Hua!

  The audience was stunned. What was going on? Why was this suddenly turning into a student recruitment event?

  The examinees’ eyes had turned green with envy.

  With a 6-star great teacher as a backing, there was no doubt that Sun Mo’d be able to advance very steadily in the future.

  Sun Mo frowned slightly, not expecting there to be such an event. However, he was planning on rejecting without any hesitation. He’d have to give it some thought even if a secondary saint wanted to take him in as their student, let alone a 6-star great teacher.

  Of course, it wasn’t that Sun Mo was pretentious and didn’t know what was good for him. It was just that the act of acknowledging a teacher in Middle-Earth Nine Provinces held too much weight.

  “Uhh, Teacher Sun, don’t misunderstand. I’m not thinking of having you as my personal disciple. I just want to impart to you some things that I have researched.”

  He Changfeng stroked his beard and chuckled. “Of course, we can have mutual exchanges and discussions as well!”

  “Old He, are you alright in the head?”

  Hearing this, even Liang Hongda couldn’t help but ask. (What can you discuss with an inexperienced new star? No matter how amazing Sun Mo is, he’s only 21 years old.)

  (Putting aside the fact that Sun Mo already has high achievements in the study of spirit runes and spiritual control, even if he were to spend 20 years on learning botany, the amount of knowledge he’d have grasped wouldn’t have been one-tenth of what you’d have.)

  Liang Hongda’s first reaction was that He Changfeng was planning to use this as an opportunity to get close to Sun Mo and then enjoy the God Hands’ massage.

  “Teacher Liang, you don’t understand!”

  He Changfeng didn’t wish to explain.

  He had thought about the Thousand Blood Vines for many days before he understood it. He had even gone through a lot of documents in the process. However, Sun Mo was able to do it amidst the busy examinations.

  What did this mean?

  It meant that Sun Mo’s achievement in botany was no lesser than his!

  Of course, there’d be people who’d say that Sun Mo had come to know of the Thousand Blood Vines’ characteristics by chance, thus he was able to resolve this. He Changfeng would tell the person with certainty that it was impossible.

  The Thousand Blood Vines was an extremely rare darkness plant, thus the relevant information was very little. Moreover, such books were mostly in the hands of some major characters or big powers. Normal people would probably not even hear of it, let alone being able to borrow them.

  Knowledge was power regardless of the generation.

  Sun Mo knew about the Thousand Blood Vines as well as how to fend off and negate its effects. This meant that he definitely had a grandmaster-grade botanist behind him who was at least 6-star or higher.

  He Changfeng wanted to get in touch with that person through Sun Mo.

  It was because He Changfeng had recently come across a few problems that neither he nor the other grandmaster-grade botanist he knew could resolve.

  “You……”

  Liang Hongda’s countenance changed from the retaliation. He swung his sleeves and couldn’t be bothered to care about him anymore. (Anyway, you’d be the one to be embarrassed.)

  “I didn’t hear that wrongly, did I? Teacher He wants to have exchanges and discussions with Sun Mo?”

  “My god, is Sun Mo’s botany so amazing as well?”

  “I remember that when he took Teacher Ma in as his disciple, he had said that his botany was still alright. Turns out that it wasn’t alright but very good!”

  The examinees were astonished.

  “Thank you for your great kindness, Teacher He. If there’s a chance, we can have an exchange.”

  Sun Mo didn’t reject it.

  If a great teacher wanted to grow, it was a necessity for them to learn widely from others. Although Sun Mo had a lot of botany knowledge right now, he still didn’t have too much experience in terms of practical usage.

  “Teacher, you should treat your injury!”

  Ma Zhang walked over with a respectful attitude. (Teacher was really amazing. To think that even He Changfeng was convinced by him.) ……

  “I have a stronger and stronger feeling that I’m not deserving to be Teacher’s personal disciple!”

  Ying Baiwu wore a bitter expression. The pressure was really great!

  “I feel the same!”

  Tantai Yutang said this with the greatest sincerity.

  Jiang Leng, who was at the side, nodded.

  “Aiya, why are we thinking so much about it? Let’s just feel proud for Teacher!”

  Lu Zhiruo said this and then handed the iron-headed young girl a piece of melon. “Have some melon.”

  Ying Baiwu’s lips twitched and she grabbed the watermelon over, biting down on it harshly. (Of course, you aren’t worried! You’re the student that Teacher likes the most!)

