King of Creation
Chapter 381 - 377 Illusion Sword Comprehension

Chapter 381: Chapter 377 Illusion Sword Comprehension

The moment the gate of the Secret Palace fully materialized, Xie Lvu, being mighty in the Soul Sea Realm, was the first to shoot over like a bolt of lightning.

But though he dashed fast, he flew back even faster!

Bang!

A thunderous boom erupted as a terrifying purple light wave burst out from atop the Secret Palace, and the first to bear the brunt was Xie Lvu, the Law Enforcement Elder from the Qingluo Sect.

The thick Protective Spirit Force around him, in front of the purple light wave, was like an extremely fragile piece of window paper, instantly torn to shreds.

The moment his figure was lifted into the air, he became a blood gourd, with hundreds of tiny cracks opening in the purple glow on his body.

Following Xie Lvu in rapid succession were one after another blood gourd, figures being rolled out one after the other.

Instantaneously, within thirty feet around the gate of the Black Dragon Secret Palace, it was empty, a purple light screen enveloped the door of the Black Dragon Underground Palace, preventing anyone from approaching.

Strangely, when a martial artist listed on the Black Dragon Ranking tried, he found he could not enter the Secret Palace.

"Let Ye Zhen, who ranks first on the Black Dragon Ranking, enter first; the others are to follow in the order of the ranking to enter the Black Dragon Secret Palace!" Qing Yii’s voice rang out.

Under the envious gazes of many martial artists, Ye Zhen stepped forward and, without any obstruction, stepped into the purple light screen, his figure disappearing into the vortex gate of the Secret Palace.

Caiyi quickly followed, her figure also vanishing inside the gate of the Secret Palace.

In a moment, sixty-seven martial artists listed on the Black Dragon Ranking all entered the Black Dragon Secret Palace. When the last person’s figure disappeared, that purple light screen, along with the gate of the Secret Palace, vanished like a bubble, the Black Dragon Platforms also thunderously sank into the ground.

Looking up, the Rosy Clouds Dragon Spirit in the sky had also vanished without a trace, leaving only those viewing martial artists staring despondently where the gate of the Black Dragon Secret Palace had appeared, unwilling to leave for a long time!

....

How should one put it, it was a rather barren place, not at all as majestic and splendid as Ye Zhen had imagined the Black Dragon Underground Palace would be.

The mountain was bare, carrying a hint of black color, without a trace of green. At the foot of the distant mountain, there was only wilted grass, no insect chirping, no birdsong, not a trace of life’s energy.

Those sixty-seven listed fighters appeared one by one on the mountain peak where Ye Zhen stood.

"Is this the Black Dragon Secret Palace? It looks quite ordinary."

"They said the Black Dragon Secret Palace was so magical, appearing once every few centuries. How come it looks so ordinary after entering? Where is the Martial Arts Inheritance?" several martial artists began to question, drawing light frowns from Ye Zhen as well.

"Brother Ye Zhen, try sensing with your Divine Soul Power?"

Before Caiyi’s voice landed, Bi Zheng, ranked eleventh on the Black Dragon Ranking, tried to fly towards the mountain base.

Having just flown a few miles, sea waves suddenly rose from the withered grass below to the sky, engulfing Bi Zheng directly, making him disappear from everyone’s sight.

"This...."

"What’s going on, how could this happen? What kind of place is this?" This scene frightened many martial artists. They thought they were here for benefits, not expecting to lose their lives!

"Use Divine Soul Sensing!"

Ye Zhen chided sharply.

In the Divine Soul Sensing, Bi Zheng had not disappeared, but was fighting with another person in those sky-reaching sea waves, and that person was shockingly another Bi Zheng!

Unfortunately, what the Divine Soul Power could sense was limited, unclear, and even this observation couldn’t last long.

"Brother Ye Zhen, that illusion might very well be what the Black Dragon Secret Palace uses to train the martial artists! My Divine Soul Power only got a glimpse, but I saw that the illusion used the same Martial Skills as Bi Zheng, only tens of times more refined and vastly more powerful," said Caiyi.

"If so, then we...."

Realizing this, the martial artists capable of making it onto the Black Dragon Ranking, who were not fools, immediately darted out one by one.

Those nearby flew four or five miles through blazing fire waves, while those who went further, about ten miles, were swallowed by a sky of Sword Qi.

Just as Ye Zhen moved to act, a chilling killing gaze shot from the side, the killing Qi in that gaze almost tangible, stinging Ye Zhen’s face painfully!

When Ye Zhen turned, he saw Huaa Wushuang, who had just rushed out, staring at him with a murderous look and making a throat-slitting gesture towards him.

"Hmph, Ye Zhen, you better be careful!"

"Careful, careful of what, you loser?"

"Loser? A competitive duel on the stage isn’t the same as a life-and-death fight! Now, I am in my prime, just you wait...."

Suddenly, a terrifyingly intense Divine Soul Wave rose from Caiyi, causing Huaa Wushuang’s face to drastically change, his figure shooting away like lightning, vanishing into the void in a few breaths.

"He sure fled quickly." Caiyi waved her fists dissatisfaction, "Brother Ye Zhen, you need to be careful."

"Don’t worry! Let’s also get moving! This Black Dragon Secret Palace, they say you can only stay for a maximum of seven days." Ye Zhen said.

"Okay!"

Ye Zhen and Caiyi’s figures simultaneously flew out, and after flying around twenty miles or so, Ye Zhen was swallowed by a rising Sword Light, while Caiyi disappeared into a mysterious Rosy Light.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

The moment they were swept in, the piercing Sword Qi filled Ye Zhen’s ears.

The instant he cleared his view, a whirlwind Sword Light Wheel had already enveloped Ye Zhen from above.

