Four People You Mustn't Provoke

"Is there anywhere in the Simulated Environment with a waterfall?"

The Male Student was startled at first. He had no idea why Dai Yao would choose a place with a waterfall. As far as he knew, places with waterfalls were generally taken by noble children to use for sightseeing.

"Don't tell me the Fourth Prince wants a waterfall place for sightseeing too?" Inwardly, he grumbled about these nobles' habits, but he showed none of it on his face. He checked the records, then said ingratiatingly:

"Reporting to the Fourth Prince, at present, every place with a waterfall has been occupied by noble children. Only one of them is held by a commoner student."

Waterfalls were the cultivation grounds of protagonists in many novels.

In the original work, when Tang San cultivated the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, Tang Hao had deliberately found a waterfall for him to train at.

Dai Yao wanted a Simulated Environment with a waterfall not because so many novel protagonists trained beneath waterfalls, so he deliberately sought out the same kind of place.

After seriously considering his current shortcomings, he came to the conclusion that a waterfall was the most suitable Cultivation Ground for him.

Whether it was against Dai Mubai, or the two unexpected encounters today, in battles against Soul Masters whose Soul Power far exceeded his own, those people could suppress him with their vastly superior Soul Power, while he had no room to fight back.

And a waterfall, endless and ceaseless day and night, could serve perfectly as the pressure released by those Soul Masters. As long as he adapted to the unending pressure of the waterfall, he would be able to bring out his normal strength in battles against higher-level Soul Masters.

Moreover, the Sacred White Tiger Spirit was originally the king of the forest. Generally speaking, a waterfall was precisely the source of water in a forest, which also happened to suit Dai Yao's own cultivation.

In addition, a waterfall would not only train his ability to withstand pressure, but also temper his Soul Power. While resisting the endless flow of water falling from above, his Soul Power would naturally grow through constant depletion and cultivation.

Hearing the Male Student's words, Dai Yao felt a bit of a headache coming on.

In Star Luo Royal Academy, most nobles gathered around the First Prince and the Second Prince. As for him, although his talent was plain to see, the age gap was simply too great, so no nobles were willing to support him.

If those noble children knew he wanted a Simulated Environment with a waterfall, not only would they probably refuse to give it to him, they would keep tripping him up as well.

"What should I do?"

"Those nobles would never give me a Simulated Environment. The only hope is that commoner student."

"Although stealing someone else's Simulated Cultivation Environment isn't good, right now, without this Simulated Environment, I'm dead for certain. I have to get it!"

Deep down, Dai Yao made up his mind. No matter what price he had to pay, he had to get this Simulated Environment.

He turned his head and asked the Male Student, "Can this Simulated Environment be bought outright?"

He would first see whether he could purchase the place. If he could succeed, that would naturally be best.

"I'm afraid not. Many nobles have wanted to buy that place, but the original owner has never agreed," the Male Student explained.

In Star Luo Academy, a Simulated Environment that had generally been allocated belonged to that person unless its owner graduated.

Of course, if someone was willing to sell it, then after losing their Simulated Environment, they could not blame anyone else when their cultivation speed dropped.

The place Dai Yao wanted to buy, however, had an owner with a strange temper. The nobles had offered extremely high prices, but that person had always refused to sell. Some others were furious, and even wanted to use methods to deal with her.

"Fourth Highness, there's some dispute over this place. Many noble children want that piece of land, but the owner refuses to sell, so things have become very tense," the Male Student explained.

However, Dai Yao did not change his mind.

Right now, there was only one environment left that suited him. He had to take this place.

"You don't need to keep trying to persuade me. Take me there. I'll talk it over with the owner and see if there's any room for accommodation."

Seeing that Dai Yao's mind was made up, the Male Student cursed Dai Yao inwardly for not knowing what was good for him, but he did not show it on his face. After offering a few compliments, he walked ahead to lead the way.

Dai Yao naturally knew what the Male Student was thinking. After living in the Cold Palace for six years, everyone had shown him more or less contempt. He was all too familiar with this kind of faint malice that showed itself inadvertently.

He said nothing, taking Zhu Zhuqing with him as they followed the Male Student.

The night deepened, and a crescent moon rose.

Treading on the accumulated snow in the forest, the three of them walked along the small path.

Dai Yao asked about some matters concerning the academy. Although the Male Student did not think much of Dai Yao, he still answered carefully. After all, he served under Dai Hengyu, and perhaps with just one word from Dai Yao, his fate could be changed.

"In our Royal Academy, there are four people you mustn't provoke. The first two are naturally the two princes: the First Prince, Dai Weisi, and the Second Prince, Dai Yaming. Most of the nobles in the empire support those two princes."

"As for the Third Prince, Dai Mubai, he's already become a joke now. Originally, he still cultivated with perseverance, and some noble children wanted to speculate, so they supported him."

"But not long ago, I heard he was going to sign some marriage agreement and went back to the Imperial Palace. For some reason, after he came back, he started giving up on himself. It made those nobles who supported him absolutely furious."

The Male Student vividly described the way those nobles beat their chests and stamped their feet, as though he had personally seen those nobles criticizing Dai Mubai.

So the duel that took place in the Imperial Palace hadn't spread. Many people in the academy didn't know about it.

Dai Yao thought to himself in secret.

The Male Student continued, "The First Prince, Dai Weisi, just recently entered the Soul Elder realm. Although the Second Prince has always been suppressed by the First Prince, he has not shown the slightest sign of defeat. The reason is that he possesses a Spirit Bone!"

"A Spirit Bone?!"

Dai Yao cried out in surprise. A strange look also flashed across Zhu Zhuqing's icy face.

"Yes. It's said that the Second Prince possesses a Spirit Bone several thousand years old. With Soul Power at rank twenty-five, he can still contend against a rank twenty-nine Soul Grandmaster, all thanks to that Spirit Bone." The Male Student spoke of the things he had heard in the academy as if showing them off.

Dai Yao was also very surprised. On the Douluo Continent, Spirit Bones were supreme treasures that Soul Masters dreamed of obtaining.

In the original work, the final reward for the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament was three Spirit Bones, showing just how incomparably precious they were. Although later on, among the Shrek Seven Devils, Spirit Bones became common as cabbages, for other Soul Masters, they were still treasures they had never even seen.

Dai Yaming possessing a Spirit Bone was truly not good news for Dai Yao.

In the competition for the throne, he would have to face Dai Yaming directly. The stronger Dai Yaming was, the more disadvantageous it would be for him.

"Sigh, what terrible news."

Dai Yao thought bitterly.

The three of them walked and talked. Before they had time to discuss the other two people who mustn't be provoked, they had unknowingly already arrived at their destination.

"We're here, Fourth Highness," the Male Student said.