Douluo Continent: The Eye of Truth

Chapter 140 Today is a good day for drinking.

Although it was due to the defeat in the previous Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament.

The defeat at the hands of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy caused Shrek Academy's reputation to plummet.

Furthermore, Shrek City was subsequently wreaked havoc by a suddenly appearing evil spirit master, causing considerable damage and adverse effects.

This led to some signs of decline in Shrek City, which was originally the largest city in the three kingdoms of Douluo Continent.

However, thanks to Moon's skill and arrangements during his lifetime, he managed to barely control the unstable situation at Shrek Academy.

Through extensive lobbying, the combination of shared interests, and his own strength, Mu En temporarily united the forces that originally belonged to the three kingdoms of Douluo Continent with Shrek Academy once again.

Even when faced with a sudden attack from an evil spirit master, Mu En managed to expel and suppress the evil spirit master at the cost of sacrificing his own remaining life force, minimizing the impact.

This safeguarded Shrek City's security and also let other forces know that even though it is currently weak, Shrek Academy is still not an entity that just anyone can provoke.

His actions after his death shocked everyone in the know and dragged down Shrek Academy, which was already on the decline.

However, after Moon's death, things gradually began to show signs of getting out of control.

First, there was the evil fire phoenix, Ma Xiaotao.

With the complete corruption and mutation of her martial soul, the Dark Phoenix martial soul is now becoming increasingly powerful along with Ma Xiaotao's cultivation level.

The dark power it generates has become increasingly powerful and difficult for outsiders to suppress.

Although it cannot be called the ultimate darkness, its bone-penetrating nature, which evolved from evil fire, makes it difficult for ordinary light-attribute soul masters to deal with.

Currently, apart from Xuanzi, who has the highest cultivation level, the only one who has the greatest ability to suppress the dark power within Ma Xiaotao is Yan Shaozhe, who possesses the Martial Soul of the Light Phoenix.

However, Yan Shaozhe was helpless in this regard. Although there were many elders and strong people in Shrek Academy whose cultivation was far superior to Ma Xiaotao's.

However, no one possesses the martial spirit or ability to effectively suppress the now completely mutated Dark Phoenix; everything depends on Ma Xiaotao herself.

Therefore, in order to preserve Ma Xiaotao, a highly promising future fighter, Shrek Academy had no choice but to swallow its pride and use its resources to stabilize her condition.

Relying on the foundation of the Golden Tree and the last bit of power left behind by Moon before his death, Shrek Academy is struggling to maintain the balance between Ma Xiaotao's sanity and the dark power within her.

However, Ma Xiaotao did not disappoint them. With the increase in her cultivation level, Ma Xiaotao became more and more adept at controlling the dark power within her body.

According to the speculations of the elders of the Sea God Pavilion.

Ma Xiaotao may even condense a soul core when she breaks through to the Title Douluo level at level 90.

Once that time comes, and she controls the dark energy within her body using the power of the Soul Core, Ma Xiaotao's mind should no longer be tormented by the dark energy.

At that time, Ma Xiaotao will be able to assume a new identity and reappear in the public eye as a rising star of Shrek Academy.

After all, as long as the true dark power of the mutated evil fire is not exposed, Shrek Academy can rely on its remaining reputation and prestige.

They can still withstand the rumors and gossip from the outside world, because the dark energy born from the evil fire is gradually becoming stronger.

Ma Xiaotao has now successfully broken through the bottleneck of level 80 Soul Douluo, although she is still quite far from the title level.

Moreover, in order to help her suppress the evil fire, she needs to consume the energy stored in the Golden Tree every moment.

However, for the elders of the Sea God Pavilion, all these sacrifices were worthwhile.

Besides Ma Xiaotao, who is like a ticking time bomb, Xuanzi, the new master of the Sea God Pavilion, has also failed to fulfill his responsibilities.

Although in the first few days after taking over as the head of the Sea God Pavilion...

Xuanzi did indeed follow the instructions left by Mu En when he passed away, and dutifully fulfilled his duties as the head of the Sea God Pavilion, putting on a completely different appearance.

However, old habits die hard, and as time went on, Xuanzi immediately revealed his true colors.

After all, he was the most senior and had the highest cultivation level in the entire Shrek Academy.

