Full-Time Magister: I Had No Intention of Reaching the Dimensional Throne

Chapter 324 Pang Lai's Guidance, Hui Lin's Trouble-Making

After obtaining the Heart of the Void, Bai Mo led Mu Nujiao and the other three to continue searching the area. Before long, the treasure hunt officially came to an end, and the rankings were tallied.

Thanks to Bai Mo, the Kyushu team reaped huge rewards. Not only did Bai Mo and Mo Fan perform brilliantly, but Ai Jiangtu and Mu Nujiao's low-key team also made significant gains.

Therefore, they directly became the winner of the treasure hunt, surpassing the British Empire and Germany.

The second round of the competition has ended, and the final battle is about to begin, but there will be a rest period before that.

Bai Mo knew his opponent for the next match, but he didn't pay much attention to it.

After the announcement, the official competition organizers confirmed that the Heart of the Void was indeed the battlefield treasure of this competition.

"The restriction on the Heart of the Void is a universal energy sealing restriction. This is the method to unlock it." Feng Li handed a thin booklet to Bai Mo.

"This is a treasure for breaking through to a higher level. Your cultivation is still far from sufficient, so don't waste it."

"it is good."

Bai Mo nodded, took the things, returned to the hotel, and went to find Mu Nujiao again to give her the resources he had collected that were suitable for plant-based mages to cultivate.

Then, he took out the Mind Stone and the Heart of the Void, looked at the two items, and fell into deep thought.

As for his mental strength, he has only recently broken through to the sixth level, and there is still a lot of room for him to accumulate more.

In the original story, this Mind Stone helped Mo Fan break through from level two to the late stage of level four. The power contained within it was neither too much nor too little.

But for him, this power should be an aid to his breakthrough to a higher realm, not something to be accumulated for now.

As for the Heart of the Void, needless to say, it's definitely best used to break through to the next level.

However, he still has a source spot in the family, and he can try his luck in the Habs family's music hall after reaching the high-level peak.

He should use the family's quota first, since it's not his yet. Getting it sooner will save him some trouble.

The sight of him obtaining the Heart of the Void was witnessed by Tong Ying.

It's hard to guarantee that no one will have any ulterior motives. He's not afraid that someone will try to take advantage of the Void Heart.

Jingwei is still on his body; it would require at least a fully-cultivated Super-Rank cultivator.

What he was worried about was the Bai family. The spots in the Source were very precious, and many people were stuck at the high level, just waiting for this opportunity.

The head of the Bai family would not allow such a thing to happen, but people's hearts are unpredictable, so it's best not to use this to test other people's self-discipline.

Otherwise, it will be a complete mess.

Therefore, we need to use up the quota as soon as possible.

With this in mind, Bai Mo decided to focus his energy on the spatial system these next few days and advance his spatial system cultivation to the peak of the advanced stage as soon as possible.

Ideally, we should wait until the National Tournament is over, then return to the family to obtain the Source, break through to the Super Rank, and achieve perfection!

"Knock knock knock!"

The knocking on the door woke Bai Mo from his reverie. He glanced at the door, and the lock clicked as it opened automatically.

Jiang Yu stood at the door and slowly withdrew his hand from the door.

"Are we about to begin guiding them?" Bai Mo asked.

"Yes, teacher, you happen to have some time today. Shall we go now?" Jiang Yu nodded.

"Okay, let's go."

When the two arrived at the training ground, they saw Pang Lai standing quietly with his hands behind his back, looking at a potted plant in the corner.

Unlike some high-level mages who possess either explosive and domineering, gentle and calm, or ethereal and luminous qualities, Pang Lai does not have the kind of aura that immediately identifies him as a master.

On the contrary, he looked very ordinary, like any old man you might bump into on the street.

"You're here?"

Sensing the movement, Pang Lai turned around and looked at the two people who had entered.

"Master, when do we begin?"

"What's the rush? It's not a big deal." Pang Lai waved his hand, pulled out a small stool from somewhere, sat down in a very down-to-earth manner, and then said with a smile:

"Young man, don't be shy, make yourself at home."

