Douluo Continent: Huo Yuhao, the Thief of Heaven

Chapter 105 Thank you, squire.

Dai Huabin collapsed to the ground, utterly exhausted from Huo Yuhao's beatings. Huo Yuhao hadn't even used any of his soul skills throughout the entire ordeal.

The entire venue fell silent as everyone looked expectantly at Dai Huabin, who lay motionless on the ground, hoping he could regain his strength and stand up again.

But Dai Huabin shrank back, feeling helpless and wanting nothing more than to disappear into the ground in the face of everyone's expectant gazes.

Through his blurred vision, Dai Huabin seemed to hear the referee announce Huo Yuhao's victory, and everyone sighed in disappointment.

What hurt Dai Huabin the most was that disappointed gaze. It was Zhu Lu's gaze, looking at Dai Huabin, who was lying on the ground, with an extremely disappointed and disgusted look.

Even though he came in second place, Dai Huabin still shed tears of humiliation.

"Sigh, this child's performance is not even as good as Xie Huanyue's," Du Weilun commented.

Xie Huanyue's record of withstanding the Ice Emperor's Claw twice far surpasses that of the passionate Dai Huabin. Although Dai Huabin's performance was more entertaining, it was only because Huo Yuhao was holding back.

After the initial excitement subsided, rumors of a shady deal between the White Tiger Clan and Shrek Academy's higher-ups spread like wildfire, especially among this year's freshmen.

Even the stronger Xie Huanyue only made it to the top eight, so why did Dai Huabin get this runner-up position?

It was just a customized runner-up.

"Yay! We won!" Wang Dong excitedly jumped onto Huo Yuhao's back to celebrate.

Huo Yuhao also smiled happily, but he wasn't as excited as Wang Dong.

"Treat us to a meal, class monitor! We won the championship, so as the captain, you have to treat us to a meal!" The other students in the class chimed in with Huo Yuhao.

Everyone in the freshman class was happy for Huo Yuhao, except for one person: Zhou Yi.

As the homeroom teacher, she had completely lost her authority among these students because Huo Yuhao often refuted her unreasonable training arrangements.

But who is standing behind Huo Yuhao?

Those were Elder Xuan, Mu En, and a group of Shrek Academy elders and high-ranking members.

If Huo Yuhao, this Proma ultimate ice genius, were to be driven to depression by Zhou, this perverted old hag, the higher-ups would be so angry that a whole bunch of senior members would die.

All the senior executives kept a close eye on Huo Yuhao.

Surrounded by the crowd, Huo Yuhao's expression suddenly turned awkward because he was now penniless.

He didn't bring that much money from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, and after three months of playing around, he didn't have much left.

Just as he was about to ask Wang Dong for a loan, a fiery red figure burst in.

"Congratulations, Yuhao. I never had such a strong presence in the freshman competition back then."

Who is this person? Who else could it be but Ma Xiaotao?

She approached the group of new students with a smile, which drew the attention of the students, especially the boys.

This stunningly beautiful senior just called Huo Yuhao, right?

All eyes turned to the guy being surrounded, Huo Yuhao, who was scratching his head and laughing awkwardly.

"Sister Xiaotao, you've come at the right time. I'm a little short on cash lately, could you lend me some money?"

"Of course, since you're my newly adopted godbrother." Ma Xiaotao's smile became even more captivating.

My godbrother and godmother.

These two words shocked everyone, and a strange look appeared in their eyes as they looked at Huo Yuhao and Ma Xiaotao.

There were rumors before that Huo Yuhao actually worked as a gigolo for pretty senior girls at Shrek Academy, and it seems that the rumors weren't true. "I'll pay for this on Yuhao's behalf. We have some things to do, so we'll be leaving now. Have fun, juniors!"

After saying that, Ma Xiaotao tossed a Shrek Hotel premium consumption card with 100 gold soul coins into Wang Dong's hand.

He grabbed Huo Yuhao and dragged him away.

"Squad leader, if you find it too hard, I can do it for you!" Zhou Sichen, one of his companions, cried out to the two who had already walked away, her eyes filled with tears.

"Yes, I can do it too!"

"Me too," countless boys echoed.

This appearance made the girls in the class feel extremely embarrassed, but fortunately Wang Dong didn't feel the same way.

"Actually, none of you are capable. Yuhao can go because he has exceptional abilities."

Wang Dong also started to lower his head.

"Have you seen this before? No wonder you're my roommate." A heartless male classmate mocked.

"That's natural, but Huo Yuhao is still a tiny bit shorter than me." Wang Dong made a friendly gesture towards South Korea.

He was referring to the Martial Soul, of course. The Clear Sky Hammer was far superior to the physical Martial Soul and Beast Martial Soul, which could not be manifested in a physical form.

A group of people, laughing and joking, headed to the largest hotel in Shrek City, intending to enjoy the "prostitute fees" their class monitor had earned by selling himself.

After everyone had walked a distance, Wang Dong turned around and looked somewhat forlornly in the direction where Ma Xiaotao had led Huo Yuhao away.

After spending three months together, she didn't know when she developed some extra feelings for Huo Yuhao.

He looked down, his eyes filled with despair as he gazed at his feet. He was still far from perfect.

Wang Dong shook his head and followed the others, deciding to eat first.

Thank you, self-sacrificing hero.

After overcoming numerous difficulties, Zhang Chen finally arrived at the check-in location marked for him by the "system".

This is a huge banyan tree, as tall as the Shrek student dormitory building.

"Is this the check-in area?" Zhang Chen looked up at the huge banyan tree and couldn't help but exclaim.

On the thick tree trunk, there was an ancient bronze mask embedded in it.

This mask seems to have been here for a long time; it has become one with the growing banyan tree, as if the tree trunk is wearing the mask.

[Host detected has arrived at the check-in location]

[Complete the check-in after touching the bronze mask]

The system's voice sounded again, and if Zhang Chen had been more alert, he could have heard that the system's tone was somewhat urgent.

Zhang Chen nodded, excitedly climbing up the thick tree trunk to the bronze mask, which was three stories high.

Just as Zhang Chen's hand was about to touch the mask, it suddenly stopped.

"System, after I sign in, will I really get the cultivation level of Emperor Heaven? Are there really no other conditions?" Zhang Chen asked cautiously.

Yes, host.

There are no other additional conditions.

"That's good." Zhang Chen smiled broadly and happily touched the bronze mask.

suddenly.

Zhang Chen felt his body sink, and he began to merge into the giant banyan tree.

"System, what's going on? System, system!" Zhang Chen cried out in panic.

But not long after, Zhang Chen's expression changed.

He became incredibly resolute, radiating a sharp power unlike anything he had ever shown before.

"Some things always have to be done by someone, and doing it this way is already the best choice," Zhang Chen said in an extremely cold tone.

After saying this, he completely merged into the giant banyan tree, and the bronze mask sank into the trunk.

Beneath Shrek City, countless intertwined and writhing tree roots began to form a strange magic circle—

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