As the most powerful noble family in the Star Luo Empire, the White Tiger Duke's Mansion constantly hosts numerous distinguished guests, most of whom are dependent on the Duke's existence.
The White Tiger family was once the royal family of the Star Luo Empire. Later, due to its decline and the weakening of its descendants, imperial power fell into disarray.
In fact, the first generation of White Tiger Dukes to abdicate had no genuine desire to do so; circumstances forced them to do so.
Over time, the White Tiger family as a whole has risen, while the royal Star Crown family has declined, giving rise to numerous ambitious individuals.
The fundamental reason is that the Star Luo Empire no longer grants fiefs to nobles; it simply grants the right to establish a residence in a certain place.
Owning a fief and simply establishing a residence are two completely different things.
The White Tiger Main Hall, one of the three most important buildings in the vast 3,000-acre complex, is decorated in an unusually luxurious and solemn style.
In Dai Hao's absence, the Duchess managed the Duke's Mansion. Today, several of the Empire's top nobles from important cities had gathered.
Several people sat in the magnificent main hall, seemingly chatting about something, but each wore a smile.
Several middle-aged men in elegant attire stood and bowed respectfully to the Duchess.
"Madam, we have benefited greatly from this trip, and we are all relying on you. If your Mansion needs anything in the future, please feel free to contact us. While we may not have a say near the Imperial Capital, we can still be of significant use in areas further afield."
The Duchess smiled and nodded. "That's excellent! I believe our future cooperation will bring mutual success."
The nobles exchanged a smile. Now that their request to the Duke's Mansion had been fulfilled, it was time for them to depart.
"Buzz!"
Just as the nobles were about to depart, a terrifying aura of soul power suddenly emanated from the sky above the Duke's Mansion. The aura was so shocking that it startled the thousands of people inside. Inside
the White Tiger Main Hall, everyone's expressions paled.
"Swish, swish, swish."
Soon, several powerful auras surged from the inner chambers of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, soaring into the sky.
"Everyone, please wait in the lounge for a moment. I'll go take care of something." The Duchess frowned slightly and winked at the maid.
Soon, led by the maids, several nobles left with varying expressions.
"Who dares to trespass into the White Tiger Duke's Mansion?"
a powerful voice echoed.
In the sky, an old man, nine spirit rings lingering around him, gazed sharply at the seven people hovering outside the Duke's Mansion.
Unaware of the newcomers' identities, the old man refrained from any rash action, but the powerful warriors following him prepared to meet their challenge.
Chen Tian, hands behind his back, also adorned with nine spirit rings, spoke calmly, "We are from Shrek. We've come here primarily to deliver a personal letter from Shrek Academy's Dean, Ming Feng Douluo."
At Ming Feng Douluo's words, the old man's gaze shifted from alarm to confusion.
Shrek?
In the background, the formidable figures from the White Tiger Duke's residence looked at each other, bewildered.
Shrek Academy and the White Tiger Clan had a long history, their ancestor, Dai Mubai, having been the leader of the original Shrek Seven Devils.
But... why were these Shrek Academy members so intimidating today?
"Swish."
Chen Tian wasted no time. With a flick of his finger, a soul-guided letter shot out, stopping in front of the old man. Simultaneously, he gestured, and someone behind him tossed a middle-aged man in black toward him.
"This is the uniform of a secret guard." An equally gray-haired elder behind the leading elder glanced at him and quickly took the letter from the middle-aged man in black. However, his mood suddenly darkened, as if he had sensed something was amiss.
Taking the letter, Chen Tian spoke without waiting for the leading elder to inquire. "Remember, the dean is already at the academy awaiting the arrival of either the Duchess or the Duke himself. If neither of them comes, I believe the White Tiger Clan will have lost a once-in-a-millennium genius."
"In the meantime, a master from our academy may personally visit the Duke's Mansion to demand justice."
Without waiting for anyone to inquire, Chen Tian waved his hand, and a group of people activated their flying spirit guides, leaving the Duke's residence in a flash.
The leading elder remained silent throughout the entire process, but his gaze had turned cold.
He was deeply dissatisfied with Chen Tian's blunt threat, but even more than that, he was curious about what had happened: why Mingfeng Douluo had specifically requested the Duchess or the Duke himself to go to Shrek Academy.
