Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao's beloved but unseen teacher, Mu En, was indeed deeply troubled.
In the center of Shrek Academy, the Sea God Lake, its azure waters reflecting fluffy white clouds, was bathed in the soft morning light, its surface rippling like ribbons of silk.
It was hard to imagine that this Sea God Lake, larger than the rest of Shrek Academy combined, was an artificial lake.
A middle-aged man pushed a simple wheelchair along the lake's shore.
An old man sat in the wheelchair, dressed in grey cloth, his face etched with deep wrinkles, a testament to his fading life.
The morning sunlight cast trails of light through the lake mist. The old man tried to straighten up and touch the rainbow in the sky.
But his hand faltered halfway; his back, paralyzed by the malevolent energy of the Dragon Pill after his battle with Poisonous Death, had been broken.
He hadn't been able to straighten up in a long time.
Mu En sighed and withdrew his hand. Gently using his soul power to shake off Yan Shaozhe's hand behind him, he slowly wheeled himself to the lakeside.
He stopped at the lake, the wheelchair gently pressing against the soil, the fragrance of the earth filling the air, his eyes fixed on the faintly visible Seagod Island ahead.
"Shaozhe, it's a new day."
"The freshman assessments are almost over."
"Any promising talents?"
Yan Shaozhe respectfully approached Mu En and said,
"This year's class has produced three three-ring Soul Masters, one with twin martial souls, and one Goddess of Light Butterfly."
"Among them, Dai Huabin from the White Tiger Duke's Mansion performed the best."
Mu En remained unmoved by the first two, but the Goddess of Light Butterfly caught his eye.
"Oh, seems quite good."
Yan Shaozhe naturally knew what his teacher was thinking, and shook his head helplessly, saying,
"The Goddess of Light Butterfly's recommendation letter is from the Clear Sky Sect."
Upon hearing this, Mu En's bright eyes dimmed again. He now desperately hoped to find a young person who could shoulder the future of Shrek Academy.
He wanted to take on another disciple while he still had some time left, a disciple who would be Shrek Academy's future hope.
Everyone at Shrek Academy has been obsessed with that eternal glory for far too long, blinded by its so-called honor.
They've completely forgotten that Shrek's true foundation isn't that so-called glory! It's utterly worthless!
Mu En saw this and was deeply worried.
His own lifespan was running out; he would soon follow the previous Sea God Pavilion Masters back to the embrace of the Golden Tree.
What does the future hold for Shrek Academy? Even with his cultivation level already at the ninety-ninth level of the Limit Douluo realm, he couldn't see it clearly.
The Sun Moon Empire was closing in step by step, and the development of soul tools was advancing by leaps and bounds.
The three kingdoms of Douluo remained stagnant, with only the Star Luo Empire showing some progress, and even within Shrek Academy itself, many people resisted soul tools.
Mu En's grip on the wheelchair handle tightened involuntarily.
Yan Shaozhe, seemingly oblivious to his teacher's inner turmoil, said,
"Teacher, it seems the Soul Guidance Department has recently received a significant increase in research funding."
"But the Martial Soul Department hasn't received any. Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"
"After all, the Martial Soul Department has many disciples."
Mu En was truly exhausted at this moment. He didn't turn to look at Yan Shaozhe, but simply shook his head at Sea God Lake, slowly saying,
"Sigh, it was I who asked Lin Huiqun to increase the funding for the Soul Guidance Department."
"Shrek Academy needs to change; Soul Masters can't be stagnant!"
"Shaozhe, you should have a longer-term vision!"
"Don't let the fog before your eyes blind you!"
Mu En's anger was evident in the last few sentences!
Neither his disciple nor his great-grandson Bei Bei were easy to deal with.
"Alright, Shaozhe, go back. Let me stay here alone for a while."
Yan Shaozhe instinctively wanted to stay and persuade Mu En, but sensing his teacher's obvious anger, he chose to leave.
"Sigh, Shao Zhe, if only he were a little more open-minded and generous, he wouldn't be stuck at level 95!"
"The Radiant Phoenix is a top-tier martial soul; level 95 shouldn't be a hurdle for him!"
Mu En looked at the silver-striped fish swimming in Sea God Lake, and the anger in his chest subsided slightly.
"Alright, Hui Qun, come out. I sensed you a long time ago."
An old woman with white hair and a youthful face appeared from afar and slowly came to Mu En's side, saying,
"Shao Zhe is just a little impatient. With more experience, he'll be fine."
"Ha, experience?"
"He's almost a hundred years old, and still so short-sighted!"
"Hui Qun, I know you watched him grow up and spoiled him a bit."
"But some things can only be understood by himself!"
"If he can't break the shackles in his heart, level 96 will be the end of his life!"
"His own narrow-mindedness will exhaust all his potential!"
