King of Creation
Chapter 844 - 831 Earth Core Fire Commander

Chapter 844: Chapter 831 Earth Core Fire Commander

At the moment Ye Zhen pulled the large copper ring on the palace door, it was as if he had triggered a mechanism; a plume of red luminescence poured down from the plaque of ’Ground Fire Heart Palace,’ directly enveloping Ye Zhen.

Ye Zhen’s face changed drastically, and instinctively, he began to resist. However, this red luminescence contained extraordinary power. When Ye Zhen first started resisting, he could still struggle slightly.

The more he struggled, the stronger the power within the red luminescence became. Ye Zhen was like he had fallen into a quagmire, and in the end, he was tightly trapped by the red luminescence, unable to move a bit!

In his anxiety, Ye Zhen even unleashed his immense Divine Soul Power to bombard this plume of red luminescence, but it was like a clay ox entering the sea, without any response.

Ye Zhen grew anxious, and the gaze of all the Establishment Kings gathered here.

Initially, many people were envious, thinking that Ye Zhen had found an opportunity. But as Ye Zhen became fixed in a large character shape by the red luminescence, seemingly not in a good situation, some people began to feel schadenfreude.

Such as King Zhenshan, and also the five from Tiger King Command, along with the disguised Longevity Sect Hierarch Yin Changsheng, all of whom wished Ye Zhen would die and his soul be destroyed on the spot!

Ye Zhen felt somewhat frustrated; his touching of this copper ring was not without purpose.

Under his Sword Heart Enlightenment perception, the only thing that appeared unusual in front of everyone at the Ground Fire Heart Palace was this pair of copper rings.

At a glance, the copper rings seemed to be wrapped in the Formation Shield, but actually, that was not the case; it could be moved, situated between the inner and outer shields.

Moreover, the reason for engaging with this palace door copper ring was mainly because Ye Zhen saw the copper ring and recalled something he had previously read in ancient books about the etiquette of ancient cultivators.

In ancient times, cultivators were engaged in bloody slaughters, and their dwellings were often protected by various powerful formations. However, they still retained a bit of the simplicity of the ancient people, which was that they all left a door-knocking ring to allow visitors to notify by knocking!

This bit of trivial knowledge was something Ye Zhen inadvertently came across while researching the five-colored Soul Light of Caiyi, and he didn’t pay much attention to it. But seeing the copper ring today, he remembered, unexpectedly leading to this situation.

Seeing Ye Zhen embarrassed, King Zhenshan gleefully laughed, "This kid is too reckless; such a formation laid by martial artists a thousand years ago, how can it be....."

King Zhenshan stopped abruptly before finishing his words.

Only to see another large mass of green light erupt from the plaque of ’Ground Fire Heart Palace,’ rolling into a sitting cross-legged phantom!

This phantom was dressed in a bright red Dao robe, with features vaguely resembled a few hints of Qing Yout, the entire figure a bit blurred but carrying an obvious pair of eyes full of an ancient bearing.

"Young man, you are the one hundred and forty-fourth person to knock at the door of this Ground Fire Heart Palace before this old man. Those who come in front of this palace gate are destined to become inheritors of my martial arts!"

"You’re eager, aren’t you? Let me first introduce myself!"

At the moment this green phantom appeared, Ye Zhen was dumbfounded, the surrounding Establishment Kings were also stunned, not only stunned but King Zhenshan was utterly flabbergasted.

As the many Establishment Kings were in shock, it was unclear who first flew back, and then the entire group of Kings, like startled rabbits, retreated quickly!

Why retreat?

They were attacking the owner’s secret mansion palace, plotting against the owner’s secret palace, and looking at the setup of the Ground Fire Heart Palace, it definitely belonged to an existence with an extremely terrifying cultivation.

Now that the rightful owner has shown up, why wouldn’t they run?

Were they waiting for the owner to clean them up?

Within a few moments, some had retreated dozens of miles.

However, before retreating too far, some stopped their hurried retreat, staring suspiciously at the green phantom.

Despite so many people retreating, the green phantom remained unresponsive like a wooden figure.

It seemed as if they were invisible.

This defied common sense!

Even if it were a highly revered elder, witnessing this scene might also provoke a temper!

This reminded them of some legendary beings where in some secret mansions, the owner might have long since been absent, leaving behind a fragment of soul or a memory, or a spirit shadow specially condensed by the owner!

The wooden-like green shadow before them seemed not even to count as a Split Soul, more than likely a spirit shadow left by a former owner with a trace of Divine Soul Aura.

Having thought of this, some bold Establishment Kings began trying to approach the Ground Fire Heart Palace again.

Then they discovered the suddenly appearing green shadow still stood as woodenly as before, and this finding brought the martial artists who had just fled from the Ground Fire Heart Palace rushing back, each impatiently pacing the ground before the palace, desiring to replace Ye Zhen themselves!

The reason was simple, for they could see the lips of the green figure were constantly moving, seemingly speaking to Ye Zhen, but they, standing outside, couldn’t hear a single word, how could they not be anxious?

Some even grew so desperate they wanted to attack Ye Zhen!

But the luminescence tightly binding Ye Zhen was as resilient as the Formation Shield, not easily breakable.

Moreover, this aggressive behavior was immediately stopped by everyone else.

Everyone could see that the copper ring and the green figure ought to be the key to entering the Ground Fire Heart Palace. If destroyed, they would lose their chance to enter the Ground Fire Heart Palace forever.

