Ancient Devouring Technique

Chapter 740 Rebellion
The number of people standing on the right side of the hall was much smaller than that of Ye Zhan's side, with only about a hundred people. However, the cultivation of these people was obviously much higher than that of the people on the opposite side, and almost half of them were powerful warriors in the King of Martial Arts realm.

At the front of these people stood a white-faced, beardless man, who was about 40 years old. He had a dignified appearance and an extraordinary aura. However, his eyes occasionally flashed a gloomy look, and it was obvious that he was very cunning.

He was wearing a black robe, looking majestic and imposing, and he looked like a superior, not inferior to Ye Zhan on the opposite side.

Behind him, there were also two armchairs.

On the left armchair, a little old man in black clothes and holding a pipe sat cross-legged. The old man had a greenish complexion and wrinkles on his face. He looked very old, but his eyes sparkled with brilliance.

Behind the little old man, a strange green pool shadow appeared and disappeared.

On the right armchair sat a Taoist in a Taoist robe. He wore a Taoist hat and played with two black iron beads in his hands. His peach blossom eyes kept staring at the beautiful female Xiuwu Emperor in white palace clothes across from him, and he even licked his lips with the tip of his tongue from time to time, looking like a sex-hungry ghost.

Behind him was a rolling black fog. From time to time, strange roars could be heard from the fog, making it impossible to tell what was actually inside.

These two are also at the Martial Emperor level.

The two groups of people had different expressions on their faces.

The group of people behind Ye Zhan were mostly warriors from the Ye family. They all had angry looks on their faces and glared at the group opposite them, looking like they were ready to take action at any time.

The expressions on the faces of the group of people opposite were much more complicated. Some were nervous, some were excited, some were sneering, and more of them had ferocious looks on their faces.

Among these people, quite a few are quite satisfied with their current situation. As a member of Wolong Island, they not only have no shortage of Yuanshi for cultivation, but also have many skills and techniques to choose from. Thinking back to the situation when they were casual cultivators, it is naturally incomparable.

Some of them did not want to get involved in the fight between the two sides, but at this moment, the development of the situation did not allow them to think too much.

However, their identities as outsiders forced them to stand against Ye Zhan and other members of the Ye family, and they completely forgot the help the Ye family had given them over the years.

Moreover, with Green Water Jar and Situ Laozu, two Martial Emperor Realm experts, watching closely, even a Martial King Realm expert would have to carefully weigh the pros and cons.

But the middle-aged man with a white face and no beard sneered at Ye Zhan and said, "Ye Zhan, you keep saying that Gusu Feng colluded with the evil sect to be an undercover agent in our Wolong Island. But I think you are deliberately fabricating charges to exclude dissidents, kill the chicken to scare the monkey, and take the opportunity to suppress us foreign warriors. If you can't produce strong evidence today and give us foreign martial artists an explanation, then please step down and let a virtuous person take the position of the island master."

Ye Zhan showed a trace of anger, but he suppressed it and said in a deep voice, "Liu Tianyang, there is solid evidence that Gusu Feng is colluding with the evil sect. I have just shown you the correspondence between him and the 'Moon Worship Demon Sect'. It contains a lot of internal secrets of our Wolong Island. But you said that the letter was forged by me and even tore it up. I think you want to deliberately destroy the evidence and deliberately provoke disputes between foreign martial artists and the original martial artists on this island. Maybe you are also one of the traitors."

"Ha ha!!"

Liu Tianyang laughed wildly towards the sky, pointed at Ye Zhan and said, "If you want to accuse someone, you can always find a pretext. Ye Zhan, you finally showed your true colors. What kind of evidence is that kind of letter? I can write a hundred of them in one stick of incense. I think you are eager to accuse us foreign warriors of being 'traitors' and find a chance to kill us all. It's a pity that we have fought for our island and made countless contributions, but in the end we have ended up like this. It can be said that when the birds are gone, the good bows are put away; when the rabbits are dead, the running dogs are cooked. It's sad and lamentable."

Liu Tianyang's words were very inflammatory, and immediately caused a commotion among the outside warriors behind him. Many of them showed doubts on their faces. Some of Liu Tianyang's confidants took the opportunity to become agitated and cursed Ye Zhan. Their words were very disgusting, and they did not take Ye Zhan, the island owner, seriously at all. The scene was in chaos for a while.