  (The personal disciples battle is up next. I must get first place, not for myself, but so that I won’t embarrass Teacher.) ……

  The competition ended and the victor was decided. As Sun Mo left, the audience started to leave in succession as well. To speak the truth, everyone felt as if they wanted to watch more. After getting to know the Thousand Blood Vines, they managed to learn something new.

  The last row of seats wasn’t considered good seats for ordinary people because they wouldn’t be able to see the arena clearly. However, to cultivators who had a sharp vision, it wasn’t a problem.

  A middle-aged man wearing a grayish-white long robe was seated on the seat furthest away from the tracks. He looked at the arena, holding onto a bamboo container that was as thick as an arm. What was inside was soybean milk from Yang Clan’s Teashop.

  It tasted delicious after sugar was added.

  “Starlord!”

  A young lady who was about 14 to 15 years old suddenly appeared here. However, it was as if the audience around her hadn’t seen her or hadn’t even heard her voice.

  “I saw Li Zhuifeng. Dean Bai had probably come as well!”

  The young lady reported.

  “The great teacher examination is a good stage to test out their results. Therefore, Dean Bai will definitely come.”

  The middle-aged man who was referred to as the Starlord wasn’t surprised at all. After taking a sip of the soybean milk, he asked curiously, “Yao Guang, what do you think about that Sun Mo?”

  The young lady who was addressed as Yao Guang thought through her words before speaking up. “I can’t see through him. He’s so strong that it’s unrealistic! He’s inhuman!”

  “Hehe, don’t forget that all saints are inhuman.”

  The middle-aged said and then assessed the young lady. “You’re also very strong, like you’re inhuman. At the very least, that Sun Mo still won’t be able to beat you even if he were to go all out.”

  “Starlord, thank you for your praise!”

  The young lady kept saying that she didn’t deserve the kind words.

  “But that’s what’s interesting. There are only a few talents every year. This great teacher circle is like a pool of dead water. It’s not interesting at all.”

  The middle-aged man smiled. “I heard that a genius that’s hard to come by even in 100 years has appeared in the 1-star examination. I thought that it was an exaggeration, but I didn’t expect that this trip was worth it!”

  “We do have quite a few new heroes who are as outstanding as Sun Mo in our Dark Dawn as well!”

  The young lady pouted.

  “Haha.”

  The middle-aged man shook his head, not commenting on this. People would only be called heroes based on their achievements. If they couldn’t grow, it’d be useless.

  “Starlord, should we make some trouble?”

  The young lady licked her lips.

  “Yao Guang, you’ll need to change your character of liking to create trouble.”

  The middle-aged advised, “This time around, let Dean Bai and the others make a move. I want to see the results of their spirit runes as well!”

  Yao Guang felt a little disappointed.

  “I’m very interested in Sun Mo’s Ancient Dragon Capturing Hands. Therefore, I’m giving you a mission to lay low by his side and steal that secret art.”

  The middle-aged man got up.

  “There’s no problem! I’m good at doing this!”

  Yao Guang assured. Stealing? Tsk, could something involving great teachers be considered stealing?

  “This Sun Mo is very interesting. To think that he knows the Skyraise Academy’s Grand Universe Formless Divine Art. Didn’t you want it from a long time ago? You can take the chance to learn it as well.”

  The middle-aged finished up the soybean milk in the bamboo container. “That Sun Mo seems to treat his personal disciples very well. Not many great teachers are this broadminded these days.”

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Daybreak Starlord +10. Neutral (50/100).

  “Is this for real?”

  Yao Guang was astonished. “How does he know the Skyraise Academy’s ultimate divine art? Could it be that he is an illegitimate son of the Skyraise Academy’s headmaster?”

  “You can go find out about this yourself. Oh, right, I don’t like your current face!”

  The middle-aged man left. When he passed by a trash bin, he tossed the bamboo container inside.

  “This face is quite good. It’s ordinary and doesn’t attract attention.”

  Yao Guang stroked her face. But since Teacher Starlord said that he didn’t like it, then she would just get it changed. Of course, that’d be after she had participated in the personal disciples battle.

  “Sun Mo was it? Let me see how amazing your students are. Don’t blame me if they ended up being killed by me though.”

  Yao Guang grinned. After feeling bored for so long, she had finally found something fun. ……

  “Teacher Sun, congratulations on coming up in first place!”

  “Teacher Sun, are you free? Why not have a meal together? I’ll treat you!

  “Teacher Sun, if you work a little harder, you’ll be able to rise by three stars in a year.”

