Ren Fan stood frozen on the spot, his face a mask of disbelief.
’This has to be a f*cking joke.’
None of the disciples participating in this Holy Spirit Competition had more than a thousand Points.
Not even Bai Luoxue, Hua Tianmen, or Xiao Fan were exceptions.
And yet, Mu Qing, the weakest of the three, had 17,500 Points—more than seventeen times Bai Luoxue’s score.
He had practically crushed Bai Luoxue.
’Could it be that Mu Qing, Man Mountain, and the other one have been hiding their Cultivation? Are they pretending to be weak to shock everyone?’
’That’s impossible.’
’Whenever I bullied them in the past, they talked tough, but they were never that strong.’
’Then there’s only one other possibility.’
’Cheating!’
’They must have cheated!’
Ren Fan shouted, "Elder Li, the three of them cheated! Hurry up and punish them!"
Hearing this, Li Nan’s brow furrowed.
You could score zero Points, but you absolutely could not cheat right under his nose.
Li Nan instructed, "Fairy Jinghong, please carefully inspect the Treasures these three have. See if they’re from the Holy Spirit Secret Realm."
"I’ve already checked."
Fairy Jinghong said coolly.
"And?"
Li Nan raised his right hand, ready to punish the trio at a moment’s notice.
However, Fairy Jinghong said, "Although I also suspected them of cheating, the Spiritual Medicines they gathered are indeed from the Holy Spirit Secret Realm. On this point, I can stake my reputation."
"What?"
Li Nan was stunned.
All the participating disciples were stunned as well.
They might not believe others, but they would never doubt Fairy Jinghong. She was famous for her impartiality and couldn’t tolerate the slightest injustice.
Just then, Bai Luoxue walked over and asked, "The three of you weren’t robbed?"
Su Mo, looking guilty, quickly turned to the side.
’These kids better not sell me out.’
Man Mountain did not disappoint. He pointed to his swollen face and said, "We were robbed too, but we managed to get our stuff back in the end."
"You were able to defeat those Demon Beasts?"
Bai Luoxue’s face was full of suspicion.
Demon Beasts not only moved in packs, but they would also burn their Demon Cores to fight to the death. They were even led by Tier Four Demon Kings. Even she had to avoid them.
’How could these three possibly have defeated them?’
Man Mountain shook his head. "Of course we can’t beat those ferocious Demon Beasts. But we know how to take hostages, dig traps, launch sneak attacks, knock them out from behind..."
"This guy Man Mountain is so shameless. He doesn’t even blush when he lies. He almost fooled me."
"His face is so swollen, you wouldn’t be able to see him blush anyway."
Wu Hao and Mu Qing muttered under their breath.
Man Mountain shot them a glare.
’I’m only lying because I have no other choice.’
’I can’t just sell out Elder Su, can I?’
’The consequences... just thinking about it is terrifying.’
Bai Luoxue came to an understanding. "So you used underhanded methods to get your Treasures back. But I can’t blame you."
"We call it being resourceful!"
Man Mountain said with a silly grin.
Li Nan nodded. "Under those circumstances, any means you used were justified, as long as you weren’t killed by the Demon Beasts. Alright, take your respective Treasures and step down."
"Thank you, Elder Linan!"
The trio walked over to Ren Fan under the envious gazes of the crowd. "Ren Fan, the loose change from my Points is more than your total. So tell me, are you convinced or not?"
"Convinced my ass!"
Ren Fan’s face turned green.
He had wanted to take the opportunity to humiliate Man Mountain and laugh at him, but he ended up being humiliated instead.
He was about to die from anger.
Li Nan called out loudly, "Next, Su Mo."
Su Mo stepped forward.
Ren Fan stared at Su Mo and said disdainfully, "Hmph, I refuse to believe this kid has more Treasures than me."
"Heh, Elder Su has enough Treasures to build you a tomb."
"That’s right, enough to bury your whole family."
"Ren Fan, open your dog eyes wide and watch. Elder Su’s Treasures are guaranteed to blind your titanium-alloy dog eyes."
