Chapter 88: I Want to Speak to His Majesty the Star Luo Emperor and the White Tiger Duke
"Shrek Academy lost?"
"Really lost? This is unbelievable!"
"An evil Soul Master interfering with the competition— is this still the Shrek I know?!"
"—"
"Silence!!"
Dai Hao's mood was indescribable at this moment, but he still prioritized the overall situation and stepped forward to maintain order.
One must know that his second son, Dai Huabin, died in this competition, and he didn't care about Shrek's situation.
His son died—died at the hands of Sun Moon—and he was angry and sad. If he didn't step forward, he would be unworthy of being the Star Luo God of War—and even more unworthy of being a father.
"Both teams have done their best. Victory and defeat are common in war, but anyone found insulting Shrek Academy will be severely punished!"
Sun Moon didn't bother to pay attention to Dai Hao. After all, everyone knew that this Star Luo God of War was once a member of Shrek. It was normal for him to speak up for Shrek.
"Your Excellency Silver Moon, Your Excellency Du Busi, I don't care about the disputes between Sun Moon and Shrek, but it was my second son who died on the field. I must have an explanation for this—even if it costs my life!"
These words were full of iron-blooded spirit, and many people fell silent upon hearing them.
But many were also startled. No— is this Dai Hao so brave? Doesn't he know who is standing behind Huo Yuhao now?
Even the Shrek group, who had not yet left, stopped in surprise. Could there be a twist?
Ling Luochen, Su Tong, and others seemed to have thought of something, and their gazes all turned to Huo Yuhao. Even Xiao Hongchen and others from the Sun Moon side looked at Huo Yuhao with concern.
"Brother Hao, you..." Xu Jiawei wanted to say "you've got guts," but was it really appropriate to say such a thing in this situation?
"Explanation? What explanation do you want?"
Du Busi didn't know the relationship between Huo Yuhao and Dai Hao, but Kong Deming did, and he was stifled with discomfort.
If Dai Hao knew that the one who just killed his son was also his own descendant, would he collapse?
"I, Huo Yuhao, want to speak to His Majesty the Star Luo Emperor and the White Tiger Duke!"
At this moment, Huo Yuhao, who had been observing the situation, stepped forward.
He was dazzling—so different from the young man who had fled to Sun Moon in disarray a year ago, struggling just to eat and survive day by day.
His face was filled with confidence, and his resolute gaze swept past his teachers and Du Busi, directly meeting Dai Hao, the White Tiger Duke.
Dai Hao looked at the young man calling out to him with surprise. That unsettling sense of familiarity returned. Speaking to me— why? He was certain he had never seen this young man before.
"Boy, I admire you. You have the best teachers, the Sun Moon Empire backing you, and even His Excellency Body Douluo of the Body Sect is willing to support you. But that's not a reason for you to speak to me like this. You don't have that qualification yet!"
Dai Hao also became angry. This person killed his son and now dared to openly call out to him— was this a provocation?
But Huo Yuhao did not answer Dai Hao immediately. Instead, he smiled faintly and surveyed the entire arena, his voice calm but filled with determination.
"My teachers and elders say that I am the Sun Moon Empire's top genius, and I only took one year to earn this title."
A playful smile hung on his lips as he slowly spoke.
"You must be very surprised why someone like me, who is called a genius, only gradually emerged in the past year, and why I was unknown before..."
At this moment, everyone in the arena was captivated by Huo Yuhao's words. They were curious about what such a genius would say in this setting, and why he dared to step forward and call out to their Emperor and the White Tiger Duke.
Xiao Hongchen stood with his hands in his pockets, looking enviously at Huo Yuhao's back. Yuhao, this guy, was truly famous now.
He had a premonition earlier. He knew how much impact Huo Yuhao's words would have on the Star Luo Empire.
But as a brother, he had said that even if Yuhao poked a hole in the sky, he, Xiao Hongchen, would stand firmly behind Yuhao.
All those who had harmed Yuhao—even the White Tiger Duke—must pay the price.
Huo Yuhao's words continued, and the next sentence instantly caused a monstrous wave to erupt on the originally calm water surface.
"The reason is simple: a year ago, I was still an illegitimate child in the Star Luo Empire, subjected to humiliation, discrimination, and oppression."
"My mother was an ordinary maid, and I, this illegitimate child, spent the most difficult yet happiest ten years of my childhood living with her."
"It was only when I was ten that my mother passed away due to heavy chores and illness. To survive, and to avoid further persecution from my father's legitimate wife, I buried my mother, and at age eleven, I fled alone with her belongings."
"It's laughable to say, but my father never knew of my existence as an illegitimate child. He never visited my mother, let alone knew of our plight."
"—"
Huo Yuhao's voice was cold, devoid of emotion.
"I say these things not to beg for your pity. From the day I left Star Luo Empire and embarked on my escape, from the day I changed my surname to my mother's surname, the last thread of connection between me and Star Luo Empire—and my father— was completely severed."
"Towards that father, I now only feel hatred. I once swore that whether he remembers my mother or not, whether he knows of my existence as an illegitimate child or not—"
"For my mother, who died due to cruel persecution and left with final regret, and for the poverty, illness, and mental persecution I suffered in my childhood, I will make that father of mine and his entire family behind him pay the price."
"The reason I am saying all this now is because my nominal 'father'… he is right here."
—"
His childhood with his mother was spent in a dilapidated hut in the Duke's mansion, where they had to undertake heavy chores daily to survive, only able to watch from afar the figure of the man called father, but unable to approach.
He was recounting Huo Yuhao's experiences from many years ago.
He couldn't empathize, but the story was real. As he slowly recounted it, no one would think it was false.
And these things—Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and Kong Deming—all knew. They also knew that the father Huo Yuhao spoke of was actually the White Tiger Duke above.
But others didn't know. The people of Shrek, and even the contestants and spectators from other academies, couldn't help but feel a strange sense of empathy at this moment.
"Huo Yuhao, such a genius, actually had such a tragic childhood before?"
"Oh my god, he used to be from our Star Luo Empire. Why? What kind of hatred would make an eleven-year-old boy risk his life fleeing to the Sun Moon Empire?!"
"His father is truly a beast, and that legitimate wife is a scoundrel. I can imagine Huo Yuhao's pitiful childhood—watching his father's back but unable to approach."
"I think Huo Yuhao's idea is right. This isn't just about not raising a child. Having hatred is justified; choosing to forgive is disgusting!"
"Who is it that Huo Yuhao is looking at?"
And Huo Yuhao's gaze, at this moment, had already turned to Xu Jiawei.
His Majesty the Emperor, who remained expressionless even when a mountain collapsed before him, now connected the previous information with Huo Yuhao's performance on the field today, and he vaguely had some suspicions.
He panicked—he truly panicked. Looking at Dai Hao, who was still bewildered, he suddenly felt as if Destiny had severely penetrated him from behind!
"Your Majesty, the Star Luo Emperor, aren't you very curious about my background and experiences? I can tell you now."
"I, Huo Yuhao, was once the son of the White Tiger Duke, Dai Hao. My mother's name was Huo Yun'er!"
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