Douluo: Crossing the Yuhao Star Palace Master

Chapter 114 Conversation
After resting overnight, Zhang Lexuan had breakfast and then rushed to the Sea God Pavilion to report the situation.

She and Huo Yuhao had already exchanged some messages beforehand, and Zhang Lexuan knew what to say and what not to say.

Saying things out too early might not be a good thing for Shrek.

Only when conditions are right can truthfully explaining things play its due positive role. If conditions are not right, it's like a primary school student looking at a high school math textbook beforehand—after reading it, they understand nothing, completely collapse, and what's the point of learning anything?
Having served Old Master Mu for so many years, Zhang Lexuan had a fairly good understanding of his personality and habits. There was no need to elaborate on a lie; a simple explanation would suffice, and he wouldn't pry too deeply.

That's why Zhang Lexuan has willingly stayed at Shrek Academy all these years, choosing to accept the traditions here and take on her own responsibility.

Zhang Lexuan stopped in front of the wooden gate of the Sea God Pavilion, gently pushed it open, and went inside.

Just then, a voice slowly rang in her ear, an old voice with a hint of hoarseness and dullness.

"Son, I'm in the conference room on the second floor. Just come up here."

Zhang Lexuan paused for a moment, then walked straight up the wooden stairs without hesitation, turned a corner, and headed towards the deepest part of the second-floor corridor.

At the end of this long corridor is the conference room that is frequently used for Poseidon's meetings.

The main entrance to the conference room and the main body of the Sea God Pavilion are exactly the same as the ancient golden tree, and it can be seen that they were also carved out of the ground.

Zhang Lexuan stopped in front of the door, raised her hand and gently pushed the door open, then slowly walked into the conference room.

The room was rather dim at the moment. Except for the area near the window where sunlight shone in and made it a little brighter, the rest of the room was shrouded in a light gray veil, making it dark and gloomy.

Old Mu was lying on a recliner in the only bright spot, basking in the sunlight.

"You little rascal, you've finally decided to come see me?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lexuan blushed immediately, but feigned composure and asked, "Elder Mu, what are you saying?"

"I won't tease you anymore. I'm glad to see you move on from the past; it's a good thing."

Zhang Lexuan's expression changed slightly, and she said somewhat awkwardly, "Elder Mu...I..."

Old Mu, who was lying on the recliner, raised his hand to interrupt Zhang Lexuan and said, "Alright, after all these years, do you think I don't know your personality? Besides, Beibei regards you as her elder sister, and now she has someone she loves. So, Lexuan, you really don't need to take what I said casually back then seriously."

"Now, tell me about what you and Yuhao have been through these past few days. Tell me what you can, and keep what you can't to yourself for now."

Zhang Lexuan was taken aback; she hadn't expected Elder Mu to be so direct. She had assumed that at the very least, she would explain the general situation, and Elder Mu would simply let it go.

Unexpectedly, Old Master Mu now bluntly demands that she only speak what she can say.
Since that was the case, Zhang Lexuan had no more concerns and, after some minor embellishment, told Elder Mu about part of the situation.

"The ferocious beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest are researching and trying to change the current cultivation system. Yuhao and I are the people they have chosen. Yuhao obtained his fourth spirit ring with the help of those beasts. I didn't have any vacant spirit ring slots, but they used a method we had never heard of to increase the age of my spirit ring by tens of thousands of years."

As she spoke, Zhang Lexuan released her martial spirit, and a bright full moon rose instantly, surrounded by silvery-white cloud patterns, giving rise to an ethereal and otherworldly charm.

At the same time, eight soul rings—six black and two red—slowly rose up behind her, and a powerful surge of soul energy emanated from them almost instantly!
Moon's eyes, which had been half-closed, snapped open in an instant, his cloudy pupils contracting sharply!
How can it be?

Class of '87
Aside from soul power, the quality of the martial soul and the age of the soul rings have undergone a complete transformation.
What kind of immense power could possibly achieve such a feat?

Mu En stared blankly at Zhang Lexuan's full moon with an extra ring of silvery-white cloud patterns, as if he were seeing the real moon in the vast deep sky, ethereal and otherworldly, yet extraordinarily noble. A sense of cold silence immediately arose from the bottom of his heart.

"Le Xuan, your martial soul has awakened for the second time." Zhang Le Xuan nodded silently without saying a word.

Elder Mu sighed deeply, then slowly closed his eyes before saying, "Le Xuan, I only have one question for you. Was it the entity behind the Star Dou Great Forest that took you away?"

Zhang Lexuan was stunned. Did Elder Mu actually guess the existence of the Silver Dragon King?
Mu En keenly noticed Zhang Lexuan's reaction, so he waved his hand and said, "Alright, I understand. Lexuan, you don't need to think about how to answer me anymore. Let's talk about something else."

"Eh?"

Zhang Lexuan was momentarily confused by Elder Mu's reaction.

Are you really not going to ask anymore? Really?

Before Zhang Lexuan could recover her composure, Elder Mu continued, "Elder Xuan was previously affected by the illusionary soul skills of the Demon King, which caused him to lose his composure and even his cultivation level to decline slightly. He is no longer suitable to hold an important position. Currently, the position of head of the Shrek Academy Inspection Team is vacant, and I am considering who should be given the responsibility."

"Currently, I have two candidates. One is my disciple, Yan Shaozhe. The other, I have chosen, is you. I want to know if you have any thoughts about taking over this position."

"what?"

Zhang Lexuan was stunned by what Elder Mu suddenly said and didn't know how to respond.

You want me to be the head of the Shrek Academy's inspection team?!
You want me to be the head of the Shrek Inspection Team?!

Zhang Lexuan took a deep breath and tried her best to remain calm as she said, "Lexuan is still too young to shoulder such a heavy responsibility. I think it would be more prudent for Dean Yan to take over Elder Xuan's position."

Upon hearing this, Mu En remained silent for a moment before saying, "I've thought about what you said. But if Shao Zhe becomes the head of the Shrek Academy's supervisory team, even if the position of dean is handed over to Cai Meier, the position of vice dean will still be vacant."

"If you don't want to take the position of head of the inspection team, then the position of vice president will fall on your shoulders. Think about it, which one do you want?"

Zhang Lexuan fell silent. While the positions of vice-dean of the Martial Soul Department weren't numerous, they were mostly concentrated in the inner courtyard. As for the head of the Shrek Academy's supervisory group...
That has absolutely nothing to do with the School of Foreign Languages.

She had originally planned to find time to visit Huo Yuhao in the outer courtyard.
Mu En glanced at Zhang Lexuan's expression without revealing his emotions. Although she didn't fully show her inner turmoil, he still managed to catch it accurately.

"How about this, I'll assign you the next group monitoring mission and the team leader position for the Soul Master Competition. Give me your answer when you get back, okay?"

Soul Master Competition?

Zhang Lexuan's expression was a little strange, but she didn't dwell on it any longer. It was already quite rare that Old Master Mu was willing to give her some time to consider, so she had to know when to stop.

"Le Xuan understands, I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"

"now it's right!"

Mu En chuckled; he was quite satisfied with Zhang Lexuan's attitude.

"Oh, right. Let Yuhao directly compete for a spot among this year's Shrek Seven Devils. It would be a bit unfair for him to compete with those kids from the outer academy for reserve spots."

"Le Xuan will take care of it in a bit."

(End of this chapter)