King of Creation
Chapter 283 - 280: Heavy Bet

Chapter 283: Chapter 280: Heavy Bet

"Breaking the rules?"

Hai Luoshuang’s phoenix eyes cast a cold glance at Yan Kunshan, "Deputy Tower Master Yan, you actually do not even understand the rules of Stars Tower, which is very disappointing to me!"

Yan Kunshan’s face instantly turned a deep red, "Every rule within Stars Tower, I have..."

"Stars Tower rule number twenty-one, if one discovers a person or event with a significant impact on Stars Tower, the Branch Tower Masters may take appropriate action," said Hai Luoshuang in an extremely slow tone.

Yan Kunshan’s expression suddenly became puzzled, "Indeed, there is such a rule, but Master Hai seems to have forgotten the latter part of this rule, ’But there must be solid evidence, and a detailed report must follow afterwards. Without it, it will be regarded as a serious dereliction of duty.’

"I understand that Master Hai means Zheng Fuyun has a significant impact on Stars Tower, but forgive my obtuseness, I cannot comprehend how someone who has just broken through to the Spirit Transformation Realm could have such a significant impact on Stars Tower. Please clarify, Master Hai."

"By the end of the year, the Black Dragon Ancient Land will open!"

"Oh, I see! But is Master Hai so confident that Zheng Fuyun will be able to enter the Black Dragon Ranking and achieve a good position?

Doesn’t Master Hai know that it’s not just the fighters at the First Stage of Spirit Transformation Realm who have failed to enter the Black Dragon Ranking, but also those at the Third or even Fourth Stage? There are some who didn’t make it through the preliminary selection," Yan Kunshan retorted.

"That, Deputy Tower Master Yan need not worry about. When the Black Dragon Ancient Land opens at the end of the year, we will see who is right," said Hai Luoshuang nonchalantly.

"I do need to worry about this matter! If Master Hai casually brings in a martial artist from the Spirit Transformation Realm and gives him the identity of one of the Seventy-two Meteors, wouldn’t that sully the reputation of our Stars Tower’s Seventy-two Meteors?

If that happens, won’t it dishearten those martial artists who have been waiting in vain for years to enter the rank of the Seventy-two Meteors?"

"Dishearten?"

Hai Luoshuang’s gaze sharpened suddenly, "Their disheartenment is not my concern, this is my responsibility as Tower Master! Moreover, if there’s anyone among them assured of entering the top thirty-six in the Black Dragon Rankings, I, as the Tower Master, will immediately grant them the status of the Seventy-two Meteors."

"The top thirty-six in the Black Dragon Rankings, what do you mean? You don’t actually think Zheng Fuyun can break into the top thirty-six, do you?"

"Of course, I have already included it in the report. If Zheng Fuyun doesn’t break into the top thirty-six in the Black Dragon Rankings by the end of the year, then it will be a serious misconduct on my part as the Tower Master!"

With that, Hai Luoshuang gave Ye Zhen a glance that couldn’t be clearer—Ye Zhen, my future is now wagered on you, you must strive your hardest.

Ye Zhen, however, felt somewhat discontent and curled his lips. To be honest, he wasn’t overly eager about the identity of one of the Seventy-two Meteors; to him, it was neither here nor there.

Even without the reason of Hai Luoshuang, under such harassment from Yan Kunshan, Ye Zhen would have already turned and left. What is this nonsense, can’t I, the young master, opt out?

But Ye Zhen could not do that.

At present, Hai Luoshuang had done him a huge favor.

It was no exaggeration to say, the invitation Hai Luoshuang sent had almost determined Ye Zhen’s future path in martial arts.

If it hadn’t been for Hai Luoshuang’s invitation, Ye Zhen’s cultivation would still be stuck at the Peak of Spirit Summoning Realm, and the hopes of breaking through to the Spirit Transformation Realm within the next five to six years would be extremely slim.

Even if he forced a breakthrough to the Spirit Transformation Realm five or six years later, the chances of failing to condense the Spiritual Power Seed would also be very high.

To repay a kindness is Ye Zhen’s nature. Otherwise, it would weigh heavily on his heart, and his thoughts would not be clear.

