Translator: Lordbluefire

  “Teacher Sun, what do you think?”

  The old farmer clasped his fists and lowered his attitude.

  The others also glanced over, hoping that Sun Mo could give a useful suggestion.

  Great teachers paid very much attention to their reputation. The higher ranked a great teacher was, the more learned they would be and they wouldn’t ask a question like that easily. This was also why many people couldn’t comprehend the halo ‘Learning from Everyone’.

  Since the other party was asking him politely, Sun Mo naturally wouldn’t act arrogant. He clasped his hands and returned the greeting first before shaking his head slightly. “The information is too little and everything is temporarily unknown. I feel that the most important thing we should do now is to inspect and check every corner of the ship.”

  “That’s right!”

  Pang Tong clapped. “I’ve long since had this intention. Everyone, let’s get moving!”

  Pang Tong was worried that others might wipe away clues if they discovered them. So, he dragged Wu You along and prepared to be the first to do the checking.

  “Wait a minute, I feel that everyone shouldn’t move around recklessly. This matter ought to be handed over to Teacher Sun to do!”

  The old farmer suggested.

  Quarrels immediately broke out on the deck.

  Because 50% of the people agreed, but the other half didn’t trust Sun Mo. They felt that it would be quicker if they looked for clues on their own.

  “Anything!”

  Sun Mo was fine with it.

  Seeing that everyone had dispersed and headed to different locations, the old farmer angrily stomped his foot.

  “Damn, these people are too arrogant!”

  The old farmer walked to Sun Mo’s side. “Teacher Sun, pardon me for being so blunt. Do you have an idea?”

  Sun Mo’s heart leaped but his expressions didn’t change. “Why do you say this?”

  “Your mind is so steady that you don’t seem to be a young man of 20+ years old. You actually seem to be an experienced old monster.”

  The old farmer surveyed Sun Mo and lowered his voice. “There are two ways to break the situation. Firstly, we look for clues. Secondly, you have foreseen this possibility and you have a method set up in advance.

  “If you only had the first method to depend on, you would have stopped them because if you are not the first to check the ship, you won’t be able to receive first-hand information. However, you are not concerned about that at all. This means that my second guess is the truth.”

  “Are you not overestimating me a little too much?”

  Sun Mo chortled.

  “If Great Teacher Sun isn’t willing to say anything, I won’t force you!”

  The old farmer left. As a 5-stars, he had his own pride and wouldn’t be a simp just to seek help from Sun Mo. Besides, what if this was the first test of the exam?

  So, it still had to depend on oneself.

  “As expected, among high star-ranking great teachers, the vast majority are truly capable. This old farmer could guess that I have another plan. The others probably could guess it too.”

  Sun Mo decided to do nothing first and merely observed the situation.

  Half a day passed and everyone had no harvest. Although three of the great teachers knew sailing, no one knew the direction of the prison, so they had no way to proceed. They could only allow the ship to drift randomly on the waves.

  It was a quiet night. On the next morning, just when Sun Mo was about to enter meditation, someone knocked on his door thunderously.

  “Teacher Sun, something happened. Two great teachers have vanished!”

  Sun Mo opened the door and saw that it was none other than Wang Bibao whom he had a good impression of.

  When Sun Mo and he went onto the dock, all the other great teachers were already gathered.

  “It’s confirmed. This must be a test. The two of them should have found some clues and left in advance.”

  The old farmer was envious.

  Everyone agreed with this answer because it was simply too difficult if one wanted to kill a 5-stars great teacher silently in a sealed space such as a ship.

  “Did anyone here know the subjects that those two great teachers majored in?”

  The old farmer asked.

  No one answered.

  No one was a fool. If this round had a ranking, everyone here would be a competitor. They naturally had to protect the information well.

  The second day passed.

  At dawn, yet another great teacher ‘vanished’.

  This time around, even more people lost their calm. Their expressions were heavy. This meant that the rest of them were already two days behind.

