Chapter 130: Choosing a Mentor

The scene of four beams of purple radiance falling around Li Luo was also projected onto the light screen in the Freshman Hall, causing the expressions of many present to become somewhat complex.

Clearly, the dual-element talent and potential Li Luo had revealed had stirred the hearts of the other four Purple-tier Mentors in this Mentor Selection Tournament.

This stirring of interest outweighed the concern for the face of Shen Jinxiao, a powerhouse of the Marquis Realm.

Thus, they directly dropped their talismans, choosing Li Luo.

As long as Li Luo picked one of these talismans, he could successfully become a disciple of that Purple-tier Mentor.

As for the many senior students of the Astral Sage College, they did not have the complex thoughts of the various big shots; they simply watched this scene with sighs of admiration.

After all, being able to trigger a scramble among the various Purple-tier Mentors was already proof of Li Luo's excellence and potential.

It was truly a scene that made one envious and blood-boiling.

"Wow, this Li Luo has some skill; he was actually able to turn the tables and attract a scramble from the Purple-tier Mentors," the young Emperor said in surprise from the highest viewing platform.

His eyes sparkled as he watched Li Luo's figure on the light screen; the previous battle between the latter and Duze Beixuan had been a stalemate, but who could have expected such a reversal at the end.

The eldest Princess was also watching with great interest, and she immediately smiled at Vice Dean Suxin: "Vice Dean, which Purple-tier Mentor do you think he will choose?"

Vice Dean Suxin chuckled: "How could I possibly guess that."

"Actually, judging from the Binding of Ten Thousand Trees that Li Luo displayed earlier, I suspect his second element is not of a very high grade, so if you combine these two elements, it might be stronger than a Low Eighth-grade but weaker than a High Eighth-grade."

"The four Purple-tier Mentors are interested mainly because dual elements are indeed too rare."

The eldest Princess nodded and said: "Dual elements are indeed rare; after all, no matter what, this is the power of dual elements. This kind of power is a realm that generally only Marquis Realm powerhouses can touch. For Li Luo to be able to touch it before the Marquis Realm, even if he has only grasped the basics, is a considerable advantage."

"This will even provide some assistance for his future breakthrough to the Marquis Realm."

As her voice fell, she paused and added: "However, this Li Luo's personality is really a bit... special."

She recalled the scene of this guy hiding outside and shooting Duze Beixuan into a hedgehog with wooden arrows, and she couldn't help but curl her red lips; this Li Luo and Jiang Qing are truly two extremes.

Jiang Qing is upright and crushes her opponents with magnificent momentum, forcing them to be convinced, while Li Luo completely omits this point—he prefers using his mouth over his hands whenever possible.

I don't need you to be convinced; I just need to make you die of anger.

What a... weirdo.

While the various big shots in the Freshman Hall were exclaiming in wonder, Li Luo was also looking at the four purple talismans falling around him, and then he looked at the expressionless Shen Jinxiao in front of him; the smile at the corner of his mouth gradually became brazen and brilliant.

"Mentor Shen, it seems that I, Li Luo, still have some value..."

Shen Jinxiao's expression was indifferent, and he ignored the provocation in Li Luo's words because he understood that once Li Luo revealed his dual elements, his targeting of Li Luo had lost its effect.

If Li Luo were only a student who could barely be considered excellent, then apart from that woman, the other three Purple-tier Mentors would certainly not have disregarded his face for Li Luo's sake. After all, everyone is a Marquis Realm powerhouse and they all work together at the Astral Sage College, so they would all give each other some courtesy and face.

But in the end, Li Luo was not an ordinary student; he had revealed rare dual elements.

In that case, his, Shen Jinxiao's, face had lost some ground.

The rarity of dual elements is not much higher than that of a Ninth-grade element; if one could take Li Luo under their wing, the probability of a Marquis Realm powerhouse emerging from their tutelage in the future would also be much higher.

This act of targeting could be considered a failure on his part.

Therefore, when the four purple talismans appeared, he suppressed all his thoughts and simply watched coldly and indifferently.

Li Luo did not continue to provoke him too much, but instead turned his gaze to the four purple talismans around him, suddenly finding himself in a bit of a dilemma.

There were too many mentors who had suddenly turned for him, making it a bit hard for him to choose.

"Four Mentors, in this situation, how should I choose?" Li Luo asked awkwardly.

He knew that the four Purple-tier Mentors represented by the purple talismans must be watching this place.

The four purple talismans were quiet for a few breaths, and then a calm woman's voice sounded: "My name is Xi Chan. The four Purple-tier Mentors here are actually all good choices, but my advantage is that I will not give Shen Jinxiao any face at all. Even before you revealed your dual elements, I was watching you. To be honest, if you had lost to Duze Beixuan, I would not have chosen you—not because of Shen Jinxiao's face, but simply because I would have felt you didn't have the qualifications."

The other three purple talismans made no sound. Although Li Luo's dual elements were very rare, as Marquis Realm powerhouses, they naturally had their pride and reserve, and would not truly argue or fight like shrews in the street.

Now that someone had spoken, they would just wait for the result, and what Xi Chan said was indeed the truth.

She and Shen Jinxiao did indeed have some grievances.

Hearing what the female mentor named Xi Chan said, Li Luo pondered for a moment, and in the end, without any hesitation, he bowed respectfully to the other three purple talismans: "Many thanks to the three mentors for your regard for Li Luo."

Upon hearing this, those three purple talismans knew Li Luo's choice. They did not speak; the talismans simply vibrated, the purple light beams dissipated, and the talismans vanished into thin air.

Li Luo looked at the last purple talisman, stood up with a solemn expression, then clasped his hands together, bowed respectfully to the talisman, and performed the apprenticeship rite.

"Student Li Luo, greets the teacher."

This completely determined his teacher at the Astral Sage College from then on.

And this relationship would last until Li Luo stepped into the Third-Star Hall or Fourth-Star Hall.

The purple talisman radiated a halo and did not speak; it simply descended gently and landed in Li Luo's palms.

"Shen Jinxiao, if there is nothing else, you may leave." A faint voice came from the purple talisman.

Shen Jinxiao gave a faint smile and said nothing. With a wave of his sleeve, his resonant power surged, sweeping up the unconscious Duze Beixuan, and he disappeared from the spot.

After Shen Jinxiao disappeared, the place became quiet. That Xi Chan did not speak again, and only then did Li Luo straighten his body.

He looked at the purple talisman in his hand; a delicate character "Xi" was engraved in the center of the talisman.

"Xi Chan, huh..."

Li Luo smiled; having a Purple-tier Mentor suddenly gave him much more confidence. It seems he will have to serve this teacher well in the future.

He put away the Purple-tier talisman and sat down to continue resting, because with the talisman in hand, his Mentor Selection Tournament was over, and now he just had to wait to be summoned to leave.

"I wonder what the results are for Qinger, Yu Lang, and Zhao Kuo now..."