Douluo: Peerless Black Tortoise Moon God

Chapter 18: Xuan Lao and Yan Shaozhe regained their spirits, and Moon En and Zhang Lexuan were helpless (Please collect and recommend)
"A Poseidon Pavilion meeting? It seems like it's not the time for the annual meeting yet? Was this an impromptu meeting requested by Elder Mu?"

Xuan Zi, with his hair disheveled like a chicken coop, sat on the steps. He raised his eyes to look at Yan Shaozhe, who looked weak all over. A trace of clarity finally appeared in his confused eyes.

The Poseidon Pavilion meeting was the highest meeting of Shrek Academy, where all major issues were decided. Upon hearing this word, even the drunken Xuan Zi sobered up for a moment.

But it was only for a moment. Without waiting for Yan Shaozhe to answer, his gaze fell back on the chicken leg and wine gourd in his arms. He picked up the gourd and drank a big gulp of wine, then bit off a big piece of meat, as if only this would make him feel better.

"Yes, I heard from the teacher that this meeting was for Le Xuan, Bei Bei and the others to discuss the training of the Sea God Pavilion's reserve forces."

Yan Shaozhe looked at the second strongest man of Shrek Academy who was almost in a state of despair with a face full of pity, and replied in a low voice.

It has only been a short time. When Master Xuan went to the Star Dou Great Forest two months ago, he was so high-spirited and full of energy. He was the well-deserved number one genius of Shrek Academy, the Taotie Douluo who was feared throughout the continent, and the undisputed successor of Dragon God Douluo.

After the operation was over, he was supposed to inherit his teacher's position. If nothing unexpected happened, he would now be the new leader of the Poseidon Pavilion, and his teacher, who had worked hard for half his life, could finally put down his burden and have a good rest.

But now, everything has changed...

He didn't hate Elder Xuan, he only hated that abominable 100,000-year-old beast for being so blind and staying in its own territory, eating whatever soul beasts it wanted. Why did it attack the disciples of their Shrek Inner Court?!
Every inner court disciple is the most precious treasure of Shrek Academy. Although this incident was largely due to their own carelessness, the outcome of eight deaths and four injuries is something he, as the dean of the Martial Soul Department, absolutely does not want to see.

Except for one Soul Guidance disciple, all the others were elites of his Martial Soul Department! Among them were two generations of Shrek Seven Devils, whom he was so proud of!
Eight people died tragically, and the rest were lying in bed. Two of them were missing limbs, and only Zhang Lexuan, who had taken the Xuanwu Divine Pill, was in a slightly better condition.

The only thing worth being happy about is that Zhang Lexuan absorbed the soul ring and soul bone of the beast, becoming the youngest Soul Douluo in Shrek Academy in the past three thousand years. He is already a promising candidate to become an Extreme Douluo.

Even if she fails to break through to the Limit Douluo, she will be able to cultivate to level ninety-eight at the very least in the future, which is enough to ensure the orderly inheritance of Shrek's strong echelon.

However... as soon as he thought of Zhang Lexuan's 100,000-year eighth ring, Yan Shaozhe immediately remembered the greatest humiliation he had suffered in his life some time ago, and his eyes suddenly became gloomy.

That old guy was also in the eighth ring of 100,000 years. He couldn't take revenge for the time being, but he wanted to see if there would be any new powerful figures born in the Xuanming Sect after that old guy passed away.

Relying on your high level of cultivation to bully him like that is simply shameless, huh!
Xuan Zi, who was immersed in wine and meat, naturally did not notice the change in Yan Shaozhe's eyes. He bit off the chicken leg meat in his hand in a few bites, patted his sleeves with his greasy hands without any care, stood up staggeringly with drooping eyelids, and walked towards the Sea God Lake first.

Putting down the wine and chicken drumstick, he seemed to have finally regained some of the demeanor of a top continental warrior. After walking for a while, he turned to Yan Shaozhe and said:
"Le Xuan and Bei Bei are both children we have watched grow up. They are the academy's own people with a good family background and the pride of our Wuhun Department, both present and future. Since this is about them, we must strive to get the best benefits for them."

