King of Creation
Chapter 253 - 250: Blood Escape of Sword Origin

Chapter 253: Chapter 250: Blood Escape of Sword Origin

In the high skies above An Tai Mountain of Gu’an Kingdom, Sect Elder Zou Zhi’s eyes emitted three-foot-long beams of brilliant light. He gathered all his strength to his eyes, piercing through layers of clouds with eagle-like vision to surveil every movement within a hundred miles.

As a powerhouse of the Soul Sea Realm, once he focused his power in his eyes and pushed his Cultivation to its limits, his Eye Power was astonishing.

For a powerhouse like Zou Zhi at the Third Stage of the Soul Sea Realm, searching every inch of a hundred-mile radius in a few breaths was no problem, though the cost in energy was immense.

The only reason Zou Zhi’s eyes bulged like bronze bells here was a singular one: to deal with Ye Zhen.

If one were to rank those within Sword Origin Sect most eager to kill Ye Zhen, Sect Elder Zou Zhi would claim the first spot.

The reason was simple: because of the incident with the Battlefield of Demon Souls at the Five Countries Conference, Sword Origin Sect nearly faced annihilation. It not only led to heavy losses for the Sect but also caused his status as a Sect Elder to plummet, turning him into a laughingstock amongst his peers.

Since the emergence of the Battlefield of Demon Souls, Sword Origin Sect had never suffered such a devastating defeat.

Most importantly, Zou Zhi’s chosen direct disciples, the brothers Luv Zixiong and Luv Congfei, had both been tragically killed by Ye Zhen’s hands.

Hence, when Zou Zhi received news from Sea Suppression Trading Company half a month ago, he was the most active one.

Almost instantly, he rushed to An Tai Mountain alongside another Sect Elder, Elder Zhii Sheng, and the two divided the territory to search tiresomely for traces of Ye Zhen in the skies above the tens of thousands of miles of An Tai Mountain.

Under normal circumstances, searching for someone in the high skies was like looking for a needle in a haystack. However, with the searching ability of Soul Sea Realm powerhouses, covering a hundred miles in a few breaths, and with both sides closing in, the likelihood of finding Ye Zhen near the Antai Mountain Range was significantly high.

After several days of relentless searching, encompassing tens of thousands of miles, Zou Zhi hadn’t found a trace.

Yet, Zou Zhi was not in the least discouraged. At his level of Cultivation, patience had been tempered to a high degree.

Suddenly, a streak of light shot rapidly from the distance and landed in Zou Zhi’s hand.

After reading, a hint of disappointment crossed Zou Zhi’s face, "No findings there either..."

"Elder Zhii Sheng, continue to expand the search area, search for ten more days, and we’ll meet above Fuhong River in ten days..."

In the blink of an eye, a Talisman Communication flew out from Zou Zhi’s hand.

Speaking of Elder Zhii Sheng, he shared some misfortune with Zou Zhi, as he too had recently lost face because of Ye Zhen, and therefore, he was keen on capturing Ye Zhen.

As Elder Zhii Sheng had recently been on duty in Three Elements City, it was unexpected that not only did Ye Zhen show up in Three Elements City, but he also killed Yine Kainian, the Blood Fox Sword who had been a traitor the Sect had been chasing for decades, and sent his head as a grand gift to Sect Leader Yu Ruhai.

This left Elder Zhii Sheng feeling greatly humiliated, even earning a reprimand from Sect Leader Yu Ruhai, and he had since been eager to kill Ye Zhen and be done with it.

"Ha, I seem to have gotten some company after all..."

Thinking this, a smile began to form on Sect Elder Zou Zhi’s face, but suddenly, it froze. About a dozen miles ahead to the left, a huge cloud was speeding along.

Yes, a cloud that was markedly different from the rest.

While other clouds were also constantly moving, similar to a river’s current, flowing collectively in one direction with the wind, this peculiar cloud was like a shark that had suddenly appeared in a river, bolting forward rapidly.

With a thought, Zou Zhi’s figure flashed, and he set off in pursuit from afar.

As he drew within seven or eight miles, Zou Zhi’s eyes suddenly shone like stars, with every detail of reality and illusion within the void before him laid bare.

Within the cloud, a black tiger more than ten meters long stretched out two fleshy wings comfortably, flying rapidly through the air. With every flap of its wings, a large amount of Cloud Qi gathered, creating the spectacle seen earlier.

The moment Zou Zhi saw this, his eyes bulged out because, upon the back of that strange tiger, rode a Martial Artist.

"A black tiger? Fleshy wings? Cloud Gathering?"

"Cloud Winged Tiger!"

Delight flashed in Sect Elder Zou Zhi’s eyes.

The fact that Ye Zhen had a Cloud Winged Tiger was no longer a secret.

"Kid, no matter how elusive you are, today you won’t escape my grasp!" With a flash, Zou Zhi quickly gave chase.

Engulfed in the clouds gathered by the Cloud Winged Tiger, Ye Zhen, who was riding on top, half-closed his eyes, pondering over a matter.

There was a sentence in the final writings of Floating Cloud Master from Floating Cloud Cave that left a deep impression on Ye Zhen — "Should any successors be fortunate to encounter my teachings, remember that elevating one’s Innate Bloodline should be their top priority."

This statement from Floating Cloud Master highlighted an important issue: Innate Bloodlines were not fixed and could be improved.

This had been verified in Ye Zhen’s case.

Initially, Ye Zhen possessed only a Three Veins Middle Grade Bloodline Talent, but after consuming a large amount of Stone Marrow Spirit Liquid, his Bloodline Talent was enhanced to Four Veins unwittingly.

