Zhou Muzhi naturally failed to notice the subtle change in the young man's expression.
He merely saw that Lu Li had agreed and immediately pressed on:
"My Lord, you said that Brother Clam and Eternal Night belong to the same rank. Logically speaking, their situations should be very similar."
"But why did Eternal Night, the black mist giant, start out as a Soul King, while Brother Clam has remained a Soul Guard all along?"
"And Brother Clam has devoured so many powerful creatures, yet his level is still Lv.0 without the slightest change..."
Lu Li was stumped and, for a moment, did not know how to answer.
Though he had deliberately revealed some information to the Soul Guards and Soul Generals for his future plans against Eternal Night, he truly did not know why the Flame-Shelled Geoduck had devoured so many powerful creatures yet remained at Lv.0!
This question had existed ever since it devoured the Flame Poison Monarch beneath the sea near Sakura.
Lu Li had wanted to thoroughly uncover the reason behind it, but afterward, Eternal Night showed signs of awakening, and everything he saw and experienced was under the other party's surveillance.
He could no longer find a suitable opportunity and could only set the question aside for the time being.
Now that Zhou Muzhi had raised it, Lu Li felt somewhat like he had been forced into action.
He might as well bring it up for discussion, laying the groundwork for questioning Eternal Night once it awoke from its slumber in the future.
After a perfectly timed silence, approval appeared in Lu Li's eyes.
He first gave Zhou Muzhi a slight nod in affirmation:
"That's a very good question."
Then, he frankly admitted:
"Actually, I'm also very puzzled by this. Logically speaking, whether a Soul Soldier