Seeing that Wang Dong was still going to argue with them, Jiang Yang immediately raised a hand and rested it on her shoulder, signaling her to be quiet.
He could handle what came next.
"Oh?"
"How does Senior Brother want to play?"
Seeing that Jiang Yang had indeed taken the bait, Dai Huabin was in high spirits.
Though baiting someone with provocation was an overused trick, it was undeniably one of the most effective. Dai Huabin firmly believed that.
"Simple."
"There are about a thousand students in our freshman year. Whoever loses will give every student ten thousand Gold Soul Coins as a scholarship."
"That's not much, just ten million Gold Soul Coins."
"I'll give you two and a half minutes to think it over. Answer me when you've decided."
"Gasp—"
As soon as Jiang Yang said this, nearly everyone drew in a sharp breath.
Even Mu Jin was no exception.
She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but not knowing what.
Things seemed to be getting a little out of hand.
"What about the previous wager?"
Dai Huabin was taken aback for a moment, then could barely keep the smile off his face.
He looked at Jiang Yang to make sure one last time.
"Same as before."
"Good! I like your decisiveness! Just as expected of Senior Brother—a gentleman's word is his bond!"
The moment Jiang Yang calmly uttered those two words, Dai Huabin accepted as if he'd just been handed an imperial decree, rushing to agree without missing a beat.
He made sure the terms were set in stone.
As if afraid Jiang Yang would change his mind if he was even a moment too slow.
Even Huo Yuhao, hidden behind his classmates, excitedly clenched his fist.
It was as if those staggering cultivation resources were about to appear in his hands any second.
[Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: Little Yuhao, don't get excited too soon. Don't mess up when the time comes. Or should I step in and help you? I guarantee there won't be a hitch.]
[Huo Yuhao: Brother Sky Dream, that doesn't seem right. This is all for my sake, and now I'd have you step in too. It's such a small matter—I don't feel good about that.]
[Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: It really is a small matter. It might be good for you to get some experience, so I won't step in.]
[Huo Yuhao: Uh... Brother Sky Dream, Jiang Yang seems to be a mental-type Soul Master too. With my current spiritual power, will I be able to deal with him?]
[Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: Fair point. Ah, Huo Yuhao, do you want me to step in or not? Give me a straight answer! You're tying me in knots!]
[Huo Yuhao: Sorry, Brother Sky Dream! I thought it over, and I still think you should step in. There are too many resources involved. If something goes wrong, I'm afraid... I'm scared too.]
[Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: You could've just said so from the start. What are we to each other? I'd never hold it against you. Don't worry. I'll step in and make sure we win!]
[Huo Yuhao: Brother Sky Dream, thank you. I'll work hard at cultivation and reach level twenty as soon as I can!]
"Good—"
"Since you've already reached an agreement, and this is indeed a good thing, I, your teacher, won't waste any more words."
"Match thirty-one—"
"Challengers: Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Cui Yajie. The stakes are three Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones suited to the winners, two Level Five Fixed Soul Tools, one Level Six Defensive Soul Tool, ten Xuan Shui Pills, one Soul Ascension Pill, and one million Gold Soul Coins."
"Plus—"
"Ten million Gold Soul Coins!"
"Defender: Outer Court Senior Brother—"
"Jiang Yang!"
As Mu Jin spoke, several freshman classes arrived at the nearby open ground under their teachers' guidance.
Among them was Freshman Class Nine, led by Zhou Yi. They were just arriving at the edge of the grounds to run in their iron suits.
Judging by their numbers, Freshman Class Nine had only half as many students as the other classes.
It looked like Zhou Yi had expelled the other half.
"Running again!"
"I'm so sick of it! Can't Skin-Peeler Zhou just drop dead already?!"
"Exactly! Every time we finish running, she doesn't even make us medicinal food or give us a medicinal bath. She says she's learning from the Grandmaster who taught Sea God Tang San back in the day, but she hasn't even learned the basics!"
"Tell me about it. The moment she came to our class, all she did was expel people. Someone talked back to her, and she expelled them! What kind of thing is that?"
"Sigh, you'd better keep quiet. Who do you think you are, talking back to Skin-Peeler Zhou?"
"True enough. Ning Tian's always at odds with her, isn't she? Yet I haven't seen her get expelled."
"What do you think? She's scared after Senior Brother Jiang Yang gave her a hard time. If she offends another genius or powerful faction, will she still be able to stay at Shrek? Even her husband, Fan Yu, won't be able to protect her!"
"Hey—speaking of Senior Brother, look over there. Doesn't that person look like him?"
Someone had brought it up.
The students in Class Nine nearest Class One immediately looked up in that direction.
Among them were Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Nanmen Yun'er.
"Ning Tian, that really does look like Senior Brother!"
"Yun'er, look!"
Wu Feng pointed excitedly in that direction.
Ning Tian and Nanmen Yun'er both looked over.
When they saw that it really was Jiang Yang, smiles instantly appeared on their faces.
"Let's go take a look!"
Without another word, Ning Tian took off the iron suit she had just put on.
"Huh? Then what about Teacher Zhou?"
"Forget about that. I've already asked my father to contact the academy and transfer us to Class One. I don't believe she'd dare expel us!"
With that, Ning Tian ignored Nanmen Yun'er's confusion and immediately sprinted toward Class One.
Wu Feng and Nanmen Yun'er exchanged a glance, then took off their iron suits and hurried after Ning Tian.
"Hey?!"
"What do you think you're doing?!"
"Are you planning to ignore my orders?!"
Coming to her senses, Zhou Yi roared at Ning Tian and the others.
But, obviously, none of the three girls paid her the slightest heed.
Meanwhile,
Mu Jin's words—"Let the match begin—"—echoed in everyone's hearts.
Hearing them, Ning Tian instinctively sped up even more.
However,
just as she accelerated, Dai Huabin moved!
"Third Soul Skill—"
"White Tiger Vajra Transformation!"
"First Soul Skill—"
"White Tiger Protection Barrier!"
"Second Soul Skill—"
"White Tiger Intense Light Wave!"
In mere moments,
Dai Huabin had unleashed three Soul Skills.
To avoid being defeated in one blow, he deliberately used his third Soul Skill first, then his first Soul Skill to maximize his own defense.
Only after doing all that did he attack with his second Soul Skill.
Only then did everyone realize, to their astonishment, that Dai Huabin was also a three-ring Soul Elder.
Even Zhu Lu and Cui Yajie were two-ring Soul Grandmasters, far above the average freshman.
With a team like this, they would be more than capable of taking on a three-ring Soul Elder of the same level. And now they were teaming up against a three-ring Soul Elder who couldn't use his Soul Skills or Martial Soul.
"I object!"
"That's way too underhanded!"
"Teacher Mu Jin, this isn't fair! It's completely unfair! Dai Huabin and the others are cheating!!!"
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