Chapter 311: Shrek Loyalty Gu?! Let Me Fight Gu with Gu!
"Ah, it seems Her Majesty the Empress was right after all."
"Shrek may be useless at everything else, but when it comes to brainwashing its own members, it's second to none. That so-called ten-thousand-year glory is their favorite tool for indoctrination."
Kong Deming sighed as he spoke.
He activated the Silver Moon Divine Light Barrier, creating a sealed domain around himself and Zhang Lexuan.
Then he took a dark-gold Gu worm from his storage soul tool.
"This is the True Heart Gu I obtained from Her Majesty. In a moment, I'll implant it into Mu En."
"You can ask him anything you want. Every answer Mu En gives will be the truth."
"Child, I know you were raised by Shrek from a young age and have been deeply poisoned by their teachings. When you learn the truth, I hope you won't act too impulsively."
Kong Deming sighed again. He circulated his soul power and tossed the dark-gold Gu worm toward the space where Mu En was trapped.
Mu En immediately became wary when he saw the strange Gu worm enter his sealed space.
His soul power surged around him. Drawing upon the power of his Light Holy Dragon, he condensed a massive dragon claw of light and reached out to crush the intruding Gu worm.
But to Mu En's surprise, the moment the dark-gold Gu worm collided with the Light Dragon Claw, it unexpectedly merged into his soul power.
"Not good!"
Seeing this, Mu En immediately realized that this was no ordinary technique.
But the dark-gold Gu worm had been refined by Yun Yuan.
Not even Mu En, much less that little bastard Tang San, could deal with such a method.
As the dark-gold Gu worm completely merged into Mu En's body, his expression gradually became numb.
His eyes lost all their focus, making him look like a lifeless puppet.
The next moment, Kong Deming brought Zhang Lexuan into the space where Mu En was imprisoned.
"Child, the truth may be cruel, but you must face it bravely."
Zhang Lexuan took a deep breath and slowly walked up to Mu En.
"Elder Mu, was the destruction of my Zhang Clan back then related to you?"
"Yes."
Controlled by the True Heart Gu, Mu En spoke the truth buried within his heart.
Zhang Lexuan's delicate body trembled violently, and an overwhelming sense of suffocation instantly engulfed her.
The destruction of her clan really had been connected to Mu En.
All along, Zhang Lexuan had been nothing more than a pawn in the schemes of this seemingly benevolent but actually ruthless old man.
Why?
Why?
Why had she been forced to suffer all of this?
The scenes from that year remained vivid in her memory—the deaths of her father, mother, and every other member of her family.
Back then, she had wanted nothing more than to personally kill those responsible for her hatred.
Then Mu En had appeared and avenged her.
After that, she had become his disciple and the eldest senior sister of Shrek. She had devoted herself wholeheartedly to Shrek Academy, doing everything she could to repay the kindness Mu En had shown her back then.
But now, everything has been a lie.
The Shrek she had faithfully served all these years was actually the mastermind behind the destruction of her clan.
"How laughable… Zhang Lexuan, is there anyone in this world more laughable than you?"
Zhang Lexuan staggered backward, tears unconsciously streaming from the corners of her eyes.
"Child, you still have me."
Kong Deming extended his broad, warm hand and gently placed it on Zhang Lexuan's shoulder.
Seeing his granddaughter devastated, Kong Deming was filled with grief and fury as well. He wished he could tear Mu En apart on the spot.
"Grandpa Kong, I'm fine. I can get through this."
"There are still things I need to ask."
Zhang Lexuan wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and stepped forward again.
Her eyes were bloodshot as she stared fixedly at Mu En, whose expression remained numb under the control of the True Heart Gu.
"Mu En, why did you do this? What did my Zhang Clan ever do to offend you?!"
Zhang Lexuan practically spat the words through clenched teeth.
"I don't have much time left, and Shrek has no successor capable of carrying on its legacy. Your martial soul talent was exceptionally powerful when you awakened it. Shrek needed a genius like you."
"I destroyed your clan and then saved you myself, making you eternally grateful to Shrek."
"As long as you remained unaware of the truth, you would remain loyal to Shrek forever."
Mu En's voice was cold and emotionless.
After learning the truth, Zhang Lexuan suddenly burst into laughter like a madwoman.
"Was I the one who brought ruin upon the Zhang Clan?"
"No! It wasn't me! It was all Shrek's fault!"
"Shrek is nothing but a hypocritical den of monsters! You slaughtered my family! This hatred can never be reconciled!"
"You old bastard, I want you dead!"
Zhang Lexuan's eyes burned crimson as she glared at Mu En.
Her Silver Moon True Body manifested, and a blood-moon slash descended toward Mu En.
Blood splattered everywhere.
Mu En regained consciousness at that moment, only to find Zhang Lexuan attacking him with murderous intent.
He could not understand why Zhang Lexuan was attacking him.
"Lexuan, you…"
Mu En had just begun to ask when Zhang Lexuan interrupted him.
"Shut up, you old bastard! Don't call me Lexuan."
"You're not worthy!"
"You destroyed my Zhang Clan, then rescued me, all for the sake of preserving Shrek's legacy."
"Since that was your purpose, then today, I, Zhang Lexuan, swear that for the rest of my life, I will dedicate myself solely to destroying Shrek's legacy and turning Shrek into an organization despised and hunted by everyone."
"I'll make Shrek despair little by little, just as I once did."
Zhang Lexuan shouted those words aloud.
She wanted her voice to drown out the agony in her heart.
"You… know everything now."
Mu En spoke weakly.
A bitter smile appeared on his face.
From this day onward, Shrek had gained yet another enemy who would never rest until it was destroyed.
He had tried to outsmart others and ended up ruining himself.
That was precisely what had happened to Mu En.
"Yes. Now I know everything."
"You old bastard, today is the day you die. I'll use your head to pay tribute to the members of my Zhang Clan who died."
Zhang Lexuan slowly advanced toward Mu En, her killing intent reaching its peak.
"Grandpa Kong, I'll trouble you."
Zhang Lexuan turned slightly toward Kong Deming.
If she wanted to kill Mu En with her own hands, she needed Kong Deming's assistance.
"Don't worry, child."
"That old bastard's cultivation has already fallen below the Limit Douluo realm, and with his severely crippled body, I can restrain him with ease."
Kong Deming gave her a reassuring answer.
The next moment, he controlled the Silver Moon Divine Light Barrier and unleashed its spatial power, doing everything he could to restrain the severely wounded Mu En.
Zhang Lexuan, meanwhile, unleashed one soul skill after another, determined to kill Mu En.
A short while later, Mu En collapsed to the ground.
Zhang Lexuan's hands were also stained with blood.
The Dragon God Douluo, who had once shaken the entire soul master world, no longer possessed even the slightest ability to fight.
He was completely at the mercy of others.
"Old bastard, die!"
Zhang Lexuan shouted furiously.
Her Silver Moon True Body condensed another blood moon slash.
This time, it was aimed directly at Mu En's neck.
"I never imagined that my end would be dying at the hands of my own disciple."
Mu En uttered those final words before his former proud disciple, Zhang Lexuan, killed him.
And thus, the Master of the Sea God Pavilion, Shrek's pillar of strength, the Dragon God Douluo Mu En, had fallen.
Only after killing Mu En did Zhang Lexuan's body finally relax.
She dropped to one knee, tears streaming down her face as she cried out toward the heavens:
"Father, Mother, I killed the true culprit with my own hands. I avenged you!"
End of Chapter
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