Tianyang Douluo's face was filled with seriousness, "My purpose for coming here is quite simple; it is to give Shrek Academy a surprise."
"What?" Yan Shaozhe, after hearing Tianyang Douluo's words, had a sudden and very strange change in expression.
Truth be told, Tianyang Douluo was appearing too serious, and one could not see any hint of a surprise being brought on his face.
It would be more accurate to call it a fright.
"Take a look..."
As he spoke, Tianyang Douluo tossed a crystal into Yan Shaozhe's hand.
"This..."
Yan Shaozhe hesitated for a moment before reluctantly channeling his soul power into it, and immediately images of Xuan Zi slaughtering on all sides appeared on the crystal.
Yan Shaozhe's eyes widened in shock, "Xuan, Elder Xuan!"
"President Yan indeed knows him, that's excellent. Shouldn't Shrek Academy now give us an explanation?"
Tianyang Douluo's face remained impassive as ever.
Upon hearing this, Cheng Gang secretly gave Tianyang Douluo a thumbs up.
As expected of a level 97 expert, his backbone was indeed strong.
If it weren't for the fact that he had encountered Tianyang Douluo on the way and entered Shrek City together, he definitely wouldn't have spoken so bluntly to Yan Shaozhe.
Meanwhile, Yan Shaozhe had also collected his thoughts. He shook his head gently, "Sir, might there be some misunderstanding? I believe Xuan Zi would not do such a thing."
Upon hearing this, Tianyang Douluo finally showed a different expression. He sneered and asked, "What do you think the problem is? Are the images recorded in the crystal fake?"
"This..." Yan Shaozhe's expression froze, and he shook his head with a wry smile, "That's not it. As is well known, recorded images cannot be faked."
"So you still want to say that those people were not killed by Xuan Zi? You shouldn't be mistaken about that gigantic Gluttonous Sacred Bull, should you?"
Pose by such a question from Tianyang Douluo, Yan Shaozhe was even more at a loss for words, "It's, it's not that either."
The smile on Tianyang Douluo's face suddenly disappeared, and his expression became incredibly cold. He said chillingly, "The images are real, the murderer is also Xuan Zi. Do you still think there is a problem? He has slaughtered innumerable civilians, and Shrek Academy must acknowledge this debt whether you wish to or not!"
His last words were almost roared out.
Yan Shaozhe was startled, his face turning a slight shade paler.
However, he knew he must not admit fault easily, "Sir, please calm down. This matter requires a thorough investigation. I believe in Xuan Zi's character, and if he acted in such a way, there must be a reason for it."
Tianyang Douluo looked at Yan Shaozhe intently before saying, "Fine, then investigate. But I want to tell you, Xuan Zi has now killed a large number of civilians from the three great Empires, and according to incomplete statistics, there are already over thirty thousand people."
"Originally, the Heavenly Soul Empire also sent a strong expert to Shrek Academy, hoping to get an explanation, but on the way here, that Titled Douluo-level expert received the latest news. Xuan Zi appeared again in the Heavenly Soul Empire causing a massacre, so he had no choice but to return and try to stop it."
Yan Shaozhe said seriously, "Sir, please rest at Shrek Academy for the time being. I will inform the Elders about this matter right away, and it won't be long before we can give a response."
"There's no need!" Tianyang Douluo waved his hand dismissively, "I have said what needed to be said. I am returning to the Dou Spirit Empire now, after all, no one knows if that madman will show up again and cause a massacre in our Empire."
Yan Shaozhe: "..."
Is this guy insulting me?
Right then, he also decided not to tolerate any further and put on a stern face, "Then sir, please do as you wish."
"Hmph." Tianyang Douluo snorted coldly, glanced at Cheng Gang, "Are you looking to rest here for a while?"
"Ah, no!"
Cheng Gang was startled for a second and shook his head hurriedly, "I will leave with senior. Xuan Zi's cultivation level is powerful, the more people we have, the more strength we have."
After saying this, he bowed to Yan Shaozhe, "Farewell."
Yan Shaozhe replied indifferently, "Not seeing you out."
After that, he actually turned and left before the two of them did.
