King of Creation
Chapter 325 - 322: Not a Drop Revealed (First Update)

Chapter 325: Chapter 322: Not a Drop Revealed (First Update)

A hand suddenly gripped Fang Ling’s nape forcefully, and with a surge of spiritual power and a slight shake, Fang Ling’s spine emitted a series of crisp cracking sounds.

The body that Fang Ling had just tensed up in readiness to counterattack instantly turned limp like a noodle, and even the spiritual power that had just surfaced retreated back into his body due to Ye Zhen’s shake.

"Ye... Zhen... what... what are you doing?"

This move of Ye Zhen terrified Fang Ling so much that his voice cracked as if he were about to cry. Ye Zhen’s action had been too sudden, and the spot he had seized was the back of the neck. With a forceful shake, Fang Ling would be bedridden for the rest of his life.

The moment Ye Zhen expelled spiritual power from his hand, Fang Ling would meet his demise right there.

Such methods were only used seriously.

"Sister Caiyi, help me, Ye Zhen has gone mad, save me..." Tears streamed down Fang Ling’s face, half from pain and half from fright.

However, Caiyi’s reaction was not as intense as Fang Ling had expected, but rather she looked at Ye Zhen with eyes full of mild confusion; she believed there must be a reason for Ye Zhen’s actions.

This was both Caiyi’s strength and her weakness—once she trusted someone, she would believe them unconditionally, no matter what they did.

"Help you?"

Ye Zhen scoffed, "Fang Ling, be honest, who sent you, and what kind of ambush have you arranged here? If you confess, I might spare your life!"

Since entering the mountain forest, Ye Zhen had been carefully listening to the meaningless cries of the small forest animals. At first, everything was normal; but from several miles away from this canyon, Ye Zhen had noticed some unusual sounds.

Half a day ago, an incredibly powerful being had arrived here, had killed many powerful demon beasts, and had made extensive preparations. The formidable demon beasts had either been killed or scared away by the arrival, leaving only some insignificant small animals hiding nearby.

"What ambush? Ye Zhen, don’t slander me! I’m just on my way home, and besides, haven’t I been with you all these days?" Panic fluttered in Fang Ling’s eyes.

"Ye Zhen, let me go! Sister Caiyi, what is this, biting the hand that feeds you?"

"Ye Zhen, I’ve seen the shameless, but never someone as shameless as you! Even if you fancy me and want to take advantage of me, you shouldn’t resort to such despicable means, especially not in front of Sister Caiyi!"

Fang Ling seemed to be worried about something, frantically scrambling, trying to provoke Caiyi to save him.

"Take advantage of you? You think you’re worthy?" Ye Zhen scoffed coldly. There were several stunning beauties he had rejected before, including Yu Ning from nearby and Princess Huayang from the distant Black Water Kingdom. What was Fang Ling compared to them?

"Caiyi, let’s back off, it’s not safe here!"

To Fang Ling’s dismay, Caiyi showed no reaction to his baiting and obediently moved back with Ye Zhen. Just as Ye Zhen and Caiyi had retreated a few meters, the expressions of Ye Zhen, Caiyi, and Fang Ling changed simultaneously. They sensed that someone was approaching.

"Hmph, friend, what skill is there in skulking? Since you’re here, show yourself."

Almost at the same time, Ye Zhen’s body flashed with spiritual light, his Red Jade Spirit Armor appearing at his surface. Meanwhile, Fang Ling, whose vital points were controlled by Ye Zhen, manifested a look of despair.

"Hahaha... Ye Zhen, I underestimated you! I didn’t expect your vigilance to be so high during these years of roaming outside, even noticing my ambush,"

Amid the laughter, Fifth Elder of Qiyun Sect, dressed in brown, Hong Banjiang, suddenly appeared in the front, while Senior Brother Fan Chuyu appeared behind Ye Zhen and Caiyi at a hundred meters, his gaze towards Caiyi filled with lewdness.

"Hehe, Caiyi, you didn’t expect us to wait for you here, did you?"

"Elder Hong, Senior Brother Fan?" Caiyi’s expression changed as she looked towards Fang Ling, "Fang Ling, it seems Ye Zhen wasn’t wrong about you, did you intentionally lead us here?"

"Misleading! How is that possible?" Fang Ling screamed heaven-high injustice, "Look at these two’s cultivation. If they wanted to deal with you, they would have just ambushed you on the road. Why need a setup?"

"That’s because they are well aware of my strength, knowing my demon servant, Cloud Winged Tiger Cub, excels at speed! Elder Hong, surely you have prepared something ahead?"

Hong Banjiang narrowed his eyes and extended a thumb towards Ye Zhen, "Impressive, indeed brilliant! Ye Zhen, if time could be reversed, I would have wanted to take you as my disciple, but unfortunately!"

Ye Zhen ignored Hong Banjiang’s praise, "Fang Ling, I assume the Hua Li you ’rescued’ from illness on Caiyi’s behalf half a year ago was also someone’s deliberate arrangement?

Senior Brother Fan Chuyu, was it you who poisoned Hua Li?"

"Is that so?" Confusion appeared on Caiyi’s pretty face, "No wonder, I only left Fairy Peak for half a day six months ago. Hua Li was fine when I left, but when I returned, Hua Li was listless and no cure worked."

"No, it’s absolutely not!" Fang Ling’s expression became horribly distorted with panic, but Senior Brother Fan Chuyu’s surprised look, as if what Ye Zhen said hit the mark, betrayed him.

"Hmph, Fang Ling, there are plenty of people to plot against, yet you dared to plot against Caiyi!" Ye Zhen’s voice suddenly turned icy. With a light shake of his arm and a surge of spiritual power in his palm, Fang Ling, now like a puddle of mud, eyes suddenly widened, and he instantly died.

