King of Creation
Chapter 603 - 596: The Last Loophole

Chapter 603: Chapter 596: The Last Loophole

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Hissh!

The sound of Sword Light penetrating flesh suddenly rang out, and as Zhu Jiutian was retreating rapidly, his figure abruptly froze, staring at ’Jiao Xi’ with an incredulous look.

"You....how is your Cultivation....aren’t you...."

Ye Zhen’s expression turned fierce, and the Sword Light that had surged into Zhu Jiutian’s body abruptly intensified. With a twist of the Sword Gang, Zhu Jiutian’s head flew off, and the words he was about to utter were abruptly halted.

Boom!

The brothel room with no windows, where Zhu Jiutian was located, was also split open by a large crack due to the Sword Qi of the Heart Sword, filling the air with dust. The shrill screams of young girls from a cell on one side added to the chaos.

After Zhu Jiutian’s head took flight, Ye Zhen didn’t even look in that direction; he resolutely turned to face the just-risen Grand Steward Zhu Fu.

The moment he turned, Ye Zhen’s Divine Sense had already settled upon the Essence Spirit Pearl inside the Mirage Dragon which contained the Phantom Soul Beast King. With a thought, the tremendous Divine Soul Power immediately dispersed like water, instantly enveloping the terrified Grand Steward Zhu Fu.

After killing Zhu Jiutian, there was still a more critical flaw Ye Zhen needed to cover up.

The Divine might of Ye Zhen’s Heart Sword strike was tremendous, but so was the ripple of power it created. Almost the instant the Heart Sword was deployed, the power ripple alerted the real Jiao Xi, who was hiding outside Zhu Ling Mansion of the Head of the Inner Affairs Hall.

"Is that the action starting? That’s quite the noise!"

Sensing the astounding power ripple, a hint of admiration surfaced on Jiao Xi’s dark face; the lady really had divine strategies, those power ripples were definitely from Divine Power Martial Skills.

It seemed that the disturbance was caused by the son of the Head of the Inner Affairs Hall, Zhu Ling. Ye Zhen, a Martial Artist at the Third Stage of the Soul Sea Realm, could definitely not cause such a massive disturbance on his own.

"Unexpectedly, Zhu Jiutian and Zhu Mingxu, usually so unassuming, also have remarkable combat power! Maybe, Zhu Jiutian alone could take down Ye Zhen without the need for others to intervene?" Jiao Xi speculated with some malice.

"Let them fight for a few more moments; it would be perfect if Zhu Jiutian could finish off Ye Zhen!" Jiao Xi decided to wait a bit longer after holding back.

Despite Jiao Xi’s decision to wait, Yua Hanjing, who was observing secretly from among the clouds, was getting anxious. Such dazzling Sword Gang had burst out from Zhu Ling Mansion, and Jiao Xi still hadn’t acted; what was he doing?

However, even though Yua Hanjing was anxious, he did nothing; it was a critical moment, and not a trace could be left.

Luckily, Jiao Xi wasn’t too foolish!

Upon sensing that the commotion inside the mansion had subsided, he flicked his hand, and a Talisman Light flew out diagonally, then exploded above the mansion.

A Warning Talisman!

This was a Talisman Communication from within the Sun and Moon Divine Sect, a signal for members to come to the aid of each other urgently. Now that this talisman had gone off within the Divine Sect, it was like stirring up a hornet’s nest.

What was even more critical was that the location of the Warning Talisman was the mansion of Zhu Ling, the Head of the Inner Affairs Hall. The patrolling Sun and Moon Divine Guards immediately swarmed towards the location of the talisman.

Chen Changxing, the second commander of the patrolling Night Divine Guards, also got a shock upon seeing the location of the talisman, and instantly soared into the sky!

Meanwhile, inside the Eastern Courtyard, a strange atmosphere pervaded; Ye Zhen stood focused. The just-risen Grand Steward Zhu Fu stood there as if not seeing Ye Zhen, his expression bizarre as he kept exclaiming two words in horror, "Don’t!"

If anyone perceptive saw this, they would recognize that Grand Steward Zhu Fu was caught in an Illusory Realm.

Correct, Ye Zhen was now rectifying the last flaw of the day—Cultivation Technique!

Jiao Xi cultivated Fire Element Techniques, which when deployed, would burst with a brilliance of red light. Ye Zhen, however, cultivated Purple Jade Spirit Power, his Protective Spirit Armor was purple, and the Heart Sword he used radiated a golden luster.

These characteristics did not match Jiao Xi’s situation.

This scene had just been witnessed by the newly awakened Grand Steward Zhu Fu. Originally, the best way to cover up this flaw would have been to kill Grand Steward Zhu Fu.

Moreover, Zhu Jiutian was so wicked and had long been evil, with the blood of nearly ten thousand innocent girls on his hands, so Grand Steward Zhu Fu, who abetted him, also deserved to die, indeed he needed to be killed!

But, if Ye Zhen really killed Grand Steward Zhu Fu with one sword strike, his flaw would be easily covered up, but all the preparatory work Ye Zhen had done before would become futile.

The testimonies of the two mute servants were still not enough to condemn Jiao Xi, so Grand Steward Zhu Fu was crucial.

Therefore, Ye Zhen directly activated the Illusory Realm.

Using the ability of the Phantom Beast Pearl containing the Phantom Soul Beast King to set up the Illusory Realm, Ye Zhen directly created an illusion where Zhu Jiutian was slain by a fiery Sword Gang, and then continuously reinforced this illusion in the Divine Soul of Grand Steward Zhu Fu.

However, this process lasted only for five breaths before Ye Zhen saw a Warning Talisman explode in the sky above the courtyard. He guessed that it must have been set off by those two mute servants.

