King of Creation
Chapter 326 - 323: Thousand Mechanism Spirit Trapping Formation (Second Update)

Chapter 326: Chapter 323: Thousand Mechanism Spirit Trapping Formation (Second Update)

Hiss!

Ye Zhen actually treated Hong Banjiang’s incoming Sword Gang as if it were nothing, allowing it to bombarded his Red Jade Spirit Armor. Suddenly, a Sword Gang over a dozen zhang long burst forth from Ye Zhen’s hand, tearing a huge hole in the Spiritual Power Sky Curtain above.

"Hmm? He could actually block my full-power strike?"

Hong Banjiang’s eyes widened in shock, looking at the unscathed Red Jade Spirit Armor under the assault of his Sword Gang, somewhat astonished.

This scene filled Ye Zhen with joy. As long as he escaped this Spiritual Power Sky Curtain, what could Hong Banjiang do to him?

Even the Thousand Illusion Eagle King, known for its speed, was about to be shaken off by the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub, let alone Hong Banjiang.

At that instant, Ye Zhen suddenly felt a heaviness in his left hand, which was holding Caiyi’s, and noticed that she was uncontrollably sinking downward. In just that moment, Caiyi had been injured, a streak of blood appearing on her shoulder.

Originally, Caiyi could have dodged Hong Banjiang’s sword, but Fan Chuyu had launched a silent surprise attack on her side.

"Fan surnamed, courting death!"

With Caiyi forced to the ground, Ye Zhen had no choice but to abandon the idea of escape. His figure floated up, and a Red Jade Imperial Seal suddenly burst forth from in front of his chest.

"Chu Yu, be careful! Spirit Sword Mountain, suppress!"

One had to admit, Hong Banjiang was incredibly despicable, targeting Ye Zhen’s vital point in an instant.

In the blink of an eye, Sword Light congealed into a mountain-shaped mass, pressing down on Caiyi who was on the ground. The aura emitted by Spirit Sword Mountain was so formidable that even Ye Zhen felt chilled to the bone.

"Go!"

Ye Zhen’s Red Jade Seal abruptly switched direction, confronting the Spirit Sword Mountain.

"To death with you!"

Fan Chuyu’s sinister voice resounded behind Ye Zhen, placing him under attack from front and back in an instant.

"You dare!"

Caiyi let out a delicate yet stern shout, her eyes abruptly shining with an incredibly fearsome light, as if stars were suddenly sparkling within, fixedly staring at Fan Chuyu. A wave of immense Divine Soul Power, like a torrential current, surged towards Fan Chuyu).

"Ah!"

Fan Chuyu suddenly clutched his head, screaming in agony. Not only was he unable to attack Ye Zhen from behind, but his longsword also fell to the ground.

Boom!

The Red Jade Seal exploded fiercely, and Hong Banjiang’s Spirit Sword Mountain was annihilated in an instant, the look of shock in his eyes deepening. He had considered Ye Zhen strong, but he had never imagined Ye Zhen to be this formidable.

Spirit Sword Mountain was his trump card, one that had caused the downfall of many powerful foes, yet Ye Zhen had managed to catch it head-on.

However, as a peak Fifth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm martial artist, Hong Banjiang definitely wouldn’t allow shock to miss his opportunity for a counterattack.

"Divine Soul Attack, I can do it too!"

With a flick of his sword finger and a focused gaze, the air in front of Ye Zhen suddenly rippled invisibly.

"Soul Thorn!"

The moment the mighty Divine Soul Waves rose, Ye Zhen knew what Hong Banjiang was about to do. Instinctually, his Divine Sense condensed, protecting his Spirit Platform in an instant.

He had no choice. This was the strength of a Soul Sea Realm martial artist. They could attack with Divine Soul Power directly or blend Divine Soul Power with Spiritual Power for an integrated assault.

Before a Spirit Transformation Realm martial artist’s Cultivation broke through to the Soul Sea Realm, their only defense was guarding the Spirit Platform closely.

Even though Ye Zhen had put up his guard early, and his Divine Soul Cultivation had reached the Capturing Object Realm, he suddenly felt a heavy blow akin to being struck by a sledgehammer, leaving his head feeling somewhat thunderous and heavy.

