Chapter 191: System Update: Task Release Permission!
[Fate plays tricks on people. In the end, Zhu Zhuqing still chose to be with Dai Mubai and even resolutely returned to participate in this life-and-death imperial throne competition.]
[And the inevitable clash between the two sisters was ultimately set on the stage of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament.]
[As for the final outcome, naturally, the protagonist-blessed Shrek Team easily defeated the Star Luo Royal Team.]
Inside the chat group.
[I Want to Live Past Thirty: Didn't expect it, but as the older sister, you actually treat your younger sister pretty well.]
[Seven Treasure Little Rich Lady: Yeah, such painstaking effort. Unfortunately, your sister in the original story didn't seem to understand your good intentions.]
[Nine Hearts: I've actually always had a question.]
[Nine Hearts: Back then, since Zhu Zhuqing had already gone through so much hardship to successfully reach the Heaven Dou Empire.]
[Nine Hearts: Wouldn't it have been enough for her to directly seek protection from a powerful force within the Heaven Dou Empire? Why insist on going back to compete with her own sister?]
[Hell Spirit Cat: I… Maybe at that time, I just wanted to completely break free from my fate and become stronger.]
[Hell Spirit Cat: I was pushed to a dead end back then and didn't think that much.]
[Don't Want to Become an Ice Sculpture: Heh. Your way of becoming stronger was to travel all the way to the Heaven Dou Empire to find your fiancé.
[Don't Want to Become an Ice Sculpture: According to what Lin Yuan wrote in his diary, your fiancé had already abandoned you early on and ran away like a coward.]
[Don't Want to Become an Ice Sculpture: For someone so irresponsible, you still went thousands of miles to find him? And you call that becoming stronger?]
[Ice and Snow Maiden: Exactly. The Heaven Dou Empire has so many academies and factions.]
[Ice and Snow Maiden: In the original story, how did you just happen to go to Suo Tuo City?]
[Ice and Snow Maiden: And how did you just happen to enter Shrek Academy, where Dai Mubai was?]
[Ice and Snow Maiden: If you hadn't secretly investigated his whereabouts beforehand, I wouldn't believe it.]
[Abyss Witch: I don't know what you think now, but in the original story, you definitely wanted to perform a martial soul fusion skill with Dai Mubai.]
[Abyss Witch: Because only then would you have the confidence to confront your sister. In the end, you still held hope for your fiancé.]
Faced with the ridicule from everyone in the group, Zhu Zhuqing immediately became flustered.
[Hell Spirit Cat: I didn't! I don't! Don't talk nonsense!]
Seeing her younger sister being besieged, Zhu Zhuyun sighed and quickly stepped in to smooth things over.
[Queen of the Night: Alright, alright, everyone stop arguing. No matter what, things are already different from the original story.]
[Queen of the Night: We should think about what to do next so we don't expose ourselves.]
...
After introducing the two newcomers to the entire class, Sun Buyu said to them:
"The class has already preliminarily selected the members of the Heaven Dou Royal Team One that will represent the academy."
"If you two are interested, you can go find Captain Lin Yuan after class to learn more."
Sun Buyu looked at Zhu Zhuyun and said with appreciation:
"Especially you, Zhu Zhuyun. With your staggering Rank 39 strength, it should be absolutely sufficient for you to enter this team for now."
Then he looked at Zhu Zhuqing, who was only rank twenty, and comforted her:
"Of course, Zhu Zhuqing, you don't need to be discouraged. You're still young, and your cultivation speed is very fast."
"In a few years, before the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament begins, the final lineup and substitutes for Team One will only then be fully confirmed."
"At that time, as long as you work hard, you'll also have a great chance to enter the team one."
Soon, as the class bell rang.
Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing walked toward Lin Yuan.
With a graceful and alluring gait, Zhu Zhuyun looked at Lin Yuan charmingly, a seductive smile curling at the corner of her lips as she said, "Hello, Lin Yuan. I wonder what the situation of team one is like right now."
"With my strength, do I have a chance to join your team?"
Lin Yuan sized her up and down, nodded, and said, "There is a chance. However, it's likely only one of you two sisters can join Team One."
"After all, your martial souls are exactly the same—Hell Spirit Cat."
"Unless there are extremely special circumstances, a team composition doesn't need two identical agility-attack system soul masters."
Zhu Zhuyun nodded thoughtfully upon hearing this.
"Then, if… my sister and I can perform a martial soul fusion skill together?"
"In that case, can we both join?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Lin Yuan was slightly stunned, a trace of disbelief flashing through his eyes as he immediately turned to look at her.
"You and Zhu Zhuqing can use a martial soul fusion skill?!"
Lin Yuan frowned. "Why didn't you mention this earlier?"
Although Lin Yuan remained calm on the surface, his thoughts were already churning violently inside.
He speculated inwardly: Could it be that the diary system gave the two sisters some kind of reward again?!
Otherwise, it would be impossible for them to possess a martial soul fusion skill.
Seeing Lin Yuan's surprised expression, Zhu Zhuyun covered her mouth and smiled, quickly explaining:
"Actually, we're not entirely sure either. It's just that our martial souls may have undergone a slight mutation."
"It caused a kind of resonance between our martial souls."
Zhu Zhuyun spread her hands helplessly. "But unfortunately, we still can't truly use that martial soul fusion skill for now."
Hearing this, Lin Yuan's tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed.
"Then let's talk about this later."
"If you want to join Team One, you can challenge the current main or substitute members in actual combat."
"As long as you defeat them, you can replace them and join Team One."
...
That night, at midnight.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing today's diary. Congratulations to the host for receiving rewards:]
[Reward One: Second soul ring upgraded to the ten-thousand-year level!]
[Reward Two: Spiritual cultivation secret technique "Soul-Shattering Spirit-Refining Art" proficiency has broken through to the small success stage!]
As his spiritual technique reached the Small Success stage, the amount of spiritual power he could gain would increase even more.
Although the pain remained just as intense.
But what made Lin Yuan feel the most satisfied was the change in his soul rings.
The age of his second soul ring was raised to the ten-thousand-year level by the system.
All three of his soul rings had finally turned black, their colors finally unified.
He originally thought that today's reward settlement had completely ended here.
However, in the very next moment!
The system suddenly popped up with another notification.
[Ding! System permissions update completed!]
[From now on, the host will gain a new permission: to issue exclusive tasks to the current diary copy holders confirmed by the host!]
[If the copy holders successfully complete the corresponding tasks, they will receive random rewards issued by the system.]
[If they refuse to accept or fail to complete the task within the specified time, they will receive system punishment!]
[The punishment may be as light as a significant regression in cultivation or as severe as directly losing the qualification of possessing a diary copy and having all related memories forcibly erased.]
End of Chapter
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