Douluo Continent: Heavenly Pill Demon Tiger

Chapter 23 A New Bet: Another Soul Bone and 30,000 Gold Soul Coins

As he announced the decision, Yan Shaozhe's gaze never left Huo Yuhao in the center of the arena. His refined face was filled with inquisitive and incredulous interest.

"During last year's freshman assessment, his martial soul was clearly the Spirit Eye, a mental type, but the pure and terrifying extreme ice aura just now was something that the Spirit Eye could not possess! Could he be... a twin martial soul?" The moment this thought came to mind, even a powerful figure like Yan Shaozhe felt a jolt in his heart.

Twin martial souls—that's a once-in-a-century genius. Not to mention the second martial soul might possess ultimate attributes; if that's true, Huo Yuhao's value will be immeasurable!

The assessment was suspended, and the trainees left amidst whispers. Huo Yuhao, accompanied by Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, walked triumphantly straight to Dai Huabin, whose face was ashen.

"Dai Huabin," Huo Yuhao's voice, though not loud, was exceptionally clear, "according to the bet, only I completed the assessment and achieved a result today. You, however, achieved nothing. Therefore, I won. Fulfill your promise."

The remaining trainees immediately cast curious and expectant glances at him. Dai Huabin's face instantly turned a deep purplish-red, his fists clenched so tightly that his nails almost dug into his palms.

The bet was made in front of everyone, especially since it involved a valuable item like a soul bone. If he were to renege, he would not only lose face, but also the reputation of the entire White Tiger Duke's Mansion. He couldn't bear that responsibility.

He stared intently at Huo Yuhao, his eyes filled with resentment and humiliation. Finally, he forced out a few words through gritted teeth, "Fine! A bet's a bet!"

He first waved his hand suddenly, and a stream of light flew out from the storage soul tool and shot towards Dai Youheng next to him.

Dai Youheng caught it casually. It was slightly heavy in his hand. It was a bone that emitted a light purple halo. Its shape was similar to the ulna, but its energy fluctuations were far less than the 30,000-year-old bone in his hand.

"A thousand-year-old soul bone? And the location is the same as the left arm bone?" Dai Youheng frowned immediately. This Dai Huabin is indeed stingy and calculating.

The soul bone given was not only of far inferior quality to the 30,000-year soul bone I had offered, but it was also deliberately chosen to be from the same left arm area, clearly indicating that they did not want me to have the opportunity to absorb two soul bones at the same time and maximize my benefits.

Then, something even more breathtaking happened.

Dai Huabin took a deep breath, as if using all his strength, and suddenly bent his knees, kneeling heavily in front of Huo Yuhao with a "thump"!

boom! boom! boom!

Three solid thuds landed on the hard stone floor, producing dull thuds. Each thud was like a heavy hammer blow, striking Dai Huabin's pride and the hearts of all the witnesses around him.

The entire hall fell silent; you could hear a pin drop. The eldest son of the White Tiger Duke had actually knelt and kowtowed to an ordinary student!

After kowtowing, Dai Huabin abruptly stood up, his forehead already flushed red. He stared intently at Huo Yuhao, the resentment in his eyes almost tangible. "Huo Yuhao, don't be so smug! You used despicable means today; your victory was unfair!"

He was breathing heavily, his voice trembling with extreme anger. "The assessment restarts in a few days! Do you dare to gamble with me again? A fair and square competition, no more dirty tricks like today!"

"The stakes!" Dai Huabin practically roared, "These two soul bones, and those three kowtows!"

"If I win, you'll return both soul bones to me, and you, Huo Yuhao, not only will you kowtow back those three times, but you'll also shout 'I was wrong' loudly in front of everyone!"

"Conversely, if you win!" He pointed at Dai Youheng, "I'll give him another soul bone! Plus three million gold soul coins!"

Three million gold soul coins—this price is roughly equivalent to the market price of a regular ten-thousand-year soul bone. It seems that even Dai Huabin currently cannot produce two soul bones and can only use money instead.

Then, he turned to Huo Yuhao, gritting his teeth, "I'll kowtow to you three more times! And shout 'I was wrong!' just like you did!"

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao remained calm. He was full of confidence in the power he had gained. But regarding the wager on the soul bones, he shook his head. "I can agree to a wager of kowtowing and admitting my mistakes on my own behalf. But the ownership of the two soul bones now belongs to Brother Youheng, and I cannot make that decision for him."

Instantly, everyone's eyes were focused on Dai Youheng.

Dai Youheng chuckled inwardly. He knew, of course, that according to the original plot, Huo Yuhao would still win the next assessment, and he would win even more spectacularly!

This is practically handing him another soul bone and a huge sum of money! How could he possibly refuse such a good deal that he could get something for nothing?

A seemingly gentle smile, full of support for his younger brother, appeared on his face. He stepped forward, patted Huo Yuhao on the shoulder, and then looked at Dai Huabin, his tone relaxed yet firm, "Of course, I unconditionally support Yuhao. Since Yuhao is willing to gamble with you, I agree to add these two soul bones as the stake."

"Brother Youheng, thank you!" Huo Yuhao was deeply moved, his eyes filled with trust and gratitude as he looked at Dai Youheng.

In his heart, this older brother had stood by his side time and time again, even going so far as to use his own precious possessions to support him. This affection was too heavy to bear.

Even Wang Dong, who had previously been quite critical of Dai Youheng, softened his expression considerably. He curled his lip and said, "Hmph, considering your repeated support for Yuhao, I'll reluctantly forgive you for not bringing breakfast before."

However, looking at Dai Youheng's hypocritical smile and listening to his treacherous words, Dai Huabin felt his anger about to explode. He stared intently at Dai Youheng, his eyes icy cold and filled with undisguised warning and disgust.

"Dai Youheng, you traitor! Fine! You can keep sucking up to Huo Yuhao! You'll regret it. Our Dai family doesn't have someone like you who can't distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate children, or right and wrong!"

Despite Dai Huabin's insults and threats, Dai Youheng's smile remained unchanged, as if he hadn't heard a thing.

In the end, he wasn't a member of the Dai family; the original guy was born from the belly of a concubine of the Dai family.

He was thrown here by some unscrupulous thing that tore through space, and he has no blood relation to the Dai family of the White Tiger.

This farce finally ended when Yan Shaozhe sent someone over.

Yan Shaozhe asked Huo Yuhao to go to the dean's office to see him.

Previously, he felt that Huo Yuhao did not have much potential, so he did not give him the position of core disciple of the Martial Soul Department, and even gave it to the Soul Guidance Department as a core disciple. Now he has discovered that he may have twin Martial Souls and possess extreme attributes.

We definitely need to find a way to bring him back to the Martial Soul system.