Douluo: The True Eye

"Come here, children," Mu En said with a slight smile, and Bei Bei immediately went over and helped him up.

Mu En's back was bent and hunched over at almost a ninety-degree angle, which shocked the others.

However, Huo Yuhao didn't put on much of an act. After all, Mu En was an old fox. Even if he showed surprise, his exaggerated acting probably wouldn't fool him.

Anyway, for someone with the Spirit Eyes martial soul and a reputation for keen observation at Shrek Academy, it wasn't too strange to know that the old man lying at the gate had a bad back and wasn't as simple as he seemed.

Mu En smiled slightly at the surprised group and then said to Huo Yuhao, "Little guy, why don't you seem surprised?"

Huo Yuhao replied directly, "After all, the minimum requirement for teachers' cultivation at Shrek Academy is Soul King. That's a well-known rule."

"As for the staff, I don't think a truly ordinary, frail old man would be kept at the academy."

Hearing this, everyone except Bei Bei understood. Mu En's previous image was like a piece of decaying wood, lying on a deck chair in front of the dormitory building. They couldn't even sense a trace of soul power from him, just a sense of decay.

Coupled with their busy studies and youthful exuberance, naturally few students paid much attention to who this old man, already half-buried in the ground, really was.

Mu En nodded and didn't ask any further questions. He led Bei Bei and the other six toward a wall in the Sea God Pavilion's hall.

Mu En reached out and gently touched the wall. Dazzling light flashed, and everything around them became illusory. A rich golden halo instantly enveloped everyone, and they all quickly closed their eyes.

Huo Yuhao activated his martial soul and used the abilities of the Eye of Truth, supplemented by Spiritual Detection, to perceive the changes around him and record everything.

'This is... spatial ability? It should be a method set up by a Limit Douluo, but most of the structure seems different from Mu En's soul power composition? It should be the result of Shrek Academy's modifications over the years. After all, there have been Limit Douluo-level Sea God Pavilion Masters in Shrek Academy throughout its history. Much of this should be the work of predecessors.'

Apart from martial souls specifically related to space, most soul masters can only access true spatial abilities and methods when they reach the Limit Douluo level.

When the golden light dissipated and everyone's feet were firmly on the ground, they opened their eyes and found themselves in a spacious hall. The square hall was about one hundred cubic meters, roughly the size of the competition stage of the previous Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament.

Although the place was enclosed and everything around them was made of wood, the air was exceptionally fresh. They could see statues of the founders of Shrek Academy, the Golden Iron Triangle, and the original Shrek Seven Devils, and further away were passageways.

Mu En slowly explained the origin of the place and the history of the Golden Tree to everyone.

"This is the underground world of the Sea God Pavilion. It has one hundred and eight rooms, encompassing almost all cultivation environments suitable for various martial souls. It can put people into a state of deep meditation, which is of great benefit to their future cultivation path."

"Originally, this was a privilege reserved for inner court disciples. Generally speaking, ordinary inner court disciples only have one chance to enter this place unless they have made outstanding contributions."

Hearing this, everyone except Huo Yuhao was stunned. Mu En continued.

"Although you failed in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament, you only lost because you didn't receive the same massive resource allocation as Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen."

"As an academy, Shrek Academy cannot, like families or sects, unconditionally allocate excessive resources to all students. We must ensure a certain degree of fairness and justice."

"But as the next generation of Shrek Seven Devils, I hope you can use this place to find your own path, overcome your past immaturity, and once again defeat the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy in future competitions."

"When it comes to resources, the foundation and accumulation of Shrek Academy will only be deeper than any family or sect on the continent."

After hearing Mu En's words, everyone's eyes were red, and Bei Bei was even more excited. The haze in his heart was swept away.

That's right, in terms of resources, Shrek Academy's accumulation over ten thousand years is something no other force is qualified to compare with.

This assessment would only end at graduation. Only students who were willing to stay at Shrek Academy after graduating from the inner court would receive Shrek Academy's true resource allocation.

But now Mu En's meaning was already very clear. How could they not be excited?

Logically speaking, there were still inner court students who had already reached the Soul King or Soul Emperor level and had not yet graduated.

So, for Mu En, even though his lifespan was running out.

However, considering Shrek Academy's reputation, Huo Yuhao and the others, as 'losers,' shouldn't have been the ones he chose to cultivate.

Therefore, Mu En was using his position as the Sea God Pavilion Master to forcibly suppress all the dissatisfied teachers and students within Shrek Academy.

Because in Mu En's view, compared to those inner court disciples who had been educated by Shrek Academy for nearly a decade.

And were closely linked to the conservative elders like Xuan Zi, while their thinking had also become rigid.

Mu En was more willing to place his hopes on these elite disciples of the Shrek Seven Devils selected from the outer court.

After all, apart from Zhang Lexuan in the inner court, the most promising Ma Xiaotao could no longer be relied upon.

Most of the other inner court students would return to inherit their family businesses after graduation.

Of those who could stay, only a few could catch Mu En's eye.

Regardless of the private arrangements and actions, Shrek Academy would never openly allow Ma Xiaotao, such an evil soul master, to act freely.

Controlling evil energy and accepting darkness, Ma Xiaotao, who had completely transformed into a Dark Phoenix, undoubtedly had terrifying potential.

Even without relying on the cultivation methods of evil soul masters, simply improving her cultivation through normal means.

Then, in the future, not to mention Limit Douluo, becoming a Super Douluo was definitely a certainty.

Therefore, Shrek Academy would certainly not abandon her, at most hiding Ma Xiaotao away, unknown to outsiders, as a trump card.

After all, Ma Xiaotao was cultivated by Shrek Academy from a young age. Even evil soul masters would form the Holy Spirit Church, creating order and faith from chaos.

