I’ve never seen treasures appear one after another like this, not like with Ye Zhen!
Damn, that Red Moon Shield from earlier could take on a full-force strike from the human snake without a scratch, that was terrifying enough.
Directly dodged the chain attacks launched by Yan Shuning through the human snake, and in the end, even the human snake’s poison liquid, which even Ninth Stage Establishnt Kings dared not touch, was taken by the Red Moon Shield.
That’s not even ntioning it; after all, life-saving treasures are normal.
Any martial artist would try to collect one or two life-saving treasures for critical monts; Yan Shuning has such treasures too.
But the life-saving treasure Ye Zhen has, its effectiveness is really too astonishing.
Heaven bears witness, several Kings of the Seventh and Eighth Stages of the Establishnt Realm known by Yan Shuning probably don’t have a life-saving treasure like Ye Zhen’s Red Moon Shield.
But luck is fickle, and who can deny Ye Zhen’s good fortune, Yan Shuning admits.
Then, seizing the right mont, Yan Shuning launched his second deadly attack on Ye Zhen, his low-grade spirit artifact Cloud-piercing Spirit-breaking Shuttle.
Don’t underestimate this Cloud-piercing Spirit-breaking Shuttle being just a low-grade spirit artifact, because Yan Shuning once used this low-grade spirit artifact to take down a Sixth Stage Establishnt King.
He relied on the unique spirit-breaking and armor-breaking powers of the Cloud-piercing Spirit-breaking Shuttle.
Under normal circumstances, a straightforward blast from the Cloud-piercing Spirit-breaking Shuttle could likely kill Ye Zhen in one strike, let alone a sneak attack.
But the ergence of the Wind-swallowing Beast left Yan Shuning speechless!
Wind-swallowing Beast!
As a core martial artist of the Stars Tower, he couldn’t be clearer about it.
It is said that in the entire Stars Tower, only the five Great Tower Chiefs each have a Wind-swallowing Beast for protection, secretly accumulated through resources across auctions by the Stars Tower.
But ever since the Beast Taming Sect was annihilated, Wind-swallowing Beasts haven’t appeared again.
The five elusive Great Tower Chiefs of the Stars Tower regard the Wind-swallowing Beast as a treasure, seldom showing it, let alone using it.
Yan Shuning had only seen its appearance once at the Yan family’s old ancestor’s place, and today, unexpectedly witnessed it devour his spirit artifact!
At that mont, Yan Shuning felt almost like wailing in despair.
Who on earth was he dealing with today, why did Ye Zhen even have a treasure like a Wind-swallowing Beast?
Nonetheless, no matter how shocked, Yan Shuning didn’t have much ti to wail, as he clearly knew, Ye Zhen’s counterattack was imminent!
Almost simultaneously, Yan Shuning saw Ye Zhen’s eyes glaring with fury, two dark red Soul Refining Divine Lights blasting straight at him.
In a panic, Yan Shuning instinctively wanted to maneuver the human snake to shield him from this strike; in this cramped cave with no room to dodge, it was the only way!
Instinctively, after using a special jade talisman in his hand, the human snake hissed as it tried to charge forward to protect Yan Shuning.
But the problem was, the human snake was surrounded by the Earth Vein Heavenly Fire controlled by Ye Zhen.
The terrifying Earth Vein Heavenly Fire instilled a primal fear within the human snake.
But the command to protect was above all, so the human snake still hissed as it rushed through the Earth Vein Heavenly Fire’s encirclent towards Yan Shuning.
This scene left Ye Zhen stunned.
The human snake had indeed rushed through the Earth Vein Heavenly Fire’s encirclent, and the fire had not caused much harm, rely charring its scale armor black when passing through.
But the issue was that the human snake’s slightest instinctual fear toward the Earth Vein Heavenly Fire caused a montary slowdown as it passed through.
No need to elaborate on the speed of Ye Zhen’s Soul Refining Divine Light.
If not for the human snake’s extre speed, Yan Shuning would’ve been obliterated by the Soul Refining Divine Light at the mont he realized.
Thus, the montary deceleration of the human snake passing through the Earth Vein Heavenly Fire dictated Yan Shuning’s fate.
By the ti the human snake arrived to shield Yan Shuning, the Soul Refining Divine Light had already blasted into Yan Shuning’s forehead; the last trace of divine brilliance vanished from his wide-open eyes before he collapsed!
Though he took down Yan Shuning, Ye Zhen was far from at ease.
Because there remained the horrifying monster, the human snake.
Ye Zhen had assud his Earth Vein Heavenly Fire would injure it, but the damage was surprisingly limited, failing to eliminate the human snake promptly.
If unable to swiftly dispose of the human snake and if it were provoked into a frenzied attack against Ye Zhen...
Ye Zhen might not have another Red Moon Escape Shield to rise up in defense.
The Red Moon Shield inside the Red Moon Soul Ring would only be reactivated after the formation within it automatically operated for nine days post-use.
By then, it could thus truly be disastrous.
No choice, Ye Zhen could only slowly drive the Earth Vein Heavenly Fire to corner the human snake into the cave’s nook; to his concern, the human snake grew increasingly agitated, even making several attempts to break through the fire’s siege.
This worry led Ye Zhen to consider whether to wield the true power from the Purple Spirit to seriously harm or kill it; then unexpectedly, his gaze fell upon a peculiar-shaped jade talisman that slipped from Yan Shuning’s corpse.
