Chapter 24: Happily Accepting Immortal Crystals

The three War Gods were anxious!

God of Killing Bai Qi, Military Sage Sun Wu, and General Zhang Fei watched with burning anxiety, their faces full of regret.

"Oh no! We were wrong!"

"This Lin Fan really only has petty tricks; his raw strength is simply lacking!"

"Damn it! We should have paid the Immortal Crystals earlier to snatch this battle for fame!"

They had already made up their minds: once Strength King Xiang Yu won, they would immediately challenge Lin Fan themselves!

Little did they know… Lin Fan was laughing like crazy inside.

"Hahaha, my acting was pretty good, right?"

In reality, Lin Fan's strength far surpassed Strength King Xiang Yu's; he could even suppress his opponent with a single move. He was just swindling them out of their Immortal Crystals now.

He deliberately controlled his strength, making himself dodge "by the skin of his teeth" during every exchange. Every injury was merely superficial, yet it gave people the illusion that he was in grave danger.

What he wanted was for everyone to think he was "barely winning," rather than "winning by crushing his opponent."

In this way, challengers would keep coming one after another! And the Immortal Crystals would roll in!

Half an hour later.

Seeing that Lin Fan seemed unable to hold on any longer, Strength King Xiang Yu's morale soared. He gathered his strength for a final blow and roared:

"Lin Fan, die!"

However, at this very moment, Lin Fan's eyes suddenly turned sharp. He shifted his footwork, swayed his body in an uncanny manner, dodged Strength King Xiang Yu's heavy punch, and simultaneously struck out with a palm!

Bang!

This palm strike looked casual, yet it was incredibly precise, landing directly on Strength King Xiang Yu's shoulder!

Crack!

Strength King Xiang Yu's body shuddered violently. He was sent flying dozens of zhang, crashing through a dozen mountain peaks before finally landing on the ground in a sorry state!

The entire place fell into dead silence!

General Zhang Fei's pupils constricted: "What?! Strength King Xiang Yu lost?!"

God of Killing Bai Qi and Military Sage Sun Wu were full of shock: "How is this possible?! Strength King Xiang Yu clearly had the upper hand, how could he suddenly be defeated in one move?"

Strength King Xiang Yu struggled to stand up, his expression extremely ugly.

"You… you actually hid your true skill!"

Lin Fan chuckled and casually wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

"Hmm? Hiding my skill? You're overthinking it… If it weren't for your negligence, how could I have won against you?"

Strength King Xiang Yu was full of grievance. He knew very well that Lin Fan was clearly acting! But he couldn't find any reason to refute it!

He struggled to get up, but discovered that his spiritual energy could not circulate. It felt as if his body had been sealed by an invisible force, and his expression changed drastically in an instant!

Lin Fan slowly paced forward with a smile on his lips, saying indifferently: "King Xiang, you should understand that the Immortal Crystals you paid just now… were only what War God Lu Bu owed."

Strength King Xiang Yu was stunned, a sense of foreboding suddenly rising in his heart.

Lin Fan said leisurely: "Come and pay the fee. 8 million Immortal Crystals, and you can take War God Lu Bu and Poetry Immortal Yu Xuanji and leave safely. I will never stop you."

Strength King Xiang Yu's expression changed abruptly, and he shouted angrily: "What?! I already paid 8 million Immortal Crystals, and you still want more?!"

Lin Fan spread his hands with a helpless look: "This is the 8 million you owe yourself. If you don't pay… I'm very sorry, but you'll have to stay and work the fields."

Strength King Xiang Yu's face turned livid, and he stomped his feet in anger: "I don't have any more!"

"Then I'm sorry." Lin Fan snapped his fingers lightly, and Void Power instantly turned into chains, completely sealing Strength King Xiang Yu's cultivation!

Strength King Xiang Yu was terrified, his face turning green and white, but he was helpless.

The Heavenly Soldiers and Generals in the sky watched in a daze.

"Good heavens, the dignified King Xiang is actually going to work in the fields?"

"This… what kind of Prodigy is this Lin Fan?"

Military Sage Sun Wu, God of Killing Bai Qi, and General Zhang Fei looked at each other, their eyes flickering, eager to try.

General Zhang Fei, with his hot temper, could no longer hold back and roared: "Lin Fan! Strength King Xiang Yu was just careless earlier, which is why you took advantage of him! Do you dare to fight another round?!"

