Chapter 1043: Not Even a Drop Is Left!
Translator: Lordbluefire
The moment Sun Mo’s boots came in contact with the metal floor, a large amount of static electricity gushed out and transmitted into his body amidst cracking noises.
An uncomfortable feeling immediately assailed him.
He felt like his head was being smashed by a rod. The sensation was akin to pain from a swollen body part.
“Teacher, if you infuse spirit qi into the floor, you will activate some fragments.”
Jiang Leng introduced.
Sun Mo circulated his spirit qi and sent them flowing into the floor through his feet.
BOOM!
The air trembled violently, like there was an ancient gigantic beast awakening from his sleep.
Many various shapes started to appear on the metallic floor. There would occasionally be a facula appearing, and they would be like willow puffs, floating in the surroundings.
“Could this still be pictograms?”
Sun Mo seriously observed. After that, he shook his head with regret. Sadly, it was not.
There were no rules or regulations to these faculae.
As for the other spectators, they also hurriedly grabbed the chance to observe the faculae because Sun Mo would definitely leave the metallic floor very soon later.
“Eh?”
Lu Zhiruo scratched his head and stared at the surroundings.
“What’s the matter?”
Qin Yaoguang discovered the papaya girl’s strange reaction.
“I think I heard a wild beast crying.”
The papaya girl cocked her ears. But now, there were no more sounds.
“Are you suffering from auditory illusion?”
Qin Yaoguang was depressed. (I thought you had discovered some secret. Ai! I actually yearned for a stupid fool like you to have a discovery. I must be drunk. It’s more reliable to put my hope on my eldest martial sister instead.)
“Teacher, you have to come up three minutes later or you might be shocked by the electricity.”
Jiang Leng reminded Sun Mo.
“Mn!”
Sun Mo could already sense the static electricity gathering. When a certain limit was reached, they would be released. Hence, he directly activated the Indestructible Body.
For insurance, he also activated the Invulnerable Golden Body for double protection.
After that, three minutes passed.
Kacha!
A lightning bolt suddenly erupted forth. It was like a giant snake that shot out from the shadows, blasting toward Sun Mo.
Rumble!
The giant snake attacked Sun Mo, causing his body to tremble thrice.
“Damn, this is a little scary!”
Sun Mo felt fear in his heart. The feeling was like being struck by true lightning. If it wasn’t for his double layers of protection, his entire body might be charred from the impact.
“My heavens, what defense is this? It is so powerful!”
“Why is the first lightning strike so strong? Shouldn’t they grow progressively stronger?”
“It’s said that the intensity of the lightning bolt is equal to the cultivation base of the cultivator stepping on the metallic floor. This means that the strength of this youth is very strong.”
The spectators were in discussion.
“Teacher, the following lightning strikes will grow stronger and stronger. If you feel like you cannot endure it anymore, you have to get out quickly!”
Jiang Leng was worried.
“Mn!”
Sun Mo stared at these fragments, but he was completely clueless.
Join them together?
There was no original picture, so who knew what they had to portray?
And was it one?
A few?
Or over a hundred?
Sun Mo attempted to use his mental energy to join two seemingly similar-looking fragments together…
It succeeded. They fused tougher.
Sun Mo tried again, but when he attempted to join the fused fragments with the third one, it was as though two live wires came in contact.
Kacha~
A bolt of lightning erupted and slammed into Sun Mo.
This was the consequence of joining the wrong pieces.
“Teacher!”
Li Ziqi jumped in fright.
“I’m fine!”
Sun Mo frowned. (Does this involve the study of spirit runes? It doesn’t seem like it. Could it simply be a weapon?)
After suffering another lightning strike, Sun Mo gave up and left the metal floor.
“Ziqi, do you have any discoveries?”
Sun Mo asked with a smile.
The little sunny egg shook his head.
“If you guys are interested, you can stay behind to take a look but do not enter no matter what. It is too dangerous.”
Sun Mo warned his students before he left the area.
