Douluo Continent: The Eye of Truth

Chapter 71 The Conversation at the Sea God Pavilion

Wang Yan's words won back much goodwill from the Star Luo Empire and from other Soul Masters and people from the Three Kingdoms that originally belonged to the Douluo Continent.

Although, in addition to these people, the participants from Shrek Academy should have been even more deeply moved.

Unfortunately, apart from Huo Yuhao and others who didn't participate, almost none of the contestants who went on stage are still able to move normally.

After his speech, Wang Yan left the competition stage, and Xingluo Square fell into a long silence.

As for the final outcome, there's not much to say.

The match between Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and Star Luo National Academy ended with Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy emerging victorious with an absolute advantage, and the championship trophy fell into the hands of Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

Since the Shrek Academy students had already been eliminated, they quickly packed up and left Star Luo City without lingering.

Although the eliminated teams can still watch the finals from the stands.

But Shrek Academy can't afford to lose face. You have to know, throughout history, how many times have they won a place other than the championship?

Therefore, the Shrek Academy students did not linger. Although the poison of the Crimson-Eyed Ice Toad was disgusting, it should be noted that Meng Hongchen's current cultivation level was only that of a Soul King.

After the tournament organizers deployed their healing-type Soul Douluo powerhouses, the ice and fire poison that could only be applied to the group was forcibly suppressed and dispelled.

Although some residual poison remains, once we return to Shrek Academy, we should be able to recover almost completely with just a month or so of normal recuperation.

Although Shrek Academy was among the top four, it also received a reward from the tournament organizers, but the reward was nothing more than some gold soul coins.

At this moment, this reward feels more like rubbing Shrek Academy's face in the dirt.

Therefore, without lingering, Wang Yan led the Shrek Academy group and quietly left Xingluo City one morning.

They left the city that bore the glory of this continent-wide advanced soul master academy fighting competition and the most severe blow Shrek Academy had ever suffered in a thousand years.

When he left, Xuanzi also appeared here, but unusually, his large red wine gourd, which he always carried at his waist, had disappeared at some point.

Even his appetite seemed to have shrunk considerably. He simply used his flying soul tool to carry the group of students back to Shrek Academy at a steady speed, without eating anything.

After flying for most of the day, they arrived at Shrek Academy in the evening. Unlike usual, Shrek Academy was unusually quiet. Xuanzi and his group did not stop at the main gate of the academy, but flew straight into the depths of the academy.

However, the closer they got to Shrek Academy, the more uneasy the group became.

Ning Tian, ​​being a support-type Soul Master, and Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao, who are younger and don't have many opportunities to play, are alright.

They have now been treated and awakened, but are still pale. Xixi, Beibei, and the others, who are also severely weakened, are showing a silent and repressed attitude.

Even those who weren't seriously injured, like Gongyang Mo and Jiang Nannan, didn't look too good.

After all, as the main players in the competition, no matter how much Wang Yan embellished their performance, a defeat is a defeat.

Shrek Academy's thousands of years of glory were lost in their hands. The closer they got to Shrek Academy, the less they knew how to face the gazes of their teachers and classmates with whom they had spent every day.

However, Xuanzi did not linger in the outer courtyard. Instead of crossing the Sea God Lake, he flew directly towards the Sea God Pavilion on the Sea God Island in the center of the lake.

Gongyang Mo was quite surprised to see this scene, but he didn't know why. As the core institution of power in Shrek Academy, the Sea God Pavilion was generally a place that only the elders of the Sea God Pavilion and the four deans of the outer academy were qualified to enter.

Even these inner court students rarely have the opportunity to enter directly, yet these defeated generals were actually brought to the Sea God Pavilion by Xuanzi.

After arriving at Poseidon Island, Xuanzi led everyone down from the sky and walked on the stone-paved road without saying a word. After passing through various pavilions and towers coexisting with trees, a three-story building appeared in front of them.

As expected, this place is the Sea God Pavilion, an all-wood structure with a rustic and weathered feel, faintly containing a mysterious yet elusive energy aura.

At this moment, everyone became serious. Xuanzi looked at everyone, shook his head, and said, "I'll accompany you this far. You can go inside now. The sect leader is waiting for you."

After speaking, Xuanzi left. Because of his previous actions, Mu En had set up a special punishment for him, but because he had to go to pick up the Shrek Academy team members, the punishment was postponed.

However, they still cannot escape the punishment they are supposed to receive. After all, apart from what he did before and during the competition, Xuanzi has also caused Shrek Academy a problem that is neither too big nor too small.

Because of his previous unauthorized actions, Mingdetang used this opportunity as a smokescreen to secretly spread the news of the lost dragon egg.

Although they dared not take direct action, many people and forces did test Shrek Academy, after all, Xuanzi acted extremely quickly and concealed his whereabouts.

Unfortunately, there are only so many titled powerhouses with real names and identities in the entire Douluo Continent, and Mingde Hall, in order to muddy the waters, easily pinpointed Shrek Academy, their old rival.

Whether it was a genuine discovery or a lucky accident, Shrek Academy has certainly been in a lot of chaos lately.

However, none of these are the most important things. The most important thing is what happened to Ma Xiaotao. Besides Xuanzi, Yan Shaozhe was also punished by Mu En.

Because of the poor upbringing of Ma Xiaotao and the failure to discover in time that Ma Xiaotao's evil aura had seeped into her bones, she was ultimately irreversibly turned into an evil soul master, although not many people in the outer and inner academies knew about this.

However, inside the Sea God Pavilion, Yan Shaozhe and Xuanzi were both punished by Mu En, which was also to temper their character.

