Pei Yuanli ignored Sun Mo. He wasn’t looking down on Sun Mo, but as a great teacher, one should have confidence in oneself, one should have pride. One should believe the judgment one made.

  After Tan Lu heard Sun Mo’s words, he sharpened his focus and tightened his grab on the spear. (Just wait and see, I will win for sure!)

  “Why? Teacher Sun doesn’t trust in Teacher Pei’s judgment and feels that this student would lose?”

  Yi Jiamin finally found a chance to plot against Sun Mo. He immediately acted.

  If Tan Lu won, everyone would feel that Sun Mo’s judgment was merely so-so. It would cast a shadow over his image as the God Hands.

  If Tan Lu lost, Sun Mo would be in an even more dire strait. (So what if your judgment is actually better than Pei Yuanli’s? This 2-star great teacher would hate you for making him lose face in front of so many students!)

  This was precisely office politics. No matter what Sun Mo answered, he would stir up trouble.

  But right now, Sun Mo was looking at Tan Lu, not saying anything more.

  He wasn’t afraid of offending Pei Yuanli, but he suddenly thought of this. A youngster that wanted to fight, which of them wasn’t doing so because they wished to shoot to fame after a single battle?

  If he called Tan Lu back, the negative impact on Tan Lu’s enthusiasm would be even greater.

  Compared to this, what could the little damage to the Central Province Academy’s reputation count for after they lost? Besides, this was just a private arranged battle!

  Hence, Sun Mo gave up. Sometimes, losing was also a type of growth.

  “Teacher Sun? Why are you not saying anything?”

  Yi Jiamin didn’t wish to spare Sun Mo.

  “Teacher Sun must have seen that Tan Lu’s state isn’t very good.”

  Gu Xiuxun tried to help and found a passable excuse.

  “Gu Xiuxun actually spoke out for him?”

  After Yi Jiamin was astonished, he became jealous. This female teacher was beautiful and had talent. Although her chest was a little small, she had two long legs and was precisely his cup of tea. In the past, he had invited her for dinner once, but he was rejected.

  She would always display a cold and arrogant exterior, akin to a goddess. One could only admire her from afar and no one would dare to blaspheme her. But now, she actually took the initiative to help Sun Mo.

  About the two of them soaking in the hot spring together, Yi Jiamin initially thought that Sun Mo had taken the initiative to issue the invitation. But now, from the looks of things, Gu Xiuxun might be the one who took the initiative instead.

  “B*tch!”

  Yi Jiamin silently cursed in his heart, feeling as though his fantasy was extinguished. (Hmph! Women are indeed all b*tches. My An Xinhui is still the only pure and perfect goddess. She wouldn’t mince her words and hide her emotions, treating everyone the same way.)

  Upon thinking of this, a gratified smile appeared on Yi Jiamin’s lips. However, after he glanced at Sun Mo, he suddenly frowned. He suddenly remembered that Sun Mo was An Xinhui’s fiance!

  “Damn!”

  Yi Jiamin grew depressed. The jealousy in his heart drove him to provoke Sun Mo even further. “Teacher Sun, do you think this student can win?” “Shut up!”

  Jin Mujie was annoyed and directly berated, “Just let them compete quietly!”

  IL11

  Yi Jiamin had a bellyful of words but could only swallow them back, no longer daring to speak. There was no solution to this. Jin Mujie was a 3-star great teacher and a figure with high authority in the school. He didn’t dare to offend her.

  “Jin Mujie couldn’t possibly be helping Sun Mo, right? What capabilities does Sun Mo have to deserve this?”

  Jia Yimin consoled himself. But after that, he felt like crying because he remembered Jin Mujie’s invitation from earlier.

  (Damn, their relationship is so intimate that she doesn’t mind soaking together with him.)

  As expected, with God Hands, one could do anything Tan Lu and Fei Tong were already fighting against each other. A spear against a short blade clashed frequently, emitting a sharp ear-piercing sound.

  Sun Mo activated Divine Sight.

  Tan Lu, 13 years old. Fourth level of the body-refinement realm.

  Strength: 6. Just exceeded the average standard.

  Intellect: 6. Enough for usage. He possesses some smarts.

  Agility: 8. At the same cultivation realm, you can crush 90% of the people.

