Douluo Continent: The Martial Soul is actually Bibi Dong.

Chapter 123 Zhu Zhuqing's Betrayal

"I declare the Heavenly Dou Royal Team the victor!"

After a fierce battle, the host finally announced the victory of the Heavenly Dou Royal Team.

The Star Luo team was already no match for Su Mo and his group, so Davis put his hopes on the Martial Soul Fusion Technique with Zhu Zhuyun.

However, Su Mo prevented them from unleashing their Martial Soul Fusion Technique.

In this situation, it was actually Su Mo who held back the two strongest members of their Star Luo team.

Therefore, the Star Luo team was ultimately defeated. First, the others were eliminated by Yu Tianheng and his team, and finally, Davis and Zhu Zhuyun were both defeated.

The two were extremely unwilling to accept their defeat, and in the end, they were unable to unleash their Martial Soul Fusion Technique.

After Su Mo and his team won, along with the two teams that received a bye, there were only six teams left.

The remaining matches will no longer be byes; the top three will be decided among the six finalists.

The results of the fourth round of the draw came out quickly.

The Heavenly Dou Royal Team is facing off against the Dragon Kui Team.

The Blazing Fire team faced off against the Skywater team.

The Spirit Hall team will face the team that received a bye in the previous round along with the Tianshui team.

Although the draw results are out, the fourth round of matches will be held tomorrow.

All the teams left the field, waiting for the competition to continue tomorrow.

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"Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing!"

"How long are you two going to hide in the Heaven Dou Empire?"

"Come back with us after this competition!"

In the evening, Davis and Zhu Zhuyun found the Shrek team and then spoke to Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing.

This was also the first conversation between the brothers since they met in this competition.

"No way, I won't go back with you!"

Dai Mubai naturally refused in a cold voice.

He knew that if he went back now, he wouldn't be able to compete with Davis at all. Davis would break through to the Soul King realm soon, but he didn't know when he would be able to break through.

Zhu Zhuqing, who was tied to him, was even weaker. If the two of them returned to the Star Luo Empire at this time, their chances of competing with Davis and Zhu Zhuyun were slim, or even nonexistent.

Therefore, Dai Mubai will not go back at this time.

Although he and Zhu Zhuqing didn't have much time left, he had no choice but to take another gamble.

They were betting that five years later, their Shrek Academy team would win the Soul Master Tournament, and only then, upon returning to the Star Luo Empire, would he and Zhu Zhuqing have any real competitive edge.

"I'm just informing you!"

"Whether you go back or not is up to you, but if you don't go back now, then I can only tell you that you have no chance!"

Davis sneered upon hearing this, then turned and left without saying anything more.

He was overjoyed that Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing didn't want to go back at this time.

How could Dai Mubai, who was wandering in the Heaven Dou Empire, possibly compete with him?

Whether it's showcasing their abilities or winning hearts and minds, only the Star Luo Empire can provide such opportunities for their father and the people of the empire.

It was just that seeing Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing made it a little inappropriate not to come over and persuade them to go back, after all, they were princes of the Star Luo Empire.

But he had already tried to persuade him, and if Dai Mubai didn't want to go back, that was Dai Mubai's problem.

"Little sister, then I'll be going!"

"Your sister is waiting for you in the Star Luo Empire!"

Zhu Zhuyun smiled at Zhu Zhuqing, then left with Davis.

"hateful!"

Dai Mubai watched Davis and the other man leave, then snorted angrily with a grim expression.

Just thinking about their current situation made Dai Mubai feel powerless.

Honestly, even if he and Zhu Zhuqing went back now, they couldn't compete with Davis and Zhu Zhuyun. If they didn't go back, they would have almost no time left.

He pinned his hopes on the next Soul Master Tournament, but by then, Davis might have already gained the approval of the Star Luo Emperor and his ministers, and become the Crown Prince first.

What awaited him and Zhu Zhuqing was the loss of their martial spirits and cultivation, and exile to their own territory.

Or if Davis were even more cold-blooded...

Thinking of this, Dai Mubai's face became even more ferocious.

"Are we hopeless...?"

Just as desperate as Dai Mubai was Zhu Zhuqing standing next to him.

"..."

Faced with Zhu Zhuqing's words, Dai Mubai couldn't quite find the words to encourage her.

"It's because you're too weak. If you had Ning Rongrong's cultivation speed, we could definitely go back and compete!"