With a single palm’s grasp, the jade talisman floated into Ye Zhen’s hand, and at the mont divine sense surged in, a strange connection ford between Ye Zhen and the human snake, allowing Ye Zhen to clearly sense its state.
On the verge of eruption.
Normally, a typical jade talisman can be easily controlled and activated once held.
But with this peculiar beast-shaped jade talisman, although Ye Zhen could infuse his divine sense into it, no matter how he tried, he couldn’t control it. There seed to be a strange restriction inside!
"It seems I have no choice but to waste the true body strength of the Purple Spirit..."
With a sigh, Ye Zhen tightened his palm, and as the beast-shaped jade talisman silently shattered into powder, a surge of sword Qi rose from his body.
However, before Ye Zhen could fully summon the sword force of the Purple Spirit’s true body, his eyes widened in shock!
At the mont the beast-shaped jade talisman shattered, a massive burst of blood suddenly erupted from the heart of the human snake Ye Zhen dreaded, causing it to fall to the ground, hissing in pain and eventually gasping its last!
This scene left Ye Zhen astonished.
It also allowed Ye Zhen to discern so things.
The monster human snake crafted by Stars Tower indeed possessed incredible combat power, but it seed even Stars Tower itself currently had no absolute control or confidence in this creature, relying only on the jade talisman for control.
And even with the jade talisman, it couldn’t achieve complete control.
Therefore, fearing the human snake would run out of control, they engraved a destruction restriction in the talisman, so when the beast-shaped jade talisman broke, the human snake died!
However, Ye Zhen had no ti to study the human snake at this mont and hurriedly rushed over to Feng Qingyue, quickly untying the ropes on her body.
Almost simultaneously, Feng Qingyue tightly embraced Ye Zhen, and Ye Zhen could feel Feng Qingyue’s delicate body trembling constantly. Even with cultivation reaching the Seventh Stage of Vein Forging Realm, tears still wet Ye Zhen’s shoulder within a few breaths.
"I knew it, I knew you would definitely co..."
After a good while of consoling, Feng Qingyue finally cald down.
Things were pretty much as Ye Zhen had imagined.
What was different was that what lured Ye Zhen out was a talisman communication from Feng Qingyue, while what lured Feng Qingyue out was another ’Ye Zhen.’
According to Feng Qingyue, the one who impersonated Ye Zhen was another corpse in this cave with an appearance similar to Ye Zhen’s.
The impersonation was very convincing.
To be honest, at first, Feng Qingyue didn’t recognize it at all and didn’t suspect a thing.
How could the Ye Zhen who invited her from the Divine Sect be fake?
But when Feng Qingyue proactively held ’Ye Zhen’s hand, the slight trembling and completely different feel compared to before aroused her suspicion.
Ye Zhen’s hand is very warm and comfortable to hold.
The impersonator’s hand, however, was clammy, cold, and the shape and size were different.
This detail could only be detected by soone like Feng Qingyue who had held Ye Zhen’s hand many tis.
Then, Feng Qingyue casually asked, "My mom invited you to dine, will you go?"
The fake Ye Zhen affirmatively answered, but in truth, Feng Qingyue’s mother had passed away years ago.
Then, this martial artist with a genuine cultivation of Sixth Stage of Vein Forging Realm beca a corpse!
Without even reacting, his heart was directly smashed by Feng Qingyue, and the battle comnced!
Relying on the Moon Concealing Silver Light Wheel and Black Silkworm Spirit Silk Armor, two mid-grade spirit artifacts, Feng Qingyue successfully took down a Second Stage Establishnt King and seriously wounded another.
However, there were too many opponents, including a Fourth Stage Establishnt King. Under the siege of three kings and four Vein Forging Realm martial artists, Feng Qingyue killed one and injured four but was ultimately captured alive.
Ye Zhen knew everything that happened afterward.
"Right, they captured to threaten the Sect Hierarch. We must act quickly..."
Feng Qingyue’s reminder prompted Ye Zhen to rember this matter, and he hurried to send a reassuring talisman communication to Jian Qianxiong.
But before the talisman was sent, Ye Zhen paused for a mont.
Ye Zhen had already learned Stars Tower’s plan, and through his exchanges with Jian Qianxiong, he knew Yan Wuji was in the Divine Sect’s main temple.
After a brief contemplation, Ye Zhen altered the content of the talisman communication for Jian Qianxiong: "Have rescued Qingyue, don’t worry.
However, the Sect Hierarch might want to wait; courtesy demands reciprocity. Since they dared target Qingyue, it’s only proper for us to return the favor with a grand gesture!"
Ye Zhen was truly angered this ti!
Of course, Ye Zhen also experienced the frustration of being impersonated, and when thinking about Stars Tower possibly using that monster human snake against Feng Qingyue, he felt a chill down his spine.
Moreover, after several life-and-death situations, he had to use an exceptionally precious Wind-swallowing Beast to save himself.
If Ye Zhen didn’t return the favor properly, he wouldn’t be Ye Zhen!
Not long after Ye Zhen’s talisman communication flew out, he received a reply from Jian Qianxiong.
"Make sure the favor is great. If it’s not grand enough, don’t even think about marrying Qingyue without my approval!" was Jian Qianxiong’s response to Ye Zhen! (To be continued. If you like this story, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian) to vote for recomndations and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.)
User Comments
0 comments from readers