He naturally wouldn’t waste time on this sort of meaningless deciphering. He might as well use his time to analyze unknown ancient spirit runes in the spirit rune building.
When Sun Mo left, his students naturally followed him as well.
However, when Lu Zhiruo walked out of the door, she couldn’t help but turn her head back for another look
As expected, there was really something crying out.
This was especially so when her teacher was joining the fragments together. The cries could clearly be heard.
Under the setting sun, the Dragonspirit Manor was clad in a layer of gold. If it wasn’t for the fact that Sun Mo had seen the miserable appearances of those experimental subjects, he might feel that this was a well-known spot for holidays.
“Junior brother Jiang. What is the third world-class difficulty question?”
Qin Yaoguang was curious.
“No idea!”
Jiang Leng shook his head. “Only after answering the first two questions will you be qualified to view the third one.”
“In that case, doesn’t it mean that other than Dean Bai, no one has seen it before?”
Qin Yaoguang’s lips twitched.
“No. Great teachers whose ranks are 8-star and above can view it. Also, for some low star-ranking great teachers, they have to use top-quality secret treasures as a ticket if they wish to view it.”
Jiang Leng explained.
“Who is so retarded to spend money to view such questions?”
Tantai Yutang rolled his eyes. (If they can’t solve the first two questions, why do they still want to spend money to view the third one? Isn’t that equal to tossing money into the ocean?)
“However, Teacher should be able to view it!”
Jiang Leng fawned a little. “And since we are Teacher’s disciples, we might also have a chance to see it.”
Sun Mo wasn’t too interested in it. He randomly walked around to view the scenery. After dinner, he headed to the ancient spirit rune building once more.
He wanted to look at more ancient spirit runes instead.
As a secretary, Li Ziqi followed him.
Lu Zhiruo didn’t want to learn spirit runes. Hence, she headed back to the area of the second question and wanted to understand what was crying out exactly.
…
In the office, Xiao Feng was listening to the report made by a subordinate who was tasked with silently monitoring Sun Mo.
“He analyzed ten spirit runes in half an hour?”
The more Xiao Feng heard, the more he was astonished.
This Sun Mo was just 22 years old, but his knowledge of spirit runes was not equal to his age. No wonder his teacher would want to invite Sun Mo.
“However, what’s even more impressive is his treatment technique. He actually summoned a muscular dude and saved No. 19 who was on the verge of death.”
The subordinate marveled.
That muscular ‘spirit beast’ fit his sense of aesthetic very well. He really felt like talking to the genie.
“That fellow is also a brilliant doctor?”
Xiao Feng was shocked.
“Oh ya. No. 1 was also crushed by No. 27!”
The subordinate had a solemn expression on his face. This was a major matter.
“What?” Xiao Feng frowned. “What happened? Did No. 1 underestimate his enemy?”
“Nope, Sun Mo was the one who guided No. 27.”
This subordinate had also witnessed great teachers guiding students before. However, guidance that produced an instant effect was very rare.
“…”
Xiao Feng touched his chin and realized that he had to re-evaluate Sun Mo’s strength.
Ai!
(Why did Teacher want him to come here? Could it be that Teacher wants him to participate in that research topic? If that’s the case, I have to stop him. No, in order to prepare for a rainy day, I have to set my plan in action starting tomorrow.)
…
Given Sun Mo’s powerful constitution, it wasn’t a problem even if he didn’t sleep for a night. Hence, he spent the entire night researching ancient spirit runes.
And he had huge gains.
After eating breakfast in the morning, Sun Mo returned to his desk and was preparing to continue with his research, but Xiao Feng had arrived to look for him.
“Teacher Sun, did you have a good rest yesterday?”
Actually, Xiao Feng knew that Sun Mo didn’t sleep the entire night, which made him even more unhappy. He felt that the hens of his home were being stolen.
For the other great teachers who came to the manor for a tour, even if they went to the ancient spirit rune building to read, they would still be clueless. At most, they would memorize some spirit runes to bring back and research.
