Peerless Douluo: Blood of the Black King Nidhogg!

Chapter 126 The arrival of the Mirror of the Mortal World is like drinking water; only the person drinking knows whether it's hot or cold. (4K)

Just when everyone thought the matter had been settled and things could return to normal, the light of the sea god, which should have dissipated, suddenly spread out again, enveloping a certain area a thousand meters above the ground.

Then Mu En's voice rang out again, this time his tone was no longer as gentle as when he spoke with the Body Sect, but carried an undisguised cold killing intent.

"Since you're here, why not show yourself? Hiding your head and tail, do you want me to invite you out?"

Upon hearing this, Xuanzi and the others, who had already relaxed their guard, were startled again. They hadn't expected that even after fighting so fiercely with the Body Sect, there would still be someone hiding nearby.

If that person harbored malicious intent and wanted to do something to Shrek, the chances of succeeding would probably be far greater than if they were poisoned to death...

Upon realizing this, the elders of the Sea God Pavilion were instantly terrified and broke out in a cold sweat. They quickly dispersed to protect the entire Shrek Academy.

A crack silently appeared in the void just a step away from the light of the sea god, and a middle-aged man with white hair and blue eyes walked out from it.

It was none other than Jing Hongchen, the head of Mingde Hall.

At this moment, cold sweat poured down his forehead, and his eyes were filled with fear as he looked towards the Sea God Pavilion. Fortunately, he had a protective soul tool and retreated quickly to avoid the Sea God's light; otherwise, he might have ended up as a pile of minced meat.

"Junior Jing Hongchen greets Dragon God Douluo. I apologize for any offense caused by my abrupt visit."

"Mirror Red Dust? What are you doing at Shrek Academy, a member of the Sun Moon Empire?! Do you want to start a war with us like those bastards from the Body Sect?!"

Xuanzi pointed at Jing Hongchen and angrily retorted. He was already in a bad mood because the poison couldn't kill him, but Huo Yuhao had just exposed his most shameful secret in front of tens of millions of people.

He could already imagine that in the coming years, he would be the subject of constant jokes and gossip on the mainland.

In other words, people who have lived a long time have thick skin. A young person with a bad mentality would probably want to die by now.

He can't beat Poison, but he can't beat you, Mirror Red Dust.

Jing Hongchen, who had been scolded, merely glanced at Xuanzi and then turned his gaze back towards the Sea God Pavilion without saying anything.

Inside the Sea God Pavilion, Mu En pondered for a while, then sighed softly, slowly sat up from the recliner, and walked towards the round conference table, speaking as he did so.

"Everyone who comes is a guest, please come in."

"Thank you, Dragon God."

After respectfully bowing, Jing Hongchen flew straight towards the Sea God Pavilion, with Xuanzi and several other elders following closely behind.

Along the way, Jing Hongchen didn't fly very fast; his eyes were constantly scanning all around Poseidon Island, like a scanner.

He had three purposes for this trip.

First, we need to investigate Shrek Academy's strengths and weaknesses. Their Sun Moon Empire has already prepared resources and can once again launch a war that will sweep across the continent.

Among them, the three great empires did not take Douluo seriously, regarding them as worthless and easily defeated. Only Shrek Academy was the biggest obstacle on their journey.

After all, in the last war, Shrek Academy turned the tide and almost single-handedly crushed the ambitions of the Sun Moon Empire.

The plan is now basically complete. All the top combatants, including Xuanzi, have been identified. The only one who was unknown, Mu En, has also shown up because of his inability to be poisoned.

It can be said that, in terms of top-tier combat power alone, the Sun Moon Empire is now more aware than some of the Shrek Academy's inner court disciples.

After memorizing all the information, Jing Hongchen stepped into the Sea God Pavilion's meeting room, surrounded by Xuanzi and the others.

