King of Creation-Chapter 625 - 618: Primary Selection

"What’s the matter, still not convinced?" the long-faced martial artist in front of Ye Zhen lifted his chin, his face full of provocation.

Ye Zhen’s expression turned stern as he sized up the long-faced martial artist from head to toe, including the enormous Triangular Dominator Bull underneath him, snorting white air from its nostrils.

After observing, the corner of his mouth curled up, suddenly revealing a trace of disdain.

The massive eyes of the Triangular Dominator Bull turned red, filled with ferocity, and its Evil Qi surged occasionally. It was clear that this was a demon beast forcibly captured and controlled by the Beast-Control Technique.

Such forcibly controlled demon beasts could be used, but how much of their combat power they could exhibit was uncertain. Moreover, at critical moments, they might become unstable factors; whether they could follow one’s strategy in battle was another matter altogether.

Without its master’s control, Ye Zhen’s Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten would struggle to win against this kind of demon beast and might even be in danger, but with their mastery in control, Ye Zhen felt 80 percent confident he could handle it.

Ye Zhen’s contempt was not without reason.

However, perhaps seeing that Ye Zhen was only at the Fifth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm, or perhaps out of overconfidence, the long-faced martial artist was angered by the obvious disdain at the corner of Ye Zhen’s mouth.

Ni Ma, a Fifth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm martial artist with a mere demon servant still strutting around in front of him, wasn’t that courting death?

Make a move?

The long-faced martial artist was no fool; he knew what he had come here for. He had had this Triangular Dominator Bull for over two years, but it always failed to meet his expectations and required constant control using the Soul-Control Technique, which was extremely troublesome. At crucial times, it was reluctant to exert effort.

He had come here intending to try his luck and see if he could get a special formula from Master Yangh.

Therefore, causing trouble was not an option for him; if causing trouble led to his expulsion, wouldn’t that be a waste?

However, to be underestimated by a Fifth Stage Soul Sea Realm martial artist was infuriating, he had to retort somehow.

With a thought, the long-faced martial artist’s Divine Soul stirred, he lightly patted the head of the Triangular Dominator Bull beneath him and activated the Soul-Control Technique.

The next instant, the bull’s eyes as big as watermelons suddenly widened, and it sharply turned its head, opening its mouth wide as it roared at the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten.

"Moo!"

In the roar, an invisible Evil Qi rushed directly toward the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten, full of provocation.

Before Ye Zhen could react, the tail of the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten shot up, its snowy white fur stood on end, and it lowered its forebody with slightly bent hind legs—a typical offensive posture.

An indescribable Evil Qi suddenly surged out of the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten.

"Roar!"

Almost simultaneously, a heart-chilling tiger roar thundered forth, but unbeknownst to anyone, as the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten instinctively retaliated with its roar, the ’king’ character on its head, the black patterns on its back and limbs all flickered briefly.

An unexpected scene unfolded.

The Triangular Dominator Bull, which was just previously brimming with vicious Evil Qi, changed its gaze under the influence of the kitten’s roar—its fierce look in its huge eyes dissipated in an instant, swiftly turning into boundless fear.

"Moo!"

The Triangular Dominator Bull let out a terrified cry as clouds of Qi erupted from its hooves, uncontrollably backing away.

The bewildered long-faced martial artist and other onlookers were also dumbstruck; Ye Zhen, initially surprised, soon smirked.

"Heh, all bark and no bite!"

The face of the long-faced martial artist instantly flushed red; without hesitating, he fervently drove the Triangular Dominator Bull forward by manipulating the Soul-Control Technique with his Divine Sense.

However, his reckless activation of the Soul-Control Technique not only failed to stop the bull from retreating but instead fueled its anger. In a mix of shock and rage, the Bull rampaged uncontrollably.

With a Cloud Winged Tiger King looming ahead like a fearsome deity in the bull’s eyes, the Triangular Dominator Bull charged wildly to the left. Tragically, at this time, the long-faced martial artist, in a bid to save face, still relentlessly wielded the Soul-Control Technique, even resorting to the technique’s punishment spells.

The next instant, the bull’s huge eyes bulged blood-red, emitting a miserable howl, running madly in all directions as if insane, causing immediate chaos in the vicinity.

Hiss!

The middle-aged martial artist behind Ye Zhen gasped. He had witnessed the entire scene firsthand. In fact, he had been the instigator of everything, even though he had only initially intended to make a joke.

But he hadn’t anticipated that Ye Zhen’s Cloud Winged Tiger King would be so terrifying. With just one roar, it had completely shattered a Heavenly Level Lower Grade demon beast, leaving him dumbfounded.

The long-faced martial artist on the back of the Triangular Dominator Bull was utterly shocked. If not for his strong Cultivation, he would have been thrown off by the bull by now.

But even though he wasn’t thrown off, he had completely lost control of the Triangular Dominator Bull. Employing the Soul-Control Technique’s punishment spells only made the bull more frantic, unless he was willing to directly use the Divine Soul Seed planted in the bull’s mind to annihilate it.

But he couldn’t bear to do that; the Triangular Dominator Bull had cost him 300,000 mid-grade Spirit Crystals and several favors to acquire.

Unable to control it, the commotion grew worse as some martial artists hit by the rampaging bull were uncontrollably enraged and started attacking, threatening to spiral the situation out of control.

Ding-a-ling!

Suddenly, a rhythmic jingling of bronze bells emerged from within the Moon-viewing Tower. The instant the bell sounds began, all the demon beasts present had a moment of bewilderment, even Ye Zhen’s Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten felt somewhat uneasy and shook its head.