Lin Fan smiled leisurely and waved his hand: "Challenges are fine, but first pay the 8 million Immortal Crystals that Strength King Xiang Yu owes."

General Zhang Fei's face darkened: "What?! I have to pay for him too?!"

Lin Fan shrugged: "Those are the rules. If you want to challenge, you must clear the debt of the previous challenger. Otherwise, Strength King Xiang Yu will have to stay and work, and I will refuse the challenge."

The three of them immediately hesitated.

Strength King Xiang Yu's expression was extremely ugly, and he growled: "You must save me!"

General Zhang Fei stomped his foot: "Fine! I'll pay the 8 million!"

As a result, before long, under Lin Fan's exaggerated acting, General Zhang Fei was defeated.

God of Killing Bai Qi and Military Sage Sun Wu wanted to challenge, but Lin Fan spoke up sheepishly.

"What General Zhang Fei paid was what Strength King Xiang Yu owed, 8 million. If you want to challenge, you need to pay the 16 million that General Zhang Fei owes."

The two were astonished: "What! 16 million. Why does it double?"

Lin Fan spread his hands: "The rule is that the challenge fee doubles every time. This is the recognized battle wager rule for challenging me. You don't mean to tell me you didn't know, right?"

Military Sage Sun Wu and God of Killing Bai Qi gritted their teeth, but with Strength King Xiang Yu, General Zhang Fei, War God Lu Bu, and Poetry Immortal Yu Xuanji trapped, they had no choice!

They paid the Immortal Crystals directly and started the battle.

Next, Military Sage Sun Wu and God of Killing Bai Qi challenged one after another. Each person's challenge fee kept doubling, while Lin Fan continued to use his superb "acting" to make them mistakenly believe they were about to win, only to be toyed with and defeated one after another.

And the consequence of their defeat only had two options: either pay the Immortal Crystals to redeem themselves or work in the fields.

Thus, the Xuanyin Qin Sect Disciples watched in astonishment as a group of big shots from the Immortal Realm were forced into bankruptcy by Lin Fan one by one, put on coarse cloth clothes, and began to labor in the fields…

As for Lin Fan, looking at the mountain of Immortal Crystals, he was laughing from ear to ear.

Poetry Immortal Yu Xuanji + War God Lu Bu's 7 million;

Strength King Xiang Yu's 8 million;

General Zhang Fei's 16 million;

Military Sage Sun Wu's 32 million;

A total of 63 million Immortal Crystals earned, plus the remaining 19 million from before, he now had a total of 82 million Immortal Crystals in hand.

Although God of Killing Bai Qi's 64 million had not been collected yet, with so many laborers around, he didn't have to worry about the Upper Realm not coming to redeem them.

Hahaha!

"Let's go, let's go take a look and see if they are working hard." Su Wanqing led Lin Chen and the others as they rushed toward the fields.

They saw War God Lu Bu, Strength King Xiang Yu, General Zhang Fei, Military Sage Sun Wu, and other famous War Gods and strategists of the Immortal Realm… actually wearing coarse cloth clothes, honestly chopping wood, carrying water, moving bricks, and sweeping the floor.

War God Lu Bu's face was livid. Holding a wooden hoe, he was turning the soil in the medicine field, feeling so aggrieved he was about to vomit blood.

Strength King Xiang Yu gritted his teeth. While chopping wood, he growled: "Lin Fan! You just wait! Our people will come to deal with you soon!"

Military Sage Sun Wu and General Zhang Fei were even more resentful, but resentment was one thing; the work still had to be done, otherwise they wouldn't even have food to eat.

Standing nearby, Lin Fan heard this and curled his lips upward. "Hahahaha! The Immortal Crystals are rolling in!"

Lin Chen and the others also couldn't help but chuckle at the sight, "Lin Fan, you really are something."

"Lin Chen, Xue Yan, Xue Yao, you three come with me." Lin Fan walked up to them and said softly.

"Okay!"

The three looked at each other. Although they were confused, out of trust for Lin Fan, they followed him.

The four left quietly, and Lin Fan's voice leisurely echoed in the air.

"Su Wanqing, I'll leave the supervision of the Upper Realm guests' work to you."

Su Wanqing chuckled and said slyly: "Hehe, okay!"