Upon seeing the frail old man sitting at the head of the table, Jing Hongchen, who had been overjoyed at achieving her goal, immediately sobered up and quickly bowed to Mu En once again.

"Speak, what brings you here?" Moon said in a calm tone.

"That's right. I'm here today for the exchange student program that I've mentioned several times before. After all, your academy is the number one martial spirit academy on the continent, while my Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy is second to none in soul tool technology. We are in a competitive relationship, but if we can make good use of each other's strengths, we can also learn from each other's strengths and make up for each other's weaknesses, so as to achieve common progress."

Jing Hongchen explained his second purpose in detail: "I can assure you that as long as the exchange students who come to the Sun Moon Empire achieve academic success and meet the requirements, they can even enter the Mingde Hall to study. Of course, the safety of the exchange students in my Sun Moon Empire will be absolutely guaranteed. They will return to Shrek Academy in the same way they came."

Upon hearing Jing Hongchen's words, Xuanzi and the others instinctively wanted to refuse, but before they could speak, Mu En's gaze forcefully suppressed their words.

If it were before, he definitely wouldn't have agreed to Jing Hongchen's exchange student plan, but now soul tools have developed to a stage that cannot be ignored.

To remain stagnant and complacent is tantamount to courting disaster.

Therefore, he would agree to Jing Hongchen's request, but he also had his own requirements and bottom line.

"The exchange student program is fine, but I require that the Sun Moon Empire's list must include the brother and sister Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen. Rest assured, they will enjoy all the benefits of inner court disciples after arriving at Shrek Academy. If they graduate successfully, their names will also be on Shrek Academy's inner court graduation list, but they will also have to fulfill the responsibilities of inner court disciples."

"Including but not limited to, completing the supervisory tasks."

Faced with Mu En's request, Jing Hongchen agreed without hesitation. To put it bluntly, an exchange student is just a proton exchange. If the person you're exchanging isn't someone important, who would trust you?

“No problem, but I have two requests. First, when my Sun Moon Empire’s students complete inspection missions, they cannot be led by Elder Xuan.”

Upon hearing this, the Shrek Academy members were all stunned. Good heavens, this was a deliberate sarcastic remark directed at Xuanzi.

"What do you mean! Do you think I would deliberately harm your Sun Moon Empire's students?!" Xuanzi asked, his face flushed.

Jing Hongchen shook his head slightly, "I didn't mean that. After all, you are a level 98 Super Douluo. It would be a waste of your talents to protect a few children."

He had heard everything Huo Yuhao said clearly, and if it weren't for Xuanzi's reaction, it would have been clear that what Huo Yuhao said was true.

Otherwise, he couldn't have imagined how a trash Soul King could severely injure the younger generation of Shrek Academy under Xuanzi's protection.

It's simply a fantasy.

Even if Xuanzi had no intention of harming anyone, he was still afraid that his grandchildren might accidentally end up like Huo Yuhao.

Seeing that Xuanzi was about to say something more, Mu En waved his hand to stop him. This matter had already become embarrassing enough, and continuing to talk about it would only bring more shame upon himself.

"We agree to this request."

“Very well, and my second requirement is that Mo Yuan must be on your exchange student list, and it has to be him.”

Using the guise of an exchange student to approach and win over Mo Yuan was the biggest objective of Jing Hongchen and even the entire Sun Moon Empire. Even investigating Shrek Academy's secrets had to take a backseat.

Regardless of whether Mo Yuan truly possesses a new knowledge system, as long as there is even the slightest possibility, the Sun Moon Empire must firmly grasp Mo Yuan's hand.

If Mu En could agree to the previous conditions, then he absolutely could not agree to make Mo Yuan an exchange student, just as he said.

Mo Yuan can do anything, except become an evil soul master or join the Sun Moon Empire.

"That's absolutely impossible. You should change your terms," ​​Moon said calmly, his tone revealing no sign of his resolve.

