King of Creation
Chapter 149 - 147: Violent Slaughter

Chapter 149: Chapter 147: Violent Slaughter

"Sword dancing alone is quite boring. Having heard of Young Hero Ye’s unrivaled swordsmanship, so famous throughout the Royal City, would you dare join me in a dance to liven up the atmosphere?" Lie Kuangsha called out to Ye Zhen with his sword pointed at him.

"Not interested!"

Ye Zhen didn’t even lift his head as he sent those three words out, almost causing those who had been worried about him to spurt out a mouthful of old blood in frustration.

Isn’t this conceding defeat a bit too straightforward?

Lie Kuangsha’s challenge was clearly incited by the Third Prince Zhu Kun, intending to target Ye Zhen. Perhaps he would use the sword dance to severely trip up Ye Zhen.

Everyone present, even Prince Anchang, who held some hostility towards Ye Zhen, was fully aware of this.

But Ye Zhen, you could at least put up a pretense for a while, don’t just concede by delivering ’three words’.

For a moment, the hall was filled with the color of disappointment.

Even the Eldest Prince Zhu Xuan and Princess Huayang wore expressions of disappointment.

Especially Princess Huayang, who had been worried about Ye Zhen when she heard Lie Kuangsha challenge him. Now, seeing Ye Zhen directly admit defeat, her expression turned exceedingly disappointed.

Elder Bao’s expression, however, was somewhat peculiar, as this didn’t seem to fit Ye Zhen’s style.

Lie Kuangsha paused for a moment, and then burst out laughing, "So the famous Ye Zhen of the Royal City is nothing but a coward, too afraid even to sword dance with someone. Disappointing, I am truly greatly disappointed!"

"Sword dancing is what performers do. My swordsmanship is for battle, it is for killing! How could I stoop to your level, fawning over princes and nobles, becoming a slave and a servant?"

Ye Zhen’s voice was not loud or soft, but it was forceful, turning the nobles’ disappointment in the hall into surprise!

"Well said!"

The cries of approval from Elder Bao and the Black Water Pill King rang out simultaneously.

"Bastard, you dare to insult me as a performer!"

With a malevolent look on his face and sword light flashing, Lie Kuangsha was about to pounce on Ye Zhen, but was stopped by a stern shout from the Eldest Prince Zhu Xuan.

"Are you seeking death? With the Black Water Pill King and Princess Huayang by your side, you dare to make a move?"

"Third brother, is this how you discipline your subordinates?"

The Eldest Prince Zhu Xuan immediately seized the opportunity to assert himself.

"A rough man from the Great Desert, just bear with it," the Third Prince Zhu Kun casually replied with a laugh, then shouted at Lie Kuangsha, "Lie Kuangsha, someone calls you a performer and you just plan to accept that?"

"Roar!"

Lie Kuangsha let out a roar like that of a wild beast, and fiercely drew his finger like a sword across his own forehead. Blood suddenly streamed down his face as he let out a bestial roar.

"Ye Zhen, I swear on the soul of the Shachang Clan, I will use your blood to cleanse the shame you’ve cast upon me!"

With his sword vibrating, Lie Kuangsha beat his chest with the sword and bellowed, "Ye Zhen, if you’re a real man, then fight with Lie Kuangsha!"

"How dare you!"

The moment the Eldest Prince Zhu Xuan’s scolding voice came out, Ye Zhen immediately got up to fight, a reckless smile on his lips, "That’s more like it. If you want a fight, we’ll fight. Sword dancing, I don’t have time for such play!"

"Don’t do it!"

Just as Ye Zhen was about to take a step forward, Princess Huayang suddenly gave a gentle tug at the hem of his trousers. A mosquito-like voice, bound by True Yuan, reached Ye Zhen’s ears.

"Ye Zhen, don’t fall for it."

"Not to mention that Lie Kuangsha never leaves survivors under his sword, his strength is definitely higher than you can imagine."

"Half a month ago, to avenge the Silver Moon Saber, Elder Wu Zheng, who went by the nickname Jade-breaking Hand and whose cultivation had reached the peak of the Spirit Summoning Realm after fighting in the Jianghu for over forty years, came to challenge Lie Kuangsha.

As a result, Lie Kuangsha emerged unscathed from Elder Wu Zheng’s assassination attempt, and his reputation soared in the Royal City!"

"Really, then I must fight even more!"

As he spoke, Ye Zhen stepped forward.

The anxious Princess Huayang, who was considering Ye Zhen’s well-being, looked around, but neither Elder Bao nor the Black Water Pill King seemed to have any intention of stopping Ye Zhen, causing a flash of confusion in her heart!

The fearsome reputation of Lie Kuangsha in Black Water King’s City was known to all; while the Eldest Prince Zhu Xuan was still trying to intercede, the Third Prince Zhu Kun had already begun laughing.

