Chapter 524: Chapter 518: Brothers Bound by Deep Feelings
"Since fellow Black Dragon Heaven warmly invites us, we two shouldn’t refuse."
"However, we can’t handle too much alcohol, so we’ll drink less," Manjushri Bodhisattva said.
Lin Yuan thought, drinking less doesn’t matter, as long as they’re willing to drink.
The poisoned wine prepared last time for the Great Auspicious Buddha hasn’t been used up, perfect for Manjushri Bodhisattva and Manjushri Bodhisattva.
After all, these two are Tier Two experts.
Though not at Tier Two Peak yet, they still belong to Tier Two.
While Black Dragon Heaven and his twenty-eight Celestial Kings could form the Twenty-Eight Stars Array and likely defeat Manjushri Bodhisattva and Manjushri Bodhisattva.
However, if he could trick them into drinking the poisoned wine, it would be much easier.
Black Dragon Heaven schemed privately, inviting Manjushri Bodhisattva and Manjushri Bodhisattva to the banquet.
Once they were seated, Black Dragon Heaven stuck to his old routine.
First, he poured normal wine for them, then, after they had drunk a few cups, swiftly switched to the poisoned wine.
This time, Black Dragon Heaven was well-prepared.
Last time he had to switch wine jugs; this time he didn’t even need to change the jug.
Black Dragon Heaven directly refined a magical wine jug with a compartment, one half holding normal wine, the other half poisoned wine.
The same jug could pour out poisoned wine or good wine depending on Black Dragon Heaven’s intentions.
Black Dragon Heaven first poured himself a cup of good wine and then poured poisoned wine for Manjushri Bodhisattva and Manjushri Bodhisattva.
After pouring the poisoned wine, Black Dragon Heaven naturally encouraged them to drink.
Manjushri Bodhisattva, a straightforward person, took the cup and immediately drank it.
As soon as the wine entered, Manjushri Bodhisattva felt something was wrong, his entire power was sealed.
"Bang!" Manjushri Bodhisattva slammed the table, shouting, "This wine is poisoned, don’t drink it!"
Manjushri Bodhisattva was more refined, and his drinking movements were slow.
After Manjushri Bodhisattva drank, Manjushri Bodhisattva’s cup was just at his lips.
Hearing Manjushri Bodhisattva’s shout, he quickly threw the cup away.
Seeing this scene, Black Dragon Heaven thought, this effect is too efficient, not so good after all!
Their drinking timing didn’t match, and the medication effect was too fast, causing only one to be affected.
Moreover, considering the poisoned wine reveals the gap between Tier Two Peak and normal Tier Two experts.
When poisoned wine was previously used, the Great Auspicious Buddha sensed through intuition there was a problem with the wine and wasn’t affected.
But Manjushri Bodhisattva and Manjushri Bodhisattva both fell for it.
Though Manjushri Bodhisattva didn’t drink the poisoned wine due to Manjushri Bodhisattva’s reminder.
If not for the reminder, Manjushri Bodhisattva would have been affected for sure.
Even though only one was poisoned, it was sufficient.
The twenty-eight Celestial Kings forming the Stars Array, plus Black Dragon Heaven himself, made Manjushri Bodhisattva no match.
Moreover, he had to take care of Manjushri Bodhisattva, now a burden.
"Boom!" Black Dragon Heaven flipped the table, shouting, "If you can’t drink, don’t drink!"
"Children, keep them here for me."
Suddenly, the formation by the twenty-eight Celestial Kings enveloped the surroundings.
Seeing this, Manjushri Bodhisattva and Manjushri Bodhisattva felt chills down their spines.
Realizing the power radiating from the Stars Array, they knew escaping would be difficult.
This was a shipwreck in a ditch.
Under the Twenty-Eight Stars Array, Manjushri Bodhisattva helped Manjushri Bodhisattva stand.
Feeling the power from the Stars Array, Manjushri Bodhisattva pushed Manjushri Bodhisattva away, shouting, "Go, don’t worry about me!"
Even the strongest would be temporarily sealed upon drinking the poisoned wine used by Black Dragon Heaven.
For mere Tier Two like Manjushri Bodhisattva, his mana would be sealed for a significant time.
In the current situation, that time was enough for him to die countless times.
Seeing this situation, Manjushri Bodhisattva knew Manjushri Bodhisattva had a thirty percent chance to escape alone.
If he took him alongside, their escape chance would be zero.
Therefore, he mustn’t become a burden for Manjushri Bodhisattva.
After Manjushri Bodhisattva was pushed aside, he quickly released mana, transforming it into rope to bind Manjushri Bodhisattva.
Then he carried Manjushri Bodhisattva on his back.
"Good brother, lifetime!"
"Live or die together, I won’t leave you!" Manjushri Bodhisattva said firmly.
Black Dragon Heaven: "?????"
Seeing the bond of life and death between Manjushri Bodhisattva and Manjushri Bodhisattva, Black Dragon Heaven thought, "Something’s odd!"
"Looking at you two, this doesn’t seem like mere friendship!"
"Honestly, did you really both come from the city?"
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Meanwhile, the Stars Array by the twenty-eight Celestial Kings had begun attacking them.
One after another, energy giant beasts emerged from the array.
These energy beasts, each unique, represented the legendary Twenty-Eight Constellations.
Aquarius Dragon, Taurus Dragon, Lyra Fox, Leo Tiger...
These energy beasts had immense power and attacked Manjushri Bodhisattva and Manjushri Bodhisattva fiercely from all sides.
In this situation, Manjushri Bodhisattva couldn’t be careless, immediately deploying his two most powerful magical treasures.
Manjushri Bodhisattva’s right hand wielded a treasure sword blazing with fierce flames, in his left hand a lotus emitting a faint green glow.
The flame on the sword was incredibly powerful, a true killing tool.
The lotus emitted a faint emerald light, which, besides defense, also had healing effects.
The sword for attack, the lotus for defense, the Stars Array by the twenty-eight Celestial Kings couldn’t easily overpower Manjushri Bodhisattva quickly.
At this moment, Elder Bai, Qingqiu Mountain Grand Elder, Lin Yuan, and others were hiding on the other side of Silent Sea.
Black Dragon Heaven was Lin Yuan’s avatar, sharing a direct perspective with him.
"Elder Bai, the fight below has started!"
"One down, one remaining!" Lin Yuan briefly reported the situation to Elder Bai.
Understanding the situation, Elder Bai breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "With only one left, it’s stable!"
"We don’t need to intervene in this fight, just guard here and prevent reinforcements from reaching the battlefield."
Elder Bai supported Black Dragon Heaven’s attack on Manjushri Bodhisattva and Manjushri Bodhisattva.
He positioned Black Dragon Heaven here for this purpose.
Moreover, the current situation was exactly what Elder Bai anticipated.
Let the World Honored Sect experts mysteriously disappear one by one.
Though they suspected Black Dragon Heaven, they had no solid evidence.
As such, they dared not rashly escalate into full war.
This granted Black Dragon Heaven time to develop.