  Will: 5. A young genius that hasn’t experienced hardship before. A slightly weaker will.

  Potential value: high!

  Note: Your movement art and cultivation art aren’t compatible. Hence, you are unable to unleash all your potential.

  This set of data could only be considered peak second-tier. It was quite impressive, but when compared to Ying Baiwu, Xuanyuan Po, and Zhang Yaozong, there was still a huge difference.

  As for Fei Tong, just by looking at his data, he was more powerful than Tan Lu. However, what was more important was that his cultivation art could allow him to unleash 100% of his potential.

  Pei Yuanli was very satisfied.

  When the two students started to fight, Tan Lu immediately went all out and stably suppressed Fei Tong. This indicated that Pei Yuanli had chosen the right participant.

  Jin Mujie frowned. Tan Lu’s moves were filled with flaws.

  “Fei Tong, stop playing around!”

  Fang Wuan berated.

  “Teacher, I’m not playing. I wish to parry all his spear arts!” Fei Tong explained.

  Upon hearing this, Tan Lu felt shocked in his heart.

  “The spear art he is using is not commonly seen, but the power level is just so-so. There’s no need to treat him as a sparring partner.”

  What Fang Wuan wanted was a clean victory. “Alright then.” Fei Tong didn’t dare to disobey his teacher. Hence, he also began to unleash his full strength.

  Burningfire Cloud!

  Swish! Swish! Swish!

  The short blade cleaved out rapidly, forming blade shadows that whirled around, like nuée ardente at dusk. They slowly flowed over and enveloped Tan Lu.

  At the next moment, Tan Lu fell into the passive state. Based on speed, he wasn’t inferior to Fei Tong, but his spear severely limited his options.

  Ding! Ding! Ding!

  The short blade slashed against the long spear, causing sparks to be emitted.

  “Damn, he’s about to lose!’

  Zhang Qianlin furrowed his brows, observing Tan Lu. As long as Tan Lu performed outstandingly enough, he would accept him as a disciple. But from the looks of things now, Tan Lu was only so-so.

  When this thought appeared in Zhang Qianlin’s mind, Fei Tong’s short blade cut down, causing Tan Lu to have no choice but to release his left grip on the spear. After that, a heavy kick blasted toward his chest.

  Tan Lu gritted his teeth and used his hand to block. But at the next moment, his arm felt as though it was on the verge of breaking. Nevertheless, if his arm was broken, he could still fight. But if his breast bone was broken, things would be troublesome.

  “Haha, wrong judgment!” Fei Tong laughed uproariously as he suddenly changed his move. His entire body ducked down. After that, his leg swept out and ruthlessly kicked Tan Lu’s ankle.

  Bang!

  Kacha!

  A crisp bone-breaking sound echoed out in the ears of everyone.

  “Argh!”

  Tan Lu screamed in pain. But when the sound of his scream rang out, he depended on his powerful will to force his mouth shut.

  Swish! Swish!

  Fei Tong’s short blade slashed out twice, aiming for Tan Lu’s arms.

  Clank

  Then, his spear fell on the ground, and he was hit by another kick to the chest. He coughed up blood and was flung through the air.

  Swish!

  Jin Mujie’s figure flashed as she appeared behind Tan Lu, catching him.

  “Too ruthless!”

  Duan Meng was unhappy, but he had no way to say anything. A duel was simply like that. Even if someone crippled your limbs, you could only blame yourself for being inferior to others.

  Normally, people wouldn’t be as ruthless as Fei Tong. He had clearly won but still slashed out two times more.

  Upon hearing the criticism and grumbling from the opposing side, Fei Tong who originally wanted to apologize immediately gave up the thought. He even snorted.

  “Don’t blame him. He didn’t do this intentionally!”

  Sun Mo persuaded.

  “Teacher Sun, if Tang Lu didn’t manage to evade the slash to his arms, he would already be crippled. Why are you still speaking up for Fei Tong? Are you a teacher from the Myriad Daos Academy?”

  Yi Jiamin ridiculed.

  A minority of the students didn’t say anything, but when they looked at Sun Mo, their gazes had an additional hint of puzzlement and discomfort. Why would Sun Mo speak up for a student from another school? Moreover, that student even injured one of their own!

