At this moment, after hearing Mu En's words, Yan Shaozhe replied immediately.
"Replying to Teacher, Elder Xuan hasn't sent a handwritten letter yet."
Yan Shaozhe bowed slightly, his expression respectful. As the Dean of the Martial Soul Department, he was awe-inspiring in front of outsiders, but before Mu En, he always behaved like an obedient child.
"However, you also know that according to custom, the academy has always secretly dispatched intelligence personnel to keep an eye on Star Luo City."
"Not only to record the detailed process of the competition, but also to collect the latest intelligence on every championship favorite team to report back to the academy immediately."
Speaking of this, Yan Shaozhe took out an urgent secret report that had just arrived from his robes and presented it to Mu En with both hands while reporting:
"This is the information just received. In yesterday's first elimination round, our Shrek representative team encountered the Qingyu Advanced Soul Master Academy."
Mu En was in no hurry to read the secret report. Instead, he narrowed his eyes slightly and asked calmly:
"What was the result?"
"Naturally, a complete victory."
Yan Shaozhe's tone carried a hint of natural pride, but then his brow furrowed slightly, and he seemed to hesitate:
"It's just that..."
"Just what?" Mu En asked.
Yan Shaozhe sighed and said helplessly:
"It's just that the intelligence says Elder Xuan seems... to have been a bit too ostentatious."
"He seemed to have been provoked by something before the match. Not only did he not let the children preserve their strength, but he also ordered them to go all out even against opponents with such a vast difference in strength, even... performing high-power Spirit Abilitys for show."
"The intelligence personnel mentioned in the letter that in yesterday's match, many of our Shrek's trump cards were exposed. Even the core Spirit Abilitys of Dai Yueheng and Ma Xiaotao were seen by everyone."
Hearing this, Mu En, lying on his chair, couldn't help but reach out to rub his temples, a look of headache appearing on his Face.
"This Xuan Zi..."
Mu En let out a long sigh, his tone filled with the helplessness of disappointment:
"At such an age, he's still so unreliable."
"That's a competition, a training ground for life-and-death combat, not a stage for him to show off! To go all out against a weak team, besides satisfying a bit of vanity and letting the opponents see through you in advance, what benefit is there?"
Mu En shook his head, clearly very disappointed with Xuan Zi's command.
But he also knew Xuan Zi's personality well—opinionated and extremely concerned with Face.
For this kind of thing, only after he suffers a major setback might he learn his lesson.
"Forget it, we'll talk about this when he returns."
Mu En waved his hand, temporarily putting Xuan Zi's matter aside, and turned to ask:
"Then, what about the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy?"
Mu En's voice deepened a bit:
"As the only opponent in these thousands of years that can pose a substantive threat to our Shrek, how is their situation this year?"
Regarding the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, Mu En had never shown the slightest contempt.
In this era of rapid development of spirit tools, although Shrek still maintained a strong advantage in individual Spirit Masters, the Sun Moon Empire's rapid progress in technology had always been a thorn in his side.
"The situation of the Sun Moon Team is also recorded in detail in the intelligence."
Yan Shaozhe hurriedly handed another list to Mu En:
"The members of their team this year are overall very strong. Especially the siblings named Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen; they are said to be exceptionally talented."
"Also, their captain..."
Yan Shaozhe paused here, seeming a bit hesitant.
Mu En took the list and lifted it to his eyes with some effort, his gaze slowly scanning it.
The name at the very top was clearly written—
Captain: Liu Yuan.
Mu En's gaze lingered on this name.
"Liu Yuan..."
A glimmer of thought flashed in the old man's cloudy eyes as he softly muttered those two words.
This name sounded somewhat familiar.
And it wasn't just the name that was familiar.
When Mu En saw the brief information attached after the name—"Originally of Douluo Continent nationality, a student of Shrek Academy, left Shrek for unknown reasons and joined the Sun Moon Royal Academy"—
That sense of familiarity grew even stronger.
Suddenly.
Mu En remembered.
Last semester, Xuan Zi had expelled him from Shrek Academy because he was unwilling to join the Shrek Supervisory Group.
Mu En remembered that after learning about this at the time, he had specifically called Xuan Zi over to question him.
But Xuan Zi had plenty of excuses.
Moreover, the person had already been expelled and had left Shrek.
And Xuan Zi's status within Shrek was extremely high.
So Mu En ultimately didn't take it up with Xuan Zi.
But now...
Mu En pointed at the name on the list, his finger trembling slightly. He turned to look at Yan Shaozhe, his voice becoming somewhat dry:
"Shao Zhe."
"This Liu Yuan... is he the child who was forcibly driven out of the academy by that bastard Xuan Zi?"
Yan Shaozhe lowered his head, not daring to look into Mu En's eyes, and could only answer with a heavy heart:
"Replying to Teacher... it is indeed that person."
"Boom!"
A terrifying Aura suddenly erupted from Mu En. Although it was only for a fleeting moment, it made the air in the entire Sea Gods Pavilion feel as if it had frozen.
"Xuan Zi, that idiot!!"
Mu En slammed his hand on the armrest of his chair. Usually gentle and steady, he was now so angry that his beard was trembling.
"Fool! Simply a complete fool!"
Mu En cursed loudly and without mercy:
"Such a good seedling, in any academy, would certainly be treated as the finest flower and cultivated with care!"
"He, on the other hand, forced such a stunningly brilliant seedling to become our enemy!"
"Is there something wrong with his head?"
Looking at the words "Sun Moon Team Captain" on the list, Mu En found them incredibly eyesore, wishing he could snatch Xuan Zi back from the Star Luo Empire right now and give him a severe beating.
A student who could become the captain of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy after only one semester there—what kind of Genius was that?
This should have been Shrek's glory! It should have been Shrek's future pillar! It should have been the greatest possibility for leading Shrek Academy's spirit tool technology to a higher level!
And the result now?
Not only did he become the captain of their arch-rivals, but he's also going to lead people to fight Shrek in return!
"Blind! Opinionated!"
Mu En's chest rose and fell violently with anger:
"He was truly blind!"
"To personally hand such a sharp blade pointed at Shrek over to the enemy, Xuan Zi really has some nerve!!"
"Once this incident is over, I will definitely teach him a good lesson!"
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