Bai Mo looked around and sat down. This was the training ground, after all.

"Master, I'm here to help Jiang Yu obtain the Jade Dragon Fish." Scratching his head, he continued, "Well, after I'm done, I still need to go back to cultivate. You know what I just got."

"Young people are always so impulsive," Pang Lai shook his head, then added, "The path to transcendence isn't easy, don't rush... hmm?"

At this point, Pang Lai's eyes, which had been narrowed as she scrutinized Bai Mo, suddenly widened. "You've already found the path to transcendence?!"

After saying that, he glanced at Jiang Yu, sighed, and said, "Since that's the case, I won't keep you here."

After speaking, Pang Lai raised his hand and gently tapped the ground. Instantly, a moonlit breeze arose, creating a moonlight array on the open training ground.

A strange aura emanated from it, filled with the scent of another world, as if it were a projection of another world.

After sensing this aura, Bai Mo inexplicably felt that his summoning system galaxy had become much more active. He subconsciously felt that if he cultivated within this formation, he could achieve twice the result with half the effort.

"Your feeling is correct. The energy within this formation was transformed from my own summoning magic energy. It serves as a kind of bait and fishing net, trapping summoned beasts from other dimensions here," Pang Lai said slowly.

"So, does that mean we can permanently keep the creatures from the summoned plane in this world?" Bai Mo said, but subconsciously felt it was impossible.

"It's not that simple. It's easy to summon to another dimension but difficult to return. This formation only allows the summoned creatures to stay for a while longer."

Pang Lai shook his head and gestured towards the magic circle.

"You can use the Beast Tide Summoning skill to summon a Jade Dragonfish and place it into the magic circle."

"Do you want a commander-level or a general-level officer?"

"A general is sufficient; a commander consumes too much energy."

Pang Lai answered leisurely, and then said to Jiang Yu, "You stand inside the magic circle."

"Oh, okay, Master." Jiang Yu nodded and stood obediently in the center of the formation.

Seeing that everything was ready, at Pang Lai's instruction, Bai Mo quickly drew the summoning of the beast tide.

Since Pang Lai had no requirements regarding the Jade Dragon Fish that he summoned, Bai Mo simply summoned one at random.

A blue carp the size of a sailboat entered the formation at Bai Mo's command.

"The summoned creatures from the Beast Tide Summoning event don't have a close connection with the summoning mage. It can stay here. The rest is Jiang Yu's business. You should go back and cultivate."

After Pang Lai finished speaking, he seemed to remember something and uttered a string of numbers, "This is my phone number. If you have any questions about your summoning system, you can ask me."

"Alright, then I'll be going now, Chief." Bai Mo's eyes lit up, and he immediately memorized the number.

"Hey, wait a minute." Pang Lai waved his hand, then suddenly called out to him. Seeing the speechless expression on Bai Mo's face, Pang Lai chuckled and said:

"Getting old... getting old, my memory isn't what it used to be."

"Chief, is there anything else?" Bai Mo simply conjured a stool from soil and sat down. "If you can't remember, you can think about it slowly. I'll cultivate here today."

"Haha, no need for that. This is the last thing." Pang Lai said with a smile, "Don't think this old man is annoying. This is related to your advancement as Divine Dust Tiger."

"I'm not bothered. What advice do you have, Chief? As far as I know, there seems to be no bottleneck in the advancement of the Divine Dust Tiger from Commander to Monarch, as long as there are enough resources," Bai Mo said curiously.

"Yes, you're right. However, the Divine Dust Tiger is different if you want it to reach the next level."

Pang Lai stroked his chin and sighed, "The last time Shenchenhu became a human's contracted beast was back then."

Bai Mo:

"You'd better hurry up and tell me, or my Divine Dust Tiger will break through."

Upon hearing this, Pang Lai chuckled, "The Divine Dust Tiger is the king of the Nine Provinces Forest, but it only has the bloodline of a Great Monarch. In fact, it has the potential to advance to the Supreme level."

Upon hearing this, Bai Mo sat up straighter. He had already nurtured Da Ju's bloodline to the level of a Supreme Monarch using resources and essence.

