Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect: I, Huo Yuhao, join the Sun Moon Sect.

Chapter 320 Because of Your Loyalty
"Why would Elder Xuan confess to his crimes?" Cai Meier's face showed an expression of disbelief. "Shrek Academy's reputation will definitely plummet because of Elder Xuan's words."

After all, he's the undisputed strongest member of Shrek Academy; he should know the extent of his influence in the Douluo Three Kingdoms.

Xian Lin'er looked at Xuan Zi with a complicated expression. She couldn't understand why Elder Xuan would do this. She felt that Elder Xuan had changed a lot and was no longer the person who was wholeheartedly devoted to Shrek Academy.

"Mom, do we still need to exchange benefits with the higher-ups of Sun Moon and rescue Elder Xuan?" A bitter smile appeared on her face. Elder Xuan had now become a traitor, and it was still unknown whether he was worth saving.

Elder Song's face darkened: "There's no need for now, Lin'er. Go back to the academy now and inform the other elders about this as soon as possible."

I will protect the students in Mingdu. Let Elder Mu decide everything; after all, he is our pillar of support.

“Okay, Mom.” Xianlin nodded and agreed.

Shrek Academy.

Mu En sat in his chair, listening to Xian Lin'er finish recounting Xuan Zi's actions. A hint of doubt appeared in his eyes. To be honest, having spent many years with Xuan Zi, he knew where Xuan Zi's bottom line lay.

Although Xuanzi did make many mistakes, his loyalty to Shrek Academy has never wavered, a fact that Mu En would not deny.

But how could Xuanzi possibly do such a thing? He proactively confessed his crimes, explained his motives, and even revealed the Sea God Pavilion's cover-up of him. So, shouldn't his next step be to talk about his physical condition and urge those evil soul masters to wait until he dies before attacking Shrek Academy?
Of course, this is just a hypothesis, and things would never actually develop this way.

Mu En looked at Yan Shaozhe, who was standing to the side with an angry expression: "Shaozhe, what do you think?"

Now that he has designated Yan Shaozhe as his successor, he naturally wants to test him on some important matters.

After all, the next leader of the Sea God Pavilion must have an exceptional vision in judging things.

Yan Shaozhe said indignantly, "What Elder Xuan did is undoubtedly a betrayal of the academy. I can imagine how much this would affect the academy's reputation if it got out."

Teacher, I think we should station Soul Masters at the border between the Three Great Empires and the Sun Moon Empire to vet people entering the Three Great Empires. Only those who pass the vetting process will be allowed to enter the Three Great Empires.

This will prevent the news of Elder Xuan's confession from spreading throughout the Douluo Three Kingdoms. Since it has already happened, we can only try our best to remedy the situation. As long as people don't know about it, it's as if it never happened.

Mu En was stunned for a moment, then chuckled: "Shao Zhe, doing this can only delay the spread of the news that Xuan Zi has voluntarily confessed his crimes, but it cannot completely stop the news from spreading."

If we wanted to completely stop the spread of the news, the best way would actually be to separate Douluo Continent from Sun Moon Continent, but that's simply impossible for us.

Yan Shaozhe looked bitter: "But, teacher, the academy's reputation will be greatly affected as a result. Thanks to the reputation accumulated by our Shrek seniors, our Shrek Academy has a great reputation in the Douluo Three Kingdoms."

If this matter were to spread, the reputation built up over thousands of years would surely be ruined in an instant.

If the Sun Moon Empire were to launch a war, how could Shrek Academy possibly replicate the scene of overwhelming support it had witnessed over four thousand years ago? After all, while Elder Xuan is currently seen as Shrek Academy's strongest member, he is also considered a shameless scoundrel. Who would believe an academy led by such a shameless scoundrel?

“I know.” Mu En sighed. “But what’s done is done. First, bring Xuanzi back, find out what happened, and then have him come forward to refute the rumors. As for the academy’s reputation, I will return to the scene as the Dragon God Douluo to attract some public opinion and salvage some of the academy’s reputation.”

If it were just a matter of the loss of the millennia-old honor, Moon wouldn't say much. After all, that thing had kidnapped Shrek's students, teachers, and even elders, and its significance wasn't particularly profound.

But Shrek's reputation is different, and this is directly related to the fundamental interests of Shrek Academy.

Back then, the Sun Moon Continent and the Douluo Continent bordered each other. The Sun Moon Empire launched a war that swept across the continent, and the three great empires suffered repeated defeats. At that time, the dean of Shrek Academy raised a call to action, thus gathering a large number of powerful Soul Masters.

Of course, historical records only mention Title Douluo, simply because powerful individuals at the Title Douluo level are the decisive force in determining the outcome of a war.

But if Shrek Academy's reputation were to plummet completely, how could the academy expect its students to be proud of Shrek Academy and regard it as their second home?
How will Shrek Academy be able to command widespread support then?
"Given your good performance, you can now return to Shrek Academy. Congratulations, Xuanzi, you're out of prison!" Huo Yuhao said with a smile as he looked at Xuanzi.

Xuanzi was somewhat astonished. He stared at Huo Yuhao and said, "You're letting me go like this? You don't need to use me as a bargaining chip to exchange for some benefits from Shrek Academy?"

"I don't need to exchange you for benefits from Shrek Academy." Huo Yuhao waved his hand, quite generously. In fact, Shrek Academy couldn't offer any benefits either. The Golden Tree had already taken the shape of Huo Yuhao, and to be honest, Mu En's dragon core was not as good as the dragon core he had dug out from the Dragon King's corpse.

Moreover, his main purpose in letting Xuanzi go back so easily was simply to let Xuanzi stir up trouble at Shrek Academy, to make others distrust Xuanzi, and thus to create an atmosphere of distrust within Shrek Academy.

As for the possibility of Xuanzi betraying them, there's no need to worry about it since there's a seal set up by Elder Yi.

"Why?" Xuanzi was afraid this was a trap, and at this moment he seemed determined to get to the bottom of it.

Huo Yuhao started making up a story: "Because you are loyal! You have devoted your whole life to Shrek Academy. For the benefit of the academy, you have braved wind and rain. Even if in the process you caused the death of some students or confessed your crimes and were misunderstood by many people, you still cared about Shrek Academy. You can say that you are loyal beyond words."

So I've decided to let you go back. A loyal person shouldn't stay in prison indefinitely.

Xuanzi was stunned by Huo Yuhao's words. After a long while, he said with a complicated expression, "I didn't expect you to be able to see my loyalty to the academy. I do care about the academy. Huo Yuhao, you understand me very well. If you were a student of Shrek Academy, the academy would definitely do its best to cultivate you."

Huo Yuhao thought to himself, "No, no, no, I don't have that kind of luck. If I fall into Tang Shenwang's clutches, my life is over. After all, Tang Shenwang is good at training dogs."

Xuanzi said, "By the way, can't you really tell me who the mole is at Shrek Academy? I can find you a 100,000-year-old soul bone as a reward."

Huo Yuhao tried to make a troubled look on his face. He glanced at the dungeon door like a thief, then lowered his voice and said, "I can't say. But I can tell you a secret. Yan Shaozhe's martial soul is the same as the second martial soul of the Supreme Elder of the Holy Spirit Sect."

(End of this chapter)