King of Creation
Chapter 233 - 230: Surprise

Chapter 233: Chapter 230: Surprise

Ye Zhen took his steps one by one, ascending the canyon. The higher he went, the denser the sword momentum became, slowing Ye Zhen’s pace considerably.

Though invisible, the sword momentum was akin to a towering mountain, testing Ye Zhen’s Cultivation, Divine Soul Power, and mastery of the Sword Dao.

As Ye Zhen slowly passed by the one-armed Martial Artist seated on the rock, the latter snorted coldly and his left hand lightly caressed the long sword that lay across his knees.

"Left Hand Sword?"

Ye Zhen’s eyebrows twitched. He kept his right hand on the sword’s hilt and continued to move forward without any outward reaction, but inside, he was highly alert, reminding himself to be extremely careful should he engage in combat with this one-armed Martial Artist.

Sword techniques from the left hand were often extremely cunning and vicious, appearing unpredictably—a single strike could catch an opponent off guard.

Finally, after walking another five hundred meters without the one-armed Martial Artist making a move, his left hand slowly left the sword, though a trace of sullenness was clearly visible in his eyes.

The location he had chosen was originally very advantageous.

Ten miles farther up from his position, the path was empty. Beyond that lay the territory of a Spirit Transformation Realm Martial Artist. Now with Ye Zhen here, his harvest might be reduced.

However, given the impressive strength Ye Zhen had shown, he could only swallow his displeasure.

After surpassing the one-armed Martial Artist for another mile, sweat could be seen on Ye Zhen’s forehead as he rapidly activated his Spiritual Power within to counter the relentless sword momentum of the canyon that had lingered for a thousand years.

"Where’s my limit?"

With a soft exhale, Ye Zhen took another step forward, continuing his journey. The Cloud Winged Tiger Cub inside his garment trembled, but it held on under Ye Zhen’s protection.

Suddenly, Ye Zhen realized that this was also a great opportunity to train the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub.

The pressure between different Demon Beast ranks was immense.

Except for the exceptional cases of kings among various Demon Beasts, a lower Grade beast encountering a higher Grade one would often succumb before a fight had even begun due to the overwhelming presence emitted by the higher-grade Demon Beast.

If the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub faced an Upper-grade Earth Level Demon Beast, it wouldn’t necessarily lose without a fight, but the rank pressure would mean that the Cloud Winged Tiger performing at eighty percent of its capabilities would already be considered good.

Under the baptism of the terrifying sword momentum in the canyon, perhaps the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub might overcome this rank pressure.

All of a sudden, Ye Zhen was filled with anticipation!

Whoosh!

Suddenly, an invisible sword momentum burst forth, and within Ye Zhen’s Divine Sense perception, a faint purple Sword Light slashed violently towards him.

Ye Zhen, who had just stepped forward, exclaimed in shock. The invisible sword momentum forced him to retreat more than a dozen steps. The dreadful power was so overwhelming that it even prompted Ye Zhen to activate his Protective Spirit Force.

After calming his mind, Ye Zhen then dispersed the Protective Spirit Force.

Although the sword momentum was invisible, should anyone forcefully step into it, they would likely be severely injured and vomit blood on the spot, as the invisible sword momentum would directly harm their Divine Soul.

Once he steadied himself, Ye Zhen’s Divine Sense stirred, and he called upon his First Sword Vein.

Hum!

The moment the First Sword Vein hovered virtually within Ye Zhen’s body, his presence abruptly changed, and he seemed to transform into a gleaming treasure sword radiating Sword Light.

The sword momentum in Sword Scar Canyon that once felt like a heavy mountain, pressing Ye Zhen to the point of immobility, suddenly eased considerably.

With an effortless step forward and after a moment of reflection, Ye Zhen stopped again.

"This is the place!"

While activating the Sword Vein Divine Power could allow Ye Zhen to advance another ten or eight miles, it would put him in a very dangerous position.

Now two miles away from the one-armed Martial Artist and seven or eight miles from the Spirit Transformation Realm Martial Artist above, should he continue to use the Sword Vein Divine Power to advance, he could likely come into conflict with the latter.

