Chapter 203: Shrek Academy’s Reform
Long Xiaoyao’s gaze passed through the long conference table in front of him, carefully examining Yan Shaozhe’s appearance. Upon this examination, he increasingly felt that the other party had Ye Xishui’s look in his eyebrows and eyes.
“Coincidence?”
“It should be.”
“I remember he is Mu En’s prized disciple, the dean of Shrek Academy.”
“Bright Phoenix Douluo Yan Shaozhe.”
“Light Phoenix………”
“Impossible to be related to Ye Xishui.”
“Absolutely just a coincidence.”
Long Xiaoyao withdrew his gaze. He had no doubt at all that the other party could be Ye Xishui and his descendant.
In his eyes, Ye Xishui’s Martial Soul was Blood Soul Demonic Puppet. No matter how it mutated, it was absolutely impossible to mutate into Light Phoenix.
This was even more absurd than a dog suddenly mutating into Five Elements Qilin. At least a dog could have some relation to Qilin, but Light Phoenix and Blood Soul Demonic Puppet were truly incompatible like water and fire.
Mu En saw the people around the table whispering in discussion. Elder Song and others from the same era as Long Xiaoyao did not conceal their gazes as they examined the current Long Xiaoyao.
Although Xuan Zi was unreliable, he was indeed the person closest to Limit Douluo among everyone present besides Mu En.
“You have already broken through Level Ninety-Nine?”
Long Xiaoyao looked at Xuan Zi’s disheveled appearance and said:
“Yo, Xuan Zi.”
“So slovenly, almost didn’t recognize you.”
“How are you still at Level 98?”
“You’ve been stuck at this level for a Hundred Years, right?”
“Hahaha, Mu En and I should have become Limit Douluo one after the other around the same time.”
After Long Xiaoyao said a few words about Xuan Zi, Xuan Zi did not refute. He had indeed been stuck at Level 98 for a long time; that was a fact.
Mu En helplessly shook his head. His mild voice accompanied by Light Soul Power rang in the ears of those around.
“Everyone, stop for a moment.”
“Probably not many here know Xiaoyao. Let me introduce him.”
“This old guy is the Dragon Emperor Douluo who was once as famous as me. Now he is a Level Ninety-Nine Limit Douluo.”
“Starting today, he is also a Guest Elder of our Sea God Pavilion.”
Hearing this, Xuan Zi and the others all looked at Long Xiaoyao. None of them had expected this former enemy to be willing to join Sea God Pavilion, even if just as a nominal Guest Elder.
Lin Huiyun, sitting on the right side of the long table, stood up and clapped to welcome Long Xiaoyao’s arrival.
She had no conflict with him in her youth.
With Lin Huiyun taking the lead, the conference hall on the first floor of Sea God Pavilion soon resounded with continuous applause.
Even Elder Song and others were no exception. No matter what, Long Xiaoyao’s joining was a great strengthening of Sea God Pavilion’s strength, a great thing for Shrek Academy.
When the applause gradually faded, Mu En said to everyone:
“Everyone must be very curious why I brought Xiaoyao here.”
“Haha, because the upcoming reform of Shrek Academy will be a major surgery.”
“Shrek Academy will be weak for a long time.”
“During this time, relying on my own power alone probably won’t be able to cope with challenges from old friends like Sun Moon Empire and Body Sect.”
“But with Xiaoyao, the two of us together, we are confident no one on the Continent can match us!”
Long Xiaoyao stroked his silver beard next to Mu En and couldn’t help nodding.
With their level of tacit understanding, plus a Limit Douluo level Martial Soul Fusion Skill, even if Di Tian came, he would need to prepare Chengdu Heart to prevent his shit from leaking.
All the elders present straightened their bodies, their gazes condensing as they understood that what was coming next was likely a major event deciding Shrek’s future.
Mu En looked around at the elders, all full of fighting spirit, ready for battle.
“Shrek Academy has lasted Ten Thousand Years, but no one knows if we can still exist in the next Ten Thousand Years.”
“The emergence of Sun Moon Empire and Soul Tools has shaken the status of Continent Soul Masters.”
