Chapter 268: Zhu Zhuyun's Envy

In the seclusion room.

"Now you have successfully condensed the first soul ring."

"In the future, as you improve your cultivation, the soul ring will grow naturally when you reach a certain level." Ye Cheng looked at Bo Saixi and said, "But even if you have the original foundation, if you want to restore your original strength in a short period of time, or even go further, you will need some external assistance."

"External assistance?" Bo Saixi looked at Ye Cheng in confusion, thinking that he wanted to help her improve her strength quickly like the Sea God, using a similar method to the divine soul ring?

Ye Cheng seemed to see through her thoughts. He shook his head and said, "It's not what you think. The external force I'm talking about refers to an environment that is conducive to your cultivation. At Baiyun College, I set up a Soul Tower. It has nine floors, and each floor can double the efficiency. The ninth floor can increase the efficiency ten times under normal conditions!"

"There is such a place!" Bo Saixi was surprised. But in addition to being happy, she felt a little disappointed. Because if her strength is fully restored, then what excuse would she have to stay here?

"If you often practice on the ninth floor, then you will recover your strength much earlier than you think." Ye Cheng suggested. The students of the academy need to spend a huge amount of points to train in the Soul Tower. But for others, like senior officials of Baiyun City or Ye Cheng's relatives, they naturally don't need points to enter.

By the way, even the teachers of the academy don't need points to cultivate in the tower. Only the students are required to earn them. This is mainly to stimulate their motivation and push them to complete tasks assigned by the academy, allowing them to be subtly influenced.

Otherwise, if you could simply buy points with money and exchange them for anything you want, then the forces backing those students would just treat the academy like a gold mine—thinking they could trade worthless coin for priceless knowledge and resources.

Baiyun Academy would become a fool doing good deeds for the enemy.

In the end, Bo Saixi decided to train in the Soul Tower. After all, she owed him enough already—what's a little more? In fact, the more she owed, the better... that way, she had a reason to stay...

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Baiyun College.

It had been more than two months since the students enrolled.

During this time, the newly admitted students had gradually adapted to life at the academy. They also became familiar with the teaching schedule—and just how difficult it was to earn points.

Under normal circumstances, students received 100 points for free every month. This was the academy's basic "living stipend," which they could use to purchase study materials or enter the Soul Tower for training.

If students wanted to earn more points, they needed to complete academy-issued tasks. However, these tasks weren't always available. They had to be claimed in advance, and if someone else claimed a task first, it would no longer be available to others.

At this stage, having just experienced broken ring reconstruction and restarted cultivation from scratch, the students' strength was still low. So the academy wouldn't assign them any tasks yet. Only after they reached a certain level of strength would they be eligible for missions.

Dormitory building.

In one of the rooms.

The layout had evolved from basic furnishings to a more personalized space. The touches of tasteful decor and a cozy living atmosphere clearly indicated the occupant was a girl—no careless man could've created this vibe.

At that moment, the sound of running water came from the bathroom. Someone was clearly showering. On the bed lay a neatly folded set of clothes, including underwear, stockings, and more.

After a while.

The shower stopped.

A moment later, the bathroom door opened, and a woman stepped out, using a towel to dry her long hair. She wore only a bath towel that barely covered her most private areas. But this modesty made her even more alluring. Her voluptuous figure, the beads of water gliding down her pale neck and into her deep cleavage—it was a sight that could drive any man mad.

Unfortunately, no one could see her. Even the curtains had been drawn in advance. She had no intention of putting her body on display and had arranged everything before bathing.

The woman sat down in front of the dressing table.

The mirror reflected a mature, seductive face. Most notably, it bore a 70-80% resemblance to Zhu Zhuqing—anyone could tell at a glance that the two women were closely related.

In fact, this woman was Zhu Zhuqing's sister—Zhu Zhuyun.

She had originally applied alongside her fiancé, Davis. But the useless man failed the written exam and lost the chance to enter the academy.

Meanwhile, Zhu Zhuyun, who had only signed up to accompany him, was unexpectedly admitted. This secretly delighted her. Because she knew exactly what it meant to get into Baiyun College.

It meant that, in some way, she, Zhu Zhuyun, was stronger than Davis!

At the same time, getting into Baiyun College meant the possibility of changing her fate—it meant she might finally catch up to the sister who had left her far behind.

When Zhu Zhuyun thought of that sister, she felt both envious and resentful. Her sister had such a fortunate life.

Originally, Zhu Zhuyun's future was predictable. Mediocre. She was bound to lose the power struggle between the two princes, her strength abolished along with Dai Mubai's, and be imprisoned in luxury under house arrest. More likely, she would be killed outright to remove the threat.

But something unexpected happened.

Her precious sister would one day become the disciple of a Limit Douluo—a powerful backer that changed everything.

Zhu Zhuyun couldn't sit still. A victory that once seemed assured had been upended.

The weight of a Limit Douluo was enough to shift the entire balance!

So Zhu Zhuyun decided the threat had to be eliminated before her sister officially became a disciple.

She didn't believe for a second that Zhu Zhuqing would spare her after gaining power. After all, she had bullied her younger sister far too much over the years. So she sent assassins after her. This time, she really meant to kill.

Her earlier poisonings and ambushes had only been meant to pressure her sister—to give her a sense of crisis and make her cultivate harder. She had never dared to truly kill her before, since that would sabotage the legitimacy of the princes' competition. Killing Zhu Zhuqing before she came of age would have undermined the whole power game.

But now, the situation had changed.

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