King of Creation
Chapter 191 - 188: Entering the Demon Soul Hall

As the sound of Ye Zhen’s words hit the ground, he took a step forward. Hundreds of sword lights converged into a whirlwind of sword light, bombarding towards Luo Jingtian, the Six-Fingered Eagle Demon.

Wind Sweeps Away Clouds!

"Eagle Strike Ascends to the Sky!"

Luo Jingtian, the Six-Fingered Eagle Demon’s figure shook, and a gigantic eagle made purely of spiritual power, emitting a loud eagle’s cry, vibrated the air as if it were ripples on water, scattering in circles the moment it took off and swooped down towards Ye Zhen!

The first Spiritual Power Eagle clashed with Ye Zhen’s whirlwind of sword light, obliterating each other. But Luo Jingtian’s speed at conjuring Spiritual Power Eagles was extremely fast. With a flare of his shoulders, one eagle after another charged continuously at Ye Zhen.

Ye Zhen’s sword light was not in the least bit disarrayed, as one after another, Wind Cloud Sword Qi soared into the sky, shattering the Spiritual Power Eagles launched one after another by Luo Jingtian.

"Hmph, Luo Jingtian, the Six-Fingered Eagle Demon, that’s all you are capable of!"

For a moment, Ye Zhen and Luo Jingtian were evenly matched, to the astonishment of both Han Shi and Gao Xinglie.

Luo Jingtian, however, let out a ghastly laugh, "Boy, do you know how I got my revered title, the Six-Fingered Eagle Demon?"

As he spoke, the aura around Luo Jingtian, the Six-Fingered Eagle Demon, suddenly changed, his spiritual power roiled around him, and his entire being faintly exhibited signs of transforming into a majestic eagle.

"I don’t care how you got it, take my sword first and we’ll see!"

Ye Zhen’s figure abruptly soared into the sky, his sword light moved, winds from all directions gathered, and in the midst, accompanied by the thunderous sound of thunder. Since Luo Jingtian was bent on killing Ye Zhen, then Ye Zhen was certainly no pushover; he was eager to use his strongest move, Eight Directions Fall.

As the Sword Momentum of Eight Directions Fall arose, the expression on Luo Jingtian, the Six-Fingered Eagle Demon’s face changed drastically, revealing a hint of terror in his eyes.

"Senior Brother Ye, I’ve come to help you!"

"Senior Brother Ye, I’m here to assist you too!"

Almost simultaneously, Han Shi and Gao Xinglie, who had reacted, both leaped out and attacked Luo Jingtian.

"Do we really have no one in the Black Water Kingdom? Ye Zhen, I’ll help you!"

Wan Zhanjun, coming from the military faction, let out a cold shout, raised his long blade, and hurriedly pounced out. Niu Qing was even quicker to act than Wan Zhanjun, with his silver spear in hand creating a myriad of cold spears converging into one, aiming directly at Luo Jingtian’s throat!

Seeing the people from Black Water Kingdom attacking together, Luo Jingtian, the Six-Fingered Eagle Demon, was both shocked and furious. He instantly abandoned his attack, his figure spread out, soaring into the sky like an eagle.

"Ye Zhen, isn’t it? I’ll remember you! Whether it’s heaven or earth, I, Luo Jingtian, will surely take your life! And you, scum of Black Water Kingdom, just pray that you don’t run into me. Otherwise, I will certainly tear out your throats!"

The fierce voice of Luo Jingtian, the Six-Fingered Eagle Demon, resounded from the sky while his figure vanished in the blink of an eye.

Ye Zhen, however, was feeling rather frustrated.

Such a person as Luo Jingtian, who was vengeful to the extreme, was certainly a problem if left unchecked. Since a conflict had arisen, Ye Zhen originally wanted to find a way to deal with him, but with the martial artists of Black Water Kingdom joining the fight, they had actually scared Luo Jingtian away!

Now, Ye Zhen could only dejectedly dispel his Sword Momentum. However, seeing everyone take action, Ye Zhen was still quite pleased.

The spirit of the Black Water Kingdom’s martial artists was still alive and well!

"Thank you, everyone, for stepping in to help. But as of today, we’ve started a feud with this Luo Jingtian, the Six-Fingered Eagle Demon. If you encounter him alone in the Great Hall of Demon Souls, flee as far as you can immediately, and don’t ever engage him in a tough fight!"

