Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Jianmu Tree, Am I a Bumper Monster?

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She didn't know why she was crying. Perhaps she should be grateful for this turn of events, which allowed Yu Xiaogang to say to her the words she had been waiting for for twenty years.

Chapter 158 Zhu Zhuqing in Despair

Shrek Academy, girls' dormitory.

"Dong dong!"

Under Ning Rongrong's somewhat curious gaze, Zhu Zhuqing opened the dormitory door and found that it was a new classmate she had just met in the past few days.

Zhu Zhuqing politely asked, "Hello, is there anything I can help you with?"

"Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai is looking for you downstairs!" the female classmate said as soon as she opened the door.

"Okay, thank you," Zhu Zhuqing said politely.

After seeing the female classmate leave, Zhu Zhuqing closed the dormitory door and turned to look at Ning Rongrong.

Ning Rongrong asked first, "Zhu Qing, why do you think Dai Mubai wants to see you at this time?"

Zhu Zhuqing was also somewhat puzzled.

"I don't know. I want to see what he will say to me. Maybe he has changed these days."

Although Dai Mubai's years of running away had indeed disappointed her greatly, his life of debauchery in the face of death showed a complete lack of manly responsibility.

But Zhu Zhuqing's belief over the years still gave her a sliver of hope that Dai Mubai would get back on the right track. If he really did get better, she was still willing to stand with him and face the fate that the Xingluo royal family had always faced.

Ning Rongrong curled her lip, clearly disdainful of Dai Mubai, and said to Zhu Zhuqing, "In my opinion, Zhuqing, you should not care about that so-called marriage contract, and you should live for yourself."

However, Ning Rongrong paused for a moment, then said with a slight apology.

"However, this is just my opinion, and I cannot make this decision for you, Zhuqing. What are your thoughts, Zhuqing?"

Zhu Zhuqing frowned, a hint of struggle on her delicate face, and a trace of disappointment in her beautiful eyes, but she still sighed and said, "Let's go see him, at least to find out why he came to see me."

After saying that, Zhu Zhuqing left the dormitory.

Downstairs, Zhu Zhuqing saw the blond figure from behind as soon as she came down. She quietly walked up behind him and asked Dai Mubai in a cold voice, "What do you want with me?"

However, when she saw Dai Mubai's current appearance, she was somewhat shocked and took two steps back.

His face hadn't changed much, but his evil eyes had. The original golden double pupils had turned blood red, and the double pupils had become especially eerie.

His originally handsome face became much more sinister and malevolent because of his unusually blood-red, evil eyes.

"Dai Mubai, you!" Zhu Zhuqing exclaimed in shock.

However, Dai Mubai's expression did not change much. He looked at Zhu Zhuqing and said expressionlessly, "Let's talk somewhere else."

The two arrived at a simulated training ground at Shrek Academy. Dai Mubai briefly recounted the changes that had occurred in the past few days and spoke to Zhu Zhuqing with great enthusiasm.

"Zhu Qing, do you want to do the same as me? What do we lack compared to Davis and the others? It's nothing more than a little less time and a little less power. Now that we have the secret technique given to us by Tang San, we've made up for the power aspect, so time is no longer important."

"As long as we completely defeat Davis and Zhu Zhuyun in the All-Continent Advanced Academy Elite Tournament, we can ascend to the highest position in the Star Luo Empire, and then you will be my queen."

Hearing everything Dai Mubai said, the glimmer of expectation in Zhu Zhuqing's eyes turned into utter despair. Listening to his words of advice, she sneered, "Dai Mubai, you have disappointed me greatly. I thought you would work hard and take everything back from your brother."

"I never expected it to turn out like this? Dai Mubai, look at yourself now. How are you any different from those fallen soul masters imprisoned in the Star Luo Empire's prisons?"

"In your current state, even if you defeat the First Prince, what then? You don't even have the White Tiger Martial Soul anymore. Do you really think His Majesty will give you the position of Crown Prince?"

Zhu Zhuqing's words immediately made Dai Mubai's face contort with rage. He growled in a low voice, "So what if the White Tiger Martial Soul is gone? As long as I have enough power, I can kill Davis directly. Then I'll be the only prince left. Who can that old man pass it on to?"

"And so what if they don't give it to me? At worst, I'll just wait a few more years until I have enough power to take my things back completely."

