Dai Hao: What Happened to My Home? Why Did That Dead Rat Dai Huabin Come Right to My Door?

"Your combat instincts, judgment, and ability to adapt on the spot were far beyond those of your peers."

"Especially that shoulder throw at the beginning. You used your opponent's strength against him, cleanly and decisively. Not a single movement exposed a weakness."

Huo Yuhao said modestly, "You flatter me, Elder Golden Body."

Jin Peng turned to Long Aotian. "Aotian, you performed well today too."

"You knew when to advance and when to retreat in battle, and you didn't underestimate your opponent because of his age. That kind of temperament is rare."

Long Aotian hurriedly cupped his fists. "Thank you for the praise, Elder Golden Body. This disciple still needs to keep working hard."

Jin Peng nodded in satisfaction, then turned and left.

Long Aotian patted Huo Yuhao on the shoulder and smiled. "Junior Brother, I'm very satisfied with today's battle."

"If we get the chance in the future, we must have a real Soul Master duel."

Huo Yuhao nodded slightly. "Definitely, Senior Brother Long."

After the two parted ways, Huo Yuhao returned to his room alone and casually shut the door.

He also sealed off his Sea of Consciousness.

Immediately afterward, he took the meat of the hundred-year Silver Moon Wolf King and the paw of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear out of the system space.

Huo Yuhao's eyes lit up as he looked at the fine Soul Beast meat before him.

"This time, I can give myself a real boost."

A few days later.

The White Tiger Duke's Mansion.

The moment Dai Hao and Du Leisi returned, they were utterly stunned by the sight before them.

The once-majestic Duke's Mansion had become a ruin, as though it had always been one.

Broken stone pillars lay shattered across the ground in every direction. The collapsed buildings and courtyard, damaged beyond recognition, all showed that this place had suffered an exceptionally terrifying act of destruction.

Dai Hao stood dumbstruck before the ruins, as though a massive bolt of tribulation lightning from a nine-hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast's tribulation had struck him.

His voice was full of panic. "Th... this is the White Tiger Duke's Mansion?!"

Du Leisi was equally incredulous as he gazed at the wreckage before him.

How did this look anything like a palace anymore?!

They had only been away from the mansion for a short time. How had the once-glorious White Tiger Duke's Mansion become a ruin by the time they returned?

"Where is everyone? Where are the people from the mansion?"

"Where is the duchess? What about the concubines and servants? And the guards? Where did they all go?"

At that moment, Dai Hao no longer cared about the White Tiger Duke's dignity. He charged into the ruins, pushing rubble aside with both hands, his voice full of fury.

No one answered him.

The only answer was a deathly stillness.

Dai Hao's fists creaked as he clenched them, his rage reaching its peak. "Who did this?!"

"Our White Tiger Duke's Mansion has never made enemies, and we have two gods behind us."

"Who gave them the courage to destroy the White Tiger Duke's Mansion?!"

"No matter who they are, I, Dai Hao, will make them pay in blood!"

By now, rage had gone to Dai Hao's head. He immediately took Du Leisi to the Star Luo Imperial Family.

A short while later, the two entered the Star Luo Empire's palace.

Inside the palace, they found Xu Jiawei's study.

Dai Hao cared about nothing else and smashed his way through the door.

The tremendous commotion startled both Xu Jiawei and Medicine Immortal Douluo Wang Xian'er inside the study.

They thought one of the Super Douluo who had destroyed the White Tiger Duke's Mansion had returned.

Only after he saw who it was did Xu Jiawei's tense expression ease slightly, though a heaviness remained between his brows. "Dai Hao, you're finally back."

Dai Hao strode to the desk and slammed both hands down on it. "Your Majesty, what on earth happened to my mansion?!"

"The White Tiger Duke's Mansion has always kept to itself. When have we ever offended any peerless expert? Who gave them the courage to attack the mansion while I was away?!"

Xu Jiawei closed his eyes briefly, a trace of helpless anger appearing on his face. "If I knew who the culprit was, how could I still be sitting here?"

"After the White Tiger Duke's Mansion was destroyed, I immediately sent people to investigate. Over the past few days, they've turned nearly every place upside down."

"But even now, they still haven't found any useful clues."

Dai Hao frowned deeply. "No clues? Wasn't there a single survivor at the scene?"

"There were," Xu Jiawei said gravely. "That's also the strangest part of the whole affair."

Wang Xian'er sighed softly and took over. "The culprit was very unusual. Judging by the strength they displayed..."

"If they had truly wanted to kill, not a single person in the White Tiger Duke's Mansion would have survived. Yet they only destroyed the mansion and took no lives."

Dai Hao's expression gradually darkened. "Then did you learn anything from them?"

Xu Jiawei shook his head. "Not yet. Although the injured are out of danger, most of them were badly frightened and can't give a complete account of what happened."

"However, the duchess should wake up soon."

Wang Xian'er said gravely, "If we want specific information about the culprit, I'm afraid we can only get it from her."

A strange red light gleamed in Dai Hao's eyes. At this moment, rage had gone to his head.

All he could think about was finding the person who had destroyed the mansion and settling the score!

Xu Jiawei said, "Dai Hao, before you returned, I had already reported this matter to Shrek."

"They're taking it very seriously and have already sent the Shrek Inspection Corps."

Dai Hao leaned against the corner of the wall, feeling that his life was full of darkness.

One moment, Huo Yuhao had become a god and taken him to the Divine Realm; the next, his home was gone.

The contrast between the two blows was far too great.

If Du Leisi hadn't been holding him up, his whole body would probably have gone limp and he would have fallen to his knees on the floor.

The Shrek Outer Court.

On the training field.

All the members of Freshman Class One were running laps for all they were worth.

Zhou Yi stood at the edge of the track, her gaze sweeping over every student as she said coldly, "All of you, run faster! Anyone who fails to complete the task will be expelled on the spot!"

At that moment, two figures stood out most clearly on the field: one pink and blue, the other golden.

Wang Dong'er and Gu Ruiqiu raced side by side, their speeds nearly equal. Neither was willing to give way to the other.

Panting, Wang Dong'er taunted, "Gu Ruiqiu, can you keep up or not?"

"I should be asking you that." Sweat poured down Gu Ruiqiu's forehead, but she didn't slow her pace.

Wang Dong'er naturally refused to back down, and the two reached the finish line almost at the same time.

Zhou Yi witnessed it all and thought that, it seemed, the champion of this year's freshman tournament would be hers again.

Dai Huabin happened to witness the scene as he passed the field.

His gaze fell on Gu Ruiqiu, and he couldn't look away.

Powerful, breathtakingly beautiful, and unwilling to admit defeat.

Wasn't this exactly the kind of girl he had always hoped for and pursued?

Even his fiancée Zhu Lu couldn't compare to that girl in the slightest!

Dai Huabin felt his heart give a sudden thump.

If he went up and offered her a bottle of water now, and said a few cool things while he was at it...

At the thought, Dai Huabin took a bottle of water from his Storage Soul Tool and walked over with what he considered a dashing, handsome stride.

He held the bottle out to Gu Ruiqiu. "Hey, beautiful, do you believe in destined love?"

Gu Ruiqiu, who was wiping the sweat from her body with a towel, looked up at his words.

Isn't this Dai Huabin, the guy who's always bullied Yuhao?

She had never had time to find Dai Huabin and avenge Huo Yuhao. How had this dead rat come to her door himself?