Sun Mo was applauding. After hearing the notification, he nodded. He didn't expect Cai Tan to repay him. Teaching him was out of the responsibility of a teacher.
However, teaching a student who knew gratitude was better than helping an ingrate!
Of course, Sun Mo admired Cai Tan's performance.
In terms of absolute combat strength, Tang Ming's cultivation base was higher and he was naturally stronger than Cai Tan. However, in terms of combat wisdom, experience, and will, he was a notch inferior.
Tang Ming didn't wish to lose, so he used his ultimate move to win. Sadly, all these were within Cai Tan's calculations. In addition, he didn't have the combat strength to suppress Cai Tan. Hence, he naturally lost.
The judges today were Jin Mujie and Tang Ji. Both of them were 3-star great teachers. The reason why they were here was because the league tournament was about to start. They wanted to make use of this battle hall's examination to test the students and see if there were any students who could represent the school to fight!
Cai Tan's performance would definitely cause everyone's eyes to light up!
"That genius has returned!"
Tang Ji sighed ruefully.
"That's right!"
Jin Mujie clapped, looking gratified and filled with anticipation.
Students like him who had once stood at the peak, fell to the bottom, and climbed back up again would temper their will and obtain greater achievements.
As the saying went, failure wasn't scary. What was scary was not being able to stand up again after failure.
"Teacher Jin, how about I judge?"
Tang Ji smiled.
Jin Mujie knew that there was an 80% chance that Tang Ji had taken a fancy to Cai Tan.
In the past, Tang Ji had considered recruiting Cai Tan. However, after Cai Tan was' crippled ', the recruitment was halted. Now that Cai Tan had erupted and returned to his peak, this meant that he was more outstanding than he had expected. Hence, Tang Ji didn't wish to miss out on this opportunity.
"Alright!"
Jin Mujie was happy to do him a favor.
"Thank you!"
Tang Ji stood up.
Zhu Ting had wanted Cai Tan to get off the stage quickly so that he wouldn't delay the later rounds. Now that he saw Teacher Tang standing up, he immediately bellowed.
"Everyone, silence!"
Zhu Ting's voice was extremely loud like thunder, suppressing the noises in the hall.
"This battle was very exciting. It might seem short, but it's actually the result of Cai Tan's hard work!"
Tang Ji commented.
"Everyone knows that Cai Tan's situation hasn't been good during this period, but I believe that he definitely hasn't given up. He's constantly searching for ways to improve himself."
Tang Ji's voice echoed in the hall.
Cai Tan pursed his lips. As expected of a 3-star great teacher, Teacher Tang was able to see through him with a single glance.
Ever since he was defeated by Zhang Yaozong and left the Battle Hall, Cai Tan had felt disappointed. However, he had never given up. At that time, because of the Indra Poison, it was extremely difficult for him to absorb spirit qi, and his cultivation base had stagnated.
Cai Tan had once thought that he wasn't a genius. However, trash had their own cultivation methods. He started to reflect.
In the past, Cai Tan was the center of attention and brimming with talent. He was arrogant in his heart and felt that he was invincible in the world. He didn't even bother to look back at those battles. After this period of failure, he started to re-examine his experiences in the past few years.
Cai Tan's body couldn't do it anymore, but his intellect wasn't a problem. Therefore, after accumulating his experience, he began to read books. He read the combat notes of his seniors and studied all kinds of cultivation techniques. He thought about how to defeat his opponents without absolute combat strength …
In the past, Cai Tan relied on his innate talent to fight. But now, he relied on his brain. Especially after falling to the bottom of the valley, his mentality had been tempered and his will had been tempered.
This allowed his mental state to have a huge improvement.
The current Cai Tan had learned to think one step ahead of his opponent. Moreover, his will was unprecedentedly strong.
If it was the Cai Tan of the past, he would definitely attack before Tang Ming executed his ultimate skill. It was because he wasn't sure if he could block Tang Ming's ultimate skill. Therefore, he wouldn't take the risk.
But now, the Cai Tan who had undergone nirvanic rebirth had no fear. He was waiting for the instant Tang Ming's ultimate skill was about to be completed.
This was the best opportunity, and Cai Tan had the confidence to grab hold of it.
After Tang Ji spoke, he started to applaud.
After a short period of silence, thunderous applause rang out in the hall. The students also revealed expressions of enlightenment.
"That's why I said that failure isn't scary. What's scary is giving up!"
Tang Ji's body lit up with golden light.
Priceless Advice was activated.
The students immediately had a deeper understanding of this!
"Teacher Tang is praising me too much!"
Cai Tan bowed and then clasped his fists toward Tang Ming. "Senior Tang Ming, thanks for letting me win!"
After saying that, Cai Tan prepared to jump down the arena but was stopped by Tang Ji.
"Wait a minute!"
Tang Ji smiled. "Student Cai Tan, first of all, congratulations on your victory. Are you interested in becoming my student?"
Hua ~
The moment Tang Ji said this, envious gasps rang out. After that, many gazes landed on Cai Tan.
This was a recruitment from a 3-star great teacher. Cai Tan had struck it rich!
Cai Tan was stunned. He didn't expect Tang Ji to say something like this.
As a lecturer of the Battle Hall, Tang Ji's judgment was extremely high. He would rather have nothing than a substandard disciple. Therefore, he was very strict and cautious when accepting disciples.
Cai Tan naturally knew of Tang Ji's character. Moreover, he had been in the school for over two years, but he hadn't received any recruitment from Tang Ji. This made him extremely angry and he wanted to gain Tang Ji's recognition.
