King of Creation-Chapter 667 - 659: Night Offering (First Update)

"Ye Zhen, I need to talk to you; you haven’t rested yet, have you?"

Late at night, as Ye Zhen was intensively cultivating and communicating with the Great Momentum Hammer, the sound of Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong’s voice outside the tent gave him quite a shock.

Quickly putting away the Great Momentum Hammer, Ye Zhen hurriedly got up to meet him. It was no joking matter; when Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong came late at night, even if Ye Zhen was resting, he had to get up.

"Sect Leader, what brings you here?"

"What, aren’t you welcoming?" Jian Qianxiong was in a very good mood, and his imposing manner was somewhat subdued in private.

"How could that be, please take a seat, Sect Leader."

"Ye Zhen, what are your thoughts about tomorrow’s battle?" Jian Qianxiong asked directly.

"Sect Leader, my enemies are only Yan Yijun, Yun Ce, and Shang Lingqi left; the others are not worth mentioning," Ye Zhen answered confidently.

"What about dealing with these three, any difficulties?" Jian Qianxiong inquired.

"Difficulties? Well, I know very little about the strength of these three, especially Yan Yijun. It all depends on how things go at the moment!" Ye Zhen replied.

Ye Zhen’s response left Jian Qianxiong somewhat helpless. Regarding Yan Yijun from the Main Building of Stars Tower, they knew very little, almost the same as what Ye Zhen had seen, so they could offer little help.

"Then, do you have any thoughts or plans for dealing with Yun Ce and Shang Lingqi?" Jian Qianxiong asked.

"Yun Ce has a giant crab with strong offensive and defensive capabilities. As you know, Sect Leader, I possess quite a few secret techniques, and dealing with him shouldn’t be too hard, but everything depends on the combat at the moment, including Shang Lingqi!" Ye Zhen’s answer was quite vague.

"As you said, Yun Ce does possess a Mid-grade Attack Spirit Artifact and a Low Grade Defense Spirit Artifact; indeed, he is hard to deal with. However, he has a weakness you must be cautious to exploit," Jian Qianxiong explained.

"What weakness?" Ye Zhen asked curiously.

"Spiritual Power!"

"Yun Ce’s Cultivation isn’t high, only at the Third Stage of Vein Forging Realm, and operating both a Mid-grade Attack Spirit Artifact and a Low Grade Defense Spirit Artifact simultaneously consumes a lot of spiritual power.

Especially that Seal of the Overturning Sea, it consumes a lot. So, his attacks won’t last long!

Under normal circumstances, even if Yun Ce disregards his defense, he can only activate that Seal of the Overturning Sea five times at most. After that, he can only rely on Spirit Pills to recover his spiritual power but he will be at the end of his rope. While fighting him, you can exploit this!"

After pausing, Jian Qianxiong continued, "Now, regarding Shang Lingqi, Shang Lingqi’s combat power from his Divine Power Martial Skills is above average, but with his Secret Technique of Demon Sound, his combat power instantly rises to top notch, and he is the only Martial Artist who has reached the peak of the Fourth Stage of the Vein Forging Realm.

His Cultivation is profound and inscrutable. In combat with him, you should focus on a quick resolution. Once he realizes his Secret Technique of Demon Sound is relatively ineffective against you and starts to shift his strategy to a war of attrition, you will be in trouble."

As he spoke, Jian Qianxiong glanced at Ye Zhen and took out a Jade Talisman, "This is a soul-guarding secret technique. Once Cultivated, when activated during combat, it can greatly enhance your defense against Divine Soul Attacks.

Once mastered, it can significantly reduce the impact of Shang Lingqi’s Demon Sound attacks, by at least sixty percent! And with your talent, you should be able to master it overnight." Saying this, Jian Qianxiong pushed the Jade Talisman in front of Ye Zhen.

Ye Zhen didn’t immediately accept it, instead, he pondered.

After a while, Ye Zhen shook his head.

