King of Creation
Chapter 1300: Chapter 1285: Master Earth’s Fury
Amidst Liu Feng’s high-pitched gasp of shock, the blood-colored flame that Zhou Tu transformed into exploded with the intensity of a sun, right behind Ye Zhen.
Most critically, the blood-colored flame unleashed by Zhou Tu was confined within a thirty-meter radius!
At the moment of eruption, Zhou Tu was less than ten meters away from Ye Zhen.
In other words, Ye Zhen was virtually at the center of this explosive blood-colored flame.
The terrifying power instantly triggered the defensive array of the Changle Princess Mansion, and hundreds of formations rose from all directions of the Changle Princess Mansion.
Even the ground erupted with dozens of formations in an instant.
These were only meant to protect the folded space’s defensive array within the Changle Mansion, but at this moment, they became deadly.
The power of the formations further anchored Zhou Tu’s self-detonating blood-colored flame to the ground, thereby subjecting Ye Zhen to even more of the flame.
In the void above the Changle Princess Mansion, an angry roar suddenly sounded, and the void wriggled violently as Master Earth’s avatar projection rushed to appear over the training grounds.
A palm shadow, spanning a hundred-meter radius, descended upon the blood-colored flame.
Master Earth’s quick reaction couldn’t be exaggerated, but ultimately, it was a tad late. Before Master Earth’s avatar projection appeared, the blood-colored flame had already engulfed Ye Zhen.
The soldiers watching were dumbstruck by this sudden change, completely at a loss other than instinctively retreating.
Gu Tieqi instinctively wanted to charge forward but was held back by Liu Feng, "You’re crazy! A self-detonation from a Blood Spirit Death Soldier at the Peak of the Ninth Stage of Divine Communication Realm spells certain death under the Ninth Stage Peak. Even dark palace realm martial artists would suffer heavy injuries!"
Gu Tieqi’s eyes widened in shock, "Captain Ye, he... he..."
Gu Tieqi’s urgency was genuine, not feigned.
Honestly, before this, he felt he was going to live a life of idleness, waiting on fate for hundreds of years, perhaps gaining some position within the family due to his lineage and enjoying some peaceful days.
If not, he might be discarded as cannon fodder by the family one day.
Being insulted by Gu Chunzhi, who came from pure blood lineage, seemed to have become a habit.
The authority of the family extinguished any thoughts of rebellion he might have had.
In Luoyi, the bloodline is a chasm that cannot be crossed.
But Ye Zhen’s appearance gave him hope, gave him confidence!
Suddenly, he felt that Gu Chunzhi from the family wasn’t that terrifying, and for the first time, he thought he might achieve something on his own.
But now, Ye Zhen was assassinated by a Blood Spirit Death Soldier whose aura surged to the Ninth Stage of Divine Communication Realm.
It felt like his hope was shattered!
Liu Feng looked at Gu Tieqi, whose face was filled with unimaginable pain, and shook his head gently.
After a few days’ interaction, despite his preconceived notions, he found Captain Ye to be more formidable than he imagined, both in methods and in power.
Yet, he hadn’t expected such an incident to occur.
However, unlike Gu Tieqi, he had no personal connection with Ye Zhen, so besides feeling a bit regretful, he didn’t feel much else.
Cough, cough, cough!
Intense coughing unexpectedly erupted from the center of the just-dispersed blood-colored flame, causing Liu Feng’s expression to turn to shock, while Gu Tieqi’s expression turned to wild joy, and he shouted and charged into the heart of the flame eruption.
"Captain Ye, you didn’t die!"
Meanwhile, Master Earth’s avatar projection brought the palm down completely, dispersing all the blood-colored light, revealing the disheveled Ye Zhen inside.
At this moment, Ye Zhen’s clothes were completely reduced to powder, standing before him was a massive shield full of mysterious patterns, protecting Ye Zhen’s front and blocking the majority of the blood spirit flame light from Zhou Tu’s explosion.
As for Ye Zhen’s back, it was rather tragic.
It looked as if it was being roasted, with numerous blisters rising on the skin surface, and some parts had turned black and charred, even with oil dripping down, most of the skin resembling cooked shrimp, swollen red and unsightly.
The Dragon Turtle Arm Shield only blocked the most powerful blood-colored flame impact from behind.
Zhou Tu’s flaming explosion covered the entire thirty-meter radius sphere.
Ye Zhen’s back inevitably took the brunt of the impact.
What frustrated Ye Zhen was that, after the last conflict with the Heavenly Temple Spirit Master Hexiao, his Yellow Sand Golden Soul Armor was destroyed, and he hadn’t had a chance to refine a new soul armor.
Otherwise, the injury to Ye Zhen’s back wouldn’t have been so severe.
The key was Zhou Tu’s attack was too abrupt; at the critical moment, Ye Zhen could only activate the Dragon Turtle Arm Shield on his wrist to block the frontal impact, not even leaving time to layer the Dragon Scale Spirit Armor a second time, which was breached by the horrendous shock wave.
But mostly, it was Ye Zhen’s high-grade suppressing device, the Black Dragon Tyrant Body, that endured the terrifying blood light impact.
Otherwise, even if Ye Zhen didn’t die, his whole back would likely have turned into a pulp!
Coughing up blood, Ye Zhen laboriously turned around and glared at Gu Tieqi, "What, were you hoping I’d die?"
"Ah...."
"Fool, help me up...."
Before Gu Tieqi could react, Liuu Feng had already rushed over to support the staggering Ye Zhen, "Captain, your fate... is impressive!"