When Ye Zhen opened his eyes again, a Rainbow Ribbon danced before him. Caiyi was struggling to fend off Hong Banhong’s attacks. Another sword mark had added to her back, and fresh blood had stained her white dress red.

"Little kitty, go!"

A tiger’s roar sounded, and the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub pounced towards Fan Chuyu, who had just recovered. Almost simultaneously, two Blood Lights flew out of Ye Zhen’s embrace, infusing into Caiyi and the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub’s bodies respectively.

"War Soul Blood Flag? Humph, I already anticipated you would use it! But four times the combat power, huh? I had accounted for that long ago!"

"Is that so?"

Ye Zhen sneered but kept silent. His Profound Yang Sword flew out of its sheath rapidly. Amid the rumbling thunder, a series of Sword Lights surged towards Hong Banjiang like a tidal wave, greatly easing Caiyi’s burden.

"Your Wind Cloud Sword Qi isn’t bad; it might work against others, but against me, it falls short..."

Ssszzz!

As Hong Banjiang spoke, a strand of Wind Cloud Sword Qi slashed onto his Protective Spirit Force, instantly vanishing. However, the Thunder Light mixed in the Sword Qi caused a numbing sensation throughout his body.

Hong Banjiang had a powerful Acquired Spiritual Body, and while the lightning within the Wind Cloud Sword Qi was weak and did not cause substantial harm, the momentary numbness could slow his movements just a little—and that was more than enough.

Meanwhile, Caiyi’s eyes shone again, launching a terrifying Divine Soul Attack. Fan Chuyu screamed in response. This time, amplified by the War Soul Blood Flag, Caiyi’s Divine Soul power surged, causing Fan Chuyu to fall to the ground in agony, with blood seeping out from the corners of his seven orifices!

"Soul Thorn!"

Almost at the same time, Hong Banjiang launched another Divine Soul Attack at Ye Zhen.

But this time, Hong Banjiang was stunned; under his Soul Thorn attack, Ye Zhen seemed unaffected, slashing out more than a dozen Wind Cloud Sword Qi’s at him like lightning.

"How is this possible?"

Hong Banjiang was utterly shocked, whereas Ye Zhen was filled with immense joy, for he had inadvertently discovered a method to counter the Divine Soul Attacks of Soul Sea Realm powerhouses—the War Soul Blood Flag!

After the infusion of the Blood Light from the War Soul Blood Flag, one’s Divine Soul Power could increase manifold and bolster one’s will. With the current strength of Ye Zhen’s Divine Soul Power, even after doubling its strength, Hong Banjiang’s Soul Thorn attack only caused Ye Zhen a momentary headache, rather than making him faint and momentarily lose his senses like the first time.

In the future, when facing Soul Sea Realm powerhouses, as long as Ye Zhen deployed the War Soul Blood Flag immediately, he would no longer fear the Divine Soul Attacks of Soul Sea Realm powerhouses.

However, the battle that day had been too intense from the very beginning, leaving Ye Zhen with no time to activate the War Soul Blood Flag, or else he wouldn’t have fallen into such an embarrassing predicament!

While Ye Zhen was unharmed, Caiyi and the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub continued their attack on Fan Chuyu, who had fallen into a state of stupor.

Watching his disciple Fan Chuyu about to be devoured by the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub, a sense of resolute determination flashed in Hong Banjiang’s eyes.

Seven spirit crystals pure in color, like precious jade, suddenly flew out of Hong Banjiang’s hands and scattered in all directions.

"High Grade Spirit Crystals? Those are the exceedingly rare High Grade Spirit Crystals, containing massive amounts of energy. One crystal is equivalent to ten thousand Low Grade Spirit Crystals!" Ye Zhen’s eyes suddenly widened.

"Thousand Mechanism Spirit Trapping Formation, activate!"

Hong Banjiang’s hands fluttered like butterflies as he swiftly went through hand formulas, and at almost the same moment, terrifying waves of spiritual power surged from all directions, with dense Spirit Mist spreading rapidly.

"Thousand Mechanism... Spirit Trapping!"

Just as the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub was about to swallow Fan Chuyu’s head, a flash of Spirit Light in the mist caused Fan Chuyu’s figure to disappear abruptly, leaving the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub biting into thin air.

"Caiyi, be careful of the formation!"