  Everyone, regardless if they knew Sun Mo or not, came to show their respect in front of him. Now, even a fool would know that Sun Mo had great prospects.

  How great an honor it was for a 6-star great teacher to show their good will toward a new young teacher?

  “What should I do?”

  Xia Yuan had wanted to congratulate Sun Mo at the first instance, but she wasn’t able to squeeze her way through the crowd.

  “Forget it, let’s just go straight back to the hotel!”

  Gu Xiuxun gave up as well. However, before going, she opened her eyes wide and looked around. There were quite a number of female great teachers, but their looks were mediocre. They weren’t any threat at all.

  “That’s good as well!”

  Xia Yuan nodded and then smiled in self-mockery. “Teacher Sun is really strong. I probably won’t be able to catch up to him in this lifetime!”

  “Haha, that’s normal for Teacher Sun Mo!”

  Gu Xiuxun took care of Xia Yuan’s face and thus didn’t pick up the conversation from the latter half of her statement. Catch up to Sun Mo? That might be possible when one was dreaming.

  “That’s true!”

  Xia Yuan felt envious and she suddenly thought of something. “Given Xuanyuan Po and the other students’ abilities, it should be no problem for them to pass the personal disciples battle. Do you think that Sun Mo will have a chance to rise by three stars in a year?”

  The content for the 3-star examination was different from the 1 and 2-star ones. Moreover, it was very difficult. It could be said that 3-star was the lifelong hurdle for many great teachers.

  “Teacher Xia, you should be asking if Sun Mo will still be able to come out first in the 3-star great teacher examination!”

  Gu Xiuxun had been turned into a bit of a fangirl now. She had greater confidence in Sun Mo than she did herself.

  “Oh, right, if you want to raise your star level, don’t hold back. Go and plead Sun Mo to give Zheng Hao a few massages and ask him if there are any areas he can improve in!”

  If it wasn’t because Xia Yuan belonged to An Xinhui’s faction, there was no way Gu Xiuxun would say something like this. After all, such words meant that one admitted that they were incapable.

  Xia Yuan sank into a predicament. She had the pride of a great teacher and also wanted to rely on herself to let Zheng Hao pass through the stages. However, if she were to ask Sun Mo for help, then she’d definitely be able to clinch the 2-star title.

  “Wait a minute!”

  Gu Xiuxun was about to leave when she suddenly saw that female reporter with the surname Li squeezing her way through the crowd and going up to Sun Mo, wanting to interview him. The masochist instantly stopped in her footsteps, ……

  “Teacher Sun, what do you have to say about coming out in first place?”

  Li Ruolan asked as if she was on close terms with him.

  Sun Mo frowned. As the notification that was ringing out by his ear was very loud and the name was very strange, he couldn’t help but ask.

  “Who is Daybreak Starlord?”

  At the instant Sun Mo mentioned this term, the over 100 people who were crowding around him fell silent immediately. Their faces were that of astonishment and surprise.

  (You don’t even know of an influential figure like the Daybreak Starlord?)

  Chapter 601: Personal Disciples Battle, On-the-spot Guidance!

  It was like how there’d be shadows in a place where there’d be light. In any world, where there was light, there’d definitely be a lot of dark existences as well.

  In Middle-Earth Nine Provinces, there was the Saint Gate who managed all the great teachers in the world, setting ethics and rules, determining the standards for actions, and punishing crimes as well as evil deeds. It could be said that the Saint Gate determined what a great teacher was.

  Great teachers would commit mistakes as well. After committing mistakes, they’d naturally be left to the Saint Gate to judge the matter.

  Some great teachers showed behavior that brought shame to their title. However, they didn’t wish to receive punishment and thus escaped.

  The others liked freedom and didn’t wish to be regulated by the Saint Gate. They felt that the Saint Gate was too meddlesome. ……

  Amongst these great teachers, most of them joined the Dark Dawn and became dark great teachers. This power was viewed by the Saint Gate as their lifelong archenemy.

  No one knew what the Dark Dawn was like at the very beginning. It was because they were mysterious and powerful. Just revealing a bit of their horns would make one shiver.

  Even now, people still didn’t know where Dark Dawn’s headquarters was at. They didn’t even know how many dark great teachers there were in total.

  But over so many years, some of their secrets were exposed. The Saint Gate had found out that other than the highest ruler, Dark Dawn that no one knew about, they had three Dark Saints, five Doyens, and seven Starlords.

