Boom!
Those eight words struck like a bolt of thunder, exploding across the political landscape of the Star Luo Empire!
Inside the palace, the atmosphere plunged to freezing in an instant!
The ministers were so frightened they fell silent, not daring even to breathe too loudly!
This was a taboo!
A taboo every high-ranking figure in the Star Luo Empire knew about, yet none dared mention openly!
The images on the Sky Screen immediately began playing a fast-forwarded history.
They recounted a palace coup in the Star Luo Empire thousands of years ago, which ended with the throne changing hands and the Xu Family rising to power.
From then on, the Dai Family held the hereditary title of "White Tiger Duke."
What a devastating blow to have this history publicly revealed on the Sky Screen!
It was an attack on the very foundations of his Xu Clan's imperial rule!
At that moment, when Xu Jiawei looked again at Dai Hao's imposing figure on the Sky Screen, his eyes were already filled with wariness and murderous intent!
[Douluo I Period]
When Dai Mubai saw the name "Dai Hao," he froze.
"Dai? Could he be one of my descendants?"
Beside him, Ma Hongjun had already let out a strange cry.
"Hahaha! Boss Dai, look! That's one of your descendants!"
But when he saw the words "White Tiger Duke" that followed, his expression turned odd.
"Wait—Duke? Wasn't he supposed to be emperor?"
Ma Hongjun's mind raced. He threw an arm around Dai Mubai's shoulders and snickered. "Hey, Boss, don't go laughing at my descendants. Look at yours—they turned out even worse than mine!"
"At least my descendant became a dean, a local emperor. Yours, on the other hand, even lost the throne! Your family went from emperors to dukes!"
"Tsk, tsk, life really is unpredictable!"
Ma Hongjun's words were like poisoned steel needles, stabbing viciously into Dai Mubai's heart!
Who was Dai Mubai?
The current crown prince of the Star Luo Empire!
The future Star Luo Emperor!
The thing he took the greatest pride in was his noble bloodline and the imperial power he had been born to wield!
But now, the Sky Screen was telling him that ten thousand years later, his Dai family's realm would be gone!
His descendants would have fallen from supreme rulers to someone else's subjects!
That was harder for him to accept than death!
A towering fury flared in his evil eyes!
"Fatty! Shut your mouth!"
Dai Mubai shoved Ma Hongjun away and clenched both fists, his knuckles turning white with the force.
He stared fixedly at the words "the rightful line of Star Luo" on the Sky Screen, feeling unprecedented humiliation and rage surge straight to his head!
"Bastards! How could my descendants be so useless? They couldn't even protect the foundation our ancestors built!"
Dai Mubai roared furiously, terrifying Soul Power erupting from him.
Just then, the grand and imposing voice from the Sky Screen abruptly changed!
It brimmed with cold mockery!
[However—]
[This White Tiger Duke, a man of great achievement and a pillar of the empire—]
[Was behind closed doors a cold-blooded, treacherous, and devious man!]
[Reasons for Making the List!]
[First: Cold-blooded and heartless, he fathered children but never raised them!]
The Star Luo front-line military camp.
Dai Hao was surrounded by a fierce aura. His battle-hardened killing intent made the air around him seem to freeze.
"Utter nonsense!"
He growled, his voice filled with anger held back to the breaking point.
Yet the soldiers behind him sank into deathly silence.
They looked at the Dai Hao on the Sky Screen, then at the Dai Hao before them. For the first time, doubt and uncertainty appeared in their eyes.
Shrek Academy.
Dai Huabin's face instantly turned deathly pale. He roared hoarsely, "Impossible! My brother and I are both living perfectly well in the Duke's Mansion. How could my father have fathered us without raising us? This is slander! Outright slander!"
His hysterical outburst drew strange looks from the students around him.
As everyone looked on in confusion, more words appeared on the Sky Screen.
[Second: Feigned benevolence, deceiving the hearts of the army!]
[Third: Treason against his country, abandoning his ancestors and heritage!]
Boom!!!
If the first accusation had merely put a crack in Dai Hao's perfect image,
then the two that followed—especially the eight earth-shattering words at the end—exploded in everyone's minds like a nuclear bomb!
Treason against his country!
Conspiring to rebel!
At that moment, the entire Douluo Continent fell utterly silent!
Inside the Star Luo Imperial Palace.
Emperor Xu Jiawei shot to his feet, his expression more grave than ever, a cold murderous intent in his eyes!
He stared at the words "conspiring to rebel," feeling a chill race from the soles of his feet to the top of his head!
Just as he thought!
He had suspected for a long time that Dai Hao was abusing his military power and harboring rebellious ambitions!
Today, the Sky Screen had confirmed it all for him!
"Guards!"
Xu Jiawei's voice was cold as the ice of the Netherworld.
"Carry out my secret order. Mobilize the Imperial Guard and keep watch over everyone connected to the White Tiger Duke's Mansion! Kill anyone who makes a suspicious move!"
Meanwhile, the Sky Screen paid no heed to the turmoil sweeping the world.
Without haste, it began passing judgment on the first accusation.
[Next, we will explain the first reason]
[Cold-blooded and heartless, he abandoned his wife and children!]
Golden light swirled once more, and the image drew closer.
[In his private conduct, this man and the hypocrite ranked ninth, Yan Shaozhe, were both unfaithful and lecherous.]
[From noble young ladies to the maids in his household, all were targets of his pursuit.]
The scene unfolded.
The Duke's Mansion was magnificent, its halls filled with elegantly dressed guests.
Dai Hao moved among the noblewomen and young ladies, chatting and laughing, showing off the charm of a mature man.
In the blink of an eye, he was alone in a secluded corner, pulling a shy-looking maid into his arms and shamelessly flirting with her.
Scene after scene, it was all so similar to what Yan Shaozhe had done.
Yet the Sky Screen's cold commentary immediately followed, pointing out the greatest difference between him and Yan Shaozhe.
[However, Yan Shaozhe still knew the affection of a grandfather. Though his actions were selfish and twisted, his granddaughter remained at the center of his world.]
[But Dai Hao treated his daughter like a plaything and his son like a weed.]
[His heart was far colder, and his conduct far more ruthless, than Yan Shaozhe's!]
[To him, women were nothing but toys for satisfying his desires, and his bloodline was nothing but a means of passing on his legacy. His eyes held nothing but power and ambition, with not a trace of human warmth!]
When the voice fell silent, the image settled on a woman.
She was a maid dressed in plain white. Though she was not a peerless beauty, she had the gentle, serene air of a woman from the Jiangnan waterlands.
She was tidying Dai Hao's study, her movements gentle, her eyes holding the longing and admiration of a young woman.
The Sky Screen revealed her identity.
[Huo Yun'er, maid of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.]
The moment Huo Yuhao saw the maid, his whole body began to tremble uncontrollably.
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