Dai Weisi's Reaction

Back in his room, Grandmaster sat at his desk and thought for a while.

Then, he found a blank sheet of paper, picked up a pen, and swiftly began sketching on it.

Very soon, a sword-shaped design appeared on the paper.

If Chen Feng had been there at that moment, he would have been surprised to discover that what Grandmaster was drawing was the Jade Pendant that had fallen out when he accidentally stumbled during their match earlier.

Even more surprising was that Grandmaster had memorized seventy to eighty percent of the Jade Pendant's appearance with just one glance and reproduced it with remarkable accuracy.

"This should be something like a Family Token," Grandmaster murmured. "I wonder whether Xiao Feng knows about his own origins, and whether he has any connection to Sword Douluo."

After thinking for a while, he folded the paper and put it away.

For the time being, Grandmaster did not intend to investigate the Jade Pendant's origins further. After all, it was Chen Feng's personal matter, and it was inconvenient for an outsider to interfere.

Still, Grandmaster retained his suspicions. He decided that if Chen Feng ever began looking into his own background, he would tell him about his suspicion that he might be Sword Douluo's Distant Relative.

That was the only thing he could do at this stage.

Because of certain events in the past, he had lived in seclusion for many years and had no plans to leave for the time being, so he could not visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to ask about Chen Feng's situation.

Besides, Grandmaster believed that Chen Feng's talent was already exceptionally outstanding. He would surely achieve great things through his own efforts. For a genius like him, his origins were not really that important.

It would be better if he had them, but it did not matter if he did not.

Star Luo Imperial Palace.

A handsome, valiant-looking youth with mismatched pupils sat before a desk, carefully reading the official documents laid out upon it.

These documents had already been reviewed and annotated. What he needed to do now was study the comments on them and learn how to handle governmental affairs.

The boy was named Dai Weisi, the First Prince of the Star Luo Empire.

According to the traditions of the Star Luo Empire, only the most outstanding prince of each generation could ascend the throne.

If no member of the Dai Family in this generation could form a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with a member of the Zhu Family, then Dai Weisi would undoubtedly become the Crown Prince.

That was because he could form a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with his fiancée, Zhu Zhuyun, and his own talent was also quite good.

Under such circumstances, even if others were talented, as long as they were not vastly superior to him, they posed no threat to him at all.

For example, although his brother Dai Mubai had shown considerable cultivation talent since childhood and drawn the attention of some people, he could not threaten Dai Weisi's position because he lacked a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

However, whether unfortunately or fortunately, not long ago, a girl from the Zhu Family awakened the Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul, and she happened to develop a Martial Soul connection with Dai Mubai.

That meant Dai Mubai and that girl would become the rivals of Dai Weisi and his fiancée, Zhu Zhuyun.

The two pairs had to determine victory or defeat before Dai Weisi turned twenty-five. The winners would inherit their respective families, while the losers, at best, would have their Soul Power crippled and be exiled to a border city.

Dai Weisi felt deeply troubled by this. He had always had a very good relationship with Dai Mubai since childhood, yet now they suddenly had to fight each other to the death. He found it very difficult to accept.

Before this, he had always regarded Dai Mubai as the family's hope for breaking through to Title Douluo.

He knew that although his own cultivation talent was decent, once he became emperor, he would no longer have ample time to cultivate. It would be impossible for him to become a top-tier powerhouse.

Dai Mubai's talent was slightly better, and perhaps he would have a chance to reach a higher realm.

When that time came, he could grant Mubai the title of prince. Then their Star Luo Dai Family would have its own Title Douluo instead of being able to rely only on outsiders.

But now, none of that was possible. Under the pressure of tradition, Dai Weisi had to fight Dai Mubai to the death.

"Ah..." Dai Weisi could not help sighing. He was not worried that he would lose to Dai Mubai. After all, he was six years older than Dai Mubai, and that gap was difficult to overcome.

But when he thought of the countless promising talents like Dai Mubai throughout the family's history, all of whom had been ruined by this tradition, he found it deeply regrettable.

Both were top-tier Beast Spirits. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon had already produced several Title Douluos, yet the Star Luo Dai Family still had not produced a single Title Douluo. It was undeniably a bitter irony.

Just as Dai Weisi was gradually losing focus, a young man dressed in white embroidered robes entered the hall and bowed to him.

"Your Highness, the Third Prince has successfully acquired his second Soul Ring, but some complications arose along the way. His Majesty has ordered this subordinate to inform you of the details and have you decide how to respond."

"What complication?" Dai Weisi frowned, worried that something had happened to Dai Mubai.

The young man before him was a White Tiger Guard of the Star Luo Dai Family, responsible for gathering intelligence and protecting members of the imperial family.

The White Tiger Guard straightened and said, "His Majesty ordered the Third Prince to hunt a Golden Light Tiger. But after the Third Prince arrived at Sand Gold Valley, he suddenly changed course and went to Whirlwind Rift instead. There, he hunted a Soul Beast called a Kamaitachi as his second Soul Ring."

"A Kamaitachi?" Dai Weisi froze. "You mean Mubai did not follow Father's arrangements to obtain White Tiger Blazing Light Wave, but made another choice instead?"

"Yes."

"Nonsense!" Dai Weisi rose to his feet. "How could he dare to act so recklessly with something as important as Soul Rings?"

The White Tiger Guard bowed slightly. "After discovering this matter, we immediately contacted Chen. From him, we learned why the Third Prince made this choice."

"What was the reason?" Dai Weisi asked.

The White Tiger Guard glanced at him and said, "Chen said that the Third Prince wanted to use this to sever his Martial Soul connection with the Miss of the Zhu Family. He also told us that the Miss of the Zhu Family had decided to make the same choice."

Dai Weisi's eyes widened, and for a long while, he could not say a word.

After a while, he finally took a deep breath and said in a somewhat hoarse voice:

"Dai Mubai... had actually reached this level? What was Father Emperor's reaction to this?"

"His Majesty said that you were to handle this matter yourself."

Dai Weisi fell silent for a moment, then nodded.

"I understand. Mubai should be returning soon, right?"

"Judging by the Third Prince's travel pace, he should return to the palace tonight."

Dai Weisi paced back and forth a few times before telling the White Tiger Guard:

"Pass down my orders. Tonight, I will hold a grand banquet to welcome Mubai home. Also, notify every member of the Dai Family in the capital—they must all attend."

"Yes." The White Tiger Guard bowed and was about to leave.

"Wait." Dai Weisi stopped him. "Make another trip to Zhu Mansion and tell Zhuyun about this."

"Yes." The White Tiger Guard accepted the order and departed.

Watching his retreating figure, Dai Weisi let out a long sigh.

"Mubai..."

Thanks to reader Ta Hao for the 500 Qidian Coin reward.

The original Douluo Dalu 1 stated that the Hell White Tiger formed by the level 88 Dai Mubai and level 86 Zhu Zhuqing could contend with level 99 Tang San for a short time.

Emmm... I don't know what to say. All I can say is that the Hell White Tiger was freaking awesome!