Because Zhu Zhuyun was still holding the cleaver, her entire arm was trembling, clearly indicating her emotions were extremely unstable.
Anyone could understand the situation, seeing one's affection object mingling with a dozen members of the opposite sex... Who could stand that?
This kid, he's even more of a player than I was back in the day!
Dai Ben truly wanted to hang Davis up and give him a severe lashing, but what he needed to do now was to prevent Zhu Zhuyun from actually killing Davis!
With the use of space elements, he wasn't even sure he could stop her.
"Zhu Yun, can you calm down first, please? We're family, let's talk this out nicely."
Dai Ben tightly fixed his gaze on the cleaver in Zhu Zhuyun's hand.
Zhu Zhuyun was indeed very angry, but it was only for a moment; she soon let out a light laugh and put away the cleaver.
"Your Majesty, you worry too much. I just said I really like Wes. I was just trying to figure out if he likes me too, how could I possibly hurt him?"
Her face constantly bore a gentle smile as she spoke.
Of course, if she could, Zhu Zhuyun genuinely wished to chop Davis in half with that cleaver on the spot. Trading such a man for a one percent damage increase was by no means a loss!
"Really?"
"Of course it's true. Your Majesty, let's continue the offensive, there's a second round to come."
Zhu Zhuyun said in a calm tone.
Dai Ben carefully watched the expressions on her face, and suddenly felt that he had overthought the situation. Zhu Zhuyun was a smart person; she surely could think of the severe consequences of killing Davis.
But for some reason, Dai Ben suddenly didn't want Zhu Zhuyun to get a strong reward, although they were on the same side at the moment.
Zhu Zhuyun dared not confront him and his son now just because she wasn't strong enough, but if she became powerful enough, the first person she'd deal with would definitely be Davis, followed by him, Dai Ben!
However, there was no helping it, the current alliance still needed to be maintained, and all he could do was pray that Zhu Zhuyun wouldn't be too lucky in what followed.
The two of them returned to the stage, facing Lin Yi.
"Your Majesty, you continue with the last attack pattern, and I'll switch to my third soul skill."
Dai Ben looked at Zhu Zhuyun blankly, his daughter-in-law was eerily calm.
"Your Majesty?"
"Alright."
Having discussed their strategy, they launched their next attack.
Once again, their martial souls were unleashed simultaneously, and Dai Ben suddenly realized that, although Zhu Zhuyun seemed light and breezy on the surface, her Dark Demon Evil Tiger martial soul had become even more ferocious than before.
The blood-red eyes of the Dark Demon Evil Tiger glanced at Davis below the stage, then turned to look at him, sending Dai Ben's White Tiger martial soul into such a fright that it let out a wail.
My martial soul as a Titled Douluo... being suppressed by the martial soul of a mere Soul King? Dai Ben stared behind him, questioning life. No, he couldn't continue to be humiliated like this; it was time to attack!
"Third Soul Skill, White Tiger Diamond Transformation!"
The wailing White Tiger phantom immediately merged into his body, Dai Ben's muscles swelled, a golden light emanated from him, and at the same time, his body grew taller and his upper body morphed into a vastly exaggerated proportion.
"Fourth Soul Skill, White Tiger Meteor Shower!"
Blazing white meteors began to fall from the sky, densely packed before the eyes.
At that moment, Zhu Zhuyun's Dark Demon Evil Tiger let out a roar as it merged into its master, covering Zhu Zhuyun's skin in silver and black patterns, while her eyes turned a light red, flickering with a bloodthirsty light.
She could turn around right now and kill Davis with the cleaver if she wished.
But the timing wasn't right yet, and she knew very well what would be most beneficial for her at this moment.
Instead of plotting against the Dai father and son, it would be better to focus all her attention on Senior Lin Yi.
Honestly, Zhu Zhuyun had a bold plan in mind for tonight.
She planned to sneak out to meet Lin Yi, as he was a powerful backing she could rely on.
Zhu Zhuyun was determined, whatever the method, no matter the cost, even if she had to be the most humble, lowliest servant at Senior Lin Yi's feet, she was willing.
