Chapter 9: The Star Luo Empire Fails to Make the Top Ten, Dai Mubai Gets Anxious!
[Representative of the Ruler: Dai Xiaotian]
[Supreme Combat Power Representative: Dai Xiaotian]
[Evaluation: The Star Luo Royal Family, led by the Dai family and subordinate to the Zhu family, is renowned for its martial prowess and adheres to the principle of 'might makes right.' Through a brutal 'survival of the fittest' mechanism, they ensure that each ruler possesses ability, eliminating incompetent and cowardly 'trash' and 'parasites.' The Dai family inherits the top-tier offensive beast spirit 'Evil-Eyed White Tiger,' while the Zhu family inherits the top-tier agility-based beast spirit 'Netherworld Cat.' Although these two spirits barely reach the top tier, their quality and attributes are extremely compatible, allowing them to unleash the powerful spirit fusion skill 'Netherworld White Tiger,' enabling them to challenge stronger enemies beyond their level!]
The Star Luo Royal Family is entirely martial, establishing their nation through military might. They founded and have long ruled the Star Luo Empire, one of the two great empires of the Douluo Continent. This powerful empire occupies most of the Douluo Continent's territory, boasting tens of millions of subjugated subjects, millions of mortal soldiers, thousands of Soul Master legions, and three Soul Douluo members of the royal family. They also possess a private academy, the 'Star Luo Royal Academy,' which has a large number of Soul Masters and is overseen by two Soul Douluo instructors! Furthermore, they maintain close cooperation with countless sects and academies, large and small, within the empire!
[Basic Reward: The soul power level of both representatives is increased by one level, and the age of all their soul rings is increased by 2,500 years (if a representative is duplicated, they will be replaced with a perfectly self-adapting ten-thousand-year soul bone)!]
The moment the rankings were updated, the entire continent seemed to be put on pause.
Moments later, an uproar erupted, even more intense than the previous three, truly sweeping across the land.
"Empires can be counted as powers on the list? But how come the Star Luo Empire is only ranked twelfth?!"
"Neither the Heaven Dou Empire nor the Spirit Hall made the list, so how did the Star Luo Empire make it so quickly!"
"Exactly! Isn't it supposed to be the strongest empire? It can't even make the top ten. It's all bark and no bite!"
Meanwhile, the Pope and the two halls of worship of the three upper sects and the Spirit Hall were also shocked.
No one, regardless of their faction, could have imagined that such a behemoth as the Star Luo Empire was nothing more than this!
...
The Star Luo Empire, Star Luo City Imperial Palace.
"Outrageous! Our Star Luo Empire only has a mere twelve!!!"
Emperor Dai Xiaotian, who was sitting on the throne, roared and smashed the pure gold armrest as he stood up.
"The Heaven Dou and the Spirit Hall haven't even made the list yet, but my Star Luo has! This is an utter disgrace!!"
His Evil Eye White Tiger Martial Soul instantly possessed him with a roar, accompanied by eight soul rings.
Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black!
The soul power of level 89 surged forth without any concealment, sweeping across the entire hall.
Inside the hall, all the civil and military officials knelt down in unison, not daring to raise their heads, and trembled as they spoke:
"Your Majesty, please calm your anger!"
Prince Davis then stepped forward, his voice clear and strong:
"Father, please calm your anger. Although our ranking is poor, the rewards are quite good, just what our Star Luo needs!"
"You've been stuck at level 89 for years. This level up will be just the right time to help you advance to the Title Douluo level!"
"The reward of the Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, which represents repeated replacement, can be given to the Empress Dowager. It will surely help her break through the level 89 bottleneck."
"The simultaneous promotion of two Title Douluos is enough to raise our Star Luo's combat strength to another level and give us the confidence to make up for the ranking gap."
After these words were spoken, all the civil and military officials in the hall echoed them.
Empress Zhu Qingyue, who was seated on the secondary throne, also slowly rose and said:
"Your Majesty, what Weiss said makes sense. What we should do most now is to make good use of the rewards and prepare for any possible changes that may occur later."
