Chapter 127: The Passing of the Dragon God Douluo

"Su Yu, do you feel it is very unfair? In the Shrek Supervisory Team, you saved Chen Zifeng and Yao Haoxuan. Later, under your leadership, you allowed us at Shrek to continue our glory, but to prevent rifts from forming within the team, you voluntarily gave up the title of the Shrek Seven Devils. Yet, you received nothing in return."

Looking at the solemn-faced Su Yu before him, Mu Lao spoke slowly.

"I know you have never owed the academy anything; only the academy owes you. It is we at Shrek who have failed you."

Su Yu knew that Mu En saying so much to him was just out of hope that he would not become an enemy of Shrek in the future, but who could say for sure what the future holds?

Shrek could be called Tang San's backyard; as long as Tang San was still around, it was impossible for Shrek to have an enemy capable of destroying it.

"Mu Lao, actually, when I was imprisoned by Di Tian in the Star Dou Great Forest, you were the only one who went alone to the Star Dou Great Forest to negotiate with Di Tian. This matter, I, Su Yu, have always kept in my heart. Mu Lao, I..."

Su Yu took a deep breath, calming his somewhat agitated emotions.

Wang Dong also had fluctuating emotions, and tears in his bright eyes kept swirling in their sockets.

Now his height had already exceeded 1.7 meters, and his handsome face could completely be described as exquisite. As he grew older, his facial features seemed to have become even softer, and his large, powder-blue eyes were shimmering, his long, curled eyelashes trembling slightly.

"Xuan Zi, summon the disciples of the Inner Court. Let the people of the Sea God Pavilion all come over."

Xuan Lao suppressed his grief and nodded, turning to disappear from everyone's sight.

Supported by Huo Yuhao and Su Yu, Mu Lao slowly lay back down on his original recliner, slowly closed his eyes, and waited quietly.

Before long, Xuan Lao returned. His gaze was heavy, his expression sorrowful, and he looked at Mu Lao for a long time without speaking, ultimately only able to turn it into a helpless sigh.

Outside the Sea God Pavilion, a total of sixty-eight Inner Court disciples sat cross-legged on the ground in silence. In the original story, there were only sixty-seven, but now, because of Su Yu's appearance, Yao Haoxuan's life had been saved, resulting in sixty-eight.

Among these sixty-eight people, sitting at the very front was a young woman of about twenty-five or twenty-six years old; she was the head disciple of the Inner Court, Zhang Lexuan.

A head of long black hair hung down to her waist, her exquisite face was fair and flawless, and her hands—excluding her thumbs—had her eight fingers crossed, thumbs touching, resting quietly on her crossed legs. Her tranquil, gentle temperament was unforgettable at first sight.

Behind her, the other sixty-six Inner Court disciples, none of whom were over thirty years old, sat quietly in ten rows, each maintaining the same posture as her.

Among them, Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yaoheng were in the second row behind her. Huo Yuhao's acquaintances Ling Luochen, Chen Zifeng, Xixi, and Gongyang Mo were also among them. However, their positions varied based on their individual cultivation; apart from Dai Yaoheng and Ma Xiaotao, who were in the first row, the others were in positions further back.

This was actually a seating arrangement based on strength. As Su Yu quietly scrutinized this head senior sister of the Inner Court, he saw the young woman sitting at the very front slowly open her eyes. Her bright, wise black eyes revealed deep sorrow, and tears flowed down her peerless face.

Her respect for Mu En was no less than Huo Yuhao's, and her love for Shrek was no less than anyone else's.

It was not just Zhang Lexuan; even the usually strong-willed Ma Xiaotao had red eyes at this moment, her face showing unconcealable grief.

Dai Yaoheng's gaze had been lingering on Zhang Lexuan; perhaps only this woman of peerless grace could be revered as a dream goddess by the male students of the Inner Court.

Silence, nothing but silence.

In this extremely oppressive atmosphere, even the new generation of Shrek Seven Devils still in the Outer Court could not help but weep uncontrollably.

Su Yu looked at the crowd in a daze; perhaps this was the charm that belonged to Shrek...

Or perhaps, this was the personal charm that belonged to Mu En...

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When everyone had gathered, Mu Lao's complexion gradually became rosy, and he slowly opened his eyes to look at the people inside the Sea God Pavilion.

These eyes no longer held their usual cloudiness and decay; in their place was incomparable clarity, along with deep blue pupils that resembled the vast ocean.

"Children, do not cry."

