King of Creation
Chapter 518 - 512: Battle Against the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King Again

Chapter 518: Chapter 512: Battle Against the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King Again

"What, you’re looking for a beating again?"

The voice in Ye Zhen’s mind made him pause for a moment before realizing that it was Purple Spirit speaking from within his First Sword Vein.

"I thought you’d play mute for life, what, you couldn’t hold it in anymore?"

"And how do you know I’m here to be beaten up?"

Although Ye Zhen had only spoken with Purple Spirit once, he knew the creature had a sharp tongue, so he didn’t hesitate to retort.

"If it weren’t for the fear that if you got thrashed you would croak, forcing me to find another resting place for a sword soul, I wouldn’t bother to warn you!

"Let me tell you, don’t count on sneaking a victory, that Silver-horned Rhinoceros King is a born mutant, and even though it was poisoned with Blue Sand, it’s likely it has already cured itself," said Purple Spirit.

Ye Zhen’s brows furrowed slightly.

Ye Zhen wasn’t frowning because of what Purple Spirit had said, but because of Purple Spirit itself.

Purple Spirit was a sword soul that Ye Zhen had called upon with his Divine Sense while cultivating at the Spirit Sword Grave Mountain, or at least, that’s what Purple Spirit claimed itself.

Initially, Ye Zhen speculated that Purple Spirit might be a segment of a spirit of a sword cultivated over a thousand years by the sword qi and sword intent on Spirit Sword Grave Mountain, with its initial rhythm resembling that of a babbling infant.

But now, Ye Zhen didn’t think so.

Language could be learned quickly after the awakening of Spirit Wisdom, but knowledge wasn’t something you could pick up with ease. The fact that Purple Spirit knew that the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King was a mutant suggested to Ye Zhen that Purple Spirit had no ordinary origin.

Besides, Ye Zhen had seen other spiritual artifacts: Qingluo Sect’s Green Wood Tripod, Qiyun Sect’s Three Treasures Golden Bell, Sword Origin Sect’s Sword Origin Flag, but none of those artifacts had Purple Spirit’s abilities.

A spiritual artifact was just an object that had gained a trace of spirit nature and could autonomously enhance itself, nowhere near Purple Spirit’s level of communication and personal flair, practically bursting with awakened Spirit Wisdom.

Suddenly, Ye Zhen became intensely curious about the origins of Purple Spirit!

"What if I really do take down the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King? What do you say to that?" Eyes twinkling, Ye Zhen suddenly asked.

"With you, is that even possible?"

"Never mind whether it’s possible or not, just tell me, what if I really do take down the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King?"

Persistently questioned by Ye Zhen, Purple Spirit suddenly fell silent again.

This frustrated Ye Zhen immensely. As long as she remained silent, there was nothing he could do to her, and he dared not resort to branding her with his Divine Sense.

"What, lost your confidence, are you scared?"

"Would I be scared?" Challenged by Ye Zhen, Purple Spirit spoke up again.

"If you’re not scared, then why don’t you dare to reply?"

"I’m not asking for much. If I take down the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King, then you have to explain the question you posed a day ago!"

The question from a day ago was about Purple Spirit’s statement that if Ye Zhen sought her help, he would end up dead instead.

Ye Zhen was very eager to pry into Purple Spirit’s origins. However, ever since he speculated that Purple Spirit might have an extraordinary background, his mind had become more strategical, abandoning the thought that it would be easy to wheedle information out of Purple Spirit.

He would have to take it slow, think it through, and not waste the goodwill Purple Spirit had shown him.

If it weren’t for Purple Spirit’s goodwill, she wouldn’t have given him a slight boost during his use of Heart Sword, cheering on his technique.

That small tremor from Purple Spirit when Ye Zhen executed the Heart Sword boosted its power by at least thirty percent.

Otherwise, Ye Zhen wouldn’t have managed to slay Miao Jinfeng, a Fifth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm powerhouse, with a single stroke.