Upon hearing this, Dai Xiaotian had no choice but to give up; any further anger would be nothing more than impotent rage.
The next moment, a golden beam of light, containing a divine reward, shot out and enveloped him.
"Whoosh—"
Under the shocked gazes of everyone in the hall, Dai Xiaotian suddenly broke through to level ninety!
The standard soul ring configuration of two yellow, two purple, and four black rings at his feet was now upgraded to four purple and four black rings!
"Congratulations to His Majesty on your promotion to Title Douluo! May our Star Luo Empire prosper for generations to come!"
Inside the hall, all the civil and military officials kowtowed in unison, the sound so loud that it made the golden brick floor tingle slightly.
As Dai Xiaotian felt the surging soul power within his body, the raging anger in his evil eyes gradually subsided.
"Is this what level ninety is? A single level is like an insurmountable chasm!"
After taking an excited sip, he handed the soul bone, representing the reward for repeating the previous reward, to Zhu Qingyue and said earnestly:
"Moon, absorb it! When you also advance to the Title Douluo level, our Martial Soul Fusion Skill will definitely be further improved!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Zhu Qingyue accepted the gift with both hands, turned around and left to find a quiet place to absorb the nutrients.
Dai Xiaotian looked up at the sky again. He was unconvinced, really unconvinced. What forces were up there?
...
Soto City, Shrek Academy.
"Even the Star Luo Empire only has twelve people?"
Tang San, Xiao Wu, and the others were dumbfounded. Was this sky curtain for real?
The most excited of all was Dai Mubai, who roared inwardly:
"Impossible! How could our mighty Star Luo be so pathetic! The master is right, this is just a fake ranking list!!"
Zhu Zhuqing was also surprised, but then felt endless relief and anticipation.
There are so many forces stronger than Xingluo, surely there must be one that suits her taste and that she should join!
At that moment, someone said:
"Judging from the reviews, the Xingluo Kingdom is described as having such great national strength, yet it only ranks 12. That's strange."
When asked to read the reviews, everyone read them carefully again.
When they saw the 'Evil-Eyed White Tiger of the Dai Family' and the 'Netherworld Cat of the Zhu Family'.
The next moment, everyone's eyes were fixed on Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing.
"Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, are you two from the Star Luo royal family?!"
Xiao Wu exclaimed in surprise, causing both of their expressions to change slightly at the same time.
"Sigh, it can't be hidden anymore."
Flanders sighed, adjusted his glasses, and nodded:
"Well, Dai Mubai is the third prince of Xingluo, and Zhu Zhuqing is his... Never mind, you should be able to guess that."
Upon hearing this, everyone's gaze towards the two changed.
Especially Ma Hongjun, who was the least worldly-wise, exclaimed in surprise:
"Damn, Boss Dai, you've been hiding this for a while! You're here to experience life, huh? Don't forget me when you go back to inherit the throne!"
"Back then, you said you were getting addicted, and I took you to a brothel to satisfy it. From then on, you were hooked. It's all thanks to me, hahaha!"
Dai Mubai panicked and quickly looked at Zhu Zhuqing.
"nausea!"
Zhu Zhuqing felt a wave of nausea wash over her; the rumors circulating in the academy about Dai Mubai were actually true.
She originally thought that Dai Mubai's escape back then was not out of cowardice, but to seek opportunities to become stronger, to cultivate diligently and wait for the right moment to return.
That's why she traveled thousands of miles, risking death from being hunted down by her sister Zhu Zhuyun, to escape and find Dai Mubai.
But to her surprise, Dai Mubai turned out to be the exact opposite of what she had imagined. He was a coward and a good-for-nothing, not worth her searching for at all!
Xiao Wu's eyes darted around, and she asked in confusion:
"Even if it's just to experience life, you wouldn't come here, would you? I saw in the Sky Curtain's review that Star Luo will select its successors. You weren't selected and forced to leave, or you escaped, were you?"
Tang San and the others found this reasonable, and their gazes towards the two changed again.
When Dai Mubai was exposed in public, his face flushed red instantly, and the veins on his forehead throbbed!
(End of chapter)