Douluo Continent: When Huo Yuhao Becomes the Lord of the End

Chapter 106 Shrek Receives Shocking News

After Dai Hao left, Yan Shaozhe, Qian Duoduo, and the others thought they could finally breathe a sigh of relief, but then the Xuanming Sect people came looking for them again.

Xu Sanshi's situation is far worse than Dai Yueheng's. If he had died on the spot, it would have been fine, and everything could have been attributed to the evil soul master. But his martial soul was shattered, which is not something that can be repaired by simply spending some resources.

Xu Sanshi's mother was a princess of the former Douling Empire, and Xu Sanshi was also a heir favored by the Xuanming Sect to some extent. He had both a noble background and considerable political influence.

It can be said that Xu Sanshi's royal background indirectly strengthened the political ties between the Xuanming Sect and the Tianhun Empire and the Douling Empire. Now that his martial soul is shattered, what can be done?
The sect leader of the Xuanming Sect is also a Super Douluo, and is Xu Sanshi's grandfather. Shrek Academy cannot shirk its responsibility. Even if Xu Sanshi is not one of the Shrek Seven Devils, but just a reserve member, they will still pay a much higher price than they would for the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.

It's just that Dai Hao wasn't here, otherwise he would definitely have been humiliated by Shrek's double standards again.

In the end, Shrek reluctantly promised to do its best to repair Xu Sanshi's shattered martial soul and to compensate Xuanming Sect with a large amount of resources, which prevented Xuanming Sect from making a big fuss.

At this point, the disadvantage of only accepting nobles became apparent. It wouldn't matter if the students were unharmed, or if the disciples of the Inner Academy's inspection team died during missions. However, the emergence of this situation undoubtedly shook the foundation of Shrek Academy.

If an academy can't even protect its students, will those powerful forces and nobles still support it wholeheartedly as usual?
Besides, none of the students who can obtain a recommendation letter at the city lord level and enter Shrek Academy are easy to get into.

Shrek Academy can easily let small and medium-sized forces off the hook, but they simply can't avoid the students from large forces. If they're provoked, those students will really take action.

Many reclusive sects, such as the Body Sect, Star Crown Sect, and Haotian Sect, are no less powerful than Shrek Academy; they simply choose not to emerge into the world and participate in the conflicts of the continent.

"Sigh... these are turbulent times."

Mu En, who had been secretly watching Yan Shaozhe handle these matters, was exhausted, both mentally and physically. He just wanted to rest and didn't want to deal with these troublesome things anymore.

But misfortune never comes singly. Just when everyone thought the matter was over, Xuanzi finally returned to the academy with Beibei, Caitou, and the others.

Bad thing!
Upon seeing Xuanzi's appearance, Yan Shaozhe, Mu En, and the others knew that something terrible must have happened again.

This old guy is usually carefree, but now he looks so dejected. The last time he showed this expression was when the Shrek kids were attacked by evil spirit masters, and even earlier was when Zhang Lexuan's incident happened.

Moon had no choice but to show himself and spoke first:

"What's wrong? You lost the competition, so what? Why are you so discouraged? That's not how you behave."

"Duke White Tiger has already come. We all know about Dai Huabin's situation. Casualties are inevitable in the competition, so don't be too sad."

Xuanzi couldn't hold back any longer. It really wasn't Dai Huabin's fault; he wouldn't have made him disregard his dignity like this. Now, facing the gazes of Yan Shaozhe and the others, he felt his face burning with pain.

He immediately knelt down and burst into tears, disregarding all decorum.

"Elder Mu, I... I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry to Shrek Academy. Not only did we lose the match, but I also lost Xiao Tao."

boom! !

Upon hearing this, Yan Shaozhe, who had initially thought nothing of it, could no longer maintain his composure. He strode forward, grabbed Xuanzi by the collar, and spat in Xuanzi's face.

"What did you say? What happened to Xiaotao? She's lost? Why would she be lost? Beibei and the others are back, why is Xiaotao lost?!"

Xiao Tao is lost! What kind of development is this? She's a grown woman, and you just disappear like that? Why don't you just lose yourself?!
As his most valued disciple, Ma Xiaotao was his hope and reliance. Now that this old man is saying that Xiaotao is lost, how can he possibly accept it!

And judging from the tone, this isn't just an ordinary disappearance; something must have happened!

Xuanzi disregarded Yan Shaozhe's disrespect and had no choice but to tell him everything, including the doubts Shrek faced in the competition, and even his own clever but stupid actions.