Now, they watched carefully, letting Ye Zhen test the waters. If Ye Zhen got through, they could also try; it wouldn’t be too late.

While the surrounding Establishment Kings were anxiously burning with impatience, Ye Zhen’s expression had become incredibly shocked!

The shock was entirely due to the words spoken by the elderly man in front of him.

"My favorite name is Earth Core Fire Commander. From Yuan Dan Calendar Year 43,000, I joined the Human Clan army and began to battle the Demon Clan, fighting for over a thousand and one hundred years, slaying countless Demon Clans, over a hundred thousand Demon Generals, a thousand Demon Marshals, and twelve Demon Masters...."

This introduction left Ye Zhen with his heart pounding in his chest.

Truly heart-pounding.

Ye Zhen recognized the Yuan Dan Calendar, which was a calendar from Ancient Times.

During the great Human-Demon War of Ancient Times, it was said that the Human Clan Continent fractured and the Yuan Dan Calendar ceased at year 48,127.

The Earth Core Fire Commander’s battle history began from Yuan Dan Calendar Year 43,000, meaning he existed five thousand years before the end of the Yuan Dan Calendar.

After the Yuan Dan Calendar ended, there was a blank period in the calendar history for several hundred years, after which each domain developed its own calendar.

For example, the Black Dragon Domain adopted the Black Dragon Calendar, which currently stands at 4,380 years, while the True Spirit Domain’s True Spirit Calendar stands at 4,971 years, over a hundred years more than the Black Dragon Calendar.

But whether more or less by a hundred years, it signifies that the Earth Core Fire Commander is an existence from an extremely ancient time.

Both the Black Dragon Calendar and the True Spirit Calendar have nearly five thousand years of history, not including the blank period, plus the five thousand years of the Yuan Dan Calendar, marking the Earth Core Fire Commander as a solid existence from ten thousand years ago in Ancient Times.

And now, it seems he is selecting an inheritor for his Martial Arts legacy.

This made Ye Zhen’s heart start pounding excitedly!

In Ancient Times, Martial Arts flourished, known as the era when Martial Arts could communicate with the divine. It was said that martial artists then were incredibly powerful, ruling over the world, with all Demon Races and Demon Beasts being their servants.

A martial artist’s punch could shatter voids, and a step could span miles, extremely formidable.

But since the end of the Yuan Dan Calendar, Martial Arts have declined to this day.

In the ancient books of the last hundred years of the Black Dragon Calendar, Martial Arts of that era were described as the period of decline, filled with nostalgia for the Martial Arts of Ancient Times.

However, the legacy that was passed down is minimal and not recognized by current martial artists, who generally believe that today’s Martial Arts are exceedingly prosperous.

The Earth Core Fire Commander’s record of slaying Demon Generals, Demon Marshals, and Demon Masters left Ye Zhen utterly dumbfounded.

Ye Zhen had once possessed a General-Level Celestial Spirit Boat in the Black Dragon Domain. The full-force strike of this boat equaled the strength of a Demon General at that time.

A General-Level Celestial Spirit Boat could be filled with a hundred thousand Spirit Crystals at once. These Spirit Crystals could be Low Grade, Mid-Grade, or High Grade, or even Supreme.

In Ancient Times, resources were immensely plentiful, so abundant that High Grade Spirit Crystals went unused.

Thus, the Spirit Energy Cannon of the General-Level Celestial Spirit Boat was powered by Supreme Spirit Crystals.

Whereas Ye Zhen, during his time in the Black Dragon Domain, typically powered the General-Level Celestial Spirit Boat with Low Grade or Mid-Grade Spirit Crystals.

The Spirit Energy Cannon could be driven by a hundred thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Crystals, capable of easily slaying martial artists at the fifth or sixth stage of the Vein Forging Realm. By extension, a hundred thousand High Grade Spirit Crystals, if available and expendable, could presumably annihilate an Establishment King in one strike.

And a hundred thousand Supreme Spirit Crystals?

Absolutely terrifying, capable of effortlessly overpowering entities surpassing Establishment Kings!

Each Demon General’s true power was akin to a General-Level Celestial Spirit Boat’s all-out strike using a hundred thousand Supreme Spirit Crystals.

Every Demon General held fearsome power beyond an Establishment King and was a legendary being in the Dao Entrance Realm!

And this Earth Core Fire Commander had slain over a hundred thousand Demon Generals!

Not to mention slaying over a hundred thousand Establishment Kings would be an extraordinary achievement!

Needless to say, the Demon Marshals and Demon Masters were far more formidable!

Now, this terrifying existence was selecting a Martial Arts Inheritor through this Formation!

The mere thought was unbelievably exhilarating!

However, just as Ye Zhen was getting excited, the Earth Core Fire Commander poured a bucket of cold water over his enthusiasm.

"Of course, given my renowned name, I wouldn’t casually choose someone as my Martial Arts Inheritor, so I’ve set up three trials. If you pass them all, you can inherit my Martial Arts legacy!

But I must warn you, of the previous 143 Ring Holders before you, aside from five who gave up, the remaining 138 did not pass the trials!

Furthermore, these three Martial Arts legacy trials I’ve established, especially the latter two, bear life-threatening risks. Among the 138 who failed, 101 died!"

At this point, the Qing Ying hovering above Ye Zhen focused its gaze intently on him, "Young man, tell me, are you willing to enter my Martial Arts legacy trial?" (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please vote for it on Qidian.com with recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)