In an instant, all the participating disciples grew excited.
They immediately began searching for teammates.
Those disciples with strong connections found themselves over a dozen powerful teammates in just a few minutes.
Take Hua Tianmen, for example.
He didn’t even have to take the initiative; more than thirty people had already gathered around him, ready to follow his lead.
Chen Ge also gathered over a dozen teammates.
And then there was Ren Fan, with nearly twenty people surrounding him.
Of course, he had paid for all of them.
But there were exceptions.
Bai Luoxue, for instance, told the people who had gathered around her, "Sorry, I’m used to fighting alone. I don’t need teammates."
"A real man relies on himself!"
Xiao Fan declared arrogantly, likewise rejecting over a dozen potential teammates.
Wang Xuan chuckled. "Whether you’re one person or a group, this young master can take you all on. I don’t need teammates either."
"Teammates would only be a burden to me,"
Ye Langtian added, longsword in hand.
The few of them stood in separate corners, looking quite solitary.
Su Mo was also alone.
The only ones standing by his side were Man Mountain, Wu Hao, and Mu Qing.
Su Mo asked curiously, "Aren’t you guys going to find teammates?"
"No need!"
"That’s right! With Elder Su here, any other teammates would be trash, including Hua Tianmen, Bai Luoxue, and the rest of them."
"Who could possibly be stronger than Elder Su?"
The three of them unanimously declared that they would follow Su Mo.
Su Mo was speechless. "Are you three made of sticky candy or something? You’re just stuck to me? Don’t blame me if we lose later."
"Lose?"
The three of them smiled nonchalantly, completely unconcerned.
This was especially true for Man Mountain and Wu Hao.
The two of them had personally witnessed Su Mo slap a Half-Step Martial Monarch Level Qu Luo Evil Spirit to death in Qu Luo’s Tomb. It would be a miracle if they lost.
Just then, a girl in green walked over and asked, "Can I join you guys?"
"Join us?"
Su Mo’s face was filled with astonishment.
The girl in green said aggrievedly, "I originally wanted to follow Miss Bai Luoxue, but she doesn’t need teammates. And everyone else rejected me because I’m too weak. You’re the only ones I can join."
"Huh?"
Su Mo was stunned.
’What the hell kind of reason is that?’
Man Mountain said angrily, "The hell? Who are you looking down on? Scram."
"SOB... SOB... SOB!"
The girl in green started crying, feeling wronged.
’Just because I’m weak, does the whole world have to despise me?’
Mu Qing, ever the gentleman, said, "Elder Su, why don’t we let her join? Look how pitiful she is."
"If you want to be a simp, be one yourself. Why are you trying to drag Elder Su into it?" Man Mountain said coldly.
It wasn’t that he was heartless and didn’t want the girl to join, but what she had said was just too insulting.
"She’s just being too honest."
Wu Hao sighed. "Elder Su, we don’t want to be simps, but she really is pitiful. Just think of it as taking pity on her."
"Fine. Tell her to come over," Su Mo said lightly.
To him, it didn’t matter how many teammates he had. They would all just be standing behind him and watching the show anyway.
The girl in green said, moved, "Thank you so much, Su Mo!"
"Is ’Su Mo’ a name you’re qualified to use? Call him Elder Su," Man Mountain berated her.
The girl in green said pleadingly, "But he’s the same age as us. He’s not old, is he?"
"You still have to call him Elder Su."
Man Mountain pulled the girl into their midst and said fiercely, "From now on, you stand between us. No matter what happens, you are not to make a move. Just let us handle it."
Wu Hao and Mu Qing gave Man Mountain a speechless look.
In reality, Man Mountain was a good person at heart.
He was just too fierce.
He’d almost scared the girl in green to tears again.
Man Mountain said, "I don’t mind suffering a little myself, but if anyone dares to look down on Elder Su, I’ll fight them to the death."
"Heh, that little girl nobody wanted actually teamed up with Su Mo. Isn’t that just roasting herself over a fire?"
"Su Mo is everyone’s target."
"To protect the Treasure on him, Su Mo actually pulled in someone that weak to be a human shield. How f*cking despicable."
"Kill him!"
Everyone looked at Su Mo with contempt.
Even Bai Luoxue couldn’t help but frown, feeling an urge to help the girl in green.
But there was nothing she could do.
After all, she had to face super-geniuses like Hua Tianmen, Xiao Fan, Wang Xuan, and Ye Langtian.
「Outside the square.」
Patriarch Mu asked in confusion, "Have those three brats lost their minds? Why are they standing with that Su Mo?"
"This is unacceptable. We absolutely cannot let those three stand with Su Mo."
Barbarian Tyrant stood up and shouted, "Man Mountain, you son of a bitch, get away from that Su Mo! That guy is a public enemy!"
"Dad, don’t worry. Elder Su is very strong," Man Mountain said with a wink.
Barbarian Tyrant was speechless. "Strong my ass! Do you take me for a blind man? Can’t I see that kid is only at the Warrior Realm?"
"Wu Hao, you get the hell away from him too, or I’ll beat you to death when we get home!" Patriarch Wu shouted angrily.
Wu Hao said lightly, "Heh, forget about you beating me to death. Even if you were to disown me and sever our father-son relationship, I still wouldn’t leave Elder Su. Dad, you can just give up on that idea."
"What? Sever our father-son relationship?"
Patriarch Wu was stunned for a moment, then roared with fury, "This is rebellion! Rebellion! This little bastard is actually threatening me just to stand with that Su Mo! I’m going to f*cking whip him to death!"
"You two, please calm down."
Patriarch Mu mused, "Don’t you think there might be some misunderstanding here?"
Barbarian Tyrant roared, "Misunderstanding my ass! If he continues to stand with Su Mo, then I’ll no longer have him as a son."
"HAHAHA!"
Ren Fan said mockingly, "See that? Even their own fathers are against them standing with Su Mo and want to beat them to death."
"Those three must have lost their minds."
"Their brains must be flooded."
"No normal person would do something so stupid."
Everyone started sneering.
Man Mountain said awkwardly, "Elder Su, please don’t be angry. My dad has never seen your true, formidable strength, that’s why he’s spouting nonsense. Please don’t stoop to his level."
"My dad’s old and his eyes are failing him."
"My dad is blind!"
Wu Hao and Mu Qing explained earnestly, throwing their fathers under the bus.
SMACK!
Su Mo slapped the three of them. Speechless, he said, "Is that any way for sons to talk about their fathers?"
Man Mountain gave a sheepish laugh. "In any case, as long as you’re not angry, it’s all good."
Su Mo nodded.
He wasn’t angry.
Because he preferred to let the facts do the talking.
Ye Langtian said, "Alright, since everyone has found their teammates, let the slaughter begin!"
"Then let’s do it!"
Ren Fan led his twenty-plus followers over to Su Mo and said arrogantly, "Are you few going to get out on your own, or does this young master have to beat you to a pulp and throw you out?"
"Does that include Elder Su?" Man Mountain asked, unhurried.
Ren Fan looked at Su Mo coldly. "Of course it includes him. Not only is this young master going to thrash him, but I’m also going to personally stomp him to death."
Hearing this, Man Mountain burst out laughing on the spot.
’Stomp Su Mo to death?’
’Forget you, even your father wouldn’t have the ability to do that.’
Ren Fan sneered, "See the people behind me? I’ve brought more than twenty men with me this time..."
SNAP!
A snap of the fingers echoed by Ren Fan’s ear, and all the people behind him exploded.
In an instant, a bloody mist filled the air.