Assassination

"Wait a moment."

Huo Yuhao stepped forward and pulled the two apart.

"I've decided to go take a look at Shrek Academy, so let's leave it at that. Don't let me spoil the peace between you."

Bei Bei raised his eyebrows at Hui Ye in triumph.

Huo Yuhao lowered his head. "It's just... with my aptitude, I'm afraid getting into Shrek Academy will be difficult."

Tang Ya said without hesitation, "The Tang Sect has a recommendation slot for Shrek Academy. You can have it."

"Sister Tang Ya, I'm not planning to join the Tang Sect, so..."

"It's fine. Leaving that recommendation unused would be a waste. You might as well have it."

Tang Ya didn't mind. She thought to herself, Once you've gradually accepted enough favors from the Tang Sect, let's see how you'll have the nerve to refuse later.

"Well..." Huo Yuhao hesitated, then accepted.

"Thank you, Sister Tang Ya. If you ever need help with anything, just ask."

Tang Ya looked at him expectantly.

Huo Yuhao said, "Ahem, joining the Tang Sect doesn't count."

Tang Ya rolled her eyes. "Tch!"

Bei Bei gave Hui Ye a triumphant smile and raised a middle finger behind Tang Ya's back.

After hearing Huo Yuhao's decision, Hui Ye had intended to leave, but how could he put up with someone provoking him?

Oh, really!

"Perfect. Yuhao has decided to join Shrek Academy. Do you dare take that bet from earlier or not?

"Give me a straight answer.

"If you don't dare, just say so. Stop dragging your feet."

Bei Bei's scalp tingled, and he berated himself for provoking him.

Tang Ya and Huo Yuhao stepped forward to talk them down.

"Don't."

"Pick a different wager."

Hui Ye immediately lost interest.

"Forget it. How boring!"

Bei Bei gritted his teeth inwardly.

No, I can't show fear in front of Xiao Ya.

Shrek Academy is my turf anyway. As long as I pull a few strings, won't winning this bet be easy?

Having made up his mind, Bei Bei hesitated no longer.

"Fine, I accept."

Tang Ya and Huo Yuhao looked at each other.

Hui Ye said, "I'll be going to Shrek Academy later too."

"Don't you dislike our Shrek Academy? What are you going there for?" Bei Bei said in displeasure.

"Naturally, I'm going to keep an eye on you, so you don't go back on your word or pull strings behind the scenes."

Hui Ye mocked him mercilessly.

That reason aside, Hui Ye also wanted to take a look at Shrek Academy. It would take some time before he obtained his fourth Soul Skill, Wolf Castle Technology, anyway.

He would spend the time before obtaining his first three Soul Rings at Shrek Academy and stir up some trouble along the way.

No matter which academy he attended, once he grew strong and became a god in the future, Tang San would target him.

And Shrek Academy was one of Tang San's territories. Sooner or later, he would clash with them head-on.

He might as well slip inside first and spend some time undercover.

With the agreement made, Hui Ye turned to leave.

"I'm going home first. I'll report to Shrek Academy in a few days."

Huo Yuhao cupped his fists. "Stay safe on the road. See you later!"

Bei Bei warned him, "Don't say I didn't warn you. If you miss the enrollment date for new students, no one can help you."

Tang Ya pressed a hand to her forehead helplessly. "Things are getting more and more complicated."

After the group parted ways.

Bei Bei prepared to hunt down a third Soul Ring for Tang Ya.

On the way, Bei Bei suggested that the three of them split up to search for Soul Beasts.

Tang Ya volunteered to team up with Huo Yuhao. As long as the two groups stayed within a hundred meters of each other, they could offer support whenever needed.

Bei Bei's gaze gradually turned cold. He lowered himself and slipped into a cave.

Before long, a figure dressed in black, his face covered, walked out.

He was fairly confident he could win the bet.

But what if?

What if he lost?

After all, Huo Yuhao's aptitude really was too poor.

He had to be fully prepared.

The best solution was to get rid of the other party once and for all. If the person he had made the bet with disappeared, the bet would automatically be void.

Bei Bei released all his Soul Power and raced at full speed in Hui Ye's direction.

The group hadn't been separated for long. In only half an hour, Bei Bei caught up to Hui Ye.

Hui Ye wasn't walking quickly. With both hands clasped behind his head, he strolled along at his leisure.

"Heh, you're certainly taking it easy."

