Chapter 168: A Treasonous Idea
And this strange connection was extremely similar to the martial soul resonance she had previously experienced with Dai Mubai.
Not only Zhu Zhuqing, but Zhu Zhuyun also felt this strong sensation.
The moment they noticed this connection,
Zhu Zhuyun immediately suspected that it might be because both sisters cultivated the same cultivation technique, the Nine Yin Manual.
That was why, under acquired assimilation, a Martial Soul Fusion Skill belonging to the two sisters had miraculously been produced.
However, what made them feel somewhat regretful was—
No matter how they tried over the past few nights, they were still unable to successfully unleash this Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
This made the Zhu sisters feel a little disappointed.
They secretly pondered: if this tight connection were not a precursor to a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, then what else could it be?
In the end, they arrived at the most reasonable conclusion.
Perhaps it was still because the Nine Yin Manual they were currently cultivating was only at the beginner stage.
The transformation and influence this technique had on the origin of their martial souls was still relatively shallow.
Thus, their martial soul compatibility was still just a tiny bit lacking, making them temporarily unable to use it!
Given enough time, once they cultivated this technique to a high level, this idea would surely become a reality.
Dai Yutian looked at the Zhu family Duke, who was stammering and unable to explain himself for a long time.
His anger reached the point of laughter, and he sneered repeatedly. "Good, good, good! Truly excellent!"
"Today, I shall be magnanimous for once. I will give your Zhu family one month!"
Dai Yutian stood up, looking down from above at the Zhu family Duke as he issued his final ultimatum.
"Within this month, you had better investigate the cause thoroughly and give me a reasonable explanation and solution."
"Otherwise, you know very well what the consequences will be!"
The Zhu family Duke was so frightened by these words, filled with killing intent, that his legs went weak. He hurriedly lowered his head, nodding repeatedly.
"Yes, yes, yes! This minister obeys! Thank you, Your Majesty, for your magnanimity!"
"Rest assured, Your Majesty. Within this month, this minister will do everything possible to find out exactly what has happened to those two unfilial daughters!"
Immediately afterward, Dai Yutian impatiently waved his hand, dismissing the Zhu family Duke along with Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing.
In the vast imperial study, only the two princes remained, each harboring different thoughts: the eldest prince Dai Weisi and the third prince Dai Mubai.
After the Zhu family had left,
Dai Yutian sat back on the dragon throne, his sharp gaze fixed on Dai Mubai, whose lips still carried a trace of barely concealed delight.
He let out a cold laugh, shattering Dai Mubai's illusion.
"Mubai, what are you so happy about?"
"You don't naively think that just because you and Zhu Zhuqing can no longer perform a martial soul fusion skill, you can use this opportunity to escape the deadly royal life-and-death struggle, do you?"
Hearing this, the smile on Dai Mubai's face froze instantly, and his expression changed drastically.
Dai Yutian's gaze turned icy. "Let me make this perfectly clear to you. Even if after one month the Zhu family truly proves incapable and cannot give me a reasonable explanation or solution—"
"The struggle for succession between you and Weisi will proceed as usual!"
"Whoever has greater personal strength will be qualified to live and only then have the chance to inherit the throne of the Star Luo Empire!"
Dai Yutian coldly analyzed the situation: "Moreover, what you two have lost now is only the martial soul resonance with Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun."
"This does not mean everything is over. The Zhu family is flourishing and powerful. Although their direct line currently only has these two—"
"Don't forget, they still have collateral branches."
"And right now, both of you, as well as the girls of the Zhu family, are still very young!"
"In the coming years, the Zhu family will certainly continue to have members awaken the Hell Spirit Cat martial soul."
"At that time, with proper selection, there will surely be new Zhu family women who can resonate with your martial souls and once again unleash the Hell White Tiger."
"Have you both understood clearly?!"
If this were ten thousand years later, in the era of the Unrivaled Tang Sect, Dai Yutian's idea would obviously be impossible.
Because over those ten thousand years, whether the Dai family or the Zhu family, their bloodlines would have been passed down through countless generations, becoming extremely diluted.
Members capable of producing martial soul resonance would be exceedingly rare, almost nonexistent.
But in the current era of Douluo I, the bloodlines of the Dai family's White Tiger and the Zhu family's Hell Cat lineage were still extremely pure.
The probability of their martial souls resonating was still very common and widespread.
Unless the women of the Zhu family completely ceased bearing children and the line was cut off.
Otherwise, Dai Yutian absolutely did not believe that such a vast Zhu family would be unable to find new substitutes capable of resonating with the princes.
From this, it was clear that Dai Mubai's statement—"women are resources"—was inseparable from Dai Yutian's influence.
After hearing his father's cold and heartless words,
The joy Dai Mubai had secretly felt at losing the resonance, thinking he could escape a doomed fate, instantly vanished.
He felt that he had no chance left, as if he had fallen into an endless abyss.
He knew clearly that even if the Zhu family could later find another collateral girl capable of resonating with him,
The innate talent of such a collateral girl could never compare to Zhu Zhuqing, who possessed innate full soul power!
With the age difference as it was, his overall strength could never catch up to Dai Weisi, who was six years older than him.
In this cruel competition, he would likely still be unable to escape death.
However, in stark contrast to Dai Mubai's despair, as if mourning his parents, Dai Weisi, standing to the side, felt ecstatic after hearing his father's words.
"That's right! Why didn't I think of this before?!"
Dai Weisi roared wildly in his heart.
According to Dai Yutian's words, the rules of the competition had not changed; it was still about who was stronger!
He had trained for a full six years longer than Dai Mubai, and his soul power was far ahead of Dai Mubai's.
Without the influence of the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the greatest variable, wouldn't it be easy for him to defeat Dai Mubai in a duel, a one-sided crushing victory?
He still had an extremely high chance of steadily securing that throne!
However…
Amid this overwhelming ecstasy, a deeply concealed cold glint flashed through Dai Weisi's gloomy eyes.
He keenly realized that this seemingly certain victory was actually built upon one prerequisite.
That was his father, Dai Yutian, who must absolutely not have any more offspring.
If his father truly intended, as he suspected, to "train a new account," then his position as the eldest prince would once again be threatened.
Even if he were far stronger than a newborn, even if there was only the slightest possibility, he would eliminate it!
…
End of Chapter