Godfire: The Split Soul - Chapter 40: Who Is The Shadow King?

In the eyes of outsiders, Hyuga Yuuto is a genius in the traditional sense of the Hyuga family:

Tough, strong, gentle, and calm, he is a partner worth relying on at all times.

However, no one knows, in countless silent nights.

The young genius of the separation family stroked the caged bird engraved on his head and fell asleep with the sharp needle in his mouth, fearing that in his sleep he would reveal the madness and anger deep in his heart——

“What Uchiha Itachi can do, I, Hinata Yuuto, can’t dare to do?”

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Forget history. Forget legacy. Forget passion.The future of football is a formula, and eighteen-year-old Michael Sterling is about to prove it.While his father, Richard, clings to the romantic, decaying dream of their beloved Northwood FC, Michael sees only one thing: failure.The club is a joke, staring down the barrel of relegation with a wage bill that could bankrupt a small nation.His solution? Sell. His father's? A lecture about the club's “soul.”Mocked by his friends and infuriated by his father's refusal to face reality, Michael snaps.He’s done trying to fix the past; he's going to build the future.Liquidating his lavish lifestyle, he gambles everything he has on a radical experiment: to create a football club run purely by logic.He'll scout with algorithms, sign players based on statistical value, and manage with cold, calculated strategy. He’s building a machine designed for one purpose: to dominate.This is the story of a young genius who declares war on the old ways, determined to build an empire so successful it will force his father, and the entire football world, to admit he was right.Can a club without a soul conquer the beautiful game?

“On the Path of Eternal Strength”Sebastián lost everything when he was just a child: his mother, his home, his world. Thrown into a savage land, where monsters and death lurk in every shadow, he learned to survive. For ten years, every breath was a struggle, every step a battle.But one day, survival was no longer enough.Driven by a deeper longing, Sebastián decides to walk a different path: one of absolute perfection, where body, mind, and spirit are forged through martial arts and constant self-improvement.In a universe where power is everything, Sebastián will not fight merely to live—he will live to reach Eternal Strength.His journey will not be easy. Pain, betrayal, and glory will be his companions.This is not just a road to the top…It is the story of a soul that chose to transcend its limits.

I met the male lead in prison.