Chapter 16: School Begins, Dai Mubai's Arrogance Soars

Boarding the carriage waiting outside the gate, in less than the time of one incense stick, they returned to Star Luo City.

Dai Xiyu did not return to the imperial palace, but went straight to the duke's manor.

As Star Luo people, most are not particular; even if they have blood on them, it's nothing.

Dai Xiyu had already decided to live in the duke's manor from now on.

Anyway, with cultivating martial soul compatibility as a reason, even living until the end of time would not be strange.

Rather, the Netherworld Duke and the Star Luo Emperor would be pleased to see this.

Being together every day is best; this greatly promotes martial soul compatibility.

On the contrary, it's Dai Mubai's situation—having had no contact with Zhu Zhu Yue since the engagement—that they do not wish to see.

Now that he had come to the duke's manor, the Netherworld Duke naturally inquired about Dai Xiyu's acquisition of the soul ring.

Like the Star Luo Emperor, the Netherworld Duke cannot actively help Dai Xiyu; thus, as long as Dai Xiyu does not speak up, he will not secretly observe in the Starlight Forest.

Although somewhat rigid dogma, it has always been this way through the generations, which can be considered a characteristic of the Star Luo Empire.

And Dai Xiyu finally no longer needs to hide.

Directly, in front of everyone in the duke's manor, he released his White Tiger martial soul.

One yellow, one purple—two soul rings rose beneath his feet, flashing with dazzling light.

Seeing this scene,

Whether Zhu Zhuqing, Zhu Zhu Yue, the Netherworld Duke, or the duchess, all were stunned.

The jaws of all four nearly dropped from shock.

"A thousand-year soul ring!!"

The Netherworld Duke muttered in disbelief.

This is no longer a matter of talent or limit; in the history of the Douluo Continent, it seems no second thousand-year soul ring has ever appeared.

This second prince has once again shattered everyone's worldview.

Dai Xiyu nodded, speaking calmly and nonchalantly:

"Fortuitously, I encountered a dying thousand-year Diamond Tiger and happened to slay it."

"However, absorbing the soul ring was still somewhat perilous; fortunately, I ultimately succeeded."

Although Dai Xiyu spoke lightly, everyone present knew how difficult it was.

Wanting to absorb a second thousand-year soul ring is certainly not as easy as saying it; it must be fraught with danger.

Without tremendous perseverance and resolve, it is impossible to reach this point.

The Netherworld Duke let out a breath, wanting to say something, but it ended as merely a sigh.

Looking at that soul ring configuration, he suddenly felt he could no longer keep up with the times.

The future belongs to the young.

Zhu Zhu Yue's eyes dimmed; she regretted even more not having acted earlier, and her gaze toward Zhu Zhuqing was full of envy.

Zhu Zhuqing, however, rare-ly showed a smile, sincerely happy for Dai Xiyu from the bottom of her heart.

In the past, her first thought would certainly have been whether she could reach the same height herself, and how to cultivate thereafter.

But now, after these days of ideological shift, Zhu Zhuqing's first reaction has become to consider Dai Xiyu.

It must be said, the influence of emotions on a person's various aspects is still great.

Dai Xiyu, on the other hand, remained humble, without any sense of self-satisfaction.

With the existence of the fortune system, his future achievements cannot be definitively judged.

For now, it's merely a second thousand-year soul ring; what is there to be proud of? The road ahead is still long.

That night, Zhu Zhuqing came as usual to Dai Xiyu's room, and they practiced dual cultivation.

Familiarity breeds ease; the second time she actively came to Dai Xiyu's room, she was no longer as reserved as the first time.

However, when knocking on the door, her face was still slightly flushed, and she lowered her head slightly.

If the academy folk saw Zhu Zhuqing this shy, they'd probably be stunned speechless.

This time, there was no additional increase in favorability.

After a night of cultivation, it merely increased the natural plunder fortune by fifty thousand points.

The three-day holiday thus ended.

The next morning, Dai Xiyu woke early and left the duke's manor.

Returning to his bedroom in the imperial palace, he changed into the academy uniform and then walked to the Star Luo Royal Elementary Academy.

Dai Xiyu, like Dai Mubai, is a third-year student at the academy, with three years left before graduation.

The graduation requirement of the Star Luo Royal Elementary Academy is to reach soul power level 15 before the end of sixth year.

This requirement is actually higher than that of other academies.

Converted to an ordinary elementary spirit master academy, reaching level 10 would suffice for graduation.

However, for Dai Mubai and Dai Xiyu, this condition amounts to nothing.

After all, both have already met the academy's graduation requirement.

Upon entering the academy gate, Dai Xiyu happened to bump into a familiar figure.

It was his half-brother from the same father, Dai Mubai.

At this moment, Dai Mubai was flanked by three lackeys, his imposing stride causing those nearby to hastily step aside.

The two drew ever closer, and before long they stood face to face in the middle of the passageway.

Dai Xiyu's expression was calm as he looked into Dai Mubai's eyes.

Dai Mubai, however, gave a cold snort and brushed past Dai Xiyu's side.

As they brushed past, Dai Mubai also whispered, "Just wait and see."

Dai Xiyu turned their head, watching Dai Mubai's retreating back, feeling a bit strange.

It's only a three-day break, how did Dai Mubai become so arrogant again?

Could it be that he thinks he's capable again?

Dai Xiyu shook their head, too lazy to think about it.

It's best to regain confidence; only by climbing high enough can one fall hard enough.

The more confident one is, the greater the burst of fortune when struck by oneself.

Star Luo Royal Elementary Academy, being a noble school, has very few students.

Each grade has only one class, with over forty students.

Dai Xiyu and Dai Mubai naturally attend the same class and were specially assigned to the front-row seats.

Dai Xiyu sits in the first row left front by the window, while Dai Mubai sits in the first row right front by the door.

The teachers at the academy are almost all rank fifty Soul Kings, which is already quite luxurious for an elementary academy.

The lecture content is varied.

Besides martial soul and cultivation theory, there are also cultural courses such as continental history and mathematics.

Of course, cultural courses take up a very small proportion; basically just needing to be aware of them is enough.

Although it's not very useful for themselves, to maintain a low-profile hardworking image, Dai Xiyu still listened attentively and took notes.

The morning's classes passed quickly.

At noon break, a noisy discussion came from the classroom doorway.

Dai Xiyu raised their head and saw Zhu Zhuqing standing at the classroom doorway, looking inside.

Zhu Zhuqing is a third-year student in the Preschool Division and will only be promoted to the Elementary Division after finishing this year's final term.

Therefore, she hasn't had classes in the Elementary Division building, and hasn't found an opportunity to come over during previous breaks.

Now it's noon break, with over an hour free, she came over right away.

Before Dai Xiyu could even greet them, they noticed that Dai Mubai, who was nearest the door, had already risen and run to Zhu Zhuqing's side.

Dai Xiyu raised an eyebrow, also stood up, and walked toward the doorway.

At this moment, almost everyone showed a look of anticipation for the show.

(End of chapter)