King of Creation
Chapter 853 - 840: Altar

Chapter 853: Chapter 840: Altar

"Darn, almost a hundred Demon Spirit Phantoms were lost!"

After re-sealing all the Demon Spirit Phantoms from all directions back into the Demon Soul Hall, Ye Zhen was somewhat pained.

To deal with King Zhenshan and his squad, Ye Zhen had released nearly three hundred Demon Spirit Phantoms. Apart from the thirty-odd that were destroyed, only slightly over two hundred were retrieved.

The most painful part was that of the twenty-six Demon Spirit Phantoms at Soul Guard level released, only half were recaptured.

However, despite the pain, in nearly just moving his fingers, the eight Establishment Kings including King Zhenshan were eliminated, and the loss of nearly a hundred Demon Spirit Phantoms was practically no loss.

These things are plentiful within the Demon Clan Fortress, and Ye Zhen could always spend a bit more time capturing more.

What’s more, the possessions of these eight Establishment Kings also belonged to Ye Zhen now.

The only pity is that while Ye Zhen was collecting the Demon Spirit Phantoms, he also had to collect the innate soul light of these dead Establishment Kings, most of whom died from their innate divine souls being shattered.

Eventually, Ye Zhen only managed to collect four clusters of soul power, losing nearly half of the innate soul light, but they were all Fourth Stage innate soul lights, which is still considered good.

"Oh, Commander Wu, Elder Nian, you’ve arrived. Elder Nian, are your injuries alright?"

Unsure of when, Wu Ying and Nian Sijing had already appeared not far behind Ye Zhen, their eyes wide, staring at the eight corpses on the ground!

Especially Shadow Moon Guard Commander Wu Ying, who kept pinching his own thigh, pinching so hard that his mouth corner was uncontrollably twitching, "This is actually not an illusion....."

Under normal circumstances, these eight Establishment Kings led by King Zhenshan could easily penetrate into the Sun and Moon Divine Sect and even destroy its high-level members, but now, they’ve all died here!

And the two of them, didn’t exert any effort!

Nian Sijing was still fine, but Wu Ying looked at Ye Zhen as if he were a monster.

At that moment, he finally understood how lucky the Sun and Moon Divine Sect was, and how fortunate the Sect Hierarch’s decision was!

Whether it was Ye Zhen’s fortuitous joining of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect or Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong’s trust in Ye Zhen, both were extremely fortunate. If either of these points had faltered, perhaps it would be the Sun and Moon Divine Sect suffering now.

"If it weren’t for seeing it with my own eyes.....if anyone had told me, I might not have believed all this......," Shadow Moon Guard Commander Wu Ying said with a bitter smile.

"It’s not solely my credit, without you two luring the enemies, I couldn’t have dealt with them! Here, these storage rings are your spoils of war!" With that, Ye Zhen threw over four storage rings from the Third and Fourth Stage Establishment Kings.

Wu Ying and Nian Sijing felt somewhat embarrassed. Each storage ring from an Establishment King was a significant fortune, but Ye Zhen shook the string of storage rings in his hand. "Take them, I have plenty more here!"

Only then did the two accept the storage rings!

"My injuries will recover by eighty percent with two or three period of rest!" Speaking, Nian Sijing’s expression dimmed, "Afraid I’m dragging you down!"

Ye Zhen pondered slightly, "Commander Wu, Elder Nian, I won’t be traveling with you; I have an essential task to undertake. Regardless of whether I can acquire the Martial Arts Inheritance here, those five from Tiger Shark Island led by Tiger King Command must be dealt with!

If not, once out of here, it would be quite troublesome!"

"Then we will support you......"

Ye Zhen rejected Wu Ying’s offer kindly, "Commander Wu, you also saw, my combat power is different from ordinary people. The three of us together not only wouldn’t be helpful, but might actually be burdensome, so I plan to act alone!

As for the two of you, I suggest healing first, then collecting enough Talisman Scrolls left by the Earth Core Fire Commander, and trying to pass the test at the center of the Demon Clan Fortress!

Here, survival is the most important!"

Ye Zhen’s words, honest as they were, soon won agreement from both Wu Ying and Nian Sijing.

A few breaths later, after leaving five Fire Talismans for emergencies, Ye Zhen mounted the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten and vanished into the bloody horizon.

.....

Perhaps the Earth Core Fire Commander himself did not expect that within the test he had set up, such a vast number of Establishment Kings would enter at once, and furthermore, someone like Ye Zhen would enter.

Except for King Zhenshan’s team of Establishment Kings which was annihilated due to picking trouble with Ye Zhen, the other four teams of Establishment Kings were doing well, each team having exceedingly minor losses.

Over the five days, aside from King Hengjiang Chii Yulong’s and Illusion Formation King Chen Chi’s teams losing three members each, the team led by Green Sun Palace Master Chu Yang and Longevity King Yue Tuni, also known as Yin Changsheng’s team, surprisingly had zero battle damage!

Given their strength, unless encountering two or more Multi-armed Demons or Demon Spirit Phantoms, they’d be fine.

Moreover, as they explored in various directions, they found quite a few various Talisman Scrolls left by the Earth Core Fire Commander, frequently using them in battle, minimizing losses.

Under such circumstances, two days ago, they had almost fully explored this Demon Clan Fortress area and successfully located the Demon Clan Fortress in the northern region.

However, the situation inside the Demon Clan Fortress made these four teams of Establishment Kings, even after finding it two days ago, dare not approach it and only probe from the perimeter!