Senior Brother Fan Chuyu was stunned, and Hong Banjiang once again gave Ye Zhen a thumbs up.

"Decisive in killing, Ye Zhen, I’m beginning to admire you more and more!"

The reason Ye Zhen acted decisively against Fang Ling was simple; the technique he used to control the spine—temporarily restraining a martial artist—would have been undone the moment he let go, revitalizing them instantly.

Most importantly, as Fang Ling was also a cultivator of the Second Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, even if Ye Zhen temporarily sealed his cultivation, during the fight, it could be easily undone by Hong Banjiang. Once unleashed, Ye Zhen would have another formidable enemy to deal with; better to eliminate him cleanly.

"Elder Hong, there are some things that you know. Aren’t you afraid of becoming a criminal of the sect by doing this?"

Ye Zhen gently took Caiyi’s hand and secretly said through voice transmission, "Once we make a move, I’ll leave Fan Chuyu to you, and Xiaomao will assist you! I’ll deal with Hong Banjiang myself."

"You...."

"Trust me!"

He spoke, but Ye Zhen did not act immediately. The posture of Hong Banjiang, as if he were comfortably fishing, unnervingly suggested to Ye Zhen that since Hong could ambush them here, he must have some arrangements in place.

Although Ye Zhen had discovered the ambush in advance, the utter calmness of Hong Banjiang made Ye Zhen unsure whether Hong was confident in his own strength or if it was something else.

"A criminal of the sect? Isn’t it just that the War Soul Blood Flag is on you? In just over three years, the War Soul Blood Flag will return to the Battlefield of Demon Souls! However, if my cultivation breaks through to the Vein Forging Realm, that would be a blessing to the Black Water Kingdom!"

At this point, a cruel smile appeared on the corner of Hong Banjiang’s mouth. "Ye Zhen, Caiyi, I advise you to willingly hand over all the secrets you have. That way, I can grant you a quick death and spare you the pain of a Soul Search."

"Secrets?" Ye Zhen was astonished.

"Ye Zhen, in just over three years, your cultivation has leaped from the Blood Training Realm to the Spirit Transformation Realm, and your combat power is even comparable to a martial artist at the peak of the Fifth Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm. Don’t tell me you have no secrets! Caiyi, I heard you are the biggest secret of the Qiyun Sect, possessing something that can help one break through to the Vein Forging Realm. Hmm, if you hand it over willingly, I might spare your life since my disciple has taken a liking to you!" Hong Banjiang spoke very seriously.

"Shameless!"

Caiyi’s beautiful face suddenly turned cold!

Without a sound, a Talisman Communication appeared in Ye Zhen’s hand.

However, no matter how discreet Ye Zhen was, how could he escape the divine sense scrutiny of a powerhouse at the peak of the Fifth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm?

"Ye Zhen, it seems you are still not giving up! Well, let me show you something!"

A massive surge of Divine Soul Power abruptly rose from Hong Banjiang’s body, and a chilly aura silently slashed towards Ye Zhen’s right hand with lightning speed.

"Be careful!"

Caiyi’s expression changed, her gaze sharply focusing on Ye Zhen’s right hand as a robust wave of Divine Soul Power rose from her as well.

Bang!

In front of Ye Zhen’s right hand, a small whirlwind sprang up from nowhere. An invisible shockwave exploded, not only causing a severe sting in Ye Zhen’s right hand but also astonishing him as the Talisman Communication he was about to send turned to powder.

"Divine Soul Attack!"

Almost simultaneously, a Dao Talisman shot out from Hong Banjiang’s hand and landed somewhere behind them. The moment the Talisman Light exploded, a cyan Spiritual Power Sky Curtain, fast as a shell closing, swiftly enclosed from above Ye Zhen and Caiyi’s heads.

"Caiyi, truly extraordinary! A Spirit Transformation Realm martial artist like you blocking my Divine Soul Attack completely—now, I truly believe you hold a great secret!" Hong Banjiang’s gaze towards Caiyi suddenly became intensely radiant.

Ye Zhen sensed something and became puzzled.

"Elder Hong, this Spiritual Power Sky Curtain is quite vast and also thin. I can tear it apart with one sword strike. Are you planning to trap me with this?"

"Of course not!"

"This outermost Spiritual Power Sky Curtain is actually just to block your Talisman Communication! Killing you wouldn’t make me a criminal of the sect, but if Guo Qijing that old man gets wind of it, he’d definitely cause trouble for me!" Hong Banjiang said with a laugh.

Upon hearing this, a vigilant look intensified in Ye Zhen’s eyes as he glanced around.

"Formation?"

"Exactly!" Hong Banjiang admitted thoroughly, nodding his head while not forgetting to instruct his disciple, "Chu Yu, now you see, your master wasn’t being overly cautious for nothing, right?

If your teacher had only set up the Killing Formation at the canyon’s entrance, then today, the trouble would have been significant. But now?"

"Master is brilliant; I’ve learned a lot!" Senior Brother Fan adopted a taught demeanor.

It was at this moment that Ye Zhen and Caiyi exchanged a glance, as if telepathically connected. Their bodies exploded with Spirit Light as they soared into the sky, and in that instant of ascension, a Sword Light tore towards the Spiritual Power Sky Curtain overhead.

Almost simultaneously, a Sword Light that seemed to tear the air and the voice of Hong Banjiang arose at the same time.

"Ye Zhen, didn’t Guo Qijing tell you about your elder’s nickname? Unfortunately, you young people don’t know the fame we—" the old generations made!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcome to vote and recommend tickets on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)