Douluo: Peerless Black Tortoise Moon God

Chapter 20: Moon: I wonder what Shrek will become after I leave... Please share and recommend)
"Shaozhe..." Moon stretched out his voice and weakly called out to his own disciple.

"Hey~ Teacher, you said Shaozhe is here." Yan Shaozhe's face was extremely respectful, and he almost bent down ninety degrees, fearing that Moon En would be angry.

"How are you recovering from the injuries you suffered in Xuanming Sect?" Moon En asked slowly.

"Master Zhuang has already healed my external injuries, and you helped break the seal on Old Monster Xu. I'm almost fully recovered, but Master Zhuang said I still need to recuperate for ten days to half a month."

Yan Shaozhe replied to Moon in a more respectful tone.

After experiencing unprecedented humiliation in his life, he had a clearer understanding of the strength of the 98th-level Super Douluo. That was a terrifying existence that could easily kill him.

And his teacher, Dragon God Douluo Moon, is the undisputed strongest man in Douluo Continent and the only ultimate Douluo in the world. His realm is so high that it is unparalleled and has no end in sight.

Even if I spend my entire life, I don’t know if I can reach the level of my teacher.

Moon nodded slightly and said softly:
"That's good. You are the descendant of Xuan Zi, the one in the academy most likely to reach my level. Your potential is much greater than that of the elders. Do you understand my expectations of you?"

Yan Shaozhe bowed his head and nodded, then clasped his hands and replied, "Disciple understands. Over the years, I have never slacked off in my cultivation. I will definitely cultivate to a point where I can intimidate all villains before Elder Xuan abdicates! I will stand guard for Le Xuan and Bei Bei."

Moon nodded slowly, then suddenly spoke with a heavier tone, "But Shaozhe, how many years have passed since you broke through level ninety-five and haven't made any further progress? With your talent, this shouldn't be the case."

Yan Shaozhe immediately broke out in a sweat, his back was soaked with sweat, his brain worked very fast, and he said repeatedly:

"Over the years, I've put too much of my mind on the mundane affairs of the Martial Soul Department and haven't been able to concentrate on my cultivation in seclusion. But please rest assured, Master, I will definitely make a breakthrough within ten years!"

"I have no doubt about that..."

Moon said slowly, then turned to look helplessly at his most valued disciple and said earnestly:
"But Shaozhe, can the Spirit Department's chores really consume so much of your energy? I've also served as the Dean of the Spirit Department, but I never had to delay my cultivation like you have.

Are you focusing more on other things, such as fighting openly and secretly with Lin'er and Duoduo from the Soul Guidance Department? Hmm?"

"This……"

Yan Shaozhe was sweating profusely, his lips moving a few times, but he was ultimately unable to argue in front of his teacher. Beads of sweat the size of soybeans appeared on his forehead, dripping to the ground, making a particularly jarring sound.

In front of this wise teacher, no lies mean anything.

"Alas, it's also my fault for being too negligent over the years. I thought that competition between your two departments would bring vitality. But after Xuanzi got into trouble, I realized that the problem of the inheritance of the Sea God Pavilion had become so serious!"

Moon shook his head in pain, activated the light soul power in his body, and forced himself to stand up.

"Teacher, why are you like this? I am an unfilial disciple!" Yan Shaozhe was shocked and hurriedly stepped forward to support Moon En.

He knew that the teacher was really serious. Although he didn't think he had done anything wrong over the years, the teacher was so saddened by his slow progress in cultivation. How could he not panic?
"Not only that, Shaozhe, you must know that your martial soul is the Phoenix of Light. Light is vast and mighty. Only those with an open mind can fully unleash the power of this light."

"You lack a certain magnanimity in your character, which makes your understanding and application of the light soul power always lacking.

If not, your achievements today would never have stopped there. Even if you couldn't break through to Elder Song's realm, you should have reached the peak of level ninety-six by now, and you would have been able to break through to level ninety-seven within ten years."

"In that case, even if you face a strong man like Xuan Zi, you will be able to deal with him."

"Don't forget, you were once the most talented of the academy's golden generation. You cultivated with me for many years, possessing a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring and spirit bone. Now you're over ninety years old. Yet, your cultivation is only on par with Lin'er's, or at most slightly better."

"In terms of the purity of cultivation, you may not even be able to compare to Lin'er. At least she, a Martial God Douluo, truly enjoys the process of fighting and will invest a huge amount of energy into it."

"Teacher, I..."

Yan Shaozhe lowered his head even deeper, his shoulders shaking uncomfortably. He no longer knew how to respond. He only felt the pressure was enormous, even greater than the pressure of fighting a hundred thousand year old soul beast.

"Alas... I'm just speaking from experience. It's up to you whether you take it seriously or not."

Moon shook his head, looked at Yan Shaozhe with a deep gaze and sighed.

He didn't want to say it so bluntly, but time was running out, so he could only point out Yan Shaozhe's problem as a teacher. As for how much Yan Shaozhe could understand and how much he could change, it all depended on his own understanding.

Personality is something that has already been formed by the time Yan Shaozhe reaches his age. Even if he wants to change it, it cannot be achieved overnight.

After a change of mind, Moon's tone softened and he said:

"Shaozhe, you have worked diligently over the years and cultivated batch after batch of outstanding talents for the academy. The academy is now thriving, and you, as the Dean of the Martial Spirit Department, have made an indelible contribution."

"Shao Zhe feels guilty and cannot accept such praise from the teacher."

After years of hard work were recognized, Yan Shaozhe finally breathed a sigh of relief, but he still shook his head repeatedly.

