Successfully absorbing a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring

The powerful energy fluctuations continued to intensify.

Black-and-red mist began spreading around Dai Chengqian, a bloody haze formed from the soul ring's energy and his own blood.

Within the bloody mist, Dai Chengqian struggled to hold on, absorbing the energy of the ten-thousand-year Shadow Tiger soul ring bit by bit.

A few minutes later, the black-and-red bloody mist around Dai Chengqian gradually began to thin.

Then a series of cracks and pops rang out from Dai Chengqian's body.

Watching nearby, Qingyue Douluo's tightly furrowed brow relaxed at the sight, and she exclaimed in delight:

"The danger has passed. He's about to succeed!

To think the Sixth Prince actually managed it.

A Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring as his third soul ring. Truly astounding."

After another few minutes, Dai Chengqian finally finished absorbing it and slowly opened his eyes.

Dai Chengqian activated his martial soul, and three soul rings—yellow, yellow, and black—encircled him.

"Wonderful! Sixth Prince, you did it!"

"That's incredible!"

Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun both cried out excitedly when they saw Dai Chengqian's black soul ring appear.

Dai Chengqian checked his soul power level.

After absorbing this Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, his soul power had instantly surged by three levels, bringing him to level 33.

Bai Qingyue said:

"Sixth Prince, you took an enormous risk absorbing this Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring. I have to say, you really are bold.

But this world is fair. The greater the risk, the greater the reward.

Come, Sixth Prince. Attack me. Let me see how powerful your Third Soul Skill is."

Dai Chengqian chuckled. "Qingyue Douluo, then I won't hold back."

As he spoke, Dai Chengqian vanished from where he stood.

Crack!

Thunder exploded as Dai Chengqian transformed into a lightning shadow and charged toward Bai Qingyue.

In the blink of an eye, he appeared before her.

Just as his fist was about to strike Bai Qingyue, she vanished.

Dai Chengqian's punch hit empty air.

"Well, well. What impressive speed, Sixth Prince.

But I'm a Titled Douluo who specializes in both agility and control. If you landed a hit on me, I'd die of embarrassment."

Standing on the trunk of a tree, Bai Qingyue smiled and beckoned to Dai Chengqian.

"Come on. Keep going!"

Crack!

An arc of lightning streaked across the ground and raced up the tree trunk.

A faint white glow bloomed around Bai Qingyue, and she instantly shifted to another tree ten meters away.

Then Dai Chengqian and Bai Qingyue began a game of chase.

But no matter how Dai Chengqian pursued her, he always fell one step short.

Finally, Dai Chengqian gave up. Looking at Bai Qingyue ahead of him, he spread his hands helplessly and said:

"I'm done, I'm done. Competing in speed with a Titled Douluo who specializes in agility? Aren't I just asking for trouble?"

White light flashed, and Bai Qingyue appeared beside Dai Chengqian. Seeing his dejected expression, she chuckled and reassured him:

"It's only natural that you aren't as fast as me. Don't be upset.

Your soul skill is already extremely powerful. In my opinion, it's even faster than most agility-type Soul Masters' fifth soul skills.

What's this soul skill called?"

"My Third Soul Skill is called Thousand-Flash Thunder Shadow.

It combines the Shadow Tiger's speed with the lightning attribute of my martial soul, producing an incredibly fast burst of speed.

Its only small drawback is that if I use it continuously for too long, it slows down slightly."

Bai Qingyue nodded and said:

"That's fine. As your soul power level rises, that drawback will gradually disappear."

"Then I can rest easy."

Just then, the system panel suddenly appeared before Dai Chengqian.

[Zhu Zhuqing's Affection toward you has reached 50 points.]

[Red Luan identified: Zhu Zhuqing. Affection: 50 points.]

[Bind?]

Her Affection has actually reached 50 points. Wonderful.

Dai Chengqian had been immersed in the joy of absorbing a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.

He had not noticed that Zhu Zhuqing's Affection toward him had risen considerably after he successfully absorbed it.

