Chapter 540: Confiscate Everything!

“Are they about to attack?”
Su Che sensed that Xueyu Xianzi and the others behind him were speeding up to chase after him. How could he not guess their intentions?
Hong Ju also understood the situation. With a deep chuckle, he spun his large iron rod rapidly. Having not stretched his muscles in years and having just gained freedom, he was eager for a “battle.”
Xueyu Xianzi and her group quickly caught up. When the distance was less than a hundred zhang, Su Che stopped on his own and turned to face them.
“Tianyu, I advise you to…”
Li Jiu spoke in a deep voice, but before he could finish, Su Che cut him off impatiently.
“Stop repeating that kind of talk. I’m tired of it. So, please shut up and do what you need to do. Say less nonsense and fight!”
Su Che said coldly.
Seeing the two towering giants and two exotic beasts standing beside Su Che, Li Jiu and the others realized that it would be extremely difficult for just the four of them to capture Su Che alive. Therefore, they had to summon more help.
Whoosh!
Each of them summoned a large group of Yuan Ying-stage cultivators from their treasure spaces. These people were not actually their direct subordinates, as Yuan Ying-stage cultivators were not strong enough to be subordinates of Mahayana-stage powerhouses in normal times.
To be precise, these Yuan Ying cultivators were merely younger members of their families or the families of their direct subordinates. However, due to the game rules, they dared not summon cultivators above the Hua Shen stage, so these “Yuan Ying juniors” were only rarely put to use.
A huge crowd, numbering over 500, densely surrounded Su Che and the others in a semi-circular formation.
Su Che had long known that these Mahayana-stage powerhouses had great strength. If it came to a battle of numbers, even if he summoned all the Yuan Ying-stage cultivators in the Immortal Prison world to help, it would still be far from enough. Moreover, most of the Yuan Ying-stage cultivators in the Immortal Prison were not his soul slaves and had no obligation to fight to the death for him.
With no other choice, Su Che summoned all his sixty or so Yuan Ying soul slaves. His only advantage was that his soul slaves were willing to fight to the death and would not hesitate to perish alongside their enemy at critical moments; those on the other side might not all be fearless in the face of death.
Let’s fight!
What else could he do?
“Roar…”

The Hongju must be an extremely warlike race. In such a situation of being outnumbered, they excitedly shouted, “A bunch of weaklings like these—no matter how many there are, it’s useless. Their flesh will serve perfectly to nourish my Sky-Piercing Staff, which has been hungry for thousands of years!”
Su Che, however, wasn’t so optimistic. He knew clearly that Li Jiu and the others must have been summoned by Snow Jade Fairy through some method. Calling them over to help was just to create more trouble for herself, thereby giving herself an opportunity to strike.
In short, Li Jiu and the rest were merely pawns used by Snow Jade Fairy, not her true teammates or comrades.
The over 500 Yuan Ying cultivators before him weren’t the greatest threat in Su Che’s eyes. The real danger lay with that woman, Snow Jade.
“Let’s fight!”
With a fierce roar, Hongju swung his iron staff and charged forward, ready to start slaughtering…
But at that moment, the giant head of the mysterious old man suddenly appeared high in the sky.
“Bastards!”
The mysterious old man roared angrily, his voice shaking the heavens, “Who allowed you to summon so many trash?”
As soon as he appeared, everyone immediately fell silent. Even Hongju put away his iron staff and retreated several steps without saying a word, clearly having experienced the old man’s power before. Perhaps being trapped in that stone coffin for countless years was also a punishment from the mysterious old man.
“Summoning a few people to help is one thing. As long as they’re not at the later stage of Yuan Ying, I’ll pretend not to see it and not consider it cheating. But you bastards are getting bolder and bolder, even going so far as to create such a big scene…”
The mysterious old man continued to roar, “You have many people, huh? Do you think summoning 30,000 or 50,000 people will allow you to conquer the world and wipe me out too?”
No one would foolishly answer such a question. Su Che, Snow Jade Fairy, and the others remained silent.
Whoosh!
All 600+ Yuan Ying cultivators, including Su Che’s over 60 Yuan Ying servants, disappeared in an instant, taken away by the mysterious old man to some unknown place. On the shore of the giant lake, only Su Che, two giants, two exotic beasts, and Snow Jade Fairy and the others remained.
“From now on, one more rule of the game: aside from true summoned beings, this kind of trickery is not allowed.”
At these words, the mysterious old man’s gaze fell on Xiao Hei, “Only special little guys like this are considered true summoned beings. Even spirit pets with independent thoughts don’t count. Do you understand?”
“Understood!”

