Douluo Continent, I, Huo Yuhao, defy fate with my spiritual eyes.

The Duchess was almost to the point of fainting from the excruciating pain, and it was unclear what method Elder Xuan used to force her back to consciousness.

Her lips twitched, her whole body convulsed, and she felt her body gradually grow cold as she lost blood.

"It can't be solved..."

Before he could finish speaking, Elder Xuan attacked again.

"Antidote!"

Another arm appeared. The Duchess's pupils widened to their limit, and her lips turned pale.

"It's true... there's no cure..."

"Tsk!"

Ignoring everything else, Elder Xuan clicked his tongue and made another move, this time targeting a powerful opponent.

"Antidote!"

With three of her limbs gone, the Duchess looked helplessly at the sky, utterly exhausted and barely breathing.

"Uh... even... a Title Douluo... like Xingluo... has a way... to take revenge..."

"Spare my life... only then will you have a chance to live..."

Since she still dared to threaten him, Elder Xuan simply tore off the remaining thigh as well, threw the Duchess, who had already become a human pig, onto the ground, and thoughtfully sealed her acupoints to stop the bleeding, but she also fainted.

It wasn't that Elder Xuan was cowardly, but rather that if Huo Yuhao were alive, he would leave it to Huo Yuhao to handle himself.

Just as Elder Xuan was about to take Huo Yuhao to find a healing-type Soul Master, he turned around and saw that Huo Yuhao had already sat up, looking completely bewildered.

With his mouth agape, Elder Xuan looked at Huo Yuhao with some concern.

"you……"

The two looked at each other, and time seemed to slow down.

Huo Yuhao blinked, looking at the muscular Elder Xuan with a worried expression, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

"Elder Xuan, why did you even use your martial spirit? Is the enemy that powerful?"

The martial spirit gradually shrank back into his body, and his already tattered coarse cloth clothes became patchy and disheveled. Elder Xuan did not speak, but quickly walked up and grabbed Huo Yuhao's wrist.

The soul power was injected again, but it was still frozen. Elder Xuan's expression was solemn.

"Oh no, the cold energy within you is terrifying! I'd believe it if you said it was the ultimate form of ice!"

As if he had just thought of something, Elder Xuan slapped his forehead, his expression becoming even more serious. He grabbed Huo Yuhao's shoulder, looking at him with sympathy and comfort.

"Yuhao, although your martial soul is an ultimate martial soul, it should have a problem like Xiaotao's. She has evil fire, while you should have cold poison!"

With that, Elder Xuan tucked Huo Yuhao under his arm and turned to return to Shrek Academy.

"I'll take you back and ask Uncle Mu if there's any way!"

Huo Yuhao quickly shouted to stop him.

"No, no, no! Elder Xuan, this is my second martial soul! It's not a flaw! It's not a flaw!"

Elder Xuan was taken aback, then held Huo Yuhao in his hand and examined him carefully.

Feeling scrutinized by a large man, Huo Yuhao got goosebumps and started to struggle.

"Elder Xuan, I'm telling the truth!"

After finally getting Elder Xuan to let go, Huo Yuhao landed on the ground and summoned the Ice Emperor Han Ying to show Elder Xuan.

After a long while, having witnessed the power of the Ice Emperor Han Ying, Elder Xuan looked even more regretful, beating his chest and stamping his feet, his aura constantly fluctuating, and looking at the Duchess who had been turned into a human pig, his eyes were filled with murderous intent.

What did he do?!

He, a dignified Super Douluo, almost couldn't even protect a child!

He almost killed Shrek Academy's future, the boy most likely to become a god, the first person in history to possess dual limit martial souls!

Elder Xuan recalled how he led a team to hunt for soul rings back then, but an accident resulted in the deaths of eight core disciples.

At that time, just like today, I almost caused another tragedy.

His voice was hoarse, filled with regret and self-reproach. He shook his head, looking guilty.

"I...I'm going back to resign as deputy leader of the Shrek Investigation Team...I'm not qualified, I can't protect anyone..."

His tone was disheartened, and he even had thoughts of retiring from public life.

Huo Yuhao opened his mouth, wanting to comfort Elder Xuan, but he knew that whatever he said would be useless. Elder Xuan was beginning to doubt himself after being hit so many times.

The atmosphere fell silent. Elder Xuan forced a smile, pointed at the human pig, and said to Huo Yuhao.

"Go ahead, do whatever you want! I'll take care of everything!"

As he spoke, Elder Xuan seemed to have returned to his former self as the domineering Taotie Douluo, full of confidence. This time, however, he stayed close to Huo Yuhao, never leaving his side.

Huo Yuhao nodded obediently, his eyes filled with complex emotions as he walked towards the human pig.

A block of ice materialized, instantly waking the Duchess from her unconsciousness. However, upon waking, the pain surged within her, and the Duchess wailed in agony.

"Hiss... Uh..."

In her agonizing agony, the Duchess saw Huo Yuhao's face and, surprisingly, found the strength to start cursing.

"Bastard! If you've got the guts, kill me! You and your wretched mother deserve to die! You even dared to kill my Bin'er, die! Die!"

Despite the foul language escaping her lips, Huo Yuhao remained unfazed, a blade of ice materializing in his hand, which he pointed at the Duchess's neck.

"Heh heh heh, come on! Kill me, and you and your mother will never be recorded in the Duke's family genealogy! Dai Hao's wife can only be me, only me!"

"Pierce her! Do you know why your mother died from just a little cold? Because I sent people to inject her with tiny amounts of toxins those days! Her death was incredibly painful!"

The constant provocations fueled Huo Yuhao's growing rage, and his hand gripping the ice blade trembled uncontrollably.

So that's how it is!

In both my past and present lives, my mother's death was never a simple case of dying from illness!

No wonder, no matter how much medicine I fed her, my mother's condition only improved for one day.

Huo Yuhao couldn't stand it any longer. He raised his hand and the ice blade high, ready to fall.

"stop!"

In the distance, an anxious and authoritative voice called out to stop them.

Along with the sound, a military knife, symbolizing the strongest power in the Star Luo Empire, flew out and stabbed towards Huo Yuhao's arm.

If the stab hits, Huo Yuhao will not only fail to kill the Duchess, but his arm will also be ruined.

However, Elder Xuan stayed by Huo Yuhao's side the whole time, and with a light pat, he knocked the military knife away and looked in the direction from which the knife had flown.

Only one person in the entire Star Luo Empire is qualified to use this sword, and that is Duke White Tiger, Dai Hao!

He was dressed in general's armor, giving him an air of majesty and coldness.

His tiger-like eyes, though not angry, exuded an imposing aura, and at this moment they held complex emotions; his slightly flushed face made him appear even more vigorous.

With his imposing physique and fierce temperament, he exuded the demeanor of a tough soldier.

Elder Xuan witnessed all of this, and Huo Yuhao was not hindered as the ice blade in his hand cut into the Duchess's neck without any obstruction.

A stream of foul blood gushed out, and the life of this duchess who deeply loved the White Tiger Duke and wouldn't tolerate anyone else vying for his favor came to an end.

After wiping the blood off his body, Huo Yuhao's eyes were devoid of joy or sorrow. He felt no elation at having avenged his mother, only longing and grief for her.

Standing up, Huo Yuhao looked at his father, the man who had imprisoned his mother for her entire life, Duke Dai Hao of the White Tiger.