King of Creation
Chapter 354 - 350: Settling Personal Grudges

Chapter 354: Chapter 350: Settling Personal Grudges

In an instant, hundreds of streams of sword light flew from Pang Bin’s hands. The sword light was illusory yet appeared like stars against a chessboard, solidifying into a Vermilion Bird made solely of Fire Element Spiritual Power Sword Light that spread its wings, ready to take flight.

Spurt!

Pang Bin opened his mouth and spewed out a large mouthful of Origin Essence Blood crazily toward the sword light that had condensed into the Vermilion Bird.

In a flash, the Vermilion Bird formed of sword light not only surged in brilliance but also seemed to come alive, sweeping towards Ye Zhen in a sky-covering manner.

"Little Vermilion Bird Sword Formation!"

"With this mouthful of Life-bound Essence Blood, it’s the Little Vermilion Bird Spirit Image Sword Formation! The Little Vermilion Bird Spirit Image Sword Formation that Master Pang is using, even experts of the Soul Sea Realm must be wary of it. Elder Brother Pang is intending to kill Ye Zhen from the outset!"

Below the stage, the disciples of the Sword Origin Sect who were watching the scene exclaimed, and the accompanying elders stared intently at the Dragon Head Arena.

In the sky, Elder Zhii Sheng, the temporary steward of the Black Dragon Ancient Land, also shone with sharp eyes, looking at the number two Dragon Head Arena, full of anticipation.

To everyone’s surprise, a faint trace of pity still lingered in the corner of Ye Zhen’s eyes.

Just as the Little Vermilion Bird Spirit Image swooped down, a small Red Jade Imperial Seal shot like lightning above the Spirit Image.

With Pang Bin making such a big move and taking his time, if Ye Zhen were to foolishly stand there waiting for Pang Bin’s strike, then he would truly be a fool.

"Red Jade Seal, suppress!"

Ye Zhen’s gaze turned fierce, and the Red Jade Imperial Seal flying above the Little Vermilion Bird Spirit Image suddenly sank heavily.

Although the Little Vermilion Bird Spirit Image was large and the Red Jade Seal was very small, like the proportion of a millstone to an egg, the moment the Red Jade Seal descended, it seemed as heavy as a mountain in the eyes of the crowd.

Crack!

The Red Jade Seal burst forth with a dazzling brilliance. The Little Vermilion Bird Spirit Image was pressed so heavily that it sunk down abruptly, letting out cries as if unable to bear the weight. Amidst the grating sounds, the Spirit Image began to rapidly crumble and disintegrate, turning into scattered sword lights that flew in all directions, losing all its power.

Pang Bin’s face suddenly turned incredibly ugly. He had thought long and hard about a strategy to break Ye Zhen’s Red Jade Spirit Armour, yet it was so easily shattered under Ye Zhen’s attack.

However, Pang Bin hadn’t given up; with a shake of his long sword, he voluntarily gave up control of the Little Vermilion Bird Spirit Image, wanting to initiate a second wave of attack.

"Explode!"

Ye Zhen’s lips barely touched as he uttered a crisp sound of explosion.

Almost at the same time, the Red Jade Seal, whose brilliance had already dimmed, stamped towards Pang Bin’s chest like lightning, just as Pang Bin raised his sword to meet it.

Bang!

The Red Jade Seal exploded like a firework with its last rays of light, Pang Bin’s Protective Spirit Gang began to fluctuate violently, on the verge of obliteration.

Whoosh!

The Wind Cloud Sword Gang, mixed with dark Thunder Light, whistled through the air, effortlessly slicing through Pang Bin’s Protective Spirit Gang. Pang Bin’s massive head burst upwards into the sky like a firecracker.

In his wide-open eyes, disbelief was still written all over.

On the Dragon Head Arena, Ye Zhen slowly sheathed his Profound Yang Sword in his hand without a drop of blood.

Below the stage, the martial artists watching from the sky were once again dumbfounded.

Every move Ye Zhen made could shock them immensely.

A martial artist at the Fifth Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm was actually slain in two moves by one at the Second Stage, and with no power to resist; even Sect’s accompanying Elder Kong Shan’s face was full of disbelief.

Pang Bin’s Little Vermilion Bird Spirit Image, with the addition of Origin Essence Blood, was something even he would be wary of. Yet, it was extinguished by Ye Zhen just like that.