"Alright, everyone, return," the elder said gravely.
"Yes," they obeyed, and dispersed.
"Everyone, discuss this matter in the White Tiger Conference Room," the leading elder's spirit power transmitted, sweeping across the entire Duke's Mansion.
All the White Tiger Clan's powerful members heard the voice and hurried to the White Tiger Conference Hall.
Gazing at the already-dispersed Shrek group, his discontent gradually gave way to worry. While Shrek might be an academy and even had a good relationship with them, in terms of strength, ten dukedoms wouldn't be enough to defeat Shrek.
This time, he feared, was in serious trouble.
Mingfeng Douluo was a renowned Super Douluo, renowned throughout the continent. Even the Imperial Worship Hall's priests, save for the Grand Priest, had to show some respect. He was not to be trifled with.
The White Tiger Conference Hall, located not far from the White Tiger Main Hall, was reserved for internal White Tiger Clan meetings.
A massive, lifelike statue of a white tiger stood outside the room.
Inside, eight people were already seated.
Leading the group was the elder from the Dukedom who had previously confronted Chen Tian. His name was Dai Qingnan, and by seniority, he was Dai Hao's second-grandfather.
A ninety-third-level Titled Douluo, nicknamed White Tiger.
Throughout the generations of White Tiger Family warriors, as long as their martial spirits were White Tiger, after becoming Titled Douluo, they all used White Tiger as their title. It was not a title that belonged to one person alone.
On the seats on both sides of him sat the other warriors of the White Tiger Family, as well as the Duchess of White Tiger. Oh, by the way, her real name was Zhu Ruiying.
"Second Grandpa, what happened?" Zhu Ruiying frowned slightly.
The others also looked at Dai Qingnan who was in the main seat.
Dai Qingnan did not reply, but opened the soul guide letter by himself. When he took out the letter, everyone clearly saw the shadow of a bright phoenix appear.
"It is indeed a letter written by Bright Phoenix Douluo himself." Dai Qingnan's eyes were not very good.
However, when he glanced at the content of the letter, his face suddenly became extremely ugly, and he cursed: "Idiot, why does Dai Hao, this bastard, have such a stupid son."
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Zhu Ruiying froze in her tracks.
"Second Grandfather, what on earth happened?"
she suddenly stood up.
Dai Qingnan said in a deep voice, "Take it and read it yourself."
Zhu Ruiying quickly stepped forward, took the letter, and glanced at it. Almost instantly, her expression mirrored Dai Qingnan's.
"How could Hua Bin do such a foolish thing? He actually dared to ambush and kill Ming Feng Douluo's direct disciple, right here in Shrek City." Zhu Ruiying's face paled as if she had witnessed something unbelievable.
"What?"
Upon hearing this, the other White Tiger Clan powerhouses were shocked.
Ambush and kill Ming Feng Douluo's direct disciple?
"Second Uncle, Ming Feng Douluo hasn't come in person yet. He's clearly giving us a favor. We must find a way to calm his anger immediately, or we'll be in big trouble," Dai Dianchen said quickly to Dai Qingnan.
Dai Dianchen was also Dai Hao's second uncle.
When the Zhu and Dai families were conspiring, he had been the primary voice in the conversation.
"Mingfeng Douluo has already written down his demands in the letter. Take a look for yourselves." Dai Qingnan sighed. "If we don't follow his instructions, I'm afraid Huabin's spirit and cultivation will be crippled. This time, Huabin made a mistake, and the other party is already in the right. Even if Huabin is crippled, we can't say anything."
Dai Dianchen's eyes flickered as he took the letter from Zhu Ruiying, whose face was still pale. He and the others read it, and their expressions grew more silent as they read.
Yan Shaozhe's demands were few, just four in total. In addition to gold soul coins, there were also requirements for spirit bones, medicinal herbs, and elixirs.
Three million gold soul coins wasn't much for the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, but a quality-guaranteed spirit bone of at least 20,000 years old was required. As for the medicinal herbs, they were extremely precious and rare.
The reason for the elixirs was that the White Tiger Duke's Mansion was also a master of alchemy. Like the Xuanming Sect, the White Tiger Family possessed a variety of powerful body-refining elixirs, the most famous of which was the Tiger Body Elixir.