Seeing this, Ye Zhen was greatly startled. Almost the instant the Red Jade Spirit Armor surged forth, the hurricane of sword light began crazily slicing around him.

Amid the sizzling sounds, the Red Jade Spirit Armor first began to show fine cracks, then cracked inch by inch until the sword light disappeared, by which time Ye Zhen’s Red Jade Spirit Armor had almost reached the point of collapse.

Hiss!

So strong!

Ye Zhen took in a sharp breath.

The first move of the Wind Cloud Sword Art, when had it become so powerful that it could blast through the Red Jade Spirit Armor?

After all, Ye Zhen’s Red Jade Spirit Armor, even Hong Banjiang at the Fifth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm, could not easily destroy it.

At this moment, Ye Zhen realized that what stood before him was an illusion identical to himself, emanating the same Cultivation aura of the Second Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, even holding a sword that looked like the Profound Yang Sword.

A thunderous roar sounded, and a streak of sword light struck towards Ye Zhen like lightning. Almost the moment Ye Zhen realized it, it struck him.

The Red Jade Spirit Armor that Ye Zhen had just rallied, cracked again, nearly shattering.

This time, Ye Zhen was frightened.

The normally average-power second move of the Wind Cloud Sword Art was executed so terrifyingly by the illusion, what about the later killing moves?

Gathering his spirits, Ye Zhen began to fully confront the attack of this illusion.

Initially, Ye Zhen struggled immensely to cope and even had to occasionally resort to the Red Jade Seal to escape crises, but gradually, Ye Zhen discovered that the illusion seemed less intent on killing and more on feeding him moves.

Every execution of the Wind Cloud Sword Art was in a perfect state, even in forms Ye Zhen had not anticipated, and shockingly powerful.

Like the seventh move exercised by the illusion, Wind Cloud Moves Around, which could even block the Red Jade Seal.

Every move, seemingly imbued with the true insight of the Sword Dao, mesmerized Ye Zhen.

Since the illusion executed Ye Zhen’s most skilled Wind Cloud Sword Technique, many mysteries became clear to Ye Zhen at a glance, a minor change in the illusion’s sword move would enlighten Ye Zhen significantly.

Oh, so this move could be used this way.

Each time the illusion struck with a sword move, Ye Zhen struck back with the same Sword Technique. Gradually, Ye Zhen’s returning Sword Techniques also began to change, evolving toward the moves the illusion struck out with, growing stronger and becoming more comfortable in his responses.

More miraculously, with this kind of comprehension, golden Origin Sword Veins within Ye Zhen’s First Sword Vein began to form out of thin air, rapidly strengthening the Sword Heart Enlightenment of the First Sword Vein.

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As time passed, the exchanges between Ye Zhen and the illusion became quicker; Ye Zhen’s counterattacks became increasingly fierce.

Initially, Ye Zhen was being pressured by his own illusion, but now, Ye Zhen was overpowering his own illusion, fully squeezing out the last bit of Sword Dao contained in his illusion.

"So, the true essence of the Wind Cloud Sword Technique’s wind is speed! The essence of wind should be the essence of speed."

"Thunder Light is also speed!"

"It’s just that I always treated Thunder Light as an attack tool, not as speed!"

"Now, Thunder Light and speed, along with the new essence of wind, all merge!"

Wind Cloud Like Thunder!

Whoosh!

The Profound Yang Sword flashed, the sword light and Thunder Light appearing simultaneously, and almost in an instant, both struck the illusion’s forehead.

The illusion was instantly torn apart!

The Illusory Realm vanished!

Inside the Black Dragon Secret Palace, Ye Zhen’s vanishing figure in the void suddenly reappeared.

The reappeared Ye Zhen, still in a sword-holding trance, eyes filled with joy.

Through just now’s Illusion Sword Comprehension, Ye Zhen’s Wind Cloud Sword Technique had undergone a metamorphosis.

Ye Zhen estimated that the Grade of the Wind Cloud Sword Technique had been raised by at least a small grade, from Middle-grade Earth Level to Upper-grade Earth Level. In the future, it would certainly be one of Qiyun Sect’s top Sword Techniques.

Although the power of the Wind Cloud Sword Technique after this transformation had not yet exceeded the Red Jade Seal and Floating Cloud Finger, it was already infinitely close to the Red Jade Seal in power, surging wildly.

Confidently, Ye Zhen believed if he encountered Mo Xinsui again now, his sword light could be as fast as Mo Xinsui’s Thunder Light, and using this Wind Cloud Sword Technique, he could easily defeat Mo Xinsui.

However, the greatest gain was the improvement of the Vital Vein Forging Divine Ability, Sword Heart Enlightenment. The duration of the recent Illusion Sword Comprehension, unknown to Ye Zhen, had caused nearly a ten percent growth in the Origin Sword Veins within his First Sword Vein, an effect even better than the eight Red Broken Swords he grasped from Spirit Sword Grave Mountain.

Thus, the degree of Ye Zhen’s Vital Vein Forging Divine Ability, Sword Heart Enlightenment, reached seventy percent!

With only thirty percent left, Ye Zhen would truly possess a Vital Vein Forging Divine Ability, completely mastering its profound power.

The true power of the Sword Heart Enlightenment, a Vital Vein Forging Divine Ability, Ye Zhen had not yet experienced even a third of it.

"Defeating your own illusion is hardly impressive, Ye Zhen. You’re too slow!" a cold and disdainful voice suddenly came from behind Ye Zhen.

Ye Zhen swiftly turned around, his pupils suddenly constricting, "Huaa Wushuang!"

Let me remind you once more, the Chapter number of the last Black Dragon Secret Palace was mislabeled as 276, it should actually be 376, please continue reading as normal, it can only be corrected tomorrow (To be continued. If you like this work, please suggest and vote on qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com).