Lin Hui Qun knew this all too well, and gently walked behind Mu En, pushing him for a walk along the lake.
"We old folks don't have much time left to live."
"Me, Xuanzi, Old Song, and you are all from the same generation."
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"Who's left from that era?"
"The future ultimately belongs to the young."
Mu En looked at the laughing and chatting Shrek Academy outer students ahead and said,
"Yes, the future belongs to the young."
"But Shrek is already facing a generational gap."
"Eight of the twelve inner court disciples died back then, eight of those were potential Title Douluo!"
"Looking at the sixty-seven disciples in the inner court, I can't find a single person who can succeed me."
"Xuan Zi, you know his personality. After I die, he will be the Sea God Pavilion Master."
"How can I rest easy like this!"
Lin Huiqun didn't say anything, just pushed Mu En along for a walk, occasionally a few Shrek Academy freshmen passed by.
The Shrek Academy freshmen even greeted them warmly.
Mu En would happily return their smiles, he thought these kids were much cuter than Yan Shaozhe!
"Elder Mu, I plan to go to Xilu City tomorrow."
"The city lord there has changed, and I need to inspect it."
Mu En nodded and said, "Xilu City is located next to Shrek City. It's not only a granary but also a vital passage to the Star Dou Great Forest."
"We must ensure stability there."
"Who the city lord is doesn't matter. As long as he's willing to continue guarding the outer perimeter of the Star Dou Great Forest with Shrek, let him be the lord."
Lin Huiqun nodded. She thought so too. The strongest person in Xilu City was only a Soul Saint, and he couldn't cause any trouble.
As long as he was willing to continue fulfilling the responsibilities formed over thousands of years, who the city lord was didn't matter at all. In any case, he was just an ant to Shrek.
Mu En looked at the golden tree beside him. It had stood there for countless years, and all the pavilion masters would merge their souls into it.
He would be the same in the future. Mu En knew in his heart that this tree was definitely not just Shrek's protective tree.
It should have other uses, but Mu En didn't want to investigate, nor did he dare to.
He only hoped that he could find a successor.
…
At the headquarters of Xilu City, Huo Yuhao stretched. He had finally completed the first draft of the No-Limit Technique and basically found the arrangement of the core matrix.
He only needed to slowly refine it through calculation.
"Brother Tianmeng, do you want to see Bai E and the other humans I imagined?"
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was currently exhaustively searching the periodic table of inscriptions in her spiritual sea. Hearing Huo Yuhao's words, she immediately diverted some of her computing power to speak with him:
"Oh?"
"Of course!"
"I want to see what's special about these imagined humans!"
"Also, why does Yuhao's expression look so strange? It's like he's about to see his masterpiece."
Huo Yuhao immediately straightened his expression, accidentally making a mistake that researchers often make.
"Hiss, that's about right."
"Bai E and the others are indeed my creations."
"I hope he won't treat me to noodles again."
"I like fish, not noodles. "
"Douluo Continent isn't a second-hand computer; it won't explode."
Actually, Huo Yuhao had even higher expectations for Bai E and the others.
For example, he had been very selective about Bai E's martial soul recently.
The Martial Soul Furnace was running at full power. As a branch of the [Understanding] Authority, this thing consumed a tremendous amount of mental energy!
He meticulously selected the characteristics of dozens of high-level, super-level soul beasts and rare weapon-type martial souls from the catalog, fusing them bit by bit.
He even had Tianmeng use a large amount of computing power to help adjust the bloodline ratio!
This martial soul was all about technology and ruthless techniques.
He was ensuring that the final martial soul would achieve the effect Huo Yuhao wanted—light and destruction!
Bai E, as the next successor to Mu En, had to reach the ultimate light!
At the same time, Huo Yuhao also hoped to add the attribute of destruction to the ultimate light.
Ideally, it would be the purest destruction.
After the martial soul awakened, Huo Yuhao would also have the planetary will help spread this pure aura of destruction so that even the God Realm could feel it.
Given Bai E's personality and this martial soul full of technology and ruthless techniques, Huo Yuhao didn't believe the God of Destruction wouldn't be tempted.
Although he didn't know if the God of Destruction would pass down the godhood, he would definitely do his best to help Bai E ascend to godhood.
In this way, the God of Destruction will personally intervene in the Douluo Continent issue and engage in a dance-off with Tang Buddha.
During this period, the God of Destruction might still pass the divine test; this became completely impossible after Huo Yuhao ascended to godhood in the original story.
Not only that, Huo Yuhao will basically give all his fictional characters the possibility of becoming gods.
This is Plan 2.0.
Once Huo Yuhao's fictional retinue fills the God Realm,
I think the God Realm can even be surnamed Huo.
Huo Yuhao gently sensed the ultimate martial soul already prepared in the Martial Soul Furnace; it was a greatsword.
(End of Chapter)
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