"That's natural. I believe the teacher thinks so too."

Yan Shaozhe spoke respectfully, and followed Xuanzi for a while, until they came to the shore of Poseidon Lake. The Poseidon Island, which was hidden in the mist, appeared in their sight.

A small boat had already stopped here, and the two of them stepped on it casually. Yan Shaozhe gently activated his soul power, and the boat headed steadily towards the Sea God Island.

Seeing that Master Xuan was still in a bad mood, Yan Shaozhe sighed and whispered:
"Master Xuan, this accident isn't your fault, and you shouldn't blame yourself too much. Didn't Le Xuan beg you, on behalf of the children, to pull yourself together and stay at Poseidon Pavilion? None of us wanted this to happen."

Xuan Zi looked very lonely, and shook his head in pain, saying, "Shao Zhe, you don't need to comfort me. Whenever I see Le Xuan, I will be reminded of the nightmare I had two months ago.

Eight well-trained inner court disciples died right before my eyes; two of them were left with lifelong disabilities, and Le Xuan and another disciple were also severely injured."

"I don't know how much resources and effort Shrek has expended in nurturing them. The families behind some of them are also quite powerful. The loss caused to the academy this time is too great. I am the only one who can bear this responsibility, and I am unwilling to forgive myself."

Yan Shaozhe's expression changed, he grabbed Xuanzi's hand and said excitedly:

"But Master Xuan, no one can be guaranteed to make mistakes! The moment those disciples entered the Inner Court, they should have been prepared to disregard life and death. Every year, some of their classmates suffer misfortunes while carrying out their supervisory missions. Can you be blamed for all this?"

"Besides, the responsibility this time isn't entirely yours. It also has a lot to do with Xiyue, Lexuan, and their carelessness. Plus, that 100,000-year-old soul beast is incredibly powerful. Even two Titled Douluo might not be able to take it down. This only goes to show that those disciples had bad luck."

"You've already paid a huge price for this matter. If it weren't for giving an explanation to those families and disciples, why would you refuse to take over your teacher's position as the Master of the Sea God Pavilion? Master Xuan, you are the backbone of the academy. You must cheer up!"

Mr. Xuan sighed and said:
"Shaozhe, there's no need to say any more. Le Xuan is already kneeling down, how could I bear to hurt her heart again? Don't worry, my old bones can still fight and support you until you grow up. I can still take over as the Master of the Sea God Pavilion."

"All I can do now is to remain in this guilty state and make more contributions to Shrek and the new disciples in the future. Only in this way can I make up for the mistakes I made."

"I'm glad you think so!"

Yan Shaozhe was overjoyed. Old Mu had long since stopped caring about specific matters. Old Xuan was the face of his martial spirit system. As long as Old Xuan, the second strongest man on the continent, was in charge, no matter what challenges came from inside or outside, they would not be able to shake the position of his Shrek martial spirit system!
As for that old monster Xu, he was, after all, a self-made man. How could he possibly be a match for Shrek's number one genius, Master Xuan? Master Xuan had been mentored by Master Mu for years, and nurtured by Shrek's millennia-old heritage. It was even more impossible for his Taotie Bull spirit to lose to their mythical beast, the Black Tortoise!
And there's that kid Xu Tianxi. Actually, Beibei is a few years older than him. He has been practicing with his teacher since he was young, and now he has twice as much talent as his teacher did back then. His brother Xu Sanshi has been practicing here for a year and can barely match Beibei.

"I hope that kid has some self-awareness and stops dreaming of entering this supreme soul master holy land. Otherwise, he will definitely realize how pale and ridiculous his words are when he questioned Shrek's Glory..."

Thinking of Xu Xiaoyun and Xu Tianxi, and looking at the nearby Sea God Island, a hint of sarcasm suddenly appeared on Yan Shaozhe's sallow face. A summer insect cannot talk about ice. The little kid really doesn't know his place!
However, as the headmaster of the Wuhun Academy, it would be a bit beneath my dignity to argue with this child. Perhaps I could ask Du Weilun to find out more about him. I guess that kid should have awakened his Wuhun by now...

