King of Creation
Chapter 481 - 475: Strong Lineup

Chapter 481: Chapter 475: Strong Lineup

"Ye Zhen, what do you think about the demand for the Innate Bloodline Enhancement Pill? Is there a large number of martial artists who need it?" After pondering for a moment, Hai Luoshuang started inquiring Ye Zhen.

"The demand should be quite high, as many people need it," Ye Zhen replied.

"Then, what about the number of people who can afford it? Is it many?"

"Not many, but definitely not a few either."

"What do you think about the production of the Innate Bloodline Enhancement Pill?" Hai Luoshuang asked further.

"It should be very low."

"In such a case, could a single Innate Bloodline Enhancement Pill bring strategic-level influence to Stars Tower?"

Hearing this, Ye Zhen, who already had some understanding of Hai Luoshuang’s intention, silently nodded his head in agreement.

"That’s right. Such a precious and even rare Innate Bloodline Enhancement Pill, its value isn’t just determined by star points. Many times, one pill could bring a major cooperative opportunity for Stars Tower.

Those large clans would definitely not hesitate to spend tens of millions of star points on their heir. Do you think such strategic-level pills would be displayed for martial artists to buy casually, regardless of their status?" Hai Luoshuang said.

"If they’re not selling it, then why allow it to appear in the sales catalog..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Ye Zhen already regretted it, for he had realized the reason.

Even though it’s a strategic-level pill not available for casual purchase, it doesn’t mean it’s useless.

Merely the name of the pill, as long as it’s listed in the sales catalog of Stars Tower, could attract many young martial artists to join the organization, even though most could never afford an Innate Bloodline Enhancement Pill in their lifetime.

But the mere appearance of the Innate Bloodline Enhancement Pill in the sales catalog subtly represents the massive resources that Stars Tower possesses, adding endless attraction for ordinary martial artists.

This must be why the Innate Bloodline Enhancement Pill is always out of stock but still appears in the sales catalog.

As it turned out, Ye Zhen’s speculation was completely correct.

The reasons provided by Hai Luoshuang, the Stars Tower Master, were almost the same as Ye Zhen’s assumptions.

"Ye Zhen, don’t be discouraged. The Innate Bloodline Enhancement Pill is shown as out of stock mainly because your rank within Stars Tower isn’t high enough. If you could get ahold of a Red or even Purple Star Plate, buying the Innate Bloodline Enhancement Pill would no longer be difficult.

After all, the Star Plate you’re holding now is just the lowest-level Green Star Plate of Stars Tower," Hai Luoshuang said.

"I see..."

Ye Zhen felt somewhat helpless. However, such were the rules of the world. Without the power to break them, all Ye Zhen could do was obey.

"Then, can I exchange for Purple Spirit Jade with this Green Star Plate I have?" Ye Zhen asked.

"Purple Spirit Jade is possible."

"One Purple Spirit Jade for one hundred thousand star points, then I’ll exchange for five hundred Purple Spirit Jades first." Ye Zhen thought about his wealth inside his storage ring and stated a number.

In fact, the greatest asset in Ye Zhen’s possession came from the Mid-grade Spirit Crystals left by the Tiannan Hua Family inside the Heavenly Spirit Ship, used to operate the ship, approximately five hundred thousand Mid-grade Spirit Crystals.

After using a portion and adding the normal wealth inside Ye Zhen’s storage ring, he had a total asset of about five hundred fifty thousand Mid-grade Spirit Crystals. Five hundred Purple Spirit Jades equalled fifty million star points, which translated to fifty million Low Grade Spirit Crystals.

Basically, this exchange would deplete more than ninety percent of Ye Zhen’s wealth.

"Exchanging for five hundred Purple Spirit Jades, that requires fifty million star points. Ye Zhen, your wealth is really..." Hai Luoshuang was surprised, but then she smiled wryly again.

