Peerless Douluo: Blood of the Black King Nidhogg!

Chapter 80: Poseidon Pavilion Meeting, Supervision Mission (Three-in-one, 6K chapters)
In the center of Poseidon Island stands a towering tree emitting golden light all over its body. It is called the Golden Tree. It is not only the most important core place of the entire Shrek Academy, but also the location of Poseidon Pavilion.

At this time, in the Poseidon Pavilion, ten figures were sitting around an oval wooden table in the center of the hall.

Among them, the four deans Yan Shaozhe, Cai Meir, Xian Liner and Qian Duoduo, even though they already hold high positions, can only sit at the bottom of the table on the left and right sides respectively.

Apart from the four of them, the six white-haired old men sitting in the front are the real decision-makers of the entire Shrek Academy and the backbone of Shrek Academy.

As for the Poseidon Pavilion meetings, they are divided into two situations. One is the annual fixed meeting, and the other is an ad hoc meeting that requires someone to take the lead due to some major matters.

At this time, this meeting is an emergency meeting.

"Old Taotie, are you always looking for trouble?! The fighting arena was just renovated not long ago, and now it's been cut in half again, completely destroyed! After all, you don't have to worry about the academy's finances."

Lin Huiqun, the head of Jubao Pavilion and in charge of the finances of the college, pointed at Xuanzi who was not far away and said sarcastically. No one knew how angry this old woman who was in charge of the finances of the college was when she heard Xuanzi say that the fighting spirit arena was destroyed.

That wasn't a fighting arena, it was clearly a pile of glittering gold soul coins! Even a force as large as Shrek Academy needed money.

And she is the owner of the Treasure Pavilion. Although she has so much money that she can't burn it all, who would complain about having too much money?

"Alright, this is Poseidon Pavilion, it's inappropriate to make such a noise."

The other elders came out to mediate immediately. At the same time, they looked at Xuanzi, who had changed from his usual sloppy appearance of holding a chicken leg in his left hand and a wine gourd in his right hand, and secretly guessed that something big had happened to him that caused him to become like this.

"Old Taotie, tell me what is the matter that has brought us here and convened this meeting of the Sea God Pavilion?"

Xuan Zi slowly stood up after hearing this. He glanced at the elders with clear eyes, and then slowly said,
"I called this meeting for three main reasons. The first is the reason why the fighting arena was destroyed."

Then Xuanzi asked the elders a question:
"I think everyone here knows Mo Yuan, the inner court disciple."

Upon hearing this, all the elders nodded slowly. How could they not know Mo Yuan's name? An eleven-year-old Soul Master, a twelve-year-old Soul King. If they didn't pay attention to this, then Shrek Academy would really be finished.

Seeing the elders nod, Xuanzi continued,

"You may not believe this, but the Soul Fighting Arena was cut in half by Mo Yuan a few days ago. He didn't use any soul skills, just two very strange long swords."

As soon as this was said, an old man immediately raised a question.

"How is this possible? I saw the situation in the fighting arena before I came here. It was like a piece of tofu cut in two by a knife. How could a Soul King do this? And he didn't even use any soul skills, just two knives? How come Mo Yuan's two knives are level eight soul guides?"

This question immediately won everyone's approval. They had all seen the situation in the Soul Fighting Arena before coming. It is no exaggeration to say that only a strong man with a sword-type martial soul and above the Soul Douluo level could create such a mark.

Even Mo Yuan, a peerless genius, couldn't do that, right? And wasn't Mo Yuan an elemental spirit? How did this even have anything to do with the sword?

Xuan Zi saw everyone's doubts, so he didn't keep them in suspense and went straight to the point.
"You're absolutely right. Mo Yuan's sword is truly unusual. You didn't see it at the time. When he swung it towards the fighting arena, even I couldn't see the speed of his swing. After a series of afterimages, only two blade beams dozens of meters long flew out, and then the fighting arena was split in two."

