He should still be injured, this guy.
Huo Yuhao had made that guess, too.
Dai Yaoheng and Dai Huabin were vying for the inheritance of the title. Logically, Dai Yaoheng, being seven years older and the eldest son, should have had a significant advantage.
However, Dai Yaoheng's talent wasn't as high as Dai Huabin's, and, crucially, Dai Huabin had the support of the Zhu Clan, specifically the Duke of the Netherworld.
Due to the martial souls of the Dai family's Netherwhite Tiger and the Zhu family's Netherworld Cat being able to merge into the Netherwhite Tiger, the Dai and Zhu families had been bound by marriage for generations.
Leaving the Zhu family aside, the primary wife of each generation of the Dai family's heads had always been a woman from the Zhu family, and almost all of them could use the martial soul fusion skill, Netherwhite Tiger. While it wasn't an absolute requirement to have the Netherwhite Tiger to become the head of the family, there was no doubt that the Netherwhite Tiger was a significant weight in the scales.
As for Dai Yaoheng, none of the Zhu family women could perform the martial soul fusion skill with him.
In contrast, his younger brother, Dai Huabin, could perform a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Zhu Lu.
That alone posed a significant threat to him, not to mention Dai Huabin's superior talent.
Thinking this way, Dai Yaoheng's motives for pursuing Wang Qiu'er became clear. After all, Wang Qiu'er's displayed talent was simply too enticing to ignore.
For instance, Dai Huabin had also tried to recruit Wang Qiu'er before.
However, Dai Yaoheng's intentions might not be as simple as recruitment. Judging by the current situation, it was likely more than just that. Perhaps this guy had his sights set on Wang Qiu'er and wanted to add her to his harem.
After all, with Wang Qiu'er's beauty, any man would find it hard to resist her.
In this regard, Dai Yaoheng was different from Dai Huabin. Dai Huabin had to consider Zhu Lu, while Dai Yaoheng had no such constraints.
Huo Yuhao felt displeased. It wasn't that he was jealous, but Wang Qiu'er's identity was too special. If she were truly won over by the Dai Clan, it would complicate his future plans to avenge his mother against them.
Logically speaking, Wang Qiu'er, being a Three-Eyed Golden Ni, the emperor of soul beasts, shouldn't be swayed by humans.
But who can really say? In the original story, wasn't Wang Qiu'er won over by Huo Yuhao with just a pancake and some grilled fish? Thinking about it, Huo Yuhao felt a bit disgusted.
What was wrong with the original version of himself? Constantly playing the victim, constantly recounting his tragic experiences to others, trying to make them feel sorry for him.
Although, in truth, he was quite pitiful, Huo Yuhao still despised this behavior. Before having the strength to seek revenge, one should lie low, strive to become stronger, rather than constantly seeking sympathy.
After Huo Yun'er's death in the original story, Dai Yuhao was still like a child, no wonder he, despite his heaven-defying opportunities, was manipulated by Tang San and later became a loyal dog for the Tang Clan for a woman.
So, the pitiable often have something hateful about them. Dai Yuhao's life seemed glorious on the surface, but in reality, he was a subservient weakling.
If it were someone else, Huo Yuhao would just look down on them. But the frustrating thing was that it was him. He couldn't even complain. What kind of situation was this?
Huo Yuhao paused for a moment before averting his gaze from the group of people from Shrek Academy, his face betraying no emotion.
Sitting in this position, he was under the scrutiny of many.
As if sensing something, Wang Qiu'er and Dai Yaoheng simultaneously looked up at the high platform where Huo Yuhao was. Wang Qiu'er, being familiar with Huo Yuhao, naturally focused her gaze on him.
Dai Yaoheng, on the other hand, gave a slight smile. He had learned about Huo Yuhao's situation recently through his mother. He didn't dislike this younger brother.
He actually hoped Huo Yuhao would kill Dai Huabin for Huo Yun'er's sake. That way, there would be no one to compete with him for the position of heir to the White Tiger lineage. He didn't believe Huo Yuhao would return to the Dai family anyway; the Body Sect's sect master position wasn't inferior to a title of nobility.
As for his own mother, he didn't really care that much. Not to mention that woman and her maiden family had always supported Dai Huabin, there was hardly any true affection in a wealthy family.
As long as he could inherit the title, nothing else mattered.
His gaze returned to Wang Qiu'er. A hint of greed flashed in Dai Yaoheng's eyes. This girl was not only beautiful, but her talent was also rare in the world.
If he could make her his, she would be a great help.
On the competition stage, Lan Shuang and Qian Yuan were already engaged in battle. After his martial soul manifestation, Qian Yuan's body, which had been two meters and forty centimeters tall, suddenly increased to over three meters. His body was covered in dense, brown bear fur. The most significant change was his enormous palms, each with three-foot-long claws that gleamed with a chilling light under the sunlight.
Lan Shuang's martial soul didn't change his physique, so he looked like a child in front of Qian Yuan.
As a strong-attack-type soul master, Qian Yuan's fighting style was open and aggressive. At the start of the match, he swung his claws towards Lan Shuang.
Facing Qian Yuan's torrential attacks, Lan Shuang didn't meet him head-on. Instead, he kept moving. He'd be a fool to clash directly with a soul master whose martial soul was the Fear Claw Bear.
Even though Qian Yuan's soul power was lower than his.
Qian Yuan's soul power was at level fifty-three, while Lan Shuang's was at level fifty-seven.
After a brief period of testing, Lan Shuang was the first to activate a soul skill. His third purple soul ring shone brightly.
A thousand-year soul skill, the Hundred Bone Lock.
The next moment, over a hundred white bone hands erupted from the ground beneath Qian Yuan's feet, crawling up his massive body.
That wasn't all. After releasing his third soul skill, Lan Shuang's second soul ring lit up.
"Second Soul Skill, White Bone Battle Blade."
A bone-white longsword appeared in Lan Shuang's hand. The blade was about two meters long, and the pale blade didn't look very sharp. A fist-sized skull adorned the end of the hilt. It gave off a creepy feeling.
Lan Shuang wasn't one for idle chatter, charging forward with the White Bone Battle Blade.
He watched as the white bone hands quickly covered Qian Yuan's entire body, especially his arms. These bone hands connected with each other, making Qian Yuan seem to be wrapped in bone.
As a result, Qian Yuan's limb movements were restricted, making it difficult for him to move.
Under the Thousand-Year Soul Skill, Hundred Bone Lock, Qian Yuan's already clumsy body became even more awkward.
But Qian Yuan wasn't panicked. Looking at Lan Shuang coming towards him, Qian Yuan grinned, "You want to restrict me? No way! Fourth soul skill, Golden Blade Fear Claw."
As soon as he spoke, the fourth soul ring on Qian Yuan's body lit up, and his two bear claws shimmered with black and gold light.
Under the fourth soul skill, the restraints on Qian Yuan seemed to loosen slightly. His arms trembled a little, and several black-gold light blades flew out from the tips of his bear claws, then flew towards the bone claws on his arms.
Wherever the light blades passed, the white bone claws shattered inch by inch. With his arms free, Qian Yuan swung his claws, and in just a few moves, he had chopped the bone claws on his body into pieces, leaving only a few on his back, but they didn't affect his movements.
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