A faint smile appeared on Mu Lao's face. His pale complexion had now become incredibly rosy, and even his spirit had shown a clear improvement.

However, this was not a good sign. Mu Lao, already at death's door, had suddenly improved; this was most likely...

Back from the Brink!

"Teacher, don't leave me!" Huo Yuhao threw himself to his knees beside Mu En, weeping in agony.

"Mysterious Ancestor!"

The Seven Monsters knelt one after another before Mu En. The most surprising was Bei Bei; if Su Yu hadn't already known that Mu En was Bei Bei's Mysterious Ancestor, he probably would have been truly startled.

Su Yu looked at the kind-hearted Mu En before him, slowly bowed his head, and kowtowed to this elder worthy of his respect.

Whether it was Su Yu or Su Xinyuan, both had a certain connection with Mu En. However, Su Yu did not know these matters very clearly; he only vaguely remembered that the family records mentioned a certain powerhouse from Shrek who, while traveling the continent years ago, had some connection with the Su Family.

According to Su Xinyuan's account, when Su Xinyuan was young, he experienced a family upheaval, and later, through a stroke of fate, joined Shrek Academy; the person who saved him happened to be Mu En.

This was why Mu En was also familiar with Su Xinyuan, and why, when Su Yu and Mu Lao had interacted previously, Mu Lao had clearly been familiar with Su Xinyuan.

It was a pity that Su Xinyuan could not come here; otherwise, Su Xinyuan's state would likely not be much better than Huo Yuhao's.

Watching Mu Lao's mental state gradually return to its peak, Su Yu sighed in his heart: "Perhaps this is the last thing I can do for you. Mu Lao, go in peace..."

Mu Lao looked at the eight children kneeling before him with a smile. "Silly children, why are you crying? This old man has stayed in this world for over two hundred years, exceeding almost all other humans. With such a long life, is it not worth rejoicing?

This old man has spent almost my entire life at Shrek Academy. Being able to guard the academy and watch children like you grow up batch after batch is the greatest pride of my life. Seeing your youthful vigor makes my heart feel much younger.

Today, I am leaving, but I hope you will see me off happily. Seeing you, and all the students of Shrek Academy, this old man can die without regrets."

Having inherited the Sea God's Light and being able to connect with the will of the God Realm, yet only able to perish here—even a person of peerless grace cannot escape the fate of birth, aging, sickness, and death.

After Mu Lao had finished giving instructions to everyone one by one, it was finally Su Yu's turn.

"Su Yu, your path is longer than I imagined. In the future, perhaps my Shrek really can produce a Level 10 Soul Engineer, or the next Limit Douluo!"

At this moment, Mu Lao cast his gaze upon Wang Dong and spoke: "Wang Dong, do you feel that I am biased? Whether it is toward Su Yu or Yu Hao, I have never given you any guidance, right?"

Wang Dong was stunned for a moment and wiped the tears from his eyes. He did not lie, but nodded gently.

Mu Lao smiled slightly and said: "That is because I saw a layer of mist upon you. I cannot see your past clearly, and I cannot see through your future even more. Perhaps in terms of talent, you are not inferior to Su Yu and Yu Hao by much, but whenever this teacher tries to see you clearly, I can feel a presence upon you that is enough to make me tremble. I can be certain that you are human and not a Soul Beast. But the secret you carry will surely become, in the future..."

Speaking to this point, Mu Lao's breathing fluctuated violently, and he forced himself to say: "I have already given instructions regarding you and Su Yu. For these next few years, just stay in the Inner Court and cultivate well, and wait for him to return."

Su Yu knew that Mu Lao could not say it; even if he did, it would be forcibly prevented.

As for when Mu Lao said the sentence about having given instructions regarding him and Su Yu, Su Yu immediately guessed why Huo would suffer torment later on—it had a great deal to do with Mu Lao secretly snitching.

It was just that now the unlucky person had become himself, but since things had reached this point, it didn't matter what was said anymore.

As for the "he" that Mu Lao told Wang Dong to wait for, it was likely that God King.

"Ancestors of Shrek, Mu En is coming."

With this final sentence, Mu Lao's voice suddenly amplified, and a powerful golden light erupted from his body. Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Su Yu were instantly pushed away, and Mu Lao's body actually began to float slowly from the recliner.

Two yellow, one purple, three black, and three red—a complete set of nine Soul Rings appeared slowly from his body, and a resonant dragon roar suddenly rang out.

Two yellow might not be anything strange, but one purple, three black, and three red were the greatest highlights.

