"Understood."Huo Yuhao and the other six answered in unison.
Soon, under Elder Xuan's arrangement, everyone began introducing themselves to one another.
Huo Yuhao clearly wasn't very interested in these introductions.
However, just as he was starting to feel bored, a tall male student stepped forward. For some reason, Huo Yuhao felt a faint sense of familiarity when he saw him.
This male student carried himself with a heavy, composed air, his gaze sharp as a blade. He turned his eyes toward Huo Yuhao.
"So you're the one who humiliated my younger brother, Huo Yuhao?"
"Hmph! I thought you'd have three heads and six arms or something. Turns out you're nothing special."
Huo Yuhao's eyes narrowed slightly.
"And who exactly are you supposed to be?"
"Inner Court. Dai Yaoheng. Level sixty-four Assault System Battle Soul Emperor."
After he finished speaking, Dai Yaoheng looked at Huo Yuhao with clear disdain, as if waiting to see fear or panic appear on his face.
However, not only did Huo Yuhao show no sign of fear, his eyes narrowed further, and a faint chill flashed within them.
"Is that so? Sounds impressive."
Within the Duke's Mansion of the White Tiger, the Duchess had two biological sons.The elder was the heir of the White Tiger Duke—future successor to the dukedom—his name, Dai Yaoheng.
The tension between the two men was, of course, noticed by Ma Xiaotao.
"Dai Yaoheng, what do you think you're doing? Are you planning to attack your junior?"
"Or do you think you're so powerful now that you can violate Shrek Academy's school rules?"
Once Ma Xiaotao spoke, Dai Yaoheng, who had been about to continue, stopped himself.He gave Huo Yuhao one last deep look before returning to his team.
Ma Xiaotao, meanwhile, shot Huo Yuhao a reassuring glance.
The meaning was obvious—
Your senior sister's got your back.
After the brief conflict was resolved, Elder Xuan spoke again.
"All right, you all may go. Pack your things. Tomorrow morning, gather at the academy gate—we depart for Xingluo City to compete."
At the mention of Xingluo City, Huo Yuhao's heart suddenly began to beat faster.
It was as if something deep inside him—an obsession—was stirring.
Huo Yuhao looked toward the horizon, sensing quietly with his spiritual power.
"Is it because of home?"
"The direction of my home is there… so hearing the name Xingluo City stirred something within me."
Although Huo Yuhao had never been to the capital of the Xingluo Empire, the name Xingluo City was one he had heard countless times since childhood.
The Duke's Mansion where he grew up lay fifty li northwest of the city. On clear days, if one stepped out of the mansion, the distant outline of that imperial capital could be faintly seen.
That place… was not only his home, but also the root of his hatred.
Just as that obsession in his heart began to grow and cloud his reason, Electrolux's voice suddenly echoed within his mind.
"Boy, have you forgotten the path of your cultivation?"
With that call, Huo Yuhao forcibly suppressed his obsession again.
He used his mental cultivation to restrain it.
This was the original host's obsession—it wouldn't disappear until his enemies either paid the price or died.
For now, Huo Yuhao could only suppress it.
Whenever he thought of the Duke's Mansion, that obsession would awaken the memories buried deep in his heart.
That place—the one that birthed him, raised him, yet also filled him with endless resentment and hatred.
He could never forget that final night—the night his mother lost everything.
She had handed him the White Tiger Dagger and told him not to hate the White Tiger Duke.
Yet deep inside, a vow burned:
"The White Tiger Duke—must die!"
As Huo Yuhao gradually suppressed his obsession, his turbulent emotions also faded.
Beside him, Elder Xuan waved his hand to dismiss the group.
"That's all. You may go."
Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong returned to their dorm together.
Others might not have noticed anything strange, but Wang Dong felt it keenly.
Their bond was too deep—there was no way she couldn't sense it.
She knew every little rise and fall in Huo Yuhao's mood.
It's just that, for now, Huo Yuhao still didn't understand her depth—it would take time.
"Yuhao, are you okay?" Wang Dong asked softly.
Facing her question, Huo Yuhao shook his head.
"I'm fine. It's just… hearing that we're going back suddenly brought a rush of emotions. Right now, I still can't defeat a Titled Douluo, so I need to keep my head down and develop quietly for now."
Wang Dong fell silent for a moment, then asked in a low voice,"Yuhao, that Dai Yaoheng…"
"Hmph! Him? Don't worry—he's already on my priority list."
Wang Dong leaned closer, then wrapped her arms around him tightly.
"Huo Yuhao, no matter what happens, I'll always stand by your side."
Hearing her gentle words, Huo Yuhao's heart trembled slightly.
He looked at Wang Dong, his lips curving down, his face inching closer and closer to hers.Looking into her beautiful eyes, he grinned mischievously.
As Huo Yuhao's face came nearer, his breath brushed against her cheeks, and Wang Dong finally panicked.She instinctively closed her eyes, as if waiting for something to happen.
Seeing her long eyelashes trembling slightly, her face so close, and smelling the faint, clean fragrance on her body, Huo Yuhao froze for a moment.
There was something about Wang Dong's frail, helpless look that stirred a strange trembling in his heart.
Now… perhaps it still wasn't the right time.
Huo Yuhao lifted his hand and gently flicked her nose.
"Dummy, do I look like I need comforting?"
Wang Dong opened her eyes and looked at him.There was a strange glimmer in her gaze.She was unusually gentle today—she didn't even bother to argue back.
Just as the atmosphere between the two was heating up rapidly—
The dorm door suddenly burst open again.
The Ice Empress had returned.
Seeing Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong in each other's arms, the Ice Empress immediately jumped up in outrage!
"Well, well! You two!"
"So this is what you do while I'm gone—sneaking around having a secret romance!"
As she spoke, the Ice Empress ran over and dove straight into Huo Yuhao's arms as well!
The exact same scene seemed to happen all over again.
Huo Yuhao didn't mind. He simply wrapped his arms around both girls, feeling the warmth of the two beauties.
Meanwhile—
By the shore of the Sea God Lake.
Two similar-looking figures stood side by side.
"Big brother, what do you think? Is there a chance to strike?" Dai Huabin asked through gritted teeth.
Dai Yaoheng snorted coldly.
"Useless fool. You ruin everything."
"Of all the people you could've offended, you just had to offend Huo Yuhao. With his terrifying talent, I fear that in another year even I might not be his match."
Dai Huabin's eyes turned blood-red. "So we just let it go? Our people died for nothing?"
"Of course not. Huo Yuhao's talent is monstrous—and now we've completely offended him. If we allow him to keep growing, the ones who'll die in the end will be us!"
"Besides, it's obvious Elder Xuan favors him. If Huo Yuhao kills you, the Academy might not even punish him."
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