"Elder Mu, I have a question for you."
Ling Bai did not answer immediately. Instead, he changed the subject. "Shrek Academy has already decided to do everything possible to recruit Huo Yuhao. Why did you make such a solemn promise to me?"
"Because of time."
There was a trace of melancholy in Elder Mu's voice. "When a Soul Master reaches the realm of Ultimate Douluo, they gain a mysterious premonition of the future.
Within ten years, Shrek Academy will surely suffer a great calamity. It may even face the danger of destruction.
Yuhao is an uncut jade that needs careful polishing. He has not yet reached Rank 30 Soul Power, and Ultimate Ice will slow his cultivation even further. It would already be a blessing if he became a Soul Saint in ten years. How could he possibly resolve the Academy's crisis?
Originally, I had planned to leave behind a contingency after my death and push Xuan Zi into becoming Master of the Sea God Pavilion. My contingency could awaken the Taotie bloodline within the Godly Taotie Bull; even Di Tian, leader of the Ten Great Beast Kings, would gain nothing by coming here. But ever since Xuan Zi's state of mind was damaged and he fell to Rank 98, that plan has fallen apart...
Night after night, I could not sleep. Shrek's legacy has endured for ten thousand years—how could I preserve it through the upheaval ten years from now? As I thought and thought, I suddenly remembered you."
Elder Mu paused. His gentle voice carried the weathered sorrow of a man nearing death, along with worry for the affairs he would leave behind. He said earnestly, "Ling Bai, I chose you for two reasons.
First, Ji Ren has raised you well over these years, especially in terms of