Even both Hall Masters understood, so naturally Sect Master Zang couldn't be unaware...
He spoke again, "Therefore, to ensure Wulin's safety, I hope you can stay close to protect him!"
Guo Xiaoxu propped up her chin, "We have no objections to that, but the key issue is Tang Wulin himself. If he doesn't agree, it won't work either."
Sect Master Zang said with certainty, "No, he will agree!"
Liang Xiaoyu asked curiously, "Sect Master, why are you so sure?"
Sect Master Zang said word by word, "Because Wulin surely wants to find out what conspiracy lies hidden within the Spirit Pagoda. This time, he can use the Tang Sect as a pretext to investigate!"
Liang Xiaoyu suddenly realized, "I see!"
Only then did Sect Master Zang retort, "Hall Master Liang, what about your answer?"
The former waved his hand, "Naturally, I have no objections. But to be honest, Wulin's strength now is no less than mine or Hall Master Guo's!"
Their protection was clearly somewhat superfluous!
Sect Master Zang directly ignored the second half of his statement, "Since there are no issues, then it's decided!"
The two had no choice but to reply, "Yes, Sect Master!!"
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Several days later, Shrek Academy was finally completely rebuilt with the help of the disciples from the Tang Sect...
It included the Shrek Seven Monsters and the Elders of the Sea God Pavilion, who all moved into the new premises...
At that moment, inside the Sea God Pavilion!
Tang Wulin sat in the main seat, while others were seated around him...
Ya Li was the first to speak with emotion, "The Tang Sect is really thoughtful, even the Sea God Pavilion has been rebuilt exactly like the old one, hardly distinguishable from before."
Yuanen Zhentian nodded, "Mm, and we owe much to Elder Cai for that. Without him, we couldn't possibly remember every part of the academy so accurately!"
Tang Yinmeng spoke with a faint sadness, "If Elder Long and the other sacrificed Elders could see this too, it would be great. Shrek Academy hasn't fallen into silence after all."
Lan Muzi said seriously, "Don't worry, Elder Long and the others will definitely see this!"
Cai Yue'er affirmed, "I believe that too!"
She paused, took a deep breath, and continued, "Because of the destruction of the academy, the announcement has been delayed. Today, taking this opportunity, I'd like to say it!"
After speaking, she glanced at Tang Wulin in front of her...
The latter nodded slightly, indicating no objections...
Seeing this, Cai Yue'er continued, "The original Shrek Seven Monsters, Yue Zhengyu, Yuanen Yehui, Ye Xinglan, Xu Lizhi, and... Xie Xie. As of today, you are officially appointed as Elders of the Sea God Pavilion!"
But when she looked towards Yue Zhengyu and the others, she found no hint of joy on their faces...
Clearly, because of Xie Xie's death, even acquiring the position of Elders of the Sea God Pavilion couldn't lift their spirits...
Snapping back to reality, she uttered pensively, "Children..."
Yue Zhengyu pressed his lips together and said, "Elder Cai, please don't misunderstand, we are truly joyful at heart to serve as Elders of the Sea God Pavilion!"
Xu Xiaoyan also forced a smile, "Yes... yes, it signifies recognition of us!"
Then, she turned to the other members of the Seven Monsters and said, "Everyone, that's right, isn't it?"
But they just bit their lips, without any response...
Seeing this, Tang Wulin explained, "Elder Cai, everyone is just..."
Cai Yue'er, however, interrupted, "It's okay, I understand their feelings."
If it were herself, she probably wouldn't be able to feel happy either...
Ya Li coughed lightly, "Wulin, didn't Sect Master Zang contact you earlier to entrust you with a matter? Can you tell us more about it?"
Tang Wulin immediately understood, his expression growing gradually serious, "Yes, Sect Master Zang indeed has something for me to do!"
For a moment, everyone's gaze turned to him, waiting for his answer...
The former did not play coy, and laid out the situation to everyone in detail...
After listening, Yue Zhengyu exclaimed in shock, "No... that's impossible, right? The number of Soul Masters in the Spirit Pagoda has actually surpassed that of the federation in such a short time!"
Ye Xinglan calmly pondered, "Could it be that the Spirit Pagoda has created some new technological product that has attracted the interest of Soul Masters?"
Even Xu Xiaoyan shook her head, "It's not that simple. Even when the Ten Thousand Beast Platform was created, the daily number of Soul Masters joining the Spirit Pagoda was not as terrifying as it is now!"
Yuanen Yehui did not offer an opinion but instead pressed on, "Wulin, what do you think about this?"
Tang Wulin spoke bluntly, "This matter is very likely related to Gu Yue."
"So, even if Sect Master Zang did not ask me to investigate, I would go!"
He knew very well that Zang Xin asked him for this task mostly because he and Gu Yuena were partners!
Yuanen Yehui raised an eyebrow, "Wulin, could it be that even you don't trust Gu Yue?"
Tang Wulin denied, "No, it is precisely because I trust Gu Yue that I want to go see her, to hear her tell me in person!"
"All this has nothing to do with her!"
Having said that, he stood up, "I'll have to leave the academy's matters to everyone for now, as I need to make a trip to the Tang Sect immediately!"
He had to investigate this matter before the number of Soul Masters in the Spirit Pagoda swelled to an uncontrollable scale!
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Douling Empire!
The accomplished Ultimate Douluo respectfully said to Xue Yuntian, "Your Majesty, I have spoken with the higher-ups of the federation and managed to reduce the original demands by half!"
The latter breathed a sigh of relief, "I knew I wasn't wrong about you. Those previous Diplomatic Envoys were all useless, only you are worthy of my trust!!"
This way, he could still reluctantly accept it!
It wouldn't result in the Douling Empire suffering irrevocable damages, although it would still fall back by decades...
The Ultimate Douluo nodded slightly, "Your Majesty, shall I start preparing these resources now? Otherwise, the federation's troops will continue lingering just beyond our borders, unwilling to retreat!"
Xue Yuntian sneered, "There's no hurry. Such vast resources, even the Douling Empire can't produce them all at once!"
"We'll give out a small part first, and the rest can be provided slowly over time!"
The former also felt this approach was better and did not object...
Xue Yuntian seemed to think of something and asked, "Has the matter with the Holy Spirit Cult been resolved?"
The Ultimate Douluo hesitated for a moment, "Your Majesty, all the dens of the Holy Spirit Cult within our Douling Empire's territory have been completely cleaned out!"
"But it cannot be ruled out that some evil Soul Masters are still mingling among the civilians!"
Completely eradicating the Holy Spirit Cult's Evil Soul Masters was not simple for any empire!
The Xingluo Empire had also only dared to launch a full-on attack when the Holy Spirit Cult was relocating and the number of evil Soul Masters was not large.
Xue Yuntian's tone became even more ruthless, "Very good, but tell those below not to slack off, continue the search. Even if it means executing the wrong people, do not let any slip through!"
Otherwise, he couldn't vent the anger in his heart...
The Holy Spirit Cult should have been exterminated long ago!!
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