Without hesitation, Dai Chengqian chose to bind his second Red Luan.

[Second Red Luan, Zhu Zhuqing, successfully bound.]

[Affection has reached 50 points and a Red Luan has been bound. One random reward granted.]

[Draw now?]

"Draw."

The familiar enormous wheel appeared before him.

The wheel spun, then slowly came to a stop.

Finally, the pointer landed on the "Ten-square-meter Storage Space" option.

Dai Chengqian tried using it.

It was very simple to use.

He only needed to hold the object he wanted to store, then will it inside, and it would automatically enter the Storage Space.

Ten square meters was enough for Dai Chengqian at present.

After all, unlike his first draw, this one did not come with a ten-thousandfold boost.

He was still quite satisfied with having ten square meters of space he could use freely.

He opened the system's Red Luan list.

Zhu Zhuqing's information appeared in the list.

[Second Red Luan: Zhu Zhuqing]

[Soul power level: 28]

[Binding type: emotional connection.]

[Red Luan Connection level: lv.1]

[Affection: 50 points]

[Warning: if the Red Luan's Affection falls below 50 points, unpredictable consequences will occur.]

[Current total number of Red Luans available for binding: 3]

Unlike Zhu Zhuyun, her binding type only included an emotional connection, not a physical one.

Her Affection was also only at the baseline of 50 points, nowhere near Zhu Zhuyun's.

Zhu Zhuyun's Affection had been forcibly boosted by the system and had already reached the maximum of 100 points.

In other words, Zhu Zhuqing would not obey his every word the way Zhu Zhuyun did.

He would need to be more mindful during their everyday interactions and avoid upsetting Zhu Zhuqing.

Even if Affection did not rise, he could not let it decrease. He had to prevent it from falling below 50 points and causing something bad to happen.

"Sixth Prince, you should return and report to His Majesty.

I imagine he'll be delighted when he sees what you've gained this time."

After speaking to Dai Chengqian, Bai Qingyue's figure gradually faded, then vanished from where she stood.

Dai Chengqian understood that Qingyue Douluo had concealed herself in the shadows again.

Looking at Zhu Zhuqing nearby, Dai Chengqian could sense a faint connection between them.

However, that connection was still rather weak, nowhere near as strong as the one he shared with Zhu Zhuyun.

That was only natural. After all, Zhu Zhuyun's Affection was at its maximum, so her connection with him was closer than Zhu Zhuqing's.

"Zhu Zhuqing, we'll be returning to the Star Luo Empire next.

You ran away from the Zhu Family before. Would you rather return to the Zhu Family or come back to the Imperial Prince's Residence with me?"

Zhu Zhuqing thought for a moment, then said:

"Sixth Prince, I don't want to go back to the Zhu Family."

Dai Chengqian nodded.

"I understand. Then come back to the Imperial Prince's Residence with me.

To keep your family from finding out you've returned, wear a mask for now and disguise yourself as my maid when you come back with me.

Don't worry. With me here, no one can force you to do anything you don't want to do."

Zhu Zhuqing nodded firmly.

"Yes! Sixth Prince, I trust you."

"Come on. Let's get into the carriage."

The three boarded the carriage, left the Star Dou Great Forest, and headed toward the Star Luo Empire.

On the side of the Star Dou Great Forest bordering the Heaven Dou Empire.

Zhao Wuji arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest with his students, intending to help Oscar obtain his third soul ring while also giving the newly recruited students some practical experience.

Including Zhao Wuji, their party of seven walked through the Star Dou Great Forest.

Watching Tang San and Xiao Wu, and Oscar and Ning Rongrong paired up ahead of him, Dai Mubai felt a little dejected.

I'm such a handsome fellow. How do I not even have a beautiful girl by my side?

He would definitely have to find one later.

Not even in his dreams could Dai Mubai have imagined that his destined partner, Zhu Zhuqing, had already been stolen away by his sixth younger brother, Dai Chengqian.