“I’m not convinced. You must have cheated!”

  Ge Gen stared at Xiao Ri`nan angrily and wanted nothing more than to tear his skin away.

  Every day, he wouldn’t rest unless it was midnight. Moreover, he would wake up before dawn to train bitterly. He had done so for an entire year because he wanted to stand out during this year’s Autumn Hunting Sacrificial Ceremony.

  By doing so, he would be able to gain admiration from great teachers and be accepted as a personal student. He would then have the chance to learn even more powerful cultivation arts and get a beautiful girlfriend, finally setting off on the path of a life winner.

  But now, he was actually defeated by a cripple?

  How could Ge Gen accept this?

  (My legend hasn’t begun, but it has already ended.)

  Honestly speaking, he didn’t understand why he was defeated.

  “Ge Gen, who did you say was cheating?”

  The joy of victory vanished from Xiao Ri`nan’s heart. He was now filled with gloominess and anger. If this accusation were to spread, his future would be finished.

  “I’m talking about you. Why? You dare to do it but don’t dare to admit it?”

  Ge Gen directly blasted.

  Right now, his mind was in chaos. Not only did his plan fail, but the discussions in the surroundings caused him to feel very awkward.

  “I didn’t expect Xiao Ri`nan to be so powerful despite his legs being broken!”

  “Geniuses are really people who can do anything they want to!”

  “We can’t afford to antagonize people like him!”

  “Hehe, this person wanted to pick a soft persimmon to squeeze, but he rammed his toes into a steel board. He deserves it.”

  The majority of students were people with pure thoughts. They would choose weaker individuals to be their opponents, but they had their own bottom lines. They definitely wouldn’t challenge people like Xiao Ri`nan with broken legs.

  As for Ge Gen, he was trash with no bottom line. In the end, he even lost. It would then be a wonder if he wasn’t ridiculed.

  “Retract your words and apologize, or let’s fight a life-and-death battle.”

  Xiao Ri`nan roared in rage.

  “Do you think I’m afraid of you?!”

  Ge Gen wanted to fight, but he knew it was impossible. Earlier, one of his shoulder blades had been broken by Xiao Ri`nan, and it was extremely painful now. He would surely lose if he fought again.

  Right now, Ge Gen felt sullenness in his heart. (I’ve been training bitterly for a year, yet I cannot even win against a cripple.)

  This thought caused him to be filled with prejudice.

  Honestly speaking, it wasn’t embarrassing to lose to Xiao Ri`nan, but it was too embarrassing if he lost to a crippled Xiao Ri`nan.

  “Bring it on then!”

  Xiao Ri`nan coldly snorted. Right now, he was completely filled with confidence.

  “What’s going on?”

  A middle-aged great teacher with a red-colored armband on his arm walked over and looked around imperiously.

  He was responsible for maintaining order in the camp, and he could also be a temporary judge in arbitration. After all, when a battle situation was ambiguous and no clear victor could be determined, great teachers had to step in to decide.

  “Teacher, he is cheating!”

  Ge Gen had a look of being wronged on his face.

  “Cheating?”

  Arishan glanced at Xiao Ri`nan and frowned. He then asked Ge Gen with a heavy tone, “Are you certain?”

  Xiao Ri`nan was a genius that was famous throughout the school. This was why Arishan recognized him. Usually speaking, people like Xiao Ri`nan wouldn’t cheat.

  Once a student was found to have cheated, they would be expelled and their entire lives would be finished.

  “Naturally. If not, how would he be able to win against me?”

  Ge Gen had his convictions. At the same time, he felt indignant seeing Arishan’s doubtful attitude. (Wasn’t Xiao Ri`nan just a mere genius? Even the teachers are siding with him. I am just as good!)

  The more their attitudes were like this, the more Ge Gen wanted to prove he was right.

  “Xiao Ri`nan, what do you have to say?”

  Arishan could only uphold justice and get Xiao Ri`nan to explain himself.

  “I have to give a reason because I won in a fight? Is there such a rule?”

  Xiao Ri`nan also had a bad temper, or he wouldn’t have fought to such a terrible extent against Wanyan Zhenghe. After all, how would those with common sense dare to offend a little prince?

  “You guys……”

  Arishan shook his head. His temper was good, but when he saw Xiao Ri`nan didn’t want to cooperate because of anger and Ge Gen was adamant and too opinionated, he no longer asked them. Instead, he turned his gaze toward the surrounding students.

  “Who can tell me about the combat process?”

  “Teacher, Ge Gen was charging forward. After that, he suddenly screamed and his motions changed. Xiao Ri`nan then grabbed the opportunity and whacked his crutch into Ge Gen’s shoulder.”

  A student explained. Actually, he was also curious. Usually speaking, if a mistake like this happened in combat, it must have been caused by the opponent.

  “Xiao Ri`nan, please explain a little!”

  Arishan instructed.

  Xiao Ri`nan’s lips twitched. (I actually wanted to crush the head of this fellow, but who knew that he does have some capabilities and reacted fast enough.)

  “Xiao Ri`nan, are you going to continue and remain silent like that?”

  Arishan’s tone turned heavy. “You guys are fellow schoolmates, is there a need to be so hostile?”

  Xiao Ri`nan was pretty talented, but his temper was too bad and he was too arrogant. He wasn’t tactful when doing things. Arishan and his colleagues had actually discussed it. The reason why those top-level great teachers didn’t recruit Xiao Ri`nan was because they felt disdain for his personality.

