"Xuan Zi, I'll make my position clear as well. I demand that you take full responsibility for this matter. We truly do not want to keep cleaning up your messes. Every disaster you caused in the past was cleaned up by us. There is no way we'll clean up after you again this time."
Xian Lin'er spoke up at this moment as well.
As Qian Duoduo's wife,
Xuan Zi's constant suppression of the Soul Tool Department had made things extremely difficult for them. Over this matter, they had to take revenge no matter what.
No matter what, they had to vent their anger on Xuan Zi and drive him out of the decision-making circle. Only then could the Soul Guidance Department rise again.
"That's right. Xuan Zi, you made this mistake, yet you want our Sea God Pavilion to bear the responsibility and clean up after you. Everyone has to learn to grow, but have you ever grown? Every time you got students killed, we were the ones who cleaned up your messes. You never went to see those students' families, never considered their anger."
Cai Meier had finally voiced what was in her heart. She had always supported the Martial Soul Department, and so many outstanding students from that department had been killed. Each time, they were the ones who had to clean up afterward. She deeply despised this incompetent man who got students killed.
It was only because Xuan Zi's cultivation was so high, and because he was the successor to become the next Master of the Sea God Pavilion, that they could only bury their grievances in their hearts. But now that the issue had erupted, they would be letting down the anger they had accumulated over so many years if they did not kick him while he was down.
"Old Xuan, tell us clearly right here! Are you an undercover agent planted among us by the Evil Soul Masters? How did a level ninety-eight Title Douluo—a Super Douluo, just one step away from becoming an Ultimate Douluo—manage to get so many outstanding students killed by ten-thousand-year soul beasts? Killed when facing Evil Soul Masters at the Soul Emperor and Soul Saint levels?"
Old Song also spoke her true feelings at this moment, because it was simply too absurd. A level ninety-eight Title Douluo had actually allowed so many outstanding students to die to ten-thousand-year soul beasts, and to Evil Soul Masters at the Soul Emperor and Soul Saint levels! It was utterly ridiculous!
No matter which faction it was measured against, this would have been a disgrace!
If this had happened in the Heavenly Dragon Sect founded by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, or in the Nine Treasure Glazed Sect, it would have been a disgrace!
"I... I'm sorry, everyone. I'll leave Shrek's Sea God Pavilion right now and take responsibility for all of you. Whatever happens to those people, I'll handle it all myself."
Xuan Zi spoke through tears.
But at this moment, someone could no longer endure it. That person was Mu En.
"Xuan Zi."
"Elder Mu...!"
Before Xuan Zi could say anything, Mu En slapped him across the face.
"You still want to evade responsibility at a time like this? What exactly are you thinking? Don't think I don't know how you intend to solve this problem. You want to secretly wipe out those Soul Master families, don't you?"
"Elder Mu!"
"Every time, it's us Sea God Pavilion members who have to apologize. Every time, we take these cold Soul Bones to those people and tell them, 'This is our compensation for you. We hope your outstanding children will join Shrek in the future.' Honestly, every time I say that, my face burns with shame. I'm embarrassed to utter those words! Xuan Zi, what exactly are you thinking? Tell me!"
"Even now, you're still trying to evade responsibility. Don't think I don't know what you're planning. You want to leave Shrek, then shoulder the responsibility alone. If someone comes seeking revenge, you can just kill them, right?"
"I..." Faced with Mu En, who was of his uncle-master's generation, Xuan Zi did not dare speak. That truly had been what he was thinking. He wanted to draw the attention of those enemies away.
He wanted to shift their attention away from Shrek, then deal with them alone—in other words, kill them all. But now, Mu En had seen through him.
"I will take full responsibility for the matter of these families. From now on, you will no longer be one of Shrek's Sea God Pavilion elders. You will never be appointed again. From now on, focus on leaving behind bloodlines. Leave behind the bloodline of the Godly Taotie Bull and bring fresh blood to Shrek. Shrek is currently lacking successors and needs powerful bloodlines. You will be responsible for that. Find someone, get married, have children, and have as many as you can. If you need women, I'll find them for you."
Mu En could see that, although he did not know who had spread those books, the person absolutely bore a grudge against Shrek. Otherwise, they could not possibly have known so clearly about the things Xuan Zi had done. It might even have been the families of the victims. Therefore, they had to apologize and resolve the entire matter completely.
Otherwise, if more books unfavorable to Shrek continued to spread, the trouble would become enormous.
And there was one more point: Xuan Zi absolutely could not continue serving as an elder of the Sea God Pavilion.
It had already been absurd from the beginning, and now it had become even more absurd. Since the matter had yet to be exposed completely, no matter what, they could not allow such an absurd Sea God Pavilion member to continue holding that position.
Otherwise, no number of students would be enough.
So many students died every time.
So many outstanding students had died, forcing them to compensate with Soul Bones and Gold Soul Coins. It made Mu En's face burn with shame.
At this moment, they had to remove the root of the problem: Xuan Zi. No matter what, he could no longer hold any position in Shrek.
He would simply have Xuan Zi properly leave behind his bloodline, so that Shrek could gain a batch of exceptional descendants with the Godly Taotie Bull bloodline.
As for those families, they were all small clans. Though they would not affect Shrek on their own, there was strength in numbers. If so many families gathered together and affected Shrek, it would look bad. Therefore, they needed to show their stance and offer compensation. Whatever was needed, they would compensate for it.
"Elder Mu..."
"I'm already so old, and you still want me to have children? Isn't that a joke? What girl would like someone my age? Besides, Shrek advocates monogamy."
"Of course I know that. But besides leaving behind bloodlines, what else can you do now? Look at the absurd things you've done and the losses you've caused the academy. No matter what, if you need women in the future, come to me. I'll find them for you. If you need food, fine. But you can no longer serve as a member of Shrek's Sea God Pavilion, because what you've done is simply too absurd. Shrek can no longer bear such losses."