Chapter 147: Mu En With The Mask Of Pain
“By the way, do you know about the Shrek weird tales?”
Feng Jin said softly to Bai E and the others with a mysterious expression on her face.
“Weird tales?”
Bai E shook his head, indicating he didn’t know.
“Huh? Does Shrek Academy have weird tales too? It couldn’t be ghosts, right!”
Xue Qing shrank her head slightly. When she was little, her mother liked to scare her with various ghost stories to make her behave.
This made her extremely afraid of all kinds of ghosts and monsters, and the Douluo Continent really had such things.
Mademos and Xia Die remained unmoved, while Ti Bao said helplessly:
“Alright, little Feng Jin, stop beating around the bush. Tell us quickly.”
Even Mu En was very interested. He hadn’t expected his Shrek Academy to have weird tales, which made the old man feel very novel.
“Heh heh.”
“This is a super weird tale circulating on the Shrek Academy forum.”
“It’s a secret rule of Shrek Academy!”
“If you don’t follow it properly, it’s said you’ll encounter bad things!”
“First weird tale: Never go to Sea God Lake in the mid-evening of mid-month! There will be a flame Mouth Man Demon!”
“Once, a junior student encountered a mysterious Mouth Man Demon and was never heard from again! Even his roommates were silenced!”
After hearing this, Ti Bao shrank her head slightly and said:
“How could that be?”
“So scary!”
After hearing this, Mu En sighed inwardly. He knew this wasn’t a weird tale, but something that really happened.
For that child who was burned to ashes, Yan Shaozhe, that pile of useless mud, initially planned to silence it directly, and even the compensation was pitifully small.
In the end, it was he who warned Yan Shaozhe to manage Ma Xiaotao properly from then on, and personally decided on compensation for his family: one top-level thousand-year soul bone and five Soul Ascension Pills.
Moreover, all the expenses were deducted from the Martial Soul Department’s funding, as a warning to Yan Shaozhe.
Mu En would not allow Ma Xiaotao to lose control and kill again. If it happened again, Mu En would consider restricting Ma Xiaotao’s cultivation.
“Second weird tale: At the end of each month, faint screams of women can be heard near Sea God Lake! At that time, run away quickly and don’t look back!”
Xia Die asked curiously:
“What happens if you look back?”
Feng Jin scratched her head and said embarrassedly:
“Ah! Die Bao, why ask that?”
“I don’t know either.”
Mu En shook his head again. It was related to Ma Xiaotao again; she endured evil fire erosion every end of the month.
At that time, there were usually teachers patrolling near Sea God Lake.
“Ahem!”
“Third weird tale: Mysterious cloth-robed old man!”
“According to rumor, if Shrek Academy organizes a Soul Hunting Group, but the leader is a cloth-robed old man, run away quickly!”
Bai E’s azure blue eyes showed doubt as he said:
“Why?”
Feng Jin said nervously:
“You’ll die.”
Bai E directly did a tactical lean back.
“Ah?!”
Feng Jin continued:
“This weird tale has a story!”
“There’s a post on the Shrek forum with super high click rate.”
“The original poster posted a story.”
“The original poster was a graduate student from Shrek Academy.”
“Innate Soul Power level seven, a genius outside, but just barely at Shrek Academy.”
“But his roommate was a true super genius who carried him to win various competitions all the way, becoming a core disciple.”
“In his description, his roommate was a super nice person who shared all good resources with the original poster.”
“Just like that, the original poster successfully graduated from Shrek Academy in sixth grade, while his roommate entered Shrek Inner Court.”
“From then on, the two could only communicate through letters.”
“Once, his roommate wrote a letter to the original poster, which was the last text his roommate left in the human world!”
“He said he was going soul hunting with other Shrek Inner Court disciples, and the leader was a cloth-robed old man.”
“The original poster didn’t take it seriously at first, since it was a Soul Hunting Group organized by Shrek Academy. Until he contacted his roommate again and received a strange letter.”
“This letter normally exchanged daily life with him, but the tone was very stiff, which made the original poster a bit uneasy.”
“Time passed bit by bit, and the original poster kept exchanging at normal frequency.”
“Until one day, the original poster accompanied a Soul Hunting Group deep into Star Dou Great Forest to find a ten-thousand-year Demon Spirit Flower for some matters.”
“And in the depths of Star Dou Great Forest, he found an item that grieved him immensely.”
“That was his roommate’s student ID! It had bloodstains on it, and the original poster also found some scattered bones nearby, clearly belonging to humanity!”
