Right now, Sun Mo had already grasped 14 great teacher halos. He was one more away from meeting the minimum requirement to participate in the 5-star great teacher examination.
The system issued a mission. If Sun Mo could help the Central Province Academy rise to the 'B' grade, he'd definitely be able to obtain one.
However, this was too far away. After all, although most of Sun Mo's personal disciples were geniuses, it was too difficult for them to fight their way into the Hero Rankings next year.
"Let's continue opening chests!"
Sun Mo instructed and rubbed Lu Zhiruo's head.
Speaking of which, won't I make Lucky Mascot bald by rubbing so hard?
Another Skill Book popped out amidst the rainbow-colored radiance. It shone with an earthen-yellow radiance.
Ding!
"Congratulations on obtaining the Divine Language of Psychic, Lu's Testimony."
"This contract can allow you to forcefully form a contract with any terrestrial lifeform. Unless you remove it yourself, or if you encounter a divine language of spiritual control of the same level, the spiritual beast will never leave you."
The system's voice didn't have any emotions, but when it entered Sun Mo's ears, it was like celestial music.
Another godly language, and it was Lu Zhi's Testimony. This was simply a trump card, because it was too versatile.
After all, humans lived on land. Most of the creatures they encountered were land creatures, so Lu Zhizheng could solve a lot of problems.
Amidst his joy, Sun Mo suddenly thought of a blind spot. "System, is this divine language effective on humans?"
"Do you want to eat peaches?"
The System was speechless. "Don't blame me for not reminding you. The Divine Language of Psychic can increase the success rate of summoning battle pets, but it is not a hundred percent success rate."
"The more intelligent a creature is, the higher the failure rate."
For example, in the Dragon Subduing Palace, although Sun Mo had the Space Proof, if it wasn't for the dragon soul taking the initiative to open up its will in order to escape, Sun Mo wouldn't have been able to do anything.
"Alright!"
Sun Mo's lips twitched, feeling a little disappointed.
"Also, no matter what kind of contracted spiritual beasts they are, you should treat them as your comrades and not as cannon fodder."
The system was warning Sun Mo not to think about using Lu Zhizheng to continuously catch cannon fodder battle pets.
"Am I that kind of scum?"
Sun Mo rolled his eyes and stroked Lu Zhiruo's hair. "Continue."
The last Rainbow Diamond Treasure Chest was opened.
Hua!
Black fog gushed out like tidal waves, directly drowning Sun Mo, causing him to instantly suffocate and feel dizzy.
A childish nursery rhyme that sounded like a whimper reverberated in his ears, sending goosebumps all over his body in an instant.
"What the hell?"
Sun Mo's scalp turned numb. This feeling was even more terrifying than watching the Ju-grudge.
The black mist thinned, revealing a wooden doll the size of a palm. It was unknown what material it was made of, but it looked like wood. However, its chest was bulging, and one could hear its pulse beating. It was like it was alive.
The wooden doll's back was facing Sun Mo. Just when Sun Mo wanted to look at its front, it suddenly turned its head and twisted its neck 180 degrees as it stared at Sun Mo.
It was a pair of scarlet eyes that were like vortexes, almost sucking Sun Mo's soul in.
Ding!
"Congratulations, you've obtained a substitute puppet."
"This puppet was created from an ancient divine wood that was soaked in a type of mysterious blood. It was then augmented by witchcraft for three years."
"By dripping a drop of the host's blood on the puppet, life can be shared. When the host encounters a death blow, the substitute puppet will be damaged and it will bear the burden of the death blow for the host."
"Note: After using the substitute puppet, the host will occasionally feel flustered and have nightmares at night."
The system's explanation was also sinister.
However, when Sun Mo heard it, his spirits stirred. He almost hugged Lu Zhiruo and jumped two rounds in joy.
As expected of his lucky mascot. It was simply too awesome.
With this thing, it was equivalent to having an extra life.
For those who had played games before, who wouldn't know how precious an extra life was? They might even be able to clear a stage that they couldn't clear.
"Is this thing sold in the merchant store?"
Sun Mo asked.
"No, and there won't be any in the future either."
The system wasn't a god. For some powerful items, it only had limited editions and would only give them out as rewards.
One could only say that Sun Mo's luck was too good this time around.
"Then is the method to create this puppet sold?"
Sun Mo took a step back.
"No."
The system persuaded, "Host, don't think about these unorthodox things. Even if I give you the blueprint and allow you to have this level of puppet technique, you probably won't be able to gather all the materials in your lifetime."
"En!"
Sun Mo communicated with the dragon soul through his will and introduced the substitute puppet. After that, he asked, "You have lived for a very long time. Have you heard of such a secret treasure?"
