Chapter 90: Kong Deming: I'm going to start brainwashing!
"Your Majesty, Star Luo Emperor, the truth of right and wrong has been determined. Responsibility is not an excuse to shirk. As far as I know, I have a younger brother. What else is there to say?"
"White Tiger Duke has no time. We can assume he was busy with state affairs, which led to his negligence, but how do you explain my brother, who is only a few years younger than me?!"
He doesn't have time to return to the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, but he has time to have another child, right? These so-called national and family statements are full of loopholes.
It's just that Huo Yuhao was brainwashed later and had a leash put on him by that scoundrel. Otherwise, you'd see if he'd believe any of that nonsense.
In his early days, Huo Yuhao trained desperately, even risking death to hunt Soul Beasts and acquire soul rings. What was it all for? He had always lived with towering hatred in his heart.
Forgiveness? What a sarcastic word.
If Huo Yuhao, who later became Tang San's son-in-law, went back to his childhood and saw himself swearing revenge in front of his mother's grave, would he burst into tears or simply die bleeding?
(Young Huo Yuhao: You are a god now. You must have avenged Mother, right?)
Was Huo Yun'er, resurrected by Tang San, really his mother? Just like that stitched-up monster Tang Wutong, there wasn't a trace of Wang Dong or Wang Qiu'er in her. She even subconsciously felt that Huo Yuhao was just a dog of the Tang Clan.
Ironically, because of Wang Dong and Wang Qiu'er, Huo Yuhao had no choice but to love this person. Even after being put under a chastity lock by that scoundrel, he refused to resist in any way because his heart had long since died. Or rather, the Huo Yuhao who swore to avenge his mother had died in the repeated massacres in Qiankun Wenqing Valley.
Huo Yuhao's words continued:
"Someone once said that those who haven't experienced the suffering of others but urge them to be magnanimous and forgive are hypocrites. Such people will implicate others when struck by lightning."
"There's no need for more nonsense, Your Excellency White Tiger Duke. I will unilaterally initiate a wager with you."
'I, Old Huo, am about to commit fraud. First, I'll distance myself from Dai Hao's upcoming death to avoid the stigma of patricide.'
He doesn't have time to watch Dai Hao regret. The correct choice is to have his teacher kill him right after the competition ends.
Huo Yuhao's expression was unrestrained and flamboyant, his youthful spirit infecting everyone. There was no sign of him being consumed by hatred on his face—only frankness and acceptance.
"Your Excellency White Tiger Duke, I will reach Soul Saint in the shortest time possible. At that time, I will challenge you to a life-and-death battle. Regardless of the outcome, only one of us will survive!"
"For my mother, and for my tragic and unforgettable childhood, here, I, Huo Yuhao, ask the hundreds of thousands of spectators present, I ask everyone to bear witness!!"
Hundreds of thousands of people held their breath, listening to Huo Yuhao's words, and the young man's voice was firm, filled with resolve.
"I, Huo Yuhao, from this day forward, will be in an unending conflict with the White Tiger Duke's lineage until death!!"
This is fraud. Huo Yuhao isn't even willing to wait a few months. With his teacher right beside him, he has no time to let Dai Hao continue living.
Not everyone is Xiao Huohuo, setting a several-year agreement and then coming to seek revenge. He has every condition to kill Dai Hao after the competition ends.
However, acting in front of so many people and directly killing a nation's military god could potentially ignite a war between the Star Luo Empire and Sun Moon Empire, thus affecting the continental situation—unfavorable to him.
War can break out, but not now. He still needs time to grow. At the very least, Dai Hao's death cannot be overtly linked to himself or the Sun Moon Empire. It must be carried out in secret.
He already has an idea for a scapegoat. 'You, Xu Jiawei, aren't you planning to trick the Sun Moon Empire? Then I'll link Dai Hao's death to Shrek. You'll have a headache then.'
Huo Yuhao said this not only to justify himself and strike at Star Luo Empire's morale but, more importantly, to pave the way for his final few sentences.
Everyone knows he plans to challenge Dai Hao only after reaching Soul Saint. Everyone saw the young man who carried hatred but was self-reliant and determined to personally end the past. It's clear for all to see.
So, if Dai Hao suddenly had an accident after the competition, who would link his death to himself? Perhaps some would, but definitely not many—only those at the top who could access information.
