"You!" Wizard Shazam nearly broke down on the spot when he heard Billy's words. Back when he was searching for a successor, countless people had wanted to obtain this power.
But now, the successor he had chosen from among so many candidates actually did not want to inherit his power. He had clearly seen persistence, tenacity, and optimism in Billy, so why was the boy afraid to fight the Seven Deadly Sins demons?
What Wizard Shazam did not know was that the persistence, tenacity, and optimism he had seen in Billy all came from Billy's desire to find his mother. If he had to deal with the Seven Deadly Sins demons, that would undoubtedly disrupt Billy's plan. Compared to the weight his mother held in his heart, supernatural power was not even remotely worth mentioning.
Most importantly, inheriting Wizard Shazam's power also meant immense risk. Wizard Shazam had slept here for who knew how many years. If Billy also ended up sleeping for so many years because he had to deal with the Seven Deadly Sins, his mother would have died long ago.
For a child barely in his teens, waking up after countless years of slumber to face an unfamiliar era was simply too much to bear. Because of that, Billy not only had no desire for Wizard Shazam's power, he even felt some resistance toward it.
"Since he's already refused, maybe you could let me try?" Frank looked at Wizard Shazam with some excitement and asked, "Without the Seven Deadly Sins here, you have no way to test me?"
"I can sense that there is persistence within your heart. It is just that your desire for power is far too intense. My previous successor was much like you, and I do not know whether you will walk the