Translator: Lordbluefire

  20 minutes later, Lu Zhiruo had saved everyone’s consciousness. She then fell to the ground, losing consciousness.

  “Doctor!”

  Sun Mo shouted loudly and quickly gave the lucky mascot a check-up. After ascertaining that it was just an over-depletion of her mental energy, he felt at ease.

  “Great Teacher Nangong, do you still have any doubts?”

  Sun Mo’s tone didn’t sound good.

  “.……”

  Nangong Xun fell silent, his expression looking awkward.

  Lu Zhiruo became skinner, and her entire body was drenched in sweat, her skin looking pale. Anyone with eyes would be able to tell that her condition was very bad.

  She had done this to save the others.

  “Teacher Sun, this bow is for Student Lu, to thank her for her generosity in lending a helping hand!”

  Ancestor Bei walked up to Lu Zhiruo and first checked her condition before bowing toward Sun Mo.

  Hearing this, Nangong Xun’s countenance looked even grimmer.

  “Ancestor Bei, there’s no need to stand on ceremony!”

  Sun Mo smiled.

  “I don’t have anything valuable with me. Can I give this Soul Rising Pill to Student Lu to express my gratitude?”

  Ancestor Bei took out a wooden box and handed it to Sun Mo.

  Swoosh!

  All the spirit controllers present opened their eyes wide and looked over, wanting to see what the legendary Soul Rising Pill looked like.

  To spirit controllers, this was one of the best alchemical pills.

  Everyone knew spirit controllers relied mainly on their mental energy to control spiritual beasts. If it wasn’t strong enough, they wouldn’t be able to suppress the spiritual beasts and would receive a backlash.

  The Soul Rising Pill could let a spirit controller’s mental energy surge tremendously by at least five times.

  It was a pity that the ingredients required for this alchemical pill were very rare and valuable. Moreover, the refining method and process were also very complicated. If one wasn’t an ancestor-level alchemist, it was almost impossible to succeed in refining it.

  To think that Ancestor Bei was giving such a precious alchemical pill to Lu Zhiruo……

  The spectators were utterly astonished.

  “This is too precious!”

  Sun Mo frowned.

  “No matter how precious it is, it can’t compare to Student Lu’s favor of saving my life!”

  Ancestor Bei laughed. “If it wasn’t because she admires you a lot and that there’s no chance of recruiting her over, I’d have made a move long ago.”

  Ancestor Bei was very open-minded. He didn’t mind admitting that he had been saved even though it might be embarrassing.

  Moreover, only by ensuring a good relationship with Lu Zhiruo would he have an opportunity to continue entering this Myriad Beasts Cube and seek the truth.

  (It’s a pity… This isn’t my secret treasure!)

  Ancestor Bei looked at the Myriad Beasts Cube, his gaze filled with regret. It was as if he had lost his most beloved wife.

  “Teacher Nangong, although Lu Zhiruo gained victory through using this secret treasure, I have to speak in fairness that the fact that she can use it is an extraordinary achievement.”

  Ancestor Bei said with a sincere tone.

  There were many occupations in Nine Provinces.

  There were alchemists, weaponsmiths, doctors, and even spirit runists. There were many occupations, and as long as one worked hard enough, even if their aptitude wasn’t great enough, they’d be able to achieve a certain level of success.

  However, an occupation like spirit controllers relied solely on one’s aptitude.

  Without aptitude, it’d be useless even if one were to slog hard until they died from fatigue.

  Why was it that even though Sun Mo had obtained rich spiritual control knowledge, gained several decades of experience, and was even equipped with the divine language of spiritual control thanks to the system, he still rarely used it?

  It was because if it wasn’t used well, there’d be mishaps.

  The stronger the summoned spiritual beasts were, the greater the risk. Why? Because craving freedom was any species’ true nature. After all, no one liked to be enslaved.

  Of course, Nangong Xun understood this point. But he really found it hard to accept this result.

  “Teacher Sun, may I be so intrusive to ask where you get this secret treasure?”

  Ancestor Bei cupped his fists together, lowering his stance, and asked.

