King of Creation-Chapter 659 - 651: A Reward that Makes the Establishment Kings Excited?

Chapter 659: Chapter 651: A Reward that Makes the Establishment Kings Excited?

"Sect Leader, Sect Leader!"

At the crack of dawn the next day, Sun and Moon Divine Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong stepped into the tent where Ye Zhen, Nian Xinghe, and Zuo Xiong were resting.

"Zuo Xiong, how has your injury recovery been?" Jian Qianxiong asked.

"Returning to the Sect Leader, thanks to the Healing Pills you provided and Vice Sect Master Tian’s Spiritual Power assistance, my injuries have recovered by 90%, and I am ready to fight wholeheartedly!"

The superior physique and various healing resources had transformed the previously dying Zuo Xiong into a spirited and vigorous individual overnight.

"That’s good, I am relieved to hear that! Zuo Xiong, I have a task for you, can you accomplish it?" Jian Qianxiong suddenly said.

"Your subordinate would climb mountains of swords and plunge into seas of flames to fulfill any mission you give, Sect Leader!" Zuo Xiong’s voice was exceptionally loud.

Jian Qianxiong smiled and waved his hand, "Don’t be in a hurry to agree. The task I have for you is much harder than climbing mountains of swords or plunging into seas of flames! In this Spirit Returning Assembly’s ranking battle, it has now been confirmed that sixteen Martial Artists will participate. I want you to break into the top ten, win at least six matches, and secure at least sixty points. Can you do it?"

This time, Zuo Xiong did not immediately answer. After a moment of thought, he responded, "Sect Leader, rest assured, I will stake my life to secure those sixty points!"

"Good!"

Jian Qianxiong patted Zuo Xiong’s shoulder, "You are willing to risk your life for the Divine Sect, and the Divine Sect will not let you down! Once this Spirit Returning Assembly ends, you may select any Divine Power Martial Skill to cultivate from the Divine Sect’s treasured Secret Manuals. Moreover, whatever Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures are required to forge this lineage’s Divine Power Martial Skills that are lacking, the Divine Sect will provide them all to you, and if the sect does not possess them, we will send someone to find them for you!"

Upon hearing these words, Zuo Xiong immediately became excited, "Your generous grace, Sect Leader, your subordinate will definitely repay you with a fight to the death!"

"Of course, sixty points is just the target. You must try to secure even more points, and if you can ultimately win the championship this time, there will be even greater rewards from me!"

Both Ye Zhen and Nian Xinghe were somewhat surprised upon hearing this.

Actually, reaching the Vein Forging Realm, the cultivation manuals for Divine Power Martial Skills are not the hardest to find. What is truly rare is the special Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures or unique treasures needed to cultivate those Divine Power Martial Skills.

These are the reasons why many Vein Forging Realm Martial Artists have slow progress in their Cultivation.

This is why many forces can cultivate young Martial Artists of high Cultivation levels in the Vein Forging Realm.

A major force’s resources poured into a person can significantly enhance one’s Cultivation, as long as they are no fool.

Looking further, Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong’s gaze fell on Ye Zhen and Nian Xinghe!

"To win this Spirit Returning Assembly requires the efforts of each one of you, and the burden on the two of you is even greater!

With your strengths, breaking into the top six shouldn’t be a problem! But, if our Sun and Moon Divine Sect wants to win this time, the two of you must achieve higher rankings and garner more points!

After all, we are already at a numerical disadvantage in terms of participants!"

"Sect Leader, according to the rules of the Spirit Returning ranking matches, what rankings do we need to achieve to gain victory?" Ye Zhen asked.

"If the two of you can take second and third place, along with Zuo Xiong’s points, then we will have more than 60% chance of winning!" Jian Qianxiong said.

Ye Zhen and Nian Xinghe looked at each other, noticing the shock in each other’s eyes, "We need to take second and third place to have a 60% chance of winning?"

"Correct, this relates to the ranking match points system of the Spirit Returning Assembly! So, during the competition, if you can strike a heavy blow, then absolutely do so without mercy. If you can kill, then kill. Of course, all this as long as you ensure your own safety!

Furthermore, you also need to be extremely cautious during the battle because other participants will also have this mindset. You need to not only defeat your opponents but also severely injure or even kill them!" Jian Qianxiong said with a fierce look.

"Sect Leader, if one of us manages to secure first place, what would our chances of winning be?" Ye Zhen suddenly asked.

"If one of you takes the first place, our chances might rise to 80%! However, securing first place is extremely difficult. Whether it’s Yan Yijun or Shang Lingqi, both are formidable enemies!

And there’s also Yun Ce from Qingyun Castle. He isn’t someone you can defeat easily. According to intelligence, Yun Ce has a defensive Spirit Artifact!" Jian Qianxiong stated.

"A defensive Low-Grade Spirit Artifact?" Ye Zhen and Nian Xinghe both gasped, knowing that defensive equipment is always rare, with higher grade ones being even rarer.

The Sun and Moon Divine Sect had provided them with High Grade Treasure Armor, not even Supreme Treasure Armor, yet Yun Ce from Qingyun Castle possessed a Low Grade Defense Spirit Artifact...

"Don’t worry, Yun Ce isn’t unbeatable. Just do your best. I will formulate a strategy for us!"