  Out of which, it was said that each of the seven Starlords all had 9-star capabilities.

  What was 9-star capabilities?

  It was the level of secondary saints.

  These seven Starlords didn’t just have strong battle prowess but also extensive knowledge and outstanding teaching capabilities. They could nurture many talents.

  The Daybreak Starlord was the most famous amongst the seven Starlords. It was because he liked to create trouble and would appear every now and then to make things difficult for the Saint Gate.

  This Starlord’s way of doing things was as his title suggested. Daybreak, the light at dawn, piercing through everything.

  Using his way of saying things, it’d be bringing new order to Middle-Earth Nine Provinces.

  “.……”

  After listening to Li Ruolan’s explanation, Sun Mo felt speechless. He subconsciously turned his head over and looked toward the spectators stand. However, there were too many people and he didn’t know which one of them was the Daybreak Starlord.

  There could even be the possibility that this Starlord had mixed himself amongst the great teachers near him. No one had seen what this major character looked like.

  However, why would such a major character contribute favorable impression points to him?

  Could it be because the Starlord admired how outstanding he was?

  A secondary saint should have seen many geniuses, right? He shouldn’t be considered much.

  To speak the truth, Sun Mo didn’t know if he should feel happy or worried. After all, no one was certain if the Daybreak Starlord would feel that his brains weren’t bad and thus planned on soaking it in formalin and putting it up as a display.

  “Has that Starlord taken the initiative to contact you?”

  After Li Ruolan explained things, her eyes lit up and she couldn’t help but ask. If it was so, then this would be big news.

  “No!”

  Sun Mo shook his head.

  “Then why would you mention this person?”

  Li Ruolan doubted.

  Given Sun Mo’s current reputation, he didn’t need to use the Daybreak Starlord to increase his level of controversy. Otherwise, the results might turn out to be the opposite of what he wanted.

  The Saint Gate had always been on the stand of wiping out the dark great teachers they encountered, killing one to serve as a warning to the others.

  “Teacher, Teacher Zhao and his disciple are waiting at the hotel!”

  Li Ziqi paused and then added, “You promised that you’ll help his personal disciple mend his bones after the Great Teachers Battle.”

  Sun Mo frowned. Was there such a thing? However, given his intelligence, he knew that the little sunny egg was trying to help him out of this situation.

  As expected of a considerate girl.

  “I’m sorry, I have things to do.”

  Sun Mo bade his goodbye.

  “Teacher Sun, Teacher Sun, please answer a few more questions!”

  Li Ruolan continued to give chase but was stopped by Li Ziqi and Ying Baiwu.

  “Please don’t disturb our teacher’s rest!”

  Li Ziqi reminded her.

  Although all the great teachers who wanted to invite Sun Mo to a meal didn’t feel too happy about this, something like mending bones shouldn’t be delayed. Therefore, they gave up on it.

  “Headmaster Zhang, you can’t be thinking of headhunting Teacher Sun, right?”

  A big-nosed headmaster saw someone familiar and couldn’t help but ask.

  “Why? Can’t I do that?”

  Headmaster Zhang raised his brows.

  “Hehe, don’t be wasting your time. Even the headmasters from ‘C’ grade famous schools can’t get themselves to bring this up, let alone ‘D’ Grade ones like yours.”

  The big-nosed headmaster let out a snort. (Don’t you know your own value?)

  “What difference would humans be from salted fish if they didn’t have dreams?”

  Headmaster Zhang spurted that sentence out and then swung his sleeves, leaving. However, after he turned over, his expression turned bitter.

  That was right, there’d be no way that he’d be able to headhunt Sun Mo!

  Even if he were to give his position to Sun Mo, the latter might not necessarily care about that. ……

  After returning to the hotel, Ma Zhang then helped Sun Mo bandage his wound.

  (After I take a hot bath with the lover protection medicine, I’ll be able to recover quickly.) However, this was Ma Zhang’s kind intentions and he couldn’t get himself to refuse him.

  “Sun Mo, do you want a massage? I feel that I have made small progress in the Ancient Dragon Capturing Hands!”

  Gu Xiuxun moved her fingers.

  “You better go and give Zhang Yanzong some guidance, preparing for the final dash.”

  Sun Mo refused.

  The great teacher examination was coming to an end.

  Based on past years’ results, 1,000 great teachers should be able to make their way to this stage. Then, half of them would be eliminated after the personal disciples battle.

  It could be said that everyone already had half a foot into getting the 2-star great teacher title and could take it a little easier.

