Everyone only had one life, and a life-and-death battle would use their lives as a gambling stake. After that, both parties should have no complaints even if they died. Hence, unless one had an unresolvable major grudge that made the two parties unable to exist under the same sky, it was very rare for people to fight in a life-and-death battle.

  Xiao Di’s group was like hawks. They did things radically because they wanted Sun Mo to lose face and scram out of the Dragon Subduing Academy.

  Killing?

  They had never thought of this before.

  After all, everyone was a great teacher. Even if they disliked Sun Mo, it was still necessary to give him some courtesy.

  But when Sun Mo directly asked for a life-and-death battle, this caused Xiao Di and the others to feel nervous in their hearts.

  Those who dared to propose such a thing were either self-confident geniuses who knew their strength well or braggarts who were retards. No matter how they looked at Sun Mo, he didn’t seem like the latter one.

  Jin Yan hesitated, but it was hard to dismount after riding on a tiger.

  “Old Jin, it’s up to you now. I will take charge if things turn bad,” Xiao Di encouraged.

  Jin Yan, who was feeling a little jittery, relaxed when he heard this. This was because the meaning of Xiao Di’s words was clear. (Once there’s something wrong with the situation, I will act and help you.)

  “Teacher Sun, please!”

  Jin Yan clasped his fist.

  “Ha, let me make things clear first. We won’t stop until one of us dies. If an outsider helps either of us, that person is to commit suicide immediately.”

  After Sun Mo spoke to the end, his tone grew sharp.

  Through his Divine Sight, he could clearly see Jin Yan’s will wavering. He truly couldn’t be bothered to fight such a soft persimmon.

  “Eh!”

  Jin Yan’s plan was destroyed, and this caused his countenance to turn unsightly. Why did the battle sound crueler the more they spoke about it?

  Honestly speaking, Jin Yan didn’t fear a fight. Even if he had to be bed-ridden for a year, he wasn’t afraid. However, if he died for no reason at all, wouldn’t that be too much of a misfortune?

  (Let alone marrying a wife, I’ve never even held the hands of a girl before.)

  “Jin Yan, we great teachers have to be courageous when faced with danger. Only then can we be the role models of students. If not, how can you have the face to get your students to do something even you cannot do?”

  Xiao Di berated and Priceless Advice was activated.

  When the golden light shone on Jin Yan, his aura began to surge as his will grew determined.

  “Teacher Sun, please guide me!”

  Jin Yan’s wrist turned and slashed out a beam of light using a curved blade of over two feet long.

  Swish~

  Sun Mo pulled out his wooden blade.

  Wielding Sword Drinking Horse!

  Swish~

  Spirit qi from Sun Mo’s body gushed out and a steed formed under him. He rode it and was like a blast of lightning as he sped toward Jin Yan.

  “The deities above, what cultivation art is this? It actually allows him to summon a war horse?”

  “It’s definitely a peerless-grade saint-tier cultivation art!”

  “No wonder Teacher Sun wants a life-and-death battle, so it’s because he trains in a top-level cultivation art.”

  The students discussed with their eyes wide open, not willing to give up any chance they had for learning.

  When Jin Yan saw Sun Mo rapidly charging over, his heart thumped as he began to feel some panic.

  There was no solution to it. The threat of a top-level cultivation art was simply so tyrannical. It allowed one to have the prowess to jump levels and kill their enemies.

  “Jin Yan, calm down!”

  Xiao Di roared. “The more you panic, the quicker you lose.”

  Jin Yan also knew this logic. Hence, he forced himself to calm down, but at this moment, Sun Mo already arrived in front of him.

  Yujing Ballad, Midnight Songs Poetry, Golden Jade Hibiscus.

  It was first a ballad that entered Jin Yan’s ears, disrupting his sense of hearing. After that, two beautiful hibiscus bloomed before his eyes as Sun Mo slashed his wooden blade out.

  They were so large that they blocked his entire vision.

  Jin Yan subconsciously retreated. After that, he suffered a punch at his shoulder blade and got blasted through the air.

  Bang!

  Jin Yan’s chin smashed onto the ground. It was so painful that he wanted to die. If this was a normal situation, he would just pretend to faint to avoid embarrassment from the defeat. However, this was a life-and-death battle.

