Chapter 50

At this moment, the Star Luo Emperor said:

"It concerns the empire's prestige, so it should be taken seriously. Xiyu, what do you think—are you willing to make this trip?"

Although the Star Luo Emperor valued the academy visit, he still gave the decision to Dai Xiyu.

Dai Xiyu thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "That works; let me go meet this Snowclear River."

He agreed to make this trip mainly for Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue is now only seventeen, having just hidden for eight years in the Tiandou Imperial Palace.

I also don't know whether her personality and manner of handling affairs have become like in the original work.

But more importantly, I'm curious about Qian Renxue's fortune.

As for the fortune-blessed girl in the original story, Dai Xiyu intends not to let any slip away.

After all, he is destined to be emperor; having a few more in the harem is quite reasonable.

Of course, if Qian Renxue, due to fate, is destined to be deprived of her godhood and thus lacks great fortune.

then Dai Xiyu would have no interest in accompanying her; he'd just go wherever it's cool.

Upon receiving Dai Xiyu's consent, the old dean immediately beamed with joy, as if the worries of the past year had all dissipated at this moment.

At this moment, Dai Xiyu felt a coolness in his palm.

It turned out to be Zhu Zhuqing beside him, slipping her left hand into his.

The meaning was clear: Zhu Zhuqing also wanted to go.

Seeing this, the Star Luo Emperor said to the old dean:

"Xiyu and Zhuqing cultivate together every night; why not bring Zhuqing along as well?"

Hearing the Star Luo Emperor say that, the old dean felt a bit embarrassed and said, "This visit has a limited quota, and moreover, males and females are housed separately."

"The senior academy's dormitories are strictly supervised, prohibiting the opposite sex from entering student dorms, so..."

What the old dean said was also clear: this time the quota is limited, and priority must be given to outstanding students of the senior academy.

Zhu Zhuqing is only rank twenty-four; although her talent is strong, she hasn't truly grown yet.

By then, in a one-on-one soul battle, Zhu Zhuqing probably couldn't hold out.

Moreover, the senior academy is unlike the junior academy.

The senior academy's students all live in dorms, with strict gender separation, and the dormitory buildings will also have dedicated administrators.

Dai Xiyu and Zhu Zhuqing wanting to cultivate together at night is basically impossible.

Hearing the dean say that, Dai Xiyu also nodded and said, "Then let Zhuqing wait for me at the academy; after all, the exchange visit won't take long."

He actually also wanted to go alone, after all, he originally had an ulterior motive.

If, by chance, Qian Renxue truly possesses great fortune, then bringing Zhuqing along would surely cause trouble in the rear courtyard.

So, since the dean gave a reason, Dai Xiyu went along with the arrangement.

Having said all this, Zhu Zhuqing couldn't insist further and could only nod reluctantly.

After the banquet ended, Dai Xiyu and Zhu Zhuqing did not return to the duke's mansion but instead stayed overnight in the imperial palace.

There were still over two months until the exchange visit; during this time, Dai Xiyu needed to first increase his strength as much as possible.

Recall that Qian Renxue's Angel Martial Soul is a rare innate full soul power of rank twenty across the continent.

Such talent is even more monstrous than an innate full soul power of rank ten.

Qian Renxue was already rank forty-nine a year ago; now, without a doubt, she has surely broken through to above rank fifty.

To be more certain in dealing with her, Dai Xiyu must at least absorb a fifth soul ring before heading to Tiandou.

With this plan in mind, Dai Xiyu once again entered his previous routine.

Each day, he could gain sixty to seventy thousand fortune from cultivating with Zhu Zhuqing.

During this period, Dai Xiyu also participated in the junior academy's final soul battle.

Without any suspense, when Dai Xiyu released his martial soul and the four soul rings—yellow, purple, black, black—rose from his feet, the first opponent immediately surrendered on the spot.

The subsequent opponents drawn by lot also surrendered right away, losing any interest in fighting.

In Dai Xiyu's fourth-year class, everyone was only in the teens of soul master rank, not a single one breaking through rank twenty.

Facing the rank forty-nine Dai Xiyu, especially seeing those two ten-thousand-year soul rings, not surrendering would be purely asking for abuse.

Under these circumstances, Dai Xiyu advanced smoothly, winning by default to take first place.

The same situation also happened to Zhu Zhuqing.

In Zhu Zhuqing's first-year class, almost none of the students had broken through rank ten.

Aside from Zhu Zhuqing, the strongest among them was only rank nine.

Facing the already rank twenty-four Zhu Zhuqing, there was essentially no hope, so they directly chose to surrender.

Like Dai Xiyu, Zhu Zhuqing also won by default and directly obtained first place in her year.

After the final soul battle ended, winter vacation arrived; even Star Luo City in the southern part of the continent was covered with a layer of clear snow.

In the day-to-day cultivation, two months quickly passed, and both academies were soon to welcome the new term.

And just a few days before the start of term, Dai Xiyu, under the pretext of going out to hunt for soul rings, temporarily parted from Zhu Zhuqing and alone boarded a carriage heading for Starlight Forest.

Upon reaching Starlight Forest, he, according to memory, returned once again to the side of that giant tree that four people could encircle.

Skillfully entering the tree hollow from underground, sitting cross-legged on the roots, Dai Xiyu opened the Fortune Store with his will.

【Fortune balance: 3812197】

【Current items on sale are as follows (updated after 306 days)】

【Five-hundred-year soul ring: 6000 fortune】

【One-thousand-year soul ring: 10000 fortune】

【Five-thousand-year soul ring: 50000 fortune】

【Ten thousand-year soul ring: 100,000 qi luck】

【Fifty thousand-year soul ring: 500,000 qi luck】

【Hundred thousand-year soul ring: 1,000,000 qi luck】

【Divine soul ring: 2,000,000 qi luck】

【……】

……

The previous soul ring Dai Xiyu absorbed was fifty thousand years.

This time, he had wanted to directly try a hundred-thousand-year soul ring.

However, after thinking calmly, his body might not be able to withstand a hundred-thousand-year soul ring.

Compared to that, a divine soul ring is still more reliable; regardless of how many years the body's limit can endure, a divine soul ring can meet it.

Thinking this way, Dai Xiyu gave up the idea of saving qi luck and still exchanged for a divine soul ring.

【Successfully purchased divine soul ring, qi luck -2,000,000】

Taking out the familiar divine soul ring, Dai Xiyu first adjusted his state, then directly absorbed it.

With the pull of soul power, the divine soul ring turned into a stream of golden light and entered Dai Xiyu's body.

Dai Xiyu, meanwhile, closed his eyes and began challenging the limit of his endurance.

One hundred years, two hundred years, three hundred years……

One thousand years, two thousand years, three thousand years……

Ten thousand years, twenty thousand years, thirty thousand years……

The years gradually increased, soon surpassing fifty thousand years, with no sign of stopping.

Dai Xiyu focused completely, his inner soul power surged like waves, relentless.

After an unknown amount of time, at a certain moment, he finally could not hold on and woke from the absorbing state.

He clenched his fist, feeling the power within, and Dai Xiyu let out a long breath.

Just as he had anticipated, his current body condition still cannot withstand a hundred-thousand-year level for the fifth soul ring.

However, it's not far off.

This divine soul ring ultimately stopped at ninety-nine thousand years, only one step away from a hundred thousand years.

Standing up, he released his martial soul, and rings of soul rings rose beneath his feet.

Yellow, purple, black, black, black!

Moreover, that final black soul ring faintly showed a hint of reddish hue.

(End of chapter)