  However, that couldn’t be done this year.

  In order to control the great teachers’ numbers and quality, the Saint Gate had increased the difficulty of the examination. Therefore, only 500 examinees had made it this far.

  Moreover, 300 more people would be eliminated in the next round.

  No one dared to be too careless.

  Every examinee could only send out max three personal disciples to participate in the battle.

  The students would fight while the teachers could give guidance on the spot. After all, this was a great teacher examination, and it primarily tested the examinees’ guidance abilities.

  Seeing through the opponent’s weaknesses, giving guidance to students, and even cheering for their students were included in the great teachers’ guidance category.

  Of course, they weren’t allowed to use great teacher halos that could directly increase their students’ battle prowess such as the Blue Born From Green halo.

  To ensure fairness, an examinee could only choose to give guidance to one personal disciple. The other two personal disciples could only fight by themselves.

  Usually, the examinees would choose the personal disciple who had the greatest chance of winning.

  “Teacher, who are you going to choose?”

  Li Ziqi felt curious. At the same time, she felt a little regretful that she couldn’t fight for her teacher’s glory.

  Sun Mo looked toward his six personal disciples.

  Xuanyuan Po entered the room, found a bench, and sat down. He took out a handkerchief and started to wipe his silver spear. Ying Baiwu seemed to be thinking and her face looked very solemn.

  Jiang Leng looked very calm.

  Back in the manor, the training that young children like them received was much more brutal than a single battle. A few people would die every month from losing.

  “Xuanyuan!”

  Sun Mo looked toward the combat addict.

  Swoosh!

  Everyone turned to look toward Xuanyuan Po. (That couldn’t be. Teacher is going to fight together with the combat addict?)

  Xuanyuan Po frowned.

  “Hmmm? Why?”

  Lu Zhiruo was perplexed. She stopped eating the melons she had just cut.

  In her opinion, Xuanyuan Po had the highest chance of winning, and Jiang Leng wasn’t bad either. However, Ying Baiwu required guidance.

  “Jiang Leng is strong and has rich experience. He is calm and doesn’t need guidance.”

  Sun Mo laughed.

  “Of course, the most important thing is that it has been a very long time since you’ve gone all out in a battle because of those damaged spirit runes. Therefore, I hope that you can take this chance and get the feel of your combat style back.”

  “You shouldn’t be imitating someone, be the real you!”

  Everyone went into deep thought upon hearing Sun Mo’s words.

  “Teacher!”

  Jiang Leng was silently in tears.

  The him in the past had been thrown away by the institution head like trash. However, not only had Sun Mo taken him in as his disciple and cured him, but he even meticulously thought about his future.

  He really had no way of returning this favor!

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Jiang Leng +1,000. Respect (7,500/10,000).

  Tantai Yutang looked at Sun Mo with a complicated expression. He was someone who only cared about benefits. To be honest, if he was in Sun Mo’s position, he’d definitely guide Jiang Leng because in his opinion, the chance of Jiang Leng getting first place was the highest. However, Sun Mo had given up on that for Jiang Leng’s future.

  Wasn’t that too noble of him?

  After Jiang Leng got first place, then Sun Mo’s reputation would definitely go one notch higher.

  “Then what about Martial Junior Baiwu?”

  The papaya girl was perplexed.

  “Out of the three of them, Baiwu is the weakest, but her will, her composure, and her courage aren’t weak.”

  Sun Mo looked toward the iron-headed young girl with a gentle gaze. “I thought of giving you guidance, but I was afraid that it’d wear down your courage.”

  “What does that mean?”

  The papaya girl scratched her head, looking stunned. She didn’t understand.

  However, Li Ziqi understood immediately. The reason why Ying Baiwu had come this far without anyone to rely on was because of her disposition of not fearing death. With Sun Mo around, it’d mean that she’d have a path to back down to.

  Then, if she were to encounter problems, she wouldn’t try her best to resolve them by herself. She would choose to get Sun Mo’s help instead.

  Sun Mo would definitely help Ying Baiwu, but he wouldn’t be able to do that forever. Therefore, Sun Mo didn’t wish for her to lose the mentality of ‘I’ll be able to fight a path for myself by myself!’

  “Teacher!”

  Ying Baiwu was also a smart girl and she understood that Sun Mo had given a lot of thought into it.

  “Teacher, I don’t need on-the-spot guidance either!”

  Xuanyuan Po pouted. “Just you watch. I’ll bring back the first place for you.”

