King of Creation
Chapter 245 - 242: Kill Blood Fox

Chapter 245: Chapter 242: Kill Blood Fox

Three figures, shimmering with spiritual power, pounced towards Chen Tai from the front, left, and back, as swift as lightning.

Chen Tai was well aware that two of them were illusions, but the three illusions flickered with spiritual power all around them. It would be difficult to distinguish the real from the fake, not just at night, but even during the day.

Moreover, there was too little time for him to make a judgment.

However, Chen Tai wasn’t too foolish either.

With a flash of sword light, he executed the most basic sword move, Night Eight Directions, which swept from front to back, while the protective spiritual gang around his body was also pushed to the limit in an instant.

This was the best countermeasure Chen Tai could think of in such a short time.

This sword could only break the opponent’s illusions, and Chen Tai was also prepared to take a hit from Ye Zhen directly.

In Chen Tai’s opinion, his cultivation level was similar to Ye Zhen’s, but since Ye Zhen wielded the mid-grade treasure sword, Profound Yang Sword, he was prepared to get injured.

As long as he could break the sudden illusions, even if injured, he would be able to hold on for a few moments against Ye Zhen. After those few moments, his master, Blood Fox Sword Yine Kainian, would arrive.

This was Chen Tai’s calculation!

But calculations are always just that, not reality!

Whiff, whiff!

The sword light flashed, and with two sounds in quick succession, the illusions in front of and to the left of Chen Tai shattered like bubbles.

Swoosh!

A sharp and rapid slicing sound suddenly arose from Chen Tai’s back.

A whip-like sword light curled over from Chen Tai’s neck, and almost simultaneously, Chen Tai, sensing danger, surged his protective gang qi to its limit.

The flickering radiance of spiritual power made Chen Tai shine like a star in the night sky.

No, it would be more accurate to call him a meteor!

A fleeting meteor!

The bursting light of the Flowing Cloud Sword Gang emanating from the Profound Yang Sword, under the myriad enhancements of the First Sword Vein, powerful Divine Sense, and the sword itself, was incredibly fierce; it barely touched before tearing through Chen Tai’s fervent Protective Gang as if it were mere paper.

In truth, Chen Tai had reason to be proud!

To be cautious, Ye Zhen, fearing that an ordinary Sword Gang, even with the triple augmentation of Sword Vein Divine Power, powerful Divine Sense, and the Profound Yang Sword, would be insufficient to kill Chen Tai in one strike, specially utilized the Flowing Cloud Sword Gang.

Swoosh!

Chen Tai’s head soared into the air, his body’s newly ignited Protective Spirit Force vanishing as quickly as a shooting star.

As his head flew, Chen Tai’s eyes were wide open, staring at his falling body below, "How can my body..."

"Tai’er!"

Seeing this scene, Blood Fox Sword Yine Kainian, still three to four li away from Ye Zhen, felt his eyes almost rupture with rage!

With the eye power of a Spirit Transformation Realm Fifth Stage Warrior, it felt almost as if his own disciple’s head was flying right before his eyes; in that instant, Blood Fox Sword Yine Kainian felt an urge to go mad.

Although Blood Fox Sword Yine Kainian was a cold-blooded person, he was nonetheless human and naturally had some feelings. The only person who could evoke his emotions was his disciple, Chen Tai!

Many years ago, when he was seriously injured and fleeing for his life after being pursued by the Sword Origin Sect, he ended up jumping into a river. When he woke up, he found himself saved by seventeen-year-old Chen Tai.

Ironic how Chen Tai, with such a mediocre talent that he couldn’t even join the Sword Origin Sect for martial arts training, had become his deepest regret!

Since then, Chen Tai had become Yine Kainian’s disciple. Over the years, Chen Tai had always been his right-hand man, handling all of his cultivation resources, the spoils from his murders and plundering.

"Damn you, I will tear you to pieces!"

Blood Fox Sword Yine Kainian’s Spirit Light suddenly covered with a layer of blood light, indicating the use of his renowned sword technique, the Blood Fox Sword Technique.

