"Shaozhe..." Mu En stretched out his voice and weakly called out to his own disciple.
"Hey~ Teacher, you said Shaozhe is here." Yan Shaozhe's face was extremely respectful, and he almost bent down ninety degrees, fearing that Mu En would be angry.
"How are you recovering from the injuries you suffered in Xuanming Sect?" Mu En asked slowly.
"Master Zhuang has cured my external injuries, and you helped break the seal on Old Monster Xu. I have almost recovered, but Master Zhuang said that I still need to recuperate for ten days or half a month."
Yan Shaozhe replied to Mu En in a more respectful tone.
After experiencing unprecedented humiliation in his life, he had a clearer understanding of the strength of the level 98 Super Douluo. That was a terrifying existence that could easily kill him.
And his teacher, Dragon God Douluo Mu En, is the undisputed strongest man in Douluo Continent and the only Ultimate Douluo in the world. His realm is so high that it is unparalleled and has no end.
Even if I spend my entire life, I still don't know if I can reach the level of my teacher.
Mu En nodded gently and said softly, "That's good. You are the descendant of Xuan Zi, and the one in the academy who has the greatest hope of reaching my level. Your potential is much greater than that of the elders. Do you understand my expectations of you?"
Yan Shaozhe bowed his head and nodded, cupping his hands and saying, "Disciple understands. Over the years, I have never slacked off in my cultivation. I will definitely cultivate to the point where I can deter all the villains before Master Xuan abdicates! I will stand guard for Le Xuan and Bei Bei."
Mu En nodded slowly, then suddenly spoke in a heavier tone, "But Shaozhe, how many years have passed since you broke through level 95 and didn't make any further progress? With your talent, this shouldn't have happened."
Yan Shaozhe suddenly broke out in a sweat, his back was soaked with sweat, his brain worked very fast, and he said repeatedly:
"I have put too much thought into the affairs of the martial spirit department over the years and have not been able to concentrate on my practice in seclusion. But please rest assured, I will definitely make a breakthrough within ten years!"
"I have no doubt about that..."
Mu En said slowly, then cast a helpless look at his most valued disciple, and said earnestly: "But Shaozhe, can the general affairs of the Wuhun Department really consume so much of your energy? I have also served as the dean of the Wuhun Department, but I have never delayed my cultivation like you.
Did you put more energy on other things, such as fighting with Lin'er and Duoduo from the Soul Guidance Department? Hmm?"
"this..."
Yan Shaozhe was sweating profusely, his lips twitched a few times, but he failed to argue in front of his teacher. Beads of sweat the size of soybeans appeared on his forehead, dripping to the ground, which was particularly audible.
In front of this wise teacher, no lies are meaningful.
"Alas, it's also my fault for being too negligent over the years. I thought that competition between your two departments would bring vitality, but I didn't expect that after Xuan Zi got into trouble, I realized that the problem of the inheritance of the Sea God Pavilion has become so serious!"
Mu En shook his head with a painful expression, and the light soul power in his body circulated, and he forced himself to stand up.
"Teacher, why are you like this? I am an unfilial disciple!" Yan Shaozhe was shocked and hurriedly rushed forward to support Mu En.
He knew that the teacher was really serious. Although he didn't think he had done anything wrong over the years, the teacher was so sad that he was making slow progress. How could he not panic? "Not only that, Shaozhe, you have to know that your martial soul is the Phoenix of Light. Light is vast. Only people with an open mind can fully exert the power of this light."
"You lack a sense of magnanimity, which makes your understanding and use of light soul power always lacking.
If not, your achievements today would never stop here. Even if you can't break through to the level of Old Song, you should be at the peak of level 96 by now, and you will definitely be able to break through to level 97 within ten years."
"In that case, even if you face a strong man like Xuan Zi, you will be able to deal with him."
"Don't forget, you were once the most gifted genius of the academy's golden generation, and you have practiced with me for many years. You have a hundred thousand year spirit ring and spirit bone, and now you are over ninety years old. But your cultivation is only equal to Lin'er's, or at most slightly better."
"In terms of the purity of cultivation, you may not even be able to compare with Lin'er. At least she, a Martial God Douluo, truly enjoys the process of fighting and will invest a lot of effort in it."
"Teacher, I..."
Yan Shaozhe lowered his head even deeper, his shoulders trembling uncomfortably. He no longer knew how to respond. He only felt a huge amount of pressure at the moment, even greater than the pressure of fighting a hundred thousand year old soul beast.
"Alas... I am just speaking from experience. It is up to you whether you take me seriously or not."
Mu En shook his head, looked at Yan Shaozhe with a deep gaze and sighed.
He didn't want to say it so bluntly, but time was running out, so he could only point out Yan Shaozhe's problem as a teacher. As for how much Yan Shaozhe could understand and how much he could change, that all depended on his own comprehension.
Personality is something that has already been formed by the time Yan Shaozhe reaches his age, and even if he wants to change it, it cannot be achieved overnight.
After a change of mind, Mu En's tone softened and he said:
"Shaozhe, you have worked diligently over the years and trained batch after batch of outstanding talents for the academy. The academy can be prosperous today, and you, as the dean of the Wuhun Department, have made an indelible contribution."
"Shaozhe feels guilty and doesn't deserve such praise from the teacher."
After his years of hard work were recognized, Yan Shaozhe finally breathed a sigh of relief, but he kept shaking his head.