“Everyone, Soul Tools are developing rapidly, while our Soul Masters’ development speed is far inferior to Soul Tools.”
“You all have Magic Net, which is indeed a good thing. Through Magic Net, you should all have seen the level of Sun Moon Empire’s Soul Tool research.”
“You all saw the experimental explosion of the Level Nine Soul Tool Cannonball that was very popular on Magic Net, right?”
“What are your thoughts on its power?”
The elders around all nodded. Even Yan Shaozhe, who had always resisted the Soul Tool Department’s development, lowered his head at this moment.
The public detonation of that Level Nine Soul Tool Cannonball was proposed by Otto to Xu Tianran, with the purpose of deterring Douluo Three Kingdoms.
At the same time, it added momentum to the Soul Tool Revolution in Douluo Three Kingdoms.
Since that video, the three countries have become even more eager for Soul Tool Machine Tools. A single Soul Tool Machine Tool at auction could fetch a sky-high price.
Xilu City’s Soul Tool Machine Tool factory was coveted by countless forces.
However, the spies or informants they sent could not escape the web woven by Adam, Root Group, and Battle Maid Group.
Either die or become a member of the Maid Coffee Shop, offering loyalty to Huo Yuhao.
It was worth mentioning that most maids in the Maid Coffee Shop would express loyalty to Huo Yuhao after a month, offering large amounts of intelligence from their original forces and ways to deal with their former colleagues out of enthusiasm.
Mu En looked at the silent crowd and nodded slightly, saying:
“Looks like everyone has seen it.”
“That one Level Nine Soul Tool Cannonball means certain death for anyone below Level Ninety-Five!”
“And how many such Soul Tool Shells Sun Moon Empire has, no one knows.”
“No one dares to bet whether Sun Moon Empire will actually launch a few at Shrek City.”
“Duoduo, Lin’er, tell me, when can our Shrek Academy have Soul Tools that can effectively counter theirs?”
Xian Lin’er thought seriously about the Soul Tool Department and said solemnly to Mu En:
“If it was before, we couldn’t guarantee it even in a Hundred Years.”
“But Soul Tool Machine Tools have appeared, and the Soul Tool Revolution has erupted on Heaven Dou Plain.”
“Ten Years! At most Ten Years, and we can master Level Nine Soul Tool technology!”
Mu En looked at the crowd and said:
“Ten Years.”
“But Sun Moon Empire won’t stop. This is a race.”
“Soul Tool Machine Tools and Soul Tool Revolution………”
“Everyone, Shrek was once the Continent’s leader.”
“If not for Xilu City being close to us and good relations with Enthusiasm and Shrek.”
“We wouldn’t even get the dust from this Soul Tool Revolution.”
“No matter what Ten Thousand Years of glory or lofty status we have!”
“The Soul Tool Revolution erupting outside, and Shrek Academy nearly being abandoned by the times, is an ironclad fact!”
Mu En’s gaze pierced into everyone’s chest like a sharp sword. Whether Xian Lin’er or Yan Shaozhe, all lowered their heads, not daring to meet Mu En’s gaze.
Because what he said was true. Yan Shaozhe didn’t know what to say; he could feel that gaze was mainly fixed on him.
However, to Mu En’s surprise, Xian Lin’er actually raised her head to refute him.
“Teacher, Shrek won’t be abandoned by the times!”
“Our students and teachers are all working hard. It’s just that we took the wrong path! It’s not that we lack ability!”
“As long as we correct the course, we can still lead the Continent.”
Elder Song watched his daughter being so brave, his mouth slightly open, wanting to say something, but seeing her resolute gaze, he swallowed it back.
He gave his daughter a supportive look.
Mu En was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, sweeping Yan Shaozhe with a look of exasperation!
Xian Lin’er, who was weaker than him, dared to refute him, but his chief disciple was acting like an ostrich at this time!
“Hahaha!”
“Good!”
“Excellent!”
“The path was wrong, exactly! We took the wrong path!”
“Old Song, your daughter is much smarter and braver than you were back then.”
Mu En looked at Xian Lin’er with appreciative eyes. As for Yan Shaozhe, he couldn’t be bothered.
Elder Song also smiled, pride emerging in his eyes.