  Sun Mo didn’t wish to say anything about Bai Wenzhang, but he really found it hard to refuse after Ancestor Bei had given him the valuable Soul Rising Pill.

  “From the Dragonspirit Manor.”

  Even the ordinary great teachers were extremely astonished when they heard this name, let alone the spirit runists.

  “Isn’t that Bai Wenzhang’s manor?”

  Dean Bai was a great magnate in the dark great teacher world, standing at the pinnacle in the spirit runes domain. When many cultivators reached a bottleneck and were unable to advance further, they’d go look for Dean Bai and receive spirit runes tattoos to resolve the issue.

  “There are the world’s three greatest puzzles in the Dragonspirit Manor. This Myriad Beasts Cube is what my Junior Martial Sister Lu has gotten after solving the second puzzle.”

  Li Ziqi explained.

  One must never be reserved when it was time to boast.

  Sssss!

  Hearing this, several people were stunned.

  The Dragonspirit Manor’s three greatest puzzles weren’t considered well-known by everyone, but they were still a frequently brought-up topic in the great teacher world.

  They were like the Dragon Subduing Academy’s Dragon Subduing Palace, the Black-White Academy’s Black-White Star Disk, as well as the Armillary Sphere Chart in the Heavenly Mystery Academy’s Heaven-Asking Pavilion……

  All these things possessed the world’s profoundness and in the course of history, many great teachers were still unable to solve them despite having spent their entire lives on them.

  “I’ve paid a visit to the Dragonspirit Manor in the past and had the great fortune to see those three world’s puzzles. However, I didn’t expect that they had been solved.”

  A great teacher was surprised.

  “I’ve seen them too. It was that building that released lightning, right? I didn’t expect that it turned out to be related to spiritual control techniques.”

  “All of Sun Mo’s personal disciples are not ordinary.”

  The great teachers whispered amongst themselves.

  Those spirit controllers who had suffered a blow earlier wore expressions of lingering fear.

  (If you had mentioned the Myriad Beasts Cube’s background beforehand, we’d definitely not dare to even touch it.)

  “Great Teacher Sun, Bai Wenzhang is a dark great teacher. What’s your intention of going to the Dragonspirit Manor?”

  Jiang Zhitong finally found an opportunity and immediately lashed out.

  If Sun Mo were to say that he had been there to learn, then he’d have a stain in his life. In the future, he wouldn’t be able to enter the Saint Gate’s upper echelon because it was an ironclad rule that they wouldn’t accept great teachers associated with dark great teachers.

  If Sun Mo were to say that he had gone to get spirit runes tattoos, then it’d prove that his spirit runes techniques weren’t all that amazing, causing him to lose a lot of splendor.

  “Teacher Jiang, please bring stuff like this to private chats!”

  Tong Yiming intercepted.

  He was worried that Sun Mo would say the wrong things.

  Although some great teachers didn’t chip in to help, they all felt that Jiang Zhitong was being too despicable.

  Even though Bai Wenzhang was a dark great teacher, he didn’t belong to the Dark Dawn. Other than performing some human experiments, he didn’t have any conflicts with the Nine Provinces’ great teacher circle. Moreover, because the spirit runes he tattooed were of high quality and had great effects, he had accumulated quite a lot of favors.

  To speak plainly, he was just a major character who was devoted to his research.

  If you didn’t offend him, he’d definitely not come to look for trouble.

  He could be said to be harmless.

  When people needed to tattoo spirit runes, they’d definitely look for the best spirit runist. The two spirit runists who shared the same fame as Bai Wenzhang lacked neither money nor fame. Given these people’s weak reputations, they wouldn’t have the right to visit those two spirit runists. However, things were different for the Dragonspirit Manor.

  It’d be fine as long as one had money.

  If Bai Wenzhang were to feel that your constitution wasn’t bad, he might even take the initiative to ask if you wanted an even more amazing spirit rune.

  It wouldn’t cost anything, and the only requirement was that the person who received the special tattoo must visit the manor regularly for checkups and also report the usage effects.

  Therefore, Bai Wenzhang’s reputation amongst the Nine Provinces’ great teacher circle was still alright.

