Huo Yuhao's sudden action stunned everyone from Shrek.
"Yuhao, have you lost your mind?"
After using a Milk Bottle, Wang Dong had recovered considerably from her weakened state. She was the first to react, following him and grabbing him.
"Have I lost my mind, or has Shrek?" Huo Yuhao turned back, his furious expression filled with incomprehension. "It's just a tournament, and you actually think killing someone is reasonable? And you keep saying it's all for Shrek's glory?"
Dai Yueheng said sternly, "Yuhao, don't be so naive. The arena is a battlefield. With no fighting along the border right now, the Soul Fighting Tournament is our war, and war means using any means necessary."
"Am I naive, or are you? You think war lets you use any means necessary?" Huo Yuhao snapped. "War is only a means to an end. The ultimate goal is always to gain something. What do you gain by being the first to kill someone here? Those people didn't have to die!"
"Once that line is crossed, no one gets off easy. Do you think the other side won't strike back?"
Xuan Zi said flatly, "Yuhao, be reasonable. Stop throwing a tantrum."
Huo Yuhao roared again, "You don't fucking understand what I'm angry about!"
Everyone stared blankly at this Huo Yuhao, who was acting so unlike himself.
Huo Yuhao took several deep breaths, trying to keep his voice calm as he explained, "Not long after the school year began, Ma Xiaotao attacked me by Sea God Lake after losing her senses. If it hadn't been for the ice martial soul inside me, any other student in my place would've fucking died right there!"
"And what happened afterward? Once the academy found out, they said nothing. They gave me a pill and told me not to tell