Jing Hongchen had anticipated Mu En's reaction. "Is what the Dragon God said Mo Yuan's own opinion? If not, could we let Mo Yuan come here and make his own decision? After all, Mo Yuan is ultimately just a student of Shrek Academy, and his personal freedom is his own decision."

Meeting Mo Yuan was Jing Hongchen's third objective; to be precise, it was to find a way to see Mo Yuan's two swords.

The Hongchen siblings and Ma Rulong couldn't be 100% sure if he, a level nine soul master, was really not good enough.

With just one glance, he could tell whether Mo Yuan was truly the person their Sun Moon Empire desired most.

Mu En tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest, and after a moment of contemplation, he said, "Mo Yuan doesn't have time to come here right now. We'll discuss the specifics later, but the academy will respect his opinion."

"How about this, if Mo Yuan is unwilling to go to the Sun Moon Empire, we will send the most talented disciple from the Inner Court besides Mo Yuan to the Sun Moon Empire." Seeing that he could not meet Mo Yuan, Jing Hongchen couldn't help but feel disappointed and immediately lost interest in continuing the conversation.

“Words are meaningless. You said you would send a disciple with the best talent besides Mo Yuan, but we don’t know their specific identity or information. How can I feel at ease sending Xiao and Meng over?”

Mu En slightly raised his eyelids, glanced indifferently at Hong Chen, and said calmly, "What do you think of the current candidate for the Sea God Pavilion Master?"

"what?!"

Jing Hongchen was shocked, his face full of disbelief. What was going on?
A candidate for the position of Sea God Pavilion Master? Such a high-ranking person!

and many more!

After the initial surprise, Jing Hongchen suddenly realized something was wrong. Mu En said he would send a candidate for the Sea God Pavilion Master, but Mo Yuan would not be coming.

In other words, Mo Yuan is not currently a candidate for the position of Sea God Pavilion Master!

There are only two possibilities for this outcome: either Shrek Academy doesn't want Mo Yuan to become the Pavilion Master, or Mo Yuan hasn't fully joined Shrek Academy yet...

The first result was just to make up the numbers; no one in Shrek Academy would be stupid enough not to let Mo Yuan succeed him, so the result would only be the second one.

Thinking of this, Jing Hongchen's mind began to stir.

If that's really the case... then Mo Yuan might actually be won over!

In a flash, Jing Hongchen made a decisive decision: "No problem! If Mo Yuan is willing to come, the Sun Moon Empire will naturally welcome him. If he is not willing, the gates of the Sun Moon Empire will always be open to him. After all, we are all from the Douluo Continent, and we can only make progress by learning from each other."

"How about this? There are still five years until the next competition, and the original exchange student program was planned for three years, so how about we officially start the program two years from today?"

Moon stopped tapping his fingers lightly on the armrest and replied in a calm tone.

"can."

"Okay! It's a deal!"

After Jing Hongchen finished speaking, he was about to turn around and leave, but as soon as he turned his head, he saw that Xuanzi had blocked his way.

Jing Hongchen turned to look at Mu En and asked, "Dragon God, what do you mean by this?"

"What do you mean? What do you mean? We've finished talking about our business. The rest is none of my concern."

Moon said with a faint smile, as if he were watching a show.

Even the slow-witted Jing Hongchen finally realized what was going on. To put it bluntly, wasn't it just about getting him to leave something behind?

Mu En and the other elders were too proud to do this, but Xuan Zi was willing! Anyway, he would basically lose all face after today.

Xuanzi clenched his fists, staring at Jing Hongchen's old face with a bright smile.

Ashamed?

If you want to lose face, you have to be willing to lose face!

Jing Hongchen was so angry at Xuanzi's shamelessness that she laughed. "Fine, since you've already done this, I have nothing more to say."

After saying that, Jing Hongchen casually tossed three precious level-eight soul tools to Xuanzi, then strode straight out of the Sea God Pavilion without turning his head and said.