"But Shaozhe, part of your Spirit Department's success is based on your unremitting efforts to suppress the Spirit Guidance Department. Perhaps as the Dean of the Spirit Department, you did nothing wrong. But you will be the Master of the Sea God Pavilion for decades or even hundreds of years. By then, the situation cannot be limited to the gains and losses of a single city or region."

"And over the years, just like Lin'er said, you've been too fussy about trivial matters. If you were to inherit the position of Sea God Pavilion Master in the future, I'm afraid the Soul Guidance Department might even be suppressed by you and become a vassal of the Martial Soul Department, right?"

"Regardless of other things, there have been almost no Soul Guidance disciples in the Shrek Seven Devils over the years. Every one of them is an elite of the Martial Soul Department. If this continues, will Shrek still have room for Soul Guidance disciples?"

Under Moon's scrutinizing gaze, Yan Shaozhe couldn't make any excuses. He just nodded and immediately made a promise:
"Teacher, don't worry. I understand. I won't have such thoughts again in the future. I will also relax my fighting with the Soul Guidance Department and show the magnanimity of our Martial Soul Department."

“…I hope so…”

Moon stared at Yan Shaozhe, who was still looking down at the Soul Guidance System with pity, and felt a deep sense of powerlessness in his heart.

He had thought about using the tragedy of the twelve inner court disciples to make the Wuhun Department consider making concessions to the Soul Guidance Department, but he hesitated because the Soul Guidance Department could not produce high-level soul guides suitable for these inner court disciples.

It is indeed difficult for the Soul Guidance Department to produce soul guides that can hunt down 100,000-year-old soul beasts.

The Vice Dean of the Soul Guidance Department, Qian Duoduo, is a Level 8 Half-Soul Guidance Master? This is just self-consolation for not being able to create a Level 9 Soul Guidance Device. His actual level may not be much better than the Level 8 Soul Guidance Masters of the Three Kingdoms.

The Soul Guidance Dean, Xian Lin'er? Her title is the Martial God, but in essence, she is still a true soul master.

Looking at Yan Shaozhe's attitude now, what else can he say?
"Go ahead, think carefully about what I said, and take care of yourself. I look forward to seeing your progress..."

Waving his hands tiredly, Moon closed his eyes lazily and lay back on the bench.

"Yes." Yan Shaozhe took small steps back, and when he was near the entrance of Poseidon Pavilion, he turned around, raised his head and walked out.

"I wonder what Shrek will become after I'm gone... Beibei, it would have been so great if you had been born a few decades earlier..."

In the Poseidon Pavilion, the elderly Moon sighed deeply.

……

Walking out of the Poseidon Pavilion, Yan Shaozhe spread his radiant phoenix wings, soared into the sky amidst the high-pitched phoenix cry, and streaked across the sky above the Poseidon Lake like a meteor.

Landing on the river bank, Yan Shaozhe's eyes changed several times, and finally he made up his mind. He took out a voice-transmitting soul guide from his arms, pressed a button and injected soul power.

"Wei Lun? I am Yan Shaozhe." Yan Shaozhe said in a deep voice.

The voice of Du Weilun, the Headmaster of the Martial Spirit Department, soon came from the other end of the line. "Dean Yan, it's me. Do you have any instructions?"

"There's a little thing I want you to do."

Yan Shaozhe's eyes darkened a bit, and he said in a low voice, "Now, use our spirit tactical spies in Xuanming City to find out about the spirit awakening and innate spirit power of Xu Tianxi, the Third Young Master of Xuanming Sect."

"Okay, Dean, what should we do after we find out? Should we send a student to bring this genius back to the academy as usual?" Du Weilun was not surprised and responded to Yan Shaozhe's request with ease.

"No! If he successfully awakens the Mysterious Nether Turtle Martial Soul, and his innate soul power is very high, then forget it. There's no need to worry about him.

If he fails to awaken the Mysterious Nether Turtle and his innate soul power is not high, you will contact the wife of the Xuanming Sect’s leader, the Douling Empire’s Princess Xue Lingxun, on my behalf and tell her that I want to make a deal with her…”

There was a long silence on the other end of the line before Du Weilun's hesitant voice rang out again, "Dean, wouldn't it be against the rules to do this? We at Shrek are neutral."

Yan Shaozhe snorted lightly and said disdainfully, "What are you afraid of? I'm just asking her, the eldest lady, to fulfill some of her duties in supervising the concubines. What's wrong with finding fault with her? I'm not asking her to kill anyone!"

"Is it so easy to get benefits from Shrek? Her son became one of the Seven Devils. What an honor! This is just a trivial matter.

Anyway, I heard that the atmosphere in Xuanming Sect is not very good, and Xu Sanshi is not even welcomed in the sect! Can Xu Tianxi be more talented than Xu Sanshi? "

Du Weilun was silent for a moment, "...Okay, Dean, I understand."

"Hurry up and do it. I'll wait for your news."

After saying that, Yan Shaozhe hung up the phone, took a deep breath, and felt that the pressure had finally been relieved a lot.

Turning his head to look in the direction of the Sea God Pavilion, Yan Shaozhe's confused eyes gradually became firm, and he murmured, "Teacher, perhaps I am really like what you said. It is the lack of a certain amount of energy that will cause my cultivation to stagnate."

"But I have always believed that the interests of me, the Wuhun Department, and even Shrek must be controlled in my own hands. I will feel unhappy if I don't vent my anger."

"As long as I, Yan Shaozhe, am still breathing, I will never allow anyone to harm the glory and interests of Shrek. No one can do that!"

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