King of Creation
Chapter 284 - 281: The Growth of Strength

Chapter 284: Chapter 281: The Growth of Strength

"Fast Sword Yue Qi truly lives up to his reputation!"

Watching Yue Qi dominate in the courtyard, Yan Kunshan couldn’t help but express his genuine admiration, and while he was at it, he cast a glance at Hai Luoshuang, his eyes perhaps not devoid of a show-off intent.

"Hmph!"

Hai Luoshuang snorted coldly, her gaze fixed on Ye Zhen struggling in the arena. Anyone familiar with her would notice that her eyes did not betray much concern.

Hai Luoshuang had thoroughly investigated Ye Zhen’s background. Underneath the reputation of such an illustrious name, it was improbable that a warrior with so many astonishing battle achievements like Ye Zhen could be easily defeated by Fast Sword Yue Qi.

However, that was merely about not being defeated easily. Fast Sword Yue Qi’s fame within the Stars Tower was known to all. Not long ago, a Meteor placed thirty-eighth at the Spirit Transformation Realm Fourth Stage only managed to withstand fewer than twenty moves under Yue Qi’s sword.

In other words, in Hai Luoshuang’s view, as long as Ye Zhen didn’t lose too miserably, it would be a defeat with honor. After all, Ye Zhen had just broken through to the Spirit Transformation Realm less than a day ago.

Behind Hai Luoshuang, the two elders exchanged glances with wry smiles, the covert and overt struggles between the two Tower Masters were intensifying.

Whizz whizz whizz!

In the arena, Yue Qi’s sword momentum was like splashing water, wave after wave, making it feel almost suffocating and forcing Ye Zhen to cope with great difficulty.

Fast!

That was the sole characteristic of Yue Qi’s sword technique. The Sword Gang wasn’t sharp, and the sword technique wasn’t strange, ornate, but only one word – fast.

Under normal circumstances, for a martial artist to thrust dozens of Sword Lights in one breath would qualify as a Fast Sword. However, Yue Qi’s sword was so rapid that in a single breath, he could pierce nearly a hundred times like a flash of lightning.

This level of speed made it extremely difficult for Ye Zhen to cope with. Ye Zhen had to exert the Flowing Cloud Sword Technique to its limit, wielding the Flowing Cloud Sword Gang like a whip, barely blocking Yue Qi’s fast attacks.

Even so, upon Ye Zhen’s Protective Spirit Force, blossoms of sword flowers would occasionally burst, dispersing like ripples upon water – a sign that Ye Zhen had been struck.

But, as fast as Yue Qi’s strokes were, they weren’t particularly powerful. One sword, two swords, three swords - Ye Zhen’s Protective Spirit Force could still withstand.

However, if he was hit by more than ten swords at once, Ye Zhen’s Protective Spirit Force would shatter instantaneously.

In fact, dealing with Fast Sword Yue Qi and his rapid technique, Ye Zhen had a somewhat shameless yet assured method of victory – to fight forcefully.

Wearing a mid-grade Black Wind Armor, if Ye Zhen abandoned defense for offense, he could achieve instantaneous victory over Yue Qi.

With the Black Wind Armor, Yue Qi’s Fast Sword couldn’t threaten Ye Zhen, but Ye Zhen could instantly seriously injure Yue Qi.

However, Ye Zhen disdained from doing so.

For one thing, it was a desperate strategy. Furthermore, the Black Wind Armor was a trump card that Ye Zhen hadn’t yet revealed and didn’t need to expose at this moment.

Most importantly, this battle concerned Ye Zhen’s future status within the Stars Tower, and Ye Zhen wanted to win squarely.

"Hmph, Zheng Fuyun, to endure over thirty breaths under my hand, even in defeat today, you can still be proud," Yue Qi’s splashing sword light suddenly contracted. He realized that with the current trend, he couldn’t defeat Ye Zhen.

"It should be said, your defeat by my hand today is your honor!" Ye Zhen inhaled a First Grade breath of air, retorting sharply.

"Arrogant!"

"It’s time for you to witness my true killing move!"

"One-Line Sky!"

