“Take it, it's yours.”
Kefuke handed Bi Yu Wei Lan to Chen Bugu, signaling him to take the bow.
But Chen Bugu was not in a hurry to accept it. Although this was his only purpose for entering the secret realm, after everything that had happened, he still had some doubts.
“This is your Muka Tribe's inheritance, isn't it? Why give it to an outsider like me?”
If this bow had been an ownerless item lying on the ground, Chen Bugu would have decisively picked it up and left. But at this moment, he knew that Bi Yu Wei Lan was Kefuke's weapon, and everything Kefuke did seemed to be for the Muka Tribe. If that was the case, why would he give this bow to himself?
“I didn't want to give it to you either, but there was no other way…”
It turned out that it wasn't that no Muka Tribe members had entered the secret realm left by Kefuke, but unfortunately, none of them had passed Kefuke's test, so naturally, they weren't qualified to take this weapon.
Kefuke shook his head and sighed: “My tribesmen are too deeply influenced by the gods. They surrendered to the gods as soon as they entered the test. Even if a few tribesmen wavered, they only chose to escape. Not a single tribesman chose to resist.”
“Although I am dead, Bi Yu Wei Lan will not be given to a weakling, even if that weakling is one of my tribesmen.”
“Those who submit to absolute power and completely lose the courage to resist, no matter how powerful they become, are not worthy of inheriting my Muka Tribe's legacy.”
As Kefuke spoke, his eyes were firm, and he exuded an air of unwavering pride.
“What about the other outsiders who entered this secret realm before? Has no one ever gained your approval?” Chen Bugu continued to ask.
“Hahahahaha, in fact, most people couldn't even Decipher the Qianxin Ball Lock and simply became sacrifices.”
“Unlike you, you are very interesting. I still don't understand how you Decipher that lock.”
Kefuke's surprise when he saw Chen Bugu Decipher the Qianxin Ball Lock was not faked.
In the past three hundred years, among the outsiders who entered before Chen Bugu, only one outsider with four eyes on his head had Decipher the Qianxin Ball Lock.
That four-eyed race seemed to possess incredibly astonishing eyesight and memory. At that time, he almost perfectly reverse-engineered the gatekeeper's locking movements one-to-one.
But even so, that four-eyed outsider still took nearly an hour to carefully Decipher the Qianxin Ball Lock, completely unlike Chen Bugu, who only took an instant.
Chen Bugu was not surprised. That lock was indeed very troublesome. If he hadn't had Breaking, he probably wouldn't have found a good solution either.
“Furthermore, even if someone escaped that stone prison, when they encountered the ‘gods’ on the second day, they were pressured by ‘divine might’ and chose to kneel and surrender. Such people, not only would I not approve of them, but even Bi Yu Wei Lan would not approve of them.”
Kefuke continued, clearly recalling the final choice that four-eyed outsider made when facing the gods.
“Has Bi Yu Wei Lan already approved of me?”
Chen Bugu heard the hidden message in Kefuke's words. It seemed that Star Weapons indeed had weapon spirits and could choose their own masters.
“Yes, if it didn't approve of you, when you faced the gods, the wooden bow in your hand would forever remain just a wooden bow.”
Chen Bugu nodded and lowered his head again to look at Bi Yu Wei Lan in Kefuke's hand.
This time, his outstretched hand did not retract again but tightly gripped the bow limb, taking Bi Yu Wei Lan.
Holding Bi Yu Wei Lan vertically in his left hand, this 1.7-meter bow was considered a large bow for Chen Bugu.
Unlike weapons such as the Rapid Wind Dagger or the Goblin's Bone Staff, Bi Yu Wei Lan had no level classification or any description, just like a very common ordinary large bow.
As Chen Bugu held the bow, his left palm felt slightly warm where it touched. He seemed to be able to feel the bow's emotions; it was the weapon spirit conveying joy and anticipation.
He tried to pull the bowstring, but at this moment, the bowstring, which was made of water threads, seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, completely unlike how easily he had bitten it open in the secret realm before.
It was only with his full strength that Chen Bugu managed to draw the bowstring.
As the bowstring was drawn, Chen Bugu's right hand, which was pulling the string, instinctively extended a finger, and wood elements and Water Elements from all directions converged towards the fingertip of Chen Bugu's right hand.
Even after leaving Kefuke's memory, Chen Bugu could still feel the favor of the wood elements and Water Elements; they seemed to allow him to manipulate them at will.
When Chen Bugu needed wood elements, green little light spots would swiftly gather and transform into a wooden arrow at his right fingertip; when he needed Water Elements, blue little light spots would joyfully flow to his fingertip, and a rapidly flowing water arrow would appear out of thin air.
If Chen Bugu specifically guided them, then the wood elements and Water Elements would transform into two beams of light, spiraling and intertwining to become a blue and green intertwined light arrow, exactly like the arrow Chen Bugu had shot with his mouth before.
“Wooden arrows are gentle and can be enchanted with other elements; water arrows are swift and can cut and penetrate; water and wood intertwine, endlessly regenerating, and the power on the arrow is continuous, allowing for ultra-long-range strikes and confrontations.”
“The water of the bowstring is the Weak Water of the Heavenly River; even a feather cannot float on it, and flying birds find it difficult to cross. It cannot be drawn without the strength of ten stones. Long-term use of this bow can increase one's strength.”
After listening to Kefuke's explanation, Chen Bugu was overjoyed. Bi Yu Wei Lan indeed possessed the “auto-fill” attribute, and according to his needs, he could even shoot different types of arrows.
Moreover, long-term use of this bow could even bring about an increase in his “strength” attribute. It was important to know that among Chen Bugu's Three Regions, strength was what he needed to enhance the most.
Just the characteristic of permanently increasing the user's strength alone made Bi Yu Wei Lan worthy of the name Star Weapon.
“As for anything more, you can slowly experience it after you form a bond with the weapon spirit.”
“Chen Bugu, since you have taken the inheritance of my Muka Tribe and accepted this karma, then I have something I would like to trouble you with.”
Chen Bugu looked up at Kefuke, thinking to himself, as expected, it wouldn't be that easy.
However, he was very satisfied with Bi Yu Wei Lan, so he didn't mind hearing Kefuke's request. Thus, he nodded slightly, motioning for Kefuke to continue speaking.
“As you can see, my Muka Tribe members can no longer be found outside the secret realm, so they must have left. That's right, my avatar was both protection and a shackles for them. It's normal for them to leave.”
“The inheritance has been given to you, and this will cannot be maintained for too long. Soon, I will completely dissipate and transform into an azure bead. If you encounter any Muka Tribe members in the future, please be sure to hand it over to them. This is very important to my tribe.”
After speaking, Kefuke bowed slightly.
This was the Muka King's last wish.
Chen Bugu agreed.
“My time is running out. I can only answer three more questions. What do you want to ask?”
As Bi Yu Wei Lan was handed over, Kefuke's power was weakening, and his body had already begun to gradually fade.
Chen Bugu quickly spoke, asking his first question.
“What exactly are the gods?”