At the same time, Ye Zhen also understood that he had to leave immediately.

As the Warning Talisman rose, the location was not far, and within ten breaths, the Sun and Moon Divine Guards would surely arrive.

With a movement, Ye Zhen took a large step forward and, in an instant, a streak of Sword Light flashed past, causing the iron doors of the prison in the large house to fall off. At the same time, a fierce burst of flame from a Fire Spirit Talisman struck Zhu Jiutian’s corpse, incinerating it into charred remains in an instant.

Almost simultaneously, the remaining seven girls in the prison also dashed out, screaming, howling, and crying as they scattered in all directions, turning the Head of the Inner Affairs Hall Zhu Ling’s mansion into a scene of utter chaos.

At this moment, Ye Zhen’s figure had already flipped over to the other side of the Eastern Courtyard, and in the sky above, hundreds of streaks of light were rushing toward Zhu Ling’s mansion.

Under the cover of night, Ye Zhen, appearing like an illusion, sprinted away, using the geomagnetic field to accelerate himself and even covering up the fluctuations of his Spiritual Power.

The map of Zhu Ling’s mansion provided by Tian Guizhang surfaced in Ye Zhen’s mind, guiding him to retreat along the previously planned route.

Five breaths later, a shadow like a great bird swooped out of the western wall of Zhu Ling’s mansion; simultaneously, the first streak of light had already fallen inside Zhu Ling’s mansion.

After leaving the courtyard walls, Ye Zhen immediately adjusted his breathing and boldly retreated towards the west, aiming to get as far from Zhu Ling’s mansion as possible in the shortest time.

In a High Grade Spirit Institute of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect, a sudden Talisman Light fell, awakening a middle-aged martial artist who was deeply immersed in Silent Cultivation.

This middle-aged martial artist, with bushy brows and a broad mouth, a nose like a hawk’s beak, and drooping corners of his mouth, was clearly not an easy man to deal with. This was Zhu Ling, the Head of the Inner Affairs Hall of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect, who wielded great power in all domestic affairs.

Seeing the Talisman Communication, Zhu Ling instinctively frowned, "To disturb my cultivation at this hour, are you unaware of its importance?" Yet, he checked the Talisman Communication.

The man who sent him the Talisman Communication would not do so unless it was a major issue.

The moment he saw the Talisman Communication, Zhu Ling was stunned.

"Something happened in Xu’er’s Eastern Courtyard?"

Suddenly, Zhu Ling stood up abruptly, his figure soaring like a crossbow cannon directly into the sky, in such a rush that he didn’t even bother to use the door and instead burst through the roof of the Silent Chamber.

"Xu’er, Xu’er! Are you alright?"

In the sky, an extremely bright streak of light, like a comet, fell into Zhu Ling’s mansion. In just an instant, the anxious call turned into a scream of agony, followed by a roar of rage.

"Xu’er!"

"Who did this? Who dared to commit such an act in my mansion!"

"Jio Yuanxiu, what are you doing? How could someone commit such an act within the Divine Sect? Lockdown! Lockdown the whole sect!"

The angry roar of Zhu Ling, the Head of the Inner Affairs Hall, instantly spread throughout the entire sect. Above the Main Temple, it was as if a storm had blown over, and amidst the howls, almost everyone in the Divine Sect knew that something had happened in the mansion of the Head of the Inner Affairs Hall Zhu Ling.

Hearing this commotion, the higher-ups of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect couldn’t sit still anymore and rose into the sky. Great Commander Jio Yuanxiu, who was cultivating, was also awakened by Zhu Ling’s roar.

"There’s been an incident at Hall Master Zhu’s place... What’s been going on lately? Why are there always problems?" Jio Yuanxiu, the commander of the Sun and Moon Divine Guards, rubbed his forehead in pain, his face showing helplessness.

The Divine Guards were the ones to respond first to internal problems in the sect.

However, since Zhu Ling had shouted out the order, Great Commander Jio Yuanxiu still sent out seven or eight streaks of Talisman Light, which were orders to lockdown the Main Temple, forbidding any entry or exit!

"Did he get away with it? I wonder if he can escape?" Tian Guizhang, who had been monitoring the activities of the Divine Sect, first worried for Ye Zhen upon learning of the incident at Zhu Ling’s mansion.

"Hmph, Ye Zhen, this time, let’s see how you escape? Even if you can get out of Zhu Ling’s mansion, can you escape from the Sun and Moon Divine Sect?" Yua Hanjing, thinking his cunning plan had succeeded, curled his lips in self-satisfaction, revealing a smug smile, "Hmph, no matter how slippery you are, this time, you will meet your end without a burial place. Zhu Ling is not someone easy to deal with..."

"With Zhu Ling’s shout, it’s time for me to appear and watch the drama..." Strangely, Yua Hanjing felt jubilant, and with a swift movement, he directly headed towards Zhu Ling’s mansion to watch the chaos he orchestrated, always finding a perverse pleasure in it.

As for the real Jiao Xi, after sending that Warning Talisman, he silently drifted away, having lost his commander status; at this moment, he had no right to appear.

With this thought, Jiao Xi hated Ye Zhen so much it made his teeth itch, "Hmph, Mr. Ye, your retribution is here!"

....

When various factions converged at the mansion of Zhu Ling, the Head of the Inner Affairs Hall, Ye Zhen, who had just left Zhu Ling’s mansion, also faced trouble. Just as he stepped out boldly, he was stopped by two rushing Sun and Moon Divine Guards!

"Who goes there, halt?" one of the Sun and Moon Divine Guards shouted sternly at Ye Zhen!