Ding!

  “Congratulations, you’ve obtained one Botany Fundamentals Encyclopedia skill book. Proficiency index, elementary-grade.”

  A big book floated in front of Sun Mo, flashing with an intense green glow.

  “I’ve finally gotten my hands on this book!”

  Sun Mo felt emotional. If he had enough favorable impression points, he’d also buy this skill book.

  Just learning about plants wasn’t enough. It’d only allow one to be able to discern and appraise plants. If one wished to become a true botanist, they had to study plants’ physiology, hereditary traits, evolution, and even ecology. If they wished to go one step further, they had to study the influence that the surrounding environments had on the plants.

  “Learn it!”

  A few seconds later, the system notified that Sun Mo had grasped the fundamental knowledge of botany. This meant that if Sun Mo were to come across plants that he hadn’t seen before, he could also study and analyze them through the knowledge he had grasped. From there, he could come up with the conclusion of the plants’ detailed data.

  In the past, Sun Mo was only able to memorize the information, and he’d be rendered useless once he came across plants he hadn’t learned of. However, this wouldn’t happen now. He already possessed the ability to analyze.

  “Go on!”

  Sun Mo had another gold treasure chest.

  After the light dissipated, what was left behind was a red skill book. It was quite big.

  Ding!

  “Congratulations, you’ve obtained one Dark Ferocious Beasts Encyclopedia. It has 1,000 types of ferocious beasts from the Darkness Continent recorded on it. Proficiency index, elementary-grade.”

  Whistle!

  Sun Mo couldn’t help but whistle. What day was it today? Why did he keep opening amazing items? To great teachers, skill books were the best spoils of battle, and it was also what they needed the most.

  “Little Momo!”

  An Xinhui caught up.

  “Mistress!”

  Li Ziqi and the other two greeted her.

  Ying Baiwu was very reserved. Although she called An Xinhui ‘Mistress’, she still treated her as an outsider. Therefore, she let go of Sun Mo’s hand.

  However, Lu Zhiruo didn’t care about that. She continued to hold onto him tightly.

  An Xinhui couldn’t help but throw a glance. Thankfully, she knew that they were teacher and student. Otherwise, she’d feel jealous.

  However, being called Mistress felt very refreshing!

  Oh my!

  Should she give them a gift? Or should she do that after she got married to Sun Mo?

  An Xinhui felt torn.

  “Let’s go!”

  Li Ziqi pulled the papaya girl off Sun Mo. (Don’t you have some judgment? At a time like this, we should leave some time for Teacher and Mistress to be alone, letting them deepen their relationship.)

  The bright moon scattered a silvery-white glow on the surface of the lake.

  Ba-thump! Ba-thump!

  An Xinhui’s heart was palpitating very fast and she suddenly didn’t know what she should say. Sun Mo, as someone who had always been single, had no experience of having fun with girls either.

  Ding!

  “Congratulations, as your prestige connection with An Xinhui has risen, you’re specially rewarded with one gold treasure chest.”

  “.……”

  Sun Mo looked up. His lucky mascot had left. Should he open the treasure chest or not?

  “Little Momo, how many great teacher halos have you grasped up until now?”

  An Xinhui could only come up with a conversation topic after seeing that Sun Mo was silent.

  “Nine!”

  Sun Mo said calmly.

  “How many?”

  An Xinhui looked surprised and she subconsciously asked this. She knew that Sun Mo must have definitely grasped six great teacher halos. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have dared to sign up for the two-star great teacher examinations. But nine……

  To speak the truth, this number was too astonishing. After all, it had only been a year since Sun Mo had graduated. His aptitude was even more amazing than those top graduates from the Nine Greats!

  Great teacher halos weren’t something that could be learned. They could only be comprehended. Moreover, they were also the prerequisite for a great teacher to rise in their star level.

  Many great teachers, even if they had already reached the grandmaster level in terms of their theoretical knowledge, were unable to rise to higher star levels because they hadn’t comprehended enough halos.

  “Nine!”

  Sun Mo repeated.

  “.……”

  An Xinhui turned her head away and looked at Sun Mo’s expression, not knowing what she should say. From his tone, it sounded as if he was saying something as simple and plain as if he had eaten soy milk and fried dough fritters for breakfast.

  However, this was definitely a record-breaking comprehension speed!

  Why did Liu Mubai only wait until this year before he started challenging the exams? It was because he hadn’t grasped enough great teacher halos before this!

  However, Sun Mo grasped nine of them, three years earlier than Liu Mubai did.

  “I feel that Gu Qingyan’s loss is justified!”

  An Xinhui smiled in self-mockery. Even she felt as if she had been given a great blow.

  “Then what about your realm?”

  An Xinhui actually wanted to ask what those nine great teacher halos were, but this involved his personal privacy, so she held her curiosity in.

  “First level of the divine force realm!”

  Sun Mo didn’t hide anything.

  An Xinhui frowned.

  “What’s wrong?”

  Sun Mo was perplexed.

  “It’s a little low!”

  After An Xinhui said that, she felt that her words might deal a blow to Sun Mo. She quickly explained, “Of course, it’s considered a great achievement to be able to reach the divine force realm at your age!

  “It’s because you’re a genius that people of your age no longer have the rights to be your competitor!

  “Take this two-star great teacher examination for example. Those who are participating in it are all great teachers who have become one-star great teachers a long time ago. Their average age is above 25 years old.

