King of Creation
Chapter 438 - 432: A Person’s Name, A Tree’s Shadow

Chapter 438: Chapter 432: A Person’s Name, A Tree’s Shadow

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"Seeking death, kill him for me!"

Dressed in dark robes, the elder issued a thunderous command, and over ten martial artists hidden in the clouds around them all flashed with thunder light simultaneously.

Ye Zhen’s eyes suddenly turned icy, and a pair of Spirit Wings appeared abruptly on his back. Thunder Light flickered in his palm as he was about to make his move.

But in that instant, a rumbling thunderbolt zipped from afar like lightning, "Stop, all of you stop, everybody just stop!"

The voice from within the Thunder Light caused both the dark-robed elder and Mo Tong to look surprised. The ten-plus martial artists surrounding Ye Zhen halted their movements because of this bellow.

Ye Zhen, who was about to strike, slightly furrowed his brows; this voice seemed somehow familiar.

By the time Ye Zhen saw the figure emerging from the thunder, a hint of surprise appeared on his face, and the Thunder Power he had gathered in his palm dissipated.

Considering the identity of the newcomer and the fact that the obstructing martial artist’s surname was Mo, and the dark-robed elder was called "Uncle Si," the situation became somewhat clear to Ye Zhen, who then knew that essentially, the battle today was unlikely to take place.

"Stop, all of you stop! Come out, all of you come out quickly!"

As the person approached, he began loudly chastising, and the martial artists who had been hiding around and enclosing Ye Zhen obeyed very well, promptly emerging to regroup behind the dark-robed elder.

In the next moment, including the dark-robed elder, all martial artists bowed in unison to the newcomer.

"Seen the Young Master!"

"Brother Ye, long time no see! How come you didn’t inform me when you visited the Hidden God Manor? Could it be you look down on me, Mo Xinsui?" Mo Xinsui, carrying a Thunder Control Sword, exuded an aura of valiance.

"Is Thunder Ridge under the territory of your Hidden God Manor?" Ye Zhen smiled bitterly, "I remember the Hidden God Manor should be a thousand miles away?"

"Hahahaha, that’s something Brother Ye doesn’t know. Our Hidden God Manor’s main cultivation is Thunder Spirit Power. Thunder Ridge has always been the sacred place of cultivation for our Hidden God Manor. After hundreds of years, if it’s not our territory, it’s certainly as good as our territory."

The attitude of Mo Xinsui left everyone, including the dark-robed elder, looking at each other in bewilderment, seeing Mo Xinsui was about to reconcile with Ye Zhen; however, Mo Tong, whose arms Ye Zhen had destroyed, was in a hurry.

"Young Master, it was this thief who tried to force his way through Thunder Ridge. I got injured while trying to stop him, and he even attempted to attack Fourth Elder to break through by force. You must not let the rules of Thunder Ridge be broken for his sake!"

While speaking, Mo Tong pitifully presented his crushed arms to Mo Xinsui.

"Young Master, I lost my arms trying to stop him. You must seek justice for your subordinate!" Mo Tong bawled in front of so many people.

Slap!

Suddenly, a hefty slap flew across Mo Tong’s face, the force so great that it sent Mo Tong flying backward, blood leaking from the corner of his mouth. As he tumbled, he even collided with his severed arms, causing Mo Tong to let out a continuous, agonized howl.

"Young Master, what... what do you mean by this? Is it... is it wrong that I have been faithfully guarding this place?" Mo Tong shouted in anger.

"Young Master, although this person is your friend, you shouldn’t harm your own clan members because of your friend, lacking a clear distinction between public and private interests!

Moreover, Mo Tong was faithfully guarding this place and got seriously injured in the process. Not only do you not praise him, but you also slap and humiliate him! Young Master, if you can’t give me a reasonable explanation for this incident today, I will have to report this personally to the Old Manor Lord!"

The dark-robed elder, who was the Fourth Elder of the Hidden God Manor, Mo Dian, suddenly spoke up, his words filled with dissatisfaction toward the Young Master Mo Xinsui.