  Truthfully speaking, there were quite a few students with talent equal to Xiao Ri`nan in a top-level famous school like the Dragon Subduing Academy. Hence, these great teachers could recruit whoever they wanted to. If they recruited a student with a bad temper like him, wouldn’t they be making themselves angry in the future?

  As for those other great teachers who were a tier inferior compared to the top-level great teachers, they wanted to recruit Xiao Ri`nan, but Xiao Ri`nan looked down on them because of his arrogance.

  “It’s the art of spiritual control!”

  Xiao Ri`nan’s lips twitched.

  “What?”

  Arishan was shocked. “Do you even know the art of spiritual control?”

  “Haha, cheating means cheating. In the end, you actually came out with an excuse like this? Do you think I’m retarded?”

  Ge Gen laughed in a mocking manner.

  The surrounding students also had looks of astonishment on their faces. Who didn’t know that Xiao Ri`nan was proficient in beast taming? After all, his battle with Wanyan Zhenghe was something that shook the entire school, and many people had witnessed it.

  If he knew the art of spiritual control, why didn’t he use it then?

  “Shut up!”

  Arishan glared at Ge Gen. (Why can’t you use your brains? Since Xiao Ri`nan dares to say it, he definitely has something he can rely on. Yet, you are still ridiculing him?)

  “Teacher, he is clearly lying!”

  Ge Gen felt very wronged. “Who doesn’t know that the art of spiritual control is one of the most unorthodox subjects? Who would be able to have mastery of it if they didn’t spend a few years at least?”

  Arishan didn’t bother with Ge Gen. Rather, he looked at Xiao Ri`nan and was very curious. “You know the art of spiritual control?”

  “Mn!”

  Xiao Ri`nan nodded. There was no need to conceal this.

  “How long have you studied it?”

  Arishan continued asking.

  “Two months!”

  Xiao Ri`nan spoke while feeling somewhat complacent.

  “.……”

  Arishan had a stunned look on his face. (Even if you said a year, I would be fine with it. But two months? You probably haven’t even finished reading the basics about the art of spiritual control, right?)

  The other students were in a discussion too with shocked looks on their faces.

  “Hmph, two months. Do you think you are a genius?”

  Ge Gen felt even more confident.

  “Sorry, I’m a genius!”

  Xiao Ri`nan usually wouldn’t be so arrogant, but this Ge Gen was simply too infuriating. Hence, Xiao Ri’nan intentionally wanted to anger him.

  “Really only two months?”

  Arishan felt a little disbelief.

  “There’s no mistake.”

  Xiao Ri`nan mentally mused. (Actually, I don’t even dare to believe that I could grow to such an extent in just two months. I’m simply too strong. Speaking of which, Teacher Sun’s judgment is truly accurate. Without him, there won’t be the current me!)

  “How did you win? Could you describe it a little?”

  Arishan was curious.

  “If I reveal it, how am I going to fight my other battles in this competition?”

  Actually, the truth was very simple. He had signed a spiritual contract with a scorpion and before the battle started, the scorpion took the initiative and sneak attacked Ge Gen.

  No matter who it was, if their leg got stung by a scorpion, they would definitely feel unwell.

  Xiao Ri`nan had actually held back. If he got the scorpion to sting Ge Gen’s testicles, he wouldn’t have needed to attack.

  Was this despicable?

  Nope!

  Because this was the combat method of a spiritual controller. If you couldn’t guard against it, you could only blame yourself for being unlucky.

  “.……”

  Arishan frowned. This was indeed a problem.

  “You are making excuses!”

  Ge Gen was very angry and wanted to expose Xiao Ri`nan.

  “Can you shut your mouth first?”

  Arishan had an unhappy look on his face. (Do you still treat me as a teacher? I’m already speaking on behalf of you, yet you are still so irascible? Sigh, the students nowadays are getting more and more egotistical. It’s too hard to exercise control over them. I really miss the past where all students would listen attentively the moment a teacher speaks, not daring to show any signs of defiance at all.)

  “Xiao Ri`nan. Who taught you the spiritual control technique?”

  Arishan found the crux. (If you don’t say it, I will simply go ask your teacher.)

  If Xiao Ri`nan said he had learned it himself, that would mean he was cheating. For this subject, although there were people who could self-teach themselves, they wouldn’t be able to use it in combat in just two months……

  (Why don’t you soar to the heavens?!)

  Everyone pricked their ears, feeling very curious.

  “Teacher Sun!”

  When Xiao Ri`nan said this name, his attitude was very respectful.

  “Which Teacher Sun?”

  Arishan blinked and frowned. A great teacher in the school who was skilled in the art of spiritual control……which one of them had the surname ‘Sun’?

  “Sun Mo, Teacher Sun!”

  Xiao Ri`nan was surprised. Right now, in the Dragon Subduing Academy, if the words ‘Teacher Sun’ was mentioned, everyone would know it was referring to Sun Mo. (You actually don’t know this? Are you sure you are a teacher here?)

  “Who?”

  Arishan’s pitch immediately became high and somewhat sharp, as though his butthole had been poked by muscular fingers, suffering the ‘1,000 years of pain’.

  Mn, it was the type where three fingers went in at the same time.

  “Teacher Sun!”

  Xiao Ri`nan repeated.

  “.……”

  Arishan was stunned as he stared at Xiao Ri`nan in a daze.

  (Please just die! How can I believe this answer? Do you think I’m an idiot? Do you know this is even much more of an exaggeration compared to you merely spending two months to learn the art of spiritual control?)

