"The ultimate treasure of the school? How could it be bad? They are all priceless. Most of them were donated by the old Super Mages to the school to show their gratitude, "Dean Xiao said.
"Are you serious!?" Mofan was excited.
The Dark Noble Mantle was one of those treasures. It was donated by the King of Shadows, Essendale. Even though the old man was cursed so badly after his death, it did not stop his Dark Noble Mantle from being passed down for generations to come.
Many people were unaware that Mofan had the Dark Noble Mantle. It was the most luxurious equipment that Mofan had apart from the Black Snake Armor. It was perfect for stealth, fleeing, and stealing!
…
Mofan followed Dean Xiao to the Three Step Tower. He was confused. Was Dean Xiao going to throw him into the Three Step Tower to cultivate for a year or so as a reward?
Mofan had already cultivated in seclusion on the Mountain of Praise in Greece. It was even better than the Three Step Tower. However, it was no longer effective for him to cultivate in the Three Step Tower with his current cultivation. After all, the Three Step Tower was only suitable for Mages below the Advanced Level. Once he Awakened his seventh and eighth Elements, and two of them were in the Intermediate Level, it was not a bad idea to cultivate here!
"Come with me," Dean Xiao led Mofan into the Three Step Tower.
Interestingly, Dean Xiao was not walking down the corridor this time. There was another path in the corridor that Mofan had never seen before. It led straight to another space.
After pushing open a heavy door, Mofan was surprised to find himself in a place with many bookshelves and antiques. It was like a museum, but it was even more dignified. It even had an oppressive feeling that made his breathing slow down. The antiques on display had a certain aura!
"They are all treasures!" Mofan was shocked. He did not expect the Pearl Institute to have such a secret room.
High-level tools were called Soul Tools, and Soul Tools were just like living beings. They had their own temperament, nature, strength, and integrity. This was why Mo Fan couldn't help but hold his breath as he stepped into this place!
"Professor Shi, I've brought my student here to choose his reward. This is Mofan, the winner of the World College Tournament. He has graduated, "Dean Xiao went to a chair that was empty.
Mofan was startled. Why was Dean Xiao talking to a chair?
However, when Mofan took a closer look, he saw a person lying on the chair. The darkness was blocking his vision. The person was like a transparent phantom in the dim light. Mofan could not help but exclaim.
In any case, he was a Shadow Mage as well, but compared to this old man, he was a far cry. Even when he was so close to the old man, he did not notice his presence. Most importantly, the old man did not use any magic at all. He was purely cultivating his Shadow Mage to the extreme, which was a natural trait that allowed him to blend in with the darkness.
"Oh, I've seen this kid before." The professor was lying there, rocking his chair leisurely.
. "Mofan went up to take a closer look. He found the old man familiar, yet he could not remember when he had met him.
"When you were on the train leaving Bo City, you asked me if there was any special way to enroll into the Pearl Institute. I told you there wasn't one," the professor reminded Mofan.
Mofan finally recalled that after the Calamity of Bo City, he, Xinxia, and his father had bumped into the stubborn old professor on the train heading to Xiamen. They had chatted for a while along the way.
"So it's you, old man. It seems like we are fated to meet …" Mofan blurted out.
"Fated my ass. I already told you that I'm a professor at the Pearl Institute. You've been here for quite some time. Have you ever paid me a visit?" the old professor scolded him.
"I thought you were a scammer, HAHAHA!" Mofan burst out laughing.
"Kid, I won't hold it against you since you've made a name for yourself," the old professor shook his head with a smile.
"I'll bring him here," Dean Xiao said to the old professor.
"Alright, feel free to look around." The old professor did not say anything further. He seemed to be quite lazy.
Mofan followed Dean Xiao around the treasure hall. After taking a few steps, Mofan turned around and glanced at the old professor, only to discover that the old professor had disappeared from his chair.
Dean Xiao led Mofan deeper into the hall. Not long after, he saw a lot of Deathstrike Magic Equipment on display in front of him.
Dean Xiao wanted to pick a piece of Deathstrike Magic Equipment for Mofan. Deathstrike Magic Equipment had always been quite expensive. Mofan still did not have a single piece of Deathstrike Magic Equipment.
"Dean, forget about the Deathstrike Magic Equipment. I have a lot of ways to attack," Mofan said.
"That's true. What kind of Magic Equipment do you want?" Dean Xiao asked.
"Defensive Magic Equipment, I'm lacking something like that," Mofan said.
Dean Xiao nodded. He led Mofan to the Defensive Magic Equipment section. As a matter of fact, the items on display were not all dazzling. Each item had its own stand, and each had a long description of its origin.
"Wait here, I'll go check the records. It's been a while since I last came here," Dean Xiao said.
"Sure."
Mofan walked around and looked around.
After taking a few steps, Mo Fan discovered a brightly colored feather on display in a display case. Even though it was only a single feather, it was as big as a feather fan. When the feather was opened, he could clearly see the patterns on it.
