The green-robed girl was completely stunned.
She hadn’t done a thing, yet somehow, she’d ended up in first place.
It was like something out of a dream.
Everyone else was dumbfounded too.
Never in their wildest dreams had they expected such an outcome.
The expressions on the faces of those from Hua Celestial Sect and Xiao Fan’s group turned grim.
They were a group of geniuses, nearly all possessing strength comparable to a Grand Martial Artist, yet in the end, a mere Low-level Samurai had taken first place.
It was so damn infuriating.
Wang Xuan grumbled, "If I’d known this was going to happen, I never would have surrendered."
"It’s rigged!"
A Brocade-clothed Disciple protested indignantly.
Bai Luoxue shook her head. "There’s no so-called rigging. It’s just that Su Mo is too strong. Whoever he wants to win, wins."
"Then what about him manipulating the results of the competition?"
the Brocade-clothed Disciple demanded.
Bai Luoxue shot back, "If you’re strong enough, you can manipulate it too. If you’re not, then you should just shut your damn mouth."
’In this world, there’s no such thing as fairness. The strong have the final say.’
Su Mo excitedly ran up to Li Nan. "Elder Li, where are my rewards?"
With a strange expression, Li Nan took out the rewards. "Three Nine-Hearted Demon Fruits and one Celestial Heart Pill. Take them."
"Thanks!"
Su Mo took out a Jade Box and carefully placed the three Nine-Hearted Demon Fruits inside.
As for the Celestial Heart Pill, he just tossed it casually into his Storage Pouch.
’This stuff is useless to me.’
’I’ll take it back for the Xiao Family disciples to use.’
Just then, the green-robed girl approached Su Mo and said timidly, "Um... Elder Su, these seven Holy Spirit Pills are for you."
She was so nervous she was trembling all over, and she shut her eyes tightly in fear.
This was her first time getting so close to such an important figure.
Su Mo waved his hand. "I don’t want them. You’re the champion, so these Treasures rightfully belong to you. Take them back and use them to treat your mother’s illness."
"Th-thank you, Elder Su."
The green-robed girl scurried away.
Li Nan approached the Saint Spirit Manor Master and asked, "Manor Master, only the top five were decided in this final round. What about the remaining rewards..."
"Give them to Bai Luoxue and the Hua Celestial Sect group. They’re all geniuses; they can’t leave empty-handed."
the Saint Spirit Manor Master said with a sigh of resignation.
He never imagined the Holy Spirit Competition would end like this. It was utterly absurd.
Ordinarily, he would have been flipping tables and cursing up a storm.
Now, however, he was furious but dared not voice it.
And it was all because of Su Mo.
「Not far away.」
Ren De watched Su Mo with a savage expression and asked a servant beside him, "Are all our family’s men gathered?"
"They are!"
The servant whispered, "Several other Patriarchs also want to kill Su Mo and join us. They have their eyes on his Treasures."
"Oh?"
Ren De’s eyes lit up.
He had been worried the Holy Spirit Manor would intervene if the Ren Family acted alone, but now he had no such concerns.
The Holy Spirit Manor wouldn’t dare to offend all their families at once.
"Tell those Patriarchs," Ren De said coldly, "that I don’t want a single one of Su Mo’s Treasures. But they must allow me to kill Su Mo myself."
"Yes, sir!"
The servant acknowledged the order and left to contact the other Patriarchs.
Meanwhile, Su Mo had gathered with Man Shan and the others.
"Elder Su, what are your plans now?" Man Shan asked excitedly. "Want to come hang out at our Celestial Blade Sect?"
"No, I can’t. I still have some things to take care of."
Su Mo declined.
"Is that so?" Man Shan said. "Well, I guess we’ll see each other again when fate allows."
BOOM!
Just as the group was about to part ways, a terrifying pressure bore down on them from behind.
"Ren De?"
"That guy is actually making his move."
