King of Creation
Chapter 441 - 435 Mo Dian’s Strategy

Chapter 441: Chapter 435 Mo Dian’s Strategy

"Eh? This is a good spot, the Heavenly Thunder is quite stable; it seems suitable for me to continue my cultivation!"

While wandering deep in Thunder Ridge, Ye Zhen’s gaze suddenly locked onto a magma platform, which was the result of giant rocks being melted by the high temperature of the Heavenly Thunder and gradually solidifying.

Located in the depths of Thunder Ridge, this magma platform witnessed a stroke of Heavenly Thunder every ten breaths, continuously and with a very stable frequency, which was very suitable for Ye Zhen’s cultivation.

However, there was no place within a few miles where the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten could keep guard and protect Ye Zhen, so he had to ask the kitten to stop keeping watch and tuck it into his embrace.

With no choice, Ye Zhen had to introduce Heavenly Thunder into his body to cultivate the Heavenly Thunder of Fright and grow his Heavenly Thunder Pearl, needing a stable frequency of Heavenly Thunder for highest efficiency and safety.

Ye Zhen had wandered for most of the day before he found such a place.

As for the initial Thunderstrike Wooden Stake where he started his cultivation, Ye Zhen had abandoned it more than two months ago.

Simply put, the frequency of the Heavenly Thunder striking there had become too slow to keep up with Ye Zhen’s needs.

As it happens, Ye Zhen had been cultivating within Thunder Ridge for six months now, and this was already the third time he had changed locations, delving deeper into Thunder Ridge.

The Heavenly Thunder Pearl inside Ye Zhen’s Thunder Aperture in his Dantian had grown from the size of a grain of rice to the size of a fist, storing up to sixty or seventy thousand strands of the Heavenly Thunder of Fright, if not a hundred thousand.

Originally, having achieved success in cultivating the Heavenly Thunder of Fright, Ye Zhen should have left Thunder Ridge.

However, Ye Zhen was somewhat reluctant to leave, due to the effects of tempering his body with Heavenly Thunder combined with the Hundred Herbs Body Forging Pill; his cultivation was improving at an astonishing speed.

Since his breakthrough to the Fourth Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm three months ago, Ye Zhen’s cultivation had been breaking through successively, advancing to the mid-stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm just a month ago; the speed of his cultivation was indescribably fast.

Hence, Ye Zhen planned to continue his arduous cultivation in Thunder Ridge for another month, intending to use up all the Hundred Herbs Body Forging Pills before leaving.

With a flash, Ye Zhen landed below the magma platform, and just as he settled into a cross-legged position, a bolt of Heavenly Thunder roared down, which he smoothly introduced into his body.

Within a few breaths, Ye Zhen had completely immersed himself in cultivation, and despite the lack of the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten’s guard, he wasn’t too worried about his safety.

Firstly, this was a secluded area deep within Thunder Ridge, rarely visited by others, and even a strong practitioner in the Peak of the Fifth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm would struggle to move freely this deep within Thunder Ridge.

Secondly, with the Small Success of his Red Jade Battle Body, Ye Zhen was no longer an entity that could be easily manipulated.

Unbeknownst to Ye Zhen, as soon as he had withdrawn the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten from guard duty and tucked it away, a surge of joy suddenly filled the eyes of someone lurking in the clouds a few miles away.

"Hmph, after guarding for over three months, the old man finally sees an opportunity!"

A figure in dark clothes, the Fourth Elder Mo Dian of Hidden God Manor, suddenly appeared in the distant clouds.

"It seems that this secret method of introducing Heavenly Thunder into the body is fated to be mine," Mo Dian’s eyes filled instantly with anticipation.

About three months ago, while wandering and cultivating in Thunder Ridge, the Fourth Elder Mo Dian of Hidden God Manor had unexpectedly witnessed an astonishing scene.

This scene was naturally that of Ye Zhen introducing Heavenly Thunder into his body without a scratch.

Those who do not cultivate Thunder Element Spirit Power can’t understand how truly astonishing this scene was.

