Translator: Lordbluefire

  “Are things not over yet? Can everything just happen at once?!”

  Many things had happened tonight.

  Sun Mo cast a glance at Murong Mingyue. After that, he dragged his fatigued body and walked toward Wanyan Mei. He wanted to inspect how this princess was doing.

  Murong Mingyue had given in to her fate and completely had no intentions of fleeing.

  Actually, both Sun Mo and she knew that these people should be the troops of the Dragon Subduing Academy. The sound of their footsteps was very concentrated and hurried. It meant that there were many people.

  Just as expected, very soon later, soldiers with armor that had the insignia of the Dragon Subduing Academy imprinted on them rushed in. .

  Hua! Hua! Hua!

  The soldiers notched their bows and aimed at Sun Mo and the other two. ……

  Sun Mo was too tired. He had fought continuously and a large amount of his life essence had been absorbed by the dragon soul, causing him to feel extremely fatigued. Hence, he fell into a deep sleep.

  This sleep lasted for a few days.

  Yet, during these three days, the upper-echelons of the Dragon Subduing Academy were quarreling non-stop. Up until now, they hadn’t even come to a decision about what to do.

  There was no solution to this as all humans had selfish desires. After all, who didn’t want to become more successful?

  A headmaster position in the top three of the Nine Greats was suddenly empty. As long as these people were great teachers with ambition, they would want to try and vie for it.

  In the past, everyone had been suppressed by Xiao Fulong, but now he had died……

  “Everyone, can we first push the topic of who is qualified to become the headmaster to the back of our minds? Let us settle Sun Mo’s problem first. I think An Xinhui will arrive soon. At that time, it would be difficult if we wanted to interrogate him.”

  Someone suggested.

  “A country cannot do one day without its king, the school cannot do one day without a head. We should first ascertain who is the headmaster and immediately summon the entire school for a meeting to placate the emotions of the teachers and students.”

  “I agree. Right now, something has happened to the Dragon Subduing Academy. We cannot do anything to turn the situation around. So, we should try our best not to cause panic for everyone.”

  “Interrogate Sun Mo? He’s a two-time champion, no, a three-time champion now. You still have to interrogate him? Have you lost your sanity?”

  The people from the upper-echelons started quarreling, each sticking to their own opinions.

  The suspicion on Sun Mo wasn’t great.

  As his real identity was exposed, everyone knew that he was currently the most popular rising star. He had come to the Dragon Subduing Academy because the great teacher examination this year was held here. If not, he wouldn’t even need to be blamed for this.

  This conclusion was thanks to his serious injuries and the testimonies given by the great teachers and students he had saved. If it hadn’t been for Wanyan Mei’s stubbornness, Sun Mo basically wouldn’t have come back to the school.

  The only problem was that everyone died. The reason why the three of them could survive until the end was clearly because someone had spared their lives.

  As for the actual reason, they would only know after Sun Mo woke up.

  Some people were impatient and wanted to feed Sun Mo stimulative-type substances so he could wake up earlier. However, others didn’t permit them to do so.

  After all, Sun Mo’s performance was truly too outstanding. In the future, if there were no unexpected accidents, he would be among the upper echelons of the great teacher world. For a rising superstar like him with unlimited potential, if they didn’t do favors for him now, could it be that they had to wait until he became a secondary saint before they started to do so?

  At that time, they might not even be able to get to meet him.

  To take a step back, even if Sun Mo’s progress was halted here, he was still a spirit runist ancestor and a grandmaster spiritual controller.

  So, fame and talent still had many benefits. If not, Sun Mo would have long since been forced awake and had to undergo a strict and forceful interrogation to check if he had any connections with the Dark Dawn.

  Sun Mo only woke up on the fifth day.

  The doctor in charge of him immediately reported this to the upper echelons. An hour later, a middle-aged man walked in.

  He was wearing a teacher robe that looked old but very clean. There was no hint of a school insignia nor stars on his chest. Hence, Sun Mo couldn’t tell what rank this person was at.

