Chapter 940: One-on-One or Free-for-All
"Final match! Best two out of three!"
"Rock, paper, scissors!"
"Rock, paper, scissors!"
"Hahaha, I won!" A young man with a bowl haircut danced with joy as he ran out of the crowd.
"Damn! This guy is really a king of the fist, more than a hundred people actually got beaten by him."
"What kind of dog luck did he have? If he takes away all this Fire of Fate, it might even turn red, right?"
"The dean said, orange Fire of Fate rewards 100 academic credits, red Fire of Fate rewards 1000 credits, and 1000 credits can be exchanged for quite a few good things!"
"Boohoo, don't say anymore, I'm already getting bitter!"
The losers of the finger-guessing game all wore mournful faces, as if they had missed out on a fortune.
"Hahaha, brothers, my bad, I'll treat you to a meal when we get back." Su Xin pounded his chest and said, "You can eat whatever you want!"
"One meal's not enough, at least a week!"
"Bullshit, at least a month!"
"Have you had enough over there?" The elites from various Cosmic Empires couldn't take it anymore.
As the best geniuses of each Cosmic Empire, they grew up with a halo above their heads, standing out among their peers. They choose opponents, and have never been chosen by others.
And now, a group of Level Four Life Forms used rock-paper-scissors to decide the outcome, the reward for the winner being the anger of over a million people. Are they treating us like fools?
"Alright, alright, sorry to keep you waiting." Su Xin jogged to the front of the crowd, "You can take a break first."
"Sure, we'll wait for you!" Zhang Menglong couldn't be bothered to say more, the group simply sat down, and to their astonishment, they took out a bunch of metal stands.
"Come, help me set it up, we're having a barbecue here today!"
"Sure thing, I'll help set up the grill!"
"Then I'll wash the veggies and meat."
"I'll grill the meat!"
"Get lost! Last time you used Strange Fire to grill, all the meat was burnt to a crisp. Do you have a screw loose?"
"Last time was last time, this time I've mastered fine control over the flames, it'll be crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, even a Medicine Sage would approve!"
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"They're... they're really going to barbecue here?"
In their understanding, the young man who won should be responsible for stalling for others. Though they didn't know how he intended to face over a million people alone, their king had warned not to underestimate the Ritian Sect, as they might have some trump card.
But the others didn't run away as they expected, instead, they sat down, started setting up a grill, cutting meat and washing veggies, all set for a barbecue. Are they really that confident?
They simply don't regard us as anything!
The flames had already risen, and the vegetables and meat began sizzling. Two youths who could control temperature froze a few bottles of beer.
"Su Xin, hurry up a bit, we're starting to eat. If you're too slow, there won't be any left for you!"
"Save some for me, the kidney, the oysters, don't eat them all!" Su Xin panicked, "Give me some time, I'll finish them off and come eat!"
"You lot, one-on-one or a group fight?" Su Xin taunted the over a million people.
A university, with tens of thousands standing together is already quite a crowd. Over a million people, it's like a vast ocean. This provocation, the scene looks quite ridiculous.
So many people, even if each spat once, it could drown him!
"You alone want to group fight us?" Carmonte no longer had the energy to get angry. He realized that picking a fight with the Ritian Sect was asking for trouble!
"What if it's just me? If you want a one-on-one, I can take on a million alone, if you want a group fight, I'll fight a million of you alone, no more talking!"
"You're courting death!"
This repeated contempt and provocation finally made the elites from various Cosmic Empires erupt. The first hundred or so charged at Su Xin, their aura as Level Five Peak Life Forms causing bursts in the air.
"Only a hundred? Not enough to fill Su Xin's gaps!"
"Right, that guy's single combat ability is so-so, but in a group fight, not many of us fourth-years can match him."
"Who knew he was so compatible with the Book of the Undead, Imhotep gives him special lessons every day, we're so envious!"
"Hehe, let me show you my Undead Army!" Su Xin opened his palm, pulling out a black and gold ancient book.
"Knew it, knew he'd use the power of the Book of the Undead."
"Tsk tsk tsk, using this thing once costs 100 credits, he's really going all out!"
"Forget it, as long as he collects enough Fire of Fate, he'll earn ten times the credits spent, why should he worry?"
The Book of the Undead, the magical tome from the movie The Mummy's Undying Sacrificer Imhotep. By reciting the spells it contains, it grants formidable power from hell, reviving death armies, mastering wind and sand, all with ease.
"Aba aba aba aba (translation: From hell the heroic spirits come, heed the Grim Reaper's call, descend upon the world to obliterate all sins)..."
With an incantation incomprehensible, the sky changed, a fierce sandstorm appeared before him, hundreds of creatures made of sand stepped out of the tornado.
"What? What's this?"
"Why, why can't these things be killed?"
"Such strong power, purely physical, how can he summon such things?"
The hundred elites were embroiled in battle with Su Xin's summoned sand monsters. Though they lacked any energy fluctuations, like puppets, they showcased power and speed far exceeding regular Level Five Peak Life Forms!
What's most frightening is their sandy bodies, impossible to kill. Even if a portion was shattered, it would restore immediately.
"Go help!" Everyone's expressions changed, realizing the Ritian Sect wasn't to be trifled with!
"Come on, the more the merrier!"
Su Xin continued channeling his magic power, his current reserves sustaining tens of thousands of sand monsters to battle.
But remember, he could still take potions!
Su Xin took out a handful of pills, stuffing them in his mouth, grinding them to dust.
Endless magic surged once more within.
Hundreds of tornadoes ravaged the city, uncountable monsters emerged from the sand, a hundred thousand, half a million, a million, two million. It was impossible to distinguish whether those monsters were Su Xin's summoning or the elites from each empire.
"Who else? I want to fight a million!" Su Xin shouted.
"Stop yelling, who are you kidding, get here and eat!"
"Can you blow the sand away a bit? I took a bite and got a mouthful of sand."
"Disgusting, these monsters have a smell, can't you make them bathe before summoning?"
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"Mmm, delicious!"
"Give me the cumin, I want extra spicy!"
"Wu Yue, where's the Laoganma you brought? Give me some."
"Chill two more bottles of beer, we're almost out!"
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The Treasure Hunters struggled bitterly in battle, those monsters were unkillable, with boundless stamina, while theirs dwindled, and they got injured. The wafting scent was torture.
Most terrifyingly, this youth from the Ritian Sect was truly taking on a million people single-handedly! Forget Level Four Life Forms, even a Level Six might not be able!
"They're... they're monsters!"