Instead of encouraging Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai snorted angrily and then turned and left.

He needs to go out and vent his anger!

"..."

Zhu Zhuqing just stared blankly at Dai Mubai's departing figure, her expression wooden.

She felt an unprecedented sense of despair, not only because she felt she couldn't compete with her older sister Zhu Zhuyun, but also because she was heartbroken by Dai Mubai's attitude.

"What should I do?"

Zhu Zhuqing murmured something, looking completely bewildered.

She chased Dai Mubai from the Star Luo Empire to the Heaven Dou Empire, all in order to win the competition between their families.

She didn't want to lose; she wanted to change her fate.

Therefore, without forgiving Dai Mubai, she chose to abandon herself and force herself to believe in Dai Mubai, which is how she successfully performed their martial soul fusion skill with Dai Mubai.

But now, Zhu Zhuqing realizes that even though she has done all this, it doesn't seem to have much effect.

Compared to Davis and her sister, she and Dai Mubai really don't have much of a competitive edge.

Now that he is hiding in the Heavenly Dou Empire and far away from the Star Luo Empire, it will be even more difficult for him to gain the approval of the Star Luo Emperor and his ministers.

She couldn't see any hope.

"Zhuqing, are you alright?"

Just then, Zhu Zhuqing suddenly heard a familiar voice.

Looking up, Zhu Zhuqing realized it was Ning Rongrong, and Su Mo was with her.

"...I'm fine!"

Not wanting Su Mo and Ning Rongrong to see her vulnerable side, Zhu Zhuqing immediately concealed her dejected expression and responded calmly.

"..."

Seeing Zhu Zhuqing's state, Ning Rongrong didn't know how to comfort her.

"Zhu Zhuqing, have you ever considered that there's more than one way to break free from your fate: winning the competition within your family?"

When Ning Rongrong didn't know what to say, Su Mo spoke up.

Su Mo happened to hear what Davis and Zhu Zhuyun said to them, so he knew about Zhu Zhuqing's current situation.

It's almost impossible to stand out from the family's competitive model now.

"You mean you want to escape your family and leave?"

"Impossible! The Star Luo Empire will not allow it!"

Zhu Zhuqing looked up at Su Mo, but didn't ask Su Mo why she knew about the problems she was facing. She just shook her head blankly.

She had considered escaping in order to avoid the punishment for failing in the family's competitive model.

But she felt there was little hope. It wasn't that no one had ever tried to escape before, but they all ended up being hunted down by the Star Luo Empire.

Moreover, she didn't want to live a life of escapism, hiding away for the rest of her life.

"That depends on where you escape to!"

"If you leave Douluo Continent and head overseas, even the Star Luo Empire can't do anything to you!"

"If you don't want to leave the mainland, you can also choose to join the Spirit Hall!"

Su Mo smiled again upon hearing Zhu Zhuqing's words.

"What? Join the Spirit Hall?"

Upon hearing Su Mo's words, Zhu Zhuqing's eyes widened in disbelief as she looked at Su Mo.

Although the Spirit Hall and the two great empires have cooperated, they have never been enemies.

Zhu Zhuqing never considered joining the Spirit Hall.

Because in her heart, the Spirit Hall was an enemy force of the Star Luo Empire.

"That's right, join the Spirit Hall, I believe they will definitely accept you!"

"And with the Spirit Hall's protection, the Star Luo Empire wouldn't dare do anything to you!"

Su Mo said calmly.

In fact, Su Mo didn't know whether the Spirit Hall would dare to accept Zhu Zhuqing at this time.

However, Su Mo felt that Pope Bibi Dong would dare to do it. She would definitely be willing to do something that could damage the prestige of the Star Luo Empire.

After all, her ambition was to unify the continent.

Regardless, Su Mo felt that if Zhu Zhuqing dared to join the Spirit Hall, she could at least escape the punishment after losing the competition.

They wouldn't be dismissed or executed.

If it were him, he would choose between escaping Douluo Continent and joining the Spirit Hall.

Of course, one could also choose to join the Heaven Dou Empire, but compared to the Spirit Hall, the Heaven Dou Empire probably wouldn't dare to accept Zhu Zhuqing.

"..."

After hearing Su Mo's words, Zhu Zhuqing stood there in a daze.

She genuinely never considered joining the Spirit Hall in order to gain its protection.

She had never considered this direction.