As someone who once suppressed an entire era, his Soul Ring undoubtedly proved his strength; his fourth ring was already ten-thousand-years, and his seventh ring was one-hundred-thousand-years. Such a Soul Ring configuration was something that even the Shrek Seven Devils of that time, excluding Tang San, could not compare to.

Su Yu dared to conclude that in terms of strength, Mu En was absolutely above Long Xiaoyao, because even Long Xiaoyao did not possess such a luxurious Soul Ring configuration!

Long Xiaoyao's Soul Ring configuration was two yellow, two purple, three black, and two red; the gap between the two sides could not be determined by this alone in an instant!

Under the illumination of Mu En's golden light, the entire Sea God Pavilion instantly turned into a brilliant gold. A massive golden pillar of light suddenly shot up into the sky from the Sea God Pavilion, illuminating the entire Shrek Academy, and even Shrek City, in gold.

Mu Lao's originally hunched body slowly straightened under the bathing of this golden light, under the gaze of the Sea God Pavilion Elders and the Shrek Seven Devils, and his aged face was becoming young at an astonishing speed, even his withered and thin body gradually becoming plump.

With hope and reluctance in his gaze, Mu Lao looked silently at the people before him, raised his right hand, and waved it gently. His gaze ultimately remained on Huo Yuhao, and no further sound came out, only that kind and warm gaze.

The golden light began to grow stronger and stronger, and Mu Lao also became younger and younger, gradually transforming from his originally aged appearance into a young man.

This was the appearance of Mu Lao's final departure; in the end, Mu Lao's final strength transformed into a pure white Bright Sacred Dragon, disappearing in the direction of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Mu Lao's arms were raised on both sides of his body, and the intensely rich golden light in the air transformed successively into crimson-gold, orange-gold, yellow-gold, green-gold, cyan-gold, blue-gold, and purple-gold. The moment the final purple-gold transformed into white-gold, Mu Lao laughed "Haha," and immediately after, an incomparably loud dragon roar erupted from his mouth. With a shake of his body, he transformed into a white dragon radiating intense golden light from its entire body and vanished into thin air.

That high-pitched and loud dragon roar resounded throughout the entire Star Dou Great Forest, and even the Silver Dragon King in deep slumber was awakened.

Perhaps, this was the true appearance of the Bright Sacred Dragon, and this was the posture of the nine great Dragon Kings of the Dragon Clan!

Limit Douluo, Sea God Pavilion Pavilion Master, Bright Sacred Dragon Mu En, has fallen!

Unable to accept this fact, Huo Yuhao and Bei Bei fell into a coma amidst incomparable grief, while Su Yu looked up and stared at Mu Lao's slowly dissipating figure.

Mu Lao's body transformed into golden light spots filling the sky, merging into the Golden Tree of the Sea God Pavilion. Before leaving, Mu Lao looked at Su Yu with gratification, and a voice sounded in Su Yu's ear, "It has always been the Academy that owed you; now, let me give you one last grand gift as compensation from the Academy..."

The countless golden light did not merge into Huo Yuhao's body, but was given to Su Yu; this gift represented Shrek's debt to Su Yu!

The countless golden light spots transformed from the white dragon all gathered toward the direction of the Sea God Pavilion, and a massive golden light shadow slowly emerged as if stretching its own body.

It was a massive tree of pure golden color; although it was only a light shadow, it grew to a hundred meters in height during its slow stretching motion, its roots spreading and covering the entire Sea God Island in an instant.

The phantom of the white dragon flashed and vanished above the big tree. All the aura of light also surged away in an instant, and the light shadow of the big tree slowly receded, returning to the Sea God Pavilion, and gradually disappeared from sight.

Mu Lao was gone; although his soul had merged with the Golden Tree, he had left them forever.

Looking at the slowly dissipating phantom of the Bright Sacred Dragon, Su Yu kowtowed solemnly toward Mu Lao; in his eyes, there was no longer any attachment to Shrek...

Mu Lao, you have finally left after all.

However, you must wait for me; I will resurrect you...

The next day, the news spread, and the Douluo Continent was shaken to its core.

Sea God Pavilion Pavilion Master, Limit Douluo, Dragon God Douluo, the number one powerhouse of Shrek Academy, and possessor of the Bright Sacred Dragon martial soul, Mu En, has fallen!

The fall of Mu En also announced the end of an era.

Then, whose home field will the next era be?

Or perhaps, who will it be that dominates the next era...