But Sun Mo was different. According to his subordinate, this fellow had read and memorized 30+ spirit runes in a single night. Moreover, those spirit runes were the abstruse and unfathomable types.
“Pretty good!”
Sun Mo nodded.
“Is this your notes? I wonder if I can read through them?”
As Xiao Feng spoke, he acted as the owner and took the notebook even before getting Sun Mo’s permission.
(Ai! What calligraphy style was this? It is so beautiful!)
Great teachers had to write on the blackboard for the students to learn. So, even if they weren’t calligraphers, their handwriting would be generally beautiful. So, handwriting that could be praised as beautiful by them would absolutely reach the level of a calligrapher.
(But isn’t this a little too feminine and graceful?)
Xiao Feng snuck a glance at Sun Mo.
(I didn’t expect that you are actually a sissy?)
But very soon, Xiao Feng couldn’t be bothered with the calligraphy style anymore. He was meticulously reading the records.
At the start, he read rapidly, ten lines at a single glance. After that, he slowed down and read two lines with a single glance. And finally, he slowed down even more as he weighed every word slowly.
These notes contained some observations and insights that displayed originality, blazing a new trail. Even to him, these notes could bring great inspiration.
“Not bad!”
Xiao Feng subconsciously praised.
Just like there were 1,000 Hamlets in the eyes of 1,000 people, different spirit runists would see different meanings from these unknown ancient spirit runes.
It was just like a painting. Different people had different angles of appreciation. The content they saw and the true essence they understood would all be different.
Only after Li Ziqi had brought a bunch of books over did it startle Xiao Feng who was deep in thoughts.
“I’m sorry!”
Xiao Feng closed the books and felt a terrible itch in his heart. If it wasn’t for the fact that it would be too embarrassing, he really wanted to borrow this book so he could read it slowly.
(Sun Mo actually feels that spirit runes can express anything… Ze, this thinking is the same as the dean’s!)
“Teacher Sun, your study notes really give people inspiration!”
Xiao Feng placed the notes on the table and felt some curiosity. “Might I be so bold as to ask, is the standard of spirit runists in the Nine Provinces already so high?”
(Just from the notes, although Sun Mo’s standard in the study of spirit runes is weaker than mine, it is merely a hair weaker.)
“That’s not my notes!”
Sun Mo explained.
“Ah?”
Xiao Feng started. (It is not? Could it be your teacher’s notes then? That’s true. Bringing a set of their teacher’s notes so they can continue studying when they head out for an expedition is the mark of a good student.)
“That’s my student’s notes.”
Sun Mo stared at Xiao Feng suspiciously. (Could this guy be an idiot?)
The ink bottle was open, and the quill was present. Clearly, the words on the notes had just been written earlier!
He couldn’t even tell this?
“Ah?”
Xiao Feng’s body trembled as he stared dumbfoundedly at Li Ziqi. Those fascinating observations and insights were actually something concluded by this young girl?
(It’s a lie, right? Could the spirit runists in the Nine Provinces now be so impressive?)
“Wait a minute, could the notes be things she recorded during your lecture?”
Xiao Feng thought of a reason to console himself. But sadly, Sun Mo negated this in the blink of an eye.
“Nope, these are the insights she gained.”
Sun Mo smiled.
His eldest disciple’s learning ability was truly terrifying.
If it wasn’t for the fact that he could continue to obtain knowledge from the system, Sun Mo felt that his knowledge pool might be ‘dried up’, the type where not even a drop was left.
Xiao Feng’s lips were twitching.
(Since Sun Mo can teach such an impressive student, how impressive is he? He couldn’t possibly be really equal to the dean, right?)
“Do you have something you need?” Sun Mo asked.
“Oh, I wish to ask you if you have any plans today?”
Xiao Feng mentally mused that he was correct.. He had to quickly execute his plan to chase Sun Mo away, or the knowledge of their Dragonspirit Manor would all be learned by Sun Mo.