"Mo Yuan's physical condition is not normal, but it's still within the understandable range. However, those two swords are extremely strange. When I swung them, I clearly felt that the speed of the swords was amplified several times. It seems like the ability of a soul guide, but it doesn't have the slightest characteristics of a soul guide. It's like a brand new mysterious creation."

After Xuan Zi said this, everyone was confused. It looked like a soul guide, but it wasn't a soul guide. So what could it be? Could it be that Mo Yuan had created a path that didn't belong to soul power or soul guides?

How can this be.

The elders were confused, and finally Elder Song came up with an idea.
"You all know Mo Yuan's spirit, an elemental spirit that controls at least three elements, with ice being extremely close to its ultimate attribute. Could this high-level spirit have other special properties that allowed Mo Yuan to create those two strange knives?"

"I think so too," Xuan Zi nodded in agreement.
"Before Mo Yuan entered school, weren't you all worried about whether his rapid cultivation speed would be a problem? Although a piece of light attribute soul bone removed the suspicion of him being an evil soul master,

But it's also possible that his incredible talent stems from his martial spirit possessing other, hidden properties unknown to us, one of which might be the same creation knowledge as the Sea God's ancestor's hidden weapon."

Xuan Zi and Song Lao's speculation won the unanimous approval of everyone present. After all, compared with the two worst possibilities that Mo Yuan was an evil soul master and that there were other powerful forces behind him, this was the only one that made them more convinced.

In other words, only the possibility of making a profit makes them more willing to believe it.

After all, people are subconsciously willing to believe information that is beneficial to them.

After figuring this out, the elders immediately discovered the huge potential benefits here.

Although Shrek Academy considers itself to be the most powerful force on the continent today, they still have a big flaw.

Soul guide.

This is a shortcoming shared by the three kingdoms of Douluo. Even though Shrek Academy has always been quite averse to soul guides, let's talk about the matter objectively and ask ourselves,
They themselves knew that at the current rate of development of soul guides, if they continued to lag behind, they would sooner or later be overtaken by the Sun-Moon Empire.

But even if they knew it, there was nothing they could do. For various reasons, they never achieved anything. The three countries and one academy combined did not have a single ninth-level soul instructor.

But what if at this time there is a disciple who possesses a new path that is not a soul guide, but is comparable to a soul guide in power and characteristics?
So, as long as we acquire it and develop it vigorously, we can surpass the soul guides on this new path and make up for this last shortcoming?
The elders thought about it for a long time, and the more they thought about it, the more they felt that there was a way to do it. Immediately, someone put forward his own idea.
"Since everyone agrees with this speculation, can we call Mo Yuan over and have him explain himself how he forged the two swords?"

When this was said, some people agreed and some disagreed. Those who agreed naturally wanted to develop that tempting piece of cake as soon as possible, while those who opposed also had their reasons.

Mr. Zhuang knocked on the table lightly, glanced at everyone, and said with a serious expression,

"Old Li, don't forget Mo Yuan's potential and his importance to the academy. If you rashly spy on him and force him to reveal his secrets, it will hurt his feelings.

Besides, he hasn't fully integrated into the academy yet. If he gets upset and switches to the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect or the Body Sect, we won't have anywhere to cry."

With Mr. Zhuang's reminder, the old men who were originally supportive immediately fell silent. Yes, if they pushed a peerless genius to other forces just because of an unclear path,
No idiot would do this.

After seeing that the elders who had originally supported Mo Yuan in giving an explanation had stopped talking, Xuan Zi quietly turned his gaze to Yan Shaozhe who was sitting at the last seat.

Yan Shaozhe also immediately noticed Xuanzi's gaze at this time. After a while of eye contact between the two, Yan Shaozhe suddenly stood up. After everyone's eyes were cast on him, he spoke,
"If you elders are worried that Mo Yuan will be forced to leave the academy because of this, then I have a solution that may be able to solve the problem."