  “In terms of their cultivation, teaching experience, and time, they far surpass you.”

  “I understand!”

  Sun Mo nodded. This was like playing a game. As you had started late, there were already quite a number of high level players in front of you and even players who had maxed out their level.

  It was because they had been playing for very long that the equipment they had was better than yours, and so was their battle experience.

  “The two-star great teacher examination will test the great teachers’ battle prowess. Based on past years’ results, you have to at least reach the third level of the divine force realm to have a chance to pass. And if you wish to be ranked at the top, then you’ll have to reach the fifth level!”

  An Xinhui explained.

  Not only did two-star great teachers require superb teaching capabilities, but they also needed strong battle prowess. After all, the strong were always respected.

  “Fifth level?”

  Sun Mo frowned. He now had two Divine Force Fruits. He could only rise by two levels at most.

  “That’s right. But the most important thing is still your personal disciples’ results. Even if you passed, you would still fail if they couldn’t get good results.”

  A great teacher should be an expert at educating others and producing good students. That was its most important role.

  Therefore, the students’ results took up an extremely great ratio in the overall results.

  “As long as Xuanyuan Po isn’t too unlucky, then passing shouldn’t be a problem. Ying Baiwu is still a little off!”

  An Xinhui smiled, encouraging Sun Mo. “In my opinion, you have a 90% chance to pass!”

  “Why 90%?”

  Lu Zhiruo’s baffled voice suddenly rang out from behind them. “I feel that Teacher will definitely be able to get the two-star title…… Hey, why did you press my head down?”

  An Xinhui was stunned and turned her head back. She saw that Li Ziqi was getting help from Ying Baiwu to grab onto Lu Zhiruo’s arm and head, dragging her toward the flower bushes.

  The little sunny egg was going to die from awkwardness.

  After they moved a distance away, they made a detour back from the side, snooping in on the duo’s conversation. However, Lu Zhiruo suddenly darted out.

  “Do you know how to listen in secretly?”

  Li Ziqi felt helpless.

  “Why do we need to listen in secretly?”

  The papaya girl blinked her pure and innocent big eyes. “Can’t we just listen openly?

  “Forget it! Forget I ever said anything!”

  Li Ziqi pinched her forehead.

  “Zhiruo holds great admiration for you!”

  An Xinhui felt envious. This was trust without the slightest doubt. In the papaya girl’s heart, there was nothing that Sun Mo couldn’t do.

  “Yes!”

  Sun Mo smiled. “That’s why I must pass.”

  Feeling Sun Mo’s determination, An Xinhui fell silent. She turned her head and saw the side of his face. It emitted confidence and pride under the moonlight.

  This disposition was very charming!

  “Oh, right, are you Gandalf?”

  An Xinhui suddenly thought of something.

  “It’s me!”

  Sun Mo couldn’t be bothered to lie.

  “.……”

  An Xinhui didn’t know what she should say and she stopped talking. She looked at Sun Mo’s back view, her face only left with a stunned expression.

  (To think that my childhood friend is talented in both calligraphy and art!)

  Ding!

  Favorable impression point from An Xinhui +1,000. Reverence (11,900/100,000).

  An Xinhui liked the book [Journey to the West] a lot. When she felt very fatigued and helpless, it was monkey Sun who helped to dispel her stress.

  “I want the sky to be unable to cover my eyes. I want the earth to be unable to bury my heart. I want all the gods and buddhas in the world to disappear!”

  What An Xinhui liked the most was the scene before the Monkey King wreaked havoc in the heavenly palace. However, after monkey Sun was saved by Tang Sanzang from the Five Finger Mountain and headed off to the west to obtain the sutras, An Xinhui felt that the Monkey King whom she admired and liked had died.

  On the night she saw this part, An Xinhui cried for a very long time.

  At the thought of this, An Xinhui suddenly quickened her pace.

  “Hmm?”

  Sun Mo saw An Xinhui coming over, lashing out her small fist.

  Bang!

  An Xinhui punched Sun Mo.

  Sssss!

  “What?”

  (Return me my Monkey King!)

  An Xinhui’s lips moved, but she didn’t say anything. Instead, she kept her gaze on Sun Mo, looking at his big eyes that had distinct black and white, like yin and yang.

  Such an interesting novel, a novel that made so many people obsessed about it so frantically, a novel that had so many unforgettable characters……

  So it was written by my fiancé?

  “You want me to continue the second half?”

  Sun Mo was puzzled, but he felt a little spooked to be stared at by his fiancée like that.

  An Xinhui smiled. She suddenly put out her hand and hugged Sun Mo.

  “Uhh!”

  Sun Mo subconsciously put up a struggle, but he then felt the hug becoming even tighter.

  “No need! I don’t need to read the second half!”

  An Xinhui’s beautiful lips broke into a smile. Then, she secretly added in her heart. “It’s because I’ve found my Monkey King!”

  “Oh my, they are hugging!”

  Lu Zhiruo raised her hand and covered her eyes. Her father told her about ‘see no evil’ before. However, she couldn’t hold it in. Therefore, she opened up her slender fingers, secretly peeping through them.

  Ying Baiwu’s lips twitched and then turned her head to look toward the moon’s reflection on the surface of the lake.

  Li Ziqi looked at the two who were locked in an embrace, and for some reason, she felt a little disappointed.

  (What is this? I should be feeling happy for Teacher!)

