Translator: Lordbluefire

  “Who is this person? From the silver linings on his collar, he’s in his fourth year, yet he dares to challenge Xiao Ri`nan?”

  “His name is Tuo`er and he is pretty famous in our year.”

  “Do you think the current Xiao Ri`nan is still the rising superstar from back then? Ever since his legs were broken by Wanyan Zhenghe, he has declined.”

  The students discussed fervently, feeling that Xiao Ri`nan would lose. After all, his defeat back then caused everyone to feel that he was nothing but a stepping stone.

  This was also the reason why Xiao Ri`nan wanted to fight this round. He wanted to prove himself.

  “You are one year lower than me. For the sake of fairness, I won’t use any cultivation arts. I will just use my newly learned spiritual controlling techniques to fight you.”

  Xiao Ri`nan was also a guy with pride. If he used cultivation art, they wouldn’t be able to fight because he would crush Tuo`er.

  “Spiritual controlling techniques?”

  Wanyan Zhenghe had a stunned look on his face as his large eyes surveyed Xiao Ri`nan. (You know the art of spiritual control?) After that, he turned his head and looked at Sun Mo.

  (It must have been Sun Mo who taught him, right?)

  “It’s fine. Just use whatever moves you want to use.”

  Tuo`er wasn’t afraid at all.

  “Hehe!”

  Xiao Ri`nan smiled and looked at Jiang Ji. “Teacher, could you please be the judge?”

  “How confident!”

  Meng Tai praised. Jiang Ji was Tuo`er’s personal teacher. If he was the judge, it would actually give Tuo`er a small advantage.

  However, Jiang Ji naturally wouldn’t take such advantages. He directly announced the start of the fight.

  Tuo`er roared and rapidly charged toward Xiao Ri`nan.

  Xiao Ri`nan retreated, and his hands quickly formed seals. After that, his left and right thumbs were stuffed in his mouth as he bit down on them forcefully.

  Swish~ Swish~ Swish~

  Blood flowed and he clapped ferociously, pressing his palms together, forming a complete spiritual formation.

  BOOM!

  Spirit qi gushed wildly as rustling sounds pervaded the surrounding. Countless bugs began to gather and flew over rapidly.

  Hu~

  They looked like a large black cloud.

  “What?”

  Meng Tai’s eyes shone. Xiao Ri`nan’s technique was truly magnificent.

  Usually, when spiritual controllers formed seals to summon spiritual beasts, they would be very cautious because a single mistake would result in a backlash. However, this youth actually completed the seals with his two hands.

  One must know that when it came to forming seals, the right hand was supposed to be the master hand and the left hand was for support. As Xiao Ri`nan used both hands as the master hand, he could reduce the casting time by ⅔.

  To spiritual controllers, the thing they were most afraid of was to be defeated before they could complete their summons. After all, their personal combat ability had always been weaker in comparison.

  “Courageous, thoughtful, and composed. What a good seedling!”

  Meng Tai praised.

  Xiao Ri`nan, who had finished his summoning, began to attack and block normally with his hands and feet. He didn’t use any moves from cultivation arts.

  “Bring it on!”

  Tuo`er shouted.

  The cloud of bugs creaked loudly and engulfed Tuo`er.

  “Go to hell!”

  Tuo`er shouted in anger and attacked wildly. Large batches of bugs were killed, but even more were flying over. They gathered together and took the form of a gigantic eagle that ruthlessly slammed into Tuo`er, biting and chewing on him.

  “Argh!”

  Tuo`er’s battle roars turned into screams of pain. He had no way to struggle free from the vortex of bugs, let alone to continue attacking Xiao Ri`nan.

  When Xiao Ri`nan saw this, he immediately stopped his summoning.

  “We have lost!” Jiang Ji sighed. “Please dispel your bugs.”

  Xiao Ri`nan nodded and dispelled his summons. Those bugs rapidly fled and vanished after a few moments like they had never appeared before.