Simply because some powerful Establishment Kings, including Green Sun Palace Master Chu Yang, sensed two presences inside the Demon Clan Fortress that instinctively filled them with fear!

For even the Green Sun Palace Master Chu Yang’s cultivation at the peak of the Seventh Stage Establishment Realm, encountering a terrifying existence at the peak of the Ninth Stage Establishment would only cause a slight tremor in their Divine Soul when fully exposed to the Ninth Stage peak aura.

As for fear, merely emanating an aura that could induce fear is absolutely impossible!

Unless.....

Unless the opponent is a legendary.....Dao Entrance Realm power!

In other words, within this Demon Clan Fortress, there are two terrifying existences with cultivation comparable to Dao Entrance Realm powers!

This is the real reason why Chu Yang’s four teams dare not act recklessly!

And it’s the real reason Ye Zhen dares not step into this Demon Clan Fortress!

With the speed of the Cloud Winged Tiger King and the ability to control Earth Spiritual Power, Ye Zhen has obtained more information than Green Sun Palace Master Chu Yang and others.

Within this Demon Clan Fortress spanning a hundred miles in radius, aside from being densely packed with guardian formations, it houses more than a thousand Demon Spirit Phantoms and Multi-armed Demons, including one Six-Armed Demon and one Soul General-level Demon Spirit Phantom!

Their emitted aura is simply too terrifying!

The pressure can still withstand Ye Zhen’s Four-colored Innate Soul Light, but the body shivers at the mere hint of the Dao Entrance Realm power’s aura!

Dao Entrance Realm powers, as the name suggests, have already touched the true essence of the martial path, truly embarking on the martial path journey.

It is said that once cultivation steps into the Dao Entrance Realm, one possesses the ability to truly turn decay into magic, having touched the edge of the martial path, completely abandoning superficial forms like moves!

A casual finger, a casual punch, all embody the essence of the martial path, with extremely terrifying combat power!

Ye Zhen is unclear about the Six-Armed Demon, but he has a vague feeling about the Soul General-level Demon Spirit Phantom; facing this entity, one strike is enough to directly annihilate Ye Zhen’s Innate Divine Soul!

Even if Ye Zhen’s Innate Divine Soul is protected by Four-colored Innate Soul Light, it’s useless!

Because the Soul General-level Demon Spirit Phantom’s Divine Soul Cultivation is akin to that of a sixth or seventh realm Dao Entrance power!

Moreover, once cultivation steps into the Dao Entrance Realm, martial artists often specialize in one path. This Demon Spirit Phantom specializes in the Divine Soul path; its Divine Soul Cultivation is similar to a sixth or seventh realm Dao Entrance power, yet its combat power surely surpasses them!

Of course, Ye Zhen is unsure about the specifics!

At least for now, in the True Spirit Domain or True Profound Continent, Ye Zhen has not encountered a Dao Entrance existence, except for the two Demon Clan entities within the Demon Clan Fortress with cultivation comparable to Dao Entrance.

With such two beings overseeing the Demon Clan Fortress, anyone here attempting to enter is certainly sending themselves to their death!

Ye Zhen has considered Earth Escape; even beneath the soil of the Demon Clan Fortress, he could Earth Escape, although the bloody aura in the clay discomforts him, infiltrating the fortress should not be a problem.

However, Ye Zhen dares not take the gamble!

If discovered by those two terrifying Demon Clans inside, Ye Zhen would have no path but death!

Moreover, Ye Zhen firmly believes that since Earth Core Fire Commander made such arrangements and declared it only a test of martial artists’ survival ability, not combat power, then there must be a way to resolve these two terrifying Demon Clans, Ye Zhen and others just haven’t found it yet.

Therefore, upon realizing the situation here, Ye Zhen, unlike Chu Yang and others, did not focus on seeking opportunities around the Demon Clan Fortress but continued to wander around searching for clues.

Initially, Ye Zhen thought Earth Core Fire Commander might have left several extremely powerful talismans capable of annihilating those two Dao Entrance Realm Demon Clans.

However, having collected nearly two hundred various talismans, Ye Zhen dismissed this idea.

Talismans are unlikely!

Someone like Ye Zhen, or even King-level at the first or second stage of the Establishment Realm, even if he obtained talismans capable of killing Dao Entrance Realm powers, might not have the chance to crush them before these Dao Entrance Demon Clans notice him and kill him first!

Ye Zhen feels there must be another mystery!

For three days, Ye Zhen tirelessly explored in detail around the Demon Clan Fortress; no clues were found, but many Demon Spirit Phantoms were detained.

The number of Soul Soldiers and Soul Guards inside the Demon Soul Hall has already exceeded a thousand.

Along the way, Ye Zhen has collected more than thirty bodies of Four-Armed Demon Clan!

"If we can’t find a solution to those two terrifying Demon Clans, would we be trapped here forever?" In this thought, Ye Zhen felt a bit of panic!

If that were the case, it would truly be too cruel!

While pondering, Ye Zhen continued riding the Cloud Winged Tiger King, circling in the high air, using his powerful Eye Power, to search for possible clues.

When the Cloud Winged Tiger King carried Ye Zhen to dive to the lowest point, then soared upward again, allowing Ye Zhen to capture the general situation within a few hundred miles into view, Ye Zhen suddenly froze, urgently shouted, "Stop, stop!"

When Ye Zhen was high in the sky, the seven small valleys within the hundred miles below, viewed as a whole, seemed very much like an altar——(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to cast recommendation votes, monthly votes on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)