Absolute Great Teacher

Chapter 917: With Divine Arts in Hand, the World Belongs to Me

Translator: Lordbluefire

“Where’s my great teacher halo?”

Sun Mo was speechless. A total of 13 top-rated treasure chests had been opened, but he didn’t even manage to open a single halo. He couldn’t help feeling a little regret.

However, Sun Mo wasn’t in a hurry either. Right now, he had grasped 13 halos. If he wanted to participate in the 4-star examination, grasping 12 great teacher halos was the lowest criteria and he had met it.

Naturally, the thing that restricted Sun Mo from getting 4-star in one go was that the ages of his personal students were too young. Their strength wasn’t enough to ascend to the Heroes Ranking.

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If not, he would be able to think about getting to the 4-star rank in a single push, becoming a four-time champion.

“Ziqi, how are things with the Wind King?”

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Sun Mo asked. If the little sunny egg could subdue the Wind King and recruit it as a spiritual battle pet, the 4-star great teacher title would definitely be in his pocket.

After all, in the battle between personal students, there shouldn’t be anyone capable of defeating an ancient elemental king.

So, it could be said that this was the terrifying aspect of spiritual controllers. Whether they were strong or not, it completely depended on their battle pets.

“It is not easy to handle!”

Li Ziqi frowned, but she then relaxed as she didn’t want Sun Mo to worry. “I will try my best.”

(I definitely have to take the Wind King down before the 4-star great teacher examination at the end of the next year. Only then will I be qualified enough to fight on behalf of Teacher.)

The requirements for the 4-star examination were that the great teachers must grasp at least 12 great teacher halos, have proficiency in four secondary occupations, and have a student that ascended to the Hero Rankings.

Sun Mo had met the first two requirements. So, even if Li Ziqi had to put her life on the line, she had to work hard on taking down the Wind King.

She told herself that she mustn’t let her own incompetence delay her teacher rise to the 4-star ranking or delay her teacher in making history.

“You still have to pay attention to your own safety. Remember, caution before all things.”

Sun Mo warned.

“Alright, you guys can head out first. Let me rest for a little while.”

Sun Mo waited for his students to leave before getting out of the pool. He sat down on his chair and started to digest all the skill books.

However, he still didn’t touch the skill book [Advanced Theories of the Study of Poison].

Li Ziqi knew that Sun Mo was tired. Hence, she didn’t get the other junior martial siblings to come and pay their respect. Instead, she decided to meticulously prepare a sumptuous dinner.

After Sun Mo finished eating, he went to rest.

“You guys can go on with your own studies.”

Sun Mo lay on the soft bed. He then called the dragon soul out after everyone left.

“Dragon God, can you introduce the Great Desolation Dragon Subduing Scripture to me?”

The dragon soul snorted in contempt. “When you need me, you refer to me as the Dragon God. When you don’t need me, you tell me to shut it and go to rest. Is your character not too petty?”

“Recently, my body has been unwell. So, I feel that the amount of spirit qi I provide you should be reduced by a little.”

Sun Mo touched his chin and muttered.

“Don’t do it, Daddy Sun. I’m the one in the wrong.”

The dragon soul immediately conceded.

There was no solution to it. For the contract by Air Proof, Sun Mo was in the master position. If Sun Mo didn’t provide it with spirit qi, it would starve to death.

It was not easy for it to regain freedom. If it died because of this, that would really be too much of a loss.

“Daddy Sun. Actually, the Great Desolation Dragon Subduing Scripture was just the name that the founder of the Dragon Subduing Academy had given this cultivation art. Its true name should be the Divine Dragon Totem Battledance. It is a type of battledance our ancient dragon race’s ancestors created, and it was used for sacrificial offerings.”

The dragon soul explained.

“You guys still need sacrificial offerings?”

Sun Mo was astonished.

“What are you saying? For all types of races, the most important things are naturally war and offering sacrifices to pray to the gods for good weather and victory, etc. Any race would have hopes like this.”

