King of Creation
Chapter 315 - 312: Weakness

Chapter 315: Chapter 312: Weakness

When the Thousand Illusion Eagle King vanished into thin air, Ye Zhen’s heart suddenly contracted, and a feeling of extreme danger sharply surfaced in his mind.

Shriek!

The piercing cry of the eagle abruptly filled the air. At the moment Ye Zhen turned his head, he saw the previously vanished Thousand Illusion Eagle King suddenly appearing five miles to his left rear.

"In an instant, it crossed a distance of ten miles?!"

Bang!

While Ye Zhen was still in shock, the huge Spiritual Power Eagle struck his back like lightning, its long beak fiercely pecking at Ye Zhen’s back.

The Green Jade Spirit Armor emitted a series of brittle sounds, unable to bear the impact. In an instant, it cracked into thousands of fissures and then dissipated.

Seeing this, Ye Zhen was once again shocked. This was the first time his Green Jade Spirit Armor had been directly shattered; truly, it was still insufficient against an attack from a Soul Sea Realm expert.

Observing that his Spiritual Power Eagle only shattered Ye Zhen’s Protective Spirit Force, the Thousand Illusion Eagle King was also surprised. He had thought that just this strike alone would have severely injured Ye Zhen.

"Hmph, even if your Protective Spirit Armor is extraordinary, your end has still come!"

Behind him, the Spirit Arrow wings of the eagle stirred, and one after another Spiritual Power Eagle swiftly lunged, bombarding Ye Zhen.

Almost at the same time, two streaks of Blood Light silently burst out of the War Soul Blood Flag held by Ye Zhen, merging into the bodies of Ye Zhen and the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub.

The Cloud Winged Tiger Cub flapped its fleshy wings, and at the moment when a tremendous amount of Cloud Qi gathered, its speed soared in an instant, carrying Ye Zhen to leave a white trail in the sea of clouds.

With this surge in speed, the continuous stream of Spiritual Power Eagles alarmingly missed and were left far behind by the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub, dispersing into the air.

As the Spiritual Power shifted, another layer of Green Jade Spirit Armor once again covered Ye Zhen, and Ye Zhen’s tense nerves finally relaxed somewhat. Just now, he had truly skirted along the brink of Ghost Gate.

Watching Ye Zhen disappear into the sea of clouds, the Thousand Illusion Eagle King’s eyes revealed a look of disbelief—he had never expected Ye Zhen to be able to outpace him in terms of speed.

During the brief interval, True Master Tianzhu and Xie Lvu, who had been far behind, caught up.

"Don’t worry, this kid won’t be able to run away. I believe that his demon servant’s speeding secret technique cannot last for very long!"

The catching-up Xie Lvu smiled sinisterly, and with a slight movement of his Divine Sense, led the two to change course and pursue.

Feeling the relentless pursuit of the three waves of Spiritual Power behind him, Ye Zhen’s brows furrowed tightly. He knew that this time, he really was in big trouble.

Chased by three Soul Sea Realm experts, among them a top Soul Sea Realm powerhouse like the Thousand Illusion Eagle King. If there were only one, Ye Zhen might think of a way to cope, but with three, if he were caught up with, the only fate awaiting Ye Zhen would be a dead end.

"I must call for help!"

After a moment’s thought, a Talisman Light suddenly flew out from Ye Zhen’s hand towards a relay point set up by the Qiyun Sect in the Sword Origin Empire and Black Water Kingdom.

Although the Rescue Talisman had been sent, Ye Zhen was now in the depths of the Sword Origin Empire, more than two hundred thousand miles away from the Black Water Kingdom’s Qiyun Sect. Even for a Soul Sea Realm powerhouse at full-speed flight, it would take a day or two to arrive.

Distant water cannot quench a near fire.

And the Cloud Winged Tiger could only maintain this extreme flight speed for an hour at most.

"No, there’s something fishy, there’s definitely something fishy! It could be that True Master Tianzhu or Xie Lvu has placed some sort of tracking secret method on me."

After several changes in direction, Ye Zhen carefully sensed that each time he changed course, the three raging Spiritual Power presences chasing behind him would also change direction.

Ye Zhen had learned about tracking and counter-tracking from Liu Datong, the Chief Constable of the Black Water Ministry of Justice. Under long-distance conditions, and with strong winds aloft, any scent or Qi tracking would be useless.

"Special demon beasts and special tracking devices? Seems like it can only be one of these two!"

After scanning his entire body with his Divine Soul Power and finding nothing unusual, suddenly, a streak of black light that had appeared several times flashed through Ye Zhen’s mind.

"Could the source of the tracking be that streak of black light?"

"It’s very likely to be a bird!"

Having made a judgment, the Green Wing Divine Bow suddenly appeared in Ye Zhen’s hand.

Swish!

The black light flashed by, and a Green Winged Spirit Arrow suddenly vanished after a brief flare.

"It actually missed, this bird is so fast!"

Ye Zhen was somewhat surprised. Subsequently, he began to ponder over a plan of action. He must get rid of this bird within an hour, before the speed of the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub decreased. Otherwise, Ye Zhen was facing a dead end.

"Hmph, that kid actually thinks he can shoot down my Shadowless Soul-locking Falcon with an arrow; he’s dreaming!" Xie Lvu, watching everything through the eyes of the Shadowless Soul-locking Falcon, chuckled coldly behind him.

"This kid’s mount has maintained this wild speed for 15 minutes already. Hmph, this speed that approaches ten thousand miles every two hours cannot be maintained for long even by a Soul Sea Realm expert. I want to see just how much longer he can hold out." The Thousand Illusion Eagle King, who had a profound understanding of speed, also sneered.

