King of Creation-Chapter 648 - 640: Two Reasons

With a flash of his body, Ye Zhen landed in front of the body of the Goldback Stone Beast King that had just been slain.

Glancing at the Xuan Hu in the sky, whose eyes seemed a bit unfocused, Ye Zhen gritted his teeth, as his Divine Sense entered the Mirage Dragon Pearl and activated it, and his right hand was pressed directly onto the forehead of the Goldback Stone Beast King’s corpse.

The moment the tremendous suction emerged from the Mirage Dragon Pearl, a wildly violent energy rushed into Ye Zhen’s palm like a torrent, passing through his meridians and pouring into the Mirage Dragon Pearl.

Within the energy torrent, a strand of the purest essence that represented the core strength of the Goldback Stone Beast King was extracted, while the transformed energy from his flesh and bones slammed against the Third Stage Spatial Seal of the Mirage Dragon Pearl like a flood.

Under incessant bombardment, the Third Stage Spatial Seal of the Mirage Dragon Pearl began to tremble violently as if it could shatter at any moment.

However, having experienced the unsealing process of the Mirage Dragon Pearl’s Second Stage Spatial Seal, Ye Zhen naturally knew that although the Third Stage Spatial Seal was on the verge of shattering, there was still a long way to go before it truly broke.

Even so, as the Third Stage Spatial Seal within the Mirage Dragon Pearl began to shake violently, Ye Zhen was somewhat looking forward to what it would bring him once unsealed.

After the unsealing of the First Spatial Seal of the Mirage Dragon Pearl, it granted Ye Zhen the ability to understand Beast Language and to transform his body. Following the release of the Second Spatial Seal, it allowed Ye Zhen to wield the Beast King’s Talent Ability using the Essence Spirit Pearl.

The former provided Ye Zhen with an opportunity to change his fate and become stronger, while the latter gave him formidable combat power.

Without the abilities brought by the two unsealed Spatial Seals of the Mirage Dragon Pearl, Ye Zhen would have never been able to grow to such a height.

In particular, after the unsealing of the Second Spatial Seal, which allowed Ye Zhen to wield the Talent Ability of the respective Demon Beast through the Essence Spirit Pearl, greatly enhanced his combat power.

Among them, the highest grade Essence Spirit Pearl in Ye Zhen’s Mirage Dragon Pearl belongs to the Phantom Soul Beast King, which is only of Heavenly Level Lower Grade.

The rest were all Essence Spirit Pearls of Earth Level Monster Beasts, and now, the grade of the Goldback Stone Beast King that Ye Zhen had just killed was as high as Heavenly Level High Grade, and it was a terrifying Beast King that could directly obliterate its peers.

Ye Zhen estimated that if he missed this opportunity, the likelihood of him obtaining another Essence Spirit Pearl from a terrifying Beast King like the Goldback Stone Beast King was very slim!

Thus, Ye Zhen took the risk decisively, taking advantage of the moment when Hu Qing Tong and Xuan Hu were entangled, he decided to seize the chance to collect the Essence Spirit Pearl of the Goldback Stone Beast King.

The mountain-like flesh of the Goldback Stone Beast King shriveled up at a visible rate, the Third Stage Spatial Seal within the Mirage Dragon Pearl kept vibrating, but Ye Zhen’s ears did not miss a single word of the conversation between Hu Qing Tong and Xuan Hu.

"Is this Supreme Spirit Vein a gathering place for the Demon Race?" Hu Qing Tong asked.

At that moment, Xuan Hu appeared as if he had lost his soul, answering any questions Hu Qing Tong asked, "Yes, but also no!"

"Why is that?"

"This Supreme Spirit Vein doesn’t entirely belong to our Demon Race; once every five years when the Spirit Returning Assembly concludes, over a third of the area is allocated to the Five Great Forces of Qing Sui Martial City!"

Both Hu Qing Tong in the sky and Ye Zhen on the ground simultaneously revealed a sense of understanding in their eyes, especially Ye Zhen. Xuan Hu’s response indirectly confirmed that Ye Zhen’s and Feng Qing Yue’s deductions were completely correct.

Perhaps, within this Supreme Spirit Vein, there truly lies a presence that even the leaders of the Five Great Forces are extremely wary of—but could it be Xuan Hu?

Ye Zhen felt the probability was a bit small.

Being so easily controlled by Hu Qing Tong, Xuan Hu, no matter how strong, definitely couldn’t stand against the cunning leaders of the Five Great Forces.

"How many from the Demon Race live here?" Hu Qing Tong asked.

"Including myself, three and a half!"

"Three and a half? Are you the leader?"

"No?"

"Then who is the leader?"

"The Ancestor!"

"Who is this Ancestor?"

"The Ancestor is....."

"Ah....."

A sound of disappointment sighed, abruptly echoed between heaven and earth, entering the minds of everyone present; strangely enough, several dozen Demon Beasts located more than ten miles away all became excited upon hearing this sound.

Even more astonishing was that a single sigh nearly disrupted Ye Zhen’s concentration while forming the Essence Spirit Pearl with the Mirage Dragon Pearl.

This sigh seemed to possess infinite magical power; the Xuan Hu, who had been as if soulless, instantly regained consciousness under that very sigh.

Then, with a shocked and incredulous look, he stared fixedly at Hu Qing Tong. His expression changed over a dozen times in an instant before turning into a rage filled with the anger and indignation of being violated and he roared explosively at Hu Qing Tong.

"You... you... what have you done to me? I... I will kill you!"

"Xuan Hu, do not be rude to our esteemed guest!" The same voice that echoed through the heavens and earth before, once again resounded.

