Three days after that unsettling premonition, Mu En finally understood why he'd felt something was wrong.
Because he received a piece of footage about Xuan Zi.
And by the time he saw it, that video had already spread throughout the entire Shrek City.
When Mu En took the recording from one of the Sea God Pavilion Elders and viewed its contents—seeing Xuan Zi, Titan, and Zhongli Wu sitting together, openly discussing how to kill Huo Yuhao—his blood surged violently.
Rage blasted straight into his skull.
"BOOM!!!"
The terrifying aura belonging to an Ultimate Douluo erupted from Mu En's body, instantly overturning everything inside the Sea God Pavilion.
Every elder present could clearly feel just how furious Mu En was at this moment.
And this time, none of them felt even a shred of sympathy for Xuan Zi. In fact, they were thinking the opposite—
If Xuan Zi actually returned safely to Shrek, letting Mu En cripple his martial soul might even be a good thing.
At least then he would never again be able to sabotage Shrek Academy.
Yes—sabotage.
After five full years of war, Shrek had paid a devastating price to finally win back a sliver of its reputation, enough that the continent no longer believed Shrek was secretly raising evil soul masters.
But now that this recording existed…
Everything Shrek had sacrificed in those five years was about to become a massive joke.
They always proclaimed themselves mortal enemies of evil soul masters—
Yet the academy's Number Two, Xuan Zi, was colluding with the Holy Spirit Cult's leader Zhongli Wu, trying to kill Huo Yuhao and sabotage the peace with the Sun–Moon Empire!?
Not only Mu En—even the elders of the Sea God Pavilion were certain this video wasn't just circulating in Shrek City.
It had probably already spread throughout the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Star Luo Empire long before they saw it.
As for the Sun–Moon Empire?
Even without this video, people there already hated Shrek Academy's guts.
Mu En, boiling with fury, knew he couldn't leave Xuan Zi running around the Sun–Moon Empire anymore.
With this video out, whether Xuan Zi succeeded or failed in killing Huo Yuhao, the Sun–Moon Empire would definitely find trouble with Shrek.
Better to bring Xuan Zi back immediately—
Cripple his martial soul, force him to obediently become a breeding machine, and see if he could at least pass down the Tāotiè Shénniú (Taotie Divine Bull) martial soul.
After making up his mind, Mu En prepared to leave for the Sun–Moon Empire to contain the disaster.
However… he didn't even make it out of Shrek Academy.
Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo returned—
bringing with them a barely-breathing Bei Bei,
Xu Sanshi's corpse,
and the surviving students who participated in the soul master tournament.
The moment everyone saw them, the entire inner courtyard was stunned speechless.
Mu En looked at Bei Bei—suspended in mid-air by Yan Shaozhe's soul power, barely clinging to life.
He reached out, wanting to take him into his arms, but his hands trembled uncontrollably.
Mu En's eyes were already blood-red.
All the elders held their breaths.
Only the straightforward, reckless Xian Lin'er blurted out:
"What the hell happened!?"
Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo immediately shot her a grateful look—
Thank you for asking, otherwise Mu En might've punched first and asked questions never.
They didn't dare delay even a second.
They explained everything exactly as it happened, without exaggeration, without omission—
because if they added even half a word of nonsense, Mu En would settle accounts with them later.
He might act impartial normally, treating all students like his own grandchildren—
But everyone knew:
When it came down to it, the one Mu En valued most…
was Bei Bei, his direct descendant.
After their explanation ended, Mu En said nothing.
He simply held Bei Bei and rose into the air, flying straight toward the Golden Ancient Tree.
Raising his head to the radiant golden trunk, he spoke slowly.
"I don't know whether you were born from the will of Shrek's seniors and martyrs…"
"But I know you can hear my words."
"I beg you—heal Bei Bei. As long as you save him, no matter what you ask of me, I will not hesitate."
"I swear it upon my Light Holy Dragon martial soul… Please."
When he finished speaking, Mu En—whose back had long straightened over the years—slowly bent again.
He bowed deeply to the Golden Ancient Tree.
Seeing this, the other elders held their breath.
They wanted to see whether the Golden Ancient Tree would respond—
whether this ancient symbol of Shrek truly possessed a will.
Yan Shaozhe tugged on Qian Duoduo's sleeve.
Immediately, both of them bowed deeply.
"Senior predecessors of Shrek… please save Bei Bei!"
Qian Duoduo, though still confused, instantly understood and followed suit.
"Seniors of Shrek, we beg you!"
Though Xuan Zi was the real culprit behind Bei Bei's near-death and Xu Sanshi's death—
as supervising teachers, they had an undeniable share of responsibility.
If they didn't want Mu En to cripple them—or worse—they had to show sincerity.
Their only hope was that the Golden Ancient Tree really could hear them and would heal Bei Bei.
Seeing the example set, the rest of the elders also bowed in earnest.
(Well… at least it looked earnest. Whether they meant it was another matter.)
As Mu En led the prayer, the branches of the Golden Ancient Tree gently swayed, as though responding.
But Mu En remained motionless, maintaining his deep bow.
The Golden Ancient Tree stopped moving—as if locked in a silent confrontation with him.
The stalemate lasted a long time.
Bei Bei's condition worsened rapidly.
Just as Elder Zhuang prepared to use his Life-Tree martial soul to force out one last breath for Bei Bei—
The Golden Ancient Tree finally reacted.
The same golden light that had once healed Mu En descended again.
But this time, it didn't spread over the whole Academy.
It fell stingily—exclusively—onto Bei Bei.
A miracle unfolded.
Bei Bei's dried, dying body rapidly regenerated.
His fading life force stabilized, then strengthened.
Everyone exhaled in relief.
Especially Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo—
they looked like two men dragged out of Hell's gate at the last second.
Thank the Golden Ancient Tree.
It had just saved their lives too.
Bei Bei's recovery should've been a moment of joy.
But at this moment…
Mu En felt no joy at all.
Instead, a cold realization settled in his heart:
The existence of the Golden Ancient Tree…
might not actually be a blessing for Shrek Academy.
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