King of Creation
Chapter 256 - 253: Another Big Gift

Chapter 256: Chapter 253: Another Big Gift

"Damn, can Martial Artists at the Soul Sea Realm really be so terrifying?"

After cursing, Ye Zhen moved as quickly as lightning before Zou Zhi could land. Spiritual Power surged, and Ye Zhen suddenly soared into the air, flying over the five-hundred-meter span of the Blood-sucking Vine Forest.

The moment Ye Zhen flew over the Blood-sucking Vine Forest, it was as if the vines, across an area of five hundred meters in radius, either out of fear or as though greeting their master, all lay prostrate on the ground.

However, as to what exactly was happening, Ye Zhen didn’t know. Being cautious never hurt, and during the instant he crossed over the Blood-sucking Vine Forest, he still extracted two Ice Spirit Crystals with his Divine Soul Power, just to be safe.

The Sword Origin Sect elder Zou Zhi had just landed and happened to witness this scene. Without a second thought, his figure flashed unstably as he pursued through the air.

In the previous battles, Zou Zhi had inhaled several breaths of Bone-Eroding Poisonous Miasma and was showing signs of poisoning. Furthermore, because of continuous and intense combat, Zou Zhi had no opportunity to refine the toxin out of his system.

Nevertheless, Zou Zhi was extremely confident.

Even if the Bone-Eroding Poisonous Miasma was potent, it wouldn’t take his life—the power of his nearly perfect Acquired Spiritual Body was not to be underestimated.

Once a Martial Artist achieved an Acquired Spiritual Body, it was as if they had shed their mortal flesh. Not only did their life span greatly increase, but the functioning of their Five Internal Organs and Six Hollow Organs also improved manyfold.

Their capabilities in recovery, resistance to impacts, and resistance to poison, among others, also soared. A virulent poison that could kill a practitioner in the Spirit Summoning Realm might not necessarily affect a Martial Artist with an Acquired Spiritual Body.

Therefore, even though the few breaths of Bone-Eroding Poisonous Miasma had caused dizziness and affected his Body Skill, making him wobble, Zou Zhi still felt that this was an opportunity not to be missed!

This was the closest he had gotten to Ye Zhen since the start of the chase, and he couldn’t let Ye Zhen escape again.

Heaven knows what other oddities existed within the Floating Cloud Cave. If Ye Zhen got away, he would truly feel like spitting blood.

How could it be that he, a mighty Soul Sea Realm power, chasing down a small fry in the Spirit Summoning Realm, ended up in such a sorry state? If word got out, it would be an unbelievable tale.

So, as he watched Ye Zhen leap into the Floating Cloud Cave, with the strange vine forest lying flat on the ground below, Zou Zhi instinctively thought he would receive the same treatment.

Hence, without any hesitation, Zou Zhi immediately followed after Ye Zhen.

Zou Zhi himself did not realize that although the few breaths of Bone-Eroding Poisonous Miasma wouldn’t topple him, and his nearly perfect Acquired Spiritual Body could hold up, the poison had subtly affected his cognition and judgment.

Had he been clear-headed, Zou Zhi would never have recklessly followed Ye Zhen across this eerie vine forest.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh! The sound of the Blood-sucking Vines breaking through the air like lightning echoed all around.

The moment Zou Zhi followed Ye Zhen and crossed the Blood-sucking Vine Forest, thousands of Blood-sucking Vines entangled themselves around Zou Zhi.

Zou Zhi’s expression dramatically changed!

The piercing pain of dozens of Blood-sucking Vines wrapping around his legs caused Zou Zhi’s muddled consciousness, affected by the poisonous miasma, to abruptly regain a trace of clarity.

Swish, swish, swish! Zou Zhi’s sword moved at an illusionarily fast speed, slashing dozens of times, severing not only the Blood-sucking Vines around his legs but also hundreds of vines that were reaching towards him!

It had to be said, the combat power of a Soul Sea Realm Martial Artist was truly astounding.