"This should be the means of those ancient shamans. They would use gu worms, divine blood, mysterious shaman arts, and souls to create all sorts of unimaginable secret treasures."
The dragon soul explained.
"Divine blood?"
Sun Mo frowned. "There are gods in the Nine Provinces?"
"Eh, we call the blood of powerful, unknown, and mysterious creatures as divine blood. It doesn't refer to the blood of gods."
The dragon soul introduced, "For example, the blood of a saint can also be considered a type of divine blood."
Sun Mo's interest was piqued. After sending Lu Zhiruo away, he started to have a long conversation with the dragon soul.
Among the Nine Greats, there was a school called the Myriad Spirits Academy. It was located in Nanyue, which was also the southernmost part of the map. That place was filled with miasma and poisonous bugs.
The difficult living environment resulted in their unique survival habits.
Using shaman poison, shaman arts, and gu worms were the trademark of the Myriad Spirits Academy.
The barbarians were the best at fighting and weren't afraid of death. They were said to be invincible even if ten thousand of them were to go up against them. However, people from the Central Plains would rather go up against the barbarians than to offend those fellows from Nanyue who were proficient in shaman arts.
In the Central Plains, everyone referred to them as shamans, meaning that they had unfathomable abilities.
In Nanyue, they were more willing to address great teachers as shamans!
Zhang Lan, who had joined at the same time as Sun Mo, was a graduate of the Myriad Spirits Academy. She was originally a pretty lady, but because of the strange tattoo on her face, her disposition suddenly became terrifying and unapproachable.
...
Another week passed, and Sun Mo's popularity hadn't dissipated yet. Right now, in Jinling and the surrounding counties, even three-year-old children would have heard of this name.
All of them were working hard to become the next 'Sun Mo'.
Sun Mo was already sick of those banquets. Just when he was thinking of how to reject them, a reasonable reason was delivered to his door.
The 'C' grade league tournament was finally going to start.
The Saint Gate sent a notice over, telling all the 'C' grade famous schools to arrive at Autumn Water City on the second level of the Darkness Continent five days later.
If they were late, they would be automatically disqualified.
As for the content of the competition, the Saint Gate didn't announce it. However, it told the various schools that the number of great teachers was limited to 20. However, there was no limit to the number of students participating.
The star-level of these 20 great teachers was also set.
The highest level was 6-star, and only two people were allowed. Then, from 5-star to 4-star, there was no limit. There was no limit to those below 3-star, but there had to be one 1-star and 2-star great teacher each.
"The reason for setting the number of high-star great teachers is to prevent high-end battle prowess from destroying the fairness of the competition. After all, the higher the star, the greater the impact on the competition."
An Xinhui explained.
"The competition this time around will definitely be very difficult. In the past, the highest number of great teachers allowed was only one 5-star great teacher."
Sun Mo nodded, indicating that he understood.
One 1-star and 2-star great teacher each. This depended on the school's reserve of talents, as well as the attractiveness to new great teachers.
"I don't understand why the Saint Gate didn't set a limit to the number of students participating."
An Xinhui frowned.
"Bring more!"
Sun Mo suggested, "It's better to be prepared."
"We can only do this."
An Xinhui sighed. They could only choose their students according to the content of the competition after they arrived at Autumn Water City.
In the past, An Xinhui wouldn't dare to do this because she wouldn't even be able to afford the travel expenses.
"I wish to bring all my personal students along."
Sun Mo wanted Li Ziqi and the others to see more of the world.
"Go on then. In any case, you don't lack money."
An Xinhui teased, "Let Xuanyuan Po, Baiwu, and Jiang Leng participate. Maybe by the end of next year, they would have the strength to ascend to the Hero Rankings."
It was impossible for Sun Mo to become a 4-star champion, but as long as Sun Mo obtained a 4-star ranking, he would be able to rise by four stars consecutively. This was definitely a great glory in the great teacher world.
"I will do my best to protect them."
In order to nurture Xuanyuan Po and the other two, An Xinhui was prepared to sacrifice the school's results.
This was because such a competition was very good for tempering students.
"There's no need."
Sun Mo shook his head. "Don't be too optimistic. Out of the 72 famous schools in the 'C' grade, the bottom ten will be demoted. There's a one in seven chance that we might not be able to stay."
After An Xinhui and Sun Mo finished their discussion, they gathered all the upper echelons of the school and held a meeting. They got Secondary Saint Shi Sheng to stay behind in the school. After that, An Xinhui became the group leader and Wang Su became the vice group leader. They used a day to select a famous school group with up to 100 people and then set off.
On the fifth day, the Central Province Academy's famous school group first passed through the teleportation formation and traveled for another 100 miles before they arrived at Autumn Water City.
"How majestic!"
