At that moment, Dai Yueheng was taking Zhu Lu to the Star Luo Empire's imperial capital.
He had not returned to Shrek Academy.
The reason was simple: his family would surely go straight to the academy to look for him.
He needed time.
Only enough time would let him accomplish what he wanted.
After weighing his options, Dai Yueheng chose to go to Star Luo Imperial City. There, he could buy himself time while waiting for the academy's people to arrive, then take part in the Soul Master Tournament.
It was killing two birds with one stone.
And the time he wanted to buy was, of course, time to win Zhu Lu over.
Once he had set his sights on stealing his younger brother's fiancée, he had begun making plans.
Before acting, he first needed to establish one thing: whether the two of them could achieve Martial Soul Fusion.
To that end, he had even sought out one of the mansion's retainers. Only after the man confirmed it did he make his move.
The White Tiger Martial Soul and Nether Civet Martial Soul had been passed down for so many years that a Martial Soul Fusion Skill was inherently possible between them.
With that established, he had quietly tested his Martial Soul compatibility with the unconscious Zhu Lu.
There was no need to explain how she had fallen unconscious.
To his delight, their Martial Soul compatibility turned out to be over sixty percent.
That was not particularly high, but they did meet every condition needed to form a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
There was one prerequisite, however: Zhu Lu's cooperation.
A Martial Soul Fusion Skill was an extraordinarily domineering thing. Given Dai Yueheng's background, he knew more about it than most and understood this point all too well.
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