The other elders were all intensely curious as well. The last recorded occasion when the Golden Tree had caused a major stir had merely been when the Sea God Pavilion Master borrowed its power to slay an Ultimate Evil Soul Master. That had barely consumed any of the Golden Tree's energy.
But this time was different. A full thirty percent of its energy had been sent out.
That little girl was impressive, too. She had absorbed so much life energy without being burst apart.
"The Golden Tree told me that child could let Shrek flourish for another ten thousand years."
At those words, everyone present looked shocked.
The sharper minds had already grasped the implications. Shrek was now like the sun at its zenith. Unless several major powers joined forces, almost nothing could threaten Shrek Academy's standing. What concerned them was that span of ten thousand years.
Even after ancestors as mighty as Tang San and Huo Yuhao ascended to the Divine Realm, Shrek had suffered great calamities over the following centuries and millennia. Its standing had only been preserved through the efforts of the predecessors of those eras. How could the Golden Tree dare assert that this child alone could make Shrek flourish for ten thousand years?
Unless this child could live for another ten thousand years.
But could a human truly live that long? Legend had it that in ancient times, a rank-90 Titled Douluo had a lifespan of roughly three hundred years. Beyond that, every additional rank increased their lifespan by a hundred years.
Even that would not let someone live past two thousand years. What could live for ten thousand years? A god, obviously!
Every elder present knew that the Golden Tree had been transplanted into Shrek Academy after their ancestor Tang San became a god.