Huo Yuhao: For Mother, I Can Give Everything!

Zhu Lu, standing beside Dai Huabin, twitched at the corner of her mouth—how had she never noticed before that Dai Huabin was such an idiot?

He used to be so cold and rational, hadn't he? Had the desire to ascend to godhood blinded him and robbed him of his senses?

But... whether Dai Huabin was genuinely stupid or simply blinded by the craving for ascension no longer mattered.

She had stayed with him before, partly because she still had feelings for him.

And partly because, before the assassination attempt on Huo Yuhao in the Heavenly Screen that killed Huo Yun'er, there had still been a chance for reconciliation between the White Tiger Duke Mansion and Huo Yuhao.

But now, that hope was gone.

Even if the White Tiger Duke himself stepped in, it would be useless. Either he abandoned Dai Huabin and the Duchess, offering them up as tools for Huo Yuhao's vengeance, or he gave up on mending ties with Huo Yuhao and protected Dai Huabin and the Duchess instead.

If Dai Hao chose the latter, there was nothing more to say.

Even if Dai Hao chose the former, Huo Yuhao—who had long resented his father for abandoning his mother—would only despise him even more upon seeing Dai Hao casually discard Dai Huabin and his mother for the sake of gain.

In other words, the relationship between Huo Yuhao and the White Tiger Duke Mansion had become an unsolvable deadlock!

Under these circumstances, even if Zhu Lu still had feelings for Dai Huabin, she had to consider the Zhu Family's interests.

If she continued to associate with Dai Huabin and ended up caught in Huo Yuhao's wrath, she wouldn't be the only one to suffer.

And with the Dai Family's inevitable decline now clear, the Zhu Family would never allow her to keep ties with Dai Huabin—lest they offend someone destined to become a god.

Don't be fooled by the fact that their Zhu Family had gods among their ancestors; in truth, they knew their own situation well. Ten thousand years ago, among the Shrek Seven Devils, aside from Hyena King Douluo Banban, none of the others had left behind descendants before ascending.

Thus, whether it was the Nine Treasure Glazed Sect, the Dai Family, or the Zhu Family, their connection to their ascended ancestors was not particularly close.

This was evident from the fact that when the Dai Family was usurped by the Star Luo Xu Family, War God Dai Mubai in the God Realm didn't lift a finger to protect them.

Clearly, to these gods, as long as the bloodline of their mortal families continued, they couldn't care less about their rise or fall.

Thinking this over, the affection in Zhu Lu's eyes for Dai Huabin gradually faded, replaced by a firm resolve.

"Hua... Dai Huabin, I never imagined you were such a vile person behind the scenes, and you can't even accept a single defeat in an open fight!"

Zhu Lu paused, then gritted her teeth. "Yuhao is such a good person, yet you treat him like this—I was completely wrong about you!"

Dai Huabin flew into a rage. "You!!!"

Zhu Lu cut him off directly. Since she had decided to sever ties, she would do it thoroughly. She said coldly, "And here I thought you'd become a towering hero, but it turns out you're nothing but a gutter rat!"

"And you think someone like you can get Yuhao to take you along when he ascends? Dream on!"

"I'm leaving. Don't contact me again—I'm afraid Yuhao might misunderstand!"

With that, Zhu Lu turned without hesitation and prepared to leave.

Dai Huabin, stunned and dizzy from her tirade, his eyes red and panting like an ox, immediately activated his Martial Soul Possession and roared, "Zhu Lu! You're asking for death!"

"What? Did I say something wrong?" Zhu Lu put distance between them, also activating her Martial Soul Possession. The two souls that had once been one now radiated undisguised hostility.

And beneath the bitterness of their falling out, Zhu Lu's heart held more joy than sorrow.

If she fought Dai Huabin now, word would spread across the entire academy soon enough.

By the time Huo Yuhao enrolled, he would naturally learn that she and Dai Huabin had turned against each other. And if she got injured in the fight, the effect of cutting ties would be even better!

"You bitch! I'm going to teach you a lesson today!" Dai Huabin roared and charged forward.

Zhu Lu's body flickered with shadowy light as she met him without fear. "At least I wouldn't do such despicable things to my own family, you scumbag!"

The two clashed in a flurry of blows, leaving the surrounding classmates stunned.

Meanwhile, the scene in the Heavenly Screen continued to play out.

[After learning from Qian Duoduo that gods possessed the power to reverse life and death and resurrect the dead, Huo Yuhao pulled himself together from his pain and despair, throwing himself into cultivation with even greater effort.

Until one day, the mysterious remnant soul in his Sea of Consciousness awakened. After conversing with it, he received a piece of information that chilled him to the bone.

"My name is Electrolux. You may call me Elder Yi."

Electrolux said, "Though I am now but a wisp of a remnant soul, having forgotten most of my past experiences and abilities, the world I once lived in had rules that, while slightly different from this one, are largely the same."

"If I were to judge by the strength of the strongest person in this academy, my realm in life would not be inferior to the gods of this world. And in life, resurrecting the dead was indeed not difficult for me."

"Elder Yi, do you mean you can bring my mother back?!" Huo Yuhao was both shocked and overjoyed.

"I'm sorry, child. I am now only a remnant soul and do not possess the means I had in life..." Electrolux said with a hint of apology. "I only wanted to remind you of one thing."

Huo Yuhao was briefly disappointed, then perked up. "Elder Yi, please go on!"

"To resurrect the dead is not difficult for the powerful..."

Electrolux spoke slowly. "But the longer the deceased has been dead, the harder the resurrection becomes!"

"If the soul of the deceased is not preserved by special means, it will soon depart for the Underworld, making resurrection far more difficult!"

"Most importantly, souls that enter the Underworld will gradually dissipate under the influence of the Underworld Law, eventually reverting to pure soul essence."

As Electrolux spoke, Huo Yuhao's expression grew darker and darker.

At that moment, a trace of reluctance crossed Electrolux's face, but he still finished his final words. "If it reaches that point, no matter how powerful the expert, they cannot save them..."

When the words fell, Huo Yuhao's voice trembled as he asked, "Elder Yi, according to what you've said, how long can a soul last in the Underworld?"

Electrolux said softly, "For an ordinary person's soul that has never undergone transformation, at most three years."]

Pausing, Electrolux looked at Huo Yuhao, whose face was filled with despair, and let out a sigh:

"Child, I truly don't want to discourage you, but if I don't tell you now, and you exhaust every effort only to finally Become God, only to discover that you cannot reverse the tragedy—the despair and pain at that moment will utterly crush you..."

Huo Yuhao was silent for a moment, then lifted his head to glance at the worried Electrolux, and then at the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, who had been forced into slumber after unleashing power during the earlier assassination attempt.

A fighting spirit once again ignited in his clear eyes.

"Thank you, Elder Yi. I know you're telling me this for my own good. But even if I know the final outcome might be Inferior To what I hope, I still have to try."

"Even if there's only a one percent chance, or even a ten-thousandth, I will seize it!"

"As long as I can bring Mother back, I am willing to give everything for it!"