Douluo Continent: The Eye of Truth

Chapter 98 Shrek's Great Transformation

The members of the Body Sect spent a considerable amount of time searching for their target at sea.

However, most of the time was wasted wandering around various sea areas. Now, heading directly towards the mainland, it only took the group about half a month.

Along the way, Huo Yuhao was not idle either. With Du Busi beside him as a reference, his analysis of the soul core was almost coming to an end.

The reason why only Super Douluo can condense a soul core at this time has been mentioned before.

That is, the number of people who possess soul cores is simply too small, and relying solely on experience is insufficient to uncover the essence of soul cores.

The reason why Super Douluo can successfully condense a soul core when breaking through to Super Douluo is because their bodies can no longer bear the ever-increasing soul power at that time.

Therefore, it is necessary to use more efficient energy conversion methods to compress and solidify one's soul power, freeing up the meridians and dantian in the body to store more soul power.

If one has the help of rare and precious materials or powerful external forces, then even without condensing a soul core, one can still forcibly break through to the level of a Super Douluo.

This was also the mainstream situation in Douluo Continent ten thousand years ago. At that time, there was no concept of soul cores, so the number of Super Douluo was much smaller than it is now.

However, the transformation from soul power to soul core does not fundamentally result in a leap; it is merely a quantitative change. Therefore, if one's foundation is solid enough and one has mastered the corresponding methods, it is highly effective.

Even without the massive amount of soul power of a Super Douluo, one can still condense a soul core ahead of time, and the result of condensing a soul core is a cultivation speed far exceeding that of an ordinary soul master.

However, if we only rely on experience to summarize how to condense a soul core, at least a dozen or more Super Douluo would need to reveal the structure of their soul cores and conduct research in order to summarize them into a general direction.

However, currently, no force on the Douluo Continent can simultaneously gather more than a dozen Super Douluos, nor would any Super Douluo choose to cooperate with other forces.

But for Huo Yuhao, he only needed to follow the same pattern. With Poison Undying by his side, the part of his soul core affected by Poison Undying's own interference and the influence of his martial soul and body was eliminated. The basic form left was the true structure of the soul core.

With the help of the Soul Core, Huo Yuhao's body can now bear stronger Soul Power, which is the only way to support Huo Yuhao's perfect absorption of the Soul Ring of a 100,000-year-old Soul Beast.

However, at the current level of six ring cultivation, it is still somewhat troublesome to achieve these things. The next optimal point is the seventh ring, where one can use the Martial Soul True Body as a medium to integrate the soul power throughout the body, condense the soul core, and achieve success naturally.

Although Huo Yuhao can now attempt to forcibly condense a soul core, the benefits and risks are not equal, and it also takes up a lot of his time, so it is really not necessary.

The flower blooms at two ends, each telling its own story.

While Huo Yuhao was thriving at the Body Sect, Shrek Academy was not doing so well.

Although he did not clash with Poison Undying, Mu En's injuries were not as severe as described in the original story.

However, the arrival of the evil spirit master forced Moon to take action, which cost him a considerable amount of his life force.

In addition, in order to unite various forces and consolidate Shrek Academy's reputation, which had fallen due to the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament.

These days of constant travel have left Mu En exhausted, and as a result, his lifespan is even shorter than in the original story.

Shrek Academy, Sea God Pavilion.

Moon lay emaciated on the recliner, his eyes closed and his breath faint.

Beside him were a group of elders from the Sea God Pavilion, led by Xuanzi, including Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er. Even those elders who had been in seclusion for years had now emerged.

Outside the Sea God Pavilion, more than eighty inner court disciples sat quietly cross-legged in front of the pavilion's entrance, without making a sound.

Leading the group was Zhang Lexuan, the senior disciple of the inner court. These were all inner court disciples under the age of thirty. Compared to the more than sixty disciples in the original work, Mu En's selection criteria were much more lenient, which is why there were more than fewer disciples.

However, unlike the original story where Huo Yuhao and the new Shrek Seven Devils entered the Sea God Pavilion to see Mu En off, this time it was different.

Nowadays, even Bei Bei, one of the Shrek Seven Devils, can only stay outside the Sea God Pavilion and wait quietly.

