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

After all, he couldn't just admit to arresting Xu Sanshi; if that got out, his actions of catching spies would definitely be affected.

In any case, the relationship between the Sun Moon Empire, the Douluo Three Kingdoms, and Shrek Academy has always been bad, and the Sun Moon Empire even tried to keep Shrek Academy's people. Therefore, it seems reasonable to make the Sun Moon Empire and the evil soul masters take the blame.

Xuanzi was well aware that it was unethical of him to mislead the members of the Sea God Pavilion with his words, but he knew that everything he was doing was for the sake of the academy, without any selfish motives.

"Elder Xuan is right!" Elder Song nodded, a thoughtful look on his face. "Xu Sanshi might have been captured by the evil Sun Moon Empire or the Holy Spirit Cult!"

I believe the academy needs to assemble a team to rescue Xu Sanshi from the Sun Moon Empire. Our Shrek Academy's principle is to never abandon any student who still has hope, and Xu Sanshi, a student with a high probability of survival, naturally falls under our rescue target.

The other elders also expressed their opinions, and they generally felt that Elder Xuan and Elder Song's words made a lot of sense.

After a moment, Mu En, having taken everyone's opinions into account, made the final decision: "Shao Zhe, go find people from the Star Luo Empire, the Heavenly Soul Empire, and the Dou Ling Empire, and discuss the rescue plan with them."

Some forces from the three great empires are trapped in Mingdu and urgently need rescue, and we also need to rescue people. Based on this, Shrek Academy can join forces with them.

Of course, Moon couldn't go to Mingdu in person. His current health condition wasn't good, and he could only stay at Shrek Academy to protect all the faculty and students. If he went deep into the Sun Moon Empire to rescue people, he would very likely die there.

He wanted to protect Shrek Academy for a longer period of time, so he couldn't be so aggressive.

"Yes, teacher!" Yan Shaozhe nodded seriously and replied.

Then Moon said, "Next, we need to prepare for the Sun Moon Empire to go to war. Since they have chosen to station a large number of Soul Master Corps near Mingdu to prevent the participating teams from other empires and academies from leaving, and even captured a large number of contestants from other empires and academies, this undoubtedly shows that the Sun Moon Empire's ambitions have grown extremely large. They will definitely launch a war that will sweep across the continent!"

"We don't know when the war will break out, but we must be prepared, otherwise the academy and the three great empires will be in danger of collapse. Everyone is welcome to speak freely and offer suggestions, which I will consider for their feasibility."

Soon, the elders began to think about it seriously. Although they sometimes had different opinions and occasional disputes, they would work together as long as the interests of the academy were involved.

Soon, after careful consideration, the elders offered some suggestions that they considered good.

After listening to the elders' words, Moon quickly adopted some of their opinions selectively.

Chapter 473 Xuanzi's Plan

Based on these opinions, he assigned tasks to some of the elders. Then, Moon's gaze swept across everyone's faces, and he said calmly, "Alright, if there are no other matters that need to be discussed at the Sea God Pavilion, this Sea God Pavilion meeting is now adjourned."

"Elder Mu." Elder Song looked at Mu En, his face showing indignation. "I received news that Xu Tianran, the regent of the Sun Moon Empire, has ascended the throne as the Sun Moon Emperor and granted a general amnesty."

But he pinned the blame for the Sun Moon Emperor's death on Shrek Academy and the Star Luo Empire. While we attacked the Sun Moon Palace, we didn't assassinate the Sun Moon Emperor at all; after all, it wouldn't have benefited Shrek Academy or the Star Luo Empire in the slightest! This is undoubtedly a blatant frame-up.

"Moreover, the Sun Moon Empire actually fabricated stories about Shrek Academy's powerful members attacking and killing a large number of royal family members, blowing up a military soul tool warehouse, and even affecting ordinary people and soul masters living nearby."

If Shrek Academy had actually done those two things, that would be one thing, but we clearly didn't!

Shrek Academy's reputation within the Sun Moon Empire has plummeted. If the Sun Moon Empire were to send troops to destroy Shrek City in the future, the Sun Moon soldiers would likely not hesitate to act!

