Douluo Dalu: Immortal Dragon Clan

Shrek City, on the main street
At this moment, countless rumors spread like locusts throughout Shrek City.

"Have you heard? Shrek Academy's outer courtyard is purely a facade for the sake of the original Three Kingdoms. Those students who go there all suffer cruel torture from the teachers!"

"Huh? Who told you that?" someone asked, looking at the speaker with a puzzled expression.

"It seems you don't know yet, let me explain it to you in detail."

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At this moment, numerous rumors about Shrek Academy quickly reached the ears of the new students.

Especially regarding Zhou Yi's situation, the freshmen who weren't assigned to her class were secretly relieved, while those who obediently ran a hundred laps were filled with frustration, their legs feeling so tired they seemed to have lost all feeling.

Many freshmen are saying that the outer academy is just a face-saving project for the high-ranking officials of the three countries, and that to enter the inner academy, one must not only have great strength, but also a powerful background.

Those with special identities, such as being a descendant of the White Tiger Duke or possessing the bloodline of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus, have a greater chance.

These rumors disheartened and even made some geniuses from ordinary families who had high hopes for education consider dropping out.

They felt that rather than being eliminated and expelled in the freshman competition a month later, it would be better to leave now and study at other schools that were no worse than Shrek Academy.

After all, the knowledge taught by professors in the outer academies of Shrek Academy is largely the same as that of professors in other academies; only by entering the inner academy can one have access to truly unique teaching resources.

But they couldn't help but wonder if their talents were enough to open the door to the inner courtyard.

Thinking about it this way, even if you get a diploma from Shrek Academy, if you don't learn any real skills, you'll just have an empty title and become a laughing stock.

Less than a day after the Sea God Pavilion dealt with Zhou Yi and punished Fan Yu and Du Weilun, a summons was issued again in the meeting room.

As everyone took their seats, they were still filled with lingering surprise—no one had expected the new meeting to come so soon, and the weight of the topic weighed heavily on everyone's minds, concerning the future direction of Shrek Academy.

Recently, public opinion has been flooding in.

Many outsiders questioned whether Shrek Academy's external selection was merely a pretext to appease the Three Kingdoms.

While this is indeed partly true, once it is brought to the forefront, its nature changes entirely.

If handled carelessly, the teaching philosophy that the academy has upheld for many years will be completely overturned, and it will eventually become no different from an ordinary sect, which will inevitably lead to an even greater crisis.

With his strength barely recovered, Mu En scanned the silent elders in the conference room.

He was both anxious and angry, wishing he could rush forward and slap each of them: Faced with such a big incident, none of them uttered a word. How could he entrust the future of the academy to them in this state?

Suppressing his anger, Mu En turned his gaze to Xuan Zi, who was oblivious to everyone else, and scolded him irritably, "What time is it and you're still eating? The academy is currently embroiled in a media storm, and all you do is eat like a glutton!"

Xuanzi was so startled by the sudden rebuke that he almost choked. He looked at his master with a blank expression.

A sense of grievance welled up inside her. Her martial uncle knew perfectly well why she was blaming her for being such a "foodie."

Mu En didn't bother to look at Xuan Zi again. After scanning the elders present, he angrily cursed, "You can all stay here until tomorrow. Shrek Academy has no future with a bunch of good-for-nothings like you." With that, he got up and left.

Moon decided to personally confront the high-ranking officials of the three countries, as he did not believe that they were not involved behind these public opinion storms.

However, Moon did not expect that the three kingdoms would be the last to receive the news.

Before they could even devise a countermeasure, the Sun Moon Empire, using its internal agents, fanned the flames, creating a huge uproar in public opinion. Through this public opinion crisis at Shrek Academy, the Sun Moon Empire once again opened a breakthrough for the development of soul tools.

For a time, many desperate Soul Masters flocked to the Sun Moon Empire in search of a way out.

Inside the Sea God Pavilion, the elders looked at each other with solemn expressions.

The outer court's system was meticulously established by generations of Sea God Pavilion Masters, yet now such a major problem has arisen, leaving them at a loss as to how to respond.

Just when everyone was at a loss, an elder keenly noticed something amiss.

Old Zhuang broke the silence first, his tone tinged with surprise: "Old Mu seems a bit unusual today. He's not in a wheelchair, and his back isn't hunched over. Has something changed in his body?"

"Is it possible?"

Those elders who were already dissatisfied with Mo Yan's succession as Pavilion Master, upon hearing this, their eyes instantly lit up with a light of surprise.

If Mu En were to experience a sudden resurgence of his powers at this moment, then it would be a long time before Mo Yan could ascend to the position of the Sea God Pavilion Master. In that case, they would have plenty of time to plan and strive for it.

Yan Shaozhe, who used to dislike Mo Yan the most, was unusually calm and silent at this moment.

Finally, Elder Zhuang nodded to the elders in response, but said nothing more.

He knew all too well what these elders were thinking—they were wary of Mo Yan, and because she wasn't a direct descendant of Shrek Academy, they didn't want to see her take Mu En's place.

However, from beginning to end, Mo Yan was passively involved in this matter. It was Elder Mu who constantly used benefits to push her into that position.

Even if Elder Mu experiences a brief resurgence of energy before death, he probably won't cultivate any more Sea God Pavilion Masters. It's inevitable that Mo Yan will take that position.

However, Elder Zhuang was puzzled: Elder Mu was clearly corrupted by the Dragon Pill, so why did he suddenly experience a resurgence of energy before death?

Mo Yan glanced at Mu En as he left, then closed his eyes.

She knew that now was not the time to take action, and besides, her real purpose was to keep Moon busy.

As for why Moon no longer concealed his strength and personally appeared, it was because he was now in a state of final resurgence.

Previously, he could die instantly every time he made a move, so he rarely used his full strength.

Now, the elders of the Sea God Pavilion are in dire straits. If he doesn't take action, Shrek Academy will only descend into greater chaos, which is why he has no choice but to step in personally.

"Moun has something to do, so he has to cause some trouble for Tang San. Otherwise, things will get complicated once he develops a new soul tool."

Mo Yan was always keen on causing trouble, not to mention that she had a little devil who was even more troublesome than her by her side, which gave her even more free time to create trouble.

On Shrek Street, Bai Yu, who had just stepped out of the academy, couldn't help but yawn.

She rubbed her nose and muttered under her breath, "Could that dead Zhou Yi be cursing me?" As she spoke, she looked up at the tavern not far away.

At this moment, there were two figures inside the tavern. The one with its back turned was clearly Bei Bei, while the other was presumably his good brother, Xu Sanshi.

(End of this chapter)