Under normal circumstances, the Blood-sucking Vine Forest could only cause Zou Zhi some trouble, or at most, a rather arduous nuisance, but it definitely could not restrain Zou Zhi, a Soul Sea Realm might.

But the addition of Ye Zhen changed the situation!

Squeak! The Green Wing Divine Bow was instantly drawn to a full circle, and under the fierce urging of Spiritual Power, three Green Winged Spirit Arrows condensed in a flash. The next moment, with the release of his fingers, the sound of the Three Green Spirit Arrows breaking through the air was like the roar of thunder.

The distance was too short!

At the entrance of the Floating Cloud Cave, Ye Zhen, who was now close to the Sect Master of Sword Origin Sect, Zou Zhi, was probably less than two hundred meters away.

The arrows arrived as soon as they were released!

Boom! The three Green Winged Spirit Arrows almost simultaneously struck Zou Zhi’s chest. The powerful force and the terrifying energy contained within directly sent Zou Zhi flying backward.

Crack! Massive cracks appeared on the jade armor covering Zou Zhi’s body, and more than a thousand Blood-sucking Vines acted like lightning in that moment, assaulting him relentlessly.

In an instant, Zou Zhi was tightly ensnared by a thousand Blood-sucking Vines, pulled from mid-air down into the midst of the Blood-sucking Vine Forest.

Zou Zhi, dizzy and disoriented, took a deep breath. Spiritual Power circulated within him, and his jade armor was instantly restored to its original state, even lightening the effects of the Bone-Eroding Poisonous Miasma within him somewhat.

The collective strength of nearly a thousand attacking Blood-sucking Vines was quite terrifying. Zou Zhi was completely wrapped from head to toe, unable to move even an inch.

Even his right hand holding the sword was tightly bound by dozens of Blood-sucking Vines, and not only could he not swing his sword, he couldn’t even move his fingers. If the layer of jade armor enveloping his body had not yet shattered, Zou Zhi’s situation would have been even more perilous.

However, with a thousand Blood-sucking Vines exerting their strength simultaneously, the pressure caused the jade armor to creak and crack, teetering on the edge of collapse.

As a look of horror appeared in Zou Zhi’s eyes, a moment of resolve flashed through them.

This was a life-or-death moment, where everything had to prioritize survival. To survive, even if his cultivation were to fall, it would be worth it!

"Spirit Blaze, break through for me!"

On the brink of life and death, Zou Zhi directly stimulated his Divine Soul Power to burn his own Spiritual Power, seeking to force out the Spirit Blaze to burn the Bloodthirsty Vine and free himself from its clutches.

The Spirit Blaze produced by a Martial Artist in exchange for consuming Divine Soul and Spiritual Power was extremely powerful. As soon as a trace of Spirit Blaze appeared on the surface of his body, it burned ten of the Bloodthirsty Vine’s roots to ash!

Whoosh!

Three Green Winged Spirit Arrows shot out in quick succession, striking Zou Zhi’s chest like the thunderclap of the Nine Heavens, instantly shattering the nearly broken Jade-colored Spirit Armor he wore.

Thump, thump!

The sound of arrows piercing flesh was incredibly sweet in Ye Zhen’s ears. When the last two Green Winged Spirit Arrows ruthlessly pinned into Zou Zhi’s chest, Ye Zhen breathed a sigh of relief.

Ye Zhen knew that Zou Zhi, the Sect Elder of the Sword Origin Sect, was done for.

Although his two Green Winged Spirit Arrows couldn’t kill Zou Zhi, and might not even inflict serious injury, the arrows that lodged in Zou Zhi’s chest beautifully caused his entire body to convulse.

The intense pain made Zou Zhi involuntarily draw in a cold breath, but that breath was unusually fishy and sweet with Bone-Eroding Poison Mist. The old and new poisons instantly gave Zou Zhi the sensation of his world turning upside down, his reaction time immediately slowed by half a beat.

Almost simultaneously, any Bloodthirsty Vine within reach in the Bloodthirsty Vine Forest seized the opportunity and wrapped around Zou Zhi’s body with lightning speed.