Thus, Ye Zhen could only watch.

As for breaking into the top thirty-six in the Black Dragon Rankings mentioned by Hai Luoshuang, Ye Zhen currently had no concept of it. It shouldn’t be too hard, right? After all, Ye Zhen possessed the big trump card, the War Soul Blood Flag.

"Well done, Master Hai! Such confidence, actually believing that a young fellow at the First Stage of Spirit Transformation Realm could break into the top thirty-six of the Black Dragon Rankings by the end of the year, and wagering so heavily!"

With that, Yan Kunshan suddenly turned his head towards Ye Zhen, "Boy, do you realize that within the top thirty-six of the Black Dragon Rankings, the martial artists with the lowest cultivation are at the Fifth Stage of Spirit Transformation Realm, and there are a great many who have reached the Great Perfection of the Acquired Spiritual Body."

As Ye Zhen showed surprise, Yan Kunshan laughed, "Since Master Hai has spoken thus, I have nothing further to say. I just hope an incident of serious misconduct won’t fall upon Master Hai."

With Hai Luoshuang’s endorsement, Yan Kunshan readily agreed.

However, Ye Zhen suddenly realized that breaking into the top thirty-six of the Black Dragon Rankings wasn’t such a simple matter.

"That settles it, then. Zheng Fuyun is directly promoted to the sixty-seventh position among the Seventy-two Meteors, and the other rankings will move down accordingly..."

"Wait a minute!"

"What now?"

"Master Hai, the ranking of the Seventy-two Meteors has always been about acknowledging strength as the supreme measure. To promote this Zheng Fuyun directly to the sixty-seventh position seems a bit against the rules."

"He has already crossed swords with Dong Xuan, so what’s wrong with taking over Dong Xuan’s place?"

"Master Hai, we didn’t witness him and Dong Xuan fight, and moreover, Dong Xuan is one of your people..."

"What do you mean by that?" Hai Luoshuang’s eyebrows immediately knit together.

"Nothing much! Zheng Fuyun can indeed rise directly to the rank of the Seventy-two Meteors, but his ranking can only be seventy-second. Of course, if he’s not satisfied with this rank, then he will have to follow the rules of Stars Tower!" Yan Kunshan declared firmly.

"Might is supreme, right?"

With her beautiful brows inverted, Hai Luoshuang was just about to speak when Ye Zhen suddenly stepped forward, "If it’s just this, then please, Deputy Tower Master Yan, arrange an opponent for me. This position, it’s better to fight for it oneself!"

In Ye Zhen’s eyes, there was a surging battle intent. To tell the truth, after his breakthrough in cultivation, Ye Zhen was not clear on to what extent his combat power had soared and was eager to test it out.

Moreover, even a clay figure has three points of anger, and this was the first time Ye Zhen had swallowed his anger for so long.

Yan Kunshan gave Ye Zhen a look that suddenly carried a hint of surprise, but more than that, it was a teasing smile.

"Truly, a young hero emerges! Young Hero Zheng is frank, and I, Yan Kunshan, won’t play tricks with you! Since it’s about raising your rank, I’ll arrange for you a martial artist who is only one stage higher in cultivation than you. What do you think?"

"Whatever!"

Ye Zhen answered readily, although Hai Luoshuang was greatly alarmed, and a hint of a conniving smile crossed Yan Kunshan’s eyes.

"If that’s the case, Yuen Qi, since you only have the Spirit Transformation Realm Second Stage cultivation, why don’t you exchange a few moves with Young Hero Zheng?"

"Yes!"

Behind Yan Kunshan, a martial artist clutching a long sword abruptly stepped forward, looking at Ye Zhen with disdain in his eyes.

"Young Hero Ye, you’ve been tricked, Yan Kunshan has set you up."

Hai Luoshuang’s sighing voice transmitted into Ye Zhen’s mind, "Although Yuen Qi only has Spirit Transformation Realm Second Stage cultivation, he is a rare talent like you. When Yuen Qi first joined the tower, he was already at the Spirit Transformation Realm First Stage and secured the sixty-third position among the Seventy-two Meteor.