The dragon soul self-mockingly laughed.

When one’s might was insufficient, they would always place their hopes on the omnipotent ‘gods’ and ‘deities’, hoping that they could be blessed with a smoother future.

Sometimes, everyone also knew that there were no such things as deities and gods, but they would still organize sacrificial offerings and offer various types of offerings. Wasn’t all of this simply to pray for a good portent?

“The vast majority of lifeforms require faith. They need a pillar of mental support or they would have no sense of security.”

This sentence from the dragon soul had some philosophical taste to it.

Sun Mo nodded. In the modern era, the technology level grasped by the Americans was absolutely at the highest level. Even their science fiction movies were extremely impressive and involved profound scientific concepts. Another fun fact was that about 70% of their citizens were believers in the divine.

From the perspective of dragons, humans with no faith were not worthy of being trusted.

“The Divine Dragon Totem Battledance—at the earliest days—was when a dragon god moved its body and adopted different postures to attract the spirit qi of heavens and earth, producing magical transformations.”

The dragon soul introduced.

“After that, a wise dragon ancestor optimized some of the movements and created this set of battle dance, categorizing it into seven levels.”

The dragon soul was very generous and concealed nothing, imparting everything to Sun Mo.

“The first level: Dragon God Visualization. Cultivators need to look at things from the perspectives of beasts. They had to imagine themselves as different types of beasts and ponder over the matters of this world from the viewpoints of beasts.”

As the dragon soul introduced, it also moved its body and adopted different postures.

RUMBLE! RUMBLE! RUMBLE!

Although the dragon soul didn’t intentionally want to trigger the spirit qi, the clouds in the surroundings still gathered and there were sounds of wind and thunder.

This was the might of an ancient giant dragon.

“Please continue!”

Sun Mo sat cross-legged on his bed and listened seriously.

“When cultivators underwent the Dragon God Visualization, they could produce dragon qi in their body. Only then would they be able to cultivate the 72 stances of the Dragon God.

“Then there is the second level, 72 Sacrificial Dances. Through the modifications from former experts in ancient times, the second level is greatly enhanced and mainly used in combat. The founder of the Subduing Dragon Academy simplified the 72 stances and that is the current main content of the Great Desolation Dragon Subduing Scripture.”

The dragon soul was gently reminding Sun Mo of its value. “After you master this, when you fight against those top students of the Dragon Subduing Academy who’ve learned the simplified version, it would be like a natural predator meeting a prey. You would win 100% of the time.

“The third level. When a cultivator reaches major completion in the 72 stances of the Dragon God, they will be able to produce dragon might and awe all of the hundred beasts. Upon reaching this realm, the cultivators no longer need to fight, just displaying their dragon might will intimidate the other beasts. This is also the reason why the Dragon Subduing Academy has always been ranked as the champion in the Nine Provinces when it comes to beast taming.

“It wasn’t that they grasped some magical beast-taming art. But it’s purely because the dragon might would induce awe from other species as well as a crushing suppression.”

Sun Mo instantly understood. It was like an adult fighting against a 5-year-old child. There was no need to use other methods. As long as the adult knew how to beat people up, the 5-year-old child would be obedient.

The so-called dragon might was actually the sign of a peak-level predator.

All the other beasts would have to bow down.

“The fourth level: When a cultivator can produce dragon might, they will soon be able to generate the scorching dragonbreath from the catalysis of the dragon might.”

“Dragonbreath simply means a different type of flame. Our ancient dragon race would cultivate different dragon-breathing techniques based on our personal situation.”

As the dragon soul spoke, its large nostrils emitted two streams of sparks that instantly turned into a fireball. The scorching temperature caused the surroundings to heat like the interior of a great furnace.

“Impressive!”

Sun Mo applauded.

“You better not applaud, or I would feel like I’m a street performer who is smashing giant rocks with my chest as a platform.”

The dragon soul self-mockingly spoke as it continued to explain.