  But this person should be very impressive because his aura instantly gave off the feeling that he was a major character.

  “Teacher Sun, could we trouble you to describe the situation that night?”

  After the middle-aged man spoke, he snapped his finger.

  Pak!

  A golden halo appeared above Sun Mo’s head, casting motes of light down, like flower petals being scattered.

  When Sun Mo came in contact with the motes of light, he immediately felt warmth rising in his heart and his mood became calm. He looked at the middle-aged man and felt that this person was like the amiable uncle next door. Sun Mo was somehow willing to share all the secrets in his heart with this man.

  Upon seeing this scene, the dragon soul was so shocked that all the scales on its body felt like they were being fried.

  This great teacher halo was high-end stuff, and only top-level great teachers could comprehend it. Its effect was to let the target trust the caster unconditionally and open their heart, revealing everything.

  This also meant that people who had been enveloped by the light of Beautiful Heart would have no way to lie.

  “Damn!”

  The dragon soul was so anxious that it started to spin around in circles. If Sun Mo revealed its existence, wouldn’t its imprisonment continue? It would be locked up in the Dragon Subduing Palace forever.

  But as Sun Mo began to describe the things that had happened that night, the dragon soul quieted down.

  Because it discovered that Sun Mo didn’t reveal some details. For example, the fact that Murong Mingyue was a traitor and its conversation with him, or how he used a spiritual divine language to bind it.

  “He’s actually not influenced by Beautiful Heart? This new companion of mine is a little impressive!”

  The dragon soul was shocked. It suddenly felt somewhat at ease.

  Sun Mo naturally knew the halo Beautiful Heart. He also thought this was it for him, but as the light from the halo shone on him……

  He discovered that he indeed couldn’t lie, but he could choose not to say some content. For example, he intentionally avoided speaking about Murong Mingyue.

  He didn’t know whether the reason behind this was himself or the defensive attributes from the Battlegod Protection Halo.

  “Rest well!”

  After the middle-aged man finished asking, he comforted Sun Mo and left.

  “This is a matter of the barbarians, yet they sent someone from the Central Plains to interrogate me? Seems like this person must be a major character.”

  Sun Mo definitely couldn’t sleep. After all, this matter was too big. Two secondary saints and a saint died. In the great teacher world, this was equivalent to an intense earthquake.

  “This time around, I’m afraid the Dragon Subduing Academy is going to decline greatly.”

  Sun Mo felt a myriad of emotions, recalling the history of the Central Province Academy. Because of Dark Dawn’s action, the Central Province Academy stumbled from its peak and fell all the way to the bottom.

  Luckily, they didn’t lose their school’s ultimate divine art, the Great Dreams Heart Sutra. But the Great Desolation Dragon Subduing Scripture of the Dragon Subduing Academy had entered Sun Mo’s pocket.

  “Dragon soul, are you here?”

  Sun Mo suddenly thought of a matter. “If Saint Ten-Thousand Leaves discovered that the dragon soul he captured doesn’t know the Great Desolation Dragon Subduing Scripture, would he come and find trouble for me?”

  “Don’t worry. In terms of life characteristics. The dragon soul he captured is also ‘me’. After interrogation, even if it died, it would be a natural death.”

  The dragon soul comforted Sun Mo. It then sighed, “However, the price of doing this is truly huge. At the very least, I will be in a weakened phase for several centuries. So, my companion, you have to protect me well.”

  “Doesn’t this mean you cannot help me in battles?”

  Sun Mo frowned. (You mean I have to be a nanny for you?)

  “Wait for me to recover to my peak. At that time, you will become the king of all beasts in the Nine Provinces!”

  The dragon soul painted a beautiful picture. “The one and only.”

  “I’ll f*** your mom!”

  Sun Mo wasn’t a fool. He naturally wouldn’t fall for such words.

  If the dragon soul had to recover, where would the life energy it needed come from?

