King of Creation
Chapter 365 - 361: A Dazzling Finger

Chapter 365: Chapter 361: A Dazzling Finger

The weakness of Ye Zhen that Tao Hui found was—his cultivation!

Ye Zhen had the Red Jade Spirit Armor, with incredibly strong defensive capabilities, and he had the Red Jade Seal along with Divine Soul Attacks, which made his offensive abilities extremely strong. On top of that, the strong Divine Soul Sensing abilities as if he were a hedgehog that was difficult to bite into.

However, if it came down to a battle of attrition, Ye Zhen would definitely not be able to outlast his opponent.

The Spiritual Power of a martial artist at the Second Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm could definitely not compete with one at the Peak of the Fifth Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm.

But before using the Forbidden Technique of the Blood Sword Body, Tao Hui wasn’t even qualified to compete with Ye Zhen in terms of cultivation.

Now, however, he was!

This was the countermeasure against Ye Zhen that Tao Hui, along with the two elders Zhi Sheng and Kong Shan of the Sword Origin Sect, had discussed and come up with before.

Now, this strategy was indeed effective. Not only did Kong Shan down below laugh, but even Elder Zhii Sheng in the sky laughed as well, his eyes filled with anticipation.

Ye Zhen was the Qiyun Sect’s most outstanding disciple at the moment and the leader of the Qiyun Sect disciples. To publicly behead Ye Zhen would be an incalculable blow to the Qiyun Sect.

The benefits to the Sword Origin Sect were also incalculable.

The anxiety caused by Ye Zhen’s consecutive ’gifts’ over the past half-year would definitely be able to stabilize.

Seeing that Ye Zhen was struck by a sword, although he held on, the martial artists watching were still taken aback.

"Does this mean that Ye Zhen is going to lose?" someone frowned.

"Tao Hui is using a Forbidden Technique again and employing delaying tactics. If he can’t win with that, then Ye Zhen really is abnormal..."

Next to them, Mo Xinsui’s brows also furrowed.

"Tao Hui is using the Blood Sword Body Forbidden Technique, blatantly going for Ye Zhen’s life! He’s planning to sacrifice his ranking on the Black Dragon Ranking to take Ye Zhen’s life. However, given the grudge between the Sword Origin Sect and Qiyun Sect, such an action is not entirely unjustified."

"Do you think it would be funny if Tao Hui was about to slay Ye Zhen, and Ye Zhen suddenly conceded defeat?" Yem Yuan muttered.

Following the previous great battle, Yem Yuan and Mo Xinsui had actually grown a bit closer.

"Impossible! At the critical moment, Tao Hui must have prepared a killing move that’s definitely for Ye Zhen!"

"Do you think Ye Zhen is bound to lose, bound to die?"

"Hmm, perhaps seventy to eighty percent..." Mo Xinsui nodded.

"Impossible!"

As Mo Xinsui was about to retort, Yem Yuan suddenly said, "Take another look at Ye Zhen’s expression and then talk!"

On the Dragon Head Arena, Ye Zhen’s expression was somewhat conflicted.

Yes, it was conflicted.

Initially, when Tao Hui was enhancing his cultivation with the Blood Sword Body Forbidden Technique, Ye Zhen wanted to activate the War Soul Blood Flag. But then he thought that using the War Soul Blood Flag in public was too risky.

If the War Soul Blood Flag was exposed as something that Ye Zhen carried with him, endless trouble would await him.

Unable to use the War Soul Blood Flag, Ye Zhen only had to prematurely reveal another killing move—an attack he had prepared for Hua Wushuang.

"That expression..." Mo Xinsui’s brow furrowed again; he was starting to read Ye Zhen less and less, "Could it be that Ye Zhen still has... a contingency..."

"His time of death?"

Watching Tao Hui in the sky, whose Sword Light was growing increasingly fast, Ye Zhen’s lips suddenly curled into a sneer.

"Since you so wish to die, then I will let you die without understanding why. I had intended... to make it clear to you!"

As his lips curved, Ye Zhen’s body’s Red Spiritual Power suddenly flashed like blazing flames. In just a flash, a pair of red wings solidified behind him.

