“Teacher, what’s this?”

  Tantai Yutang didn’t regard Sun Mo as an outsider. He would always ask when he wasn’t sure.

  “A great teacher halo!”

  Sun Mo replied comprehensively.

  “Wa, then I will win for sure?”

  Lu Zhiruo held her fist tightly and was full of confidence. Usually, when she saw people fighting, she would be extremely panicky. But now, she was calm and collected.

  It was as though Fu Chao, who was standing in front of her, was nothing like he claimed he was and would collapse in a blow.

  “Don’t think too much. Now, calm your heart and feel the stuff I’ve injected into your brains, control them!”

  Sun Mo coached.

  If it were normal days, Lu Zhiruo would definitely not be able to do it. She would have been so anxious her mind would be blurred as hell. But now that Soul Imprint had been injected into the papaya girl’s head, within 5 minutes, she would possess extremely strong pressure-resistant ability.

  It could be said that the current Lu Zhiruo, even though her appearance was still herself, the cultivation art, moods, and mentalities that she had grasped all belonged to Sun Mo.

  “En!”

  Lu Zhiruo nodded and tried to appreciate everything attentively. Even though the information flow was overwhelming, Lu Zhiruo was able to completely analyze everything. It felt as though it was a familiar

  thing.

  “3 minutes is up. Both sides, please send your student to the arena!”

  Lian Zheng focused on the time and spoke.

  Swish!

  Lu Zhiruo opened her eyes and looked at Sun Mo. “Teacher, I’ll go now!”

  “Go! Take the first victory!”

  This time, Sun Mo didn’t rub Lu Zhiruo’s head. Instead, he patted her back with much strength. “Don’t you want to become someone your father can be proud of? This battle will be the first step that you didn’t dare to take!”

  Weng!

  Sun Mo’s body shone with golden brilliant rays that radiated out and landed onto Lu Zhiruo’s body. The papaya girl who was already very confident was even more confident now.

  Priceless Advice?

  Seeing this scene, the audience exclaimed in surprise. These 2 teachers were really striving to win. By utilizing great teacher halos to motivate their students, it would at least increase their combat strength by 10%.

  Lian Zheng didn’t put a stop to this because when students were battling, teachers were permitted to coach from the side. Moreover, great teacher halos such as ‘Priceless Advice’ that gave morale to the students were allowed to be used.

  Lu Zhiruo nodded and rushed up the arena with quick steps. Then, she leaped high in the air and landed steadily on the platform after a beautiful somersault.

  A pair of papaya-sized breasts swayed up and down, creating violent waves.

  Piak piak piak!

  Immediately, there were sounds of applause. The papaya girl was adorable and pretty. Coupled with such an eye-catching entrance to the arena, it naturally made many neutral male students stand on her side, cheering for her.

  Fu Chao went up the stage, his brows tightly wrinkled. (I thought this girl was very afraid just now? Why did she become so confident all of a sudden?)

  “Hold on, could it be that she was just putting on a show just now?”

  Fu Chao felt like he had fallen into a trap and suddenly gasped with fear, but he quickly quietened down again. “Nevermind, I will win for sure.”

  At the resting area, Li Ziqi frowned and couldn’t help but inquire softly, “Teacher, what’s happening?”

  Little sunny egg had in any case interacted with the papaya girl for a month now, and she was extremely familiar with her characteristics. However, the current Lu Zhiruo was so unfamiliar that Li Ziqi felt she didn’t know this person anymore.

  One’s personality was cultivated from when they were young-from education, knowledge, and experiences. How could it undergo such great changes in an instant? “I made use of the great teacher halo and injected all my battle experiences, cultivation arts, confidence and calmness into her brains.”

  Sun Mo spoke as though his actions weren’t anything impressive. However, after Li Ziqi and the rest heard those words, they felt as though they had been struck with a bolt of lightning from the sky.

  For a moment, the few of them didn’t speak a word because they simply didn’t know what to say.

  “There’s such a halo?” Ying Baiwu exclaimed in surprise.

  “How could it be?”

  Tantai Yutang shook his head and looked at Sun Mo. “Teacher, is this some kind of dark secret arts? Even though I’m not a teacher, I still understand the different types of great teacher halos out there. Even the ‘Enlightenment Provision’, which is reputed as a divine skill, is not as formidable as this!”

  Jiang Leng and Xuanyuan Po also had suspicious expressions.

  Ying Baiwu?

  She didn’t even know such things.

  “Why would I lie to you?”

  Sun Mo smiled. (How would you know this? It’s owned exclusively by me!)

  Li Ziqi’s eyes brightened and thought of a possibility. “Teacher, this great teacher halo, is it owned by you exclusively?”

  “What kind of joke are you making?”

  Without waiting for Sun Mo’s reply, Tantai Yutang and Jiang Leng yelled out.

  Great teachers were divided into 9 levels, from 1-star to 9-stars levels. Among them, the 9-stars teachers were reputed as secondary saints. However, many teachers would not go further than 7-stars in their lifetime.

  Because in order to become 8-stars great teachers, they had to master an entirely new great teacher halo. This meant that the halo must not exist in Middle Earth Nine Provinces currently.

  How difficult was this?

