King of Creation
Chapter 514 - 508 Heavenly Punishment

Chapter 514: Chapter 508 Heavenly Punishment

Having merely spent an hour treating his injuries and just as his internal wounds from his five internal organs and six hollow organs started to stabilize and improve, Yang Zhengxi stopped the treatment and abruptly stood up.

The sudden movement caused the corners of his mouth to twitch slightly. Although his six broken ribs were already fixed with spiritual power, there was still a tingling pain during movement.

Enduring the pain, a surge of spiritual light erupted around him. Yang Zhengxi abruptly soared into the sky, his eyes sparkling like a hawk browsing its terrain.

Under normal circumstances, it would take Yang Zhengxi a full day to fully recover from his injuries.

But what worried Yang Zhengxi was that if he were to spend a day healing here, Ye Zhen would certainly be long gone.

Ye Zhen was slippery; Yang Zhengxi had experienced that firsthand. If he missed this opportunity, he didn’t know when he would next catch Ye Zhen.

Moreover, although injured, Yang Zhengxi had already crossed hands with Ye Zhen several times and had some understanding of Ye Zhen’s strength and techniques; as long as he found Ye Zhen, Yang Zhengxi was confident he could capture him.

Being a Second Stage Vein Forging Realm powerhouse, he had such confidence.

Furthermore, Yang Zhengxi was more worried that if he let Ye Zhen escape this time, by the time he found Ye Zhen again, Ye Zhen’s cultivation could have broken through to the Soul Sea Realm.

Ye Zhen, currently at the Spirit Transformation Realm Fifth Stage Peak, was already troublesome; if his cultivation broke through to the Soul Sea, then Yang Zhengxi really wouldn’t have the assurance he had now.

Thus, having only stabilized his injuries, Yang Zhengxi resumed searching for Ye Zhen in the West River Mountain Range, releasing his spirit pressure unreservedly.

This action was taken by Yang Zhengxi to deter the powerful Demon Beasts, as Yang Zhengxi, injured as he was, hoped to avoid any trouble from them.

Not only that, but Yang Zhengxi also released his Spirit Perception Divine Sense without reservation, mainly to guard against Ye Zhen’s sneak attacks.

Ye Zhen’s previous Spirit Energy Cannon sneak attack still haunted him to this day!

Just thinking of Ye Zhen possessing that Spirit Energy Cannon made Yang Zhengxi’s heart heat up again!

With his Spirit Perception Divine Sense and Eye Power working together, Yang Zhengxi searched rapidly; in the blink of an eye, he could scour a hundred-mile radius.

In just an hour, given that Ye Zhen’s mount was poisoned, Yang Zhengxi believed that Ye Zhen couldn’t have gone far. At most, he’d run a few thousand li.

Half an hour later, the sudden wail of a dying Demon Beast in the mountain forest caught Yang Zhengxi’s attention.

Diving swiftly down to a large tree, Yang Zhengxi spotted a dead beast of Upper-grade Earth Level with a big hole in its forehead.

At the end of his sight, a flash of red light swiftly disappeared at the edge of the forest!

The moment he saw that red light, Yang Zhengxi’s eyes suddenly reddened, "Ye Zhen!"

"Heaven is on my side!"

With a loud shout, Yang Zhengxi moved, leaving a trail of afterimages as he madly chased after the disappearing red light!

For a moment, red light and afterimages pursued each other in the woods, startling countless Demon Beasts.

However, the speed of both was incredibly fast. Before the stirred Demon Beasts could react, they had both flashed past.

The chase continued, and the distance to the red light was steadily closing.

From an initial distance of nearly twenty li, it gradually shortened to ten li. Yang Zhengxi could now clearly see the figure dispersing the red light.

It was unmistakably Ye Zhen!

With a thought, Yang Zhengxi took out an extremely precious Three Treasures Returning Spirit Pill from his storage ring and placed it in his mouth. As the pill transformed into robust spiritual power, a cruel smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Yang Zhengxi’s mouth.

"Hmph, you won’t escape this time!"

The fleeing Ye Zhen’s red light became slower and weaker, signs of depleting spiritual power.

This was an all too normal phenomenon!

