King of Creation-Chapter 637 - 629: Trial Secret Realm Opens

Even though the path before them was a narrow trail only about a foot wide amidst the clouds and mist, as they walked along, the scene before them suddenly changed, turning into an extremely wide mountaintop plateau.

The plateau was as if it had been cleaved with a knife and axed, looking like the top of the mountain had been sliced off, very flat and even.

When Ye Zhen and his companions stepped onto it, there seemed to be some trailing lights of various colors withdrawing into the center of the clouds and mist atop the plateau, which looked quite eerie.

"Everyone, please take your positions!"

The Sect Leader of Heavenly Net Sect, Wug Mengshan, with three willow leaf-like beards hanging from his chin, called out softly, and a Colorful Jade Talisman emitting a five-colored light abruptly appeared in the palm of his hand, the shimmering radiance resembling that from Immortal Light Mountain.

Upon hearing this, the leaders of Longevity Sect, Stars Tower, Sun and Moon Divine Sect, and Qingyun Castle—the Four Great Forces—took a step forward almost simultaneously, each with a five-colored Jade Talisman appearing in their hands.

However, this Jade Talisman was much smaller than the Jade Token in the hands of Heavenly Net Sect Leader Wug Mengshan, and the brilliance it emitted was much weaker!

"Go!"

Five streams of radiance suddenly flew out from the hands of the five Sect Leaders, converging towards the clouds and mist at the very center of the mountaintop plateau. The moment the lights plunged into it, they disappeared without a trace, leaving the five Sect Leaders to wait quietly.

This scene left Ye Zhen somewhat puzzled.

It seemed that the Trial Secret Realm was somewhat peculiar and couldn’t be opened immediately.

Whoosh!

After about a hundred breaths, a green light streaked out from the center of the plateau with a piercing sound, and as Sect Leader Wug Mengshan called it over, it fell into his hand.

With just one glance and a movement of his Divine Sense, Wug Mengshan extracted six Jade Talismans from it, and then passed the green Jade Talisman to the Stars Tower Master, Yan Cong.

Stars Tower Master Yan Cong followed suit, imprinting the Jade Talisman with his Divine Sense before passing it on to the next person.

Quickly, Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect imprinted six copies of the Jade Talisman as well, and while passing the original talisman to the next person, he flicked his fingers, and five Jade Talismans flew up and landed precisely in the hands of Ye Zhen, Nian Xinghe, Zuo Xiong, Yub Hea, and Zhuang Ling.

"Take a careful look at the scale armor depicted inside the Jade Talismans. Each of you only needs to find three such pieces of Scale Armor within the Trial Secret Realm to pass the trial. As long as you return alive from the Trial Secret Realm, you will be eligible to participate in the Spirit Returning Ranking Battle!" Sect Leader Jian’s voice rang out.

With a thought, the information within the Jade Talisman emerged in Ye Zhen’s mind, revealing a very delicate-looking piece of Scale Armor and nothing else.

The moment Ye Zhen saw the scale armor, he was sharply reminded of the reward offered by Elder Yangh Yiguan of the Beast Taming Sect. The reward was for a piece of Scale Armor as well, but it differed greatly from the one recorded on the Jade Talisman.

This piece of scale armor was quite large, resembling a snake scale, about the size of a human face, half a finger thick, and covered with watery patterns, in jet black color.

However, what was surprising was that this black Scale Armor imprinted within the Jade Talisman emitted an unusual and extremely cold Qi, which was distinctly clear.

"You’ve all sensed the Qi emanating from the scale armor, haven’t you? Once you enter the Trial Secret Realm, if you are within a kilometer from this scale armor, you will be able to sense the same Qi. However, I must remind you all, typically the place where the scale armor exists is guarded by powerful Demon Beasts, and there might be more than one. When you detect this Qi, be extremely cautious!" Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong instructed.

Everyone nodded, and Nian Xinghe suddenly asked, "Sect Leader Jian, the Trial Secret Realm is so vast; is there any direction to follow when searching for this scale armor?"

"Basically, no!" After saying this, Jian Qianxiong’s gaze fell upon Fengh Qingyue, "Qingyue, you’ve been there once before, tell them about it."

"Yes!"

"Upon entering the Trial Secret Realm, there’s basically no clear direction to pursue, but there are clues to follow—the Demon Beasts!" Fengh Qingyue said.

"Ninety percent of the Trial Tokens appear near Demon Beasts. The stronger the Demon Beast, the higher the probability that a Trial Token will appear nearby!

For example, there’s less than a ten percent chance that Trial Tokens will appear near Heavenly Level Lower Grade Demon Beasts, which is very rare! The probability rises to thirty percent near Heavenly Level Middle Grade Demon Beasts!

In the last Spirit Returning Assembly, most people obtained their Trial Tokens near Heavenly Level Middle Grade Demon Beasts. As for Heavenly Level High Grade Demon Beasts, as long as you can defeat them, there’s a sixty percent chance of finding a Trial Token nearby!"

At this point, Fengh Qingyue paused for a moment, "Be warned though, usually where there’s a Trial Token, the number of Demon Beasts is more than one. The likelihood of two is the greatest, there’s also a chance of three, and even four has been seen before!"

"Aside from that, it’s all about luck. There are those with amazingly good fortune who find Trial Tokens under a medicinal herb or within a cluster of flowers with ease, but such cases are extremely rare!"

"Moreover, based on my own experience, the Demon Beasts within the Trial Secret Realm possess a Spirit Wisdom that is generally higher than that of ordinary Heavenly Level Demon Beasts, so be careful. There are also invisible spatial barriers, so pay attention while flying."