  “His cultivation of the Chaotic Cloud Flying Blade Art is not that proficient yet. That earlier attack is part of a continuous set of moves, and he couldn’t hold back in time.”

  Sun Mo explained.

  If Fei Tong did that intentionally, Sun Mo would definitely not let things pass like that. He would find a chance to openly correct his personality. However, Fei Tong didn’t have that bad intention.

  The students fell silent.

  “Teacher Sun is correct. He didn’t do this intentionally.” Jin Mujie continued, “More, even if he did so, Tan Lu could only blame it on his inadequate skills.”

  Since even Jin Mujie was saying this, the students felt at ease. At the same time, they were a little surprised too. Teacher Sun’s judgment was so impressive!

  At this moment, the most awkward person was Duan Meng. He had said the words ‘too ruthless’. Evidently, he didn’t manage to see that Fei Tong didn’t do so intentionally. Hence, when compared to Sun Mo, he was a level lower.

  Fei Tong also stared at Sun Mo in astonishment. After that, he felt a little gratitude. He had wanted to bow, but when he thought about Fang Wuan’s personality, he didn’t dare to do so.

  If he really did so, he would surely be punished after they returned.

  Ding!

  Favorable impression from Fei Tong +30. Prestige connection unlocked. Neutral (30/100).

  Among the teachers, Zhou Shanyi was a doctor. Hence, he immediately ran over to treat Tan Lu.

  Although Tan Lu’s wounds were very painful and there was blood on his shirt, it was his heart that suffered the most damage. He actually lost…… and so thoroughly at that?

  Tan Lu, who was treated as a genius by his parents and his friends, wasn’t able to accept this reality.

  “Teacher Sun is so awesome. He could actually tell that Tan Lu would lose!”

  “Is God Hands really so powerful?”

  “It’s not God Hands, right? Teacher Sun didn’t even touch him. We can only say that Teacher Sun has very good judgment!”

  The students mumbled. When they recalled Sun Mo saying that it was better to change a participant, they were instantly enlightened. Wasn’t Teacher Sun’s judgment better than Pei Yuanli’s?

  Pei Yuanli’s expression turned unnatural.

  The volume of the discussions wasn’t loud, but everyone was standing close to each other and would definitely hear it. This was especially so for Tan Lu. He revealed a bitter smile on his face.

  “Sigh, so Teacher Sun wasn’t looking down on me earlier. I truly couldn’t make it!”

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Tan Lu +20. Prestige connection unlocked. Neutral (20/100).

  Some of the teachers also looked at Sun Mo. Their gazes were filled with astonishment.

  Du Xiao immediately felt a sense of pressure. She was older than Sun Mo by a few years and had joined the school earlier too. If this continued, maybe Sun Mo would become a 1-star great teacher before her.

  “I have to destroy him for sure!”

  Zhang Qianlin had a gloomy expression. Such a person couldn’t be kept alive, or his presence would transform An Xinhui into a tiger with wings. By then, it would be much more difficult for his father to obtain the position of headmaster in the Central Province Academy.

  “Jin Mujie, you guys have lost.”

  Fang Wuan laughed complacently.

  “We will do things according to the arrangements and leave here!”

  After Jin Mujie spoke. She carried Tan Lu. “Let’s leave.”

  “Wait a minute!”

  Fang Wuan stopped them and turned his gaze toward Sun Mo. “You are that so-called ‘God Hands’, right? I’m Fang Wuan, the younger brother of Fang Wuji. I wish to spar against you. I wonder if Teacher Sun would give me this honor?”

  “For such a matter, why is there a need for our Teacher Sun to step out? I’m more than enough to finish you off.”

  Yi Jiamin jumped out.

  Right now, they had lost two out of three rounds, and their morale had greatly declined. If he could defeat Fang Wuan who was clearly the leader here, he would be able to gain favorable impressions from the students. Besides, Jin Mujie would admire him as well.

  For such an opportunity to gain favorable impressions and good will, he naturally wouldn’t let things go.

  (Fang Wuan, just be my stepping stone!) Yi Jiamin was full of confidence.

  “What sort of cat or dog are you? Just scram to the side!”

  Fang Wuan’s lips twitched. “Only Teacher Sun is worthy enough to be my opponent!”