Mofan immediately felt a sense of familiarity when he saw the patterns!
Mofan soon recalled the patterns he had seen in the house in the middle of Hangzhou's West Lake, and the patterns on Zhao Manyan's wooden clapper …
"Professor Timo … oh, Professor Shi, what's this feather?" Mofan asked the chair not far behind him.
Professor Shi slowly appeared. He did not even look in Qin Nan's direction. He said in a lazy tone, "It's the only evidence left in this world by a very strong guy."
"Which one is that?" Mofan asked.
"In your opinion, what's the strongest creature in China in the past five thousand years?" Professor Shi asked.
"A woman." Mofan blurted out. However, he quickly corrected himself when he saw the displeased look on Professor Shi's face, "I think it's a Totem Beast?"
"It seems like you're quite knowledgeable. Many old folks don't even know what a Totem Beast is," Professor Shi said.
"Could it be a feather from a Totem Beast?" Mofan looked at the feather and tried to imagine the creature's true appearance.
If the feather was already so huge, how big would its true appearance be!?
"How much do you know about Totem Beasts?" Professor Shi asked.
"A little bit, I'm quite familiar with the Black Totem Snake," Mofan said.
"In the early days, humans were at the bottom of the food chain in nature. We didn't even have Magicians back then. The reason why we didn't go extinct was because we worshipped the Totem Beasts as our gods. Every primitive tribe worshipped the Totem Beasts, and the Totem Beasts provided the weak humans with a safe environment to live in. There were many Totem Beasts back then, such as the Eagle God, the Mermaid God, the Snake God, the Wolf God … different tribes were under the protection of different Totem Beasts, "Professor Shi explained.
The history books did not mention anything about the Totem Beasts, not even the word Totem Beasts.
"Why didn't the books mention anything about Totem Beasts?" Mofan asked with a confused look.
"Well, humans are now strong and have magic. Who would be willing to admit that they were once controlled by the Totem Beasts like slaves, even though the Totem Beasts have always been kind to humans?" Professor Shi said.
"Alright," Mofan soon came to a realization.
Humans had gone through three eras. The first one was the era of the Totem Beasts.
Humans didn't have cities, and lived in the wild like the Demon Beasts. To avoid becoming food, humans attached themselves to the wings of the powerful Totem Beasts. A Totem Beast protected a human tribe, and the Totem Beasts were the totem flags of the humans. During that era, humans were weak and lowly!
The second era was the era of the Awakening of Magic. Humans created magic, and some of them awakened as Magicians. Humans who were strong enough gradually broke away from the Totem Beasts and started to own their own territories.
The third period was the period when magic flourished. Humans created many different types of magic and used barriers to build cities that even the Magical Beasts found difficult to break through. Humans lived in cities, established safe zones, expanded their territory, and fought against the Magical Beasts as equals. Although humans were still weak compared to the huge number of Magical Beasts, they no longer lived without dignity like they did in the past.
All the history books in the school started from the Awakening of Magic. They never mentioned the era when humans didn't have Magicians, and they never mentioned the Totem Beasts.
"Then why did the Totem Beasts disappear? Weren't there many Totem Beasts in the past? Were they killed by the Demon Beasts? "asked Mofan.
The only Totem Beast left in the country was the Black Totem Snake. It was too different from the era when the Totem Beasts protected many tribes. Weren't the Totem Beasts supposed to be extremely powerful? Even the tribes and kingdoms of the Demon Beasts did not dare to target them. There was no reason for them to disappear!
"You could say that. The Demon Beasts were never friendly to the Totem Beasts. However, the Totem Beasts were born to fight. Their natural enemy wasn't the Demon Beasts … "said Professor Shi. But he stopped at this point and didn't continue speaking.
Mofan fell silent after hearing the words.
Perhaps the reason why people did not mention the Totem Beasts was not only because of the humiliation of the past.
"As for the reason, it's hard to say. After all, it's been too long," said Professor Shi.
Professor Shi fell silent. Mofan lowered his head and took a closer look at the introduction of the feather.
The introduction was long, but it was filled with guesses. The author also emphasized that he had yet to gather enough information.
Mofan continued reading until the end. He suddenly realized that the author's name sounded familiar.
"Jiang Shaoguan?" Mofan blurted out the name.
"A good kid who was obsessed with the Totem Beasts. Unfortunately, he never came back after discovering the remains of the strongest Totem Beasts," said Professor Shi.
Mofan had heard the name before. He had learned it from Jiang Shaoxu.
She had followed him into the desert to follow her brother's footsteps. To Mofan's surprise, Jiang Shaoxu's brother had found the feather of a Totem Beast. It was definitely a great breakthrough in the history of the Totem Beasts.
If it weren't for the people who excavated the remains, humans would have completely forgotten about the era of the Totem Beasts.
History was never something that made people feel awkward. The more they were unwilling to expose the scars, the more it would remind them to move forward!
There was no species that could survive in this world. The Totem Beasts that were born to fight had already become history …
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