Chapter 437: Gu King Sect!

Ma Dongyang looked at his son's state—how could he still not understand?

All his luck vanished in smoke at that moment, leaving only towering anger.

He roughly shoved Ma Cheng's arm aside, raised his hand and slapped Ma Cheng hard across the face.

"Beast! You beast!"

Ma Dongyang trembled with rage, pointing at Ma Cheng as he shouted.

"He's your own older brother! He grew up with you since childhood! How could you do this? How could you use such vicious means against him? Heartlinked Gu! You actually used such a sinister gu technique to harm him!"

Ma Cheng staggered from the blow, then covered his cheek, a flash of resentment crossing his eyes.

Still, he fell to his knees with a thud, kowtowing repeatedly to Ma Dongyang.

"Father! I was wrong! I know I was wrong! Please forgive me this once! I acted in a moment of confusion—I'll never dare again!"

As he kowtowed, he begged desperately, his forehead soon bruised and bloody.

But Ma Dongyang was still fuming—he wouldn't listen to his pleas.

Thinking of Ma Jian's mad state, he wished he could beat this bastard to death on the spot.

"A moment of confusion?"

Ma Dongyang snorted in fury, lifted his foot and kicked Ma Cheng.

"Can something like this be a moment of confusion? You used such gu on your own older brother—do you still have the nerve to beg for mercy?"

He struck harder and harder, fists and feet flying, showing no mercy.

Ma Cheng initially begged for mercy, but after a prolonged beating, his resentment flared up completely.

"Enough! Stop hitting!"

Ma Cheng suddenly sprang to his feet, shoved Ma Dongyang away, and roared angrily.

"Even if it really was me who did it, what then?"

His face twisted with savagery as he snarled.

"Ma Jian is nothing but a waste! All he does is curry favor with grandfather—what else can he do? I am the Ma family's future! Everything of the Ma family ought to be mine!"

As soon as he spoke, the entire hall fell silent.

Ma Dongyang stared blankly at his young son, as if seeing him for the first time.

He never imagined that the son he thought was well‑behaved and sensible could harbor such cruelty!

"You… what did you say?"

Ma Dongyang's voice trembled slightly.

Ma Cheng seemed to have opened a floodgate; years of pent‑up dissatisfaction burst forth.

He turned his gaze to Ma Xiaotian.

"What did I say wrong? For years, Ma Jian has relied on grandfather's favor to run rampant in the Ma family, with everyone revolving around him as if he were destined to be the heir!"

"But is he worthy?"

"He's a complete waste! His martial cultivation has stagnated at the Post‑natal Realm for years—I'm stronger than him! How does someone like him deserve to inherit the Ma family?"

"Grandfather plays favorites too!"

Ma Cheng pointed his accusation at Ma Xiaotian, his tone brimming with resentment.

"I am clearly far superior to Ma Jian, my martial talent vastly greater, yet grandfather only likes him and declares him the future head of the Ma family! Why? I refuse to accept it!"

He drew a deep breath, a flicker of madness appearing on his face.

"Since none of you acknowledge me, and since that waste Ma Jian blocks my path, I have no choice but to act myself! As long as he is utterly ruined, the Ma family's heir position will be mine alone!"

Ma Xiaotian stood aside; hearing this, his face turned icy as frozen stone.

He looked at this ferocious‑faced grandson, his heart filled with disappointment.

"So you laid hands on Xiao Jian, using Heartlinked Gu to harm him?"

Ma Xiaotian's voice was eerily calm, yet it carried a chilling pressure.

Ma Cheng lifted his head, meeting Ma Xiaotian's gaze without fear, instead showing a provocative smile.

"So what if it is?"

"How could I, Ma Xiaotian, have such a shameless grandson!"

Ma Xiaotian was obviously enraged by Ma Cheng's words; he pointed at Ma Cheng, his tone icy and piercing.

"From now on, I formally declare that you are expelled from the Ma family!"