Hidden God Manor’s primary focus is on cultivating Thunder Element Spirit Power; each year, the accomplished warriors of the family spend a third or even more of their time in Thunder Ridge.

However, even though they focus on Thunder Element Spirit Power, they still need to be very cautious when cultivating in Thunder Ridge, carefully avoiding the Heavenly Thunder, as even a slight mishap could lead to severe injury from the Heavenly Thunder, and even for someone with combat power like Mo Dian, in the Peak of the Fifth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm, one has to be very careful.

While they are in Thunder Ridge for cultivation, their main objective is to absorb the Thunder Element Primordial Energy released by the Heavenly Thunder.

Because of the constant Heavenly Thunder, Thunder Element Primordial Energy is extremely abundant in Thunder Ridge, and for warriors whose primary focus is Thunder Element Spirit Power, the effects of cultivation are excellent, comparable to cultivating in some Mid-grade Spirit Vein areas.

Thus, when Mo Dian inadvertently saw the scene of Ye Zhen introducing Heavenly Thunder into his body, he was thoroughly shocked.

As a warrior who primarily cultivates Thunder Element Spirit Power, he knows full well how difficult it is to introduce Heavenly Thunder into the body!

Driven by past grudges and new desires, Mo Dian suddenly felt an inexplicable impulse.

Because of the issue with his nephew, Mo Tong, Young Master Mo Xinsui’s strict measures made his, the Fourth Elder’s, prestige in Hidden God Manor plummet, making it hard for him to raise his head.

Moreover, the Young Master had strictly ordered him not to provoke Ye Zhen further to avoid bringing disaster upon Hidden God Manor; he almost had Mo Dian swear a Divine Soul Oath.

With Mo Xinsui’s warning, Mo Dian was originally reluctant to provoke Ye Zhen.

But the inadvertent sight of Ye Zhen’s secret technique of introducing Heavenly Thunder into the body stirred Mo Dian’s desires.

By killing Ye Zhen, he could not only obtain Ye Zhen’s cultivation secret technique, but also take Ye Zhen’s head back to Hidden God Manor.

Your young master Mo Xinsui talked about how terrifying and powerful Ye Zhen was, telling me not to provoke him, right?

Now that I bring his head back, what do you have to say?

By then, not only could he get rid of his resentment, but he could also severely challenge Young Master Mo Xinsui’s authority and substantially raise his own prestige.

Upon making this calculation, Mo Dian set his sights firmly on Ye Zhen.

This focus lasted for over three months.

For more than three months, today was the first time Mo Dian found an opportunity to act.

Before this day, Ye Zhen had changed his cultivation sites three times, but no matter where he moved, the Upper-grade Earth Level Demon Beast, Cloud Winged Tiger King, was always nearby to guard and protect Ye Zhen.

If Mo Dian made any slight movement, the Cloud Winged Tiger King would definitely alert instantly.

What’s more, Mo Dian was also extremely cautious and shrewd.

Since the Young Master Mo Xinsui said that Ye Zhen was incredibly terrifying and had extraordinary combat power, and considering that both the Tiannan Hua Family and Phantom Divine Sect had suffered because of Ye Zhen, even though he hadn’t directly acted against them, all of this made Mo Dian extremely vigilant!

He believed that Ye Zhen definitely had extraordinary capabilities.

To introduce Heavenly Thunder into the body and remain completely unharmed, how could he not be formidable!

Under this consideration, Mo Dian felt that even if he could defeat Ye Zhen in a direct confrontation, it would still be difficult to capture him, especially since Ye Zhen had the assistance of a Cloud Winged Tiger King, an upper-grade Earth Level Demon Beast.

Not being able to capture Ye Zhen meant that he could not achieve his goal.

However, while a direct confrontation was not feasible, if he were to ambush, Mo Dian was confident that as a martial artist at the peak of the Fifth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm, if he could not successfully ambush another martial artist at the Fourth Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, then he might as well find a block of tofu and smash himself dead with it.

Mo Dian settled on the strategy of ambushing, but had been without an opportunity.

Now, the opportunity had arrived!