“The fifth level is the simplest. That is the Control of the Hundred Beasts.”

“How to control them?”

Sun Mo was curious.

“Roar at them. If they aren’t obedient, blast a dragonbreath over and burn them into cinders and look for another beast.”

The dragon soul consoled. “Don’t be afraid. Regardless of what race, some would bow their heads and submit.”

“…”

Sun Mo was completely dumbfounded. (Your ‘control’ is truly crude and boorish.)

“The sixth level is Dragonification. As the names implied, when one trains this to the max level, they can become draconic humans. In that form, their recovery rate, combat strength, and toughness of their body parts would enjoy an all-around improvement.

“And the seventh level will take one step further. Dragon Transformation. One can then transform into a dragon and soar through the nine heavens.”

Sun Mo frowned. “You mean if I trained to that level, I could take on the form of a giant dragon?”

“Definitely!”

The dragon soul laughed proudly. “If the cultivation art cannot achieve this, how can it become the ultimate divine art of the Dragon Subduing Academy? I dare to say that it’s ranked among the top three of all cultivation arts in the Nine Provinces.”

“Che!”

Sun Mo’s lips twitched. He felt that Immemorial Vairocana was not in any way inferior. The Grand Universe Formless Divine Art from Skyraise Academy was also exceedingly impressive.

As for the Great Dreams Heart Sutra of the Central Province Academy, Sun Mo didn’t learn it, but he did read about it. This was an extremely magical divine art.

However, Sun Mo expressed his understanding at the dragon soul’s self-boasting. After all, everyone would naturally hope that their stuff was the best.

“Oh right, I saw some students transforming into draconic humans before. What happened?” Sun Mo asked. “Was it caused by qi deviation?”

“Nope. The Dragon Subduing Palace is filled with dragon qi. The aptitudes of those students are too low, and they weren’t able to resist the encroachment of the dragon qi and got tainted.”

The dragon soul rejoiced in their calamity. (Do you guys think it would be so easy to learn a divine art from my dragon race?)

“Do you have any way to save them?”

Sun Mo recalled those draconic humans that were modified by Murong Mingyue.

“Nope. After going through the dragonification process in this tainted manner, there’s only a path of death left for them.”

The dragon soul warned. “So, if your students are not a peak-level genius, you must never allow them to learn this divine art no matter what.”

“Daddy Sun, have you finished with your questions? I want to go back and rest!”

The dragon soul was tired.

This address, ‘Daddy Sun’, was truly filled with ridicule and self-mockery.

“Could I trouble you to impart the first level to me? I want to train in the Dragon God Visualization.”

Sun Mo’s expression was solemn. He then cast Encyclopedic Knowledge on himself.

“The Dragon God Visualization is very difficult. Can we just do things slowly?”

The dragon soul felt that Sun Mo should rest first and recover to his peak before he started to learn it.

“I’m fine now.”

Sun Mo truly knew too many divine arts. He actually didn’t really feel strongly about learning the Great Desolation Dragon Subduing Scripture. He was doing this just to establish his might before the dragon.

Because he knew that although this fellow had submitted to him, it was a helpless gesture. Actually, it looked down on him, who was a human, from the bottom of its heart.

“Alright, watch well!”

After the dragon soul finished speaking, it soared into the air and its body started moving, adopting different postures. Its movements were very quick. Clearly, it was intentionally making things difficult for Sun Mo.

15 minutes later, the dragon soul completed it.

“If you didn’t understand, I can demonstrate it again.”

The dragon soul was very caring. It was actually using this method to increase its level of importance to Sun Mo.

“No need, you can go and rest!”

Sun Mo stood up and closed his eyes. He then stretched out his hands and legs, moving them around to imitate the giant dragon’s posture. After that, he visualized these postures in his mind.

“This divine art is really difficult. You will definitely not be able to learn it just from watching it once. Don’t force yourself.”

The dragon soul interrupted.

But Sun Mo didn’t care about it. He was fully focused on his cultivation.

