Invincible Starting From the Nine Dragons Technique

"Elder Su?"

Elder Wen stared at Elder Lei, his brows tightly knitted.

'He must have gotten it wrong, right?'

Elder Su was a powerful being, renowned throughout the Northern Profound Domain. Even if he was young, he should at least be a middle-aged man over thirty.

The man before him was powerful, and even possessed a Divine Beast Demon Pet that was a Tier Six Demon King, but he was simply too young.

He looked to be only eighteen or nineteen.

It was truly difficult to associate someone of that age with the title of "Elder."

Unless Su Mo was some old monster hiding his true appearance.

"Old Lei..."

Just as Elder Wen was about to object, he saw Elder Lei say, "Don't interrupt."

'In truth, he also found it hard to believe that the young man before him was Elder Su.'

But with his Spiritual Ear, he knew he couldn't have misheard.

Factoring in the immense power of the sword strike Su Mo had just unleashed, he was ninety percent certain the man before him was Elder Su.

Now, all he needed was for Su Mo to admit it himself.

Under Elder Lei's intense gaze, Su Mo said nonchalantly, "That's right. I am indeed Elder Su."

"What?"

"He's really Elder Su?"

Everyone who heard his answer was so shocked their jaws dropped. They had obviously never imagined that the so-called Elder Su would be this young.

It was a real eye-opener!

Su Mo sighed. "Let me be honest with you. I only just turned eighteen. In a few days, I'll be nineteen. But they all insist on calling me Elder Su, and it's making me feel old. I can't get them to stop."

"This..."

Elder Lei and Elder Wen looked at each other, speechless.

Although "Elder" was a term of respect, for an eighteen-year-old to be constantly called "Elder Su" by a group of men in their seventies and eighties... it really did make him sound old.

"I much prefer it when people call me Fellow Daoist Su."

Su Mo looked at the two of them seriously and asked, "Could you two call me Fellow Daoist?"

"We..."

Elder Lei and Elder Wen's faces were full of hesitation.

"Fellow Daoist" was a term for peers, implying a similar level of strength.

But Su Mo's strength was far too great.

It far surpassed their own.

To call Su Mo "Fellow Daoist" would be a sign of disrespect toward his power, which was a major taboo in the Martial Arts World.

After all, in the Martial Arts World, the strong were revered. The accomplished were the masters, regardless of age.

Even if someone was just a seven or eight-year-old brat, if their power was several times greater than yours, you had to address them as "Elder."

"Elder Su... We would still prefer to address you as Elder."

Elder Lei said cautiously.

"But why?"

Su Mo looked baffled.

Elder Lei explained, "Because your power is simply too great, far surpassing our own. If we were to call you Fellow Daoist, other people would curse us for having no tact, and it would damage your reputation..."

"Elder Su, it's not that we don't want to follow your wishes, but we truly dare not address you as an equal. What if one day you're displeased, accuse us of being disrespectful, and decide to kill us?"

Elder Wen said in a low voice, his head bowed.

Seeing their resolute expressions, Su Mo sighed in resignation. "Is it that hard to avoid feeling old? Sigh... Fine, just call me Elder Su. Everyone else does it anyway, so it doesn't matter if two more people join in."

"Yes, of course!"

The two of them wiped cold sweat from their brows.

Just then, the Two-headed Black Lion ran over and shouted, "Elder Su, quick, grab them! Don't let them get away!"

"What's going on?"

Su Mo asked, puzzled.

The Two-headed Black Lion pointed at Elder Lei and said, fuming, "He was going to give you a gift, but then he backed out! He made fools of us!"

"Is that so?"

Su Mo's brow furrowed.

Elder Lei quickly explained, "It's a misunderstanding, Elder Su! I went to inquire if you were in the city, and it told me the lord of this city's surname was Xiao, not Su. That's why we backed out."

"Surname Xiao?"