  “Hmmm? Eldest Martial Sister, why are you crying?”

  Lu Zhiruo asked softly.

  “The tears are of joy and happiness!”

  Li Ziqi explained, trying hard to force out a smile. ……

  After returning to the school, An Xinhui went to her office to continue working. Sun Mo went back to the villa and Li Ziqi and the other two also followed him.

  Sun Mo patted the papaya girl’s head.

  “Open the chest!”

  The gold treasure chest opened and amidst the brilliant light, many golden words gushed out like water from a fountain.

  “What the hell?”

  Sun Mo was given a shock. This was the first time he had come across a situation like this.

  Ding!

  “Congratulations, you’ve obtained a fragmented chapter of the peerless-grade saint-tier cultivation art, Undying Mystic Art, part five.”

  “.……”

  Sun Mo didn’t know if he should be feeling happy or sad. The special effect was so brilliant and unique. As expected of something good. But the words ‘fragmented chapter’ dismissed his fervency.

  Sun Mo hated collecting the most. He hadn’t even finished collecting the mysterious turtle shells, yet now there was another fragmented saint-tier cultivation art!

  “How I wish I could spend money to get these settled!”

  Sun Mo sighed. “How many parts are there altogether?”

  “Nine.” The system explained.

  “F*ck your mom, are you deliberately making things difficult for me?”

  Sun Mo felt displeased and opened the system shopping store.

  “There’s no need to check. This peerless-grade saint-tier cultivation art is too powerful and is a rare item. Therefore, it won’t be put up for sale in the shopping store.”

  The system wiped off Sun Mo’s thoughts of using favorable impression points to purchase it.

  “Can I cultivate just a single part of it?”

  Sun Mo asked.

  “You can’t, but you can do that for the first part!”

  The system smiled. “But if you aren’t afraid to die, you can give it a try!”

  “.……”

  Sun Mo cursed in his heart. He really wanted to say it out loud, but forget it. He should check out the Undying Mystic Art’s introduction first.

  There were a total of 18 levels to this mystic art and when one reached the great circle, they’d enjoy eternal life, turning into an immortal!

  “F*ck, does it have to sound so exaggerated?”

  Sun Mo didn’t believe that.

  “Become an immortal? What’s an immortal like?”

  Sun Mo sneered.

  “It’s just a figure of speech, get it? You really did learn your language from a physical education teacher!”

  The system said in contempt.

  “Physical education teachers refuse to take responsibility for this.”

  Sun Mo pouted. There wasn’t even a concrete introduction for this Undying Mystic Art except for this one line. To tell the truth, Sun Mo had a strong impulse to destroy it.

  However, he still couldn’t bear to do it. After all, even a salted fish had dreams. What if he were to collect all of them one day?

  Sun Mo wasn’t sleepy and was planning to head to the Wind King Hall, eat the Divine Force Fruits, and strive for a higher level. But then, he was disturbed by the sound of Gu Xiuxun knocking on his door.

  “What is it?”

  Sun Mo frowned slightly. (It’s so late at night. Why aren’t you sleeping but running to a male colleague’s place? You’ll give me the wrong idea by doing this!)

  “You left your maid behind at Linjiang Square!”

  After Gu Xiuxun said that, Sun Mo saw the maid from Governor Fang’s place standing beside her. Her name seemed to be Yi Cui`e.

  “This servant pays respect to Old Master!”

  The maid called out respectfully then knelt on the floor, giving three loud kowtows.

  “Don’t call me Old Master!”

  Sun Mo felt troubled by this.

  At this moment, Dong He came out. When she saw the maid, she felt a sense of danger. However, at the same time, she also felt a little helpless.

  Given how outstanding her master was, there’d definitely be more important figures sending him women to get into his good books.

  Yi Cui`e immediately shrank her neck back like a young quail. Then, glistening tears trickled down onto the floor.

  “Why did you scare her?”

  Gu Xiuxun glared at Sun Mo.

  “I’m sorry!”

  Sun Mo smiled bitterly. As a modern person, he really wasn’t used to having maids. He couldn’t get it past himself.

  “Do you want her?”

  Sun Mo lowered his voice.

  “Why would I want her for? It’s clear that she was bought by a big clan from a young age and carefully nurtured. Why would I, a poor teacher, keep her with me?”

  Gu Xiuxun rolled her eyes and looked suspiciously at Sun Mo.(Are you an actual fool or are you just pretending to be one? You won’t be able to buy such a maid outside. If she was put into the market, people would fight to get her.)

  Chapter 521: Second Level of the Divine Force Realm, Entering the Great Teacher Hero Rankings

  “Why don’t I help you bring her to An Xinhui’s place and let her take care of this?”

  Although Sun Mo hadn’t spent a long time with An Xinhui, he knew that she was a gentle lady. Given her status, it wouldn’t be a problem for her to have a few maids. However, she only had two old female servants helping to take care of her life.

  Moreover, this was only because those two old female servants didn’t have any skills and if they were to leave the An Clan, they wouldn’t be able to survive. That was why An Xinhui had taken them in.

  “Old Master, don’t throw me away!”

  The maid knelt on the floor, looking at Sun Mo with a horrified expression. Her anxious and helpless countenance made her look like a little cat that was going to be abandoned.

  “Be good. Headmaster An will be good to you!”

  Sun Mo consoled her.

