As Dai Huabin's mocking words left his lips, Huo Yuhao's right hand tightened involuntarily.

[Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: Little Yuhao, don't be depressed, Brother is here to back you up! We're just using him! He'll have a bitter pill to swallow soon enough!]

[Huo Yuhao: I understand, Brother Sky Dream! I will adjust my state of mind!]

[Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: Not bad, not bad. Once you get those pills, you'll be able to reach level twenty in no time. As long as you hit level twenty, Brother guarantees you a comprehensive upgrade.]

[Huo Yuhao: Thank you, Brother Sky Dream!]

"Cat got your tongue? Tsk..."

Dai Huabin shoved Huo Yuhao aside and turned to leave for another spot.

However.

It was at this moment that Huo Yuhao's eyes suddenly brightened, and patterns resembling a Succubus Mark spread across his forehead.

"Because I am a Spiritual-type Martial Soul!"

Having said that, Huo Yuhao immediately unleashed his first soul skill, Spiritual Sharing.

The next moment.

Dai Huabin, who had already started walking away, instantly faltered and came to a halt.

"A bit interesting."

After a long while.

Having witnessed Jiang Yang's display through this soul skill, Dai Huabin suddenly became intrigued.

"Speak, how shall we cooperate?"

As Dai Huabin spoke.

The two girls who had been lingering around him also cast suspicious glances toward Huo Yuhao.

One had black hair and a figure resembling a civet cat.

The other had long pink hair and long, slender legs.

"Kid, let Zhu Lu and Cui Yajie try it too."

Dai Huabin crossed his arms, sneered, and gave Huo Yuhao a look.

That feeling, that tone, reminded Huo Yuhao once again of the days he spent living with his mother in the White Tiger Duke Mansion during his childhood.

It couldn't help but stoke his anger a little more.

But in order to suppress Jiang Yang and obtain more cultivation resources, he held it back.

The reason he could endure so much was entirely due to his childhood experiences at the White Tiger Duke Mansion.

After all, his mother was merely an outsider who didn't even have the status of a concubine, yet she had forced him to remain in the White Tiger Duke Mansion—a place that valued bloodline and status above all else.

The suffering he and his mother endured was, naturally, easy to imagine.

It couldn't be called self-inflicted, but it was certainly deserved.

When a person chooses to debase themselves, no one can save them.

However.

If not for such experiences, Huo Yuhao wouldn't have been able to hold his nose and endure it after being treated so miserably by the Tang God King, eventually becoming his lackey.

An ordinary person truly couldn't pull off such a feat.

Since he could endure being treated like that by the Tang God King, cooperating with Dai Huabin now was naturally a matter of course.

"Match thirty-one—"

"Challengers Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Cui Yajie. The stakes are three Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones suitable for the participants, and two level five Fixed Soul Tools..."

"Wait, Teacher!"

Before Mu Jin could finish, Dai Huabin suddenly walked toward her with a smile.

Anyone could see that this smile was not right.

"Teacher, we intend to add a little more to the stakes—"

"Ten Mystic Water Pills, one Soul Ascension Pill, and one million Gold Soul Coins."

"This..."

As soon as Dai Huabin finished speaking.

Even Mu Jin felt it was somewhat outrageous.

These bets clearly exceeded the stakes defined by Jiang Yang.

Never mind this group of boys and girls in the class, most of whom were only one-ring soul masters, even she, as a teacher, felt a bit tempted.

She could naturally see the deeper considerations behind Dai Huabin's actions.

If he could defeat Jiang Yang, that would be best; not only would he immediately obtain these rewards, but he would also win immense prestige and perhaps even attract the attention of the Inner Court.

If he lost, the losses wouldn't be too great, as he could make up for it later through his ranking in the Freshman Assessment or other opportunities to perform.

thereby taking back a large portion, or perhaps even everything.

However, doing so would deviate from her original intention in asking Jiang Yang to help.

Mu Jin certainly would not allow such a thing to happen.

"Dai Huabin, I know you are the young master of the White Tiger Duke Mansion and lack no cultivation resources, but this wager clearly far exceeds the stakes mentioned for this event."

"Please take it back and do not use it as an excuse to stir up trouble."

"If something were to truly go wrong, even if the White Tiger Duke himself were present, this matter would be difficult to resolve."

Mu Jin said sternly.

Setting aside personal likes and dislikes, as a teacher, she naturally had to protect the rights of her students and shoulder the responsibility of educating them.

She naturally had to stop a wager that clearly carried a hint of conspiracy.

"Apologies, Teacher, it was my lack of consideration."

"If the Senior Brother thinks this wager is too large, then forget it; just mark us down for thirty Gold Soul Coins."

Dai Huabin smiled with a sarcastic expression.

He waved his hand.

As he spoke, he scanned the crowd.

The implication was obvious: wasn't he saying that Jiang Yang was untrustworthy and couldn't afford to lose?

Everyone could naturally see this.

However.

In the eyes of most, the weight of the White Tiger Duke's legitimate son was not necessarily lower than that of the Shrek Academy Outer Court Senior Brother.

At the very least, for them, both were heights difficult to reach.

Therefore.

Even knowing the provocative intent in Dai Huabin's words, and knowing that Jiang Yang's original intention was to help everyone achieve better results in the Freshman Assessment, they still dared not speak up to support him.

"Hey! Dai Huabin, what nonsense are you spouting?"

"It is only because Jiang Yang is willing to spend money and effort to be our sparring partner without asking for anything in return that you are pulling these schemes?"

"Are you short on cash? Then go beg for it!"

Just then.

Wang Dong could not stand it anymore and started cursing directly.

After spending this time with Jiang Yang, her ability to curse had risen sharply.

It had quite a bit of Jiang Yang's flavor.

"Exactly, exactly!"

Xiao Xiao chimed in immediately.

She could not curse with such high-level skill.

But saying "Me too" was something she could manage.

"You—"

"Wang Dong, do not judge a gentleman by the measure of a petty person. I have already retracted it; what more do you want?"

"How was I to know that the Senior Brother couldn't even produce this little bit of cultivation resources?"

Dai Huabin, who had instinctively intended to flare up, quickly regained his composure.

Not only did he retort to Wang Dong, but he also elevated his own stance.

In his words, he did not forget to step on Jiang Yang.

This inevitably made Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao even angrier.

"That's right, our Young Master Dai has been used to a life of luxury since he was young; it's just a bit of cultivation resources."

"Who knew you couldn't afford it?"

"Besides, Young Master Dai already said, if you really don't have the money, just change it to thirty Gold Soul Coins. You can't be the Outer Court Senior Brother and not even dare to accept a thirty Gold Soul Coin wager, right?"

"Wang Dong, who doesn't know that you and the Senior Brother sleep in the same bed? Of course you'd speak up for him."

Zhu Lu and Cui Yajie immediately stepped out to speak for Dai Huabin.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became somewhat heavy.

"The White Tiger Duke Mansion is indeed wealthy. Since that is the case, then this stake might as well be even larger."