Yang Zhengxi, a Second Stage Vein Forging Realm powerful practitioner, had already started taking the precious Three Treasures Returning Spirit Pill to replenish his intensely consumed spiritual power. Ye Zhen, just a Spirit Transformation Realm Fifth Stage Peak minnow, would definitely be running low on spiritual power.

Therefore, Yang Zhengxi didn’t hesitate to exhaust his reserves, pushing his Shadow Escape to the extreme, leaving a long string of afterimages behind him, while rapidly closing the distance with Ye Zhen.

Nine li!

Eight li!

Seven li!

Yang Zhengxi was getting excited, almost there!

Five li!

Once within five li, he could attack Ye Zhen. Once they clashed, what awaited Ye Zhen was inevitable capture!

As he sprinted along the path, the wooded landscape to both sides flashed by like streaks of light. Under pressure, it seemed like Ye Zhen, panicking, fled into a valley.

Yang Zhengxi didn’t care about all this.

If a guy at Spirit Transformation Realm Fifth Stage could enter it, what was there for him to fear?

Even if Ye Zhen intended to ambush him, he would need a Demon Beast of the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King’s caliber to do so, but such level of Demon Beast wasn’t something you could find just by looking.

"Ye Zhen, prepare to die!"

Seeing Ye Zhen getting closer and closer, Yang Zhengxi was so excited he almost shouted. After days of frustration, today he could finally vent his spleen.

Six li!

The distance had already closed to six li.

Twenty breaths!

Yang Zhengxi estimated that in just another twenty breaths, he would catch up to Ye Zhen!

Yang Zhengxi’s fist clenched tight, finally, he could... take revenge!

Suddenly, Yang Zhengxi felt a darkness before his eyes, and a pitch-black entrance appeared in front of him. Ye Zhen’s figure just flashed, darting into that pitch-black opening.

Without hesitation, or rather, Yang Zhengxi didn’t even consider other matters, single-mindedly wanting to catch Ye Zhen and thoroughly vent his anger.

Almost at the moment Ye Zhen’s figure rushed into the pitch-black entrance, the stream of afterimages formed by Yang Zhengxi’s Shadow Escape also rushed into the entrance.

Of course, part of it was due to the momentum being too fast to stop!

The moment he rushed into the entrance, Yang Zhengxi’s heart skipped a beat.

Just now, he had no time to carefully inspect, but after rushing into this pitch-black entrance, Yang Zhengxi realized that there were two huge doors behind him, and he had actually entered a great hall!

"Could it be that I’ve inadvertently entered an Ancient Secret Mansion?" Yang Zhengxi’s mind raced as he slowed down and flew further inside.

Bang!

Without any warning, the two large doors behind Yang Zhengxi violently closed, producing a loud boom.

Yang Zhengxi turned around lightning-fast and stared at the tightly shut doors, his face suddenly turning unsightly, and an ominous feeling slowly rose in his heart.

But then he thought, this couldn’t possibly be a trap. Even if Ye Zhen were a deity, he couldn’t possibly have found an Ancient Secret Mansion in the depths of the West River Mountain Range to set him up!

With this thought, Yang Zhengxi felt reassured.

As Divine Sense spread out like a tide in all directions, Yang Zhengxi slowly began to explore.

Suddenly, Yang Zhengxi’s brow furrowed.

His Divine Sense was actually blocked!

Suddenly, a blood-colored brilliance lit up, and a path shrouded in blood light and speckled with stars abruptly appeared.

After only a brief attempt, Yang Zhengxi’s face turned extremely ugly. This path shrouded in blood light and bedazzling stars seemed to have no end.

After flying forward for a few kilometers, Yang Zhengxi thought he had reached the end, but looking ahead, he saw the path extend further.

"Formation!"

The bad premonition grew stronger, and Yang Zhengxi ran around like a headless fly. No matter what he did, he couldn’t escape the blood-colored, starry path.

Inside the Cardinal Hall, Ye Zhen was closely watching Yang Zhengxi’s movements through the Spirit Curtain above the Blood Crystal Platform. From here, Ye Zhen could see everything very clearly.

Yang Zhengxi was actually running around in that five-kilometer-long corridor; he was trapped there by the Blood-colored Starry Sky Illusion Formation.

Yes, this was the murder plot Ye Zhen had set!