  Only the corpses of the bugs and the red swellings on Tuo`er’s body showed how intense and miserable that fight was.

  “Teacher, I didn’t lose! Teacher, I didn’t lose!”

  Tuo`er howled with a fierce look on his face.

  “Calm down!” Jiang Ji said, “It isn’t frightening that you lose. You can at most try again. What’s frightening is when you cannot see reality clearly.”

  Tuo`er eyes were swollen and filled with tears. He couldn’t help but cry.

  The surrounding students had pale faces too as they stared at Xiao Ri`nan and his hands that were filled with the bizarre blood-colored spiritual formation.

  Honestly speaking, if they were the one fighting Xiao Ri`nan, they would have fled the moment the swarm of bugs appeared.

  There was no solution to it. They were too frightening and disgusting.

  “My profession counters yours, so you won’t be able to win against me unless your cultivation art possesses the ability to kill bugs swiftly in a large radius.”

  Xiao Ri`nan was very modest.

  He won too easily, so he didn’t feel proud at all.

  However, he grew fonder of the art of spiritual control. In the past, he always had to be very cautious when he fought. Even if he won, he would suffer injuries. But now, the bugs could settle everything.

  Even if the bugs failed, he could still fight as the second layer of insurance.

  “If I managed to find a powerful spiritual beast, wouldn’t I become even more awesome?”

  Xiao Ri`nan longed for the future.

  “Not bad!”

  Sun Mo evaluated.

  Honestly speaking, Sun Mo felt somewhat disgusted. This scene made him recall his past when a large batch of cockroaches rushed out after he opened a cupboard. At that moment, it felt like hail was dropping onto your face.

  The sensation of the bugs crawling on your skin was extremely terrible.

  “That Doggy Xiao actually knows the art of spiritual control.”

  Wanyan Zhenghe was shocked. He subconsciously asked, “What do you think where his standard is at?”

  “No idea!”

  How would Sang Ge dare to say the truth?

  Truthfully speaking, from Xiao Ri`nan’s smooth execution when he was forming the hand seals as well as the number of bugs summoned, it was clear that he was a genius in the art of spiritual control.

  “It’s just him using bugs to disgust people. There’s nothing impressive.”

  Wanyan Zhenghe consoled himself. After that, he saw Meng Tai rushing out of the crowd in agitation and ran toward Xiao Ri`nan. He then grabbed Xiao Ri`nan’s hands and seriously did an inspection.

  “Not bad, very excellent. This formation is too wondrous. How long have you practiced it for?”

  Meng Tai was curious.

  “Two months,” Xiao Ri`nan honestly replied.

  “What? Genius. You are a true genius!”

  After Meng Tai finished praising, he looked Xiao Ri`nan in the eye. “Do you have a personal teacher?”

  Xiao Ri`nan’s heart then pounded violently.

  This person before him was a 6-star great teacher and also a grandmaster spiritual controller with very deep attainments in this subject.

  (Did he want to recruit me?)

  Xiao Ri`nan subconsciously shook his head. After that, his gaze drifted toward Sun Mo as he pondered silently. Sun Mo’s standard in the art of spiritual control couldn’t possibly be higher than Meng Tai, right?

  After all, Sun Mo was truly too young.

  “No.”

  “That’s excellent!”

  Meng Tai was extremely joyful. He forcefully patted Xiao Ri`nan’s shoulder. “Do you want to be my personal student?”

  Although everyone had guessed that Meng Tai would do this, when they heard it personally, they all exclaimed in shock.

  As expected, geniuses would always be doted on.

  “F*** it!”

  When Wanyan Zhenghe saw this scene, he was so angered that he coughed up blood. He felt so much envy that he was on the verge of going mad.

  Being able to be recruited in such an ardent manner by a 6-star grandmaster spiritual controller. One could only say that Xiao Ri`nan’s talent in this subject was shockingly high.