  Chapter 228 You Know a Peak-Grade Cultivation Art? Very Well, It’s Mine Now!

  “What did you say?”

  Yi Jiamin was enraged.

  “Scram!”

  Fang Wuan didn’t even bother to glance at Yi Jiamin. He was looking at Sun Mo and spoke with arrogance, “You can’t be possibly afraid of losing, right?”.

  “I heard that this fellow is much more scheming if compared to his upright elder brother.”

  Gu Xiuxun reminded Sun Mo in a low voice.

  Fang Wuan intentionally ignored Yi Jiamin because he wanted to sow dissension. In front of so many students, Yi Jiamin was treated as someone inferior to Sun Mo, so regardless of whether Sun Mo agreed or not to the battle, there would only be trouble for him.

  “Nameless fellow, are you even worthy to fight me?”

  Sun Mo mocked. “Win against my colleague first before you talk to me!”

  “Damn!”

  Yi Jiamin glared at Sun Mo. (When I said that earlier, I was being humble. Do you really think you are stronger than me?)

  “Who did you call a nameless nobody?”

  Fang Wuan’s sword eyebrows twitched as anger appeared on his face.

  “You. Are you not?”

  Sun Mo counter-asked, “So why did you have to mention that you are Fang Wuji’s younger brother? Isn’t it because you want to tap on your elder brother’s fame?”

  Pu!

  Gu Xiuxun laughed out loud. Sun Mo was so toxic when he blasted people verbally.

  “I didn’t mean it that way. I’m saying that just like my elder brother, I’m super awesome!”

  Fang Wuan silently mused. (Is your comprehension ability zero? Don’t you even know this?)

  “Oh, so why has everyone heard of Fang Wuji’s great name and know that he is one of the twin jade annulus of Jinling, but no one has heard of your name before? Could it be that your name is too difficult for people to remember?”

  After Sun Mo finished speaking, he glanced at his colleagues. “Have you guys heard of his name before?”

  “Nope!”

  Gu Xiuxun and Du Xiao immediately acted as the fall guys.

  In truth, Fang Wuan was quite famous. Although he wasn’t as famous as his elder brother, he was still one of the new teachers that was highly regarded by the headmaster of the Myriad Daos Academy.

  “Alright, let the nameless me test your colleague’s skills first then!” Fang Wuan glanced at Yi Jiamin. “Do you dare to fight?” “Why would I be afraid of you?”

  YI Jiamin agreed to the spar.

  Sun Mo stared at Fang Wuan as he activated Divine Sight.

  Fang Wuan, 22 years old. Sixth level of the blood-ignition realm.

  Strength: 27. Soundless violence!

  Intellect: 27. Good at scheming, proficient in plotting against people. Agility: 27. A flaw? What is that? That doesn’t exist.

  Endurance: 27. Strong! Strong! Strong! Will: 27. He is an elite among his fellow students and keeps winning unceasingly. This leads to him nurturing a strong self-confidence as well as powerful will!

  Potential value: A hair away from extremely high.

  Note: Exceptionally self-disciplined. He has big ambitions as well as the strength needed to accomplish them. If it wasn’t for Fang Wuji shining too brightly and being too famous, Fang Wuan would definitely be the number one new teacher of the Myriad Daos Academy.

  Sun Mo was startled when he saw Fang Wuan’s data.

  His potential value was actually so close to extremely high? Also, his terrifying set of data was merely slightly inferior when compared to Gu Xiuxun’s. Moreover, his will and self-discipline were even superior to hers.

  (He is definitely a strong enemy!)

  “Fang Wuan, sixth level of the blood-ignition realm. Please guide me!”

  “Yi Jiamin, sixth level of the blood-ignition realm. Please guide me!”

  After the two of them spoke, they lunged at each other, wanting to swiftly conclude the battle to obtain a beautiful victory.

  Two long swords collided.

  Ding!

  In the midst of the flying sparks, Yi Jiamin’s body trembled slightly as his expression froze.

  “So strong!”

  Yi Jiamin was quite capable as well. Hence, he could feel how fearsome Fang Wuan was the moment they fought. If he fought normally, he most probably wouldn’t be able to win.

  “Damn, there are truly monsters everywhere!”

