The Lord of the Forbidden Zone's agreement to emerge this time had naturally been within He Mu's expectations.
Judging by the established history of Original Space-Time, this foremost King of the Divine Ancient Era had always been a powerhouse unwilling to settle for solitude or mediocrity-
During the Immortal Ancient Era, he had successively nurtured eight peerless Heaven's Prides, all of whom had once led the tides of their age. The finest among them had even touched the Immortal King Realm. Had they not entered the Boundary Sea so early, they might truly have attained the Dao.
And during the Chaotic Ancient Era, he had single-handedly nurtured the future Desolate Heavenly Emperor. In the process, he had even taken the initiative to have Shi Hao come into contact with darkness, displaying both great ambition and tremendous boldness.
Whether in nurturing the eight outstanding talents of the Immortal Ancient Era or later devoting everything to teaching Shi Hao, his purpose had been clear and unmistakable-
He wanted to nurture a successor who would set foot in the Boundary Sea once more and fulfill his unfinished wish.
It could be said that the Lord of the Forbidden Zone's obsession with the Boundary Sea and the Dark Source ran deeper than anyone's.
And perhaps this was also why he had managed to endure until now with only a wisp of lingering consciousness.
However, although the Lord of the Forbidden Zone had now agreed to emerge as one of the Nine Heavens' reserves of strength in this age,
he could not yet leave the Life Forbidden Zone and venture into the outside world immediately.
The main reason lay neither with the Lord of the Forbidden Zone himself nor, of course, with He Mu, but with the two Dao attendants who had served them