I am the son of the Dragon God in Douluo Continent.

The main reason why Huo Yuhao and Ling Luochen have a good relationship is because of the extreme ice attribute of Huo Yuhao's Ice Fang White Tiger, which makes her somewhat unable to resist its power.

After experiencing Huo Yuhao enhancing her power with extreme attributes several times, she has become somewhat obsessed with the power of extreme ice.

The reason he didn't get along well with Xu Yanxue was mainly because the two were too similar—both were very aloof and arrogant.

When people with similar personalities meet, there are only two possibilities: they can get along very well, or they can't stand each other.

Unfortunately, Ling Luochen and Xu Yanxue are the latter. The biggest example is that every time Ling Luochen teaches Xu Yanxue, Xu Yanxue always ignores Ling Luochen completely. What's most infuriating is that Xu Yanxue's self-control is even stronger than that of Ling Luochen, a Soul King!

This is why Ling Luochen can get along well with Huo Yuhao, but not so well with Xu Yanxue.

Of course, another reason is that during their time together, Ling Luochen saw the shadow of her deceased younger brother in Huo Yuhao, and therefore couldn't help but regard him as her younger brother.

She even replaced Ma Xiaotao as Huo Yuhao's older sister in the original story, becoming Huo Yuhao's older sister herself.

This led to their relationship becoming increasingly familiar and close.

Just as Huo Yuhao was still deep in thought, Ling Luochen's voice rang out again: "Yuhao, I know you have objections to Teacher Wang Yan's command, because I myself am somewhat resistant. But let's not make things too tense. Many people in the academy are like this, so we should talk as little as possible about things related to academy honor. You can say that it's too difficult to enhance mental detection through the protective shield as an excuse."

Huo Yuhao sighed and said, "I'm sorry, Senior Ling, you're right. I was a bit too hasty this time. But since I was little, I've always heard from my mother how great Shrek Academy and the Tang Clan were ten thousand years ago."

"Therefore, when I heard that Teacher Wang Yan wanted to cheat in order to protect Shrek's glory, I felt as if my heart had been betrayed."

"You've heard about it, haven't you? It's the incident where, during my first year of university, I helped senior Bei Bei cheat and beat Xu Sanshi, at his urging, right?"

Ling Luochen nodded in confirmation. Although he didn't know why Huo Yuhao would bring this up at this time, Ling Luochen was still willing to listen to him.

"Back then, after the teachers found out, I got a severe scolding and was made to reflect on my actions. If it weren't for my senior brother intervening, I probably would have been expelled from Shrek Academy long ago. Now, Teacher Wang is going to do the same thing for Shrek Academy. I don't know what to do anymore."

"They're both competitions, so why can't you cheat in the first one but you can in the second? Is Shrek's glory really that important?"

Looking at the puzzled expression in the young man's eyes, Ling Luochen sighed and said, "There's nothing we can do. This concerns the academy's reputation over ten thousand years, so it's normal for some people to value it more than their own lives."

"The glory of Shrek Academy is the glory of every student who belongs to Shrek Academy, and it is also a responsibility. Shrek Academy has been able to maintain its superior status for thousands of years because of its unparalleled education methods, and the Soul Master Competition is the best proof of this."

"In order not to tarnish this honor, both the regular team members and the reserve team members are required to give their all and show the spirit of Shrek. At most, the requirements for you reserve team members are a little more relaxed than those for us regular team members, after all, your main stage is the major tournament five years from now."

"Alright, let's leave these matters here for now. Continuing this discussion won't change the fact, so Yuhao, you should get some rest."

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao knew the truth, so after nodding, he said goodbye, "I understand, see you tonight, Senior Ling!"

However, just as Huo Yuhao was about to leave, Ling Luochen grabbed his hand and said, word by word, "Have you forgotten? You should call me Sister Luochen!"

"Yes, Sister Luo Chen!"

Upon hearing the word "Sister Luo Chen," Ling Luo Chen let the other person go and waved goodbye.

After dinner, everyone changed into ordinary clothes and gathered in the hall again. Once everyone had arrived, Wang Yan led them to the Starlight Auction House once more.

There they met the auctioneer named Qingya again. She was wearing a black dress, which made her look even more noble and elegant under the night lights, and her pretty face was full of gentleness.

After Wang Yan and Qing Ya had a conversation, the group entered the Starlight Auction House under Qing Ya's guidance.

However, the interaction between Wang Yan and Qing Ya aroused the gossip of many people present.

In Xu Sanshi's words, it seemed as if Wang Yan's soul had been bewitched.

Led by Qingya, the group continued their journey into the Starlight Auction House, soon passing the auction venue where Wang Yan and his reserve team were participating.

They continued walking until they reached the end of the auction house. Just as everyone was confused, two girls in long gold dresses appeared before them.

After bowing slightly to everyone, they exchanged a few words with Qingya, and then one of the girls turned to the wall and pressed her right hand against it.

Soon, water-ripple-like light patterns appeared on the wall, and then the layers of light gradually stabilized.

The girl placed her palm on it, and a horizontal light pattern swept down from top to bottom.

Then, with a hum, the walls slowly opened to both sides, revealing a passage.

Unlike the opulent gold and glitter outside, this passageway was pure white. Not a cold, hard white, but rather a unique white with a soft, textured feel.

The floor, ceiling, and walls were all paved with a translucent white jade. Beneath the jade, there were faint, subtle patterns, though the exact design was unclear. Compared to the outside passageway, however, it was clearly a more refined and elegant space.

Soft white light shines through from above, below, left, and right simultaneously, while lines with pale blue halos form on both sides of the roof.

Led by Qingya, the group followed the white passage to their destination: Auction Hall No. 1, where the top-level auction was being held.

Being invited to this top-tier auction is undoubtedly reserved for the most distinguished guests. Even the auctioneer leading them, Qingya, is not qualified to enter at will.

I was only able to get into this place this time mainly because of Shrek Academy.