Xueyu Xianzi and the others hurriedly replied.
As for the definition of “summoned creatures,” of course, it was up to the mysterious old man to decide—no one dared argue with him.
Still, Su Che mustered up the courage to ask, “Elder, aside from my own summoned creatures, what if these beings that already exist in your private realm are willing to follow me and even help me defend against attacks from opponents? Is that acceptable?”
Su Che was referring to Hong Ju and the two exotic beasts, all of which were originally part of the mysterious old man’s private realm.
“That’s possible!”
The mysterious old man snorted, “The creatures here aren’t exactly decent—either extremely warlike or inherently brutal. If you can earn their friendship, that will truly prove your ability, and it won’t count as cheating.”
“Thank you, Elder.”
Su Che bowed in gratitude. At this moment, he felt that the mysterious old man was somewhat reasonable after all.
The situation clearly favored Su Che, but Xueyu Xianzi and the others didn’t dare object in the slightest. Once something became part of the game rules, violating them would result in dire consequences.
After explaining everything, the mysterious old man’s huge head disappeared. Though his appearance seemingly gave Su Che an advantage, it actually caused him huge losses.
He originally had only over sixty Soul Slaves at the Yuan Ying stage, and now they had all been seized by him!
Even though the Soul Connection function on the fourth floor of the Immortal Prison confirmed that those Soul Slaves were still alive and hadn’t been killed by the mysterious old man, Su Che would now face the awkward situation of having no one to use.
Moreover, Su Che believed that once his Soul Slaves fell into the mysterious old man’s hands, it would be almost impossible to get them back.
“What a huge loss!”
Lao He sighed in the Immortal Prison, heartbroken beyond measure.
Su Che was naturally devastated as well, but he had no choice but to adjust his mindset. Maintaining a calm and composed appearance, he sneered at Xueyu Xianzi and the others and said, “Well, what do you say? It’s now five against four. Do you still plan to attack me?”
Roar…
Wow…
The two exotic beasts, the Crocodile Dragon and the Strange Bird, each let out roars, clearly siding with Su Che; the giant Hong Ju also stood there, gripping his staff and glaring menacingly.

Su Che’s plan was that his side should have Hong Ju as the strongest fighter—him alone should be able to take on two opponents at the Mahayana stage; EECrocodile Jiao Jiao and the Strange Bird could deal with one more, while he and Xiao Hei would just have to hold off Princess Xue Yu… Such a division should be enough to secure victory.

The four people on the opposing side, including Princess Xue Yu, naturally understood that once their numerical advantage was lost, it would be almost impossible for just the four of them to achieve their goal of capturing Tian Yu alive.

So, Princess Xue Yu calmly said, “In this situation, attacking us is pointless. So, if Fellow Tian Yu wants to do something, please go ahead. As for us…” She smiled faintly and added, “Personally, I will definitely continue to follow you.”

She said this because she had already obtained the survival token she needed, while Li Jiu, Hong Yun, and Fei Ling only had one. If they didn’t want to risk everything on Su Che, they might temporarily separate from Princess Xue Yu to search for other survival tokens.

Li Jiu and the others seemed speechless on the surface, but their expressions clearly showed they were communicating through telepathy—decisions regarding their own lives and deaths couldn’t be made carelessly…

Hong Ju, on the other hand, pointed at Princess Xue Yu and laughed loudly, “Su Che, this woman is so devoted to you that she’ll definitely continue to follow you no matter what. I think you should just take her as your concubine—treat her harshly, lock her up in the cold palace, make her clean toilets, and…” It was obvious that Xiao Hei held deep resentment toward Xue Yu.

Despite hearing Hong Ju’s words, Princess Xue Yu remained calm and unshaken. Having lived for tens of thousands of years, she had seen countless situations and heard all sorts of vicious remarks—how could she get upset over such trivial talk?

At that moment, Su Che looked at Princess Xue Yu meaningfully, staring at her for a while before shaking his head and sighing, “Her appearance is passable, but her personality isn’t my type.”

“Hahaha…” Hong Ju burst into laughter. Free at last, he was in high spirits, and even the slightest joke could trigger his booming, hearty laughter that echoed everywhere.

Yet, the Snow Jade Fairy, who had thought she could remain indifferent, smiled upon hearing Su Che’s comment. She asked softly, “Fellow Daoist Tianyu, we don’t know much about each other. How can you know what my true personality is?”
“Moreover, at present, we are enemies. How can you give an accurate assessment of my character?”
“You don’t understand my personality at all. How can you be sure I’m not the type you like?”
By addressing Su Che as ‘Fellow Daoist,’ the Snow Jade Fairy clearly regarded him as a true peer competitor.
Even though her actual cultivation level was at the peak of the mortal world’s Mahayana stage, while Su Che’s was still at the Hua Shen stage, the Snow Jade Fairy believed Su Che had many advantages that even those at the Mahayana stage lacked—such as his extraordinary fate!