First Meeting with Zhu Zhuqing

Back in the Divine Realm, the Asura God had treated Zi Tian well. Since something had stirred within his inheritance, Zi Tian decided to send someone to investigate.

He turned his head, and the many gods hiding in the void immediately began milling about, pretending they were busy passing by.

Zi Tian was speechless at the sight.

But his father and mother had led the call to forbid gods from descending to the mortal realm.

As a member of the Divine Realm, Zi Tian could hardly be the first to break the rules.

So he coughed loudly twice, looked to the sky, and let out a long sigh.

"I sense a disturbance in Slaughter Space. I'd love to see what's happening over there!"

As he spoke, Zi Tian quietly sent out a thread of the Asura God's divine power.

The instant it entered the void, dozens of gods scrambled for it until none remained.

The gods who had seized some immediately followed its guidance and flew toward Slaughter Space.

The slower gods were left bitterly regretting it. They hurried closer to Zi Tian and kept pretending they were busy passing by.

You poor things. A whole crowd of gods, working so hard to put on a show...

Zi Tian grumbled silently and turned his attention back to the screen in the sky.

Inside the Star Luo Empire's palace, Dai Weisi's cultivation as a Soul King had fully stabilized.

The five Soul Rings around his Evil-Eyed White Tiger were also gradually deepening in color.

His Second Soul Ring had even surpassed a thousand years, transforming completely into purple!

"What? How did his Second Soul Ring surpass a thousand years?"

"Exactly! Didn't Grandmaster say the limit for a Second Soul Ring was 764 years?"

At Nuoding Academy, students saw the change in Dai Weisi's Soul Ring and cried out.

"Don't believe everything you hear. That Grandmaster is a fraud. If he weren't close to the headmaster, he'd have been kicked out long ago!"

"Really? I used to think he knew his stuff."

"Come on. If he were that capable, how could he still be a Soul Grandmaster?"

Older students who knew Yu Xiaogang's background scoffed and began tearing into him.

"So that's how it is. Shh, keep your voice down. He's right ahead."

"What are you afraid of? Say it to his face. Hey, Grandmaster! I heard you turned fifty before reaching level thirty. Is that true?"

As the mockery rang out around him, Yu Xiaogang's face turned livid. He stared fixedly at Dai Weisi on the screen.

Why didn't he explode and die? Why? I went through countless Spirit Hall records to create my Ten Great Theories. How could they be wrong?

"Teacher, are you all right? You don't look well."

Tang San watched Yu Xiaogang's contorted expression with concern.

He had heard the discussion around them too, but Yu Xiaogang had guessed that he possessed Twin Martial Souls the first time they met. Tang San decided to trust him this once.

"Hmph. It doesn't matter. They're mere mortals. How could they understand my ideas?"

Yu Xiaogang snorted and kept watching Dai Weisi, a strange look flashing through his eyes.

Just wait. With my Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan background, I'll make the list too!

Once I get a reward from the screen, I'll wipe away every one of these humiliations!

While Yu Xiaogang fantasized about the day he would prove everyone wrong, the rewards from the screen finally finished being distributed.

Before everyone's eyes, a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone descended onto Dai Weisi's right arm and was perfectly absorbed in an instant.

Dai Weisi raised his right arm without thinking and threw a punch. The enormous phantom of a white tiger appeared and lunged forward.

A palace guard was a level-sixty Soul Emperor, yet under that punch, fear welled up in his heart, and more than half his strength was suppressed.

"What a powerful Soul Skill. This Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone is exceptionally good, and it suits me perfectly."

Feeling the immense power coursing through his body, Dai Weisi beamed with excitement.

In just a few minutes, his strength had undergone an earth-shaking transformation.

Now he had no reason to fear any genius.

One day, he would lead the Star Luo Empire to rule all of Douluo Continent!

Dai Weisi bowed deeply to the screen, then turned and headed for his father's residence.

His figure faded from the screen, replaced by scrolling words.

[Background Ranking, Tenth Place: Rewards distributed. Ninth place will be announced next.]

In a bar, Dai Mubai watched his brother's figure disappear and set down his cup.

Remembering the terrifying pressure his brother had exuded, Dai Mubai felt a chill run through him.

"Young Master Dai, keep drinking! Come on, cheers."

"Fine, let's drink! No one leaves until they're drunk!"

After a moment's silence, Dai Mubai raised his cup and gulped it down.

At the border of the Star Luo Empire, a figure fled from the forest.

It was Zhu Zhuqing, fleeing her older sister's pursuit.

She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and, not daring to rest for even a moment, kept running toward the Heaven Dou Empire.

She had taken only a few more steps when she stopped abruptly.

Across the open wilderness stood an enormous palace, glowing with soft light.

The sounds of pursuit grew closer behind her. Zhu Zhuqing gritted her teeth, went to the palace entrance, and gently pushed open the doors.

"Is anyone here? My name is Zhu Zhuqing. People are chasing me, and I'm hoping the owner of this palace can help."

As she spoke, Zhu Zhuqing glanced inside. Its splendor was almost beyond belief.

Even the Star Luo Empire's imperial palace could not compare to half its magnificence.

But the lavish palace was empty except for a handsome young man reclining against a throne, seemingly lost in thought.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to disturb you. Sorry for the trouble. I'll leave now."

Zhu Zhuqing had assumed that anyone who dared build such a splendid palace in the wilderness must have powerful people guarding it.

But as far as she could see, it held only a young man around her own age.

She decided to flee in another direction rather than drag an innocent person into this.

"Zhu Zhuqing?"

Seated on the throne, Zi Tian raised an eyebrow at the girl, filthy all over, with blood staining her clothes.

She deserved her reputation as the cool, beautiful goddess in the hearts of countless shut-ins from his previous life. Though still young, Zhu Zhuqing already had a strikingly curvaceous figure.

Her tight black outfit made her all the more eye-catching.

"Y-you know me?"

Startled to hear her name, Zhu Zhuqing looked briefly bewildered before suspicion swept across her cool, beautiful face.

"Did my sister send you too?"

Zi Tian smiled at Zhu Zhuqing, who had bristled like a kitten, and waved a hand.

"Does your sister have the power to build a palace this splendid? Go wash up in the back and change your clothes.

My name is Zi Tian. I'll deal with the pursuers behind you, so don't worry."

Zhu Zhuqing calmed down at his words.

Zi Tian was right. If her sister had that kind of power, she would have bought out the Dai Family and made herself emperor long ago. Why would she need to be a princess consort?

Having worked that out, Zhu Zhuqing breathed a sigh of relief.

She looked down at her filthy clothes, blushed faintly, and obediently slipped into the bathroom.