King of Creation
Chapter 196 - 193: Battle of Death

Chapter 196: Chapter 193: Battle of Death

Kill!

From within the ’battle’ character of the War Soul Blood Flag, a shout resounded like the cries of thousands of troops, seemingly containing a power that could make one’s Divine Soul tremble. Amidst the shouts, Ye Zhen’s entire body began to shiver uncontrollably, and his heart pounded as if it were a drum.

It was a feeling of extreme excitement and extreme fear.

Without hesitation, Ye Zhen closed his eyes, then directed his gaze to his nose, his nose to his heart, and his heart to his Dantian, focusing all three thoughts into one. Only then did he manage to completely expel the soul-shaking shout from his mind.

Upon opening his eyes again, Ye Zhen no longer dared to gaze at the ’battle’ character on the War Soul Blood Flag hanging on the palace wall; the sensation was simply too terrifying.

Ye Zhen’s figure flickered, moving directly beneath the War Soul Blood Flag, intending to retrieve it when a blood-colored brilliance suddenly flashed from all around the Commander Hall.

Roar!

Screech!

Howl!

Figures flickered, and various beast roars erupted immediately.

The moment Ye Zhen’s right hand touched the flagpole of the War Soul Blood Flag, it froze, halting the action of retrieving the flag.

The current Ye Zhen was no longer the impulsive young lad; he had begun to consider all aspects of a situation.

It wasn’t because people had entered that he hesitated, but rather, Ye Zhen feared that something unexpected would happen during the process of retrieving the War Soul Blood Flag.

According to what Ye Zhen knew, many powerful treasures possessed a backlash force when first claimed.

This was also unfortunate for the Black Water Kingdom, which had no experience in retrieving the War Soul Blood Flag.

If, during the retrieval of the flag, there was not just another Divine Soul Shock like the one Ye Zhen experienced from watching the ’battle’ character but even a slight trembling for a moment or half, and the newly arrived martial artists seized the opportunity to attack, Ye Zhen would be doomed by the War Soul Blood Flag.

"Four people entered at the same time?"

This greatly surprised Ye Zhen. Perhaps the previous battle was costly; the four Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioners had only brought thirteen demon servants with them, but the four Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioners and thirteen Mid-grade Earth Level demon servants still placed unprecedented pressure on Ye Zhen.

The pressure of death!

Four Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioners, comparable to the Peak of Spirit Summoning Realm, was frightening enough, let alone with thirteen Mid-grade Earth Level demon servants. Ye Zhen estimated that even if all the martial artists of the Black Water Kingdom were gathered, they would still need to be cautious.

Of course, only the Spirit Practitioners from the Southern Barbarian Tribe could appear simultaneously in the ninth layer’s Commander Hall.

And only the Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioners, with their numerical superiority in demon servants, could hunt the Thousand-Man Demon Soul Army extensively and obtain enough Thousand-man General Demon Soul Blood Crystals.

The other four countries found it very difficult to obtain a Thousand-man General Demon Soul Blood Crystal per person.

This was also why Ye Zhen encountered numerous martial artists from the four countries in the first eight layers, but very few in the ninth layer. The set of Thousand-man General and Hundred-man General Demon Soul Blood Crystals needed to activate the ninth layer’s teleportation formation was not easy to obtain.

And the highly dangerous Six-Fingered Eagle Demon, Luo Jingtian, had already been killed by Ye Zhen, and Gu’an Kingdom’s Human Bear Cha Hai had been severely injured by him.

"Only you alone? Ha ha, the War Soul Blood Flag is ours now!"

As Jiza, the Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioner, laughed heartily, he suddenly waved his hand.

"Do not delay, kill swiftly!"

"Oh, is that so? Then take a look, what is this?"

The dazzling green light soared, and the Green Wing Divine Bow suddenly appeared in Ye Zhen’s hand.

"The Green Wing Divine Bow?!"