"I actually do want to explain it to you, but it seems now that you might not have the chance to hear it!" Purple Spirit taunted Ye Zhen once more.

"Then just you watch!" Ye Zhen said with a grin.

Having said that, Ye Zhen cautiously made his way towards Stone Rock Canyon, mulling over how to confront the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King.

Purple Spirit was right, Ye Zhen’s initial plan was to swoop in and pick up the pieces.

Two days ago, the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King had a deadly tussle with Yang Zhengxi, sustaining severe poisoning. Ye Zhen had experienced firsthand the potency of the Blue Sand Poison. He assumed the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King wouldn’t die from the poison, but it would be on its last breath.

Even if it wasn’t gasping for its last breath, its strength would have greatly diminished.

A greatly weakened Silver-horned Rhinoceros King shouldn’t be much of a problem for Ye Zhen to deal with.

But Purple Spirit’s words had given him some doubts.

If what Purple Spirit said was true, and having already witnessed the terror of the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King, what could he use to face it?

The Power of Geomagnetism in Stone Rock Canyon was incredibly strong; just steps into the canyon, Ye Zhen had to wield the Profound Yang Sword in his hand as it had become too heavy to hang at his waist.

But even in his hand, the Profound Yang Sword became nearly ten times heavier due to the magnetic force.

On the other hand, Ye Zhen himself didn’t feel too burdened, only slightly heavy in his movements, probably due to the difference in material.

At this moment, the Profound Yang Sword was quite burdensome to carry, potentially useless in battle, and more of a hindrance.

With this in mind, Ye Zhen was about to put the Profound Yang Sword back into his storage ring.

But as he was about to stow it away, Ye Zhen’s brows twitched, and he suddenly released his grip on the sword.

Thud!

The Profound Yang Sword crashed heavily to the ground, splitting a strip of stone on the surface into two!"

Watching this, Ye Zhen suddenly had an epiphany!

Stone Rock Canyon stretched for about twenty li, and the further you went inside, the wider it became.

After penetrating fifteen li, one could see the end with the naked eye.

At the end of the canyon, there was a huge cave.

The cave appeared to be extremely spacious, carved out by axe and chiseled by knife as if someone had intentionally expanded it, and naturally, this someone was none other than the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King.

At this moment, the massive Silver-horned Rhinoceros King was lying peacefully at the entrance of the cave, its ox-sized eyes half-closed, seemingly asleep.

The moment Ye Zhen caught sight of the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King, his heart skipped a beat.

Purple Spirit’s prediction was actually spot on!

The current Silver-horned Rhinoceros King was completely unharmed, showing no sign of poisoning whatsoever. Even the areas that had been festering with poison two days ago were now fully healed.

Roar!

Almost in sync with Ye Zhen’s heart skipping a beat and his heartbeat slightly quickening, the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King, which had been sleeping, suddenly opened its eyes wide.

Upon clearly recognizing Ye Zhen, it roared in fury, its mountainous body abruptly leaping up amidst the shaking earth and charging at Ye Zhen, with a silver chain already shooting out from its forehead horn towards him.

Ye Zhen’s left hand swiftly performed the Floating Cloud Finger technique to meet the Geomagnetic Silver Chain, while his right hand unleashed the Heavenly Thunder of Fright with a thunderous roar towards the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King.

Considering the vast size of the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King, it had almost no chance of evading Ye Zhen’s Heavenly Thunder of Fright.

Sizzle!

As expected, the Heavenly Thunder of Fright struck the head of the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King without any suspense. This time, however, the Silver Horn timely burst out a cluster of silver light, blocking part of the force from the Heavenly Thunder of Fright, and although the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King was struck, it was not greatly harmed.

Similarly, the Geomagnetic Silver Chain launched by the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King was largely shattered by a single Floating Cloud Finger technique from Ye Zhen, with the remaining force completely blocked by Ye Zhen’s Red Jade Spirit Armor.

But even with just the residual force, the Red Jade Spirit Armor showed fine cracks, and it almost collapsed.

