King of Creation
Chapter 547 - 541 Evidence (First Update)

Chapter 547: Chapter 541 Evidence (First Update)

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"Vice Sect Master Yao, according to what you’re saying, if someone in our Sun and Moon Divine Sect were to die under the Gold Element Sword Skill, wouldn’t the murderer be identified as you, Vice Sect Master Yao?" Ye Zhen suddenly let out a snicker!

"How dare you!"

Yao Sen’s face sank, and he abruptly pointed his finger at Ye Zhen and angrily shouted, "You dare to quibble..."

"Hahahahaha, well said!"

Before Vice Sect Master Yao Sen could finish speaking, a hearty laugh came from the sky, interrupting him. "Vice Sect Master Yao, what Ye Zhen said is not wrong at all! Last month, a deacon of the Foreign Affairs Hall did indeed die under the Gold Element Sword Skill, and the murderer has not been found! I wonder, could it be the doing of Vice Sect Master Yao himself?"

Amidst the laughter, Vice Sect Master Tian Guizhang descended from the sky, stood beside Ye Zhen.

"Elder Tus!"

Tian Guizhang gave a cupped fist salute to Punishment Hall Elder Tus De, showing the latter’s high status within the Sun and Moon Divine Sect.

"Vice Sect Master Tian, framing a high-ranking official of the Divine Sect is a serious crime!" Yao Sen’s sinister voice rang out.

"If my method of deducing the murderer is called framing when applied to Vice Sect Master Yao, then what is it when Vice Sect Master Yao uses this method to conclude that Ye Zhen is the murderer of Yu Huaisong?"

"Besides, Yu Huaisong was a First Stage of Vein Forging Realm powerhouse, whereas Ye Zhen’s Cultivation is merely at the First Stage of the Soul Sea Realm," chuckled Tian Guizhang.

"That’s different!"

Yao Sen shouted angrily and waved his hand furiously, "Apart from martial skills, we have other evidence! Ye Zhen has been the only one to bear a grudge against Yu Huaisong in recent days, and before this, Ye Zhen had beaten Yu Huaisong unconscious twice in broad daylight.

And this just happens to prove that Ye Zhen had the ability to kill Yu Huaisong!"

"Ye Zhen beating Yu Huaisong unconscious twice, to the point of fainting, good, good, good, hahaha!" Suddenly, Tian Guizhang burst into laughter, laughing so hard that Yao Sen and Jiao Xi’s faces turned red with embarrassment.

For the community of martial artists, it would be a laughing stock for a First Stage of Vein Forging Realm powerhouse to be beaten unconscious by a martial artist in the First Stage of the Soul Sea Realm, and if this got out, Yu Huaisong would indeed be a joke for centuries.

"Vice Sect Master Tian, have you laughed enough? If so, I must take the suspect Ye Zhen to the Punishment Hall for interrogation to find the real killer!" Punishment Hall Elder Tus De suddenly spoke.

"Elder Tus, I don’t understand, how has Ye Zhen become a suspect? Do you have evidence?" Faced with Punishment Hall Elder Tus De, Tian Guizhang did not dare to be too presumptuous.

"Evidence, didn’t Vice Sect Master Yao just mention it?" said Punishment Hall Elder Tus De.

"Elder Tus, that counts as evidence? Yu Huaisong’s notoriety is well known within the Divine Sect, known to all as Lord Yua for his bullying ways, and he made a lot of enemies. Gentlemen can wait ten years to avenge a grievance, so doesn’t that mean any member bullied by Yu Huaisong is a suspect?"

"And as for the Finger Technique, anyone who has reached the Soul Sea Realm and above can perform one or two Finger Techniques. There are many in the sect who are proficient in Finger Techniques! For example, Hall Master Fengh is skilled in Finger Techniques, so is she also a suspect?" Tian Guizhang argued on behalf of Ye Zhen.

"Right, Vice Sect Master Yao also knows the Soul Chasing Finger Technique, so does that place him among the list of murderers too?"

It must be said that Tian Guizhang’s argumentative skills were astonishing; a few words from him turned Ye Zhen’s disadvantage around, overturning the evidence claimed by Yao Sen.

This put Jiao Xi in great urgency and Vice Sect Master Yao in a rage, but both of them, as well as everyone else, turned their gazes to Punishment Hall Elder Tus De.

In the Sun and Moon Divine Sect, the Punishment Hall had great authority. Any serious violations against the sect rules were handled by the Punishment Hall, with limited interference from even the vice sect masters.

