Chapter 21: Attribute Enhancement, the End‑of‑Semester Martial Soul Competition Begins

Regarding the physical contact between the two, Dai Xiyu didn't feel anything special.

After all, although their physical ages were similar, their mental ages differed by at least ten years.

He lay on his back, gently holding Zhu Zhuqing in his arms, and said lightly:

"Today, it's also time to settle things with Dai Mubai."

Zhu Zhuqing's breathing quickened; hearing this, she scrambled to sit up, hastily put on her slippers, and got off the bed.

Afterward, with her back to Dai Xiyu, she spoke with a slightly trembling voice:

"No, that's right—today is the day of the end-of-semester martial soul examination; we can't be careless. I'll go back to my room to wash up first; you should also prepare well."

Having said that, she ran to the door with a pattering sound, opened it, and slipped away.

Dai Xiyu smiled faintly and sat up from the bed.

With a thought, he opened the Qi Luck Store.

Thanks to Zhu Zhuqing's contribution just now, the Qi Luck balance in the store once again broke through one million, reaching 1,100,000.

After thinking, Dai Xiyu decided to first improve his physical fitness.

Last time he exchanged, he greatly increased his soul power, so his physical fitness must not fall behind.

【Successfully purchased free attribute points, Qi Luck -180,000】

【Successfully purchased free attribute points, Qi Luck -190,000】

【Successfully purchased free attribute points, Qi Luck -200,000】

He purchased three free attribute points, spending a total of 570,000.

The remaining soul power could still buy two more attribute points, but Dai Xiyu always wanted to keep his attributes balanced, so he didn't continue buying.

After distributing the three attribute points evenly, Dai Xiyu spent another 300,000 Qi Luck to purchase a first‑level soul power.

【Successfully purchased soul power (1st level), Qi Luck -300,000】

Thus, the Qi Luck balance remained at 230,000.

And Dai Xiyu's own strength also increased.

Pulling up the status bar, Dai Xiyu's data appeared before his eyes.

【Name: Dai Xiyu】

【Gender: Male】

【Age: 9】

【First Martial Soul: White Tiger】

【Second Martial Soul: Sharingan】

【Soul Power: 29th level】

【Strength: 69】

【Agility: 69】

【Stamina: 69】

【Lifespan: 1 year 45 days】

……

When the lifespan exceeds 365 days, it is automatically consolidated into 1 year, and the specific hours and minutes are no longer displayed.

Furthermore, a prompt had once appeared stating that when the lifespan reaches 100 years, the lifespan limit will be removed.

In other words, reaching a lifespan of 100 years is the hunter's ultimate goal.

To that end, one needs to plunder roughly five hundred million Qi Luck in total.

When that happens, the limit disappears, and it's up to the hunter how long they can live.

If one can become a god by then, immortality is no problem.

The existence of this limit merely urges the hunter to work; it carries no other meaning.

After all, this system wasn't tailor‑made for just one person.

Other planes and worlds may have also been seeded with different Qi Luck hunters.

They all use the same Qi Luck system; Dai Xiyu simply doesn't know about them.

After exiting the system, Dai Xiyu washed up, changed into his academy uniform, and pushed the door open.

Having breakfast together with Zhu Zhuqing, they then rode in a carriage to the academy.

Today is the semiannual end‑of‑semester martial soul examination.

All students of the academy, including the preschool department, must participate.

Dai Xiyu had just entered the classroom when he came face‑to‑face with Dai Mubai.

These past days, Dai Xiyu has kept a low profile, allowing Dai Mubai to regain his former glory.

At this moment, Dai Mubai has already recovered his former vigorous bearing, and his gaze toward Dai Xiyu carries a hint of looking down from above.

Looking at the silent Dai Xiyu, Dai Mubai let out a cold snort and deliberately said, "I hope you haven't forgotten our wager."

Dai Xiyu smiled and replied calmly:

"As long as you don't renege on the debt, that's fine—but with so many people as witnesses and the matter spread throughout the city, I'm sure you wouldn't dare to renege."

During this time, Dai Mubai has spared no effort in building momentum, spreading the wager between the two to every corner of Star Luo City.

The purpose was to put pressure on Dai Xiyu, so he wouldn't deny it afterward.

One could say that, in order to make Dai Xiyu call off the engagement, Dai Mubai has racked his brains.

Little did he know, Dai Mubai's actions are essentially lifting a stone only to drop it on his own foot.

Seeing Dai Xiyu still wearing that infuriatingly calm expression, Dai Mubai felt a surge of nameless anger.

However, upon thinking that today he could defeat Dai Xiyu and avenge his previous shame, Dai Mubai suppressed his anger again.

He nodded, snorting coldly as he said, "Fine, I'll see how you beat me. Once we're on the dueling platform, don't blame me for showing no mercy."

Dai Xiyu didn't want to waste more words, walked straight past Dai Mubai and returned to his seat.

The other students, seeing the two so opposed, also became interested.

However, most of them were optimistic about Dai Mubai.

After all, although Dai Mubai's soul power was three ranks lower than Dai Xiyu's, the age of his first soul ring was four hundred years—something Dai Xiyu could not hope to match.

As fellow assault-system battle soul masters with the White Tiger martial soul, a hundred-year soul ring's skill power is nowhere near comparable to a four-hundred-year one.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many soul masters hunting higher-level soul beasts in pursuit of the ultimate soul ring limits.

As class time approached, the homeroom teacher walked into the classroom.

Seeing that most of the students had arrived, he led the whole class, several dozen strong, to the training field.

At that time, many students had already gathered in the training field, neatly arranged on the three huge dueling platforms.

Once nearly four hundred faculty and students from the academy had all assembled, the dean began a long-winded speech on the high platform.

Since the Star Luo Emperor didn't come today for an inspection, this white-bearded old man wasn't in a hurry and spoke slowly and deliberately.

He said a bunch of useful and useless things, but Dai Xiyu didn't remember any of it.

Finally, he announced with full vigor that the final soul-duel examination would officially begin.

After the dean's speech ended, the teachers led their respective classes to the audience seats.

At the entrance, only the first reference class remained.

The final soul-duel examination is conducted by grade level.

Within each grade, students draw lots and advance by points to test their combat ability.

First to take the stage were the first-year students of the preschool division.

These students are generally only four years old and have not yet awakened their soul power.

The test is purely about strength and reaction speed; the combat has no highlights, basically just playing house.

The three dueling platforms operate simultaneously, making the evaluation very fast; the final rankings are decided in about an hour.

Next up were the second-year students of the preschool division.

From here on, they at least had the appearance of combat, though it could still be called flashy but ineffective.

Likewise, not long after, the second-year evaluation ended.

Next, it was time for the main event to gradually unfold.

The third-year preschool students were precisely Zhu Zhuqing and her cohort.

This year is their graduation evaluation; next semester they will advance to the elementary division.

And they, just over half a month ago, had all awakened their martial souls.

Only by using martial souls and soul power does one engage in true combat between soul masters.

(End of chapter)