This kind of pill, if put on the market, costs 200,000 gold soul coins per piece, which is very expensive. "Dianchen, go prepare an apology," Dai Qingnan said gravely.
"Yes." Dai Dianchen turned and left the meeting room.
"Ruying, Dai Hao can't come home. You go to Shrek Academy in person and offer your apology," Dai Qingnan said, looking at Zhu Ruiying again.
In reality, the older generation didn't handle matters within the mansion; Zhu Ruiying generally handled them. But this matter was no longer a simple one; they had to step in.
Zhu Ruiying nodded grimly, "Grandson's wife understands."
If she had any thoughts at that moment, they would have wanted to slap Dai Huabin in the face.
Why had every White Tiger Duke sent their family's most talented descendants to Shrek rather than training them at home? It was because once a youngster successfully established themselves within the Shrek inner court and came into contact with the Shrek elite, their influence would passively increase.
This influence would bring a powerful deterrent, specifically to the royal family.
While the imperial Star Crown Family may no longer be at its peak, their control of the Worship Hall makes them a power second only to the Sun-Moon Empire and Shrek Academy. The White Tiger Family is no match for them.
Ultimately, the powerful hold sway on Douluo Continent. Even if the royal family were to forcibly take action against the White Tiger Family, they would be wary of Shrek Academy. Even if Shrek Academy were to do nothing, you wouldn't dare act rashly with him standing there.
In this era, only fools would consider Shrek Academy a mere academy. In this world, there's no such thing as purity.
And yet, Dai Huabin actually did such a foolish thing.
Dai Dianchen quickly assembled his apology: three million gold soul coins and a large quantity of precious medicinal herbs. However, he ran into a problem. Yan Shaozhe demanded soul bones older than 20,000 years, but all the soul bones currently stored within the White Tiger Family were younger than that, and the remaining powerful soul bones were within their possession.
"Second brother, didn't Dai Hao send back a soul bone a while ago?" Dai Dianguang, Dai Hao's third uncle, hurriedly reminded him.
Hearing this, Dai Dianchen frowned. "That soul bone was a reward for Yuheng's graduation from Shrek Inner Court. What will we do with him when he returns home after we hand it over?"
Dai Dianguang said gravely, "It'll be a long time before Yuheng returns home. At worst, we can find him another soul bone later. I heard there's an auction going on at the Starlight Auction House soon, and there's soul bones there, even from tiger-like soul beasts."
Dai Dianchen pondered for a moment, then sighed, "Never mind. Hand over this soul bone, and I'll get Yuheng a better-aged one later."
With everyone watching, Zhu Ruiying wasted no time, donning her flight guide and, led by several elders, taking off towards Shrek Academy.
...
"What? Hua Bin is missing?"
In a quiet lane somewhere in the outer courtyard, the tall Dai Yuheng frowned as he looked at his future sister-in-law, Zhu Lu.
Zhu Lu nodded worriedly. "Brother, I suspect something's happened to Huabin, so I'm asking for your help."
Dai Yuheng's eyes flickered. He knew his brother well: his headstrong, reckless nature was unpredictable, and he feared he'd gotten into serious trouble this time.
"Alright, don't worry about Huabin. I'll take care of it," Dai Yuheng instructed, turning and leaving.
Zhu Lu sighed and left reluctantly.
In the Shrek Outer Courtyard, somewhere in the basement of the Colosseum,
Huo Yuhao greeted the teachers working there before entering. Closing the door, he looked at the chained Dai Huabin with a cheerful smile, "Long time no see."
Upon seeing Huo Yuhao, the immobilized Dai Huabin erupted like a raging tiger, ready to attack.
He'd figured it out while he was imprisoned here. Huo Yuhao's announcement that he was leaving that day was clearly a deliberate attempt to lure him out. But how did Huo Yuhao know his thoughts? Huo
Yuhao stepped forward.
"Pa."
A slap was swung out, hitting Dai Huabin's face directly.
The slap was so strong that it knocked out two of Dai Huabin's teeth.