  It was enough for him to have Dong He take care of his living needs such as washing his clothes and doing household chores. Moreover, Yi Cui`e was too young. She’d only be at the sixth grade in the modern world, and it would be a serious case of child labor.

  “Old Master, I only want to stay by your side!”

  Yi Cui`e moved a few steps forward while still kneeling, wanting to hug onto Sun Mo’s leg but didn’t dare to do so. “I know music, chess, calligraphy, and art. I’m also alright in laying out the bed and folding the blankets. Although Granny said that I’m too skinny, I’ll work hard to eat more. I’ll try to make myself fair and plump as soon as possible.”

  Sun Mo’s lips twitched. (What do you mean by that? Am I such an evil person?)

  Dong He secretly assessed Sun Mo’s expression. Some men did have a great interest in young girls like her.

  Thankfully, Sun Mo was a serious person and his morals were above average.

  “What Master needs is the kind of maids who can wash clothes and clean up!”

  Dong He secretly pouted. (Talents? Please, I’m not bad at those kinds of things either. I can depict a killing scene when I play Ambush from Four Sides [1] on the pipa.)

  “Huh?”

  Yi Cui`e was stunned. A maid like her was a high-class one. If she didn’t make any mistakes, there’d be no problem for her to become a concubine. If she could give birth to a child and was lucky to not be beaten to death by the main wife, then she’d basically live a peaceful life in her old age.

  Clean up?

  Yi Cui`e looked at her hands and then nodded very seriously. “I can learn. I’m still young. I’ll be able to learn fast!”

  “Hey, what do you mean by that? Are you saying that I’m old?”

  In front of Sun Mo, Dong He only dared to criticize in her heart.

  She definitely wouldn’t dare to complain in front of him. (Will I be able to put to use the harem strife tactics the older sisters [1] talked about?)

  “That’s enough, stop tugging. Dong He, bring her to any guest room on the first floor to get some rest. I’ll take care of this when I have time!”

  Sun Mo didn’t wish to waste time on such trivial matters.

  “Also, there are a few bedrooms that you aren’t allowed to enter without my orders!”

  “Thank you for taking me in, Old Master!”

  The maid kowtowed, looking very happy.

  At the sight of this scene, Sun Mo couldn’t help but feel emotional. This was really a vile feudalism concept. To someone like a maid, their greatest pursuit would be to work as a servant in a good family.

  Gu Xiuxun assessed Dong He, who led the maid away, her gaze couldn’t help but land on Dong He’s legs.

  “What are you looking at?”

  Sun Mo frowned. (You can’t really be a l*sbian, right?)

  “Did you do that to her?”

  Gu Xiuxun asked curiously.

  “Do what?”

  Sun Mo was puzzled.

  “It’s nothing!”

  For some reason, Gu Xiuxun suddenly felt a little sweet and happy to hear Sun Mo saying this. The man she admired was really a person who had self-control and proprieties. He wasn’t someone who’d mess around.

  To speak the truth, Dong He did look pretty. Otherwise, Zheng Qingfang wouldn’t have spent great money and effort into nurturing her. However, Sun Mo was unmoved.

  If it was any other guy, Dong He would have been devoured completely.

  “I’ll be going up to sleep!”

  Gu Xiuxun had wanted to leave, but she changed her mind. (Hmph, I’ll treat this as giving you a reward. If you come to assault me at night, I…… I can pretend that I didn’t see anything.)

  “.……”

  Sun Mo was speechless. (My place isn’t a hotel! And why do you look so familiar with the way you’re going upstairs?)

  Gu Xiuxun turned to look back as she didn’t hear Sun Mo saying anything. She saw him wearing a look of surprise and her face flushed up. She realized how inappropriate her action was.

  “It…… it’s late. If I were to go back now, I would disturb my dorm mate!”

  Gu Xiuxun came up with an excuse.

  “Don’t you live alone?” Sun Mo was surprised. “When did you have a dorm mate?”

  “Sun Mo, shut up!”

  Even the system couldn’t take it anymore and suddenly said, “You really relied on your capability to stay single. You’re helpless!”

  “A few days ago!”

  Gu Xiuxun gave a half-hearted reply, then quickened her footsteps, and dashed up to the second floor.

  “Hmph, even an aerial dorm mate is a dorm mate. I didn’t lie.”

  Gu Xiuxun said in her heart. But she soon felt her cheeks heating up. She thought in reproach, “Gu Xiuxun, what are you doing? Why are you so shameless? You really aren’t doing justice to your future husband!” ……

  After Sun Mo entered the Wind King Hall, his six students and Qi Shengjia came over to greet him.

  “Teacher, this way please!”

  Li Ziqi led Sun Mo to a small hall. This was the place she had specially cleared up together with Jiang Leng as a place for Sun Mo’s private use.

  Even though the little sunny egg was the Great Tang’s princess, she was the most considerate in taking care of people.

  Lu Zhiruo hadn’t thought of this at all, while Ying Baiwu came from a lowly background and didn’t know about such things. Xuanyuan Po’s mind was filled with nothing but combat, and he’d never think about these problems.

  Tantai Yutang did know of these things, but he didn’t hold such great respect toward Sun Mo yet that he’d do this. As for Jiang Leng, he was someone with a cold appearance but a soft heart.

  “Help me keep watch!”

  Sun Mo instructed.

  After his students went out, Sun Mo sat down cross-legged, taking out the Divine Force Fruit.

