Mu En

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Mu En (穆恩)
Alias(es)	Dragon God Douluo; Black and White Twin Sacred Dragons; Elder Mu
Affiliation	Shrek Academy; Sea God Pavilion
Occupation/Role	Sea God Pavilion Master; Shrek Academy leader and cultivator
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 18

Power Progression

Stage / Reveal	Details
Established reputation	Recognized as the Dragon God Douluo, one of the Black and White Twin Sacred Dragons and a leading Limit Douluo. 46
Sea God Pavilion discipline	Demonstrates overwhelming light-attribute power by manifesting a massive dragon claw to seize and throw Xuan Zi from the Sea God Pavilion. 36
Private meeting with Xu Tianyao	Uses spiritual pressure and spatial power to immobilize Xu Tianyao and instantly transport him to a secluded courtyard. 46
Golden Ancient Tree guidance	Applies his profound knowledge of martial souls, soul power circulation, and cultivation to improve Xu Tianyao's control, cultivation efficiency, and combat application. 49 50
Twin Martial Soul research	Identifies the Ultimate Fire, Ultimate Ice, destruction, and spatial aspects of Xu Tianyao's Martial Souls, while studying his simultaneous cultivation and Sun-Moon Soul Core system. 50

Background / History

Mu En leads Shrek Academy and the Sea God Pavilion. He recognizes that Shrek has fallen substantially behind the Sun Moon Empire in soul tool technology, and argues that admitting this weakness is necessary for the academy’s survival and future development. 19 20

He orders the formation of a ten-person exchange delegation: five promising Soul Tool Department students to learn at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy, protected by five elite Martial Soul Department disciples. He explicitly forbids the delegation from treating the exchange as a competition or displaying Shrek’s superiority. 20

Following a disastrous Inner Court soul-hunting mission in which only four of twelve disciples return, Mu En holds Elder Xuan Zi accountable. He rejects Xuan Zi’s performative apology, expels him from the Sea God Pavilion, and orders him to kneel before the victims’ bodies until their families are satisfied. 35 36

Mu En personally apologizes to Zhang Lexuan for Shrek’s failure to protect her. Considering her a likely successor to the Sea God Pavilion Master position, he compensates her with an eighty-thousand-year space-attribute right leg soul bone. 36

When the Sun Moon exchange students arrive at Shrek, Mu En is identified by Xu Tianyao despite concealing his identity as an elderly man near the dormitories. He recognizes Xu Tianyao as the Sun Moon Empire’s exceptionally talented prince and a possessor of Twin Martial Souls. 45 46

After Xu Tianyao reveals the Holy Spirit Cult’s strength and its alleged cooperation with Xu Tianran, Mu En enters a secret, mutually beneficial arrangement with him. Mu En provides personal cultivation guidance and access to the Golden Ancient Tree, while Xu Tianyao agrees to treat Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire and share intelligence concerning the Holy Spirit Cult. 47 49 50 108 109

Mu En later makes the long-term political purpose of the agreement clear: he seeks to preserve Shrek Academy through the future war with the Sun Moon Empire. Xu Tianyao promises that, should the continent be unified, Shrek will not be punished for participating in the war and will retain its standing as a premier academy. 109

During the exchange students’ midterm assessment, Mu En refuses to force Xu Tianyao to apologize after Wang Yan is crippled in their match, judging that Xu Tianyao acted within the contest’s circumstances. He subsequently prioritizes containing the resulting conflict with the Wang Family through compensation, political concessions, and protection for the Sun Moon exchange students. 94 95 97

Before Xu Tianyao departs Shrek, Mu En agrees that their arrangement and its political implications will remain secret until his death. 110

Personality

Mu En is pragmatic, authoritative, and willing to confront Shrek’s institutional failures directly. He rejects complacency surrounding the academy’s historical prestige and insists that practical learning matters more than pride. 19 20

He is severe toward negligence, particularly where students’ lives are concerned, but accepts responsibility for the academy’s shortcomings rather than placing blame solely on subordinates. His treatment of Xuan Zi and Zhang Lexuan demonstrates both sides of this approach. 36