  When everyone was about to leave and ignore this, Lian Hongying suddenly spoke.

  “Everyone, I have a way to lead you guys to the Great Prison of Desolation, but I have a condition. You guys have to take out a secret treasure of equivalent value as compensation.”

  Swish~

  Everyone turned and stared at her.

  “What solution do you have?”

  Pang Tong asked.

  “Isn’t Teacher Sun a genius? Why don’t you take a guess?”

  Lian Hongying didn’t forget the disadvantage she had suffered in Yehuo City. She wanted to use this chance to mock Sun Mo.

  “Poisoning a stranger. You still have the face to talk about this? Do you still want face?”

  Sun Mo’s lips twitched.

  Lian Hongying’s countenance turned unsightly because Sun Mo was correct.

  She had been unhappy with the guide so she had intentionally poisoned him. After leaving the area, the poison would take effect three days later.

  From the looks of things now, Lian Hongying could be considered to have succeeded by a lucky stroke. When that fellow discovered that he was poisoned, he would surely come back to beg for the antidote.

  “Teacher Sun, you can’t say such things. That person was too mouthy and was asking for a beating. This time around, everyone will have to owe a favor to Teacher Lian.”

  Someone spoke up for Lian Hongying but made no mention of compensation. Since the guide would come back, they would simply have to follow the guide at that time.

  “If you are capable, think of a solution yourself!”

  Lian Hongying provoked.

  “You are a poison master so it’s understandable that you couldn’t tell. Let me tell you a secret now. That guide from before is a puppet!”

  Sun Mo shrugged.

  “What?”

  Everyone was badly shocked.

  Hope just birthed in their hearts and was instantly destroyed. This time around, even Lian Hongying was panicking.

  “The expressions of that fellow were so vivid and life-like, how is it possible that he’s a puppet?”

  Pang Tong doubted. “Besides, since he can be a guide, his position in the great prison probably isn’t low. This is why I paid special attention to him. There were truly no flaws!”

  “That’s right, I’ve also observed him closely!”

  Everyone started speaking.

  “Teacher Sun, are you also a grandmaster puppeteer?”

  The old farmer was curious because if one didn’t have the vision of the grandmaster level, they wouldn’t be able to discover such a problem.

  “I don’t have the certification, but my level of expertise is around there!”

  Sun Mo smiled. If he didn’t show some capabilities, he wouldn’t be able to suppress these guys.

  As expected, after hearing that Sun Mo was actually a grandmaster puppeteer, many people inhaled a breath of cold air and contributed another wave of favorable contribution points.

  “If the guide was the masterpiece of an ancestor-level puppeteer, it would be very normal that none of us could see through it!”

  The old farmer believed in Sun Mo’s judgment.

  “What should we do now?”

  Everyone frowned in worry. They couldn’t possibly die before even reaching the prison, right?

  “The person who talks about the problem is naturally the one who can solve it!”

  Pang Tong glanced at Sun Mo. “Teacher Sun, why don’t you help everyone?”

  Swish~

  Everyone looked over.

  Since Sun Mo had long since seen through that the guide was a puppet, he should have already taken some precautions.

  “Alright!”

  Just when Sun Mo was preparing to act, a vibration spread from below the deck.

  “What’s going on?”

  Pang Tong asked in shock.

  “Oh no, there’s something in the water!”

  The farmer shouted. Everyone instinctively rushed back and wanted to ascertain the situation. But at the next second, an explosion occurred and the entire ship seemed to be struck by a torpedo. After that, a thick water pillar blasted into the air, rending the ship into two.

  Below the sea, a gigantic black shadow could be seen moving rapidly, breaking the structure of the ship.

  Rumble! Rumble!

  The ship was torn into pieces and everyone also fell into the water.

  The only exception was Sun Mo.

  He had activated the Skyward Spirit Rune and floated in mid-air.

  “Damn, does he have to flaunt it like that?”

