Chapter 228 Kong Xuan: Then let's storm the inner courtyard!
"Yan Shaozhe absolutely refused, I knew this would be the outcome."
Ren Jun shrugged; this was something he had expected.
He looked at Kong Xuan and found that Kong Xuan seemed unsurprised by the result.
"Do you have any other ideas?"
Looking at Kong Xuan's composed demeanor, Ren Jun felt that Kong Xuan had no intention of expecting him to succeed.
"Although Yan Shaozhe is the dean of the Martial Soul Department of Shrek Academy, this is not a place where he can have absolute authority!"
"Since we can't get into the inner courtyard through normal channels, let's fight our way in!"
Kong Xuan spoke with confidence, seemingly full of confidence in "fighting" his way into the inner courtyard.
"Yes, then let's break in!"
Xiao Hongchen, who never misses a good opportunity for trouble, is now itching to get his hands dirty with his surging soul power.
The other trainees also responded enthusiastically, showing their full support for Kong Xuan's suggestion.
Xu Wei even proposed a specific and feasible plan: "Let's go to the Soul Fighting Zone and challenge all the Shrek Academy students. We're not afraid of those of the same level."
"Once they are all defeated by us, let's see if Shrek Academy will still have the face to prevent us from entering the inner courtyard."
Xu Wei's words excited everyone else.
Even teachers Ma Sheng and Ren Jun fell into deep thought, clearly considering the feasibility of this matter.
If things escalate, whether these exchange students can enter the inner courtyard will no longer be up to Yan Shaozhe alone.
Kong Xuan then said, "What's the point of challenging these outer court students? If you want to challenge someone, challenge the inner court students!"
Seeing that everyone was slightly stunned, Kong Xuan smiled and said, "You don't need to do anything about this. I can handle it all by myself!"
While learning spear techniques from Yun Ming, Kong Xuan was tasked with cultivating an invincible spear intent.
However, at that time, Yunming said that his accumulation was not enough, so he spent several years mastering another kind of empty spear intent.
Kong Xuan has been undefeated since he began cultivating.
Now that he felt he had accumulated enough experience, he decided to take this opportunity to spar with the geniuses of Shrek Academy's inner court. Perhaps this was also the chance for him to condense his invincible spear intent.
Everyone naturally trusted Kong Xuan's strength, and they could even imagine him defeating the Shrek Academy's inner court geniuses one by one.
Ren Jun then asked, "So what exactly do you plan to do? What if the inner court disciples don't accept the challenge?"
Kong Xuan wore a mysterious smile: "It's simple, I need to see someone first!"
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The afterglow of the setting sun, like melting gold, gently painted the ancient buildings of Shrek Academy, bringing a touch of tranquility and warmth to the familiar area below the dormitory building.
After dinner, the students went back to their dormitories in twos and threes, or went out for a walk in groups. The flow of people was full of youthful energy.
Right next to the entrance of this boys' dormitory building, an old rattan recliner sits quietly, just like countless sunsets in the past.
On a recliner, an elderly man with white hair and beard, a hunched back, and a face etched with the wrinkles of time is resting with his eyes closed. His breathing is even and long, as if he is out of place with the noisy environment around him, or as if he has long since merged into this world.
The trainees had long been accustomed to this, and most assumed that he was just an ordinary old gatekeeper enjoying his retirement here. At most, they would cast a curious or polite glance at him, but they would not go up to disturb this peaceful old age.
However, things are different today.
After having dinner, Kong Xuan followed the crowd back to the dormitory building.
When his gaze swept over the recliner, he didn't walk straight into the building like the others. Instead, he paused slightly, then turned around and walked towards the seemingly ordinary old man without hesitation.
Because he knew that this old man was no ordinary person, but the true ruler of Shrek Academy.
He is Mu En, the Pavilion Master of the Sea God Pavilion and the Dragon God Douluo!
He stopped about three steps away from the recliner, bowed slightly, and performed a standard junior's greeting. His voice was clear and steady as he spoke: "Junior Kong Xuan greets Your Majesty the Dragon God."
Without any unnecessary probing or beating around the bush, he directly revealed the old man's identity!
On the recliner, Moon, who seemed to be asleep, twitched his eyelids, which were as thick as old tree bark, and slowly opened them.
His deep eyes, though seemingly cloudy, seemed to contain endless wisdom and vicissitudes. His gaze calmly fell on Kong Xuan, without the slightest surprise, as if he had already expected him to come.
The surrounding air seemed to freeze for a moment, and the faint noise in the distance seemed to be shut out.
Mu En did not immediately respond to Kong Xuan's greeting. He simply looked at the young man in front of him with his worldly-wise eyes. His gaze was peaceful, yet it carried an invisible pressure that seemed to penetrate the soul.
After a moment of silence, an aged yet peaceful voice slowly rose, like a gentle breeze brushing across a lake in autumn.
"Now that I'm considered a student at Shrek Academy, just call me Elder Mu."
"Child, what brings you to this old man?"
His tone was flat, revealing neither joy nor anger, nor any indication of his reaction to Kong Xuan directly exposing his identity.
Kong Xuan straightened up, met Mu En's gaze frankly, and got straight to the point, stating his purpose directly.
"I apologize for disturbing Elder Mu's peace and quiet, but I wish to help the exchange students from Sun and Moon get a chance to enter the inner courtyard."
Mu En's gaze remained fixed on Kong Xuan as he slowly said, "The Inner Court is no ordinary place. It seems Yan Shaozhe has already rejected your request, hasn't he?"
Kong Xuan nodded, not denying it: "Dean Yan does have concerns, but I believe that true exchanges should not stop at the outer colleges."
"The Inner Court is the essence of Shrek Academy. The younger generation and classmates aspire to it and are confident that they have the ability to meet the requirements of the Inner Court and abide by its rules."
"Therefore, we have come here to earnestly request Elder Mu to give us a chance."
Moon tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest of the recliner, making a barely audible sound, his deep gaze seeming to penetrate into the depths of Kong Xuan's soul.
"Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy are just two institutions that impart knowledge."
"But being caught up in the torrent of history has also endowed these two colleges with political attributes that did not originally belong to them."
"So, for you to enter the inner courtyard, it's not as simple as just entering the inner courtyard."
Mu En's words were truly baffling, but he felt that if Kong Xuan couldn't understand the meaning behind them, then it was better not to enter the inner courtyard.
Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy held an exchange activity, seemingly a decision made by Mu En on his own.
But in reality, Shrek Academy is also under tremendous pressure.
After all, from the perspective of the original Douluo Three Kingdoms, this was suspected of "colluding with the enemy".
If these exchange students from the Sun and Moon Kingdoms were allowed into the inner courtyard now, the monarchs of these three kingdoms would probably lose sleep over it.
Kong Xuan pondered for a moment and felt he understood the meaning of Mu En's words.
He immediately said, "Elder Mu, in my opinion, an academy is just an academy."
"I am a Soul Master from the Sun Moon Empire, but that's all."
"I can promise that neither I nor my classmates will ever help the Empire wage war."
Having said that, the matter has been made clear.
A hint of surprise flashed in Mu En's eyes as he looked at Kong Xuan, not expecting Kong Xuan to make such a promise.
After a moment of silence, he spoke again: "Boy, you've convinced this old man, but the other old fogies in the academy may not agree."
Kong Xuan's eyes lit up upon hearing this. If Mu En agreed, there was hope for the matter.
He immediately said, "So this junior is prepared to make a bet with Elder Mu."
"oh?"
Upon hearing this, Moon became interested, and a kind smile appeared on his aged face: "What are we betting on?"
(End of chapter)