Although he views the Sun Moon Empire as a strategic threat, Mu En is prepared to cooperate with Xu Tianyao when doing so serves Shrek’s interests and buys time against greater dangers. He keeps the reasons for this cooperation from even Shrek’s senior leadership. 47 49

Mu En is also far-sighted in matters of war and institutional survival. Having investigated the Sun Moon Empire’s military strength, he concludes that the Three Great Empires are unlikely to resist it indefinitely and attempts to secure Shrek’s continued existence under a future unified regime. 109

In crises, he favors stabilizing the immediate situation over emotionally satisfying punishment. Although angered by Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe’s mistakes during the Wang Yan incident, he postpones dealing with their responsibility until the threat of retaliation from the Wang Family has been addressed. 97

Abilities & Skills

Dragon God Douluo Power

Mu En possesses immense spiritual and spatial power, sufficient to immobilize Xu Tianyao and transport him instantly to a secluded courtyard. 46

• Wields light-attribute power, including a manifested dragon claw used to seize and throw Xuan Zi from the Sea God Pavilion. 36
• His spiritual pressure can cause pain and dizziness through eye contact. 46
• Holds the status and strength of one of the continent’s foremost powerhouses and is recognized as a Limit Douluo. 45 46 49
• Is known as one of the Black and White Twin Sacred Dragons. 46

Martial Soul and Cultivation Expertise

Mu En has exceptional knowledge of martial soul origins, soul power circulation, and cultivation methods. 50

• Identifies the nature of Xu Tianyao’s Sunlight and Bright Moon Martial Souls: Ultimate Fire and Ultimate Ice, with concealed destruction and spatial attributes. 50
• Studies Xu Tianyao’s unprecedented simultaneous Twin Martial Soul cultivation system and Sun-Moon Soul Core. 50
• Helps Xu Tianyao refine his soul power circulation, improving both cultivation efficiency and combat application. 49 50
• Grants Xu Tianyao long-term cultivation access beneath Shrek’s Golden Ancient Tree. 49
• Recognizes the potential of Xu Tianyao’s system to establish new cultivation methods for future Twin Martial Soul possessors at Shrek. 50

Strategic Leadership

Mu En makes policy decisions for Shrek Academy with a focus on long-term institutional strength.

• Directs Shrek to learn Sun Moon soul tool technology rather than compete for prestige. 20
• Arranges Soul Tool dormitory housing and Martial Soul Department access for Sun Moon exchange students. 36
• Secretly prepares against the Holy Spirit Cult after learning of its scale and its alleged cooperation with Xu Tianran. 47
• Evaluates agreements with Xu Tianyao as transactions, balancing potential gains against the risks of aiding a foreign prince. 47 50 55
• Establishes a covert intelligence channel with Xu Tianyao to obtain information on the Holy Spirit Cult’s prospective actions against Shrek and the Three Great Empires. 108
• Plans for Shrek’s survival during a future continental war by negotiating assurances for the academy’s continued existence after a potential Sun Moon unification. 109
• Handles the Wang Family crisis with compensation, diplomatic concessions, and protective measures for the exchange students rather than immediately punishing the responsible Shrek elders. 97