  Naturally, it would absorb the life energy from Sun Mo. By doing so, it would cause his cultivation speed to reduce. After all, who could still run fast while carrying a huge burden like this?

  Moreover, for a few hundred years?

  Maybe he would die of old age before the dragon soul could recover to its peak.

  “Comrade, your thinking is incorrect. Who says that I can’t help you just because I can’t fight? I have knowledge. After all, I’m from the ancient dragon race and have lived for several tens of thousands of years.”

  The dragon soul was very unhappy because it was looked down upon.

  “Is that so? You were imprisoned in the Dragon Subduing Palace for tens of thousands of years. What knowledge can you possibly have? Maybe how to daydream better?”

  Sun Mo scolded.

  “.……”

  The dragon soul was speechless. (Why is your mouth so smelly? Can’t we just have a good chat?)

  “Alright, let me have some peace and quiet!”

  Sun Mo lay down on his bed. Actually, he knew the dragon soul’s words weren’t wrong. Since he couldn’t depend on it for combat, he could still depend on its knowledge. After all, it had stayed for so many years in the Dragon Subduing Palace and must have encountered many people with shocking talents before.

  (But my Darkness Illusion Dojo is also not bad!)

  (Forget it. At the very least, I’ve obtained the Great Desolation Dragon Subduing Scripture. I didn’t make a loss.)

  “No. I have to display my value. If not, what if he disagrees the next time I want to absorb his life essence?”

  Upon thinking of this, the dragon soul laughed. “I can see that you have almost fully recovered. Do you want to learn the Great Desolation Dragon Subduing Scripture? This is a divine art countless students of the Dragon Subduing Academy want to learn even in their dreams.”

  “Next time!”

  Sun Mo rejected with no hesitation.

  “Eh……”

  The dragon soul was dumbstruck. What sort of scenario was this?

  (Are you using the strategy of ‘loosening the reins to grasp them better?’ You are definitely using it, right? Don’t panic, he must be trying to fight a psychological battle. Dragon soul, if you cower now, you will lose!)

  The dragon soul knew that when it came to taming things, it was either the case of the eastern wind suppressing the western wind or the western wind suppressing the eastern wind. As for who would be the eventual victor, it depended on who was stronger.

  “In the past, I always felt that the intelligence of ancient giant dragons was higher than other lifeforms. But now, it seems that it’s merely so-so.”

  Sun Mo’s lips twitched.

  “What do you mean by this?”

  The tone of the dragon soul was filled with unhappiness.

  “Firstly, since we have become comrades, you will definitely reveal this cultivation art to me sooner or later. If not, where’s your value? Also, I feel that when it comes to interaction, this is a process of mutual help. If only one side puts in the effort, do you think this sort of relationship can last for long?”

  Sun Mo chortled.

  “That’s for sure.”

  The dragon soul kept feeling that Sun Mo was pressuring it and despising it for absorbing large amounts of his life essence.

  “Moreover, this place is the Dragon Subduing Academy and there are too many major characters. If I learned the Great Desolation Dragon Subduing Scripture, what if I accidentally revealed a trace of it? Wouldn’t I be deader than dead?”

  Sun Mo rolled his eyes.

  If others knew he had learned their school’s ultimate divine art, he probably would no longer need to think about leaving the Dragon Subduing Academy in his entire life.

  The dragon soul felt a lingering fear. It was speechless and could only remain silent.

  Compared to Sun Mo, the dragon soul felt that it was a fool.

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from the dragon soul +100. Friendly (310/1,000).

  “That middle-aged man should be a major character from the Saint Gate, right?”

  Sun Mo pondered. When he thought of Jiang Ji’s death, he suddenly felt that everything was so dull. This time around, he definitely would become the champion of the 3-star great teacher examination.

  Chapter 910: Saint Gate’s Sect Lord, An Esteemed Guest Arriving!

  Translator: Lordbluefire

  Two days later, the investigation concluded.

  In the meeting room of the teaching building……

  The school leaders of the Dragon Subduing Academy and over ten high-ranking great teachers were all present.