  (Wait a minute, Sun Mo is a great teacher. He most probably won’t kill an opponent that’s pretending to be unconscious, right?)

  However, just when he closed his eyes, a stream of sword qi blasted over and slashed into his legs.

  Swish~

  Argh!

  The intense pain caused Jin Yan to scream in agony.

  (It’s over, it’s over. Is there something wrong with my head? Why did I agree to a life-and-death battle?)

  Jin Yan crawled, wanting to avoid Sun Mo.

  Continue to fight?

  Stop joking. One would be able to tell if someone was an expert or not with just a move. He couldn’t even see Sun Mo’s move clearly and was thrashed so badly. Was there even still a need to continue fighting?

  “Concede and I’ll spare you!”

  Sun Mo berated.

  Upon seeing the wooden blade about to slash down on his head, all glory was useless compared to his little life. Hence, Jin Yan anxiously pleaded for mercy. “I’ve lost.”

  The instant before the wooden blade touched his head, Jin Yan’s body was drenched in cold sweat. After that, he swore he would never fight in a life-and-death battle ever again.

  “I’ve said that you are too weak and shouldn’t fight against me, but you refused to listen. Are you not suffering now?”

  Sun Mo rapped Jin Yan’s head.

  Jin Yan clutched his head. He really wanted to pretend that he had fainted.

  Luckily, Sun Mo didn’t continue to insult him.

  Mei Ziyu applauded softly.

  “This cultivation art is somewhat impressive.”

  Duanmu Li praised.

  “Trash!”

  Xiao Di scolded and turned his head to look at his comrades.

  They had to win no matter what today.

  The majority of the people in his group immediately shifted their gazes away, pretending to look at the scenery.

  It wasn’t that they were cowards, but the enemy was too powerful.

  This was a situation of insta-defeat!

  Why did Xiao Di send Jin Yan out?

  Because that fellow was one of the strongest in their group. Since he even suffered an insta-defeat, wouldn’t the others lose even more miserably if they went up?

  “Tie Le, you go.”

  Xiao Di pointed out.

  “I ate something wrong yesterday and have a bad stomach ache today.”

  Tie Le found an excuse.

  He might be able to win, but it would be a very very close battle. Besides, he might even be heavily injured. (Since that’s the case, what’s the point of fighting? I won’t fight in battles where there’s only a 50% chance of victory.)

  “Would you always have a stomach ache when you come across such opponents in the future?”

  Xiao Di questioned.

  Tie Le’s face turned red. He felt somewhat unhappy but didn’t dare to make any rebuttal.

  “Batubu, you go. This fellow should be at the eighth level of the Divine Force Realm. His cultivation base is similar to yours.”

  Xiao Di chose the second strongest guy in the group.

  “This ought to be the case from the start!”

  Batubu cracked his fingers and walked out. “How about a life-and-death battle?”

  “That is precisely what I want.” Sun Mo brandished his blade.

  “Batubu, eighth level of the Divine Force Realm. Please guide me!”

  “Sun Mo, eighth level of the Divine Force Realm. Please guide me!”

  After the two exchanged greetings, they rushed at each other with extreme speed.

  Batubu slashed out. At the same time, his left hand took on a form resembling an eagle claw and rapidly grabbed toward Sun Mo’s eyes.

  This fellow could multitask. This was why he could display his blade arts and wrestling techniques simultaneously. He was very troublesome to deal with.

  Sun Mo flicked his wrist and his wooden blade manifested millions of blade shadows.

  Spear Rain Pearflower!

  Swish~ Swish~ Swish~

  Numerous flowers bloomed. They were all very gorgeous and even emitted a sweet fragrance.

  “It can’t be, right? Why do I feel that this is also a saint-tier cultivation art?”

  “There’s no need to ‘feel’, it is one.”

  “But this doesn’t seem to be a blade art!”

  Among the crowd, some great teachers with good judgment were watching the show.

  Batubu retracted his eagle claw. His hands grabbed the hilt of his long blade as he slashed out in anger.

  Sky-towering Waves.

  Swish~

  All the pearflowers were like being blown away by the wind and rain and vanished directly. But after that, a few streams of blade qi exploded forth.

  Sword Flash!

  Woosh! Woosh! Woosh!

  Batubu brandished his blade to block and looked incomparably valiant.

  “Handsome!”

