A Gamble with Their Lives

Bei Bei's heart skipped a beat, and he thought, This is bad.

If no one else had been there, he wouldn't have cared even if he killed Hui Ye.

But he couldn't do that now. He absolutely couldn't leave a bad impression on Tang Ya. He had to show restraint and maintain his gentlemanly manners.

"Listen to me. It's not what you think, it's, it's..."

Bei Bei buried both hands in his hair and stammered out a defense.

"I really didn't hit him that hard!

"I swear, really!

"You have to believe me!"

Huo Yuhao rushed to Hui Ye's side. Seeing him rolling around on the ground, he didn't know where to start.

He turned to Bei Bei and roared, "How could you hit him so hard?! You went too far!"

Hui Ye had just helped him avoid being deceived.

And in the blink of an eye, one of Hui Ye's arms had been crippled. He couldn't accept it.

"Tian Meng! Didn't you say you wouldn't let anything happen to him? Answer me!"

Huo Yuhao demanded in his mind.

Tian Meng tumbled off the soft bed he had constructed with his spiritual power, his white body trembling.

He was dumbfounded too.

"This isn't right. Bei Bei didn't have any killing intent, and he really did hold back. Things shouldn't have turned out this way!"

"Tian Meng..." Huo Yuhao sounded deeply disappointed.

"Wait, no, that's not right."

Tian Meng frantically scanned Hui Ye with his spiritual power. A moment later, he couldn't help cursing.

"Damn, this brat's playing possum! He almost fooled me too!"

"Brother Sky Dream, what did you say?"

"Use Spiritual Detection and take a good look. See how there isn't a drop of sweat on him? Is that normal?" Tian Meng prompted.

Huo Yuhao hurriedly did as he said.

After a thorough investigation with his skill, Huo Yuhao's face darkened on the spot.

Not only was there not a trace of sweat on Hui Ye, but his Soul Power fluctuations were also quite stable. He was nothing like an injured person.

Tang Ya walked to Huo Yuhao's side, and when she saw what had happened, she was at a loss too.

"Bei Bei, you hit him far too hard."

Tang Ya really had wanted to teach Hui Ye a lesson, even beat him so badly he couldn't get out of bed for months, but she hadn't wanted to cripple him.

Judging by the state of Hui Ye's broken arm, even if the bone were set, there would be lasting damage. He was crippled for life.

"Xiao Ya, listen to me..."

What on earth happened?

Bei Bei clutched his hair in anguish, and only after pulling out a few strands did a flash of insight strike him like lightning.

Something had felt wrong when his fist met Hui Ye's.

It hadn't felt like he was striking a coating of Soul Power around Hui Ye's fist. It had been more like a solid blow against flesh.

Bei Bei cried out, "Ah, I understand!"

Tang Ya asked in confusion, "What do you understand?"

"He withdrew his Soul Power the instant our fists met!"

"You mean he deliberately offered you his arm so you'd cripple it?"

"That's right!"

"Bei Bei, do you even believe what you're saying?"

"Xiao Ya, it is hard to believe, but he was even willing to kill himself before. What wouldn't he dare do?"

Tang Ya pondered for a moment. "That makes sense."

Everyone looked at Hui Ye, and silence fell.

Hui Ye sensed that something was off with the atmosphere, so he simply stood up as though nothing had happened.

He activated his First Soul Skill, Immortal Body.

His arm was reattached in the blink of an eye.

"Well, look at this mess. I just absorbed my First Soul Ring, so I forgot to use it.

"My First Soul Skill is Limb Regeneration."

Hui Ye explained.

"You..."

Huo Yuhao's face darkened with anger.

This guy had made him worry for nothing and had nearly caused a falling-out between him and Brother Sky Dream.

Even now, he was still calling him Brother Sky Dream this and Brother Sky Dream that in his mind, trying to cheer him up.

"Limb Regeneration?"

Bei Bei and Tang Ya looked at each other.

Huo Yuhao noticed their odd expressions and asked Tian Meng for help. "Brother Sky Dream, is there something wrong with that Soul Skill?"