“Lin’er is right! Shrek Academy took the wrong path.”
“Terribly wrong!”
“From the teachers to the academic affairs office to the teaching methods, we were terribly wrong.”
“Today’s meeting is to correct Shrek Academy’s course and bring it back to the right path.”
“This requires all of our joint efforts!”
Mu En paused, giving the people below time to think, then continued:
“First, we need to reform the Soul Tool Department.”
“Last time, I, Xian Lin’er, and Qian Duoduo went to Xilu City and saw their education.”
“They subdivided Soul Engineers into Soul Tool Design, Soul Tool Manufacturing, Soul Tool Analysis, Mathematics, Core Formation Array analysis.”
“Traditional Soul Engineers are divided into several disciplines, each cultivating specialized talents. These talents working together can create various new Soul Tools.”
“This is one of the main reasons for the external Soul Tool Revolution.”
“Shrek Academy wants to learn this education method.”
“Lin’er, what do you think?”
Xian Lin’er had planned to bring this up at the Sea God Pavilion Meeting from the start, so she had no objections.
“I fully support it, Teacher.”
“Duoduo and I were just thinking this. Shrek Soul Tool Department can’t continue the traditional Soul Engineer path; it will only be left further behind by Sun Moon Empire. We must take the oblique path!”
“Subdividing Soul Engineers must be put on the agenda.”
“Among the disciplines from Xilu City’s Soul Engineer system division, Soul Tool Design, Soul Tool Analysis, and Mathematics can be learned by ordinary people.”
“I propose that the Soul Tool Department can recruit some ordinary people with exceptional computational talent.”
Xian Lin’er’s words were like a stone thrown into a lake, stirring up ripples.
Intense discussion began in Sea God Pavilion. Yan Shaozhe looked at Xian Lin’er in shock, his tone slightly trembling as he said:
“Ordinary people?”
“Lin’er, are you sure?”
“They………”
Yan Shaozhe was just about to speak when Xian Lin’er interrupted him.
“What’s wrong with ordinary people?”
“Also, don’t call me so intimately.”
“When did Shrek Academy’s definition of monsters become so superficial?”
“Soul Masters are indeed stronger than ordinary people in every aspect, but are there no monsters among ordinary people?”
“Spiritual Power can make you calculate faster, but it won’t make you smarter! Yan Shaozhe.”
Mu En smiled on his face and pressed his palm down, saying to Qian Duoduo:
“Duoduo, you.”
“Anything you want to say.”
Qian Duoduo stood up, straightened his back, and said to Mu En:
“Mu Lao.”
“Lin’er is right.”
“I think so too. At first, I wasn’t very interested in ordinary people.”
“But in Xilu City’s Soul Tool Machine Tool factory, I saw that nearly half were ordinary people without Soul Power.”
“They were in no way inferior to any Soul Master in relevant knowledge.”
“Many had strong innovative abilities, each performing their duties, ideas colliding, giving birth to the treasure called the ‘crown of Soul Tools’—Soul Tool Machine Tool.”
“Facts don’t lie!”
“Xilu City’s approach should be right.”
Mu En signaled Qian Duoduo to sit with his gaze and said to everyone:
“I think the two deans of the Soul Tool Department make a lot of sense.”
“Shrek Academy seems never to have opened its doors to ordinary people.”
“Many monsters in other fields among them have been overlooked by us.”
“Xilu City is a good case; ordinary people can participate in Soul Tool research.”
“Since Xilu City has paved the way, why don’t we cross the river by feeling the stones they left?”
“I agree with the Soul Tool Department’s proposal.”
“Does anyone have objections? Feel free to raise them.”
All the elders were pondering, and finally nodded together. After Xian Lin’er put it this way, it really made sense.
The weakest present were Titled Douluo; they knew all too well that Spiritual Power really doesn’t make one smarter, at most it boosts computational ability dramatically. The Silver Dragon King was the best example.
They might really be inferior to some ordinary people in innovation.
Moreover, with Mu En nodding, Sea God Pavilion’s elders all admired this old man, who had dedicated almost everything to Shrek.
He was the well-deserved Shrek weightlifting champion!
