"What happens next?"

"Um... simply put, the seven brothers go in one by one to give their lives, and eventually, they are defeated individually by the villain..."

"Why don't they go together?"

Lu Mingfei thought to himself that Little Monster asked a good question. When he was a child, he also wondered why the seven calabash brothers didn't team up to defeat the Snake Demon. But as he grew older, he gradually understood that the purpose of cartoons is to educate through entertainment. If they had dealt with the Snake Demon at the very beginning, how could the lesson 'when brothers are of one mind, their sharpness can cut through gold' be taught?

But speaking of which, these people on the Xianzhou wouldn't really go one by one to give their lives like in the childhood cartoon, would they? Please don't let calabash brothers turn into a realistic documentary!

——

【"Grandpa's trail disappears here; he's probably still nearby." The Orange-clothed Warrior mobilized his brothers to search, and sure enough, they found Grandpa's trail behind the door.】

【The kidnapper peered through the crack in the door: "Six people just arrived outside. Let me count... try to stand so I can see you clearly. Oh, those are your seven grandsons? One, two, three, four, five... why are there only six? Is that grey-haired one also one of them?"】

【"I don't know her... but I know she's an expert! It's not convenient for this old man to escape right now, so I'll ask you to organize my grandsons for a rescue! Grandsons, you must obey the orders of this grey-haired expert!"】

【"Okay, Grandpa! Please give us your orders, Grey-haired girl! You decide which of us goes into battle first."】

【Stelle first found the Yellow-clothed Warrior. He claimed to have an indestructible body, capable of nullifying any of the opponent's attacks, and was full of confidence, willing to go alone to the rescue.】

【"Aren't you going to take a brother with you?"】

【The Yellow-clothed Warrior shook his head: "I am Grandpa's favorite grandson! None of you go; I must rescue him personally! Think of it: I learned internal strength before I even learned to walk. No technique can harm me in the slightest; since I was a child, I haven't known what a wound means. Grandpa, wait a moment, your grandson is coming to save you!"】

【The Yellow-clothed Warrior entered the room, and the brothers outside could only hear him talking to the kidnapper.】

【"Brother kidnapper, do you know? Only a resilient body is the gateway to invincibility."】

【"He... he's glowing... this amber-colored light... could it be!"】

【The old man stroked his beard proudly: "That's right! What my grandson is practicing is the 【Sky-Mending Divine Art】. Once activated, it is just like the Sky-Mending Arbiter descending to the mortal world; no one can harm him in the slightest."】

【The kidnapper's face suddenly turned pale: "Then, then, then... what technique are you going to use against me? Ha, don't be arrogant; I won't be afraid of your little trick of playing god!"】

【"Against you? No. The Sky-Mending Divine Art I practice cannot be used for combat, only for defense. As long as I don't break my technique, no one can harm me in the slightest."】

【"...So you can't harm me in the slightest either?"】

【"Exactly."】

【"..." The kidnapper felt like this guy had some major issues. "Then I'll just ignore you. You can stand here like a statue by yourself."】

——

calabash brothers.

"..."

The Snake Demon looked up at the brothers on the Celestial Screen, then looked down at the old man captured behind her, falling into silence for a moment.

Why does it seem a bit similar?

Now she had already tied up the First Brother, who came to the rescue, with spider silk and then hypnotized him with the Ruyi. And there was indeed a Third Brother wearing yellow clothes who had a copper head and iron arm, making him indestructible, but he was bound by her Soft-and-Hard Yin-Yang Sword.

Looking at this posture, would there be other calabash brothers coming to the rescue one after another? They couldn't all correspond one-to-one with these brothers on the Celestial Screen, could they?

The Snake Demon was suddenly a bit curious.

If they really did correspond, could she rehearse and prepare in advance, waiting for those calabash brothers to fall into the trap?

——

【Next were the Green-clothed Warrior and the Blue-clothed Warrior; one could command lightning and the other could manipulate water, and both were skilled in single-target combat.】

【Stelle couldn't help but feel worried for the kidnapper behind the door; from the battle aura on the two of them, she could almost feel the fury of thunder and tsunamis. However—】

【In an instant, thunder flashed. The lights on the Skysplitter flickered collectively for a moment. After a short while, the illumination returned to normal.】

【The kidnapper's voice came weakly from inside: "Um... is there anyone else outside? These two are twitching on the ground; should I call a doctor?"】

【"Don't worry, this isn't the first time; they're used to it..."】

【"It's also the first time I've known that practicing martial arts also cares about elemental reactions..."】

【Next, the Orange-clothed Warrior and the immensely strong Red-clothed Warrior entered the room one by one. The former was knocked unconscious by the kidnapper's sneak attack, while the latter possessed the ability to grow or shrink and change at will. As a result, as soon as he walked in, a loud "bang" was heard, like some huge creature slamming its head into the ceiling and then falling to the ground.】

【Old Man: "I didn't expect you, a petty thief, to have some tricks up your sleeve?"】

【The kidnapper was full of question marks: "Hey, it's not my fault! He suddenly grew bigger and hit his head; how can you blame me?"】

【"Judging by the sound, it's a good head."】

【"No matter! I have raised my grandsons for a thousand days to use them for this one moment. Grey-haired expert, let my next grandson take action!"】

【Next was the warrior dressed in purple, acting together with another brother who practiced an invisibility technique. Although the Purple-clothed Warrior didn't have much martial arts skill, he had a magic treasure, the Purple Gold Gourd. As long as he could call the enemy's name and they answered, they would be sucked into the gourd.】

【"Sixth Brother, let's go."】

【"Okay!"】

【As soon as the words fell, Stelle heard a slight sound, like the sound of airflow when something is being sucked in.】

【"*Xianzhou profanity*, we're done for... Ah!!!"】

——

The Outcast.

"Wonderful!" Zhang Chulan clapped repeatedly. "Too wonderful! This is what I came to see at the Xianzhou's Wardance! Forget real men's one-on-one arena combat; I came to see these strange and bizarre techniques and Catalysts!"

"Wait, wait, why does this scene look so familiar?" Wang Ye frowned and began to scrutinize the methods of those brothers on the Celestial Screen. "Indestructible body, spraying water, invisibility, a Purple Gold Gourd that can suck people in... isn't this just calabash brothers?!"

Zhang Chulan thought carefully: "It really is... so the story of the calabash brothers is actually playing out in some corner of the galaxy, and we just didn't know?"

"Not only that, don't look at their seven brothers' methods as ordinary; they actually cover many of the techniques of our Outsider circle. The Illusionary Body Barrier used by the Tang Clan to hide their forms, the Thunder Method of the Celestial Master Mansion, the Catalysts of Artifact Refiners to suck people and hide objects, the Hard Qi Gong of an indestructible body, and even the method of expanding and contracting at will from Feng Hou Qimen... Although their methods may not necessarily align with the schools of the Outsider circle, I can be certain... the Xianzhou must also have a Qi Cultivation method!"