  The combat addict felt that it’d be meaningless to win if he was given guidance.

  “No need? Who was the one who would lose his rationality as he fought, relying just on his instincts?”

  Sun Mo shook his head. “It’s clear that your physical attributes are outstanding, but what if you were to meet another person who’s even more extreme than you are?

  “Combat isn’t just a fight of two dogs biting each other. It’ll depend on the battle tactics as well. Even ferocious beasts know how to use techniques when hunting prey. What about you?”

  “There’s nothing bad with relying on instincts either!”

  Xuanyuan Po’s lips twitched.

  “Please, if Tantai were to be given the same body you have, there’s no way you’d be able to win against him!”

  Li Ziqi rolled her eyes.

  “What do you mean by that? That my brain isn’t comparable to his?”

  Xuanyuan Po felt upset.

  Chapter 602: Can Eat Melon, But Won’t Play Chess Anymore, You’ve Lost!

  (Your brain is no different from a decor piece.)

  Li Ziqi thought about it but couldn’t voice it out.

  “Martial Junior, even a fool like me can tell that your brain isn’t as good as Tantai’s!”

  After the papaya girl said that, she then looked toward Li Ziqi. “Eldest Martial Sister, I feel that even though Tantai is a sickly guy, he can still crush Martial Junior Xuanyuan!”

  “I concur!”

  Ying Baiwu nodded.

  “I concur!”

  Jiang Leng spoke up.

  “Hey, hey, what do you guys mean by that? Are you hinting that I’m very sinister?”

  The sickly guy complained.

  “Do you dare say that you haven’t schemed a person to their death before?”

  Li Ziqi asked him.

  “No!”

  The sickly guy denied outright.

  “Tsk, I don’t believe a single punctuation you said!”

  The little sunny egg didn’t like Tantai. It was because this guy wasn’t very respectful toward Sun Mo.

  “Huh?”

  Xuanyuan Po was stunned. “I had always thought that I’m the strongest one in your hearts!”

  “There’s no contradiction between being the strongest and being brainless!”

  Lu Zhiruo explained.

  “To hell with no contradiction!”

  Xuanyuan Po couldn’t accept it. “Where’s the Chinese chess? Bring it over here! I’m going to challenge you to 300 rounds!”

  The combat addict, who had always felt good about himself, felt that he was given a great blow when he saw his martial seniors and juniors’ expressions.

  (Hmph, I’ll prove myself today!)

  “Let me do it!”

  Li Ziqi rolled her sleeves up. She had been waiting for this day.

  Other than fighting, Xuanyuan Po’s daily life was only cultivating. The reason he cultivated was so that he could win even more fights.

  Other than that, the combat addict didn’t care about anything else. He didn’t even have any requests for his three meals of the day. Even if they were plain buns and salted vegetables, it was fine as long as they could fill his stomach.

  As the Eldest Martial Sister, Li Ziqi had wanted to beat Xuanyuan Po down long ago, proving herself. However, she had been ignored by the combat addict all along. But now, her chance was here.

  “How can I let Eldest Martial Sister go through so much hard work for such a trivial matter? Let me!”

  The sickly guy also wanted to compete it out with Xuanyuan Po.

  Jiang Leng opened his mouth. But when he saw Li Ziqi glaring with her big beautiful eyes, looking like a small lion that was protecting its food. He was smart and chose to stay silent.

  “Why not the two of us have a round first?”

  Li Ziqi stared at the sickly guy with strong battle intent. (I might not be able to win in combat, but you won’t be able to win in brains!)

  “Hehe, you go first!”

  Tantai Yutang backed off because he was scared of trouble the most. It’d probably take three days and three nights if he were to play chess with Li Ziqi.

  “I’ll go get the chess set!”

  Lu Zhiruo volunteered. However, before she could raise her foot, Ying Baiwu had already gone running off.

  “How many people have I offended?”

  Xuanyuan Po was speechless. (Do you guys really want to see me lose this much?)

  Very soon, the Chinese chess was placed on the table.

  “You first!”

  Li Ziqi showed the courtesy and flair as the Eldest Martial Sister.

  “Tsk!”

  The combat addict didn’t mind. He moved the cannon piece right from the start, but in less than a minute, he surrendered.

  “You dare to do a quick attack given your intellect?”

  The sickly guy tsked, giving him another blow.

  “Again!”

  Xuanyuan Po wasn’t convinced.

  Then, within ten minutes, he lost three consecutive rounds.

