Chu Men shamelessly dragged things out for a while, until the bruises all over his body had completely faded. Only then did he wash up, change clothes, and swagger off with a rolling gait.
Liu Erlong was annoyed just looking at his mannerisms. She secretly rolled her eyes and was about to head back to cultivate when a thought struck her, and she turned around.
She went to the wooden cabin nearby, washed up a little, changed into a black silk casual dress, and headed straight for the Star Soul Guidance Shop.
She was going to check on Xiao Wu!
That brat Chu Men wasn't exactly the sort who knew how to take care of people.
Meanwhile.
Chu Men sauntered over to the classroom, only to find the door locked.
"Teacher Chu!" The teaching director came running over, drenched in sweat. "Your class has been moved to the grand auditorium at the last minute."
"Huh? The grand auditorium?" Chu Men raised an eyebrow. "At most, my Soul Tool repair class gets a hundred or so students. Why would I need the grand auditorium?"
"Teacher Chu, there are over a thousand people here! Even noble students from Heaven Dou Royal Academy came in groups to audit the class, along with their teachers." The teaching director wiped his sweat. "You're a celebrity in Heaven City's academy circles now."
Chu Men rubbed his chin and grinned.
A month ago, he hadn't even been qualified to stand at the lectern—
Blue Tyrant Academy's lecturers had to be Soul Ancestors at minimum!
On Douluo Continent, where strength was measured by rank, it didn't matter how capable you were. If your Soul Power wasn't high enough, you weren't qualified!
Now look at him: a crowd of people were jostling to hear a little Soul Ancestor like him teach.
[The streamer's got quite the reputation! Maybe he really does know a thing or two.]
[Even so, he's a transmigrator. Behind him stand all the greats and sages of Earth. His foundations run deep!]
"Teacher Chu, your classes are really popular!"
Chu Men had heard that line so many times, his ears were practically growing calluses.
"Not at all, not at all. The students are just enthusiastic and curious!"
After seeing off the teaching director, Chu Men felt a bit of a headache coming on.
Before, when he taught, all he had to do was follow the nonexistent rhythm, shoot the breeze, chat a bit, and slip Soul Tool repair techniques into his lessons in an entertaining way. Two classes of jokes and laughter, and he was done.
It was fun and easy, nothing like the dull tedium of cultivation. The students liked it, and Chu Men was happy too!
But now that it was an open class, things were different!
If he failed to put on a good show, he wouldn't just embarrass Blue Tyrant Academy. He might even ruin the reputation of his Star Soul Guidance Shop.
"Looks like I'll have to put on a big show!"
Chu Men glanced at the more than four million livestream points on his panel. With funds to spare, he immediately sent A-Zheng a private message:
"Bro, I'm about to put on a major show! Help me get some dry ice and liquid nitrogen, plus a large Tesla Coil and accessories. Don't forget to prepare a few extra batteries. I'll send you a list of some other things too. Eight-hundred-mile express!"
"No problem!"
A-Zheng, who was watching the livestream, replied in an instant!
No wonder he ran a supermarket. A-Zheng really had connections everywhere.
He got his hands on a large, performance-grade Tesla Coil in just over half an hour.
Chu Men was making the final adjustments in the lounge.
The people who'd come weren't just students. They were Soul Masters!
In other words, this performance-style class had to be both impressive and powerful!
"The odds of getting a red trait are too low. I'll go with black instead!"
"Confirm: Tesla Coil—designated trait—Black Level!"
Ten thousand points per attempt!
This time, it took a full twenty-three failures before he finally rolled the designated black trait—
Golden Snake Dancing Wildly!!
"Pretty lucky, actually."
Chu Men let out a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
The odds of getting a new black trait were absurdly low. If his livestream hadn't blown up last night, he really wouldn't have been willing to spend points so recklessly.
Next, he modified the Soul Power Battery. His familiarity with this trait was much higher, so the success rate climbed accordingly!