  “Teacher Sun Mo? Does he even know the art of spiritual control?”

  “It shouldn’t be the case, right? He is at the near-ancestor level for the study of spirit runes, and his expertise in botany isn’t bad either. He is also proficient in several saint-tier cultivation arts. All of these require time to learn, but he is merely slightly over 20 years old, right?”

  “Damn, even if someone was 30, no, or 40 years old, it would be extremely shocking to have so many achievements.”

  The students were stunned. Even if Teacher Sun started learning when he was in his mother’s womb, he shouldn’t be so strong. (You are so outstanding, can you please let other people survive?)

  At this moment, the group of people here contributed favorable impression points because it was too unbelievable.

  Arishan glanced at Ge Gen. (Why are you not barking anymore?)

  Because this involved Sun Mo, Arishan felt embarrassed to continue doubting. Hence, he actually hoped for Ge Gen to ask the questions, but this fellow went completely silent now.

  (Are you thoroughly convinced by his name, huh?)

  “Why are we wasting time here, lost in wild imagination? Wouldn’t we know the answer if we directly went to ask Teacher Sun?”

  Some students suggested.

  “Right, let’s go together!”

  The crowd was all in agreement.

  “What do the two of you think?”

  Arishan mentally mused that even if these students didn’t go, he would have gone because he was simply too curious.

  “Go!”

  Ge Gen licked his lips.

  Xiao Ri`nan felt depressed. (I brought trouble for Teacher Sun again. Would he loathe me because of this? Mn! He wouldn’t! Because I’m a genius! A top student that many great teachers want to accept as a personal student!)

  Chapter 870: You Are So Outstanding to This Extent, I Will Feel Jealous Oh!

  Arishan led the group to look for Sun Mo.

  Their group of people was originally about 50 people, but as they walked there, they drew the attention of several students who decided to follow them to watch a good show.

  “Teacher Sun knows the art of spiritual control? You really dare to brag!”

  Some students didn’t believe it. After all, some students had taken on personal teachers and they were very respectful toward their teachers. Hence, they didn’t like hearing people bragging about other teachers.

  In any case, their personal teachers were the most impressive in their hearts.

  Sun Mo was currently guiding Tuoba Cong, but his gaze involuntarily turned toward the 9 o’clock direction. There were simply too many people coming over.

  “Is a group battle going to happen?”

  Beardie frowned and stared into the distance.

  The personality of barbarians was bold and unconstrained; their tempers were irascible. Even if they wanted to speak about logic, they would do that only after fighting.

  Such an incident did happen before in the previous Autumn Hunting Sacrificial Ceremony.

  “I’m looking for Teacher Sun!”

  Arishan walked toward them. When he saw Beardie, he took the initiative to speak first.

  “Teacher Sun!”

  The students lowered their heads and bowed. Their voices were so loud that the sound could spread very far on the plains.

  “Teacher Sun, your status is really great!”

  Duanmu Li teased.

  “Yeah!”

  Arishan felt envious. He had been a teacher in the Dragon Subduing Academy for eight years, but some students still didn’t know who he was. This meant that his fame wasn’t great enough.

  “Teacher Sun, look. There are so many of our students showing you respect. Please remain behind.”

  Beardie took the chance to make Sun Mo stay.

  Meow? Meow? Meow?

  Arishan involuntarily looked over with shock in his gaze.

  (What does this mean? Does Sun Mo not want to stay behind?)

  But then again, it was normal when he thought about it. Sun Mo was so impressive. After he returned to the Central Plains, he could casually join the Jixia or the Westshore Military Academy. In fact, even for the Skyraise Academy, if their headmaster heard of Sun Mo’s achievements, he might personally issue an invitation for Sun Mo to join them.

  Sigh!

  (Who would have thought an intern teacher would be so impressive? Wait a minute! Something is wrong. If he was so impressive, why didn’t he directly seek employment at the supreme-tier schools in the Central Plains? Could he have committed some offenses?)

  “Let’s speak about this topic later!”

  Sun Mo cast a glance at Xiao Ri`nan and Ge Gen behind Arishan. “Is something the matter?”

  Arishan quickly introduced the situation and then asked in curiosity, “Teacher Sun, do you really know the art of spiritual control?”

  Swish~

  Everyone pricked their ears up.

  “Yes!”

  Sun Mo nodded.

  Si~

  A moment later, the sounds of everyone inhaling a cold breath of air could be heard.

  (Heavenly deities above, you really know it?!)

  Arishan stared at Sun Mo with shock in his eyes. His lips trembled and almost blurted up. (Why don’t you just go to the heavens? You are so outstanding to such an extent. I will grow jealous ah!)

  “Teacher Sun even knows the art of spiritual control?”

  Duanmu Li was surprised.

  “What’s your standard?”

  Arishan continued to ask.

  Sun Mo glanced at Xiao Ri`nan. Actually, he wasn’t willing to flaunt himself, but if he was humble now, Xiao Ri`nan might misunderstand and thought that Sun Mo had lied to him.

  After all, for the sake of getting Xiao Ri`nan to change his major, Sun Mo did tell Xiao Ri`nan that he was a grandmaster spiritual controller.

  Only then would his words have weight.

  Sun Mo was still in conflict. But Mei Ziyu was good at understanding the situation and decided to interject.

  “Teacher Sun is a grandmaster spiritual controller!”

  After these words were spoken, the people here inhaled another breath of cold air.

  Grandmaster?

  (My heavens, what dishes did you eat yesterday? You can even brag like this?)