  After seeing this, Pang Tong cursed out loud.

  The others also felt incomparably envious.

  This was truly a method used by saints.

  Sun Mo stared at the sea. From the silhouette and the tentacles that occasionally breached the sea’s surface, he could tell that it was a gigantic cuttlefish that was six to seven times larger than a mansion.

  Sun Mo had planned to capture a sea beast and get it to fetch him to the prison. Now, things were much more convenient since this creature showed up. Sun Mo chanted some words and tossed a light-blue beam of light over.

  Divine language of spiritual control, Sea Proof!

  BOOM!

  A beam of light shot into the cuttlefish’s body, but it was ineffective. After that, the cuttlefish started to go berserk.

  “How troublesome!”

  Sun Mo stretched out his hand and clutched his throat. He began to emit some strange soundwaves.

  This monster should be a battle pet belonging to someone.

  “What’s Sun Mo doing?”

  In the sea, Pang Tong held onto a plank and felt very helpless.

  “He seems to be communicating with that sea beast?”

  Wu You guessed.

  “How can that be possible? Isn’t that the domain of beast tamers? Besides, I heard that it’s much more difficult to tame sea beasts compared to land ones.”

  Pang Tong didn’t believe it.

  “If Sun Mo is also a grandmaster-level beast tamer, we should all just go and commit suicide.”

  Wang Bibao sighed. Sun Mo’s current achievements were already enough to crush all of them. One must know that he was only in his twenties.

  The truth proved that Pang Tong had guessed correctly because that cuttlefish no longer attacked anyone.

  The head of the cuttlefish emerged from the sea and Sun Mo stood on it.

  The sea was too vast and Sun Mo also didn’t have unlimited spirit energy. It was impossible for him to keep flying.

  “Great Teacher Sun, don’t leave us here!”

  Pang Tong begged and even changed his way of address for Sun Mo.

  “This is a test by Saint Gate, so no one will die. At most, people will come to save you all three days later if you guys are still stuck here.”

  Sun Mo analyzed.

  “Great Teacher Sun, I have a carving knife here that used to belong to a saint. I can give it to you as compensation.”

  Pang Tong gave a price.

  “Are you lying to a fool?”

  Lian Hongying spoke in contempt. If that carving knife was an object belonging to a saint, there would absolutely not be anyone willing to give it away.

  “This is the great teacher examination… if I help you guys…”

  Sun Mo frowned.

  “Everyone here is a great teacher and should help each other out. Speaking of ranking, you will naturally be the first!”

  Wu You guaranteed.

  Everyone hurriedly agreed

  “Alright then!”

  Sun Mo agreed. “However, I don’t want any monetary rewards. Everyone just has to make a promise that after the exam ends, you guys have to go to the Central Province Academy every year for three years to give a hundred lessons per year. If you are willing, I’ll help you guys.”

  Everyone agreed straightforwardly. In any case, it was the same no matter where they gave their lessons.

  Also, they wanted nothing more than to draw their relationship closer to Sun Mo.

  A few of them got on the cuttlefish, but some chose not to use it.

  At this moment, everyone finally revealed their trump cards.

  That farmer was also a beast tamer. He controlled a group of fishes to be his mount, and there was also another person who used a puppet as his mount.

  Wu You was a grandmaster botanist. He had an extremely rare plant in his hand that could survive on both land and water. It could swim in the sea and was very mysterious.

  Over ten nautical miles away from this place, a middle-aged man stood on a boat. He had a look of astonishment on his face.

  Through the eyes of a seagull, he could see his treasured cuttlefish obeying Sun Mo and leading them to the lone island.

  “Is there still any logic? Is this not my battle pet any longer?”

  The middle-aged man Ji Han scratched his head.

  He was a grandmaster in both puppetry and the art of spiritual control, as well as a staff ranked fifth in the entire Great Prison of Desolation. He was in charge of external affairs so he had the responsibility of guiding the examinees to the prison.