"As long as I can become a Title Douluo, a peak Douluo, and possess enough power to crush the royal family, the throne will still be mine! There are precedents for this in history."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing's beautiful eyes widened on her cold, pretty face, and her red lips parted slightly, as if she had heard something unbelievable.

Indeed, Dai Mubai's words are true to a certain extent; in this world, whoever has the bigger fist always has the right to speak.

However, it is still a bit of a pipe dream for someone to think they can defeat the Star Luo Empire's royal family with the strength of a Title Douluo.

Not to mention that the Star Luo Emperor and Empress's Martial Soul Fusion Skill alone is enough to contend against any Title Douluo below the peak Douluo level.

The Star Luo Empire's long-standing iron-fisted rule alone meant that it was impossible to subdue those Soul Master families and sects without having some trump cards.

Titled Douluo are not invincible. At least an ordinary Titled Douluo can still be killed by a group of Soul Douluos working together, just like Dugu Bo in the past.

"Dai Mubai, are you crazy!" Zhu Zhuqing exclaimed in surprise.

But before she could say anything more, a strong, powerful hand, carrying a lingering smell of blood, suddenly grabbed Zhu Zhuqing's fair and slender neck.

Dai Mubai's irresistible strength pinned Zhu Zhuqing to the tree.

One after another, soul rings slowly emerged from Dai Mubai's body to Zhu Zhuqing's incredulous gaze.

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple! Fourth Ring Soul Sect.

"See that? In such a short time, I broke through from level 38 to Soul Master. How long would normal cultivation take?"

Because of the martial soul possessing him, Dai Mubai's golden hair gradually turned blood red, fluttering in the wind. The terrifying Blood Tiger of Slaughter, carrying a strong stench, gradually emerged behind him, roaring to the sky.

After Dai Mubai's martial soul was attached to him, the terrifying killing intent caused his blood-red evil eyes to light up with a layer of red light.

"Zhu Zhuqing, I'm only telling you this because you came all the way from Xingluo to find me."

“I was a little wrong before, so I’ve been putting up with you since you came and haven’t argued with you too much, but don’t take advantage of me.”

"Let me tell you, Zhu Zhuqing, you have belonged to me, Dai Mubai, since birth, and you will die as my ghost. There will never be another choice."

As Dai Mubai's anger intensified, he unconsciously increased the force in his hand until Zhu Zhuqing's eyes rolled back and her red lips lost their color.

Dai Mubai suddenly came to his senses, threw Zhu Zhuqing, whom he was holding, to the ground, and looked down at Zhu Zhuqing, who was clutching her chest and coughing incessantly, and said coldly.

"Zhu Zhuqing, I'll give you one last chance to reconsider, since you're my fiancée."

Give me an answer by tomorrow!

After saying that, Dai Mubai left without looking back, leaving Zhu Zhuqing, who was filled with despair, silently weeping.

Chapter 159 The Two Women Leave

In the evening, Zhu Zhuqing did not return to the dormitory after going out, which made Ning Rongrong very worried that Dai Mubai might have a lecherous outburst and do something bad to Zhu Zhuqing.

So Ning Rongrong searched anxiously throughout the academy for a long time, and finally heard some clues from a student, and found the mimicry training area where Zhu Zhuqing was.

However, she was greatly surprised when she saw Zhu Zhuqing at this time.

Zhu Zhuqing was seen hugging her knees, curled up and nestled behind a large tree.

Her long, black hair was covered with withered branches and fallen leaves, and her head, buried between her knees, rose and fell slightly from time to time, her shoulders trembling, clearly indicating that she was sobbing silently.

Not only that, Zhu Zhuqing's usual black bodysuit was covered in wet mud and looked messy.

Even more shocking was the deep, purplish-red handprint on her exposed, snow-white, slender neck, a testament to the brutality of the perpetrator.

The scene before her eyes laid bare Ning Rongrong's worst suspicions.

As their closest confidantes, Ning Rongrong's eyes instantly filled with tears. Her red lips parted slightly as she rushed over, shouting anxiously.

"Zhuqing! How are you?"

Zhu Zhuqing, plunged into despair, was weeping bitterly over all the perseverance she had maintained over the years. Everything that had happened today had completely negated her hopes and efforts.