Man Mountain and Wu Hao said with wide smiles.
Ren Fan retorted, "What’s the use of just running your mouths? Let the facts speak for themselves."
"Take out your Treasures!"
Li Nan ordered.
Su Mo said calmly, "I can do that. But you should tell everyone to back up. I’m afraid there won’t be enough space to pile up all my Treasures."
"Huh?"
Li Nan was completely dumbfounded.
’What nonsense is this kid spouting?’
’Not enough space?’
Li Nan was speechless. "Fine. I’d like to see just how many Treasures you found. Everyone, move back ten meters."
SHUFFLE!
The crowd all moved back ten meters, clearing out a large open space.
However, Su Mo shook his head. "Ten meters isn’t enough. Have them keep moving back. The farther, the better."
"Brat, are you deliberately messing with me?"
Li Nan asked angrily.
Su Mo said with a wronged expression, "It’s really not spacious enough. Forget it, I’ll just have them move back myself. I won’t trouble you, old sir."
After speaking, Su Mo turned and shouted to the crowd, "Excuse me, everyone! Could you please make some room? Everyone, please temporarily exit the square. My apologies."
"Is this kid sick in the head? He’s actually telling all of us to leave the square to make room for him?"
"Could it be? Did he find enough Treasures to fill the entire square?"
"Fuck off, don’t tell me that kind of stupid joke."
"Forget filling the whole square, if he can even fill a single corner, I’ll submit to him. I’d even call him ’Dad’."
Although the crowd was annoyed, they still cooperatively exited the square.
"Now, are you going to take out your Treasures?"
Li Nan said coldly.
If someone had told him that Su Mo found a lot of Treasures, more than anyone else here, he could have reluctantly believed it.
But to say that the entire square couldn’t hold them all? He wouldn’t believe it even if he died.
However, in the next second, he was dumbstruck.
RUMBLE!
With a raise of Su Mo’s hand, an endless stream of Treasures descended from the sky, raining down upon the square.
"Look out! We’re going to be buried!"
Li Nan and Fairy Jinghong cried out in alarm, both soaring a hundred meters into the air.
Su Mo shouted in panic, "Hey, you two, give me a hand! I can’t fly... GLUG... GLUG..."
Then, his vision went dark.
Li Nan stared at the great mountain of Treasures below, completely stunned. He cursed, "Holy shit, is that a Treasure Mountain?"
"Indeed, it is a Treasure Mountain."
Fairy Jinghong’s face was slack with astonishment.
They had already flown a hundred meters into the air, but when they looked down, they found themselves standing on the summit of the Treasure Mountain.
The participating disciples were all at the foot of the mountain.
They were all dumbfounded.
The Middle-aged Steward roared angrily, "Which bastard was throwing stuff around? You almost buried me alive!"
Originally, he had also wanted to fly up into the sky.
But he was a step too slow.
He was nearly buried alive.
Fairy Jinghong pointed toward the square. "Look down there!"
"Holy shit!"
The Middle-aged Steward was instantly dumbfounded.
Below them were nothing but Treasures.
The Middle-aged Steward said, stupefied, "Am I dreaming?"
"Dreaming?"
Fairy Jinghong retorted, "If you could get this many Treasures just by dreaming, then you might as well die in your sleep. You can have anything you want in your dreams."
"All these Treasures belong to Su Mo?"
Ren Fan rubbed his eyes forcefully.
Even if it was real, he was unwilling—and didn’t dare—to believe it.
Even Bai Luoxue was rubbing her eyes now.
She had gone through so much trouble, almost had her clothes ripped off by a Demon Beast, and fought for her life just to barely obtain two stalks of Spirit Grass.
And yet, Su Mo had casually taken out this many Treasures.
Piled up like a mountain!
Hua Tianmen was also stunned at this moment.
’What is going on?’
’Where did so many Treasures come from?’
’This is almost more than the entire treasury their Great Demon Sect has accumulated over several hundred years.’