Basic Saber Technique Perfected

However, upon hearing the notification, Jiang Tao stopped.

He had finished cultivating and made his way to the Rest Area, where he slumped into a chair, gasping for breath.

After a full five hours of cultivation, he was exhausted beyond words. Though he had rested in between, he was still worn out!

The food they had eaten at noon had long since been digested clean, and if they had not bought functional drinks midway through, they would never have lasted this long.

Not long after sitting down, Jiang Tao's stomach began to growl. He was clearly starving.

Seeing that Chen Mo had not stopped, Jiang Tao did not disturb him and instead packed up their things.

The two of them did not have much: a backpack, a jacket, a phone, and a weapon.

He put the clothes and phone into the bag, held the weapons in his hands, then walked toward Chen Mo. He stopped five meters away and quietly watched Chen Mo practice his saber technique.

Chen Mo's saber technique was fierce, swift as lightning. Within three meters around him, Jiang Tao could see nothing but the Wooden Saber's afterimages.

Those afterimages formed an impenetrable wall. Anything that charged into it would be mercilessly shredded.

Suddenly, a gust of wind rose around Chen Mo. At the same time, a rushing whoosh filled the air, and the Wooden Saber's afterimages became even denser, completely obscuring Chen Mo's body.

Five meters away, Jiang Tao had already gone wide-eyed in shock. A cool breeze swept over him, instantly snapping him back to his senses.

Such a sight would only appear when the Basic Saber Technique had reached perfection.

When their homeroom teacher had demonstrated it for them, not a single student in the class had failed to be stunned.

Now that Jiang Tao was seeing such a sight again, he was naturally shocked beyond measure.

He had not fully believed that Chen Mo could cultivate the Basic Saber Technique to perfection before the cultivation time ended. But now that he had seen it with his own eyes, he had no choice but to believe it.

I'm so jealous! Mozi has finally had an awakening! Why haven't I had one?

Jiang Tao was envious, but not jealous. Instead, he was happy for Chen Mo.

Chen Mo was his best bro. Once Chen Mo became powerful in the future, he would get to bask in some of that glory too.

Suddenly, the afterimages vanished. Chen Mo sheathed his saber and stood still, slowly exhaling a breath of stale air.

"Mozi, congratulations! Your Basic Saber Technique has reached perfection!"

Jiang Tao hurried forward to congratulate and celebrate with Chen Mo.

"Thanks, Taozi!" Chen Mo had just been about to say something when the notification sounded, announcing that the cultivation time was over.

Chen Mo quickly returned the Wooden Saber to the weapon rack, took his jacket and put it on, then picked up his weapon and backpack before leaving the Cultivation Chamber together with Jiang Tao.

As soon as they stepped out of the Cultivation Chamber, Jiang Tao said happily:

"Come on, let's eat at that restaurant from noon! We'll celebrate your saber technique reaching perfection!"

Chen Mo had just been about to refuse when Li Donghai's voice sounded behind them:

"Oh? Aren't you afraid people will laugh at you for bragging here? Saber technique perfected? Neither of you has even reached Major Accomplishment, and you dare say something like that!"

"Jiang Tao, Chen Mo, when you're out in public, at least pay attention to your image! Don't disgrace Fifth High School!"

Chen Mo and Jiang Tao turned around to see Li Donghai and his two lackeys looking at them with mocking expressions.

Unable to hold back, Jiang Tao immediately snapped back, "How are we bragging? Mozi's saber technique has already reached perfection!"

Chen Mo had just been about to speak when Li Donghai beat him to it:

"Saber technique perfected? What a joke! You don't even draft a script before boasting! Is Basic Martial Technique perfection something ordinary people like you can achieve?"

"Even Li Mengxue, the number one genius in our school, hasn't perfected her Basic Martial Technique. Yet you actually have the nerve to claim your saber technique is perfected?"

"I remember that during last month's test, both of your saber techniques were still at Minor Accomplishment. It hasn't even been a month, and you're claiming perfection? Your skins really are thick."

"Exactly!"

The two lackeys were about to chime in when Chen Mo immediately cut them off:

"What the hell does it have to do with you? Taozi, let's go!"

With that, Chen Mo grabbed Jiang Tao and prepared to leave.

He had no desire to argue here. It would not only ruin his mood, but bring him no benefits whatsoever.

"But—" Jiang Tao was visibly stunned, yet he did not refuse.

The two had just turned around when Li Donghai shouted, "Stop!"

Li Donghai had never expected Chen Mo to simply leave. He had been hoping to provoke Chen Mo into flying into a rage, giving him an excuse to get Chen Mo onto the Arena and teach him a lesson.

He still remembered the humiliation and fury he had felt when Chen Mo ignored him at noon!

Yet Chen Mo and Jiang Tao seemed not to have heard him at all and did not stop.

"Chen Mo, Jiang Tao, are you two turtles hiding in your shells? You ruined the school's reputation here, and now you think you can just leave?"

"Who are you calling turtles hiding in their shells?"

At those words, Chen Mo immediately stopped and looked coldly at Li Donghai.

After being provoked again and again, it would have been strange if Chen Mo had no anger in his heart. Besides, practicing martial arts was also about seeking an unobstructed state of mind.

Since the anger had risen, he would settle it.

Li Donghai answered reflexively, "I'm calling you a turtle hiding in its shell!"

"So it turns out a turtle hiding in its shell is calling me that. But I can't understand turtle language. Could you speak human, please? Hahaha..."

As Chen Mo spoke, he could not help bursting into laughter.

"Hahaha..."

Jiang Tao threw back his head and laughed along.

The onlookers also began laughing.

Even Li Donghai's two lackeys could not hold back their laughter. But when they saw Li Donghai's livid face, they instantly realized that Chen Mo had insulted their Boss. How could they laugh?

So they immediately covered their mouths, forcing themselves not to laugh, their faces turning red from holding it in.

Seeing everyone laughing at him, Li Donghai exploded with rage.

"Chen Mo! You—you piece of trash! You actually dare call me a turtle hiding in its shell? You're courting death!"

As he spoke, he swiftly drew his sword and pointed it at Chen Mo.

"If you've got the guts, say it again!"

Before Chen Mo could speak, a mechanical voice rang out:

"Warning. Someone has drawn a weapon in a public area of the martial arts hall and is attempting to provoke a dispute. Return the weapon immediately, or this will be regarded as a provocation against the martial arts hall..."

Everyone was startled.

Chen Mo and Jiang Tao, however, calmly watched Li Donghai.

Li Donghai was frightened and hurriedly sheathed his sword.

The moment he returned the sword to its scabbard, the warning voice disappeared as well.

Li Donghai knew the martial arts hall's rules. If he did not put away his weapon, the hall's Martial Artists would capture him the very next second.

When that happened, he would not get out without losing a layer of skin.

He had been too angry just now and had forgotten the rules for a moment.

Seeing Chen Mo and Jiang Tao smiling at him, Li Donghai's anger rose again.

It was all Chen Mo's fault. If not for Chen Mo, he would not have made such a fool of himself.

Yet he overlooked the fact that, from beginning to end, he had been the one provoking Chen Mo. He had brought it all upon himself.

"Chen Mo, if you've got the guts, get on the Arena with me!" As though afraid Chen Mo would refuse, he lowered his demands. "If you're afraid I'll bully you by relying on my higher realm, you can choose Zhang He or Yang Hu!"

"No." Chen Mo refused outright.

He would not do anything that brought him no benefits!