The atmosphere in Shrek Academy's council hall was so oppressive it was nearly solid.
When word came back that Xuan Zi and Tang San had joined forces to assassinate the Star Luo Emperor, a group of white-haired elders nearly fainted on the spot.
Elder Song clutched her chest, trembling with rage. Her lips quivered, yet she could not form a complete sentence for a long while.
They had thought Xuan Zi would become steadier after breaking through to Limit Douluo. Who knew he would still be this brainless!
Taking his own direct disciple, Tang San, to assassinate the emperor of the Star Luo Empire—was he sick of Shrek's peaceful days and determined to leap into a fire pit?
He was practically going to anger this group of old-timers to death!
Shrek was already beset by troubles, both within and without. Not only had they disgraced themselves at the Soul Master Tournament, but two Limit Douluos had also perished under unclear circumstances.
And now Xuan Zi had pulled something like this. It was simply adding frost to snow, driving the academy into a dead end.
How could they have known that Xuan Zi's mad act was not actually done by Xuan Zi at all?
The matter of Long Yaoyan attacking Xuan Zi had been deliberately suppressed. Naturally, these reclusive elders knew nothing about it.
"Elder Song... what should we do next?"
"Yes, Elder Song. The Star Luo Empire definitely won't let this go!"
"And the Sun Moon Empire's declaration of war... can we... can we withstand it?"
At a complete loss, the elders all turned to Elder Song.
It was almost instinctive—without Elder Mu, they had relied on Elder Xuan to hold things together. Now that Elder Xuan had caused a catastrophic mess, everyone could only pin their hopes on Elder