Ye Zhen stood still in the low sky, his gaze unyielding, yet his Divine Sense was immersed in the War Soul Blood Flag in his embrace. With a prompt from his Divine Sense, a wave of blood light silently merged into Ye Zhen’s body.

As the blood light integrated, Ye Zhen’s Divine Soul felt as if it had taken a potent tonic, doubling in size in an instant.

"Die!"

In a blink of an eye, Blood Fox Sword Yine Kainian closed the distance to within one li of Ye Zhen. He slashed with a blood-colored sword light, and like lightning, it took the form of a blood light-laden Blood Fox as it violently rushed forward—utterly terrifying in its charge!

Watching Blood Fox Sword Yine Kainian approach, aiming straight for the kill, Ye Zhen was well-prepared.

With his Divine Sense doubled in power, he instantly drew upon the Origin Sword Vein of the Half-vein Divine Power Sword Heart Communication!

Hum!

The First Sword Vein resonated ceaselessly, and a golden Origin Sword Vein immediately sprang forth, merging with Ye Zhen’s Divine Soul and spiritual power—all in the blink of an eye. Taking a step forward, Ye Zhen slashed down with the Profound Yang Sword in one fluid motion.

The golden Origin Sword Vein, having drawn on two-tenths of Ye Zhen’s newly doubled Divine Soul Power, along with the spiritual power inside his body, swelled instantly into a twenty-meter-long golden Sword Light!

Contained within the Origin Sword Vein was a terrifying Sword Intent, which, augmented by the Profound Yang Sword, surged out with even more ferocious power—so fierce that it visibly distorted the very air itself!

The golden Origin Sword Vein clashed harshly against the Blood Fox transformed by Yine Kainian’s Sword Light.

Hiss!

The Blood Fox made from Yine Kainian’s Sword Light was instantly shattered by the golden Origin Sword Vein, which then proceeded to slash directly towards Yine Kainian himself.

Whether out of eagerness to save his disciple or out of desperation for revenge, Yine Kainian’s speed was too great; he was practically hurtling at full throttle.

Seeing his Sword Light destroyed by Ye Zhen, Yine Kainian was taken aback, his inability to halt his momentum in time made him almost run head-on into Ye Zhen’s golden Origin Sword Vein.

Crash!

To Yine Kainian’s shock, his Sword Light flickered wildly, barely managing to shatter the remaining force of Ye Zhen’s golden Origin Sword Vein!

Whoosh!

It was in that instant that Ye Zhen stepped out with the Chasing Star Step, and in a flash, he had entered within ten meters of Yine Kainian. His twenty-meter-long Golden Origin Sword Vein, carrying that terrifying Sword Intent, struck down on Yine Kainian’s head like golden thunderclap!

Yine Kainian’s complexion dramatically paled!

In a hasty defense with his sword, the moment a glimmer of light appeared from his blade, it was shattered by the golden thunderclap Ye Zhen had cleaved.

The brutal impact of the Golden Origin Sword Vein on Yine Kainian’s slightly bloodstained Protective Spirit Gang left him spitting blood and sent him flying backward.

"Who the hell are you?"

"How can a Martial Artist at the peak of the Spirit Summoning Realm be this strong?"

A look of utter disbelief painted Yine Kainian’s face, as his sword moves were incredibly powerful, yet his Cultivation was clearly at the peak of the Spirit Summoning Realm.

"The one who’s taking your life!"

As Yine Kainian spat blood and was sent hurtling through the air, Ye Zhen chased after him like a shadow.

Whoosh!

The Golden Origin Sword Vein flashed again, chopping down towards Yine Kainian like golden thunderclap.

Boom!

Unquestionably, Yine Kainian was sent flying once more, spitting blood.

This time, however, a sense of clarity returned to Yine Kainian’s mind. With the force of the golden Sword Light’s impact, he retreated and rose into the air like a bolt of lightning.

After the golden Sword Light had broken through his Blood Fox Sword Light, its power had diminished by a large margin, meaning that if he could increase the distance and get a moment’s respite, he could turn the tide!

Moreover, the gap between a Martial Artist in the Spirit Transformation Realm and one in the Spirit Summoning Realm ensured the success of his strategy.