"But Shaozhe, part of the success of your Martial Soul Department is based on your unremitting efforts to suppress the status of the Soul Guidance Department. Perhaps as the dean of the Martial Soul Department, you did nothing wrong. But you will be the master of the Sea God Pavilion for decades or even hundreds of years in the future. By then, the situation cannot be limited to the gains and losses of a city or a place."
"And in these years, just like Lin'er said, you like to haggle over trivial matters. If you inherit the position of Sea God Pavilion Master in the future, I'm afraid the Soul Guidance Department may even be suppressed by you and become a vassal of the Martial Soul Department, right?"
"Regardless of other things, there are almost no soul guidance disciples in the Shrek Seven Devils in recent years. Everyone is an elite of the martial soul department. If this continues, will Shrek still have a place for soul guidance?"
Under Mu En's scrutinizing gaze, Yan Shaozhe could not make excuses, but nodded, and then immediately made a promise: "Teacher, don't worry, I understand. I will not have such thoughts in the future, and I will relax the fight with the Soul Guidance Department and show the magnanimity of our Martial Soul Department."
"…I hope so…"
Mu En stared at Yan Shaozhe, who was still looking down at the Soul Guidance System with pity, and felt a deep sense of powerlessness in his heart.
He had thought about using the tragedy of the twelve inner court disciples to make the Wuhun Department consider making concessions to the Soul Guidance Department, but he hesitated because the Soul Guidance Department could not produce high-level soul guides suitable for these inner court disciples.
It is indeed difficult for the Soul Guidance Department to come up with soul guides that can hunt down hundred thousand year soul beasts.
The deputy dean of the Soul Guidance Department, Qian Duoduo, is an eighth-level half-soul guide? This is just self-consolation for not being able to make a ninth-level soul guide. His actual level may not be much better than that of the eighth-level soul guides of the Three Kingdoms.
The head of the Soul Guidance Department, Xian Lin'er? Her title is the God of War, but in essence, she is still a true soul master.
Looking at Yan Shaozhe's attitude now, what else can he say?
"Go ahead, think about what I said and take care of yourself. The teacher is looking forward to seeing your progress..."
Waving his hand tiredly, Mu En closed his eyes lazily and lay back on the bench.
"Yes." Yan Shaozhe took small steps back, and when he was close to the entrance of Seagod Pavilion, he turned around, raised his head and walked out.
"I wonder what Shrek will become after I'm gone... Beibei, it would have been great if you were born a few decades earlier..."
In the Seagod Pavilion, the aging Mu En sighed deeply.
…
Walking out of the Seagod Pavilion, Yan Shaozhe spread his radiant phoenix wings, flapped his wings and soared into the sky with the loud sound of the phoenix, passing over the Seagod Lake like a meteor.
Landing on the river bank, Yan Shaozhe's eyes changed several times, and finally he made up his mind, took out a voice-transmitting soul guide from his arms, pressed a button and injected soul power.
"Wei Lun? I am Yan Shaozhe." Yan Shaozhe said in a deep voice.
The voice of Du Weilun, the director of the Wuhun Department, soon came from the other end of the phone, "Dean Yan, it's me, do you have any instructions?"
"I have a little thing for you to do."
Yan Shaozhe's eyes darkened a little, and he said in a low voice: "Now use our Wuhun system's spies in Xuanming City to find out the situation of Xuanming Sect's Third Young Master Xu Tianxi's Wuhun awakening and innate soul power."
"Okay, Dean, what shall we do after we find out the truth? As usual, shall we send a student to bring this genius back to the academy?" Du Weilun was not surprised and responded to Yan Shaozhe's request with ease.
"No! If he successfully awakens the Xuanming Turtle Martial Soul, and his innate soul power is very high, then forget it. There is no need to worry about him.
If he fails to awaken the Xuanming Turtle and his innate spirit power is not high, you will contact the wife of the leader of the Xuanming Sect, the Douling Empire's Princess Xue Lingxun, on my behalf and tell her that the dean wants to make a deal with her..."
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a long time before Du Weilun's hesitant voice was heard again, "Dean, is it against the rules to do this? We at Shrek are neutral."
Yan Shaozhe snorted and said disdainfully: "What are you afraid of? I just asked her, the eldest lady, to perform some duties of supervising the bastards. What's wrong with finding faults? I'm not asking her to kill anyone!"
"Is it so easy to get benefits from Shrek? Her son became one of the Seven Devils. What an honor! This is just a trivial matter.
Anyway, I heard that the atmosphere in Xuanming Sect is not very good, and Xu Sanshi is not welcomed in the sect! Can Xu Tianxi be more talented than Xu Sanshi? "
Du Weilun was silent for a moment, "...Okay, Dean, I understand."
"Hurry up and do it. I'll wait for your message."
After saying that, Yan Shaozhe ended the call, took a deep breath, and suddenly felt that a lot of the pressure was finally released.
Turning his head to look in the direction of Seagod Pavilion, Yan Shaozhe's confused eyes gradually became firm, and he murmured, "Teacher, maybe I am really like what you said, lack of aura will cause my cultivation to stagnate."
"But I have always believed that the interests of me, the Wuhun system, and even Shrek must be in my own hands. If I don't vent my anger, I will be unhappy."
"As long as I, Yan Shaozhe, am still alive, I will never allow anyone to harm the glory and interests of our Shrek, no one!"