  The walnut-sized fruit had many bulges that looked like the shape of earthworms. They formed many strange prints.

  These prints didn’t seem like they had grown without any pattern like the ones on honeydew were. They seemed as if they formed some kind of words or totem, emitting faint luminous light and having an unfathomable sense of attraction. Sun Mo had only taken a look at it and then found it hard to turn his gaze away.

  This fruit was very strange and mysterious. If an ordinary person were to see it, their first thought would be to keep the fruit for themselves.

  Sun Mo had two of this fruit. He compared them both and realized that the prints on them looked different. However, he couldn’t be bothered with that anymore. The priority was for him to attain breakthroughs.

  This didn’t require any cooking and it’d work to just eat it directly. However, there was a problem. As the fruit contained a powerful divine force, if the person taking it didn’t have a good enough physique to withstand this power, their bodies would explode and they’d die.

  Based on the botany knowledge that Sun Mo had, one could only take the fruit when they were at the divine force realm. And if they wished for it to be completely risk-free, the person must be at least at the third level of the divine force realm.

  However, Sun Mo couldn’t wait until he reached that level. Therefore, he tossed the Divine Force Fruit into his mouth.

  Kacha! Kacha!

  This texture was like biting an apple, crisp and juicy. As he chewed, a gush of tasteless juice flushed into his mouth. Before Sun Mo swallowed, they turned into a hot stream, surging toward his throat and entering his stomach.

  Sun Mo’s chest instantly felt very hot as if he had just swallowed a mouthful of hot water.

  “F*ck your mom!”

  Sun Mo couldn’t help but curse. It was because this heat felt very painful. After a few breaths, his body started to turn red as if he was soaking in boiling water.

  Pffft! Pffft! Pffft!

  White steam started to emit from Sun Mo’s body. Very soon, the Divine Hall started to be filled with fog.

  After applying Encyclopedic Knowledge onto himself, he went into full focus and circulated the Grand Universe Formless Divine Art, starting to digest this divine power.

  It was a little more difficult than he had expected it to be.

  Sun Mo closed his eyes, thus he didn’t see that there was a fist-sized bulge on his skin that was moving rapidly. Suddenly, with a loud sound, it shattered, turning into ten or more bulges that moved in different directions.

  Sun Mo was in so much pain that he almost cried out. What was more troublesome had yet to come. These bulges suddenly erupted and streams of seething hot blood shot out, gathering in the air and forming a blood figure with only the upper body together with the surrounding spirit qi.

  This blood figure gleamed in blue light.

  Swoosh!

  Sun Mo opened his eyes and punched his fists out.

  Eternalism, Great Mercy!

  Boom!

  The blood figure was hit and it dissipated. However, it gathered together in an instant again, attracting even more spirit qi like a whirlpool.

  Sun Mo punched out a second punch.

  Boom!

  “Calm down! Don’t panic!”

  Sun Mo stared at the blood figure and kept on warning himself. However, his emotions were in a state of chaos. It was because, within the blood figure, there was a stream of divine power and some of his essence blood. Therefore, Sun Mo started to feel giddy. His vision was blurring up, and he was turning weak!

  This was how a heavenly and earthly treasure was like. Even if a person were to be so lucky to get their hands on one, it’d do more harm than good to use it if their aptitude wasn’t good enough.

  However, Sun Mo didn’t regret it. Other than being stubborn and unwilling to admit his loss, he’d try to think of ways to quickly resolve things when he came across difficulties.

  “If I can’t eat you up, I’ll crush you!”

  Sun Mo had held back a little, but after seeing that the blood figure was gathering more and more spirit qi, getting harder and harder to dissipate, he finally went all out.

  Boundless Sea of Suffering, Impermanence!!

  Sun Mo kept on punching out with both hands, smashing them onto the blood figure with an overwhelming force. Each attack would cause it to shatter more and more.

  Heartless Buddha Melody, Mundane Heart Fluctuates!

  The entire hall became distinguished and divine as if it had become a Buddhism hall in paradise where all impurities were completely wiped out.

  Boom! Boom! Boom!

  The powerful force caused the blood figure to disintegrate. There were only bits of blue light spots left behind, scattering in the air.

  Sun Mo was suddenly struck by a thought and he breathed in hard!

  Swoosh!

  Those blue light spots gushed into Sun Mo’s nose, like a whale taking in water.

  This time around, the divine force was a lot gentler. Moreover, they were easier to be absorbed by the body as well.

  Sun Mo had no idea that the divine force in the Divine Force Fruit had a spiritual intelligence. When they were engulfed again, they instinctively put up resistance. Only after being put through tempering, causing them to lose their spiritual intelligence, would they become great nourishment.

  Of course, as the Divine Force Fruit was too rare, there were no records of this hidden botany knowledge.

  Sun Mo started to meditate and digest the power. Half an hour later, he opened his eyes.

  What was a lightning gaze like?

  This was it. Sun Mo could see clearer and further. Those cracks on the divine hall’s walls and the dust that fluttered in the air, as well as the sound of the bugs crawling around in the corner…… Sun Mo could sense them all.

  Pa! Pa!

  Sun Mo kept on punching out, and there were faint sounds of wind and thunder.

  The divine force realm was such that a divine force was produced in the body. When trained to an extremity, they’d be able to move mountains, fill up seas, and travel 1,000 lis in a day.

  What was divine force?