Since the eviction from the Black Dragon Ranking, Mo Xinsui, who obtained the fifth place in the Black Dragon Ranking, solidified his position as the Young Master of the Hidden God Manor.

Although there were still some elders who opposed him, they were ultimately pressed down by his achievements and reputation.

This Fourth Elder Mo Dian was one of the elders who initially opposed Mo Xinsui becoming the Young Master. He suddenly seized the opportunity to cause trouble.

"Heh, Brother Mo, it seems your situation isn’t too good! Rather than this, you might as well have arrived later, and let me, Ye, help you slap these flies to death, saving you the current annoyance!" Ye Zhen laughed.

"Brother Ye jests. They are all my clansmen, how could I bear to see them walk the path of death!"

This statement left Mo Tong and Fourth Elder Mo Dian utterly baffled and extremely dissatisfied.

"Hmph, don’t flap your tongue in the wind! I, Mo Dian, with my Fifth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm Cultivation, might not dare claim to be invincible under the heavens, but I’m certainly not someone a kid in the Spirit Transformation Realm can slap to death with ease!"

"Want to give it a try?"

Ye Zhen’s eyes were full of provocation!

Mo Dian exploded in rage, "Boy, you’re courting death!"

Just as Mo Dian was about to make a move, he was once again stopped by Mo Xinsui. Mo Dian became furious, roaring at Mo Xinsui, "Mo Xinsui, have you ever seen a Young Master who turns his elbow out?"

"Fourth Elder, it’s not that I’m showing favoritism, but do you know who he is?"

"Who could a greenhorn kid be?" Mo Dian scoffed, the implication being that Mo Xinsui was also a greenhorn kid.

"Fourth Elder, the name Ye Zhen should not be unfamiliar to you, right?"

"Ye Zhen? Never heard of this nobody..." Mo Dian’s words came to an abrupt halt, his face suddenly changed as he stared at Ye Zhen with disbelief, even taking a few steps back unconsciously.

"Could it be, he is the number one on the Black Dragon Ranking, Ye Zhen?"

"Is he the Ye Zhen who triggered the bloody conflict between the Tiannan Huaa Clan and Phantom Divine Sect?"

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"The Ye Zhen who led to the Huaa Clan being annihilated and inflicted heavy losses on the Phantom Divine Sect, causing the consecutive fall of their experts?"

With each statement, Mo Dian’s face grew more tense, and beside him, Mo Tong’s face became even more distressed. After several sentences, Mo Dian’s expression had become extremely tense.

The Martial Artists of the Mo Family nearby all looked at Ye Zhen with shock, as if they wanted to see if he had grown three heads and six arms!

This is what they call a man’s reputation is like a tree’s shadow!

As the National Religion of the entire Phantom Divine Empire, every move of the Phantom Divine Sect affects the distribution of interests within the Empire. Nearly every force within the Phantom Divine Empire has eyes on the Phantom Divine Sect.

Therefore, the blood-stained turmoil of the Phantom Divine Sect spread throughout the entire Phantom Divine Empire in less than three days.

There are no walls that do not leak in this world. As the Qingluo Sect began to attack the Phantom Divine Sect, the brutal fight between the Phantom Divine Sect and the Tiannan Huaa Family gradually came to light, and Ye Zhen’s reputation also spread across the entire Phantom Divine Empire.

Hearing Mo Dian’s voice, Ye Zhen felt somewhat gloomy.

After all, he had been plotted against. The ones who took action were either the Phantom Divine Sect or the Qingluo Sect—most likely the Qingluo Sect; otherwise, the news of Ye Zhen’s involvement wouldn’t have spread so fast.

As for why he was targeted, the reason was straightforward!

Whether it was the Phantom Divine Sect or the Qingluo Sect, both were extremely fearful of the two travelling ancestors of the Tiannan Huaa Family! Should any one of them return upon discovering the annihilation of the Huaa Family, it would definitely cause a calamitous disaster!

And no matter who would initiate the retribution, they would investigate. Now with the news of Ye Zhen’s involvement spreading, he would undoubtedly be the first to bear the brunt.