Although Ye Zhen was not intimidated by Spirit Transformation Realm Martial Artists at the First or Second Stage and could fight desperately without knowing who would live or die, his current mission was not about confrontation.

Ye Zhen wanted to understand why his Sword Vein Divine Power would involuntarily emerge within him whenever Sword Qi burst forth from Spirit Sword Grave Mountain?

Moreover, moving forward would require him to constantly use the Sword Vein Divine Power to resist the sword momentum within Sword Scar Canyon. If any crisis arose, the danger would greatly increase.

Finding a boulder, Ye Zhen sat down cross-legged and quietly cultivated the Five Transition Nourishing Yuan Technique to recover the Spiritual Power he had depleted on his journey.

Seeing Ye Zhen settle only two miles away, the one-armed Swordsman’s eyebrows furrowed again, his expression growing even more sullen.

Below the one-armed Swordsman, Ren Yinghua and the earlier disdainful Qing Yi middle-aged Martial Artist were completely stunned.

Ren Yinghua had originally thought that Ye Zhen’s Cultivation was not much different from his own, but to his surprise, Ye Zhen had managed to advance another seven miles within the canyon—twice the distance he had covered in Sword Scar Canyon.

While twice the distance didn’t necessarily mean Ye Zhen was twice as powerful in combat, with the same level of Cultivation, Ye Zhen’s Combat Power was definitely astonishing.

"How come I’ve never heard of such a talented warrior from the Golden Rainbow Sect before?" Ren Yinghua wondered while looking at the composed Ye Zhen.

"However, with such strength, he should qualify to be introduced to the organization, right?"

As Ren Yinghua pondered his own affairs, the Qing Yi middle-aged Martial Artist at the very bottom looked up at Ye Zhen high in the depths of Sword Scar Canyon with extreme alarm.

"Spirit Sword Grave Mountain is about to erupt. After this eruption, I’ll immediately switch locations, keeping my distance from here to avoid trouble with this guy!"

"Alas, I must have been blind to pose and act tough in front of such an astonishing individual..."

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Whoosh!

Half a day later, a piercing screech woke Ye Zhen from his Cultivation.

Turning his head, Ye Zhen saw colorful radiance rising from the center of Spirit Sword Grave Mountain, spreading in all directions.

"It should be said that there are four kinds of radiance: white, gray, blue, and red."

The moment he turned his head, over a dozen streaks of radiance were rushing toward the direction of Sword Scar Canyon.

Ye Zhen saw clearly that among the dozen lights, there was actually one red radiance.

Almost at the same time, figures around Spirit Sword Grave Mountain shot into the sky, chasing after the scattered remnants of various-colored swords in all directions.

Toward the direction of Sword Scar Canyon, the red radiance moved the fastest. However, before it could reach Ye Zhen, it was intercepted by someone in mid-path. Above Ye Zhen, there were at least three Martial Artists from the Spirit Transformation Realm waiting.

Nineteen sword lights, before they could get to Ye Zhen, had already been intercepted by others to almost half.

Shoo shoo shoo!

Ye Zhen’s figure, like an eagle in flight, rolled over and grabbed two green fragmented swords, one in front and one behind, with his hands full of Spiritual Power.

With a flip of his body, he kicked out a foot, and a slow-moving gray fragmented sword was directly kicked by Ye Zhen toward the ground, shattering a large stone into pieces and firmly embedding itself into the bottom of the canyon.

The one-armed swordsman beneath Ye Zhen leapt up, his left-hand sword flashing like lightning as he cleaved out a circle of sword lights, and the sound of clanging metal rang out all around.

Even after several layers of interception ahead, the distance between each remaining sword light had become quite wide; still, this block allowed the one-armed swordsman to intercept four sword lights.

Unfortunately, the quality of the sword lights behind was not high.

The one-armed swordsman only intercepted two white, one gray, and one blue fragmented swords.

When it came to Ren Yinghua below the one-armed swordsman, there were only four sword lights left, but they were spread far apart.

However, Ren Yinghua was remarkable as well. With both hands, he cleaved out two sword lights each, managing to intercept three broken swords: one white and two gray.

