Chapter 40: Fortune Surging

It was shocking, no longer enough to describe their current mood.

One move!

Just one move, and it thoroughly defeated Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhu Yun, who had likewise unleashed the Netherworld White Tiger!

This is enough to show that, in front of Dai Xiyu and Zhu Zhuqing, the martial soul fusion of Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhu Yun is completely inadequate.

The strength difference is too great!

Offstage, Dai Mubai sat dazedly slumped in his chair.

"Why, why... He not only possesses a ten-thousand-year third spirit ring, but also successfully cultivated the martial soul fusion skill..."

"Could it really be just because I haven't worked hard enough..."

As for whose mood is the most complicated, it's none other than Dai Mubai's.

Once a good-for-nothing endlessly suppressed by himself, he has now risen through effort.

He even easily defeated the opponent he had dreamed of beating.

This feeling is no different from that of the rabbit in the tortoise-and-hare race, overtaken by the tortoise.

Only by truly experiencing it can one understand this feeling.

However, immediately afterward, Dai Mubai's eyes became resolute.

"We must abolish this guy; while Dai Weisi is still around, we still have a chance—later there will be no chance at all!"

In Dai Mubai's eyes, that hint of gloominess surfaced again.

If Dai Xiyu's achievements were only slightly higher than his,

then Dai Mubai would still have confidence to surpass him relying on his own talent and effort.

But when Dai Xiyu's talent and achievements are completely out of reach,

all Dai Mubai wants in his heart is to let this talent stagnate completely, turning Dai Xiyu back into the good-for-nothing he once was!

On the Spirit Duel Platform, the unconscious Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhu Yun have already been carried away.

The watching audience also burst into enthusiastic applause.

From this moment on, Dai Xiyu's name will become the symbol of genius.

Dai Xiyu is already the undisputed number-one genius of the entire Star Luo.

And Zhu Zhuqing, who had always been known for her aloofness, excitedly turned and threw herself into Dai Xiyu's embrace.

One could faintly see tears welling in the corners of her eyes.

From birth to now, Zhu Zhuqing has constantly been under the blows of her older sister Zhu Zhu Yun.

She, who had always lived in the shadow of Zhu Zhu Yun, has finally, with Dai Xiyu's help, defeated Zhu Zhu Yun.

At this moment, her excitement is almost impossible to put into words.

While embracing Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Xiyu gently patted her on the back with his right hand.

At the same time, he softly said:

"Zhuqing, this is just the beginning. They are merely a small stepping stone on our path forward; in the future we will have an even vaster sky."

In his arms, Zhu Zhuqing nodded firmly, warm liquid soaking Dai Xiyu's clothes.

At the same time, a special notification refreshed in the upper left of Dai Xiyu's vision.

【Harvest: Fortune from Zhu Zhuqing +3,000,000】

This is the first time he has directly obtained three million fortune from Zhu Zhuqing's person.

Before this, the most he had ever gotten was only two million.

It seems that this defeat of Zhu Zhu Yun truly had a great impact on Zhu Zhuqing's inner self.

After embracing for a while, Dai Xiyu took Zhu Zhuqing's hand, and together they walked down the Spirit Duel Platform under everyone's gaze.

The subsequent fights were nothing special, far lacking the shock of the opening red-banner first match.

The only match worth everyone's attention was the battle between the Star Luo Emperor and the Golden Leopard Sacrificial.

The Golden Leopard Sacrificial is the third-ranked sacrificer of the Sacrificial Hall, below the Hidden Sacrificial, a ninety-fourth-rank Title Douluo.

The battle between the Golden Leopard Sacrificial and the Star Luo Emperor can be called the best viewing experience of today.

Two peerless experts of comparable rank forced even the Hidden Douluo serving as referee to prepare rigorously.

They fought in midair, the visual effects were extremely splendid, yet the Spirit Duel Platform suffered not the slightest damage.

In the end, the Star Luo Emperor narrowly won by one move, simultaneously marking the conclusion of the Grand Spirit Duel.

After the Grand Spirit Duel ended, as expected, many nobles rushed over to mingle with Dai Xiyu.

This time, nearly ninety-nine percent of the nobles declared their stance.

At this point, if one still cannot see the situation clearly, it would be impossible to have survived so long in noble circles.

And just as the Grand Spirit Duel ended.

The perpetually silent Dai Mubai withdrew early and went to the Eldest Prince's bedroom.

At the bedroom door, two noble youths who had come from the Star Luo Royal Academy to the palace eyed Dai Mubai warily.

These two youths were both followers of Dai Weisi, steadfast supporters of his.

From this one can see that Dai Weisi's followers are far stronger than Dai Mubai's.

Dai Mubai's three followers, after his downfall, two of them ran away.

One of them even backstabbed him, running to Dai Xiyu's camp to curry favor.

Now, by Dai Mubai's side, only a sharp‑mouthed, monkey‑cheeked one remains.

Conversely, even though Dai Weisi suffered a crushing defeat at Dai Xiyu's hands today, these peers of his remain unwavering supporters.

Dai Mubai glanced at the two, ignored them, and directly opened the door to go inside.

Although he has fallen low, after all he is still a prince, so those two followers certainly would not dare to block him.

At this moment, Dai Weisi had already awakened, frowning as he looked toward the door.

Dai Mubai walked all the way to the window, hands behind his back, gazing outside before speaking lightly:

"Dai Weisi, you should now know just how great a threat Dai Xiyu poses, right?"

Dai Weisi did not answer immediately; after a while he said:

"So you came here just to mock me?"

"Although I was temporarily defeated by Dai Xiyu, it's not your place to lecture me; you'd better face reality."

Today's crushing defeat at Dai Xiyu's hands has indeed made Dai Weisi much more irritable.

Consequently, his words lack the former courtesy.

Hearing Dai Weisi say that, Dai Mubai also felt a surge of anger, but after thinking he suppressed it.

He spoke solemnly:

"Relying on you alone won't be enough to deal with him; a single tree cannot hold up the roof. Join forces with me—Dai Xiyu is our common enemy."

"He's merely the son of a servant—what right does he have to vie for the throne? We brothers are born of the empress; we cannot let the crown prince position fall into the hands of someone like him."

In fact, this is also one of the reasons he never considered allying with Dai Xiyu before.

Dai Xiyu's mother was originally a maidservant.

Only because of her beauty did the Star Luo Emperor take notice, taking her into the palace as a concubine.

Later she gave birth to Dai Xiyu, thereby gaining a certain status.

However, good fortune did not last; when Dai Xiyu was six and awakened his martial soul, she unfortunately passed away.

Therefore, in Dai Mubai's view, Dai Xiyu's mediocre talent is entirely due to that servant's inferior genes.

Even the White Tiger martial soul cannot compensate for that poor genetic stock.

Moreover, the original Dai Xiyu had a timid personality—what need is there to ally with someone like him?

Now that enmity has been settled, Dai Mubai must join forces with Dai Weisi.

Dai Weisi narrowed his eyes, leaning against the bed as he pondered for a moment.

He then smiled, regained his elegant bearing, and spoke slowly:

"Good; now we are grasshoppers on the same rope—being able to advance and retreat together is naturally a good thing."

(End of chapter)