King of Creation
Chapter 444 - 438 Misunderstanding?

Chapter 444: Chapter 438 Misunderstanding?

Bodies piled up like mountains, literally mountains of bodies!

In the abandoned brick kiln, nearly two thousand bodies of old and young, men and women, various livestock, dogs, cows, sheep, horses were stacked into a small hill.

Each body was a skeletal frame, skin and bones, whether human or animal.

The most horrifying thing was that most of these people were ordinary folks who were drained of blood by the Blood Demon in an instant, dying instantly, with traces of expressions still on their faces, whether it be calm, joy, or contentment. However, more often, it was fear.

The most eerie thing was that although there were bodies piled up like mountains inside this brick kiln, there wasn’t the slightest smell of blood, let alone the stench of corpses.

The reason was that all the bodies had lost their essence of blood and turned into mummies!

There was only one reason for such a consequence—Blood Demon!

In an instant, Ye Zhen was utterly certain that the dozens of continuous ghost villages from Yuezhou State to Wanzhou were all the doing of the Blood Demon.

As for the rumored Ghost Village Demon concocted by the people, it was very likely a smokescreen deliberately released by the Blood Demon!

Clenching his fists, the veins on Ye Zhen’s forehead suddenly bulged out, as an inexplicable rage rose from within him and rushed to his head at the sight of these bodies piled up like a mountain.

This fury had nothing to do with grudges or benefits, but was solely about justice, about the bottom line in his heart, the bottom line of being a human!

Almost simultaneously, Ye Zhen heard the sound of a Warning Talisman going off in the distance, however, he paid no attention to it, thinking it had nothing to do with him.

At this moment, Ye Zhen pondered a question.

Along the way, Ye Zhen had searched through no less than seven or eight ghost villages.

In every ghost village he had searched before, apart from being as silent as the Ghost Realm, he could find no human or animal corpses, nor any traces of the bodies being destroyed. Despite thoroughly searching the surrounding areas, Ye Zhen found no bodies.

It was as if everyone had vanished into thin air, and of course, it was this situation of complete disappearance of humans and animals that gave rise to the notion of the Ghost Village Demon.

But now, the question was, how come there were bodies piled up like mountains in this ghost village?

Instinctively, Ye Zhen felt something was off!

"Kill!"

"Don’t let the Ghost Village Demon escape!"

"All of you, fall back, this Ghost Village Demon is extraordinary, leave it to us to handle!"

The shouts, suddenly coming from behind Ye Zhen, carried with them two immensely powerful auras of the Soul Sea Realm, actually locking onto Ye Zhen.

"Me?"

In an instant, Ye Zhen realized what was happening! This sudden group of people had mistaken him for the Ghost Village Demon!

Amidst his incredulousness, Ye Zhen spun around like a whirlwind. In front of him were two middle-aged martial artists in purple robes, staring at him with a murderous look on their faces.

About a hundred meters away, roughly a dozen martial artists clad in blue with a small peak embroidered on their cuffs were subtly surrounding Ye Zhen. Ye Zhen recognized that the small peak embroidered on their cuffs was the unique symbol of Wanji Peak.

Almost the moment Ye Zhen turned around, the expressions on the faces of the two purple-robed martial artists changed simultaneously, their demeanors turning to one of utter astonishment!

"Ye Zhen, it’s actually you?" The purple-robed martial artist on the left, named Hua De, exclaimed in shock, his gaze towards Ye Zhen suddenly filled with deep resentment!

"You know me?" Ye Zhen was a bit taken aback.

Hearing this, the face of Sunx Ziwen on the right changed dramatically, as if he realized something, he suddenly pointed at Ye Zhen and roared, "Ye Zhen, I didn’t expect that the notorious Ghost Village Demon would be you! Humph, today I will enforce justice on behalf of heaven and eradicate you, this demon!"

"I’m the Ghost Village Demon, what a joke! Which eye of yours saw that I was the Ghost Village Demon?"

