“Thank you, Lord Black Fiend.”
Although this boundary spirit robe was of no use to Chu Feng, who already possessed the Nine Dragons Saint Robe, it was nevertheless extremely valuable and represented an honour. Chu Feng accepted it gladly.
When he took the robe, Chu Feng deliberately glanced at Gongsun Yuntian.
By coincidence, Gongsun Yuntian was also staring at him.
As their eyes met, Chu Feng could see that Gongsun Yuntian’s face was utterly grim.
In particular, his jealous eyes held killing intent. His posture made it seem as though he wanted to devour Chu Feng whole.
Yet Chu Feng felt no fear. Instead, he revealed a meaningful smile.
This smile enraged Gongsun Yuntian to the point of gnashing his teeth.
If earlier he had merely harboured hostility towards Chu Feng, now he hated him to the bone.
For today, all the glory that should have belonged to him had been snatched away by Chu Feng.
“Lord Black Fiend, you cannot give the Crystal Feather Immortal Robe to Chu Feng.”
“This Chu Feng indeed used special methods. Although we do not know how he did it, he was able to control the formations within the Illusion Palace while inside the Thousand Transformations Illusion Palace.”
“It was precisely by relying on the power of those formations that he possessed strength far beyond his own.”
“Not only did he commit evil deeds and act arrogantly, he even tried to kill us. If Yuntian had not intervened to save them, these two brothers of mine would already have been killed by Chu Feng.”
“Although Chu Feng was the first to leave the Thousand Transformations Illusion Palace, he did indeed use despicable means.”
“We beg Lord Black Fiend to investigate thoroughly and grant us justice.”
The geniuses of the Gongsun family began accusing Chu Feng. As they did so, they deliberately pointed out the two geniuses from their family whom Chu Feng had spared.
After all, before entering the Thousand Transformations Illusion Palace, the Black Fiend Old Demon had personally stated that mutual attacks were forbidden, or disqualification would follow.
Seeing that they could not beat Chu Feng in a fair contest, they could only resort to underhanded tactics.
At the same time, Gongsun Yuntian also looked towards the two who had been spared by Chu Feng.
Though the pair were extremely reluctant, they quickly made their choice.
With a thud, they knelt on the ground. Then, with aggrieved expressions, they cried out to the Black Fiend Old Demon, “Lord Black Fiend, this is true. We beg you to uphold justice for us.”
“Chu Feng, how do you explain this?”
After the juniors had made their accusations, the older generation of the Gongsun family also fixed their gazes on Chu Feng and questioned him in a superior tone.
“Oh, so you cannot win fairly and now you start playing dirty.”
“The seven of you not only robbed us of our treasures, you also tried to kill us. If Chu Feng had not helped us, we would all have died inside the Thousand Transformations Illusion Palace.”
“You used the summoning heart jade to control the power of the main formation in the Thousand Transformations Illusion Palace, yet we said nothing about it.”
“And now you have the nerve to turn around and bite us?”
Xia Yan sneered coldly.
He refuted them without any hesitation, even blurting out the matter of the summoning heart jade.
“Summoning heart jade?”
As expected, upon hearing those four words, the expressions of everyone present changed.
Even the Black Fiend Old Demon narrowed his eyes and swept a meaningful glance over the Gongsun family.
After all, the matter of the summoning heart jade had long ceased to be a secret in the Nine Souls Heavenly River.
If the Gongsun family had truly used the summoning heart jade, it meant they had not only deceived the Zhuge family and the other boundary spirit experts who had joined in opening the ruins, but even the Nine Souls Sacred Clan had been deceived by them.
If this were true, the Gongsun family could very well invite calamity that would wipe out their entire clan.
“You brat, what nonsense are you spouting?”
“How could our Gongsun family possibly possess a summoning heart jade?”
“If you dare speak such lies again, this old man will tear your mouth apart.”
The people of the Gongsun family reacted strongly.
Not only did they hurl verbal abuse, some even released their oppressive might.
Their stance made it seem as though they wanted to strike immediately and silence Xia Yan.
“What are you doing?”
“Do you take this old man for air?”
But suddenly, a voice rang out, and the people of the Gongsun family immediately fell silent.
The one who had spoken was naturally the Black Fiend Old Demon.
Though the Black Fiend Old Demon appeared amiable on the surface, who present did not know what kind of person he truly was?
The “Fiend” in Black Fiend Old Demon was no empty title.
This man was not only ruthless, but extremely domineering.
Within the Nine Souls Heavenly River ruled by the Nine Souls Sacred Clan, how many dared to show disrespect to the Nine Souls Sacred Clan?
Yet the Black Fiend Old Demon was one of them.
“Young friend Chu Feng, why do you remain silent?”
“Do you not offer a reasonable explanation for their accusations?”
After suppressing the Gongsun family, the Black Fiend Old Demon turned his gaze to Chu Feng before him.
“My lord, if I admit it, will you punish me?”
“And if the juniors of the Gongsun family deny it, will you let them off?”
Chu Feng countered with questions instead of answering.
But before the Black Fiend Old Demon could speak, Chu Feng continued.
“I admit that I did take action against people from the Gongsun family.”
“But it was they who robbed treasures first. Moreover, I could have killed them, yet these two are still alive now. That alone explains everything. It was I, Chu Feng, who let them go despite past grievances.”
“If my lord does not believe me, my brothers Xia Yan and Xiao Yu can testify for me.”
Chu Feng said.
“Them testifying?”
“They are your accomplices. Would their testimony count for anything?”
One of the Gongsun family geniuses asked with great disdain.
“Then does the testimony of your seven count for anything?”
The Black Fiend Old Demon asked.
“My lord… we…”
At this question, the geniuses of the Gongsun family were rendered speechless.
Indeed, compared to the alliance between Chu Feng, Xia Yan, and Xiao Yu,
the bond among their seven was far closer. After all, they were blood brothers from the same clan.
“What happened inside the Thousand Transformations Illusion Palace is difficult to verify. This old man will not pursue it, and you should speak no more of it.”
“What this old man despises most are those who dare to do but not dare to admit, and those who cannot accept defeat.”
At these words from the Black Fiend Old Demon, shame surged across the faces of the Gongsun family geniuses.
They all knew that these words were actually directed at them.
“According to the rules of this marriage recruitment contest,”
“the first five to emerge from the Thousand Transformations Illusion Palace will proceed to the next round.”
“Unlike the previous trial, this round tests combat ability in boundary techniques.”
“Apart from martial power, which cannot be used, any means related to boundary techniques are permitted.”
“Among the five, the two strongest will advance to the final trial.”
After saying this, the Black Fiend Old Demon took the enormous Thousand Transformations Illusion Palace into his sleeve.
Just as the Thousand Transformations Illusion Palace entered his sleeve, he swung his arm, and a black object flew out from within.
As it emerged from his sleeve, it rapidly expanded. After landing in the centre of the square, it continued to grow.
Miraculously, as the object expanded, the VIP seats around the square also began to change, expanding along with it.
In the blink of an eye, the object had transformed into something the size of a small continent.
It was so vast that people standing upon it seemed as insignificant as specks of dust.
