I Will Personally Take Revenge on Dai Huabin

Today was the Freshman Assessment finals.

Compared to previous years, this session had received even greater attention. The spectator area was completely empty.

Zhang Lexuan had dismissed all the students. Anyone not on one of the final four teams was forbidden from entering.

Nine teachers were present in the stands, including Zhou Yi and Mu Jin. It was an impressive lineup.

The VIP platform welcomed three important figures.

Dean Yan Shaozhe, Qian Duoduo, and Fan Yu were all vice deans of the Soul Tool Department.

The three possessed unfathomable strength and extraordinary status. They stood among the continent's most powerful people, and their presence alone showed just how seriously they took this Freshman Assessment.

"Qian Duoduo, why are you, a man reeking of money, here too?" Yan Shaozhe frowned as he looked at the middle-aged man beside him wearing half-rim glasses.

A composed smile hung on his face as he casually toyed with the Gold Soul Coin in his hand.

"There's a disciple I have my eye on here. Old Yan, if you can come, why can't I?" Qian Duoduo said with a smile.

"Do whatever you want. Just don't cause trouble."

With his hands behind his back, Yan Shaozhe looked down at the three teams and muttered, "Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu? Is the Evil-Eyed White Tiger inheritance of the Dai Family carried by those two?"

"Old Yan, you seem to think highly of them. How about we make a bet?"

"Oh?" Yan Shaozhe was intrigued. "What do you want to bet on?"

Qian Duoduo flicked the Gold Soul Coin in his hand. "The usual terms. Within three years, I get to choose one student. Don't worry, I won't pick anyone above three rings. How about it?"

"Old Qian, have you picked few three-ring students already?" Yan Shaozhe snorted.

Qian Duoduo steadily caught the falling Gold Soul Coin. "Old Yan, quit talking nonsense. Just tell me whether you'll agree or not."

"Fine, fine. As long as they're not three-ring students, pick whoever you like."

Yan Shaozhe laughed heartily. "So you can't accuse our Martial Soul Department of not supporting your work."

"But let me make this clear first. If you lose, give me a hundred Soul Tool cannon shells to play with. High-explosive ones."

"A hundred shells? Are you trying to slaughter a city? Do you know how many Gold Soul Coins that would cost? Fifty at most. Any more would be useless." Qian Duoduo's attitude was resolute.

"Deal."

Yan Shaozhe revealed an old fox's smile, and Qian Duoduo immediately realized he had been tricked.

"Go on, Old Qian. What are we betting on?"

"Whose judgment is better."

Qian Duoduo pointed at Huo Yuhao's team below. "Don't you favor Dai Huabin? Then I'll bet that these three little ones can win."

"Fine. If Dai Huabin loses, this round counts as your win." Yan Shaozhe agreed without hesitation, feeling that he had gotten a huge bargain.

The two sides put their agreement in writing, finalizing the wager.

However, the two old foxes had both overlooked one issue: what if both teams lost?

Just then, an elderly man with a wine gourd hanging from his waist flew over and landed on a nearby roof.

"Xuan Zi!"

Everyone was startled. Why had he come?

Yan Shaozhe, Qian Duoduo, Fan Yu, Zhou Yi, Mu Jin, and the others all bowed toward the roof.

"Don't mind me. Mu En just asked me to come take a look."

Xuan Zi lay on the roof with one leg crossed over the other, leisurely gnawing on a chicken leg.

Yan Shaozhe did not waste words. With a flash, he landed in the arena below.

"Alright. Since three teams have made it to the finals, we'll draw lots to randomly determine the opponents. The team that receives a bye will compete in the afternoon."

Everyone had expected this and raised no objections.

Huo Yuhao's murderous gaze remained fixed on Dai Huabin.

Yan Shaozhe nodded. "During the match, you may attack with all your strength. There is no need to worry about injuring your opponents. I will personally oversee the battle. However, any student rescued by me will be considered eliminated."