  For example, 7-stars great teacher Li Wanjun had already lived for 900 years until now. He was reputed as fifth-grade ancestor-level grandmaster because he had already reached the pinnacle for spirit runes, alchemy, weaponsmithing, beast taming, as well as puppetry—these 5 subjects. Under his sect, he had countless disciples all over Nine Provinces.

  However, despite this, Li Wanjun remained as a 7-stars great teacher because he hadn’t gained a new great teacher halo. He couldn’t even touch the doorstep to becoming a secondary saint.

  That was right. The 8-stars great teacher level was also named as the doorstep to secondary saints. In order to cross this step, one must have great capabilities as well as great luck!

  Even this person who was extremely excellent with nine hundred years of experience couldn’t gain enlightenment to a new great teacher halo, but Sun Mo was claiming that he had gotten one? How could people believe him?

  This was like an ant saying that it had ascended onto the moon and left behind a footprint. It was absolutely impossible!

  “Are you guys looking down on your teacher?” Sun Mo asked in reply. “Teacher, this is not about looking down or not, this……”

  Tantai Yutang didn’t know how else to say.

  “I believe!”

  Li Ziqi nodded seriously. Looking at Sun Mo, her big eyes were filled with trust. “I’ve always known that our teacher is the best.”

  Ding! Favorable impression points from Li Ziqi +100, Friendly (502/1000).

  Tantai Yutang and the rest didn’t speak. This wasn’t a problem with trust; it was absolutely impossible.

  “Teacher, what great teacher halo is this called? According to the norm, you’re the first one to have it, so you have the right to give it a name.”

  Li Ziqi beamed with joy and was curious.

  “Soul Imprint!”

  Sun Mo smiled.

  “Why don’t you call it Pregnancy Imprint[1]?”

  Tantai Yutang secretly rolled his eyes. (You guys believe it? In any case, I will not believe it!)

  “So cool!” exclaimed Li Ziqi, her gaze filled with admiration.

  In the arena, the battle hadn’t begun as Lu Zhiruo had gone up without carrying any weapon. “Are you looking down on me?”

  Fu Chao was furious. “Go get your weapon!”

  “I can beat the hell out of you with my bare hands!”

  Lu Zhiruo’s current appearance and imposing manner were really similar to Sun Mo. “Teacher Sun, give her a weapon.”

  Lian Zheng shouted at Sun Mo.

  Sun Mo pulled out his wooden blade and threw it over. “Zhiruo, catch it!”

  Swish!

  The wooden blade was just like an arrow that sprung from a bow, shooting toward Lu Zhiruo.

  The papaya girl didn’t even turn her head and immediately extended her hand to catch the wooden blade. Then, she got agitated. This was teacher’s weapon!

  (I must win, I must not bring shame upon this weapon.)

  Lu Zhiruo’s mind was wandering while Fu Chao jumped in fear. This girl managed to catch the wooden blade just like that, how awesome.

  The wooden blade’s speed was so fast and yet she was able to catch it. But whether or not she was able to catch the blade’s shaft at the right position, it was hard to say.

  “Fu Chao, there are 4,000 people sitting here today!”

  Gao Ben hollered.

  (This stupid fella is getting panicky? His psychological qualities are so bad. Also, I didn’t expect Sun Mo to be so cunning. He even made use of throwing the wooden blade to mess with Fu Chao’s psychological feelings and add on to his stress).

  However, Sun Mo didn’t even think this way. Because after the effects of Soul Imprint, it was sufficient for Lu Zhiruo to win against Fu Chao.

  Fu Chao stared blankly and then his gaze became serious and fierce. (Yes, there are close to 4,000 spectators here. I mustn’t lose, or I’ll become a laughingstock!) “Both parties greet each other!” Lian Zheng stepped back, raising his right hand.

  “Fu Chao, third level of the body-refinement realm. Please guide me!”

  “Lu Zhiruo, first level of the body-refinement realm. Please guide me!” Hearing both parties’ cultivation levels, the crowd cried out in surprise. What was happening? Even though there was a difference of 2 cultivation levels, the battle could still go on. But Lu Zhiruo’s chances of winning were too little.

  Generally, even if she was a genius, she would only be able to fight one cultivation level above her.

  Hearing this cultivation level, Fu Chao’s expression turned red. “Are you guys looking down on me?”

  Gao Ben’s brows furrowed as well and couldn’t help but look at Sun Mo. He felt that Sun Mo must have expected to lose this round; hence, he might as well send a lousy student.

  “The battle starts now!”

  Lian Zheng waved his right hand downward and announced that the battle had begun. His standards of actions had always been based on regulations and discipline; hence, even after hearing Lu Zhiruo’s cultivation level, he didn’t feel any psychological fluctuation.

  Lu Zhiruo’s first instinct was to retreat because her personality was timid and cowardly. However, just when this thought flashed through her mind, a gush of battle intent gradually filled her heart. Then, the 2 big words ‘attack violently’ resounded in her mind overwhelmingly.

  Fu Chao was still immersed in anger and had not gotten into his battle state at all. This was the best chance for her to attack.

  Lu Zhiruo leaned forward and put most of her weight upon her right leg. It rubbed against the floor and her feet scuttled off the ground.

  The papaya girl was just like a fairy. With her swift and light steps, she appeared in front of Fu Chao with her wooden blade raised gently. Dotting Crimson Lip! “What?”

