Mu En Goes a Little Too Far

Seeing Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng practically about to come to blows, Mu En's aged face was full of speechlessness.

Though he knew this was unfair to Dai Yueheng—after all, who wouldn't want to improve?

But the problem was that whether in Soul Power Level or cultivation talent, Ma Xiaotao surpassed Dai Yueheng. So if the two had no conflict, both Yan Shaozhe and he would choose Ma Xiaotao as the captain of the Shrek Seven Devils.

Thinking this, Mu En shook his head helplessly and suggested, "How about this? You can compete, but not in a one-on-one duel!"

"What do you mean?"

Upon hearing this, not only Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng, but the other team members also turned their gazes toward him.

Yan Shaozhe had called them over as well. Yet after all this time, Yan Shaozhe himself had not appeared, while Mu En had come instead.

"I mean you'll have a two-on-two match!" Mu En answered.

"Two-on-two? Old man, don't tell me you want me to team up with one of those two?"

Before Dai Yueheng or Ma Xiaotao could respond, Li Changsheng could no longer hold back.

So that was why Mu En had brought him into the inner courtyard. He wanted to see his true strength.

"Correct!"

After nodding in acknowledgment, Mu En turned his gaze toward the Soul Engineer in the distance.

He beckoned him over, then said once he had approached, "The four of you will determine whether Ma Xiaotao or Dai Yueheng holds the captain's position."

"In that case, Elder Mu, what about me?"

The Soul Engineer clenched his fists and spoke with obvious unwillingness.

"Don't worry. This old man will be fair and impartial!"

After giving his assurance, Mu En said to Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng, "Yueheng, since you are unconvinced and your Soul Power is three levels below Xiaotao's, you may choose your teammate first!"

"Elder Mu, what is this junior's Soul Power Level?"

Although he did not know the other party's identity or what Mu En was planning, it was best to be cautious so he would not be caught off guard.

"His name is Li Changsheng. He is a first-year freshman, with cultivation at the Soul Elder realm," Mu En answered.

"A first-year freshman? A Soul Elder?"

At those words, everyone present except Ma Xiaotao cried out in shock.

They had been Shrek Seven Devils for so long, yet they had never seen—or even heard of—a first-year freshman challenging the Shrek Seven Devils, a position envied even by inner courtyard students, in Shrek Academy's history.

"Correct!" Mu En nodded.

"Then, Elder Mu, I choose Lin Sheng!"

With his captaincy at stake, Dai Yueheng did not dare be careless or arrogant. He immediately chose Lin Sheng, the Soul Engineer who had newly become one of the Shrek Seven Devils after Ma Xiaotao's departure.

"Xiaotao, do you have any objections to teaming up with Changsheng?" Mu En asked.

"I don't."

Ma Xiaotao glanced at Li Changsheng. A smile appeared on her pretty face as she gently shook her head.

"Since you have no objections, this old man has a suggestion for you to consider."

Mu En smiled faintly, his expression calm. "If Dai Yueheng's team wins, not only can Dai Yueheng remain captain, but Lin Sheng will not have to leave the Seven Devils either."

"If he doesn't leave, then what happens to Ma Xiaotao?"

Dai Yueheng asked in confusion, "Surely the Shrek Seven Devils can't become the Shrek Eight Devils?"

"What else could happen? She'll naturally become a substitute," Mu En answered.

"What!"

Everyone present widened their eyes. Clearly, none of them had expected Mu En to take things this far!

"What, are you afraid?"

Mu En's gaze swept across the three before him, as though asking whether they truly had so little confidence in their own strength.

"Fine, I, Ma Xiaotao, agree!"

After a brief moment of shock, Ma Xiaotao was the first to state her position, saying she had no objections.

"Neither do we!"

Since Ma Xiaotao had no objections, neither Dai Yueheng nor Lin Sheng would object.

After all, if they could not win even under these circumstances, they truly had no excuse.

"Good. Then I, Mu En, in my capacity as the master of Shrek Academy's Sea God Pavilion, will personally witness this match and serve as your referee!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ma Xiaotao pulled Li Changsheng aside under Mu En's watchful gaze and instructed, "Junior, don't hide your strength later. Whether your senior can return to the Seven Devils and the captain's position depends entirely on whether you can deliver."

"Don't worry. I'll definitely deliver. I won't drag you down!" Li Changsheng promised.

"Good. Your senior believes in you. The two of us will join forces and beat them until they're utterly defeated," Ma Xiaotao said with a smile.

Very soon, the two sides each took their positions.

Just as the match was about to begin, Li Changsheng seemed to remember something and asked, "Wait a minute, old man. Doesn't this mean I get nothing out of it?"

"Hehe, then what do you want?" Mu En asked.

"You decide. With your status and position, surely you won't offer me some worthless junk, right?" Li Changsheng truly did not know what he wanted.

The status of a Shrek Seven Devil? Give him a break. Not only did he not care for it, but even if he did, with his strength, it was not as though he could not obtain it.

"This junior has some nerve. He actually dares negotiate terms with Elder Mu!"

The spectators in the distance felt as though there was something wrong with their ears. Otherwise, how could they have heard something so shocking?

"Fine, no problem!"

What made them even more incredulous was that Mu En showed no anger or dissatisfaction whatsoever.

With a soft laugh, he did not refuse. Instead, he said, "But the prerequisite is that you help Xiaotao win this match!"

"Got it!"

After nodding in response, Li Changsheng released his martial soul alongside Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, and Lin Sheng.

"A golden tower? Is it a mutation of the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda?"

"But if it truly mutated from the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda, shouldn't his surname be Ning? How could it be Li?"

The crowd was baffled and could not figure out what was going on.

Mu En neither explained nor paid them any mind. Instead, he gave the order to begin.

"I'll take the lead in attacking. Junior, be careful!"

Ma Xiaotao's beautiful eyes narrowed. After tossing out those words, she charged forward first.

"Take care of Ma Xiaotao first!"

Though they could be certain that Li Changsheng possessed some special ability, so long as he was not an auxiliary-type Soul Master, the only threat to them was Ma Xiaotao. After all, no matter what, his cultivation was only at the Soul Elder level.

Once they eliminated Ma Xiaotao, would dealing with Li Changsheng alone not be effortless?