By exploiting Yang Zhengxi’s psychology, Ye Zhen had lured him into the Demon Soul Hall, planning to kill him there.

Once Yang Zhengxi entered the Demon Soul Hall, whether he lived or died was entirely up to Ye Zhen.

This murder plot of Ye Zhen’s was not difficult, except for finding a place to establish the Demon Soul Hall, which was quite hard. Fortunately, he had found this valley.

Indeed, everything turned out exactly as Ye Zhen had anticipated. Yang Zhengxi, driven mad to capture him, had followed him into the "cave" without hesitation—actually entering into Ye Zhen’s Demon Soul Hall.

Watching Yang Zhengxi trapped in the Blood-colored Starry Sky Illusion Formation, Ye Zhen did not make a move immediately.

Since he had trapped a powerful Vein Forging Realm cultivator, Ye Zhen wanted to use Yang Zhengxi to test the power of the Blood-colored Starry Sky Illusion Formation!

"Who is it, who is playing tricks, come out!"

"Come out!"

"Ye Zhen, come out!"

Realizing he was trapped, Yang Zhengxi began to roar hysterically.

Amidst his roars, blue palm imprints furiously struck out as Yang Zhengxi directly used Divine Power Martial Skills to bombard the surrounding barriers.

Ye Zhen remained still, quietly watching Yang Zhengxi furiously bombard the Guardian Fortresses within the Demon Soul Hall.

This was the best time to test the strength of the Demon Soul Hall, providing Ye Zhen with an excellent reference for how to use the Demon Soul Hall in the future!

"This Demon Soul Hall really didn’t deceive me; it can indeed trap a powerful individual of the Vein Forging Realm, and its power is only stronger than I imagined,

but the consumption is indeed a bit much..." Ye Zhen first nodded in satisfaction, then his face twisted into a wry smile.

The operation of the Demon Soul Hall depended on energy, maintained by a Spirit Storage Grand Formation on a daily basis, but once combat occurred, it directly consumed the Spirit Crystals stored in the Spirit Storage Chamber.

Ye Zhen had stored one hundred thousand Mid-grade Spirit Crystals in the Spirit Storage Chamber.

In this short time, over ten thousand Mid-grade Spirit Crystals had already been consumed. Of course, in return, the Guardian Fortresses of the Demon Soul Hall had withstood more than a dozen hits from Yang Zhengxi’s Blue Sand Divine Palm without producing even a ripple!

"Who is it, come out!"

"Ye Zhen, is it you?"

"Come out!" While bombarding, Yang Zhengxi cursed hysterically.

"What are you shouting for, haven’t I already arrived?"

"Ye Zhen?"

At the sound, Yang Zhengxi jolted violently, his eyes darting around as he tried to pinpoint Ye Zhen’s hiding place.

"Where are you?"

"Have some guts and come out to fight me one-on-one, what skills are you showing by hiding in the shadows?" Yang Zhengxi, on his guard, carefully probed.

Unexpectedly, despite all his precautions, he had still fallen for Ye Zhen’s cunning plan.

However, he still couldn’t understand how Ye Zhen had calculated his movements.

"Skills? So you chasing me, a small fry of the Spirit Transformation Realm, for hundreds of thousands of kilometers as a powerful Vein Forging Realm cultivator is showing skill?"

Ye Zhen’s sneering voice suddenly echoed from all directions in the Blood-colored Starry Sky Illusion Formation, startling Yang Zhengxi into changing color repeatedly.

"But, you have the power to contend with a Vein Forging Realm powerhouse, don’t you? Ye Zhen, if you’re a man, show your true skills, and let’s have a fair fight...."

"True skills, alright, as you wish!"

Upon hearing this, a barely perceptible smile of satisfaction suddenly appeared on Yang Zhengxi’s lips.

Boom, boom, boom!

Without any warning, a Heavenly Thunder of Fright harshly appeared about ten meters above Yang Zhengxi’s head. Before Yang Zhengxi could even react, it struck him hard on the head, causing his whole body to tremble.

"Ye Zhen, you....you are despicable!"

Among Yang Zhengxi’s angry curses, another Heavenly Thunder of Fright blasted down from the top of the Blood-colored Starry Sky Illusion Formation!

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