"Humph, we all saw it! Senior brother, attack!" Sunx Ziwen bellowed furiously, his body erupting with Spirit Light as he and Hua De charged towards Ye Zhen simultaneously.

This made Ye Zhen frown.

To be honest, Hua De and Sunx Ziwen’s cultivation wasn’t very high, one at the Third Stage of the Soul Sea Realm and the other just having reached the Fourth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm. With Ye Zhen’s current combat power, he could easily deal with them.

However, Ye Zhen felt that there must be some misunderstanding involved and that it wasn’t necessary to be lethal.

After all, from their tone, they too were in pursuit of the Ghost Village Demon, that is to say, the Blood Demon; they could be considered fellow pursuers!

With a thought, two bolts of Thunder Light suddenly burst out from Ye Zhen’s palms.

However, what he fired wasn’t the extremely powerful Heavenly Thunder of Fright but the Thunder Light of Fright.

Ye Zhen estimated that if the Heavenly Thunder of Fright had struck, it wouldn’t just be Sunx Ziwen; Hua De, with just the Third Stage of the Soul Sea Realm cultivation, would be close to death even if he didn’t die outright.

To stop them, it wasn’t necessary to use the deadly Heavenly Thunder of Fright, just the Thunder Light of Fright as a warning would suffice.

This was another convenience of using the secret technique. Whenever Ye Zhen wished, he could invoke either the Thunder Light of Fright or the Heavenly Thunder of Fright, without any correlation!

Boom!

The next moment, Hua De and Sunx Ziwen were struck as if by lightning, their bodies shaking violently.

Not only were their bodies drained of Spiritual Power, but they also fell to the ground from low altitude and cried out in agony. The surrounding disciples of Wanji Peak turned pale with shock and terror!

"These two didn’t do too well, did they?"

A look of surprise flashed through Ye Zhen’s eyes.

Ye Zhen knew all too well the power of the Thunder Light of Fright; it could only cause a Soul Sea Realm martial artist’s Spiritual Power to stagnate momentarily, less than the blink of an eye, yet these two had actually fallen straight from the sky.

"The two senior brothers from Wanji Peak, you are mistaken, I’m really not any Ghost Village Demon, it’s just...."

"Audacious demon, you dare to injure our Sect Elders, courting death!"

With a furious shout accompanied by a graceful flow of light that came from the sky, the presence was extraordinarily intimidating.

"Elder Xue Dao!"

"It’s Elder Xue Dao!"

The disciples from Wanji Peak, who were just frightened moments ago, suddenly became confident, clearly believing the newcomer possessed overwhelming strength.

Ye Zhen’s expression also became extremely solemn.

The aura emanating from that streak of light was astonishingly profound, like the ocean, and it faintly carried the presence of someone approaching the power of the Vein Forging Realm.

Once a battle began, it would surely be a fight to the death!

"Elder Xue Dao, I am Ye Zhen, a disciple of Qiyun Sect, on a mission to investigate the havoc wrought by the Blood Demon. I am not some Ghost Village Demon, this is a misunderstanding!" Ye Zhen hastily said with a bow.

"Hmph, rumors say that the Ghost Village Demon is extremely cunning, and today it seems to be true indeed!"

"Meet your demise, take this blade!"

A hundred-zhang long crystalline and gleaming blade light suddenly shot up into the sky, resembling a long rainbow, carrying an unmatched momentum as it cleaved down towards Ye Zhen’s head.

Rage ignited explosively in Ye Zhen’s eyes.

These people not only mistook him for a Ghost Village Demon without asking for the truth, but they also didn’t even listen to Ye Zhen’s explanation—each one was eager to kill him and be done with it.

Ye Zhen had already been holding back earlier, yet they still did not know better!

It seemed that strength was indeed the only guarantee for having a say!

Boom!

A Thunder of Fright suddenly flew out from the palm of Ye Zhen’s hand, and at almost the same time, a jade-colored finger flew out from the void, confronting that hundred-zhang blade light.

Floating Cloud Finger!

It could be fired along with other martial skills, which was one of the advantages of a secret technique.