  “If it isn’t something that can’t be said, why the need to bring it private?”

  Jiang Zhitong didn’t care about Tong Yiming and lashed out directly, “Or is there some kind of secret between Teacher Sun and Bai Wenzhang?”

  “Teacher Jiang, please conduct yourself with dignity!”

  Li Ziqi stood out, speaking in an unkind tone.

  Jiang Zhitong’s countenance instantly turned dark. (I’m a direct descendant of a great teacher clan. You, a 15-year-old child, have no right to speak to me in this manner.)

  If it was any other person, Jiang Zhitong would have slapped them. However, he couldn’t do this to Li Ziqi, nor did he have the right to do that.

  It was because she was a great teacher. The two of them shared the same statuses.

  “Damn Sun Mo.”

  Jiang Zhitong really wished that he had a great teacher disciple who could stand up for him too. It’d bring him so much glory.

  “The reason my teacher went to the Dragonspirit Manor is because Dean Bai had sent him an invitation that was personally written by himself. He invited Teacher to help him solve some problems he faced in the spirit runes domain.”

  Li Ziqi explained in a loud voice.

  “Haha, you really aren’t scared of boasting!”

  Jiang Zhitong sneered, “I admit that Teacher Sun’s standard in the study of spirit runes isn’t bad, but he probably doesn’t have the right to compare with Bai Wenzhang, right? You’re saying that Dean Bai was looking for Great Teacher Sun to solve his problems? Did you daydream so much that your brain spoiled?”

  The great teachers whispered amongst themselves. Most of them felt that what Jiang Zhitong said was right.

  “The frog in a well knows not how vast the sky is. The summer bug knows not what the cold is!”

  Li Ziqi’s lips twitched as she said sharply.

  “No matter how well you boast, Sun Mo is still nothing in front of Bai Wenzhang!” Jiang Zhitong smirked coldly, “You’re calling me a frog in a well? Can Sun Mo possibly fly to the sky?”

  Li Ziqi didn’t reply but turned to throw a glance at her martial siblings.

  Then, everyone started laughing.

  “Haha!”

  Sun Mo’s disciples were very happy, feeling that Jiang Zhitong was a fool.

  “What atrocity!” Jiang Zhitong flew into a rage. “What are you guys laughing about?”

  “Laughing at you for being a frog in a well!”

  After Li Ziqi was done lashing out, she then shook her head. “Forget it, forget it. I would be infected with stupidity if I waste my time with people like you.”

  “You guys……”

  Jiang Zhitong flew into a rage.

  “Enough!”

  Sun Mo stared at Jiang Zhitong. “If you’re upset with me, then duel me. Don’t talk about these useless things.”

  “You were the one who chose this!” Jiang Zhitong broke into a savage smile.

  “That’s enough, that’s enough. This is the martial dojo and several ten thousand people are watching. Take note of your conduct.”

  Liang Hongda played the role of a mediator.

  “Hmph!”

  Jiang Zhitong turned his head away proudly.

  (Fighting?)

  (That’s a lousy job.)

  (Wait until my personal disciple crush you guys!)

  After seeing Jiang Zhitong’s attitude, Liang Hongda felt frustrated. (I’m doing this for your own good. If you were to fight with Sun Mo, your brains would probably get smashed out.)

  “Great Teacher Nangong, I can understand how you feel. If you still have objections, I can fight you. If you win, this round will be considered our loss.”

  Sun Mo spoke up.

  Nangong Xun wanted to agree to this, but he couldn’t call the shots on this matter. Therefore, he looked toward Liang Hongda.

  How could Liang Hongda dare to agree to this? Rules and regulations were a necessity. Moreover, this was a sacred great teacher examination and violation of rules wasn’t allowed.

  Otherwise, if everyone were to do whatever they wanted in the future, how was the Saint Gate going to lead the group?

  Liang Hongda was the vice sect lord after all and was very smart. He only asked one question and managed to resolve the problem.

  “Ziqi, what is your Teacher’s cultivation tier now?”

  “Second level of the Longevity Realm.”

  Li Ziqi gave it some thought before adding, “He should be at the pinnacle.”

  Sssss!