  For this stage, it wasn’t a test set by Saint Gate but the internal departments of the great prison.

  This prison had been isolated for thousands of years and had formed a sealed social circle. The people here wouldn’t care about your star-rank or identity. They would only look at your strength.

  If you were not strong enough, you wouldn’t be permitted to get on the island.

  Naturally, this was for the sake of the examinees too. The prisoners here were all felons and if one wasn’t careful, it was very easy for the examinees to be killed instead.

  Ji Han got his subordinate to control the ship and chase after Sun Mo. At the same time, he gave an order to the cuttlefish, ordering it to toss Sun Mo and the others into the sea and leave them. However, the cuttlefish rejected it.

  “What the hell?”

  Ji Han folded hand seals and cast a spiritual controlling technique to punish the cuttlefish.

  Rumble~

  The cuttlefish, who was in intense pain, flipped its body and sank into the sea, causing everyone to fall once again.

  “Don’t be afraid, let me help you!”

  Sun Mo had made an agreement with the cuttlefish. As long as it brought him to the prison on the lone island, he would help it to gain freedom. But there was no time now.

  Swish~

  Sun Mo tossed Freedom Proof out.

  This was a divine language of spiritual control that could return freedom. The cuttlefish knew this was something good. In addition to the agreement they had, it didn’t resist and this allowed Freedom Proof to succeed in one try.

  Wu!

  An ear-piercing soundwave blasted outward. This was the cuttlefish’s cry of joy.

  On the boat, Ji Han felt a splitting headache. His body trembled as he coughed out a mouthful of fresh blood.

  “Teacher Ji!”

  The subordinates below saw that their teacher was injured and they were all frightened by this scene.

  (Who are these people? They could actually hurt Teacher?)

  “Increase the speed, go and fetch those examinees!”

  Ji Han’s expression was gloomy. He knew that he had lost this round.

  Very soon, the boat appeared before Sun Mo’s group.

  A moment later, everyone got on board and was staring unhappily at Ji Han. The appearance of this person was exactly the same as the guide.

  “Teacher Sun, is this person a human or puppet?”

  Pang Tong asked in a low voice.

  “A human!”

  Sun Mo confirmed.

  “I’m Ji Han, a 7-stars great teacher. I’m in charge of all external affairs for the Prison of Desperation!”

  As Ji Han made his introduction, he stared at Sun Mo. Through the eyes of his seagull, he had seen Sun Mo breaking his spiritual contract with the cuttlefish.

  “You know the art of spiritual control?”

  Ji Han asked.

  Everyone’s expressions of unhappiness were immediately retracted. There was no solution to it, as they couldn’t afford to offend a 7-stars great teacher.

  “Mn!”

  Sun Mo nodded. After that, he admonished Ji Han. “Since you are a 7-stars, you should have understood that the relationship between spiritual controllers and their battle pets are one of companionship and not slavery.”

  Swish~

  Everyone looked over with astonishment in their eyes. (Are you iron-headed or is your body missing a few ribs? This is the first time you guys met and you are already admonishing a 7-stars? Are you sure that water hasn’t entered your brains?)

  “So, you are Sun Mo?”

  Ji Han had seen the name list of the examinees. Every time he saw Sun Mo’s age, he thought that the staff had written it wrongly. But from the looks of things, he was indeed an arrogant young man overflowing with talent and having a heart as lofty as the sky.

  “You should address me as Teacher Sun!”

  Sun Mo corrected.

  “Teacher Sun, just speak less!”

  The old farmer persuaded. (You just freed his sea beast. It’s only reasonable that he’s angry.)

  “Among the myriad creatures of heaven and earth, humans are the only ones that are spiritual!”

  Ji Han stared at Sun Mo. “Humans are the lord of the world, the leader of the myriad of creatures. Controlling a mere creature and you want me to speak of fairness? In that case, before you eat pork and lamb, have you considered fairness before?”