  Everyone gasped in shock, and some students couldn’t help but stand up. This girl’s appearance was cowardly, but why were her moves so swift and fierce?

  Also, her stances were all so graceful! Fu Chao did have some capabilities; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been accepted by Gao Ben. After seeing Lu Zhiruo’s actions, he had prepared to receive the attack. He would first try to throttle her moves, beat her in one move, and get a beautiful victory. However, even before he could move, his eyesight became blurry and a sharp blade pointed toward his throat.

  “How swift!”

  Fu Chao got goosebumps. It was as though he was facing a sneak attack from a viper. At this moment, he moved in an instant, dodging the danger.

  “After dodging from the sharp blade, take the chance to counterattack!”

  Fu Chao calmed down and started to think of his battle strategy. However, his opponent’s sharp blade made a strange twist and he suddenly lost its trail.

  Skynet Sand!

  Riverful Spring Water!

  “How could I not see it?”

  Fu Chao immediately focused his energy and calmed his breath. He pricked his ears up to listen. Then, a sudden violent attack came toward his left face.

  It felt as though his face had been hit by a baseball bat that was swung at full force.

  Bang!

  Fu Chao lost his balance and his entire body tumbled down like a broken sack. Then, at this moment, the ‘woo’ sound of the wooden blade striking through the wind flowed into his ears.

  From this, it could be seen that Lu Zhiruo’s blow was fast and nimble.

  “Damn it!”

  Seeing how Fu Chao was being beaten like that, Gao Ben’s expression tightened and he yelled out, “Fu Chao!”

  If Fu Chao couldn’t wake up, this battle would be lost.

  “F*ck!”

  Zhang Wentao and Zhang Wulue were frightened. What happened to the easy victory? This girl’s combat strength was extremely scary!

  Just from those 2 exchanges, Zhang Wentao knew he wouldn’t be able to receive it. On the other hand, Zhang Wulue would be able to, but it would consume a lot of energy.

  Fu Chao had indeed been knocked out.

  The papaya girl succeeded with one single blow. However, she didn’t give Fu Chao any time to adjust and immediately pounced over with her wooden blade once again.

  Eighteen Words Order!

  Piak Piak Piak!

  The wooden blade struck Fu Chao’s body incessantly, just like a woodpecker pecking on a tree.

  Bang!

  Fu Chao fell onto the ground. Because of the wooden blade’s incessant attacks, he rolled across the arena and fell off the stage with a loud thud.

  A pile of dust rose from the ground like a dense fog. As for Fu Chao, he was just like a dead dog, losing his consciousness entirely.

  The entire victory dojo immediately became so silent that one could hear a pin drop.

  No one had imagined that the result would be an instant kill!

  No, they had actually imagined it before, but the victor should have been the guy with a higher cultivation level.

  “You’ve won!”

  Li Ziqi shouted, “Zhiruo, good job!” “Ah? I won?”

  Lu Zhiruo stood at the edge of the arena and was still a little dumbfounded. (I won already? What about the moves I’ve planned to use after this? Can’t he come back and let me try them out first?)

  (I have already thought of 5 different battle strategies to respond to the opponent’s possible attacks. But he has lost so quickly?)

  “First round, Lu Zhiruo, victory!”

  Lian Zheng looked at Lu Zhiruo with an astonished gaze, but he didn’t forget about announcing the victory. At the same time, he jumped off the arena to check on Fu Chao’s injuries.

  “Errr, this fella, he’s a little weak huh?”

  Lu Zhiruo pulled on her hair, thinking about what she should do with the strategies she had planned. (It’s all going to waste? What a bummer!)

  “Alright, you may come down. Gao Ben, he’s alright. He received a serious blow on his head, so bring him down to recuperate!”

  Lian Zheng instructed.

  “This cultivation art is interesting!”

  Jin Mujie reflected.

  “The battle has ended just like this?”

  Gu Xiuxun was unhappy. She wanted to study that cultivation art for a while more.

  “F*ck, instant kill?”

  Wang Hao opened his eyes wide and his mouth agape. “Is Fu Chao’s cultivation level fake? Has he been cultivating it on a dog’s body instead?”

  “I’ve already said it, Teacher Sun is very awesome at coaching students!” Qi Shengjia felt proud. Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Qi Shengjia +15, Friendly (863/1000).

  Lu Zhiruo jumped off the arena and did a little jog back to the resting area. As she was too excited, she immediately threw herself onto Sun Mo.

  “Teacher! Teacher! I won! I actually won!”

  Lu Zhiruo exerted her strength to hug Sun Mo’s neck and cried tears of joy.

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Lu Zhiruo +100, Friendly (888/1000).

  Over the past 13 years, this was Lu Zhiruo’s first experience of defeating an opponent in a battle. Moreover, she had won so beautifully. This was why she immediately contributed plenty of favorable impression points.

  Tantai Yutang, Xuanyuan Po, and Jiang Leng

  —the 3 of them exchanged gazes. Perhaps what Sun Mo said about Soul Imprint was real!

  No one was more familiar with Lu Zhiruo’s abilities than these junior martial brothers. They knew how much of a moron she was, but look at her performance just now.

  “Alright, let go of me first, I still have to help Baiwu!”

  Sun Mo patted Lu Zhiruo’s back. (Are you trying to suffocate me with your big breasts?)

  “Oh!”

