He had to admit, proper classroom instruction really was different. After just one lesson, Lin Mo had gained quite a lot.
"Improving your cultivation is important, but your body is the foundation of everything."
"So, for the next three months, your main training will focus on physical fitness. Whoever you are, whatever your background, however talented you may be, here, you are my students-Zhou Yi's students."
"As a teacher, I won't give up on any student unless you give up on yourselves."
"All right, class dismissed."
With that, Zhou Yi turned and left without the slightest hesitation, even though it was still nowhere near the end of morning classes.
"Lin Mo, Huo Yuhao, come to my office."
His age across three lifetimes added up to over fifty, yet Lin Mo still shuddered instinctively when the teacher called his name. Sure enough, teachers came with an oppressive presence built in.
Lin Mo and Huo Yuhao rose one after the other, followed Zhou Yi out of the teaching building, and arrived at her office.
Zhou Yi wasted no words, immediately asking Huo Yuhao about his martial soul.
At that, Huo Yuhao demonstrated his Spirit Eyes martial soul and soul skill for Zhou Yi.
First soul skill, Spiritual Detection Sharing-activate.
As he sensed the 3D map of their surroundings appearing in his mind, Lin Mo was dumbfounded. Isn't this straight-up radar? Its range could even change according to Huo Yuhao's will.
No wonder I couldn't escape it in my last life, even when I used Spatial Concealment at the end.
Zhou Yi was so delighted that she sprang straight out of her chair. "Lin Mo, wait here. Someone will come to see you shortly. I'll take him and leave first."
With that, she shot out the window with Huo Yuhao in a whoosh.
Lin Mo: "...Based."
Before long, the person Zhou Yi had said wanted to meet him arrived.
The visitor wore a blue-and-white academy uniform with a dean's badge on his chest. His blue-gray fringe covered one eye, and he sported a neatly trimmed goatee. His features were sharp, with a touch of scholarly elegance.
"Blond-pah!"
The words "damned blond bastard" nearly slipped out, but fortunately, Lin Mo covered his mouth in time and stopped the rest.
He knew the man before him all too well.
The dean of Shrek Academy's Martial Soul Department, Yan Shaozhe.
A damned blond bastard, a damned scumbag. His ex-girlfriend, grandfather, and grandmother are all evil cult leaders.
Lin Mo glanced at the sky outside the window. For some reason, the longer he looked at that azure sky, the darker it seemed.
Does the Douluo Continent really have a future?
"Young brother, I see that you possess an extraordinary bone structure and urgently need a job to put food on the table. I have a position at the outer court library. Would you like to give it a try?" The moment Yan Shaozhe opened his mouth, he positively reeked of a charlatan.
This time, Lin Mo really couldn't hold back.
"You fucking-"
"The pay is one gold soul coin a day." Yan Shaozhe held up one finger.
"You've got a fucking good eye for people!"
This was a great job! Not only did it pay well, but the library also had a vast collection of books he could read.
In his previous life, he had either been fleeing for his life or on his way to fleeing for his life. He still knew far too little about the Douluo Continent. As the saying went, knowledge was power, and it played an important role in his ability to survive on the Douluo Continent.
Sensing the rich spiritual Qi of heaven and earth around him, Yan Shaozhe grinned so widely his mouth nearly split.
A Mystic Bird~ An auspicious omen~
I'd even enshrine him like an ancestor!
Seeing Yan Shaozhe's leering expression, Lin Mo shuddered in disgust. The people at Shrek really are all seriously messed up!
"Dam-cough, cough... Mister, was there anything else you wanted? If not, I'll go eat."
"No problem!" Yan Shaozhe hurriedly stepped aside.
Lin Mo turned and was just about to leave when Yan Shaozhe suddenly called out again, "Wait!"
"What is it now... holy shit?!"
The moment Lin Mo turned around, a clattering heap of bottles and jars was stuffed into his arms. Soul Ascension Pills, Spirit Gathering Pills, Mind-Concentrating Liquid... all things he could use at his current stage.
Seriously, has this damned blond bastard gone mad??
In disbelief, Lin Mo picked up a porcelain bottle and pulled out its stopper. A medicinal fragrance wafted into his nose. It really was genuine.
Someone offering favors for no reason is either up to treachery or theft. I'm a penniless brat, so naturally there's nothing worth stealing from me, unless...
"Holy shit, mister, you're not gay, are you?!"
Yan Shaozhe's chrysanthemum-like smile instantly froze.
Then Lin Mo saw a throbbing "#" appear on his forehead. He hastily backed away, one hand shielding the treasures in his arms and the other guarding his rear.
"Mister, I'm warning you, this is Shrek Academy! And forced love is illegal!!"
With that, Lin Mo slapped his forehead as though he had remembered something.
No, wait.
Here, forced love counts as spice, fuck!!
The corners of Yan Shaozhe's mouth twitched furiously. After a long while, he finally drew a deep breath and said through gritted teeth, "You've misunderstood, young brother. I'm merely a good man who noticed your extraordinary bone structure and wanted to offer some help with your cultivation."
The identity of the Martial Soul Department's dean was too intimidating, he thought. Being a good man who loved helping others would make it easier to get close, only for the auspicious omen to suspect he was gay.
Seeing how sincerely Yan Shaozhe spoke, Lin Mo reluctantly believed him a little, but still kept his distance.
Although he had no idea what that damned blond bastard Yan Shaozhe was plotting, the things he had given him really were heavenly treasures. Since they had already been given, there was no reason to return them.
A gentleman loves wealth, and thus takes it... takes it!
Lin Mo gave the heavenly treasures in his arms a quick once-over. He had to admit, this damned blond bastard really was generous. At least that much was decent about him.
The moment Lin Mo felt that heartfelt approval, Yan Shaozhe's expression changed again.
He clearly felt the bottleneck within him at the Super Douluo level suddenly tremble slightly, as though an unseen hand in the unseen workings of fate had pushed it open a crack for him.
Then Lin Mo watched as Yan Shaozhe's expression shifted from stiffness to disbelief, and finally to wild joy.
"Ha... haha..."
"Hahahahaha!"
"This Daoist master made it!! I made it!!!"
The next instant, an overwhelming wave of heat erupted around Yan Shaozhe.
The heat wave was scorching, yet did not burn in the slightest. Instead, it carried wisps of pure light, like sunlight pouring down over their heads. Immediately afterward, a clear, majestic phoenix cry soared skyward from within him.
Yan Shaozhe's figure was swiftly swallowed by layers of golden radiance, transforming in an instant into a Light Phoenix, brilliant gold from head to toe, its wings streaming fire.
The Light Phoenix beat its wings, stirring up towering rays of light.
Hot wind struck Lin Mo in the face, sending him staggering and toppling backward as he clutched the bottles and jars in his arms.
Before he could even curse, the phoenix raised its head and let out a long cry. It beat its wings and became a streak of golden light, crashing through the window with a boom. In the blink of an eye, only a speck of burning gold remained on the horizon.
Lin Mo stared blankly at the empty window.
"...Huh?"