King of Creation
Chapter 477 - 471: Draw the Sword

Chapter 477: Chapter 471: Draw the Sword

"Compromise? How lightly you speak!"

"When you attacked our Meng Family, when you killed my grandmother, why didn’t you compromise then? My grandmother was nothing more than an ordinary old woman, yet she was cruelly murdered by you! Why didn’t you take a step back at that time!"

No sooner had Lik Shi, an elder of Lishui Sect, finished speaking, than Meng Xiaoyue rebuked him angrily, her reproachful voice causing a hint of shame to surface on the elders of Lishui Sect who were aware of the matter with the Meng Family.

"Compensation?"

"What kind of compensation can bring my grandmother back to life? If you can revive my grandmother from death, then I, Meng Xiaoyue, will accept it! If not, then pay with your lives!"

At this, Meng Xiaoyue suddenly concentrated her energy into her dantian and shouted angrily, "Chu Jun, are you still a man? Dare to do but not to own up, can you only hide behind your sect like a shrinking turtle?"

As these words came out, the faces of many elders of Lishui Sect, including Lik Shi, Lik Yu, and even Master of Lishui Sect Chu Taiping, instantly changed, turning quite unsightly.

Chu Jun was the son of Master of Lishui Sect Chu Taiping, and due to his exceptional talent and cultivation, he was the precooked next Sect Leader of Lishui Sect. Meng Xiaoyue’s furious scolding of Chu Jun was almost equivalent to slapping the face of Lishui Sect.

"Hmph, Meng Xiaoyue, I haven’t stepped forward, do you truly think Chu Jun is afraid of you?"

"If it weren’t for considering the situation of the Black Water Kingdom, where Lishui Sect and Qiyun Sect need to work together and cannot afford to spoil the great situation we have now over a trivial matter, I would’ve slain you, Meng Xiaoyue, with my sword long ago!"

Outside the grand hall, dressed in his sword attire, Chu Jun strode in with a cold expression.

Liao Feibai, who was communicating with Ye Zhen through Divine Sense, raised his sword-like eyebrows and suddenly cast his slender phoenix eyes toward Chu Jun who had just entered, with sword light exploding in his beautiful eyes.

Almost simultaneously, sensing this, Master of Lishui Sect Chu Taiping also narrowed his eyes, a sharp light intercepted from mid-air toward the sword light bursting from Liao Feibai’s eyes, creating a small energy vortex in the void instantly!

Ye Zhen’s gaze also turned toward Chu Jun, who was striding in.

Over the years, Chu Jun had become more stable than before, with an even more reserved aura.

Truth be told, what Chu Jun said in the first part made sense. The current situation in the Black Water Kingdom did require Qiyun Sect and Lishui Sect to work together in harmony, and this was indeed considering the bigger picture.

But the second part, Ye Zhen did not quite agree with. The thought of Chu Jun wanting to slay Meng Xiaoyue was unlikely to happen now.

Most importantly, the bigger picture is the bigger picture, but just because you consider the bigger picture does not mean you can erase Chu Jun’s mistakes with a single stroke — everyone must be responsible for their past actions!

When you’re powerful, you can take others’ lives at will, but then you must be prepared for others to come and claim yours one day!

"Slay me with your sword? I wish you would!"

Clang!

With a cold snort, Meng Xiaoyue’s sword instantly unsheathed with a flash of cold light that lowered the temperature within the great hall, and at the same time, a mysterious sensation suddenly arose from Meng Xiaoyue.

Looking at Meng Xiaoyue, who was now holding her sword diagonally pointed at Chu Jun, everyone present, including Ye Zhen, Chu Taiping, Lik Shi, and Lik Yu, all had the same illusion.

Meng Xiaoyue and her sword seemed not two entities, but one.

Meng Xiaoyue was the sword, and the sword was Meng Xiaoyue!

The sword and the man became one!

