Huo Yuhao's arrival was undoubtedly like divine troops descending from heaven. Xuan Zi's tightly wound nerves suddenly relaxed, and only after seeing Huo Xingling safe and sound in Huo Yuhao's arms did he let out a long breath.
Huo Xingling was the most gifted person in Shrek Academy's entire history, without exception.
She was Mu En's direct disciple, with impeccable credentials and roots, the future heir to the Sea God Pavilion and the pillar that would steady Shrek Academy.
Zhang Lexuan was talented, but without some fortuitous opportunity, her achievements in this lifetime would amount to no more than his own.
Huo Xingling, however, was certain to become a Limit Douluo. She was the true pillar of Shrek Academy's future.
If anything happened to her today, Xuan Zi truly would not know how to face Mu En after his death.
Thus, faced with Huo Yuhao's mockery, he felt no resentment whatsoever. Instead, his face was full of gratitude.
Of course, there was another crucial reason: he simply could not beat Huo Yuhao.
He had been there when the Beast Tide was triggered and knew perfectly well who had caused it.
Yet he could only bury the truth in his heart until the day he died.
Huo Yuhao had single-handedly repelled the entire Beast Tide and killed Beast God Di Tian and the Evil Emperor. With that kind of strength, wiping out Shrek Academy would be effortless.
Had Huo Yuhao been an utterly evil man, he might still have held fast to his convictions, even staking Shrek Academy's entire future and rallying every faction on the continent to fight Huo Yuhao to the death.
But he had discovered that Huo Yuhao was actually someone who walked between righteousness and evil. He would use any means and scheme against everything to achieve