  “Batubu, kill him!”

  “The Great Jin Country is invincible!”

  A group of people cheered, feeling that Batubu was about to win.

  “Stop shouting!”

  Yet, Batubu couldn’t voice out the bitterness in his heart. Earlier, he had been mocking Jin Yan for being too noob, but now when he was the one fighting, only then did he know that Sun Mo was simply too strong.

  Although he managed to block three moves from Sun Mo and appeared very imposing, in truth, he completely had no idea where Sun Mo’s position was.

  How to fight?

  As expected, another stream of blade qi suddenly appeared before his eyes. If it wasn’t for Batubu’s reactions being fast enough, he would have been cut into two.

  “Can I concede?”

  Batubu didn’t want to fight anymore.

  If it was a normal battle, he would be able to give it his all and treat Sun Mo as a sparring partner. But now if he really forced Sun Mo’s hands too much, he might die here.

  “Daring to be distracted in the midst of a life-and-death battle? Do you treat me as non-existent?”

  A mocking voice rang out beside his ear, and Sun Mo’s wooden blade directly pierced forward.

  Sword Dragon Ridding the Armor!

  Roar!

  A vast amount of spirit qi gushed out from the wooden blade and instantly transformed into a giant dragon roaring with anger. Its maw was wide open and swallowed Batubu who couldn’t react in time.

  Bang!

  The giant dragon slammed into the ground and disintegrated. At the same time, Batubu’s weapon and clothes disintegrated as well. His defense was completely broken. Also, his body froze and he couldn’t move.

  Seeing Sun Mo’s wooden blade slashing over, Batubu hurriedly opened his mouth to plead for mercy.

  “I’ve lost!”

  Batubu didn’t want to concede, but his will of wanting to survive still compelled him to do so.

  The entire Draconic Human Great Hall fell silent when the giant dragon manifested. This was so even for the great teachers watching at the side.

  They were awed by the power of Sun Mo’s cultivation art and felt extremely envious as well as a tiny bit of jealousy. After that, they heard Batubu’s plead for mercy.

  Tribal people who had always regarded winning and losing as something very important actually didn’t criticize Batubu harshly at this moment.

  After all, no matter who it was that fought against Sun Mo, that person would probably lose as well.

  “One can even choose to concede in a life-and-death battle?”

  Sun Mo stopped and asked with a smile.

  “This…”

  Batubu was extremely embarrassed and could only smile awkwardly.

  “In the future, when you see me, you have to take a detour. Don’t let me see you.”

  Sun Mo instructed.

  “I understand.”

  Batubu looked at Sun Mo’s blade and knew that it might be embarrassing if he agreed, but if he didn’t, he would die. Hence, he could only lower his head and be a turtle that pulled its head in.

  “Is this the way you speak? Do you have no manners?”

  Sun Mo lectured.

  “Eh!”

  Batubu started for a while and finally understood. He lowered his head in apology. “Teacher Sun, I’ve benefited from your teachings. I was wrong, I actually thought that I could fight equally against this man from the Central Plains. I was truly naive.”

  After seeing Batubu’s miserable ending, Tie Le felt incomparably rejoiceful. Luckily, he was smart enough and didn’t take the lead to go and fight. If not, he might be beaten so badly that his sh*t flowed out of him.

  Sun Mo stared at Xiao Di and then the others. “It can’t be that you guys don’t want to fight anymore, right?”

  This group of hawks felt very terrible after being provoked like this.

  “You guys should just come at me together!”

  Sun Mo suggested. “In any case, if any of you fought me one-on-one, that would be considered freebies for me.”

  Hua~

  Sun Mo’s words caused a commotion in the crowd because it was truly too arrogant.

  (How many people does Xiao Di have in his group? Nine! You actually want them to fight you at the same time? Even nine wooden pillars would be enough to exhaust you to death from you trying to break them all.)

  “Sun Mo, don’t be an intolerable bully. I’m coming!”

  Xiao Di moved forward.

  “Right, use your Great Solar Evil Destroying Art to crush him ruthlessly.”

  His comrades cheered.

  Chapter 821: No Matter How Strong He Is, It’s Impossible for Him To Be Stronger Than Teacher Sun.

  “Great Teacher Sun, be careful. He cultivates the saint-tier cultivation art, Great Solar Evil Destroying Art. It’s relatively powerful.”