Suddenly, Zhu Zhuqing heard Ning Rongrong's anxious voice. Somewhat bewildered, she looked up towards the direction from which the sound came. She spotted a slender figure in light blue rushing towards her.

In an instant, Zhu Zhuqing felt herself being embraced by a soft, warm, but slightly trembling body.

Ning Rongrong looked down at her friend in her arms.

Those beautiful eyes, usually cold but sparkling like obsidian when facing me, were now empty and lost in thought; tears streamed down her exquisite face, and against the backdrop of mud, her sorrow and desolation were all the more heart-wrenching.

"Zhuqing, how are you? Zhuqing, don't scare me!"

Seeing her best friend in this state, Ning Rongrong felt a sharp pain in her heart, as if it were being cut by a knife, and she cried out urgently.

"Rongrong~"

Zhu Zhuqing looked at her long-time best friend with her lifeless eyes, and suddenly, as if she had found a way to vent, she wrapped her arms around Ning Rongrong's slender waist and buried her face in Ning Rongrong's chest, crying even harder.

"I'm here, Zhu Qing, I'm here!"

Seeing Zhu Zhuqing in such a state, Ning Rongrong felt heartbroken and also felt a surge of anger. Needless to say, the target of her anger was Dai Mubai, the one who had taken Zhu Zhuqing away.

At this moment, Ning Rongrong really wanted to go back to Babao City and summon Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo. She felt that nothing less than tearing Dai Mubai to pieces would be enough to quell the anger in her heart.

If it were a casual remark Ning Rongrong made in the past, it would only be a momentary outburst of anger or a spoiled young lady's temper, and she would forget about it afterward.

Now, with her beautiful eyes revealing coldness and not uttering a single word, Ning Rongrong truly intends to utilize the power behind her.

She's just a mere third prince who has lost power and fallen from grace in the Star Luo Empire! On the territory of the Heaven Dou Empire, she has formed a life-and-death feud with the eldest daughter of one of the three upper sects. Even if he were to kill her, what could the Star Luo Emperor do to her?

Compared to the Eight Treasure Glazed Tile School's deeply entrenched business in the Star Luo Empire and the huge amount of tax revenue it contributes every year, the life of Dai Mubai is truly insignificant.

In terms of status and prestige, Ning Rongrong was by no means inferior to Dai Mubai. Within the sect, she was truly a little princess showered with love and affection.

And Dai Mubai? He was nothing more than a cowardly prince who brought shame to the empire, dared not face the fate of the royal family, and fled in panic.

Perhaps in the end, Emperor Xingluo will at most say "you reap what you sow" and let the matter drop, then directly hand over the position of crown prince to Davis.

Davis would even clap his hands in delight, mocking his foolish younger brother for being clueless, and then present Ning Rongrong with a grand gift: in the name of the Crown Prince and the future Star Luo Emperor, he would unilaterally declare Zhu Zhuqing's life completely free.

However, before that, Ning Rongrong still needed to confirm whether Dai Mubai had done anything out of line to Zhu Zhuqing.

After Zhu Zhuqing had cried her heart out for a while and her mood gradually calmed down, Ning Rongrong quietly began to ask.

"Zhu Qing, did Dai Mubai...do something bad to you? Of course, it's okay if you don't want to tell me."

Although Ning Rongrong's words were somewhat euphemistic, Zhu Zhuqing, being a girl herself, could easily understand the meaning behind them.

Leaning against Ning Rongrong's chest, Zhu Zhuqing pursed her red lips and gently shook her head, indicating that she didn't.

Zhu Zhuqing's appearance made Ning Rongrong anxious, and she did not believe her statement.

The main reason is that Zhu Zhuqing's current appearance is just too heartbreaking for Ning Rongrong. If you were to say that Dai Mubai, that infamous lecher, hasn't done anything outrageous, Ning Rongrong would never believe it.

"Zhu Qing, don't be afraid. This is Tian Dou City. If anything happens, I'll have my dad and two grandfathers back you up."

"It's just Shrek Academy. Even if Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang bring out the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan behind them, what can they do?"

Zhu Zhuqing shook his head again, calmed himself down, and began to tell Ning Rongrong everything that had happened when Dai Mubai had come to find him.

After listening, Ning Rongrong breathed a sigh of relief. As long as no one forced her to do anything bad, that was good.