  Hearing this, everyone drew in a cold gasp, almost sucking the surroundings dry.

  Jiang Zhitong’s big eyes almost popped out.

  A Longevity Realm expert at the age of 22 and the second level at that? Why didn’t you go around boasting about it?

  How much of a genius must one be to be able to achieve such results?

  There were some unrivaled geniuses amongst cultivators who could achieve this. But those people spent their time cultivating every day. What about Sun Mo?

  This guy was almost an ancestor-level spirit runist, a grandmaster spirit controller, a grandmaster herbalist, and possessed God Hands. He was the Three-time Champion Sun who had broken the records……

  Oh, in a few more days, he might become the Four-time Champion Sun.

  Right, he was also a master in calligraphy and painting. He had created an unprecedented calligraphy style as well as a few sets of famous paintings, which could pass his name down in history.

  As Sun Mo’s enemy, Jiang Zhitong had found out all the information he could about Sun Mo. Therefore, he increasingly felt that this was impossible after hearing his cultivation tier.

  (Even if you were to start learning from when you were a fetus, it’s impossible for you to be so strong.)

  Nangong Xun looked at Sun Mo, his gaze filled with astonishment. It then gradually turned to daze and annoyance.

  (Why is my luck so bad to encounter such an opponent?)

  Right now, he was feeling very thankful that he hadn’t agreed to Sun Mo’s request for a duel right off the bat. Otherwise, he’d probably get hammered.

  The second level of the Longevity Realm…… Even though he was 51 years old, he was only at this cultivation tier.

  Nangong Xun’s lips shuddered and for an instant, he wanted to seek guidance from Sun Mo for his secret on cultivation.

  “Why? Your eldest disciple has already won. So what if you were to let me win one round?”

  Nangong Xun had tears in his eyes. “Do you know how many years I’ve been working hard to get a raise in my star level?”

  Heaven was really unfair.

  “Great Teacher Nangong, the sweet fruit of victory can only be harvested by oneself. Only then would it taste wonderful and leave a deep impression. One that’s given by others will always taste a little weaker.”

  Sun Mo advised.

  This was his character. He’d rather starve to death than eat the food others gave him out of charity.

  Seeming as if he was refusing things yet secretly wanting it……

  There was no such thing in his dictionary!

  Buzz!

  Priceless Advice erupted!

  Nangong Dao was stunned and lowered his head. After cupping his hands at Sun Mo, he then left the martial dojo quickly, feeling too ashamed to stay.

  The competition continued and there were quite a number of exciting duels. However, people’s expectations had been raised to such a high degree, and they were all waiting for Sun Mo’s disciples to encounter those few genius disciples.

  “I think that they’ll encounter each other in the championship battle!”

  After the top 100 participants were decided, there was another voluntary championship battle. A champion would be decided from it.

  “If Sun Mo wants to come in the first place, then his disciples will have to take part in the championship battle and come in the first place.”

  “I don’t think they’ll need to. Sun Mo has broken the record of the Ancient Sage Building. His score is too high, and it should be able to influence the result of the championship battle, right?”

  “What are you daydreaming about? Do you think that Zhang Wentao and Jiang Zhitong’s disciples are just decor pieces? Moreover, no matter how amazing Li Ziqi’s spirit rune rods are, how many of them could she have? Furthermore, it’d be tough on her if other people were to find a way to deal with this battle tactic. As for Ying Baiwu, didn’t you see that she had had a tough battle in her second round?”

  The great teachers kept on analyzing the situation but didn’t expect that Xu Cong had picked Ying Baiwu for the last battle.

  A duel between celebrity-level candidates was brought forward.

  “That’s amazing!” Jiang Zhitong was elated. “Crush her!”

  “Teacher, don’t worry!”

  Xu Cong wore a faint smile, feeling very confident.

  His aptitude was exceptional. Furthermore, the Jiang Clan had spent a tremendous amount of resources to nurture him. He could be said to be one of the top geniuses amongst his peers.

  As for those of the same cultivation levels?

  (Sorry, I’ve always been fighting those of a higher cultivation level and haven’t lost any battle.)