  A great teacher would only be worthy of the title grandmaster if they had some accomplishments and deep attainments in certain fields of study.

  (Sun Mo is already a near-ancestor spirit runist. Now, you are telling us that he is also a grandmaster spiritual controller? It is not that we don’t want to believe, but this is too far-fetched. Even if I drank a hundred vat of the strongest wine, I wouldn’t dare to brag like this!)

  Shocking!

  Truly shocking!

  Beardie’s gaze was filled with astonishment as he looked at Sun Mo. As a receiver of examinees, he had seen the information reports of the examinees before.

  However, he knew about Sun Mo even without needing to look at his info report.

  Two-time champion, breaking every record, scoring full marks for all his written examinations with the subject ‘study of spiritual control’ included within.

  “He’s actually already at the grandmaster-level?”

  Beardie mused (I know you are very impressive, but I didn’t expect you to be so impressive to this extent. No wonder Murong Ye failed to headhunt you. I suddenly understand now.)

  For someone of Sun Mo’s standard, even if they sat in their house doing nothing, they could simply wait for top-tier academies to come over and headhunt them. And as for their status, they would be able to get a vice headmaster position at the very least, or the recruiters wouldn’t have face to say anything.

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Beardie +500. Respect (2,100/10,000).

  “Teacher Sun, are you really a grandmaster spiritual controller?”

  Ge Gen asked.

  “Mn!”

  Sun Mo nodded.

  “.……”

  Ge Gen fell silent. After that, he glanced at Xiao Ri`nan. His lips twitched before he solemnly spoke, “Teacher, I trust you!”

  “What do you mean by this? Could it be that Teacher Sun would lie to you?”

  Beardie berated. After that, he looked at the students in the surroundings and spoke in a clear voice, “I can guarantee that Great Teacher Sun definitely has grandmaster-level expertise in the art of spiritual control.”

  Given Sun Mo’s current fame, he would absolutely not lie, or he wouldn’t be able to make a living in the great teacher world. Moreover, there was still a Mei Ziyu following him around.

  Who was she?

  She was from Jixia Learning Palace, the daughter of Mei Yazhi!

  Who was Mei Yazhi?

  A near-ancestor level alchemist and she was known in the alchemy world as a leading character of the new generation. Her status was extremely high, so her daughter definitely wouldn’t speak nonsense.

  Ge Gen didn’t speak. Rather, he walked toward Xiao Ri`nan and bowed in apology.

  “Sorry, it was my mistake. I shouldn’t have doubted your ability.”

  After Ge Gen spoke, he lifted his hand and slapped himself four times. “I was the one who lost because I’m not as skilled as my opponent.”

  “You don’t have to do this.”

  Earlier, Xiao Ri`nan wanted to hammer Ge Gen’s head until it exploded. But when he saw how sincere Ge Gen was, his anger also dissipated.

  Although this fellow had some flaws in his character, he wouldn’t be overbearing and menacing toward people weaker than him.

  “Student Xiao, why do you think the school chose to organize this competition?”

  Sun Mo asked.

  “To see the strength of the students and determine who are the geniuses. After that, rewards would be given to spur the geniuses on to work harder so they could climb higher.”

  Xiao Ri`nan was very proud. (I’m also fighting for this glory.)

  But as the sound of his voice faded, Sun Mo spoke out.

  “Wrong!”

  Sun Mo sighed, “It is to let you guys broaden your horizons, wanting you all to know yourselves clearly through the competition. This doesn’t only include your strength but also your mentality when it comes to handling things. For example, what sort of person you are, what flaws your character has, how you can do things better……”

  The students mumbled to each other because Sun Mo’s answer was a little unexpected.

  “The Dragon Subduing Academy has organized this for so many years. Do you think there’s no deeper meaning behind it? For a shallow thing like spurring the students to work harder, is there a need for them to hold such a large-scale event? Wouldn’t Priceless Advice from a great teacher be able to achieve the same thing?”

  Sun Mo stared at Xiao Ri`nan. This youth regarded winning as something exceptionally important. Hence, he neglected many other things.

  Beardie and Arishan involuntarily nodded. As expected, Teacher Sun was impressive. This was the first time Sun Mo participated in the autumn hunt and he already understood its true meaning.

  Xiao Ri`nan was stunned. After that, he sank into contemplation as a question flashed in his mind. (Why does Teacher no longer refer to me as Ri`nan? Is it because he loathes me for bringing him trouble?)

  This caused Xiao Ri`nan to feel a little worried.

  (Forget it, don’t panic! This is just how one would address a student normally.)

  “Student Xiao, don’t think too highly of yourself and don’t look down on others.”

  Sun Mo was earnest and gave well-meaning advice. “Determining who are the geniuses? You are wrong. In the eyes of us great teachers, as long as the students could enter the school, they are all considered geniuses and have their own extraordinary aspects. Our responsibility is to excavate their talent and transform those who are ‘rocks’ into resplendent diamonds, allowing them to shine brilliantly with radiance.”

  Bzz!

  Golden light emitted from Sun Mo and illuminated the area.

  Priceless Advice activated!

  “Truly well-spoken!”

  Beardie couldn’t help but applaud. As for Duanmu Li, he was looking at Sun Mo with a face filled with admiration.

  This was then the vision and mentality a great teacher should have.

  As for Arishan, he was stunned. He had also experienced many Autumn Hunting Sacrificial Ceremonies before but had never thought so deeply about it. Every time, he only wanted to select a few impressive students and accept them as his personal students.