The elders were stunned and urged, "Stop keeping us in suspense and tell us your plan."

"The reason why we are hesitant to deal with Mo Yuan's problem is simply because he is very talented and will be the best pillar of the academy in the future. But what if someone appears now who can replace him?" Yan Shaozhe said.

"what?!"

As soon as the words fell, all the elders were shocked. This was no joke. What kind of talent was Mo Yuan? To describe him as a title was an insult.

As a result, they are all such extraordinary geniuses, and now there is someone in the academy who can match them?
Whose general is this? Tell me quickly!
At this time, Xuan Zi suddenly spoke, attracting everyone's attention again.
"That's right, and that's the second thing I want to talk about. During yesterday's external courtyard freshman upgrade assessment, one student stood out. His name is Huo Yuhao. Last year, he was just an ordinary freshman with a cultivation level of only a dozen or so. However, he joined the Soul Guidance Department because of his Spiritual Martial Soul."

Qian Duoduo echoed, "I heard Fanyu say there is such a student, but what does this have to do with a disciple who can rival Mo Yuan?"

"I also said that, that was the situation last year," Xuan Zi glanced at Qian Duoduo, then glanced at the curious crowd and continued,
"During yesterday's upgrade assessment, Huo Yuhao suddenly revealed his second martial spirit, the Ice Jade Scorpion, which possesses the ultimate ice attribute."

As soon as these words were spoken, they caused a huge uproar. Except for Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi who had known the news for a long time, everyone else was deeply shocked.

If Huo Yuhao before was just an ordinary student who was dispensable, then Huo Yuhao who now possesses twin martial souls and the ultimate ice attribute is a top genius that appears once in a century!

Yan Shaozhe added another weight to Huo Yuhao's weight in a gloomy tone.
"I've investigated Huo Yuhao's identity. He's an orphan with a clean background. Like Mo Yuan, he has twin spirits: a top-tier beast spirit with an ultimate ice attribute and a spiritual spirit spirit."

"Most importantly, he still doesn't understand his own value. And because he wasn't very noticeable last year, he wasn't wooed by people like the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect..."

Yan Shaozhe's words not only emphasized Huo Yuhao's value, but also downplayed Mo Yuan's importance.

Aren't you, Mo Yuan, highly gifted? Now there's a genius with twin martial souls possessing ultimate attributes. Don't you like to trade on your talent for a higher price? And now there's suddenly a genius who's unaware of his own worth and hasn't been courted yet.

Especially the words from the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect made the eyes of the elders light up.

Wow, looking at it this way, it seems that except for Mo Yuan's faster training speed in the early stage, Huo Yuhao is more suitable for them to train him into a dog... No, it means to cultivate him into a talent.

Seeing the elders like this, Yan Shaozhe and Xuanzi looked at each other again. Seeing that the time was almost up, Xuanzi brought the topic back to the topic.
"As you all have seen, we now have a better option. We should vigorously train Huo Yuhao and persuade Mo Yuan to hand over his true identity. Even if he becomes disheartened and leaves the academy, we will have Huo Yuhao to replace him."

"What Elder Xuan said makes sense. For the academy, this will undoubtedly maximize the benefits."

Yan Shaozhe immediately agreed. Seeing that someone had already taken the lead in changing his ways, the elders who had previously agreed to let Mo Yuan confess his secrets also agreed.

Only Elder Zhuang and Elder Lin hesitated. While Xuanzi and Yan Shaozhe's arguments made sense, and from the academy's perspective, there was little harm in them, what was Shrek? It was an academy, after all. Wouldn't this be a bit too much?
A group of Titled Douluo masters were going to bully a young man, and Zhuang Lao and Lin Lao were somewhat hesitant to do it. Moreover, compared with Huo Yuhao, the two were more optimistic about Mo Yuan.