Although Ye Zhen had only exchanged a few blows with Luo Jingtian, the strength demonstrated by Luo Jingtian in those few exchanges was startlingly frightening.

To be able to firmly withstand the Wind Cloud Sword Technique, this was a first among the martial artists of Spirit Summoning Realm!

Although Qu Zhanqian had also firmly withstood Ye Zhen’s Wind Cloud Sword Technique, at that time, Qu Zhanqian was already a martial artist of the Spirit Transformation Realm, and Ye Zhen’s cultivation was only at the late stage of Spirit Summoning Realm!

Now, Ye Zhen’s cultivation had reached the peak of Spirit Summoning Realm, and Luo Jingtian’s cultivation was also at the peak of Spirit Summoning Realm. With such comparative strengths, Luo Jingtian was still able to withstand Ye Zhen’s Wind Cloud Sword Technique, which showed profound strength!

Ye Zhen estimated that the cultivation technique or martial skill of Luo Jingtian was definitely at the middle-grade Earth Level; otherwise, Luo Jingtian wouldn’t have such strength.

This was the reason behind Ye Zhen’s warning.

"Senior Brother Ye, had we not intervened just now, how would the battle between you and Luo Jingtian, the Six-Fingered Eagle Demon, have turned out?" Han Shi asked curiously.

"I don’t know!"

Han Shi was taken aback, and the expressions of the others also showed surprise.

The answer "I don’t know" could be interpreted as a possibility of winning or losing – meaning that Ye Zhen was already considered to be able to contend with Luo Jingtian, the Six-Fingered Demon Eagle.

The notoriety of the Six-Fingered Eagle Demon in the Black Dragon Domain was well known to all present.

"However, his conjured Spiritual Power Eagles are indeed very powerful. It should be one of the killing moves of a mid-grade Earth Level martial skill. Not to mention fighting him alone, even if two of us encounter him, we need to be cautious!"

"Alright, let’s hurry to open the gates of the Great Hall of Demon Souls. We should enter the Demon Soul Hall. By now, other teams might have already entered the Demon Soul Hall!"

"Okay!"

In unison, everyone responded, quickly heading towards the gate of the Great Hall of Demon Souls located to the southeast.

Third Prince Zhu Kun, who had been silent in the group, was stunned.

Isn’t he supposed to be the commander of this team?

How come in the blink of an eye everyone was listening to Ye Zhen’s commands?

Even the two Myriarchs he had specifically selected from the military faction were supporting Ye Zhen so readily?

It seemed that his commands had never been responded to so uniformly by everyone!

The gates of the Great Hall of Demon Souls were two blood-colored relief doors, each ten meters high and five meters wide. Their archaic and sober aura made everyone’s expressions turn grave.

"Here, this is the Blood Crystal Slot!"

At the base of the two doors, there was a fist-sized blood-colored hole on each side.

"Five thousand Demon Soul Blood Crystals for one slot, Third Prince, hurry up!"

Ye Zhen urged without any courtesy.

Ye Zhen had already figured it out, since Third Prince Zhu Kun was not a qualified commander, then let him do some of the work!

Third Prince Zhu Kun was stunned, although he could not refute Ye Zhen’s demands, he knew that it was he who should have said those words.

Despite feeling depressed, Third Prince Zhu Kun still took out ten thousand Demon Soul Blood Crystals, divided them into two portions, and gave them to Wan Zhanjun and Niu Qing, who began to insert them rapidly.

The Blood Crystal Slots on both sides of the door were like bottomless pits, with one Demon Soul Blood Crystal after another being inserted, but never seeming full. However, as more and more Demon Soul Blood Crystals were inserted, the blood light on the door of the Demon Soul Hall grew increasingly intense.

To open the door of the Demon Soul Hall, ten thousand Demon Soul Blood Crystals were needed, and moreover, this opened state could only be maintained for three breaths.

Of course, if someone kept inserting a massive amount of Demon Soul Blood Crystals, the opening time of the Demon Soul Hall’s door could be extended accordingly, but no one would do that.

Demon Soul Blood Crystals were too precious, not only determining the success or failure of the Five Countries Conference but also determining how much everyone would gain inside the Demon Soul Hall.

Squeak... Squeak... Squeak...

The moment ten thousand Demon Soul Blood Crystals were inserted, the grating sound of door hinges turning sounded, and the southeastern door of the Demon Soul Hall slowly opened!

"Quick! Line up, enter in order quickly, don’t crowd!"