  All students who entered the school were geniuses?

  Everyone had extraordinary aspects?

  How well-spoken was this!

  Arishan suddenly felt a sense of being enlightened.

  Through so many years, although he had also patiently answered questions of the students when they asked, he had never treated them as geniuses. On the contrary, he was on the lookout for impressive students because he hoped he could get an amazing personal student.

  “I was wrong. I was always looking around for geniuses, but I didn’t expect that they are around me. My vision and judgment are too lacking, and I couldn’t see them.”

  Arishan sighed ruefully. After that, he bent his back 90 degrees and bowed to Sun Mo.

  “Teacher Sun’s words allow me to benefit tremendously. This student is endlessly grateful.”

  Arishan addressed himself as a student because he was very grateful for Sun Mo’s guidance.

  Was it embarrassing to say such a thing in public?

  To great teachers, especially so for a middle-aged man like Arishan, it was naturally embarrassing. But Arishan also had the good intrinsic quality of great teachers.

  Kindness, responsibility, seeking the truth from facts, knowing how to repay gratitude, setting himself as an example……

  At this moment, Arishan not only thanked Sun Mo personally, but he also wanted to tell the students that one should know gratitude if they received guidance from someone.

  “Teacher Arishan is praising me too much!”

  Sun Mo modestly spoke and hurriedly dodged to the side, evading Arishan’s bow.

  Since the other party was polite, he naturally would return the favor.

  “Teacher Sun’s words are truly well-spoken!”

  “As long as we work hard, we will definitely be able to make it!”

  Those students who usually had the lowest grades felt encouraged to do better now.

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from the crowd +6,180.

  “A bunch of salted fish!”

  Xiao Ri`nan’s lips twitched and he even snuck a glance at Arishan.

  Honestly speaking, he wasn’t very convinced by Sun Mo’s words earlier. A genius was a genius; there was nothing to dispute. (Otherwise, how can I defeat so many people despite my two legs being lame? There’s only a reason. I’m a genius.)

  However, Xiao Ri`nan didn’t dare to refute Sun Mo’s words. At this very moment, a golden light suddenly erupted forth from Arishan. It was so eye-piercing and caused everyone to shield their eyes with their hands.

  “What the hell?”

  The students were badly shocked.

  Even Beardie was stunned. T……this was comprehending a great teacher halo!

  (Arishan, isn’t your luck a little too good?)

  Mei Ziyu stood at the side and revealed a smile on her lips. (Very good, elder brother Sun can get another white star now.)

  Chapter 871: Teacher Sun, Do You Want To Join My Great Teacher Circle?

  Duanmu Li’s lips curled into a slight smile and he was calmly being a spectator. But when a golden light erupted forth from Arishan’s body, his expression turned into one of shock. He then turned his head swiftly and looked at Sun Mo.

  His eyes seemed to be glowing. His gaze was extremely sharp like he wanted to see through Sun Mo.

  “W……what is this?”

  The spectating students were also stunned. It felt like something major just happened.

  But no one knew what it was.

  It was too rare to witness a case of a great teacher comprehending a halo. Hence, it was very rare for people to have a chance to personally witness this.

  Arishan had a sluggish look on his face. He lowered his head and stared at the golden light radiating from his body. After being in a daze for a few seconds, he finally understood what was happening and he also grew excited.

  (Did I comprehend another halo? Haha! I grow stronger again!)

  But when this thought entered his mind, Arishan retracted his expression immediately. He then bowed to Sun Mo again sincerely to express his thanks.

  “Many thanks Teacher Sun for enlightening me, allowing me to comprehend this great teacher halo!”

  Upon hearing Arishan’s words, the students were badly shocked.

  “What? Comprehending a great teacher halo? I’ve only heard about this before, yet I actually am seeing it now? How lucky.”

  “Is this the phenomenon that would occur when one comprehends a halo? It looks so beautiful!”

  “Teacher Sun is so impressive, he can even guide great teachers!”

  The students discussed in excitement. It felt like they had just encountered a rare darkness beast.

  Further away, some students were also startled by the golden light radiating from Arishan. All of them raised their heads and stared in this direction. A few of them even came over to check out the reason for the excitement.

  “I have to congratulate Teacher Arishan first!”

  Sun Mo smiled and shifted his body aside, not accepting Arishan’s bow. “Also, you are over-praising me. You are able to comprehend a great teacher halo because your state of heart has reached the relevant level. My words are merely a turning point.”

  After hearing how humble Sun Mo was and his refusal to claim the credit, Arishan’s gratitude became even deeper as he bowed again.

  Beardie and Duanmu Li both nodded. They admired Sun Mo’s style of doing things exceptionally.

  In the great teacher world, helping others to comprehend a great teacher halo was a very huge favor. In the future, if Sun Mo had something he needed Arishan’s help with and Arishan kept finding excuses to reject it, his character would immediately be questioned.

  After all, no one would like a thankless wretch.

  But Sun Mo didn’t claim credit at all.

  “Teacher Sun, if you have anything you need my help with in the future, please feel free to let me know. I, Arishan, will do my utmost to assist you.”

  Arishan made a solemn vow.

  “.……”

  Xiao Ri`nan was dumbstruck. (Teacher Sun, you are actually so outstanding? You even helped a great teacher to comprehend a great teacher halo? Also, look at his character, he has thoroughly convinced Arishan wholeheartedly……)

  All of a sudden, Xiao Ri`nan was no longer confident that Teacher Sun would want to accept him as a personal student.

