The teacher Mu En whom Huo Yuhao had longed to meet was indeed deeply troubled at this moment.
Sea God Lake at the center of Shrek reflected clusters of white clouds in its azure waters. The faint morning light, accompanied by a gentle breeze, brushed the lake's surface, stirring ripples like brocade ribbons.
It was hard to imagine that this Sea God Lake, larger than all the rest of Shrek combined, was an artificial lake.
A middle-aged man pushed a simple wheelchair along the shore of Sea God Lake.
An old man sat in the wheelchair. He wore plain gray cloth, and wrinkles covered his face like ravines, showing that his life was already like a candle flickering in the wind.
Morning sunlight left trails of light through the lake mist. The old man tried to straighten up and reach out to touch the rainbow in the air.
But halfway through, his hand could no longer move. Ever since absorbing the Dragon Core after fighting Du Bisi, the baleful energy of the Dragon Core had left his waist paralyzed.
It had been a long time since he had last straightened his back.
Mu En sighed and withdrew his hand. With a light pulse of Soul Power, he shook away Yan Shaozhe's hands behind him and slowly wheeled himself toward the lakeshore.
He stopped by the water's edge. The wheels gently pressed into the soil, and the fragrance of earth filled the air. His eyes rested on Sea God Island, faintly visible in the distance.
"Shaozhe, it's a new day."
"The Freshman Assessment is almost over as well."
"Any promising seedlings?"
Yan Shaozhe respectfully stepped up beside Mu En and said,
"This year, there are three three-ringed Soul Elders, one with Twin Martial Souls, and one with a Light Goddess Butterfly."