Ye Zhen barked the command, and everyone immediately lined up as instructed. Third Prince Zhu Kun was momentarily stunned again and by the time he reacted, he found himself at the end of the line!

The moment the door of the Demon Soul Hall opened enough for one person to pass through, Ye Zhen burst out shouting, "Enter!"

The ten thousand Demon Soul Blood Crystals only opened the Demon Soul Hall door to a crack wide enough for one person to enter, and it would only last for three breaths!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Everyone surged in like lightning, except for Third Prince Zhu Kun, who was very unused to taking orders from Ye Zhen and hesitated for a moment.

That hesitation caused the opening door of the Demon Soul Hall to begin closing with a squeaky sound.

At the critical moment, a Spiritual Power Giant Hand suddenly reached out from inside the hall, grabbed Third Prince Zhu Kun by the neck, and yanked him sideways into the hall.

"At a time like this, you’re hesitating?"

Ye Zhen’s reprimanding voice made the already startled Third Prince Zhu Kun utterly irritated; the door of the Demon Soul Hall had almost closed on his nose.

In the past, someone tried to enter in the last moments as the door of the Demon Soul Hall was closing and got caught by the door.

Then, that person was gruesomely ground into a pulp of blood and flesh by the three-foot-thick door of the Demon Soul Hall!

In the midst of Ye Zhen’s rebuke, everyone’s gaze uniformly shifted to Third Prince Zhu Kun, their eyes filled with reproach, causing him to be momentarily stunned!

He still had that much sense.

If he made a scene at this time, it would truly be like having his head caught in a door.

"As the elders initially instructed, after entering the Demon Soul Hall, leave ten thousand for the way out, and the rest should evenly break through the hall!

Remember, the Demon Soul Hall is divided into nine layers. The War Soul Blood Flag is in the ninth layer of the Demon Soul Hall. Whoever reaches the ninth layer and gets the War Soul Blood Flag must signal immediately.

If by the time you reach the ninth layer it’s too late, then prevent the Southern Barbarian Tribe and Sword Origin Nation from getting the War Soul Blood Flag."

Worried about having his command authority taken by Ye Zhen again, Third Prince Zhu Kun hastily began to give orders.

"We have obtained a total of 137,600 Demon Soul Blood Crystals, after removing twenty thousand, we have 117,600 left. We are ten people in total, each person can take eleven thousand one...."

"My share doesn’t need to be divided, divide it among yourselves. I still have over ten thousand here...." Ye Zhen suddenly interjected.

The moment Ye Zhen spoke, everyone was shocked.

More?

Surprise turned to elation!

Inside the Demon Soul Hall, there are countless branch halls, and each time a hall gate is opened, it consumes one thousand Demon Soul Blood Crystals. The share Ye Zhen offered to divide among them might not seem like much, but it could allow each person two more attempts to breach the halls!

Two more opportunities were not a lot, but these additional attempts could possibly lead to the discovery of secret manuals or treasures, or even success in reaching the ninth layer of the Demon Soul Hall.

In other words, the share Ye Zhen relinquished was incredibly precious.

For a moment, everyone looked at Ye Zhen with gratitude.

Even Third Prince Zhu Kun was pleased, and promptly asked Ye Zhen, "Huh, Ye Zhen, you’ve got more? How much more...."

He stopped mid-sentence, because Ye Zhen’s gaze was already coldly fixed on Third Prince Zhu Kun, and even Zhu Qianshu, of royal descent, felt embarrassed at this moment for Third Prince Zhu Kun’s behavior.

It was just too greedy!

Nearly one hundred forty thousand Demon Soul Blood Crystals were largely contributed by Ye Zhen; now that Ye Zhen had selflessly waived his share, he still wanted to scavenge from Ye Zhen?

Because they knew the benefits of breaching the halls beforehand, everyone had quite a bit of Demon Soul Blood Crystals stashed away before they had gathered.

"Uh... I meant to ask if you might have too few Demon Soul Blood Crystals, Ye Zhen. If so, we can divide some more for you...."

By the end, Third Prince Zhu Kun simply didn’t have the energy to continue. Even he couldn’t convince himself with his excuse.

"Everyone, remember, seizing the War Soul Blood Flag is the top priority!"

After uttering these words, while the others were still distributing the Demon Soul Blood Crystals, Ye Zhen turned around and headed towards the brightly lit passage of the Great Hall of Demon Souls. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)