King of Creation
Chapter 528 - 522: Retreat Yan Cong

Chapter 528: Chapter 522: Retreat Yan Cong

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

In an instant, martial artists from all directions ascended towards the sky, each a Soul Sea Realm practitioner with a keen strategic vision, spread out and closed in on Ye Zhen from afar.

In almost a blink of an eye, Ye Zhen found himself surrounded by forty to fifty Soul Sea Realm martial artists, a situation akin to absolute peril.

"Humph, now let’s see how you escape,"

Yan Cong sneered and lunged at Ye Zhen again, making Ye Zhen’s situation extremely perilous.

Earlier, Ye Zhen had been evading freely using the geomagnetic field and his speed, but now, with Soul Sea Realm martial artists on all sides, even the slightest interference with Ye Zhen would allow Yan Cong, with his cultivation at the Seventh Stage of Vein Forging Realm, to reach him.

"Escape?"

Suddenly, Ye Zhen’s expression became extremely resolute.

"Why should I run? This is the Stars Tower after all. Tower Master Yan, do you dare strike a member within the tower?" Suddenly, Ye Zhen stopped moving; instead, he simply stood still, suddenly holding something in his hand.

The Ten Thousand Stars Plate!

The moment Yan Cong saw the Ten Thousand Stars Plate in Ye Zhen’s hand, his expression drastically changed.

"The iron rule of Stars Tower, any member of the Inner Affairs Hall who dares to harm another member will be immediately dismissed and forever barred from employment! Tower Master Yan, do you believe that if I use my Divine Sense to send this scene through the Ten Thousand Stars Plate right now, many will jump out to trouble you?"

As soon as Ye Zhen spoke these words, Yan Cong’s face turned incredibly ugly, and his advance towards Ye Zhen slowed.

Not just Yan Cong; the Soul Sea Realm martial artists who had surrounded Ye Zhen also slowed down, merely loosely encircling him without anyone actively attacking him.

Of course, there was one exception!

It was Wu Wei, who had been defeated by Ye Zhen earlier, seeing an opportunity to regain some face from Ye Zhen.

"Ye Zhen, do you dare to fight me fair and square?"

Wu Wei said this specifically to insinuate that in their previous fight, Ye Zhen had ambushed him, offering an excuse for his defeat.

While verbally challenging Ye Zhen, Wu Wei didn’t give Ye Zhen any chance to respond; with a loud shout, his fingers moved like butterflies fluttering through flowers, aiming at Ye Zhen with light shooting from his fingertips!

"Courting death!"

Ye Zhen squeezed these two words out through clenched teeth, not even sparing Wu Wei a glance, nor did he glance at the plethora of finger shadows Wu Wei had sent flying.

It was as if swatting a fly, with a casual wave, a Heavenly Thunder of Fright blasted out thunderously!

Boom!

The sound of thunder exploded from the clear sky, accompanied by Wu Wei’s scream.

This time, Wu Wei didn’t even understand what was happening as he felt like he was struck by lightning, trembling as he fell from the sky. Indeed, he had been struck by lightning.

After dispatching Wu Wei with a simple gesture, seeing Yan Cong’s murderous intent unabated, Ye Zhen spoke again.

"Tower Master Yan, speaking of which, even if I don’t send this Dao Talisman Communication through the Ten Thousand Stars Plate, your act today of pursuing a holder of the Ten Thousand Stars Plate, a Meteor, within the Martial Arts Institute of Stars Tower, is sure to reach the main building.

Of course, whether you are reprimanded or dismissed will depend on the outcome of this incident, which is my life or death!"

Yan Cong looked like he had just remembered something as Ye Zhen mentioned this, rapidly scanning the martial artists surrounding them, especially those who held posts within the Inner Affairs Hall of Stars Tower.

He wanted to see if anyone was plotting something.