With practiced ease, Chu Men bestowed the yellow trait "Soul Power Characteristic" on the batteries.
Everything was ready!
Time to show these locals the power of science!
By now, Blue Tyrant Academy's grand auditorium was packed to the rafters!
Uniforms from all kinds of academies mingled together, perfectly illustrating how their circles clustered into larger and smaller groups.
Chu Men hastily recruited a few clever students to work as staff. After a brief training session, he directed them to carry the equipment onto the center of the "stage"!
The crack of the starting pistol in Chu Men's hand quickly silenced the hubbub in the auditorium.
Everyone turned their eyes toward Chu Men on the stage.
Meanwhile, the fully equipped staff slowly poured granular dry ice into hot water.
In an instant, thick white fog rolled in from every direction. The entire auditorium was soon shrouded in a sea of clouds.
Cool air drifted through the room, making it seem like a fairyland.
As the air circulated, great clouds of mist streamed out through the windows. Soon, only a perfect veil of fog remained inside, flowing around everyone's feet.
It was as if they were riding on clouds.
"Welcome, students, to my class!
"The summer heat is fierce, so I've prepared some icy mist to cool everyone down."
[Holy crap, what kind of heavenly class is this? I want perks like these too!]
[Dream on. The school won't even turn on the air conditioning, and all day long we have to listen to the blades overhead squealing and rattling. It's driving me nuts!]
[That's dry ice, right? Nice work, streamer! Give these otherworldly locals a little taste of scientific shock!]
Chu Men continued:
"I see some students from other academies have come to audit the class. I'm truly honored!
"Some of you are older than I am, so I won't put on any teacherly airs."
Chu Men's former students in the audience exchanged knowing smiles.
When Chu Men had first come to teach them, he'd said the same thing.
Then they'd discovered that this flashy-dressing teacher could get even wilder than they could when he really let loose.
Chu Men had gone from a backdoor hire at Blue Tyrant Academy to the students' ringleader, earning himself the nickname Boss Chu!
Later, it was only because a certain female dean—surname Liu, with a Fire Dragon Martial Soul—had forcefully intervened that Chu Men changed into the proper uniform of a Blue Tyrant Academy teacher.
Honestly, a tank top, flip-flops, and baggy shorts were the real summer uniform!
Those female students were to blame. If they didn't like it, fine—but they had to go complain.
And the boys hadn't even tried to stop them.
And just like that, his summer-only perk was gone!
"Ahem. Today's performance... the subject of our lesson is—"
Chu Men paused, then raised his voice,
"Golden Snake Dancing Wildly!"
The sunlight outside dimmed a little, as if doing him a favor.
At that moment, Chu Men seemed less like a substitute teacher and more like a ring announcer at the Great Soul Arena!
He'd seen plenty at the Great Soul Arena and picked up a few tricks!
"Our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, which stands behind Blue Tyrant Academy, has made a breakthrough in lightning-type Soul Tools. I'm taking this opportunity to let everyone feast their eyes!"
Chu Men lied as easily as he breathed.
"After painstaking research and careful improvements by our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's founding ancestor, Yu Tianxin, our lightning Soul Tool technology has made tremendous progress. Now, let me show you its power!"
Yu Tianheng, who had arrived late, froze in the doorway when he heard the words "founding ancestor Yu Tianxin."
Dark lines appeared all over his face, nearly drooping to the floor.
Yu Tianxin? A founding ancestor?
Yu Tianxin was clearly his older cousin, currently studying at Thunder Academy, which was directly affiliated with the clan. Since when had he become their founding ancestor?
This fellow called Chu Men was a con artist who spouted nothing but lies!
Yu Tianheng clenched his fists, ready to fly into a rage. But then he remembered that this was Liu Erlong's territory. He snorted and turned to leave.
He was going to report the matter to his grandaunt!
Though his grandaunt had a fiery temper and a domineering personality, she was simple-minded and incredibly easy to deceive!
In any case, he couldn't just sit by and do nothing!
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