At the instant this feeling arose, Ye Zhen abruptly sat upright.

He and Meng Xiaoyue had each received half of Meng Chuan’s inheritance, to be precise, Meng Xiaoyue had nearly sixty percent, and Ye Zhen only about forty.

The two had split one inheritance between them, and their Sword Dao paths were entirely different.

Ye Zhen’s Sword Dao entailed Sword Heart Enlightenment, more assisting in nature, whereas Meng Xiaoyue’s leaned towards the unity of sword and self, more offensive.

A complete set of Divine Skills had been divided into two parts.

Suddenly, Ye Zhen realized that Meng Xiaoyue’s Sword Dao strength might be even greater than he had imagined!

"Fight then, I’m not afraid of you!"

"Hold on! You can’t fight!"

Just as Chu Jun bellowed out his sword at that instant, elder Lik Shi flashed between Meng Xiaoyue and Chu Jun, blocking the two!

"Lik Shi, what do you mean by this? The two of them want to duel and are both willing. Why are you meddling!" Liao Feibai abruptly stood up, her slender phoenix eyes dropped sharply, firing off an astonishing Sword Qi that caused Ye Zhen, who was close at hand, to instantly feel as if thousands of swords were attacking him!

Chu Taiping’s gaze became fixed on Liao Feibai, his aura suddenly surging, standing in confrontation with Liao Feibai’s Sword Momentum.

Almost at the same time, more than ten elders of Lishui Sect scattered to strategic positions, ready to take action should a disagreement turn into conflict.

Ye Zhen narrowed his eyes, and his casually folded hands behind his back suddenly dropped in front, revealing flickering black Thunder Light in his palms, from which a very low rumble began to sound, terrifying in its intensity!

Although this rumble was quite muted, to Chu Taiping and the many Soul Sea Realm elders of Lishui Sect, it was like a thunderclap out of a clear sky!

In an instant, the other elders of Lishui Sect changed color dramatically, and the two who were closer to Ye Zhen even retreated a few steps in fear, deliberately avoiding him.

The Thunder Light flickering in Ye Zhen’s palm was all too familiar to them, with some having witnessed it dozens of times.

But it was precisely because they were so familiar, so intimately acquainted with it, that they were exceptionally terrified!

If a martial artist of the Soul Sea Realm were to face Ye Zhen alone, once struck by the Heavenly Thunder of Fright, it essentially spelled death for them.

During the Eastern Expedition, even Huang Jing, a Royal Family Attendant of the Fifth Realm who was a martial artist in the Vein Forging Realm of the Sword Origin Empire, suffered a great loss when hit by the Heavenly Thunder of Fright in front of everyone.

That battle had the deepest impact on Master of Lishui Sect, Chu Taiping, because it was precisely Ye Zhen’s Heavenly Thunder of Fright that turned the tide against the evenly matched Huang Jing in the Third Stage of Vein Forging Realm, putting him at a disadvantage and allowing Liao Feibai and Chu Taiping to jointly inflict heavy damage on him!

Therefore, the moment they saw the Thunder Light, Chu Taiping’s pupils suddenly constricted.

An extremely painful prediction immediately surfaced in his mind.

If they really decided to break face and start a war, then Liao Feibai might be able to hold off Chu Taiping, they might manage to kill Meng Xiaoyue, but it was uncertain whether the dozen or so strong warriors of the Soul Sea Realm could defeat Ye Zhen.

Even if they could kill Ye Zhen, it was likely that today half or even more of the Lishui Sect elders would fall.

Furthermore, even if half of the elders fell, it was uncertain whether they could defeat Ye Zhen!

The dozens of battles during the Eastern Expedition had given Chu Taiping a clear understanding of Ye Zhen’s strength. Not only was Ye Zhen’s offensive power extremely formidable, but his defensive capabilities were also incredibly strong; he could even withstand the full-force strike of a Fifth Realm martial artist!

