"Too mean!"
"He actually called you weak."
"If it were me, I'd have given him an Eight-Stage Throw right then and there, just to show him why flowers were so red."
Qian Renxue wasn't wearing her Angel God Armor. Instead, she was dressed in elegant, luxurious robes.
She lifted her teacup, took a delicate sip, and smiled.
"That's just his style."
"If he'd been that direct with me back then, maybe I wouldn't have..."
A blush flickered across her face, and she didn't finish the sentence.
Zhu Zhuqing sat beside her.
She was no longer the frail little girl she'd once been.
Her tight black outfit showed off her perfect figure, and every gesture radiated the presence of a powerful fighter.
She gazed at the Sky Screen, her eyes full of tenderness.
"That's right."
"If he hadn't said that, I might have died in the royal family's struggle for power long ago."
"He pushed me to grow stronger, and he gave me a reason to do it."
"But..."
Zhu Zhuqing's lips curved slightly.
"When I went home that night, I smashed several of the wooden training posts. I cursed him as a bastard with every blow."
The women around them burst into laughter.
Just then.
The images on the Sky Screen vanished completely.
That grand, solemn voice rang out once more across both worlds.
[The second comparison is over.] [The voting begins now.] [Red side: Black World Dai Mubai.] [Blue side: White World Dai Mubai (Heaven's White Emperor).] [Please follow your hearts and make your choice.]
Two enormous columns of light rose at once on either side of the Sky Screen.
There was no suspense whatsoever.
From the very first second of the vote, the blue column shot upward like a rocket.
The red column was so pitifully small it was almost invisible.
Even many people in the Black World, though they cursed White World Dai Mubai for his arrogance, let their hands do the talking and voted for the blue side.
After all.
You didn't have to be blind to see who was stronger and who had more charisma.
In the space of a single incense stick.
The vote ended.
The blue side's results completely dominated the Sky Screen.
99.99%!
That was White World Dai Mubai's share of the vote.
[Voting complete.] [Winner: White World Dai Mubai.] [Distributing reward...]
The Sky Screen trembled.
A dazzling golden beam instantly tore across the sky.
The light held a terrifying aura so overwhelming it made people catch their breath.
Even watching from behind the Sky Screen, the many Titled Douluo of the Black World felt a shudder deep in their souls.
[Reward: Million Year Torso Soul Bone (taken from the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, enhanced by the Heavenly Dao).] [Attributes: Increases all attributes by 100%. Includes divine skills: Whale Swallows Heaven and Earth, Deep Sea Body Protection.]
Silence.
A deathly silence.
Then.
"Hiss—"
Gasps rang out in every corner of the Douluo Continent.
Spirit City.
Bibi Dong sprang up from the Pope Throne, knocking over the table before her with the force of her movement.
"A Million Year Soul Bone?!"
Her voice trembled.
She had Twin Martial Souls. She was a Rakshasa God Candidate. She even possessed a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
Yet in that moment, her breathing grew ragged.
This was a legendary treasure!
The foundation of godhood!
"Could a Million Year Soul Bone... really exist?"
Qian Daoliu stood before the Worship Hall, his aged face filled with shock.
He had guarded the Angel God Statue for many years, yet he had never seen such a supreme treasure.
Greed, envy, jealousy.
Countless emotions mingled in the eyes of the Black World's powerful figures.
They would have given everything they owned to get their hands on that Spirit Bone.
Shrek Academy.
Yu Xiaogang's eyes were red as a rabbit's.
He stared fixedly at the bone radiating blue-gold light, digging his nails into his palm until they broke the skin.
"It's not fair..."
"This isn't fair!"
"Why are the rewards in that world so generous?"
"If it went to Xiao San... No, if it went to me, my Martial Soul Mutation would definitely be cured. I'd break through level thirty for sure—even reach Titled Douluo!"
He was consumed by jealousy.
He had spent his whole life studying theory and called himself the Grandmaster, yet he'd barely even touched a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone.
Now a Million Year Soul Bone was right there before his eyes, yet it belonged to someone else.
The disparity nearly made him spit blood.
Dai Mubai, meanwhile, had collapsed limply to the ground.
That should have been his.
The Dai Mubai in another world had gotten it. It should have belonged to him, too!
"Why wasn't it me...?"
"Why am I so unlucky?!"
Just as the people of the Black World seethed with envy and jealousy.
The image on the Sky Screen shifted.
It cut to the White World.
A magnificent palace appeared.
White World Dai Mubai lounged on his dragon throne, idly playing with a ball of golden light that had just arrived.
It was the very Million Year Torso Soul Bone that had made countless people green with envy.
Its light danced at his fingertips, radiating a force that could destroy heaven and earth.
But his expression was as calm as if he were looking at an ordinary stone.
"A Million Year Soul Bone, huh..."
He chuckled softly.
There was hardly any excitement in his voice.
Below the throne.
Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and the others were there.
The girls looked surprised to see the Spirit Bone, but that was all.
In this world, Dai Mubai had astonished them so many times that they'd grown somewhat numb to it.
"Zhuqing."
Dai Mubai suddenly spoke.
Zhu Zhuqing was handling official business below. She looked up, confusion flickering across her beautiful face.
"What is it?"
Dai Mubai casually flicked his hand.
The Million Year Soul Bone, enough to unleash torrents of bloodshed across the continent and make Titled Douluo fight like dogs, was tossed away just like that.
It traced an elegant arc through the air.
Straight toward Zhu Zhuqing.
The sight.
Left everyone in the Black World dumbfounded.
Bibi Dong's eyes nearly popped out of her head.
"What's he doing?"
"That's a Million Year Soul Bone! He's just tossing it away?"
The next moment.
Zhu Zhuqing instinctively reached out and caught it.
Feeling the surging power in her hands, she froze for a moment.
"Its attributes lean toward water. It's not a perfect match for your Hell Spirit Cat, but it should still help strengthen your body."
"Take it. Play with it."
Dai Mubai's voice was so indifferent it was almost outrageous.
"You were missing a Torso Bone anyway. Make do with this."
Make do with it?
A Million Year Soul Bone?
Make do?
Countless Soul Masters in the Black World felt a tightness in their chests, nearly spitting up blood.
Was this the difference between people?
To them, that treasure was divine. To this Dai Mubai, it was just a toy for his wife?
"You don't want it?"
Zhu Zhuqing held the Spirit Bone, hesitating.
"It's too weak. It's no use to me."
Dai Mubai waved his hand and settled into a more comfortable position.
"Besides, with my body's current strength, a Spirit Bone of this level would only be icing on the cake."
"It's perfect for you."
"Call it compensation for insulting you as weak back then."
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