Even Elder Lin, who is of similar seniority, is affected by Xuanzi's current status as the Pavilion Master of the Sea God Pavilion.

And because his soul power was slightly inferior to Xuanzi's, his voice was far less powerful than Xuanzi's.

As time went on, the elders, who were already not convinced of Xuanzi's succession as the head of the Sea God Pavilion, began to waver.

Due to various external changes and the gradual decline of Shrek Academy, he gradually became dissatisfied with Xuanzi.

After all, it is different from Shrek Academy, which was in an absolute ruling position in the original work.

Shrek Academy is now on the decline. Beset by internal and external troubles, the situation is turbulent. How can anyone trust Xuanzi's inaction?

Looking at Xuanzi, who was sitting rather lazily at the head of the conference table in the Sea God Pavilion, Old Lin's anger burned even more fiercely.

Elder Lin said coldly, "Does the Pavilion Master not know about the actions of the Body Sect a few days ago?"

"The news that the original Douluo Du Bu Si broke through the limit level, and the merger and reorganization of dozens of academies and the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School to establish six new Soul Guidance Device Academies."

"The extreme aversion to Soul Masters within the former Innate Soul Empire is now thawing."

"It was originally difficult to provide the environment needed for the growth of Soul Masters, but now it is gradually reforming and becoming more prosperous. Should our Shrek Academy just stand by and do nothing?"

"Our Shrek Academy was once the most advanced force in the research of soul tools among the three kingdoms of Douluo Continent."

"Now, with the actions of the Body Sect, the attraction for Soul Masters from the original three kingdoms of Douluo Continent is diminishing."

"Whether it's to test the true nature of the Body Sect's actions or to form an alliance to counter a potential war launched by the Sun Moon Empire, the existence of the Body Sect cannot be ignored."

"And the only one qualified to do this is you, Xuanzi, the master of the Sea God Pavilion."

Xuanzi glanced at Elder Lin and snorted coldly, "Hmph, I think that old monster Poison is getting worse with age. What kind of bullshit soul tool could they possibly have researched?"

"It's just a minor skirmish; how could it possibly have any impact on Shrek Academy?"

"Shao Zhe has already told me about this. I wasn't planning to get involved, since I haven't cut off any resources from our academy's Soul Guidance Department."

"Could it be that this whim of the Body Sect is enough to overturn Shrek Academy's Soul Guidance Department's advantage in Soul Guidance Device research, which has been second only to the Sun Moon Empire in recent years?"

That's what he said, seemingly not taking it seriously, but in reality, Xuanzi was also seething with anger.

After all, he and Du Busi were both level 98 Super Douluo, and the two had always disliked each other and had often clashed.

But who could have known that while he was still struggling to condense the second soul core and unable to break through the limit barrier, Poison Undying actually succeeded? How could that be?

After all, in Xuanzi's opinion, how was Shrek Academy inferior to the Body Sect, and how was Xuanzi inferior to Du Busi?

Although he was resentful of Du Busi's breakthrough, he was confident in his profound cultivation and did not believe that he was necessarily weaker than Du Busi just because they were one level apart in soul power.

After all, Du Bu Si only recently broke through to the limit level, so there must be hidden dangers of an unstable foundation. It seems that the advantage is in my hands!

Seeing that the two most prestigious figures in Shrek Academy were about to start fighting again, the other elders around them were quite troubled.

After all, the only person qualified to mediate between the two of them was the deceased Dragon God Douluo Mu En.

Now, all they can do is pretend they know nothing and remain silent. But sometimes, not expressing an opinion is enough to show their stance.

After all, Xuanzi was the head of the Sea God Pavilion. The fact that the other elders were unwilling to speak up for him was enough to show how unpopular he was as the head of the Sea God Pavilion.

Xuanzi also knew that, as Elder Lin had said, the emergence of the Body Sect, the new Limit Douluo, and the actions of the Body Sect and the Heavenly Soul Empire's royal family were all things that Shrek Academy could not ignore.

Although he was angry and unwilling to bow down to Elder Lin, Xuanzi finally reluctantly said, "Fine, I'll go and see what kind of tricks the Body Sect can come up with."

Xuanzi was naturally not interested in the so-called soul tools, although he did not suppress Shrek Academy's soul tool department as arranged by Mu En.