But upon closer reflection, she realized that what Su Mo said might actually be true. If the Spirit Hall dared to accept her, the Spirit Hall could protect her.

only……

If you let her choose to join the Spirit Hall, wouldn't that be betraying her family and the Star Luo Empire?

She also remained skeptical about whether the Spirit Hall would dare to accept her.

"Think about it carefully yourself!"

Seeing Zhu Zhuqing's expression, Su Mo didn't say anything more, and left with Ning Rongrong's hand.

"Su Mo, why did you just try to persuade Zhu Qing to join the Spirit Hall?"

After leaving, Ning Rongrong immediately asked Su Mo a question.

"It's nothing. We're classmates, I just don't want to see her destroyed by her family and the Star Luo Empire!"

"You should be aware of the competitive dynamics between the Star Luo Empire's royal family and the Zhu family, right?"

"Those who lose the competition either disappear during the process, or at best, have their martial spirit and cultivation destroyed and are exiled to a territory!"

"Escaping overseas or joining the Spirit Hall would be the best options for her!"

"Because neither she nor Dai Mubai had any hope of winning against Davis and Zhu Zhuyun in the competition!"

Su Mo smiled gently and explained.

Su Mo didn't mean anything by it; he just happened to be there and casually gave Zhu Zhuqing some pointers.

Perhaps he didn't want to see Zhu Zhuqing be ruined by the Star Luo Empire because of his meddling!

"..."

"Yes, you're right. If Zhuqing doesn't want to go back and face the consequences of losing the competition, then she really has no choice but to do as you say!"

"But even if Zhu Qing goes to the Spirit Hall, they wouldn't dare accept her, would they?"

"That would offend the Star Luo Empire!"

After listening to Su Mo's words, Ning Rongrong remained silent for a moment before agreeing with him, her tone revealing a hint of heartache for Zhu Zhuqing.

She also didn't want to see Zhu Zhuqing go back and suffer the consequences of losing the competition.

"That's not necessarily true. Accepting Zhu Zhuqing might damage the Star Luo Empire's prestige, but it wouldn't completely offend the Star Luo Empire. The Spirit Hall is certainly capable of doing that!"

"It's different if it's Dai Mubai. After all, he's a prince of the Star Luo Empire; his status is different!"

Su Mo said with a smile.

"You're right!"

"I just don't understand why the Star Luo Empire's royal family and the Zhu family would create such a competitive system..."

Ning Rongrong agreed with Su Mo's words again, and then started to complain.

"Don't overthink it. Ultimately, it's up to Zhu Zhuqing to decide what to do!"

……

"Join the Spirit Hall!"

"Is it really possible?"

After Su Mo and Ning Rongrong left, Zhu Zhuqing remained standing there, her mind filled with Su Mo's advice.

She had never thought of using this method to break free from the fate imposed on her by her family before, but after Su Mo reminded her, she was truly tempted.

Zhu Zhuqing's beautiful eyes flickered repeatedly.

"It's basically impossible for Dai Mubai and me to compete with Davis and Zhu Zhuyun. The time to determine the crown prince won't be long!"

"Especially since Dai Mubai and I aren't going back, we don't even dare to go back and compete, how could we possibly gain the approval of the Emperor and his ministers!"

"Dai Mubai's idea is simply unworkable!"

"Five years later? We won't even have to wait five years; the crown prince's position will probably already be decided!"

Zhu Zhuqing first thought about her current situation with Dai Mubai, and she understood it very well.

She knew that if she and Dai Mubai didn't go back, there would be absolutely no hope left.

Dai Mubai's idea is simply not feasible unless they can achieve good results in this Soul Master Competition, at least better than the Star Luo team, before they will have enough confidence to go back and participate in the competition.

But there's no "unless" about it; the Star Luo team's performance and strength are simply superior to theirs.

Therefore, having achieved nothing, they wouldn't be very competitive even if they went back now.

Neither way works, which is why she was so desperate and pessimistic before.

"Su Mo is right. Joining the Spirit Hall is the only way for me to escape my fate!"

"A family devoid of any kinship, betrayal is no big deal!"

Soon, Zhu Zhuqing's gaze hardened.

Especially when she thought about how Zhu Zhuyun had once tried to assassinate her, Zhu Zhuqing's gaze became completely resolute.

She is also a decisive person. She had never thought of this way of breaking free from fate before, but now that she knows, she is willing to try.

After glancing back once, Zhu Zhuqing's figure flashed and headed towards the Spirit Hall.

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(End of this chapter)