  The papaya girl, who was like a koala bear hugging Sun Mo, let him go hurriedly.

  “Don’t be complacent. Go meditate and remember the process just now!” Sun Mo instructed.

  “Teacher!”

  Ying Baiwu had a respectful appearance. “I wish to battle with my own strength!”

  Hearing these words, Sun Mo gained more admiration for this girl. “Lu Zhiruo is lacking battle experience and mentality, as well as rational usage of cultivation arts. Hence, I’ve injected all these into her brains to let her experience how it is like to battle an expert!”

  The 6 students listened attentively.

  “As for Baiwu, what you’re lacking now is a good cultivation art!”

  Lu Zhiruo was too stupid, so Sun Mo could only use this solution. However, Ying Baiwu didn’t require that. She was a talent and would be able to gradually discover her own style and develop it during the battle.

  If he were to use Soul Imprint to help her, she would definitely have an easy victory. However, she would also be influenced by his battle style!

  Hearing Sun Mo’s words, other than Lu Zhiruo the fool, the other students felt deep respect for Sun Mo. At this moment, even the nitpicker Tantai Yutang couldn’t help but be impressed

  One must know that in front of so many spectators, if Sun Mo were to lose, his fame would be greatly affected. However, he didn’t care much. He cared more about Ying Baiwu’s growth and development.

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Tantai Yutang +20, Neutral (50/100).

  “I found a great teacher!”

  Jiang Leng smiled. Ding! Favorable impression points from Jiang Leng +30, Friendly (190/1000).

  “Imperious!”

  Xuanyuan Po gave him a thumbs up.

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Xuan Yuanpo +30, Friendly (131/1000).

  “Teacher!”

  Ying Baiwu pursed her lips and tears welled up in her eyes. She hadn’t expected that her teacher would regard her with such importation and admiration.

  Sun Mo focused his energy and calmed his breath. In his mind, he recalled his Grand Universe Formless Divine Art. Then, white-colored rays of light started to form on his right hand and he threw a punch toward Ying Baiwu’s face.

  Bang!

  It stopped right in front of Ying Baiwu’s nose, and the white-colored rays of light came off with a whistle and exploded in her brain.

  Ying Baiwu’s eyes suddenly opened wide as though she had seen something unbelievable.

  Yes, the Grand Universe Formless Divine Art circulated around her head. As she was shocked at this divine art’s power, she could feel a deep sense of worship for Sun Mo at the same time.

  Plop!

  Ying Baiwu kneeled on the spot and kowtowed with her head banging on the ground.

  “Dear teacher, I, Ying Baiwu, will devote my whole life to you!”

  Ying Baiwu’s resounding voice echoed in the victory dojo, almost suppressing the noise made by the spectators.

  “What’s happening?” “Is she crazy?”

  “Is she putting on a show?”

  The spectators couldn’t understand what was happening. Some teachers started to be skeptical. It was either Sun Mo intentionally made his student do this to gain fame, or the student acted on her own initiative to bootlick him and hope to be regarded as important in Sun Mo’s eyes.

  Ying Baiwu didn’t care about these things. Her whole head was filled with gratitude!

  (This is a peerless-grade saint-tier cultivation art. How many people have longed for this treasure in their lifetime?)

  (Oh my god!) She hadn’t even done anything for her teacher. Usually, without serving under a teacher for decades to prove one’s loyalty and talent, one would never be able to learn anything like it. What if the student was a betrayer? What if it was a stupid fella wasting this cultivation art away?

  However, Sun Mo didn’t even consider these factors and immediately taught it to her. How would she be able to return this favor!?

  Padaa! Padaa!

  Ying Baiwu had a strong character. Even when she had been beaten by her boss, bullied by her colleagues, or even when her salary had been deducted, she hadn’t cried before.

  However, these 2 days, she had been crying so much because of Sun Mo.

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Ying Baiwu +100, Friendly (320/1000). “Get up, you don’t have to do this!” Sun Mo helped Ying Baiwu up. “I have already taught you this cultivation art. But I have to say something, your innate talent lies in archery.”

  “Teacher!”

  Ying Baiwu sobbed. Even her own mother didn’t treat her this well before, not to mention her gambling-addicted father who couldn’t wait to sell her off for money.

  “Go get a victory for your own future!”

  Sun Mo patted Ying Baiwu on her shoulder. This girl didn’t need him to use Priceless Advice. Based on her characteristics, only one person could stand until the end. Gao Ben saw this scene and was even angrier now. (Must they put on such a show?) “Teacher, don’t worry, I will beat her instantly and take the second round’s victory!”

  Zhang Wulue walked toward the arena in a calm and composed manner.

  “Cheer on!”

  Hearing these words, Gao Ben was much happier. After all, he regarded this personal disciple as his most important student. His innate gift for martial arts was so good that Gao Ben was almost jealous of him.

  “Both parties greet each other!”

  Lian Zheng raised his right hand.

  “Ying Baiwu, third level of the body-refinement realm. Please guide me!”

  Hearing how Ying Baiwu interrupted and introduced herself, Sun Mo laughed. This was precisely the girl’s personality. Even if it was paying respects, she didn’t want to be surpassed by her opponent.

  Sun Mo was quite content with this student. Just by seeing how she had contributed 100 favorable impression points, it signified that this girl knew how to be grateful. “Zhang Wulue, fourth level of the body-refinement realm. Please guide me!”