Most secret techniques, once cultivated, could be instantly unleashed. With a mere thought, one could strike the enemy and still perform other moves. This was one of the reasons why secret techniques were so powerful.

Pfft!

As if tearing through rotten wood, the hundred-zhang blade light immediately shattered under the Floating Cloud Finger.

Almost at the same time, a hoarse cry of agony suddenly rang out.

The disciples of Wanji Peak saw a serpentine Heavenly Thunder explode above their elder Xue Dao’s head, and the next moment, their elder Xue Dao, like a wooden stake, plummeted from the sky.

Amidst the booming thunder, the other two elders from Wanji Peak, Hua De and Sunx Ziwen, gazed at the terrifying thunder light with eyes filled with extreme horror.

The remaining half of the Floating Cloud Finger suddenly turned, shooting towards the forehead of Elder Xue Dao, who was falling from the sky like a log.

Amazement intensified in Ye Zhen’s eyes.

This Elder Xue Dao had an incredibly strong aura, but his actual strength was not all that impressive!

The blade light that appeared so terrifying couldn’t even withstand a single strike from the Floating Cloud Finger. Of course, this was also related to Ye Zhen’s cultivation skyrocketing from the second stage to the late fourth stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm.

All the martial skills Ye Zhen had practiced, be it Floating Cloud Finger or Red Jade Seal, grew significantly more powerful as his cultivation level soared.

Ye Zhen’s Heavenly Thunder of Fright once again showcased its horrific power. This quite renowned elder of Wanji Peak, Elder Xue Dao, suffered a nearly fatal injury from just one strike of the Heavenly Thunder of Fright!

His body was burned as though it had been charred, and he trembled like chaff, watching helplessly as Ye Zhen’s Floating Cloud Finger pointed towards his forehead, unable to do a thing.

He hadn’t even managed to recover from the shock of Ye Zhen’s Thunder Light of Fright.

This made Ye Zhen hesitate and also feel somewhat annoyed.

Was this Fifth Stage peak elder of Wanji Peak really that frail?

After just one move, he was about to be finished, leaving Ye Zhen with no choice but to frustratingly hold back.

As for taking advantage of the situation to kill this sect elder of Wanji Peak, Ye Zhen was not that foolish!

Ye Zhen did not wish to have the entire Wanji Peak chasing after him, although if he truly asserted himself, he had no fear of Wanji Peak. But Ye Zhen was not a wanton killer.

Watching the Floating Cloud Finger inching closer to the spiritual hall, in Elder Xue Dao’s eyes, there was a color of terror written all over.

Just then, a white and a red brilliance suddenly arrived from the distance.

"Have mercy, please!"

"Senior Brother Ye, have mercy!"

A crisp female voice suddenly cried out from afar.

Ye Zhen had no intention of killing Xue Dao to begin with, and upon hearing this plea, he immediately took the opportunity to back down. With a spur of his divine sense, the half of the Floating Cloud Finger pointing at Elder Xue Dao’s spiritual hall suddenly turned into the purest Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, dissipating into the void.

It wasn’t just the white and red brilliance; as the white brilliance approached rapidly, various streams of light from all directions sped towards the newly appeared Ghost Village.

Ye Zhen surmised that they must be the sect reinforcements summoned by the Warning Talismans activated by the Wanji Peak disciples earlier.

"Many thanks, Senior Brother Ye! How come you...." Bai Xin, dressed in white robes, arrived from the sky. Seeing that Elder Xue Dao was unharmed, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Young Hero Ye, we meet again!" Elder Leng Yue from Wanji Peak said with a slight smile to Ye Zhen.

Ye Zhen recognized this Elder Leng Yue.

Back in the Black Dragon Ancient Land, the sect elder who accompanied Bai Xin to attend the Black Dragon Ranking matches was none other than Leng Yue!

"Sect Leader, look, the Sect Leader has come!"

Suddenly, many Wanji Peak disciples pointed to a Profound Ice Flowing Light in the sky, flashing faster than lightning, and cried out in astonishment! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)