Shockingly, with just a gentle jingle of the bell, the rampaging Triangular Dominator Bull halted its rampage. The blood-red color in its huge eyes gradually faded, returning to complete tranquility.

"It’s like magic!"

These four words flashed through Ye Zhen’s mind.

"Kick him out!"

An extremely dissatisfied voice came from the top floor of the Moon-viewing Tower. In an instant, two beams of light flashed, and in the blink of an eye, they landed in front of the long-faced Martial Artist, who had just regained control of the Triangular Dominator Bull and was trying to rejoin the team.

"Please leave, you have already lost your qualification for the preliminary selection!"

These two Martial Artists were dressed in the Hundred Beast Garment, and embroidered on the front and back were fierce and domineering demon beasts. Moreover, their cultivation auras were strong, both actually being Fourth Stage of the Vein Forging Realm Martial Artists.

Ye Zhen guessed that these two were probably disciples taken in by Beast Taming Sect Elder Yangh Yiguan. After the Beast Taming Sect was annihilated, for unknown reasons, Yangh Yiguan had not yet rebuilt the Sect, but he had taken in quite a few successors.

The long-faced Martial Artist was stunned.

"No, I didn’t make any trouble...."

"Shriek!"

A loud eagle’s cry abruptly came from the sky, and in that instant, it was as if the sky had darkened. The whole sky dimmed, and an eagle with wings spanning hundreds of meters became visible. Merely calling out once, the majesty contained in the cry softened the limbs of the Triangular Dominator Bull.

Ye Zhen instinctively looked up at the giant eagle in the sky because, following the cry, the Cloud Winged Tiger King conveyed a tense emotion to him, indicating the extraordinary nature of the giant eagle in the sky.

With two Vein Forging Realm Martial Artists blocking the front and a fearsome demon beast hovering menacingly in the sky, the long-faced Martial Artist was completely dumbfounded.

"Brother, is there any way we could make an arrangement...."

The next moment, the two Martial Artists dressed in Hundred Beast Garments, both Fourth Realm Vein Forging Martial Artists, simultaneously acted like lightning and struck. The long-faced Martial Artist let out a weird scream as he was violently thrown into the air, while the huge shadow in the sky swiftly dived down.

Everyone only saw a blur before the Triangular Dominator Bull, nearly two hundred meters long and almost a hundred meters tall, turned into a black dot and was directly flung away by the giant eagle.

"Anyone who dares cause trouble will be dealt with like this!" Hawk-like glares shot from the eyes of the two Beast Taming Sect disciples, ultimately landing on Ye Zhen, their eyes filled with a thick warning.

Clearly, they had also witnessed the conflict between Ye Zhen and the long-faced Martial Artist that had just occurred. However, to be fair, Ye Zhen was not at fault, so they did not pursue it further.

Yet Ye Zhen simply smiled openly at these two Beast Taming Sect disciples, then slowly urged the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten forward, filling the spot vacated by the long-faced Martial Artist.

The middle-aged Martial Artist riding the Ice Departure Eagle followed closely behind. However, the look he gave Ye Zhen was filled with caution, devoid of the earlier mockery.

Anyone possessing such an extraordinary demon beast certainly couldn’t be mediocre.

Ye Zhen didn’t know what the conditions were for passing the preliminary selection, but the pace up front was fast, and most Martial Artists arrived with expectations and left in disappointment.

From what Ye Zhen could see, out of the more than two hundred Martial Artists lined up ahead, only seven passed the preliminary selection. The majority were eliminated, including some who had Middle Grade Heavenly Level demon beasts.

Soon, it was Ye Zhen’s turn.

The person overseeing the preliminary selection was also a middle-aged Martial Artist dressed in a Hundred Beast Garment, his face always brimming with a smile, referred to by other Beast Taming Sect disciples as Senior Brother.

"Not bad! What a pity!"

Having taken only one glance at the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten, this Senior Brother from the Beast Taming Sect first praised, then expressed regret, and then smiled and bowed to Ye Zhen, "Two tasks, accomplish either one, and you can pass the preliminary selection."

"Which two tasks?"

"See that square table in front of the Moon-viewing Tower door with a porcelain bowl filled with water on it? If you can control your demon servant to successfully retrieve that porcelain bowl without damaging the table or breaking the bowl, you will pass the preliminary selection."

Following the gaze of the Beast Taming Sect Senior Brother, there was a one-meter-high square table at the door of the Moon-viewing Tower, and on the table was a porcelain bowl filled with water.

However, that wasn’t the main point. The main point was the mountainous pile of broken wood planks and ceramic shards beside it, which were the result of previous demon beast’s attempts during the preliminary selection.

This task might appear easy, but it was incredibly difficult to execute.

No matter whether using limbs or mouths, especially for Upper-grade Earth Level and Heavenly Level demon beasts, a gentle bite could turn refined steel into powder, let alone ordinary, easily-damaged tables and porcelain bowls.

This competition likely tested the owner’s delicate control over their demon beast.

Seeing Ye Zhen’s bewildered smile, the Beast Taming Sect Senior Brother chuckled. Today, he had grown accustomed to such expressions; most who came here bore the same look.

However, out of his habit of being nice, he added, "It doesn’t matter how much water remains, as long as the table is undamaged and the bowl unbroken...."

Before the Beast Taming Sect Senior Brother could finish his sentence, a white light suddenly darted out and instantly returned.

Then, the Beast Taming Sect Senior Brother was left dumbfounded. (To be continued. If you like this work, we welcome you to support us with recommendation votes or monthly tickets on qidian.com. Your support is the greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)