What no one knew was that, besides these people, in a secret room beneath the Sea God Pavilion, there was also a young girl quietly waiting for what was to happen next.

Her eyes burned with pitch-black flames, and her body was covered with chains that looked like iron but weren't, each chain intricately covered with runes.

A long time passed like this.

With a sigh, Mu En slowly opened his eyes. His dull, yellowish eyes cleared again as he surveyed the elders of the Sea God Pavilion around him.

Finally, his gaze fell on Xuanzi. Looking at Mu En, Xuanzi felt a tightness in his chest, and an indescribable sense of guilt welled up in his heart.

He knew that today, Mu En, his junior uncle, was probably really going to die.

And from now on, even if Moon is unwilling, he will have to hand over the reins of Shrek Academy to him, the strongest among them.

As Moon said, the years of punishment made him realize his shortcomings, or rather, he always knew them, but knowing them is one thing, how to correct them is another.

Thinking about this, his thoughts became chaotic again, and he wanted to drink again.

However, because of Mu En's punishment, he was forbidden from drinking. Thus, whenever Xuanzi thought of this, his thoughts would turn back to being forbidden from drinking and how he could drink fine wine again.

Now that Mu En is about to pass away, can Xuan Zi really support Shrek Academy? Under Mu En's gaze, Xuan Zi couldn't help but question himself, but he couldn't find an answer for a long time.

Moon seemed to have known this all along, and simply shook his head slightly, sighing again, "I have spent almost my entire life at Shrek Academy."

"It's just a pity that I can't hold on any longer. I'll leave the rest of Shrek Academy to you all. I hope you'll all work together to prevent Shrek Academy from declining."

Upon hearing this, some felt sad, some felt dejected, and some felt indignant.

In their view, Shrek Academy is the greatest academy on the entire continent, and there is absolutely no doubt about that. How could a mere defeat in a competition possibly lead to the decline of Shrek Academy?

Furthermore, given Shrek Academy's strength and resources, even if Elder Mu's passing would be a major blow, Elder Mu had already ceased making public appearances on the mainland long before.

This proves that Shrek Academy's previous strength was enough to support this millennia-old academy.

Despite this, no one dared to refute Moon's words at this juncture, but Moon was already old and shrewd, how could he not know what they were thinking?

Seeing the various emotions in these people's eyes, Moon could only sigh helplessly in the end.

Even though it was highly likely to be useless, he still had to continue to instruct: "Xuanzi."

Upon hearing this, Xuanzi quickly knelt down beside Mu En. Due to the punishment he had received these past few days, his energy and spirit had clearly weakened, and he was now so agitated that he could hardly control himself.

"Xuanzi, you are not young anymore. In the future, please do not act so impulsively. Even if I die, I will always protect our Shrek Academy."

"But after I leave, the position of the Sea God Pavilion Master can only be taken over by you, Xuanzi. With him here, everything will remain the same as before."

Upon hearing this, the other elders all respectfully replied, "Yes."

Only Xuanzi seemed somewhat anxious, wanting to say something, but Mu En stopped him.

"Given the current situation, there is no one more suitable than you, Xuanzi. Think things through carefully. The situation on the continent is changing rapidly. If Shrek Academy cannot gain a foothold at this time, it may really suffer a great setback."

"Star Luo Empire, Heavenly Soul Empire, Fighting Spirit Empire, Body Sect, Haotian Sect, Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect"—the names of countries, sects, and forces echoed from Mu En's mouth.

Then Moon gently shook his head: "Take care of yourself. As long as the Sea God Pavilion exists, the foundation of Shrek Academy will not be shaken. Xuanzi, do not act impulsively, think it over carefully."

Then Mu En gave instructions to Yan Shaozhe, Cai Meier, Xian Liner, and Qian Duoduo in turn.

As for some truly core, or rather, obscure and unspeakable matters, Mu En had already instructed Xuanzi on them beforehand.

Finally, Mu En spoke, "As the Pavilion Master of the Sea God Pavilion, I hereby issue a final order: from this day forward, we shall devote all our efforts to developing the Soul Guidance System and promoting the integration of the Martial Soul System and the Soul Guidance System."

