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The expressions of all the elders completely changed, and their gazes toward Mu En were filled with dread. The Dragon God Douluo, who had been recuperating peacefully and rarely took action since his breakthrough to Limit Douluo, seemed to have revealed his sharp edge once again at this moment.
The fear of everyone present was reawakened. Yet, Mu En seemed to have done nothing more than a trivial matter; his hunched body showed no significant change. He withdrew his gaze from Yan Shaozhe, and his cloudy eyes turned back toward Xuan Zi, who was kneeling on the ground nearby.
Mu En looked at Xuan Zi and asked him what he was doing when the team was surrounded by the pack of Moon-Eating Silver Wolves. Xuan Zi trembled all over, and cold sweat soaked his back. He wondered what he could possibly say.
He couldn't tell them that he had found a rare Nine-Colored Brocade Chicken in the Star Dou Great Forest and was currently plucking and preparing it for a feast.
He opened his mouth, but in the end, he couldn't utter a single word. Mu En's gaze grew even colder. Just then, a senior elder bit the bullet and stepped forward, bowing slightly as he spoke.
The elder said that Elder Xuan cannot be entirely blamed for this matter. He claimed that the appearance of a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast in the mixed zone of the Star Dou Great Forest was truly an accident that no one could have predicted.
This elder was not blind to the situation; on the contrary, he was well aware of Shrek's current state. The fact that Mu En's lifespan was nearing its end was no secret among Shrek's high ranks.
From his perspective, perhaps the successor after the next Sea God Pavilion Master would be Zhang Lexuan. However, the next Sea God Pavilion Master, judging by both strength and seniority, could only be Xuan Zi.
He was certain that no matter how disappointed Mu En was with Xuan Zi, he would never truly take his life; at most, he would impose a punishment. Standing by Xuan Zi now was undoubtedly the politically correct choice.
Sure enough, once someone took the lead, more elders immediately rose to concur. One elder said that Elder Xuan's spirit is the Gluttonous Divine Ox, and he requires large amounts of food to maintain his state because of his spirit. He argued that the situation was not intentional negligence but an accident.
Another elder added that Elder Xuan is a pillar of Shrek and should not be punished arbitrarily. He said that only two students unfortunately perished this time. He claimed that as long as the academy provides sufficient compensation to their families, there shouldn't be any issues.
The elders spoke over one another, attempting to use reason and precedent to gloss over the tragedy lightly. As their discussion grew more animated, the horrific sight of Yan Shaozhe being severely wounded moments ago seemed to be deliberately forgotten amidst the lively pleas for leniency. Zhang Lexuan listened and watched silently.
The last faint glimmer of light in her eyes was completely extinguished by these words. They were indifferent, evasive, and treated human lives as mere statistics. She thought about how they said only two students died. She wondered what they considered life to be.
An unspeakable sorrow and indignation surged within her chest. She was about to step forward and question them, but the next moment, the space within the Sea God Pavilion suddenly rippled.
A robust figure stepped out from the spatial ripples. He was carrying two humanoid beings who were bloody and barely breathing like dead dogs. An elder cried out in surprise and called the newcomer Poison Undying. Poison Undying's gaze swept contemptuously across the entire hall.
He glanced at Yan Shaozhe, who was still barely alive on the ground far away, then looked at Xuan Zi kneeling nearby. A sinister curve spread across his lips. He said that it was perfect they were all there.
With his identity fully confirmed, all the elders instantly reacted as if facing a formidable enemy, their spirit power instinctively circulating. Even Xuan Zi, who was kneeling, circulated his spirit power, instantly activating his Spirit Possession and attempting to stand up.
However, Mu En remained calm. He didn't even spare Poison Undying a glance, merely speaking plainly to Xuan Zi. He asked Xuan Zi if he had told him to stand up and ordered him to continue kneeling. Xuan Zi, who had just fully stood up, stiffened.
He tried to speak in protest, but under the gaze that was plain yet contained supreme majesty, the aura he had just raised instantly collapsed.
Gritting his teeth, Xuan Zi did not dare to speak and knelt back down. Poison Undying paused slightly and raised an eyebrow in surprise. He glanced at Mu En's figure nearby, then let out an undisguised sneer before casually throwing the two people he held onto the ground.
Poison Undying pointed at them and told Mu En that this fellow was from his academy. He said the man tried to threaten the family members of a contracted employee of his Mingmeng Chamber of Commerce.
He explained that he happened to run into him, so he crippled him on the way. He kicked the other half-dead figure and said this one was a buy-one-get-one-free deal. The severely injured Yan Shaozhe struggled to lift his head and hissed at Poison Undying.
He asked if Poison Undying knew this was the Sea God Pavilion and how he dared to trespass. Poison Undying casually dug his ear and asked why he couldn't come. He told Yan Shaozhe to get his facts straight. He said Shrek's team leader teacher was a complete piece of trash who caused a promising future employee to suffer an unfortunate loss.
Poison Undying stated that he was there to seek justice for them. His gaze suddenly sharpened, cutting across the assembled elders like a knife. He asked what they were planning to do if he hadn't come.
He said they were probably going to let the matter drop entirely. He asked how the deaths of mere two students could compare to the honor of a rank ninety-eight Super Douluo. He claimed that even if the entire team had died, they still wouldn't have done anything to Xuan Zi.
The elders remained silent, not daring to utter a single word. The situation was too obvious: Mu En not moving to drive Poison Undying away proved that his presence was likely tacitly approved by Mu En. Poison Undying looked at the silent elders and clicked his tongue, but the next moment, he let out a savage laugh.
He said that since two people died, they should make it a life for a life to be fair. Before his voice faded, he abruptly raised his hand and grabbed at the elder who had just said "only two students died," snatching him through the air. The elder screamed in terror as his eight optimally matched spirit rings simultaneously appeared.
His spirit power erupted fully in an attempt to resist, but beneath the enormous dark-green hand that materialized out of thin air, his efforts were like an ant trying to shake a tree.
An irresistible immense force instantly pulled him into Poison Undying's grasp. Poison Undying grasped his skull and said one of the children who died had his legs dismembered and severed, so the elder could experience that too.
Poison Undying raised his other hand, which transformed into a blade, and severed the elder's lower body at the waist. Pain mixed with agonizing screams echoed inside the Sea God Pavilion, yet Poison Undying remained expressionless while waiting patiently.
After a full ten minutes or more passed like this, and the elder's voice gradually ceased, Poison Undying held the elder's head with one hand and then applied slight pressure.
He crushed the skull like an overripe fruit, and red and white matter splattered from his hand. Subsequently, the elder's headless, half-severed body was tossed aside like trash.