"Ye Zhen, I’m helpless in this situation. With your Green-level Star Plate, you can exchange for a maximum of ten Purple Spirit Jades at one time, and within a year, you can only exchange twice!"

At the end, Hai Luoshuang emphasized again, "This is a rule from the Main Building, there’s nothing I can do. You should try an exchange, and you will find out this rule yourself."

After speaking, afraid that Ye Zhen might think ill of Stars Tower because of this, Hai Luoshuang started explaining, "Ye Zhen, it’s not that the restrictions from the Main Building are too strict.

It’s because many of the items sold in Stars Tower are extremely precious and are priceless in the outside world; they are not available for purchase. Like Purple Spirit Jade, according to Stars Tower’s intelligence, it hasn’t appeared in the Black Dragon Domain for at least twenty years. Now many Sects use Purple Spirit Jade, which is used to make Purple Talismans, all purchased from Stars Tower.

That’s why there is such strict purchase limitation!

Of course, if your status within Stars Tower reaches a certain level, these purchase restrictions will decrease or even be lifted completely."

This time, Ye Zhen was thoroughly defeated.

Ye Zhen originally intended to purchase Purple Spirit Jades to transform the Red Jade Spiritual Power Seed in his Dantian into a Purple Jade Spiritual Power Seed and then slowly cultivate the Purple Jade Battle Body and Purple Spirit Power.

But to condense the Purple Jade Spiritual Power Seed, at least a thousand Purple Spirit Jades were needed, which was the minimum requirement. Ye Zhen had planned to buy them in two batches.

But he hadn’t anticipated that he’d be restricted to ten per transaction, with a maximum of twenty a year. Even if Ye Zhen were to ask several friends with Star Plates to help purchase on his behalf, he might not gather even a hundred a year. With bad luck, he might not gather a thousand in ten years.

"How can I upgrade the level of my Star Plate?" Ye Zhen asked somewhat helplessly.

Hai Luoshuang was right about one thing, Purple Spirit Jade was extremely rare in the Black Dragon Domain, almost non-existent. Aside from the Stars Tower, Ye Zhen really had no other channels.

"It’s difficult, I won’t lie to you, even I, the Branch Tower Master, possess a Ten Thousand Stars Plate that is of the Green Level. Of course, if my term ends and the evaluation is high, I can upgrade the level of the Ten Thousand Stars Plate to the Red Rank.

If it’s you, suppose you are selected and achieve a good ranking in the selection competition held by the Main Building, you could also elevate the level of your Ten Thousand Stars Plate.

There are many other methods as well, but our branch of the Stars Tower in the Black Dragon Domain doesn’t have the authority to upgrade the levels. Other powerful domains such as the Three Light Domain have that ability," Hai Luoshuang explained.

Hearing this, Ye Zhen’s wry smile grew deeper!

It seems the Black Dragon Domain really is a backwater...

....

The dark peaks stood tall like Demon King’s Guards, a solitary peak, black with hints of blood-red, stretched toward the heavens like a spear, evoking the image of a Demon God.

In the sky, Ye Zhen, who was riding the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten, was gazing into the distance at Demon Soul Mountain.

Five years had passed, through wind and rain or earthquakes, Demon Soul Mountain remained unchanged, just as ever.

What had changed were only the martial artists who came and went on the mid-slopes of Demon Soul Mountain.

This time, Ye Zhen arrived late, and there were already faint signs of bloodlight bursting from the peak of Demon Soul Mountain, indicating that the opening of the Battlefield of Demon Souls would be within the next half-day.

Ye Zhen was late, but the martial artists from the other countries were right on time.

The mid-slopes of Demon Soul Mountain were already filled with tents of various sizes, with martial artists sparring and cheering each other on from time to time, as was usual for every Five Countries Conference.

Of course, this year it should be called the Four Countries Conference.

At the mid-slopes, the team leaders from the various early-arriving countries all gazed at the sky, concern lurking in their eyes.

The opening of the Battlefield of Demon Souls was imminent, yet not a single martial artist from the Black Water Empire was in sight.