Relationships

• Qian Duoduo — Trusted subordinate who reports on the Sun Moon Empire and helps organize Shrek’s exchange delegation. Mu En later orders him to protect the Sun Moon exchange students amid the Wang Family crisis. 18 20 36 97
• Yan Shaozhe — Disciple and senior Shrek figure; Mu En rebukes him for defending Xuan Zi and questions whether he can be entrusted with Shrek’s future. He later assigns Yan Shaozhe to negotiate reparations and apologize to the Wang Family. 36 54 97
• Xuan Zi — Shrek elder disciplined and expelled from the Sea God Pavilion after negligence during a soul-hunting mission. Mu En later defers further punishment of him while resolving the Wang Family conflict. 35 36 97
• Zhang Lexuan — Highly valued Inner Court disciple whom Mu En sees as a potential Sea God Pavilion successor; he apologizes to and compensates her after the mission disaster. He later selects her as Shrek’s future dean and a prospective representative able to help stabilize the continent after unification. 36 109
• Xu Tianyao — Sun Moon Empire prince and transactional cultivation partner. Mu En mentors him while researching his Twin Martial Soul cultivation system, receives Holy Spirit Cult intelligence from him, and negotiates for Shrek’s future survival in a potential continental unification. 46 47 49 50 108 109 110
• Ma Xiaotao — Shrek disciple whose Evil Fire condition Mu En seeks to have Xu Tianyao treat. Mu En remains concerned that the treatment may not fully eradicate her condition before Xu Tianyao’s departure. 51 52 55 109
• Ye Xishui — A figure from Mu En’s past whom he suspects may be connected to the Holy Spirit Cult’s leadership. 47
• Wang Yan — Shrek graduate severely injured by Xu Tianyao during the exchange assessment. Mu En declines to compel Xu Tianyao’s apology, then directs Shrek’s response to the political consequences of Wang Yan’s injury. 94 95 97
• Wang Family — The influential Heaven Dou Empire family whose retaliation Mu En attempts to prevent through a soul bone, financial compensation, an annual Shrek admission quota, a requested noble title for Wang Yan, and Yan Shaozhe’s personal apology. 97

Story Role / Major Arcs

Soul Tool Exchange Initiative

Mu En overturns Shrek’s dismissive attitude toward Soul Tools, acknowledges the Sun Moon Empire’s technological lead, and dispatches an exchange team to study its methods. 19 20

Inner Court Mission Accountability

After the catastrophic soul-hunting mission, Mu En disciplines Xuan Zi, oversees reparations for the victims’ families, and compensates Zhang Lexuan for the academy’s failure. 35 36

Contact with Xu Tianyao

Mu En meets Xu Tianyao at Shrek Academy, confirms his identity and Twin Martial Souls, and privately discusses the shifting balance of power between Shrek and the Sun Moon Empire. 45 46

Holy Spirit Cult Revelation

Xu Tianyao informs Mu En that the Evil Soul Masters are organized as the Holy Spirit Cult, allegedly stronger overall than Shrek and cooperating with Xu Tianran. Mu En reacts with alarm and begins considering preparations for war. 47

Guidance of Xu Tianyao

Despite controversy among Shrek’s elders, Mu En personally guides Xu Tianyao beneath the Golden Ancient Tree. Their arrangement benefits Xu Tianyao’s growth while allowing Mu En to study a potentially transformative Twin Martial Soul cultivation method. 49 50

Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire Treatment

As part of his agreement with Xu Tianyao, Mu En brings Ma Xiaotao to him for treatment through Sunlight Flame Tempering. Although the treatment suppresses and refines her Evil Fire, Mu En learns that Xu Tianyao cannot guarantee complete eradication within the exchange period. 51 52 55 109

Midterm Assessment and Wang Family Crisis

After Xu Tianyao defeats and cripples Wang Yan during the exchange assessment, Mu En upholds the result and refuses to demand an apology from him. He then focuses on preventing the Wang Family incident from escalating by arranging compensation, political concessions, and protection for the Sun Moon exchange students. 94 95 97

Secret Pact for Shrek’s Future

Mu En and Xu Tianyao’s private agreement expands beyond cultivation and treatment to include covert Holy Spirit Cult intelligence cooperation and Shrek’s future position in a continental war. Mu En seeks guarantees that Shrek will survive a Sun Moon unification, with Zhang Lexuan positioned to help preserve its influence afterward. 108 109

Departure of the Exchange Students

When the exchange program concludes, Mu En agrees to conceal the full terms of his arrangement with Xu Tianyao until his death. The students depart Shrek under Qian Duoduo’s leadership and the escort of Titled Douluo powerhouses. 110

Notable Quotes

“Soul Tools are the trend of the future; they are the direction of the era.” 19

“Admitting to being behind is not shameful. What is terrifying is being behind while still deluding oneself into thinking one is the best in the world.” 20

“It is to learn. To learn the technology, concepts, and experience in which the Sun Moon Empire leads us.” 20

“Get out of here right now! Go to the bodies of those children and kneel there.” 36

“You did nothing wrong. I will not ask you to apologize to him.” 95