  Yi Jiamin discarded his distracting thoughts and put in all his efforts in the battle. However, strength was something accumulated through repeated cultivation day by day, you wouldn’t become stronger just because you wanted to win.

  “One!”

  When Fang Wuan attacked, he counted out the number.

  “Two!”

  “Three!”

  “Six!”

  Fang Wuan handled the fight with ease. “Are you counting how many moves you can unleash before you are defeated?”

  Yi Jiamin started to trash-talk.

  “You want to disturb my state of heart? It’s useless!” Fang Wuan smiled malevolently. “When I was adventuring in the Darkness Continent, I once ate my meals and cultivated in a land full of corpses. Oh, right. The people there were all personally killed by me. I even beheaded them and arranged their heads to decorate the place!”

  Upon hearing this, Yi Jiamin’s expression grew even more unsightly. He could sense that this fellow was a mad man.

  “My act of counting is a habit.”

  Fang Wuan grinned and then continued, “Oh ya, I will at most need 10 moves to defeat you. Oh, the tenth move is here!”

  At the instant when Fang Wuan’s voice rang out, Yi Jiamin’s vision dazzled. His face was sliced by a sword, causing his blood to splatter.

  Bang!

  Yi Jiamin’s knee was kicked, and his entire body flew up into the air. After that, Fang Wuan slammed a palm strike at the back of YI Jiamin’s head, causing him to fall rapidly.

  Bang!

  Yi Jiamin knelt on the ground. He was in so much pain that his expression was contorting. He felt like his knees were on the verge of shattering.

  “Hehe, you are so weak!”

  Fang Wuan shook his head. He then lifted his leg and kicked Yi Jiamin’s chin,

  Bang!

  Yi Jiamin immediately tumbled backward and got blasted away, causing the dust on the ground to kick up. After that, he blacked out.

  “Teacher Fang is invincible!”

  The new students of the Myriad Daos Academy began to cheer. Such a crushing victory boosted their morale greatly.

  At the side of the Central Province Academy, it was deathly silent. All the students had gloomy expressions akin to cremains. Yi Jiamin had been a teacher for a few years, but in the end, he was still defeated so badly and by a new teacher to boot.

  “There’s no need to be afraid. We still have Teacher Sun!”

  The students looked at Sun Mo.

  “Oi. It’s your turn now!”

  Fang Wuan turned and nodded at Sun Mo.

  “I won’t take advantage of you.”

  Sun Mo stepped out from the crowd. He swept his gaze toward the teachers of the Myriad Daos Academy. “Just randomly pick one!”

  “How arrogant!”

  The teachers of the Myriad Daos Academy were enraged. One of the younger teachers moved the fastest. He directly shot forth like a bullet, appearing in the dueling ring.

  “Wu Ze, fourth level of the blood-ignition realm. Please guide me!”

  Clang! A curved blade was unsheathed.

  “Sun Mo, fourth level of the blood-ignition realm. Please guide me!”

  Sun Mo pulled out his wooden blade.

  “What level?”

  Gao Ben, who had been watching at the side with a cold face, now had an expression of complete shock. (Did I hear it wrongly? The last time Sun Mo fought against the two intern teachers at the canteen, he was only at the second level of the blood-ignition realm. It has only been a few months since then, yet he is at the fourth level now?)

  “Did I hear it wrongly?”

  Gao Ben mumbled. He turned his head and asked Zhang Lan who was beside him.

  “Fourth level!”

  Zhang Lan’s reply was concise and comprehensive.

  II

  Gao Ben was speechless. Wasn’t this leveling up speed a little too fast? Even if Sun Mo didn’t prepare lessons and used all his time on cultivation, it was impossible for him to improve so quickly. Sigh, geniuses truly caused others to feel despair.

  Upon seeing Sun Mo’s weapon, Wu Ze frowned. “Don’t you have other weapons?”

  “I like to use a wooden blade!”

  Sun Mo shrugged.

  “Alright then, I hope that after you are defeated, you won’t find any excuses!”

  After Wu Ze spoke, his entire body shot forth like a fired arrow, rushing toward Sun Mo.

  Crescent Moon Illumination!

  Swish! Swish! Swish!

  The curved blade in Wu Ze’s hands slashed out over ten shadows that enveloped Sun Mo.

