Chapter 90: Dai Huabin: Did I Just Fall for It Again?

"Damn."

At this moment, Dai Huabin hesitated. It wasn't because of anything else, but because he had been tricked by Huo Yuhao too many times before. Even though his cultivation had skyrocketed and he had gained some confidence, he couldn't help but feel a lingering fear.

"What's the matter, the proud heir of the White Tiger Family, the future White Tiger Duke, Dai Huabin, afraid?" Huo Yuhao raised his voice, adding a bit of mental fluctuation to his words, instantly drawing the attention of the surrounding students and parents who had come to register.

The White Tiger Family, the future White Tiger Duke—anyone from the Douluo Continent would understand these terms.

Hearing the quarrel between the few of them, the people around started gathering, eager to watch the commotion.

"Dai Huabin!" Huo Yuhao sneered. "What? If you're afraid, just loudly admit that you're afraid of me, Huo Yuhao. From now on, whenever you see me, just obediently go around. I won't bother with you then!" Huo Yuhao sneered contemptuously.

"What heir of the White Tiger Duke? Can't even accept a simple bet. If the tiger doesn't show its power, I'll take you for a sick cat!"

Dai Huabin's face turned pale with anger, and the surrounding onlookers also started cheering for Huo Yuhao.

"Well said! It's just a bet between kids. If he's afraid, what kind of White Tiger Family is that?"

"Is he really General Dai Hao's son? Why doesn't he have any of his father's bravado?"

"I'm from the Star Luo Empire. If such a coward becomes the White Tiger Duke, I'd rather emigrate!"

Each word was like a sharp sword, making Dai Huabin's body tremble.

Even Huo Yuhao couldn't help but wince. These people really dared to say anything; someone who didn't know might think he had hired them as shills.

But moral and honor coercion really worked wonders.

"Enough!" Dai Huabin let out a furious roar, silencing the crowd. He then turned his gaze to Huo Yuhao, eyes blazing with anger.

"Speak up, how do you want to bet? What's the wager?"

At this moment, Zhu Lu interjected, "If you lose, we want the rewards you earned from the freshmen assessment!"

Upon hearing this, Ning Tian and Wu Feng's faces changed. The freshmen assessment reward included not only a soul ring hunt paid by the academy but, more importantly, a head soul bone that Ning Tian had already fused with.

Dai Huabin wasn't aware of what rewards they had finally received in the freshmen assessment, but if they had to fulfill the wager, it would mean taking Ning Tian's life.

Of course, Huo Yuhao wouldn't gamble with his companions' lives, even though he was confident of winning. Such a move would be disgraceful.

He lazily shook his head and said to Dai Huabin, "The academy's rewards are worth nothing to me! If we're betting, let's bet big!"

At this moment, Du Weilun, who had come to oversee the new student registration, was drawn by the crowd. Although he didn't know what was happening, Huo Yuhao's words almost made him choke.

That head soul bone was over 30,000 years old, and the soul beast it came from was one of the rarest in the entire Star Dou Forest.

Even the major forces in the soul master world would go bankrupt trying to buy such a precious head soul bone. Yet in Huo Yuhao's mouth, this soul bone was dismissed as worthless, not even worthy of being a wager?

"You're just showing off now, aren't you? Do you really expect to collect a full set of 100,000-year-old soul bones?"

"Ahem."

Du Weilun cleared his throat, parting the crowd and stepping into the scene. Seeing Du Weilun approaching, both Huo Yuhao and Dai Huabin immediately fell silent and bowed respectfully to him.

"What's going on here? Why aren't you going to register for school? Blocking the gate like this, do you want to be disciplined?" Du Weilun said calmly.

Huo Yuhao, adopting the principle of the best defense is a good offense, quickly stepped forward and embellished the whole story for Du Weilun.

Being a seasoned character, Du Weilun naturally understood that the truth wasn't exactly as Huo Yuhao described, with them being pure victims.

Based on historical records, Dai Huabin's group seemed more like the victims.

"Hmm, using the assessment results as a wager to motivate each other to strive harder is something I don't oppose. The academy encourages such behavior. How about this? I will act as your witness for this bet. The loser must bow and apologize to the winner, saying, 'I was wrong.' How does that sound?"

Zhu Lu screamed, "Bowing is not enough; it's too light. They should kowtow and admit their mistake."

Du Weilun frowned upon hearing this, but before he could speak, Huo Yuhao chimed in.

"Alright, alright, that's what you said! If I lose, we will kowtow and admit our mistake and leave Shrek Academy. If you lose, what then?"

Dai Huabin, looking at the mocking crowd, already burning with anger, immediately responded, "We will also kowtow, admit our mistake, and leave Shrek Academy."

"Deal!"

Huo Yuhao raised his hand, and he and Dai Huabin clapped three times, finalizing the bet.

It was only after they had clapped that Dai Huabin suddenly realized something.

Wait, since when did the bet include leaving Shrek Academy?

Du Weilun wanted to stop them, but Huo Yuhao and Dai Huabin had already finalized the bet, making it irrevocable.

"Damn it, Dai Huabin is really stupid! I can't deal with this idiot!" Du Weilun cursed inwardly.

Kowtowing to apologize was one thing; although it would result in deep grudges between the two groups, they were still Shrek Academy students.

But now, with the added condition of expulsion, it was different. Both groups had two core disciples from the martial spirit department. Any loss would be unacceptable for Shrek Academy.

Moreover, Huo Yuhao was someone the Sea God Pavilion specifically named for protection. If he left Shrek Academy, Yan Shaozhe would probably rain down insults on him.

But the deed was done. Both sides had finalized the bet, and there was no turning back. Du Weilun nodded to both sides and then left, and the crowd also dispersed.

Dai Huabin and his group cleared the path, allowing Huo Yuhao, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng to proceed towards the registration area.

"Oh, by the way, Dai Huabin," Huo Yuhao suddenly smiled as they passed by.

"I'm now a level 29 Grandmaster. From the looks of it, you haven't reached the Soul Ancestor level yet, have you? The gap between our cultivation levels has shrunk again. So, good luck with the freshmen assessment."

After speaking, Huo Yuhao, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng strode away.

Standing there, Dai Huabin noticed that Huo Yuhao's hands, which had clashed with his earlier, were no longer trembling.

"He was pretending earlier!"