  Duanmu Li was worried.

  For young people, it would be very bad if they lost themselves to their pride and ego, not placing anyone else in their eyes just because of a few victories.

  Xiao Di’s had problems with his character, but he was really strong. If not, it would be impossible for him to become the boss of this group.

  “Many thanks for the reminder.”

  Sun Mo surveyed Xiao Di, wanting more of such opponents. Xiao Di was like a child taking the initiative to come over and give Sun Mo a cultivation art. Even if Sun Mo couldn’t win, it was guaranteed that he would be able to gain a saint-tier cultivation art.

  Huge profit!

  Xiao Di’s weapon was a pair of steel boxing gloves. After he wore them, his arms looked like two gigantic totem pillars that could cleave apart mountains and break bones.

  “Xiao Di, ninth-level of the Divine Force Realm. Please guide me.”

  “Sun Mo, eighth-level of the Divine Force Realm. Please guide me.”

  After exchanging greetings, Xiao Di impatiently lunged toward Sun Mo. He wanted to insta-kill Sun Mo and have a smooth victory.

  Hu~

  His heavy punches created gusts of winds that blew so furiously, causing Sun Mo to be unable to open his eyes.

  Soul Eradication!

  Boom!

  Before the steel fists arrived, a mental impact had blasted into Sun Mo’s body, causing his mind to shake and his breathing to be obstructed.

  The attack that Sun Mo had prepared wasn’t able to unleash its full prowess because of this.

  Bang!

  The wooden blade collided with the steel-covered fist.

  Xiao Di’s countenance changed. As expected, Sun Mo was a formidable opponent. He could sense that although Sun Mo’s attack wasn’t perfect, it was still powerful enough to face his attack. This meant that Sun Mo’s strength was a hair stronger than his.

  However, only by defeating such an opponent would boasting be worth it.

  Xiao Di immediately adjusted his mental state and did his utmost.

  Great Solar Illumination.

  Bzz!

  Xiao Di’s fists suddenly erupted forth with great amounts of spirit qi and shone with a dazzling light akin to the sun, causing people to be unable to look at them straight.

  Bang! Bang! Bang!

  Xiao Di’s steel fists were like wheels of a car, constantly blasting toward Sun Mo.

  Sun Mo’s vision was covered in bright white light and he couldn’t see anything. He could only fight depending on his senses.

  One couldn’t help but say that Sun Mo was suffering a disadvantage because of carelessness. Luckily, because his defense was strong enough, he didn’t suffer any injuries.

  “As expected, one mustn’t underestimate any saint-tier cultivation arts.”

  Thinking about how he would soon be able to learn this cultivation art, Sun Mo was in a terribly good mood.

  “Boss, we are cheering for you. Finish him!”

  Xiao Di’s little brothers immediately started cheering when they saw him occupying the advantage with his ferocious attacks.

  Duanmu Li glanced at Mei Ziyu and discovered that she was standing in a relaxed manner and looked as pure as a lily. She had a very calm look on her face, and he couldn’t help but feel surprised.

  “Are you not worried?”

  “Why should I be?” Mei Ziyu smiled. “Teacher Sun would win for sure.”

  “Hehe!”

  Duanmu Li felt astonished. “You really have a lot of confidence in Teacher Sun.”

  “So what even if his opponent knows a saint-tier cultivation art?” Mei Ziyu’s tone was filled with intense trust. “No matter how strong this Xiao Di is, it’s impossible for him to be stronger than Teacher Sun.”

  “…”

  Duanmu Li started. (Are your words even treating Xiao Di as a human?)

  Xiao Di was someone qualified to be a great teacher in the Dragon Subduing Academy after he graduated. It was said that right now, he was already starting to nurture the heirs of the golden-veil warriors of the great Jin Country.

  Others thought that they were seeing a case of Xiao Di suppressing Sun Mo because his momentum was too strong, but Xiao Di was actually furrowing his brows in worry. This was because his attacks didn’t bring about the desired effects.

  Sun Mo was like a rock that withstood the raging winds and impact from the ferocious waves. He was immovable.

  Swish~

  Sun Mo returned his wooden blade to its sheath and welcomed the attacks with his fists instead.

  Eternalism, Great Mercy!

  Bang! Bang! Bang!

