Douluo Continent: I can nurture soul beasts and even perform super evolution.

Chapter 76 Shrek Weightlifting Champion

The night before the purge operation.

The Poseidon Pavilion meeting was held.

All the elders were gathered together, including the deans and vice deans of the two academies, Elder Gong, and a few white-haired elders who were not elders of the Sea God Pavilion but held high positions, who sat on both sides.

The atmosphere at the meeting was extremely heavy and solemn.

Even the bow-shaped dragon quietly sat at the tail, curiously looking around.

"Old Cheng, what's going on here?" He glanced at the old man beside him, gestured with his chin, and said, "Why does it look like a storm is brewing? Could it be that the Sun Moon Empire has declared war?"

"Hmph~" The white-haired old man who was actually in charge of the western part of Shrek City snorted coldly and ignored him.

Gong Changlong was completely bewildered. Damn it, what did I do to offend you?
He then pursed his lips and obediently sat down in his seat.

A few minutes later.

"I'm sure you all know why I've convened this meeting of the Sea God Pavilion," Moon said with a light cough, his gentle voice echoing throughout the hall.

The whole place was silent.

"That's right, there are so many parasites in Shrek Academy that even my old eyes can hardly see them all, so we will take action tomorrow—everyone, please take a look at this list."

As he spoke, Yan Shaozhe quickly bent down and distributed a stack of names to everyone present.

Black and white.

The names, which were all in black, now appeared to the elders as if they had been marked with a red X.

“Gulp…” Gong Changlong looked shocked.

The list includes teachers from both the inner and outer academies, and there are also people from the Treasure Pavilion and the Great Colosseum on the list, but only a handful, just one or two. The most numerous people on the list are the managers of the territory in western Shrek City assigned to Cheng Ju.

No wonder the atmosphere in this meeting room is so heavy; something big is definitely going to happen.

"The Shrek Supervisory Team has confirmed that those on the list have shown signs of abusing their power to amass wealth, installing their own people in positions of power, and forming gangs. Those involved in amounts less than 100,000 gold soul coins and whose offenses are minor are not on this list and will only receive warnings," Yan Shaozhe said with a smile.

"But those on the list... have all been found to be involved in huge amounts of gold soul coins. Although the west side of the city is not as prosperous as the east side, it still has a turnover of at least several hundred million every year. According to the investigation by the inspection team, the west side has the most people on the list. Mr. Cheng, could you please explain?"

"Hmph! What's there to explain?" Old Cheng raised his head arrogantly. "You said you would only investigate the outer courtyards, but now you've extended your reach to the entire Shrek City, trying to outmaneuver me. Yan Shaozhe, what exactly are you trying to do?"

With that, he waved his sleeve and said, "We can endure any hardship for the sake of the academy, but I just don't understand why the more we do, the more we suffer. Where does all our money go in the end? It goes straight to the academy!! Why are you all so fixated on this little bit of extra gold soul coins!"

"That's just a little bit?" Old Gong had recovered and said disdainfully.

"The funding for my great arena has always been provided by the Treasure Pavilion. If you ask me, although Lin Huiqun is stingy, he is much better than you, a parasite of the Greedy Academy who eats everything up."

"You think you have the right to lecture me?" Elder Cheng roared angrily, "Back then, for the sake of the academy, I traveled thousands of miles to hunt down evil soul masters, and almost lost my left leg!"

"That's not because you're bad at it..." Old Gong muttered under his breath.

“Elder Cheng, now is not the time to discuss merits. If we’re really talking about merits, every senior here is no less than you.” Yan Shaozhe still stared at him with a smile.

"Now let's talk about the facts. The facts are that all the common people and Soul Masters in the entire West City live under your oppression. People from all walks of life have to pay fees. If they don't pay, they'll be beaten up by your men at best, and at worst, their families will be destroyed. I don't need to give you examples, do I?"

“Since the West City was handed over to you, it has declined day by day, and the reason is not just that the East City is closer to Shrek Academy.”

"I wonder what Mr. Cheng's opinion is?" Yan Shaozhe narrowed his eyes.

"Hmph! The entire population of 1.32 million in the West City is supported by me. Corruption and embezzlement are none of your business!" Old Cheng sneered.

He then looked at Elder Mu, who was sitting in the main seat with his eyes closed, seemingly resting. "Elder Mu, the villain has already revealed himself!"

He pointed at Yan Shaozhe: "Yan Shaozhe counts!"

"And there's also the Bow-Long Dragon!"

Gong Changlong: "..."

Gong Changlong, who was enjoying watching the drama unfold, was suddenly dumbfounded. His smile shifted to the faces of Elder Lin and the other elders. He truly hadn't expected the fire to reach him.

“Not a buddy…” Gong Changlong’s face darkened.

"You take at least a third of the entire academy's revenue every year, tens of millions of gold soul coins, and you've only built a dilapidated arena. I refuse to believe that with those dozens of ten-thousand-year soul beasts and hundreds of thousand-year soul beasts, you can consume so many gold soul coins in a year!" Old Master Cheng said righteously.

"He probably pockets half the money every year. This guy is even more greedy than me, so why don't we take him down!"

"Fuck you!" Gong Changlong was furious, but he was bad at talking and couldn't say anything for a moment. He rolled up his sleeves and prepared to fight.

"quiet!"

Moon finally spoke.

He slowly opened his eyes, his warm gaze sweeping around.

An invisible aura pressed down on everyone, causing them to lower their heads.

"Gong Changlong has not embezzled a single penny; in fact, he contributes nearly a million gold soul coins to it every year. The academy has already investigated this. Cheng Ju, stop rambling and confusing everyone. How many fools are sitting here?"

Moon's voice remained gentle.

"Alright, Cheng Ju is stripped of all his posts and sent to the prison where Lord Poseidon has placed him to reflect on his actions for three years," he said in a calm tone.

"Hmph!" Cheng Ju was somewhat unconvinced, but he still obediently followed Yan Shaozhe and left the Sea God Pavilion meeting.

It was only at this moment that Gong Changlong realized what was happening.

This meeting of the Sea God Pavilion wasn't about preparing to eliminate the small fry on the list at all; it was clearly aimed at Cheng Ju, the big fish!

It also carries a sense of making an example of someone to warn others.

However, Cheng Ju had really gone too far. This guy had turned the once thriving western part of the city into a mess, and even he couldn't stand it anymore. He never expected that Old Master Mu would actually take action...

……

Poseidon Pavilion.

The conference room was empty.

Yan Shaozhe pushed Mu En's wheelchair outside the meeting room. A gentle breeze blew by as the master and apprentice gazed at the distant academy.

"Teacher, what about Professor Cheng..." Yan Shaozhe couldn't help but ask first, expressing his confusion.

“He is a sharp blade of the academy. You can use him as a knife, but you must also be the sheath to keep him firmly under control. I have rarely appeared in recent years, which is why he has gradually lost control... There is no need to worry about him defecting. His loyalty to the academy is indeed as he said, and heaven and earth can bear witness.” Mu En said with a smile.

"The Sea God Pavilion's cage might not be able to trap him, but he will draw a cage in his mind to bind himself. (His strength is only level 96, but the Sea God Pavilion's cage is only for serious criminals; reaching the level of a Title Douluo is already the limit, let alone a Super Douluo.)"

"Because of you?" Yan Shaozhe suddenly realized.

“That’s right, because I can subdue him, because in his heart, I represent the will of the academy…”

(End of this chapter)