Unaware of the dangers, the participants, led by Gongyang Mo, entered the core of Shrek Academy, the Sea God Pavilion.

Just as they approached, without warning, a brilliant golden light burst forth, turning the entire Sea God Pavilion golden. At the same time, an ancient voice rang out, and the Sea God Pavilion was completely silent, with only the voice echoing within.

"Welcome home, children."

Beibei stared wide-eyed in disbelief, her eyes revealing an undeniable sense of self-reproach and guilt.

He had, of course, recognized the owner of the aged voice as his great-grandfather, Mu En!

A rich and soft golden light drifted and swayed, enveloping everyone in it.

The warm and profound aura of light nourished everyone's body, cleansing away the hidden wounds and foreign energies within them, and sweeping away the fatigue brought on by their journey.

Xixi, Beibei, and the others, who had been pale and exhausted, regained their rosy complexions and began to recover.

Everyone involuntarily closed their eyes, experiencing the profound and rich gentle energy.

At this moment, propelled by the immense energy, everyone's cultivation level is rising rapidly, much faster than normal cultivation.

Unfortunately, after the second awakening of his martial soul, Huo Yuhao's soul power had reached the bottleneck of level 30. Although the soul power cultivation through the circulation of his body helped him convert a lot of energy, most of it was still stagnant in his body and had entered a saturated state, making it impossible to use directly.

Moreover, because Huo Yuhao's soul power was already pure and powerful enough, the light energy had very limited effect on purifying Huo Yuhao's soul power. Even if it strengthened his body, it did not help Huo Yuhao much after he had been nourished by the Gold of Life.

After all, although this baptism of light was amplified by the power of the golden tree, it was ultimately not the pure life energy directly released by the life core.

For Huo Yuhao at this point, this level of energy, mixed with the aura of light and the power of life, would be a rare and coveted encounter for others, but it had no effect on him.

After awakening, everyone gained different benefits and insights, and entering the Sea God Pavilion also made them more cautious.

After all, one cannot accept a reward without merit. They simply couldn't understand why, after causing Shrek Academy to lose its glory for thousands of years, they could still receive such benefits from the Sea God Pavilion.

Upon entering the Sea God Pavilion, a long wooden table stands in the center of the spacious hall, with seats on both sides. This is where the Sea God Pavilion holds its meetings, but at this moment, apart from an elderly man in the head seat, no other elders of the Sea God Pavilion are present.

Looking at the old man sitting in the chair with his back hunched, everyone had different feelings: some were nervous, some were ashamed, and some were in awe.

After everyone had stood in front of the long table, the old man who had been keeping his eyes closed opened them.

At this moment, many people recognized him as the old man who usually guarded the dormitory entrance.

Little did they know that the other party's true identity was actually the master of the Sea God Pavilion.

"As Teacher Wang Yan said, the blame for Shrek Academy's failure in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament does not lie with you children."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yan froze and hurriedly bowed respectfully to the old man, but before he could speak, Mu En interrupted him.

"Similarly, this responsibility should not be borne by you, Teacher Wang Yan."

"As the team leader and tactical advisor, you have done everything you should have done. Whether it was negligence or carelessness, the fact that you lost the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament is undeniable."

"The punishments and disciplinary actions taken against the relevant personnel had already been issued within the Sea God Pavilion before your return."

"No one in the academy will criticize your performance, and that includes yourselves as well."

Mu En's gaze swept over everyone present, revealing feelings of shame, sadness, and unease. Even Huo Yuhao kept his head down.

No one gave Moon the reaction he wanted. What Moon wanted was for someone to show magnanimity about past failures and a positive outlook on the future. Unfortunately, even his great-grandson, Beibei, disappointed him.

"Gongyang Mo, Xixi, Ling Luochen, Chen Zifeng, you've all worked hard, but you're all excellent. This defeat will not affect your graduation assessment in Shrek Academy's inner courtyard."

"Teacher Wang Yan, as the teacher in charge, your teacher qualification evaluation will proceed as normal. Now, you should leave first. I have some words to say to the remaining children."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yan dared not say anything more, respectfully took his leave from Mu En, and then left the Sea God Pavilion with four inner court disciples.

He was already quite content with the fact that he hadn't been punished or expelled from the academy for losing the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament. The other inner court disciples felt the same way, because they valued this honor far too much.

The remaining few were filled with anxiety, wondering what Mu En was going to say next, and their hearts were filled with torment.

"Failure is not terrible, the past cannot be changed, the only thing you can strive for is the future. If you fail, then put in even more effort and prove your success in the future."

"Throughout history, how many of those great Soul Masters had lives without any setbacks?"

"Five years from now, there will be another continent-wide advanced soul master academy battle tournament. I hope you will strive to become members of the team that represents Shrek Academy in the next tournament."

"I hope that you will take back everything that you have lost because of yourself. Tell me, children, can you do it?"

Everyone lowered their heads, and even Bei Bei found it difficult to speak with confidence, after all, they had been utterly defeated in the match against the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

How can one overcome the mental torment inflicted by being completely crushed by the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and by Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen?

Mu En sighed softly: "The experience in the outer academy is a test for you. I have watched your matches. Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen are indeed rare geniuses in the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy."

"However, their success is not because their talent far surpasses yours, but because they have the full support of Mingde Hall and Jing Hongchen behind them."

"Children, come with me. I will personally guide your cultivation for a period of time. Only when I deem you ready to leave may you return to the outer courtyard."

Moon's energy and lifespan are running out. He only hopes to use the little time he has left to free these young people from their inner demons.

(End of this chapter)