  Xiao Ri`nan gulped down a mouthful of saliva and stared at Sun Mo.

  Chapter 881: There’s No Need for Too Many Dolls, Eight of Them Is Enough.

  On the grassy plains, the northern wind was gusting.

  “Sun Mo, he is looking at you!”

  Duanmu Li warned in a low voice. He felt that if Sun Mo wanted to act, he would surely be able to snatch Xiao Ri`nan successfully.

  Sun Mo noticed Xiao Ri`nan’s gaze and then smiled.

  This student was indeed a supreme genius. However, his desire to win was too strong and the way he did things was filled with utility and pragmatism.

  Such a personality could allow him to be filled with enthusiasm, but it could also make him fall into the valley. It depended on whether his personal teacher could guide him properly or not.

  As for accepting Xiao Ri`nan as his personal student?

  Honestly speaking, Sun Mo didn’t have a great interest in it.

  It wasn’t that Sun Mo was looking down on his flaws. After all, no one was perfect. Sun Mo wasn’t interested because their personalities didn’t match.

  After all, the relationship between a teacher and their students was forever. If one party was unhappy with the other, how could they stay together for a long time?

  “There’s no need for too many dolls, eight of them is enough.”

  Sun Mo mumbled. By calculating, he already had eight personal students. Although all of them had some flaws, they were generally pleasing to his eye.

  “You are pretty calm!”

  Duanmu Li chortled. If he were Sun Mo, let alone a 6-star great teacher, even if his opponent was a terrifying secondary saint, he would compete for Xiao Ri`nan.

  After all, in this era, the goal for all great teachers was to have outstanding students all over the world. They wanted to be able to teach a personal student whose names would resound throughout the world.

  “Teacher Sun is smiling at me, what is he implying?”

  Xiao Ri`nan frowned. (Why doesn’t he take the initiative to recruit me? If you want to recruit me, I will definitely agree to follow you!)

  Given that he was able to get headhunted by a 6-star great teacher in public, Xiao Ri`nan’s heart was filled with pride as his ego swelled. This indicated that he had obtained some recognition.

  But after that, Xiao Ri`nan felt a headache because he didn’t know if he would offend the other party if he rejected him.

  (Why are you not a 7-star?)

  Xiao Ri`nan sighed in his heart. After that, he had a look of trepidation on his face as he dipped into a deep bow toward Meng Tai. “I’m still hesitating whether I want to continue developing in the subject of the art of spiritual control. So……”

  These words meant a rejection.

  “Why not? Usually, all spiritual controllers have extremely good talents but will be bad in terms of physical combat. This is their greatest flaw. However, things are different for you.”

  Meng Tai’s gaze shone brightly as he looked at Xiao Ri`nan. “Your combat ability is extremely strong. So, in the future, your name will surely be able to resound famously throughout the nine provinces!”

  (I naturally know!)

  Xiao Ri`nan silently sneered. Sun Mo had said such words before. A moment later, he rejected Meng Tai again.

  “That’s too regretful!”

  Meng Tai looked at Xiao Ri`nan and unceasingly sighed as he continued to persuade, “You can consider it, please do not waste your talent!”

  “I will wait for you any time!”

  When great teachers encountered good students, they would be filled with patience.

  (If I want to take on a personal teacher, I would also choose Sun Mo instead!)

  Xiao Ri`nan didn’t simply want to train in the art of spiritual control, but this Meng Tai evidently could only teach him this subject. Sun Mo was different. He knew everything.

  It was clear that Xiao Ri`nan would benefit more in the future if he chose to follow Sun Mo.

  “Who taught you the art of spiritual control?”

  Meng Tai tried to find more things to talk about so he could build a better relationship with Xiao Ri`nan.

  It wasn’t that he was being shameless. However, because this subject depended on talent too much, it was truly not easy to be able to find a good seedling.

  “It’s Teacher Sun.”

  Xiao Ri`nan didn’t conceal it.