As long as Senior Lin Yi was willing to back her up.
"Third soul skill, Evil Demon Slash!"
As she contemplated, Zhu Zhuyun released her third soul skill.
Once again utilizing space elements, she evaded the meteor shower falling from the sky, and in a few breaths, she stood directly in front of Lin Yi.
With her five fingers together, a slicing trail appeared swiftly in the air, filled with the black element within the crack, accompanied by the silver glow representing the space elements shimmering within.
This slash was swiftly executed by Zhu Zhuyun and accurately landed on Lin Yi's body; it was also the first time she had used the evolved Hell Slash, now called the Evil Demon Slash, in a live situation.
After the attack concluded, her body leaked silver space elements once more, and in the blink of an eye, she quickly moved to the back, distancing herself from Lin Yi.
Dai Ben watched dumbfoundedly; he feared Zhu Zhuyun's space elements the most. Already adept in agility and offensive prowess, wielding the space elements allowed her to virtually kill higher-ranked opponents instantly.
"Your Majesty, be careful of the damage rebound."
Zhu Zhuyun reminded.
Snapping back to reality, Dai Ben stood his ground, and under the maintenance of the White Tiger Diamond Transformation, he began to release his second soul skill.
"Second soul skill, White Tiger Intense Light Wave!"
His robust front limbs fiercely pounded the ground, Dai Ben gathered strength, opened his mouth, and a thick white beam of light shot out instantly, landing on the incoming damage rebound.
Having dealt with the damage rebound, the tension in both contenders relaxed at this moment, they deactivated their martial souls and stood in place, waiting for Lin Yi to announce the results.
Zhu Zhuyun had become utterly disillusioned with the Dai family; she was now truly grateful that Dai Ben had brought her here, offering her the opportunity to meet Senior Lin Yi and to see Davis's true colors.
It offered her the chance to find the support she should truly rely on.
In her mind, Zhu Zhuyun had contemplated several strategies for her planned night attack on Senior Lin Yi.
She did not believe Lin Yi was completely uninterested in women.
As long as she dressed a bit more seductively, took the initiative, kept tight-lipped, and put her dignity aside...
Senior Lin Yi would likely give in.
And once Senior Lin Yi "enjoyed" her, even if she became the most lowly servant to Senior Lin Yi later, surely he would stand up for his servant, right?
Unbeknownst to Lin Yi, a radical idea had already taken root in Zhu Zhuyun's mind; he turned his attention to the panel.
[Blood loss: 280367]
[Remaining Health: 899909843471]
[Damage Level: Red Junior]
[Random Reward: Panel Optimization Spirit Stone*1]
[Host Reward: Panel Optimization Immortal Stone*1]
Lin Yi was taken aback, Panel Optimization Spirit Stone? What kind of spirit stone is this?
Speaking of optimization, Lin Yi thought of the System; shouldn't optimization be coupled with the system? Could it possibly be placed on a person?
He looked at the System's annotation to understand what this panel referred to.
It was the panel data that Ice Emperor received last time!
The reward Ice Emperor received was the option to select any one attribute for a five-thousand-point increase, while Zhu Zhuyun's Panel Optimization Spirit Stone was capable of providing a reasonable enhancement to all attributes on the panel.
What exactly is a reasonable enhancement?
It means that not every attribute will increase by the same value; the increase is determined according to the importance of each attribute.
For example, Luck Value is actually the most crucial attribute, so the boost in this category will be particularly small.
Attributes like strength, speed, defense, charm, which are relatively less significant, will receive a greater increase. Lin Yi specifically noted that except for breeding desire, which wouldn't change, Zhu Zhuyun's charm would receive the most significant enhancement.
It seems that charm is not deemed very important by the System's standards.
After reading the annotation, Lin Yi said to Zhu Zhuyun, "Damage 280367, Red Junior, your reward is a Panel Optimization Spirit Stone."
He recounted the recent reward's annotation, alongside the panel drop and the narrative from Ice Emperor's previous foray, to facilitate her understanding.
ps. Thank you for reading.