Huo Yuhao no longer cared how the finals of the Soul Fighting Tournament were going.
In truth, he had already been somewhat dissatisfied with the other Shrek members' performances during the round-robin tournament and elimination tournament.
In his view, they should have approached the Soul Fighting Tournament with the spirit that participation mattered most. There was nothing wrong with striving for a better ranking, of course, but Shrek's pursuit of this so-called championship seemed a little... pathological.
Still, he had said nothing, nor had he slacked off in his matches. On the contrary, he had helped Shrek Academy win almost every match and advance all the way to the finals.
The final straw that broke him was Ma Xiaotao killing someone in the finals. He could not understand it.
Perhaps he would not have been so furious if anyone else had accidentally killed someone, but it had to be Ma Xiaotao.
In that instant, Huo Yuhao felt that forgiving her, showing her tolerance, and setting aside their past grievances to help suppress her evil fire had all become a joke.
"Whatever. Let them do what they want."
Glory or disgrace, neither had anything to do with him anymore.
A despondent child longed to find a harbor where he could pour out his heart.
Dark clouds blanketed the sky. In that familiar weather, Huo Yuhao left the urban area of Star Luo City and arrived at a familiar grave on a hill outside the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.
It was his mother Huo Yun'er's grave.
He stood there quietly, saying nothing for a long time.
Tian Meng and the Ice Empress emerged from his Sea of Consciousness and stood on either side of him.
The Ice Empress asked, "Why didn't you finish watching the tournament?"
"What's there to watch? Once someone