122: Chapter 122 Time Divine Art, Demon Emperor, Crossing the Underworld

"Dean Xue, you're here too!"

In a private room in the Virtual Universe, Professor Xu Bo looked with a smile at Xue Mingyun, who had just entered.

"Just coming to take a look."

Xue Mingyun smiled, not minding Professor Xu Bo's teasing gaze at all.

"Hello, Dean Xue."

Tan Feng and Shen Xinghe immediately stood up, their eyes meeting with a hint of awkwardness.

"Mhm!"

Xue Mingyun nodded, but his gaze turned toward the virtual projection in the center of the room.

The projection showed none other than Chen Mo's current battle scene.

Normally, no one except internal staff of the Virtual Universe could watch battles at will, but the Virtual Universe itself collaborated with the various High Academies.

If requirements were met, the High Academies could conduct early observations of "target Students."

"This is... Yao Chong!"

Xue Mingyun recognized the identity of Chen Mo's opponent at a glance.

Because the opponent was also someone The Stars had fought hard for after the plane trial, but unfortunately, they didn't get their way, and he was recruited by Abyssal, one of the Big Five.

"This matchmaking mechanism is a bit ridiculous!"

Professor Xu Bo couldn't help but speak up; he didn't know any Yao Chong, as he wasn't in charge of the academy's recruitment.

However, he could see Yao Chong's bright moon ranking.

Chen Mo was 20th, Yao Chong was 11th.

A full nine ranks apart.

"Not surprising. There are few people matching in the Star Scar tier at the same time, and both of them are at Star Scar I."

Xue Mingyun explained, then looked at Tan Feng: "Has the invitation been sent?"

"It was sent, but Chen Mo hasn't replied."

"No reply?"

Xue Mingyun's breath hitched, and his brow furrowed.

Does Chen Mo want to go to another High Academy?"

It wasn't surprising that Xue Mingyun thought so; after all, for the Big Five, the top thirty on the bright moon ranking were all worth pursuing.

For example, this Yao Chong had already broken into the top 15 of the bright moon ranking before the plane trial, and after the trial ended, he was frantically scouted by representatives from over a dozen High Academies.

But in the end, Abyssal High Academy was the winner.

Was The Stars inferior to Abyssal?

No, this wasn't a problem with the High Academy, but a matter of the "Student's own preference."

The Big Five High Academies were The Stars, Sacred Mark, Abyssal, Divine Brilliance, and the Federation's First High Academy!

Although The Stars had the strongest foundation and was the first true deity High Academy in the Main World.

But in terms of actual strength, the Big Five were actually quite similar, each with its own strengths and weaknesses.

Abyssal's greatest advantage was the "Abyssal Throne" built inside the abyss, forming its own world.

The Federation had three Abyssal Thrones in total, and Abyssal held one exclusively.

For Students following the Abyssal system, this was an advantage The Stars couldn't compete with.

"Tan Feng, go find Chen Mo yourself later and ask him," Xue Mingyun said, looking at Tan Feng.

"Alright, Dean Xue."

Tan Feng actually had the same intention, but he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

For no other reason than this.

Compared to before, using a spot in the God Selection Class to approach Chen Mo now undoubtedly lacked sincerity.

However, Tan Feng still felt that Chen Mo would choose The Stars.

After all, looking at the entire High Academy research circle, the only professor-level figure who studied the virus system was now at The Stars, right by his side.

Thinking of this, Tan Feng couldn't help but glance at Professor Xu Bo.

But strangely, Professor Xu Bo's brow was also furrowed, his eyes fixed intently on Chen Mo—or rather, Chen Mo's... followers.

"Parasitism, fusion, pan-will symbiosis... it seems to touch on all of them."

At this moment, Professor Xu Bo was completely immersed in his own brainstorming.

However, Professor Xu Bo was also somewhat puzzled.

Because some of the characteristics displayed by the other party's followers were almost all things he had studied but hadn't fully perfected.

Tan Feng had told him that Chen Mo decided to follow the virus follower system because of the papers he had published.

While that could explain it...

"I remember I hadn't researched to this stage yet. This kid is practically my shadow—no... I've become the shadow!"

Professor Xu Bo's heart jolted, and his gaze toward Chen Mo became increasingly strange.

"I underestimated you!"

In the Myriad Domain Arena, watching Blood One regenerate multiple times from his divine arts, Yao Chong's expression shifted from arrogance to solemnity.

"Trying to drain my divine power?"

Yao Chong, having once again blasted the blood into a spray of slime, narrowed his eyes and sized up the figure standing atop the "Blood Spring" in the distance, looking back at him.

