The Devil is Ten Feet Tall, and the Tao is Eight Feet

Bai Mo's outstanding performance at Zhi Lan Magic High School was reported to Bai Yuanzhi by someone with ulterior motives.

Although this son wasn't very reliable, he was still his biological child.

Even if Bai Yuanzhi, as a father, didn't care about some of his actions, others would, and they would inform Bai Yuanzhi, the Patriarch of the Bai family, through various means.

The Bai family patriarch was also a little surprised. Through occasional observations over the past year, he had basically confirmed it.

His second son's talent was truly excellent, but he himself didn't seem to be aware of it, perhaps.

As for Bai Mo's constant clamoring about wanting to slack off, be a parasite, and lie flat to enjoy life like an ancestor.

Although he couldn't help but get angry and want to spank his son every time he heard it.

But looking at his performance after awakening his magic, he wasn't as much of a scoundrel as he claimed to be.

A typical case of "saying no but body is honest."

The Bai family patriarch smiled faintly.

Judging by the operation time of the Ninxin Formation engraved in his room, the boy hadn't slacked off on his daily meditation.

The family's Space Element Weightlifting Device had gone from one jin to one kilogram, then to one hundred kilograms, then to five hundred kilograms. He didn't even know what the current weight was anymore.

Because the largest specification for the Space Weightlifting Device was one ton, and the one-ton device at home hadn't been used for a long time.

Could such diligent training of Mental Power be faked?

Facts spoke louder than words; his son was a tsundere, no doubt about it.

Bai Yuanzhi nodded, satisfied with his own conclusion.

Personality wasn't that important. As long as this child showed good talent and was willing to cultivate, he had sufficient reason to use family resources to support his cultivation.

Don't want to compete? Competition wasn't just one way.

Following the established routine? They could arrange a flexible schedule!

I won't expose you; I'll just give you the resources. Whether you use them or not is up to you.

"Bai Shan, take this document and get a Stardust Magic Tool that increases cultivation speed for Mo'er."

Bai Yuanzhi looked at the resource allocation document he had just signed and instructed the secretary waiting by the door.

"Yes, Patriarch!"

Resting his chin on his hand, sitting in his new seat, Bai Mo tossed two pendants in his hand as the wind from the playground blew into the classroom, messing up his bangs.

One was a Stardust Magic Tool, and the other was also one.

The school acted quickly. After the annual assessment and class assignments, the Stardust Magic Tools originally allocated to the three top classes were distributed.

As the first-place student, he was naturally the first to receive one.

However, Bai Mo didn't expect that at noon, the Patriarch Bai's secretary would bring him another Stardust Magic Tool.

It was said to be a family allocation due to his excellent performance.

The secretary also emphasized that the main function of this Stardust Magic Tool was to enhance cultivation speed.

"Is Patriarch Bai accepting my setup?" he thought to himself. "If that's the case, this Stardust Magic Tool that encourages me to overwork will be useless."

The two Stardust Magic Tools, tossed into the air and falling, attracted the attention of the surrounding classmates.

A small spatial rift silently opened in the trajectory of the falling pendants, swallowing one of the falling pendants before closing.

He had created a space for himself. By rights, this ability was an application of intermediate-level magic, but he found he could open it successfully with just one try.

However, he didn't have much magic energy left in his Stardust, and the space wasn't very large.

He would need to slowly expand it using his spatial abilities.

Bai Mo glanced at the Stardust Magic Tool the school had given him, which landed in his palm. Then, he looked up at the girl standing before his desk.

"Zhao Qingying, do you need something from me?"

At the same time, he vaguely recalled the classmate before him.

He seemed to have some impression of her. She had been in his class before, and seemed to be a descendant of a branch of the Zhao Consortium in Modu.

A smile bloomed on Zhao Qingying's freckled face. Her voice was neutral and quite direct.

"Bai Mo, I see you have two Stardust Magic Tools. The effects of Stardust Magic Tools cannot stack. Can you give me the one allocated by the school? I'm willing to pay one million."

The school-issued Stardust Magic Tool for Bai Mo had a usage period of exactly two months. Stardust Magic Tools could be rented outside for money, with a monthly rent of around three hundred thousand.

This was the official regulation.

However, due to the large number of Beginner Mages, the demand for Stardust Magic Tools was very high. Even in the resource-rich Modu, having money didn't guarantee you could rent one.