Two months ago, with his Spirit Transformation Realm Second Stage cultivation, he defeated two experts at the Peak of Spirit Transformation Realm Third Stage consecutively, and even a martial artist who had just made a breakthrough to the Spirit Transformation Realm Fourth Stage was defeated by him.

Now, Yuen Qi’s rank among the Seventy-two Meteor is thirty-eight. Normally, martial artists at the Spirit Transformation Realm Third and Fourth Stage would have this rank..."

"Being set up? We’ll only know after fighting. Besides, it’s not yet certain who is setting up whom!"

"Deputy Tower Master Yan, I would like to know what Yuen Qi’s ranking is among the Seventy-two Meteor?" Ye Zhen asked knowingly.

A trace of discomfort flashed across Yan Kunshan’s face, as those who knew the situation were aware that what he had done was quite unscrupulous, but to suppress Hai Luoshuang’s arrogance, he could not care less at this point.

"Thirty-eight! If you can defeat him, your rank within the Seventy-two Meteor can directly ascend to thirty-eight. But if you fail, then you better honestly remain at the bottom," Yan Kunshan said with a thick face that he had cultivated over the years.

To everyone’s surprise, Ye Zhen suddenly showed a hint of astonishment, "Rank thirty-eight, that’s really high! Initially, I was only aiming for rank sixty-seven. I didn’t expect Deputy Tower Master Yan to arrange such a highly ranked opponent for me!"

Upon hearing this, not only did Hai Luoshuang smirk, but the other auxiliary stars and those among the meteor ranks present also showed a hint of strange expressions. These expressions made Yan Kunshan’s complexion somewhat hot.

"What, are you scared? If you are timid, I can change your opponent!" Yan Kunshan resorted to reverse psychology.

"Scared, how could that be? I was wondering, engaging in a fight with such a disparity in strength, it’s quite exhausting. I wonder if there is any benefit?"

When Ye Zhen looked up, everyone was taken aback, especially by his confident demeanor that he had already figured out how to defeat Yuen Qi.

"Humph, arrogant, to think you can beat me? If you want a fight, we’ll fight!" With a leap, the angered Yuen Qi who had been provoked by Ye Zhen, flashed out to the wide square outside the Star Hall.

"Benefit? Hahaha, there is indeed a benefit! When members within Stars Tower such as the Seventy-two Meteor, Eighteen Auxiliary Stars, Three Great Guardian Stars, and so on engage in a ranking battle, the victor can obtain one-tenth of the star points from the loser!"

"One-tenth of star points? Even the meat of a mosquito is meat!"

Muttering to himself, Ye Zhen’s figure flashed, and he swept across to face Yuen Qi.

"Thinking of eating meat? You’ll have to defeat me first!"

Yuen Qi took a deep breath, the anger that was dense on his face instantly dissipating without a trace, his breath becoming steady. When his spiritual power flashed, a dense layer of golden Protective Spirit Force covered his body.

Clang!

The long sword in his hand suddenly unsheathed, pointing straight at Ye Zhen.

Seeing Yuen Qi’s response, Ye Zhen’s expression instantly became serious. Not to mention anything else, just the fact that Yuen Qi could control his emotions was enough to make him a worthy opponent.

A solemn look flickered in Ye Zhen’s eyes as he activated his Divine Sense, and his Divine Soul Power settled on the First Sword Vein.

Hum!

The First Sword Vein hummed vibrantly, and as Ye Zhen’s aura surged around him, he did not enter the state of Sword Heart Enlightenment. A bitter smile surfaced on Ye Zhen’s cheeks, admitting to himself that sometimes probability was not reliable.

Sword Heart Communication had a 65% chance of forging successful veins, but in reality, entering the state of Sword Heart Enlightenment two or three times out of ten was already pretty good.

"Please!"

Ye Zhen’s Profound Yang Sword suddenly unsheathed!

Sssss!

Almost simultaneously, Yuen Qi flicked his wrist, and hundreds of densely packed Sword Lights, like rain, assaulted Ye Zhen!

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