Chapter 460

Ma Bu's face instantly turned as gloomy as water, and the scar on his left eye turned a terrifying purple-red due to anger.

Ma Bu's voice was as cold as ice: "Senior brother, you know the rules of the Sacred Land. The Yin-Yang Gu has been guarded by our Bai Miao tribe for thousands of years and must not be lost."

His right hand pressed on the bronze bell at his waist, his tone equally unquestionable: "Please return."

This was clearly an order to evict the guests!

Letting you in was already considered my magnanimity; you still want to see the Yin-Yang Gu? No way!

Now the Holy Master is telling me to be reasonable; if it were before, I would have already taken action.

Fine beads of sweat seeped from Ma Hei's forehead; he never expected things to develop to this point.

The problem now was no longer whether to let him see it or not, but whether you, Ma Bu, dare not give face to the current Holy Majesty?

Ma Hei suppressed his anger, his voice almost squeezed out from between his teeth: "Junior brother, this Young Master Li has a special status, so please..."

"No need to say more!" Ma Bu interrupted sternly, "Even if the Heavenly King himself came, he would still have to follow the rules of the Sacred Land!"

Once this sentence was uttered, everyone present gasped.

Li Meng was even more scared to the point of turning pale; she had never seen two senior brothers so at daggers drawn.

Ma Hei was truly anxious now. If he didn't let His Majesty see it, it would be a dereliction of duty for a subject. Although His Majesty was traveling incognito, he was still His Majesty!

Ma Hei's face was gloomy as he suddenly spoke: "Junior brother, then according to the rules of the Sacred Land, if I defeat you, don't you have to take out the Yin-Yang Gu for us to see?"

Li Chen only entered after defeating Chi Liu Chuan, which shows that the Sacred Land respects the strong.

What are rules? The strong can break the rules!

This is the respect for the strong.

As soon as these words were spoken, the surroundings suddenly exploded.

"Has the senior brother gone mad? Challenging the second senior brother for an outsider!"

"This is the first time the two senior brothers have had a direct conflict!"

"The Black Miao and Bai Miao tribes are afraid they will completely tear their faces apart!"

"What kind of background does this young master from the Imperial Capital have?"

"The Holy Master is not here; the Sacred Land is about to change."

Ma Bu was stunned for a moment, then laughed up at the sky: "That's right! This is also the rule of the Sacred Land!"

The golden-thread snake Gu on his neck suddenly erupted, drawing a dazzling golden light in the air.

"But do you have the ability?" Ma Bu was not panicked at all.

Everyone is in the Sage Realm; who is afraid of whom?

Don't think that just because you are the senior brother, you can put on airs in front of me.

Ma Hei went all out this time. His right hand condensed, and the thirty-six "Iron Bone Gu" hidden in his clothes woke up simultaneously, walking out dark golden patterns under his skin.

Today, even if I have to risk this life, I must be a loyal subject!

"See you at the Tribute God Platform!"

When the news spread that the two personal disciples of the Holy Master were going to duel, the entire Miao Border Sacred Land boiled over.

The scale of the competition far exceeded the time Chi Liu Chuan challenged Li Chen. This might very well determine the candidate for the next Holy Master!

Because whoever wins proves who has higher talent.

On the Tribute God Platform in the center of the Sacred Land, ghost-blue flames ignited on the tops of nine coiled-dragon stone pillars.

The crowd watching the battle spread from the foot of the mountain to the mountainside, and even Chi Liu Chuan, who had just been defeated and was hiding at home, came with his face covered.

The barrier jointly supported by the twelve tribal elders shone with colorful halos in the sunlight.

The priests of the Bai Miao tribe beat seven animal-skin war drums, the drumbeats shaking the "Singing Spring Gu" in the mountain stream until they shattered into water mist.

The Black Miao tribe released tens of thousands of "Firefly Gu," forming the totem of their tribe in the sky.

The disciples of the two factions shouted across the platform, the sound waves almost overturning the bronze tripod on top of the Tribute God Platform.

When Ma Hei stepped onto the stone steps with his strong upper body bare, a sudden exclamation came from the viewing platform: "Look at the senior brother's back!" On his bronze-colored skin, dense dark golden inscriptions actually emerged.

That was the sign that the Black Miao forbidden technique "Myriad Gu Heart-Devouring Art" had reached completion!

