The Tribal Girl Who Triggered Red Luan Recognition

After Dai Chengqian returned to the Imperial Bedchamber, he recalled the Star Luo Emperor's words and frowned.

Having transmigrated as Star Luo's Sixth Prince, he had already stepped into a whirlpool of conflict.

Whether it was infighting within the imperial family or conflict with foreign nations and Spirit Hall, as a prince, he could never escape it.

In the original story, because of Dai Mubai, the Star Luo Empire and Heaven Dou had joined forces, forming an allied army to stand against Spirit Hall.

Although they ultimately won, countless people in the Star Luo Empire had died, leaving it gravely weakened.

The Heaven Dou Empire, by contrast, had reaped enormous rewards from the war. Not only had it taken over vast territories and numerous Soul Masters left behind by Spirit Hall, but it had also gained the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy.

These two major powers had supplied Star Dou with a steady stream of talented Soul Masters.

The Heaven Dou Empire had become the strongest empire on the continent, its strength far surpassing the Star Luo Empire's.

Dai Chengqian absolutely could not allow that to happen.

If events ended as they had in the original story, then his fate as Star Luo's Sixth Prince would be held entirely in someone else's hands.

He had no desire for that.

He had to become crown prince. Only then would he have a say in the Star Luo Empire and be able to develop a power of his own.

Only then could he rest easy.

To achieve that goal, he had to start preparing for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament in advance.

In the original story, the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament had been the battle that made Tang San famous.

The Shrek Team had overcome every obstacle and cut down every opponent in its path, ultimately defeating the Spirit Hall Team, known as the "Golden Generation," and making its name in a single battle.

Dai Mubai had also gained tremendous prestige through that championship title and ultimately become crown prince after returning to the Star Luo Empire.

Dai Chengqian understood that neither the Spirit Hall Team nor the Shrek Team would be easy to defeat.

To beat them, he not only needed formidable strength of his own, but also had to find several teammates who could fight by his side.

Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun were two candidates.

Of those two, he had poached one from Shrek and the other from Dai Weisi's team.

Both were very strong, and later they could also perform Martial Soul Fusion Skills with him.

Apart from those two, his team still needed at least four more members.

But Dai Chengqian was in no hurry.

The tournament was still a long way off, so he could search for teammates at his leisure. The most important thing was to improve his own strength.

As long as he was strong enough, it would not matter much even if his teammates were slightly weaker.

With that thought, Dai Chengqian headed toward his Imperial Bedchamber.

Pushing open the door to the Imperial Bedchamber, Dai Chengqian saw Zhu Zhuyun.

Zhu Zhuyun had changed her style of dress, replacing her black fitted top with sheer gauze made from white silk.

Below, she wore black stockings and a short black skirt. The combination gave her an even stronger air of innocent allure than before.

Zhu Zhuyun had already been waiting in Dai Chengqian's Imperial Bedchamber for a long time. When she saw him appear, delight spread across her face.

"Sixth Prince, have you finished meeting with His Majesty?"

His Majesty must have been thrilled to see your Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, right?"

"Yes."

Dai Chengqian looked Zhu Zhuyun's outfit up and down and silently gave it his approval.

Walking over and sitting beside Zhu Zhuyun, Dai Chengqian slipped an arm around her waist and said with a chuckle,

"His Majesty wasn't just thrilled. He praised us, especially you. Want to know what he said?"

Hearing Dai Chengqian's words, Zhu Zhuyun blinked her large eyes and asked curiously,

"His Majesty praised me too? Hurry and tell me how he praised me."

"Mm, don't rush. We can play a game while I tell you slowly."

"Ah... Sixth Prince, don't rush..."

Inside the Imperial Bedchamber, the lights went out, and strange sounds began to emerge.

Several hours later.

Dai Chengqian opened the Red Luan panel.

He was very pleased to see that his connection level with Zhu Zhuyun had reached lv8.

"Only two more levels until level 10. Looks like I'll have to keep working hard.

Too bad there's a daily limit on leveling up. Otherwise, I'd grind all the way to level 10 today."

Dai Chengqian had noticed that the system generally granted roulette rewards at round-number milestones.

The connection level should follow the same principle, then. Once it reached levels 10, 20, 30, and so on, he would receive rewards.