Tian Meng feigned anger. "Hmph. When you need me, it's Brother Sky Dream. When you don't, it's Tian Meng."

"Brother, can't I just apologize?"

"That's more like it. Let me tell you.

"The Soul Skill Limb Regeneration can't possibly appear in a low-level Soul Ring.

"Only a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Skill can do that.

"Even at the very least, it would have to be a Soul Skill from a Soul Ring several thousand years old to achieve Limb Regeneration."

"His First Soul Skill is really that powerful?"

Huo Yuhao was astonished. "Could it be because of his gray Soul Ring?"

"I can't see through his Soul Ring either. The most reasonable explanation is that his Martial Soul mutated."

"That sounds amazing."

"Don't sell yourself short. Your First Soul Ring is a Million-Year Soul Ring." Tian Meng lifted his chin.

Huo Yuhao fell silent.

Hui Ye flexed his arm. Thinking that Bei Bei might fight him again, he came up with a good idea.

"Do you dare make a bet? After Huo Yuhao goes to Shrek Academy, no matter how hard he works, the higher-ups will treat him differently.

"Bei Bei, do you dare bet on it?"

Bei Bei snorted coldly. "Why wouldn't I? What are we betting?"

Hui Ye smiled faintly.

"Our lives!"

All three of them stopped breathing for a moment.

Huo Yuhao hurriedly tried to stop them. "No, you can't bet your lives over me! It's not worth it."

Huo Yuhao felt a flicker of gratitude.

At the Duke's Mansion, he had been a nobody, even subjected to bullying.

Who could have thought that after leaving the Duke's Mansion, his luck would gradually turn for the better?

First he had met Tian Meng, and now someone was even willing to bet his life for him.

Bei Bei instinctively took half a step back. "What do you mean?"

Hui Ye spread his hands. "Nothing much. Just a bet on whether the higher-ups will treat Huo Yuhao differently after he goes to Shrek.

"The loser admits defeat and kills himself."

Tang Ya's expression changed. "No, make a different bet!"

Hui Ye ignored Tang Ya and took a step toward Bei Bei.

"You're scared. You're afraid to die!

"If you admit defeat now and shout that you're afraid to die, I'll turn around and leave. I won't interfere with Huo Yuhao joining Shrek Academy."

This lunatic!

Bei Bei's expression shifted. "You think I'll bet just because you say so? You can't beat me, so you're resorting to dirty tricks?"

Hui Ye sneered. "Fine. As long as you admit that people from Shrek Academy pick on those weaker than them, that a three-ringed cultivator bullied a one-ringed cultivator, I have nothing to say."

"You're being completely unreasonable!" Bei Bei said angrily.

Hui Ye turned and walked away, speaking as he went.

"When choosing a partner, you have to keep your eyes wide open.

"Don't choose the wrong person.

"Pay more attention to what he does than what he says."

Hui Ye turned his head. "Huo Yuhao, I've said everything I needed to. The rest is up to you."

Bei Bei saw Tang Ya lowering her head, lost in thought, and hurried forward to stop Hui Ye.

"Explain yourself! What do you mean, keep your eyes wide open when choosing a partner?!"

"What, you're stopping me from leaving? Are all you Shrek people this overbearing?"

"Explain yourself before you go."

Huo Yuhao said, "Brother Sky Dream, they're about to fight again. It doesn't look like they'll let this go.

"If there's no other way, please step in."

Tian Meng's eyes turned, and he chuckled.

"Yuhao, silly boy, you can study Martial Soul knowledge at Shrek first. They've stood on the Douluo Continent for so many years, so they're definitely number one in Martial Soul knowledge.

"Study there for a while first. If Shrek Academy looks down on you when the time comes, you can switch over to the Body Sect, or that Sun Moon academy, whatever it's called.

"There's no need to hang yourself from one tree.

"For a major life decision like this, you should ride one horse while looking for another.

"You'll find an academy or faction that suits you eventually."

"That makes sense."

Huo Yuhao fell into thought. "I know what to do now."