  Both parties clashed together. Sun Mo’s fists were not covered in any protection, but his attacking might wasn’t inferior and he didn’t seem to be injured at all.

  Boundless Sea of Suffering, Impermanence!

  Pak! Pak! Pak!

  As Sun Mo was fighting, his spirit qi condensed into a three-meter-tall Buddha statue behind him. After that, it was also waving its palms and sweeping them toward Xiao Di.

  Bang! Bang! Bang!

  The Buddha palms caused a large imprint to appear on the ground every time they were launched, kicking up clouds of dust.

  “What cultivation art is this again? It feels so strong!”

  “Don’t have to feel it, it’s clearly extremely strong!”

  “Could it be that this fellow has learned a few types of saint-tier cultivation arts?”

  The students were shocked and couldn’t turn their gazes away. As for the great teachers, they were filled with envy. Logic told them that by right, Sun Mo should only know a single saint-tier cultivation art.

  After all, saint-tier cultivation arts were too rare and valuable. If one could learn just one saint-tier art in their lifetimes, they must have accumulated good fortune for several lifetimes. Yet, even casual moves from Sun Mo seemed to originate from a variety of saint-tier cultivation arts.

  Naturally, some high-ranking great teachers with good judgment and much experience also noticed that Sun Mo’s transition in between cultivation arts was done extremely smoothly.

  Logically speaking, that shouldn’t be the case.

  Without tens of years of hard practice, no one could achieve this. And, how old was Sun Mo merely? Even if he started training in his mother’s womb, he shouldn’t be able to reach such a stage.

  “A combat genius!”

  Duanmu Li sighed ruefully.

  “Hehe!”

  Mei Ziyu silently mused. (You have finally discovered it? This young man is a genius that comprehended the Battlegod Catalog. In Jinling, he is known as the new Battle God!)

  “Are your capabilities only this much? Can you use your ultimate move or not?”

  Sun Mo urged.

  Xiao Di’s attacking prowess couldn’t make him feel pressured. This meant that it had no way to give Sun Mo the sensation of death due to Xiao Di’s attacks not being threatening enough.

  “Ridiculous.”

  Xiao Di bit his teeth and circulated his spirit qi before unleashing his ultimate skill.

  Evil Destruction!

  BOOM!

  As Xiao Di punched out, a watermelon-sized spirit qi sphere rapidly shot toward Sun Mo.

  Bzz~

  A Buddha statue appeared before Sun Mo. Its palms were like smacking a fly and blasted toward the spirit qi sphere.

  Boom!

  The spirit qi sphere exploded, and the powerful waves of impact smashed into the buddha statue, causing it to shatter and become motes of light.

  Wow!

  The audience exclaimed in awe.

  The moves used by the two of them were all so exquisite.

  “Interesting!”

  Sun Mo felt a little regret. Earlier, he should have used the Myriad Manifestations Spirit Wave Art to see if it was strong enough to block Xiao Di’s Evil Destruction.

  Xiao Di’s countenance also grew somewhat unsightly.

  He had unleashed his ultimate attack, but Sun Mo could still handle it easily. Moreover, it seemed as though Sun Mo hadn’t used his full strength yet.

  One must know that Xiao Di had been prepared to face the Wielding Sword Drinking Horse and other sword moves that Sun Mo had used when he fought against others. Xiao Di thought about how he should respond and planned out all contingencies. But when he was the one fighting, Sun Mo didn’t even use the sword moves.

  “How can I still fight?”

  Xiao Di felt that he might screw up today.

  “Don’t be discouraged. Come on, use another one of your ultimate attacks.”

  Sun Mo saw Xiao Di’s will wavering through Divine Sight, and he hurriedly encouraged him. Xiao Di was such a good sparring partner. Sun Mo didn’t want the fight to end so quickly.

  “Absolutely disgraceful!”

  Xiao Di was infuriated. (What do you treat me as?)

  Burial of Nine Suns!

  Demonic God Possession!

  Xiao Di unleashed his ultimate attacks one by one, blasting them at Sun Mo. At the end, even those moves that he hadn’t grasped fully were unleashed.

  A bright wheel hung suspended above his head. His entire person emitted red-colored spirit qi and seemed to have enlarged by a size.

  The audience was all mesmerized as they watched.