“At that moment, he realized his good brother had died long ago!”
“Back home, he angrily wrote back asking who the person impersonating his friend was.”
“The last reply was: [This is not something you should know. Consider your own abilities.]”
“Until the Magic Net appeared, the original poster slowly posted this story on the Magic Net.”
“And said he wasn’t afraid of retaliation, he just wanted to know the truth.”
Hearing this story, all the girls except Xia Die trembled in fear.
Xia Die’s gemstone-like eyes flashed slightly, as if she had inspiration for a new novel.
Worth mentioning, the Six-Winged Demonic Tiger’s long-awaited “Dragon and Flower” had been dropped.
This led to Xia Die now being on the Magic Net wanted list, with the bounty in dream coins already reaching ten thousand.
Among them, the Beast Kings of Star Dou Great Forest were the most agitated, demanding that “Golden Chef” be captured and brought to Star Dou Great Forest.
They were willing to add a large amount of rare resources on top of the ten thousand dream coins, including some precious herbs that were considered extinct outside.
Di Tian was also gradually opening up to Magic Net Live Broadcast; the outer ring of Star Dou Great Forest could currently be broadcasted.
The mixed zone was Di Tian’s bottom line; as long as it wasn’t crossed, he couldn’t be bothered.
Bai E and Mademos looked at each other, while Mu En put on a pain mask.
This weird tale hit Shrek right in the lungs; the tragedy caused by Xuan Zi still hadn’t let Shrek recover.
But soon, a fierce light appeared in Mu En’s eyes, faintly revealing the might of Dragon God Douluo.
This fierce light wasn’t aimed at that original poster; Mu En actually wanted to thank him. If he hadn’t spoken, Mu En really wouldn’t have known that Shrek handled this matter in such a way!
He clearly remembered ordering ample compensation for the victim! Absolutely satisfy all demands of the family!
He didn’t expect this group of insects to find a loophole!
“Sigh! If the person isn’t dead, do I not need to compensate?”
Mu En was now almost furious. He suddenly felt Shrek Academy was a bit unfamiliar.
“Looks like someone thinks I’ve been lying in the wheelchair too long and can’t lift a knife anymore!”
“Hiding everything from me!”
“Hahaha!”
“My orders in Sea God Pavilion can’t leave Sea God Lake—too amusing!”
“You’ve made this old man laugh!”
“This Dragon God Douluo is crippled, not useless!”
“In today’s world, the only ones who can defeat me one-on-one are my two old friends!”
“This Shrek needs some cleaning!”
“Otherwise, some people forget who calls the shots at this Shrek.”
“My lifespan is already short, but I absolutely cannot leave such a smoky Shrek Academy to the children.”
Mu En’s eyes showed fierce light. Perhaps seeing these monstrous new students like Bai E gave him hope for Shrek, and his spirits suddenly lifted.
He now planned to personally rectify every aspect of Shrek upon return. He wanted to see who had the guts to treat Sea God Pavilion’s words like fart!
No matter how petty Yan Shaozhe was, he wouldn’t treat his orders as mere wind!
This world ultimately speaks with strength!
“The fourth weird tale is…”
Feng Jin was just about to say the fourth weird tale when she was interrupted by a voice.
“You, you, you, and you—stand up!”
A man with golden long hair and heterochromatic pupils in his deep blue eyes stood by their table, his tone clearly very irritable.
Mu En was in a bad mood and coldly looked at the arrogant-faced student before him, saying:
“Oh?”
“Looking at you like this? Should I stand up too?”
Dai Huabin sized him up, sensed the old man’s aura, and smiled, saying:
“Old grandpa, if you can still stand.”
Mu En was almost laughed to anger; the grand Dragon God Douluo was mocked by a junior for not being able to stand.
Even if you gave Yan Shaozhe a hundred guts, he wouldn’t dare speak to Mu En like that.
Bai E and Mademos exchanged a glance, realizing the visitor meant trouble, and stood up together very tacitly, blocking in front of everyone.
Mademos’s golden eyes seemed to hide a lion as he coldly looked at Dai Huabin and said:
“Something wrong?”
Even the usually good-tempered Bai E was a bit angry, because the other mocked even Grandpa Mu, a disabled old man.
Bai E’s gentle warmth like the scorching sun was always reserved for his companions and those kind civilians.
Facing a malicious guest, Bai E didn’t mind using the morning scorching sun to burn the opponent to ashes!
