Chapter 1: Transmigrating to Douluo, Fortune Panel!

"Zhu Zhuqing, innate soul power level seven!"

Unfamiliar words echoed in my ears, and my vision gradually focused.

Where am I?

Before I could think further, memories surged in my mind; what lay before me overlapped with the images in my memory, gradually shifting from unfamiliar to familiar.

"Douluo Continent…… Star Luo Empire…… Second Prince Dai Xiyu……"

Did I transmigrate?

After sorting out his memories, he finally confirmed one thing.

He had transmigrated and arrived at the Douluo Continent.

His identity was the Second Prince of the Star Luo Empire, the elder half-brother of Dai Mubai, Dai Xiyu.

As the Second Prince, he was only one month older than the Third Prince Dai Mubai, and had just celebrated his ninth birthday a few days ago.

The scene before him was the "Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony" of the Star Luo Royal Elementary Academy.

And he himself was sitting in the stands, a spectator.

Just then, a familiar voice came from beside him.

"Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhu Yue respectively possess innate soul power levels seven and six, a rare talent. Unfortunately, given your aptitude, no matter whom you choose, you will harm the other."

Dai Xiyu turned his head and looked to his side.

There sat a boy close in age to him, also with blond hair.

However, in the blond boy's eyes grew a pair of evil pupils.

Evil Eye White Tiger, Dai Mubai!

Looking at his younger brother, who was only one month younger, Dai Xiyu came to his senses and realized the other was speaking to him.

After a moment of silence, he spoke sparingly: "So then?"

At this time, Dai Mubai had not yet suffered continuous attacks from the Eldest Prince Dai Weisi, so his personality was arrogant.

All of this was because of Dai Xiyu's existence.

Now, Dai Weisi's energy is entirely focused on Dai Xiyu, the Second Prince.

He even joined forces with Dai Mubai to suppress this half-brother of theirs.

The reason is simple: Dai Weisi and Dai Mubai are true full brothers, both born of the empress.

Dai Xiyu, however, was born of the Star Luo Emperor and the imperial consort, and his mother consort has already passed away.

According to the plot development, only after this Second Prince is framed and killed will Dai Weisi turn his sights on Dai Mubai.

As a result, Dai Mubai later fled in disgrace from the Star Luo Empire and ran to Shrek Academy.

At this moment, Dai Mubai looked at his elder brother's calm expression and couldn't help but feel a surge of annoyance.

He let out a cold snort, and Dai Mubai said lightly:

"In a moment, Father Emperor will first ask for your choice; you had better choose Zhu Zhu Yue. If you do, perhaps I will consider letting you off in the future."

Today is the annual Martial Soul Awakening Day.

And the Netherworld Duke happens to have two daughters born in the same year, who will awaken their martial souls today.

One is the elder sister, named Zhu Zhu Yue; the other is the younger sister, named Zhu Zhuqing.

Once the Netherworld Duke's daughter successfully awakens her Netherworld Spirit Cat martial soul, she is to be betrothed to a prince who has likewise awakened the White Tiger martial soul.

This rule has existed since the founding of the Star Luo Empire.

The Netherworld Duke's lineage's Netherworld Spirit Cat martial soul and the Star Luo royal family's White Tiger martial soul possess high compatibility, allowing them to execute the "Martial Soul Fusion Technique".

This is the reason for the marriage alliance.

Dai Mubai saying this clearly shows he wants to become engaged to Zhu Zhuqing.

This boy has long been attracted to that aloof beauty.

Moreover, Zhu Zhuqing's innate level-seven talent is indeed somewhat better than Zhu Zhu Yue's level-six.

The better the talent, the higher the upper limit of their future martial soul fusion.

Thus, future battles against Dai Weisi will be more advantageous.

However, Zhu Zhuqing exudes an aloof, unapproachable aura; hardly any peer of the opposite sex dares to approach her.

Even as a prince, Dai Mubai cannot gain any advantage.

Thus, he can only obtain this ice‑cold goddess by going through the rules of the imperial family and the Netherworld Duke's household.

Faced with Dai Mubai's threat, Dai Xiyu responded:

"Do you think that after I withdraw from the struggle, Dai Weisi will let you off?"

Dai Mubai, as if struck in a sensitive spot, his face instantly darkened, and he said coldly:

"You need not worry about it; once you fall, I will surpass that guy on my own."

Upon hearing Dai Mubai's answer, Dai Xiyu shook his head and said no more.

In the Star Luo Empire, the struggle among the princes is extremely fierce.

There is only one position of crown prince.

When the Eldest Prince turns twenty‑one, the crown prince will be decided.

The remaining princes can only contend for the crown prince position if their strength surpasses that of the Eldest Prince.

Until finally, the crown prince's selection is confirmed.

The other princes are then doomed to be eliminated.

Either you die, or I perish.

At this moment, Dai Weisi and Dai Mubai join forces.

The worst situation of all falls upon this Second Prince, Dai Xiyu.

Furthermore, his talent is indescribable; at first he only awakened an innate soul power rank two.

Meanwhile, Dai Weisi and Dai Mubai both have innate soul power rank seven.

The two of them, at the Star Luo Royal Elementary Academy, can already be called talents seen once in ten years.

Nowadays, Dai Weisi is already rank twenty-eight, with three rings in sight.

Even Dai Mubai has reached rank fifteen.

In contrast, Dai Xiyu's soul power is only rank eight so far, a huge gap.

Such talent will inevitably become the first sacrifice in the royal struggle.

Dai Xiyu no longer paid attention to Dai Mubai, his gaze shifting to look down below.