Almost simultaneously, Ye Zhen dashed towards Caiyi like lightning. The moment he lunged, the emptiness transformed, instantly making what was within reach seem worlds apart. Despite Caiyi being right before his eyes, Ye Zhen couldn’t reach her.

With another flash of Spirit Mist, Ye Zhen lost sight of Caiyi.

"Ye Zhen, I honestly thought that with my strength at the Peak of the Fifth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm, I wouldn’t need to rely on formations to deal with you.

I didn’t expect your strength to be so unexpectedly formidable. If I hadn’t prepared multiple formations beforehand, my reputation as the imperturbable Hong Banjiang might have been ruined by you."

The surroundings were a blur, but Hong Banjiang’s voice accurately reached Ye Zhen’s ears.

After the initial moment of panic, Ye Zhen immediately regained his composure.

Formations are nothing but a special method of using spiritual power. Most formations, no matter how fierce, have an unchanging essence.

In other words, although Ye Zhen could no longer see Caiyi, in reality, she should be only about ten meters away from him, just separated by the formation.

"I wonder if Sword Heart Enlightenment will be of any use?"

With a sudden intensification of his Divine Sense, the resonance of the First Sword Vein started to hum.

A hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.

It was unclear if it was due to the frequent use of the Sword Heart Enlightenment raising its success rate, or just plain luck, but at this crucial moment, it worked on the first try.

The golden core of the Giant Sword, like a tentacle probing into the void, reflected all of the surroundings into Ye Zhen’s mind. Ye Zhen could see the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub, trapped to the side and roaring furiously, Caiyi moving rapidly, trying to break through, and Fan Chuyu, who had just recovered and gotten to his feet.

"Ye Zhen, I’m giving you one last chance. Surrender the treasures and cultivation techniques you possess, and I’ll give you a quick end, sparing you from further torment!" Hong Banjiang shouted sternly.

"Hmph, in your dreams!"

However, it seemed Hong Banjiang was also a perceptive man, as he could tell the remarkable nature of the cultivation techniques Ye Zhen was currently practicing, especially the Red Jade Spirit Armor and the Red Jade Seal, which could contend with him.

"Alright then, let’s see how long you can hold out!"

"Master, let’s both bombard this brat through the formation! I don’t believe he can withstand it! Even if he does, that wench Caiyi won’t be able to stand by and watch. Once there’s a breakthrough, heh heh!" Fan Chuyu sneered.

"Fan Chuyu, I never thought you could be so shameless!" Caiyi’s cold voice rang out.

"There’s a lot you haven’t thought of! If it weren’t for my lingering desires for your body, I would have blasted you into bits with my master right now!"

"Fan Chuyu, if I, Ye Zhen, escape this predicament, I will take your head wherever you hide in heavens or earth!"

"Hmph, you still dare to speak tough on the brink of death. I’ll blast you to death first!" In the midst of talking, Fan Chuyu’s Sword Light, through the formation, charged towards Ye Zhen who was trapped within.

Outside the formation, Hong Banjiang watched the scene, a hint of melancholy flashing in his eyes.

Compared to Ye Zhen, his disciple indeed paled in comparison. What a pity.

The next moment, with a fierce shout from Hong Banjiang, Sword Light instantly solidified into a Spirit Sword Mountain, joining with Fan Chuyu’s Sword Light to descend upon Ye Zhen’s head.

In front of the Red Jade Spirit Armor, Fan Chuyu’s Sword Light posed little threat to Ye Zhen, but the terrifying presence of Hong Banjiang’s Spirit Sword Mountain was something the Red Jade Spirit Armor could not withstand.

With a thought, a red seal emerged from his chest, rocketing towards Hong Banjiang’s Spirit Sword Mountain. In an instant, the Spirit Sword Mountain and Ye Zhen’s Red Jade Seal extinguished each other.

"Ye Zhen, that Red Jade Seal of yours is indeed powerful, I’m quite envious!"

"But it must consume a lot, right? With your cultivation level, how many Red Jade Seals can you unleash? Five, eight, or ten? Spirit Sword Mountain, crush him!"

As Hong Banjiang’s roar filled the air, one after another, Spirit Sword Spirits fell like meteors, furiously rolling towards Ye Zhen.

Ye Zhen’s face suddenly turned extremely grim.

The old fox, Hong Banjiang had pinpointed his Achilles heel in an instant! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)