  “So, that’s roughly what happened.”

  After a female assistant spoke, she walked toward that middle-aged man who had investigated Sun Mo and the other two who were involved.

  This seat was the master seat, the place where Xiao Fulong used to sit. Logically speaking, a person from the Central Plains like him had no qualifications to sit here. .

  But the status of this middle-aged man was simply too lofty.

  He was the Sect Lord of Saint Gate, a saint whose knowledge was the most profound in the current great teacher world. He was incomparably strong.

  A lot of the people here had many questions but because the middle-aged man was present, not a single one of them dared to ask anything. They even slowed down their breathing.

  “Just ask whatever questions you guys have now. If you still have questions after the investigation is concluded, it would mean you are questioning the prestige of the Saint Gate.”

  The middle-aged man spoke.

  His composed tone of voice exuded an incomparable might and imposingness.

  “Sect Lord, so it means that this matter happened due to the secret plots of Murong Ye and Duanmu Li. Headmaster Xiao discovered this long ago and used his seclusion to make them negligent, wanting to capture both in a single shot. However, he suffered from Murong Ye’s sneak attack and died.

  “Next, an internal conflict happened between Murong Ye and Duanmu Li. Murong Ye miscalculated and died on the battlefield, but before Duanmu Li could be happy, Saint Ten-Thousand Leaves suddenly appeared and killed him, eventually becoming the ultimate winner after having captured the ancient dragon soul. Is that right?”

  A vice headmaster asked.

  “Yes!”

  The middle-aged nodded slightly.

  “Sun Mo wasn’t killed by Saint Ten-Thousand Leaves because Teng Wanye cherished his talent and wanted to accept him as a personal student. In the end, Sun Mo rejected him and Teng Wanye planted a gu-bug into his brain, correct?”

  The vice headmaster asked again.

  “Yes!”

  The middle-aged man continued nodding.

  Sounds of discussion immediately rang out in the meeting room.

  “From my point of view, Teacher Sun isn’t someone from the Dark dawn.”

  “Definitely not. For something like the existence of the gu-bug, we will know the moment we do an investigation.”

  “But Sun Mo might have chosen to join Saint Ten-Thousand Leaves for the sake of being able to live. So, we still have to guard against him.”

  “Shh, can such words even be uttered here?”

  The school leaders mumbled to themselves.

  Actually, it was already the consensus that Sun Mo wasn’t a traitor or a spy. After all, in a major incident where secondary saints and saints appeared, a 2-star great teacher basically had no use even if they were a spy or a traitor.

  However, Sun Mo was truly impressive. He could get Murong Ye, Duanmu Li, and Saint Ten-Thousand Leaves to regard him highly, and they all wanted to accept him as a personal student. How shocking must his talent be?

  Ding!

  Favorable impression points from high-ranking major characters +5,100.

  “Murong Mingyue also wasn’t killed because of her ancestor-level expertise in the study of puppetry, and Teng Wanye cherished her talent. Did we get this right?”

  The vice headmaster continued, but a look of disbelief was on his face.

  Because this title was too shocking.

  “Mn!”

  The middle-aged man grunted. After that, he reproached them, “How do you guys nurture great teachers actually? Can’t you tell that Murong Mingyue disliked fiddling with corpses? Why are you all still forcing her to do so?”

  Swish~

  The skin of the few vice headmasters all tightened as a feeling of fear and trepidation appeared in their hearts. As for the others, they had questioning looks or looks of shock on their faces.

  Ancestor Puppeteer?

  Fiddling with corpses?

  What and what?

  “Also, Wanyan Mei didn’t die because Teng Wanye saved her.”

  The female assistant added.

  The Saint Gate announced to the external world that the Dark Dawn was an evil organization. But not everyone inside were villainous people.

  Some of them were great teachers who didn’t want to be restricted by ‘morality’ and ‘law’, wishing to do their own research on their subjects.