The next moment, Ye Zhen utilized the Chasing Star Step, which he hadn’t used for a long time, to once again play a game of cat and mouse with the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King.

The Silver-horned Rhinoceros King, aided by Geomagnetic Spiritual Power, had an incredibly fast flying speed, but that was only when it was flying in a straight line, and that too, in the air.

Its turning maneuver was extremely clumsy, especially on the ground, where it was utterly cumbersome.

Before long, the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King was hit by Ye Zhen’s Heavenly Thunder of Fright over a dozen times, roaring in anger as it suddenly rose into the air.

This creature had some level of Spirit Wisdom and knew how to deal with Ye Zhen.

However, it had forgotten that by rising into the air, it had completely exposed its vulnerable underside to Ye Zhen.

Ye Zhen had been waiting for exactly this opportunity!

Boom, boom, boom!

Two Heavenly Thunders of Fright mercilessly rained down on the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King’s underbelly!

Ao!

The sensation of its privates being struck by Heavenly Thunder is something most creatures can’t imagine, but the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King was experiencing it for the second time.

The moment it was hit, the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King issued a roar of extreme pain, its entire body trembling violently. Its huge physique, which had just taken flight, dropped from the sky like a falling stone.

But the regenerative abilities of the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King were extremely frightening.

It only lost control for an instant before making a full recovery.

With an angry roar, the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King’s eyes turned blood red as it bellowed and with a slight tilt of its body, it bore down on Ye Zhen like a collapsing mountain.

It actually wanted to use its massive flesh to directly crush Ye Zhen.

Of course, the killing move of the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King wouldn’t be so simple. Its heavy body combined with Geomagnetic Spiritual Power was definitely more terrifying than the Divine Power Martial Skills of a Vein Forging Realm powerhouse!

Watching the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King enraged to the extreme, charging at him as if it had gone mad, Ye Zhen’s expression suddenly became grave. He had been waiting for this very moment!

If he hadn’t had a plan, Ye Zhen wouldn’t have foolishly used the Heavenly Thunder of Fright to strike at the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King’s privates and completely enrage it – that would have been no different from courting death!

Almost the instant the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King charged over, Ye Zhen, who had already immersed his Divine Sense within the Mirage Dragon Pearl, slightly stirred it and immediately activated the Essence Spirit Pearl of the Silver Line Demon Eagle King.

Suddenly, gigantic Spirit Wings emerged behind Ye Zhen, and the moment they appeared, they vibrated at high speed, turning him into a streak of red light.

Ye Zhen’s figure, within that streak of red light, soared into the sky as if trying to escape Stone Rock Canyon.

This scene drove the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King to complete desperation. It had only one thought: it absolutely could not allow this despicable and shameless creature who had attacked its privates to escape. It had to be torn to shreds to vent its rage!

In the blink of an eye, just as Ye Zhen turned into a streak of red light, the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King’s slightly tilted massive body quickly straightened, then with a burst of acceleration, it landed like a meteor to the ground.

The moment it hit the ground, massive bursts of silver radiance exploded from its four giant hooves, stamping down fiercely onto the ground!

That radiance was even more powerful than the Geomagnetic Field of silver light that the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King had used against Yang Zhengxi!

Moreover, it was all four hooves acting together!

That Geomagnetic Field was strengthened, by more than just fourfold!

Boom!

As if the earth shook and the mountains roared, the entire Stone Rock Canyon shook under this unprecedented Geomagnetic Field; peaks toppled, and boulders fell as if the sky was turned upside down!

And Ye Zhen, who had just taken to the skies using the Silver Line Flash, felt in an instant as if not a mountain, but a mountain range had collapsed beneath his feet.

With no chance for Ye Zhen to resist, it pulled him straight toward the ground.

In the moment he was falling, Ye Zhen’s eyes suddenly shone, and the bundle clutched in his hands lightly shook, causing the entire sky to immediately fill with an overwhelming number of dark spots!

"Whether I live or die, it all depends on this move..." (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast recommendation votes, monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)