  It was the power of god. It also represented unbelievable power that surpassed an ordinary person’s recognition. It could be said that people at the spirit-refinement realm were still within the range of mortals. However, after stepping into the divine force realm, they were starting to evolve toward a new form of life.

  Ordinary people had a lifespan of 100 years, but people in the longevity realm could maintain a youthful appearance and live a few hundred years. Why was that the case?

  It was because there was a gush of divine force in their body.

  It was hard to describe this feeling, but Sun Mo could sense that he had changed.

  To use an inappropriate analogy, it was like playing a game, but as the computer’s hardware was upgraded, the images, seamlessness, as well as the operation, had all risen by one notch for the players.

  It could be said that Sun Mo had a clearer experience of the world before him now. The most obvious change was that when he calmed down, he could sense the flow of the spirit qi light spots.

  In the past, they’d be pure spirit qi, but now, those spirit qi seemed like a living creature?

  Anyway, Sun Mo was very refreshed and invigorated. He felt very confident that it’d be no problem for him to stamp down on the Saint Gate and beat up the Nine Greats.

  “Teacher, congratulations on leveling up!”

  When Sun Mo came out from the divine hall, the seven students immediately came up to him, offering their congratulations.

  Failure?

  That didn’t exist!

  Even the combat addict’s gaze when looking at Sun Mo was filled with respect and admiration.

  It was definitely something to boast about amongst the great teachers for one to reach the second level of the divine force realm at the age of 21. Great teachers and cultivators were different. Other than cultivating, they also had to teach and educate people, as well as studying new stuff.

  “To think that trash like me can learn under Teacher’s wings. It’s really a blessing in three, no, ten lifetimes!”

  Qi Shengjia felt very honored.

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Qi Shengjia +100. Reverence (23,500/100,000).

  “Work hard in your cultivation. It’ll depend on your performance whether or not I’ll get to level up to 2-star!”

  Sun Mo let out a soft laugh.

  Hearing this, Li Ziqi felt a little disappointed. It was because she wasn’t participating, so she wasn’t able to personally win the title for her teacher. It made her feel self-reproach, and she thought that she didn’t deserve to be the Eldest Martial Sister.

  “Be happier. Everyone has things that they excel in. I’m still looking forward for you to quickly become a secondary saint. If that happens, I feel that I’d be able to boast more than if I were to produce a sword saint or a sword hero!”

  Sun Mo rubbed the little sunny egg’s head.

  “En!”

  Li Ziqi forced out a smile, feeling very warm inside. (Teacher is so understanding! It’s really good to be able to stay with him!)

  “Teacher! Teacher! I want it too!”

  The papaya girl came up to him and put her head out, asking to be patted. ……

  Sun Mo’s life entered a busy phase again.

  He’d teach every morning, study in the library at night, and then teach the seven students. He’d also help Jiang Leng mend the spirit runes on his body. There was not enough time at all.

  An Xinhui had tried to persuade Sun Mo to stop the Medical Cultivation classes temporarily, to focus on the final dash. However, Sun Mo didn’t agree to that. He was still in debt, and the pressure was very great.

  One month before the 2-star great teacher examination, Liu Mubai set off. The reason was because this year’s Great Teacher Hero Rankings had been refreshed.

  Sun Mo entered the rankings, coming up in 18th place!

  [1] The actual phrase might be from Ten Sides and not four. Ambush from Ten Sides is a piece of Chinese classical pipa music whose composition describes the decisive battle in 202 B.C. at Gaixia (southeast of today’s Linbi County, Anhui Province) between the two armies of Chu and Han. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambush_from_Ten_Sides

  Chapter 522: Black Doggy Sun’s Name Resounding Out Loud in the Great Teacher Circle

  The Great Teachers Hero Rankings accepted new great teachers below 30 years old with powerful strength, outstanding talent, boundless potential, and immense fame.

  Great teachers who could ascend to the rankings would surely have some achievements in the future.

  The growth of young great teachers was something terrifying. This was especially so for those geniuses. Before 30 years old, regardless of their cultivation base or teaching abilities, everything would improve with drastic speed.

  Hence, great teachers who could enter the Great Teachers Hero Rankings would usually be above 25 years old. There was no solution for this. For an occupation like teaching, one would naturally grow more experienced as the number of years they taught increased. The stronger they were, the more money they would be worth.

  Sun Mo could get rank #18 when he was merely 21 years old. This completely depended on his heaven-defying performance in the 1-star great teacher examination, which caused him to obtain the favor from the judging group of Saint Gate.

  For example, the second place of the 1-star great teacher examination Tong Tong, as well as Liu Mubai and Fang Wuji who were both in the top ten, had also entered the Great Teachers Hero Rankings. However, their rankings were in the 90s.

  From this, one could see how impressive Sun Mo was.

  One must know that everyone in the top 15 was a 2-star great teacher. They were experts at the longevity realm. These 15 people could be said to be the leading characters of their generation.

  Hence, after Sun Mo entered the rankings and they were published in the [Great Teachers Report] compiled by the Saint Gate, the entire great teacher world was shocked.

  Naturally, the Saint Gate never had the authority to influence the actual Great Teachers Ranking or Great Teachers Hero Rankings. They published it for the sake of entertainment. However, their prediction would usually be quite accurate, with the actual ranking maybe only a few ranks off.

