(I had some things to take care of today, so here's a modest three-chapter update.)
"Speak, Xuan Zi. Why did you request a Sea God Pavilion Meeting?" Mu En asked calmly.
Xuan Zi nodded, slowly rose to his feet, and said gravely, "Everyone already knows what happened this time. This wasn't the first incident to occur while I was leading a team. As the team leader, I cannot shirk responsibility. Therefore, I have decided to resign as deputy commander of the Shrek Inspection Corps and leave the Sea God Pavilion, remaining only as an idler at the academy."
Yan Shaozhe's expression changed drastically at this, and he hurriedly said, "Xuan Zi, you can't do that. No one can guarantee they'll never make a mistake, and besides, the responsibility this time wasn't entirely yours..."
Before he could finish, however, an angry snort rang out inside the Sea God Pavilion. A blazing golden light swept forth with spiritual pressure that seemed like the might of heaven itself, nearly suffocating the elders around them.
Mu En had vanished from the head seat. He now stood before Xuan Zi, his withered right hand pressed against the top of Xuan Zi's head.
"Sovereign Over All?! Teacher, don't!" Yan Shaozhe cried out.
Several of the surrounding elders hurriedly urged him to stop as well, but none dared step forward to intervene. Their strength fell somewhat short of Xuan Zi's, while the gulf between them and Mu En was a heavenly chasm. They had no hope of stopping him.
Among the elders present, Xuan Zi and Elder Lin held the highest seniority. Yet even they belonged to a generation below Mu En.
Mu En was the final disciple of Xuan Zi's grandmaster, and also his youngest disciple. In other words, Mu En was actually Xuan Zi's youngest