Chapter 44 (1/2)

Several people in the surroundings were watching. Other than teachers, some students were also there.

“Sorry, please let us pass!”

Li Ziqi squeezed her way over. When she saw the young man sitting on the steps, she couldn’t help but exclaim in shock.

That young man exuded an unwelcoming aura. As he flipped through the book in his hands, he was munching on a piece of hard sesame bread. He completely ignored the mutterings around him, including those pointing their fingers at him.

“What’s going on with this fellow? Is he an escaped slave?”

Whispers echoed out in the surroundings.

There was a scar on the youth’s left forehead, and it was evidently shaped like the word ‘trash’. From the looks of things, it should have been caused by a sword or a dagger.

Above the ‘trash’ word, there were a few other disarrayed scratches. It was as though the scratches were there to destroy the word ‘trash’, but it was unknown what the young man experienced.

Other than this, although his collar was straightened and he wore a silk cloth around his neck, one could still see uncovered parts of a tattoo that stretched up to half of his left face.

This type of tattoo was known as spirit runes.

In the nine provinces, humans called pictures or diagrams that contained spirit qi as spirit runes. There were many types of spirit runes, and they could display miraculous effects.

However, the tattoos on the young man couldn’t display any effects. Even Sun Mo, someone who didn’t understand spirit runes, could tell that these spirit runes were already destroyed. Sharp swords slashed through them, leaving behind cruel and unsightly-looking scars.

“Teacher, let’s go. We have to go and snatch some genius students.”

Li Ziqi pulled Sun Mo as she prepared to leave. This young man was just someone pitiful. He would be even more pitiful if he was surrounded and watched, just like what was happening now.

Lu Zhiruo was so scared that she tugged on Sun Mo’s clothes. The scars on this young man’s face, as well as his tattoos, caused her to feel extremely terrified due to how malevolent they looked. To her, the young man seemed like a fierce dog that was hunting everywhere for food.

“Wait a minute!”

Sun Mo stared at the young man. As a teacher, the thing he couldn’t bear to see the most was an abused student.

Jiang Leng, 12 years 7 months old. 9th-level of the body refinement realm.

Upon seeing this cultivation realm, Sun Mo was a little shocked. The Saint Gate had done research that the 12-year-old mark was the best age to start cultivation. If one started earlier, they might injure their foundation. Even if the individual was a genius, they might destroy or affect their future accomplishments. However, this young man was already at the 9th-level.

Strength: 8. You are not a power-type contestant.

Intellect: 7. Although you don’t depend on your brain for meals, those who underestimate you will definitely pay a great price.

Agility: 8. Relatively normal, barely sufficient.

Endurance: 10. Your endurance is extremely terrifying. You can call yourself an iron man.

Will: 1. The fire of hope is dwindling. Maybe death is your only release.

…

“System, is it possible for someone’s endurance to max out?”

Sun Mo was surprised. From his point of view, if one was a human, they would feel fatigued at some point in time. But according to this stat, the young man before his eyes belonged to the type of people that would never give up.

“The system will never be wrong.”

The system emphasized.

“Will 1. Does it mean that this little fellow’s mental state will collapse soon and he would commit suicide?”

Sun Mo surveyed Jiang Leng, and he continued to look at him.

Potential value: Low

Note: It’s a pity. Before he was 10-years-old, his potential value was extremely high.

Note: Target has a very grave tendency to commit suicide.

“As expected!”

Upon seeing the note, Sun Mo sighed. This young man definitely had a very tragic childhood. It was unknown who could be so ruthless to use a sword and carve the word ‘trash’ on his forehead.

“Teacher?”

Li Ziqi suddenly felt a sense of unease. Did he want to accept this person as a disciple? This ‘trash’ word young man was even more inferior to that sick-looking Tantai Yutang.

Sun Mo walked over.

The environment, which was originally filled with whispers and mumblings, instantly fell silent. All the audience here adopted the same action without prior consultation with each other as they all turned to look at Sun Mo.

“Were you rejected when you attempted to acknowledge a master?”

Sun Mo got right to the point.

“What do you mean?”

Jiang Leng coldly looked at Sun Mo. His grip that was holding onto the hard bread tightened slightly, causing some crumbs to fall on the stairs.

“I just want to say that there are many teachers. There’s no need for you to give up just because of a few rejections.”

Sun Mo lowered his voice.

“Hehe!”

Jia Leng coldly laughed. Although he knew it would be extremely difficult for him to find a master in his current state, the Central Province Academy was still a famous school with a thousand years of history. One couldn’t deduce things based on common sense. He had felt that he had a chance to find a teacher here that would admire him. Sadly, he was wrong. Let alone great teachers, even those experienced teachers didn’t want to give him a chance.

“Teacher!”

Li Ziqi came over. Lu Zhiruo glanced at the left and right and also jogged over before hiding behind Sun Mo.

Sun Mo scratched his head. As expected, a youth that wanted to commit suicide was very hard to handle.

“Are you pitying me?”

Jiang Leng forcefully bit a mouthful of the bread. He stared at Sun Mo, his eyes were like a wolf.

“I’m afraid that you will die!”

Sun Mo recalled the summer afternoon three years ago. Amidst the cries of cicadas, a female sophomore student had jumped down from a teaching building. The impact turned her into a pulp of flesh.

“My life is mine. Are you qualified to care about it?”

Jiang Leng turned his head away, no longer bothering about Sun Mo.

“Oi, what’s with your attitude?”

Li Ziqi was extremely unhappy. (Teacher clearly is worried about you for your own good.)