This worried Shen Yi, the elder leading the team from the Sword Origin Empire, the most.

During these five years, the Sword Origin Empire had greatly suffered at the hands of the War Soul Blood Flag, although the loss of half of its territory to the Black Water Empire wasn’t solely because of the Blood Flag.

But if the Black Water Empire didn’t possess the War Soul Blood Flag, the Sword Origin Empire would never have lost half of its territory. Even a loss of one-fifth or one-tenth would have been the limit.

Hence, this time at the Five Countries Conference, the Sword Origin Empire was desperate to obtain the War Soul Blood Flag. If it fell into the hands of the Black Water Empire again, or was snatched by the Gu’an Empire or the Phantom Divine Empire, then the Sword Origin Empire’s downfall would not be far off.

Fortunately, although the Sword Origin Empire’s Spirit Transformation Realm and Soul Sea Realm powerhouses had suffered heavy losses in the previous wars, the Spirit Summoning Realm disciples hadn’t been too greatly affected.

Months earlier, the Sword Origin Empire had chosen elite disciples to prepare for battle, and even the Sect Leader Yu Ruhai personally bestowed secret sword techniques on some, regardless of the cost of twenty years of their life spans, as it was now a time for no regrets.

The team leader for the Phantom Divine Empire had been replaced this time, with the Qingluo Sect’s Elder Xie Lvu leading the way, an old acquaintance of Ye Zhen. More than half of the competing disciples came from the Qingluo Sect.

There had been a change in power in the Phantom Divine Empire.

Elder Huo still led the team for the Gu’an Kingdom; amidst the incessant conflicts over the past five years, the Gu’an Kingdom had remained relatively stable, preserving its strength.

Therefore, the Gu’an Kingdom was also determined to obtain the War Soul Blood Flag, not only had they brought out their elite disciples, but they had also deployed four protector elders.

Beyond that, the most eye-catching were the Southern Barbarian Tribe.

A War Soul Blood Flag that seemed a sure win five years ago had unexpectedly fallen into Ye Zhen’s hands, leading to severe losses for the tribe, which made life over the past five years exceedingly difficult for the Southern Barbarians.

Sharing the longest border with the Black Water Kingdom, the Southern Barbarian Tribe would usually muster forces two or three times within five years, and in times of natural disaster or famine, they would invade the Black Water Empire on a large scale to plunder food and people, to make their own lives more bearable.

But over these five years, due to the deterrent effect of the War Soul Blood Flag, the Southern Barbarian Tribe hadn’t dared to invade the Black Water Empire at all, turning their eyes instead towards the Gu’an Empire, where the terrain was quite disadvantageous for them.

Despite managing to loot some food, their losses were extremely heavy.

Having barely endured the past five years, the Southern Barbarian Tribe was now resolute in their desire to secure the War Soul Blood Flag; their whole tribe needed to recover their vital energy, they needed a significant amount of slaves, food, and iron—all of which hinged on the support of the War Soul Blood Flag.

Thus, before coming here, the Southern Barbarian King held a grand blood sacrifice, offering the fresh blood of a hundred thousand slaves to the Barbarian Ancestor and completing the blood sacrifice with many powerful Demon Beasts.

This intention was clear from the Southern Barbarians’ lineup.

The twelve Southern Barbarian Martial Artists brought with them over fifty Demon Beasts, with the weakest being of Lower-grade Earth Level, and there were even two Upper-grade Earth Level Demon Beasts.

Five years ago, there was only one Upper-grade Earth Level Water and Fire Golden Ape within the Southern Barbarian Tribe, but this time they had invested heavily.

In the sky, Ye Zhen observed all this and suddenly let out a light laugh.

"The lineup is strong enough. Seems like this time, it’s going to be an interesting game!" With a slight nudge of his Divine Sense, the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten moved, diving toward the mid-slopes of Demon Soul Mountain.(To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please cast your vote of recommendation at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)