The Holy Dragon's Final Curtain
After news of Mu En's impending death spread, Shrek Academy, though deeply saddened, could only bid a final farewell to their former guardian of Shrek.
A few days later, at the Shrek Academy, on Sea God Island, and in the Sea God Pavilion, a farewell ceremony was held exclusively for the old man who had devoted his entire life to protecting Shrek Academy.
Outside the Sea God Pavilion, a total of sixty-seven Inner Court disciples sat quietly cross-legged in front of the door. Sitting at the very front was a young woman of about twenty-five or twenty-six years old. Her long black hair reached down to her waist, and her delicate face was fair and flawless. Her hands, except for the thumbs, had the other eight fingers crossed, with the thumbs touching, and were quietly placed on her calves while she sat cross-legged. Her tranquil and gentle temperament was unforgettable at first sight.
Behind her, the other sixty-six Inner Court disciples, none of whom were over thirty years old, stood quietly in ten rows, each maintaining the same posture as her. Among them, Dai Yueheng was in the second row behind her. Ling Luochen, Chen Zifeng, Xi Xi, and Gongyang Mo, whom Huo Yuhao was familiar with, were also among them. However, their seating positions varied according to their individual cultivation levels. Apart from Dai Yueheng, who was in the first row, the others were all in positions further back.
The girl sitting at the front slowly opened her eyes, her bright and wise black eyes revealing a deep sadness.
This person is none other than Zhang Lexuan, the chief disciple of the Inner Court and also the Grandmaster of the Inner Court!
At this moment, she looked towards the direction of the Sea God Pavilion and asked herself in her heart, "Mu En, are you really leaving?"
As the top disciple of the Shrek Academy 'Inner Court, she had far more contact with Mu En than the other Inner Court disciples present. Furthermore, because she was the childhood sweetheart of Mu En's great-grandson, Bei Bei, their relationship was naturally much deeper.
Although Bei Bei ultimately chose Tang Ya as her lover instead of Zhang Lexuan, causing her immense pain and forcing her to numb her heart with constant cultivation, she still regarded Mu En as her teacher and elder in her heart.
Therefore, she was unwilling to accept this reality, but the facts were right in front of her. Today, all she could do for Mu En was to see Mu En off on his final journey.
Just then, under the guidance of Xuan Zi, Xu Xingyu, Wang Dong'er, Bei Bei, and Tang Ya entered the Sea God Pavilion amidst the shocked gazes of the Inner Court disciples.
This puzzled many Inner Court students present. Even Zhang Lexuan, the Grandmaster of the Inner Court, was not granted the privilege of entering the Sea God Pavilion and personally seeing off the Pavilion Master. Why were these Outer Court students, who had clearly not yet entered the Inner Court, given this privilege? (Not everyone knew that Xu Xingyu was Inner Court student.)
Guided by Elder Xuan, the four who entered the Sea God Pavilion finally met the old man who was on his last breath. Looking at Elder Mu lying quietly on the recliner, they couldn't help but feel sad. If they hadn't known beforehand, they would never have imagined that the old man who was about to be buried was the strongest person in Shrek Academy, the Limit Douluo, Dragon God Douluo Mu En.
By this time, Mu En's hair had completely fallen out, and his life force seemed to have come to an end. He rarely even opened his eyes, giving the impression that he might wither away at any moment.
Xuan Zi stood quietly beside Mu En, along with all the Sea God Pavilion Elder, including Yan Shaozhe, Cai Mei'er, Xian Lin'er, and Qian Duoduo.
Every Sea God Pavilion Elder wore a sorrowful expression, and Bei Bei, as Mu En's great-grandson, couldn't help but shed tears. He knew that the teacher in front of him was the last blood relative he had in this world.
After his parents passed away when he was young, Mu En and Zhang Lexuan took care of Bei Bei and raised him. Therefore, even though he knew that men don't easily shed tears, he couldn't stop himself from crying.
Seeing this, Tang Ya could only silently hug her boyfriend and whisper words of comfort, then bid farewell to the elder in her own way.
Even Xu Xingyu and Wang Dong'er, who weren't particularly close to Mu En, felt a pang of sadness at his passing. Regardless of the relationship between the Shrek Academy and the Spirit Contract Pagoda, and despite the many mistakes they had made in their youth and old age, the old man had at least successfully protected what was most important to him throughout his life until his death, a belief that was still worthy of their respect.
Moreover, the other party was the only person in the Shrek Academy with a relatively normal personality. Xu Xingyu was genuinely worried that the successor, Xuan Zi, would not be able to support the legacy he left behind.
Admittedly, in terms of strength, Xuan Zi is the best candidate for the entire Shrek Academy. After all, he is one of the few Level 98 Super Douluo in the world, and it is said that he had recently grasped the possibility of breaking through to Level 99 Limit Douluo.
However, in terms of personality and leadership, there are many people in the Sea God Pavilion who are stronger than him. Putting aside the fact that Xuan Zi has to eat almost every moment except when fighting and sleeping because of his Martial Soul, his attitude in handling things is a real headache.
Others try to plan ahead to prevent any unexpected situations from occurring during the task, and if so, they can deal with them in the best way in a timely manner.
Xuan Zi claimed to be the leader of a team, but in reality, Xuan Zi just let the team members handle things on their own while he acted as their bodyguard. Afterwards, he even called it cultivating the students' independence.
If that were all, it wouldn't be so bad. After all, as long as the final result is good and the bodyguard performed well, there wouldn't be any gossip. The question is, was it a success after all?
The answer is clearly not because the students were excessively allowed to handle things themselves, which led to Xuan Zi, the bodyguard, spending most of the time eating, drinking, and having fun afterward.
Xuan Zi would only intervene to resolve the issue after something truly serious had occurred. In most cases, this approach was acceptable, but the problem was that Xuan Zi had repeatedly acted too late due to his own reasons, resulting in heavy losses among the Inner Court students.
Therefore, even the elders in the Sea God Pavilion had some doubts about Xuan Zi as the next head of the Sea God Pavilion Master. Although they acknowledged Xuan Zi's strength and his contributions to Shrek, they believed that he was not suitable to be a leader, and Xuan Zi himself thought so too.
The reason he was ultimately elected as the next Sea God Pavilion Master was because Mu En still harbored some wariness towards the Beast God Di Tian, and forcibly supported Xuan Zi's ascension to the position based solely on bloodline.
After all, there are not many people in this world who can suppress the Beast God Di Tian, a descendant of the Black Dragon King, in terms of bloodline. Apart from Xu Xingyu, who has the Dragon God Martial Soul, and Gu Yuena, who has the identity of the Silver Dragon King, only Xuan Zi, who has the Taotie bloodline, has this possibility.