As Mu En's voice faded, the members of the Poseidon Pavilion present all turned to him in shock, unable to imagine who the evil soul master he spoke of could be.
However, that wasn't the most important part. The crucial point was that Shrek Academy absolutely did not have any evil soul masters!
Forget the others; even Yan Shaozhe, who usually deferred to his teacher Mu En, couldn't help but stand up abruptly after a brief silence, staring at Mu En and exclaiming in disbelief.
"Teacher! You must be joking, right? How could we possibly have an evil soul master at Shrek Academy?"
The other elders of the Poseidon Pavilion chimed in, echoing Yan Shaozhe's words and refuting Mu En's statement.
"Shaozhe is right. As the number one academy on the continent, the sacred place for all humans on the Douluo Continent, Shrek Academy could never have an evil soul master!"
"Mu En, you must have made a mistake, or that person you discovered definitely isn't one of our students from Shrek!"
"Yes, Mu En, how could we possibly have an evil soul master in Shrek?"
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For a moment, the room filled with the voices of the Poseidon Pavilion members refuting Elder Mu. Even Xuanzi, who was feeling down, couldn't help but munch on a chicken leg while saying that Shrek Academy would never harbor evil soul masters.
The one who said that was Mu En, the Pavilion Master of the Poseidon Pavilion. If it had been anyone else, these elders, who valued Shrek's honor more than their own lives, would probably have taken action immediately!
Mu En watched as he was 'surrounded' and couldn't help but shake his head slightly. Of course, he knew what these guys meant.
Even if there really were evil soul masters within Shrek Academy, they would expel them immediately. Afterwards, they would never admit that the person was a student of Shrek.
Shrek's glory had been passed down for ten thousand years, and it absolutely could not be tainted by the name of evil soul masters during their generation!
However, before Mu En came here, he had already secretly investigated.
The claim that 'Shrek Academy had been secretly cultivating evil soul masters' was not only spreading in Shrek City, but had also become a hot topic in the Star Luo Empire and the Heavenly Soul Empire.
Even the Sun Moon Empire and the Heaven Spirit Empire had heard this rumor and were waiting to see what explanation Shrek would offer.
With the families of the three victims involved, Shrek Academy couldn't let this matter rest, no matter what.
If they couldn't provide a reasonable explanation, their academy, the number one on the continent, the sacred ground in the hearts of all soul masters, would truly have its image shattered!
Even such a simple truth they can't understand, and when faced with a problem, they only know how to act rashly. How can I trust these guys with Shrek? That girl Le Xuan, I don't know where she is now. She's been gone from Shrek for over three months, and she still hasn't returned?
Mu En looked at the group of Poseidon Pavilion members arguing, his eyes filled with helplessness and disappointment.
Mu En knew very well that if he left this matter to them, they would only mess things up, turning Shrek Academy into a target for the entire continent.
It was impossible to stay out of it and avoid getting involved. Ultimately, he, the Poseidon Pavilion Master, would have to make the final decision!
Mu En had originally planned to point out the identity of that evil soul master but not explicitly state what he intended to do, allowing these people to understand on their own.
That way, his image as the Poseidon Pavilion Master would remain as bright and magnificent as ever, just like his Martial Soul, the Holy Light Dragon, untainted by any dirt. He would remain as pure and pristine as before.
But now, with these guys' brains, it was clearly impossible to rely on them!
Mu En sighed inwardly, looked around, and said in a deep voice, "Quiet down!"
"You still haven't figured out the situation. What exactly are you thinking about all day long? Does the current situation allow you to deny that Shrek has evil soul masters? Can you explain how those three students were brutally murdered within Shrek Academy?"
Yan Shaozhe and the other members of the Poseidon Pavilion were speechless after hearing this, not knowing how to explain it.
Mu En snorted coldly and said in a low voice, "Hand over that real evil soul master and admit that our Shrek Academy was negligent, which allowed the evil soul master to sneak in. Those three innocent outer court students were secretly murdered by the other party!" "And our Shrek Academy has been investigating the truth since the deaths of those three students, and now we have successfully caught them! Do you understand what I mean?"
As the words fell, the members of the Poseidon Pavilion looked at each other, finally understanding what Mu En wanted them to do.
Ma Xiaotao was not an evil soul master; this was the consensus of all the members of the Poseidon Pavilion.
To protect Ma Xiaotao now, they could only offer a scapegoat to take the blame for the deaths of the three students.
If they were to make an innocent person take the blame, perhaps some members of the Poseidon Pavilion would feel some reluctance. But if the person really was a true evil soul master, as Mu En said, then it wouldn't matter!
"Shaozhe, you will be personally responsible for explaining this. I don't want to see any more troubles, like we had when appeasing those three families!"
Mu En stood up and walked out, speaking slowly as he did so.
Yan Shaozhe didn't refuse. This matter was originally caused by his disciple Ma Xiaotao. As her teacher, he naturally had the responsibility and the obligation to help her clean up the mess.
However, he still didn't know who the evil soul master Mu En was talking about!
Yan Shaozhe hurriedly stood up and watched Mu En's hunched back as he asked.
"Teacher, who is the evil soul master you're talking about?"
Mu En paused, sighed deeply, and then said with a somewhat compassionate tone.
"The current Sect Master of the Tang Sect, Tang Ya."
After saying this, Mu En left the room, leaving the members of the Poseidon Pavilion in a state of shock.
"The Tang Sect Master? Tang Ya became a邪魂师?"
Damn, even Xuanzi was too shocked to continue eating his chicken leg after hearing those words. One could imagine the impact Mu En's statement had on them.
They knew that the relationship between the Tang Sect and Shrek had been very friendly since ten thousand years ago, even to the point of being the closest allies for a time.
However, since the appearance of soul tools, the Tang Sect's status had plummeted. After the strong began to gradually decline, Shrek and the Tang Sect had drifted apart.
The thriving Shrek wouldn't ally with the declining Tang Sect.
That Shrek still provided the Tang Sect with an annual quota for entry to Shrek Academy without examination was already a sign that they hadn't forgotten their past friendship.
But is it really right to hand over Tang Ya, the Tang Sect's sect master, as a Dark Soul Master?
And, if I remember correctly, Mu En's great-grandson, Bei Bei, is currently the Tang Sect's top disciple, and he's also in a relationship with Tang Ya, his nominal teacher, right?
However, with a genius who will dedicate her entire future life to Shrek, possessing the near-ultimate fire, and a Tang Sect master whose Martial Soul is just Blue Silver Grass, who will leave Shrek after graduation, anyone could see the choice that would be made, right?
Yan Shaozhe was silent for a long time, and finally stood up deeply, sighing.
"Leave it to me."
"Even though Shrek and the Tang Sect have a bond of over ten thousand years, since she has chosen to fall and become a Dark Soul Master, we can't blame ourselves for severing that bond."
"After all, Shrek and Dark Soul Masters have always been at odds!"
This isn't about blackening these people from Shrek, but rather, based on their behavior in the original story, if they really encountered this situation, they would truly make this kind of scapegoating behavior.
Just to explain, today is a special situation. To accommodate the students in the group who are starting school early, the update is ahead of schedule. It will be back to normal later.
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