Listening to the rain beyond the window, Huo Yuhao sat in silence and took a casual sip from the wine glass beside him.
Footsteps sounded behind him. Huo Yuhao turned his head slightly and saw Electrolux, dressed in a plain white robe.
"Elder Yi." Huo Yuhao greeted him.
Electrolux slowly walked over to his side, then suddenly said, "This year marks the tenth year, doesn't it..."
"Yeah." Huo Yuhao took another gulp from his glass and said in a low voice, "Tonight makes exactly ten years."
Electrolux's gaze fell on the Eye of Agamotto in Huo Yuhao's other hand. His eyelid twitched, and he murmured, "Yuhao, as the Supreme Mage, you understand the dangers involved. Have you really made up your mind?"
Huo Yuhao instinctively drew his hand back, hiding it from Electrolux, but said nothing.
Electrolux sighed and turned to walk away. "All right, I'll go make some tea."
"Think it over carefully. Don't do anything foolish. Come have some tea later to sober up."
Electrolux's footsteps gradually faded, but Huo Yuhao still didn't reply.
A moment later, with the rain pattering outside, Huo Yuhao slowly stood up and fastened the Eye of Agamotto to his chest. He brought the index and middle fingers of both hands together, forming a casting gesture, then crossed them.
In the next instant, accompanied by a clear metallic chime, the brass Eye-shaped Artifact sprang open. Dazzling green light burst from within, and the power of time enveloped everything!
When the green light faded, the patter of rain echoed through Shrek City's night.
Huo Yuhao looked down. His body, once strengthened through battle and training, had returned to the youthful form of a boy. His fair, slender hands bore not a trace of time's passage.
Yet his magical power, cultivated through ten years of