Su Mo roughly understood what had happened. He then asked, "But I don't even know you. Why would you be giving me a gift?"

"Lu Daoshen sent us!"

Elder Lei said hurriedly.

Su Mo frowned. "The monk who knelt before me begging for his life?"

Elder Lei and Elder Wen nodded eagerly.

The Two-headed Black Lion said coldly, "Fine. Even if some monk told you to deliver a gift, then take it out."

"Well..."

Elder Lei and Elder Wen stiffened.

They hadn't brought any gift at all.

The Two-headed Black Lion said icily, "If you can't produce a gift, you're liars."

"We're not liars."

"Truly!"

Elder Lei hurriedly presented his Storage Ring to Su Mo, saying respectfully, "Elder Su, this is my gift. Please accept it."

"And mine!"

Elder Wen also handed over his Storage Ring.

Su Mo took the Storage Rings dubiously. He discovered they did indeed contain many Treasures, including some valuable items he had never seen before.

They were worth a fortune!

Seeing Su Mo remain silent, Elder Lei immediately shouted, "All of you, take off your Storage Rings and give them all to Elder Su!"

"What? All of them...?"

"Elder Lei, we..."

The eight hundred elite disciples hesitated.

Their Storage Rings, after all, contained Treasures they had spent half their lives accumulating. If they handed them over, they'd be left as paupers.

"Damn it, are you all deaf?! Hand over your Storage Rings, now! I'll kill anyone on the spot who refuses," Elder Lei roared, his eyes bloodshot.

At that moment, he truly felt like killing someone.

'I barely managed to talk our way out of this, and now these idiots are refusing to hand over their Treasures.'

'Do they have a death wish?'

One disciple asked, trembling, "Elder Lei, there are too many Treasures in my Storage Ring... can't I keep just a few?"

"Keep my ass!"

Elder Lei snatched the disciple's Storage Ring, then pointed at the boots on his feet and snarled, "And your boots. Take them off, too."

"My boots?"

The disciple was dumbfounded.

'What am I supposed to wear if I take off my boots?'

Elder Lei said icily, "Do you think I'm blind? I can see that your boots are a Tier Four Spiritual Soldier. Get them off, now!"

"I'm taking them off right now!"

The disciple scrambled to take off his boots, feeling like he could die.

'The Treasures I've saved for years... all gone just like that.'

'Not even my boots were spared.'

'Thank goodness my pants are just ordinary clothes, or I'd be standing here half-naked.'

With this disciple setting an example, the others all handed over their Storage Rings and removed the Spiritual Soldiers they wore, then stood in place with ashen faces.

In the blink of an eye, the ground was littered with a chaotic pile of items.

Elder Lei piled all the Treasures in front of Su Mo and said with a sycophantic smile, "Elder Su, these are all offerings from our Giant Sword Sect. I hope you won't find them too shabby."

"Alright. Seeing as you are all sincerely repentant, I'll spare you this time," Su Mo said faintly.

"Thank you, Elder Su!"

Elder Lei's entire body was trembling.

He finally understood. Su Mo had seen through their lies from the very beginning. The only reason he hadn't killed them on the spot was to see if they were truly repentant.

If they behaved well, they would live.

If not, they would be sent to Hell.

Fortunately, he had been quick-witted enough to not only offer up the Treasures he had accumulated over many years, but also to have the disciples offer up theirs. That was how they had escaped this disaster.

"Elder Su, you are truly magnanimous."

"We are truly in awe!"

"This is what it means to be truly magnanimous. A great figure like Elder Su would never lower himself to argue with trash like us."

Elder Lei and Elder Wen continued to fawn over Su Mo with sycophantic smiles.

Suddenly, Su Mo waved a hand. "Quiet!"

Instantly, the two of them snapped their mouths shut, standing in place as silent as statues, too terrified to move.

They thought they had angered Su Mo.

Su Mo narrowed his eyes. "Someone's coming."

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