“…”

The dragon soul felt angry. It didn’t leave and instead crossed its claws before its chest, waiting for Sun Mo to embarrass himself.

(If you can master it in a single attempt, I will take you to be my daddy from now onward.)

“System, use a 30-year time emblem.”

Sun Mo instructed.

He could be as wilful as he wanted to in terms of spending since he had so many favorable impression points.

A moment later, countless complex information flooded into Sun Mo’s mind. Some of the details he didn’t notice earlier now became clear as well.

The true essence of the Dragon God Visualization appeared in his mind and germinated, becoming a part of Sun Mo’s instinct.

15 minutes later.

Ding!

“Congratulations. The time emblem has been used. Your expertise in the first level of this divine art has reached the grandmaster level.”

“As expected of a divine art. It’s truly difficult to cultivate.”

Sun Mo’s lips twitched. He had used a 30-year time emblem to train the most simple level, and his expertise was only at the grandmaster level. The rate of improvement was truly bad.

Hence, Sun Mo didn’t dare to slight this. He continued to meditate and solidify his insights.

Actually, Sun Mo’s understanding was wrong. There was no need to train in the first level so much. As long as his body could produce dragon qi, he could start cultivating the 72 stances of the Dragon God.

However, there were also benefits when Sun Mo did this. He strengthened his foundation and made it sturdier. The amount of qi he produced from the visualization was tens of times more compared to normal people.

Half an hour later.

BOOM!

Sun Mo’s body suddenly trembled. His spirit qi gathered and formed a giant dragon above his head. It roared directly. After that, the spirit qi in his body seemed to have been brushed through by the dragon aura and turned golden.

This was dragon qi. It was majestic and tyrannical. The amount of energy contained within a single unit was several times more compared to spirit qi.

“T…this…”

The dragon soul was stunned. Sun Mo actually managed to produce dragon qi.

Wasn’t his talent a little too good?

For a time, the dragon soul grew worried and didn’t know what to feel.

It was disappointed because Sun Mo was so impressive, but it was also happy because only someone with such outstanding talent like Sun Mo was worthy enough to be its comrade.

Actually, Sun Mo’s aptitude wasn’t bad. He used time emblems because he just wanted to save time.

“Teach me the 72 stances of the Dragon God then?”

Sun Mo mastered the first level of the divine art and was inspired by his success. His training continued the entire night.

When dawn arrived, Sun Mo went for a shower first. He then had his breakfast before going to look for Gu Xiuxun and Jin Mujie. It had been many days since he last saw them. It was only proper for him to visit them after he was back.

Friends…naturally had to interact and keep in contact as much as possible.

“I wonder if Teacher Jin feels better?”

Sun Mo sighed. Jin Mujie’s personal student didn’t manage to get into the top hundred of the Hero Rankings. This meant that she wouldn’t have the accomplishment of not failing a single time.

To great teachers, such a result also meant that they had lost the qualifications to teach in the Nine Greats.

Sun Mo met Jin Mujie in her office.

This beautiful great teacher who gave off the feeling of a hot married woman simply sat limply in her chair. She was in a daze as she stared at the sky outside.

“Teacher Jin, there are always unexpected things in life. Why do you have to feel so bad?”

Sun Mo consoled her.

“Teacher Sun? You are back?” Jin Mujie did her best to squeeze out a smile. “How’s your result?”

“They haven’t announced it yet.”

The Saint Gate would mail the results to the school the great teacher was in. They would know the results in at most half a month.

“Don’t worry, even if you are not the champion, you will definitely be in the top three.”

Jin Mujie looked at the highly-spirited Sun Mo while suddenly feeling bitterness in her heart.

(How can I be considered a genius? This person is then a true genius!)

Most probably, Sun Mo would be able to successfully rank up and become a 4-star great teacher at the end of next year. At that time, how should she face him?

Should she quit now and run away?

Once this thought appeared in Jin Mujie’s heart, she could no longer suppress it.