Dai Hao's "Diary"
"Oh?"
Upon hearing this Dai Tianling raised an eyebrow, a look of keen interest appearing on his face.
He was now eager for Huo Yuhao to owe the Star Luo Empire several favors, so he immediately waved his hand and said readily, "Don't be polite with me. Just make your request. As long as it's within the Star Luo Imperial Family's power, I will not hesitate."
Huo Yuhao didn't beat around the bush and asked directly, "I wonder if the Star Luo Imperial Family has any records about the Spirit Ice Douluo from ten thousand years ago?"
Dai Tianling thought it was some extraordinary request, but it turned out to be just this.
He immediately stood up from the sofa, walked a few steps to the desk not far away, and bent down to press a hidden button in an inconspicuous corner under the desk.
Immediately, Huo Yuhao saw the portrait of the Douluo leading troops on the opposite wall rise up, and then with a series of mechanical sounds, a rectangular hidden compartment was revealed on the originally smooth wall behind him.
Dai Tianling reached inside and carefully took out a notebook that looked very old.
The cover of the notebook was yellowed and curled at the edges, and the corners were quite worn, clearly indicating that it had been read countless times.
He took the notebook back to the sofa and handed it to Huo Yuhao.
"These are private records left by the ancestors of the White Tiger Clan ten thousand years ago, when Spirit Ice Douluo was still alive."
"It contains a lot of information that isn't available outside; it should contain what you're looking for."
Although the contents of this notebook are quite secretive, they are ultimately just old stories that have been buried for thousands of years.
It was neither a core secret involving national security nor a shameful scandal, so Dai Tianling handed it over to Huo Yuhao almost without hesitation.
Moreover, in his view, since Huo Yuhao took the initiative to ask to see the records of the Spirit Ice Ancestor, it proved that the young man had a sense of belonging to the White Tiger bloodline flowing in his veins, which was a good thing.
Huo Yuhao carefully took the old notebook, gently held it in his hands, and slowly opened the fragile cover.
The title page was unsigned, bearing only a faded White Tiger Emblem.
He continued flipping through the pages, and when his gaze fell upon the somewhat blurred handwriting, his brows furrowed slightly involuntarily.
He was very familiar with the handwriting; it must have been written by White Tiger Duke Dai Hao of the White Tiger clan ten thousand years ago.
The record above states that Dai Hao was often away leading troops to guard the border, and rarely returned to the Duke Mansion. As a result, he neglected the growth of his children, especially Huo Yuhao.
Because of the lack of his father's companionship and guidance, Huo Yuhao developed many misunderstandings and resentments towards his father. He even secretly ran away from the Duke Mansion before he came of age and ventured out into the world alone...
Huo Yuhao turned the pages one by one, the wrinkles between his brows deepening.
In other words, he has experienced a lot and has long since learned to control his emotions.
Otherwise, he would surely be furious and enraged, then slam the notebook to the ground and shout through gritted teeth, "Shameless!"
In fact, Dai Hao's account in this private notebook completely absolved him of any responsibility, downplaying everything as a misunderstanding and shirking all accountability.
All that talk about fighting bloody battles on the border year after year, all that talk about it being for the greater good of the country, all that talk about how being a commander meant he couldn't have his own personal feelings...
These grand-sounding words densely filled the yellowed pages, yet not a single word of genuine reflection or repentance could be seen.
Huo Yuhao suppressed the rage that was about to burst forth from his body, took a deep breath, and continued to flip through the pages.
Fortunately, this notebook was not entirely Dai Hao's self-justification and exoneration. After turning over those few nauseating pages of self-narration, the following content, just as Huo Yuhao had predicted, began to record some hidden old stories that even Shrek Academy and the Spirit Pagoda had not included.
The notes clearly state that Huo Yuhao's lover, Dragon Butterfly Douluo Tang Wutong, is actually the daughter of the Sea God Tang San.
As the author writes this, the handwriting is noticeably more forceful and the strokes are more flamboyant than in the previous self-descriptions. There are even several ink splatters left from excessive force in the excitement, clearly showing how proud and excited the writer was when writing these words.
Come to think of it, it's something to be proud of that their own son actually married the daughter of the Sea God Tang San.
Huo Yuhao still doesn't know the details of how Wang Dong'er transformed into Tang Wutong.
However, the accounts given by the remnants of the God King, the God of Destruction and the Goddess of Life, on Devil Island have clearly confirmed that Tang Wutong is the daughter of the Sea God Tang San, which also indirectly confirms the authenticity of the contents recorded in this notebook.
Although Dai Hao used all his skill in distorting the truth in the earlier descriptions of the father-son relationship, the later purely documentary descriptions should still be considered credible.
However, when he turned to the next few pages, his pupils suddenly contracted. He
She suddenly looked up at Dai Tianling sitting opposite her, her usually calm and composed eyes now surging with undisguised shock and astonishment.
Dai Tianling seemed to have anticipated his reaction, a faint smile on his face.
He had read this notebook countless times, so he naturally guessed what Huo Yuhao was seeing at this moment.
Huo Yuhao couldn't help but ask, "So, this legend is true?"
"Was the emperor of the Sun Moon Empire ten thousand years ago really a descendant of the Spirit Ice Douluo?"
Xu Yunhan is a name that cannot be ignored in the history of the Douluo Continent.
It was this brilliant and ambitious emperor who accomplished what countless predecessors had failed to achieve in their entire lives: he completely ended the fragmentation and division of the Douluo Continent and successfully unified the entire continent.
What amazed later historians even more was that after unifying the continent, Xu Yunhan did not indulge in the dream of an everlasting dynasty like emperors of the past. Instead, he abolished the imperial system shortly after ascending the throne.
He transformed the vast empire into Federation, thus establishing the Douluo Federation, which ruled the Douluo Continent for ten thousand years.
There has long been a legend that Xu Yunhan is actually a descendant of Spirit Ice Douluo Huo Yuhao.
However, because it is too far removed from the past and there is no reliable historical material to corroborate this claim, this rumor has always been regarded as mere gossip and anecdotes, and no one takes it seriously.
But just now, Huo Yuhao saw a record of the earth-shattering battle that determined the final fate of the continent ten thousand years ago in this notebook written by Dai Hao himself.
The notes state that back then, the Sun Moon Empire, with its powerful Soul Tool Technology far surpassing that of the Three Original Douluo Kingdoms, annihilated the entire Heavenly Soul Empire with overwhelming force.
Although the remaining Star Luo Empire and Dou Ling Empire fought desperately, they were still defeated one after another in the face of the Sun Moon Empire's overwhelming soul-guided weapons, and large swathes of their territory fell one after another.
Even with the Shrek Academy's all-out support, the Sun Moon Empire Army still reached the gates of Star Luo City, completely surrounding the ancient capital of the Star Luo Empire, and the country was on the verge of collapse.
At this critical moment, the Sea God Tang San descended upon the continent.
The Sea God, with his God power, forced the Sun Moon Empire to change its name to the Tiantou Empire, and demanded that the Sun Moon Empire army withdraw its troops and return the Star Luo Empire territory it had occupied.
A war that swept across the entire continent came to an end because of a single word from God.
It was at that time that Dai Hao finally learned that Tang Wutong was actually the daughter of the Sea God Tang San.
And that Crown Prince Xu Yunhan of the Sun Moon Empire was actually Huo Yuhao's bloodline!