That was also the reason why even now, despite having broken through and become a strong warrior of the Vein Forging Realm himself, he couldn’t act tough in front of the Qiyun Sect.

With Guo Qijing, Liao Feibai, and adding Ye Zhen to the mix, the Qiyun Sect now had two figures capable of withstanding Vein Forging Realm powerhouses, and Ye Zhen as this half-presence that could deter a significant portion of Soul Sea Realm warriors.

Chu Taiping’s gaze immediately shifted to Elder Lik Shi with a hidden gesture!

"It’s just a matter of dispute between two youngsters, why the commotion? Return to your original places, and listen to me carefully explain this matter," Lik Shi stated firmly.

Upon Lik Shi’s command, the signaled Lishui Sect elders were the first to dissolve their imposing aura, each retreating from the strategic positions they had just taken.

After the Lishui Sect members composed themselves, Lik Shi looked towards Ye Zhen with a smile.

Ye Zhen got the hint, and the Thunder Light in the Sect Leader’s palm retracted.

Almost the instant the Thunder Light in Ye Zhen’s palm vanished, the Sect Elders of Lishui Sect simultaneously heaved a sigh of relief. Liao Feibai and Chu Taiping exchanged glances, and both stopped their advances at the same time!

"Brother Zhong, regarding the issue between Meng Xiaoyue and Chu Jun, I have a thought that I hope you’ll consider," Lik Shi said.

"Please speak!"

Just then, Zhongli Jing was also sweating bullets; had they truly started fighting, the great situation of the Black Water Kingdom might have been ruined.

"As for the Meng Family’s issue, since Meng Xiaoyue is unwilling to accept compensation and insists on a life-and-death duel with Chu Jun to avenge her big grudge, I won’t stop her, I can’t stop her.

But since I can’t stop her, I have a few words I need to make clear!"

"Firstly, it’s not that Chu Jun is afraid of Meng Xiaoyue, rather Chu Jun is thinking of the bigger picture. If he enters a life-and-death duel with Meng Xiaoyue and hurts her, it may affect the harmony between our two families and disrupt the situation that the Black Water Kingdom has finally achieved, and that would be troublesome!

Therefore, I think if they do go ahead with the life-and-death duel, regardless of whether it’s Fairy Liao or Brother Zhong, or even Elder Ye, we all need to sign a written agreement!

If the two of them duel to the death, no matter who lives or dies, this matter will end there, and no one from either of our families should create further disturbances!"

After speaking, Lik Shi’s gaze turned to Liao Feibai.

"Hmph, Lik Shi, do you think Meng Xiaoyue is bound to die? Fine, I agree to this! If Meng Xiaoyue is slain by Chu Jun today, I, Liao Feibai, will not say another word, nor will I trouble Chu Jun again!"

"Hmm, Elder Feibai’s stance is the stance of our Qiyun Sect!" Zhongli Jing stated.

"Good!"

"What about you?" Without waiting for Lik Shi to cheer, Liao Feibai turned his gaze to Chu Taiping!

Chu Taiping was momentarily taken aback before he declared, "If today, in this duel to the death, Meng Xiaoyue slays Chu Jun, I, the Lishui Sect, will accept the outcome and will create no further trouble!"

"Good!"

Liao Feibai called out sharply, "Since that’s the case, let the battle commence!"

"Hold on, Fairy Liao, I must ask again, can we reconsider this life-and-death duel?

After all, the cultivation and combat power of the Young Sect Master are known facts, and swords do not have eyes! As long as Meng Xiaoyue is willing to give up the life-and-death duel, our sect is still willing to make amends with other things!" Lik Shi emphasized once more.

"No need!" Liao Feibai decisively made the decision on behalf of Meng Xiaoyue!

"Hmph, if you seek death, then I shall accommodate you!" Chu Jun declared fiercely!

Clang!

Meng Xiaoyue drew her sword once again! (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to qidian.com to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets, and your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)