  Because according to Teacher Sun’s background, he was also a genius that was much more outstanding than him. (So, why would Teacher Sun value me as a rarity?)

  (No! Don’t panic!)

  To great teachers, the most important thing was to accept great personal students. It was like how every father would want their children to bring honor to their ancestors. Every teacher naturally hoped that the students they taught could have their names resound throughout the world.

  (Teacher Sun is merely an intern teacher, he definitely wouldn’t have any personal students with talent better than mine.)

  Upon thinking of this, Xiao Ri`nan calmed down a lot.

  Ge Gen cast a side-way glance at Sun Mo with worship in his eyes. After that, he looked at Xiao Ri`nan as a feeling of envy appeared in his heart.

  Ai!

  (I really feel envious of Xiao Ri`nan! I also want to be admired by such an outstanding great teacher like Teacher Sun.)

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Ge Gen +500. Friendly (1,690/10,000).

  “Quickly tell us. What halo is that?”

  Beardie asked as a look of envy could be seen on his face.

  As some great teachers accumulated more experience and grew older, it would take them longer and longer to comprehend a new halo because the more powerful halos were too difficult to comprehend.

  For example, the ‘Teacher for a Day, Father for Life’ halo, if the great teacher didn’t experience complete reverence and worship from students umpteen times, they definitely wouldn’t be able to comprehend this. Hence, it was known as the ‘Rest in Peace’ halo. This indicated that when a great teacher comprehended this, they were about to die.

  “It’s [Learning from Everyone]!”

  Arishan spoke. After that, he clasped his hands and bowed to Sun Mo again.

  Sun Mo smiled.

  Honestly speaking, he had thought that Arishan just comprehended Distinctionless Education. But other than someone naive like Li Ziqi, who would really believe in the concept of education for everyone regardless of their backgrounds?

  The life of humans was truly too short.

  A lot of great teachers actually didn’t discriminate against ordinary students. Even if the students were trash, they would teach them properly. After one time, ten times, or even a hundred times, the teacher would still patiently answer their questions. But this couldn’t persist over several years.

  Because there wasn’t enough time!

  Geniuses only needed to hear a lesson once to understand it, whereas fools needed to listen many times and might not even understand it. It was truly ineffective.

  Which teacher wouldn’t want to teach as many outstanding students as they could during their lifetime?

  This was also a type of affirmation to their lives.

  After all, this world measured success based on your achievements.

  “As expected, it is this halo!”

  Beardie suddenly understood.

  Arishan was amicable and humble. He didn’t mind seeking instructions and advice from his peers. If he had arrogance in his heart, how would he bow to Sun Mo?

  But Arishan did that. When running into difficulties, Arishan had never minded adopting the stance of a junior to consult other great teachers. He would also patiently observe and learn from their strengths.

  “Congratulations!”

  Duanmu Li and Mei Ziyu also sent their congratulations.

  Tuoba Cong, who was standing at the side, looked at Sun Mo while holding his broken wrist. He suddenly felt very honored that such an impressive teacher would take the initiative to teach him. (As expected, am I also a genius?)

  Subconsciously, Tuoba Cong’s attitude became much more respectful.

  “Alright, everyone can disperse. The three of you, follow me!”

  After Sun Mo spoke, he looked at Beardie. “Is there an empty large tent that I can borrow for use temporarily?”

  “Yes!”

  Beardie’s reply was resolute and decisive. Even if there were no tents, he would make a tent appear.

  (Heavenly deities above! Sun Mo is so outstanding. I must treat him super well so I can make him stay behind. As long as he is willing to stay and join the school, let alone a large tent, I can even find a wife with good looks and figures for him.) ……

  On the way to the tent, Ge Gen’s curiosity was stirred, and this caused him to feel emboldened as he asked his question.

  “Teacher Sun, since you are a grandmaster spiritual controller, why didn’t you lecture on this subject?”

  Swish~

  The gazes of everyone turned over.

  Tuoba Cong’s lips twitched. (I also wanted to ask, but I didn’t dare to!)

  “This subject is too niche!”

  Sun Mo shrugged. It was too hard for ordinary people to gain an elementary mastery of this subject.

  It was just like maths. If you didn’t know how to solve the question, it meant that you didn’t know.

  Bluntly speaking, this subject heavily depended on talent. It was useless even if one worked hard if they had no talent.

  “.……”

  Everyone was astonished because no one expected such an answer. But after thinking about it, it was true. Sun Mo knew so many things, so there was basically no need for him to specially lecture on the art of spiritual control to gain students.

  “Ai, geniuses truly can do whatever they want!”

  Arishan sighed ruefully.

  If other great teachers had grandmaster-level expertise in a subject, they would absolutely make use of that well, advertising it as their signboard. But Sun Mo completely ignored it.

  If it wasn’t for the fact that a dispute arose when Xiao Ri`nan and Ge Gen were fighting, no one would know that Sun Mo knew the art of spiritual control.

  And under the respectful gazes of everyone, Sun Mo took the lead and entered the tent.

  “Tuoba Cong, sit here!”

  Sun Mo instructed. The injuries of this fellow were more serious. The earlier he was treated, the faster he would recover.

  “Oh!”

  Tuoba Cong obeyed but he didn’t really understand why.

  “I’ll help you fix your broken bones!”

  As Sun Mo spoke, he grabbed hold of Tuoba Cong’s arm.

  “Eh……”

  Tuoba Cong felt a little trepidation, musing whether Sun Mo was reliable or not.

