After the playback of the God Realm Tang San ended, the livestream video immediately shifted back to the human world.
The perspective landed on a lavish and magnificently decorated mansion.
Many people in the livestream from the Star Luo Empire immediately recognized which mansion this was.
[Isn't this the Duke White Tiger's mansion?]
[Why did the scene suddenly jump here?]
[Could it be that the new star is someone from the Duke White Tiger's mansion?]
[No way, is their luck really that good?]
[Even someone favored by the Sea God turns out to be from the Duke White Tiger's line.]
Although the people in the livestream didn't know exactly who the "new star" mentioned by Tang San was—a child of destiny from this generation of Douluo Continent—they could infer from his attitude that this new star had unlimited potential. And since even Xiao Wu said they could inherit Tang San's godhood, it meant this new star had a very high chance of becoming a god!
To become a god!
That was the dream of countless soul masters!
Everyone was curious—who exactly in the Duke White Tiger's mansion was this so-called new star?
As the Duke White Tiger's mansion appeared on screen—
The camera shifted again and finally focused on a little boy who looked about five or six years old.
[Could this little boy be the new star mentioned by the Sea God?]
[Most likely. The timing of the cut and the focus on him make it obvious.]
[Ah, the Duke White Tiger's mansion is truly blessed!]
Many viewers in the livestream sighed in envy.
However, in reality, many people related to Huo Yuhao weren't feeling as joyful.
Among them, the expressions of the Duke White Tiger's wife and his son Dai Huabin became particularly grim. How could they not recognize the little boy on screen? Wasn't that the bastard child? The one who had always been bullied and eventually fled? The illegitimate son of a concubine?
"That new star… is me?"
Huo Yuhao stared at the little boy in the video—how could he not recognize his younger self? He never imagined that the new star, who the Sea God claimed had limitless potential, was actually him?!
The joy came too suddenly, leaving him speechless.
'As expected, it's you.'
A voice rang out in his mind—it was Elder Ye.
"Elder Ye, what exactly does the Sea God mean by 'new star'? Can I really become a god in the future?" Huo Yuhao asked with eager anticipation.
"As long as the Divine Realm doesn't interfere and you don't go courting death, becoming a god is practically guaranteed," Elder Ye replied. "Because you are the child of destiny of this era on Douluo Planet."
"Child of destiny?"
Huo Yuhao asked in confusion, "Elder Ye, what does that mean?"
"Every world, in every era, will have one child of destiny, born with the blessings of heaven and earth. It's like the world treats them as its own child—no matter what danger they face, they always turn misfortune into fortune and ultimately reach great heights," Elder Ye explained.
"For example, the child of destiny of the previous era on Douluo Continent was the Sea God Tang San you know. And you are the child of destiny of this era."
"Then that means… I'll at least reach the same level of achievement as the Sea God?!"
Huo Yuhao was overwhelmed by the joy, his mind buzzing. He almost couldn't believe it was true.
"Don't get too excited just yet."
Elder Ye poured some cold water on him. "Being the child of destiny doesn't mean you're invincible. This protective luck that helps you survive calamities has no effect against truly powerful beings. If someone powerful enough to destroy Douluo Planet in one strike wants to kill you, your luck won't save you. After all, if the planet giving you that luck can't withstand the attack, how could you?"
"One strike to destroy Douluo Planet?"
Huo Yuhao tried to imagine that scene and couldn't help shaking his head. It was too far beyond him to even conceive.
"But wait, Elder Ye. If I'm the child of destiny, why did I have such a hard childhood? And why was my talent so poor? Why were my mother and I bullied?" Huo Yuhao quickly pointed out the inconsistency.
"Yuhao, there's an old saying—'When Heaven is about to bestow great responsibility upon someone, it first tests and tempers their spirit, bones, and body through suffering.'"
Elder Ye said, "The hardships of your early life were merely the world tempering you. Only those who grow through adversity can become truly strong. I, too, was a child of destiny once—my early life was full of hardship before I started rising step by step…"
"And think about your recent experiences. You received a soul beast's million-year sacrifice and gained a unique intelligent soul ring. A fragment of my remnant soul happened to fall into your body… and began teaching you how to cultivate. This kind of luck can't be explained by mere chance."
"That's true… Thinking about it, my luck's almost too good, isn't it? Why would all the good things happen to me?" With Elder Ye's reminder, Huo Yuhao finally realized the pattern.
In the video—
Information about the little boy began to play.
As the footage continued, viewers learned that the boy's name was Dai Yuhao, a son of the current generation of the Duke White Tiger. However, he was not a legitimate heir, but a son born from a drunken encounter between the Duke and a maid.
Originally, if Dai Yuhao had awakened the Evil-Eyed White Tiger martial soul, he might have lived a decent life in the Duke's mansion. But his martial soul mutated into the human-type martial soul "Spirit Eyes," and worst of all, he had only one rank of innate soul power—practically no potential.
This made life for Dai Yuhao and his mother increasingly difficult in the Duke's mansion.
If the Duke were present, mother and son could barely survive. But after the Duke left for war, all household affairs were handed over to the Duchess.
This Duchess was extremely jealous and petty. Once she took control, she ruthlessly suppressed all of the Duke's children except her own. Even someone as "useless" as Dai Yuhao wasn't spared.
Under this suppression, the harsh daily conditions eventually caused Dai Yuhao's mother to fall ill. Yet the Duchess remained indifferent. She even forced mother and son to live in the firewood shed and cut off their financial support.
Eventually, Dai Yuhao's mother died from illness.
At the age of ten, Dai Yuhao began thinking about escaping from the Duke's mansion. Finally, at age eleven, driven by hatred, he successfully fled, determined to enter the Star Dou Forest to hunt a soul beast and acquire a soul ring.
In the real world, Dai Hao—Huo Yuhao's father—was also watching the video. In disbelief, he exclaimed, "I actually have another son? And how dare she—how dare she treat them like that?!"
It wasn't until now, during the video playback, that Dai Hao realized he had a son named Huo Yuhao. Before this, he had no idea that the maid had given birth to his child.
As both a father and a husband, he had completely failed in his responsibilities.
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