Strangely, the ordinarily volatile Xuan Hu, upon hearing this voice, seemed to have turned into a docile lamb, though his eyes were full of confusion.

"Ancestor, is she the esteemed guest you told me to find?"

"Yes, but what about you?" The voice from the sky suddenly became severe, "A few words and she controlled you; I don’t blame you for being controlled by her, as this esteemed guest possesses quite formidable abilities!"

But because of your self-arrogance, recklessness, and negligence, Little Jin died in battle right under your nose. Xuan Hu, from now on, just stay quietly within the Spirit Vein Secret Realm!"

"Him, leave this place?" Hu Qing Tong suddenly chuckled, "Even if his Cultivation has reached the Establishment Realm, I can guarantee, once he goes to Qinglan Martial City, it won’t be a few days before he’s sold and helping others count Spirit Crystals, ending up with tearful gratitude."

"Ah... That’s exactly what I’m worried about. Fortunately, you’ve come! Your arrival has put my mind at ease a lot..."

Hearing this, Hu Qing Tong fell silent.

"Come, let Xuan Hu bring you over. I want to see you, and have a good talk with you!" a mysterious voice from the sky said. "I think you’d be quite willing to do this."

"And what about him?"

Hu Qing Tong’s gaze glanced at Ye Zhen, who was then pressing his hand on the corpse of the Goldback Stone Beast King.

Ye Zhen, however, was cursing his misfortune!

What was happening today?

One terrifying existence after another appeared, and just as he had done something outrageously bold, another being capable of crushing him effortlessly arrived.

This, Ye Zhen did not doubt in the least.

Even if within his First Sword Vein slept the supremely terrifying combat power of the Purple Spirit, Ye Zhen felt that this terrifying existence called the Ancestor might crush him with a single finger.

This feeling of having one’s life decided by someone else’s hand, Ye Zhen disliked very much, yet there was nothing he could do about it.

"Him? He killed the Goldback Stone Beast King, and now he’s desecrating Gold Back’s corpse. What else can he do? Considering your face, I could grant him a swift end," Xuan Hu growled lowly.

Even if Xuan Hu was slow-witted, he was beginning to understand at this moment that the guest referred to by the Ancestor might be of the same kind as them, both belonging to the Demon Race!

Hu Qing Tong did not speak, her gaze shifted and quietly turned to the sky.

Ye Zhen’s heart, however, began to thump wildly, but after only a few breaths, it settled into utter calmness.

In this situation, the worst outcome was nothing more than death, and since he had no choice, what was there to fear?

Better to focus on doing well the task at hand.

"Miss Hu, what are your thoughts? Do you want the old man to spare him?" The Ancestor’s ethereal voice rose again.

"I have no such intentions, but I feel that you’re not going to kill him!"

"Why?"

"You already have the answer. If I spell it out, it won’t be interesting!" Hu Qing Tong seemed to be playing a game of riddles with the mysterious Ancestor.

The mysterious Ancestor chuckled softly the next moment, "Now, I’m growing increasingly fond of your shrewdness! Clearly wanting to keep this little fellow alive, yet you still don’t want to owe a favor to the old man here! Clever, but I like it!"

"If something can be achieved without owing favors, why owe them?" Hu Qing Tong said, squinting her eyes.

Ye Zhen listened, somewhat confused, but the veins on his forehead throbbed visibly, the feeling of his fate being controlled by others was terrible.

This was why martial artists from ancient times until now strive desperately to increase their Cultivation.

It was all to take control of their own fate, to be the masters of their destinies!

"Young friend, could you tell the old man why this Cloud Winged Tiger King mutated into such a form? The old man is curious to know what kind of bloodline made it fearless of even the old man’s pressure?" the mysterious Ancestor suddenly turned towards Ye Zhen.

"Ancestor, if you want to know, isn’t it easy? Kill this youngster, capture the Cloud Winged Tiger King, and study it directly, then everything will become clear!" Xuan Hu said somewhat impatiently.

"Haven’t you heard of a Blood Covenant? If Ye Zhen dies, this Cloud Winged Tiger King definitely won’t survive alone either!" Hu Qing Tong’s words caused Xuan Hu to suddenly blush with shame.

"I don’t know. After entering a Secret Realm once, it just became like this!" Ye Zhen, in a state of Sword Heart Enlightenment, calmly told this lie.

Although Ye Zhen knew that the transformation of the Cloud Winged Tiger King into its current state was probably due to the power from the Black Dragon Left Eye that had fused into its body, Ye Zhen dared not say it.

Since the so-called Ancestor stated that the Cloud Winged Tiger King was unafraid of even his pressure, it implied that the bloodline within the Cloud Winged Tiger King might be even higher-grade than the Ancestor’s bloodline.

If the specific bloodline were divulged, who knows if it might incite the idea of seizing and devouring it.

"You killed my carefully nurtured Gold Back, and should have been sentenced to death! However, there are two reasons why the old man cannot kill you now!" the sky-dwelling Ancestor spoke.

"Which two reasons?" Ye Zhen asked coldly.

"The first reason, naturally, is the agreement between the old man and the Five Great Forces of Qinglan Wudou. The old man and others are not to interfere with the trials; your life and death are only related to the Monster Beasts here!"

As the voice from the sky spoke, it suddenly became harsher, "However, if the old man wishes, what’s to stop him from killing you? Not to mention that if the old man eradicated you here, no one would know, and even if someone did, who would bother the old man over a little Soul Sea Realm youngster like you?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhen smiled bitterly and nodded, "You’re right! Agreements are actually only effective for the weak! I’m very curious, what is the second reason?"

"The second reason, actually..." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote and support with your recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)