  (Where’s the medicinal paste? Where’s the splint used to set my bones in place?)

  (No matter what, there should be bandages, right? You can’t possibly think that you would be able to set my bones properly just by touching my wrist, right?)

  (If you did a bad job in setting the bones, I would definitely suffer in the future.)

  Tuoba Cong’s lips twitched, but after thinking about Sun Mo’s fame, he still decided to let Sun Mo continue. (Forget it, if the setting isn’t done well, I can just break my wrist again and get a doctor to fix it once more. In any case, I must not offend Teacher Sun.)

  “Teacher, you even know the medical arts?”

  Ge Gen was curious.

  “Nope, but I can still treat injuries like contusions, sprains, or fractures.”

  Sun Mo smiled and circulated his spirit qi.

  Boom!

  Just when Tuoba Cong wanted to tactfully express his ‘investment’, he suddenly saw a muscular dude appearing before him.

  “Damn, what the hell?”

  Tuoba Cong directly jumped up. He wanted to dodge, but when he was halfway through the jumping motion, his shoulder was pressed down by the genie.

  “Teacher Sun……”

  Tuoba Cong turned a pleading gaze toward Sun Mo.

  This muscular dude had bizarre attire, and his body was glistening as though a layer of grease was on it. He just looked weird.

  (Why do I feel that this fellow has some impure intentions?!)

  “.……”

  Everyone was dumbstruck.

  “I……is this God Hands?”

  This was also the first time Beardie had seen Sun Mo’s unique ultimate skill, and he couldn’t help but be extremely astonished. However, after he spoke, he hurriedly shut his mouth as he realized he might have exposed Sun Mo’s identity.

  “God Hands?”

  Tuoba Cong frowned. (I seemed to have heard this name before.)

  In the past, he had sold information for a living, but because this concerned a great teacher from the Central Plains, the information wasn’t valuable. Hence, Tuoba Cong didn’t pay too much attention to it.

  But Arishan was stunned.

  “He is that Sun Mo?”

  Doggy Sun, God Hands, a two-time champion. He had a fiancee named An Xinhui, #5 on the Devastating Beauty Rankings. She could rank at the top five among the younger generation……

  Xiao Ri`nan had seen the ancient massaging technique, hence, he wasn’t shocked. But Beardie and Arishan’s reactions caused him to smell something unusual.

  “Why do they have to say he is that Sun Mo? Also, God Hands? Could there be some secrets that I don’t know?”

  Xiao Ri`nan frowned.

  Ge Gen was much more naive. He was completely stunned by the strength and beauty of the genie. Its massaging posture was so tyrannical!

  Excellent!

  Duanmu Li’s gaze was serious and also filled with curiosity. He then sighed in shock and his emotions turned to admiration. Hence, he couldn’t help but blurt.

  “Teacher Sun, do you want to join my great teacher circle?”

  (I want to obtain you so much.)

  Swish~

  Beardie’s gaze immediately turned over and was filled with a hint of ridicule. (Can you please not overestimate yourself? You actually dare to invite Sun Mo to join your great teacher circle?)

  (Are you even worthy?)

  Chapter 872: Getting Three Stars in One-Shot, Extremely Brilliant!

  “Teacher Duanmu, let’s talk about this next time.”

  Sun Mo smiled. He patted Tuoba Cong on his shoulder. “You can get up now. Ge Gen, you are next.”

  “I……I’m also included?”

  Ge Gen felt overwhelmed by favor. Because his talent was ordinary, he was always an insignificant character in school, the type where no one would care about.

  But now, Teacher Sun actually took the initiative to treat his injuries?

  How touching!

  “Sit down!”

  Sun Mo had long since inspected Ge Gen’s injury. It was located on his shoulder and it wasn’t considered heavy. He would be able to recover after resting for two months.

  As for being stung by a scorpion, it would heal once he applied some herbal medicine.

  However, Sun Mo treated them because he wanted to earn some favorable impression points.

  Ge Gen sat down with trepidation.

  Very soon, he saw the appearance of the muscular dude. When its large hands pressed on his body, Ge Gen’s entire muscles instantly tensed. And after that……

  After that? There was no after that.

  Ge Gen instantly sank into the comfort of the massage provided by the genie.

  This feeling was like when you didn’t bathe for a year and suddenly soaked yourself in a hot spring. There was even a masseuse with 50 years of experience rubbing and kneading your back.

  It was so comfortable that he couldn’t breathe.

  Heaven must feel like this, right?

  Ge Gen directly fell asleep and even started drooling.

  “You guys have to keep the massage today a secret.”

  Sun Mo instructed.

  The judging panel didn’t permit examinees like them to use their ultimate skills under the public eyes. However, if they used it in private and didn’t get exposed, it wouldn’t be against the rules.

  Five minutes later, Sun Mo’s treatment was concluded.

  “Tuoba Cong, help to shift him to the side.”

  Before Sun Mo finished speaking, Tuoba Cong already ran over because he was a good judge of the situation.

  “How magical!”

  Seeing Ge Gen’s swollen thigh return to normal faster than when using medicinal herbs, Tuoba Cong sighed in admiration. (I really feel like learning this!)

  “Xiao Ri`nan, do you feel that there’s any meaning in your victory today?”

  Sun Mo looked at Xiao Ri`nan and asked.

  “This is the combat method of spiritual controllers.”

  Xiao Ri`nan couldn’t control it and decided to speak out for himself.

  “You can sit down first!”