Be it the Phantom Divine Sect or the Qingluo Sect spreading this news, both pushed Ye Zhen to the forefront.

However, Ye Zhen didn’t care.

According to what Huaa Yan had said, both ancestors of the Huaa Family, whether the Flower King or Huaa Minghao, wouldn’t return any sooner than a decade.

What happened more than a decade later wasn’t too frightening. Who knows what realm Ye Zhen’s Cultivation would have reached by then?

"Fourth Elder, now, do you understand why I hastened to stop you? Otherwise, not only would you have become a corpse, but you might also have brought upon Hidden God Manor a formidable enemy!" Mo Xinsui’s voice suddenly became stern.

"And you!"

Mo Xinsui pointed abruptly at Mo Tong.

"Don’t think I don’t know of your misdeeds! These past years, I tasked you with guarding the entrance to Thunder Ridge, intending only for you to distribute Tokens and control the number of entrants. I never imagined you would exploit this to extort wealth!

What kind of person is Brother Ye? If you had charged him the normal fee of one hundred Low Grade Spirit Crystals per day as set by the manor, would Brother Ye have quarreled with you?"

Under the harsh questioning of Mo Xinsui, Mo Tong was immediately terrified, his face turning ghostly pale.

At this moment, Mo Xinsui slightly bowed to Ye Zhen and said, "May I ask Brother Ye, how many Spirit Crystals did this thief extort from you? It will help me in dealing with this miscreant."

As Mo Xinsui spoke, Mo Tong was immediately stricken with fear, looking at Ye Zhen with eyes that nearly begged, hoping Ye Zhen would let him go just this once, without any of his prior arrogance and tyranny.

"Heh, not much! As I just arrived, his ten-day price was three thousand Low Grade Spirit Crystals, which, upon my inquiry, instantly increased to five thousand Low Grade Spirit Crystals. Hmm, after I spoke out of turn, he hiked the price to ten thousand Low Grade Spirit Crystals, hmm, that’s it!"

Ye Zhen wouldn’t let Mo Tong off the hook or speak well of him, but he also definitely wouldn’t add insult to injury!

"You despicable fellow!"

Hearing half of it, Mo Xinsui was already furious, he kicked out, sending Mo Tong flying with fresh blood spewing out.

"My Mo Family nearly brought upon ourselves a great disaster because of you!"

"Come forth, with my order, strip this villain of his family wealth, brand him as a Mine Slave, and for life, he shall not leave the mine!"

"Young Master, have mercy, mercy..."

"Uncle Four, save me, save me!"

With a pitiful plea for mercy, Mo Tong was taken away by two Martial Artists of the Mo Family, and the Fourth Elder Mo Dian wanted to speak up but ended up opening and closing his mouth several times, ultimately too ashamed to beg for mercy.

The matter was indeed too disgraceful on the part of his clan nephew.

"Brother Ye, the rotten apple of the family has been dealt with. May I have the honor of treating you to a meal as an apology?" Mo Xinsui said with a smile.

"There’s no need for a meal of apology. I am now implicated in serious matters and wouldn’t want to trouble you further. Let’s seek a chance to drink together another time!" Ye Zhen responded.

After pondering for a moment, Mo Xinsui nodded in agreement, accepting Ye Zhen’s remarks.

Although the Phantom Divine Sect was in chaos, its influence and strength were still evident, and with the Sect currently furious, it was also inappropriate to provoke them!

"Brother Ye, this is the Pass Order Token for Thunder Ridge. With this Token, Brother Ye can travel to any place within Thunder Ridge, and if anyone stops you, you can show them this Token!" Mo Xinsui handed over a Jade Talisman.

"Thank you!"

Accepting the Jade Talisman, Ye Zhen’s figure flashed, and he entered the depths of Thunder Ridge, shrouded in thunder clouds, to find a spot to cultivate the Thunder Secret Technique of Fright.

Behind Ye Zhen, the Fourth Elder of Hidden God Manor, Mo Dian, watched the direction in which Ye Zhen disappeared with a gaze that was extremely grim! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at Qidian (qidian.com), your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)