  “Look, Teacher’s right. When you’re anxious, it gets into your head and you start to move blindly!”

  Li Ziqi got up.

  “Don’t leave! Play again!”

  Xuanyuan Po grabbed Li Ziqi’s arm.

  “There’s no point.”

  Li Ziqi shook her head, feeling exhilarated inside. “Even if we were to play for another 100 years, there’s no way you’d be able to win against me!”

  “.……”

  Xuanyuan Po wanted to rebut when Tantai Yutang sat down on the chair. “I’ll play with you!”

  Then, the combat addict went through ten consecutive losses!

  Each time around, all of his chess pieces would be eaten up completely.

  “Are you a demon?”

  The papaya girl was astonished. This wasn’t chess anymore. It was humiliation. Tantai’d always play until there was only the ‘general’ remaining before he’d deal a checkmate.

  “Hehe, I can’t win against him in a fight after all. So I can only have a sense of victory this way!”

  The sickly guy shrugged and then got up to leave.

  “Let me!”

  Jiang Leng spoke up, but he was one step too slow and Ying Baiwu snatched the seat before he did. She didn’t say anything but just stared at Xuanyuan Po, patting the table hard.

  Her meaning was clear. (Come on!)

  “F*ck!”

  Xuanyuan Po cursed and started arranging the chess pieces. (It’s fine if I can’t win against Li Ziqi and Tantai Yutang. After all, they are smart. But what are you?)

  (Although I haven’t really learned how to play Chinese chess, I’ve grown up watching elders play it. What about you? Before you came under Teacher’s wings, all you’ve come into contact with are metal hammers and the toilet bowls. If I can’t even beat you, I’ll lick the toilet bowl in this room…… no, I’ll crush it and eat it up.)

  20 minutes later, Xuanyuan Po held onto the ‘general’ piece, stared at the chess board, stunned.

  There was no more move that he could make!

  “Haha, I won!”

  Ying Baiwu’s lips curled up, breaking into a proud smile. It was true that she hadn’t learned to play chess before and had only seen other people playing it. Therefore, she had some trouble winning.

  However, because of this, she felt happy about it.

  “.……”

  Kacha!

  Xuanyuan Po crushed the chess piece. Why did he lose? He felt very upset but was thankful that he hadn’t voiced out his boasts. Otherwise, he’d have to go lick the toilet bowl.

  “Again!”

  Xuanyuan Po urged.

  “I’m going to prepare for the battle!”

  Ying Baiwu refused. (Only a fool will play a second round with you. Moreover, I won’t play against you anymore in the future. This will assure me a 100% victory record.)

  “It’s my turn now, right?”

  Jiang Leng grinned and was about to sit down when Lu Zhiruo darted over with a swoosh, snatching the seat.

  “Hmm?”

  Everyone frowned.

  “Martial Junior, let’s have a round.”

  The papaya girl arranged the chess pieces excitedly and then saw everyone’s gazes. She felt a little stunned. “Hmmm? What kind of gaze are you guys wearing?”

  “Martial Junior!”

  Li Ziqi didn’t know how to persuade her. (If you were to lose to Xuanyuan Po, it’d prove that you’re the most stupid one. It’s better for you to hold back.)

  “Hmph, I can win!”

  Lu Zhiruo understood and instantly pouted her little lips, feeling aggrieved. “I played chess with my father before.”

  “Good luck!”

  Ying Baiwu swung her fist.

  Xuanyuan Po immediately stared at her. (Didn’t you say that you were going to prepare for the battle? What are you still doing here?)

  “Hehe!”

  Ying Baiwu grinned. (You’re right, I just want to see you lose until you jump around.)

  “Quickly!”

  Jiang Leng urged and even helped to arrange the chess pieces. He also wanted to have a go at tormenting Xuanyuan Po.

  Three minutes later, Lu Zhiruo looked calm.

  Ten minutes later, Lu Zhiruo looked solemn.

  20 minutes later, Lu Zhiruo was breaking out in perspiration. She looked at Xuanyuan Po’s hand that was holding onto the red horse piece, feeling so nervous that she was on the verge of peeing in her pants.

  (Will I lose? Please, don’t place it there.) Lu Zhiruo’s gaze couldn’t help but look over.

  “Hmmm? I feel that I seem to be winning?”

  Xuanyuan Po held onto the red horse piece, feeling hesitant. His instincts told him that he could checkmate his opponent in this round, but where should he make the move?