  After Zhang Wulue finished speaking, the entire crowd gasped in surprise again. How could Sun Mo send another student with a lower cultivation level? Could he want to win like this again?

  Gao Ben’s expression turned livid. (Sun Mo, f*ck you!)

  “The battle starts now!”

  Following the end of Lian Zheng’s voice, Zhang Wulue was like a gush of storm charging toward Ying Baiwu.

  The long blade in his hand struck violently!

  Swish!

  Raging Windwaves! Dang!

  Ying Baiwu was also using Sun Mo’s wooden blade. But just after blocking one blow, the sandalwood wooden blade almost flew out of her hand.

  The spectators held their breath, this Zhang Wulue was extremely formidable!

  “She’s about to lose!”

  Wang Hao gave his evaluation according to his knowledge.

  Chapter 154 Girl Group, Shooting to Fame with a Single Battle!

  “Teacher, can we win? This fellow seems so strong!”

  Lu Zhiruo felt a little worried.

  “Just watch quietly!” Sun Mo instructed.

  Actually, the Grand Universe Formless Divine Art wasn’t suitable for combat. It was more suited for ‘feeding’ moves instead. However, Sun Mo didn’t use Soul Imprint and impart Immemorial Vairocana to Ying Baiwu. It wasn’t that he was reluctant to do so. Rather, this cultivation art was too powerful, and it could easily subdue Zhang Wulue with just its moves alone.

  But by using the Grand Universe Formless Divine Art, Ying Baiwu could at most use ‘copy’. Hence, this was a test of her comprehensive combat strength.

  The battle continued. Zhang Wulue’s attacks were successively quicker. The silver edge of his blade created stretches of silver shadows, enveloping Ying Baiwu.

  “Wanting to jump levels and defeat me? Go back to sleep so you can get lost in your fantasy!”

  Zhang Wulue coldly snorted.

  Ying Baiwu’s lips were pursed. Not saying anything, she tried to retaliate but wasn’t able to succeed.

  “Did this girl have no prior combat experience?”

  Gu Xiuxun was astonished. Had Sun Mo gone crazy? Why did he send a newbie up in the arena? If her mental state was crushed, she wouldn’t be able to recover from it even if a few months had passed.

  For more unfortunate cases, this defeat might cause an everlasting shadow in her heart for her entire life.

  “How do you see it?”

  An Xinhui asked.

  “Her fighting spirit isn’t bad and so are her movements. It’s a pity that she has zero combat experience. However, this flaw can be mitigated through constant combat. Sun Mo has truly found a good seedling.”

  After all, Jin Mujie’s judgment wasn’t ordinary. Although she only observed for one minute, she could already see everything clearly.

  Because Zhang Wulue’s attacks were too ferocious, he forced Ying Baiwu to unleash everything she could to defend. This was how her impressive constitution was exposed to everyone.

  If she was an ordinary student, she would have been defeated long ago.

  Upon hearing Jin Mujie’s evaluation, Gu Xiuxun was stunned. After that, she glanced at An Xinhui only to see the latter nodding in agreement, shocking Gu Xiuxun. Gu Xiuxun had heard of this girl’s identity. Ying Baiwu used to be an assistant blacksmith and a swill transporter. Hence, Gu Xiuxun didn’t expect her to be a bright pearl covered in dirt.

  Seeing his younger brother closing in step-by-step mercilessly, Zhang Wentao smiled. “His victory is secured!”

  Gao Ben’s furrowed brows also relaxed. He went back and sat on the chair, wanting to display the confident demeanor that great teachers should have. After that, he secretly snuck a glance at the spectator stands.

  Since there were so many teachers present, he mustn’t miss this chance to act cool.

  In the arena, Zhang Wulue’s emotions became increasingly flustered. He clearly held the advantage, but why was he unable to defeat this girl?

  She was like a tiny boat sailing on the sea. No matter how fierce the storm (his attacks) might be, she would rock and sway violently, but she simply wouldn’t topple.

  No, in fact, she already began to find her footing

  “I need a stronger attack!”

  Zhang Wulue was also a genius, and his sharp senses felt the transformation in Ying Baiwu. She no longer sought to retaliate but was fully focused on defense instead.

  Ying Baiwu stared at Zhang Wulue and kept telling herself to be composed.

  Given Ying Baiwu’s personality, she was an iron-headed girl who liked to be direct. Passively defending? This wasn’t in her bones. But after trying to retaliate a few times, she knew that her current strength wasn’t enough. After discovering this point, Ying Baiwu focused all she had into defense. She was no longer anxious to attack. Rather, she was meticulously observing Zhang Wulue’s moves through the skill ‘copy’.

  This was why people said that the excellence of geniuses would always cause ordinary people to despair.

  From the start to the end, Ying Baiwu didn’t feel any fright or terror when facing a strong opponent. There was only a single thought in her heart-to crush the other party!

  Such calmness, in addition to ‘copy’, allowed Ying Baiwu to have a new understanding toward the current battle situation.

  This was like how chess players who were in a game might not be able to see things as clearly when compared to the spectators. Right now, this was precisely the case. Ying Baiwu’s vision suddenly elevated to the next level and she was using the sight of a spectator to view this battle instead.

