King of Creation
Chapter 260 - 257: Tricked by Liao Feibai

Chapter 260: Chapter 257: Tricked by Liao Feibai

"Whoosh!"

Like a rainbow, the Sword Gang swooped down on Wu Shan, nearly splitting him in half.

Wu Shan, the most directly involved in the battle, was terrified. He was acutely aware of the might behind Ye Zhen’s strike and realized for the first time how closely death loomed over him.

Suddenly, Wu Shan’s eyes brightened as if he glimpsed a sliver of hope amidst despair.

Somehow, Wu Shan noticed that the Sword Momentum, which was aimed right on top of him to split him into two, had suddenly slowed down.

In high-level clashes, every second counted! That slight delay gave Wu Shan a lifesaving opportunity.

Taking advantage of this brief moment, his golden spear moved lightning-fast.

Undoubtedly, after nearly a decade mastering the spear, Wu Shan’s technique was flawless. The spear struck precisely at the tip of Ye Zhen’s sword.

Seeing this, everyone heaved a sigh of relief; Wu Shan’s life was saved by that thrust, including Wen Tianyu, who also relaxed.

Seeing Ye Zhen slowing down the sword at the last moment, Luluo too exhaled in relief. In her eyes, Ye Zhen was an extremely bold individual, or else he wouldn’t have dared raid the heavily guarded Yin Mountain Blood Canyon with just the Fourth Stage of True Essence.

That was when the unexpected twist occurred!

Ye Zhen expelled his Spiritual Power and accelerated the Profound Yang Sword in his hand, chopping fiercely towards Wu Shan’s golden spear that had touched the sword’s edge!

Shh!

The Profound Yang Sword, radiating fierce Sword Gang, split Wu Shan’s golden spear in two like chopping wood and continued its descent.

And Wu Shan was right there, five meters in front of Ye Zhen.

The Sword Gang, following its momentum, could definitely split Wu Shan in half.

Wen Tianyu was stunned, as was Luluo, and as for Wu Shan himself, he was utterly bewildered.

Trouble was, everything happened too fast; not just the onlookers, even Wu Shan himself, had no time to react.

As the Profound Yang Sword split the golden spear, sensing the piercing Sword Qi, Wu Shan instinctively let go of the two halves of his spear.

Bang!

The sound of the golden spear halves hitting the ground snapped Luluo and Wen Tianyu out of their shock; pondering his supposed demise, Wu Shan too was stunned—how was he still unharmed?

Wasn’t he supposed to be split in half by Luluo’s ’big cousin’?

At the critical moment, Ye Zhen merely destroyed Wu Shan’s artifact spear but withdrew the Sword Gang emanating from the Profound Yang Sword.

Killing a disciple of the Qingluo Sect within the sect grounds would’ve been foolish unless Ye Zhen had lost his senses.

Surviving the ordeal, Wu Shan collapsed to the ground, cold sweat pouring down his forehead as if he had just escaped from Ghost Gate.

"Luluo, lead the way!"

Ye Zhen’s words roused the dazed Luluo, also bringing a joyful smile to her beautiful face.

"Come on!"

Passing by Wen Tianyu, Luluo paused and provocatively said, "Brother Wen, my big cousin is pretty formidable, why don’t you spar with him a bit?"

Wen Tianyu’s face immediately contorted with embarrassment, but a Qingluo Sect disciple came to his aid with a scoff, "Humph, your big cousin with such meager cultivation does not deserve to spar with Brother Wen."

"How about you try?"

Luluo’s teasing response terrified the Qingluo Sect disciple; joking aside, his cultivation was even lower than Wu Shan’s, and after seeing Wu Shan nearly meet his demise at the hands of her ’big cousin’, he wasn’t about to seek discomfort.

"Big cousin, let’s return to the peak. Big cousin, you’re too powerful—Wu Shan is a martial artist of the first stage of Spirit Transformation Realm..."

Luluo’s exaggerated tone made Wen Tianyu’s face turn as grim as if he had swallowed a rat.

Hearing the report that Luluo’s big cousin had arrived, Wen hoped to intimidate and tarnish his image, but not only did his attempt to do so fail, he ended up disgraced.

Other Qingluo Sect disciples were also stunned, looking up in admiration as ’big cousin’ Ye Zhen walked away, wondering when they would be as powerful as a Spiritual Summoning Realm martial artist obliterating one from the Spirit Transformation Realm First Stage.

"My Low Grade Treasure! My Low Grade Treasure Spear!"

The next moment, Wu Shan, cradling the two halves of his Low Grade Treasure Spear, began to wail.

He had scrimped and saved for two years to acquire this Low Grade Treasure Spear and had treasured it immensely; now, it was destroyed.

"It was deliberate, that bastard deliberately destroyed my treasure! Brother Wen, you must help me get revenge," Wu Shan cursed between clenched teeth, blaming Ye Zhen, Luluo’s ’big cousin’.

Joking aside, Ye Zhen had been openly challenged, and if he didn’t teach them a lesson, he wouldn’t be Ye Zhen.

Ye Zhen operated on his principles, sometimes even showing kindness, but when dealing with his enemies, he was utterly ruthless!

