Dai Yichen: I'm Still Just a Six-Year-Old Kid, You Old Fox!

But Dai Yutian also knew full well that Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun had won precisely because of their age advantage.

Dai Weisi was naturally rather ruthless, and Dai Yutian could already foresee that if he emerged victorious in the end, the other princes would basically have no chance of survival.

Wouldn't that mean sending Dai Yichen, who was even more talented than him, to his death?

That was absolutely unacceptable!

Moreover, he knew Dai Yichen's temperament very well. Become a guardian? What a joke. His relationship with Dai Weisi was already poor, and he was somewhat unconventional. He would absolutely never agree to it.

And if he searched his own heart, if he had Innate Full Soul Power, would he support an emperor with Innate Soul Power Level Seven?

Obviously not!

Dai Mubai: What about me? I have Innate Soul Power Level Eight too, one level higher than Eldest Brother!

The reason their Star Luo Empire had not produced a single Titled Douluo for so long was largely because of this. Some princes were clearly more talented, but because they had not cultivated long enough, they died young.

Under such a system, although the combat strength of every generation's emperor and empress could be ensured, in the long run, it actually weakened the Star Luo Empire's strength in disguise.

If princes who lost the competition did not have their cultivation crippled, then just among Dai Weisi's generation, there could very likely be the strength of three Hell White Tigers in the future. Even if each of them was only a low-level Soul Douluo individually, once they used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, they would still be forces capable of rivaling Titled Douluo!

And including his own generation—unfortunately, his younger brother had already died—otherwise, there would be five Hell White Tigers in the future with combat strength comparable to Titled Douluo!

Generation after generation, the growth of their strength would actually be incredibly fast!

But the drawbacks were also obvious. They needed someone capable of completely crushing them all; otherwise, internal strife could easily arise, and the losses would outweigh the gains.

Ever since the Clear Sky Sect sealed off its mountain gates years ago, the Star Luo Empire had appeared to be at a disadvantage against the Heaven Dou Empire, all because of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!

And after learning that Dai Yichen's Inheritance Soul Ring could increase all attributes by a percentage, he came up with such a bold plan.

Still, he felt quite regretful. If he had known, he would have fed his son more high-year Whale Rubber back then. Perhaps his First Soul Ring could have exceeded a thousand years?

A thousand-year Inheritance Soul Ring and a hundred-year Inheritance Soul Ring were worlds apart in the improvements they brought!

Dai Yichen: Forget it. If I ate high-year Whale Rubber, the side effects would be too strong. I wouldn't have anywhere to vent them.

Of course, whether it could actually be carried out depended on just how many surprises his fourth son could bring him!

This time, he was going to make a big gamble. If he won, then the Star Luo Empire ruling the entire Douluo Continent in the future would be within reach!

Qian Daoliu: What are you talking about?

Time went back one shichen earlier, to the Zhu Family.

Zhu Zhuqing's room.

Early in the morning, Zhu Zhuyun impatiently entered the room. Zhu Zhuqing was still sound asleep.

"Little sister, little sister, wake up." Zhu Zhuyun gently shook Zhu Zhuqing's body.

Zhu Zhuqing seemed to be dreaming of something. Two adorable dimples appeared on her little face, and a bit of drool trickled from the corner of her mouth.

Zhu Zhuyun felt somewhat helpless. Zhuqing would normally have been awake by now, so why was she still sleeping today?

There was no helping it. Since Zhu Zhuqing had yet to awaken her Martial Soul and did not need to cultivate, she usually went to bed very early. Yesterday was the first time she had stayed up until midnight, and afterward, she was a little excited, so she did not fall asleep until very late.

After a while, Zhu Zhuqing drowsily opened her eyes, rubbed them with her little hands, and said in a slightly childish voice, "Sister, why are you here? What time is it now?"

Zhu Zhuyun sighed. "It's already morning. Look at the sun outside."

Zhu Zhuqing took a moment to recover, then sat up from the bed. Her hair was still a little messy. Blinking, she said, "Huh? It's already morning? But I feel like I barely slept at all."

"Oh, right, Sister, did you get any rewards yesterday? I didn't feel anything at all." Zhu Zhuqing looked around cautiously and spoke in a low voice.

Zhu Zhuyun was amused by her appearance, but she still said, "Yes. The Soul Power increase I received yesterday happened to help me break through my bottleneck. I'm already level thirty now. Once Father returns, I'll tell him the good news. After making preparations, I can go obtain my Third Soul Ring."

"And what about you? You were the one mentioned most often yesterday. Even your sister is so jealous. Hurry up and tell me, what good rewards did you get?" Zhu Zhuyun looked at Zhu Zhuqing with curiosity shining in her eyes.

Zhu Zhuqing said, "Just like Sister, I received a Soul Power increase. The second reward said it gave me Dark Attribute Mastery for my Martial Soul, but I didn't feel anything."

Dark Attribute Mastery?

Zhu Zhuyun frowned, then relaxed. Looking at Zhu Zhuqing, she said, "Little sister, if this reward is real, then it should greatly enhance your Martial Soul. You should know that our inherited Martial Soul, the Hell Spirit Cat, inherently possesses the dark attribute.

Now, this system has directly strengthened the power of your Martial Soul's attribute. Perhaps there will be unexpected gains in the future."

After all, Zhu Zhuyun had cultivated for several years. Relying on her own experience and what she had seen and heard, she had managed to guess most of it.

The dark attribute was related to the night. Perhaps Zhuqing would be able to conceal herself better in darkness in the future, and the power of her basic attacks should increase considerably as well.

Their Hell Spirit Cats followed the agility-attack path, so their attack power was somewhat lacking. Moreover, they could only unleash their greatest power at night.

But how often were there opportunities for nighttime activities?

As Zhu Zhuyun kept her sister company while waiting for their father to return, words suddenly began to appear in both of their diaries. Dai Yichen had started writing his diary again.

Phew, I didn't expect Father Emperor to summon me to the study so early in the morning. Even Uncle Zhu was there. Aside from informing me that I would report to Star Luo Royal Academy in half a month, the main purpose was to hint, both directly and indirectly, that he wanted me to give my opinion on the current Star Luo Imperial Family competition.

What am I supposed to think? I'm just a six-year-old kid who awakened his Martial Soul not long ago! This old fox!

The women: .

Pfft!

The Zhu family sisters exchanged glances and could not help laughing. What a thick skin!

However, Dai Yichen's words also caught their attention. His opinion on the Star Luo Imperial Family's competition rules?

Their father had been present too? The two of them could not help growing nervous.

This old fox wants to use me to change the future structure of the Star Luo Empire, and he keeps dropping all sorts of hints to make me be the one to bring it up. What was that about, "You don't want Zhuqing to die because of these rules, do you? And you don't want to see the Zhu family sisters turn against each other, right?" Who did he learn that tone from? That was outright threatening!

PS: Brothers, if there's anything unreasonable in what I've written, feel free to point it out. This little author will do his best to fix it.

Also, if you have any ideas about diary rewards, feel free to share them, whether they're for the protagonist or the female leads.