[Fate works in mysterious ways; in the end, Zhu Zhuqing not only chose to be with Dai Mubai, but also resolutely decided to return and participate in this life-and-death struggle for the throne.]
[And the inevitable competitive battle between the two sisters was ultimately set on the stage of the All Continent Advanced Spirit Master Elite Tournament.]
[The final outcome, naturally, was that the Shrek Team, possessing the Protagonist Halo, easily defeated the Star Luo Imperial Team.]
Inside the chat group.
[I Want to Live Past Thirty: I really couldn't tell, but as the older sister, you're actually quite good to your younger sister.]
[Seven Treasures Little Rich Girl: Yeah, such painstaking efforts. It's a pity your sister in the original work didn't seem to understand your good intentions.]
[Nine Hearts: I've actually always been a bit confused.]
[Nine Hearts: Since Zhu Zhuqing had already gone through so much trouble to successfully escape to the Heaven Dou Empire back then...]
[Nine Hearts: Why couldn't she just seek asylum with a major power in the Heaven Dou Empire? Why was she so obsessed with going back to compete with her own sister?]
[Hell Civet: I... maybe at that time, I just wanted to completely escape my fate and wanted to become strong.]
[Hell Civet: I was pushed to a dead end back then and didn't think that much.]
[Dont Want to Become an Ice Sculpture: Heh. Your way of becoming strong was to run all the way to the Heaven Dou Empire to find your fiancé?]
[Dont Want to Become an Ice Sculpture: According to what Lin Yuan's diary said, your fiancé abandoned you very early on and ran away like a coward.]
[Dont Want to Become an Ice Sculpture: For such an irresponsible person, you actually traveled thousands of miles to find him? You call that becoming strong?]
[Ice Sky Snow Lady: Yeah, there are so many academies and powers in the Heaven Dou Empire.]
[Ice Sky Snow Lady: How was it such a coincidence in the original work that you just happened to go to Suotuo City?]
[Ice Sky Snow Lady: And how was it such a coincidence that you just happened to enter the Shrek Academy where Dai Mubai was?]
[Ice Sky Snow Lady: I won't believe it if you say you didn't secretly investigate his whereabouts in detail beforehand.]
[Abyssal Witch: You might not know what you're thinking now, but your self in the original work definitely wanted to perform a Spirit Fusion Skill with Dai Mubai.]
[Abyssal Witch: Because only then would you have the confidence to confront your sister. In the end, you still held onto hope for your fiancé.]
Faced with the ridicule from the people in the group, Zhu Zhuqing suddenly became anxious.
[Hell Civet: I didn't! I'm not! Don't talk nonsense!]
Seeing her sister being ganged up on, Zhu Zhuyun sighed and quickly came out to smooth things over.
[Queen of the Dark Night: Alright, alright, everyone stop arguing. Regardless, things are different from the original work now.]
[Queen of the Dark Night: We should think about what to do later so we don't give ourselves away.]
...
Sun Buyu looked at the two newcomers, and after introducing them to the whole class, he said to them:
"Currently, the candidates for the Heaven Dou Imperial Team 1, which will represent the academy in battle, have been tentatively decided."
"If you two are interested in this, you can go to Captain Lin Yuan after class to learn about the situation."
Sun Buyu looked at Zhu Zhuyun and said appreciatively:
"Especially you, Zhu Zhuyun. With your staggering Level 39 strength, it should be absolutely sufficient for you to enter this team for now."
Then, he looked at Zhu Zhuqing, who was only level 20, and comforted her:
"Of course, Zhu Zhuqing, you don't need to be discouraged. You're still young, and your Cultivate speed is also very fast."
"In a few years, before the All Continent Advanced Spirit Master Elite Tournament begins, the candidates and substitutes for Team 1 will be officially and completely finalized."
"At that time, as long as you are willing to work hard, you will also have a great chance to enter Team 1."
Soon, the bell rang for the end of class.
Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing both walked toward Lin Yuan.
Zhu Zhuyun walked with seductive steps, looking at Lin Yuan with a face full of charm, and said with a flirtatious smile at the corner of her mouth, "Hello there, Lin Yuan. I wonder what the current situation of Team 1 is?"
"Do you think with my strength, I have a chance to join your team?"
Lin Yuan looked her up and down, nodded, and said, "There is a chance. However, it's likely only one of you two sisters can join Team 1."
"After all, both of your Spirits are the identical Hell Civet."
"Unless there's an extremely special circumstance, a team composition doesn't need to have two of the same agility-attack system Spirit Masters at the same time."
Hearing this, Zhu Zhuyun nodded thoughtfully:
"Then what if... my sister and I can perform a Spirit Fusion Skill together?"
"In that case, can we join together?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Lin Yuan was also slightly taken aback. A flash of disbelief crossed his eyes, and he immediately turned to look at her.
"You and Zhu Zhuqing can use a Spirit Fusion Skill?!"
Lin Yuan frowned and said, "Why didn't you mention this just now?"
Lin Yuan remained calm on the surface, but his mind was racing.
He guessed in his heart: Could it be that the diary system gave these two sisters some kind of reward again?!
Otherwise, it would be impossible for the two of them to have a Spirit Fusion Skill.
Seeing Lin Yuan's surprised gaze, Zhu Zhuyun covered her mouth and chuckled, quickly explaining:
"Actually, we're not sure yet. It's just that our Spirits might have undergone a slight mutation."
"Resulting in a sensation similar to Martial Soul Resonance between us."
Zhu Zhuyun spread her hands regretfully: "But unfortunately, at the moment, we can't truly use that Spirit Fusion Skill."
Hearing this, Lin Yuan's furrowed brows finally relaxed.
"Then let's talk about that later."
"If you want to join Team 1, you can have a real combat match with the current regular or substitute members."
"As long as you can defeat them, you can replace them and join Team 1."
...
That night, at midnight.
[Ding, congratulations to the Host for completing today's diary. Congratulations to the Host for receiving rewards:]
[Reward 1: The age of the second spirit ring has been increased to the 10,000-year level!]
[Reward 2: mental force Cultivate secret method "Soul-Shattering Spirit-Refining Art" proficiency has reached the Minor Achievement Realm!]
As his mental secret method reached the Minor Achievement Realm, the mental force growth he could obtain would become even greater.
Though the pain was still just as intense.
And what made Lin Yuan feel most comfortable was the change in the spirit rings on his body.
As the age of the second spirit ring was increased to 10,000 years by the System.
His three spirit rings had finally all turned black; the colors were finally unified.
He originally thought that today's reward settlement would end there.
However, in the next second!
The System actually popped up a message.
[Ding! System permissions update complete!]
[From now on, the Host will have a new permission: You can issue exclusive tasks to currently confirmed diary instance owners!]
[If an instance owner successfully completes the corresponding task, they can receive random rewards issued by the System.]
[If they refuse to accept or fail to complete the task within the specified time, they will receive a System penalty!]
[Penalties range from a significant regression in cultivation base at best, to direct loss of diary instance eligibility and forced deletion of all related memories at worst.]
...