Peerless: Tang San, this time Huo Yuhao is the attacker.

"Okay, Dean, I will do my best."

Huo Yuhao turned and walked outside. He now knew what the selection competition Xian Lin'er had mentioned was.

The chaotic battle among the core disciples of the outer academy was actually a prelude to selecting reserve members for the next generation of Shrek Seven Devils.

Yan Shaozhe, Dai Huabin, it's Xuanzi's turn too.

"Xiao Xiao, why haven't you left yet?"

As soon as Huo Yuhao stepped out of the Soul Guidance Department building, he saw a familiar petite figure leaning against a tree trunk, admiringly fiddling with the silver-white gauntlet on her arm.

Although it was already night, for a Soul Master, especially Huo Yuhao whose Martial Soul was the Spirit Eye, seeing clearly in the dark had become an instinct.

The sudden sound startled Xiao Xiao, but she relaxed when she saw it was Huo Yuhao.

He immediately jogged over, punched him in the chest, then glared at him fiercely, wrinkled his nose, and snorted:

"I waited for you out of kindness, and you deliberately scared me. I'm never waiting for you again."

"I didn't scare you at all. You were just so engrossed in looking at the gauntlets that you were startled by my voice."

"I, I wasn't really engrossed in watching! You scared me!" Xiao Xiao jolted like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, and walked towards the dormitory building without looking back.

Watching Xiao Xiao's retreating figure, which seemed to be fleeing, Huo Yuhao chuckled and chased after her, keeping a parallel distance.

After Huo Yuhao caught up, Xiao Xiao deliberately slowed down. Their shoulders would occasionally touch and then separate, making it look a bit crowded, but neither of them intended to create distance.

Although Huo Yuhao's spiritual eyes did not have the ability to see through people's inner thoughts, he could sense that the relationship between the girl and him was becoming increasingly intimate.

Along the way, Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao tacitly avoided speaking, enjoying the quiet night together.

"Yuhao, see you tomorrow."

Goodnight, Xiao Xiao.

"Yeah, Yuhao, you too. Goodnight."

The two parted ways at the top of the stairs. After stepping completely into the corner of the stairs, Xiao Xiao's steady steps became light and quick. She hummed a cheerful tune and skipped upstairs, clearly in a very good mood.

Huo Yuhao's guess was confirmed the next day.

As school was about to end, Zhou Yi called all the core disciples of Class One into her office and announced that there would be a selection competition for the core disciples of the outer academy the next day, and that they must give it their all.

After finishing their meal, Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao headed to the Soul Guidance Department, just like the day before, leaving Wang Dong watching their retreating figures with a deep gaze.

Looking at Xiao Xiao chattering around Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong felt a surge of inexplicable anger and the thought of warning Xiao Xiao arose in his mind.

Wang Dong was startled by this sudden thought. He looked around guiltily and mentally warned himself.

Wang Dong, how could you have such thoughts! Xiao Xiao is your good friend; she and Yu Hao were just learning about soul tools together.

Besides, it's perfectly normal for friends to chat and joke around; there's nothing wrong with it, so don't overthink it.

Wang Dong felt that he must have become like this because Huo Yuhao had been dragging him to cultivate every day and he hadn't slept at night, so he immediately decided to go back to the dormitory for a nap.

Xingluo City, Imperial Palace.

"Jiujiu, what happened?" Xu Jiawei put down the memorial in his hand, his tone serious.

Before him stood a blonde woman dressed in an exquisite and luxurious long dress, her porcelain-white face flawless and smooth.

Her long, light golden hair fell smoothly to both sides, parted by hair accessories, revealing her smooth and full forehead.

With a high, straight nose, bright red lips, and clear, azure eyes as calm as a still lake, she possessed a sacred and dignified aura.

The woman was Xu Jiawei's younger sister, Xu Jiujiu, who, like Xu Jiawei, was an inheritor of the Star Crown Martial Soul.

She is a top auctioneer at Starlight Auction House and also the most dazzling princess of the Star Luo Royal Family.

(Compared to the purple-haired image in the comics, the anime version has a more princess-like feel.)

Xu Jiawei knew that something must have happened for his sister to come looking for him at this time.

"Brother, news came from Starlight Auction House that it's related to Dai Hao's son, Dai Huabin."

According to the auction house manager, the intelligence was sent in the name of Martial God Douluo Xian Lin'er, and there are tokens to prove it.

Seeing Xu Jiawei's surprised look, Xu Jiujiu added, "There is no token from Shrek Academy."

"Is that so?" Xu Jiawei nodded thoughtfully.

There is a token of Xianlin'er but no token of Shrek Academy, which means that the information and its potential consequences were all Xianlin'er's personal actions.

As the highest-ranking Soul Master in Douluo Continent, Xian Lin'er, from the perspective of a king, carries even more weight in Xu Jiawei's heart than the other elders of Shrek Sea God Pavilion.

Xu Jiawei took the information handed to him by Xu Jiujiu. It was information delivered by Xian Lin'er and it was related to Dai Hao. He was really curious about what it was.

Dai Hao's eldest son, Dai Huabin, was defeated by Huo Yuhao's team during the freshman assessment. He was then promoted to Class 1 but was expelled by the class teacher. However, due to his status as a core disciple, his student status was retained and he was transferred to Class 2.

After entering the second year, he coveted the soul bone reward for the freshman assessment and made a bet with Huo Yuhao's team, but lost the competition in the subsequent upgrade assessment.

After Dai Huabin lost the bet, Huo Yuhao's team was ambushed by a Soul Emperor and five Soul Kings while leaving the city a few days later. Three of them managed to escape.

To this day, Dai Huabin has still not fulfilled the bet agreement, and the specific reason is unknown.

Xu Jiawei's eyes grew brighter as he looked at the documents, and a smile unconsciously appeared on his lips. He put the documents aside and picked up the complete intelligence that Xian Lin'er had given him.

What I just saw was information that had been refined over a long period of time; it consisted of only a few paragraphs.

The information sent by Xianlin'er included not only a more detailed time description, but also a rubbing of the contract and a recording soul tool.

After reading the intelligence, Xu Jiawei had only one thought in his mind: he wanted to make Dai Hao's name resound throughout Xingluo City once again!

"Brother, Martial God Douluo only sent this information without clearly stating his intentions. He probably wants us to spread this information."

Xu Jiujiu frowned slightly. Although this information was dirt on Dai Huabin, Dai Huabin was Dai Hao's biological son, so it could be considered dirt on Dai Hao as well.

The fact that the Starlight Auction House is backed by royalty is something that is openly displayed to everyone, after all, she, as the princess, is the auction house's chief auctioneer.

It's no secret that there are new and old royal factions.

Therefore, Xianlin'er's choice to hand over the information to Starlight Auction House already represented her stance.

However, for a long time, he couldn't understand what Xianlin'er's purpose was in doing this.

Xianlin'er only sent her own token, indicating that it was her personal action.

To curry favor with the royal family? Xu Jiujiu skipped this option altogether.

Shrek Academy's prestige has long surpassed that of the three great empires, and as a core member of Shrek, Xianlin'er has no need to curry favor with the royal family.

Personal grudge? After a long time, she still didn't think it was likely. The White Tiger Duke's mansion was several levels lower than Xian Lin'er's. If it were really a personal grudge, Xian Lin'er wouldn't need to go through such a roundabout way.

Moreover, Xu Jiujiu didn't believe that Dai Hao had the guts to provoke Xian Lin'er.

Why is that?