Still can't afford it.

Huo Yuhao frowned, but finally decided to wait.

Earning some purple-level wish power would be relatively easy for him. For example, helping the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School evolve the Seven-Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda in the Douyi World and helping Ye Lingling solve the flaws of her martial soul should be enough to earn him some purple-level wish power.

However, he decided to wait a few days and carefully consider how to use this ability.

The night passed in the blink of an eye, and as dawn broke, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao awoke from their meditation.

Although all three of them were stuck at level 30, they could feel that the night's cultivation had greatly improved their cultivation level.

After washing up and having breakfast, the three of them went to the freshman assessment venue.

They had four matches today, and their opponents were still not strong. The strongest opponents only had two Great Soul Masters, which the three of them easily defeated.

Two teams even surrendered without a fight, perhaps knowing that their chances of defeating Huo Yuhao and his team were slim and wanting to conserve their strength and soul power to win the next match.

Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao's teacher, Xian Lin'er, also appeared at the arena as promised to watch their match, silently recording Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao's strength and combat performance so that she could provide them with targeted guidance.

In addition, many students watched Huo Yuhao and her team's matches, which was entirely due to Huo Yuhao's popularity.

After all, he was the famous Hall Master of the Soul Hall, the superior of most students, and known as the strongest freshman. These titles were enough to arouse the curiosity of many students, and for a time, the spectator seats of Huo Yuhao and his team's competition venue were packed with people.

As it approached the end of the afternoon school break, and today's competition was about to conclude, a blond boy with heterochromatic eyes stood among the crowd in the stands of Huo Yuhao's team's competition area, next to a girl dressed in black.

The girl's curves were stunning, and her figure was exquisite, attracting the attention of many boys.

However, her appearance was somewhat youthful, which didn't quite match her figure.

These two people are naturally Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu.

"Dai Huabin, come out here for a moment."

Suddenly, a voice came and attracted Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu's attention.

They looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was a senior student from the Personnel Department of the Soul Hall.

"What does the senior want with me?" Dai Huabin asked, puzzled.

"The Soul Palace has sent you a message. Come with me."

Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu followed the senior student away from the freshman assessment area to a quiet spot. The senior student took out an envelope, handed it to Dai Huabin, and said:

"I regret to inform you, Dai Huabin, that you have been expelled from the Soul Hall due to your work error. You are the first student to be expelled from the Soul Hall, and from now on, you will no longer be a member of the Soul Hall."

Dai Huabin paused, a strange feeling flashing through his mind, as if he had lost some kind of restraint.

Seeing Dai Huabin's absent-mindedness, the senior student secretly found it amusing. If he had known this would happen, why did he try to win over and corrupt the Soul Palace by using the resources of the White Tiger Sensing Palace?

Fortunately, the Palace Master discovered it early; otherwise, he might have actually caused some losses to the Soul Palace.

Because of the [Hive Will], everyone in the Soul Palace has long regarded the Soul Palace as their home, so naturally they have no goodwill towards people like Dai Huabin who have harmed the Soul Palace.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Lu's beautiful eyes widened. "How could that be?"

"Senior, are you sure you're not mistaken about something?" Zhu Lu asked anxiously. "Hua Bin has always diligently completed all the tasks assigned to him by the Soul Palace. Even when the tasks were heavy, he never slacked off. How could he have made a mistake?"

"This is an order personally issued by the Hall Master." The senior shrugged. "As the first Minister of External Relations, Dai Huabin was responsible for contacting external forces to raise funds for the Soul Hall. The Soul Hall could help them promote their power. However, Dai Huabin wanted to use this opportunity to undermine the Soul Hall."

Dai Huabin clutched the envelope tightly. Although he was filled with anger and resentment towards the Soul Hall for expelling him, he still wanted to try to avoid being expelled. He had joined the Soul Hall with a mission from the Duke's Mansion and the Star Luo Empire, and he couldn't give up so easily.

Dai Huabin lowered his voice and said, "Shouldn't I have completed my task of raising funds for the Soul Palace? Is this how the Soul Palace treats those who have made contributions?"

"A person who has made contributions?" the senior student scoffed. "Are you referring to your contributions to the White Tiger Duke's Mansion?"

"While you did meet your targets, all the funds you raised came from the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, and you rejected funding from other forces. What, do you want the Soul Hall to become a subordinate organization of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion?"

"Or do you want the Soul Hall to only recommend that all students join the White Tiger Duke's Mansion when they promote it?"

Dai Huabin frowned; this was something he hadn't expected. But—

"This was a mistake on my part, but I absolutely did not mean it that way."

The senior shook his head. "Whether you meant it or not, you have already caused this to happen. Therefore, you are permanently expelled from the Soul Hall."

Dai Huabin's face darkened, and he said angrily, "Do you really think that the resources of our White Tiger Duke's Mansion are so easy to take? You took our resources and then dismissed me. Do you think your Soul Hall can enjoy such a good thing?"

Zhu Lu was still a member of the Soul Hall at this time and was absolutely loyal to the Soul Hall. Hearing Dai Huabin's threat, she couldn't help but feel a little unhappy.

The senior student raised an eyebrow. "Are you threatening the Soul Palace?"

He said casually, "I'll let you in on this: the Palace Master has decided to publicize what you've done. I believe that as members of the Soul Palace, you won't have a good impression of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion or even the Star Luo Empire."

"Perhaps because of your foolishness, the Star Luo Empire will lose a considerable number of talented individuals."