From Yue Qi’s long sword, the Sword Gang erupted, thrusting forward rapidly. No sooner had the first thrusting illusion appeared than Yue Qi’s second sword had already pierced out like lightning, merging with the first one. Subsequent strikes followed, the third, the fourth...

The hundreds of swords Yue Qi stabbed out in an instant merged into one, looking as if a Sword River was carved into the air, the continuous Sword Light flowing like mercury, advancing towards Ye Zhen.

Where the Sword Light passed, the air rippled like water waves, and although the Sword Momentum seemed to move as languidly as mercury, in reality, at the very moment the first sword was thrust, it struck with the speed of Thunderclap, pursuing Ye Zhen like a shadow.

Upon this move’s execution, the expressions on everyone’s face, be it Ye Zhen, Yan Kunshan, or Hai Luoshuang, changed. However, each one wore a different expression.

"Ha, time for victory!" Yan Kunshan’s face broke into smiles.

Hai Luoshuang shook her head slightly, revealing a tinge of regret on her face, signaling impending defeat.

The Spirit Transformation Realm Fourth Stage martial artist had been thwarted by this very move from Yue Qi.

With this strike where hundreds of swords stacked into one, continuously flowing, Yue Qi effectively exponentially increased his strength to a certain extent.

Any contact with the sword’s force meant a certain loss for the opponent, unless they possessed overwhelming might.

Ye Zhen’s face became particularly solemn. While he might have had the lowest cultivation there, when it came to Sword Dao prowess, it was likely that no one present surpassed him.

Ye Zhen’s Sword Vein Divine Power was not for naught, moreover having gained profound insights into the Sword Dao contained within the remnant sword from the Spirit Sword Grave Mountain, his Sword Dao cultivation had soared.

Upon seeing the Sword Momentum, Ye Zhen understood the terror of Yue Qi’s "One-Line Sky."

However, in the very next instant, as Yue Qi’s "One-Line Sky" Sword Light approached, Ye Zhen smiled.

Spirit Light Shadow Transformation Secret Technique!

With a shrug of his shoulders, Ye Zhen’s figure suddenly split into three, his long sword creating illusions as three Spirit Shadows slashed at Yue Qi simultaneously.

Pop!

Yue Qi was taken aback as "One-Line Sky" effortlessly pierced through the middle Ye Zhen without the expected spurt of blood, the Spirit Shadows dissipating in the blink of an eye.

Boom!

A deep thunderous sound echoed from around the Ye Zhen on the left as his long sword traced a strange path. A piece of Sword Cloud gathered overhead the moment Ye Zhen swung his sword.

Wind Sweeps Away Clouds!

The hurricane-like Sword Light coiled towards Fast Sword Yuen Qi like a wheel, forcing Yan Qi to frantically change his moves.

Whoosh!

Under the drive of the Profound Yang Sword, the hurricane Sword Light suddenly surged, and even though Yuen Qi’s sword strikes were incredibly fast, launching more than thirty in quick succession, like lightning, his Sword Light was shredded in an instant, and he was forced to stagger backward by Ye Zhen’s Sword Light.

Yuen Qi’s Sword Technique was fast, but its power was quite ordinary. Once he lost his speed and the initiative...

This was Fast Sword Yuen Qi’s weakness.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Ye Zhen’s sword was faster than the last, each strike repeating the move Wind Sweeps Away Clouds. With every cyclone-like Sword Light that blasted out, Yuen Qi was forced to stagger back.

However, everyone could see that Yuen Qi was recovering from being ambushed by Ye Zhen. His footsteps gradually became steadier, and as Ye Zhen’s Wind Sweeps Away Clouds came at him, the number of Sword Lights Yuen Qi produced was rapidly increasing.

"This time, Zheng Fuyun is sure to lose!" Yan Kunshan, who had been somewhat nervous, let a smile creep onto his lips.

Hai Luoshuang said nothing, just staring blankly at the increasing number of Sword Clouds gathering above Ye Zhen’s head. Yan Kunshan followed her gaze and immediately realized the oddity of these Sword Clouds.