"The Green Wing Divine Bow bestowed to Dahai by the tribe?"

"How did it end up with you?"

"Where is Dahai? And the Water and Fire Golden Ape?"

Ye Zhen had guessed correctly. The Green Wing Divine Bow was renowned among the Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioners, and its holder, Dahai, held a considerably high status.

Suddenly, the appearance of the Green Wing Divine Bow drastically changed the expressions of Jiza and the other three Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioners.

Squeak!

The sound of the Green Wing Divine Bow being drawn rang out.

Without any hesitation during this opportunity, Ye Zhen drew the Green Wing Divine Bow to full circle, a green-colored Spiritual Power Arrow quickly materializing.

Facing four Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioners and thirteen mid-grade Earth Level demon servants, Ye Zhen normally stood no chance whatsoever, so he had to resort to extreme measures.

For example, suddenly pulling out the Green Wing Divine Bow to shock the four Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioners was the first step.

"Damn it, it’s a trap, quick!"

The Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioner Jiza, realizing what was happening, started bellowing.

"Too late!"

With a cold laugh, the string vibration of the Green Wing Divine Bow resonated immediately.

Knowing Dahai well, the sound of the bowstring vibrations was nothing new to these four Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioners; usually, the sound was light and pleasant.

But now, the resonance of the bowstring was terrifying, almost as if it was the sound of a demon from the Nine Heavens.

Because they knew all too well the power of the Green Wing Divine Bow!

Once the Green Winged Spirit Arrow was released, within a four li radius, no one below the Spirit Transformation Realm even had a chance to dodge; they could only block it directly.

A distance of four li was equal to two thousand meters, but this Commander Hall was only five to six hundred meters at most.

Whiz!

A piercing shriek suddenly echoed, causing the pupils and hearts of the four Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioners to twitch simultaneously—the sound was much like the call of the grim reaper!

Pfft!

The head of a Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioner charging at the front burst open without warning, like a smashed watermelon. Almost at the same time, his four demon servants’ bodies severely shook, bewildered confusion flickering in their eyes.

This was the repercussion of the demon servants after their master’s sudden death.

However, Ye Zhen had no time to take advantage of this to slay these four dazed demon servants. Spiritual power surged wildly from his Dantian, spiritual power flashing furiously in his arms. He drew the Green Wing Divine Bow to full circle again, quickly forming another Green Winged Spirit Arrow.

"Protective formations!"

Almost simultaneously, the Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioner Jiza roared.

The brightest Protective Spirit Power surged from the remaining three Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioners. Not only that, the most defense-suited among their demon servants suddenly counterattacked, using their powerful bodies to shield their masters behind them.

Roar!

Ye Zhen’s side companion, the Cloud Winged Tiger, also pounced out, blocking a middle-grade Earth Level demon servant.

At that moment, something even more surprising happened to Ye Zhen.

The four demon servants of the Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioner, previously killed by the Green Wing Divine Bow, after an initial period of disorientation, violently reverted to their suppressed bestial nature.

Roar! Roar! Roar!

Instinctively, they began attacking the threatening creatures around them.

And the closest to them were those same Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioners and their demon servants.

Instantly, a melee erupted!

With the defection of these four masterless demon servants, the thirteen middle-grade Earth Level demon servants were reduced to nine.

Fearing the might of the Green Wing Divine Bow in Ye Zhen’s hands, each of the three Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioners commanded a demon servant to staunchly guard in front of them, reducing the number by three more.

The Cloud Winged Tiger took on one demon servant, instantly changing the situation to five controlled demon servants against four masterless Demon Beasts.

The deadly pressure Ye Zhen felt from the initial thirteen middle-grade Earth Level demon servants instantly dissipated.

Although the other five controlled demon servants were commanded to attack Ye Zhen relentlessly,

the four masterless Demon Beasts, now driven only by their instincts, had their years of suppressed ferocity explode unquestionably at that moment.

