MTLNOVEL Chapter 9: You lost once
"I said no, do you really believe it?"
Huo Yuhao asked rhetorically, his eyes narrowing slightly as if he were looking at a fool.
To deal with Dai Huabin, he truly didn't need to use his martial spirits.
With just a trace of his joyful power, Dai Huabin could die hundreds of times over.
But it wouldn't be satisfying at all!
He couldn't let Dai Huabin die so easily!
At that moment, the eyes of everyone at the registration office widened in disbelief.
On Huo Yuhao's body, there was only one soul ring, a white-gold soul ring.
It looked similar to a white soul ring but was slightly different.
One ring against three rings, and the one ring wins?
How was this possible!?
When Dai Huabin clearly saw Huo Yuhao's soul ring, he was stunned at first, then grew even angrier.
"You dare to trick me?"
He, Dai Huabin, was a three-ring Soul Elder, while the other party was just a one-ring soul master.
How dare he play him like this?
The most infuriating part was that he had actually fallen for it!
"I'm only showing the strength of a soul master. Do you really believe it?"
Huo Yuhao's eyes narrowed slightly as he stared at Dai Huabin.
As if recalling something, Dai Huabin subconsciously took two steps back.
A lesson from the past, a teacher for the future.
He had been fooled once, but being fooled repeatedly was unacceptable...
"Tsk, tsk, I'm really just a soul master."
"It's hilarious how you're stepping back, a three-ring afraid of a one-ring."
Dai Huabin: "..."
Utter madness!
"First Soul Skill: White Tiger Shield Body Barrier!"
"Third Soul Skill: White Tiger Vajra Transformation!"
"Boy, prepare to be torn apart by me!"
Simultaneously, two amplification soul skills were activated, and Dai Huabin's body size skyrocketed, making him resemble a tiger-man.
His massive palm swung toward Huo Yuhao's head, aiming to spill Huo Yuhao's blood to reclaim his lost glory.
Even the wind generated by his palm strike was enough to make ordinary people tremble.
Yet, Huo Yuhao still didn't move...
Seeing this, the corners of Dai Huabin's mouth curled into a smirk.
He had been fooled once, would he be fooled again?
The Huo Yuhao in front of him had to be an illusion, just like before!
The real Huo Yuhao was either to his left or his right!
Last time, Huo Yuhao was on the left, so this time...
"I can make mistakes countless times, but you can only make one!"
The hand he had swung out abruptly changed direction, slapping to the side where he believed Huo Yuhao was hiding.
Though most people didn't understand why Dai Huabin did this, they were still impressed.
He was, after all, a descendant of the White Tiger, and his combat instincts were far superior to those of ordinary Soul Venerables.
With a loud "smack," Dai Huabin was sent flying backward once more, the confusion in his eyes deepening.
Huo Yuhao remained in the same spot, shaking his hand and saying with mock confusion, "You're quite strange. I'm standing right here, yet you're attacking the air."
Dai Huabin: "..."
The onlookers' mouths hung open, but no one dared to speak.
Especially the older teachers, their faces turned red inexplicably.
Yes, they had thought the same as Dai Huabin, believing that the Huo Yuhao standing in place must be an illusion.
With their extensive combat experience, they had also concluded that the real Huo Yuhao should be on Dai Huabin's right.
They just never expected that Huo Yuhao, this kid, didn't play by the rules and simply stood still.
This...
Wait, something was wrong!
Du Weilun's pupils contracted as he suddenly fixed his gaze on Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao had indeed outsmarted them with his cunning, but how had he managed to send Dai Huabin, who had activated two amplification soul skills, flying with a single strike?
After all, this was the White Tiger Martial Soul, an amplification skill that had been inherited for tens of thousands of years!
Even a soul master of the same level wouldn't have been able to knock Dai Huabin away so effortlessly!
"I only show the strength of a soul master. Do you really believe it?"
Recalling Huo Yuhao's earlier words, Du Weilun couldn't help but gasp.
This guy couldn't possibly be just a soul master!
Dai Huabin, who was already fuming, didn't have time to think about this.
He stood up almost instantly and charged straight at Huo Yuhao.
This time, whether it was real or not, he was going all out!
Smack~
"Stupid cat, I'm... on the right this time."
Smack~
"Ah, I'm still on the right..."
Smack~
In the dead of night, Dai Huabin lay on the cold ground, staring blankly at the sky.
He struggled to hold back his tears and tried to control his emotions.
He was numb, completely numb.
The chill of the ground was nothing compared to the coldness in his heart.
Why? Why did he guess wrong every single time?
The other party was just a soul master, yet he had been toyed with so effortlessly, without any chance to fight back.
In just a few minutes, he had been slapped a hundred times, a hundred strikes without even touching his opponent.
"HuaHuo, my dear, this guy's face and hands are throbbing."
Huo Yuhao glanced at Dai Huabin, then turned to Huahuo.
"Yuhao, my husband, you've worked so hard!"
Huahuo walked over to Huo Yuhao, gently held his hand, and brought it to her lips, breathing softly like an orchid.
"Huahuo??"
Du Weilun snapped out of his daze and instinctively looked at the girl beside Huo Yuhao.
Was this the one he had appointed?
"Yuhao, my husband, you're still the best, unlike some little kittens who only know how to bully their own people."
"Of course, wives are meant to be cherished, while some kittens are only good for causing trouble."
"That's right!"
The "husband and wife" duo bantered back and forth, their words laced with sarcasm as their eyes occasionally flicked toward Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu. It was clear who they were referring to.
Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu: "..."
The two exchanged glances. Zhu Lu's eyes darted away, but this only fueled Dai Huabin's anger.
"Zhu Lu, aren't you going to help me up?!"
Dai Huabin was an extremely conceited and self-respecting person.
He could pretend not to hear Huo Yuhao and Huahuo's sarcastic remarks, but Zhu Lu's indifference infuriated him.
"Oh ho ho!"
"Look at this!"
"This little kitten can't beat my husband, so he takes it out on his own people and roars at them!"
"HuaHuo, my dear, you're absolutely right!"
"I'm the most beautiful, kind, and wonderful Lady HuaHuo in the universe, and I'm always right!"
Zhu Lu glanced at Dai Huabin, then turned her gaze to Huo Yuhao and Huahuo.
A flicker of envy flashed deep in her eyes.
If only Dai Huabin could treat her the way Huo Yuhao treated Huahuo.
Even if she had to suffer alongside Dai Huabin, endure humiliation with him, and face defeat together, it wouldn't matter.
Huo Yuhao's earlier words echoed in Zhu Lu's mind.
If Dai Huabin dares to yell at her today, he'll dare to hit her tomorrow...
"Dai Huabin, I, Zhu Lu, am not your subordinate, nor am I your servant!"
After saying this, Zhu Lu ignored Dai Huabin and the stares of the onlookers, walking straight toward the registration office.
The relationship between the Zhu family and the Dai family wasn't as close as it once had been.
Otherwise, why would the Zhu family have only one daughter in this generation with Dai Family?
Dai Huabin was stunned for a moment, then suddenly, as if realizing something, his pupils contracted.
"Zhu... Zhu Lu, you wait!"