King of Creation
Chapter 446 - 440 Bai Xin’s Coordination

Chapter 446: Chapter 440 Bai Xin’s Coordination

The Elders of Wanji Peak, with Xue Dao unexpectedly defeating the Thousand Illusion Eagle King of the Phantom Divine Sect is one thing, but even managing to fight the already fallen Elder Qing Yii of the Phantom Divine Sect to a draw—this was still because Xue Dao decided to leave some face for the Phantom Divine Sect!

Upon hearing this claim, Ye Zhen’s immediate reaction was that it couldn’t be possible!

But following that, endless shock rose in his eyes.

Although Ye Zhen had never directly confronted the already deceased Elder Qing Yii of the Phantom Divine Sect, during the Black Dragon Ranking martial arts competition, Qing Yii had interfered several times, allowing Ye Zhen to feel Qing Yii’s strength.

As for the Thousand Illusion Eagle King, he had fought Ye Zhen on numerous occasions, and how strong the Thousand Illusion Eagle King was, Ye Zhen couldn’t be clearer.

Compared to the strength exhibited by Wanji Peak’s Elder Xue Dao today, Ye Zhen found it unbelievable that Xue Dao had ever defeated Qing Yii and the Thousand Illusion Eagle King.

Let alone Qing Yii and the Thousand Illusion Eagle King.

Based on the strength Xue Dao showed, he might even be less capable than Mo Dian, the Fourth Elder of Hidden God Manor, who had previously died at the hands of Ye Zhen.

Mo Dian was completely bombarded to death, turned to charcoal, only after being hit by the fourth Heavenly Thunder of Fright, and Mo Dian’s Cultivation was only at the Fifth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm, not yet at its peak.

Yet today, Wanji Peak’s Elder Xue Dao, whose Cultivation had reached the peak of the Fifth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm, merely got hit by one of Ye Zhen’s Thunder of Fright, and his state seemed almost as bad as Mo Dian’s.

Ye Zhen guessed that it might not even take four Thunders of Fright to turn Xue Dao into charcoal—perhaps three would be enough.

Most importantly, when Ye Zhen used the four Thunders of Fright to kill Mo Dian, Mo Dian was caught off guard trying to ambush Ye Zhen and did not even have his Protective Spirit Force up, suffering severe damage from the first hit.

But when Xue Dao arrived through the air today, Ye Zhen could clearly see the Protective Spirit Force around his body shining bright. However, after being hit by a single Thunder of Fright, he seemed even less capable than Mo Dian.

In other words, Elder Xue Dao of Wanji Peak, who was ranked second in combat power and had allegedly defeated the Thousand Illusion Eagle King and Qing Yii according to Bai Xin, had actual combat power that wasn’t even comparable to Mo Dian, who had just reached the Fifth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm.

Odd!

Extremely odd!

Ye Zhen believed that Bai Xin definitely wouldn’t lie to him, and had no reason to!

And yet, such an odd turn of events had occurred.

The uneasiness that had been lingering in Ye Zhen’s mind grew stronger. He felt that there was something very strange about today’s events. Without concerning himself with Bai Xin any further, he concentrated and thought deeply, following this thread of a clue, meticulously pondering over it.

Bai Xin, being reserved and clever, saw that Ye Zhen had fallen deep in contemplation and decided not to disturb him; she just continued to lead the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten at a slower pace.

To figure out this odd sensation, Ye Zhen replayed everything that had happened today, from arriving at that Ghost Village to later encountering Elders Hua De and Sunzi Wen of Wanji Peak, and then what followed—including encounters with Xue Dao, Bai Xin, Wanji Peak Master Yi Hanshuang, and so on—from the beginning all over again.

When he first encountered people like Hua De and Sunzi Wen, Ye Zhen had not thought much of it, but now as he took the time to consider each detail carefully, he immediately discovered several doubtful points.

A trap!

The events of today were a trap!

This was Ye Zhen’s first impression after going through everything once again.

Why would he feel this way?

Coincidences!

Too coincidental!

Wanji Peak’s Elders, Hua De and Sunzi Wen, could have appeared earlier or later but chose to do so right after Ye Zhen opened the brick kiln door of Chen Shi, suddenly appearing from all directions.