There, an absolutely beautiful girl with a cold expression had just withdrawn her scallion-white finger pressed on the crystal ball.

Earlier, when he woke up, the innate soul power rank seven he heard referred to this girl.

She is the youngest daughter of the Duke of Yin, named Zhu Zhuqing.

It must be said, the Zhu family's genes are truly excellent.

As long as one descends from the Duke of Yin's line, their appearance is without difference.

Especially Zhu Zhuqing, her looks surpass those of her several sisters by a few points.

At the Star Luo Royal Elementary Academy, she is the secret crush of countless male students and the goddess of their dreams.

Although Zhu Zhuqing is only of elementary school age, the children of the Douluo Continent are all very precocious.

Moreover, even in his past life, elementary schoolers knew more than many 'college freshmen'.

Zhu Zhuqing's only flaw is that her demeanor is as cold and unchanging as ages past.

Hardly anyone has ever seen her smile.

Even if she learned she had awakened an innate soul power rank seven, she would be a rare talent.

Zhu Zhuqing still showed no joy.

She silently turned, bowed to the Star Luo Emperor on the high platform, then left the training field.

After she left, many of the students who had come to observe the ceremony also began to chatter.

"As expected of the Duke of Yin's daughter, her talent is truly one in a million."

"I heard that the daughters of the Duke of Yin will all marry the Imperial Prince in the future..."

"Don't listen to rumors; this has been the rule for many years."

"However, Zhu Zhuyue and Zhu Zhuqing are both talents with innate soul power ranks six and seven, Third Prince Dai Mubai also has rank seven, whereas our Second Prince... I don't know which unlucky one will be engaged to the Second Prince."

"If you ask me, Dai Mubai will surely choose Zhu Zhuqing, after all Zhu Zhuqing is superior to Zhu Zhuyue in both talent and appearance."

"Don't talk about this, lest someone overhear."

……

Dai Xiyu naturally couldn't hear their discussion.

But by sensing those faint gazes, he could guess about seventy percent of what they were saying.

Watching Zhu Zhuqing depart below, Dai Xiyu let out a sigh.

Actually, his greatest wish now is to live well in this world.

To make up for the time lost in his previous life in this lifetime.

He cares nothing for the royal struggle or the ducal family's marriage alliances.

In his previous life, he lay in bed for ten years.

From childhood to youth, he hardly ever went outside the hospital.

No one understands the preciousness of life more than he does.

"Am I just going from the wolf's den into the tiger's mouth? Wanting to live like a normal person, why is it so hard?"

He silently sighed in his heart, his whole body leaning against the wide, soft chair back.

Just then.

Dai Xiyu suddenly noticed a light curtain with a strong technological feel appearing before him.

On the light curtain, several lines of text appeared one by one.

【Your past experiences meet the standard; you have been selected by the Fortune Management Bureau as the No. 613 Fortune Hunter.】

【System Assistant notification: Your current transmigration plane is 'Douluo Continent'; the mission is to seize abnormal fortune to bring the plane's operation back to balance.】

【To urge the hunter's work, your initial lifespan is 24 hours; seizing fortune can increase lifespan, please act quickly.】

【If you need to know more, please visit the system panel yourself; wishing you smooth work.】

……

Looking at the text on the light curtain, Dai Xiyu abruptly sat upright.

Looking left and right, everyone else showed no abnormal reaction.

"A strange light curtain, it seems only I can see it……"

In his previous life, living in bed for ten years, Dai Xiyu's main pastime was web novels.

And this scene before him greatly resembled the 'golden finger' from web fiction.

"That's right; things that appear together with transmigration are often various kinds of golden fingers……"

Thinking of this, Dai Xiyu focused his mind, attempting to control the light curtain with his will.

The next moment, the text on the light curtain changed.

【Respected No. 613 Hunter, your current status is as follows.】

【Name: Dai Xiyu】

【Gender: Male】

Age: 9

Martial Soul: White Tiger

Soul Power: Level 8

Strength: 28 (in this plane, the average for an ordinary adult male is 60)

Agility: 21

Endurance: 11

Lifespan: 23 hours 58 minutes 01 seconds (each plunder of 1 point of fortune permanently increases lifespan by 6 seconds)

……

Looking at their own data, Dai Xiyu first noticed their lifespan.

Never expected that, after being reborn, they still have to race against life.

The other attributes had nothing worth noting, so Dai Xiyu once again used their mind to touch the light screen.

In the next moment, the text changed again.

Early Stage Tips

Within a hundred-meter radius of a person with abnormal fortune, one can slowly plunder fortune.

By seizing the opportunity of a same-sex abnormal fortune-holder, one can plunder a large amount of fortune at once.

Killing a same-sex abnormal fortune-holder allows one to plunder the entirety of their fortune at once.

By establishing a good relationship with an opposite-sex abnormal fortune-holder, one can plunder an indeterminate amount of fortune based on the relationship depth, up to plundering the opponent's total fortune at once.

Note: To successfully kill, one's own fortune must be vastly greater than the opponent's; otherwise, there is a high chance of backlash.

The 'Fortune Eye' has been unlocked, usable for observing others' fortune.

The shop and warehouse have been opened; more functions will automatically unlock after the hunter achieves their goal.

……

After reading the light screen's prompt, Dai Xiyu couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

By establishing a good relationship with an opposite-sex abnormal fortune-holder, one can plunder a large amount of fortune based on the relationship depth.

What constitutes the maximum level of a good relationship?

In an instant, a phrase from their past life, ruined by play, popped into Dai Xiyu's mind.

——GB friendship.

(End of Chapter)