How Useless Was Xuan Zi?

Heaven Dou Empire.

The Heaven Dou Empire had originally been part of the Heaven Dou Empire. At that time, the entire Douluo Continent had two great empires.

But several thousand years ago, the Heaven Dou Empire's imperial family had rebelled against the Dou Ling Empire's imperial family—the Heaven Dou Empire of that era. The two nations subsequently split apart, becoming the Heavenly Soul and Dou Ling empires, with the original Snow Family ruling the Dou Ling Empire.

The Heavenly Soul Empire was ruled by the rebel forces.

The Heaven Dou Empire had originally only been slightly stronger than the Dou Ling Empire, and not much stronger than the Star Luo Empire. However, a sect called the Body Sect had emerged in this world.

In order to develop, the Body Sect had formed an agreement with the Heaven Dou Empire, becoming its protector sect. It even had a Rank 98 Super Douluo, making it far stronger than the Star Luo Empire.

This made the Heaven Dou Empire's overall combat strength greater than that of both the Star Luo Empire and the Dou Ling Empire. After all, it possessed a Rank 98 Super Douluo; even the Star Luo Empire had none, while the Dou Ling Empire only had a Rank 97 one.

Now, everyone in the Body Sect was discussing one matter: Shrek's Xuan Zi.

"Have you all heard? That Xuan Zi from Shrek couldn't even protect students against Evil Soul Masters at the Soul Emperor and Soul Saint levels. Isn't that far too pathetic? Could he be a spy planted by the Evil Soul Masters?"

"I heard that when Xuan Zi dealt with Soul Beasts that were tens of thousands of years old, he still got some students killed. Can he even be called a teacher? Can he be called one of Shrek's elders? Are we sure he wasn't an Evil Soul Master spy planted in Shrek to wipe out its geniuses?"

"I completely agree. A Rank 98 Super Douluo is only one step away from becoming an Ultimate Douluo, yet he couldn't protect students when facing Evil Soul Masters at the Soul Emperor and Soul Saint levels... Are we sure he isn't a spy?"

"Let me tell you, Dragon God Douluo Mu En, in order to protect Xuan Zi, apologized and compensated the victims' families. He even said that if anything happened to them, he would chop off his own head and let them use it as a ball."

"I just want to ask, was Mu En's choice really necessary? Xuan Zi was obviously a disaster, yet he still wanted to protect him and even made such a grave vow. He's an Ultimate Douluo—if those people really died, he'd have to cut off his own head."

At this time, the Body Sect disciples were reading the latest information and could hardly believe it. They had also seen Dragon God Douluo Mu En's statement that if anything happened to Shrek's victims' families, he would cut off his head for them to kick around like a ball. They were utterly shocked.

"What are you talking about?"

The one who spoke was the current Sect Master of the Body Sect, Du Busi. He had originally been in seclusion, cultivating in hopes of finding a way to break through to Ultimate Douluo. However, no matter how he tried or struggled, he could not make that breakthrough. It was as though he had encountered a bottleneck that was extremely difficult to loosen.

After failing to break through to Ultimate Douluo during this period, he temporarily gave up and returned to see how the Body Sect had developed. Then he saw these fresh young disciples of the sect discussing some unknown piece of information.

"Sect Master, we're talking about Shrek's Xuan Zi and what happened recently."

"Xuan Zi? Isn't he the next Sea God Pavilion Master, the one meant to succeed that old fellow Mu En? What happened?"

"Sect Master, you don't know?"

At this moment, a Body Sect disciple looked at Du Busi.

"What would I know? I've been in seclusion recently, cultivating to break through to Ultimate Douluo. I failed several times before deciding to come out and see how the sect had developed. Tell me what happened. What did that old fellow Xuan Zi do this time?"

"Please take a look."

A disciple then brought over a book. When Du Busi saw the words on it, he was dumbfounded.

"Grand Elder Xuan Zi's Secret Biography? Introduction: Under Shrek's long-term suppression, an Evil Soul Master organization had planted a spy within Shrek many years ago in order to deal with it. This spy was named Xuan!"

After seeing the astonishing contents written there, Du Busi looked at the disciples, who gestured for him to continue reading.

Du Busi then looked over the contents. It accused Xuan Zi, a Rank 98 Super Douluo, of allowing outstanding Soul Master prodigies to die during campaigns against Evil Soul Masters at the Soul Emperor and Soul Saint levels. Even when hunting Soul Beasts that were tens of thousands of years old, he had allowed students to die. These were proof that Xuan Zi was an Evil Soul Master spy planted in Shrek, the best evidence that he had been sent to destroy Shrek and bring about its Destruction!

"What else happened recently? Tell me."

"Regarding Xuan Zi, Sect Master, you may not know this. At first, many of those students' families wanted compensation, but the troublemakers were at most Soul Emperors. Then Dragon God Douluo Mu En stepped forward, saying he would compensate the families for their losses. He also said that if anything happened to Shrek's victims' families, he would chop off his own head and let them kick it like a ball. Basically, he was desperately protecting Xuan Zi."

Upon hearing this, Du Busi understood. After all, Shrek now had only one Rank 98 Title Douluo—Xuan Zi. Furthermore, given Dragon God Douluo Mu En's condition and the hidden injuries in his body, he probably would not live for many more years. If Mu En died then, Xuan Zi would likely be the only reliable one left. That was why he could only desperately protect Xuan Zi.

Du Busi could understand it as well. He understood this old rival of his former elder brother, understood that the other man only wanted to desperately protect Shrek and ensure its continued existence. But he simply could not withstand how utterly useless his teammate was.

Honestly, if he did not know Xuan Zi and know that he truly could not be a spy, Du Busi himself would have suspected that Xuan Zi was an Evil Soul Master spy planted in Shrek. His ability to get Shrek students killed was truly impressive.

"Everyone says that my Body Sect isn't made up of good people, but from what I can see, Xuan Zi is the one who isn't a good person. He could get so many talented students killed by Evil Soul Masters at the Soul Emperor and Soul Saint levels, and even let Soul Beasts that were tens of thousands of years old kill students. Xuan Zi really was something else. How had I never noticed that he was so damn impressive before? Still, the person who wrote this book probably had a grudge against Shrek."

At this moment, Du Busi merely believed that this book had been written by someone who held a grudge against Shrek.