However, the leap from monarch to emperor is beyond what his current spiritual essence can accomplish, so the bloodline levels of his three contracted beasts are all capped.

However, there are some differences. In short, the orange one is at the bottom.

Hearing Pang Lai's words, he became more serious. The supreme monarch was not so easy to become.

"Its giant tiger demonic techniques should be used sparingly. However, the more souls the better. If it can restrain an entire tribe, that should be enough. In fact, whether the secondary power of a commander-level Divine Dust Tiger is the mind or a curse, it is a power similar to soul restraint."

Pang Lai slowly said, "I don't know the specific principles either. This knowledge and experience are the research results of the predecessors who have previously contracted with the Divine Dust Tiger."

"Souls, a tribe?" Bai Mo roughly understood what Pang Lai meant by the giant tiger demon technique. It was the demon technique that allowed Da Ju to unleash its power and generate a giant tiger phantom. However, wasn't the amount required too much?

Of course, some tribes don't have a single ruler, and they don't necessarily need that many. For example, one strong ruler would suffice.

This makes it easier to understand. The rule among demons is the survival of the fittest. When two equally powerful demons fight, the winner naturally gets everything from the dead.

"I understand, thank you for your guidance, Chief." Bai Mo nodded slightly, and this time he really left.

He wasn't interested in Jiang Yu's summoning at all; if he needed it later, he could just ask Jiang Yu directly.

Back in his room, Bai Mo began a short period of seclusion. After the Soul Refining Pot gained two high-quality Heart-Devouring Demon Souls, the cultivation effect had improved significantly. In just a few days, by focusing all his energy on the spatial system, he felt a rapid improvement.

Of course, this is also due to the results of his combat strength over the years; the Soul Refining Pot has greatly reduced the time it takes for him to transform his accumulated strength into power.

The improvement in his strength was so wonderful that he didn't pay much attention to the death of Esendel, the Dark Forbidden Curse, and the suicide of the Parthenon Goddess.

When they reappear, the final battle will be about to begin.

"Oh, Bai Mo, you're finally out! So many big things have happened these past few days!" Zhao Manyan said.

"I know."

"Weren't you in seclusion?" Mo Fan asked, puzzled.

"I still need to eat."

Bai Mo shrugged. "High-level mages' metabolism slows down during seclusion, but they still need to eat. Once they reach the super-level, this situation disappears."

When a high-level mage enters seclusion, their body enters a state where time seems to stand still, and three autumns pass in the blink of an eye.

Whenever Bai Mo thought about this ability of the super-level mage, he felt it was a bit strange. He had trained for so many years and only obtained this one physical ability.

"Here, take a look at this." Zhao Manyan mysteriously handed over a short video.

Bai Mo glanced at it and saw it was the video of Eisendall being tried by the skeletal structure.

Ironically, the creature that the Holy Tribunal, established by humans, uses to judge and execute criminals is actually a creature from the dark dimension.

This creature is still not under human jurisdiction.

It has a bit of a "fox borrowing the tiger's power" feel to it.

With a slight pout, Bai Mo returned the phone.

"Speaking of which, the final battle is about to begin. How have you been doing in your seclusion these past few days?" Jiang Shaoxu suddenly leaned over and asked.

"It's a bit awkward. I feel like I'm about to reach the peak of my spatial abilities, but I'm just a little short." Bai Mo's expression was strange.

However, these words dealt a heavy blow to the people around him who were listening intently. They were all the same age and were determined to catch up with Bai Mo.

Zhao Manyan was the most relaxed; magic wasn't his main pursuit. Well, he had many other main pursuits.

"I know what you're feeling. It's that feeling of stopping at the inch, it's a state that's simply irresistible," Zhao Manyan said, stroking his chin.

"Tch!" Jiang Shaoxu kicked him. "Get out of here."

"By the way, speaking of strength, the people of Venice have a ranking of the contestants from the National Government. The ranking is based on strength, but the reasoning is quite interesting." A shepherd sitting quietly glanced at Bai Mo with a smile.