  Zhang Wulue grew increasingly anxious. He was fighting against a female lower-leveled opponent. Yet, he wasn’t able to insta-defeat her. This was simply too embarrassing.

  When he thought of the fact that so many teachers were watching, Zhang Wulue decided to take a risk for the sake of becoming famous through a single battle. He executed a move, and his long blade was like a flood dragon emerging from the seas. This attack’s trajectory was from the bottom to the top; he was aiming to pierce Ying Baiwu’s chin.

  Jaw breaking stance!

  Swish!

  The speed of the attack was so fast to the extent that friction was created in the air.

  This was Zhang Wulue’s ultimate move. Usually speaking, a weapon like the long blade was suitable for cleaving and slashing instead of piercing. However, the reasoning behind this ultimate move was to use the so-called general knowledge to blindside his opponents and hoodwink them to achieve an unexpected effect.

  The blade pierced over with lightning speed. The gust of wind created from the speed blasted into her face, but Ying Baiwu didn’t panic at all. On the contrary, there was a look of joy on her face.

  “A chance is here.”

  Ying Baiwu suppressed her impulse to attack; she was still waiting.

  “He’s too anxious!”

  Jin Mujie shook her head. The aptitude of this young man wasn’t bad, but his mentality was too inferior. In this combat, the girl’s mind was fully focused on it. But as for the guy, he was thinking too much.

  Swish!

  The long blade whistled, instantly nearing Ying Baiwu’s chin. “Ah!”

  Some of the more cowardly freshmen involuntarily cried out. Because, no matter how they see it, that girl’s jawbone was about to be penetrated.

  However, at this instant, Ying Baiwu’s body didn’t move and her head swiftly slanted to the side.

  Swish!

  The long blade sliced past, leaving behind a vertical wound on her face. Fresh blood instantly splashed forth.

  “What a pity!”

  Zhang Wentao had a vexed look on his face. “But it’s fine, continue to fight. She’s about to lose!”

  “Shut up!” Gao Ben berated, his expression tightened. Given his talent, he smelled something that made him uneasy.

  “DIE!”

  Zhang Wulue’s eyes violently narrowed. Wasn’t his opponent’s reaction speed a little too fast? As expected, he didn’t time his skill well. He was too eager for success.

  (No matter, I will defeat her with my next blow.)

  Just when Zhang Wulue was preparing to change his move and make plans for another attack, he saw his opponent rushing forward, slashing out with the wooden blade in her hand.

  “Eh? Why is this move so familiar? Wait a minute, isn’t that Flood Dragon Emerging from the Seas?”

  Zhang Wulue was badly shocked.

  Because this was his ultimate move, he knew everything regarding it. Her position, her angle, her terrifying speed…… it was clear he wouldn’t be able to evade this!

  As expected, when Zhang Wulue wanted to retreat, the wooden blade already reached him.

  Jaw breaking stance!

  Pak!

  The wooden blade precisely shot toward Zhang Wulue’s chin as a surge of power immediately blasted forth.

  Lian Zheng’s expression changed as he flicked his sleeves.

  Swish!

  The trajectory of the wooden blade shifted, but the surge of power still sent Zhang Wulue flying from the impact. Zhang Wulue was like a kite with a broken string, arcing tens of meters through the air before slamming into the ground with a loud boom.

  Ying Baiwu obtained victory in a single strike, but she didn’t feel any excitement. She simply held the wooden blade tightly and stared at Lian Zheng.

  She wasn’t intentionally trying to offend Lian Zheng. Rather, this was an instinctive self-protection response.

  “If I didn’t stop the fight, that blade of yours would have killed him.”

  Lian Zheng explained calmly, yet he was feeling incomparably shocked in his heart. This girl was so ruthless toward herself.

  When Zhang Wulue unleashed that blade attack, he didn’t grasp the timing accurately. Given Ying Baiwu’s eruption speed, she completely had the time to dodge Zhang Wulue’s attack. However, she didn’t do so.

  She chose the riskiest battle strategy instead. At the instant before Zhang Wulue’s attack hit her, she slanted her head to dodge. After that, at the end of his move, before he could connect with other attacks, she unleashed all her strength.

  Zhang Wulue’s body was still moving forward from the momentum, and he basically had no chance to retreat. Hence, when facing Ying Baiwu’s blade, it was like he was offering his head up.

  Upon thinking of this, Lian Zheng’s gaze was suddenly filled with envy at Sun Mo’s good luck. Who would have thought a girl he randomly saved would actually be a combat genius?

  “There’s actually no need for you to take such a risk. Given your eruption strength, you would still have time to counter-attack after you dodged his strike normally!”

  Lian Zheng took the initiative and guided her.

  “Have I won then?”

  Ying Baiwu had no other reactions, but the students at the scene were all stunned.

  Lian Zheng was the year’s head. Usually, many were sorted out by him, hearing his strict scolding and looking at his angry face. But now, he was actually guiding this girl with such a gentle voice.

  Was this still the year’s head with the cold iron-face?

  One must know that Lian Zheng was a 1-star great teacher who had the capability to back up his pride. And Ying Baiwu also wasn’t his personal disciple, yet he took the initiative to provide guidance for her. This meant that he truly admired this girl very much. “I……I’m still alive?”

  Zhang Wulue clutched his chin, feeling a lingering fear at what had just happened. At that instant when she attacked, he thought that he was dead for sure.

  sed

  “The victor of the second battle is Ying Baiwu!”