Upon hearing this, some of the elders showed expressions of disbelief, and then began to angrily denounce the shameless behavior of the Sun Moon Empire.

It is important to know that after tens of thousands of years, the fact that Shrek Academy is a holy land for Soul Masters has become deeply ingrained in people's minds.

Therefore, even in the present Sun Moon Empire, many Sun Moon people yearn for Shrek Academy. Even Xu Tianzhen, the most favored princess in the Sun Moon Imperial Palace, wants to study at Shrek Academy rather than become a student at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

This is enough to demonstrate the appeal of Shrek Academy to the Douluo people.

Of course, this is also an advantage for Shrek Academy in war. Even if the Sun Moon Empire launches a war that sweeps across the Douluo Continent, sweeping through the three great empires and besieging Shrek City, Shrek Academy can still be preserved.

After all, as long as Shrek Academy's position in the hearts of Douluo people remains unshaken and it remains the holy land of soul masters that countless people yearn for, no emperor would dare to issue an order to destroy Shrek Academy. After all, this would undoubtedly put him on the opposite side of the vast majority of Douluo people.

Moon frowned slightly. Although he had always believed that the so-called eternal glory was a shackle, his intention was to tell the students, teachers, and elders not to take the eternal glory too seriously.

Moon had always wanted Shrek Academy to survive, even at the cost of his life. However, the falsehoods fabricated by the Sun Moon Empire had severely damaged Shrek Academy's reputation and were detrimental to its long-term survival.

Because of Xuanzi's incident, Shrek Academy's reputation has declined considerably. His comeback will only help Shrek Academy's reputation recover somewhat. After all, as a Limit Douluo who once made a name for himself on the Douluo Continent, his comeback still carries weight.

However, if Shrek Academy's reputation continues to decline because of these two fabricated events, then the situation that Xiao Song described might actually happen in the future, which would undoubtedly greatly damage Shrek Academy's interests.

This was unacceptable to Moon; he wanted to see Shrek Academy thrive more than anyone else.

Moon said, "Xiao Song, arrange for some people to dispel the rumors. Since Shrek Academy did not do these two things, it should not be held responsible for them."

The Sun Moon Empire's move was likely intended to incite hatred towards Shrek Academy and the Star Luo Empire among its citizens, preparing public opinion and guiding public sentiment before launching a war.

Upon hearing this, Elder Song nodded solemnly: "Elder Mu, after the Sea God Pavilion meeting ends, I will arrange for people to refute the rumors."

After chatting for a while, the elders of the Sea God Pavilion left one after another, while Xuanzi chose to travel with Yan Shaozhe. Xuanzi then got straight to the point and said, "Shaozhe, Elder Mu asked you to cooperate with the people of the Star Luo Empire, the Heavenly Soul Empire, and the Fighting Spirit Empire to rescue those who were captured by the Sun Moon Empire in this competition. I think I can also do my part in this matter."

I am a level 98 Super Douluo, incredibly powerful, and I can definitely play a role in your rescue operation.

Xuanzi's goal was simple: to investigate whether Yan Shaozhe was really colluding with the Sun Moon Empire. He needed to find a good opportunity, but he couldn't find such an opportunity at Shrek Academy.

After all, Yan Shaozhe is Elder Mu's student and the dean of the Martial Soul Department. It would be quite difficult to investigate Yan Shaozhe within the academy. Moreover, if Yan Shaozhe were truly an internal traitor, there would be no way he would have revealed his true colors in a place like Shrek Academy.

However, if she could use this rescue operation to go out with Yan Shaozhe, she might be able to find evidence of Yan Shaozhe's collusion with Riyue.

Yan Shaozhe was stunned, completely unexpected that Xuanzi would say such a thing.

To be honest, he didn't quite trust Xuanzi. After all, Xuanzi had made a lot of mistakes, which had a very bad impact on the academy's reputation and had also damaged the academy's interests.

He felt that if Xuanzi were brought along, the rescue operation would likely fail completely.

However, these are things you should only think in your heart; you can't say them out loud, otherwise Elder Xuan will definitely be unhappy.

