Their attire was equally bizarre.
Though their faces were identical, one wore a white robe while the other wore a black robe.
The robes trailed all the way to the ground, concealing their feet entirely, giving the impression that they were floating.
But that was manageable. What truly alarmed Chu Feng was that both of them were holding a map in their hands.
That map was identical to the one held by the Yu Clan's Clan Chief.
So it turned out there wasn't just one map — others had one too.
The moment Chu Feng laid eyes on those two maps, he knew things were looking bad.
These two had to be here for the secret land.
"How fortunate — we searched high and low for this place and found nothing, yet here you are, little brat, having discovered it for us."
The white-robed elder looked at Chu Feng and let out an eerie laugh.
When he laughed, he revealed a row of sharp, blackened teeth.
Those teeth were like something out of a demon — not only disgusting, but outright terrifying.
"Brother, you have me to thank for this. I told you this brat wasn't ordinary. When he entered this place, he wasn't searching for spirit beasts at all. He moved straight ahead as if he already had a target in mind — there had to be something suspicious."
"What's more, he deliberately concealed himself, and his methods of concealment were remarkably sophisticated. If I hadn't been prepared and locked onto him with a tracking treasure before he could vanish, we really might not have caught up with him."
The black-robed elder spoke.
Hearing this, Chu Feng understood the reason.
So these two had been tracking him all along. What Chu Feng hadn't expected was that even after he had concealed his presence, they had still been able to follow him.
But thinking about it more carefully, it was understandable.
The two of them were not only powerful in cultivation but also possessed strange abilities — they were clearly no ordinary individuals.
It only made sense that they would have formidable means at their disposal.
"Brother, you've earned credit this time. If you hadn insisted on tracking this boy, we never would have found this place."
The white-robed elder praised the black-robed elder.
"Who are you?"
Chu Feng asked in a firm voice. Though he was pinned to the ground, he showed no signs of panic.
How these two had arrived here, and their purpose for coming — Chu Feng already understood all of that.
What he wanted to figure out now was their identity.
Only by understanding his opponents well enough could Chu Feng find a way to save himself.
"Well now, little brat, you seem quite curious."
"Seeing as you led us both here, I'll let you in on everything."
"Listen well — we brothers are the infamous Black and White Fiends of the Nine Soul Galaxy."
"We were originally hired by the princess of the Nine Soul Sacred Clan to protect that boy Zhao Yuzhuo."
"As for this secret land, this is a map our brothers obtained many years ago."
"When we learned the secret land was about to open, we tricked that boy Zhao Yuzhuo into coming here, telling him there was a spirit beast he was looking for."
When the white-robed elder reached this point, he raised his arm, and a gourd emerged from his Universe Bag.
Light spilled from within the gourd, and a spirit beast appeared — its body shaped like a horse, its head resembling a rabbit, with antlers atop its head. It was entirely white and radiated a soft glow.
Upon seeing this spirit beast, Chu Feng understood.
The rumor about a spirit beast being here had been spread by these two all along.
Because they needed to protect Zhao Yuzhuo — if Zhao Yuzhuo had been unwilling to come here, they would have had no excuse to enter either.
So they had deceived Zhao Yuzhuo into coming, and once here, they used his identity to seal off the area, giving themselves the opportunity to search for the secret land.
As for the so-called spirit beast, it had already been in their possession the entire time. Once they found the secret land, all they had to do was hand it over to Zhao Yuzhuo.
By this point, Chu Feng had a rough understanding of how everything had unfolded.
It turned out they had been inside the secret land from the very beginning, lurking in the shadows. No wonder he hadn't sensed a thing.
"Kid, the matter of protecting Zhao Yuzhuo is a secret. Within the Zhao family, only Zhao Yuzhuo and Zhao Batian know about it."
"You're an outsider who has learned this information. That means there's no way you leave alive."
"Now do you understand why I bothered explaining everything so clearly?"
"I wanted you to die knowing exactly why."
Suddenly, a vicious expression appeared on the white-robed elder's face. He actually intended to kill Chu Feng.
"If you kill me, don't even think about leaving here alive."