"Okay."

Since he wouldn't be using it anyway, Bai Mo agreed immediately. He directly tossed the pendant in his hand towards her.

"Here."

"Thank you!"

Zhao Qingying's eyes lit up. She caught the pendant and took out a card from her pocket, handing it to Bai Mo.

"Here's a million, the password is on the back."

Then, she left without looking back.

Looking at the card, he tossed it into the Storage Space he had opened. Bai Mo thought about it and realized he had over ten million in his savings, which made him chuckle.

Perhaps it was a case of too much joy leading to sorrow. On the road next to Riverside Park in Qingyuan District, Bai Mo, who was cycling home after school, suddenly heard a few screams.

He slowed down his bike and turned his head towards the source of the screams. A toad, as large as a millstone, with a sparrow's head, covered in a foul yellow color, and riddled with countless pustules, had appeared from somewhere.

Combining his knowledge, Bai Mo quickly identified the creature.

It was one of the unique Servant Level Monster Beasts of the Modu region, the Sparrow-headed Yellow Toad.

It seemed to be fleeing, having knocked over several pedestrians. It pushed off with its legs and, without deviation, continued to charge towards Bai Mo.

The passersby, who had already mostly scattered, ran even faster. Some even kindly shouted:

"Kid, run!"

Run? Bai Mo had no intention of doing so. He was a mage; how could he run from a monster like an ordinary person?

However, this was his first time seeing the Sparrow-headed Yellow Toad, and it was indeed as disgusting as depicted in books. Therefore, Bai Mo wanted to keep it even further away.

He glanced at the few small dark dots rapidly approaching behind the charging Sparrow-headed Yellow Toad.

A flash of understanding crossed Bai Mo's eyes, and he let out a soft shout.

"Watch my Great Wilderness Cloud Dispelling Palm!"

His bike didn't stop. He swung his arm and struck at the monster charging towards him from five meters away.

A silver Star Orbit, accompanying his arm movement, traced a brilliant arc.

The air distorted slightly, followed by a single explosion.

"Bang!!!"

As if crashing into a breaking wave, the charging Sparrow-headed Yellow Toad was directly sent flying by the Space Power Bai Mo had unleashed.

"Gulp gulp~~~"

He watched the screaming monster fly backward, to be dealt with by the City Demon Hunting Squad that had caught up.

Bai Mo's expression was impassive, exuding the demeanor of a master. He thought to himself:

"Looks like the second-tier Mind Control - Disperse effect is quite good."

The activation of Space Magic was subtle, with no obvious characteristics.

Therefore, those few people didn't seem to have realized that Bai Mo had helped them. They were just staring at the demon that had suddenly collapsed on the ground, discussing something.

Bai Mo had no intention of rushing forward to show off. He pushed off the ground and continued riding in the direction of his home.

Only under the pavilion at the roadside bus stop, two young girls watched his departing figure, lost in thought.

One of the girls, with a generous bosom, tugged at the girl beside her, who had an ethereal appearance, and said:

"That handsome guy is quite capable. The Great Wilderness Cloud Dispelling Palm, so cool! It's a shame I didn't see his full face. What do you think, Jiaojiao?"

"Tutu, don't you know what magic he just used?" Mu Nujiao rolled her eyes, feeling a bit speechless about her infatuated sister.

She didn't believe Aitutu couldn't tell what magic the boy had used just now.

After all, her brother was a Space Element mage.

"I know, the Great Wilderness Cloud Dispelling Palm! I'm going to tell my brother!"

"Childish."

"Hehe~"

Mu Nujiao ignored her giggling sister and asked with a serious expression:

"Tutu, in your opinion, how was that boy's Mind Control just now?"

Seeing Mu Nujiao's serious face, Aitutu toned down her playfulness and tilted her head, thinking for a moment.

"It looked like he used Mind Control - Disperse. It was much cooler than how my brother uses it!"

"Tutu~" Mu Nujiao chided.

"Alright, alright. Hmm... To be able to send the Sparrow-headed Yellow Toad flying, you need at least a Level 2 Mental Realm."

After speaking, Aitutu blinked her eyes and added, "Jiaojiao, that's all I know. Look, he's wearing the uniform of Zhi Lan Magic High School. How about..."