Dai Huabin’s strange dual pupils showed a hint of interest; he hadn’t expected these new students to have guts.
“Freshmen in first year?”
“Looks like you don’t know that sitting and eating in Shrek Academy cafeteria requires some strength.”
“Since you joined Shrek Academy, you should know Shrek’s motto: [Those who dare not stir trouble are mediocrity].”
“Your seats—I reserved them long ago. Make way!”
The entire cafeteria fell silent; people eating at nearby tables also felt some indignation.
“Hey, Dai Huabin!”
“I haven’t heard that cafeteria seats have a reservation function?”
“Isn’t it always first come, first served?”
Two black-haired boys stood up from the next table, looking at Dai Huabin unkindly.
Seeing them, Dai Huabin said:
“Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan, two defeated subordinates stepping up for others.”
Cao Jinxuan reached out to stop Zhou Sichen who was about to flare up.
“Dai Huabin, they’re just new students and an old grandpa. Isn’t this too aggressive for a core disciple’s demeanor?”
Dai Huabin’s lips curved into a smile. He came to stir trouble today, wanting to find some punching bags to vent the anger accumulated from being oppressed by Zhou Yi.
It didn’t matter if these new students or Cao Jinxuan and the other were the bags.
Just as the atmosphere grew increasingly tense, Mademos stepped forward and said coldly to Dai Huabin:
“Beating around the bush so much.”
“You just want to fight, right?”
“Find a place to spar?”
“Let me see what strength makes you so arrogant!”
For this guy even worse than Xiao Hongchen, Mademos decided to teach him a lesson.
Dai Huabin smiled and said:
“Gutsy!”
“Shrek Academy has a Fighting Arena inside.”
“Follow me.”
With that, Dai Huabin headed straight to the cafeteria door, with Mademos following closely behind.
Bai E looked apologetically at Feng Jin and the others, saying:
“I was planning to go see other places with you all.”
“I’ll go check the situation too.”
Ti Bao’s slightly childish young voice came:
“It’s fine, little Bai. Little Enemy is very strong.”
“Let’s all go together, because we’re companions.”
Bai E nodded and said:
“I believe in Mademos.”
“No doubt about that!”
Seeing their unity, Mu En’s heart, irritated by the rabble, calmed slightly.
“Take me along. I know where the Fighting Arena is.”
Bai E smiled at Mu En and said:
“Then, trouble for Grandpa Mu.”
With that, Bai E pushed Mu En, preparing to head to the Fighting Arena under his guidance. Before leaving, Bai E smiled at Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan, saying:
“Thanks for earlier, you two seniors.”
“I’m Bai E.”
“Nice to meet you.”
Cao Jinxuan waved his hand and said:
“No problem, no problem.”
“But unfortunately, we couldn’t help you.”
“I’m Cao Jinxuan, and the guy next to me is Zhou Sichen.”
“That jerk just now is Dai Huabin, Soul Elder cultivation, second in this year’s new student assessment.”
“In the finals, Big Sister Huo Sui’er took on three including him, and beat them miserably!”
Cao Jinxuan’s face showed some schadenfreude; he had no fondness for Dai Huabin either.
Bai E smiled and said:
“As expected of Sui Sis.”
“So he’s a Soul Elder. Mademos should have no problem.”
“Thanks, seniors. I’ll treat you two to a meal later!”
Cao Jinxuan and Zhou Sichen looked at each other. Zhou Sichen couldn’t help saying:
“Dai Huabin is very strong, top-level martial soul White Tiger. If not, have your companion come back. Don’t push it.”
Bai E, Feng Jin, and the others all smiled.
Ti Bao shook her head, her small tuft of red bound hair bobbing, and said:
“It’s fine.”
“As long as it’s not a Soul King, Little Enemy will have no problem at all.”
They had all witnessed Xiao Hongchen being continuously beaten dozens of times by Mademos.
Xiao Hongchen was a genuine high-rank Soul Sect, just one step from Soul King, and his Three-legged Golden Toad martial soul was a true divine beast bloodline martial soul, superior in quality to White Tiger.
Mademos’s Golden Lion King was a super martial soul personally designed by Huo Yuhao!
A martial soul that could never naturally be born.
Hearing Ti Bao’s words, Cao Jinxuan and Zhou Sichen found it hard to believe, thinking inwardly:
“This batch of new students is so outrageous? Can fight Soul Kings?”
After Bai E and the others left, Cao Jinxuan pulled Zhou Sichen and said:
“Come on, let’s go watch too!”