However, the commotion in the Martial Arts Institute had attracted a considerable number of martial artists, both inside and outside the Institute, with over a hundred martial artists watching the situation from afar, making it impossible for Yan Cong to identify them.

Yet, when he saw the figure of Deputy Tower Master Yuan Xiang standing afar in the void, observing the incident, Yan Cong’s face worsened again.

Because what Ye Zhen had said was proven true.

The Stars Tower is an extremely large and bloated organization, with influence spanning across the Nine Domains of the True Profound Continent—being unwieldy is inevitable.

Within such a large organization, internal competition is extremely intense, and even in a remote place like the Black Dragon Domain’s Stars Tower where people vie for power, let alone the premium domains like the True Spirit Domain where interests are divided.

This, Tower Master Yan of the True Spirit Domain’s Stars Tower, knew best; none of the three Deputy Tower Masters were his people, each having their own backgrounds within the Main Building.

Although they normally cooperated on tower affairs, Yan Cong believed that if he violated the tower rules, these individuals would definitely trample him mercilessly.

This situation made Yan Cong feel an overwhelming frustration in his chest, his mortal enemy right before his eyes, yet unable to move an inch. How could he not be indignant?

"Hmph!"

"Ye Zhen, this time you’re lucky because we are in the Stars Tower! Next time, I will take your life and avenge my brother and nephew,"

Yan Cong shouted furiously, his face ashen. He shot away like a meteor, disappearing into the void.

Only then did Ye Zhen breathe a sigh of relief. Information he had unwittingly learned from Hai Luoshuang, the Tower Master of the Black Dragon Domain’s Stars Tower, had just saved him from a major predicament.

While still in the Black Dragon Domain, Hai Luoshuang had mentioned the rules of the Inner Affairs Hall within Stars Tower to Ye Zhen.

In Stars Tower, anyone holding a post, whether a Tower Master, a deacon, or a protector, falls under the jurisdiction of the Inner Affairs Hall. Unlike the relatively lenient regulations for ordinary members, the Ten Thousand Stars Hall provides excellent benefits for the members managing internal affairs, issuing a substantial monthly allowance. However, the rules are also strict.

One of the rules is that if a member of the Inner Affairs Hall dares to harm another member within the tower, they will be dismissed immediately, never to be employed again. If it affects the reputation of the Stars Tower, they will be executed without mercy.

Initially, Hai Luoshuang even specifically clarified one point about this rule, which was not explicitly stated—the words ’openly’!

In other words, what you do in secret, unknown to others, is up to you, but if you openly harm someone and thus affect the reputation of the Stars Tower, that becomes a serious issue, as the Stars Tower has always valued its reputation highly.

Especially since the Stars Tower is full of factions, even if the Main Building does not deal with you, other factions’ martial artists will not let the issue go.

The actions of Yan Cong today were particularly deplorable, especially since he is a Branch Tower Master—spreading word of this would have an even greater impact on the reputation of the Stars Tower.

Therefore, when Ye Zhen mentioned this point, Yan Cong immediately backed down.

Having risen to the position of Branch Tower Master, he was a crafty and slippery man. He could seek revenge for his brother and nephew anytime, but it wasn’t worth risking the position of Branch Tower Master that he had fought hard to achieve.

If he just held on a few more years, he might eventually enter the Main Building. Joining the Main Building brings more than just power. The martial artists of the Main Building are almost all kings of the Establishment Realm.

When he was surrounded from all sides, Ye Zhen had counted on this, which is why he suddenly did not dodge or hide but threw out this trump card.

What Ye Zhen did not know was that what really made Yan Cong back down were the Deputy Branch Tower Masters of the True Spirit Domain Stars Tower, who were watching the situation from afar.

These Deputy Branch Tower Masters were each hoping for Yan Cong to slip up and be dismissed.

Of course, if Yan Cong really had disregarded everything to kill Ye Zhen, Ye Zhen was not unprepared.

In his hand, he held the Demon Cloud Fruit capable of withstanding a full-force attack from a martial artist of the Vein Forging Realm for a hundred breaths.

