King of Creation
Chapter 341 - 337: Void Iron Chain

Chapter 341: Chapter 337: Void Iron Chain

"The Huaa Wushuang of the Tiannan Huaa Family actually comes to contend for a position in the Black Dragon Ranking!"

With the arrival of the Flowing Light Butterfly King, many Spirit Transformation Realm Martial Artists, like Ye Zhen, came to the same conclusion, yet even more people felt depressed.

Why depressed?

There are only seventy-two spots on the Black Dragon Ranking, yet there are thousands of Spirit Transformation Realm Martial Artists gathered here.

And as for the strength of Huaa Wushuang, the blood descendant of the Tiannan Huaa Family, it’s not just about making it into the seventy-two of the Black Dragon Ranking, even seizing the first place wouldn’t pose any problem.

With limited spots available, but one more individual of overwhelming strength joining the fray, this individual is destined to occupy a spot, naturally causing discontent among the gathered Spirit Transformation Realm Martial Artists.

Moreover, the stronger the combat power, the more likely a Martial Artist was to secure a high ranking in the subsequent matches, and the more disgruntled they became.

For some, the arrival of Huaa Wushuang might have just squeezed them out. For others, Huaa Wushuang’s participation greatly affected their own rankings.

For instance, Mo Xinsui from Hidden God Manor and Zuo Bin, a True Disciple of Phantom Divine Sect, were extremely vexed, even feeling an urge to vomit blood.

There are two conditions for contending for a spot on the Black Dragon Ranking: one must be in the Spirit Transformation Realm and under thirty years old. With these conditions combined and the Black Dragon Ancient Land opening once every five years, basically, over seventy percent of Martial Artists only get one chance in their lifetime to compete for the Black Dragon Ranking.

Aside from a small fraction of geniuses, most Martial Artists break through to the Spirit Transformation Realm after they turn twenty. The lucky ones can participate once at twenty-four or twenty-five and again at thirty.

For the unlucky ones, participating at twenty-six or twenty-seven means no second chance when the time comes around again.

However, it’s different for geniuses.

Like Mo Xinsui from Hidden God Manor of the Phantom Divine Empire, he broke through to the Spirit Transformation Realm at twenty and competed for the Black Dragon Ranking at twenty-four, securing the impressive sixth place with his astounding combat power.

And now with the Black Dragon Ancient Land reopening, he’s only twenty-nine. Those who had previously contested for the top ten spots on the Black Dragon Ranking alongside him either broke through to the Soul Sea Realm or exceeded the age limit.

The previous Black Dragon Ranking’s first place, Jiao Fanmo, lost eligibility to compete because he had broken through to the Soul Sea Realm a year ago.

The rest of the top ten of the Black Dragon Ranking were much like Jiao Fanmo, mostly exceeding the age limit.

After all, even geniuses who break through to the Spirit Transformation Realm at twenty would struggle to secure a high rank on the Black Dragon Ranking without being at the fourth or fifth stage of Spirit Transformation.

Originally, Mo Xinsui, with his age advantage and proud achievement of ranking sixth on the previous Black Dragon Ranking, had a very large possibility of becoming first this time around, a very large possibility indeed.

But with Huaa Wushuang’s arrival, that left Mo Xinsui feeling immense pressure and dejection!

First place, very elusive!

It was similar for Zuo Bin of Phantom Divine Sect, except that he barely made it into the top forty of the last Black Dragon Ranking. This time he wanted to make a big splash, aiming for the top three based on his estimation.

But Huaa Wushuang’s arrival meant his dreams of the top three were dashed.

In the Black Dragon Empire, the higher the contestant’s rank, the better the reward, and the more bountiful the Sect’s rewards upon return.

High in the sky, Huaa Wushuang stepped down from the Flowing Light Butterfly King like a king and scanned briefly with his somewhat slender eyes before heading straight for the entrance of the Black Dragon Ancient Land.

Without a word, the gathered Spirit Transformation Realm Martial Artists at the entrance of the Black Dragon Ancient Land stepped aside, clearing a large open space for Huaa Wushuang, even two Soul Sea Realm powerhouses shifted away.