Huo Yuhao has already stipulated that after graduating from the Soul Palace and joining the Spirit Pagoda, students are not allowed to join the Star Luo Empire.

The senior student did not tell Dai Huabin about this.

"Alright, my mission is complete. Goodbye."

Dai Huabin watched the senior student walk away with a sullen face.

Zhu Lu looked at Dai Huabin and decided to see if she could help him, after all, he was her fiancé, and she also liked the person in front of her.

"Hua Bin, I'll go to the Soul Hall and ask the Hall Master if you can rejoin."

Dai Huabin's face was filled with anger, and he said in a deep voice, "No need. I will make the Soul Palace and that so-called Palace Master pay the price. You should also leave the Soul Palace, then we don't need to stay."

Zhu Lu was extremely loyal to the Soul Palace at this time, so why would she leave the Soul Palace?

She said in an icy tone, "It is impossible for me to leave the Soul Palace. Moreover, I will report your plans to deal with the Soul Palace and its master to you, Dai Huabin. You'd better watch yourself."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 193 Zhu Lu: I am willing to sacrifice myself for Dai Huabin

193.

"Is today's competition over already? I haven't had enough fun yet."

Wang Dong's light blue eyes were brimming with excitement. In order to hide his strength, he did almost all the fighting in today's match, with Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao assisting him. He really had a great time.

Xiao Xiao said, "It's my turn to play in tomorrow's match, right? So far, only you have revealed your first soul skill. We haven't used any of your other soul skills yet. Tomorrow, we will be regrouped, and we may encounter strong teams from other groups. You probably can't handle it by using only your first soul skill. Your second soul skill is a thousand-year soul skill, which can be our trump card."

"So, let's make a move together tomorrow!"

Wang Dong chuckled and said, "Xiao Xiao, you've said all this just because you're itching to get your hands on it too. Fine, we'll do as you say and let you have your fun tomorrow."

Huo Yuhao listened to the two women's conversation with a smile on his face and looked towards the spectator stands.

Xian Lin'er had already left by then, so Huo Yuhao said with a smile, "Let's go, we should go to our teacher's place, don't keep him waiting."

Just as the three of them stepped out of the assessment area, they ran into someone.

The person who arrived was none other than the curvaceous Zhu Lu.

Compared to before, Zhu Luqiao's face was now covered with frost and had a cold expression. Only when she saw Huo Yuhao did her expression soften, and her eyes showed unease.

"Palace Master, can we talk?" Zhu Lu's tone carried a hint of pleading.

"Is there something you need?" Huo Yuhao asked.

After thinking for a moment, he understood what Zhu Lu wanted to do.

It must be about expelling Dai Huabin. I didn't expect the Soul Palace to be so efficient; they expelled Dai Huabin in less than a day. In his previous life, the student council in university would probably have dragged on for a week or two.

Zhu Lu hesitated for a moment, then looked at Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao beside her.

Huo Yuhao understood, and after a moment's thought, he said gently to Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, "You two go to the teacher first, I'll be there shortly."

"Then hurry up," Wang Dong said, and then she and Xiao Xiao left.

Before leaving, Xiao Xiao glanced back thoughtfully. She knew that Huo Yuhao and Dai Huabin had a feud, and Zhu Lu was Dai Huabin's fiancée.

So, is the class monitor retaliating?

Xiao Xiao was itching to know what Huo Yuhao was going to do next, but unfortunately, Wang Dong, that blockhead, dragged her all the way to the Soul Guidance Department.

Watching Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao leave, Huo Yuhao looked at Zhu Lu again, "Now let's talk."

Zhu Lu looked around, then pulled Huo Yuhao along and headed towards a quiet, secluded spot with fewer people.

This direction leads to Poseidon Lake, where trees grow abundantly, grasses flourish, and the population is relatively sparse.

Only when there was no one in sight did Zhu Lu stop, her face pleading, and she said:

"Palace Master, could you please not expel Dai Huabin? I can assure you that what he did was completely unintentional and had no intention of corrupting the Soul Palace."

Huo Yuhao sized up the young woman with her eyes downcast, chuckled, and said in a playful tone, "So, you think I wronged him?"

He had certainly wronged Dai Huabin; he knew better than Dai Huabin how wronged he was. Before, Dai Huabin had been his loyal subordinate, and of course he wouldn't do anything to harm the interests of the Soul Palace.

"No, no." Zhu Lu shook her head in a panic. "I just hope that the Palace Master can give Dai Huabin another chance."

Huo Yuhao said coldly, "Where is Dai Huabin? Why are you pleading for him? Let him come and talk to me in person."

Zhu Lu recalled her argument with Dai Huabin earlier. Her fair face showed a changing expression, and she was hesitant. In the end, her loyalty to Huo Yuhao prevailed.

“I had a fight with him. He wanted to harm the Soul Palace and you, so we had a big argument. I came to see you this time without telling him. I hope you can give him another chance, and I will also try to dissuade him from acting impulsively.”

Zhu Lu looked pleading.

Huo Yuhao remained unmoved upon hearing Dai Huabin's plan for revenge. He gently pinched Zhu Lu's chin and said, "Dai Huabin is already planning revenge. Do you think I'd give him a chance? Why would I give him a chance? Or rather, what benefit would giving him a chance bring to me or the Soul Palace?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Lu lowered her eyes and whispered a promise: "I will stop him from harming you."

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