  Such ultimate attacks were truly gorgeous.

  But why couldn’t they kill Sun Mo?

  After three minutes of frenziedly attacking, Xiao Di was panting heavily. He had overdrafted his spirit qi and now, his qi circulation was not smooth at all. Hence, he couldn’t help but adjust his breathing.

  “Very good. My turn now.”

  With a flash, Sun Mo appeared directly in front of Xiao Di. His wooden blade was pulled out again and pierced toward Xiao Di’s throat.

  Dotting Crimson Lip!

  Crows Crying at Night

  Colors of Autumn!

  Sun Mo executed the Wind King Divine Steps, which made his movements ethereal and hard to track. He unceasingly used the moves from Immemorial Vairocana.

  Pak, pak, pak!

  The wooden blade started to strike Xiao Di, and every strike would generate a golden page on Xiao Di’s head.

  “Boss, quickly counterattack!”

  The little brothers were anxious. Why did they suddenly feel like their boss was suppressed?

  “Shut up!”

  Xiao Di roared. (Do you guys think I don’t want to? The movement art of this fellow is too powerful, and I basically cannot track him, alright?!)

  Duanmu Li was shocked. He couldn’t help but ask, “How many saint-tier cultivation arts does Teacher Sun know exactly?”

  Mei Ziyu smiled but didn’t reply.

  The audience was already stunned from watching. They were called barbarians not only because their personalities were coarse, brutish, bold, and unconstrained, but their level of civilization wasn’t high and their ability to appreciate things was very low as well.

  Unlike people from the Central Plains who would listen to a poem or some music to soothe their emotions, getting in the mood and exchanging words to understand their ‘partners’ before doing the deed, barbarians would directly tear the clothes off their women and do the deed immediately.

  But now, they felt that Sun Mo’s attacks were gorgeous and magnificent. It was a pleasure to watch him.

  Hence, a thought involuntarily rose in their minds.

  “Damn!”

  Xiao Di was badly angered. He couldn’t see any way to defeat Sun Mo. Hence, he was preparing to use a battle strategy that could heavily injure both parties. It was a pity that Sun Mo wouldn’t let things go according to his wish.

  While his main body was occupying Xiao Di’s attention, a Universe Formless Clone suddenly appeared at Xiao Di’s side.

  “What?”

  Xiao Di was badly shocked. He didn’t expect Sun Mo to still have a trump card at this moment. After that, his next thought was that it was over for him.

  As expected…

  The wooden blade rapidly moved closer to him in his vision. After that, it smashed into his head with a bang.

  Xiao Di’s sturdy and muscular body of over 200 jin was lifted from the air and started spinning like a top. After that, he fell onto the ground with a thud.

  “Do you still want to continue fighting?”

  Sun Mo asked.

  One couldn’t help but admit that Xiao Di’s ability to withstand a beating was truly very strong. Sun Mo had struck his head with the wooden blade, but he still didn’t faint.

  Xiao Di forcefully gritted his teeth and then clasped his fists.

  “I’m the weaker one. I’ve lost.”

  Xiao Di lowered his head. “From now onward, wherever Teacher Sun appears at, I, Xiao Di, will immediately take a detour to express my respect.”

  Xiao Di might be from the hawk faction, but he was also a great teacher and could judge the situation clearly.

  He understood that if Sun Mo had used a little bit more strength, his brain juice would have sprayed all over the ground. After all, this was a life-and-death battle where there was no need to spare your opponents.

  But Sun Mo had shown mercy.

  “Just from your words, it’s worth me showing mercy earlier.”

  Sun Mo smiled. “Actually, I understand the thoughts of you guys as to why you view outsiders with hostilities. However, driving enemies away to proclaim yourself the strongest is the wrong concept. A true expert doesn’t fear competition. They will learn from the good points of their enemies and transform their insights into nutrients for their own growth. If I looked down on you people, I wouldn’t have come and sought employment here.”

  Sun Mo looked at Xiao Di. “To me, this isn’t just an internship, but it’s also a chance for me to learn.”

  These were indeed Sun Mo’s true thoughts. This was why Priceless Advice activated.

  Xiao Di, who managed to stand up after a struggle, was stunned for a moment. He pondered over Sun Mo’s words. After that, he suddenly dipped into a bow toward Sun Mo.