Glancing back at Zhu Zhuyun, who lay sprawled on the bed resting, Dai Chengqian said with a smile,

"Rest for now. I'm going to take a look around the Star Luo Royal Academy."

Zhu Zhuyun was so exhausted that she could not get up at all.

She raised a hand and waved, her voice somewhat weak as she said,

"All right. Call me whenever you need anything."

The Star Luo Royal Academy was the Star Luo Empire's highest institution of learning.

The finest talents from across the Star Luo Empire gathered there.

Dai Chengqian planned to see whether anyone there would make a suitable teammate.

The Star Luo Royal Academy stood east of Star Luo City, built atop an enormous mountain.

The mountain had lakes, waterfalls, and all manner of rare and unusual trees. The scenery was beautiful.

After entering the grounds of the Star Luo Royal Academy, Dai Chengqian saw many young Soul Masters walking about, as though some event was taking place.

He stopped a Soul Master to ask and learned that these were the days when newly admitted Soul Masters registered, making the academy unusually lively.

"Hello? Are you here to register too?"

Suddenly, a voice sounded beside him.

Dai Chengqian turned and saw a girl with amber eyes looking at him.

The girl was slender, with her midriff exposed and clearly defined abdominal muscles.

Her skin was a healthy wheat-brown, and she wore a necklace strung with several wolf fangs. Her entire outfit had an exotic flair.

Dai Chengqian pointed at himself and asked,

"Are you talking to me?"

The girl nodded and extended a hand to Dai Chengqian, saying,

"Hello, my name is Asuya. I'm from the Red Leopard Tribe on the Star Luo Empire's frontier."

Dai Chengqian politely shook her hand and said,

"My name is Dai Chengqian. Did you need something?"

Asuya scratched her head and said sheepishly,

"Well...

I don't know how to register. Could you come with me?"

Dai Chengqian understood. This girl from the frontier was unfamiliar with the registration process.

Seeing that Dai Chengqian was also alone, she had assumed he was there to register just like her.

Dai Chengqian looked her up and down. Finding both her looks and figure fairly good, he nodded.

"No problem. Come on, I'll take you to register."

When Dai Chengqian agreed, Asuya's lips curved into a crescent, and she said happily,

"Wonderful! Thank you. Once I've registered, I'll treat you to a meal."

"Sure."

Just then, the Red Luan panel suddenly popped up.

\n[Asuya's Affection toward you has increased by 5 points]

[Candidate Red Luan identified: Asuya]

[Affection: 5 points (cannot bind)]\n

Dai Chengqian was somewhat surprised.

He had not expected Asuya to trigger Red Luan recognition.

That meant Asuya also possessed a certain amount of potential.

Through his research over the past few days, Dai Chengqian had discovered that the Red Luan system had conditions for identifying Red Luan candidates who could be bound.

Only talented people could be identified. If someone was worthless, the Red Luan system would not recognize them, no matter how much affection they felt toward Dai Chengqian.

But being identified did not necessarily mean Dai Chengqian would bind her as a Red Luan.

Red Luan slots were not unlimited. He currently had only three in total, and he had already bound two.

His Red Luans had to be gifted individuals with a certain talent for cultivation.

Dai Chengqian took Asuya to a registration station and had her submit her documents herself while he waited nearby.

After a while, a commotion came from Asuya's direction.

"I already told you, our tribe doesn't have that kind of record."

"If you don't have a record, go get one. Pestering me won't help. Hurry up and leave. Don't hold up the students behind you."

"I'm not leaving. Before I left, my father said proof from the tribe would be enough."

"If you don't leave now, I'll use force."

After listening to a few exchanges, Dai Chengqian roughly understood what had happened.

Asuya's documents were incomplete, and she had gotten into an argument with the senior student handling registration.

Dai Chengqian walked over, pushed his way to the front, and told the male student handling registration,

"Register her. If there's a problem, have the academy come to me."

The male student looked up at Dai Chengqian, who had suddenly cut to the front of the line. Hearing his commanding tone, he was so angry that he laughed, then snapped,

"Who the hell do you think you are? You're a freshman, and you're already ordering me around?

Both of you freshmen, get to the back. Don't make me use force."