So Yan Shaozhe hesitated and said, "Elder Xuan, but Elder Mu won't allow you to leave the academy. Even if I agree, Elder Mu won't allow it."

"It's alright. As long as you agree, I will naturally find a way to persuade Elder Mu," Xuanzi said confidently.

Since Elder Xuan had already said so much, Yan Shaozhe had no reason to refuse, even if he was unwilling. He could only nod reluctantly and say, "Alright, Elder Xuan, I promise you, as long as you can persuade Elder Mu, you can come with me to save Sanshi and the others."

However, Yan Shaozhe also had doubts about Elder Xuan's proactive behavior. After all, he still couldn't figure out how Elder Xuan had returned to the academy.

When Xuanzi was captured, his teacher asked him to inform Elder Song and the others to negotiate with the Sun Moon Empire, offering to concede some benefits in exchange for Xuanzi's return to the academy. However, before Elder Song and the others could even negotiate with the Sun Moon Empire, Xuanzi was released.

He later asked Elder Xuan about it, and the elder replied that he had sneaked back when the guards weren't looking.

To be honest, Yan Shaozhe felt that this reason was a bit far-fetched.

He felt that Elder Xuan was hiding something. If he were a high-ranking official of the Sun Moon Empire, he would definitely keep a close watch on Elder Xuan. After all, if Elder Xuan, who had been captured alive, were kept in the hands of the Sun Moon Empire, it would undoubtedly bring huge benefits to the Sun Moon Empire.

Yan Shaozhe's mind raced: "Could it be that Elder Xuan betrayed the academy long ago? Now that I think about it carefully, in a sense, the losses Elder Xuan caused to Shrek Academy are even greater than the losses caused to Shrek Academy by some evil soul masters!"

Chapter 474 Dai Mubai: How did Shrek Academy become like this?

For a moment, Yan Shaozhe was caught in a struggle.

After all, Elder Xuan has always been a senior member of Shrek Academy.

In terms of seniority and strength, Elder Xuan is second only to Elder Mu in Shrek Academy today, and is an elder worthy of everyone's respect.

Such a person has absolutely no reason to betray Shrek Academy.

However, considering the mistakes Elder Xuan had made in the past, Elder Xuan was highly suspicious, so Yan Shaozhe was now unsure whether his previous judgment of Elder Xuan had been accurate.

If Elder Xuan is indeed a traitor, it would undoubtedly be a catastrophe for Shrek Academy.

After all, once the ambitious Sun Moon Empire launches a war, Xuanzi can use his identity and strength to obtain a large amount of key intelligence, and then pass it on to the Sun Moon Empire to help it, thereby causing the armies of the three empires to suffer extremely bad effects.

Imagine a powerful traitor hiding in the company; for Shrek Academy, he would undoubtedly be a soul-guided missile that could explode at any moment.

His mind raced: "Since Elder Xuan is so confident in persuading Elder Mu to let him leave the academy, it is enough to show that Elder Mu is indeed very likely to agree to Elder Xuan's request. After all, Elder Xuan is the second strongest in Shrek Academy and is very powerful."

If Elder Xuan were willing to join the rescue of those captured by the Sun Moon Empire, the success rate of the rescue would theoretically be greatly increased. However, during the rescue operation, it would be wise to observe Elder Xuan closely; if he truly is a traitor, he might slip up.

.......

Spirit world.

In a valley with fresh air and towering trees.

The Shrek Seven Devils sat around a huge table.

The table was laden with dishes that looked and smelled delicious. Of course, the person who cooked these dishes was not Oscar, the God of Cookery, but Rong Nianbing, the God of Emotions.

Although Oscar is the God of Cookery, when it comes to culinary skills, Oscar is no match for Rong Nianbing. If there is a God of Cookery in the God Realm, then Rong Nianbing is undoubtedly the one.

Of course, Rong Nianbing only helped cook a batch of dishes this time and did not come to eat in person. After all, in Rong Nianbing's opinion, it was not appropriate for him to appear at this internal gathering of the Shrek Seven Devils. He helped cook the dishes only to give face to Tang San and Xiao Wu.

