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Star Luo City, Residence of the Crown Prince.
At this moment, dawn was just breaking. A faint purple mist spread across the sky as golden-haired, strikingly handsome Dai Weisi sat cross-legged in his room, silently meditating and cultivating his soul power.
Before long, a sudden boom erupted from within him, like the crackling of exploding beans. A surge of fierce, domineering soul power burst outward, flooding the entire room.
The walls cracked, furniture was upturned, and a deep, rumbling roar—like that of a tiger—echoed faintly in the air.
"Whew!"
Dai Weisi took a deep breath, slowly opened his eyes, clenched his fists, and revealed a faint smirk at the corner of his lips.
"Who would've thought that after transmigrating, it would take me just over half a month to break through to level thirty-nine? Compared to my predecessor, my cultivation speed is leaps and bounds ahead."
"Even compared to someone born with innate full soul power, I'm probably not far behind. At this rate, it won't be long before I break through level forty and become a Battle Soul Ancestor expert!"
At this point, Dai Weisi couldn't help but feel overjoyed. He wasn't originally from this world, but rather a transmigrator from Earth. Half a month ago, he had inexplicably crossed over to this world.
His real name was Dai Wei, a university student from the 21st century. Just half a month earlier, after finishing the Douluo Dalu anime, he'd gone to sleep.
Before falling asleep, he had wished he could transmigrate into the Douluo Dalu world, filled with beautiful women. Whether it was the cool and aloof Qian Renxue or the sultry Zhu Zhuqing, they were all the kind of girls he liked.
Perhaps the heavens heard his wish. When he woke up, he found himself inexplicably transported into Douluo Dalu, inhabiting the body of Dai Weisi—a person whose name differed from his own by just one character.
Even now, he wasn't entirely sure if he was still dreaming.
Although the transmigration had come suddenly, Dai Weisi quickly adapted to his new identity. After all, he'd read plenty of transmigration novels and watched enough fantasy dramas. Having something like this happen to him was no longer that strange.
And compared to other transmigrators who got hit by trucks or died from overwork, he had it easy—he just went to sleep and woke up in another world. At least it was painless.
More importantly, he had transmigrated into the body of the Crown Prince of the Star Luo Empire. Not only did he live a life of luxury, but he also had a beautiful, gentle, and affectionate fiancée. Compared to the hardships of his previous life, wasn't this paradise?
"But if I want to keep enjoying this wonderful life, I have to defeat that foolish brother of mine in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament five years from now."
Dai Weisi knew that in five years, during the Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, he and his fiancée would be defeated by Shrek Academy, and the title of Crown Prince would be stolen by that foolish younger brother of his.
Although Dai Mubai ultimately gave up the position of Crown Prince, Dai Weisi wasn't about to gamble his entire future on one fleeting act of kindness from his brother.
Not to mention, he clearly remembered that his predecessor had bullied Dai Mubai quite a bit in the past. Honestly, if he were Dai Mubai, he'd definitely seek revenge without hesitation.
"I've got to keep training hard. Right now, my cultivation speed isn't much worse than someone with innate full soul power. Even without the aid of celestial herbs, I'm confident I can reach level fifty and become a Soul King within five years!"
After transmigrating, although Dai Weisi didn't awaken a system, he still had a "golden finger." Possibly due to the complete fusion of two souls, his spiritual power had significantly increased, and even his cultivation speed had doubled.
Dai Weisi's innate soul power wasn't particularly high—just over level seven. That made him only slightly stronger than Zhu Zhuqing and noticeably weaker than most of the Shrek Seven Devils—let alone someone like Tang San, that walking cheat.
Thinking about it carefully, that was to be expected. He was six years older than Dai Mubai. If he also had innate full soul power, or even level eight or nine, Dai Mubai might as well give up right now.
Not only him—his fiancée Zhu Zhuyun's innate soul power was only level six, even lower than Zhu Zhuqing's by one level.
However, ever since his transmigration, his cultivation speed had nearly doubled, which explained how he managed to raise his soul power to level thirty-nine in just half a month.
Now, with five years ahead of him, armed with foreknowledge and the opportunity to acquire immortal-grade herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, defeating Dai Mubai and the Shrek team was practically guaranteed.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a black shadow flickered past the window and, moving at lightning speed, appeared before Dai Weisi in an instant, dropping to one knee.
Dai Weisi showed no signs of alarm—this was one of his subordinates.
As the Crown Prince of the Star Luo Empire and first in line for the throne, it was only natural for him to have a few loyal subordinates.
"Greetings, Your Highness…"
As he spoke, the man in black looked up at Dai Weisi and, with a tone of admiration, offered his congratulations: "Congratulations, Your Highness, on breaking through to level thirty-nine."
"All right, you may rise."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
"Speak—what is it?" Dai Weisi lifted a cup of black tea and took a slow sip. Hm, the taste was far inferior to the iced tea from his previous life.
Thinking back now, compared to this tea, that old iced tea might as well have been a top-shelf national liquor!
"Reporting, Your Highness—the Third Prince has escaped! After obtaining his second soul ring, he slipped away while we were distracted. His current whereabouts are unknown!"
"Oh? So my foolish little brother has finally left the Star Luo Empire. I was actually thinking of trying to mend our brotherly bond," Dai Weisi said with a faint smile.
The day after he transmigrated, Dai Mubai had departed with his guards to the Star Dou Forest to obtain his second soul ring. The two had only met once.
With a thud, the man in black dropped to the floor and cried out, "This subordinate has failed in his duty! Please punish me, Your Highness!"
"It's fine—get up. This is all fate," Dai Weisi said with a wave of his hand, showing no intention of punishing the man. He knew full well this was destined to happen.
"Thank you, Your Highness." The man in black let out a sigh of relief. In his heart, he marveled at the Crown Prince's mercy—it seemed he had truly pledged loyalty to the right man.
"Your Highness… should we give chase and then…" As he spoke, the man in black made a throat-slitting gesture.
"No need. If he dies, Father will certainly suspect me. The entire empire would think I acted out of fear of Dai Mubai and ruthlessly murdered my own brother. Even if I do ascend the throne one day, such a stain would make it impossible to win the people's support."
Dai Weisi knew that after leaving, Dai Mubai would head for the Heaven Dou Empire, eventually joining Shrek Academy and forming the legendary Shrek Seven Devils with Tang San.
"But, Your Highness—"
"That's enough. Dai Mubai is no longer someone I need to worry about. The real priority now is strengthening the overall national power of the Star Luo Empire."
In recent years, tensions between the two great empires had intensified, while the power of Spirit Hall had grown rapidly, gradually threatening the sovereignty of both nations.
The friction between the Star Luo Empire and Spirit Hall was deepening, especially since Spirit Hall had intervened to prevent Star Luo from launching a war against the Heaven Dou Empire.
Otherwise, it would have taken less than ten years for the Star Luo Empire to conquer Heaven Dou!
Although the Heaven Dou Empire had a million soldier-strong army, the quality of its troops was highly inconsistent. Many of its officers were idle scholars or corrupt officials—hardly a threat.
The Star Luo Empire, in contrast, followed an elite military doctrine. Though fewer in number, each soldier could take on ten enemies at once. They were eager for battle, carried sky-high morale, and fought with unstoppable momentum!
(End of Chapter)