  “It can’t be Sun Mo, right?”

  Meng Tai saw Xiao Ri`nan nodding. His face was immediately filled with shock as he turned his head to look at Sun Mo. (Why do you know everything?)

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from Meng Tai +100. Friendly (310/1,000).

  “How did you discover his talent?”

  Meng Tai was curious.

  “Experience!”

  Sun Mo’s reply was concise and comprehensive. He couldn’t possibly say that he possessed the Divine Sight, right?

  “This fellow is too strong!”

  Sang Ge felt very helpless. He started to ponder over whether he should ask Sun Mo for guidance in the subject that he was proficient in.

  Wanyan Zhenghe didn’t hear what Sang Ge had said. He was currently dumbstruck.

  He thought that Xiao Ri`nan merely summoned a few bugs and scorpions to bite his opponent for a sneak attack. However, he didn’t expect Xiao Ri`nan’s spiritual controlling techniques to be so strong! Honestly speaking, even someone like Wanyan Zhenghe, who killed people before, felt fear when that black cloud of bugs rushed over.

  Xiao Ri`nan’s purpose in participating in this competition hadn’t been reached yet. Hence, he took the chance to challenge the little prince with the momentum of his victory.

  “Wanyan Zhenghe, do you dare to fight with me?”

  Swish~

  The gazes of everyone immediately turned to the little prince.

  “Ze, what an iron-headed character!”

  Duanmu Li sighed. (What clan do you belong to? Is your clan more impressive than the Jin King? Do you have to be so unyielding toward the little prince?)

  “It seems that you haven’t learned your lesson despite losing once before!”

  Wanyan Zhenghe had a heavy expression and spoke with an unhappy tone of voice, “Sure. But you just fought and I won’t take advantage of you. You can rest first and we will fight some other time.”

  “I don’t need to rest!”

  Xiao Ri`nan’s tone grew even more unyielding.

  “But I need you to rest. I don’t want you to say that I’m taking advantage of you after you lose!”

  Although Wanyan Zhenghe wasn’t that experienced, he was still the successor to the throne and was quite clever. He said this because he wanted to drag the time out to find a way to suppress the bugs. Otherwise, he would have jumped out to challenge Xiao Ri`nan.

  “Alright, if you guys want to fight, choose another time.”

  Meng Tai stopped Xiao Ri`nan and decided to remind him privately that one couldn’t be so brash when it came to doing things. ……

  In a large golden tent.

  “Zeze, so many good shows to watch. You guys have lost much because you all didn’t go to Sun Mo’s location earlier!”

  A judge wearing a bearskin hat walked in as he sighed continuously.

  “What happened?”

  Everyone was curious.

  “Sun Mo even knows the art of spiritual control and his expertise is very high……”

  The bearskin hat judge described the scenes from earlier in a lively and realistic manner. He then sighed ruefully. “You guys didn’t see the scene where those students queued up and waited to consult Sun Mo. Before this, only 7-star great teachers would be treated like this by the students.”

  “No wonder so many students want to request stars for Sun Mo.”

  Beardie finally found the root of the reason.

  This was the influence of a supreme-grade great teacher. They were like top-level doctors. Who wouldn’t want such a teacher to help them answer their questions? ……

  On the fourth day, Xianyu Wei’s expression was haggard and her clothes were tattered. There were grime and bloodstains all over her and during her return journey, she was stopped by three high-year students on a small slope.

  “Oi, you better not refuse the toast to drink a forfeit. We will give you these prey, so you should hand the white deer over to us.”

  Sa Yue threatened Xianyu Wei in a high-handed manner.

  It wasn’t that she didn’t want to snatch it, but the school had said that high-year students who were three years older than their target were not permitted to attack.

  Only if the low-year students took the initiative to attack could they retaliate.

  Right now, Xianyu Wei was not attacking at all. Sa Yue and her other two comrades could only make threats and promises as they attempted to negotiate.