In fact, it mainly had to do with Ye Zhen’s now powerful Divine Soul Power. The Red Jade Seal was already extraordinarily powerful, and after Ye Zhen’s Divine Soul Power doubled, although the power of the Red Jade Seal couldn’t double as well, even a thirty to forty percent increase in strength was terrifying.

After all, before this, the Red Jade Seal had a record of injuring a peak expert of the Soul Sea Realm.

On ring number nine, facing an opponent who conceded out of panic, Yem Yuan showed disdain, but when he looked towards Ye Zhen, his eyes shone, "Good, such combat power is definitely worthy of being Yem Yuan’s opponent."

"Is this Ye Zhen’s killing move Red Jade Seal? It’s indeed formidable..."

The brows of Hand Extreme Bu Changtian furrowed even deeper. Previously, the Thousand Illusion Eagle King told him about Ye Zhen’s Red Seal Technique, which was extremely terrifying. In an oversight, even he could not inflict harm.

At first, Hand Extreme Bu Changtian didn’t believe the warning from the Thousand Illusion Eagle King.

But now, Bu Changtian started to feel relieved, thankful that Ye Zhen had exposed this killing move in advance; otherwise, he might have suffered a great loss.

If Ye Zhen knew what Bu Changtian was thinking, he probably would have laughed.

A trump card killing move?

Before Ye Zhen’s Divine Soul Cultivation surged, the Red Jade Seal was not his trump card nor a reserve move, let alone after the surge in Divine Soul Cultivation and the unsealing of the second layer of space in the Mirage Dragon Pearl.

Nowadays, what Ye Zhen least lacks are trump cards.

Unexpectedly, Huaa Wushuang, who was sitting cross-legged in the void, opened his eyes and turned his gaze towards the number two arena, his eyes filled with wonder.

He was startled by the aura of Ye Zhen’s Red Jade Seal.

The aura of Ye Zhen’s Red Jade Seal reminded him of another person who severely undermined his pride and made his teeth itch with hatred—Zheng Fuyun.

That day, it was Zheng Fuyun who had cunningly detonated his Butterfly Hands with a Red Jade Seal, strikingly similar to this one from Ye Zhen.

Even the cultivation of that Zheng Fuyun was the same as Ye Zhen’s, the only difference being their appearances and auras.

But Ye Zhen’s aura was somewhat stronger than Zheng Fuyun’s.

"Is it a coincidence? Or are Zheng Fuyun and Ye Zhen actually the same person?"

"Hmph, if you, Ye Zhen, are Zheng Fuyun, then this Dragon Head Arena will be the day you die!"

Huaa Wushuang’s eyelids slightly drooped, instantly concealing the brilliant light bursting from his eyes, but his Divine Sense split a thread and landed on Ye Zhen.

"Ye Zhen, isn’t your strike a bit too vicious? To behead a fellow Sect Disciple with a single sword strike! Thousand Illusion Eagle King, you preside over Arena 2, won’t you intervene when Ye Zhen deliberately injures others?"

Watching Pang Bin’s head fall before his eyes, the headless body still twitching, Sword Origin Sect Elder Kong Shan became furious and loudly questioned.

Immediately, several elders from Sword Origin Sect angrily shouted; even Elder Zhii Sheng, one of the Twelve Deacons, spoke up towards Grand Deacon Qingyi.

"Elder Qingyi, Ye Zhen knew his strength was far superior to Pang Bin, yet he still deliberately struck to kill! If no punishment is administered, the younger generation of our Black Dragon Domain could suffer greatly due to a bout in the Black Dragon Ranking!"

Zhii Sheng was sly, elevating the issue of Ye Zhen injuring others to a matter concerning the rise and fall of Martial Arts in the Black Dragon Domain. The reason for such a shameless attack on Ye Zhen was simple!

With the power Ye Zhen displayed at the Second Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, if he continued like this, he would surely secure a high rank on the Black Dragon Ranking.

With the unique rewards of the Black Dragon Ranking, Ye Zhen could advance even further, and the Qiyun Sect might gain substantial benefits.

If the Qiyun Sect rises, then it would spell trouble for them—the Sword Origin Sect and the Sword Origin Empire.

Most importantly, Elder Zhii Sheng of Phantom Divine Sect had issues with Ye Zhen too, and with his instigation, Qingyi might just take action against Ye Zhen!

