Sea God Pavilion Meeting

"Du Weilun," Yan Shaozhe stood up, his voice carrying a gravity rarely seen on his face. "Listen carefully to how this matter is to be handled. First, the academy will not impose any form of punishment on Lin Shuo. Zhou Yi was the one who initiated the use of her martial soul to suppress students, and the soul duel with Lin Shuo was something she sanctioned. From any perspective, the fault does not lie with Lin Shuo. I will handle the negotiations with Fan Yu. You are to appoint Wang Yan as the head teacher of Freshman Class One. Second, Zhou Yi has expelled so many students over the years just to boost her class's advancement rate to the inner courtyard, damaging the academy's reputation; handle this along with the rest. Third, seal the information. Tell the public that Zhou Yi suffered a sudden relapse of a hidden ailment during class, leading to the shattering of her martial soul."

He paused, his tone deepening.

"Finally, seal Lin Shuo's file. Ensure that everyone who has seen it keeps their mouths shut; it is strictly forbidden to spread this information. Without my direct order, no one is permitted to access it."

Du Weilun felt a jolt, finally grasping the gravity of the situation. He nodded solemnly, turned, and walked away quickly.

After finishing his instructions to Du Weilun, Yan Shaozhe turned and walked out of the office, heading toward the Sea God Pavilion. Because this concerned the future of the academy, he had to convene a Sea God Pavilion meeting immediately.

The Sea God Pavilion was the tallest building on Sea God Island and the most important place in all of Shrek Academy. All of Shrek's elders resided here. Whenever a major event occurred at Shrek Academy, a meeting would be held here; it was the highest-level assembly of the academy.

At this moment, inside the main conference hall of the Sea God Pavilion, several people sat around a long table. At the head of the table, in the innermost seat, sat a reclining chair. The person lying on it was the current Pavilion Master of the Sea God Pavilion, possessor of the Bright Sacred Dragon martial soul, a 99th-rank Limit Douluo, the Dragon God Douluo, Mu En. At the far end of the left side sat the dean and vice-dean of the Martial Soul Department, Yan Shaozhe and Cai Mei'er, while at the far end of the right side sat the dean and vice-dean of the Soul Guidance Department, Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo.

"Shao-zhe, everyone is here. Since you convened this meeting, you shall preside over it," Mu En said, his voice gentle as he lay on the recliner.

"Yes, Teacher," Yan Shaozhe replied, rising to bow to Mu En.

"Teacher, fellow elders, I have summoned you today to open this Sea God Pavilion meeting because I have discovered a student at the academy whose existence concerns whether Shrek Academy can continue to prosper in the future." As soon as he finished speaking, the gazes of the elders met for a brief moment. For Yan Shaozhe to open with such a statement meant this student was by no means ordinary.

"Today, the head teacher of Freshman Class One, Zhou Yi, had a conflict with a student in class. Zhou Yi then challenged him to a soul duel." Yan Shaozhe's mouth twitched as he reached this point. It was one thing for a teacher to use force to coerce students into submission, but the most humiliating part was that she had lost.

"However, the moment that new student released his martial soul—just a mere trace of his aura—Zhou Yi's Red Dragon martial soul was instantly suppressed, pinned to the ground, and unable to move. In the end, her martial soul shattered on the spot. According to his enrollment documents, he listed his martial soul as the Seven-Colored Dragon King, a martial soul that has never appeared in Shrek's records. While the Red Dragon is not a top-tier martial soul, it is still quite formidable. Yet, Zhou Yi, as a 6th-rank Soul Emperor, was completely powerless against a 35th-rank Soul Master."

"Therefore, although the Seven-Colored Dragon King has never been heard of, it must be a super martial soul, perhaps even exceeding the quality of Teacher's Bright Sacred Dragon! He is only 12 years old and already at rank 35; as long as he becomes a Super Douluo in the future, he will surely dominate an entire era!"

The conference hall was deathly silent. One must remember that Mu En was the most powerful Sea God Pavilion Master in the last thousand years of Shrek Academy. Mu En's martial soul was the Bright Sacred Dragon, a top-tier beast martial soul; it was precisely because of Mu En that Shrek Academy had remained standing through turbulent times. If Yan Shaozhe's judgment was correct, then it was indeed necessary to convene a Sea God Pavilion meeting to discuss this.

"I have not yet found detailed information regarding the child's family background," Yan Shaozhe continued, his tone candid. "But I am certain of one thing—this child is not from the Sun Moon Empire. No faction would send such a genius out to act as a spy, so I believe it is necessary to keep this child at Shrek to cultivate him."

The elders present nodded one after another. Indeed, such a genius would never be used as a disposable pawn. Any faction would treat him as a future heir and nurture him with the utmost care. After all, the golden rule of genius is: he who hesitates is lost!

Xuan Zi, the 98th-rank Title Douluo sitting next to Mu En, possessor of the Taotie Divine Ox martial soul and known as the Taotie Douluo, put down his wine gourd and chicken leg upon hearing this. "Shao-zhe makes a good point. It just so happens that I'm short on people, so he can come directly to me."

Just as the elders began to discuss how to recruit and cultivate Lin Shuo, an aged and gentle voice sounded from the recliner at the head of the table.

"I have heard everything Shao-zhe has said."

Mu En had spoken. Since the start of the meeting, the Sea God Pavilion Master had kept his eyes closed, appearing as if he were asleep. But the moment he spoke, the entire hall fell instantly silent, and everyone's gaze converged on the old man lying in the chair.

"But I have something to add." Mu En slowly opened his eyes, his murky pupils now glinting with a sharpness that could not be ignored. "That child's soul ring configuration consists of three ten-thousand-year soul rings." The Sea God Pavilion erupted in an uproar. It was common knowledge that the first soul ring should be a yellow, hundred-year ring. Some, like Wang Dong'er, could absorb a thousand-year ring as their second by consuming whale glue, or like Mu En, who relied on a powerful physique to absorb a ten-thousand-year ring as his fourth. But to absorb a ten-thousand-year ring as the first? How could that be possible?

"That child's martial soul is indeed extraordinary. When Bei Bei encountered him in the Star Dou Great Forest, he stated that if his own Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon were to face him in battle, he estimated he could only exert thirty to forty percent of his strength. Although I did not see his martial soul directly, even just sensing it caused my Bright Sacred Dragon to feel fear. The quality of his martial soul must far exceed our expectations." Mu En's voice was unhurried, yet it caused the air in the entire conference hall to freeze.

One must realize that as Elder Mu's great-grandson, Bei Bei's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon possessed the bloodline of the Bright Sacred Dragon. If these words hadn't come from Elder Mu himself, they would have thought the man was insane. Even the 800,000-year-old Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, the Beast God Di Tian, shouldn't be able to make Elder Mu feel fear through bloodline alone.

Inside the conference hall, there was a deathly silence.

"Teacher, this..." Yan Shaozhe stood where he was, his expression shifting from shock to contemplation, and finally to an indescribable excitement. He had originally thought he had placed enough importance on Lin Shuo. But now he realized he had only seen the tip of the iceberg. Three ten-thousand-year soul rings, such a powerful dragon-type martial soul—he was destined to dominate an era, with no one able to surpass him.