Heir of the Evil Eye Saint King

The original novel described the Rose Hotel in considerable detail.

On top of that, the hotel was quite famous within Suotuo City.

From the outside, it resembled a gigantic rose, making it extremely eye-catching.

So Su Ming quickly found the Rose Hotel.

Unfortunately, Dai Mubai had no time to bring women here today.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Su Ming would then collect that Willpower at regular intervals and review those Alter Egos.

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

Shrek Academy, boys' dormitory.

At this moment, Dai Mubai was the only one in the room.

As he looked at the letter sent by his mother's family, his eyes were filled with despair.

The letter recorded everything that had happened within the royal family over the years. His fiancée, to whom he had been betrothed, had also fled the Star Luo Empire.

Beyond that, the letter repeatedly warned Dai Mubai not to fantasize about that position any longer.

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

"Wasn't that just a legend? How could it possibly 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 though he wanted to believe that everything written in the letter was false.

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

Yet after truly leaving, he inevitably began entertaining thoughts of accumulating strength outside and fighting once more for the throne.

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

Wasn't it because Shrek Academy had such powerful teachers who could help him?

Thus, he had remained in contact with his mother's family in private.

Although they believed his chances of competing for the throne were extremely slim, they had still offered him some help.

That showed they still harbored some hope.

But now, judging from the contents of this letter, his mother's family had abandoned him.

All because his younger brother, the fourth prince of the Star Luo Empire, Dai Xuanyu, had been directly appointed Crown Prince by their father.

The family rule requiring the heirs to fight and slaughter one another for the throne had become completely meaningless before him.

There were many theories regarding the reason. Someone within the royal family had once secretly revealed that Crown Prince Dai 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 rule, and directly named him Crown Prince.

To Dai Mubai, this was simply laughable.

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

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

Legend had it that their royal family's White Tiger Martial Soul lineage originated from the Evil Eye Saint King.

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

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

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

The letter also subtly hinted 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 though he wanted to exhale the stifling resentment in his heart.

"My fourth brother really is something else." Through the letter's contents, Dai Mubai felt somewhat unwilling to accept it.

His younger brother had been born three years after him.

He was only twelve years old this year.

As for the eldest 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 influence.

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, Dai Weisi might have spared him due to their large age gap in order to demonstrate his benevolence.

But the problem was that his talent was excellent—he possessed Innate Full Soul Power.

With such potential, it was hard for Dai Weisi not to have ideas.

Dai Mubai had even secretly taken pleasure in it at the time, believing that such a genius could help draw some of the pressure away from him.

Yet Dai Xuanyu had not shown any intention of competing for the throne, and he had even refused a marriage alliance with the Zhu Family.

Who would have thought that things would take such a shocking turn? He had bypassed the family rules and been directly appointed 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's enraged expression.

Compared to him, Dai Weisi was probably furious enough to go mad.

Meanwhile.

Star Luo Empire, Crown Prince's Residence.

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 from the shadow guards at the front line says that Miss Zhu Zhuqing has safely arrived in Suotuo City. She appears to be heading to Shrek Academy to find the fiancé who fled back then."

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

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

Though his tone was extremely casual, it carried an overwhelming authority that made him seem imposing without anger.

At this moment, the servants in the hall did not even dare to breathe 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.

After he had become Crown Prince, there would always be people unwilling to behave themselves, unable to read the situation, and seeking to stir up trouble in secret.

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

Zhu Zhuqing had taken advantage of that opportunity to flee as well.

Because he was still receiving the Saint King's inheritance and 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 fled.

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

It would be more enjoyable to capture them himself.

Only then would he gain greater recognition from the Saint King.

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

(Everyone needn't wait. The second chapter is a duplicate; you can check again after it refreshes tomorrow morning. I'm really sorry.)