Chapter 84: BATTLE ROYALE (1)
FANG YUAN'S GAMBLING DEN MASTERCLASS
Clerk tries to upsell Fang Yuan on premium rocks 💎
Fang Yuan casually whips out the purple thorn token
Entire shop staff malds: "HOLY GYATT—"
Five master dissectors summoned (including Great Master Duan)
Twist: Fang Yuan only buys low-grade rocks as decoys while eyeing the stellar stone counter support (hidden legendary Gu)
Result:
All rocks dissected publicly—nothing found (planned failure)
Fang Yuan leaves calmly, avoiding suspicion (sigma mindset)
Twitch Chat:
💀 "BRO PLAYED THE ENTIRE GAMBLING DEN"
🍿 "MASTER DISSECTORS USED AS PAWNS"
🐍 "SHANG YAN FEI WON'T SUSPECT A LOSING STREAK"
SECRET ROOM: BREAKING THE POISON VOW
Fang Yuan's Refinement Process:
Smelly Fart Gu + Rice Bag Grass → Defecate Gu (rank 2) 💩
Defecate Gu + Big Strength Gu → Big Strength Defecate Gu (rank 3)
Lion Roar Gu + Paper Crane Gu → Eating One's Words Gu 🦁📜
Effect:
Devours poison vow restraints (Shang Ya Zi & Bai Ning Bing still bound)
Fang Yuan now completely free (no contractual obligations)
Bai Ning Bing, oblivious: "Why do I hear lions roaring?"
Fang Yuan, smirking: "Skill issue."
FINANCIAL MALDING
Current funds: 420,000 primeval stones 💰
Upcoming expenses:
Gambling den (stellar stone acquisition)
Gu set assembly (strength path OP build)
Daily Gu feeding (Spring Autumn Rizz's expensive diet)
Solution: Battle stage grind (profit + reputation)
WEI YANG'S MALDING HOURS
Wei Yang was STRESSED. For the past few days, his head had been THROBBING like a Twitch chat during a drama stream.
Shang Yan Fei wanted to recruit Fang Yuan and Bai Ning Bing, but despite Wei Yang's RIZZ ATTEMPTS, the two SIGMAS showed ZERO INTEREST in joining Shang Clan.
Wei Yang's Internal Monologue:
"These youngsters… so NAIVE, so HOT-BLOODED, thinking they can SOLO CARRY life with just GRINDING and HUSTLE…"
He COULDN'T blame them—he was like that once too. BUT STILL.
So, instead of FORCING THEM (which would backfire HARDER than a failed TikTok trend), Wei Yang decided to GASLIGHT THEM INTO REALITY.
Wei Yang's Master Plan:
LET THEM STRUGGLE (no clan = no resources = SKILL ISSUE).
WAIT FOR THEM TO FOLD (demonic path is HARDER than Dark Souls).
SWOOP IN LIKE A HERO (offer Shang Clan's DADDY MONEY).
BUT FANG YUAN?
Fang Yuan was BUILT DIFFERENT.
Wei Yang kept ADVISING him to DROP STRENGTH PATH (calling it "BOTTOM-FEEDER ENERGY"), but Fang Yuan just SMIRKED and said:
"Nah, I'm good."
Wei Yang: "BRO, YOU'RE WASTING YOUR GYATT-GIVEN TALENT!"
Fang Yuan: "L + RATIO + I'M HIM."
After FAILING repeatedly, Wei Yang switched tactics:
"Fine. If you won't listen… let the BATTLE STAGE humble you."
BATTLE STAGE ARC (IT'S GIVING GLADIATOR MODE)
Wei Yang, LEANING IN LIKE A SUSSY UNCLE:
"Bro, listen… three BIG BENEFITS of joining the battle stage:"
PRIMEVAL STONES GALORE (Win = BAG SECURED).
FREE GU WORMS (Yoink the loser's RIZZLESS Gu).
SKILL DIFF CHECK (Test your BUILD against others).
Fang Yuan, INTERNALLY: "I was gonna do this anyway, but sure, let him COOK."
OUT LOUD: "Bet."
Wei Yang: "LESSGOOOO—"
FIFTH INNER CITY (IT'S GIVING NPC ZOO)
The battle zone was PACKED—louder than a GEN ALPHA Minecraft server.
RANDOM NPC #1: "Li Hao's on a 13-WIN STREAK! SHEEEESH!"
RANDOM NPC #2: "Nah, strength path battles are BORING—just two MEATHEADS punching each other."
Fang Yuan, OVERHEARING: "THE DISRESPECT…"
Wei Yang, WHISPERING: "You start at FIFTH INNER CITY. Get 30 NET WINS to rank up."
Fang Yuan: "How long to reach high level?"
Wei Yang: "A year or two—"
Fang Yuan: "LOL. Try a month."
Wei Yang: "Bro, THE COPE—"
SIGN-UP SPEEDRUN (ANY% GLITCHLESS)
Fang Yuan paid 500 PRIMEVAL STONES, got a VINE INFORMATION GU (basically a XIANXIA ID CARD).
Rules Recap:
1 CHALLENGE/day.
1 FORCED BATTLE/10 days (or lose a win).
5 TOTAL LOSSES? Get YEETED from the stage.
Wei Yang: "Wanna try a battle RN?"
Fang Yuan: "LET'S COOK."
