53: Chapter 53 Petty Theft

Seeing the situation, the surrounding Disciples thought there was a chance and hurriedly chimed in to help.

"Exactly! Senior Brother Chun, why fear the depletion of spiritual energy? Can't you just recover by taking a Medicinal Pill? Besides, your Luck is skyrocketing today. Taking advantage of this momentum, you might actually win another round!"

Han Fei remained standing there elegantly, saying nothing, but a hint of anticipation flickered in his eyes.

Elder Fu watched from the side, feeling more and more that something was amiss.

Chun Xiaobai looked at Han Fei, then at Xu Wei, pondered with a serious expression, and then instinctively nodded.

"It seems... that does make sense. Taking two Medicinal Pills can indeed restore me."

He suddenly changed his tone and frowned, "But... why do I feel... like it's a bit of a loss?"

He counted on his fingers and calculated loudly.

"My entire net worth right now consists of the Storage Pouches of five heavenly pride list Disciples, just to trade for one person's Storage Pouch..."

*Hiss*... if I lose, won't I suffer a massive loss?"

"Forget it, forget it," Chun Xiaobai waved his hand dismissively.

"Wait until I've used up all these treasures, then we'll talk."

Huh?!

Everyone was stunned. How did this kid suddenly realize?

A few hot-tempered Disciples couldn't take it anymore. They snatched the Storage Pouches from their waists and thrust them forward.

"Add mine! Is that enough?"

"Right! Add mine too!" Several others followed suit, taking out their Storage Pouches.

Chun Xiaobai was delighted inwardly and quickly activated his Tongbao Dharma Eye to take a look.

In the next second, his interest vanished.

The green light of wealth on these Storage Pouches was as thin as paper, barely an inch long at most.

Too poor!

He immediately said with a face full of disdain.

"These five Storage Pouches of mine contain treasures from people on the heavenly pride list. Do you think This Great King is stupid enough to let you make up the numbers with the Storage Pouches of you paupers?"

Everyone's faces darkened. This guy certainly didn't look stupid.

Otherwise, would he have accepted the challenges?

"Wait a minute!"

Someone immediately caught a loophole in his words. "You clearly only won against Lu Mang and Senior Brother Wang Shan. Where did you get five heavenly pride list Storage Pouches?"

"Why wouldn't there be five? Haven't you gone out and asked about my reputation?" Chun Xiaobai said with his head held high.

Reputation?

Everyone was bewildered.

Just then, a Disciple carrying a long sword emerged from the crowd and explained weakly.

"This... what Senior Brother Chun said is correct."

"A few days ago, Senior Brother Cheng Haoxuan, ranked ninety-eighth on the genius list, and Senior Brother Shi Lei, ranked eightieth, indeed challenged this Senior Brother. The result... they both lost."

What???

Everyone was greatly shocked.

Those two were famous Sword Cultivators of the Outer Sect, and they actually lost to this guy?

"How come we haven't heard about this?"

Another person stepped forward and shouted, "What challenge? This guy relied entirely on sneak attacks!"

"In the duel against Senior Brother Cheng Haoxuan, he used the Sect Master to distract everyone and then knocked the man unconscious from behind!"

"In the sword match with Senior Brother Shi Lei, they agreed to compare sword techniques, but he suddenly switched to using his fists for a point-blank sneak attack, catching Senior Brother Shi off guard!"

It would have been better left unsaid; hearing this made everyone even more furious.

"Damn it! No wonder! This guy doesn't look like a good person at first glance; he's definitely capable of that!"

"Exactly! A dignified Disciple of the Qingyun Sect actually specializes in such shady business!"

"What sneak attack?"

Chun Xiaobai stiffened his neck and shouted, "In the challenge rules, who said you can't use your brain? Who said you can't use your fists?"

This... everyone was momentarily speechless and secretly nodded. It seemed... that did make sense.

However, this also further confirmed that this guy had no real ability at all and completely relied on these crooked paths and external items to win!

Chun Xiaobai glanced at these red-eyed fellows in front of him.

They were just suffering from a case of jealousy, feeling unbalanced because This Great King had won so many treasures.

But he always had a rule: he only liked to rob the rich and never bullied the poor.

"All of you go back," Chun Xiaobai waved his hand impatiently. "Next time This Great King comes to challenge, I'll notify you in advance to come and watch the match."

Watch the match?

If we don't beat this guy to a pulp today, we won't even be able to calm our minds for meditation when we go back!

Chun Xiaobai was about to leave when he was blocked.

"Hmph, I see you're just chickening out!"

"Chicken out?" Chun Xiaobai curled his lip. "I, Chun Xiaobai, have never known how to spell the word 'coward' in my life!"

"If you have the guts, gather five Storage Pouches from the genius list, and I'll fight you immediately!"

As soon as he said this, a Disciple immediately caught onto his words: "You said it!"

This time, Elder Fu didn't even need to do anything. Many Disciples were already impatiently pulling out their transmission jade slips to contact their respective bosses.

Chun Xiaobai couldn't leave even if he wanted to.

Under the summons of these Disciples...

Soon, several arrogant young men and women walked toward the entrance of the Martial Arts Field.

As soon as they arrived and heard the whole story, their gazes collectively fell on Chun Xiaobai. After sizing him up, a look of joy simultaneously appeared in their eyes.

A piece of trash who won by sneak attacks and Luck?

Isn't this just giving away money?

One of them called Han Fei and Xu Wei aside and whispered, "Senior Brother Han, Senior Sister Xu, why don't we pool our resources?"

These people were all ranked outside the top fifty. According to the rules, they no longer had the qualification to challenge Chun Xiaobai, so they were now seeing if they could invest and get a share of the spoils.

Han Fei still maintained his elegant demeanor. Hearing this, he feigned hesitation for a moment before finally nodding.

"Since Junior Brother Wang is willing to facilitate this, I can only risk my life to accompany a gentleman."

Xu Wei was even more straightforward and simply nodded.

Which of them wasn't a master capable of challenging those at a higher level?

They had a decent chance of winning even against those in the Early Foundation Establishment Stage, let alone a guy who won by opportunism?

Wasn't this equivalent to giving them resources for free?

One must know, these were the entire net worths of heavenly pride list Disciples. Getting just one share would be enough for them to strive for several years.

It would be foolish not to take it!

Soon, a Disciple stepped forward again and shouted loudly.

"Look closely! Five heavenly pride Storage Pouches have been gathered. What else do you have to say?"

"This..." Chun Xiaobai scratched his head, pretending to look full of regret, while in fact, he was already blooming with joy inside.

"It's just... it's just..."

"Just what? If you have the guts, accept the challenge! If not, return the Storage Pouches you won to their owners!"

"Exactly!"

"On what grounds? I won these with my own strength!" Chun Xiaobai tightly shielded the Storage Pouches at his chest.

"On what grounds? We went to all the trouble of calling these Senior Brothers and Sisters over, and now you're not fighting? Are you playing us for fools?"

"I... I..."

Chun Xiaobai looked at the seven newly arrived Prodigy Disciples and quietly swept them with his Tongbao Dharma Eye.

Whoa! Good grief, the wealth Qi on these guys—the lowest was a foot of green light. Any one of them picked at random was stronger than that group of paupers combined.