  Lian Zheng announced.

  Pak! Pak! Pak!

  The spectators began to applaud. This battle was much more dangerous compared to the earlier one.

  “Sun Mo picked up a treasure.”

  Jin Mujie clapped as she complimented.

  “Yeah!” An Xinhui was also happy for Sun Mo. At the same time, she felt a little fear at what might have happened if that damnable Yang Cai had ravaged Ying Baiwu. It was highly possible that a genius might be destroyed.

  Upon thinking of this, An Xinhui turned her head and looked at Zhang Hanfu.

  Currently, Zhang Hanfu’s face was as black as charcoal. If it wasn’t for this being a public location, he would definitely scold Gao Ben until his head bled. (You actually lost two rounds consecutively? Even if you don’t feel that this is embarrassing? As the person who headhunted you over, I’ve lost all my face!)

  “Could my judgment be that bad?”

  This was the first time Zhang Hanfu started to doubt his judgment. After that, when he glanced at Ying Baiwu, he felt even more unhappy. Given his judgment, he naturally could tell that the aptitude of this girl wasn’t bad.

  But why was such a genius not his student?

  At the north spectator stand, the teachers were also in fervent discussion. How high exactly was Ying Baiwu’s growth potential? Sadly, the battle duration was too short, and there was no way for them to determine it.

  But no matter what, they could be sure that she was a ruthless person. Normal people wouldn’t risk death for a chance to retaliate. She was the type of person who would pay any price for the sake of victory. Such a person was someone no one wanted to be enemies with. Why? Because she valued her life less than you valued yours!

  An Xinhui smiled. Ding! Favorable impression points from An Xinhui +20. Friendly (150/1,000). “Awesome! Awesome!”

  Lu Zhiruo happily applauded. She was smiling so widely that her eyes turned into crescent moons.

  “Our new junior sister is a madwoman!”

  Tantai Yutang mocked. After that, he shot a glance at Xuanyuan Po.

  Jiang Leng nodded.

  Xuanyuan Po licked his lips and turned his attention onto Ying Baiwu. He really liked such opponents. He wanted nothing more than for her to grow swiftly so she could spar with him in the future.

  When Ying Baiwu returned, Sun Mo lifted his right hand.

  Ying Baiwu started.

  “High-five!”

  Sun Mo laughed.

  Ying Baiwu nodded and moved her palm over.

  Pak!

  The sound of palms meeting rang out crisply. “Me too! Me too?”

  Lu Zhiruo was like a kangaroo as she jumped with her hand stretched forth, wanting to high-five Ying Baiwu.

  Pak!

  Ying Baiwu satisfied Lu Zhiruo. After that, she looked at Sun Mo and bowed deeply. “Teacher, I’m fortunate enough to not have disgraced you. I’ve won!”

  “Very well done!”

  Sun Mo didn’t say anything like her final attack was too risky. He understood that this was Ying Baiwu’s combat style, and there was no need for her to forcefully change it. Zhang Wentao helped his brother back. He didn’t know how to console his brother when he saw the look of disappointment on his brother’s face.

  This was his first battle after attending the Central Province Academy. Leaving aside the name slots to enter the Darkness Continent, his opponent was even a girl with a lower cultivation base. Yet, he lost in the end.

  This type of mental impact was too great!

  In any case, after losing here today, there was no need for Zhang Wulue to think about others calling him a genius anymore.

  “There’s no need to think too much. Your strength isn’t weak, but your mentality is still not quite up to the mark. After accumulating more experience, you should be fine.”

  Gao Ben suppressed his anger and consoled Zhang Wulue with a gentle voice. Actually, Gao Ben really wanted to scold him very badly. However, when he saw the look of disappointment on Zhang Wulue’s face, he recalled that in the past when he had lost in a battle of great importance when he was still a student, his teacher also didn’t blame him.

  Zhang Wulue was originally very disappointed in himself. But after hearing what Gao Ben said, tears involuntarily flowed down his face.

  “Teacher, I’ve lost!”

  “You just have to win next time!”

  Gao Ben patted Zhang Wulue on his shoulder. “You are only 13 years old. You still have plenty of chances in the future!”

  Zhang Wentao and the others had thought that Zhang Wulue was in for a harsh scolding. They didn’t expect Gao Ben, who had always been strict, would actually say something so encouraging. They were all startled for a time.

  However, they felt a little content after that. Actually, it wasn’t too bad to follow such a teacher!

  “Sun Mo won two consecutive battles. In this arranged duel, he is the victor!”

  Lian Zheng announced.

  Sun Mo had already obtained two victories out of the three agreed rounds.

  “Teacher Lian, I have yet to fight!”

  Zhang Wentao grew anxious. He couldn’t possibly miss out on the chance to appear on the arena, right? After that, he turned to Gao Ben, “Teacher……”

  “Teacher Sun, do you dare to fight the third battle?”

  Gao Ben looked at Sun Mo and roared. Actually, he didn’t want to help Zhang Wentao to say this. He had lost two battles and even if Zhang Wentao won the third battle, the victory would still belong to Sun Mo. But if Zhang Wentao lost, his evaluation as a teacher would dip even further.