  For example, doctors. They needed living bodies to test medicine and collect data to complete their research. However, this was a forbidden thing in the great teacher world. Hence, they chose to join Dark Dawn and spend money to search for living bodies to test medicine under the protection of the Dawn Sovereign.

  One must know that in this world, there would always be people who led lives of suffering or decadence. If they could earn a lot of money just by eating medicine, they were very willing to do so.

  From their point of view, the forbidding order issued by the Saint Gate was restricting their path to making money.

  Wan Tengye was someone like that. He wasn’t a murderous maniac and only wanted to do deeper non-mainstream research on his own subjects that involved the forbidden domain.

  Half an hour later, the meeting ended.

  “We will respectfully send Sect Lord off.”

  The leaders in the meeting room all rose to their feet and bowed.

  The campus was in a state of ruin.

  “Sect Lord.”

  The female assistant followed the middle-aged man. She hesitated for a long time but eventually spoke. “The gu-bug in Sun Mo’s body should be something created from the latest research of Saint Ten-Thousand Leaves. There’s basically no way to remove it. Should we lock him out and monitor him?”

  She didn’t mention the second part of what she wanted to say. Firstly, she was worried Sun Mo might turn into a traitor. After all, given his talent, it would be a great loss and danger to the great teacher world if he chose to join the Dark Dawn.

  Secondly, they could research the gu-bug in Sun Mo’s body to get more information regarding Saint Ten-Thousand Leaves, and they might be able to occupy an advantage in future battles against him.

  “I believe Sun Mo can save himself.”

  The middle-aged man stared into the distance. “Give him a year. If he still cannot do it in a year, the Saint Gate will intervene.”

  The female assistant hurriedly noted this down. After that, she frowned and wanted to say something but hesitated.

  “Did you not understand why I want to shield Murong Mingyue?”

  When the middle-aged man had been speaking with Murong Mingyue, he didn’t even use Beautiful Heart and Murong Mingyue already revealed everything.

  “We great teachers should impart knowledge and teach morals, allowing people who walked the wrong path to mend their ways. In her heart, Murong Mingyue isn’t a villainous character. If she repents, given her talent, she will be able to make huge contributions to the study of puppetry. Wanye would rather reveal his identity than kill her. If I acted, wouldn’t that mean that my magnanimity is even inferior to his?”

  The middle-aged man shook his head and laughed. After that, he sighed.

  Things were over for the Dragon Subduing Academy. They would begin to decline slowly.

  This was good too. It could serve as a reminder to the other famous schools that they shouldn’t be arrogant just because they were one of the Nine Greats.

  The Dark Dawn was hiding in the darkness and was like a venomous snake that would choose prey to devour. Once you revealed a flaw, they would immediately lunge over and bite you to death. ……

  The sunlight in the afternoon was still considered bright.

  Sun Mo went for a walk on the campus. Other than Xianyu Wei beside him, there were six other bodyguards following him from the back.

  A few days ago, they were responsible for watching Sun Mo, preventing him from fleeing. But now, they became his bodyguards.

  With the Saint Gate’s Sect Lord’s endorsement, the suspicion on Sun Mo was completely cleansed.

  “I will be returning to the Central Plains in three more days. What do you plan to do?”

  Because the examination period had officially ended yesterday, Sun Mo revealed his true identity to Xianyu Wei.

  “I……I……”

  Xianyu Wei was perplexed. She wanted to follow her teacher and continue learning, but she felt somewhat afraid because she had to leave her home and head to such a faraway place like the Central Plains.

  “No matter what choice you make, you will always be my pride.”

  Sun Mo’s lips curled into a smile when he thought of how Xianyu Wei had defended the white deer for the sake of his glory.

  “Little Momo!”

  The sudden voice interrupted Sun Mo’s words. He turned his head and saw An Xinhui speeding over with a body covered in dust.

  Pak!

  An Xinhui hugged Sun Mo. After that, she pushed him away as her hands moved around his body, inspecting if there were any major injuries.