"Hey, I know that." Jiang Yu's glasses lit up, reflecting a gleam of intelligence, as if afraid someone would snatch it from him:

"The first two are you, Bai Mo, and Zhe Luo from the British Empire. Since Zhe Luo only used one summoning element from beginning to end, everyone thinks he should be a little stronger than you. But you didn't use your full strength either, so no one can judge your strength. However, that Zhe Luo is indeed very mysterious. No one knows what his other two elements are."

Bai Mo smiled gently, gesturing for him to continue. For some reason, seeing the sudden silence in everyone's eyes, he felt that this ranking might be different from what he remembered.

"The second place is Jesse from the American team. He was an action player in the treasure hunt and single-handedly amassed over a billion resources. He is a control-type mage."

Then, Jiang Yu glanced at him and continued:

"The third place is Janna, the destruction mage of the French team. She is known as the Thunder Warrior because she can fight your God Dust Tiger to a standstill. She is also known as the strongest destruction mage. She specializes in lightning, fire, and space."

"I watched the replay of that battle; that Thunder Halberd was truly explosive." Zhao Manyan glanced at Mo Fan, whose face was grim, and deliberately teased, "Mo Fan can't compare. I feel like he'd definitely cower if he encountered it."

"You weakling! Her halberd is as durable as mine?! Do you even have eyes?" Mo Fan immediately glared at him.

"Ignore them, Jiang Yu, continue." Bai Mo had a bad feeling, and Jiao Jiao and the others were looking at him with strange smiles.

"Okay."

Jiang Yu took a sip of water and couldn't help but laugh, "Fifth place is Bilton, known as the strongest iron barrel, because he held out for more than two minutes against the beast tide led by your four commanders. Fourth place is Germany's Reddy, who broke through Bilton's defense. Sixth is Mo Fan, and there's not much to say about the rest."

"..." Bai Mo was speechless. Good heavens, so the list wasn't written by the masses, but by him.

Oh no, I've become part of the crowd.

While he was complaining in his heart, the situation was not over yet. Jiang Shaoxu next to him said quietly, "There's more. For example, the most powerful assassin right now, Riel. It is said that he is on the list because he is the only assassin who made Bai Mo use his armor magic tool. Other assassins couldn't even touch the hem of his clothes."

Bai Mo smiled faintly, a big black fish lurking in his heart.

Mo Fan, standing nearby, wasn't in a much better mood either. Why was he only sixth place? He didn't want to be sixth!

Just in time for the grand finale, Mo Fan was filled with energy. He had obtained a shadow substance called Shadow Fiend during the treasure hunt and absorbed it as soon as he returned. Now his shadow element strength was approaching that of Thunderfire, and he could summon them side by side.

The final battle is different from the previous elimination rounds. Although the final battle is also a battle between teams, the team members can be changed midway through.

The ancient and powerful chimes resound in Venice at dawn, awakening the Mediterranean and the sweet dreams of the people in the cities on its borders.

Following the chimes, a series of Italian-style musical pieces sang, their clear and melodious tunes making the air feel exceptionally fresh.

At the top of the hour, the grand finale officially began. The eight nations that had performed exceptionally well in the battlefield treasure hunt stood in a row in the center of the incredibly spacious and magnificent Colosseum in Venice.

Eight colors, eight races, surrounded, thronged, and cheered by tens of thousands of people in the audience.

There are four matches today, involving eight countries. Each country will be represented, and the results of today's matches will determine the outcome of tomorrow's games.

"The bottom five in the final battle will not receive any rewards. Although I don't want to put any psychological burden on you, there are some things you'd better understand." Instructor Feng Li said to everyone with an unprecedentedly serious and heavy tone.

"The bottom five? That's impossible, mentor," Bai Mo said confidently, unaffected by the somber atmosphere.

Of course he knew what Feng Li was referring to.

Since the World University Competition is the only large-scale magic duel in the world that is publicly announced, it naturally involves some rare resources that are difficult to distribute equally but must be allocated.