"Absurd! A martial arts competition is all about life and death; who seeks retribution after death....," Second Elder Jis Che shouted angrily.

"Elder Qingyi, indeed, Ye Zhen harbors malicious intent. That Red Jade Seal of his had already decided the victory, the subsequent sword strike was purely to harm others’ lives!" The host of arena number two, Thousand Illusion Eagle King, spoke up, his eyes flashing with a hint of conspiracy.

As long as Grand Deacon Qingyi agreed to punish Ye Zhen, then taking advantage of the situation....

"Thousand Illusion Eagle King, even if I killed your disciple, you hunted me for thirty thousand li, but do you have to retaliate so publicly and straightforwardly?"

The next moment, Ye Zhen’s voice, thunderous, resounded throughout the Black Dragon Ancient Land, instantly brightening the expressions of protesting Qiyun Sect’s elders Jis Che and Zhongli Jing.

Such a clever move by Ye Zhen!

Instantly, everyone’s gaze riveted onto Thousand Illusion Eagle King.

So that was the reason!

"Moreover, those in Arena 2 can also vouch for me! Pang Bin kept clamoring to take my head for a reward, so is it only he who can kill me, and I can’t fight back?"

"Besides, if we can’t fight to the death in the Black Dragon Ranking, then what’s the use? Should we hesitate and consider before every move, worrying about whether it’s too much, whether it might harm the opponent? Even in the Sect’s grand competition, there are casualties, right?

Might as well have you folks from Phantom Divine Sect step in to rank everyone, what’s the point of fighting?"

With that last sentence, Ye Zhen’s voice dripped with sarcasm, making Qingyi and Thousand Illusion Eagle King’s faces turn extremely ugly.

"Shut up!"

Qingyi bellowed.

"Elder Qingyi, aren’t you all making too much fuss over nothing? Each Black Dragon Ranking Battle has its deaths, a few dozen, no? Today only two died, not many, right?

Ye Zhen is right, if everyone’s so timid, might as well settle it with verbal sparring, what’s the point of a fight?" Stars Building Master Hai Luoshuang spoke up.

As Hai Luoshuang spoke, many competitors started discussing among themselves; however, public sentiment seemed to lean toward Ye Zhen’s side.

It was apparent that Pang Bin was a disciple from a Great Sect. To seek justice over the death of one Great Sect disciple, who would dare to strike against a Great Sect’s disciples in the future?

"Pah! Is this how you protect your own people?"

"Personal vendetta, blatant personal vendetta...."

As the discussion grew more intense below, Grand Deacon Qingyi’s expression became increasingly stern.

"Silence!"

"Silence!"

Qingyi shouted several times before the scene quieted down, "What’s all the noise about? It’s just a normal competition. Do you want to drag it out till dark?"

"Let me emphasize once again, stepping onto the arena means signing the Life and Death Contract, discussion of life and death is forbidden! If anyone is afraid to die, whether it’s you or your Sect, get out early!"

This statement made the Sword Origin Sect elders Kong Shan and Zhii Sheng who were trying to argue for Pang Bin, stiffen in shock; he was scolding them.

"Eagle King, you are an arena steward, and it’s your responsibility to protect defeated competitors in a timely manner, after all, it’s common for fighters to be unable to hold back amidst a fierce struggle!"

Qingyi’s public reprimand made Thousand Illusion Eagle King’s face flush with embarrassment, losing face in front of so many younger generations.

In truth, Qingyi was furious too.

Thousand Illusion Eagle King’s actions that day were tarnishing the reputation of Phantom Divine Sect.

Some conduct that’s not above board everyone engages in, but airing it out in the open is tantamount to public shame.

"Ha, Elder Qingyi is indeed just!"

Ye Zhen praised indifferently, his gaze suddenly shifting to Elder Zhii Sheng in the sky,

"Zhii Sheng, since your Sword Origin disciples each covet my head for the reward offered by Sect Leader Yu Ruhai, you’d better remind them to hold onto their heads tightly!

Otherwise, I could deliver a few more gifts to Yu Ruhai just like I did with the head of your Sword Origin Sect Elder Zou Zhi...."

With that said, Ye Zhen strode down from the stage, leaving Zhii Sheng with a face turned livid with rage! (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit qidian.com to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)