"Consider these three level-eight soul tools my gift to your esteemed academy. May the friendship between the Sun Moon Empire and Shrek Academy last forever."

Considering the Sun Moon Empire's current plans, Jing Hongchen's words sound rather like dark humor.

After Jing Hongchen had completely left, Mu En sighed inwardly.

If there were no hidden conspiracy, the exchange student plan proposed by Jing Hongchen would be entirely beneficial to Shrek Academy.

It can largely solve the problem of Shrek Academy's outdated soul tool technology.

Therefore, if possible, it would be best not to interrupt, but he simply could not agree to the conditions proposed by Jing Hongchen.

You want Mo Yuan? You want him? I want him too!
Aside from Mo Yuan, the best replacement Mu En originally thought of was Huo Yuhao. He had enough talent and was also good at both soul tools and martial souls, making him a perfect fit for the job.

Unfortunately, Huo Yuhao ran off with the Body Sect at the last minute, leaving him no choice but to have Zhang Lexuan replace Mo Yuan in order to continue the plan.

Only Zhang Lexuan could be compared to the Hongchen siblings in terms of status and importance.

Indeed, that was the case. If it were someone else, Jing Hongchen would never have agreed, since Zhang Lexuan's identity had not been revealed, and he was unaware that Mo Yuan had not yet fully joined Shrek Academy.

If things continue to develop in this direction, the Sun Moon Empire will only seize the world and obtain Mo Yuan through war.

"Go and call Lexuan here. I have something to say to her."

"Yes, Mr. Mu."

Xuanzi immediately stepped forward and left the Sea God Pavilion in an instant. Yan Shaozhe and the other elders were stunned by Xuanzi's swift movements and quietly withdrew their feet.

It's obvious to an idiot that Mu En is in a bad mood because of Huo Yuhao's incident, and the longer he stays here, the more likely he is to be reprimanded.

I don't know if Xuanzi's brain became sharper after losing face or what, but he reacted so quickly.

Just as Yan Shaozhe and the others dared not even breathe, Mu En spoke again. He looked up at the timid elder of the Sea God Pavilion, his tone calm and revealing neither joy nor anger.

"Shao Zhe, what do you think? Do you still believe Huo Yuhao can be your successor?"

Yan Shaozhe's expression was bitter. He couldn't help but think to himself that what was bound to happen had finally come. "Teacher, I really didn't know that beast Huo Yuhao was this kind of person. And who would have thought that the Death Messenger incident would cause such a drastic change in his personality, making him a completely different person..."

"Alright, I'm not asking you this to assign blame." Mu En waved his hand. "Besides, think about this carefully. Is all the fault Huo Yuhao alone? Are you, or even I, without any fault?"

"At first I was also very angry, but after thinking about it carefully, we elders are also to blame for how Huo Yuhao has become like this... But since we made a mistake, we must change it."

After saying that, Mu En let out a long sigh and said softly, "But even if everyone is wrong, it doesn't prove that Huo Yuhao is right."

"This matter is like drinking water; only the person drinking knows whether it's hot or cold. If Huo Yuhao doesn't end up on the opposite side of Shrek Academy, then let's leave him be. Consider it a warning to those who come after, reminding them not to forget that Shrek Academy has always been an academy, and everything should be for the students..."

When Yan Shaozhe and the other elders saw that Mu En did not pursue the matter, they secretly breathed a sigh of relief and then bowed respectfully to Mu En.

"Yes, teacher (Old Mu)."

At this moment, Xuanzi also brought Zhang Lexuan into the Sea God Pavilion. Looking at the child who was walking towards him and whom he had valued the most, Mu En slowly smiled.

He had already decided that after he left, he would first hand Shrek Academy over to Zhang Lexuan and Mo Yuan.

As for Yan Shaozhe...

Ah.

If he were to become the head of the Sea God Pavilion, Shrek Academy would be better off disbanding on the spot.

(End of this chapter)