Mo Dian activated a secret technique to conceal his aura, reducing the fluctuations of his Blood Qi and Spiritual Power to nearly none, and slowly approached Ye Zhen amidst the Thunder Light that filled the sky.

Four li!

Three li!

Two li!

One li!

When he was 500 meters away from Ye Zhen, Mo Dian dared not move any further.

His secret technique for concealing his aura, when fully exerted, allowed him to silently approach a martial artist of the same level to about 500 meters.

However, Mo Dian did not dare to take the risk!

A distance of 500 meters was enough for him, a martial artist at the peak of the Fifth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm!

As for the timing of the ambush, Mo Dian did not even need to think about it.

Every time Ye Zhen introduced Heavenly Thunder into his body every ten breaths was his moment to strike!

Mo Dian believed that even though Ye Zhen could introduce Heavenly Thunder into his body, each instance would definitely not be effortless!

Ten!

Nine!

Eight!

After a Heavenly Thunder struck Ye Zhen’s head, Mo Dian started counting, planning to strike at the next thunderclap.

Four!

Three!

Two!

At the count of two, Thunder Spirit Power surged wildly out of Mo Dian’s Dantian, the violent and tempestuous wave of Spiritual Power causing Ye Zhen to open his eyes wide.

Almost the instant Ye Zhen opened his eyes, more than a dozen dark and bright Sword Lights formed a net and slashed towards Ye Zhen’s head from above.

Boom!

At the same time, the thunder from above struck down punctually!

"Die!"

After executing over a dozen strikes of the Rapid Thunder Sword, Mo Dian’s form flashed as he pounced on Ye Zhen like lightning, a Thunder Hammer already formed in his hand, ready to be unleashed at any moment.

The Rapid Thunder Sword was Mo Dian’s specialty, using the sword to control thunder and then using the Thunder Light to enhance the sword, making the Sword Light swift as a thunderbolt, and the Sword Momentum fierce, coupled with the power of the Thunder Light, even a martial artist of the same cultivation level suffered under his Rapid Thunder Sword.

Hissss!

Almost instantly, leaving no time for Ye Zhen to react, the Rapid Thunder Sword and Heavenly Thunder struck Ye Zhen simultaneously.

Seeing Ye Zhen struck by the sword, Mo Dian was ecstatic, his Thunder Hammer drawn but not yet unleashed, his left hand violently thrust out a chain of lightning; he planned to capture Ye Zhen alive, force out the secret technique of summoning Heavenly Thunder, and then execute him!

But just as Mo Dian was rushing forward in his joy, suddenly, he saw a pair of eyes coldly staring at him, the gaze not only cold and deadly but also containing a trace of inexplicable contempt!

Then, Mo Dian saw the owner of those eyes suddenly raise a hand!

Boom!

A streak of blacker-than-black Thunder Light, even more terrifying than Heavenly Thunder, suddenly flew out from Ye Zhen’s palm, the Thunder Light extremely fierce, striking Mo Dian as if he had been hit by lightning!

No, it was indeed being struck by lightning!

It felt like being struck by Heavenly Thunder, in an instant, Mo Dian’s entire body uncontrollably trembled like a sieve, turning charred all over; Mo Dian even smelled a hint of seared flesh.

But what frightened Mo Dian more was not these.

It was a trace of Divine Soul Attack that struck his body along with the Heavenly Thunder.

This strand of Divine Soul Attack was not strong, but mingled with the mighty and robust Heavenly Thunder, it immediately struck deep into his Soul Sea!

In an instant, Mo Dian felt a violent tremor in his Soul Sea, the Spiritual Power that had just been gathered in his Dantian disintegrated and scattered, a fear like never before suddenly emerged in his heart.

In that instant, Mo Dian recalled the Young Master Mo Xinsui’s warning!

Indeed, it was true!

"I didn’t expect I still underestimated him...." Mo Dian murmured, his eyes suddenly widened to their limits, instantly filled with fear.

Because Mo Dian saw, one after another, blacker-than-black Thunder Lights, more terrifying than Heavenly Thunder, flying out continuously from Ye Zhen’s palm! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on Qidian.com (qidian.com) or cast a monthly vote. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)