Elder Song's "Righteous Rebellion" continued. She genuinely wanted to accomplish something great! With Mu En's faction in a state of leaderless chaos and her own side having a huge advantage, she had managed to win over more than half of the dozen or so members of the Sea God Pavilion!
Elder Song, Lin Huiqun, Elder Zhuang, Gong Changlong, Xian Lin'er, Qian Duoduo, and three other Titled Douluo members whose names were not mentioned in the original work all became Elder Song's allies.
As for the others, although they didn't explicitly support Elder Song, they had placed themselves in a neutral position. In short, they were like fair-weather friends, ready to side with whoever gained power.
Elder Song wasn't surprised.
While many in Shrek Academy, like her, still held a burning and fervent heart, there were also those whose wills had been corrupted by immense power and the allure of the mortal world.
It was normal for them not to want to risk confronting Mu En. After finally achieving their current Titled Douluo cultivation and climbing to the top of the continent, they didn't want to get involved in these matters. They just wanted to profit from Shrek and live a comfortable life.
As long as these people didn't interfere with her plan, Elder Song didn't want to argue with them.
Remaining neutral could also be seen as a form of indirect help.
As for Cai Mei'er and Zhang Lexuan, Elder Song didn't contact them.
Cai Mei'er was Yan Shaozhe's wife and half of Mu En's disciple. The chances of convincing her were close to zero. And Zhang Lexuan was brought back and raised by Mu En. Elder Song knew some of the unspoken truths, such as the fact that Zhang Lexuan was a child bride prepared by Mu En for his great-grandson, Bei Bei.
Zhang Lexuan would undoubtedly stand on Mu En's side.
Previously, this wouldn't have made Elder Song particularly angry, as it was considered a way to increase Shrek Academy's foundation and attract a genius. Being able to tie Zhang Lexuan to Shrek Academy's warship in this way was a reasonable approach in Elder Song's eyes.
But now, as she looked back, with Mu En no longer having his idealized image in her eyes, this act of using a favor to force a twelve-year-old girl to be a child bride for his great-grandson made Elder Song loathe him.
"She was only twelve years old!"
"You old beast! It's no wonder you could collude with Evil Soul Masters and were even cuckolded. You're capable of such heinous and shameless acts!"
"I, Elder Song, publicly condemn you!"
What Elder Song didn't know was that through the content in The Phoenix Teases the Twin Dragons, Zhang Lexuan had also begun to re-evaluate the demise of her family and successfully uncovered the "truth." She had already started her gradual descent into darkness.
In this way, Zhang Lexuan was actually Elder Song's hidden ally!
But Elder Song was unaware of this...
And so, Elder Song had everything planned out for Mu En. She just had to wait for him to return to Shrek, and then she would drop the cup as a signal, with three hundred men ready at the Xuanwu Gate, to directly force Mu En's hand in a Righteous Rebellion!
"Following the will of Heaven, restore Shrek to its brilliant state!"
Finally, Mu En returned...
A hunched, ancient figure, bent almost ninety degrees at the waist, quietly appeared above Shrek City. Yet, none of the Titled Douluo of Shrek Academy noticed him.
Spatial power, traveling through the void.
This was a Limit Douluo. This was a Rank 99 powerhouse, the closest to a god.
Even though Mu En was severely weakened and had only a few days left to live without the Golden Tree's life extension, as long as he wasn't dead, his Limit Douluo cultivation still allowed him to look down on the world with arrogance. Even if he appeared in broad daylight above Shrek City, no one could detect him.
But Mu En had no joy in returning to Shrek; instead, his heart was filled with sorrow.
He had expected this while he was away. He was mentally prepared for a large number of people to have left Shrek City and Shrek Academy, but the harsh reality still made him feel bitter.
Shrek City no longer had its former prosperity. Almost everyone who could leave had already gone. A large portion of those who remained were refugees and beggars who couldn't leave at all.
They stayed because so many people had left Shrek City that the discarded food and valuables could be a means of survival for them. Rather than continuing to wander, they preferred to find an empty house to live in and then search for food and money in other vacant homes every day.
These people were worthless to Shrek City.
The valuable people, the ones who could create tax revenue for Shrek, were all gone...
Just by looking at the desolation of Shrek City, Mu En could imagine that the interior of Shrek Academy was no better.
He had devoted his life to strengthening Shrek, preserving its ten-thousand-year glory, and making it even more powerful as it was passed down. But his dream had been completely destroyed by six small books.
Not only that, even his last pursuit, his final desire to have his name go down in history, had been utterly crushed.
During his journey back to Shrek Academy, Mu En also noticed that after The Phoenix Teases the Twin Dragons, another book, Fellow Travelers, had been released. If this new book hadn't wasted some of his time, Elder Song probably wouldn't have had time to prepare her surprise for him.
After a brief look at the deserted Shrek City, Mu En returned directly to Shrek Academy.
The academy, which was now much emptier, also made Mu En's heart ache.
In this era of hidden dangers, for Shrek to suffer such a great calamity made him truly worry if Shrek Academy could continue to exist.
The war between the Soul and Star Luo Empires was still ongoing. Although the intensity of the war between the two nations had been significantly reduced due to the stir caused by The Phoenix Teases the Twin Dragons and Fellow Travelers, the Soul Empire clearly had no intention of stopping the war. Once the turmoil passed, the two nations would inevitably begin fighting again.
The Heavenly Soul Empire remained indifferent, always vigilant against the Sun and Moon Empire while maintaining a wait-and-see attitude, ready to respond to any unexpected situation.
The Sun and Moon Empire was watching covetously. It was clear to everyone that with its wild ambitions, the Sun and Moon Empire would never give up this opportunity presented by the internal strife of the three Douluo Empires. It was ready to launch a war and unite the continent in one fell swoop.
When the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact. In such a treacherous situation, how could Shrek Academy remain unscathed?
Its destruction... was imminent...
Just as Mu En returned to the Sea God Pavilion, planning to discuss the future direction with the other Pavilion elders and make his final arrangements, a bucket of excrement was, in a combined effort by Lin Yun and Elder Song, dumped right on Mu En's head...
(End of Chapter)
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