Human Emperor's Fortune Inheritance!

"Me? I suppose I was an emperor, but nothing more than a failed father." Liu Che shook his head. He had done right by the people of the realm, but the mother and son in the harem were the ones he had failed.

Hearing this, Huo Yuhao unusually said nothing. He silently watched the imposing emperor, while Liu Che did not remain silent for long.

His gaze fell upon the youth his son had acknowledged, and his lips trembled slightly. "Your name is... Huo Yuhao, right?"

Huo Yuhao nodded. After confirming his name, Liu Che forced the words from his trembling lips. "After Ju'er left, did he say anything?"

After asking this, Emperor Wu of Han, the man who had driven the Xiongnu westward, revealed a frightened expression for the first time. He blamed himself for Liu Ju, and now he did not know whether he could hear even the slightest final message from his son.

"Um... no... Brother Liu Ju didn't mention you at all when he left!"

"Is that so? Hahahaha! Liu Che, Liu Che! So what if you are an emperor for the ages? You were still played like a fool by those immortal officials, unable even to protect your own wife and child!"

Although he had vaguely guessed as much when Huo Yuhao did not recognize him, his heart was still painfully clenched when he truly heard it.

"Uncle Liu Che, don't be sad. Brother Liu Ju had already forgiven you before he faded away! Look."

Huo Yuhao gathered the pure spiritual power he had cultivated under Liu Ju's guidance in his palm. Liu Che slowly lowered his head, and as he looked at the pure white spiritual power in Huo Yuhao's hand, a rare gentle expression appeared on his face.

Liu Che accepted the spiritual power from Huo Yuhao and slowly pressed it against his forehead. Emperor Wu of Han, who had eunuchs test even his food for poison, showed no guard at all when facing his son's spiritual power.

As Liu Che absorbed the spiritual power, his consciousness was instantly pulled into a Spirit Sea. He looked around, then gazed ahead and saw a familiar figure emerge.

"Father Emperor!" The figure seemed to sense something as well. He slowly turned around, looked at Liu Che, and softly called out the words Liu Che had not heard in ten years: Father Emperor.

"Ju'er, Ju'er." Liu Che trembled as he walked before Liu Ju's phantom. He raised his hand as if to touch him, but his hand passed straight through.

"Father Emperor, this is a message from a fragment of my primordial spirit. You could say it is my final words." Liu Ju seemed to have anticipated Liu Che's action and simply glanced over his own body.

"Father Emperor, if you are seeing this message, then it means you have already met the person I chose! Little Yuhao is a pitiful commoner. He is kind and very sensible as well. I think he is very much like me."

"I sacrificed the last of my soul power for him, and I do not regret it. Father Emperor, I know you still feel guilty about the Witchcraft Disaster, but I have already forgiven you!"

"Next, I hope you can give Yuhao the inheritance that belongs to me. His soul has already fused with mine. Now he is me, and I am him!"

"Father Emperor, if you still feel guilty, then take good care of Yuhao in my place! He is my younger brother!" With that, Liu Ju's phantom faded away, turning into drifting motes of light.

"Heh! That really is something you would do!" Liu Ju's final joke made the guilt-ridden Liu Che laugh aloud, and the pressure in his heart immediately dissipated.

When his consciousness returned to the original space, Liu Che slowly raised his head and looked at Huo Yuhao. His gaze gradually softened. This little fellow was now almost no different from Ju'er!

With their fusion, Huo Yuhao's temperament had grown somewhat similar to Liu Ju's, making Liu Che feel exceptionally close to him.

"I understand Ju'er's words. You are the younger brother he acknowledged, so you are my son as well. You are qualified to receive this inheritance!" As he spoke, Liu Che slowly raised his right hand, and a Primordial Yellow Aura coiled within it.

"This is power unique to the Human Way—the power of the Human Emperor. From now on, you will be the Human Emperor candidate chosen by the Human Way in this world. Whether you succeed will depend on yourself!"

Hearing Liu Che's words, Huo Yuhao stood there in a daze. He had yet to react, for he had never believed himself qualified to receive this inheritance.

"Do not belittle yourself. Remember, no one is destined to be the protagonist. Do not listen to Heaven; listen to yourself!" Liu Che's voice slowly drifted over as his body gradually dissipated.

The Primordial Yellow Aura entered Huo Yuhao's consciousness, strengthening his Spirit Sea. At the same time, streams of power enhanced Tian Meng and the gray little sphere within the Spirit Sea.

"Hey! Mister Liu Che, what am I supposed to do?" Before Huo Yuhao could finish speaking, Liu Che had already disappeared.

With Liu Che's departure, Huo Yuhao's consciousness returned to his body. He slowly opened his unconscious eyes, only to hear an excited female voice. "Hey! He's awake, he's awake!"

Upon opening his eyes, he immediately saw Bei Bei and Tang Ya, whom he had met before.

"Brother Yuhao, are you all right?" Bei Bei asked worriedly. Huo Yuhao rubbed his eyes and replied, "I'm fine. I was just a little tired after absorbing my Soul Ring!"

The two exchanged puzzled looks. There was no soul beast corpse nearby, so how could he have absorbed a Soul Ring?

"I already finished absorbing it. I was just tired, so I rested here for a while." Seeing their doubts, Huo Yuhao slowly explained, since he could not let them overthink it.

"So what are your plans next, Brother Yuhao?" Bei Bei asked curiously. It might be possible to recruit him into Xiao Ya's Tang Sect.

"I'm not sure yet, but I plan to study at an academy next. After all, I'm alone now and don't know where to go," Huo Yuhao said slowly.

"Alone? Don't you have guards?" Tang Ya asked with a puzzled expression. Huo Yuhao chuckled and explained, "They were arranged by my family. Our family has a custom: once someone absorbs their first Soul Ring, they must go out alone and make their own way."

Hearing this, the hope Tang Ya had initially extinguished seemed to ignite again. She immediately invited him, "Then, little Brother Yuhao, would you be willing to join my Tang Sect?"

"The Tang Sect?" Hearing the familiar name, stories his mother had told him in childhood about Tang Sect heroes surfaced in his mind. However, after accepting the Human Emperor Inheritance Liu Che had given him—

Huo Yuhao had gained another understanding of the Tang Sect: an assassin organization, a cold sect that cared neither for loyalty nor evil, only for its own interests.

"My lord, I believe it is feasible. We are alone now, and only with resources can we rise higher!" Wei Qing's voice sounded. Huo Yuhao thought it over. Indeed, he could be said to have no resources at all right now.

Joining the Tang Sect might truly have its advantages. It would certainly have resources, and at worst, he could change the Tang Sect's rules later!