...
"Teacher."
Yan Shaozhe made his way to the Sea God's Pavilion and respectfully bowed to the Gold Tree, "Tianyang Douluo and the Guardian Douluo from the Xingluo Empire have just been here."
"You don't need to say anymore, I already know their purpose for coming. I saw that crystal in your hand just now...sigh."
Mu En said with a deep sigh.
He had fused with the Gold Tree and his spiritual power had become immensely strong. The moment Tianyang Douluo arrived in Shrek City, he had already known. When he saw that crystal, his heart was set off with ferocious waves.
He originally thought that Xuan Zi just wanted to vent his emotions and find a place to drink himself into oblivion, live in a drunken stupor, and would come back after his anger had somewhat subsided over time.
But what was the actual situation?
This fellow actually started a slaughter in the various Empires!
"Teacher, do you also think Xuan Zi... has become an evil Soul Master?" Yan Shaozhe's voice was somewhat heavy.
To be honest, he had already labeled Xuan Zi as an evil Soul Master in his heart.
Even without full statistics, tens of thousands of people had already died at Xuan Zi's hands, and even genuine evil Soul Masters rarely killed so many people.
"Shao Zhe, calm your mind and consider, and you'll find that there is something odd about the situation, such as who recorded these images?"
"Teacher, are you saying that someone guided Xuan Zi to do this?"
"Of course, someone guided him to do it, and if I am not wrong, the puppet master behind this incident is the evil Soul Master."
"Bang!"
Yan Shaozhe stomped his feet in anger, "These damned people, they actually used their schemes and conspiracies against our Shrek Academy!"
"Over the years, Shrek has killed I don't know how many evil Soul Masters. In the hearts of the evil Soul Masters, our Shrek Academy must be their top enemy. They, of course, would want to destroy Shrek at all costs. Even if they can't do it, they would choose to smear Shrek as much as possible, causing the relationship between Shrek and the various Empires to break."
With Mu En's wisdom, he quickly saw the main purpose of the event.
"Teacher, then how do we explain this to the various Empires?"
Yan Shaozhe asked again.
"I'm afraid there is no way to explain it."
Mu En said, "The rulers and powerhouses of the various Empires are not fools either. They can also see the problem here. But with Xuan Zi not subdued, nothing we say will be useful. Moreover, speaking of which, providing direct compensation that satisfies them would be more effective than anything we say."
"This... I'm afraid it's going to be a large sum..."
After hearing Mu En's words, Yan Shaozhe felt overwhelmed.
The lives of tens of thousands of people.
He could no longer imagine what kind of price Shrek Academy would have to pay to settle this matter.
"We'll talk about the compensation later. The most important thing now is to bring that fellow Xuan Zi back to me."
"Teacher, I understand, I will go to the Heavenly Soul Empire right now."
Yan Shaozhe still remembered what Tianyang Douluo had said before—that Xuan Zi had been spotted in the Heavenly Soul Empire, which is why the powerhouses there had hurriedly returned to the Empire.
However.
Mu En refused his proposal, "You can't go."
"Hmm?" Yan Shaozhe was somewhat surprised, "Teacher, didn't you just say that Xuan Zi must be brought back?"
"I mean you can't go. There are many matters in the Academy waiting for you to handle. Another reason is that no one knows what state Xuan Zi is in right now, so we must dispatch two experts with high cultivation level."
"I see..." Yan Shaozhe realized, hearing from Mu En's words that he was worried about his safety.
That's right.
He too had watched the images recorded in the crystal and saw that Xuan Zi's current condition was extremely unstable—who knew what state he would be in when he saw someone from Shrek?
"Teacher, then who do you plan to send?"
Upon hearing Yan Shaozhe's question, Mu En hesitated for a moment before answering, "Let Little Song and Little Zhuang go. One has extremely fast speed and the other excels at healing. Even if Xuan Zi really loses his mind and attacks them, the two of them together should be able to escape from his hands."
Yan Shaozhe's heart sank.
He could tell that Mu En had made the worst plan.
"Teacher, if Xuan Zi really turns against Elder Song and Elder Zhuang, what should we do?"