After all, there were many teachers who wanted to recruit Cai Tan back then. There were also a few 3-star great teachers. However, due to their personalities, proficiency in cultivation arts, and unsuitable secondary occupations, Cai Tan had tactfully rejected all of them.
In truth, Cai Tan was very proud and wanted to be recruited by Vice-headmaster Wang Su.
Zhu Ting and the other members of the Battle Hall all revealed envious expressions.
There were differences in the habits of great teachers when accepting disciples.
Some great teachers would recruit talented students when they saw them. Therefore, they would have many personal disciples. Although they would guide each of them diligently, when there were too many of them, there would definitely be differences in the distribution of resources.
There was another type of great teacher who was very strict when accepting disciples. They would have very few students, but once they accepted them, they would treat them equally. Even if a few years later, it was proven that their judgment was wrong, the great teacher wouldn't give up on them.
Tang Ji was the latter.
It was very difficult for students to gain his recognition. But once they did, they would receive the fairest and most diligent guidance.
"Cai Tan, this is a rare opportunity. Why aren't you quickly acknowledging him as your teacher?"
A student who knew Cai Tan couldn't help but persuade him.
Cai Tan fell silent.
In his heart, there was once a name list of all the great teachers in the Central Province Academy. From top to bottom, this was the ranking of the great teachers he wanted to acknowledge the most.
Among them, Tang Ji was ranked fifth.
If it was one year ago, Cai Tan might have agreed. But now, he didn't hesitate at all. His stunned expression earlier was merely because he was astonished.
In his heart, he already had a better candidate for his personal teacher.
"I'm sorry, Teacher Tang!"
Cai Tan bowed and apologized.
Hua ~
Seeing that Cai Tan actually rejected Tang Ji's recruitment, the surrounding students couldn't help but be in an uproar. Was Cai Tan getting arrogant?
He didn't even care about Teacher Tang's recruitment?
One must know that Teacher Tang was publicly recognized as a great teacher with an extremely picky judgment. He was also a great teacher that was extremely difficult to accept as a disciple.
But now, Cai Tan actually rejected him?
"How regretful. I hope that you can find a great teacher that you like in the future!"
Tang Ji's expression didn't change. He didn't feel unhappy because he was rejected in front of everyone. In his opinion, teachers and students were equal.
If teachers could choose their students, then students could naturally choose their teachers as well!
Naturally, as a great teacher, pride and style were still important. Hence, Tang Ji wouldn't open his recruitment a second time. If Cai Tan regretted it, he wouldn't agree to it anymore.
Cai Tan jumped down from the arena and walked to Ruan Yun's side.
"I won!"
Cai Tan smiled. His warm smile was like the sunshine after the rain, causing the hearts of the young girls in the surroundings to melt.
"I'm sorry!"
Ruan Yun apologized, tears streaming down her face. "I'm the one who held you back!"
"Don't say that. During these few months, I've thought about many things. If it wasn't for the accumulation during this period of time, I might have gone astray."
Cai Tan didn't hate Ruan Yun. He stretched out his hands and hugged her, kissing her hair.
Sun Mo sighed in admiration. Geniuses were those who could find the correct direction to advance in in the face of adversity. After experiencing this tribulation, Cai Tan's future accomplishments would be even higher.
"Yun-er!"
Cai Tan glanced at Sun Mo and sank into hesitation.
As Cai Tan's childhood sweetheart and lover of many years, Ruan Yun could tell what Cai Tan was thinking just from a single glance.
"Go on, I know you have long wanted to acknowledge Teacher Sun as your teacher. It's just that you didn't have any results and were worried that you would bring shame to Teacher Sun's reputation. Now, you can do it!"
Ruan Yun encouraged.
"But..."
Cai Tan was worried.
"Teacher Tang is very magnanimous. He wouldn't view Teacher Sun as an enemy because of this matter!"
Ruan Yun actually had her own plans.
The vast majority of people had vanity. If Cai Tan had the momentum of a great victory and acknowledged Sun Mo as his teacher in front of so many students, his chances of success would be even higher.
"Don't you feel that Teacher Sun isn't worthy?"
Cai Tan was surprised. In the past, Ruan Yun felt that he was the best and hence, he should have a powerful personal teacher. Hence, she wouldn't be interested in anyone below 4-star. Why did she change her mind now?
"Hehe, I'm worried that you aren't worthy!"
Ruan Yun teased. She thought of Sun Mo's expression when he spoke to her at the lakeside. It was a kind of pain and pity, but there was no loathing or disdain...
This was a good teacher who knew how to consider the future of his students.
As for Sun Mo's strength, Ruan Yun didn't doubt it at all. He was only 20 years old now and had Xuanyuan Po and Ying Baiwu under him. Given their strength, it wouldn't be a problem for them to ascend to the Greencloud Rankings. Hence, it wouldn't be too difficult for Sun Mo to become a 2-star great teacher.
Even if those two couldn't do it, there was still Cai Tan.
Ruan Yun then thought of how Sun Mo was able to distinguish the scent of her perfume just by smelling it. This was definitely a miraculous feat.
"Cai Tan, Teacher Sun is even more amazing than you imagine!"
Ruan Yun sighed ruefully. After that, she let go of Cai Tan and forcefully patted his back, urging, "Don't be in a daze. Let's take advantage of the heated atmosphere and take him down in a single move!"
Ruan Yun added another sentence in her heart. Teacher Sun was a stock with tremendous potential. If she didn't take him under her wing now, she would surely regret it in the future.
As for Ruan Yun herself, she knew that she had no chance. Saying something like taking Sun Mo as her teacher was akin to humiliating him and overestimating her capabilities!
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