With that, Jian Qianxiong paused his speech, "Regardless of whether you can win this time or not, as long as both of you manage to break into the top three, I will have generous rewards waiting. We will definitely provide the materials needed for your Vein Forging in our lineage. If the Sun and Moon Divine Sect ultimately wins, I will have additional rewards!"

"Alright, you better prepare well; in two hours, the Spirit Returning ranking battle will begin."

Having said that, Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong bent over and left the tent. At the moment he stepped out of the tent, Jian Qianxiong turned back and said, "One more thing I forgot to tell you. The top three winners of this Spirit Returning ranking match will receive rewards provided by the Five Great Forces. I don’t mean to tempt you, but some of these rewards are even coveted by me!"

Ye Zhen and Nian Xinghe were once again startled. If even Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong coveted these treasures, what could they be?

In truth, whether it was Ye Zhen, Nian Xinghe, or Zuo Xiong, they all understood the purpose behind Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong’s words just now; it was simply to arouse their fighting spirit and push them to fight with all their might.

However, the difficulty was just too great!

Even if someone took first place, the Sun and Moon Divine Sect’s chance of winning was only eighty percent, sealing second and third place after that would drop their chances to just sixty percent!

At that moment, Ye Zhen suddenly felt some regret. If it were possible, upon discovering Yub Hea, Ye Zhen might have tried every possible way to save him, although that would be extremely difficult.

If there had been four of them, securing the final victory would have been much easier!

This time’s Spirit Returning ranking competition involved sixteen participants, adopting a draw method that only determined the order of combat; however, each person had to fight against all other contestants.

In other words, each person had to fight fifteen battles!

Winning a battle garnered ten points, a draw five points, a loss zero points; the competitors’ ranks were determined by their total points, and the overall victory was decided based on the total points of each participating martial artist.

Among them, competitors who ranked in the top three received additional points.

The martial artist who took first place had their points doubled for the total score.

Martial artists who took second and third places had their total points increased by an additional half.

According to these scoring rules, the most valuable rank was first place.

However, attaining first place did not mean securing the final victory, or obtaining the rights to use this supreme spirit vein for five years.

Take Stars Tower for example; if Stars Tower’s Yijun secured first place, he would score around three hundred points, but Stars Tower would still have a hard time clinching the final victory.

With factions like Heavenly Net Sect and Qingyun Castle, which had four martial artists each competing, just one person securing second or third place would easily bring the group approximately five hundred points, even if the others performed averagely.

If Shang Lingqi from Heavenly Net Sect took first place, he would score three hundred points, while Sun and Moon Divine Sect’s Ye Zhen and Nian Xinghe, securing second and third places respectively, would score around four hundred points.

But, this did not mean the Sun and Moon Divine Sect would win.

On the contrary, the chances of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect losing were very high.

Because Heavenly Net Sect still had three martial artists, and the Sun and Moon Divine Sect had only one remaining; with the other three from Heavenly Net Sect not ranking too poorly, victory would become much easier.

But if the martial artists securing second and third places were from Qingyun Castle, given the similar number of competitors, it would be hard to say who would win or lose.

Under these circumstances, this second round of the Spirit Returning ranking competition was no longer a simple fight, but a comprehensive test of wit and strength, testing the strategic minds and foresight of each force’s sect leaders, as well as the strength, courage, determination, and even luck of their martial artists!

With a bit of luck and proper arrangements, even Stars Tower, which only had two competitors, could potentially achieve the final victory.

It was this reason that guaranteed the intense ferocity of this second round of the Spirit Returning ranking competition!

Some strategic goals require a desperate fight to achieve!

....

Bang!

Two hours later, the clear sound of the Jade Bell rang, and Ye Zhen, Nian Xinghe, and Zuo Xiong simultaneously awakened from their meditation and looked at each other, then stood up and walked outside.

"Brother Ye, about yesterday... no need for thanks!" After Nian Xinghe stepped out, Zuo Xiong suddenly bowed to Ye Zhen with very serious expression.

"It’s nothing, I happened to have six trial tokens on me!"

"How can it be nothing? You know, without those three trial tokens of yours coming to help just in time, my fate..." Just thinking about that scenario made Zuo Xiong shudder!

He would not only carry the reputation of being a coward, but he would also face severe punishment under the strict rules, which could very well end his life!

But back when he was inside the Trial Secret Realm, if he hadn’t abandoned the three trial tokens he already had, he probably would never have made it out...

"Discussing this now is redundant; please allow Zuo to repay this great favor later, please!" Zuo Xiong suddenly smiled, inviting Ye Zhen to proceed first!

"Please!"

Ye Zhen said no more; between martial artists, the hardest thing to bear was another’s favor. If Ye Zhen had received someone else’s great favor, he would also think of every possible way to repay it.

When they reached the large martial platform at the top of the mountain, the high-ranking members of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect had already gathered there, and upon seeing Ye Zhen and the others, Vice Sect Master Tian Guizhang’s face lit up with a smile.

Ye Zhen was his recommendation, and this time, he had truly enhanced his reputation significantly!

"You’re here!"

"Yes, Vice Sect Master Tian, I have a question! The sect leader mentioned that Qinglan Martial City’s Five Great Forces have prepared substantial rewards for the top three ranks of the Spirit Returning ranking competition, rewards that even he finds tempting.

What exactly are these rewards for achieving the top three ranks in the Spirit Returning ranking competition?" (To be continued. If you like this work, we welcome you to vote and support on qidian.com; your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)