  Sun Mo frowned. Why did he have to run into a human supremacist?

  “Teacher Ji, can we be considered to have passed this round?”

  The old farmer changed the topic. There was no ending when quarreling with people like him. Even if you were correct, he would make specious arguments.

  “The exam this time around is far more difficult than what you guys imagined. I’m only going to say one thing. There’s still time if you guys want to quit now. After you get on the island, either you pass or you die!”

  Ji Han coldly snorted.

  Chapter 1233: The Great Prison of Desperation, Three Great Riddles

  Translator: Lordbluefire

  Everyone was stunned. This was different from what was previously discussed!

  “Teacher Ji, this isn’t what the Saint Gate told us!”

  The old farmer argued but before he could finish his words, he got interrupted.

  “This place is the Great Prison of Desolation, the place where felons who committed heavy crimes are locked up. Naturally, this is a place that cannot be judged by common sense. It’s basically already a wrong decision by the Saint Gate to put the prison as an exam venue.”

  Ji Han was filled with discontent.

  “Could this be the second round of the examination?”

  Pang Tong moved next to Wu You and mumbled in a low voice.

  “It’s possible!”

  Wu You also couldn’t confirm this.

  “Stop dreaming. I’m not joking. After you get on the island, either you pass or you won’t be able to leave the island until you die of old age.”

  Ji Han reiterated.

  Everyone sank into hesitation.

  “I think you guys must have gone crazy due to studying too much. This is clearly a case of the Great Prison of Desolation being alone on a secluded island for too long and has long since become their own entity. The Saint Gate has lost control of it.”

  Lian Hongying sneered in disdain. These great teachers might be talented, but they were too inexperienced regarding the ways of the world.

  “You want to quit?”

  Ji Han asked.

  “No!” Lian Hongying looked straight at Ji Han. “This lady wants to go to the Prison of Desolation!”

  Ji Han’s pupils narrowed. “I don’t care what purpose you have, but I can tell you that if you enter the great prison, you will have to coil yourself even if you are a dragon and crawl on the ground even if you are a tiger.”

  Ji Han’s cold and emotionless gaze swept past everyone.

  “Let me ask you guys one final time. What is your decision?”

  Swish~

  The group of examinees turned to look at Sun Mo.

  “I’ll continue!”

  Sun Mo basically had no hesitations.

  The other examinees were seemingly encouraged by Sun Mo’s calmness and self-confidence. They also expressed their desire to continue participating.

  “Teacher Sun, you will definitely regret the choice you made today.”

  After Ji Han finished speaking, he ignored everyone else and returned to his cabin.

  Five days later, the boat entered a stretch of mist. A few of the examinees understood hydrography, so they were trying to memorize their location. But now, it was all useless.

  When the boat sailed out of the mist, an island shimmered in and out of their view.

  Steep cliffs, knife-like peaks of several hundred meters tall could be seen. Ocean waves slammed into them and created countless ‘petals’. The thick clouds covered the sky fully, blocking all light. All of these made it so that this rust-colored great prison looked extremely terrifying.

  “Everyone, the second round is to smoothly reach the island. Please feel free to continue.”

  Ji Han urged.

  “Ah? These cliffs are so smooth that there are no pathways up. How can we get up?”

  Pang Tong was unhappy.

  “Naturally, climb yourself!”

  Ji Han coldly mocked. “You guys only have five minutes. If you exceed the time, that will be counted as a failure.”

  This sentence caused everyone’s expression to turn unsightly.

  Those on the scene were all 5-stars great teachers. Even if their strength had not reached the Longevity Realm, they were at least at the peak of the Divine Force Realm. There was definitely no problem for them to climb a steep cliff of a few hundred meters. However, it would be very embarrassing.

  Ji Han naturally knew that this test wouldn’t be able to stump anyone. He purely arranged this to disgust them.

  “Oh right, the next return boat will only set off three months later. So, if you guys fail, you all have to stay on the island for three months. We won’t provide food or clean water. You guys have to handle your survival needs on your own.”