This way, he can successfully justify himself, and there will be no more worries about dealing with Dai Hao, thus completely avenging Huo Yuhao. He's just a Soul Douluo who barely touched the threshold of a Titled Douluo. His teacher doesn't even need a Level 9 Soul Guidance Device.
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was shocked, their eyes wide, feeling their heartbeats slow down by half a beat.
He's confident he can reach Soul Saint, and he's going to challenge the White Tiger Duke?!!
Speaking wildly, overestimating himself?
No, no, no—no one would think that, because the reputation attached to Huo Yuhao now is too resounding. No one would doubt whether such a genius could achieve it.
Their only concern was whether Huo Yuhao, once he truly reached Soul Saint, would have the strength to challenge Dai Hao, a Soul Douluo. No, perhaps by then, White Tiger Duke Dai Hao might have already reached Titled Douluo through his battlefield strength.
Can this really succeed?
Many people had doubts in their hearts.
"Does it have to be so humiliating?"
Dai Hao clenched his fists. This military god of the Star Luo Empire had truly lost all face at this moment.
He could already imagine how the common people and soldiers would evaluate him after today. At this moment, he even forgot his purpose for standing out. Dai Huabin, the death of his second son, had been pushed to the back of his mind.
Humiliating?
Now you know it's humiliating. This is my 'love' for you, Your Excellency White Tiger Duke, esteemed by the Star Luo Empire. Ptooey~~
At this moment, in the arena, countless exclamations of shock rose and fell. A peerless genius, a genius hailed by the Sun Moon Empire as the strongest in history, was originally a person of their Star Luo Empire!
That would be one thing, but this peerless genius, whose origin was the most legitimate White Tiger Duke's Mansion of Star Luo Empire, has now completely ceased to belong to Star Luo Empire and has become Star Luo Empire's mortal enemy.
What caused all this? Everyone's gaze turned to White Tiger Duke Dai Hao. This person was the source of everything that had happened.
It must be said that Huo Yuhao's sudden attack indeed put Xu Jiawei in a difficult position. He could already imagine what enormous waves would be stirred up in the Star Luo Empire's territory after today's events.
The son and father of the White Tiger Duke, the God of War of the Star Luo Empire, turned against each other—irreconcilable—while this genius received the protection of the Sun Moon Empire and became the top genius of the younger generation, admired by countless people in the Sun Moon Empire.
And Sun Moon, as expected, did not disappoint Xu Jiawei. Kong Deming had already spoken again at this time.
"The Star Luo Empire is incompetent. My disciple's experiences in his youth are but a microcosm of what countless people on this continent have experienced."
"The opportunity for Martial Soul awakening is firmly controlled by the three Empires. Young geniuses, due to their impoverished backgrounds, cannot advance. I heard that even Shrek, which prides itself as the most fair on the continent, requires a recommendation letter from a city lord to enroll smoothly."
"Think about it—if commoners don't have gold coins and aren't affiliated with a family Sect, you won't even have the chance to awaken your Martial Soul."
"Do you know how many gold coins those upper-class family Sects charge for awakening a Martial Soul? Five gold coins—a full five gold coins! This money is enough to support a common family of three at the bottom for several years."
"Those common people from humble backgrounds, are you willing to be continuously bled dry by those greedy nobles? Are you willing to watch your descendants be oppressed like this forever?!"
"Enough!!" Xu Jiawei's face was extremely grim.
He knew how much unrest these words would cause among the common people if they spread. This was fundamentally destroying the foundation of the Empire's rule, and he would never allow Kong Deming to continue speaking.
Yet, everything Kong Deming said was true, and he had no way to refute it. He was furious in his heart. Don't you, Sun Moon Empire, do such things? What right do you have to criticize the Star Luo Empire now?!
"Elder Kong, you are a person of the Sun Moon. Today, I also know you are upset, and I won't hold it against you, but some of your words are too extreme."
He could tolerate Kong Deming showing off his might by blowing up the Star Luo Empire's Soul Guidance Research Area, after all; his fist was hard. But these kinds of words—he absolutely will not allow Kong Deming to brainwash the Star Luo Empire's common people.
Kong Deming snorted coldly, ignoring him.
He had already bullied them so much, so letting them say some strong words was fine.
In fact, the Sun Moon Empire wasn't much better, but packaging, you know, it's not shameful.
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