  Watching as Ying Baiwu got on the arena, Xu Cong suddenly found this boring. (As someone from the pinnacle of the Blood Ignition Realm, wouldn’t I be too much of a bully if I were to go all out?)

  Chapter 1087: You Probably Didn’t Expect That I Can Fly, Right?

  Translator: Lordbluefire

  Xu Cong held onto his longsword, giving Ying Baiwu a faint smile. He didn’t say any harsh words as that’d make him appear to be very low class.

  After the competition started, he’d let the opponent make a move first before he made a retaliation and dealt an instant kill. This was his script.

  Why not fight for the initiative first?

  (I’m someone at the peak of the Blood Ignition Realm. Wouldn’t that be very embarrassing?)

  “Start!”

  Tong Yiming announced.

  Ying Baiwu’s expression was cold. She raised her longbow but didn’t release quick shots. Instead, she put it down. “Do you think that you’ll be able to win?”

  Xu Cong couldn’t be bothered to talk to her.

  “I don’t need you to let me attack first. If I win, I have to win fair and square!”

  Ying Baiwu felt very upset. (Who gave you the courage to think that this is a sure-win battle? Do I look like a weakling?)

  “Is that so?”

  Xu Cong’s lips twitched and he swung his sword.

  Swoosh!

  A stream of sword qi flashed out at lightning speed, brushing past the side of Ying Baiwu’s face.

  Hua!

  At the sight of this scene, several people gasped. His sword qi didn’t lose out to arrows.

  “Ying Baiwu, don’t be careless. Xu Cong has the reputation of being the fastest sword in the south amongst his peers. By the time you see his sword, you’re already dead.”

  A great teacher spoke up, wanting to earn some favors from Sun Mo.

  “I know!”

  Ying Baiwu’s lips twitched and she strummed her bowstring.

  Li Ziqi had gathered the information about these potential opponents long ago.

  Buzz!

  The bowstring trembled and Xu Cong’s heart shook unconsciously. All the hairs on his body stood up. This was a defensive reaction produced by sharp six senses.

  As expected, a semi-translucent arrow appeared in front of him, brushing past his ear and flying past.

  An eye for an eye. This was Ying Baiwu’s retaliation.

  Wow!

  Several cultivators let out surprised gasps.

  How did she do that?

  It was a known fact that if an archer wished to hit their target, they had to aim carefully. However, Ying Baiwu’s longbow had been pointed toward the ground while she strummed the bowstring casually. With just this, an arrow had shot out toward Xu Cong, who was far away.

  Some experienced experts understood that Ying Baiwu’s action was just a demonstration. Otherwise, her arrow would continue to be transparent and would be hard to capture by the naked eye.

  “To think that the Wind King Divine Art is so amazing?”

  Gu Xiuxun, who was on the spectators stand, was extremely surprised.

  She only liked blades and swords and thus hadn’t paid much attention to archery.

  “You don’t know?”

  Mei Ziyu was surprised. “But that’s fine. If you want to learn it, Sun Mo will definitely be willing to teach you!”

  “I’m not learning it!”

  Gu Xiuxun shook her head. “I belong to the blade and sword faction.”

  Murong Mingyue looked at the two of them, feeling a little speechless. (Is it really a good idea for you guys to say such things in front of An Xinhui?)

  That was a peerless-grade saint-tier cultivation art—one that could ensure a clan’s prosperity for 100 years.

  “Hurry up and start the battle!”

  Tong Yiming urged.

  Ying Baiwu had proven that she didn’t need to be given the chance to make the first move. Therefore, this time around, she took the initiative to attack first, drawing her longbow and sending out 12 consecutive shots.

  Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

  Six arrows flew in the sky, while the other six were in a transparent state, hiding amongst them.

  Xu Cong discerned their location through their sounds. He then swung his longsword, breaking all the arrows.

  “Hmmm? Hmm? Why did he slash a few more times?”

  Someone felt perplexed.

  “Stupid. Of course, there are invisible arrows amongst them.”

  Everyone started to imagine themselves in his shoes and their scalps turned numb. How were they supposed to defend against invisible arrows? Although experts had to use all six of their senses when sparring, most people still relied more on their eyes.

