"What? You want to resign from your position as a councilor?"
After returning to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Zhilin did not wait for Meng Shenji and Bai Baoshan to ask what he had gained from visiting the Dugu Clan before directly stating that he wanted to resign from his position as a councilor.
"Zhilin, why did you suddenly make such a decision?"
"Did something happen when you went to the Dugu Clan?"
Zhilin had never shown any intention of resigning from his position before. His sudden departure left Meng Shenji and Bai Baoshan utterly bewildered.
The few of them had been appointed directly by the Heaven Dou Emperor.
"The Soul Master world is so vast. I want to go out and see it."
Zhilin did not mention his plan to join another sect, especially since that sect had not yet been formally established.
Besides, if his resignation brought trouble to Su Chen—
He worried that his upcoming God Trial might not go smoothly, so he wanted to resign cleanly and decisively.
Bai Baoshan clearly did not believe him.
"Were you threatened by Poison Douluo? Or did you offend Poison Douluo?"
"No. This was entirely a decision I made of my own accord."
No matter how Meng Shenji and Bai Baoshan tried to persuade him to stay, Zhilin had already made up his mind to leave.
"Sigh, since you have made up your mind, we cannot stop you. But His Majesty..."
Heaven Dou Royal Academy was no ordinary Soul Master Academy. It stood behind the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and was directly administered by them.
"I will explain things to His Majesty myself."
When Zhilin walked out of Heaven Dou Royal Academy once again, he felt completely renewed, as though a new future were beckoning to him.
Of course, he still