Mu En's death was a truly humiliating one, perhaps the most mortifying way for a Limit Douluo to die.
Normally, a Limit Douluo would either die in a grand and spectacular battle, quietly ascend after a magnificent life, or peacefully close their eyes surrounded by their disciples, children, and grandchildren.
But for someone like Mu En, who had a brilliant and attention-grabbing youth, a powerful and revered prime, and a glorious old age as the Sea God Pavilion Master, leading the continent's number one academy...
...he died disgraced, his body ravaged by injuries, betrayed by the very Shrek he had dedicated his life to, burdened by infamy, and ultimately passed away in quiet despair.
But there was nothing he could do.
To be honest, Lin Yun actually respected Mu En. He was able to maintain a certain level of clear-headedness in a terrible place like Shrek and, with a long-term vision, vigorously develop the Soul Tool Department, grasping the key to success and attracting the Child of Fortune, Huo Yuhao, to Shrek.
He and Xuan Zi were like two extremes: one was calm and wise, the other reckless and impulsive. One was far-sighted, the other short-sighted.
And it was precisely for this reason that Lin Yun had to force Mu En to go offline.
To truly kill Mu En, Lin Yun had many ways to do it. It was difficult to kill a Limit Douluo at their peak, but it was possible to kill a severely weakened and frail one like Mu En.
It would be a little troublesome, but not too much.
However, just killing Mu En was not enough. He had already retired to the background. Killing him would certainly cause chaos in Shrek, but with Mu En already delegating power, Shrek would be back to normal in less than half a month.
Simply getting rid of Mu En would have a big impact on Shrek, but it wouldn't help Lin Yun much.
With the Golden Ancient Tree there, it would be foolish to try to destroy Shrek directly. So Lin Yun had to use a small trick to cause internal strife and division within Shrek Academy while completely ruining its reputation on the Douluo Continent.
The moment Mu En died, the practicing Lin Yun was awakened by the Ice Empress.
"Your Excellency, a powerhouse from Shrek Academy has just fallen," the Ice Empress's cold voice entered Lin Yun's ears.
After slowly calming down his rapidly circulating Sun Scripture, Lin Yun opened his eyes.
"Oh? A powerhouse died? How strong?" Lin Yun raised an eyebrow, asking curiously.
He was in the Outer Court at the time and certainly didn't know what was happening in the Sea God Pavilion. No matter how powerful the Fierce Beasts were, they couldn't listen in on the Sea God Pavilion without being detected.
Unless the Gold Dragon King Gu Yuena came in person.
So, during this time, Lin Yun had just been cultivating with Xiao Xiao and Ning Tian in the Outer Court, watching Shrek Academy's population dwindle and waiting for Shrek to become the public enemy of the continent.
There were only a few people left in the Outer Court now.
The Inner Court was probably the same.
"Very strong. The moment that human died, he unleashed a soul power fluctuation of at least the Limit Douluo level. I could sense the ripple from the collapse of his soul core. That fluctuation was even stronger than mine," the Ice Empress analyzed calmly.
Here, it is important to clarify one thing.
Soul power is one thing, and combat power is another.
In terms of combat power, the Ice Empress, with her four hundred thousand years of cultivation, was certainly not weaker than the weakened Mu En. However, Mu En was a Limit Douluo with two soul cores. He might not have been a match for the Ice Empress in combat power, but he surpassed her in terms of soul power.
The moment Mu En died, his two soul cores, which were in a state of self-resonance, collapsed instantly. Under Mu En's control, there was no explosion of the soul cores that would have leveled Shrek. Externally, it appeared as if Mu En's entire body turned into pure soul power and dissipated into the air.
But as a fellow top powerhouse, and with the Outer Court being only "one step away" from the Inner Court, the Ice Empress was able to clearly sense this soul core collapse, which signified the fall of a top powerhouse.
To be honest, Xuan Zi should have also felt it, but Mu En didn't want him to know.
If Xuan Zi had known that Mu En had died, he would have awakened from his seclusion and engaged in a massive battle with the Sea God Pavilion members led by Elder Song, causing Shrek Academy to completely split and be destroyed.
The best outcome would be Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe fleeing from Shrek Academy.
So, with the dual isolation of Mu En and the Golden Ancient Tree's inherent power, both Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe were completely unaware of Mu En's death. They were still at the very bottom of the Golden Ancient Tree.
This was also what Elder Song wanted to see.
The Sea God Pavilion had basically been completely taken over by her, and she had already become the new Sea God Pavilion Master.
The longer it took for Xuan Zi to emerge, the more time she would have to re-integrate Shrek Academy and rebuild it into an unbreakable fortress.
Well... of course, this was just Elder Song's wishful thinking. In reality, what she could do to Shrek was entirely up to Lin Yun's mood. With Mu En gone, Shrek Academy was now his to mold as he pleased.
"A Limit Douluo has fallen..." Lin Yun's eyes widened, his expression extremely strange.
Who else could be a Limit Douluo at Shrek? The Dragon God Mu En, of course!
Logically, Ma Xiaotao hadn't fallen into darkness at the tournament and the Holy Spirit Cult hadn't attacked Shrek because of her. Mu En, who hadn't been in a battle, shouldn't have died at this time. Therefore, the reason for Mu En's early death had to be Lin Yun's handiwork!
"Awesome!"
Lin Yun almost slapped the table in applause.
He didn't know if Mu En had died of old age or if he had been directly angered to death by his series of brilliant maneuvers, but it didn't matter. All that mattered was that Mu En was dead!
If he were still alive, he might have found a way to solve Shrek's problems, but now that Mu En was dead, Shrek Academy could forget about being whitewashed!
It wasn't that Lin Yun looked down on the gang in the Sea God Pavilion; it was that they simply didn't have the capability!
They lacked strategy and were terrible at scheming. Aside from relying on their brute strength, almost no one dared to oppose Shrek. How could they, who were so high and mighty, know how to clear their own name?
Looking out the window at the now nearly empty Shrek campus, Lin Yun fell into deep thought.
His original goal in coming to Shrek was to collapse it from the inside and have some fun along the way. Now that his goal had been achieved, there was no point in him staying here.
Maybe... he should leave?
(End of Chapter)
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