Chapter 60: The Truth Revealed, Condemned by Thousands

Using Power to Suppress Others?

Did they think that having more people could force Shrek Academy to compromise?Impossible!Shrek Academy never yields to threats!

A mere book of unknown authenticity was clearly not enough for Yan Shaozhe to rashly abandon Zhou Yi. He quickly began assembling a team to thoroughly investigate Zhou Yi's actions after officially becoming a teacher.

But once he started investigating… Yan Shaozhe felt his scalp go numb.

He broke out in a cold sweat.

Shrek Academy's network of connections needed no explanation. They never considered themselves just an academy. To enter the upper ranks of Shrek and gain access to its vast resources, the first requirement was a clean background.

And how did Shrek determine whether someone's background was clean?

A formidable intelligence system.

Once this massive institution, akin to a nation within a nation, was set into motion, it could uncover even the color of your underwear from the previous day.

Zhou Yi's misdeeds as a teacher were completely laid bare, forming a thick stack of reports that now rested on Yan Shaozhe's desk.

[Year Month Day: Zhou Yi expelled 11 students in a fit of rage after being contradicted by a student.][Year Month Day: Zhou Yi expelled a student who ranked last in physical training, disregarding their inherent limitations as a support-type soul master.][Year Month Day: Zhou Yi expelled three students for failing to meet her training standards in physical education class. Of these, two suffered varying degrees of potential exhaustion, while the third sustained an incurable hidden injury due to extreme training.][Year Month Day: After the freshmen assessment and class reshuffling, Zhou Yi, in an attempt to establish authority, used force to intimidate her new class and expelled several promising students.][Year Month Day: …Incurable hidden injuries…][Year Month Day: …Permanently unable to cultivate…][…]

The sound of pages flipping grew increasingly rapid. The blood vessels in Yan Shaozhe's eyes became more pronounced, and veins bulged on his forehead.

BANG! (Table: RIP!)

A luxurious solid wood desk was smashed into pieces by his fist. Breathing heavily like an enraged bull, Yan Shaozhe felt his blood pressure spike, and his vision darkened with fury.

Wdnmd! (Chinese slang, essentially "WTF!")

This Evil Teacher truly lived up to its name! Even though the actual situation wasn't as exaggerated as the book portrayed, the real-life consequences were just as severe.

Zhou Yi had only been a teacher for a few years, yet she had already caused irreversible damage to so many students.

Running long distances while wearing weighted iron armor—this kind of physical strain was unimaginable. Even if healed by a Soul Sage-level recovery-type soul master, hidden injuries would still remain. Once these accumulated over time, a single outbreak could utterly destroy a person.

Those students with lingering injuries were essentially crippled. The injuries would not only hinder their cultivation but also create countless weaknesses in actual combat.

As for those permanently unable to cultivate, their futures were completely ruined.

Yan Shaozhe focused on one case in particular: after being expelled, the student's health deteriorated further, and on rainy days, they could do nothing but lie in bed, their joints feeling as if they were being nailed together with steel spikes—in unbearable pain, beyond any medical cure.

Faced with such horrific teaching incidents, Yan Shaozhe was furious enough to flay Zhou Yi alive!

"Sigh…"

A weary sigh echoed through the room. Yan Shaozhe turned abruptly and saw Mu En sitting on the office sofa.

"Teacher!" Yan Shaozhe bowed deeply, speaking with difficulty.

"Was this plan against our academy orchestrated by one or more of the parents?"

Previously, Yan Shaozhe had been uncertain about the motives behind this attack on Shrek Academy. But after reading these reports, all his doubts vanished.

If it were his own child who had suffered such treatment, Yan Shaozhe would have flown over immediately and obliterated the place with his Ninth Soul Skill.

"Perhaps it was. Perhaps it wasn't," Mu En finally responded after a long silence. "Announce it. Make everything public. As for that girl Zhou Yi, she is no longer fit to remain in Shrek."

With those words, Mu En's figure vanished instantly, giving Yan Shaozhe no chance to argue.

Mu En knew his disciple all too well. Unlike the noble and imposing Light Phoenix, Yan Shaozhe had a tendency for trickery and short-sightedness.

To put it bluntly—he lacked foresight.

Mu En understood exactly what Yan Shaozhe wanted to say—whether exposing everything would harm Shrek's reputation, whether part of it should be covered up, whether they should try to suppress the scandal.

But could such a thing really be suppressed?

Maybe at any other time.

But now, with a clear mastermind orchestrating events from behind the scenes, if they chose to cover up the truth, it would only make Shrek's downfall even more devastating once the mastermind exposed everything themselves.

Revealing it voluntarily versus being exposed—those were two entirely different matters.

Yan Shaozhe might have realized this, but his short-sightedness made it likely that he'd still cling to a false sense of hope.

That was precisely why Mu En had come—to completely shut down Yan Shaozhe's wishful thinking and prevent the situation from spiraling further out of control.

And as for Zhou Yi?

If she had done nothing wrong, if she were merely a teacher caught in a web of rumors, Mu En would have defended her with all his strength. He would have proven her innocence and dispelled the accusations.

But Zhou Yi was guilty.

Her long list of offenses was shocking beyond belief. Even though Shrek's outer court wasn't truly the heart of the academy, her actions were akin to undermining Shrek's very foundations.

After all, the majority of students in the inner court originally came from the outer court—only a rare few bypassed it entirely.

Faced with the academy's future, Mu En did not hesitate to abandon Zhou Yi, letting her face the consequences she deserved.

Mu En was no kindly old grandfather.

At over 200 years old, his depth of thought surpassed that of anyone.

With Mu En's firm stance, Yan Shaozhe had no choice but to comply, making everything about Zhou Yi public.

"Good, good, good! Notify the Ten Thousand Demon King! Spread Shrek's announcement of Zhou Yi's crimes across the entire Douluo Continent as fast as possible!"

Lin Yun clapped his hands and laughed.

Shrek had officially abandoned Zhou Yi, which meant Lin Yun's goal had been achieved.

However, Lin Yun could also guess that Yan Shaozhe wouldn't willingly let Shrek's reputation be tarnished. The real force pushing for this decision was likely Mu En—Yan Shaozhe wasn't ruthless enough to cut off a limb to save the body.

But that didn't matter.

From today onward, the truth was out!

From today onward, Zhou Yi would be condemned by thousands!

(End of Chapter)

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