"Good, a clash between the strong, how wonderful! Just now, I saw that the nobles were almost falling asleep watching the dance, but this duel should revitalise everyone!"

"Big brother, you’re not afraid that Ye Zhen will lose, are you?" The Third Prince Zhu Kun said with a smile.

Just as the Eldest Prince Zhu Xuan was about to respond, Ye Zhen gave a salute and said, "Third Prince, could we perhaps get started?"

"After all, it’s a rare occasion for a princess to be serving food and drink, and I am still looking forward to going back to my drink!"

Everyone was momentarily stunned.

Was Ye Zhen too arrogant? He was so sure he could quickly defeat Lie Kuangsha that he wanted to return to drinking?

Wouldn’t Ye Zhen be lucky not to be carried out of the hall?

Of course, that was just what Prince Anchang Zhu Qianshu was thinking.

"Hahaha, alright, Lie Kuangsha, your opponent can’t wait any longer. You wouldn’t disappoint me, would you?"

In the midst of Third Prince Zhu Kun’s laughter, Lie Kuangsha roared at Ye Zhen, "Ye Zhen, come on!"

With Lie Kuangsha’s roar, the whole hall suddenly fell silent, all eyes focusing on Ye Zhen and Lie Kuangsha.

But Ye Zhen shook his head in a completely unexpected manner.

"You go first! If I make the first move, you might not even have the chance to strike!"

The first half of Ye Zhen’s sentence sounded reasonable, but the latter half once again shocked everyone.

They had seen the arrogant before, but never anyone as arrogant as Ye Zhen.

An early-stage Spirit Summoning Realm fighting a mid-stage Spirit Summoning Realm, and even before a man who had killed a late-stage Spirit Summoning Realm martial artist, Ye Zhen dared to claim that once he made a move, his opponent would have no chance.

"Is Ye Zhen too arrogant?" Zhu Qianshu’s seventh brother exclaimed in surprise.

"Hmph, just wait a while, and he won’t be able to be so arrogant anymore," Zhu Qianshu sneered.

Lie Kuangsha’s gaze sharpened, suddenly piercing like sword light towards Ye Zhen, his sword momentum increasing wildly. Since Ye Zhen said so, he would definitely show no mercy.

With the blood oath of the Shachang Clan’s soul, it was a battle to the death!

Whoosh!

A small whirlwind rose from the flat ground in the hall, giving everyone present the sense of being in the Great Desert amidst howling sandstorms.

Under his swirling sand mental state, Lie Kuangsha’s sword momentum kept escalating, and everyone was clear that once Lie Kuangsha made his move, it would be with an earth-shattering force.

In contrast, Ye Zhen remained still and composed, standing there with his hand on the sword hilt, without even drawing the Sky Crystal Sword from its scabbard.

There wasn’t a single ripple of True Yuan around him, as if he really didn’t take Lie Kuangsha seriously at all.

Under the imposing presence of Lie Kuangsha’s swirling sand mental state, Ye Zhen seemed especially diminutive.

However, Elder Bao and the Black Water Pill King, both with considerable cultivation, simultaneously changed expressions upon seeing Ye Zhen stand there, unmoved.

Ye Zhen was like a sword!

He was within Lie Kuangsha’s swirling sand mental state but did not belong to it, like a sword that stood apart.

With the addition of Ye Zhen, this sword, Lie Kuangsha’s swirling sand mental state was no longer his alone!

Merely by standing still, Ye Zhen had shattered Lie Kuangsha’s swirling sand mental state.

The reason Lie Kuangsha kept escalating his sword momentum until now was because he realized this, realizing his swirling sand mental state had been broken by Ye Zhen’s mere presence.

It was exactly because of this realization that Lie Kuangsha kept boosting his sword momentum without making a move, attempting to reforge his swirling sand mental state.

But the more he elevated his sword momentum, the taller Ye Zhen, like a sword within it, became, assuming a towering presence that seemed to reach for the skies.

"Roar!"

When Lie Kuangsha’s sword momentum reached its peak, beyond his control, he let out a tiger’s roar, leaped high into the air, and brought his sword down towards Ye Zhen.

In the eyes of the crowd, it was Lie Kuangsha who took the initiative to strike after building up to the peak.

But to Lie Kuangsha himself, he felt forced to make a move.

If he did not strike then, his sword momentum, already at its peak, would dissipate.

So, even if he couldn’t maintain the swirling sand mental state, he had to strike.

The instant he made his move, the Third Prince Zhu Kun’s eyebrows knitted together.

The reason the Third Prince could stand shoulder to shoulder with the Eldest Prince was primarily due to his cultivation, himself being one of the Royal Family’s geniuses.