"Given the high funding requirements of the Soul Guidance Department, 50% of the income from all the academy industries in Shrek City is allocated to the Soul Guidance Department. If one day the Soul Guidance Department can produce a Level 10 Soul Guidance Master, then the position of Sea God Pavilion Master will be inherited by him."

Moon's voice echoed throughout the entire Seagod Island, and all the elders stepped forward and knelt on one knee.

Just a level 10 Soul Master? The Pavilion Master of the Sea God Pavilion?

It's impossible for it to appear in Xuanzi's generation at least. As for what happens after Xuanzi?

As the remaining prestige of Mu En gradually dissipated, Shrek Academy ultimately became an academy for Soul Masters, and it was only possible for Soul Masters to be the dominant force.

Moon sighed one last time, as if to express all the resentment and worry in his heart.

Time, time, time. If only I had more time, but alas, time waits for no one.

"The ancestors of Shrek, Moon, have arrived."

Mu En's voice amplified once more, accompanied by a burst of golden light emanating from his body. Nine soul rings—two yellow, one purple, three black, and three red—surrounded Mu En, and at the same time, an incomparably loud dragon roar resounded.

A massive golden pillar of light shot into the sky, illuminating the entire Shrek Academy and Shrek City in a golden glow.

Moon's face became younger, and his withered and hunched body straightened up and became strong again, but his figure gradually became illusory, transforming back into his youthful appearance.

With a look of reluctance in his eyes, but unable to say anything more or do anything more, Mu En gently waved goodbye to everyone.

In this state, Moon returned to his prime and transformed into a giant white dragon, the golden light emanating from his body enveloping the entire Seagod Island.

It even extended its influence to Shrek Academy and the Sea God Pavilion. In addition, waves of terrifying pressure emanated outwards, especially in the Star Dou Great Forest.

The students from Shrek Academy quickly sat down to meditate, seizing this crucial moment.

The legacy left by the fall of a Limit Douluo is arguably the most precious thing in the world besides the inheritance of gods.

Even if more than one person benefits from this legacy, it is still an extremely precious experience.

At this moment, in the Star Dou Great Forest, Di Tian found Mu En's demonstration laughable.

If it weren't for the divine realm behind Shrek Academy, and if it weren't for the rule blockade of Douluo Star, a mere Limit Douluo wouldn't last a single move against him. What an ant, yet he dares to show off?

However, Di Tian ultimately did not make any further response. Now, the dragon was being teased by shrimp in shallow waters, and he only symbolically let out a dragon's roar.

As an extremely dense dark aura emerged, it floated into the air and transformed into a dragon shape, covering the oppressive aura emanating from Mu En's dragon roar.

However, he has more important things to do now than Shrek Academy.

At the very center of the Lake of Life, a forbidden place that even other ferocious beasts could not enter, Di Tian looked at the crimson dragon egg before him, a hint of expectation flashing in his eyes.

Unlike before, the crystal that originally protected the dragon egg and contained the essence of a divine-level fire dragon energy has now completely disappeared.

The crimson dragon egg was eagerly absorbing the most refined life energy from the center of the Lake of Life in order to replenish itself.

"Humans, Shrek Academy, humph." Di Tian snorted coldly, and the place gradually quieted down.

However, Di Tian's inaction pleased Mu En quite a bit.

Although it was just a probe, it was enough to find out that Di Tian did not intend to attack Shrek Academy while he was dead, which was already the best-case scenario.

Then, the white dragon that Mu En had transformed into turned into countless golden specks of light and merged into the Sea God Pavilion.

A golden tree appeared above the Sea God Pavilion, gradually growing until its roots covered the entire Sea God Island, and the tree itself grew to a height of 100 meters.

As the white dragon's figure dissipated and the aura of light surged, an unprecedentedly rich spiritual energy filled the entire Seagod Island, only stabilizing when the light and shadow of the giant tree gradually subsided.

It's all over. Shrek Academy's strongest contemporary, Limit Douluo, Sea God Pavilion Master, Dragon God Douluo Mu En, has perished.

But what lies ahead is the relentless march of time, and the ever-growing power of the Sun and Moon Empire.

Now that Shrek Academy no longer has the chosen one of destiny and no Limit Douluo, how will it survive?

(End of this chapter)