  After Ying Baiwu sent out a round of speed shots, she drew her longbow to its maximum, sending down arrows like meteors toward Xu Cong.

  Xu Cong, who had been standing there without moving, suddenly made a move. He was as quick as the wind. Not only had he dodged the arrows, but he even attacked Ying Baiwu while parrying.

  Sword Qi Like Waves!

  Swoosh!

  Several ten sword qis gushed toward Ying Baiwu like a strong gale.

  Ying Baiwu’s body moved and a clone appeared.

  Wow!

  The audience gasped in surprise once again. This clone was lifelike and not only did it have a shadow, but all of its expressions were also filled with the aura of life.

  This was the Wind King Illusion, and it could pass off the fake as if it was real.

  “She’s quite something!”

  Xu Cong praised secretly. (Top-notch cultivation arts are really amazing. However, the huge difference in our cultivation levels can’t be made up by cultivation arts. Even if you sent three more my way, I’d still kill them without any problems.)

  Ying Baiwu and the illusions pulled their longbows at the same time.

  “Seriously? The clones can shoot arrows too? Moreover, they really look like they have strong killing prowess!”

  The audience was just watching for fun, but the great teachers and their disciples were all stunned. Quite a number of people immediately took out their image-recording stones, planning to record this battle then study it carefully after they went back.

  “If I were to encounter such an enemy, I’d turn and leave!”

  A great teacher commented.

  “Don’t you find it embarrassing?”

  Someone pointed out.

  What replied to him was a series of gasps. It was because, in the arena, Xu Cong had just dodged an arrow and was about to slash Ying Baiwu, but the arrow that had just brushed past him turned back. It made a curve and returned, attacking the back of Xu Cong’s head.

  “There’s such a thing?”

  The spectators felt that they would have no chances of winning if they were the ones battling Ying Baiwu.

  The great teacher who had said that it was ’embarrassing’ earlier looked awkward. He shrank his neck back and quickly hid.

  Swoosh!

  Xu Cong used Rhino Gazing at the Moon and broke the arrow shooting toward his back with a back-handed attack. He then suddenly accelerated and got close to one Ying Baiwu.

  “He noticed the real one?”

  Just as everyone thought that he was going to kill this Ying Baiwu, Xu Cong’s ultimate technique hit the furthest Ying Baiwu.

  Sword Lotus Blooms!

  Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

  Streams of sword qis shot out, attacking Ying Baiwu. Even if they didn’t hit, they didn’t disappear either. Instead, they formed a golden lotus before they disintegrated and shot out again.

  “Do you really think that I can’t discern between the real and the fake?”

  Xu Cong mocked.

  In fact, it was impossible to tell the difference just by relying on his six senses. However, he could tell from the attacks because the one he focused on attacking had shot out arrows with a stronger prowess. Moreover, her arrows had tracking capabilities too.

  “It’s been dragged on for too long!”

  Jiang Zhitong was displeased. It seemed that Xu Cong would need to be put through harsher special training since he couldn’t even kill someone from a lower cultivation level instantly.

  Swoosh!

  Sword qi gushed out and slashed onto Ying Baiwu.

  (Show mercy? Sorry, casualties are common in personal disciples battles. If you were to die, you can only blame yourself for being weak.)

  “How ruthless!”

  Tong Yiming frowned. He was about to extend a helping hand to save Ying Baiwu, but he stopped.

  Xu Cong, who had sent out his ultimate attack, did a movement of withdrawing his sword. He then stood there with his hand behind his back, planning on walking over to the edge of the arena. However, at this instant, a feeling of death rose in his heart.

  “What’s going on?”

  Xu Cong went on guard. He then saw the Ying Baiwu, who had been slashed by the lotus flower sword qis. Although dismembered, she wasn’t bleeding at all.

  “It’s a fake?”

  Xu Cong frowned. (Could I have misjudged it?) He immediately reacted and sent out his ultimate attacks toward the other Ying Baiwus.

  Even if he couldn’t take down the other party, he must disturb her attacks and gain momentum.