The influence of evil energy does not mean that a person's personality and past experiences can be completely erased.

Therefore, Shrek Academy would rather take the risk than let a future Super Douluo leave or fall.

Moreover, the other inner court disciples have already experienced a 'deep meditation' in the special environment of the Sea God Pavilion.

Their performance during the previous deep meditation was naturally given special attention by Mu En.

It's just that Mu En can see through the future of most of them at a glance, and their potential can be said to be exhausted in his eyes.

With the foundation laid by deep meditation, perhaps these inner court disciples can smoothly reach the Soul Saint level or even the Soul Douluo level after graduation.

However, most of them will never be able to reach the realm of Title Douluo in their lifetime, let alone the level of Super Douluo and Limit Douluo above that.

Shrek Academy can indeed guarantee a stable output of Title Douluo, but that is from the seven students selected from nearly five thousand students in each five-year class to represent the academy in the competition.

Although this generation's reserve team of seven has experienced the painful failure of this Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition, as Mu En said before, if they can take this opportunity to let go of their mindless pursuit of Shrek Academy's glory.

If they can face their own failures and the true face of Shrek Academy, then only those who emerge from the shadows can become the true pillars of Shrek Academy in the future.

After all, the Shrek Seven Devils who represent Shrek Academy in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition in each generation, except for those like the Rainbow Dragon and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

Apart from the soul masters who have limited conventional potential but possess extremely powerful martial souls before the seventh soul ring, the other soul master students are all carefully selected potential seeds from among five thousand peers.

If there are no accidents or premature deaths, then even if they rely on themselves in the future, they will at least be able to grow into powerhouses at the Title Douluo level.

It's just that many of these students are core disciples of major sects and families, and most of them will not stay in Shrek Academy after graduating from the inner court.

However, it is precisely because of this that although Shrek Academy's resources are sufficient to help these students reach higher cultivation levels at the age of fifteen or twenty, it has not done so in the past.

Only when a true direct descendant of Shrek Academy appears will they exert their strength and allocate resources to help them reach the level of Title Douluo or even Super Douluo.

Among the Shrek Seven Devils of Huo Yuhao's generation, Bei Bei, as Mu En's great-grandson, is undoubtedly a direct descendant of Shrek Academy, while Jiang Nannan is from a commoner background with no background.

As for Huo Yuhao, he joined the Tang Sect, but although the Tang Sect is still a sect in name, Tang Ya, the sect master, is more of a mascot. It is Bei Bei who is supporting her to this day.

As for Xiao Xiao, although her family conditions are good, they are only good.

She cannot be compared with people like Dai Yueheng from the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, Ning Tian from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Wang Dong from the Clear Sky Sect, who have been branded with a certain inherent camp from birth.

These four people can be completely won over, allowing them to continue to stay in Shrek Academy after graduation and become a true member of Shrek Academy, without worrying about leaving directly after investing a lot of resources in their training.

It should be known that the ratio of four out of seven is actually quite high among the Shrek Seven Devils of all generations.

In most cases, among the Shrek Seven Devils of all generations, there is usually only one student who comes from a scattered background and has an uncertain future, and rarely there may be about two.

After all, compared to the major sects and families with long traditions and abundant resources, it is too difficult for scattered students and commoner students to stand out, unless they are truly gifted, after all, they have fewer resources.

Adding to the accidents experienced by these remaining students during their growth, the mortality rate can almost reach 50%. After all, as soul masters, especially Shrek students, going out to train and fight for resources is extremely dangerous.

Moreover, the Soul Hunting Operation itself is also a risky matter. In the end, after a hundred years, barely twenty Title Douluo can grow up, plus those who grow up savagely and by chance, there can be about thirty Title Douluo.

Among these thirty Title Douluo who will be loyal to Shrek Academy for life, it would be a great blessing if five Super Douluo can grow up smoothly.

Therefore, Mu En's attempt this time is undoubtedly bold. Is it a desperate gamble to allocate resources at this stage?

As the saying goes, there is no reward without merit. Mu En's doing so undoubtedly breaks the original unspoken rules set by Shrek Academy. No one can guarantee that doing so will really cultivate a new golden generation for Shrek Academy, or lead to the decline of Shrek Academy in the future.

Looking at the still dazed crowd, Mu En called out their names one by one.

"Bei Bei, you go into the first passage on the right, and then..."

"Xu Sanshi"

"Jiang Nannan"

Mu En said one by one, arranging the rooms that each person needed to enter.

The crowd did not hesitate and walked towards their respective rooms according to Mu En's arrangement.

Huo Yuhao still walked the same passage as in the original work.

Although this memory is quite distant, Huo Yuhao has already dug out every detail from the original work from his memory through the Eye of Reality and the soaring mental power and memorized them all.

Huo Yuhao was muttering in his heart while walking. He originally thought that after being defeated in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition, Mu En would not say anything about punishment, but there would definitely be no rewards, but why did he come back here again?

This made Huo Yuhao feel a lot uncomfortable. After all, what Mu En said just now represented Shrek Academy's current intentions.

He originally wanted to be able to reach the Soul Emperor level or so after graduating from the outer court, so that he could slip away, but now it is much more troublesome.

Without mentioning the others, after Huo Yuhao entered the room, as the door closed, dots of yellow light lit up. At the eye sockets of each skull, the yellow light seemed to be burning, staring at Huo Yuhao closely.

In an instant, a huge mental force pressed towards Huo Yuhao, but for Huo Yuhao, who had already completed the second golden awakening of his main body martial soul, the mental pressure released by these Fearful Demonic Dragon skulls could only make him frown slightly.