A Martial Artist at the Spirit Summoning Realm could only rise to a maximum of three hundred meters, while those in the Spirit Transformation Realm could freely move at an altitude of a thousand meters. Once he flew to a height of five or six hundred meters, what could Ye Zhen do to him?

And indeed, the speed of a Martial Artist in the Spirit Transformation Realm was unquestionably beyond what one in the Spirit Summoning Realm could compare with!

As Yine Kainian rapidly ascended, he suddenly saw a strange smile appear in the eyes of his opponent, Ye Zhen.

Roar!

A soul-shaking roar of a tiger suddenly erupted from above Yine Kainian’s head.

In the moment Yine Kainian turned his head, he saw a huge shadow pounce towards him from above. Before he could react, a tiger paw, filled with endless Cloud Qi, brutally struck down on his head!

"A Middle-grade Earth Level Demon Beast!"

Terror filled Yine Kainian’s eyes!

Bang!

The paw of the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub slammed mercilessly onto Yine Kainian’s back. Just as he rose into the air, he plummeted towards the ground like a meteor, with blood spraying wildly from his mouth.

At the brink of life and death, Yine Kainian relied on the extraordinary strength within his body to twist his posture slightly, narrowly avoiding the fate of being smashed on the head by the tiger’s paw. Otherwise, he might have already been done for.

Even a Martial Artist at the Fifth Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm would have to be cautious when facing a Middle-grade Earth Level Demon Beast.

Whoosh!

Ye Zhen shot forward like a meteor, crashing into Yine Kainian’s embrace, accompanied by the Golden Origin Sword Vein.

Struck by a series of powerful blows, Yine Kainian’s Protective Spirit Gang weakened to its limit in that instant!

The golden Sword Light tore through Yine Kainian’s Protective Spirit Gang like lightning, cutting savagely into his left chest. The Acquired Spiritual Body that a Martial Artist in the Spirit Transformation Realm had refined showed extraordinary defensive power at this moment.

Amidst the flesh, Spirit Light exploded, as Ye Zhen’s golden Sword Light barely penetrated three inches before it was completely dissipated by the astonishing Spiritual Power contained within the flesh and blood!

"Bastard, I will have you dead!"

In this life-and-death moment, Yine Kainian, caring little for his injuries, conjured the idea of trading wounds for a chance at life. The minor stature of a Martial Artist in the Spirit Summoning Realm was nothing compared to his powerful body endowed with an Acquired Spiritual Body from the Spirit Transformation Realm.

Almost at the same time, several strands of exceptionally icy Ice Fiend Qi viciously struck Yine Kainian’s body, aiming to freeze his Divine Soul and instantly encasing Yine Kainian in a layer of greyish ice!

Feeling the horror of the icy freeze, terror flooded Yine Kainian’s eyes!

Inside his Dantian, Spiritual Power was stimulated to its peak in an instant.

Pop, pop, pop, pop!

The ice encasing Yine Kainian burst open like popping beans.

Unexpectedly, Yine Kainian realized that his opponent, Ye Zhen, hadn’t moved.

Although it took less than half a breath to shatter the ice around him, that half-breath was enough time for Ye Zhen to slash him with several more cuts. While those wouldn’t have killed him, they would have inflicted further serious injuries.

But Ye Zhen did not.

Not only did he not act, but his eyes also revealed an unusual smile and a sense of ease.

"What’s going on?"

"Not good!"

Almost simultaneously, a low roar of a tiger sounded from behind Yine Kainian.

Schlick!

The paw of the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub tore through, directly ripping Yine Kainian’s throat, showering blood as his chest heaved violently like a bellows, reluctantly collapsing to the ground.

At this moment, he finally remembered what he had overlooked.

Ye Zhen’s Profound Yang Sword could not kill him, a Martial Artist at the Fifth Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm with a Great Accomplishment Acquired Spiritual Body, with a single strike. But a Middle-grade Earth Level Demon Beast could!

Almost at the same time, several streaks of light rose from the distance towards Three Elements City, charging in the direction of where Ye Zhen was! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommended tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)