  Honestly speaking, through Lu Zhiruo and Ying Baiwu’s performance, Gao Ben had retracted all contempt he used to have for Sun Mo. He wasn’t optimistic of Zhang Wentao’s winning chances.

  However, when he saw the look in his personal disciple’s eyes, Gao Ben decided to help his student fulfill his wish to fight.

  “Why would he not dare?”

  Li Ziqi replied. She glanced at Sun Mo. “Teacher, I wish to fight too!”

  “Are you sure?”

  Sun Mo frowned. Li Ziqi’s exercise ability was rated at 0. This was a problem with her body and it wouldn’t be solved even if he imparted her his experience. Hence, it would be very difficult for her to win.

  “I’ve to face something like this sooner or later. As the eldest martial sister, I should set an example, right?”

  Li Ziqi smiled sweetly. “So, teacher……please impart me your divine skill.”

  “Alright then!”

  Sun Mo focused and calmed himself. After that, he used Soul Imprint and passed all his cultivation arts and moves to Li Ziqi’s mind.

  Li Ziqi closed her eyes and silently sensed them. She was now in a state of epiphany.

  “What did Sun Mo do? What’s the white light around his hand?”

  Gu Xiuxun was curious as she asked Jin Mujie. “It might be a brand new great teacher halo.”

  Jin Mujie guessed.

  “How can that be possible?”

  Gu Xiuxun immediately doubted.

  Great teachers had to constantly accumulate experience and insights when they were teaching before they had a chance to comprehend a great teacher halo. One could say that the more students they taught and the more lessons they gave, the greater the chance of them comprehending a great teacher halo would be. Sun Mo had just joined the faculty, so how was it possible that he had comprehended a brand new great teacher halo?

  What a joke!

  Gu Xiuxun would rather believe that there was a goose capable of laying golden eggs in this world than to believe Sun Mo actually achieved this feat. Even if he was the son of the goddess of luck, it was still impossible.

  If things were so simple, there wouldn’t be so many teachers stuck at the 7-stars ranking their entire lives.

  Zhang Wentao went up the platform. He was already burning with impatience.

  “Teacher, lend me your wooden blade for this fight!”

  After Li Ziqi received Sun Mo’s wooden blade, she broke into a jog. When she reached the arena, her legs exerted force as she jumped up.

  Honestly speaking, she wanted to do a beautiful forward somersault. But due to her body condition, she was worried that she might screw things up; hence, she gave up.

  Pak!

  Li Ziqi landed normally on the platform. She made use of the momentum and took a few steps forward. But in the end, her right foot accidentally kicked the heel of her left foot as she directly tumbled. “Oh no!”

  Li Ziqi wanted to cry but no tears were coming out. She did her best and wanted to recover her balance, but it was useless. With a thudding sound, she ended up in an ‘OTL’ posture as she knelt on the ground.

  “Aiya!”

  Lu Zhiruo exclaimed in shock.

  “Boohoo. It’s finished now, I’ve embarrassed

  myself.”

  Li Ziqi was so angered that she wanted to turn and run off in the opposite direction. But ultimately, she covered her mouth and stood up. A look of panic flashed on her face as she shouted loudly at Zhang Wentao, “The arena platform is too slippery, actually I’m very powerful!”

  “Stop acting, I won’t be tricked by these minor schemes. You want to underestimate you? Sorry, I can see through all your plans!”

  Zhang Wentao had a cautious look on his face. He was a very careful person and after witnessing the silly-looking papaya girl’s strength earlier, he was even warier when facing this Li Ziqi who clearly exuded a genius’s aura. “You actually discovered my trick?”

  Li Ziqi quickly put on a straight face and revealed a serious look. “It seems like you are an expert. In that case, let us use our strength to decide the victor!”

  “Eh? So it’s a battle strategy? I thought she was a klutz!”

  Sounds of discussion rang out from the spectator stands.

  After hearing this, Li Ziqi finally relaxed. She succeeded in disguising her fall as her battle strategy!

  “Eldest martial sister is so impressive. She actually knows how to use psychological tricks!”

  Lu Zhiruo was extremely impressed.

  Sun Mo was speechless. Li Ziqi, for the sake of not losing face, improvised so quickly. Besides, her acting skills were so good that it could qualify her for the Oscar.

  “Both parties greet each other!”

  Lian Zheng raised his right hand.

  “Zhang Wentao, third level of body-refinement. Please guide me!”

  “Li Ziqi, second level of body-refinement. Please guide me!”

  An uproar could be heard from the spectator stands. Yet another battle between two combatants of unequal cultivation bases.

  The students looked at Sun Mo. All of them felt that his ability to guide students was truly impressive. In fact, some of the younger teachers were even looking forward to Sun Mo to lose one round.

  There were no solutions to this. Everyone was a teacher. (Why are you so much more outstanding? Under your light, wouldn’t all of us be unable to shine?)

  “Begin!”

  As Lian Zheng announced the start of the battle, he involuntarily glanced at Gao Ben while also casting a glance at Sun Mo. As the referee, he knew the cultivation levels of these dueling students. In the end, after a month, all of them actually managed to improve by a level.

  This achievement was really quite impressive.

  This meant that the students all improved very quickly under the guidance provided by the two teachers!

  [1] Note: ‘OTL’ posture. Look at it like a drawing, OTL looks like a person in a push-up position. Similar to ‘orz’.