However, he did not pay attention to the allocation of resources or other arrangements, allowing it to develop wildly.

Although the Sun Moon Empire and Shrek Academy have now implemented an exchange student program, the current situation of those exchange students who went to the Sun Moon Empire is not very good.

After all, given the enormous losses the Body Sect had inflicted on Mingde Hall at the time, being caught by Jing Hongchen made him the target of her wrath.

Although they weren't physically crippled or half-dead, they were all practically skinned alive. As a result, they couldn't possibly learn any valuable ideas or cutting-edge concepts in the Sun Moon Empire.

Their daily lives are now strictly controlled by Mingde Hall, so how can they learn about Mingde Hall's soul tools and make progress?

Shrek Academy, knowing it was in the wrong, maintained a tough stance, but given the current awkward situation, it didn't pursue the matter further.

After all, Jing Hongchen did not send his beloved grandson and granddaughter to Shrek Academy as exchange students.

How could the current Shrek Academy's Soul Guidance Department students be valued by the Shrek Academy's higher-ups?

Both sides are currently maintaining a superficial relationship, neither intending to share their true skills and expertise with the other.

"Alright, meeting adjourned. I'm setting off for Tiandou City now to see what the Body Sect and the Heavenly Soul Empire's royal family are up to." Xuanzi waved his greasy hand.

The meeting, which didn't last long, ended abruptly, as Xuanzi didn't want to linger there any longer.

Let's go to Tiandou City. On the way, we can temporarily escape the busy affairs of the Sea God Pavilion and steal a moment of leisure.

Upon hearing Xuanzi's words, although he still felt that Xuanzi was somewhat unreliable, at least the goal had been achieved, so Elder Lin did not ask for too much more.

Old Lin sighed inwardly, "Old Mu, sometimes I really wonder if your final decision was truly appropriate."

Seeing that Xuanzi's figure had already disappeared from the spot, the other elders did not linger in the conference room for long, and after they all left, the conference room returned to calm.

Xuanzi, having left the Sea God Pavilion, indeed proceeded towards Heaven Dou City with the speed of a Super Douluo, just as he had said.

However, the sunny weather along the way eased Xuanzi's somewhat irritable mood, as he was under even heavier constraints as the head of the Sea God Pavilion.

Xuanzi muttered, "It's quite nice weather. This kind of weather is perfect for drinking from large bowls and eating large chunks of meat. There are quite a few good restaurants in Tiandou City. Let's go eat our fill first before we see that Poisonous Old Monster."

Thinking this, Xuanzi wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth and quickened his pace.

At this moment, he was unaware that his momentary indulgence in alcohol had dealt another heavy blow to the already crumbling Shrek Academy.

"The Gluttonous Douluo has been feasting and drinking in Heaven Dou City for days? It's said he's demanding that the original form of Douluo, Poison Undying, come to see him in person?"

Zhongli Wu was overjoyed when he saw the secret report delivered by his subordinates. It was like a pillow being delivered just when he was sleepy.

He had just finished preparing his plans and arrangements to take action against Shrek Academy when Xuanzi, Shrek Academy's strongest fighter, ran off on his own.

Seeing the true form of Douluo Buji is not so easy. Both are peerless experts of high status, and naturally they have their own pride.

Xuanzi's actions clearly indicated that he deliberately exposed his identity to the Heavenly Soul Empire's royal family in order to lure Du Busi to come and put him in a superior position.

Why would Du Busi do as he's told? Not to mention that the two sides already disliked each other, Du Busi's cultivation level now surpasses Xuanzi's.

As time went on, even if the two sides did not break into conflict, they would at least have considerable friction, which would be a good opportunity for the Holy Spirit Church to start an uprising.

"Guards, all of you, depart! Elders and revered elders, those who are currently free, prepare to depart immediately to accompany me to Shrek City to welcome back our Fire Phoenix Saintess!"

Although the Demon Forest is quite far from Shrek City, the Holy Spirit Cult, with its titled experts, can reach it in no time by gathering its elite forces.

Even though the information from Tiandou City is slightly delayed, it takes no more than a day for it to actually be sent out from Tiandou City, so it is perfectly timely for the Holy Spirit Cult.

(End of this chapter)