Chapter 475: Tang San – Impossible, Absolutely Impossible!
Dai Mubai was momentarily stunned and asked with some confusion, "Xiao San, is this person a descendant of the Dai family?"
When Tang San heard himself being called "Xiao San," he silently made a note of it in his heart, though he didn't show any reaction on his face. In the presence of the Seven Devils of Shrek, he couldn't correct Dai Mubai, as age wise, Dai Mubai was indeed the eldest among them. However, in terms of strength, Tang San was undoubtedly far superior. Once he fully controlled the Divine Realm, he would make sure Dai Mubai started addressing him as "Brother San" instead.
With a smile, Tang San patiently explained, "Indeed, that Star Luo prodigy was originally named Dai Yuhao but later changed his name to Huo Yuhao. He is the son of the current White Tiger Duke, but due to conflicts with his father, he ultimately chose to go to the Sun Moon Empire and joined the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy. He has now become a loyal hound of the Sun Moon Empire, and in the tournament, he gave Shrek Academy quite a painful lesson."
Hearing this, Dai Mubai, with his golden hair and strong physique, furrowed his brows in dissatisfaction. "Huo? How can he carry the surname Huo? He should be a Dai! Not only did he change his name, but he also joined the Sun Moon Empire? That's a betrayal of his ancestors! Conflicts between father and son are normal differences in age and ideology create natural gaps. I had conflicts with my father too, but I never changed my name or joined the Spirit Empire, which was hostile to Star Luo."
Beside him, Zhu Zhuqing gently tugged on Dai Mubai's arm and advised, "Mubai, don't be so quick to judge. No matter what, Huo Yuhao is still a descendant of the Dai family. Maybe he was too young to distinguish right from wrong and was deceived by the treacherous people of the Sun Moon Empire. Or perhaps, there are deeper reasons behind his actions."
Dai Mubai's expression softened slightly. He realized Zhu Zhuqing had a point. The Sun Moon Empire was indeed full of deceitful and wicked people in his mind, the empire was just a reincarnation of the Spirit Empire.
His deep seated prejudice against the Sun Moon Empire stemmed from the war.
If measured in lower realm time, over four thousand years ago, when the Sun Moon Continent collided with the Douluo Continent, it triggered a war between the Sun Moon Empire and the Three Great Empires. During that war, the Dai family suffered great losses. The Zhu family, which had been allied with the Dai family for generations through marriage, was also heavily impacted.
As a result, the Dai family had to relinquish the throne to the Xu family of the Star Crown Sect to recover and avoid further bloodshed. The family was already weakened, and any sign of internal strife could have incited rebellion.
The fall of the Heaven Dou Empire into two separate nations the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Dou Ling Empire was a perfect example of what happened when a royal family became too weak and its territories too autonomous. The resulting rebellions devastated the royal lineage.
Dai Mubai turned his gaze toward Tang San and asked, "Xiao San, is there more to Huo Yuhao's betrayal of his ancestors? Was there a hidden reason behind it?"
Tang San nodded. "From what I've learned, Huo Yuhao did it all for his mother."
Tang San then began to explain the story of Huo Yun'er and the circumstances leading to Huo Yuhao's public fallout with Dai Hao during the tournament.
After listening to the full explanation, Dai Mubai let out a long sigh and said with some helplessness, "So that's how it is. In the end, it all traces back to Dai Hao and his wife ignoring and oppressing Huo Yun'er and her son. That's what led to Huo Yuhao turning his back on the Dai family and joining the Sun Moon Empire. His resentment stemmed from Huo Yun'er, but now that she's dead, that knot in his heart might never be untangled."
Dai Mubai now felt a bit of sympathy for Huo Yuhao. He realized he had been too harsh in his judgment. After all, if he had experienced what Huo Yuhao had, he might have also seen Dai Hao and the Duchess as enemies and abandoned his surname to prove a point.
Beside him, Zhu Zhuqing teased, "Mubai, if you think about it, Huo Yuhao was braver than you at his age. He openly defied Dai Hao and fought for justice for his mother. When you were fighting for the throne against Davis, you didn't have that kind of courage at the start. You got to the Heaven Dou Empire before I did, yet you chose to drown yourself in debauchery and became a notorious playboy."
Dai Mubai scratched his head, looking a little embarrassed. "Davis was older than me and stronger. I couldn't compete with him, so I was ready to accept my fate. If it weren't for Xiao San and the others, I might have stayed lost forever. But you're right Huo Yuhao was definitely braver than me."
Trying to shift the conversation, he turned to Tang San. "By the way, Xiao San, since you say Huo Yuhao is a genius, could he be the new rising star you sensed appearing on the Douluo Continent?"
Dai Mubai knew about this "rising star" through Zhu Zhuqing.
As fellow women, Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu had a strong bond and shared many things. Since they were both part of the Shrek Seven Devils, their friendship ran deep, and naturally, they had discussed this topic in detail.
Tang San shook his head with a look of disappointment. "Impossible. Absolutely impossible! I admit Huo Yuhao is a genius, but most of his current strength comes from consuming pills and forcing his growth. The truth is, extreme element martial souls, like his Ultimate Ice, grow incredibly slowly between Rank 30 and Rank 70.
The Sun Moon Empire has a reputation for using medicinal boosts to accelerate cultivation. Since they wanted to ensure victory in the tournament, it's highly likely they resorted to such short sighted methods.
Huo Yuhao becoming a Soul Sage at such a young age even faster than my own growth there's no way that happened without consuming massive amounts of pills.
He has nothing to do with the rising star. The most distinctive feature of the new star isn't their talent or strength but the immense destiny surrounding them. Although my true self cannot descend to the lower realm due to the rules of the Divine Realm and Destruction's oversight, I observed Huo Yuhao's fate during the tournament.
He does have considerable luck, but all geniuses have a certain level of destiny surrounding them. However, his fate is nowhere near the level I would expect from the new star."
Tang San was confident in his judgment, even though he knew that observing someone's destiny from the Divine Realm was less accurate than seeing it firsthand.
He had even considered the possibility that some deity might be deliberately concealing Huo Yuhao's fate from him.
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