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"I couldn’t believe it, after not seeing you for a year and a half, you’ve become so powerful! Although Wu Shan was only at the First Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, he was still a martial artist of the Spirit Transformation Realm."

All along the way, Luluo’s surprise for Ye Zhen couldn’t be hidden.

In response, Ye Zhen just smiled.

Thinking about it, even Zou Zhi, an elder of the Sword Origin Sect, had fallen into his hands; a martial artist of the Spirit Transformation Realm First Stage really wasn’t much.

The only difference was that this battle was a real and direct confrontation!

Of course, in the battle just now, Ye Zhen mainly took advantage of the mid-grade Profound Yang Sword; otherwise, the victory wouldn’t have been so easy.

"Alright, my current surname is Zheng, n amed Zheng Fuyun, and my identity is your elder cousin. What exactly is going on? I should be told, right? I don’t look so atrocious as to invite hatred, do I?"

Luluo’s casual demeanor within her unnamed peak made Ye Zhen speak solemnly as he explained his current identity to Luluo.

Ye Zhen dared not use the alias Zheng Ye anymore.

After sending two significant gifts to the Sect Leader Yu Ruhai of the Sword Origin Sect, it would be foolish for Ye Zhen to continue using the name ’Zheng Ye’ to wander the world.

Not just the name had changed; Ye Zhen had also changed his appearance again, using the True Transformation Disguise Technique on his own face, making the greatest change with the smallest alterations.

Not just the appearance, even his accent had changed to the authentic accent of Divine Capital in the Phantom Divine Empire, including his clothing, which had switched to mainstream attire of the Phantom Divine Empire.

All of these had been taught by Liu Datong.

As Luluo scrutinized Ye Zhen from head to toe, she said, "I didn’t see it coming, when did you learn such a masterful disguise technique? If it weren’t for the signal from Elder Sister Liao in the invitation you sent, I wouldn’t have recognized you at the Mountain Gate!"

"You must think that this trouble the disciples of Qingluo Sect are causing you is a trap set by me, right?" Luluo said with a melancholic face. "If I said it was a coincidence, would you believe me?"

"I believe!"

Ye Zhen nodded emphatically, "Because if you were going to trap me, you definitely wouldn’t do it right at the entrance of the mountain gate! Based on your way of doing things, even if you were to trap me, you would wait until you had seen me and assessed my cultivation before deciding whether to trap me!"

An emerging smile quickly vanished from Luluo’s charming face, "Can’t you say something nicer?"

"It’s a long story, actually dating back to almost a year ago. For some reason, my master was anxious to find me a future home and marry me off.

Naturally, my master chose among the disciples of Qingluo Sect, and soon, a rumor spread that my future home would be this Wen Tianyu.

I, for my part, didn’t want to marry, so I lied to my master."

"What lie?"

"Do you even have to ask? Naturally, it was that I have been betrothed since childhood, engaged to a distant elder cousin from a martial arts noble family."

"Then....."

"Then, I was trapped by Instructor Liao! Did you ever mention this to Liao Feibai?" Ye Zhen asked with a fierce expression.

"Oh, more than that! It was Elder Sister Liao who suggested it to me! She said that ordinary matrimonial engagements wouldn’t work; it had to be an engagement tied to a noble family."

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhen fully understood that he had been trapped by Liao Feibai.

No wonder when leaving the sect, Liao Feibai specifically advised Ye Zhen that, upon arriving in the Phantom Divine Empire, it was best to seek help from Luluo, who was familiar with the situation there.

Lastly, he casually mentioned that it seemed somewhat inappropriate for him to approach Luluo directly, and it was best to approach her as a relative, like an elder cousin.

Liao Feibai’s instructions, which Ye Zhen had considered sensible and appropriate, led Ye Zhen to send an invitation under the identity of Luluo’s elder cousin. Unexpectedly, this had been a huge trap dug early by Liao Feibai, just waiting for Ye Zhen to jump in.

Of course, Liao Feibai’s intention was probably for Ye Zhen to come and help Luluo out of a predicament.

Ye Zhen estimated that if Liao Feibai hadn’t dug this big pit and directly asked Ye Zhen to help Luluo, Ye Zhen would have willingly come over since he owed Luluo his life, and that alone was enough!

"What do you plan to do now? Should I help you leave?" Luluo asked Ye Zhen cautiously, seeing his demeanor.

Ye Zhen’s eyes suddenly widened, "What do you mean by that? I’m playing the role of your betrothed elder cousin; aren’t you happy with that?"

A smile instantly blossomed on Luluo’s face, "Humph, you should be the happy one! But still, be careful and don’t wander around. After all, you’re in our Qingluo Sect, and you’ve just beaten up a disciple of Qingluo Sect....."

"By the way, what brings you to the Phantom Divine Empire, taking such a great risk? Finally, we’re getting to the heart of the matter." they reached the core issue after a long detour.

"Spirit Storage Pill!"

"So it’s for that! It’s lucky you came when you did, if you’d come a few days later, you would have missed this opportunity. In a few days, our people from the Qingluo Sect will also head towards Divine Capital!"

"Your Qingluo Sect is going too, what’s that all about?" (Unfinished. If you like this work, you’re welcome to vote for it with recommendations or monthly tickets at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com.)