The Evil Eye Saint King's Successor

The original work described the Rose Hotel in considerable detail.

Moreover, this hotel was also quite famous within Suotuo City.

From the outside, it looked like an enormous rose, making it extremely eye-catching.

So Su Ming quickly found the Rose Hotel.

Unfortunately, Dai Mubai did not have the leisure to bring women there today.

A letter from the Star Luo Empire had completely thrown his thoughts into disarray!

"Bad timing. I was planning to harvest a batch of Willpower in advance, but it looks like I'll have to collect it at Shrek Academy instead."

Su Ming was not in a hurry despite failing to find Dai Mubai.

After all, the Alter Ego he had previously placed within the Star Luo Royal Family had surely harvested a considerable amount of Willpower from him.

Once he met Dai Mubai, he could conduct a second harvest.

Back when he had designed Alter Egos and planted them within the major factions,

in order to better keep track of the harvested Willpower, the Willpower harvested by those Alter Egos would be temporarily stored within their bodies.

Then, at regular intervals, Su Ming would collect that Willpower and review the Alter Egos.

This ensured that he had not gone down the wrong path and that the altered plot remained under his control.

Shrek Academy, the boys' dormitory.

At the moment, Dai Mubai was the only person in the dormitory room.

As he looked at the letter sent by his maternal clan, his eyes were filled with despair.

The letter recorded everything that had happened within the royal family over the past few years. Even his fiancée, to whom he was bound by an engagement, had fled the Star Luo Empire.

Beyond that, the letter repeatedly warned Dai Mubai not to harbor any more fantasies about that position.

He was to remain outside obediently and not return to the Star Luo Empire.

"Wasn't that just a legend? How could it have come true?"

The letter in Dai Mubai's hand was clenched tighter and tighter as he kept muttering that it was impossible.

It was as if he wanted to convince himself that everything in the letter was false.

When he had fled the Star Luo Empire, cowardice had accounted for most of his motivation.

But after truly leaving, he inevitably began entertaining thoughts of gathering strength outside and fighting for the throne again.

Otherwise, he would not have remained at Shrek Academy all this time.

What he valued was Shrek Academy's powerful teaching staff, wasn't it? They could help him.

Thus, he had also maintained contact with his maternal clan in secret.

Although his maternal clan believed that his chances of fighting for the throne were extremely slim, they still provided him with some assistance.

That showed they still held a certain degree of hope.

But now, judging from the contents of this letter, his maternal clan had abandoned him.

All because his younger brother, Dai Xuanyu, the Fourth Prince of the Star Luo Empire, had been directly invested by their father as the Crown Prince.

The family rules that required contenders for the throne to fight and kill each other had become utterly nonexistent before him.

There were all sorts of rumors regarding the reason. Someone within the royal family had once secretly revealed that Crown Prince Xuanyu had received the inheritance of the Evil Eye Saint King.

That was precisely why His Majesty had overruled all objections, broken the royal family's thousand-year-old rules, and directly named him Crown Prince.

To Dai Mubai, this was simply laughable.

It would not even fool a three-year-old child.

The Evil Eye Saint King existed only in the myths of the Star Luo Empire.

Legend had it that the White Tiger Martial Soul inherited by their royal family had originated from the Evil Eye Saint King.

If a bearer of the White Tiger Martial Soul possessed sufficiently outstanding talent, they would awaken the Evil Eye Saint King and obtain his power and inheritance.

But over the course of a thousand years, no one had ever accomplished such a thing.

Over time, everyone came to regard the Evil Eye Saint King as nothing more than a myth and legend.

The letter also subtly suggested that this was probably false news released by the royal family.

The true reason His Majesty had been able to overrule all objections and appoint the Fourth Prince as Crown Prince was that the military, which had always remained neutral, had directly switched sides to support him.

After a long while, Dai Mubai finally accepted reality and let out a long breath.

It was as if he wanted to expel the pent-up frustration in his heart through that breath.

"My fourth brother really is something else." Dai Mubai felt somewhat unwilling after reading the letter's contents.

This younger brother of his had been born three years after him.

He was only twelve this year.

As for the First Prince, Dai Weisi, he was six years older than Dai Mubai.

The earlier a prince was born, the greater his advantage in competing for the throne.

It meant more time to cultivate and an earlier start in building his own power.

Back then, Dai Mubai had not even had any hope of competing with his eldest brother, much less Dai Xuanyu, who was younger than him.

If Dai Xuanyu's talent had been poor, then because of their large age gap, Dai Weisi might have spared him to demonstrate his own benevolence.

But the problem was that Dai Xuanyu's talent was excellent. He possessed Innate Full Soul Power.

With such potential, it was difficult for Dai Weisi not to have certain thoughts.

Back then, Dai Mubai had even taken pleasure in Dai Xuanyu's misfortune, believing that such a genius could help draw some attention away from himself.

Yet Dai Xuanyu had never shown any intention of competing for the throne, and he had even refused a marriage alliance with the Zhu Family.

Who would have expected such a shocking reversal? He had bypassed the family rules and been directly invested as Crown Prince!

Dai Weisi must be even more upset than I am.

Seeing that the throne was now completely out of his reach, Dai Mubai could only comfort himself by imagining Dai Weisi flying into a rage.

Compared to himself, Dai Weisi was likely furious enough to go mad.

At the same time.

Within the Crown Prince's residence of the Star Luo Empire.

Crown Prince Dai Xuanyu sat high in the seat of honor as he summoned one of his shadow guards.

"Reporting to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, news has arrived from the shadow guards at the front. Miss Zhu Zhuqing has safely arrived in Suotuo City and is suspected of heading to Shrek Academy to seek the fiancé who fled back then."

A shadow guard knelt on one knee before him and respectfully reported the news regarding Zhu Zhuqing's whereabouts.

"Oh? Suotuo City? It seems she still hasn't recognized reality." Dai Xuanyu rested his cheek on his right hand and spoke casually.

Though his tone was extremely casual, it carried an overwhelming majesty that made him seem furious without needing to show anger.

At that moment, even the servants in the great hall did not dare breathe too loudly.

"Since she managed to escape alive, let her go. What can she do alone, even if she joins forces with my useless third brother?"

Dai Xuanyu did not care in the slightest about Zhu Zhuqing's escape.

Now that he had become Crown Prince, there would always be people who were disobedient, unable to assess the situation, and intent on secretly stirring up trouble.

For instance, Dai Weisi and his fiancée had developed some petty schemes.

Zhu Zhuqing had also taken the opportunity to flee.

As he was currently still receiving the Saint King's inheritance, he could not act personally.

Otherwise, he would have beaten that so-called eldest brother into submission and captured that so-called third brother, along with the Zhu Zhuqing who had just escaped.

Although members of the military had requested permission to capture these people directly, Dai Xuanyu had refused.

It would be more enjoyable to capture these people himself.

And it would earn him greater recognition from the Saint King.

(Something came up at home today, so there is only one update. I'm truly sorry.)

(There is no need to wait, everyone. The second chapter is a duplicate. You can check again tomorrow morning after it refreshes. I'm really sorry.)