With an age of just under thirty, his cultivation had reached the late stage of the Spirit Summoning Realm. Although not comparable with Qiyun Sect’s True Disciples, his discerning ability was extraordinary.

Zhu Kun had seen Lie Kuangsha strike many times, but the sword thrust of today was the most lacking he had ever seen!

Once the sword thrust was unleashed, Lie Kuangsha swept towards Ye Zhen like a whirlwind of sand, and despite the disruption of his sand mental state, the power of his sword strike could not be underestimated.

To everyone’s surprise, even with the ferocious sword momentum bearing down on him, Ye Zhen still did not show any reaction.

This time, even Elder Bao grew restless.

Previously, Ye Zhen’s unmoving stance was extremely astute, which he could tell.

But now, he felt that apart from taking a beating, there seemed to be nothing clever about Ye Zhen’s position.

Suddenly, a protective aura burst forth from Ye Zhen, mingled with a hint of Spiritual Power, causing Elder Bao’s eyes to widen once more, as if Ye Zhen truly was prepared to take the hit!

Princess Huayang clenched her delicate hands to her chest, clearly extremely worried.

Almost at the instant that Lie Kuangsha made his move, Ye Zhen’s Divine Sense surged, and with the immense strength of the Divne Sense from the Capturing Realm put into full operation, layer upon layer of Protective Gang Qi enveloped him. In the blink of an eye, Ye Zhen’s Protective Gang Qi stacked up to as many as twelve layers.

During his True Essence Realm, Ye Zhen’s Hundred Stacked True Qi could already withstand a full-strength strike from a Martial Artist at the late-middle stage of the Spirit Summoning Realm.

After his breakthrough to the Spirit Summoning Realm, the Hundred Stacked True Qi laced with Spiritual Power saw its defensive capabilities increase exponentially.

As the sword momentum raged down like a fierce sandstorm, seeing Ye Zhen stand still without dodging, Lie Kuangsha was momentarily taken aback.

But it was just for a moment, as the sandstorm-like sword momentum was then decisively brought down upon Ye Zhen without hesitation.

Bang!

The instant the Sword Light collided with Ye Zhen’s Hundred Stacked True Qi, the timid palace maids immediately closed their eyes in horror, and even Princess Huayang couldn’t help but scream at the sight.

Many princes and nobles began to express their pity for Ye Zhen.

But then something astonishing happened.

Under the ferocious assault of Lie Kuangsha’s sword momentum, Ye Zhen’s Protective Gang Qi merely rippled and managed to withstand Lie Kuangsha’s sword strike almost entirely unscathed.

It was at that exact instant that Ye Zhen made his move!

The Sky Crystal Sword swiftly unsheathed, its Sword Light flashing briefly and then was gone.

At that time, Lie Kuangsha’s long sword had just struck Ye Zhen’s body.

Expressions of manic joy and terror rose simultaneously in Lie Kuangsha’s wide eyes as his head soared into the air, catching sight of his own body below in the instant before boundless terror congealed in that frozen moment!

To take a hit!

The drawing of the sword and the act of striking were completed in one fluid motion!

Ye Zhen had relied on his robust Protective Gang Qi to take a direct hit from Lie Kuangsha’s sword, trading sword for sword, and then, with the ease of chopping vegetables, he beheaded Lie Kuangsha in an unhesitating and straightforward manner!

There was no dragging, no delay, everything flowed as smoothly as water.

Even as Lie Kuangsha’s blood spurted wildly from his severed neck, Ye Zhen had already stepped out, returning to take his seat at the table.

"Huayang, pour the wine!"

After downing the beautiful wine that Princess Huayang had previously poured, Ye Zhen lightly called out, as if beheading Lie Kuangsha had been an utterly trivial matter.

Princess Huayang, her eyes closed in shock, opened them at Ye Zhen’s bidding, and in that instant, became stupefied.

It was too unexpected!

For everyone present, it was immensely surprising, even for Elder Bao!

Before the duel, Elder Bao had contemplated various ways Ye Zhen might claim victory, but he had never imagined that Ye Zhen would use such a brutally forceful method to decapitate Lie Kuangsha!

It must be said, this method was violent, yet immensely satisfying!

For Elder Bao, it was a surprise, but for others, it was nothing short of shock.

Especially for those princes and nobles who had previously felt sorry for Ye Zhen.

Prince Anchang and his seventh brother were left completely dumbstruck!

It wasn’t until Lie Kuangsha’s body hit the floor that they rubbed their eyes in disbelief, struggling to accept the reality before them!

It was too quick, too clean!

A battle everyone expected to be fierce and intense ended swiftly with Ye Zhen chopping down Lie Kuangsha as easily as slicing through vegetables.

In the dazed gaze of the Third Prince Zhu Kun, the entire hall fell into silence! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)