Marshal Hua

Biography
Hua Zhanghong is the supreme commander of the chinese military, wrongly translated by non-Chinese speakers as Marshal rank, his true rank is Commander-in-Chief, by American standard, 5 Stars General or even 6 Stars, one of the few forbidden mages in China, the master of Zhan Kong and is the secret benefactor of Mo Fan. He was the one who helped Mo Fan to become a substitute of the national team. He is also the one who proposed Chairman Shao Zheng to give the task of searching the Totem Beasts which was originally given to Jiang Shaojun the brother of Jiang Shaoxu a former member of the Chinese national team. He believes in Mo Fan as he can give many pleasant surprises.

The Kraken Invasion
His identity as Mo Fan's secret backer is revealed during the invasion of the coastline by the Sea Monsters.

He additionally explains that although the devil project was originally his, he had ordered it to be shut down. But later he found out that one of his subordinates continued the research and before he was caught, Mo Fan was already transformed. He also explains that he was the one that got Shao Zheng to get Mo Fan to start the hunt for totems as this is not the first time that krakens have invaded. He reveals that when human magic was still in its infancy, the kraken invaded china, but were singlehandedly repelled by the 4 totem ancestors and they are likely going to need their help this time. He then gives Mo Fan 2 choices, either continue the hunt for totems or get drafted for an assault plan against at least 1 emperor. Mo Fan takes the former and gets his friends to meet him in shanghai.