Douluo Continent II: The Dragon Breaks the Nine Heavens

Chapter 57 Moon's Thoughts Gradually Decline

"Le Xuan, come to me."

After completing her mission, Zhang Lexuan heard a gentle, aged voice ring in her ears as soon as she entered the gates of Shrek Academy.

"Yes, Elder Mu!" Zhang Lexuan bowed slightly, took the ashes left behind by the strange middle-aged man who had disappeared by self-immolation, which Han Ruoruo had kept, and headed towards the freshman dormitory building.

Before long, Zhang Lexuan arrived at the dormitory building and stood in front of the old man.

Sunlight fell on Moon's face, and he slightly opened his eyes. His dim eyes only showed a glimmer of light in the sunlight, but it could not conceal the flame of life that could be extinguished at any moment.

"How's the investigation going?" Mu En asked gently, looking at the graceful Zhang Lexuan in front of him.

"We're completely clueless." Zhang Lexuan shook her head slightly and handed the collected ashes to Mu En. "We found a book seller through a lot of clues, but we didn't get any useful information from him."

"After we surrounded him, he said some strange things, and finally his whole body turned into the ashes in the box."

"Strange words?" Moon murmured softly, slowly opening the box in his hand. Looking at the ashes inside, his eyes brightened considerably, and a sharp glint flashed across them.

The moment Mu En saw Zhang Lexuan, he sensed a strange aura emanating from her. Only after opening the box did he find the source of the aura.

"Yes, he said that 'the plan to eliminate Shrek Academy was devised by that lord,' and that our Shrek Academy is yet another Spirit Hall, destined to be destroyed. A new order will be established on the ruins of Shrek Academy, guiding people to believe in the true god." Although she was very disdainful of the mysterious middle-aged man's words, Zhang Lexuan still repeated them to Mu En verbatim.

How Mu En judges it is his business. What Zhang Lexuan needs to do is to tell the whole story in detail so that Mu En will not be misled.

"A new order, true gods..." Moon stretched out his hand, picking up a few ashes with his index finger and thumb, his eyes flickering uncertainly.

"That sir...? It seems things are far more complicated than we imagined. You should return to the inner courtyard first. Leave the rest to us old folks," Mu En said with a gentle smile.

"Yes, Elder Mu, this disciple takes his leave." Zhang Lexuan bowed slightly and turned to leave.

After Zhang Lexuan left, Mu En looked at the box full of ashes in his hand, and his eyes instantly turned sharp.

The puppet clone technique allows the user to remotely control the clone to self-immolate, and the ashes after self-immolation carry strong mental fluctuations and a strange aura.

Evil Soul Master...?

Having dealt with evil spirit masters his entire life, Mu En immediately focused his attention on them, and the image of an old friend surfaced in his mind.

"Could it be you?" Moon murmured softly.

With limited information, it's no wonder Moon would have the wrong idea. Scheming and intrigue are things that only exist among humans, and only humans would go to such lengths to wage civil war.

Unification... Division... Civil War... Then unification again.

Repeatedly.

Don't forget what the Demon King's true form is. The four words "Demon Eye Tree" perfectly describe his essential abilities. Although the Demon King disdains cultivating by devouring large quantities like so-called evil soul masters and evil soul beasts, he has done so many times in his hundreds of thousands of years of life. In addition, because his true form is the Demon Eye Tree, his aura will naturally make Mu En, who has the attribute of light, feel hostile.

They're no different from evil spirit masters. Unlike Xuanzi, Mu En had been in close contact with evil spirit masters before, and even almost married the leader of one. He naturally understood that evil spirit masters had become a force to be reckoned with after thousands of years of pursuit by Shrek Academy, and definitely had their own organizations.

Moreover, the charlatanry implications of what Zhang Lexuan said are self-evident. Apart from those evil soul masters who crave blood and souls every day, who else would be mentally unstable and think about some new order or some unrelated true god every day?

Besides the Shrek Seven Devils, what other gods are there in Douluo Continent? (From Mu En's perspective)

Most importantly, evil spirit masters and Shrek Academy have an irreconcilable feud, and they have every reason to attack Shrek Academy!

Ye Xishui: ?

Long Xiaoyao: ?

Zhongliwu: ?

"They are in the dark, we are in the light. Without knowing what the other side wants to do, we must not panic." Moon silently tapped the armrest of the recliner with his fingers. The rhythmic tapping gradually became more rapid amidst his chaotic thoughts.

This pillar of Shrek felt a dilemma for the first time.

It's definitely not acceptable to let those books spread freely in the Douluo Continent, but it's also inappropriate to ban them in a big way.

The former doesn't know what other methods the other side will use to smear them, nor how much mud they will smear Shrek Academy. The latter, on the other hand, will make those ignorant, somewhat dim-witted, and self-righteous individuals think that Shrek Academy is trying to cover up their ignorance, making things worse the more they try to explain.

"Evil Soul Masters... I have been too lenient with you in the past, so much so that you dare to act so recklessly even before I am dead." As Mu En's thoughts began to slip, his killing intent gradually spread.

"And that little girl from the outer courtyard..."

Originally, Mu En didn't intend to hold anything against Zhou Yi. In his view, Zhou Yi was just a young girl. Although her actions were indeed somewhat extreme, she had a sense of responsibility towards Shrek Academy. With proper guidance, she could become an excellent teacher who nurtures promising talents.

The reason Mu En was able to tolerate Zhou Yi before was because Zhou Yi was also considered a direct descendant of Shrek Academy, with a clean background, and stayed on to teach at Shrek Academy after graduation.

But that won't work now. The entire Douluo Continent knows what Zhou Yi has done, and they won't give Mu En a chance to correct her anymore.

Zhou Yi didn't even get into the inner academy back then. After graduating from the outer academy with the cultivation of a four-ring Soul Master, she stayed at the school as an outer academy teaching assistant until about ten years ago when she broke through to the Soul Emperor realm and officially began teaching.

But in just over a decade, she expelled more students than some teachers had ever taught.

Moon... is going to make an example of her.

In the eyes of this far-sighted old man, Shrek Academy is now rotten to the core. From the elders of the Sea God Pavilion to the students of Shrek Academy, they have all been blinded by the so-called eternal glory.

A serious illness requires strong medicine; only by cutting through the Gordian knot can Shrek Academy continue.

Moon disappeared quietly, along with the recliner.

(End of this chapter)