The controlled demon servants, under the command of the Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioners, tried to avoid entanglement, but the four masterless Demon Beasts relentlessly pursued them!

This was the fatal weakness of the Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioners!

The melee began!

Whoosh!

Another Green Winged Spirit Arrow tore through the air!

It fiercely penetrated through the eyeball of the Red-winged Flying Python guarding Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioner Jiza.

Bang!

The enormous head of the Red-winged Flying Python burst into a splatter of colorful brain matter, drenching Jiza’s face and body.

"Attack! We can’t let him draw the bow again!"

As Jiza roared furiously, he darted out like lightning, a greasy green vine-like weapon, striking like a venomous snake towards Ye Zhen.

Jiza clearly realized the severity of the situation, knowing that if this continued, they would ultimately be doomed.

"Hmph, practicing martial skills, after hundreds of years, when have you Southern Barbarians ever bested us?"

His Sky Crystal Sword slashed down, summoning a storm with a burst of Wind Cloud Sword Qi, directly flinging back the vine weapon of the Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioner.

The next instant, Ye Zhen performed the Chasing Star Step, sidestepping the demon servant charging at him, and from his left hand, a three-meter-long True Essence Sword Finger condensed from grey, chilling Ice Fiend Qi emerged, slashing towards the Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioner Jiza.

A bone-chilling cold plummeted from the sky, and while Jiza, taken aback, still managed to intercept, the shocking chill crept up his vine weapon and spiritual power.

His entire half-side became numb, and even frosted over in an instant.

Just as Jiza resigned himself to death, two other Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioners arrived just in time to relieve him.

Yet, Ye Zhen took a step with his Chasing Star Step and bypassed them. A Flowing Cloud Sword Qi circled around and scooped up the head of Jiza.

In a closed space like the main hall, against a body cultivator like the Human Bear Cha Hai, Ye Zhen’s Chasing Star Step was insufficient, but against the Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioners, known for their Spirit Beasts and lagging martial skills, Ye Zhen’s Chasing Star Step was indeed as elusive as a ghost!

"Bastard, you actually killed Jiza!"

A Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioner roared angrily, spouting a succession of strange, cryptic syllables, which, under the influence of these bizarre incantations,

caused his four demon servants to lash out in madness, disregarding the other masterless Demon Beasts, and savagely pounced towards Ye Zhen!

"Roar!"

An earth-shattering roar, accompanied by the screams of that Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioner, rang out simultaneously.

He was pinned to the ground by two of the now-masterless Demon Beasts, once Jiza’s demon servants; a Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger savagely bit off his head!

The snapping sound terrified the remaining Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioner into screaming in horror.

In an instant, the situation drastically changed.

More than eight masterless Demon Beasts engaged in a wild melee, while the last terrified Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioner frantically commanded his three demon servants to fight the attacking masterless Demon Beasts.

His face turned deathly pale!

He could never have imagined such a turn of events, where their pride—demon servants—became their burdens and even their enemies.

Of course, there were masterless Demon Beasts attacking Ye Zhen as well, but the Cloud Winged Tiger was not just for show.

Typically, with the Cloud Winged Tiger drawing fire, one slash from Ye Zhen would resolve the combat.

Moments later, Ye Zhen was completely free, and the previously withdrawn Green Wing Divine Bow reappeared in his hands!

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

In the shrill whistling of the Green Winged Spirit Arrows, whether it was masterless Demon Beasts or the lone remaining Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioner’s demon servants, were all shot down by Ye Zhen!

In the end, only that Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioner was left!

Creak!

Ye Zhen drew the Green Wing Divine Bow fully, directly aiming the Green Winged Spirit Arrow at the surviving Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioner!

The aura condensing on the Green Winged Spirit Arrow, sharp as a sword, targeting directly at the brow of the Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioner, signaling the imminent arrival of his death!

In that moment, the Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioner completely broke down.

"No... don’t kill me..."