Standing in front of the city gate and looking at the city walls that were built using countless huge rocks that were taller than a human, the students were all astonished.
At this time, all the 'C' grade famous school groups were gathering in Autumn Water City. Moreover, because the gathering point was the Autumn Water Public Square, everyone chose to stay in the vicinity. This caused the hotel rooms to be in a shortage, and the prices of the rooms soared by five times.
Luckily, Sun Mo didn't lack money. This time around, he specially brought a lot of spirit diamonds with him. Spirit diamonds were hard currency in the Darkness Continent.
"It's too extravagant."
An Xinhui's heart ached, but the feeling of spending money felt really good.
"Don't create trouble. If there's no need, don't go out. Just stay in your room and meditate. If there's anything, look for Teacher Lian."
Wang Su instructed.
Lian Zheng also came, but he wasn't participating in the competition. He was a logistics member.
An uneventful night passed. On the second morning, An Xinhui and Sun Mo headed to the Saint Gate's branch.
In the large conference room.
There were already over 100 people seated.
These great teachers were originally chatting idly, but when the door opened and An Xinhui and Sun Mo entered, the entire conference room instantly fell silent.
There was no solution to it. This pair, the female was beautiful and the male was handsome. They were simply like a golden couple. Their killing prowess was too great. These great teachers only took a glance at them and couldn't shift their gazes away.
The guys mainly looked at An Xinhui. As for the female great teacher, she only took a glance at her before her gaze landed on Sun Mo. After that, many things appeared in her mind.
"Who is this? He's so handsome! "
"Look at the school emblem. He's a great teacher from the Central Province Academy."
"There's no need to look at the emblem. That female is An Xinhui. In that case, the one beside her is naturally Sun Mo."
After a short period of silence, whispers rang out in the conference room.
Although Sun Mo was very famous now, he had just become famous. Many great teachers had only heard of his name but had never seen him before. However, An Xinhui was different. When she was a student, she was the school beauty of the Heavenly Mystery Academy. She was the type that was nurtured to be the successor of the headmaster.
After that, after becoming a great teacher, An Xinhui was ranked on the Devastating Beauty Rankings and her fame grew even greater. She was the dream lover of many male great teachers.
"Headmaster An, it has been several years since we last met. Is your grandfather doing well?"
"Xinhui, you've become a great teacher in the blink of an eye."
"Headmaster An, good morning!"
Some great teachers who knew An Xinhui stood up. A few of them had a friendly relationship with her.
An Xinhui responded to them one by one. In the end, she looked at the great teacher who called her Xinhui. "Aunt Zhou, how's uncle's illness?"
"Sigh, it's still the same."
The woman who was called Aunt Zhou was over 50 years old and was the vice headmaster of Yanhai University.
The two of them weren't relatives. The reason they were familiar with each other was because An Xinhui's best friend was Aunt Zhou's biological daughter.
"This is..."
Aunt Zhou looked at Sun Mo, not daring to recognize him.
"Sun Mo, my fiancé."
When An Xinhui said this, she was very natural and unrestrained.
As the sound of her voice faded, many sighs of regret rang out in the crowd.
For a beautiful woman like An Xinhui, how could any man not have any thoughts about her? This was especially so for those young male great teachers. They felt like a pearl had been lost.
"As expected of Great Teacher Sun, I've long heard of your name!"
Zhou Pei's attitude was very amicable. She complimented, "First Teacher Sun, the Central Province Academy will definitely be ranked at the top this time around."
Everyone here was a great teacher and knew how to restrain themselves. They wouldn't admire An Xinhui unrestrainedly. Moreover, after hearing Sun Mo's name, their gazes immediately landed on him and started to assess him seriously.
It was because this person would undoubtedly become the greatest dark horse in this competition.
"Our Central Province Academy has just risen to the 'C' grade, so our requirements aren't high. It's fine as long as we can stay."
An Xinhui said that Sun Mo was her fiancé not because she wanted to flaunt that she had a fiancé who was one of the top three. Rather, she wanted to avoid trouble.
It was because there would be many male great teachers hitting on her during such occasions every year. It was so annoying.
"Teacher Sun, I heard that you escaped from the hands of the Myriad Leaf Saint. Can you describe the process back then?"
After a great teacher spoke, everyone held their breaths, waiting for Sun Mo to reply.
After all, a major character like Teng Wanye was too mysterious. There were only a few people who had seen him before.
Sun Mo, who found a seat and sat down, shook his head.
Everyone was naturally unwilling to accept this. Just when someone was preparing to continue asking, another person pushed the door open and entered. When he saw Sun Mo, he immediately called out.
"Teacher Sun? Long time no see! "
The other party walked over with large strides and directly grabbed Sun Mo's hand.
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