"This secret art can sacrifice anything—life, cultivation, soul, fortune, national fortune, all of it."
"Sacrifice these things to strengthen oneself. The more you sacrifice, the greater the increase in power."
"When I first obtained this secret art, I was overjoyed. Back then, I was still in the Heavenward Imperial Dynasty. My identity was nothing more than an insignificant illegitimate son in the residence of the Heavenward Imperial Dynasty's foremost Prime Minister."
"As for me, I suffered abuse everywhere in the Prime Minister's residence and was beaten every day. My father wanted to kill me every single day. My mother died for no reason at all after giving birth to me."
"In that kind of environment, I gritted my teeth and struggled to survive."
"In the end, I obtained this secret art. I knew my chance to turn my life around had come. I picked a time and secretly ran away, leaving the Heavenward Imperial Dynasty and the Northern Region."
"Then, at enormous cost, I fled to the Southern Region. I clawed my way through it there and established the Great Frost Dynasty."
As he spoke, Su Tao drained an entire jar of wine, then produced another with a turn of his hand.
"After establishing the Great Frost Dynasty, I wanted to use this wicked art. But I was afraid that once it appeared in the world, I would inevitably become a target for all."
"If I did not become strong enough, people would naturally come looking to make trouble for me. And I would die."
"For that reason, I kept enduring and lying low. I wanted to establish an Imperial Dynasty. Only by sacrificing the fortune of an Imperial Dynasty could I become a true powerhouse in one stroke. Then, even if someone wanted to harm me, they would have