Hearing Ma Xiaotian's words, Ma Cheng suddenly burst out laughing, his eyes full of mockery.

"Expel me from the Ma family? Ma Xiaotian, I hope you won't regret it! By the way, I almost forgot to tell you…"

He wiped the smile from his face, his eyes turning sinister.

"Once Heartlinked Gu is implanted, it devours the host's mind day and night. It's been so long that even a Great Luo Immortal couldn't save him—he'll be a madman for life!"

"Ma Jian is finished; from now on the Ma family will have to rely on me to hold it together! If you drive me out, you'd better watch out—no one will be left to support you in your old age!"

"You wretched creature!"

Ma Xiaotian trembled with uncontrollable rage, a terrifying grandmaster aura erupting instantly!

He could no longer hold back, lunging at Ma Cheng with his right hand turned into a palm, a fierce gust accompanying it as he struck straight at Ma Cheng's Tianling Cover.

"Today I will eradicate this scourge of the Ma family!"

He was truly driven mad by Ma Cheng's anger!

Ma Dongyang wanted to intervene, but it was too late—he could only watch helplessly as Ma Xiaotian's palm descended toward Ma Cheng.

The Ma family members present were stunned; no one expected the family patriarch to actually attempt to kill Ma Cheng!

Yet, at the very moment Ma Xiaotian's palm was about to strike Ma Cheng's Tianling Cover, Ma Cheng's eyes turned cold and a contemptuous smile touched his lips.

Instead of dodging, he raised his right hand and met Ma Xiaotian's palm with his own!

"Bang!"

A loud bang, two powerful forces collided, forming a violent shockwave that spread outward in all directions.

The Ma Family members instinctively stepped back a few steps, their faces filled with shock.

Immediately afterward, a shocking scene occurred!

Ma Xiaotian and Ma Cheng both retreated simultaneously, stepping back five or six steps before barely managing to stand firm.

Ma Xiaotian's face turned slightly pale, a trace of blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, obviously he had suffered a minor injury.

Ma Cheng was no better; his face was equally pallid, blood hung from the corner of his mouth, but his eyes were filled with arrogance.

Ma Xiaotian looked at Ma Cheng, his face full of incredulous shock.

"You... how could you possibly also be in the Mastery Realm?"

He is a Sixth Grade Grandmaster, a top-tier existence in the Jiangnan Martial Arts World; even some veteran Grandmasters might not be his match.

Yet Ma Cheng's palm just now could actually match him evenly, indicating that Ma Cheng's cultivation is at least at the Master Realm!

He never expected that this grandson, whom he had always overlooked, would possess such terrifying martial arts talent!

Ma Cheng wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his face showing a hint of arrogant cold smile.

"Old fogey, didn't expect that? You thought I've been doing nothing all these years? You only know to revolve around Ma Jian that good-for-nothing, completely missing my efforts!"

"Exactly, I am in the Master Realm!"

Ma Cheng straightened his chest, his tone full of pride.

"The Mastery Realm you pride yourself on, I, as a youngster, have already reached it before thirty! I've long said that compared to Ma Jian that good-for-nothing, I am the future of the Ma Family, the most suitable to inherit the Ma Family!"

"Tell you, Ma Xiaotian, with your current state, you simply can't defeat me!"

At that moment, Jiang Feng, who had been standing aside watching coldly, suddenly gave a faint smile and lightly clapped his hands.

"Not bad, not bad, truly unexpected."

He looked at Ma Cheng, his eyes carrying a hint of amusement.

"A Master Realm under thirty, plus a body full of sinister Gu techniques—this strength truly counts as promising youth."

"Speak, which old monster of the Gu Wang Sect is your true master?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Ma Cheng's face changed instantly, a flicker of panic flashed in his eyes, and he blurted out involuntarily.

"How do you know about the Gu Wang Sect?"

"No! I don't know what you're talking about!"