"Losing a loved one is never easy, especially for Ren De. He lost his son... a parent should never have to bury their child."
"Isn’t he afraid the Saint Spirit Manor Master will intervene?"
The crowd murmured amongst themselves.
Before the murmurs could die down, several more terrifying auras erupted in the arena.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Seven powerful auras flared to life.
Instantly, everyone was stunned.
’What’s going on?’
’Why do so many people want to kill Su Mo?’
Even the Saint Spirit Manor Master was utterly shocked. He bellowed, "Ren De, what do you think you’re doing?!"
"Avenge my son!"
"During the Holy Spirit Competition, you could stop me from making a move," Ren De said, grinding his teeth. "But now, don’t even think about standing in my way."
The Saint Spirit Manor Master angrily demanded, "And the rest of you?"
A Patriarch in blue robes standing behind Ren De sneered. "Heh, we’ve taken a liking to the Treasures he’s carrying. We wanted to ’borrow’ them, but we were afraid he might not be willing, so we decided to team up with Patriarch Ren."
The Saint Spirit Manor Master’s face darkened.
’"Borrow" his Treasures?’
’They’re just making excuses to kill him and steal his Treasures.’
Ren De smiled. "Saint Spirit Manor Master, I know you wish to protect him, but surely you wouldn’t offend all eight of our great families for a single outsider, would you?"
"And perhaps a ninth family!"
"Make that ten!"
Seeing that Ren De had gathered so many masters, two more Patriarchs stepped out from the crowd, their eyes greedily fixed on Su Mo’s Storage Ring.
Both of these men were at the Martial Monarch Great Perfection Realm.
Mu Qing roared, "Damn you all! Kicking a man when he’s down!"
Ren De said coldly, "Patriarch Mu, control your son. Don’t bring trouble upon yourself."
"Are you threatening me?"
Patriarch Mu’s expression was grim as he spoke.
Ren De said lightly, "Not a threat, a warning. Of course, if you believe your Mu Family can afford to offend ten great families, then that’s a different story."
Patriarch Mu frowned.
’He could afford to offend the Ren Family, but he truly didn’t dare to make enemies of ten great families at once.’
Man Shan said, "Don’t be afraid, Patriarch Mu! You have us from the Celestial Blade Sect!"
"And our Wu Family of Luoyun Mountain!" Wu Hao added.
"Shan, don’t talk such nonsense! Be careful or you’ll bring disaster upon us!"
"Hao, you shut your mouth too."
Barbarian Tyrant and Patriarch Wu tried to stop them.
Though Su Mo had done them a favor, they couldn’t risk their entire families for it.
"Dad, don’t be afraid," Man Shan said reassuringly. "Elder Su is invincible. He’s unbeatable. Those Ten Great Family Heads are about to die."
"I think they’re about to die too."
Wu Hao agreed.
Barbarian Tyrant asked doubtfully, "What makes you say that?"
"Intuition!" Man Shan said proudly.
SMACK!
Barbarian Tyrant smacked Man Shan on the back of the head. "Intuition my ass! Are you trying to get the entire Celestial Blade Sect killed?"
"Hao, what about you?"
Patriarch Wu asked.
Wu Hao said calmly, "Because Elder Su annihilated the Celestial Moon Sect."
"What? He’s the one who destroyed the Celestial Moon Sect?"
Patriarch Wu’s face was a mask of astonishment.
Wu Hao nodded. "I already looked into it. Ouyang Teng brought the Grand Elder of the Celestial Moon Sect to the Beast Taming Sect to get revenge, but Elder Su slapped them both to death with a single strike. What’s more, Elder Su keeps a Tier Five Demon King as his personal mount."
’What?!’
’A Tier Five Demon King as a mount?’
’Could that be true?’
Patriarch Wu was completely stunned. Then, he pointed at Ren De and roared, "Ren De, you motherfucker! If you dare touch a single hair on Elder Su’s head today, I’ll fucking kill you!"