"Soon, as soon as his speed slows down, we’ll split up and flank him!" True Master Tianzhu said with a severe face.

The moment that familiar feeling of knowing everything surged up, Ye Zhen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After attempting three times, Ye Zhen finally entered the state of Sword Heart Enlightenment again.

At this moment, he had the time to continuously activate the Vital Vein Forging Divine Ability. Normally, from activation to the emergence and dissipation of the Divine Ability and its reentry into the body, it takes at least three hundred breaths.

This would be absolutely impossible in battle.

However, now on the back of the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub, Ye Zhen had enough time to try.

As Sword Heart Enlightenment was activated, Ye Zhen understood everything within several miles around him, including every single change in the cloud qi. A small black dot that was rapidly flying through the clouds and keeping a balanced distance from Ye Zhen would occasionally appear within his sensory range.

Sqk!

In an instant, Ye Zhen drew the Green Wing Divine Bow to its full crescent shape.

"Kitty, to the right!"

Almost at the moment when the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub flew to the right, the small black dot appeared again within Ye Zhen’s Sword Heart Enlightenment range.

A gentle release of his fingers!

Swish!

A Spirit Arrow shot out like lightning, tearing through the layers of cloud qi instantly, and penetrated the body of the small black dot. That palm-sized black dot disintegrated into the finest blood droplets in an instant.

Almost at the same time, Law Enforcement Elder Xie Lvu, who had been doggedly pursuing from dozens of miles away, suddenly froze.

"My Shadowless Soul-locking Falcon!" Xie Lvu roared in anger and grief.

"What happened?"

"The qi of my Shadowless Soul-locking Falcon suddenly... disappeared!" As he said these words, Xie Lvu felt so heartbroken that he almost vomited blood.

Only he knew how precious the Shadowless Soul-locking Falcon was and how powerful its uses were. Over the years, it had helped him gather countless pieces of secret information and accomplish many great deeds. But now...

"Damn it! The kid is trying to shake us off. I’ve got to keep a close eye on him!"

The moment the Thousand Illusion Eagle King exclaimed, a flash of spiritual power enveloped him, and he disappeared from sight.

Illusion Shadow Escape!

In the very next moment, as if crossing ten miles of distance out of thin air, the Eagle King instantly shortened the gap between Ye Zhen and himself to within thirty miles.

"An hour has already passed, I don’t believe your mount can hold out much longer!"

Grinding his teeth, the Eagle King vanished on the spot once more, using the greatly taxing Illusion Shadow Escape.

After performing Illusion Shadow Escape three times in a row, the Eagle King actually managed to close the distance to within ten miles of Ye Zhen, who was wildly flying on the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub.

"This old ghost just won’t leave me alone!"

Just as Ye Zhen thought he was about to shake off the Eagle King, his brow furrowed tightly at the sight of the Eagle King approaching again.

Over one hour had passed, and Ye Zhen estimated that the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub could only hold on for a little over 15 minutes at best. At this moment, the qi inside the Cub’s body was already weakening.

As time went on, the distance between the Eagle King and Ye Zhen began to widen again—there was no helping it. The Cloud Winged Tiger Cub couldn’t maintain the extreme speed spurred by the War Soul Blood Flag for long, even for a Soul Sea Realm powerhouse.

Watching as Ye Zhen’s figure disappeared into the sea of clouds and the qi within his Divine Soul grew weaker, the Eagle King’s expression turned fierce, and his spiritual light became even more intense.

"Now’s the time!"

Almost simultaneously, the vast cloud qi dispersed, and the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub came to a sudden halt, causing Ye Zhen’s body to hover abruptly in the void. With his eyes half-closed, Ye Zhen was acutely aware of everything within several miles under the state of Sword Heart Enlightenment.

Suddenly, Ye Zhen’s brows twitched as, four miles ahead, an unusual fluctuation appeared that was growing rapidly, like the quickening of a fetus.

"It should be right here!"

"Red Jade Seal, go!"

The Red Jade Seal floating in front of Ye Zhen suddenly flew out, darting like lightning toward the fluctuating space.

Hiss!

The void seemed to tear open, and a burst of Spirit Light exploded forth. In the very next moment, the Eagle King’s figure abruptly appeared from the void.

Just as the Eagle King reappeared, he was stunned for a moment, and then a surge of wild joy flooded into his heart. There was Ye Zhen right in front of him, still and motionless.

"Huh, what’s this?"

The terrifyingly fluctuating Red Jade Seal caught the Eagle King’s eye, and in the next instant, his expression turned to one of extreme horror.

"Explode!"

"No..."

The exploding Red Jade Seal and the Eagle King’s cry of alarm echoed out at the same moment. The Eagle King had no time to consider how Ye Zhen, a Spirit Transformation Realm martial artist, had managed to pinpoint the exit point of his Illusion Shadow Escape.

The last moment of his Illusion Shadow Escape was his weakest. Even his Protective Spirit Force was at its most fragile state.

"Blood Eagle Protection!"

A great mouthful of Origin Essence Blood sprayed out and instantly transformed into a huge blood eagle, shielding the Eagle King in front of him.

Before the blood eagle could fully form, the terrifying impact wave from the Red Jade Seal tore the half-formed blood eagle to shreds. Then, a dazzling red light instantly engulfed the Eagle King.

"Hmph, Thousand Illusion Eagle King, the next time we meet, it will be your end!"

Ye Zhen didn’t bother looking at the outcome. Urging the Cloud Winged Tiger under him, he disappeared into the sea of clouds. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for your recommendation ticket and monthly ticket. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)