BATTLE #1: FANG YUAN VS. TANG QING (HOLY ONE-SIDED)
Location: Grassland battlefield.
Opponent: Tang Qing (RANK TWO MIDDLE STAGE, NO RIZZ).
Audience: 3 PEOPLE (including Wei Yang in a FAKE MUSTACHE).
Tang Qing, CUPPING FISTS: "I am Tang Qing. May we have a fair—"
FANG YUAN: "JUMPING GRASS GU + BOOSTED LEGS = LYRICAL SMACKDOWN."
Tang Qing, PANICKING: "WAIT, BRO JUST ATTACKED LIKE THAT?! NO WARNING?!"
Fang Yuan, MID-AIR: "WELCOME TO THE DEMONIC PATH, LIL BRO."
TWITCH CHAT REACTS:
💀 "BRO REALLY NO-DIFFED HIM DURING THE INTRO CUTSCENE"
🍿 "TANG QING'S FACE WAS LITERALLY 😧"
🐍 "FANG YUAN'S EDGE IS IMMACULATE"
🔥 "WEI YANG WATCHING LIKE: 'OH NAH, HE'S HIM.'"
FANG YUAN'S NO-CHILL OPENING MOVE
No sooner said than done—FANG YUAN YEETED HIMSELF AT TANG QING LIKE A RIZZLESS BULLET.
Pew!
A gust of wind later, Tang Qing's ENTIRE EXISTENCE REGRETTED WAKING UP TODAY.
Fang Yuan's Fist: "Bonjour."
Tang Qing's Chest: "AU REVOIR."
CRACK.
Tang Qing's ribs FOLDED LIKE A LAWN CHAIR, his chest CAVED IN LIKE A DEFLATING BALLOON.
Tang Qing, SPITTING BLOOD: "BRO, WHAT THE GYATT?!"
DEMONIC PATH ETIQUETTE (IT'S GIVING NO MERCY)
Fang Yuan DIDN'T STOP.
KICK #1: Aimed DIRECTLY at Tang Qing's MEW-MEW REGION.
Tang Qing's Defense Gu: "I TRY—"
Fang Yuan's Foot: "L + SKILL ISSUE."
RESULT:
Tang Qing's VOICE CRACKED into a DOG WHISTLE.
His body YEETED like a GLITCHING NPC.
Fang Yuan's Finale: "FIST OF THE NORTH STAR DEMONIC EDITION."
BAM!
Tang Qing's face MELTED LIKE BUTTER IN A MICROWAVE.
Nose? Gone.
Eyeball? POPPED OUT LIKE A TOY.
Skull? CRACKED LIKE AN EGG.
AUDIENCE REACTION:
💀 "BRO JUST ONE-TAPPED HIM?!"
🔥 "FANG YUAN'S RIZZ IS TOO DARK."
BATTLE STAGE HOST MALDING
Host Gu Master: "YOUNG MAN, THAT WAS TOO MUCH!"
Fang Yuan, CASUALLY: "Oh no, anyway… GIMME HIS LOOT."
Wei Yang, SWEATING: "Uh… he's new here, haha…"
WEI YANG'S COPING ARC
Wei Yang tried to GASLIGHT Fang Yuan into being LESS MURDEROUS.
Wei Yang: "Bro, maybe DON'T kill everyone? Just a thought."
Fang Yuan, DEADPAN: "Nah. DEMONIC PATH LOGIC."
Wei Yang INTERNALLY: "He's just like me FRFR…"
TANG XIONG'S VENGEANCE ARC (IT'S GIVING FAILED REDEMPTION)
Half a month later…
Wei Yang: "Yo, Tang Qing's bro TANG XIONG is coming for you. He TANKED HIS RANK just to CLAP BACK."
Fang Yuan, UNBOTHERED: "Cool. ANYWAY, TIME TO GAMBLE."
GAMBLING DEN SPEEDRUN 2.0 (ANY% LEGENDARY GU FAIL)
Fang Yuan had been LOSING PRIMEVAL STONES LIKE A TWITCH STREAMER DONATING TO KAI CENAT.
Shopkeeper: "Esteemed customer, your LUCK SUCKS."
Fang Yuan: "Nah, I'm BUILT DIFFERENT."
Then—HE SPOTS IT.
A STELLAR STONE being used as a COUNTER LEG.
Fang Yuan, INTERNALLY SCREAMING: "THAT'S THE LEGENDARY GU!"
Fang Yuan, OUT LOUD: "I'll take that USELESS ROCK."
DISSECTION TIME (IT'S GIVING PLOT TWIST)
Old Masters: "CONGRATS! You got a SWORD SHADOW GU!"
Fang Yuan, OUTWARDLY: "SHEEEESH!"
Fang Yuan, INWARDLY: "**WHERE THE GYATT IS THE LEGENDARY GU?!"
Li Ran (Random NPC): "Hmph, LUCKY NOOB."
Fang Yuan, SIDE-EYEING: "Bro doesn't know he JUST LOST HIS MAIN CHARACTER STATUS."
FANG YUAN'S EXISTENTIAL CRISIS
Fang Yuan's Mind: "No legendary Gu = MY ENTIRE STRENGTH PATH IS COOKED."
Wei Yang, SMILING: "Maybe CHANGE PATHS, bro?"
Fang Yuan, GRITTING TEETH: "NEVER."