Although the self-detonation of the Blood Spirit Death Soldier with a Cultivation aura reaching the Ninth Stage of the Divine Communication Realm was terrifyingly powerful, the Dragon Turtle Arm Shield blocked most of the blast, and Ye Zhen’s injuries weren’t as severe as they appeared on the surface.
He could walk without help, but Ye Zhen didn’t want to reveal too much, especially since there had been consecutive assassination attempts on him by Death Soldiers.
In the sky, Master Earth’s projection was somewhat astonished to see Ye Zhen walk out alive, his gaze filled with surprise.
However, after briefly focusing on the Dragon Turtle Arm Shield in Ye Zhen’s hand, he seemed surprised, "This little fellow really has a lot of good stuff on him."
Not only was Master Earth surprised, but Ye Zhen was also somewhat taken aback; his Dragon Turtle Arm Shield hadn’t undergone much refining, largely relying on its inherent power.
His Black Dragon Tyrant Body, equivalent to a Mid-grade Town Artifact in strength, suffered significant damage, yet the surface of the Dragon Turtle Arm Shield was unscathed. This thing was indeed a genuine treasure.
Its defensive capability is absolutely top-notch.
If refined, Ye Zhen estimated its defensive powers could definitely surpass the level of a High Grade Suppressing Device.
"Investigate!"
"Someone, thoroughly investigate this for me! Within two hours, I want the ancestral data of this person for three generations, and within two hours, I want all his military records laid out in front of me!"
Master Earth’s furious roar echoed throughout the entire military camp!
In fact, Master Earth wasn’t overly angry about the Blood Spirit Death Soldier attempting to assassinate Ye Zhen; he was furious that a Blood Spirit Death Soldier had infiltrated Changle Princess Mansion and even the Personal Guard Camp of the mansion.
Just imagine if one day, while guarding the Princess, the Blood Spirit Death Soldier launched an assassination attempt—the thought made Master Earth’s scalp crawl.
More than a hundred green-robed eunuchs rushed out of the Changle Princess Mansion holding various command talismans as if they had lost their parents.
"Captain Ye, I don’t care who the target of the assassination was, but from today on, if a similar assassination occurs again within the Princess Mansion, I will hold you responsible!" Master Earth’s icy voice rang out.
This made the already injured Ye Zhen’s face turn extremely ugly, and in that instant, he understood the real reason behind Master Earth’s anger.
It wasn’t because he was gravely injured, but because assassins had infiltrated Changle Princess Mansion without anyone noticing!
The Little Demon transformed into a wooden hairpin and the Four-footed Snake A Chou inside Ye Zhen’s Spirit Palace cursed the assassin furiously, and quickly spewed out an immense amount of incomparably pure Yimu Spiritual Power, beginning to heal Ye Zhen’s injuries, soothing his burning back as layers of dead flesh began to fall off rapidly.
Master Earth’s orders were implemented.
Two hours later, all of Zhou Tu’s information was displayed in front of Master Earth, and Ye Zhen also received a copy.
But what made everyone’s faces extremely grim was that Zhou Tu turned out to be a solitary person.
According to the information gathered, within three years of his enlistment, his family members had successively passed away, leaving him with no direct relatives.
He was usually quite reclusive and always spent his pay as quickly as possible once it was issued.
Although his military pay wasn’t much, he frequented ordinary brothels frequently, yet managed to live quite prosperously.
"This is a true Death Soldier!"
"Captain Ye, don’t make me teach you what to do," Master Earth’s projection slammed Zhou Tu’s dossier in front of Ye Zhen.
"Investigate!"
"Liuu Feng, take my seal and go to the Military Control Office to request the birthplaces and family information of all soldiers in the Princess Mansion Personal Guard Camp! Filter out those who are solitary, without wives or children!" Ye Zhen gritted his teeth.
On the Primordial Continent, ordinary people get married quite early, and most have children running around by their twenties.
The consequences of Blood Spirit Death Soldiers infiltrating the Princess Mansion Guards, no matter the target, were crystal clear to Ye Zhen.
So, Ye Zhen straightforwardly gave up pursuing the investigations for now and started cleaning up the military affairs first.
After taking two days, Ye Zhen, Liuu Feng, and Gu Tieqi meticulously reviewed the information of three thousand two hundred soldiers in the Personal Guard Camp like a sieve.
They surprisingly found 74 soldiers who had no relatives, no wives, and no children who fit the criteria!
Ye Zhen knew that the vast majority, even 99% of these soldiers, were innocent, but for security considerations, he sent all of them back to their original units.
"Now I finally understand why most of the candidates for the Personal Guard are sons of noble families!" Ye Zhen chuckled bitterly after the review.
"Because the sons of noble families have guaranteed backgrounds, making it nearly impossible for someone like Zhou Tu to be a Blood Spirit Death Soldier! Their loyalty is assured, but as for combat power, they’re all just for show!" Liuu Feng remarked.
Ye Zhen nodded, "Alright, I need to go out for a while. When I’m not here, the two of you will take turns overseeing the defense; no more issues can arise."
Liuu Feng nodded, but Gu Tieqi instinctively asked, "Captain Ye, where are you going, do you need me to accompany you?"
Ye Zhen slowly shook his head, but as he stepped out of the barracks doors, his face was covered with a fierce expression!
The military affairs had been straightened out, and now Ye Zhen needed to take care of his own business.
No matter who it is, if they want to deal with Ye Zhen, they must be prepared to pay the price!

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