At the same time, within the Essence Spirit Pearl where Ye Zhen’s Divine Sense was submerged, the Silver Line Demon Eagle King also spread its wings, ready to fly.

In an instant, Ye Zhen’s red wings behind him flashed into an illusion, and the Spiritual Power around his body vibrated at a strange frequency at that moment.

Whoosh!

A piercing sound of tearing through the air rang out. Hundreds of martial artists nearby, who had just broken through to the Spirit Transformation Realm, even screamed in pain, covering their ears because of the piercing sound.

One cultivator, who was just at the Spirit Summoning Realm and had come to watch the excitement, even had streams of fresh blood flowing from his ears.

Almost simultaneously, Tao Hui’s pupils shrank as he retreated like a bolt of lightning.

Ye Zhen’s figure suddenly disappeared from the spot. In the void, a streak of red fire flashed by in an instant.

Silver Line Flash!

The innate Divine Ability of the Silver Line Demon Eagle, the Silver Line Flash.

However, due to the difference in Spiritual Power, and the lack of the Silver Line Demon Eagle’s distinguishing silver streak along his back, when Ye Zhen executed it, it turned into the Red Line Flash.

The fiery red streak abruptly vanished in front of the retreating figure of Tao Hui. That fleeting red flash caused his eyes to abruptly widen.

Immediately after, an endless fear emerged in Tao Hui’s eyes. Because of the fear, Tao Hui’s face was twisted in this moment.

"No!"

Tao Hui roared with rage.

As he roared, the blood Sword Qi behind him surged like a blood tide, madly gushing towards Ye Zhen, who had just appeared before him. The Protective Spirit Force also, in that instant, transformed into a layer of Protective Blood Sword Force capable of both harming others and protecting himself.

But all that was no match for the jade-colored finger that reached out from the void.

Plunk!

With a gentle touch, the jade finger penetrated Tao Hui’s Protective Blood Sword Force, and in a flash, entered Tao Hui’s forehead.

Tao Hui’s eyes widened in an instant, his last gaze filled with... unwillingness and confusion!

How had Ye Zhen appeared before him in an instant?

Ssssst!

Ye Zhen simply let Tao Hui’s blood-colored Sword Qi bombard against his Red Jade Spirit Armor, causing cracks to appear on it.

However, his last revengeful strike was ultimately baseless; it only caused cracks to appear on Ye Zhen’s Red Jade Spirit Armor and was unable to inflict any damage on Ye Zhen himself.

Bang!

Tao Hui’s corpse heavily fell from the sky like a dead fish, twitching a few times upon hitting the ground.

Ye Zhen, on the other hand, turned his gaze toward the heavens, where Elder Zhii Sheng from Sword Origin Sect and the Temporary Steward of Black Dragon Ancient Land, who had their mouths agape at this scene, were located.

"Elder Zhii Sheng, what do you think of this gift, the head of Tao Hui, the True Inheritor of Sword Origin Sect? Will it satisfy Sect Leader Yu, who issued the Bounty Order against me?"

In the sky, as Ye Zhen stood with his hands behind his back and Tao Hui’s corpse lying below, there was an indescribable sense of awe-inspiring aura.

The expressions of Elder Zhii Sheng and Kong Shan instantly turned grim.

A glint of sharpness appeared in Zhii Sheng’s eyes as he looked at Qing Yii.

"What’s the matter, Elder Zhii Sheng, are you planning to settle personal scores?"

"Tao Hui tried to kill me, even resorting to the Forbidden Technique of the Blood Sword Body, am I not allowed to fight back?"

Suddenly, Ye Zhen burst into a smile, "Elder Zhii Sheng, you can embarrass yourself, but don’t bring dishonor upon Sword Origin Sect! Otherwise, I will feel ashamed to mention that I once had an enemy from Sword Origin Sect!"

"You!"

Elder Zhii Sheng’s face surged with darkness, and a barely supressible Killing Qi emanated from his body.

If it weren’t for knowing the hopelessness of the situation, Zhii Sheng would have risked facing severe punishment just to kill Ye Zhen on the spot.

