105: Chapter 105 is also correct; you never went to school.

"If Brother Xu knew that his branch had produced such scum, he would probably deal with them personally to clean up the mess, right?"

After nodding at Governor Sun Jingan, Governor Sun Jingan walked into the living room and sat down next to Chen Mo.

"You should know who I am. Threatening my people on my turf?"

"Do you believe I can make all of you stay here permanently?"

The old man from the Chen family's face turned ashen. He had investigated Chen Mo before, but he hadn't discovered that Chen Mo had such a powerful backer.

"Kid, that Abyss Venerable you pummeled to death earlier has a bounty, and there's also a bonus for defending the residential compound."

"Plus the title officially awarded to you—you left without claiming it, forcing me to deal with that monster, Commander Chu."

Governor Sun Jingan gently patted Chen Mo on the head, saying with some annoyance.

The old man from the Chen family's eyes widened suddenly, and he could no longer control the expression on his face.

Venerable, an Abyss Venerable!?

What do you mean a First-Grade Martial Artist pummeled an Abyss Venerable to death!?!

"Take this collective first-class merit award and this Guardian medal."

"This was issued to you by Luofeng Fortress, meaning from now on, if anything happens, you can go directly to Luofeng Fortress."

"I think neither Commander Shen nor Commander Chu would mind helping you dismantle a small branch of the Xu family."

Governor Sun Jingan's words made the old man from the Chen family feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and he couldn't stop trembling.

"So..."

Governor Sun Jingan gestured for Lin Ye and the others to sit down and not to be so agitated.

"Chen Mo, I'll ask you one last time."

"Are you willing to go with them?"

"Or rather, are you willing to return to the Chen family?"

Governor Sun Jingan's face no longer held its previous gentleness; he looked at Chen Mo very seriously.

Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Mo let out a cold laugh.

"I only have one home, and that is Chenguang Orphanage."

"Good!"

Governor Sun Jingan laughed heartily and grabbed the old man from the Chen family by the head.

"You people are thick-skinned to a certain degree!"

"You abandoned this child back then, and now that you see he has exceptional talent, you want to come back and claim him."

"Who gave you the audacity?"

"Who gave you the right!"

"You were nowhere to be found when this child was suffering in the Orphanage, but now that he's about to achieve great success, you animals show up!"

"Don't tell me you couldn't find him before; why are you able to show up at his doorstep now!"

"I'll give you one last chance: get lost!"

"Take your trash and get as far away from me as possible!"

Governor Sun Jingan was quite furious; he had been suppressing himself since just a moment ago.

If not for wanting to see Chen Mo's attitude, he would have erupted long ago, given his temper.

"He beat my son into this state; this bastard truly has parents but no upbringing!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole room went silent.

The old man from the Chen family's face turned instantly pale; he slapped the blonde woman across the face, sending her flying.

"Sorry..."

Thud!

With a vicious Spirit Snake Fist, the old man from the Chen family was sent lying on the ground like a dead dog.

"You dog, how dare you insult my successor?"

Governor Sun Jingan's temple veins were bulging; he had guessed that the woman wasn't very bright, but he hadn't expected it to be to this extent.

If he hadn't struck to teach her a lesson just now, the living room would likely be stained with blood by now.

Didn't you see that Chen Mo and his brothers and sisters had all stood up, their blood and Qi surging?

"F*** your mother..."

Unexpectedly, Director Gu Sanding, who had just been calmed down, had red-rimmed eyes. He rushed to the side of the blonde woman and started kicking her face—a face clearly full of plastic surgery and "heavy-duty" enhancements—violently.

"You dare to insult my child? I must kill you today!"

"Hey, hey, hey, hey! That's enough, that's enough, old man!"

Governor Sun Jingan hurriedly picked up Director Gu Sanding. It wasn't that he was afraid he would actually beat the blonde woman to death, but simply that he was worried the old man, being of advanced age, might throw out his back.

Besides, the old man had stents in his heart vessels; if he got so angry that something happened, how would he explain it?

Back when Chen Mo was in a life-or-death situation during the live stream, the old man had almost been scared into the hospital...

"Xiao Qing, throw these bastards out for me."

"Give Brother Xu a call and tell him to properly manage his branch; let him see what they are doing!"

After calming down Director Gu Sanding, Governor Sun Jingan shouted to the guard who had been standing outside the door without coming in.

"Yes!"

The guard moved cleanly and efficiently, dragging the three people who were like dead dogs out of the Orphanage.

"Alright, alright, go get some rest."

After sending Director Gu Sanding off to rest, Governor Sun Jingan sat back down.

"Kid, do you still remember that woman you captured from Baiye City?"

"Do you still remember the documents you brought out from our Luo City Abyssal Rift earlier?"

After dismissing everyone else and leaving only Chen Mo and Wen Wan, Governor Sun Jingan spoke up.

"What's wrong?"

Chen Mo was stunned, not knowing why the respected Governor Sun Jingan suddenly brought this up.

"That book has been deciphered."

"It's not some historical document, nor is it technical data, but rather a type of... Arcane Art."

Governor Sun Jingan frowned, not knowing if he should hand this Arcane Art over to Chen Mo.

After learning the function of this Arcane Art, Xiao Dai and the others decisively refused to use it, and even those madmen at the Research Institute felt that this Arcane Art was somewhat... useless.

However, this was Chen Mo's war trophy, so he had to give him the choice of whether to use it or not.

"Arcane Art, what is an Arcane Art?"

Chen Mo was stunned; it was the first time he had heard of such a thing.

Beside him, Wen Wan's face showed surprise; she hadn't expected that the book they had rescued back then was actually an Arcane Art.

"You should know that after reaching the Sixth Grade, a martial artist's physical body isn't the only thing that's strong; their spirit is also incomparably powerful."

Governor Sun Jingan looked as if it were a matter of course, while Chen Mo had a confused look on his face.

"..."

"You... that's right, you never went to school."

Governor Sun Jingan sighed and had to explain everything from the beginning.

"You should know about the ability Venerable Bai Ye used earlier."

"That was a mixture of powerful spiritual energy, which ultimately greatly enhanced his own abilities."

"The combat power of Talent-based Martial Artists and Ascetic Martial Artists is infinitely narrowed during the Fourth and Fifth Grade stages, but it gradually widens again at the Sixth Grade stage."

"This is the application of spiritual energy, and Arcane Art is a technique that allows one to use spiritual energy without requiring talent."

"Ascetic Martial Artists can also counter various talents by training their spiritual energy; it just depends on how you use it."

After Governor Sun Jingan's explanation, Chen Mo roughly understood the difference between martial artists above and below the Sixth Grade.

"This Arcane Art is a type of application of spiritual energy; for you at this stage, it's actually not very useful."

"Because at this stage, you cannot yet use your own spiritual energy, but out of respect for the law, I still have to give the choice to you."

Chen Mo and Wen Wan looked at each other, nodded, and waited for Governor Sun Jingan's next words.

"This Arcane Art is called 'Pain Entanglement', and it is an Arcane Art that is exceptionally cruel to both oneself and the enemy."

"A researcher at the Research Institute tried to use this Arcane Art, which ultimately caused them to go into shock from the pain, and the surrounding researchers also simultaneously felt this pain."

"Simply put, this Arcane Art actively stimulates the pain nerves in the body and shares this pain with the people around through spiritual intrusion."

"It doesn't distinguish between friend and foe, and it consumes a massive amount of spiritual energy; it can be said to be quite useless."

Governor Sun Jingan placed his phone in front of the two, and a folder named 'Pain Entanglement' appeared on the screen.

"So, whether to use it or not is your own choice; I have only placed the entire choice before you."