"So, you can intercept it like this!" Ye Zhen’s eyes lit up as he watched Ren Yinghua leisurely pick up the swords.

He was inexperienced. If he had used his sword to block as well, at the very least, he could have intercepted one more green fragmented sword.

As for Qing Yi, the middle-aged Martial Artist who had spoken rudely to Ye Zhen before, he just stood there in a daze.

Because what was left for him was only a white broken sword, a white broken sword that didn’t contain any Sword Intent at all.

"Damn it!"

Staring hatefully at the white broken sword in his hand, he spit and left Sword Scar Canyon with some unwillingness.

Previously, he feared Ye Zhen would trouble him, but now he had to leave.

Before Ye Zhen arrived, he could mostly manage to get one or two gray fragmented swords, and occasionally a blue one. But as soon as Ye Zhen showed up, all he got was the utterly useless white broken sword.

Ren Yinghua also wore a bitter smile. Originally, a blue fragmented sword would not have slipped away, but now he only had two gray fragmented swords left. He was, however, unwilling to leave.

This harvest, such could only be found in Sword Scar Canyon; elsewhere, there were more Martial Artists, and getting a gray one was a matter of great luck.

Suddenly, a pain struck Ye Zhen’s cheek, and when he looked up, the gaze of the one-armed swordsman holding two white, one gray, and one blue fragmented swords pierced toward Ye Zhen like the sharpness of a sword.

Ye Zhen smiled slightly, his eyes became focused, and without any hesitation, he faced it head-on.

Beep!

The two sharp gazes collided, and even the air seemed to make a faint sound upon their clash.

The one-armed swordsman’s eyebrows raised shortly, and with a cold snort, he sat down cross-legged, gripping a gray fragmented sword in his hand and closed his eyes to comprehend.

Ye Zhen naturally mirrored this and composed himself to focus, first placing his palm gently on one of the gray fragmented swords, slowly extending his Divine Sense toward it.

Whoosh!

The moment Ye Zhen’s Divine Sense reached out, a sword light suddenly appeared within his Divine Sense, slashing out like lightning in an extremely mysterious fashion.

Hum!

Almost at the same moment, Ye Zhen’s First Sword Vein quivered, and without being urged, it resonated instantly. With the aid of the Sword Vein Divine Power, Ye Zhen entered the state of Sword Heart Enlightenment directly.

Sword Heart Enlightenment is a very mysterious feeling. Originally, to Ye Zhen’s naked eye, the sword light within the gray fragmented sword was extremely mysterious. However, with the aid of the Sword Vein Divine Power, the mysterious sword light suddenly became very simple in Ye Zhen’s view.

All the mysteries inside were understood by Ye Zhen in an instant.

This state of revelation was shocking for Ye Zhen!

In the past, even if Ye Zhen could activate the Sword Vein Divine Power to enhance the state of Sword Heart Enlightenment, it only made his Sword Technique more sharp, more condensed, and the Sword Momentum more astonishing. This feeling of comprehending all the mysteries of swordsmanship was something he had never experienced before.

Under the active aid of the Sword Vein Divine Power, in just a few moments, he fully grasped the mysterious sword light from the gray fragmented sword.

The instant he understood, something astonishing happened that left Ye Zhen stunned—the mysterious sword light from the gray fragmented sword shot into his body like swallows returning to the forest.

Hum!

As the gray mysterious sword light entered Ye Zhen’s body, his First Sword Vein resonated incessantly, as if it was issuing a kind of summon.

In the next instant, the gray mysterious sword light merged into Ye Zhen’s First Sword Vein.

Ye Zhen was delighted to discover that as the mysterious gray sword light flew into his First Sword Vein, it split into three golden sword lights.

Golden Sword Light, that is the Origin Sword Vein of the Vital Vein Forging Divine Ability’s Sword Heart Enlightenment!

Liao Feibai’s words about the Origin Sword Vein being a resource that could only be depleted with each use and could not be replenished—had actually been replenished!

In an instant, Ye Zhen was ecstatic!

His previous doubts cleared up in a moment! (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets, and your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)