Seeing this, Ma Bu's pupils shrank, and the golden-thread snake Gu on his neck suddenly let out a shrill hiss.

He violently tore open his left sleeve, revealing his entire arm covered in silver charms.

A louder exclamation sounded from under the platform: "It's the Bai Miao secret 'Nine Transformations of the Heavenly Silkworm'!"

The bronze tripod in the center of the Tribute God Platform suddenly self-ignited, shooting up blood-colored flames three zhang high; this was the signal for the duel to begin.

The momentum of the two peak Heavenly Abyss Realm powerhouses collided, actually whipping up a visible dark whirlwind within the barrier!

At this time, Li Meng had already disappeared, and Li Chen turned into a melon-eating spectator this time, watching the show nearby.

He came to the masked Chi Liu Chuan and said: "Who do you think has a higher chance of winning?"

This sentence stunned Chi Liu Chuan. What, buddy, did you recognize me? I'm masked!

No way, Li Meng wasn't there, and Li Chen needed a live commentator. Chi Liu Chuan was still someone who could afford to lose, so he just said it casually.

Although Chi Liu Chuan didn't understand how Li Chen discovered his identity, he still said: "The two schools each have their own merits. Although Senior Brother Ma Bu has been initiated for a shorter time than Senior Brother Ma Hei, Senior Brother Ma Bu has been practicing in seclusion, while Senior Brother Ma Hei has to handle many things, so their progress is actually about the same. Moreover, they both practice the most powerful Gu insects of the Black Miao and Bai Miao tribes. I don't know who is stronger either. It looks like a fifty-fifty split now, but I hope Senior Brother Ma Bu wins."

Chi Liu Chuan was also speaking based on facts, not blackening anyone, nor deliberately praising anyone. The Bai Miao tribe had always been like this; rules were rules.

Li Chen felt that Chi Liu Chuan had already "poisoned" Ma Bu, so he didn't speak and continued to watch.

On the platform, the battle between the two Gu cultivators had entered a white-hot stage.

Ma Hei gave a low shout, his arms shook, and the dark golden inscriptions under his skin suddenly lit up, turning into countless tiny Gu insect phantoms surrounding his body.

He brought his hands together, the ground suddenly cracked, and dozens of pitch-black "Heart-Devouring Gu" broke through the soil, twisting toward Ma Bu like poisonous snakes!

Ma Bu sneered, the golden-thread snake Gu on his neck suddenly expanded, turning into a giant python three zhang long. As the snake opened its mouth, it sprayed out scorching white poisonous mist.

Those Heart-Devouring Gu stiffened and fell as soon as they touched it, turning into ashes in mid-air!

"Senior brother, your Gu techniques are still the same old stuff!" Ma Bu mocked.

Ma Hei didn't answer, his hands violently slapped the ground. In an instant, dense runes appeared on the ground of the entire Tribute God Platform, and a huge Gu formation suddenly took shape!

"Myriad Gu Heart-Devouring Formation?!" A Black Miao elder under the platform exclaimed, "He actually mastered it!"

Ma Bu's expression changed slightly, but soon he returned to calmness.

He bit his fingertip, and blood dripped onto the silver charms on his arm. Those charms actually squirmed like living things, quickly covering his entire body!

"Nine Transformations of the Heavenly Silkworm, Third Transformation!"

His figure suddenly grew taller, and a silvery-white carapace appeared on the surface of his skin, making him look like a metal statue.

The corrosive power of the Myriad Gu Heart-Devouring Formation fell on him, actually making a shrill sound like metal clashing!

The two fought again. Between their punches and kicks, the air waves surged, and the air within the barrier was distorted.

Half an hour passed, and the battle remained deadlocked. They were both too familiar with each other and had been countering each other's moves.

Just at this moment—

Boom!

An invisible pressure suddenly descended, and the entire Tribute God Platform fell silent instantly!

All the Gu cultivators felt an indescribable sense of oppression, as if an invisible mountain had suddenly appeared between heaven and earth, pressing down so hard that people couldn't breathe.

Li Chen raised his eyebrows slightly, his gaze turning toward the distant sky.

The Master Yang Ci Taoist beside him also sensed something and frowned.

Chi Liu Chuan trembled all over and whispered: "Oh no..."

On the platform, Ma Hei and Ma Bu stopped at the same time, their faces changing drastically.

They couldn't be more familiar with that pressure.

(End of chapter)