Journey to Star Luo to Break Off the Engagement, Sisters Reconcile

On the seventh day after the Soul Tool Divine Tower was completed, Lin Chen sat leisurely by the cliff behind Heaven Dou Royal Academy, gazing from afar at the giant tower gleaming white beneath the sunlight.

Quite a few figures had already gathered around the tower. The first hundred selected students had entered it to study, and Qian Renxue had personally transferred thirty sharp-minded people from the royal guards to join them.

Everything was advancing in an orderly fashion.

Yet there was still one matter weighing on Lin Chen's mind.

Footsteps sounded behind him, light and carrying habitual vigilance.

Lin Chen did not turn around. He already knew who had come.

Zhu Zhuqing stopped at his side, several strands of her black hair lifted by the mountain wind. She quietly looked toward the distant tower without speaking first.

"You've seemed troubled these past few days," she suddenly said.

Lin Chen smiled. "You're quite observant."

He did not deny it. After a moment of silence, he said, "Zhuqing, I plan to complete the continent's unification within the year."

Zhu Zhuqing was not overly surprised.

She had long seen that Lin Chen's ambitions had never been limited to the struggles between sects before him, nor to Heaven Dou alone. She asked, "Where will you begin?"

"The Star Luo Empire." Lin Chen turned to look at her. "I'm going to Star Luo. I'll deal with the matter between you and your sister, and at the same time, let the Star Luo royal family know that the times have changed."

Zhu Zhuqing's fingers curled ever so slightly.

She lowered her eyes, her long lashes concealing the emotions within them. "You're going to help me break off the engagement?"

"You don't want that?"

"No." Zhu Zhuqing raised her head, her gaze firm. "I've waited a