The Central Province Academy's victory dojo was a gigantic building that could accommodate 8,000 people. It had been standing here for several hundred years.
Although it had been renovated continuously and its exterior looked ancient and damaged, not fitting in with this era, everyone who saw it didn't feel any disdain. On the contrary, they felt a sense of vicissitudes and an epic feeling gushing forth, causing them to be speechless.
This wasn't the first time Zhou Xu came here. Hence, he didn't feel anything new. "Who do you guys think will win the battle later?"
"Teacher Sun!"
Qi Shengjia didn't hesitate at all and directly gave his answer.
"Gao Ben isn't bad either. I heard that he knows a unique body-refinement art that can stimulate the potential of his body. It's very impressive."
Wang Hao revealed.
"Is that true?"
Zhou Xu was astonished.
"Of course it's true. It's said that all his students have broken through to the first level and are now extremely imposing. They are waiting to crush Teacher Sun's students and become famous."
Wang Hao had a fellow villager who was Gao Ben's personal disciple. Hence, he knew this inside story.
"Another God Hands?"
Zhou Xu was shocked.
"Who cares what it is? In any case, Teacher Sun will definitely win."
As Sun Mo's little fanboy, Qi Shengjia trusted him unconditionally.
The three of them came very early, but half of the seats were still occupied. There were many senior students among them.
"Let's sit over there?"
Wang Hao saw six beautiful girls on the east side, and he immediately went over.
"There are quite a few teachers here!"
Zhou Xu glanced over. The spectator stands in the north were specially used by teachers to prevent students and teachers from sitting together. If they kept asking questions, it would disturb everyone's enjoyment of the competition.
Qi Shengjia didn't care about that. He stared at the gigantic arena below with reluctance in his heart. When would he be able to stand here and fight against a genius?
...
"What's the point of a battle between juniors?"
Ruan Yun grumbled. If it wasn't for Cai Tan dragging her here, she wouldn't have come to watch such a battle. "They are all trash at the first or second level of the body-refinement realm. No matter how beautiful the battle is, it's like a fight between two newbies!"
"Just treat it as accompanying me, alright?"
Cai Tan gently persuaded. He came here because he wanted to see Sun Mo.
"Alright then!"
Ruan Yun's heart was heavy.
...
"Teacher Gu, sit here!"
"Gu shi, good morning!"
"Teacher Gu, how have you been recently?"
Upon seeing Gu Xiuxun, a group of male teachers immediately stood up and greeted her from afar, wanting to invite her to sit together.
Gu Xiuxun was able to benefit from both sides. She wouldn't let any of the teachers feel that she had been slighted. After that, she directly walked to Jin Mujie's side and greeted her.
"Teacher Jin, is Headmaster An not coming?"
Gu Xiuxun made use of An Xinhui to strike up a conversation with Jin Mujie.
"I'll be there soon."
Jin Mujie wasn't interested in chatting. She was holding a notebook and using charcoal to draw all sorts of bone diagrams.
Gu Xiuxun took the opportunity to sit at the side. She sharply discovered that Jin Mujie's notebook actually had the word 'Sun Mo' on it.
"Jin Mujie couldn't have gotten distracted and was thinking about Sun Mo. She wrote his name out in passing, right?"
Gu Xiuxun was astonished. It seemed like the two of them had already had a deep conversation and they got along very well. Tsk, could it be that Sun Mo had managed to hug a thigh?
…
In the lounge of the victory hall.
Bang!
Lu Zhiruo pushed the door open and ran in while panting.
"So... so many people have come!"
Lu Zhiruo was very nervous, and even her voice was trembling. One-third of the 8,000 spectators had already filled up the seats.
One must know that usually, only the battles between the top ten of the higher grade would be able to attract so many spectators.
"They are all here to see Teacher, right?"
Tantai Yutang chuckled. "Teacher, you mustn't disappoint them!"
"Eh? From your words, it seems like you aren't planning to go up? "
Li Ziqi frowned.
"Cough cough, what do you think I can do if I go up in my current state?"
Tantai Yutang took a handkerchief and covered his mouth.
Ying Baiwu saw that the handkerchief soon turned dark red. It was soaked through by the blood he coughed up.
"Moreover, I rely on my brain for a living. I'm not proficient in things like fighting."
Tantai Yutang looked toward Sun Mo.
"What should we do then?" Lu Zhiruo grew anxious. "Jiang Leng's cultivation level is too high and he can't go up. If we let Xuanyuan Po go up, it would be too much of a bully!"
"Teacher, in any case, I don't fight low-level trash."
Xuanyuan Po hugged his spear and sat cross-legged at the side, meditating. When he heard the papaya girl's words, he spoke to Sun Mo. This was his creed in life. Don't fight low-level trash, don't kill the weak.
"That's enough. Don't tell me you guys want Baiwu to go up?"
Li Ziqi felt depressed. These two disciples of her teacher were really hard to deal with.
"I'll go up!"
Sun Mo hadn't agreed yet, but Ying Baiwu nodded seriously. Regardless of whether it was for herself or for Sun Mo's gratitude for helping her escape the sea of bitterness, she had to fight.
"That won't do. You basically haven't received any guidance from any teachers, and what you've learned are low-level cultivation arts that you've stolen from others. If you go up, are you courting death?"
Li Ziqi felt that as the eldest martial sister, she had a need to take care of Ying Baiwu.