Under the expectant gaze of the crowd, Punishment Hall Elder Tus De spoke slowly.

"Vice Sect Master Tian, your argument does have some merit! However, today I must take Ye Zhen in for a detailed interrogation!" Tus De stated.

"Why?" Tian Guizhang furrowed his brows.

"Vice Sect Master Tian, the death of Yu Huaisong is of great importance! Yu Huaisong was himself a Sun and Moon Divine Guard, an important identity, and he was killed while on duty. Although Yu Huaisong’s post was not at the core of the Divine Sect, it still concerns the security of the sect!

As it concerns the security of the sect, I naturally cannot overlook any clues, no matter how small. Please understand, Vice Sect Master Tian."

Having said that, Punishment Hall Elder Tus De waved his hand, ready to give the order to apprehend someone.

"Wait!"

Tian Guizhang was frantic, as being part of the sect, he knew full well what the Punishment Hall of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect was like and that it involved the safety of the Punishment Hall, so if Ye Zhen was to go in, even if he was acquitted of suspicion, his path in Martial Arts would likely be destroyed.

"Hmm?" Seeing Tian Guizhang’s intervention, Punishment Hall Elder Tus De’s brows rose, and the Blood-clothed Martial Artists around him automatically unveiled a fearsome aura as it burst forth from Tus De.

"Vice Sect Master Tian, are you trying to prevent me from performing my official duties?"

Almost at the same time, Ye Zhen’s eyebrows also knitted together, seeing the complications unfold. He had begun to grasp the intricacies of the situation.

Regardless of how Yu Huaisong died, if he were really taken to the Punishment Hall, the methods of interrogation among martial artists were not something just anyone could withstand, and they could inflict tremendous damage on a martial artist.

Moreover, it appeared that Punishment Hall Elder Tus De and Yao Sen were close, and if Ye Zhen truly fell into their hands, the consequences would be unimaginable.

In an instant, Ye Zhen had prepared for the worst.

His Divine Sense moved, already sinking into the Essence Spirit Pearl of the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King within the Mirage Dragon Pearl, with the Geomagnetic Field ready to be activated at any moment. Another thread of Divine Sense also immersed itself inside the storage ring, covering the Demon Cloud Fruit in an almost imperceptible manner.

If Tian Guizhang really couldn’t protect him, then Ye Zhen would have to take a risky move. Ye Zhen had no intention of leaving his fate in the hands of others.

Almost at the very moment Ye Zhen’s Divine Sense stirred, Moonlight Hall Master Fengh Qingyue’s gaze shifted, glanced at Ye Zhen, and startled him.

"I would not dare! Elder Tus, there is something you must be informed of!"

"What’s the matter?"

"Elder Tus, Ye Zhen’s status within the sect is extremely important, not someone we can afford to disturb lightly!"

Punishment Hall Elder Tus De glanced sidelong at Ye Zhen and asked, "What status does he have, Vice Sect Master Tian, please speak clearly!"

"In half a year, he is one of our Divine Sect’s selected participants for the Spirit Returning Assembly!"

Before Tian Guizhang could finish speaking, Vice Sect Master Yao Sen snickered first, "Vice Sect Master Tian, are you letting a First Stage of the Soul Sea Realm martial artist represent our Sun and Moon Divine Sect in the Spirit Returning Assembly? Are you suggesting that our Divine Sect has no one else?"

"Within our Divine Sect, we have a plethora of Vein Forging Realm powerhouses under thirty, and countless Peak of the Fifth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm powerhouses, why would we need him?"

"However, the only First Stage of the Soul Sea Realm martial artist who can consecutively knock out First Stage of the Vein Forging Realm powerhouses until they faint is Ye Zhen alone!"

As these words came out, Vice Sect Master Yao Sen’s laughing expression suddenly stiffened, as if his vital point had been hit, looking very unsightly!

Had it not been that Jiao Xi was one of his most faithful subordinates, he would never have taken up the cause for a useless person like Yua Huaisong.

"Vice Sect Master Tian, the martial artists participating in the Spirit Returning Assembly within our Divine Sect have already been temporarily decided, and as far as I recall, there wasn’t a person named Ye Zhen, was there? Is there a talisman from the Sect Hierarch as proof?"

"This... has not yet been reported to the Sect Hierarch..." Tian Guizhang’s face suddenly turned very unsightly.