It was likely that Floating Cloud Master had discovered methods to enhance Bloodline Talent but did not record them.

In other words, there might be methods to enhance Bloodline Talent, and Ye Zhen felt that this would be a direction for his efforts in the future.

"If I encounter something like Stone Marrow Spirit Liquid again..."

Suddenly, Ye Zhen’s expression changed dramatically.

A sense of immense danger surged suddenly in his heart.

Roar!

Almost at the same moment, the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub also conveyed the imminent danger to Ye Zhen with a tiger’s roar.

In an instant, Ye Zhen turned!

The moment Ye Zhen turned, a thunderclap-like Sword Light tore through the heavy clouds and bombarded towards him.

Within the Sword Light that carried a terrifying force, the familiar presence caused Ye Zhen’s face to turn deathly pale.

"Soul Sea Realm!"

"An ambush from a power of the Soul Sea Realm?"

The Thunderclap-like Sword Light moved at extreme speed, arriving almost instantaneously as soon as Ye Zhen caught sight of it. If the Cloud Winged Tiger wasn’t also exceptionally fast, it might have been slashed by the Sword Light already.

Even so, the time left for Ye Zhen was incredibly short!

Instinctively, Ye Zhen’s gaze paused; his clear pupils suddenly became devoid of sorrow or joy as his left index finger turned jade-colored, and an astonishing aura arose in a flash. Ye Zhen pointed out with his finger.

Floating Cloud Finger!

Hisss!

The air warped in front of Ye Zhen as a jade-colored finger light shot out like a meteor, colliding with the Thunderclap Sword Light.

"Ye Zhen, this time, let’s see how you can escape!" Elder Zou Zhi of the Sword Origin Sect sneered as he caught up from behind.

Suddenly, Elder Zou’s smug smile froze on his face.

"How is this possible?"

In the void, the jade-colored finger point managed to penetrate more than half of the Thunderclap Sword Light.

Only half the Sword Light remained after the blockage, its power significantly weakened. It only managed to break through Ye Zhen’s Protective Spirit Force and cut his finger.

Of course, the most important reason was that the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub had been flying desperately since sensing the danger, even while Ye Zhen was countering the attack.

This difference in speed also greatly reduced the power of the Thunderclap Sword Light.

"Elder Zou!"

At this moment, Ye Zhen finally saw clearly who was ambushing him.

Almost simultaneously, with a thought, Ye Zhen quietly activated the War Soul Blood Flag in his arms, and a trail of Blood Light immediately merged into the body of the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub.

Roar!

A tiger’s roar thundered as the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub flapped its flesh wings, suddenly gathering even more Cloud Qi. Its flying speed surged, nearly doubling.

This scene almost made Elder Zou’s eyes pop out of their sockets.

If it weren’t for his certainty that this person was Ye Zhen, he almost felt he was mistaken.

A peak Spirit Summoning Realm martial artist had escaped unharmed under the ambush of a Soul Sea Realm powerhouse—only suffering a cut finger.

If word got out, it would become a legend.

"Ye Zhen, stop for me!"

Elder Zou bellowed, his figure flashing like lightning as he furiously pursued Ye Zhen, who rode the Cloud Winged Tiger.

With this pursuit, Elder Zou was stunned!

He actually couldn’t catch up!

He, a Soul Sea Realm powerhouse, couldn’t catch up with a Mid-grade Earth Level Flying Demon Beast?

Could that be possible?

If such an event of losing track of Ye Zhen occurred under his own watch, even Elder Zou thought it would only be a legend, not reality.

But that was the reality.

He couldn’t catch up!

Little did he know that with the War Soul Blood Banner’s blessing, the speed of the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub had soared, approaching the speed of an Upper-grade Earth Level Demon Beast. In the same stage of Cultivation, the speed of flying beasts was unmatched by martial artists.

The Soul Sea Realm was merely comparable to the Upper-grade Earth Level Demon Beasts!

However, in most cases, it is the Demon Beasts who are hunted because martial artists possess secret techniques and Cultivation Techniques!

"Damn it! Blood Escape of Sword Origin!"

With a growl, Elder Zou bit his tongue tip and violently spat out a mouthful of Origin Essence Blood. Sword Light unfolded beneath him, a blood-colored Sword Light suddenly formed at his feet.

Upon stepping onto the blood-colored Sword Light, Elder Zou’s speed immediately surged, almost doubling.

This Secret Manual reserved for the top echelon of the Sword Origin Sect - upon activating Blood Escape of Sword Origin, the flying speed would double for 15 minutes, unmatched by anyone within the same realm.

Once Blood Escape of Sword Origin was activated, Elder Zou’s flying speed surpassed that of the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub enhanced by the War Soul Blood Banner.

The slight lead that had opened up was rapidly closing.

Just as Ye Zhen had relaxed slightly, his expression suddenly became extremely grave.

With Elder Zou’s terrifying speed, Ye Zhen could be overtaken within a hundred breaths.

Although Ye Zhen’s Floating Cloud Finger had pierced through half of Elder Zou’s Sword Light, the difference in their Cultivation was too vast, spanning two entire Grand Realms.

If Ye Zhen had been at the Fourth or Fifth Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, perhaps he could have stood a chance.

But with his current Peak of Spirit Summoning Realm Cultivation, facing Elder Zou head-on would undoubtedly result in being instantly killed by the Sword Origin Sect Elder.

In an instant, Ye Zhen found himself in a seemingly inevitable death situation.

"How do I break free?"

Ye Zhen’s brows were tightly knit into a character for ’sorrow’, but just after a few breaths, his brows relaxed again.

"It seems there’s only one way to fight for a slim chance of survival today!" (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please come to qidian.com to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)