This was the prestige, the prestige of the Flower King of the Tiannan Huaa Family.

"This guy, when we clash, he should be able to recognize me, right?"

As he pondered, Ye Zhen suddenly licked his lips, and a glint of combativeness flashed in his eyes.

Last time at Qingluo Sect, Ye Zhen had used nearly all his combat power and brainpower to scheme against Huaa Wushuang, barely withstanding three moves and saving Luluo.

Now, Ye Zhen really wanted to know, to what extent could he contend with Huaa Wushuang with his current cultivation?

Screech!

A loud eagle cry came from the high sky, and with almost a thunderous burst, a figure plunged into the crowd and landed behind the Thousand Illusion Eagle King.

Those wings, spanning dozens of meters, instantly cleared out an area of over a hundred meters in front of and behind the Thousand Illusion Eagle King.

"Uncle Master, I’m late!"

"The Wind Winged Thunder Hawk!"

"That’s Bu Changtian’s demon servant, the Upper-grade Earth Level demon beast, the Wind Winged Thunder Hawk!"

The newcomer was none other than Bu Changtian, but this was the first time Ye Zhen had seen Bu Changtian’s demon servant, the Wind Winged Thunder Hawk.

What surprised Ye Zhen the most was not only the strong presence of Bu Changtian’s demon servant, the Wind Winged Thunder Hawk but also its full spirit nature, almost comparable to that of the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub.

However, this was to be expected.

Just like the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub, Bu Changtian’s Wind Winged Thunder Hawk had been a juvenile when it was subdued.

"Brother Huaa, long time no see!"

Bu Changtian greeted Huaa Wushuang near the entrance from afar, and Huaa Wushuang, who was half-closing his eyes, nodded slightly. For the unyieldingly proud members of the Huaa Clan, this was already unprecedented.

Suddenly, Bu Changtian parted the crowd and walked toward Ye Zhen. Upon seeing Ye Zhen, Bu Changtian’s gaze fixated on him unwaveringly.

"Should I address you as Zheng Fuyun or Ye Zhen?"

"Impressive skills, impressive courage!"

Although Bu Changtian gave Ye Zhen a thumbs up, the overwhelming evil aura around him and the clenched teeth with which he spoke made the nearby martial artists step back involuntarily.

Many were not only puzzled in their eyes, but also wondered who exactly was Ye Zhen? Why did he infuriate so many people to the extent of gnashing their teeth?

"Ha, such praise is unwarranted. In the end, didn’t you all discover it? And I was nearly killed by that ’dead old eagle’ from your Phantom Divine Sect!"

Ye Zhen’s words caused Bu Changtian to feel somewhat frustrated; it wasn’t that they had discovered him, but rather that he had been outed by his uncle, the Thousand Illusion Eagle King, known for his extreme propensity for killing.

The term ’dead old eagle’ made Bu Changtian’s eyebrows shoot up, and his killing aura burst forth uncontrollably.

"What’s wrong, ’dead old eagle’ chased me for fifty thousand li and nearly took my life. Just now, he still wanted to kill me. I was already being quite kind not to curse his ancestors for eighteen generations." Ye Zhen retorted without hesitation.

"Ye Zhen, you won’t escape this time!"

"No matter what, I will slay you to commemorate my brother’s spirit in heaven!" Bu Changtian’s eyes suddenly reddened, "He was my only brother!"

"Is that so? I’ll be waiting!"

Ye Zhen was speechless. Was his brother the only human being? Was it that when someone encountered his brother, they could only be killed and not fight back?

The lives of others were also one-time deals!

"Changtian, if you can slay that bastard Ye Zhen during the competition, I will gift you the Golden Wave Stone that I’ve treasured for decades to forge a high-grade artifact!

Heh, I just happen to be the presider over this competition; maybe when the time comes, I can seize his Divine Soul and torment him day and night!" The voice of the Thousand Illusion Eagle King resounded, eerily reminiscent of a night owl.