Upon hearing this, Punishment Hall Elder Tus De’s deadpan face suddenly chilled, "Since that’s the case, Vice Sect Master Tian, I apologize for the offense!"

"Seize Ye Zhen!"

As the command was issued, two Blood-clothed Martial Artists behind Punishment Hall Elder Tus De suddenly turned into a streak of blood light and pounced towards Ye Zhen, and almost simultaneously, Ye Zhen’s nerves also tensed to the extreme.

With a flicker of his Divine Sense, the geomagnetic field readied to activate.

But at that instant, an icy jade hand abruptly grasped Ye Zhen’s wrist, and an overwhelming force suddenly weighed down on Ye Zhen’s body.

In the blink of an eye, it felt as if a mountain had pressed onto Ye Zhen’s back, bending his spine and rendering him incapable of moving.

In that moment, Ye Zhen felt as if his soul was about to scatter.

At this critical moment, he was unexpectedly thwarted by someone, unable to escape, and could only watch helplessly as the Punishment Hall Martial Artists came to capture him.

"Don’t move!"

The voice of Moonlight Hall Master Fengh Qingyue drilled into Ye Zhen’s ear at the same time.

Almost at the same time, Fengh Qingyue took a small step forward, shielding Ye Zhen, blocking the path of the two Punishment Hall Martial Artists who were coming to seize him.

"Hold on!" Fengh Qingyue lightly commanded.

Punishment Hall Elder Tus De’s brows uncontrollably trembled, and a cold killing qi fiercely dispersed.

"Good, good, good! To capture a mere Soul Sea Realm martial artist, yet to face sustained obstruction three times, it seems that the members of the Divine Sect have forgotten the reputation of the Punishment Hall given its rare intervention!"

"When the Punishment Hall is acting, any who dare obstruct will be killed without mercy!" Punishment Hall Elder Tus De suddenly shouted sternly, with terrifying Divine Soul Power locking onto Fengh Qingyue.

Yet Fengh Qingyue remained unfazed, speaking gently, "Elder Tus, please forgive me for interrupting you. The main reason I’m preventing you is that I may be able to prove that Ye Zhen is not the murderer of Yua Huaisong!"

"How can you prove it?"

"Because from yesterday evening until this morning, Ye Zhen has been with me the entire time, never leaving my side," Fengh Qingyue said.

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Vice Sect Master Yao Sen and the Third Commander of the Sun and Moon Divine Guards Jiao Xi’s faces changed simultaneously. Not only them, but even Tian Guizhang looked at Ye Zhen and Fengh Qingyue with an incredulous gaze, finding it hard to believe that this could be true.

"This..."

Punishment Hall Elder Tus De’s brows tightly knitted.

"May I ask Elder Tus, what time did Yua Huaisong die?" Fengh Qingyue inquired.

"He was found by his colleagues at sunrise during the shift change, and his corpse had already turned cold and rigid, with blood coagulated. The time of death should be around the Hour of Chou earlier this morning," Punishment Hall Elder Tus De stated.

This was also in keeping with Punishment Hall Elder Tus De’s style, adhering strictly to principle without pretense.

"Then Ye Zhen couldn’t possibly be the suspect!" Fengh Qingyue declared.

Tus De’s expression suddenly became somewhat helpless, or rather, resigned.

As the Moonlight Hall Master, Fengh Qingyue’s cultivation was exceptional, making her one of the real high-ranking magnates of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect.

If Tus De, the Elder of the Punishment Hall, did not trust even the words of Fengh Qingyue or accept her testimony, the Sun and Moon Divine Sect was likely to become chaotic, with endless internal strife and accusations.

Moreover, judging by the reactions of everyone present, none seemed to be pretense.

"Very well, since Hall Master Fengh has testified, then Ye Zhen should no longer be a suspect... Let’s go!" With a flourish of his blood-colored cape, Punishment Hall Elder Tus De wrapped himself in a blood light and swiftly departed.

Inside the Moonlight Hall, only Vice Sect Master Yao Sen and Jiao Xi, the Third Commander of the Sun and Moon Divine Guards, were left standing there stupefied, their faces a picture of disbelief.

Of course, there was also Ye Zhen, equally shocked, yet not daring to show even the slightest hint of it! (The novel "King of Creation" will feature more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lottery gift for everyone! Open WeChat now, click the "+" sign on the top right to "Add Friends," search for the public account "qdread" and follow it, hurry up!)(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to cast your vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets on QiDian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile readers please visit m.qidian.com to read.)