  Xu Cong’s idea wasn’t bad, but the reality was harsh. After Xu Cong had sent out a wave of attacks, disregarding his spirit qi reserve, a wind pressure suddenly attacked from behind him.

  “Shit! There’s more?”

  Xu Cong had just sent out an explosive round of attacks, and his spirit qi hadn’t returned to normal yet. However, even if his spirit qi level was in optimal condition, he wouldn’t be able to fend off this wave of sneak attacks.

  Ssss!

  An arrow pierced through Xu Cong’s right shoulder, and the tremendous destructive power exploded and ruined his shoulder, causing his arm to fall off.

  “What?”

  Jiang Zhitong was taken by great shock. How could this happen?

  “Damn it!”

  Xu Cong staggered. If he hadn’t dodged fast enough, he’d have died.

  “Admit your loss!”

  Ying Baiwu let out a cold snort.

  “What’s going on?”

  “She has concealed herself?”

  “My god, isn’t this cultivation art too amazing?”

  The audience was very surprised. After that, they saw a Ying Baiwu appearing whilst floating in the air.

  So, all the Ying Baiwus from earlier weren’t real.

  When Xu Cong was analyzing which of them was fake, he had fallen for the trap. The amusing thing was that he had been proud and thought that he had the victory.

  “F*ck you!”

  Xu Cong cursed and grabbed his right arm with his left. Holding onto the longsword, he slashed out rapidly.

  Boom!

  A tremendous amount of sword qi gushed out like strong gales, covering the area that Ying Baiwu was in.

  (Aren’t you good at concealing yourself? Then I’ll use an area attack.)

  Ssss! Ssss! Ssss!

  Sword qi slashed onto the arena, leaving behind many slash marks.

  “Isn’t this too shameless? He’s relying purely on his cultivation level to suppress his opponent!”

  Someone couldn’t stand to watch this.

  Jiang Zhitong’s countenance was very grim. To speak the truth, this way of winning was very embarrassing. It was no longer within the range of sparring to compare techniques.

  Deng! Deng! Deng!

  Ying Baiwu backed off repeatedly. When she reached the edge of the arena, she tried to receive the attacks forcibly for a moment. However, Xu Cong’s sword technique quickly came after her.

  Bang!

  Ying Baiwu leaped off the arena. There was no helping it. If she didn’t leave, she could only die.

  “Goddamn it!”

  Jiang Zhitong cursed. Although falling off from the arena was considered a loss as well, it was too insignificant. His personal disciple had lost an arm.

  “As long as one hasn’t landed, the competition continues.”

  The injured Xu Cong was consumed with rage and performed his sword techniques again.

  Ying Baiwu was in the air and plunging. With nowhere to tap on to change her direction, it could be said that she was the perfect target.

  “Die!”

  Xu Cong’s gaze was ice-cold.

  Sword Soul Lifeseizer!

  A stream of golden sword qi shot out explosively.

  Some great teachers closed their eyes, unable to watch this. At the same time, their assessment of Xu Cong plunged tremendously. (Aren’t you too vindictive? You’ve won, but you’re still being so ruthless? It seems that the Jiang Clan’s manners aren’t that good!)

  However, just as the golden sword qi hit Ying Baiwu, her body suddenly paused in the air. The sword qi brushed past the sole of her feet and missed.

  “What?” Xu Cong was stunned. “Why didn’t it hit? My aiming and control should have been extremely good.”

  Swoosh!

  An arrow brushed past him explosively.

  Pa!

  Xu Cong held onto his sword with his left hand and parried the arrow in a sorry state. After all, he wasn’t a left-hander and couldn’t control the sword with his left hand. Therefore, his movements were awkward.

  But that didn’t matter. Before the other party landed, there was one more chance for him to attack.

  (Sigh!)

  (It’s such a pity that I wasn’t able to kill her! But it’s fine. I will just look for a chance to kill her in the future.)

  Xu Cong had lost an arm, so there was no way that he wouldn’t hate Ying Baiwu.

  Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

  Ying Baiwu shot out arrows explosively and they flew everywhere.

  Xu Cong dodged them in a sorry state, shrouded by a dying aura. He couldn’t help but cry out.