  Ji Han reminded them.

  “Let’s go, there’s no choice!”

  Lu Guodong heaved a sigh and took the initiative to climb

  “I shouldn’t have registered!”

  Pang Tong felt depressed.

  Sun Mo cast a glance at Ji Han. He activated the Skyward Spirit Rune and his entire person floated upward.

  “.……”

  Ji Han had been very joyful as he watched the miserable looks of everyone climbing up. In the end, he saw Sun Mo flying and he was taken aback.

  (Damn, this can work too?)

  Honestly speaking, although he had heard that someone had invented the Skyward Spirit Rune, the shock that came from watching it personally was something indescribable.

  This was especially so since Sun Mo was extremely young. He was like a vigorous wave from behind catching up and pushing all his seniors who were the waves in front of him, slamming them into the shore and crushing them all.

  “Outrageous. No matter the price, I have to get that flying spirit rune!”

  Lian Hongying was so jealous that she coughed up blood.

  “You will be disappointed then. From what I know, this spirit rune is something created by Sun Mo. In this entire world, other than him, only his eldest disciple Li Ziqi knows how to draw it.”

  Lu Guodong chortled.

  Li Ziqi was the female emperor of the Great Tang. Speaking of wealth and status, she could crush Lian Hongying in both aspects. (What can you use to move her?)

  Just three minutes later, everyone managed to reach the top. After that, they saw a gigantic castle northwest of the island. It resembled a wedge in between the land. ……

  Ji Han came from the pier. He took his sweet time and made everyone wait half an hour for him.

  “Let’s go, I will give you guys an introduction about the Great Prison of Desolation. I believe you all already know its history. This is a place once used by a saint for his experiments. In the end, after that saint died, Saint Gate took over this place and used it as a prison for great teachers who committed serious crimes.”

  Ji Han walked toward the castle.

  “Teacher Ji has returned.”

  When the guards saw Ji Han, they didn’t open the gate immediately. They first matched secret signals and only engaged the lever to open the gate upon verification.

  Kacha! Kacha!

  The iron chains swayed as the heavy city gate was pulled open.

  “There’s a total of eight levels here!”

  Ji Han took the lead. “The level above ground is called the living area. There are dorms, restaurants, exercise plazas, and even small markets here.

  “The gates leading to aboveground and underground will only open once a week during the shift change of the guards. Even great teachers are not permitted entry outside of that time frame.”

  All the examinees started frowning severely. One tiny clue could reveal the general situation here. There were simply too many rules, and they made them very uncomfortable.

  “Today is precisely the day when the gates will open, so we can go underground. If you guys lack something, you can purchase them now. The next time you want to come up, it will be a week later.”

  Ji Han laughed. “Naturally, you can choose to stay up here for a week and head down when the gates open next week.”

  “Let us all stick together?”

  The old farmer suggested.

  “Sure!”

  This was the first time everyone came here. Although it was impossible for the relationship between them to always be harmonious, everyone instinctively chose to group up when facing Ji Han who clearly exuded the air of an antagonist.

  Half an hour later, everyone gathered at a small public square.

  There was an iron gate on the ground. After Ji Han opened it, he led everyone down the stairway.

  “This is only the single way out?”

  Lian Hongying asked.

  “That’s right!”

  Ji Han laughed in a very confident manner. “So, once someone enters here, they don’t have to dream of escaping.”

  Indeed, the public square was completely devoid of cover and there were people everywhere. No matter when this iron gate was open, it would surely be discovered.

  “The underground prison consists of a total of seven levels. The deeper you head down, the higher the star-rank of the prisoners will be. It also goes on that the deeper the levels, the more dangerous it will be, and the degree of severity of the crimes they committed will also increase.

  “You guys can casually move around in the first level. But if you want to head down to a deeper level, you guys have to solve a puzzle before you can continue.

  “Don’t ask me what the puzzle is. This is a test!”

