"Yuhao, when you grow up, you must... become... a hero of unparalleled greatness, like your... father. But Mother... probably won't live to see... that day arrive. Mother is... leaving. You... must take good... care of yourself, my good child... Don't cry... Even when Mother is in heaven, I'll always be watching... over you."
"I don't... hate your father, truly. If... there is one person in this Duke's Mansion... I don't hate, it would actually be only him. Perhaps... there was never... a place for me in his heart, but... I have no regrets."
"Yuhao, you look... more like Mother. If you cannot become... a Soul Master, then learn... a trade. As long as you are safe... Mother can... smile in peace... in the afterlife..."
"Mother, Mother—!!"
Huo Yuhao screamed madly. The obsession in his heart suddenly surged forth, and all the pain was overwhelmed in that instant by longing and grief-stricken fury.
Mother, one day, I will fulfill your wish and make that man kneel before your grave and beg for your forgiveness.
For Mother... I have to be strong, I have to be strong! No matter what, I must endure! I am not a coward. I am Huo Yuhao, Mother's son. For Mother, I must live bravely. I will not become someone like the Duke of White Tiger... I will surpass him!!
I will become a Herrscher—a Herrscher a hundred times stronger than human Soul Masters, Soul Beasts, and even gods: the Herrscher of Ice!!
The roar in his heart transformed into an indescribable force that erupted within his Spiritual World. Every crack caused by reaching his limit healed at an astonishing speed. The Sea of Consciousness condensed once more. Though it still churned violently from the pain, its core was exceptionally steadfast, more solid than ever before.
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