They not only sent out Warning Talismans but also accused Ye Zhen right away of being the Ghost Village Demon and immediately attempted to take his life without discerning the truth.

Luckily, Ye Zhen was exceptionally strong and repelled Elders Hua De and Sunzi Wen with a single move.

But if the martial artist who had appeared at Chen Shi’s brick kiln before Ye Zhen had been someone else?

What if it was someone with mediocre Cultivation and combat power that could have been taken down by Hua De and Sunzi Wen?

In front of all those witnesses, the Ghost Village Demon who had the people of Yues and Wanliang State living in fear would likely have been punished by now!

"Damn it!"

Having understood the trap, Ye Zhen couldn’t help but shout angrily, startling Bai Xin who was leading the way ahead.

"Senior Brother Ye, what’s wrong?"

"Nothing!"

Ye Zhen waved his hand dismissively, continuing to ponder the matter.

One can imagine that Wanji Peak’s Elders Hua De and Sunzi Wen, by executing the so-called Ghost Village Demon under the watchful eyes of the public, would not only claim the million Low Grade Spirit Crystals offered as a reward by Wanji Peak itself.

Furthermore, they would gain fame across Yues, Wanliang State, and even throughout the entire Phantom Divine Empire, reaping both fame and fortune!

This was Ye Zhen’s conjecture as to why the Elders of Wanji Peak, Hua De and Sunzi Wen, had set up this trap.

Luckily, it was Ye Zhen they encountered today; otherwise, another martial artist might have been wrongfully accused and died in vain, while the real Ghost Village Demon or the nefarious Blood Demon would have roamed free.

However, there were several doubts concerning Ye Zhen’s conjecture.

First off, it was too coincidental!

In each Ghost Village that Ye Zhen had previously investigated, he had searched within a hundred miles but had discovered no bodies of ordinary citizens killed by the Blood Demon.

The Blood Demon must have destroyed the bodies to conceal his tracks, or perhaps, took the bodies away in a Storage Ring.

Yet this last Ghost Village unexpectedly had bodies appear, and they were so close to the village that they were easily discoverable, almost as if deliberately arranged to support the framing by the two Elders of Wanji Peak.

But most significantly, the Elders of Wanji Peak, Hua De and Sunzi Wen, happened to be waiting nearby.

An extremely terrifying conjecture abruptly surfaced in Ye Zhen’s mind.

If Ye Zhen’s conjecture was correct, the implications of the matter would be extremely frightening.

This was the first point of doubt.

The second point of doubt was that Hua De and Sunx Ziwen actually recognized Ye Zhen!

Ye Zhen was certain he had never met Hua De and Sunx Ziwen from Wanji Peak before.

Before this, when Ye Zhen had traveled within the Phantom Divine Empire, he had used the false name Zheng Fuyun and had changed his appearance! This was the first time he was walking around the Phantom Divine Empire with his true face and name.

However, at the very first moment of meeting, Hua De had directly called out Ye Zhen’s name!

This matter was extraordinarily strange!

You should know that even within the Black Water Kingdom, almost every Martial Artist and every ordinary citizen knew the name Ye Zhen. But knowing was one thing; when these people actually met Ye Zhen, they still did not recognize him!

The third point of doubt was their strength.

The strength displayed by Elders Hua De and Sunx Ziwen was exceptionally poor!

A single Thunder Light of Fright from Ye Zhen had actually blasted the two of them straight from the sky to the ground.

The Thunder Light of Fright dealt a special type of attribute damage, but it couldn’t possibly be this terrifying, could it?

"Junior Sister Bai, I have a small idea and wonder if you could cooperate with me to try something?" Ye Zhen suddenly spoke up.

"Please speak, Senior Brother Ye!"

"I have a Thunder Technique I want to test for its actual power. I’d like to ask Junior Sister Bai to...."

Before Ye Zhen could finish, Bai Xin’s face revealed an expression of extreme terror.

"Senior Brother Ye, I really want to help you! But I estimate that if that Heavenly Thunder of yours comes down, even if I don’t die, I’m afraid my life would be over! I don’t want to become like Elder Xue Dao, a charred head!"