  Everyone exchanged a glance. They felt that this was something intentionally set by the people here because the prison staff didn’t want them to know too many secrets.

  After entering the prison, the light immediately dimmed. Even candlelight and the glow from spirit crystals weren’t able to brighten up the gloomy atmosphere.

  They felt like they were in a devil’s nest.

  “Has a saint died here before?”

  Sun Mo suddenly asked, scaring everyone to death. After that, everyone turned their gazes onto Ji Han.

  “Haha, take a guess?”

  Ji Han didn’t give them a straight answer. “Also, there are many secrets here. If you know them, you might have to die. So, it’s best for you guys to hold the reins of your curiosity back. Don’t ask random questions and just complete your mission.”

  The gates of each cell were made from metal. Also, there were spirit runes engraved on them so it was very difficult if one wanted to break them with violence.

  Also, the guards would patrol once every half an hour.

  Sun Mo listened attentively. The sounds of clamor weren’t great.

  “The prisoners on this level don’t seem to be too numerous!”

  Pang Tong didn’t hear many breathing sounds, and this indicated that the number of prisoners here was not that many. This also meant that the target he could choose also became fewer.

  “It’s already quite high. There are roughly over 300 people imprisoned on this level. It’s enough for you guys to choose from.”

  Ji Han introduced.

  “Over 300 people?”

  Pang Tong was shocked. After that, his countenance sank. There were so many people, but the noise level was so low. This meant that the punishment method here was extremely brutal to the extent that the prisoners didn’t dare to make any random noises.

  “There are three great unsolved riddles in this great prison. The prison warden has said before, whoever can solve one will be promoted to become a prison guard. Whoever can solve all three will make the prison warden retire on his own volition, and he will allow that person to become his successor.”

  Ji Han stared at everyone. “Are any of you interested in giving it a try?”

  Finally, Ji Han turned his gaze to Sun Mo. His meaning was clear without words. His gaze was extremely provocative.

  “What riddles are they?”

  Everyone’s interests were stirred. They were all great teachers, intelligent people that loved solving riddles because doing so would give them a sense of intellectual superiority.

  “The first riddle: On the wall of a certain prison cell, there’s a segment of mysterious language written there. Those who look at it have a certain percentage of becoming crazy.”

  Ji Han surveyed the expressions of everyone. “Please note that I’m not exaggerating.”

  “Is it because their wills got weakened?”

  Lu Guodong was curious.

  “No idea.”

  Ji Han continued to lead the way. “The second riddle: In a certain prison cell, no matter who it is, as long as they stay a night in there, they will turn into a skeleton on the next day.”

  “Oh right, the highest-ranked great teacher who died inside was an 8-stars.”

  Everyone’s curiosity was completely ignited.

  “The third riddle: spirit apparitions would occasionally appear in the great prison. They might ask you for your help at one moment but turn around to kill you at the next moment. So, if you see one, you guys better run.”

  Ji Han continued walking. “Alright, this will be your room.”

  Lian Hongying cast a glance at it and was instantly unhappy.

  “Isn’t this a prison room?”

  Lian Hongying looked at Ji Han. “Why don’t staff like you stay here?”

  “You guys can choose not to stay!”

  Ji Han couldn’t be bothered to explain. “Alright, I’ve explained all the things you guys need to take note of. If you still have things you don’t understand, ask me quickly!”

  “Can we go anywhere we want to in this place?”

  Sun Mo asked.

  “As long as you can solve these riddles, you can go anywhere you want!”

  Ji Han shrugged. “Also, if you guys can solve one riddle, we will treat you like a VIP.”

  “Teacher Sun, this fellow is too arrogant, let us go and solve a riddle to show him what we are made of?”

  A great teacher walked toward Sun Mo and whispered in a low voice.

  “That’s right, we should establish dominance and let them know that it isn’t good to antagonize us, new stars.”

  Pang Tong urged.