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhen smiled slightly. Fengh Qingyue was even more kind-hearted than Ye Zhen expected. She revealed all the secrets about the Trial Secret Realm that she had previously shared with him.

Of course, with the urgency of time, it wasn’t as detailed.

"I must also remind you," Vice Sect Master Tian Guizhang’s voice rose, "that there’s another route to obtain Trial Tokens, which is from other trialists!"

"Of course, I do not advise hunting other trialists to snatch their Trial Tokens, but if an opportunity presents itself, you should take it! However, what’s most important to understand is if you encounter trialists from other forces, you could potentially become their... prey!"

"Also, there is one more critical point—seven days!"

"After you have gathered three Scale Armor Tokens, you must survive more than seven days inside the Trial Secret Realm to truly pass the trial! Most importantly, once you carry the Trial Tokens on your person, you will attract attacks from some powerful Demon Beasts, even besiegement, so you must be careful. If anything is amiss, get away immediately!" Tian Guizhang said.

Ye Zhen’s brows furrowed. "Vice Sect Master Tian, even a Storage Ring cannot block the scent of the Trial Token?"

"It cannot, because that thing can’t be stored within the Trial Token at all!

Of course, the Great Lost Track Divine Talisman, personally refined by the Sect Hierarch using great mana, can suppress the aura of the Trial Token within ten meters. This is so even in the face of Heavenly Level High Grade Demon Beasts.

If you encounter a siege by Demon Beasts, or after you have collected enough Trial Tokens on what to do, I need not teach you, right?" Tian Guizhang said.

Ye Zhen, Nian Xinghe, Zuo Xiong, Yub Hea, and Zhuang Ling, the eyes of all five lit up at the same time, realizing the wonderful use of the Great Lost Track Divine Talisman bestowed by the Sect Hierarch was right here.

"Have you all remembered the advice from Master Fengh and Vice Sect Master Tian?" the voice of Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong rang out.

"Reporting to the Sect Hierarch, we remember!"

"Good that you remember. If you encounter danger, use the treasures in your hands that can save your life; don’t feel reluctant! Any life-saving items are treasures as long as you are alive. If you lose your life, then they’re just trash", Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong admonished further.

"Everyone, are you ready? There are only half a quarter-hour left; we must hurry. If we delay, that old monster will not show the slightest bit of sentiment!" Wug Mengshan, Sect Leader of the Heavenly Net Sect, urged.

Ye Zhen expression stirred once more, seizing upon the words ’old monster’ keenly.

For the Sect Leader of the Heavenly Net Sect to say such, there must indeed be an old monster within the Supreme Spirit Vein, and it should be a being at their level.

In other words, within this Trial Secret Realm, there must be a very terrifying existence that even the leaders of the Five Great Forces are somewhat wary of.

However, it stands to reason that this terrifying being should not intervene in the matters of the trial.

Yet, knowing that there is an old monster within the Trial Secret Realm made the matter of the Supreme Spirit Vein all the more complex.

Because this indirectly proves that there is a being within the Supreme Spirit Vein that even Kings of the Establishment Realm dread. So, what then is the connection between the ownership of the Supreme Spirit Vein and the Trial Secret Realm?

Moreover, with so many Demon Beasts participating, and the fact that they would still come to snatch the Trial Tokens after enough have been collected, a ludicrous idea suddenly rose in Ye Zhen’s mind.

"Perhaps, the forces participating in the trial are not limited to five..."

"Wug Sect Master, we from the Sun and Moon Divine Sect are ready, you may start leading the way!"

"Wug Sect Master, we from Stars Tower are also ready, you may start leading..."

....

When the Five Great Forces were all prepared, the Colorful Jade Talisman in the hands of the Sect Leader of the Heavenly Net Sect, Wug Mengshan, suddenly burst forth with a blinding radiance, flying towards the tumbling clouds at the center of the platform, tethering upon it a Spirit Light resembling a rope.

"Go!"

Almost simultaneously, the Sect Leaders of the other four forces shouted harshly, their slightly smaller Colorful Jade Talismans followed the Spirit Light, flying under the major Colorful Jade Talisman orchestrated by Wug Mengshan.

Suddenly, at the moment the radiance of five Jade Talismans fused together, a heart-palpitating wave of Spiritual Power blasted forth from the leaders of the Five Great Forces.

Hum!

The instant that terrifying force erupted, Ye Zhen’s heart felt as if it had been struck by a heavy hammer, so uncomfortable he nearly vomited blood, with mountainous pressure bearing down upon his head.

Ye Zhen’s Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten nestled in his arms also let out a frightened cry, shivering violently.

The fluctuation of power from the five Establishment Kings was simply too terrifying.

Fortunately, it only lasted a very short while—merely a blink of an eye—otherwise, Ye Zhen and the others might have been injured on the spot.

The majestic Spiritual Power, like a river from the heavens, surged towards the colorful cluster of light above the clouds, swelling instantaneously to its peak.

Boom!

When the colorful cluster of light swelled to its limit, it suddenly burst open, and a door to the Immortal Realm, resplendent with five colors and all the hues under the sky, was thereby flung wide open!

"The Secret Realm Gate is open, enter swiftly!"

Amid the shouting of the leaders of the Five Great Forces, the Martial Artists from all of them participating in the Spirit Returning Assembly leaped swiftly through the Secret Realm Gate and vanished from sight.

Soon it was the Sun and Moon Divine Sect’s turn, and Ye Zhen was the first to leap through the Secret Realm Gate.

And at the very moment Ye Zhen leaped through the Secret Realm Gate, a trace of strangeness surfaced simultaneously on the faces of the leaders of the Five Great Forces. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets, and your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)