At this moment, Tang San was gazing at Xiao Wu with deep affection. Although Xiao Wu was still unwilling to go back with him, through his persistent efforts and the persuasion of Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu's best friend, she finally agreed to have dinner with him. This was undoubtedly a huge step forward.

According to Tang San's plan, it wouldn't be long before the Asura Sword Sheath obediently returned with him.

Of course, in order to liven up the atmosphere, remind Xiao Wu of the good old days, and speed up the process of Xiao Wu agreeing to go home with him, he specially invited the other three Shrek Seven Devils to come over for dinner as well. In this way, the Shrek Seven Devils were all together.

However, there is an urgent problem that needs to be solved: Xiao Wu's attitude towards him is still quite indifferent, which is completely different from before.

To get Xiao Wu's attention and get her talking, Tang San slowly said, "By the way, the Douluo Continent recently concluded a continent-wide Soul Fighting Tournament. Can you guess which team won the championship?"

As soon as Tang San spoke, the attention of the other six monsters was drawn to him. They were all familiar with this kind of competition. Of course, normally, apart from Tang San and Xiao Wu, the other five monsters did not pay attention to this kind of competition.

After all, these kinds of competitions are held every five years. Because the flow of time in the divine realm and the lower realm is different—one day in the divine realm is equivalent to one year in the lower realm—there is no need for the gods to pay attention to these competitions that are held every five days. Moreover, in their impression, Shrek Academy has always been the champion, so these kinds of competitions are not very interesting.

After all, even without watching the competition, you know who the champion is.

This is the confidence that Shrek Academy instilled in them.

At this moment, Dai Mubai crossed his arms and said confidently, "Shrek Academy should win the championship! Our Shrek Academy has a profound foundation, excellent students, and advanced methods of student training. If it's not Shrek Academy that wins, which other team could it be?"

Oscar nodded in agreement: "That's right, Boss Dai is right. Besides our Shrek Academy, can any other team on the Douluo Continent win the championship? The teams sent by other academies are simply not on the same level as the Shrek Academy team."

The others echoed their agreement. Even Xiao Wu felt that Shrek Academy was bound to win the championship, since, according to the information she had gathered, Shrek Academy was participating normally and had not withdrawn from the competition.

Of course, because she was in a bad mood these days, she didn't pay as much attention to this continent-wide Soul Fighting Tournament as Tang San did, so she had no way of knowing the results of each side in the tournament, or who the champion would be.

Tang San shook his head, a helpless look on his face, and said somewhat dejectedly, "Mu Bai, Oscar, you're wrong. The champion of this competition is the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy! The Shrek Academy team stopped at the quarterfinals, not even making it to the semifinals, let alone winning the championship."

"What!" Dai Mubai was somewhat surprised. "How is this possible! How did Shrek Academy become like this? I clearly remember that Shrek Academy was the number one Soul Master Academy on the continent, with extremely strong strength. The students' talent and strength were also among the best in their age group. Logically speaking, they shouldn't have only achieved such a poor result as the top eight."

In his mind, Shrek Academy had always been synonymous with strength, so how could they possibly achieve such results?

Oscar, standing to the side, was also stunned. He had never expected that Shrek Academy would fail to win the championship. As the number one soul master academy on the continent, it should have won the championship no matter what.

Tang San sighed and glanced at Xiao Wu out of the corner of his eye. He was relieved to see that she was listening attentively to him. It was good that she was willing to listen to him.

If Xiao Wu is unwilling to listen to him, he will undoubtedly find himself in a very passive situation.

So he slowly began to speak: "I don't want to believe it's true either, but this is the fact before us."

The Sun Moon Empire has been working hard to develop soul tools and has been relentlessly poaching geniuses from the three major empires.

Time flies, and the Sun Moon Empire is no longer what it used to be. It has transformed into a vast evil empire, practically a carbon copy of the Martial Soul Empire!

The Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy is the best academy in the Sun Moon Empire. This academy successfully won the championship of this competition thanks to a genius from the Star Luo Empire.

Speaking of which, this genius from the Star Luo Empire has quite a connection with Mu Bai.