"Will you be my mentor?" Du Chen scoffed and said, "Professor Mina, don't joke around. You're from the Plant department and I'm from the Water department!"

Mina imitated Du Chen's expression and also scoffed, but her appearance was much cuter. "Come on, handsome, I'm already a Level 7 Fighter God. Can't I teach you some basics from other majors?" She shrugged. "And I'll only teach you the practical part. As for theory, hehe, you're lucky. Vice Dean Philip himself will personally teach you!"

"Vice Dean will teach me personally?" Du Chen was overjoyed. Anyone who has been to school knows the difference between being a regular teacher's student and being a vice dean's student.

"Yeah, isn't it lucky for you!" Mina briefly informed the teacher in charge of blocking the square and then said, "Follow me. This month will be tough for you. You'll have to undergo intensive training and learn at the same time. You'll be exhausted! Oh, by the way, the three-day fasting training hasn't ended yet. You'll have to study basic knowledge on an empty stomach. Can you handle it?"

"I have no problem!" Du Chen followed Mina and asked curiously, "But why does Vice Dean Philip teach me theory while you teach me practical?"

"Vice Dean Philip is limited by talent and only has a Dou Qi level of five!" Mina said, surprising Du Chen.

Du Chen was shocked. How could someone so 'weak' become a vice dean?

Mina explained, "But don't look down on him. He's not useless at all. In fact, he is the most outstanding alchemy master of our time. Moreover, although Vice Dean Philip's own strength is not strong, he is the top researcher of battle Qi in the Fighter God Island! Many advanced Fighter Gods consult him for advice."

Mina lowered her voice when she saw no one around on the road and said, "According to the intelligence from the Holy Sect, Philip's alchemy skills are very powerful. He is currently researching drugs that can change one's talent. If you have the opportunity, help sister investigate his research."

Du Chen silently nodded.

Arthur said he came to the Battle God Academy to look for something that can change his talent.

Philip is currently researching drugs that change one's talent...

No wonder the people at the Fighter God Academy easily accepted the change in their talents. It turns out that there are indeed treasures in the Battle God world that can defy fate!

After leaving the square, the foot of the central Hot Spring Mountain in the Fighting God Island was straight ahead. In an open space in front of a pine forest, a middle-aged man and several teaching staff were waiting for Du Chen.

"This is Francis?" The middle-aged man was Philip, dressed in a common light yellow teaching robe of the academy. He had blue and white hair, three strands of long beard, and a plain appearance. He looked like an ordinary teacher.

"Esteemed Vice Dean Philip, this is Francis. So, I kindly ask you to teach him for the next three days." Mina bowed and then took her leave.

Du Chen respectfully bowed and was about to speak when, unexpectedly, Philip smiled and said something that made him dumbfounded.

"Francis, I was once your mother, Faye's mentor!"

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Faye, mother...

Du Chen's mind went blank. His knowledge of Francis's deceased mother was limited to knowing her name, that she was the only daughter of a small noble family on the Einstein Continent, and that she passed away when Francis was three years old. Apart from that, there was nothing else.

All of this was told to him by Old Fpye. Angus didn't even want to talk to Du Chen, let alone mention his deceased wife. And Steve was only eight years old when Faye passed away, so he couldn't know much either.

His mind became a bit chaotic, and Du Chen smiled, "Honorable Vice Dean, I didn't expect you to be my mother's mentor. I am honored to be your student as well. Unfortunately, my mother..." His expression turned melancholy.

"Poor Faye, sigh!" Philip sighed, "Since the day she enrolled, I was her mentor, witnessing her growth, and everything from her acquaintance with Angus to their love. She was like my daughter..."

"You were familiar with my mother?" Du Chen asked in surprise.

"Yes, we were very close. For a time, she called me godfather," Philip said with a hint of sadness.

Philip was Francis's godfather!? That meant he was his great-uncle?

Suddenly, an elder figure appeared out of nowhere, making Du Chen awkwardly smile. "Vice Dean, my two older brothers have also been admitted to the Fighter God Academy this year. Since you were my mother's godfather, you are also our elder as the three of us brothers."

"I have already looked at Steve and Charlie's files. I will meet them after their intensive training. For now, I am your mentor," Philip said, placing his hand on Du Chen's shoulder. He spoke in a deep voice, "You haven't cultivated Dou Qi yet, nor have you made the Fighter God's oath, right? Francis, I am willing to be your guide on the path of the Fighter God. Make your oath and embark on the path of the Fighter God!"

Du Chen was shocked. Philip was conducting a ceremony for him to become a Fighter God.

In the world of Fighter Gods, this ceremony was very important, like the baptism of a Christian in his previous life. And in the ceremony, every future Fighter God had to set their own purpose for learning Dou Qi, the so-called Fighter God's oath.

Du Chen knelt on one knee in front of Philip, feeling a warmth in his heart. He remembered his eldest brother Steve. When Steve turned fifteen and could take responsibility for his words and actions, he made an oath to protect his useless younger brother, Francis, for life.

Philip placed one hand on Du Chen's forehead and took a thorn leaf soaked in clear water from an assistant nearby. He touched it to the center of Du Chen's brow and said, "Francis, Kaint, Sigru, Cain. Tell me, why do you want to become a Fighter God!"

Why did he want to become a Fighter God? Hehe, he wanted to be able to openly use his martial arts skills and, at the same time, learn the Lotus Inner Energy from the Fighter Gods.

But of course, he couldn't say that. Du Chen smiled calmly and said, "In my life, I wish to do good deeds and help all people in the world!"

A hint of surprise flashed in Philip's eyes. "Hmm, I have read your file. You have done many good deeds. So,

Philip's expression suddenly became serious, and he asked, "Do you understand what a good deed really is?"

Du Chen was taken aback by the question and after thinking for a moment, he replied, "Helping those in need and punishing those who harm others."

"Is that so? Is a good deed really that simple?" Philip did not immediately end the ceremony after following the protocol of dipping the water, instead he continued to ask, "What if the person in need is a wicked person? What if someone harms others in order to save more people?"

Heavens, could this Philip be a philosopher?

Du Chen knelt on the ground, afraid to move, and felt a bit of complaint in his heart. His voice became slightly louder as he said, "I only seek to have a clear conscience!" In his mind, he added, "With the Lotus Treasure Mirror to help determine the standard of a good deed, you don't need to worry."

Philip smiled, "Having a clear conscience, that's a good statement. Now let me ask you, how do you view hatred?"

"There are many kinds of hatred, Vice Dean, which kind are you referring to?"

"For example... oh, it was just a metaphor!" Philip stared into Du Chen's eyes and asked with a smile, "If one day, you find yourself burdened with a mission that requires you to seek revenge, to kill people, many people, even many good people. Would you do it?"

Du Chen was stunned again, by intuition, he felt that Philip's words were not just a metaphor.

Philip continued, "You just said that punishing evil is to promote good, so, if someone indiscriminately kills innocent people, not sparing even the weak and vulnerable, would you kill such a person?"

"Yes!" Du Chen answered decisively this time.

"Hehe, what if this person killed for the purpose of protecting you?"