  For a time, Sun Mo became extremely famous. Also, he obtained the nickname ‘Black Doggy Sun’. It wasn’t because he was like an unrestrained wild dog barking when he scolded others. Rather, it was because of the things he had said outside the door of a 6-star great teacher’s residence.

  “If you have the capabilities, you can run amok under the heavens. If you don’t have the capabilities, you are just a dog waiting for others in front of their door!”

  After that, there was even an incomplete saying born from this.

  The great gushing Yangtze with piling waves flows toward the east, Away it carries gallant souls of the remote bygone days!*

  Outside the Jiang Manor, everyone was speaking of One-Vote Sun!

  These two short sentences exuded an imposing atmosphere and it was said that this was something the Black Doggy Sun came out with. Sadly, even up until now, the complete saying didn’t appear. This caused some of those people who loved poems and songs to sigh with regret. ……

  Songyang Academy.

  Wang Tai had a face full of trepidation as he knocked on the door to the headmaster office.

  “Could it be that the headmaster wants to fire me? Ai, if I can avoid this calamity, I will never live a life of debauchery and lose myself in drinking and pleasure again!”

  Wang Tai mumbled. He then forcefully slapped himself. (Why can’t I control my little bro*!)

  “Come in!”

  An imposing voice rang out, causing Wang Tai to shiver involuntarily. After that, he closed the door and lowered his head as he walked in.

  “Puff your chest out. What are you trying to show me with this appearance?”

  Headmaster Bai berated.

  “Headmaster, I know I’m in the wrong. I will never visit prostitutes and indulge in wine again. I guarantee that if I go again, you can break my leg!”

  Wang Tai lifted his right hand and started to make a vow.

  “You went to the Concentrated Fragrance Brothel again?”

  Pak! Headmaster Pai smacked the table furiously.

  “Eh!”

  Wang Tai started. (So, you didn’t ask me here for this matter? Aiya, my guilty conscience caused me to expose myself.)

  Wang Tai was thinking too much. He wanted to take the initiative to admit his mistake, hoping that he could receive a lighter punishment!

  “Forget this for now!”

  Headmaster Bai looked at the [Great Teachers Report] on the table and curiously asked, “What do you think of Sun Mo?”

  “Sun Mo?”

  Wang Tai blinked. “Who?”

  “A student that was in your class. You don’t know?”

  Headmaster Bai was astonished.

  “Eh!”

  Cold sweat dotted Wang Tai’s forehead as he racked his brains to think. However, he had no impression at all. Sun Mo wasn’t Wang Tai’s personal student and had only listened in a few of his lectures on spirit runes. How could Wang Tai remember an insignificant person like Sun Mo?

  “Look at this!”

  Headmaster Bai passed the [Great Teachers Report] over while feeling a little puzzled.

  Usually, students who could make their teachers remember them would either be good students or mischievous trouble-makers.

  For students like Sun Mo who attended classes quietly and didn’t have an outstanding result……they basically had no sense of existence.

  “Damn, he’s so impressive? He even got full marks on the written examination and achieved the Grand Slam, only obtaining one ordinary vote? Is this something that a human can achieve?”

  After Wang Tai had read the introduction, he was dumbstruck. “Which school is this guy from? The Heavenly Mystery Academy? The Black-White Academy? Or the Neptune Palace?”

  From Wang Tai’s point of view, only in the Nine Greats would such a genius among geniuses appear.

  It was impossible for Sun Mo to be from the Skyraise Academy. This was because the report stated that their top graduate Gu Qingyan became a foil that enhanced Sun Mo’s radiance even further. And the second place was somebody named Tong Tong from the Jixia Academy.

  For the Dragon Subduing Academy, it was someone named Man Yi. His combat strength wasn’t bad, but his teaching ability was one tier inferior in comparison to the other high-rankers. The Westshore Military School was a school that focused on real combat. There were most probably many of them who got full marks in combat as well.

  The remaining Myriad Spirits Academy had an examinee named Nan Man. Moreover, the Saint Gate wouldn’t report a random name.

  “They are all not!”

  Headmaster Bai shook his head.

  “In that case……wait, he can’t possibly be a graduate from our school, right?”

  Wang Tai felt that this deduction was very ridiculous. But if this was not the case, why would his headmaster suddenly ask him if he had taught a student named Sun Mo before?

  “What do you mean by this?”

  Headmaster Bai frowned. “Are you looking down on our academy?”

  “Eh……Headmaster, please calm your anger. I don’t mean it this way!”

  Wang Tai bitterly smiled as he explained.

  “Think carefully, do you remember this person named ‘Sun Mo’?”

  Headmaster Bai didn’t pursue it any further because even he, the headmaster who was the decision-maker for Songyang Academy, didn’t feel that they could produce such an impressive student.

  One must know that the Songyang Academy was a ‘D’ grade school with no hope to ascend and no worries to be downgraded. Every year during the league tournament, their existence would be like a salted fish that served to enhance the brilliance of others.

  Wang Tai looked at the report and had an awkward look on his face. (Even if I’m the one taking the written exam, there’s no way for me to get full marks. If there was such a genius in my class, I would have long since accepted him as my personal student.)

  “Your judgment ability is really poor!”

  Headmaster Bai couldn’t help but shake his head.

  Wang Tai could only lower his head and apologize.

  Wanting to rebut?

  There were no excuses because he had seen the introductory passage about Sun Mo on the report. After he graduated from the Songyang Academy, he went to teach in the Central Province Academy.