The other party's gate of the divine domain was still present, and followers resembling the "Giant Race" kept emerging, only to self-destruct instantly.

To be honest, Yao Chong had never seen followers with this kind of fighting style.

This left him unable to find a counter-strategy for the moment.

As for his own followers, they had been wiped out by one of Chen Mo's divine arts in the very first round.

It was almost common knowledge that followers were the weakness of "bright moon ranking Geniuses" like them, but an anomaly had appeared with Chen Mo.

"Forget it, I'm done playing with you."

Yao Chong suddenly stopped the low-consumption First-Tier Divine Arts he was using, letting the crimson giant regenerate repeatedly.

Out of 100 points of divine power, he only had 60 left.

If he delayed any longer, he really might be stalled to Death by Chen Mo.

"Oh?"

Chen Mo watched Yao Chong, who had suddenly stopped moving, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly.

He knew perfectly well that Yao Chong must have a trump card.

If Chen Mo's guess was correct, this person mastered at least one pseudo-Fourth-Tier Divine Art, or...

"Ding!"

A golden coin was suddenly tossed high into the air by Yao Chong.

The radiance of the divine art and the light of his Natal Divine Artifact intertwined, and then...

"I admit, if we're only talking about followers, I am indeed inferior to you."

Yao Chong's voice drifted out. Strangely, whether it was the resurrected Blood One or Chen Mo standing proudly on the Blood Spring, both were now plunged into a deathly silence.

At this moment, within a hundred-mile radius, even the air stopped flowing. Only one figure strolled leisurely toward Chen Mo.

The light of the divine art in his hand flared again, aimed cruelly at Chen Mo's head. However...

"A Third-Tier Time-type Divine Art? It is indeed a bit beyond my expectations."

A sudden voice rang out from behind Yao Chong, accompanied by a crimson spear carrying a thick aura of Death.

"What?"

Yao Chong's expression changed drastically, but before he could react, the blood spear formed from a pseudo-Fourth-Tier Divine Art had already pierced through his chest.

In his final moments, Yao Chong looked at the figure on the Blood Spring. As the Time Divine Art was forced to deactivate, that figure instantly turned into a bubble and slowly dissipated.

"Fourth-Tier Domain Divine Art!"

Inside the private room, although he had expected it, Shen Xinghe couldn't help but mutter.

Domain-type Divine Arts!

The rarest and most versatile divine arts of the same tier.

Trapping, killing, locking down enemies.

These were just the uses of low-tier domain divine arts and didn't reflect the authority of Domain-type Divine Arts at all.

But once they reached the middle tiers, the advantages of domain divine arts would be infinitely magnified.

Illusion, defense, teleportation!

There is nothing you can't imagine that a domain divine art can't do.

Yao Chong's failure was actually destined from the start.

Because the casting range of a Third-Tier Time Divine Art was at most a hundred miles, which was why Yao Chong never moved more than a hundred miles away from Chen Mo—he was always ready to use that divine art for a one-hit kill.

Unfortunately, Fourth-Tier domain divine arts easily started at a hundred miles, and the quality of Chen Mo's divine art was quite high, enough to cover an area of nearly a thousand miles.

In other words, as long as Chen Mo wanted, he could teleport to any corner within a thousand miles at any time.

"I think I know why he didn't reply to my messages," Tan Feng said with a bitter smile, then continued.

"His goal from start to finish was never the top 30, but..." Tan Feng glanced at Yao Chong, who was slowly dissipating in the light screen projection, "the top ten, or even the top three!"

"Winner: Chen Mos former in-game nickname. Current tier: Star Scar I: 31 points."

"Attention: Your bright moon ranking has increased. Current ranking: 19."

Hearing the notification, Chen Mo smiled and opened the bright moon ranking.

So far, Yao Chong was indeed the strongest Student he had encountered.

This also gave Chen Mo a clearer understanding of the so-called top ten of the bright moon ranking.

"I can keep climbing!"

Chen Mo's gaze swept over the names of the top ten on the bright moon ranking, finally stopping at the number one spot.

bright moon ranking #1: Du Ming. Tier: Solar Corona III: 22 points.

"Du Ming, Du Ming."

Chen Mo couldn't help but murmur, a flash of irrepressible excitement in his eyes.

If Wu Feng was one of the few strong members of the new generation three hundred years later, then this person was the leader of the new generation—the head of the seven heroes of the immortal calamity!

Master of the Sun and Moon Grotto-Heaven!

Demon Emperor, Du Ming!

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