"Sect Leader, I appreciate your kindness, but I don’t need this Soul Guarding Secret Technique!"

"Why?"

Jian Qianxiong was quite surprised.

"Sect Leader, I have a better way to defend against the Demon Sound attacks, it’s a Divine Power Martial Skill called... Sword Heart Enlightenment."

"Divine Power Martial Skill Sword Heart Enlightenment? How... How could you have mastered it? You’re only in the Soul Sea Realm, how could you have mastered a Vein Forging Divine Ability?" Jian Qianxiong looked as if he had seen a ghost.

Ye Zhen didn’t hide anything and carefully recounted the whole sequence of events that led to his mastering Sword Heart Enlightenment in the Black Dragon Domain.

In truth, Ye Zhen had long considered revealing this secret, but only today did the right opportunity present itself.

Why reveal this secret to Jian Qianxiong? The leaders of the Five Great Forces are not blind; with Ye Zhen currently showing such immense combat power at the Fifth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm, who wouldn’t be curious?

Ye Zhen estimated that even the Sect Leader of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect, Jian Qianxiong, would want to know Ye Zhen’s secrets.

Rather than have others harbor suspicions or even take hostile actions, it was better to reveal some of the secrets. This way, Ye Zhen could further earn Jian Qianxiong’s trust and have him ward off much of the trouble for Ye Zhen.

For instance, coveters from the Divine Sect could become a strong backup for Ye Zhen.

"This world is full of unpredictable opportunities, Ye Zhen, your luck is truly..."

Jian Qianxiong greatly admired, "Such assistant-type Divine Power Martial Skills are extremely rare. Even when found, they are very difficult to master; even I, after so many years, have only come across one such assistant..."

Here, Jian Qianxiong paused briefly, skipping this remark and continued, "No wonder your combat power is so extraordinary; it turns out, you had already mastered a lineage Divine Ability!"

"As such, I’ll take back this Soul Guarding Secret Technique, but I’ve prepared something else for you, consider it a preliminary reward from me!" Jian Qianxiong declared.

Ye Zhen’s eyes suddenly brightened.

A shimmering piece of Precious Armor, glowing with a faint fiery aura, suddenly appeared in front of Ye Zhen.

"Fire Scale Armor! Made primarily from the dorsal armor of a Heavenly Level Lower Grade Demon Beast, the Fire Scale Beast, and forged by a Grandmaster Artifact Refiner over several months to produce this Supreme Treasure Armor. This armor not only has strong defense, but is particularly effective against Ice Spiritual Power!

It is a treasured item favored by an elder in our sect. I arranged for it to be brought overnight, hoping it can aid you in tomorrow’s battle!"

"Fire Scale Armor? Thank you, Sect Leader Xie, for the gift."

Ye Zhen was stunned for a moment but soon realized, this was precisely the treasure Jian Qianxiong had sent to defend against Yan Yijun’s Yin Luo Ice Evil.

"You too are fighting desperately for the Divine Sect. This is what you deserve!"

Saying this, Jian Qianxiong strode out of the tent. As he was leaving, he suddenly turned around and said, "Ye Zhen, I do not like to mince my words!

You should understand, the reason I am giving you advice today is mainly because you have shown strong combat power and capabilities! Before this, only Nian Xinghe had enjoyed such treatment!

But now, it has become you!

All of this is determined by your abilities.

Of course, as long as you make greater contributions to the Divine Sect in the future and play a bigger role, what I give you will only increase, I will definitely not treat you unfairly!"

The moment his voice faded, Jian Qianxiong’s figure had already disappeared, and Ye Zhen was left pondering his words...

.....

A night of recovery time, an accumulation of various elixirs, and the devoted assistance of experts from the great forces almost completely healed the injuries of all martial artists after the first day’s five rounds of battle. Each of them appeared extremely vigorous and spirited, waiting beneath the Martial Arena.

Naturally, those martial artists who were killed could only disappear forever.

The second day’s battles began amidst everyone’s anticipation.