  “How strong!” Du Xiao was shocked. As expected of a teacher capable of being sent to the Darkness Continent by the Myriad Daos Academy. He wasn’t a weakling.

  In truth, facing this direct strike was even more terrifying compared to watching it from the sidelines. Right now in Sun Mo’s vision, a bright light flashed, and he couldn’t see anything at all.

  Because the curved blade reflected the sunlight, in addition to the shadows it created, it had practically blinded Sun Mo. “F***!”

  In the past, Sun Mo was most afraid of going home at night. Some people always used the high-beams of their cars, and when the light shot straight into your eyes, your entire vision would turn white.

  However, a high beam was nothing significant when compared to Wu Ze’s attack. Currently, it felt like ten super-strong torch lights were shining right into your eyes.

  Sun Mo didn’t dare to be careless. He activated his Invulnerable Golden Body and Copy. In an instant, the time he perceived slowed.

  The originally chaotic vision, which was filled with countless blade shadows, now cleared up. He could clearly see Wu Ze appearing on the left. Also, because the speed of those blade shadows had reduced drastically, they were no longer as fearsome as before.

  “I’ve won!”

  Wu Ze didn’t know the change that occurred in Sun Mo. When he saw Sun Mo standing unmoving at his original location, an intense complacent feeling filled his heart. Actually, his strength was considered average. However, one of his ancestors had managed to find this Moon Reflection Blade Art when he had been exploring. This blade art was simply too powerful.

  Wu Ze had never told anyone about this before. This cultivation art was a superior-grade heaven-tier cultivation art. Its power was boundless. “Fang Wuan, I’m not inferior to you!”

  Wu Ze’s lips curled as he unleashed his ultimate attack.

  Meadow Viper Bite!

  Swish

  The curved blade slashed out in a bizarre-looking arc, like a meadow viper hunting its prey. The flickering of its poisonous tongue pierced toward Sun Mo’s neck.

  “Teacher Wu’s blade arts are so strange!”

  “Yeah, I would rather fight against Teacher Fang rather than facing Teacher Wu!”

  “It’s just too terrifying.” The teachers of the Myriad Daos Academy had already seen Wu Ze’s fighting style many times before. But now when they saw it again, they still felt their scalps turning numb. They truly couldn’t find a way to break it.

  When fighting against Fang Wuan, they might lose because their skills weren’t at his level. But if they fought against Wu Ze, they wouldn’t be convinced because they didn’t even know how they had lost.

  “That Sun Mo is most probably as flustered as a dog now, right?”

  A teacher from the Myriad Daos Academy laughed. But soon after that, he was like a goose who had its neck grabbed by a large human hand. All his laughter abruptly ceased.

  His eyes were wide open as they stared at the battle.

  “How is this possible?”

  When Wu Ze’s curved blade was about to stab into Sun Mo’s neck, Sun Mo didn’t move at all, but the wooden blade in his hands suddenly appeared, blocking the tip of Wu Ze’s curved blade.

  Not only so. After the wooden blade pushed the curved blade away, it still shot forward, aiming for Wu Ze’s forehead.

  Dotting Crimson Lip! “What?”

  Wu Ze was badly shocked. He hurriedly retreated and restructured his attacks. He had wanted to clinch a quick victory, but he became extremely cautious now.

  There was no solution to it. He wasn’t able to see how Sun Mo reacted. However, his instincts told him that Sun Mo’s blade arts might even be of a higher level than his.

  “A very excellent blade art!”

  Sun Mo praised. He started to take the initiative in attacking. Through Divine Sight, he could tell that this was a superior-grade heaven-tier cultivation art. Since that was the case, there was no need for him to be polite. He should hurriedly copy it via Immemorial Vairocana.

  Beauty Yu!

  Sun Mo’s figure evoked a sense of etherealness and unfathomability. His wooden blade connected the points in a flurry of attacks.

  Eighteen Words Order!

  Pak, pak, pak! It was impossible for Wu Ze to block all the concentrated attacks. However, each of the blows didn’t feel as painful as he imagined.

  This caused Wu Ze to relax. These attacks didn’t seem to contain much killing power. However, he didn’t know that every time he was struck by the wooden blade, golden light would appear above his head as a golden page materialized.