Honestly speaking, after hearing Ying Baiwu's cultivation process, she was still very shocked. This girl actually relied on an incomplete cultivation art that she learned secretly and stepped into the second level of the body-refinement realm. If she had a great teacher to guide her, wouldn't she be able to ascend to the heavens?
Oh right, Ying Baiwu's father was a gambling addict and didn't work. Her mother was seriously ill and couldn't do any heavy work. Even for work like embroidery, if she did it for a long period of time, she would be so tired that she would bleed from nosebleeds. Hence, the heavy burden of the entire family was placed on Ying Baiwu's shoulders.
One could say that during these two years, Ying Baiwu was the one supporting this family. The price she paid was that she had to work from dawn to dusk.
Under such heavy pressure, Ying Baiwu's cultivation time was too little, but she still managed to step into the second level of the body-refinement realm. Just thinking about it, one could tell how outstanding her aptitude was.
"That's right, you basically don't have any combat experience."
Lu Zhiruo also persuaded.
"I do. Those children who bullied me were all beaten up until they covered their heads and scurried away."
Ying Baiwu looked at Sun Mo.
"Tantai, are you really unable to go up?"
Sun Mo asked.
"It's fine if I persist a little longer."
Tantai Yutang smiled. He intentionally rejected because he wanted Sun Mo to beg him to make things difficult for him and get back the face he had lost earlier.
Naturally, Tantai Yutang would still have to go up in the end. Fighting against Sun Mo was an internal conflict, but fighting against Gao Ben's students was for the sake of collective glory.
After all, Tantai Yutang was someone who had acknowledged a teacher before. He couldn't tolerate the fact that his group suffered a defeat.
"Oh, since you can't, then don't force yourself!"
Sun Mo looked at the three female students. "Are you guys prepared for battle?"
"Eh!"
Seeing that Sun Mo was ignoring him, Tantai Yutang was stunned. What kind of trick was this? (You can't really be thinking of letting the three girls fight, right?)
(I didn't expect you to be such a cruel teacher!) (Hurry up and beg me. Although I look very sickly and am not good at fighting and mainly rely on my brain for a living, I can still win three consecutive battles.)
The three girls had serious looks on their faces as they nodded.
"Since you guys have chosen to become cultivators, then you'll have to experience battle sooner or later. The battle today has a grand stage and there are many spectators. Your opponents aren't bad either. As the first battle of your lives, it has a lot of commemorative value."
Sun Mo smiled.
"If you lose, you'll only be left with painful memories."
Tantai Yutang interjected.
"Can you shut up?"
Ying Baiwu frowned and retorted. Her head had always been very iron-headed and her personality was one where she would never admit defeat. Hence, when she heard Tantai Yutang's words, she was very angry.
"Eh!"
Tantai Yutang also didn't expect to be rebuked by Ying Baiwu like this. He had a fake smile on his face. "No matter what, I'm your senior martial brother, right? Can't you maintain some respect? "
"Are you a very foolish and naive child? Respect is earned through strength, not through a title. Moreover, I don't see any sense of responsibility from you as a 'senior martial brother' when you say such words before the battle. "
Ying Baiwu retorted angrily, not holding back at all.
Tantai Yutang's countenance immediately turned as black as the bottom of a pot. However, what Sun Mo said wasn't wrong. On the battlefield, if someone said such words before the battle, they'd be dragged out and beheaded.
"Alright, don't think about anything else. Relax!"
Sun Mo started to give the three girls a massage as a warm-up before the battle.
Upon seeing this scene, even Xuanyuan Po was a little surprised. (Are you really planning on letting the three girls fight?)
Jiang Leng frowned and wanted to persuade him, but he didn't know what to say. Hence, he turned his head and glared at Tantai Yutang.
Tantai Yutang's lips twitched, feeling indignant in his heart. "How can you guys win if I don't?"
Li Ziqi whose athletic ability was 0, the silly and adorable papaya girl, and Ying Baiwu who had never even attended a private school before. How could they win with such a lineup? What a joke! (Unless the opponent doesn't move and becomes a target for you guys to hit.)
The atmosphere in the resting room was very relaxed. Sun Mo kept on talking about all sorts of interesting topics to distract the three girls' emotions and prevent them from feeling nervous.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
The victory bell that was set up in the victory hall rang. This was to inform both sides to enter the arena.
Swoosh!
The eyes of the three girls all turned toward Sun Mo.
"Let's go and get your first victory!"
Sun Mo stretched out his hand and touched the heads of the three girls. "Go and let the thousands of spectators here remember your heroic appearance of victory forever."
Sun Mo led the way and walked out from the corridor. The sunlight suddenly grew stronger, and the loud noises also gushed into their ears.
Li Ziqi and the other two swept their gazes over the spectator stands and couldn't help but feel nervous. It was because there were people everywhere, and there were at least 3,000 to 4,000 of them.
"Awu!"
Lu Zhiruo grabbed onto Sun Mo's sleeves. She felt a little scared being stared at by so many gazes.
The terrain here was like the colosseum in ancient Rome. There were huge stone walls in the surroundings, and the students could sit on the spectator stands and admire the battles from a higher vantage point.
In the middle of the victory dojo, there was a square-shaped arena that was the size of half a football field. It was about five meters tall, and at this moment, Lian Zheng, as the judge, was already standing on it.
"The teachers from both sides, as well as the students who are participating in the duel, please come up the stage."
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