  Sun Mo could only silently sigh and decided not to speak too much when he saw Xiao Ri`nan being over persistent about winning. He had an overly pragmatic and utilitarian state of heart.

  For such a student, if they didn’t suffer a disadvantage, they wouldn’t take the lesson to mind.

  In any case, it was very easy for Sun Mo to treat Xiao Ri`nan’s broken legs.

  Sun Mo treated this as a charity, but he didn’t use the ancient whale oil on Xiao Ri`nan.

  The genie appeared. After that, its hands directly came in contact with Xiao Ri`nan’s injured legs and started to set his bones. Actually, it had been a while since Xiao Ri`nan’s legs were injured and he almost recovered naturally.

  Xiao Ri`nan widened his eyes, wanting to watch the treatment process. However, it was useless. The massage was too comfortable and he couldn’t focus.

  When he regained his senses, he discovered that Sun Mo had already washed his hands and sat back up, evaluating Ge Gen and Tuoba Cong with Duanmu Li and the other great teachers.

  The two students were very moved. After all, such a chance was very precious.

  “Tuoba Cong, do you want to become my personal student?”

  Arishan didn’t manage to control himself and spoke out.

  After he finished speaking, he glanced at Sun Mo. (He shouldn’t have his eyes on Tuoba Cong or he would have long since made his move, right? So, I probably won’t offend him if I ask this question.)

  Regardless of the favor he owed Sun Mo or Sun Mo’s capabilities, these were all factors that Arishan felt reverence for.

  “Eh!”

  Tuoba Cong started. Where did this come from?

  Honestly speaking, because Tuoba Cong placed all his energy into making money, he was average in his studies and cultivation. Speaking of the number of times great teachers wanted to recruit him, he did receive a few offers before – but only about three to four times.

  Beardie’s lips twitched. He also regarded Tuoba Cong very highly, but because Sun Mo was present, he didn’t dare to speak.

  It would be too embarrassing if he got rejected by a student.

  Ge Gen immediately revealed an envious expression. He was an inferior student, the type that would be happy for three months if there was a great teacher who wanted to recruit him.

  Tuoba Cong was someone very calculative. Before he even thought about it, he already rejected it instinctively. However, he was very smart. He revealed an expression of serious consideration and conflict for some time before he spoke.

  This had already given Arishan sufficient face.

  “I’m indebted that Teacher regards me so highly, and I’m truly thankful. However, my aptitude is low and I’m worried I might embarrass you.”

  This was a tactful rejection.

  Arishan sighed and shook his head.

  Seeing that the atmosphere was not very good, Mei Ziyu hurriedly changed the topic. “Student Xiao, are you awake now? Quickly look and see if your injured legs are better.”

  Xiao Ri`nan moved a little and was immediately shocked. The sense of numbness, swelling, and pain from the past had completely vanished. It was as though he was never injured.

  However, he didn’t dare to be careless and still stood up cautiously before he started moving.

  Not only Ge Gen and Tuoba Cong, but even Beardie and the others were sighing in admiration.

  If you suffered a serious injury, you would need at least 100 days of recovery. For something like bone fractures, you had to rest for even longer. Yet, the speed of Xiao Ri`nan’s full recovery was simply too fast.

  “You don’t have to worry that your bones didn’t grow well. They would be even sturdier than the past, so you can give it your all in combat.”

  Sun Mo rose.

  “Many thanks for Teacher Sun’s kindness.”

  Xiao Ri`nan knelt and had an excited look on his face. (Now, I’m even stronger. Wanyan Zhenghe, just you wait.)

  “Xiao Ri`nan, I cured you because I hope that you can spar against those geniuses and learn from their strengths, accumulating experience!”

  Sun Mo sincerely spoke. “I hope you can remember that at your current age, victory is not everything. Growth is what you should focus on.”

  Bzz!

  Priceless Advice was activated.

  Xiao Ri`nan furrowed his brows. He then bowed respectfully. “Student has remembered this!”

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Xiao Ri`nan +100. Respect (2,557/10,000).

  “Alright, you guys can leave.”

  Sun Mo felt somewhat disappointed in Xiao Ri`nan, but he soon relaxed. Xiao Ri`nan was just a 15-year-old kid. It was normal that he hadn’t matured yet.

  If not, why would there be a need for teachers?

  The three students bowed and left the tent. But after Tuoba Cong walked out, he went back again. He looked at Beardie. “Teacher, do we request white stars from you?”

  Given Sun Mo’s aid to the three of them, he was naturally qualified to receive white stars.

  “You guys should go look for the judges!”

  Beardie couldn’t make the decision alone. Matters like this needed at least half of the judges to be agreeable.

  “Mn!”

  Such a thing shouldn’t be delayed. Tuoba Cong exited the tent and spoke to Ge Gen and Xiao Ri`nan. The three of them then went to find the judges together.

  Not long later, the three of them entered a large tent.

  “Teachers, we want to request stars!” Tuoba Cong spoke directly.

  “Come over here and register,” said the teachers. They were bored and had nothing to do.

  “A white or a black star? To whom?”

  This was a routine question.

  “White star, Teacher Sun!”

  “White star for Sun Mo, Teacher Sun!”

  “White star, Teacher Sun!”

  The three of them replied.

  Swish~

  The three great teachers who were preparing to record this paused and stared at them in astonishment. (If there are no surprises, the Teacher Sun they are talking about should be Sun Mo, right? But doesn’t this mean that he might get three white stars in one go?)

  (This is more than impressive!)