Dai Huabin froze for a moment as the pain on his face spread throughout his body. The next second, his expression changed drastically. He glared at Huo Yuhao with wide eyes and roared, "I should have killed you back in the Duke's Mansion, just like I did that slave Huo Yun'er ."
Huo Yuhao didn't react to these words with any anger. Instead, he calmly looked at the impotent and furious Dai Huabin. "I just love that look on your face when you want to kill me but can't."
"Oh, right," Huo Yuhao whispered, as if remembering something. "Zhu Lu's body is quite soft and fragrant. It's really nice to hold her. It's a pity she's not my type, otherwise I would have given you a taste of her in advance."
"I want to kill..."
Dai Huabin's pupils dilated, his face flushed, and veins bulged. He was about to roar, but Huo Yuhao was quick-witted and quickly stuffed a ball gag into Dai Huabin's mouth, silencing him.
"Ding, ding, ding."
The chains holding Dai Huabin clinked repeatedly as he struggled like a madman.
Huo Yuhao smiled at him the entire time. "You're angry, aren't you? You're right to be. If you weren't, I'd be bored."
Sitting in his chair, Huo Yuhao didn't even glance at the struggling Dai Huabin. He spoke to himself, "You probably don't know why you failed yet, do you? I forgot to mention that Dean Yan is my teacher."
Upon hearing this, the struggling suddenly stopped.
Dai Huabin stared at Huo Yuhao in disbelief, seemingly oblivious to Zhu Lu's provocation.
"I remember Dai Yueheng was in the inner courtyard. If you were disabled, wouldn't he be so happy that he'd wake up at night? After all, he'd be without you, his most important rival for the title,"
Huo Yuhao said gently.
Dai Huabin gasped as he looked at Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao said calmly, "If nothing unexpected happens, the Duchess should be on her way to the academy with a large gift of apology. What do you think her expression will be when she sees you?"
"Will she compare you to the academically accomplished Dai Yuheng? Dai Yuheng is highly regarded by the academy teachers. If it weren't for the next competition, he might have graduated early."
Drops of cold sweat broke out on Dai Huabin.
Huo Yuhao smiled faintly at this. After Dai Huabin was expelled from Shrek Academy, his future attempts to vie for the title would likely be even more drastic, but this would also incur Dai Yuheng's dissatisfaction. After all, Dai Huabin
's return to the Duke's Mansion wouldn't be far off from Dai Yuheng's return after graduation. It was only a matter of time before these two brothers would clash.
This divisive tactic worked quite well.
But it was also thanks to the Duke's Mansion's tradition of fraternal love and respect.
From the outset, neither Huo Yuhao nor Yan Shaozhe had considered killing Dai Huabin.
Yan Shaozhe wanted to give face to the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, after all, the connection between the two sides was quite deep, while Huo Yuhao wanted to let Dai Huabin go and let him fight with Dai Yueheng.
There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. One tiger will die, and the other will be tired. If
a blood tiger with full blood comes out at this time, it will surely be particularly exciting.
Speaking of which, I don't know how Dai Luoli is doing now, and whether his blood tiger physique has been fully activated.
This martial spirit is not inferior to the white tiger martial spirit.
After taking a last look at Dai Huabin, Huo Yuhao stood up, opened the door and left.
The matter has been discussed, there is no need to stay any longer.
Bang, there is a sound of closing the door, but Dai Huabin is still sitting in the chair, indifferent, and no one knows what he is thinking.
In Du Weilun's office.
Dai Yuheng exclaimed in surprise: "Mother will come too?"
Du Weilun said earnestly: "Yuheng, your brother has caused quite a bit of trouble this time. Let's wait until your mother comes. But don't worry, your brother made a mistake, it's his business, the academy will not involve you. Your excellence is obvious to all. The teachers in the inner courtyard also admire you very much, and the academy also admires you as a student."
"You are too kind."
Dai Yuheng's eyes moved slightly. Although he didn't know what the idiot Dai Huabin had done wrong, for him inexplicably, this seemed to be an opportunity.
Du Weilun looked at him and smiled: "Okay, you should go back first. Master Xuan and the others are going to give you special training today. You will be the main force in the next competition. It's not good to be lazy."
"Okay, excuse me." Dai Yuheng stood up respectfully and left the office slowly.
Du Weilun smiled and shook his head, then continued to work.
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