Kong Shan was so angered by Ye Zhen that his beard was bristling.

This was a huge humiliation for Sword Origin Sect!

"Elder Qing Yii, shouldn’t you announce my victory now?"

Prompted by Ye Zhen, Elder Qing Yii, who had been overseeing Dragonhead Stage No. 8, snapped out of his daze and hastily proclaimed Ye Zhen’s victory, adding two points to his score. However, his gaze toward Ye Zhen had changed.

Divine Skills!

Elder Qing Yii, being the closest during the moment Ye Zhen vanished, saw the most clearly and felt the truest sensing of the Divine Soul Power. He detected a trace of Divine Power Martial Skill.

But how could a martial artist from the Second Stage of Spirit Transformation Realm possibly execute a Divine Power Martial Skill?

Although it seemed impossible, it was something Qing Yii witnessed with his own eyes.

There must be... a secret!

Fixing his gaze on Ye Zhen, Elder Qing Yii loudly announced, "Next match!"

As Ye Zhen stepped down from the Dragon Head Arena, he glanced in the direction of Huaa Wushuang. In fact, the move Silver Line Flash combined with the Floating Cloud Finger he used earlier was initially prepared for Huaa Wushuang but had been prematurely forced out by Tao Hui.

Nevertheless, being able to make Ye Zhen use his trump card, which was intended for Huaa Wushuang, was a skill on Tao Hui’s part.

Phew!

It was only after Ye Zhen stepped off the Dragon Head Arena that many of the onlooking martial artists could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

From the moment Ye Zhen conjured Spiritual Power Wings and disappeared into thin air, many people held their breath until he reappeared, and only then did they exhale.

It was astonishing!

It was astounding!

Words could not describe the terror of Ye Zhen.

Many martial artists at the Soul Sea Realm with moderate cultivation were muttering the same thoughts.

The blow that Tao Hui had received, if it had been them, they feared they would not have been able to withstand it and would have either died or been gravely injured.

Mo Xinsui and Yem Yuan looked stunned. They had been shocked by Ye Zhen’s move and were separately calculating whether they could have taken or broken through Ye Zhen’s strike had it been aimed at them.

Bu Changtian and Zuo Bin were dumbfounded as well and a similar thought arose in their minds.

"If Ye Zhen had used that move on me (Bu Changtian) earlier, surely I would have already been dead, right?"

Even Bai Xin, who was always unperturbed by disasters, looked shockingly at Ye Zhen who was descending from the Dragon Head Arena, her eyes filled with a complex gaze.

Likewise, the scene alarmed Housekeeper Huaa, who, upon seeing Huaa Wushuang still sunk in deep slumber, realized that Ye Zhen was a formidable rival to their young master!

The tournament continued, but the attention of most spectators, rather than being on the ongoing battles, remained fixated on Ye Zhen’s spectacular one-hit kill of Tao Hui and the instantaneous disappearance of his move.

They were discussing what kind of Body Skill it was, and some were even improvising on the spot, claiming that Ye Zhen’s Body Skill was one that had been lost for many years...

However, those most shocked were the Temporary Stewards of Black Dragon Ancient Land overseeing the event from the sky.

Many had not fully seen Ye Zhen’s strike, but it still startled them, especially Hai Luoshuang, who wore an expression of shock and confusion.

"The scent of a Divine Power Martial Skill, am I hallucinating or..."

Tao Hui’s body was quickly removed, but the lingering scent of blood on Dragonhead Stage No.8 added a solemn atmosphere of death to the arena, which had lost its previously relaxed ambience.

Everyone understood that each fight could potentially be a battle of life and death!

Soon, it was Yem Yuan’s turn to compete again, but he was utterly downhearted as he looked at the remaining three contestants.

The three left were Caiyi, Mo Xinsui, and Huaa Wushuang.

Yem Yuan had already fought Mo Xinsui.

His choices were now limited to Caiyi and Huaa Wushuang.

Whom would he challenge? (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, we welcome you to visit (qidian.com) to vote and support the author. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)