This scene melted the hearts of countless female viewers in the Black World.
"Too sweet! Now that's childhood sweethearts!"
"He says he won't take responsibility, but look how tightly he's holding her hand!"
"Just look at them, then look at our Dai Mubai. One's a gem, the other's trash!"
The scenes that followed became a pure spectacle of slaughter on the battlefield.
Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing, disguised as ordinary Soul Master soldiers, joined a scout squad.
Their first encounter with the enemy.
They faced a hundred-man squad from the Heaven Dou Empire.
Dai Mubai charged at the forefront.
He activated White Tiger Vajra Transformation at once. Like a golden War God, he charged into the enemy ranks, cutting through them as if no one stood in his way.
Every punch he threw was accompanied by the sound of breaking bones.
Zhu Zhuqing, meanwhile, darted through the shadows of the battlefield like a ghost.
Hell Stab!
Hell Hundred Claws!
Any enemy Dai Mubai knocked flying or caught off guard was cut down by a shadow the very next second.
The two fought together with a rapport that seemed impossible for twelve-year-old children.
It was as if they had rehearsed their moves countless times.
Especially when they faced an enemy Soul King centurion with Soul Power at level fifty.
Dai Mubai met him head-on, using White Tiger Intense Light Wave to forcibly interrupt his Soul Skill.
Zhu Zhuqing seized the opening in that split second. Her figure traced a graceful arc through the air, and Hell Slash precisely cut through the opponent's protective Soul Power.
Blood sprayed everywhere.
The Soul King clutched his throat and fell, unable to believe what had happened.
The battle was over.
The ground was strewn with wreckage.
Dai Mubai was drenched in blood, yet he didn't even blink.
He drew the slightly winded Zhu Zhuqing close and took out a clean cloth, carefully wiping the blood from her cheek.
"Are you scared?"
The hand Zhu Zhuqing held her dagger in was still trembling slightly, but she shook her head.
"With you here, I'm not afraid."
This battle stunned the entire army camp.
The scene shifted.
Inside the army's main tent.
The Star Luo commander on the border looked at the two soldiers before him, who were far too young for their achievements, and slapped two centurion's command tokens onto the table.
"Heroes can come from the young."
"Whatever your backgrounds, in the Star Luo army, military merit is everything."
"You killed an enemy Soul King and wiped out a hundred-man squad."
"You've earned these two centurion's command tokens!"
White World.
Cheers erupted across Star Luo Square like a tidal wave.
"Long live His Majesty! Long live the Empress!"
"This is our Emperor! He earned his rank through military merit, rising up from the bottom!"
"Open and honorable! Upright and just!"
"Even with his identity concealed, His Majesty is still the brightest star in the sky!"
In the Black World, however, the atmosphere was oppressively tense.
People watched Dai Mubai, who had become a centurion through military merit at just twelve, then thought of the one on their side.
What was Black Dai Mubai doing?
In Suotuo City, he used his Soul Elder cultivation to bully ordinary people, and picked on weaker opponents in the Soul Fighting Arena to make himself feel important.
Even after he returned to Star Luo, it was only through his family's influence and Tang San's help that he barely managed to reclaim his position as Crown Prince.
He had never fought his way up from the bottom like this!
"Useless!"
Someone couldn't hold back and cursed aloud.
"They're both princes, but White Dai Mubai dared to conceal his identity and enlist in the army, earning his position with his fists."
"Our Dai Mubai only knows how to bully people with his status!"
"I heard that when he was later sent to the border, he even used his status to take credit for his soldiers' achievements?"
"What a disgrace to the Star Luo Imperial Family!"
Shrek Academy.
Black Dai Mubai listened to the whispers around him and watched his other self, brimming with confidence on the Sky Screen. His face turned livid.
His expression was twisted with humiliation and rage.
He gripped the armrest so tightly that his fingernails nearly broke.
"Reckless fool..."
"That's the behavior of a reckless fool!"
"A man of noble birth doesn't sit beneath a dangerous roof. Has he never heard that?"
"What if he died? Would the Star Luo Empire have no need for an heir?"
He tried to comfort himself with these excuses, to conceal his own cowardice.
But no one paid any attention to his defense.
Even Ma Hongjun and Oscar quietly shifted a little farther away.
It was as if getting close to him might rub off some of his cowardly nature.
The story continued on the Sky Screen.
Not long after his promotion to centurion, Dai Mubai received a new mission.
Burn the Heaven Dou Empire's supply stores.
Inside the army tent.
Several advisers pointed to a spot marked on the map.
"According to the scouts, the Heaven Dou army's provisions are stockpiled at Wild Wolf Slope."
"The terrain there is flat, easy to attack and difficult to defend."
"If we launch a successful raid, we can cut off their supplies."
Everyone thought it was a good opportunity.
Only Dai Mubai stood before the map, brows furrowed.
He stared at the place called "Wild Wolf Slope" and remained silent for a long while.
"Centurion Dai, is something the matter?"
The commander asked.
Dai Mubai extended a finger and traced a line across the map.
"It's too easy."
His voice was steady, carrying a seasoned air at odds with his age.
"The Heaven Dou commander is Marshal Ge Long, a notorious old fox."
"He's left his provisions in a place that's easy to attack and hard to defend, just waiting for us to burn them?"
"It's a trap."
"Wild Wolf Slope is a pocket formation. The moment our raiding force enters, the troops lying in ambush nearby will surround us."
"Then everyone we send in will die."
His words stunned everyone in the tent.
The commander's expression changed as well.
"But if not Wild Wolf Slope, where else could their provisions be?"
Dai Mubai moved his finger across the map, finally stopping at a steep mountain pass.
"Black Wind Valley."
"The terrain is treacherous, easy to defend and hard to attack, and it's behind the main army."
"Most importantly, the wind has been blowing this way these past few days."
"If I were Ge Long, I'd put the provisions here. It's both safe and concealed."
"Besides, he expects us to take the bait, so Black Wind Valley's defenses will actually be lax."
His analysis was thorough.
His logic was clear, his thinking meticulous.
Inside the Pope Palace in the Black World.
Bibi Dong had been watching with cold indifference, but now she suddenly sat upright.
A genuine flicker of admiration crossed her beautiful eyes.
"What a keen battlefield instinct."
"Not only is he exceptionally strong, but he's also so gifted at military command?"
"This kind of insight can't come from cultivation alone."
"This Dai Mubai from the White World... is a born commander."
Bibi Dong turned to Hu Liena beside her, her tone growing more stern.
"Nana, watch carefully."
"This is what a true genius and a true powerhouse looks like."
"Strength alone isn't enough. You need brains, too."
Black World.
Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.
Qian Renxue, disguised as "Xue Qinghe," sat in her study, watching the Sky Screen.
Her eyes were full of anticipation.
"Black Wind Valley..."
"During that battle, the Star Luo army really did suffer a crushing defeat at Wild Wolf Slope, with heavy casualties."
"If someone like him had been there then, would the outcome have been completely different?"
She was eager to find out what this White Dai Mubai would do after seeing through the trap.
Would he report it? Or...
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