Chapter 108 Mu En Falls_1

Why go see that old guy?

Just to await punishment?

Xuan Zi, who had already freed his ego, now found being trampled the most unbearable.

In his heart, there was no one left in this world qualified to punish him.

Seeing Xuan Zi remain unmoved, Elder Song felt infuriated, "Xuan Zi, don't forget, if it weren't for Elder Mu stepping in to help you just now, you would've become a mere ghost under Poison Not Dead's control!"

Xuan Zi's expression became even more unnatural upon hearing this. He opened his mouth, hesitated, then stammered, "I, I never said I wouldn't go... Let's go, we'll head to the Sea God's Pavilion now."

As his words fell, he too sprang into the air and flew towards the direction of the Sea God's Pavilion.

...

Elsewhere.

Inside Shrek Academy, Qin Xiao slowly withdrew his gaze.

Seeing that both parties involved in the fight had left, he knew the battle was over.

However, his plans had come to fruition.

Upon seeing the enormous Taotie, he knew things were progressing just as he had speculated; Xuan Zi and Mu En had combined.

Yet he had secretly manipulated the destructive power, fusing it unnoticed into Poison Not Dead's attack.

What specific changes would occur, he was still somewhat uncertain.

But he believed it would be enough to cause chaos within Shrek.

"Knock, knock, knock."

Suddenly, a series of knocks on the door reached Qin Xiao's ears, followed by a concerned voice from outside.

"Uncle Master, Uncle Master, are you alright?"

Meng Hongchen anxiously called out from the doorway.

Qin Xiao instantly composed himself, at least concealing his weakness from others, "I'm fine, come in directly."

As the door was pushed open, Meng Hongchen walked in, followed by Elder Ma.

Qin Xiao smiled faintly, "Even Elder Ma is here, there's no need for such a commotion, is there?"

However.

Elder Ma did not appear as relaxed as Qin Xiao, displaying a grave expression, "The situation is not optimistic. The Body Sect's Poison Not Dead is no easy opponent. Letting that old guy escape means next time he comes back, he will be even more formidable."

Upon hearing this, Qin Xiao feigned surprise, "That green giant is the Body Sect's Poison Not Dead?"

"Green giant?"

Elder Ma paused for a moment, then a rare smile appeared on his face, "Yes, that old guy is one of the few powerful beings in Soul Land, and not even the Hall Master can be sure of defeating him in a battle."

The Hall Master he mentioned was naturally Jing Hongchen.

"What are your plans, Elder Ma?" Qin Xiao couldn't help but ask.

Elder Ma hesitated for a moment, "I plan to temporarily suspend the exchange student program. Let's return to the Sun-Moon Empire first and wait until things settle down. It'll still be timely to resume the plans later."

Qin Xiao heard this and slowly nodded.

Elder Ma's arrangement was indeed sensible.

Putting the students' safety first was the correct decision.

Elder Ma pondered for a moment and then added, "But there's no need to rush. Just be mentally prepared. Whether we decide to leave or not, I need to give it more thought."

"By the way, during this time, you should focus on the Extreme Soul Master Training methods and visit the library more. This is crucial to your future."

He hadn't forgotten the primary purpose of this trip to Shrek. While others served as a diversion, the main goal was for Qin Xiao to obtain the Ultimate Training Method from the Shrek Academy.

...

"Elder Mu, I'm here..."

In front of the Sea God's Pavilion, Xuan Zi and Elder Song arrived belatedly.

On the way here, Elder Song also recounted the events that had transpired during Xuan Zi's absence.

Xuan Zi now understood the state Elder Mu was in...

"You, have finally come back."

In front of the Sea God's Pavilion, there was silence except for Elder Mu's weak voice.

"I..."

Xuan Zi hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he could not bring himself to say anything else and simply stated, "I've returned..."

Mu En said, "You have returned just in time, Xuan Zi. From now on, the future of Shrek Academy will rely on you. Can you protect the Academy well?"

"What!"

"Elder Mu!"

Upon hearing Mu En's words, everyone's expressions suddenly changed, revealing shock in their eyes.

What did Mu En mean by this?

Was he addressing his last wishes?

Xuan Zi couldn't help but ask, "Elder Mu, they just told me that you could hold on..."

"That was before. After clashing with Poison Not Dead, my condition has become much worse, and I can't hold on for much longer."

"How could Poison Not Dead hurt you? We had reached level 99 when we combined..."

"Yes, how could he hurt me... I used to think so too. But that's the reality..."

Mu En sighed, "In the technique that Poison Not Dead unleashed, there was an extremely powerful and almost imperceptible horrifying force. It wasn't until Taotie absorbed this force that I sensed something was wrong, but by then it was too late.

The destructive power had already erupted inside you, and to prevent you from getting hurt, I had no choice but to use all of my strength to negate that destructive power. Fortunately, as my power was nearly exhausted, the destructive force also dissipated."

Xuan Zi's body jolted, "So something like that happened?!"

Now he finally understood why Mu En's power faded from within him after taking the hit from Poison Not Dead, and why they didn't pursue and attack them.

So he had silently endured so much.

"Elder Mu, you didn't have to do that, let me bear that destructive force."

As Xuan Zi spoke, tears welled up at the corners of his eyes.

"I'm already an old soul... no, I don't even have a body anymore, just a soul clinging to life. I'm going to fade away sooner or later. But you're still young.