If Yan Cong really went mad, Ye Zhen was prepared to crush a Demon Cloud Fruit and, relying on its defense, use the Heavenly Thunder of Fright to pave a way out of the siege effortlessly.

As Tower Master Yan Cong left, the martial artists who had surrounded Ye Zhen from all directions also quickly dispersed, but their expressions were more or less shocked.

Mainly because Ye Zhen had just knocked Wu Wei down again in a single move, startling them.

Most of them had a lower cultivation level than Wu Wei, and even those few who were stronger were not much stronger.

In other words, many of them were now relieved that they had been slow to act earlier; otherwise, it would be them lying on the ground convulsing.

"Bad luck!"

Watching the martial artists scatter, Ye Zhen felt quite frustrated.

He had thought that upon arriving at Stars Tower, he could easily obtain the Divine Soul Techniques and the Black Lotus Pill needed for his breakthrough to the Soul Sea Realm, but who would have thought that he would encounter Yan Kun’s brother, Yan Cong.

Initially, Hai Luoshuang had mentioned that the Yan family held significant influence in Stars Tower. At that time, Ye Zhen did not care much, as he didn’t know how many more years it would be before he could leave the Black Dragon Domain—why bother!

Yet, through a twist of fate, Ye Zhen came to the True Spirit Domain and indeed encountered Yan Cong, and the carefully planned matters were spoiled by him.

In fact, if Ye Zhen firmly grasped the rules of the tower, under pressure, Yan Cong would still have to register Ye Zhen, making him one of the hundred and eight Meteors of the True Spirit Domain Stars Tower.

This was determined by the rules within Stars Tower, and Yan Cong could not refuse.

However, Ye Zhen would absolutely not do such a foolish thing, running desperately to the hands of his enemy? That was asking for death.

Although the ordinary members of Stars Tower have quite lenient regulations, they have clear requirements for Meteor, Assistant Star, and Star Suppressing roles, requiring a minimum of one call to serve the tower each year.

If rejected without cause, it is considered betrayal of Stars Tower, and dismissal.

If Ye Zhen really registered within the Stars Tower in the True Spirit Domain, Yan Cong would have plenty of ways to deal with him.

"It seems that I’ll have to find another way to get the Black Lotus Pill and Divine Soul Techniques!"

With a soft sigh, Ye Zhen stowed away the Cloud Winged Tiger King and started to walk out. Just as he was about to move, Ye Zhen suddenly turned and sharply headed toward Wu Wei, who had just recovered from the strike of the Heavenly Thunder of Fright.

"Wu Wei, if you mess with me again, it will be your... end!"

The last word, ’end’, caused Wu Wei, who had just recovered, to shiver involuntarily.

He couldn’t not be afraid!

He was caught by Ye Zhen in one move for the first time, which he could find many excuses for, but the second time, nearly ambushed, and caught again by Ye Zhen in one move, Wu Wei was truly afraid.

Ye Zhen’s strength was not something he could contend with.

As he swiftly left the Martial Arts Institute, the martial artists he encountered all avoided him early, showing fear in their eyes as Ye Zhen passed.

This is what is called the respect earned by the powerful.

Quickly, Ye Zhen flew out of the range of the Stars Tower’s main yard, looking around, he suddenly felt somewhat at a loss, feeling like there was nowhere to settle down.

Looking back at Stars Tower, he felt like going home when he entered, but now he had nothing...

"I’ll find an inn to stay at first, then slowly gather information. In this city, Yan Cong wouldn’t dare to make a move on me." Ye Zhen immediately decided.

Just as Ye Zhen was about to make a move, a figure suddenly soared up, blocking Ye Zhen’s path.

"Young Hero Ye, I’ve been waiting for you for a long time!" (To be continued. If you like this work, we welcome you to vote at QiDian (qidian.com) or purchase a monthly ticket. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)