  “Judge, aren’t you going to do anything about this? She has landed on the ground and lost.”

  Xu Cong rolled and kept on getting hit by the arrows.

  “You……”

  Tong Yiming was just about to say something when he was stunned on the spot, his eyes wide open. He was considered to be very experienced and had seen many things in life. However, at this moment, he looked so shocked as if he was a groom who had entered the bridal room and realized that his newly wedded wife had a small butterfly tattoo.

  Pffft! Pffft! Pffft!

  Xu Cong continued to get hit by the arrows, and blood splattered from his body.

  “Damn it! You’ve lost! Why are you still attacking?”

  Jiang Zhitong was enraged, raising his hand and wanting to kill Ying Baiwu.

  “What are you doing?”

  Sun Mo took a step forward, speaking harshly and wearing a stern look.

  “You guys are being the rascals, ignoring the rules!”

  Jiang Zhitong flew into a rage.

  “You fool! Open your eyes and look at the situation!”

  Sun Mo let out an explosive bellow.

  “What the hell?”

  “F*ck! To think that she’s floating?”

  “How did she do that?”

  The spectators who were standing on Ying Baiwu’s side were completely stunned. It was as if they had seen the descent of a god. This was too unbelievable!

  Ying Baiwu’s feet had stopped one inch off the ground. It was as if there was a platform forged from the air under her.

  “What? Floating?”

  Jiang Zhitong pushed away the crowd in front of him and dashed over. When he saw Ying Baiwu’s state, he was stunned too.

  (This… How is it possible?)

  “Teacher Jiang, didn’t you ask earlier ‘Can Sun Mo possibly fly?'”

  Li Ziqi smiled and said, “Let me tell you solemnly. Not only can my teacher do it, but my junior martial sister can do it as well!”

  Swoosh!

  Upon hearing this, everyone’s head turned over. Many gazes that were filled with astonishment looked at Sun Mo.

  (How did you do that?)

  At this moment, everyone felt extremely curious and then extremely jealous.

  Flying was an age-old dream countless people had!

  Right now, Sun Mo’s disciple had done it.

  Alright!

  It was a notch lower, floating in the air. But this was already an incredible achievement.

  “Is it a cultivation art?”

  “It should be some kind of secret treasure of darkness. After all, a cultivation art that can allow one to float in the air is unheard of in history!”

  “Listen to what Li Ziqi said. It’s clearly a case where Sun Mo found a way to float or he might have invented some kind of cultivation art. It could also be possible that he had invented some kind of secret treasure!”

  Everyone whispered amongst themselves. No matter what the answer was, their gazes when looking toward Sun Mo had turned fervent.

  If it wasn’t that the situation wasn’t appropriate, they’d really want to bellow out.

  (Give me one too!)

  “When I say that the summer bug knows not what the cold is, I’m referring to you!”

  “When I say that the frog in the well knows not how vast the sky is, I’m also referring to you!”

  “When I say that the shrimp knows not about the whale, I’m still referring to you!”

  Li Ziqi’s brutal mouth rattled away, “You, Jiang Zhitong, were immersed in the past glory of the Jiang Clan. You’ve forgotten to look up at the world, and that in a group of three, there will always be a person who can teach you something. You’ve long since forgotten how to write the word ‘respect’. Once someone is better than you, you’ll develop a strong urge to seek revenge immediately……

  “How can someone like you be worthy of the great teacher title? You’re really a refined-looking scum who’ll mislead students!”

  Buzz!

  Priceless Advice erupted!

  Golden light spots shot out in all directions, illuminating the place. When they landed on Jiang Zhitong, feelings of shame, annoyance, and self-reproach caused fury to consume him and he spurted out blood.

  Pffft!

  Jiang Zhitong wanted to shout (You, a kid, dare to humiliate me?)

  However, he didn’t dare to do that. It was because what Li Ziqi said wasn’t wrong. Once he scolded her, he’d be proving that what she said was true.

  “My god, Eldest Martial Sister has killed someone with her words!”

  Xianyu Wei was given a fright and decided never to talk back to her eldest martial sister in the future.