A cruel smile curved Dai Huabin's lips. Even if Yan Shaozhe had not said so, he had never intended to hold back.

As a descendant of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, so what if he injured a few people?

Yan Shaozhe stood with his hands behind his back. "Alright, come draw your lots!"

Zhang Lexuan brought over a box and had the captains come up to draw.

Wang Xiao and Dai Huabin stepped forward one after the other, reached into the box, and drew tokens.

When it was Wang Dong'er's team's turn, Huo Yuhao did not step forward for a long time, standing there stiffly like a block of wood.

"Class monitor, it's our turn." Xiao Xiao hurriedly nudged the boy beside her with her foot.

Huo Yuhao jolted, finally withdrawing his resentful gaze before stepping forward to draw a token.

Dai Huabin had felt the other party's murderous stare, but he did not care. Plenty of people wanted to kill him.

But what could they do about it? They still could not touch him.

Once all three sides had drawn, they revealed the symbols on their tokens at Zhang Lexuan's request.

Wang Xiao looked at Huo Yuhao. The matchup against Dai Huabin he had hoped for had not happened; the symbols on their tokens were identical instead.

Dai Huabin had drawn a bye and would not need to compete that morning.

"This is a little troublesome." Wang Xiao knew that Dai Huabin was the one who had killed Huo Yuhao's mother.

He had hoped that the two sides would face each other in the first match and settle their old grudge.

Unfortunately, things did not go as he wished. The first match would be between him and Huo Yuhao.

Wang Xiao had no reason to sympathize with Huo Yuhao's plight and deliberately throw the match just to let him advance and face Dai Huabin.

This was not his match alone. Ning Tian and Wufeng were involved too, and neither of them would be willing to deliberately lose.

Moreover, Class Nine and Mu Jin's expectations stood behind them.

"It seems I can only use one of Old Yan's chances to act."

Wang Xiao knew that doing so would definitely earn him the label of being in league with others. His reputation would be ruined afterward.

Yet he still walked over to Yan Shaozhe and spoke with him in secret.

Yan Shaozhe frowned, somewhat displeased. "Kid, what is he to you that you're willing to do this?"

"You need to understand that if you use this chance, you'll only have two left."

"To fulfill his wish, then let it be wasted." Wang Xiao did not hesitate in the slightest.

Yan Shaozhe warned him, "You're still too young. People's hearts are complicated. Not everyone will understand your deeper intentions."

"I can agree to this, but go discuss it with that burden first."

After saying that, Yan Shaozhe did not leave. He sat down nearby, sensing that Wang Xiao would return soon enough.

Wang Xiao was baffled. He returned to the waiting area and explained the matter to the three of them.

"I've spoken to the dean. We can switch the order of the matches. Either Dai Huabin fights me first, or you fight Dai Huabin first."

"Wow, Brother Wang, you're amazing! You actually convinced the dean to change the rules." Xiao Xiao's face was filled with admiration, and her heart was won over once more.

Huo Yuhao remained silent.

Wang Dong'er was thoroughly confused. "Why change the match order? Isn't it fine as it is?"

She had always wanted to fight Wang Xiao. The scene from when they first met, when that pervert had used Blue Silver Grass to spank her, remained vivid in her mind.

Wang Dong'er did not care whether he had done it on purpose. She was going to pay him back regardless.

"Of course it's to fulfill Yuhao's wish."

Wang Xiao looked at Huo Yuhao. "Don't you always want revenge against Dai Huabin? This is your best chance."

There was something else he did not say: if Huo Yuhao fought him first, he would basically be eliminated.

Xiao Xiao understood Wang Xiao's unspoken meaning and was moved. "Class monitor, hurry up and agree to Brother Wang. Otherwise, we won't have a chance to face Dai Huabin."

"No need."

After remaining silent for so long, Huo Yuhao finally spoke.

He clenched his fists, determination shining in his eyes as he said in a low voice, "I believe in myself, and I believe in Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao. Brother Wang, we can reach the end without your help!"

"I will personally challenge Dai Huabin!"