49: Chapter 49 The True Founders of the Plague Pantheon

“The Restricted Arena assessment is over!”

Following Duan Fei's transmission, the Students were teleported back to the main floating island once again.

“It has to be Ye Kaige!”

A Student watched Ye Kaige, who appeared alongside Duan Fei, with eyes full of admiration.

“Something's not right!” a sharp-eyed Student suddenly looked up.

“What is it?”

“Our class has 63 people, right? Now there are only 62, and look at Ye Kaige's expression.”

“Expression?”

The Student turned his head in confusion, just in time to meet Ye Kaige's eyes, which held a mix of bewilderment and frustration.

In fact, it wasn't just these two; many observant people also noticed that Ye Kaige's state was off, and some careful ones had even guessed an answer that seemed almost impossible.

“Who else hasn't come out?”

Du Ruo scanned his surroundings, his gaze sweeping over major competitors like Zhou Tong and Liu Yiyi.

Finally, when he cast his gaze toward Bai Yuanyu, he was suddenly stunned in place.

“Chen Mo... where is he?”

...

“Tell me, what were you thinking?”

On the floating island where the battle had just ended, Li Chengsheng looked at Chen Mo seriously, his eyes, which carried a faint golden glow, seeming to want to see right through Chen Mo.

“You mean... the kin.” Chen Mo rubbed the tip of his nose, feeling a bit awkward.

“Yes, how did you come up with the idea of cultivating viruses into kin?”

Li Chengsheng's voice carried a hint of helplessness, along with a trace of emotion he couldn't quite explain.

How should he put it? Being young is great; you dare to think and dare to act!

“Actually, I didn't come up with this.” Chen Mo's eyes darted around, and he immediately stated the reason he had prepared long ago.

“Professor Zhong Li from Qun Xing High Academy published a professional paper titled ‘On the Feasibility of Microbial Kin’ 350 years ago.

Later, he further published follow-up research titled ‘Viruses Can Also Be Kin.’ These can all be found online; they're just a bit obscure.”

Chen Mo held Zhong Li in high regard, and he wasn't faking it, because he had gained the inspiration to walk the path of the Plague God System from him.

In a sense, this person was his mentor whom he had never met!

As for why he hadn't met him, it was simple.

By the time of the public beta, this person had already been dead for over two hundred years.

Chen Mo didn't know how he died, but it was highly likely due to the Great Turmoil that occurred shortly after.

The various God High Academies were not just simple academies; they were also a high-end combat force that the Federation could not ignore.

“It really was him!”

Li Chengsheng looked enlightened, and his gaze toward Chen Mo became quite strange.

“Dean, do you know him?”

Chen Mo looked at Li Chengsheng suspiciously. Professors at major High Academies, especially top-tier ones, were at least Main Gods.

“I don't know him, but I have an old friend who is a teaching assistant at The Stars, and he mentioned him to me once.” Li Chengsheng shook his head.

“So your goal is Qun Xing High Academy?”

“I do have plans in that regard.”

Chen Mo didn't hide it and admitted it directly.

“Good, that's ambitious!”

Li Chengsheng slapped Chen Mo on the shoulder twice with force.

Fortunately, this person wasn't a “brute” like Du Ruo; otherwise, with his peak True God power, Chen Mo would have really worried about being slapped into a pulp.

“You flatter me.”

Chen Mo actually understood why Li Chengsheng was so excited. Even though Lanshan First God Academy had such a high status in Lanshi City.

Compared to the God High Academies in other cities, it was only at a medium or even lower level.

If Chen Mo remembered the school history correctly, no one from their academy had been admitted to a top-tier High Academy in hundreds of years.

“I'm not flattering you. I was worried you would be at a disadvantage regarding your kin, but given your current rate of progress, an s-rank contract and a top-tier High Academy are both within reach. Keep it up.”

While speaking, Chen Mo's shoulder took two more “heavy blows.”

Although this person had already been very gentle, it still hurt his “small frame.”

“I'll do my best.”

Chen Mo had just managed a “forced” smile when the light of a teleportation array lit up beneath his feet.

“Go on, Duan Fei is urging you. Fight well; giving Ye Kaige some pressure is a good thing. That kid has had it too easy these past two years.”

Li Chengsheng waved his hand with a smile, and Chen Mo's figure immediately turned into a streak of light and disappeared.

...

“Chen Mo, it really is him.”

“How could he possibly beat Ye Kaige? Forbidden techniques aren't that strong, are they?”

...

Just after steadying himself, Chen Mo heard the rising and falling sounds of discussion all around him. Before he could make a move, two figures arrived in front of him, one after the other.

“Damn, even faster than me.”

Bai Yuanyu looked in surprise at the figure in front of him; who else could it be but Du Ruo?

“You beat Ye Kaige?”

As soon as Du Ruo came up, he looked at Chen Mo with an extremely complex expression.

“Yeah!” Chen Mo nodded with a smile. Just as he was about to explain, Bai Yuanyu dashed to his side.

“Chen Mo, no, Brother Mo, from today on, you are my idol.”

Chen Mo looked speechlessly at the eager-looking Bai Yuanyu and pushed back the “ugly face” that the other party had thrust forward.

“You're not a girl, why are you getting so close to me? Get lost.”

“Alright!” Bai Yuanyu laughed cheekily twice, then looked triumphantly at the surrounding Students.

Chen Mo didn't pay any more attention to the clowning Bai Yuanyu. He turned to look at Du Ruo, and after hesitating for a few seconds, he still told him about being signed by Blue Cave.

And the moment he heard that Chen Mo had been signed by Blue Cave with an a-rank contract, Du Ruo's face turned red instantly.

“The academy approached me before, saying they would help me fight for a chance at a d-rank contract, but in the end, I wasn't chosen...”

Du Ruo's voice grew quieter and quieter. The prouder he had been in the past, the more embarrassed he was now.

“You didn't get signed?”

Chen Mo couldn't help but sigh. When Du Ruo was called away last time, he had roughly guessed the reason.

If he could be successfully signed, even if it was just the lowest d-rank, the other party's path to becoming a True God would be much smoother.

Do not underestimate True Gods; even for the powerful Federation, True Gods are an absolutely core force.

“Next, we begin the Unlimited Arena.”

Duan Fei's voice came again, and Du Ruo also recovered from his loss of composure. When he looked at Chen Mo again, his eyes had completely changed.

“If you can sign an a-rank contract, your laws must be strong, but Ye Kaige is already approaching the Fourth Transition, so you must be careful.”

“Yeah!”

Chen Mo nodded heavily.

“Take down that show-off.” Du Ruo took a deep breath and said slowly.

“Right, take down that pretentious guy; I've long found him an eyesore.” Bai Yuanyu also chimed in.

“I will!” Chen Mo's eyes were full of confidence.