  Ahhh, he still had to calculate the latter moves! It was so annoying!

  At this moment, the combat addict really felt like smashing the chessboard.

  Just as Xuanyuan Po was feeling irritated, he suddenly saw Lu Zhiruo staring at the chessboard. He then followed her gaze and found the most accurate spot.

  “Yes! It’s here!”

  Xuanyuan Po was elated and he slapped down his right hand.

  Pa!

  “Wuuuu, I’ve lost!”

  The papaya girl immediately cried out. (What happens to the talk of being easily crushed? What happens to the talk about Xuanyuan Po being brainless? Why would I lose?)

  (Could it be that I’m the most stupid one?)

  “.……”

  Li Ziqi was speechless.

  “.……”

  Tantai Yutang was speechless.

  (The two of you are really bad chess players. The more you play, the worse things are.)

  “Zhiruo, you’ve admitted your loss too quickly. Given Xuanyuan’s brains, he shouldn’t be able to find the rest of the moves. Therefore, you still have the chance of turning the tables around!”

  Jiang Leng let out a sigh.

  “Huh? Really?”

  The papaya girl’s battle will rose again. “Then let’s do it again!”

  “You’ve already admitted!”

  There was no way Xuanyuan Po would do that because it was true that he couldn’t tell what the rest of the moves were. However, he mustn’t show a cowering expression. He should put up a confident pretense. “I’ve won!”

  “I didn’t admit my loss!”

  After saying that, the papaya girl felt embarrassed as well. That was why she wore a dodging expression, picked up a piece of watermelon, and handed it to Xuanyuan Po. “Have some melon!”

  Pa!

  Xuanyuan Po took the watermelon and had a bite. “I can eat the melon, but I won’t play chess anymore! You’ve lost!”

  “Ouch!”

  The papaya girl felt very disappointed and bit her left thumb’s nail, looking at Xuanyuan Po with an aggrieved and upset look.

  “Didn’t you play chess before?”

  Li Ziqi was baffled. She shouldn’t be that bad, right?

  “That’s right!”

  Lu Zhiruo felt very angry. “My father is a national player. I can play 300 rounds against him without giving way to him.”

  “That’s go not chess!”

  The little sunny egg pinched her forehead.

  “Is there a difference? Aren’t they both chess?”

  Lu Zhiruo pouted. (I’m not happy, I want to win!)

  “Isn’t that crap talk?”

  Tantai Yutang didn’t know what to say anymore. “I was wondering why you played so strange.”

  Jiang Leng sat down and arranged the chess pieces. He was unlike the others and did this very seriously. It was clear that this was filled with a sense of ritual.

  “Teacher, I agree with it. You can give me on-the-spot guidance!”

  Xuanyuan Po smacked his lips. “But I’ll continue to win and not give you any chance. Silver-chan, let’s go!”

  After saying, the combat addict picked up his longspear and got up to leave.

  “.……”

  Jiang Leng’s hand stiffened up. Even given how he didn’t like to create trouble, he had a strong urge to grab Xuanyuan Po, press him down to the seat, and have a round with him.

  Sun Mo watched everything quietly, and his lips uncontrollably curled up into a smile. It was a happy thing for the martial siblings to get along amicably. (I really hope that you guys can continue to be so loving.)

  Ding!

  “Congratulations, you’ve defeated many strong foes in the Great Teachers Battle and came out first. You’re rewarded with one gold treasure chest!”

  “Note: As you’ve made several opponents give up due to your character and morals, this is a loftier process than winning in a battle. It meets the expectation of great teacher feats. Therefore, you’re rewarded with one great teacher emblem and one mysterious treasure chest!”

  The systems congratulated and gave two consecutive rewards!

  Sun Mo had the feeling as if he had been smashed by a wallet that had dropped down from the heavens.

  “Zhiruo, stay behind. The rest of you can go and rest!”

  Sun Mo instructed.

  “Good night, Teacher!”

  After the students gave their greetings, they left the room and closed the door.

  The little sunny egg pouted.

  The iron-headed young girl believed even more that Lu Zhiruo was their teacher’s favorite student.

  “Just you wait, I’ll definitely get first place!”

  Ying Baiwu swore.

  “Teacher!”

  The papaya girl was simpleminded and cut a slice of melon that was the reddest and juiciest, handing it to Sun Mo. “Have some melon!”

  “I’m not hungry!”

  Sun Mo patted Lu Zhiruo’s head and instructed the system, “Open the chests. Start with a gold one first!”