  Sun Mo hadn’t made his decision, but Wang Bibao already decided to act.

  “I wish to solve the riddle in the prison room where one has a certain chance to go crazy.”

  Spirit apparitions were random and the prison cell that would cause one to become a skeleton was very dangerous. So, Wang Bibao had chosen this particular riddle. His thoughts were simple. He felt that going crazy should be something that belonged to the field of medical studies. He was very familiar with it.

  “Is there anyone who still wants to go and try?”

  Ji Han asked.

  “Teacher Wang, you better hold your horses first.”

  Sun Mo suggested. This Ji Han had intentionally brought up the three riddles and even said that there would be great rewards if someone solved any of them. Why did it seem like he was planning to use these riddles to finish everyone off?

  “Teacher Sun, I know that he has no good intentions. But no matter what, we have to take a look at the riddles.”

  Wang Bibao was very rational. He told himself that he could only take a single glance and would leave immediately if he couldn’t solve it.

  Finally, everyone decided to stay together.

  Hence. Ji Han brought everyone to the fifth level. The atmosphere here was even dimmer and gloomier. The humidity here was very high, and it formed water droplets on the walls.

  “There, it’s this cell!”

  Ji Han opened the cell’s gate and stood at the entrance.

  Wang Bibao entered first. Later on, six other great teachers followed him in, while the others decided to wait.

  “Teacher Sun, are you not a genius? Why are you not entering?”

  Lian Hongying provoked.

  “Are you coveting my body? Why do you keep talking to me?”

  Sun Mo rebutted.

  “You……”

  Lian Hongying was so angry that she wanted to kill someone.

  “Are you guys not a little too cautious?”

  Ji Han chortled mockingly. Two examinees couldn’t stand it anymore and also chose to enter the jail room.

  Sun Mo remained unmoving and surveyed the surrounding environment.

  Five minutes later, those who remained outside felt that there were no problems and were preparing to enter. In the end, they heard a sudden roaring noise within and people started fighting.

  Boom! Boom! Boom!

  “Teacher Wang has gone crazy!”

  Wu Yao shouted. There were people retreating in a panic.

  Sun Mo stared at Ji Han, “Are you not going to save him?”

  “Life and death are fated, while wealth and poverty are destined as well. This is the rule of the great prison.”

  Ji Han remained unmoved. “In addition, I can’t save him.”

  When Wang Bibao saw that he was the only one remaining in the cell room, he started laughing uproariously. “It’s mine, it belongs to me!”

  Wang Bibao roared loudly and swiftly rushed toward the wall. After that, he kept slamming his body into the wall as though he wanted to embrace the mysterious language written on the wall.

  Bang! Bang! Bang!

  Very soon, he began bleeding from his head due to the heavy impact.

  Everyone fell silent and felt a coldness in their hearts, giving rise to chills.

  Sun Mo hesitated for a while before rushing into the prison room.

  “Teacher Sun, don’t be impulsive!”

  The old farmer persuaded.

  The others changed their perception of Sun Mo and involuntarily contributed a portion of favorable impression points.

  This was a good person.

  In any case, they wouldn’t dare to enter to save anyone.

  Upon noticing someone entering, Wang Bibao immediately rushed over.

  His eyes glared with rage. Blood was flowing from them.

  “Scram, it belongs to me!”

  Wang Bibao went all out, completely disregarding his life.

  Sun Mo could only activate his Invulnerable Golden Body to resist. He could kill the other party, but wanting to defeat Wang Bibao and ensure that he stayed alive? That was too difficult.

  Just when Sun Mo was vexed, everyone was actually stunned.

  “It can’t be right, he’s so strong?”

  “Did he start cultivating when he was still in his mother’s womb?”

  “Damn, so outstanding that it makes people feel jealous!”

  Everyone praised out loud in unison. Even Ji Han had his eyebrows raised.

  This Sun Mo might become an uncontrollable factor…… Things would be troublesome then.