"It seemed the next headmaster of Heavenly Mystery Academy had already been decided!" Puppet Lu Boyue wore a gratified, delighted expression, seemingly very satisfied with the successor before him.
"This... thank you for holding me in such high regard, Headmaster... but I'm afraid my strength is still insufficient to shoulder such a heavy responsibility, so..." Mu Yuyi said with some difficulty.
Though he was powerful now, his cultivation was only at the early Divine Transformation stage. While such cultivation was already beyond the reach of countless people, it was still far too immature for someone who wished to become the headmaster of one of the five great academies of the Southern Bright Continent.
Moreover, Mu Yuyi had never planned to become the headmaster of Heavenly Mystery Academy. He would rather refuse if he could; ideally, he would take the Heaven-Measuring Ruler and leave immediately. There was still plenty in Akatsuki that needed his help, and he had no time to fuss over an academy like this.
However, Lu Boyue seemed determined. He completely ignored Mu Yuyi's words and formed a hand seal, summoning a black pearl that floated before Mu Yuyi.
"This is the Heavenly Mystery Pearl, the core of this Heavenly Mystery Tower. As the next headmaster, I shall give it to you. With it, you will be able to control the Heavenly Mystery Tower to a certain extent. Once you bind it as your master, you will understand!" A gentle, radiant smile hung on Lu Boyue's lips.
Looking at the black pearl before him, Mu Yuyi's pupils contracted slightly. Hadn't he come here to obtain the Heaven-Measuring Ruler beneath the Heavenly Mystery Tower? With the Heavenly Mystery Pearl, wouldn't finding the Heaven-Measuring Ruler become much easier?
Yet one question had always troubled Mu Yuyi: did the people of