At this moment, Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe and other elders who held a supportive attitude suddenly felt a familiar gaze falling on them. They were startled.
Turning their heads, they saw that not far from the conference table, under the window illuminated by sunlight, the old man lying on the recliner, who basically remained silent during most of the Poseidon Pavilion meetings, was now quietly watching them.

Those turbid eyes were like a pool of stagnant water, hiding thoughts in the deepest part that no one could know.

"Mr. Mu."

"teacher……"

Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe suddenly panicked. They knew what they had done and when they asked themselves, they realized that their thoughts were indeed not right.

But the two still believed that they did nothing wrong, that they had always been thinking about the academy, and that everything they did was for the academy's strength.

A flash of disappointment flashed across Moon's eyes. He listened to the entire meeting and had only one thought about this.

disappointment.

As for Mo Yuan, Moon saw that this child had been hiding something from the academy and that he definitely had a big secret, but as an old man who had lived for hundreds of years.

He can't say that he can see a person's quality clearly, but he can still make a rough guess about it.

He was optimistic about Mo Yuan. He felt that this young man with extraordinary talent might have deep thoughts, but at least he would not go astray.

This was also the reason why he had made the final decision to give a 70,000-year-old soul bone to Mo Yuan half a year ago. Perhaps this seemed a bit rash, but he was already old and did not have much time to explore people's hearts.

As for the sudden rise of Huo Yuhao, Moon was very pessimistic about him. After all, he was often seen basking in the sun outside the freshman dormitory building. Couldn't he see what kind of person Huo Yuhao was?

Huo Yuhao was not as good at disguising himself as Mo Yuan. When the cheating scandal and the freshman assessment were over, the resentment and hatred in his eyes could no longer be hidden.

Xuan Zi, who was a little scared by Moon's stare, spoke hesitantly.
"Mr. Mu, do you have any different opinions? If so, we can discuss it again."

"If you are still willing to listen to an old man like me, then I will give you a suggestion."

Moon waved his hand to stop Xian Lin'er from jogging forward, then slowly stood up with his hands on the armrest of the recliner. He bent his body ninety degrees and walked slowly towards the door of the conference room step by step.

Moon slowly stopped in front of the gate, turned his head and looked deeply at each of the elders with his calm black eyes.
Anyone who was swept by his gaze, even if they were elders over a hundred years old and standing at the top of the continent, could not help but feel as nervous as a child.

Moon retracted his gaze, and then said in a light tone,
"I, old man, don't care about Huo Yuhao's affairs, but Mo Yuan, as long as I'm still alive, don't try to target him. Everything should remain the same."

After saying that, Moon turned and left. This was all he could do, to preserve the last glimmer of hope for this academy that had begun to decay.

Walking in the magnificent corridor, the sunlight coming in from the outside shines through the clear windows again and again onto this old man who traveled across the continent in his youth but is now in his twilight years.

Moon's footsteps finally stopped at the end of the corridor, stopped under the last window, and stopped in the last ray of sunlight.

He slowly turned his head, his eyes passing directly over the sunlight and looking at the sun which was still emitting light and heat but had already begun to set in the west.

He felt that the current sun was like Shrek today, still glorious, but already on the decline.

This journey may be long, but it shows no signs of stopping. It can only move towards destruction firmly and resolutely under the control of generation after generation.

The old man just stood there, listening to the quarrel in the conference room and looking at the sun for a long time...

……

Poseidon Island, Poseidon Lake.

Mo Yuan sat cross-legged on a rock by the lake, a biting cold wind blowing in his face, causing his black hair to dance wildly behind him.

"If my guess is correct, someone among the elders of the Sea God Pavilion must be planning to have Huo Yuhao replace me and force me to hand over the secret of forging the long sword."

Mo Yuan said softly. He naturally didn't know this from eavesdropping on the Sea God Pavilion meeting, but guessed it.

