A Gu contest, of course, did not involve putting two Gu Worms in the same Gu Mound and letting them devour each other.
Instead, it compared the toxicity or other effects of the Gu Worms raised by the two cultivators onstage.
Five judges sat on the stage, and clearly, they were the ones who decided which side was stronger.
Yet Su Jiu found the whole thing laughable. Their standard of judgment was probably nothing more than which side's Gu Worm contained greater vitality.
The situation unfolding before them was a perfect example.
A girl onstage seemed unable to believe she had lost. Losing her composure, she challenged the judges in disbelief. "Impossible! In terms of toxicity and combat ability, mine is clearly superior! If you don't believe me, let me fight her!"
Murmurs rose from below.
"Has she forgotten what happened to the Gu maidens who challenged the judges before? How dare she defy them?"
"I think this Gu maiden will probably have her qualifications revoked too."
"Stop talking, stop talking. If the judges hear us, we might get dragged into it."
Just as the Gu maidens below had said, the judges' faces darkened the moment they heard the contestant question them.
The Gu insect this girl had raised was certainly poisonous, but it contained less life force than the other one, so she could not be declared the winner.
Su Jiu noticed one of the judges turn around as though by accident and quietly glance at the Tower Pavilion a short distance behind them.
Then he turned back and said sternly, "We are the judges. We have our own standards. Must we explain them to you?"
With that, he waved his hand. Two men who looked like guards immediately emerged from either side of the stage and drove the