The first match of the first round was between Yun Ce, who had his chest bone shattered yesterday, and Xie Zhi, who unfortunately, had just average luck or rather, luck with his hands.

His first battle after recovery was against number three, Ye Zhen.

Though every martial artist had to fight each other once regardless of the order, drawing any opponent seemed to be beyond mere luck.

But for Xie Zhi of the Heavenly Net Sect, who had accumulated zero points after six rounds, this was still dreadful news.

It was apparent Xie Zhi appeared confident and wanted to compete against Ye Zhen.

However, under the stern gaze of Heavenly Net Sect Master Wug Mengshan, he reluctantly conceded without even stepping onto the Martial Arena.

It should be said that the second day of the contest had a very unfavorable start for the Heavenly Net Sect.

The participating martial artists of this Spirit Returning Ranking Contest were now divided into several tiers.

Upon facing martial artists from different tiers, most would immediately concede.

For the likes of Yan Yijun, Shang Lingqi, Yun Ce, and Ye Zhen, who were placed into the first group, the second or third group competitors would almost always concede immediately without even stepping into the arena.

Even if the individuals themselves were reluctant, they would actively concede under the stringent rebukes of their respective sect leaders.

However, there were exceptions, such as Nian Xinghe of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect, who was suspended between the second and first groups. When facing a first group martial artist, Jian Qianxiong would let him compete, but would closely monitor the match. At the slightest disadvantage, he would have him concede immediately.

Under these circumstances, the real intense battles occurred only among the few martial artists within the same group, making the progress of the contests very rapid yet incredibly tedious.

Especially for the other three martial artists in the first group who Ye Zhen was paying attention to, there were very few opportunities to make a move.

It is worth mentioning that in the second round, Ye Zhen drew Nian Xinghe.

"I... concede..."

On the Martial Arena, Nian Xinghe was silent for a long while before uttering these three words. It was unknown how much rebuke from Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong followed these words.

However, Ye Zhen could tell that Nian Xinghe was very reluctant, his eyes filled with much frustration, as he had been discontent with the result of his last selection contest within the Sun and Moon Divine Sect.

In this Spirit Returning Ranking Contest, for the sake of the overall situation, he had to make way, helpless as he had lost one match on the first day, and Ye Zhen had astonishingly slayed White Bone Young Master Lio Kechu. frёewebnoѵēl.com

In such a case, any leader would recognize Ye Zhen as the first seed player over Nian Xinghe.

As he stepped down from the Martial Arena, Nian Xinghe turned and gave Ye Zhen a complex look, but it primarily conveyed challenge and unwillingness.

With the acquisition of the Low Grade Spirit Artifact, the Blazing Flame Light-Sealing Sword, Nian Xinghe’s confidence and combat power had surged dramatically.

Unlike the incredibly unlucky Heavenly Net Sect member Xie Zhi, Yun Xin of Qingyun Castle, who also had zero points yesterday, recovered excellently today and exhibited his prowess.

By the fourth round, he had four victories from four fights, amassing forty points.

And the otherwise lackluster battles of the second day suddenly peaked during the fourth round.

"Fourth round, third match, number three versus number two!" The Heavenly Net Sect Master called out the drawing result without expressing any emotion. Yet, this ordinary announcement immediately energized the watching martial artists, causing everyone to sit upright.

Number three was Ye Zhen, and number two was the long-famed Young Master Demon Sound, Shang Lingqi, known as the current top young expert of Qinglan Martial City and the foremost among Qinglan Martial City’s Four Young Masters.

Both belonging to the first group of martial artists, this was today’s first fight between members of the first group.

Moreover, both Ye Zhen and Young Master Demon Sound, Shang Lingqi, had maintained a winning streak in their previous eight matches.

At this point, including Yan Yijun, only three martial artists still had an undefeated record.

In other words, whoever won the battle between Ye Zhen and Shang Lingqi would move a step closer to the first position.

This fight, like a potent stimulant, immediately livened up the entire venue. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to vote for it at qidian.com with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)