Demons roam freely, humanity is confined to cities, and resources are extremely limited. Certain rare yet crucial resources cannot be seized by powerful nations through hegemony. They need a suitable justification, a method that appears fair, just, and civilized...

This method relies on the strength of university students, which is the origin of the competition among the world's top universities!

This is also one of the reasons why Bai Mo participated in the competition. If he were alone, the Academy Competition could accumulate resources in a relatively peaceful way. However, since he has a family behind him, the Academy Competition can bring more benefits to his family.

Once the family has something, he can obtain many things through the family.

"Oh? Then I hope you can lead them to victory. That way, Kyushu will undoubtedly have more avenues for development in the future."

A middle-aged man's voice came through, gentle yet deep.

"Grand Speaker!"

"Grand Speaker!"

Upon seeing the approaching figures, Feng Li and Song He respectfully stepped forward, their familiar airs of mentors completely vanishing.

"Wow, what a big boss!" Zhao Manyan exclaimed inwardly, raising his head and puffing out his chest, adopting a righteous and upright demeanor. The others also adopted humble and polite postures.

Bai Mo looked at this man, who seemed no different from a stay-at-home dad, and who looked like an ordinary person without any cultivation.

"Of course, no problem, Speaker. I joined the National Government team with the goal of winning the championship."

Upon hearing Bai Mo's words, the mentors' expressions shifted slightly, but they remained silent in their rebuttal; the truth always leaves one speechless.

"Good! That's the kind of confidence you need. I'm here just to give you some verbal encouragement," Shao Zheng laughed and said directly.

"Huh? There really is nothing here, Grand Speaker! I've shed blood for the country, I've rendered service to the country, Grand Speaker!" Mo Fan shouted at this moment.

"Aren't you afraid that other countries might try to poach my talent? I do have some strength, just in case."

"Hmph! If you dare, I'll break your legs!" Feng Li sternly rebuked, glancing at the others, "The same goes for you!"

"How could we dare? Verbal encouragement is already the best reward," Nan Rongni said.

"That's good. Besides encouragement, I have a couple more words to say." Shao Zheng sighed and continued.

"You've done exceptionally well, reaching this point is already a great achievement, but I hope for even better. A higher ranking means more resources. Every additional resource gives those struggling in the demon realm a greater chance of survival. I know this might sound a bit like using your power to intimidate, but every extra resource invested means tens of thousands more soldiers can survive. Please!"

"Speaker, you don't seem to have much faith in my abilities. I will definitely bring the championship back for you," Bai Mo said. He was serious, and it wouldn't do him any harm.

"Hmph! Don't you understand the Grand Speaker's profound wisdom? He's telling you to calm down and face your opponents seriously, not to form cliques and only let your close friends play, leaving no chance for your teammates, nor is he telling you to hoard your resources, become traitors, and accept invitations from other countries."

Just then, a woman behind Shao Zheng spoke up, her tone stern and cold, looking meaningfully at Bai Mo and Mo Fan.

"Speaker, I believe that while strength is important, character is even more crucial. These two trainees lack teamwork, are arrogant and overconfident, and only think about their own interests and the interests of their respective factions. I think they should be disqualified from the competition, and the resources from the treasure hunt should be distributed to those who need them more."

Speaker's secretary, Zu Huilin, spoke sharply and cleverly, twisting the truth and trying to nail Bai Mo and Mo Fan to the pillar of shame.

Bai Mo frowned, knowing this woman was after him. He had driven Zu Jiming away, indirectly ousting Zu Huilin, and this woman seemed to have a close relationship with Zu Huilin. Bai Mo glanced at someone hiding behind the cameramen and reporters.

Unexpectedly, even though he had no major flaws, he was still smeared with dirty water.

"Secretary Zu, do you have a problem with me?"

The question, utterly assertive, startled Zu Huilin. Before she could react, Bai Mo continued:

"Mental fortitude is indeed important, Secretary Zu. The Grand Speaker did not ask you to misinterpret his words. As an adjudicator, I believe I have lived up to this position. The arrangements for the National Government competition were decided upon by the mentors. If you have any objections, you can go and talk to my mentors."

(End of this chapter)