"You know the competition rules of our Star Luo Imperial Family better than I do."
"If the heirs of past generations cannot perform the Hell White Tiger, it is equivalent to losing their greatest trump card and deterrent."
"The two of us suddenly lost our Spirit resonance..."
Zhu Zhuyun deliberately lowered her voice and asked tentatively, "Then are we... going to be forced to withdraw from the competition for the throne?"
"Withdraw?!"
These two words were like lighting the fuse of a powder keg, causing Dai Weisi to break down instantly.
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
Dai Weisi roared in a rage, his eyes bloodshot from extreme resentment.
He clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging into his flesh.
"I must obtain the throne of this Star Luo Empire!"
"No one should even think about making me withdraw! Even without the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, I am still the strongest prince of Star Luo!"
Dai Weisi's heart at this moment felt even worse than if he had swallowed a fly.
How much effort and price had he paid for this throne?
His hands were covered in blood; it was only with great difficulty that he had secretly plotted to kill the second brother, who posed the greatest threat to him!
In the current Star Luo Imperial Family, among the adult princes, only he, Dai Weisi, remained.
Besides him, there was only the young third brother who hadn't made a name for himself yet, Dai Mubai!
And Dai Mubai posed no threat to him at all; as long as he played it safe, the throne was in Dai Weisi's bag!
But, at this critical juncture, his and Zhu Zhuyun's Martial Soul Fusion Skill was ruined!
Even more deadly was that Dai Mubai and the Zhu family's Zhu Zhuqing had gotten engaged shortly after Zhu Zhuqing's Spirit Awakening.
Originally, in the normal timeline of the original work.
Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing, this betrothed couple, were supposed to wait until many years later at the Heaven Dou Empire's Shrek Academy for their first official meeting.
But now, because of the massive butterfly effect brought about by Lin Yuan's diary instance.
Everything had changed.
Because of the System's guaranteed reward, Zhu Zhuqing's Innate spirit power underwent a world-shaking change.
She was no longer at Innate Rank 7 as in the original work, but had become Innate Rank 10!
Once this news came out, the high-level officials of the entire Star Luo Empire were shaken, and the Zhu family regarded her as a precious treasure.
And Dai Mubai, who was also in the imperial palace, was greatly curious when he heard that his never-before-met fiancée actually had Innate Full Spirit Power.
Thus, under the deliberate arrangement and guidance of some people with ulterior motives in the palace.
The young Dai Mubai went to the Zhu family ahead of schedule to meet the equally young Zhu Zhuqing.
That meeting's atmosphere seemed somewhat eerie.
As a child, Zhu Zhuqing had skin like snow and delicate features, looking just like a porcelain doll.
She was very lovable.
However, perhaps because Dai Mubai was more than three years older than Zhu Zhuqing.
Coupled with the imperial family's precocious education, Dai Mubai's mind was much more mature than the ignorant Zhu Zhuqing's.
More importantly.
Don't look at Dai Mubai's young age; he had long been frequenting brothels with some playboys in his daily life.
His lifestyle could be described as... well, that, having already seen all kinds of charming and mature women.
So, facing the currently completely undeveloped Zhu Zhuqing.
Dai Mubai really couldn't muster much romantic interest for the time being.
After all, although Zhu Zhuqing had a good foundation and was not bad-looking, her figure was indeed average now, completely that of a little girl.
And besides the lack of interest, Dai Mubai's feelings toward Zhu Zhuqing even contained a trace of deep resentment.
Because it was precisely because of Zhu Zhuqing's revealed talent of Innate Full Spirit Power.
That he, who originally wanted to stay out of it, was once again pushed to the heart of the struggle!
The rules of the Star Luo Imperial Family are cruel.
The better Zhu Zhuqing's talent, the greater the potential of their branch, and the greater the threat to Dai Weisi!
This resulted in Dai Mubai being forced into this life-and-death competition for the throne, even if he wanted to escape.
With all these factors combined, his favorability and interest in Zhu Zhuqing were naturally not particularly high.
If he really cared that much about Zhu Zhuqing, in the original work, he wouldn't have heartlessly left her alone to suffer in the Star Luo Empire.
While he himself, like a coward, fled alone to the Heaven Dou Empire to live a life of debauchery.
Although his fiancée Zhu Zhuqing's Innate Full Spirit Power surprised him.
However, Dai Mubai still had no optimistic thoughts about his future, and was even filled with despair.
The reason was simple: it was an insurmountable chasm.
Dai Weisi was a full six years older than him!
This meant that Dai Weisi had awakened his Spirit and cultivated for six whole years before him!
In the golden period of a Spirit Master's cultivation, a six-year time difference was enough to create a spirit power gap of nearly twenty ranks!
How could he, a ten-year-old child, compete for the throne with the already adult Dai Weisi?
Even if his talent was indeed a little bit better than Dai Weisi's, what use was that?
The competition for the throne in the Star Luo Imperial Family never looks at potential; it looks at solid combat power. Whoever has the harder fist can take the position!
They don't care at all how Heaven-Defying your talent is, nor do they care if you are at a disadvantage because your age is too small.
On that cruel arena, strength is everything; if you lose, there's a high probability you'll die!
So, after seeing this desperate reality clearly, Dai Mubai's mentality could be said to have completely collapsed, and he directly chose to let himself go.
Anyway, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't beat that older brother who had cultivated six years longer than him.
It would be better to take advantage of the fact that the imperial family hadn't sent him on life-and-death trials yet, and use his status as a prince to enjoy a luxurious life.
Listening to music in brothels and drowning his sorrows in wine.
...
Star Luo Empire, Imperial Study.
The news that Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi were unable to perform the Martial Soul Fusion Skill quickly spread throughout the Star Luo Imperial Family in a very short time.
Dai Weisi wanted to hide it, but how could such a thing be hidden?
This was no small matter; it concerned the future succession of the Star Luo Empire's imperial power and the stability of the nation's foundation!
After the Star Luo Emperor, Dai Yutian, learned of this, he was furious.
He immediately issued an imperial decree.
Summoning Dai Weisi, Zhu Zhuyun, and the current Duke of the Zhu Family all to the Imperial Study.
The air pressure in the Imperial Study was terrifyingly low.
Dai Yutian looked at Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun expressionlessly, his eyes cold and without a trace of warmth.
Then, Dai Yutian turned his knife-sharp gaze toward the shivering Duke of the Zhu Family standing aside.
"Head of the Zhu Family."
Dai Yutian's voice was extremely low, filled with the terrifying pressure of a superior: "Do you not intend to give Us a reasonable explanation?"
"Why did the Martial Soul Fusion Skill of Zhuyun and Weisi suddenly disappear without any warning?!"
...