Bei Bei raised his hand and aimed the Silent Sleeve Arrow at Hui Ye, firing a steel needle from his wrist.

Hui Ye still hadn't noticed anything. He only felt a slight pain in his chest.

A steel needle had pierced through his back and into his chest, and blood rapidly spread in a large patch across his chest.

Someone's ambushing me?

Hui Ye didn't panic. He let himself fall to the ground.

Normally, Bei Bei would have turned and left by now, but he knew Hui Ye could regrow severed limbs.

Earlier, Hui Ye had even wanted to try killing himself to test his Soul Skill, so Bei Bei had to be careful.

He immediately used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to reach Hui Ye's side, raised his dagger, and swung it at Hui Ye's neck.

The instant the blade touched his skin, Hui Ye's eyes snapped open. Curling his five fingers into a claw, he struck at his opponent's vital spot.

Crack!

"Ah!"

Bei Bei let out a piercing scream and, enduring the agony, cut off Hui Ye's head.

Bei Bei hurriedly clutched the space between his legs and dropped to his knees in front of Hui Ye. Cold sweat soaked his clothes in an instant.

"Fuck your mother!"

It took Bei Bei more than ten seconds to recover.

His eyes blazing with fury, he stabbed Hui Ye more than a dozen times in the heart. Only then did he pick up his head and limp away with his legs spread apart.

Half a minute passed.

A gray Soul Ring rose from the headless corpse, a head rapidly grew from its neck, and its chest, which had been stabbed to pieces, returned to normal.

"Fuck, I grabbed the wrong spot!"

Cursing, Hui Ye shook the curly hairs still clinging to his fingertips.

He didn't even have to think to know who had done it.

Those Shrek Academy guys did nothing but sneaky, shady business that couldn't bear the light of day.

Meanwhile.

Bei Bei stopped by a stream and tossed Hui Ye's head into the water to be carried away.

Enduring the intense pain, he took off his pants and washed the wound with stream water.

"Crushed... it's crushed..."

Bei Bei's vision went black, and he nearly fainted.

"You bastard, how dare you! Aaargh!"

"It looks like only one was crushed. Fuck, no, I need to get back quickly and see if it can still be saved..."

The intense pain left him unable to think too much. Unable to worry about Tang Ya and Huo Yuhao, he immediately set off toward the academy.

At this moment, Tang Ya and Huo Yuhao were searching the woods frantically for Bei Bei.

"Bei Bei! Where are you?"

Tang Ya's heart burned with anxiety as she shouted at the top of her lungs.

"Senior Bei Bei!"

Huo Yuhao shouted along with her.

In fact, the moment Bei Bei separated from the others and went off into the distance, Tian Meng had noticed something was off. He let Huo Yuhao know and went after him.

At one point, Tian Meng's explosive laughter suddenly rang out in Huo Yuhao's mind.

"Yuhao, let me tell you.

"Hahaha, you're killing your big brother...

"Wahahaha!"

"What is it? Hurry up and tell me. What did Bei Bei go off to do? Did he really go to assassinate Hui Ye, just like you said?"

"Hahaha! His ball got crushed!" Tian Meng clutched his stomach and rolled all over the ground.

Tian Meng laughed for quite a while before stopping and recounting what had just happened.

"I never would have thought it. Bei Bei looks so dignified and righteous, yet he acts so despicably. You really can't judge a person by his appearance," Huo Yuhao said with a sigh.

Tian Meng rubbed his aching stomach. "Is that the point? The point is that Bei Bei's ball got crushed! Hahaha, you didn't see the look on his face. It was too funny.

Huo Yuhao couldn't help saying,

"Isn't the point that Hui Ye's skill can bring him back to life?"

Tian Meng shook his head. "I don't care, I'm going to laugh. Bei Bei had it coming!"

Before long, Huo Yuhao found traces of Bei Bei using Spiritual Detection.

When they met, Bei Bei's expression was extremely ugly, and he especially didn't dare tell them the truth about his injury.

If Tang Ya found out, who knew what would happen.

Bei Bei pretended to clutch his lower abdomen and told a lie.

"I was attacked by a Soul Beast and seriously injured. Let's go back to the academy first. Xiao Ya, we can talk about your Soul Ring later."

Back in the inner courtyard of Shrek Academy.

Bei Bei lay naked on a bed, groaning in pain nonstop.

After examining him, Elder Zhuang shook his head at Mu En.

"I can only save the remaining one."

"Great-great-grandfather... boo-hoo-hoo!"