Subconsciously, Bai Xin gently touched her black hair. Just now, Elder Xue Dao had been turned into ash, not just his hair but even his eyebrows, under Ye Zhen’s Heavenly Thunder of Fright.

Hearing this, Ye Zhen was startled.

"You misunderstand, Junior Sister! It’s not the Heavenly Thunder of Fright. Even if I am ignorant, I wouldn’t use Senior Brother Bai as a test subject for the Heavenly Thunder of Fright. Uh, it’s like this streak of thunder light...."

As he spoke, Ye Zhen casually let out a streak of Thunder Light of Fright.

The thin streak of Thunder Light of Fright, as thick as the tip of a chopstick, allowed Bai Xin to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Senior Brother Ye, how can I cooperate with you?" Bai Xin asked.

"Well, you stand far away, I’ll hit you with the thunder light, and you just act as if you’ve been suddenly attacked, responding to the strike of that thunder light!"

"Okay!"

At her response, Bai Xin slightly retreated, moving to a high spot a hundred meters away.

"Retreat further back, to five hundred meters!" Ye Zhen said.

Bai Xin turned at his word and flew back. Almost the instant she turned to fly back, a Thunder Light of Fright shot out abruptly from Ye Zhen’s palm, directly hitting the top of Bai Xin’s head.

After letting out a piercing scream of alarm, Bai Xin’s Protective Spirit Force around her body and the Spiritual Power surrounding her dissipated suddenly due to her Divine Soul trembling, and while floating in the air, she lost all support of her strength.

With a shriek, Bai Xin’s figure, like a stone, fell straight from the sky toward the ground.

But having fallen barely fifty meters, a torrent of Spiritual Power surged out from Bai Xin’s body, halting her fall in an instant.

The next moment, Bai Xin, frowning slightly, reappeared in flight in front of Ye Zhen, complaining.

"Senior Brother Ye, if you want to make me look foolish, there’s no need to tease me like that, right?"

Bai Xin was somewhat angry. If her reaction had been a bit slower, she would have fallen straight from the sky to the ground. Although with her Great Accomplishment Acquired Spiritual Body, falling from a high place wouldn’t cause too much injury.

But for a young lady to be thrown face-first into the ground was absolutely an extremely humiliating matter.

Facing the angry Bai Xin, Ye Zhen did not explain anything but instead asked a question.

"Junior Sister Bai, how does your Cultivation Combat Power compare to Wanji Peak’s Elders Hua De and Sunx Ziwen?"

"Of course, mine is far inferior! Even though I have practiced the Sword Manual of Extinction, my combat power may match an Elder at the First or even Second Stage of the Soul Sea Realm, but definitely not comparable to Elders Hua and Sunx, whose Cultivation has reached the Third and Fourth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm respectively."

"Right, Senior Brother Ye, what is the reason you ask this..."

Before she could finish her question, Bai Xin’s complexion changed drastically.

Clearly, she had understood the reason behind Ye Zhen’s experiment and his subsequent question.

Because, today when she rushed over after seeing the Warning Talisman, from afar, she had seen Elders Hua and Sunx who had just been blasted out of the sky by a single Thunder Light of Fright from Ye Zhen.

She had already experienced the power of Ye Zhen’s Thunder Light of Fright; it wasn’t too strong, mainly because the power of the thunder and lightning was somewhat special, capable of shaking the Divine Soul.

Yet, although she could regain control and fly quickly after being hit, Elders Hua and Sunx plunged straight to the ground, their expressions filled with extreme fear.

"What on earth is going on here? How could this situation arise?" Now even Bai Xin felt the weirdness of the situation, a look of astonishment on her face.

"Why would this situation occur?"

Suddenly, Ye Zhen laughed coldly, "I think, I might have found the answer, but I am still not entirely sure!"

"Junior Sister Bai, I’d like to ask you for a favor!"

"Please speak, Senior Brother Ye!"

"Junior Sister Bai, when we return to the Sect later, I wish you to stay by my side as much as possible. There are some things I would like to consult with you at any time," Ye Zhen said.

Bai Xin’s pretty face inexplicably reddened, and she softly agreed with a nod! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)