This is too easy to guess. Anyone who knows a little about the Shrek executives will know that in their eyes, Huo Yuhao is simply the chosen one. He is an orphan with no background, has great talent, twin martial souls, and no one has tried to win him over.

Definitely good material for a dog.

Since someone perfectly meets every one of their requirements, in this case, he, a genius with a secret, is no longer so important.

It is completely possible to squeeze out all the value and then discard it for a replacement.

Mo Yuan had guessed this long before going to the Far North, and the reason why he still showed up Xin Ting Hou and Han Yue was because he believed in Moon En.

Mo Yuan had objections to the old man, but he also respected him. He believed that Moon would never make a decision that would push Shrek into the fire pit.

As for what happens after Moon dies?
What a joke! At that time, he still needs to look at Yan Shaozhe and the others' expressions?
He simply doesn’t eat beef!
……

In the blink of an eye, two weeks passed again. During this period, the fighting arena that was cut off by Mo Yuan's sword was completely repaired on the third day, and Mo Yuan's powerful fighting power also spread to the outside world.

It gave the outer courtyard disciples a deep "Mo" shock.

At the same time, since no other inner court disciples successfully challenged the Shrek Seven Devils within seven days, Xuan Zi announced a week later that Mo Yuan, Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, Ling Luochen, Gong Yang Mo, Xixi, and Yao Haoxuan would be the Shrek Seven Devils of this session.

At the same time, the outer courtyard was also selecting the Shrek Seven Devils reserve team through a large melee.

After the Shrek Seven Devils were selected, the next step was training to practice cooperating with each other in combat. This process was okay when things went well, but it was really bad when things went badly.

There was no other reason. Whenever they were divided into two groups to fight against each other, Ling Luochen and Ma Xiaotao would definitely argue for a long time about who could be on the same team with him.

But let them quarrel, Mo Yuan was happy to be free, and women fighting was quite interesting. But at this time, Gong Yang Mo, the man, would squeeze next to him when everyone's attention was attracted.

After Mo Yuan failed to get rid of it, he made it clear that he was not interested in men. However, Gong Yang Mo still persisted, making him suspect that he was not training, but performing Sichuan Opera.

As for his free time, Mo Yuan managed it quite well. He spent the morning and noon with Han Ruoruo, and went to the outer courtyard to accompany Ning Tian in the evening. He was definitely a master of time management.

In the early morning, Mo Yuan had just finished a night of training and washed up, and was about to go to the fighting arena for training. As soon as he pushed the door open, the scent of roses hit him in the face, and then a beautiful face came into view.

"Ma Xiaotao? What are you doing here?"

Because they were in the same team and got along with each other, Mo Yuan became less polite when addressing Ma Xiaotao.

"The teacher asked me to tell you that you haven't completed any supervisory tasks in a year. According to the academy's requirements, you should go to the Procuratorate to receive a supervisory task within a week.
At the same time, because you just happened to be taking your upgrade assessment recently, in order to save time, this monitoring mission will be combined with your freshman assessment and completed together."

Ma Xiaotao looked Mo Yuan up and down carefully and said softly.

Supervision mission? Freshman assessment?

Mo Yuan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he immediately remembered what was going on.

There are requirements for graduating from Shrek Inner Court, one of which is to complete thirty monitoring tasks. The difficulty of these monitoring tasks may vary, depending on whether there are any powerful evil soul masters or soul beasts doing evil on the continent recently.

Although the disciples can complete these thirty tasks at their own time, there is a rule that in order to prevent the disciples from being lazy, it stipulates that the disciples must complete at least one monitoring task within a year.

As for the upgrade assessment, it is the same as that of the external college.

After figuring this out, Mo Yuan nodded slightly, said "I understand", and then flew directly to the Supervisory Pavilion under the support of the wind element.

Looking at the figure gradually disappearing from her sight, Ma Xiaotao opened her cherry lips slightly, feeling a little disappointed, but soon, a raging fire ignited in her eyes again.

(End of this chapter)