Yan Shaozhe felt quite panicked at this moment, desperately racking his brain for a solution. He couldn't just die like this; he hadn't yet fulfilled his teacher's dying wish, nor had he made Shrek Academy grow strong and prosperous.
Although the position of Sea God Pavilion Master of Shrek Academy had already fallen into Bei Bei's hands, Shrek Academy still needed him, Yan Shaozhe.
But what should he do?
How could he persuade those unreasonable fellows?
The mere thought of his prized Disciple, Ma Xiaotao, dying just like that made Yan Shaozhe's heart bleed.
Those people truly could not tell right from wrong.
Although Ma Xiaotao had harmed innocent people, as a member of Shrek Academy, she had also killed quite a few Evil Soul Masters and evil bandits. Overall, her contributions to the entire Douluo Continent outweighed her faults.
How could they kill an outstanding Spirit Master just because of a minor mistake?
To err is human; who could avoid making mistakes?
Did that academy not know about such things?
Yan Shaozhe took a deep breath, a flash of resolute light sweeping across his eyes, and then spoke to the crowd in front of him.
"I am going to that Shrek Academy to demand justice."
Instead of waiting here for possible death to descend, it was better to take the initiative; perhaps... there was still a turning point.
The moment his words fell, Yan Shaozhe's figure vanished directly from where he stood.
The next instant, his figure had already appeared on the competition stage.
And this scene was also clearly transmitted through the light screen into every corner of Douluo Continent.
Within the Star Luo Empire, when Emperor Xu Jiawei saw Yan Shaozhe take the stage, he couldn't help but freeze directly. Those people from the Heavenly Soul Empire and Douling Empire who knew Yan Shaozhe also widened their eyes in shock.
Logically speaking, shouldn't those who took the stage all be Evil Soul Masters hoping to luck out and escape death?
Why had the Dean of the Spirit Soul Department of the Counterfeit Shrek Academy also come up?
Could it be that he also wanted to get the reward?
Toward this Shrek Academy on the ground, although people no longer held much awe in their hearts, they still wouldn't regard Yan Shaozhe as an Evil Soul Master.
That was the Dean of the Spirit Soul Department of an academy, the holder of the Bright Phoenix Spirit; how could he possibly be related to Evil Soul Masters?
Yan Shaozhe's eyes were filled with unease at this moment, and then he raised his gaze to look in the direction where Lin Feng was located.
"In Your Excellency's view, am I an Evil Soul Master?"
Lin Feng stood upon the highest spectator stand, looking down condescendingly at Yan Shaozhe on the stage, a slight smile slowly curling up the corners of his mouth.
"Naturally you are."
Those people who knew Yan Shaozhe in front of the light screen were all stunned, opening their mouths wide in unison, unable to believe their own ears.
Yan Shaozhe's heart sank abruptly, and a freezing chill surged up from his spine. Was he really going to die?
He clenched his teeth, forcibly suppressing that fear, and spoke in a deep voice.
"My Spirit is the Bright Phoenix, and I am also the Dean of the Spirit Soul Department of Shrek Academy. Ever since I joined the academy, I have done plenty of deeds to punish evil and promote good. Why do you say I am an Evil Soul Master?"
These words were transmitted through the light screen into the main hall of the Holy Spirit Cult.
Hearing these words, both Long Xiaoyao and Supreme Patriarch Ye Xishui couldn't help but freeze slightly.
Bright Phoenix Spirit?
Long Xiaoyao's turbid eyes constricted slightly. Subconsciously turning his head, he looked at Supreme Patriarch Ye Xishui beside him. She possessed Twin Spirits; aside from her evil Spirit, she also possessed the Bright Phoenix Spirit that represented light.
Could this fellow have some sort of relationship with Supreme Patriarch Ye Xishui?
At this moment, Supreme Patriarch Ye Xishui's gaze was also locked tightly onto the light screen, her sharp eyes surging with indescribable, complicated emotions.
Yan Shaozhe, surnamed Yan. She herself had also been surnamed Yan before joining the Holy Spirit Cult, and the other party also possessed the Bright Phoenix Spirit, just like her.
Could this child be her descendant?
Her descendant had also become an Evil Soul Master after joining the Counterfeit Shrek Academy?
Was this fate?
Supreme Patriarch Ye Xishui's fists clenched tightly, her gaze locked dead onto Yan Shaozhe's old face, unable to speak for a moment.
On the competition stage, after hearing Yan Shaozhe's words, Lin Feng merely chuckled lightly.
"Bright Phoenix?"
He slowly raised his hand, his five fingers gently waving.
Suddenly, a huge light screen unfolded in the sky above Yan Shaozhe's head. Inside the light screen, scene after scene flickered past like a revolving lantern.
The figure in those scenes was none other than Yan Shaozhe himself.
First to catch everyone's eyes was a series of romantic experiences.
In the scenes, a young, handsome, and high-spirited Yan Shaozhe had women appearing by his side one after another.
First was Feng Ling, then Xian Liner, then Cai Meier, along with many other women whose names could not be called out.
The image froze at a certain moment, showing Yan Shaozhe, during his relationship with Xian Liner, simultaneously entangled with other girls.
After discovering this, Xian Liner turned around and left.
Yan Shaozhe stood beneath the light screen, the expression on his face quite colorful.
"This... shouldn't really count as anything, right?"
His voice was somewhat lacking in confidence.
"It's just... some romantic affairs."
Yet everyone who saw this scene through the light screen had fallen entirely silent at this moment.
Those who once held respect for Yan Shaozhe, those who once regarded him as a benchmark of righteousness, all felt that the filters in their hearts had shattered completely at this moment.
That Dean of the Spirit Soul Department who had enjoyed ten thousand years of Shrek's glorious reputation was actually such a person behind closed doors?
Yet this was far from over. Lin Feng's fingertip gently flicked once again, and the scenes within the light screen abruptly shifted.
Ma Xiaotao's figure appeared within the scenes.
Her appearance when her Evil Fire erupted, her appearance of painful roaring, her appearance of unintentionally killing innocents—all of them were clearly presented before everyone.
And what made people's hearts chill even more were the figures of Yan Shaozhe within those scenes.
After Ma Xiaotao killed people, Yan Shaozhe would arrive to clean up the scene.
For those who were killed, he would assign the cause of death as being 'killed by an Evil Soul Master' and report it to settle the matter.
For those who weren't killed, he would step forward with threats and lures, offering hush money to make the survivors keep their mouths shut.
Not just once.
The scenes continued to flow, among which there were even students of the Counterfeit Shrek Academy itself.
In front of the light screen, in every corner of Douluo Continent, the expressions of countless people changed.
Especially that pair of couples; they stood in front of the light screen in a small town, staring fixedly at the visage of their son within the scene.
That was their son. Turns out, their child had simply been walking by Sea God Lake when he was directly burned to ashes by Ma Xiaotao.
Back then, Shrek Academy told them he was killed by an infiltrating Evil Soul Master. They believed it, and they were grateful to Shrek Academy for avenging them, even burning joss paper in front of their son's grave to tell him to rest in peace.
Yet now, the truth turned out to be like this.
Yan Shaozhe was this beast, that beast wrapped in the skin of a Bright Phoenix.
In front of the light screen, everyone who saw this scene was quite furious. Yan Shaozhe shielded Ma Xiaotao with such a lack of baseline; if this wasn't an Evil Soul Master, what was?
They once thought Yan Shaozhe was a righteous figure, once thought the Counterfeit Shrek Academy was the benchmark of Douluo Continent.
Yet now, that glamorous outer garment had been torn to shreds piece by piece by scene after scene.
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