  “Do you feel heartache for missing out on such a genius?”

  Headmaster Bai asked.

  “Mn!”

  Wang Tai subconsciously nodded, having a type of regret that only came from missing out on an absolute treasure.

  “I feel even more heartache. He is clearly a graduate from our Songyang Academy!”

  Headmaster Bai took his cup and gulped down a few mouthfuls of wine before taking out a medical pill and tossing it into his mouth. If not, he was afraid that he might suffer a stroke from intense anger.

  “Headmaster Bai, it’s stated in the report that Sun Mo’s fiancee is An Xinhui. He definitely wouldn’t stay in our Songyang Academy.”

  “Scram!”

  Headmaster Bai couldn’t bear to listen any longer. (Since you are living, can’t you have a dream?)

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Headmaster Bai +500. Friendly (500/1,000).

  After Wang Tai left, Headmaster Bai was still feeling depressed. A new rising star that broke the historical record. Sun Mo had just graduated for a year and already entered the Great Teachers Hero Rankings, even getting into the top 20. Such a genius definitely could become the trump card of a school, yet he had actually missed out on such a gem?

  This was especially so after he had read that Sun Mo was handsome and exuded a sunshine demeanor. He was elegant and graceful, a perfect handsome guy. Headmaster Bai felt even more depressed.

  “This is a newbie that has the potential to become a celebrity teacher!”

  “Have I missed out on the opportunity that could make our Songyang Academy rise?”

  Headmaster Bai sighed as he silently resolved to go and meet Sun Mo if he had the time. Even if he couldn’t headhunt him, it would still be very good if he could invite Sun Mo to the Songyang Academy to give a few lectures!

  God Hands……zeze, this sounds so impressive just from hearing about it! ……

  “Teacher Wang, I heard that Sun Mo used to attend your classes frequently?”

  During these few days, plenty of people kept talking to Wang Tai about Sun Mo. Moreover, he discovered that the number of students attending his classes had actually doubled.

  As a 2-star great teacher, there would be around 100 students in Wang Tai’s classes, but during these few days, they surged to 200. From the looks of things, the surge didn’t seem to have ended yet.

  “This is all because of Sun Mo’s reputation?”

  Wang Tai sighed ruefully. He also felt a heavy pressure on him. No matter what, he couldn’t possibly lose out to his student, right?

  Besides, he heard that Sun Mo was going to participate in the 2-star great teacher examination this year. If he passed, Sun Mo’s star ranking would be the same as him.

  Wang Tai couldn’t afford to lose. Hence, he no longer relaxed and stopped going to places of entertainment. Instead, he stayed in the library, ignoring the needs of his ‘little bro’. (If you can’t control yourself, I’ll directly break you.)

  It was unknown why, but he actually ended up enjoying going through books in the library to the point where he couldn’t extricate himself from it.

  As expected, learning was very satisfying. The feeling of satisfaction could continue if he constantly continued learning!

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Wang Tai +100. Friendly (100/1,000). ……

  Central Province Academy, teacher’s office.

  “Have you guys heard it? Sun Mo wants to attempt rising 3 stars in a year!”

  Du Xiao was curious.

  “Isn’t this a little too exaggerated? I believe Sun Mo does have the teaching capabilities, but one of the prerequisites is that the examinee must comprehend a total of nine great teacher halos. It wouldn’t work if they only comprehended eight. Even a genius like Liu Mubai would need three years of preparation!”

  Xiao Hong interjected.

  “How can Liu Mubai be compared to Sun Mo?”

  Du Xiao’s lips twitched. Right now, she was about to become one of Sun Mo’s crazy fans.

  Xiao Hong didn’t expect Du Xiao to talk back. She frowned and was preparing to scold her but eventually endured the impulse.

  After Du Xiao spoke, she felt some regret and was waiting to be scolded. In the end, she felt a little astonished that Xiao Hong had endured it. Then, she soon thought of the admonishment by Sun Mo that day. It was really effective.

  “I think it will be difficult for him to raise his rank to 3-star, but it shouldn’t be a problem for him to ascend to 2-star!”

  Zhou Shanyi spoke, alleviating the awkward atmosphere.

  Gao Cheng sighed. He had joined the school even earlier than Sun Mo. In the end, Sun Mo was already a 1-star great teacher and could even become a 2-star great teacher. Such impact was simply too great that it made Gao Cheng suspect whether he had the talent to be a great teacher or not.

  “Teacher Jiang, Teacher Xia, you guys have to work hard too!”

  Zhou Shanyi encouraged. These two would also be participating in the 2-star great teacher examination this year.

  “I’ll do my best!”

  Xia Yuan smiled bitterly.

  Jiang Yongnian wasn’t in any mood to speak. He buried his head in books and continued to read. He originally felt that even if he failed this year, he could just try again. However, this couldn’t work now. If he failed and Sun Mo passed, it would be too embarrassing. ……

  Sun Mo wanted to set off three days later. Hence, he was preparing to invite Gu Xiuxun to travel with him. In the end, he found her sitting alone at the lakeside, hugging her knees with red eyes.

  “What’s wrong?”

  Sun Mo was puzzled. Could it be she had just fallen out of love?

  [1] The source of this translation: The great gushing Yangtze with piling waves flows toward the east, Away it carries gallant souls of the remote bygone days.

  [2] little bro in this context means pen*s