It seemed that each time Ye Zhen slashed with his sword, another Sword Cloud would appear above his head, causing Yan Kunshan’s expression to change dramatically.

"Your move just now wasn’t bad. However, you are still going to lose!"

Having regained his footing, Fast Sword Yuen Qi finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had slowly regained his disadvantage, and as long as he could maintain it, victory would be his.

"Is that so?"

A rare sneer appeared on Ye Zhen’s lips, a sneer of disdain.

Originally, he had considered Yuen Qi a worthy opponent, but now that Yuen Qi hadn’t even seen his real killing move, he no longer deserved to be.

After casually releasing another hurricane Sword Light, Ye Zhen kicked off the ground, and his whole body soared into the sky. As his Sword Light moved, clouds gathered from all directions.

The dozens of Sword Clouds that Ye Zhen had just gathered instantly converged towards his Profound Yang Sword.

"Now, it’s my turn to make a move!"

With the Sword Light transforming, Yuen Qi also shot up into the sky, deploying his killing move One-Line Sky once more.

Almost simultaneously, at a low altitude, Ye Zhen’s Profound Yang Sword stirred, boom boom boom!

The moment the rumble of thunder sounded, the Profound Yang Sword slashed down like lightning.

A deafening thunderous roar instantly sounded, and everyone present was shocked at the same time.

Because this wasn’t the rumble of thunder created by the clashing of Spiritual Power, it was the genuine sound of a thunderclap.

The Sword Light, carrying the dark Sword Clouds and thundering down, was most astounding because a fine thread of Thunder Light adhered to the Sword Light, slashing down lightning-fast with Ye Zhen’s Sword Light.

"Eight Directions Fall!"

A soft chant escaped from Ye Zhen’s lips as his Sword Light, Thunder Light and Sword Clouds intertwined, colliding fiercely with Yuen Qi’s One-Line Sky Sword Light.

Hiss!

Yuen Qi’s mercury-like One-Line Sky vanished in an instant under Ye Zhen’s Sword Light, which resembled the whip of the Thunder God.

At the same time, Hai Luoshuang’s exclamations rang out, "Show some mercy!"

Yan Kunshan’s gaze, however, had already become dazed.

Boom!

The Sword Light, like the whip of the Thunder God, mercilessly struck Fast Sword Yuen Qi’s head, but just as the Sword Light was pouring down, Ye Zhen’s Profound Yang Sword jerked upward sharply.

With the flicker of electric light, Fast Sword Yuen Qi fell from the sky like a dead fish, his body convulsing as he plummeted.

Thud!

Fast Sword Yuen Qi crashed heavily to the ground, fresh blood spraying uncontrollably from his mouth, and his body continued to twitch relentlessly, electrocuted by the Thunder Light.

As for everyone else, they were stunned.

Even a good friend of Yuen Qi’s was so shocked by the sight that he forgot to catch Yuen Qi when he hit the ground.

They had seen terrifying things, but nothing as terrifying as this.

Striking directly with lightning.

The eyes of the onlookers, as they turned to Ye Zhen, suddenly became filled with horror, and Yan Kunshan’s gaze was as if he had seen a ghost.

Fast Sword Yuen Qi was powerful enough to easily defeat Third Realm Peak Martial Artists, but Ye Zhen had defeated Yuen Qi with ease.

For Ye Zhen, still in the air, it was a whole different feeling as he witnessed the growth of his strength firsthand.

He had only used the Wind Cloud Sword Technique and had yet to deploy other techniques like the Ice Fiend Qi, Floating Cloud Finger, or War Soul Blood Flag, but he had defeated Yuen Qi, whose Combat Power was comparable to Fourth Realm Martial Artists. This was the growth of Ye Zhen’s strength.

Cough cough!

On the ground, Yuen Qi, who had coughed up several mouthfuls of blood, suddenly struggled to rise and, with a complex expression, saluted Ye Zhen in the air, "Thank you... for showing mercy!"

The onlookers were stunned once more, and even the corner of Yan Kunshan’s mouth twitched a few times. (To be continued. If you like this story, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)