The elders and disciples of the Ye family behind Ye Zhan were furious when they saw their patriarch being humiliated. Their eyes were red and many of them took out their weapons and were ready to go forward and fight.

The foreign warriors were not willing to be outdone. They took out their weapons and activated their skills. For a moment, the hall was filled with vitality and murderous intent, and a great battle was about to break out.

Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Ye Zhan's heart trembled, but his mind immediately calmed down. He first raised his hand to stop the people on his side, and then shouted to the people behind Liu Tianyang:

"Everyone, please don't be deceived by Liu Tianyang. I, Ye Zhan, swear here that I have absolutely no intention of deliberately ostracizing you outsiders. Think carefully about how some of you are doing in Wolong Island and how you are treated. How do I, Ye Zhan, treat you normally? Have I ever treated you unfairly?"

His voice was steady, but his tone was bright, and with his cultivation at the peak of the ninth level of the Martial King Realm, he was able to suppress all the noise in the hall, and the hall returned to silence in an instant.

Some young warriors blushed and lowered their heads after hearing Ye Zhan's words. They secretly felt ashamed. As the island master, Ye Zhan always gave them fair rewards and punishments. There was indeed no favoritism. Moreover, in some matters, he even slightly favored the foreign warriors.

Thinking back to the past, these young warriors felt extremely regretful. They were indeed a bit reckless to follow Liu Tianyang and Island Master Ye to oppose him this time.

Liu Tianyang saw the expressions of these people and his face changed.

Knowing that if Ye Zhan continued to talk, people on his side would inevitably become unstable, he immediately said loudly, "Ye Zhan, you are indeed eloquent and eloquent. However, even if you usually show some small favors to us foreign warriors, it cannot cover up your sinister intentions. Don't be deceived by his words. Think about it carefully. There are a total of fifteen elders on Wolong Island, and only three of them are foreign warriors. The rest of the important positions are all selected by their "senior" warriors from Beizhou. Isn't this obviously bullying? Don't you understand the trick? Ye Zhan is guarding against us and doesn't want us foreign warriors to have too much power!"

Liu Tianyang's words once again aroused the dissatisfaction of the foreign warriors towards Ye Zhan, and they all spoke out in agreement.

"Correct!"

“That’s right!!”

Some foreign warriors who had felt guilty before also thought: Although they were given the resources to practice, this was obviously a form of solicitation and profiteering. Is there any need for them to feel guilty?

Ye Zhan was speechless at this time. It was necessary to restrict foreign warriors from holding important positions on the island. The purpose was to prevent foreign spies from infiltrating and then betraying after gaining power on Wolong Island, thereby shaking the foundation of Wolong Island.

This was a decision he had carefully considered and there was no way he could change it.

The hall suddenly became lively again, with both sides accusing each other and shouting incessantly. The scene was extremely chaotic and on the verge of getting out of control.

At this moment, Ye Zhan didn't know what to say. He looked at the original senior elders of the family helplessly, and saw the anxiety in their eyes.

If a fight really broke out between the foreign warriors and their people today, Wolong Island would be severely damaged or even collapse again.

This time, it was Liu Tianyang who first spoke up to stop the excessive behavior of both parties, saying, "Please be quiet and listen to me."

He was also at the peak of the ninth level of the Martial King Realm. When he shouted, the hall was immediately shaken with a buzzing sound. The martial artists on both sides were immediately shocked and fell silent.

Liu Tianyang nodded with satisfaction and continued, "We are all from the same island. I believe that neither Ye Zhan nor I want to see everyone killing each other. If we want to solve today's matter, I think it would be better to do this. The island master of our Wolong Island must not only be a virtuous person, but also must have the fighting power to match it. Ye Zhan, I have a suggestion. Let's each send five people to have a trial gambling fight. Five games, three wins. If your people win, then you can still be your island master. We, the outside warriors, will follow your lead in the future and never mention today's matter again. If our people win, then please give up the position of island master to us, so that we, the outside warriors, can also taste the taste of being the master of this island. What do you think?"

"Yes! Senior Liu is right!!"

"That makes so much sense!" As soon as Liu Tianyang finished speaking, the foreign warriors immediately applauded and cheered.

(It’s the third chapter now, I will try to update the fourth chapter today!!)

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