Chapter 208 The Incompetent Shrek
And at this moment....
Shrek Academy, inside the Sea God Pavilion.
The lighting in the conference room was rather dim.
All the core elders that Shrek Academy could currently gather sat around the long table.
Xuanzi was absent because he was at a crucial stage in his attempt to break through to the peak of level 99 Douluo, which made the atmosphere of the meeting even more somber than usual.
Yan Shaozhe sat in the main seat, his face gloomy, clutching a record that had just been sent back from the Sun and Moon Forest tightly in his hand.
"Shao Zhe, why did you call us here in such a hurry? What happened?" An elder broke the silence, his brows furrowed, clearly displeased with Yan Shao Zhe's emergency summons.
"The academy has been very busy lately. Unless it's something that shakes the very foundation, I don't want this kind of thing to happen again in the future..."
"Ma Xiaotao has been taken away by the Body Sect." But Yan Shaozhe suddenly interrupted him.
His voice was very soft, but the elders present heard it clearly.
The meeting room fell silent instantly.
"What did you say?" Another elder suddenly stood up, his chair scraping against the floor with a screeching sound due to the force of his movement.
"Ma Xiaotao? How could this be? Wasn't she missing for a long time? Why did the people from the Body Sect take her away?"
Yan Shaozhe briefly recounted the battle that Huo Yuhao had relayed back.
He didn't hide any details, including Ma Xiaotao's transformation into an evil soul master, Liu Yuan's appearance, and the strange ability Liu Yuan displayed to sever soul power circuits.
After hearing the statement, the anger in the meeting room was completely ignited.
"What a disgrace to the Body Sect! They're provoking Shrek Academy!" An elder slammed his fist on the table, leaving a clear handprint. "They dared to ambush our students in the Sun and Moon Forest, and even dared to bring back Shrek's number one genius of all time? This is utterly lawless!"
"We must send someone to bring Xiaotao back!"
"Yes, we must bring her back! Not only must we bring back Xiao Tao, but we must also teach the Body Sect a lesson!"
The elders were extremely emotional.
As a core disciple of Shrek Academy, Ma Xiaotao is a key figure the academy will focus on developing in the future. Moreover, she possesses a special martial soul inheritance. Under no circumstances can the academy allow her to remain in the hands of the Body Sect.
Yan Shaozhe took a deep breath as he listened to the roars around him.
He looked around and asked loudly, "Since everyone agrees to go, who will go? And how should we get there?"
The noisy sounds in the meeting room suddenly stopped.
The elders' angry expressions froze on their faces.
Yan Shaozhe's question was like a bucket of cold water, instantly extinguishing the previous uproar.
The elders who had been speaking passionately just moments before all fell silent.
They all recalled their last trip to the Heavenly Soul Empire.
On that occasion, Yan Shaozhe, Elder Song, and Xian Lin'er went to the Heavenly Soul Empire to negotiate with the Body Sect. However, they not only failed to get Fan Yu back, but were also humiliated by Du Busi in front of various forces.
That incident still casts a shadow over the minds of these elders.
So suddenly, all the elders of the Sea God Pavilion became somewhat frightened.
"Shao Zhe, you're asking us who's going..." An elder awkwardly avoided Yan Shao Zhe's gaze.
"Elder Xuan is in seclusion. Among those present, in terms of soul power level and combat strength, who can reliably defeat Poison Immortal?"
"The lesson from last time was painful enough. If we rush in now, the outcome will only be worse than that time."
"Yes," another elder replied.
"If we can't poison that person, he'll go berserk and dare to touch even a Limit Douluo, let alone us in our current state?"
"If we act rashly and are seriously injured by him again, the academy's defenses will be weakened, and that will be the real crisis."
The elders took turns offering their analyses, all focusing on the objective situation.
But Yan Shaozhe felt a chill run down his spine when he heard these words.
He originally thought that the elders of the academy could come up with a solution, even if it was to exchange conditions with the Body Sect or seek help from the Empire, it would be better than sitting here doing nothing.
But the reality is, they really don't have any solutions.
With Xuanzi in seclusion, Shrek Academy has now fallen to the point where it has no one left to rely on in the face of the invincible poison.
Yan Shaozhe's shoulders slumped down.
He felt a tightness in his chest, and an unprecedented sense of powerlessness spread through his body.
As the dean of Shrek Academy, he couldn't even save his own students, and he didn't even have the confidence to try to save them.
"Since when has Shrek Academy fallen to this level?"
"Are we just supposed to watch?"
Yan Shaozhe's voice was a little hoarse.
But no one answered.
The meeting room fell silent once again.
Only the cold wind howled past the window, making the entire Sea God Pavilion seem desolate and deserted.
This made Yan Shaozhe's heart grow even colder in an instant.
...
at the same time,
The Body Sect, the sect's headquarters.
After several days of arduous travel, Liu Yuan, Du Busi, and Long Aotian finally returned here.
The sect remained as quiet as ever, with only the occasional whooshing sound coming from the training ground.
After a quick rest, Liu Yuan returned to his courtyard.
He then compiled a final summary of what he had learned from his trip to the Sun and Moon Forest.
The soul of the Destruction Beast had been completely stabilized in his sea of consciousness, and he was now able to use the ability to dismantle soul power circuits skillfully after this period of practice.
Just as he was preparing to further analyze the application rules of the "Destruction" attribute, there was a gentle knock on the door.
Poison Undying walked in.
He looked at Liu Yuan, who was resting with his eyes closed, but did not show much praise for Liu Yuan's performance in the battle just now; his eyes remained calm.
"Although your soul power level didn't break through this time, your overall soul power quality and combat experience have improved significantly." Poison Immortal walked to the window and looked at the mountains outside.
"In the coming period, the sect will enter a short period of stability, which is also to prepare for the subsequent promotion of the Soul Spirit system."
He paused for a moment, turned around to look at Liu Yuan, and his eyes became more serious.
"But what do you plan to do about Ma Xiaotao's situation?"
"Ma Xiaotao is already in the sect's confinement room. After all, she is an evil soul master, and her identity is special. It's not good to keep her locked up in our Body Sect all the time. Didn't you say before that you wanted Shrek Academy to deal with her personally? Isn't it about time?"
Du Bu Si looked at Liu Yuan.
"If we're all ready, then let's go and resolve this matter for him first."
(End of chapter)