  “Why are you here?” Sun Mo was taken aback. “Has the 4-star great teacher examination ended?”

  “Such a major thing happened, why can’t I come here?”

  An Xinhui glared at Sun Mo. “Also, why didn’t you write letters to me? Are you treating me as an outsider?”

  The Dragon Subduing Academy had been attacked by the Dark Dawn and even their headmaster had died. Such a thing basically couldn’t be concealed. Very soon, everyone in the world knew about it.

  Once An Xinhui’s 4-star great teacher examination had ended, she didn’t even return to school. She traveled through day and night and directly came here.

  “It’s just a small matter.”

  Seeing the concern in An Xinhui’s eyes, Sun Mo suddenly felt that this level of care wasn’t bad.

  “You can tell me if you have any difficulties. Although my family’s connection isn’t as good as that of before, if I ignored my face and went to beg, I would still be able to get some help.”

  An Xinhui earnestly spoke.

  ‘The tea turns cold after the person has left.’ This was the common state of the world.

  Although some people still owed favors to the old headmaster, someone like An Xinhui with such a tough personality had never begged anyone before. Also, the moment she begged her grandfather’s contacts, it would mean that the favor was used up.

  So, she had to balance things well.

  “Mn!” Sun Mo changed the topic. “What about you? Have you passed the exam?”

  “I passed luckily.”

  An Xinhui felt a lingering fear in her heart. If it wasn’t for her disciple managing to draw good lots in the personal student battles, she would surely not be able to pass.

  “Congratulations!”

  Sun Mo was envious. 4-star! With this title, it meant that one would truly be a cornerstone of the great teacher world. They would be given preferential treatment even if they went to large countries.

  “4……4-star great teacher?”

  Xianyu Wei secretly surveyed An Xinhui and was completely stunned. She looked so young but was already a 4-star great teacher?

  Moreover, this 4-star great teacher seemed to be very concerned about her teacher?

  “Thanks!”

  After An Xinhui finished speaking, she saw Xianyu Wei at the side. “This is……?”

  “Xianyu Wei, my personal student.”

  Sun Mo introduced. “This is Great Teacher An Xinhui, the headmaster of the Central Province Academy.”

  “Ah? You are a headmaster?”

  Xianyu Wei started and didn’t know how to react. After all, in her heart, headmasters were all major characters. Hence, she hurriedly lowered her head to greet An Xinhui.

  “There’s no need to be so courteous.”

  As An Xinhui said this, she took out a jade pendant and passed it to Xianyu Wei. “From now on, we are one family. There’s no need to be overcautious around me.”

  Xianyu Wei had a dumbfounded look on her face. “Family?”

  “I’m your teacher’s fiancee.”

  An Xinhui explained and rolled her eyes at Sun Mo, feeling a little disgruntled that he didn’t state her identity.

  “Ah? F……fiancee?”

  Xianyu Wei was dumbfounded. She didn’t expect her teacher would be such an expert when it came to chasing girls.

  4-star great teacher?

  Headmaster of the Central Province Academy?

  Her status was a little high. Wait a minute, also for her face and figure……Although An Xinhui was covered in dust from her travels, she was still extremely beautiful.

  (Wait……An Xinhui?)

  (Why do I remember that this person’s name is familiar to the 5th ranker on the Devastating Beauty Rankings? Could it be…… The same person?)

  Xianyu Wei couldn’t help but sneak a glance at Sun Mo. After seeing his ordinary looks, she suddenly felt like saying. (Your looks are incompatible with her. But considering Teacher’s talent, there shouldn’t be a problem. Oh right, I shouldn’t care whether she is beautiful or not. In any case, my teacher depends on his talent for a living. I despise guys who are fair-skinned and look like pretty boys the most.)

  The more Xianyu Wei looked, the more she felt her teacher was handsome……

  (Alright, I have to be honest and cannot speak blindly.)

  At this moment, the school gate of the Dragon Subduing Academy opened as a gorgeous and luxurious-looking fleet of carriages entered.