There's no way to hide this. As time goes on, the academy will find out sooner or later, so it's better to be honest. Finally, regarding Ma Xiaotao's outburst of evil fire, the inexplicable appearance of evil soul masters, and Feng Ling and others abducting Ma Xiaotao...
His face was filled with pain as he finished speaking. Shrek Academy's disciples were gone; he had destroyed the Shrek Seven Devils. Shrek Academy's championship was gone, lost to the Sun Moon Academy. Shrek Academy's reputation was gone, and everyone was questioning them.
Now, even Ma Xiaotao herself couldn't protect herself; she personally witnessed being kidnapped by the evil spirit master.

What kind of mess have I made?!

He no longer asks for anything else, nor does he seek forgiveness from the academy. He only asks the academy to let him make amends for his mistakes and to let him personally go to the evil spirit master's lair and bring Xiao Tao back.

"Elder Mu, Shao Zhe, I will definitely bring Xiao Tao back, even if it means death, I will make up for my mistakes!"

After saying this, Xuanzi got up and was about to leave with a ferocious and ruthless expression, but Mu En stopped him.

"Enough. I already know what happened. You led the team poorly. You will be confined to the depths of the Sea God Pavilion for three years. During this time, you are not allowed to drink alcohol. I don't want to say it a second time."

Look at this, three years of confinement, no alcohol allowed, this punishment is just too harsh, my God! If the dead Dai Huabin heard this, he'd come back to life in a flash, slap Xuanzi twice, and then continue to die.

But this punishment, which was negligible or even nonexistent, was like a bolt from the blue to Xuanzi. Three years of confinement and no alcohol—it was better to kill him.

But Mu En didn't care about all that, and didn't want to listen to Xuan Zi continue speaking. He even went to the evil soul master's lair. Who exactly is in the Holy Spirit Cult?

Oh, I still know who's there.

However, Ma Xiaotao's matter is already settled. Does he really want to watch this old bastard go and deliver it again? This old bastard couldn't even do anything to someone like Feng Ling, so how could he possibly be a match for Ye Xishui and the others?

Even though he did so many stupid things, Mu En was helpless. If Xuan Zi really died, Shrek would have no dignity left. This was Shrek's last fig leaf.

Having ruined two generations of Shrek Seven Devils, made numerous blunders in the competition, and now caused this mess, is this old bastard destined to be the nemesis of Shrek?
With a sigh, he made up his mind: Xuanzi is really not suitable to take on the heavy responsibility of Shrek Academy. He doesn't have the ability, you know that?

Moon was filled with remorse. After all, there were two previous convictions. How could he have trusted this bastard's abilities? This wasn't just stupid; it was utterly foolish.

Even though he wasn't in the competition, he knew that Xuanzi's actions and the various doubts he faced would gradually erode Shrek Academy's long-standing reputation over time, until it was finally brought down from its pedestal.

This is exactly what the Sun and Moon faction wants to see. Perhaps, the moment they obtained information about the traitor Wang Yan, they were already planning for Xuanzi to make a mistake on his own initiative.

As expected, that old bastard Xuanzi jumped right into the trap set by the Sun and Moon.
If Shrek Academy were to be handed over to Xuanzi after my death, the academy would be doomed sooner or later. No, I have to use some methods on Le Xuan. Although she is not strong enough to take on a great responsibility, she is still a hundred times better than that bastard Xuanzi.

And then there's Beibei. This child has already wasted enough time. There's no time to let him play any dating games. He has to shoulder the responsibility. In the future, Shrek Academy will still have to be handed over to Lexuan and Beibei.

As for that little girl from the Tang Sect, we'll compensate her with some resources later, which will be a fair assessment of the relationship between Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect.

Yan Shaozhe, standing to the side, now understood the feelings of Duke Baihu and Xuanming Sect. This feeling of being incredibly frustrated but unable to take action was truly agonizing.

He was used to being domineering towards other forces, but now, facing Xuanzi, he suddenly felt as if his old way of doing things was suddenly being applied to him.

I can't hit them, I can't scold them, and even punishments are just symbolic formalities. It's so frustrating, so incredibly frustrating.

"Teacher, are you just going to abandon Xiaotao like this?"

"We definitely need to manage it, but we're completely in the dark right now, so we have to find another way," Moon said, changing the subject.

"Let's treat Beibei and the others first. Once Lao Zhuang returns and understands the whole story, we can discuss this further."

He still didn't believe Xuanzi's side of the story. That old man had too many shady dealings; who knew if there was anything he was hiding?

(End of this chapter)