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At the same time, deep in the Seagod Island, in the Seagod Pavilion which is a three-story small pavilion.

Zhang Lexuan's complexion was much better than it was more than half a month ago, but still looked a little sickly pale. She squatted respectfully and whispered something to the white-haired old man who was half lying on the golden bench next to her.

"... Elder Mu, Le Xuan swears on her martial spirit that everything she just said is true. Although Sister Xiyue's child disrespected their elders and hit Dean Yan, what Dean Yan said to that child may have been a bit too much."

"Le Xuan didn't dare to criticize Dean Yan's approach to protecting the honor of the academy. However, Le Xuan felt that these sacred things were probably incomprehensible to a child who had just lost his mother. It was understandable that he had done such a thing in a fit of rage."

"Le Xuan has long since vowed to protect Shrek for life. However, if Sister Xiyue hadn't fought so hard to protect me during the Xingdou trip, I would have been killed by that soul beast. So, Le Xuan dared to ask Elder Mu for that child."

"Mr. Mu, Le Xuan begs you not to vent your anger on a child who is still ignorant. If Dean Yan has any objections, Le Xuan is willing to bear the responsibility for Tianxi!"

After saying that, Zhang Lexuan stood up and knelt down in front of Moon En without waiting for his response.

However, before her knees touched the ground, a gentle bright soul power supported her body, preventing her from kneeling and guiding her to stand up.

Moon's half-lying body also shook slightly under the effect of soul power, revealing a face that looked old but full of a gentle smile.

"Kid, what are you thinking about? We are indeed deeply ashamed of what happened this time. I asked Shaozhe to come and apologize because I wanted to resolve the resentment of the Xuanming Sect. How could I blame a child who has just experienced the greatest tragedy in life?"

"When your Senior Sister Xiyue came to the academy, the Xuanming Sect's Patriarch even went out of his way to greet me. Now I think I really let them down. I couldn't go and apologize in person because I'm not very mobile. Otherwise, let alone Shaozhe getting beaten up, I wouldn't have said anything if that kid wanted to hit me."

Moon's voice was soft and warm, and every word was filled with deep concern. It was so soul-cleansing that Zhang Lexuan's eyes became moist, and she choked with sobs as she said,
"Mr. Mu, how can you be blamed for this? No one expected that something like that would happen..."

"Alas... I won't deny that Xuanzi is primarily responsible for this matter. It was his complete dereliction of duty as the team leader that led to this misfortune. However, I no longer have the time or means to severely punish him. I'm truly powerless..."

Moon En sighed deeply with a look of melancholy, then raised his hand and said, "Le Xuan, help me up."

Zhang Lexuan hurriedly stepped forward and held Moon's hand. Moon's movements were very slow, not much different from an elderly man. He slowly stood up from the wheelchair, but his waist was still hunched, almost at a ninety-degree angle.

Moon looked out the window quietly, as if he could see Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe, other elders, and the dean rushing here, and whispered:

"Le Xuan, my time is running out. In no more than twenty years, I might be gone. By then, the only person who can inherit my position in the Sea God Pavilion and protect Shrek Academy is Xuan Zi."

"If God could give me another fifty years to train Shaozhe, you, and Beibei, I would definitely not condone Xuanzi's huge mistake. But God is not willing to give me more time. Now Shrek must rely on his military strength."

"I'm sorry, kid..."

Zhang Lexuan burst into tears and just buried her head to wipe away her tears.

Moon sighed and continued:
"At this Seagod Pavilion meeting, I will propose that you become a candidate member of the Seagod Pavilion. Once you reach the ninth ring, you will officially enter the Seagod Pavilion and be trained as a candidate for Pavilion Master. You and Beibei are both my dearest children, and I look forward to your growth more than anyone else."

"When you become the Master of the Sea God Pavilion and have power that surpasses Xuan Zi, you can list his past mistakes as you wish. But for now..."

"Master Mu, please stop talking. I understand. I understand everything. I will definitely practice hard and protect Shrek..."

Mu En touched Zhang Lexuan's forehead lovingly and sighed, "Child, push me to the front for the meeting."

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