The extremely sharp micro-thorns unique to the Bloodthirsty Vine fiercely penetrated Zou Zhi’s skin, exhibiting the true terror of the plant.

Without the protection of the Jade Armor, Zou Zhi became the Bloodthirsty Vine’s freshest prey!

Every single thorn was like a sucking mouthpiece, beginning to furiously drain Zou Zhi’s blood. One or two thorns might not be much of a concern, but nearly a hundred thorns covering his body and sucking blood at the same time presented a horrific scene.

Visible to the naked eye, Zou Zhi’s flesh rapidly caved in, and in the space of two or three breaths, he was sucked to a hollow husk, his entire body resembling a living skeleton cloaked in human skin!

The proximity of death made Zou Zhi more clear-headed than ever, and he stared with a bitterly resentful gaze at Ye Zhen inside the Floating Cloud Cave.

"Ye Zhen, you’re so cruel! The Sword Origin Sect will absolutely... not let you go!"

As his words landed, Zou Zhi exhausted all his strength, or rather, activated all the remaining Divine Soul Power he had, to take out a Communication Jade Talisman from his storage ring.

In an instant, a Communication Jade Talisman soared into the skies.

Almost at the same time, a sense of extreme danger rose abruptly in Ye Zhen’s heart. The Sword Vein Divine Power within him activated without encouragement, buzzing a warning signal.

Swish!

Instinctively, Ye Zhen retreated like lightning. He felt a chill on his neck, sensing an extremely sharp blade gliding past, yet he could see nothing.

At the spot where Ye Zhen had been standing, invisible ripples spread through the air as if sliced by a blade.

Bang!

The invisible ripple flashed past, and a large number of rocks fell from the cave walls of the Floating Cloud Cave, leaving a deep one-meter sword mark. When Ye Zhen looked down, he saw a shallow cut on his neck.

Zou Zhi, who had sent out the Talisman Letter with his last bit of strength, displayed a deep look of disappointment in his eyes.

He had wanted to die alongside Ye Zhen, but he hadn’t expected that Ye Zhen was too vigilant, foiling his plan.

Ye Zhen, however, was greatly shocked.

He had heard that powerful Soul Sea Realm Martial Artists could use their Soul Power to form Soul Blades and Soul Swords to kill invisibly. He had never expected to nearly fall victim to one today.

"Hmph!"

With a cold snort, a Sword Gang ten Zhang long suddenly swept out, sending the head of Zou Zhi, the Sect Elder of the Sword Origin Sect and powerful Soul Sea Realm Martial Artist, flying into the air.

What surprised Ye Zhen was that not a single drop of blood sprayed from Zou Zhi’s severed neck; all flesh and blood within had vanished. Such a situation was entirely the doing of the Bloodthirsty Vine, which astonished Ye Zhen.

Once entangled, even a powerful Soul Sea Realm Martial Artist could fall victim; the Bloodthirsty Vine was truly terrifying.

It wasn’t until then that Ye Zhen finally exhaled in relief. Looking at Zou Zhi’s shriveled head, Ye Zhen suddenly realized that he had killed a powerful Soul Sea Realm Martial Artist. Such a being held a pinnacle existence within a Sect, and now to be defeated so completely, although not entirely his own doing, thrilled Ye Zhen immensely.

"It looks like I can send another big gift to Yu Ruhai, the Sect Leader of the Sword Origin Sect!" Ye Zhen sneered.

Over one hour later, atop a mountain peak, as Ye Zhen inspected his handiwork, he suddenly became curious about whether the Sect Master of the Sword Origin Sect, Yu Ruhai, would spit blood when he received it?

"Should he?"

Murmuring to himself, Ye Zhen soared into the sky and vanished into the clouds.

At the same time, tens of thousands of li away, a Talisman Light fell into the hands of Elder Zhii Sheng of the Sword Origin Sect, who was searching the high sky.

"How could this happen?"

After reading the Talisman Communication, Elder Zhii Sheng was shocked and cried out loud. In a flash of light, he zoomed away like a shooting star.(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)