Chapter 136.3: The Sea God's Pavilion has an Entrance Fee
Teacher, you Huo Yuhao was shocked.
Elder Mu smiled and said in a carefree manner, All people will eventually die, unless they manage to overcome that barrier. But doing so is simply too difficult. Ive already been alive for over 200 years; death isnt scary to me. Both Du Bisi and I suffered critical injuries back then, but I managed to ascend to Rank 99 because I overcame my limits in that life and death battle. Thats also what has allowed me to stay alive until now. Just this makes me very fortunate compared to Du Bisi.
Ive clearly been able to feel my bodys degradation over these past few years; its irreversible. Im not exactly sure how long I have left though. At the very least, I have three years, while at the most, I have five to six years. I cant protect Shrek for much longer. Thats why I need to use what limited time I have left to do something for Shrek.
If I were still in good shape, itd be best for me remain in the dark. In that case, Id be able to use my power to greatly rock the Sun Moon Empire even if I cant decide the result of the war. However, I cant do so now; my bodys on the decline. The only thing I can do is instill fear in them by letting them know of my presence, in order to stall them from doing anything for now.
In fact, the reason that Elder Mu had allowed Jing Hongchen to enter the Sea Gods Pavilion wasnt as simple as hed said. There had also been a deeper meaning behind his actions.
The next two years will be very important to you all. There wont be any time for you rest. Yuhao, you must go to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy in two years. Wang Dong, what about you?
Wang Dong was dazed, and hesitated. Teacher, I dont really like soul tools. I dont have any talent in them either. However, Yuhao and I
Elder Mu nodded slightly and said, Your martial soul fusion wont disappear simply because youre distanced from one another. You arent inferior to Yuhao in terms of talent, but your paths of development will still differ in some ways. As such, I hope that youll remain in the academy in order to further your learning while he goes to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy.
Wang Dong hesitated, as he was still unwilling to part with Huo Yuhao. Furthermore, it would be an entire three years of separation. However, he didnt say anything against it, as it would still only happen two years from now.
Elder Mu squinted. Jing Hongchen was right. Soul tools will enter every household in the future as they continue to develop. Theyll inevitably replace the cold weapons that we have now. This is also one of the reasons that the war is inevitable. The other three empires are also developing soul tools much slower than the Sun Moon Empire. Ill only be able to fight for up to ten years of time from now. After that, many things will change when the war comes.
Wang Dong asked, Teacher, why didnt you kill Jing Hongchen today?
Elder Mu replied, Killing him would only cause the Sun Moon Empire to go all-out. Furthermore, he wasnt lying. Many of the soul tools on his body were very threatening. Both parties wouldve suffered if we werent careful. In addition to this, we couldnt afford to put Shreks many years of foundation at risk. Jing Hongchen is extremely powerful and adaptable. Hes able to make accurate choices decisively when hes forced to; hell become a huge enemy of Shrek in the future.
Early the next morning.
The weather was a little gloomy, which caused the mist above Sea Gods Lake to be more concentrated than usual.
Four figures left Shrek Academy, but stopped after theyd gone through the gate.
Elder Xuan hugged his wine gourd and looked at the two young men and the young lady in front of him. He said intoxicatedly, Its alright, you three can head forwards on your own. Youre all young. If I keep following you, Ill only be a pain in the ass. You should know where Star Dou Forest is. Go and find suitable soul beasts for yourselves. Ill follow all of you secretly. However, youll be deducted 10 points from your outer courtyard test this semester if I have to intervene while youre getting your soul rings.