Hearing the voice of the Thousand Illusion Eagle King, the martial artists around Ye Zhen subconsciously distanced themselves from him, as if afraid of bringing bad luck upon themselves.

Moreover, in the eyes of many, the gazes towards Ye Zhen were akin to looking at a dead man.

How many can survive once they provoke the Phantom Divine Sect?

"Dead old eagle, who can’t issue threats? Why don’t you mention how you failed to kill me after chasing me for fifty thousand li last time? Speaking of which, how’s your injury..."

The complexion of the Thousand Illusion Eagle King altered, and just as he was about to speak, a thunderous bell sound abruptly rang through the air.

Dong!

As the bell sounded, twelve Soul Sea Realm martial artists, each merging with a Black Dragon Token, gathered in front of the gate to the Black Dragon Ancient Land.

With their Spiritual Power set in motion, a colorful dragon-shaped radiance flew from each individual, seemingly the power of the Black Dragon Tokens, charging together towards the gate of the Black Dragon Ancient Land.

When the twelve radiant lights fused into one and covered the entire gate, the simplistic and massive doors of the Black Dragon Ancient Land slowly opened.

As the gate opened, the Black Dragon Ancient Land did not appear before everyone’s eyes; instead, what manifested was a light gate composed purely of colorful rays of light.

"The Black Dragon Ancient Land is opened, enter the city, measure bone age!" Elder Qingyi of the Phantom Divine Sect loudly announced. As the Sect that had produced the champion of the previous Black Dragon Ranking, the Elder Qingyi of the Phantom Divine Sect naturally became the chief presider over the Black Dragon Ancient Land.

Following the chanting of Elder Qingyi, the Sect Elders of the Phantom Divine Sect, Hua Wushuang, the first to step through the Rays of Light Gate, shook his folding fan.

His figure flashed, and then Hua Wushuang disappeared within the Rays of Light Gate.

The Sect Elders of the Qiyun Sect had already informed Ye Zhen about this.

The Rays of Light Gate was designed to measure bone age in the Black Dragon Ancient Land and was reputedly very accurate. Even if one was one day older, entry would be impossible. Those with a bone age under thirty could pass through the Rays of Light Gate.

Those over thirty, even if they were powerful Vein Forging martial artists, could not step through the Rays of Light Gate; many had tried and failed.

Following Hua Wushuang’s entrance, one after another, Spirit Transformation Realm martial artists lined up and passed through the Rays of Light Gate in succession.

Essentially, every Spirit Transformation Realm martial artist that came here was very clear about their age, and there were few who were stopped by the Rays of Light Gate. Nevertheless, there were a few exceptions, such as the swordsman right in front of them.

"Impossible, I’ll only be thirty in three more days. How could this be?"

This stubborn swordsman charged fiercely towards the Rays of Light Gate.

Bang!

As powerful as the force with which he collided, the Rays of Light Gate countered with equal force! The swordsman, who had used his Spiritual Power, was sent flying, even his face bloodied from the impact.

But, the swordsman got up again and charged towards the Rays of Light Gate like a madman. This time, before he even reached it, one of the Soul Sea Realm powerhouses who had merged with a Black Dragon Token tossed him out as if he were a small chicken.

Hmm, there was also the solitary figure in black in front of Ye Zhen who, after being stopped by the Rays of Light Gate, suddenly froze.

"Could it be that I am actually over thirty years old? It seems the rumors were true, indeed I am an orphan picked up. Otherwise, how could the age given to me by my parents be..."

As the solitary figure in black lamented over his tragic origin, Ye Zhen, holding onto Caiyi, stepped ahead into the colored light.

Just like squeezing through a gigantic bubble, Ye Zhen felt that in the moment of passage, some force seemed to have circled within him, which upon completion, allowed Ye Zhen to pass through the Rays of Light Gate.

Past the Rays of Light Gate, considered as having entered the Black Dragon Ancient Land, Ye Zhen’s gaze faltered, a kilometer away was a space filled with Cloud Qi amidst the void, where numerous Void Iron Chains crisscrossed through.

This must be the first trial of the Black Dragon Ancient Land, the Void Iron Chains! (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)