"Xuan Zi, how many times has this been?"
The returning Xuan Zi lowered his head, not daring to face Mu En's questioning.
"Forget everyone else—let's talk about Xuanheng. The first time, in the Star Dou Great Forest, the very place where we found him, you let Evil Soul Masters beat him into that state. The second time, there was an Evil Soul Master at the Super Douluo level. I don't blame you for that. But this time? Are you saying a mere Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast was more important than Xuanheng?!" Mu En roared.
"Mu En, I..." Xuan Zi lowered his head, and a murky tear fell.
"Forget one Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast—even ten or a hundred of them would not be as important as Xuanheng now. He is our true hope." Mu En sighed. "And this was Xuanheng, the child you raised. If it had been someone else, would you not even have looked for them?"
Xuan Zi said, "They are all Shrek students. I would not abandon any one of them."
"Go into seclusion. You know what we lack now. Either you find hope, and then I will guide you—or remain in seclusion forever."
A level-98 Super Douluo was enough to overturn the balance of an entire war, but not in a contest against Evil Soul Masters. What they needed was an Ultimate Douluo.
The moment Xuan Zi returned to Shrek, before he even had time to find Mu Xuanheng, Mu En sent him into a cultivation chamber for seclusion.
However, Mu En also understood Xuan Zi's talent. It was absolutely impossible for him to achieve a breakthrough in just a few short years.
Relying on Xuan Zi would be worse than relying on Du Busi.
"In the end, the task will still have to fall on Xuanheng's shoulders. Making