Almost simultaneously, everyone, every martial artist within Ye Zhen’s illusory realm, whether it was the eight Guardian Elders of the Longevity Sect’s Xining Branch, Deputy Branch Master Miao Jinfeng, or the onlookers watching the commotion from the sidelines, all turned tail and fled in panic.
They were terrified!
In their vision, dozens upon dozens of Cloud Winged Tiger Kings were pouncing towards one person—that was a rhythm where not even dregs would be left behind.
Actually, this was mainly because everyone’s attention had just been focused on the Cloud Winged Tiger King that had suddenly grown larger in Ye Zhen’s hand.
With their attention highly concentrated, the sudden emergence of this drastic change naturally triggered panic and evasion as an instinct, even for those powerful beings at the peak of the Fifth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm.
Under normal circumstances, if everyone’s attention hadn’t been so captivated by Ye Zhen’s actions, this kind of illusion would have at most caused some alarm and confusion, but it definitely wouldn’t have frightened everyone into scattering and fleeing like now.
Because under normal circumstances, everyone understood that it was absolutely impossible for a hundred or so Cloud Winged Tiger Kings to appear simultaneously.
Similarly, this scene also startled Ye Zhen.
Because the effect was.... simply too good!
Better than Ye Zhen had ever anticipated!
However, Ye Zhen didn’t have a moment to contemplate the reasons behind such an effect, for almost at the instant the illusion array was activated, Ye Zhen made his move.
Ye Zhen of today was no longer the young shrimp who had first entered Jianghu; his nature had long been tempered to be as solid as a rock, decisive in killing; he had also come to understand that in Jianghu, one’s words must be backed by strength!
And strength, is fought for, and prestige is earned through slaying!
A pair of enormous spiritual power wings suddenly emerged from behind Ye Zhen, instantly turning into a red streak from flapping at extreme speeds, and in the next moment, Ye Zhen’s figure vanished on the spot, a red light flashed across the sky.
Silver Line Flash!
Wooo!
An extremely low humming sound abruptly resounded by the side of Jiao Yi, one of the fleeing Guardian Elders from the Longevity Sect’s Xining Branch; because the speed of Silver Line Flash was so extreme, the sound of tearing through the air had turned into a deep, uncomfortable droning rather than a piercing scream.
Jiao Yi, who instinctively turned to avoid the Cloud Winged Tiger King out of fright, felt something amiss and heard the odd sound, instinctively turned his head to look, only to see Ye Zhen’s figure suddenly appearing by his side amidst the glint of light.
"Ah?"
Boom boom boom!
Shocked, Jiao Yi heard the sudden sound of thunder rolling, and before he could react, a great thunderclap blasted through his protective spirit force, shocking him into numbness, shivering uncontrollably, unable to muster any spiritual power.
Hisss!
The sound of Floating Cloud Finger piercing the air almost resonated at the same moment, directly penetrating Jiao Yi’s remaining protective spirit force, and even penetrated his Acquired Spiritual Body that low grade treasures could hardly damage.
Accompanied by red and white brain matter, the piercing fingertip suddenly flew out from behind Jiao Yi’s head.
"Divine Skills... you..."
Jiao Yi’s eyes widened as all the life force within him dissipated in an instant after he uttered these three words, taking with it the divine light in his eyes.
In the next moment, Jiao Yi dropped from the sky like a dead fish, and as he fell, a red radiance flashed past him, causing the finger wearing the storage ring to vanish outright.
Almost simultaneously, the huge spirit wings on Ye Zhen’s back once again lit up into a crimson streak, and his figure disappeared in an instant.
In almost the time it took to breathe, an elder from the Longevity Sect’s Xining Branch thus perished, but most were too busy fleeing for their lives to notice this terrifying event.
However, within that same breath, the other seven Guardian Elders and Deputy Helm Master Miao Jinfeng from the Longevity Sect’s Xining Branch halted in unison. Sword Gangs, blade glows, and fist imprints flashed as the Cloud Winged Tiger Kings charging at them dissolved into nothingness under their attack.
Within that breath’s time, they had reacted.
Just one Cloud Winged Tiger King, whence came hundreds?
If there really were hundreds of Cloud Winged Tiger Kings, the entire Xining Martial City would be turned upside down.
An Illusory Realm!
It was absolutely an Illusion!
When they thought about how they had been fooled by Ye Zhen, a mere boy, these peak Fifth Stage Soul Sea Realm beings were extremely incensed.
But anger aside, they could not ignore the hundreds of Cloud Winged Tiger Kings lunging at them. Although they knew these might all be illusions, they still had to painstakingly pierce through each illusion of the Cloud Winged Tiger Kings to make them vanish!
An Illusion Array has three realms!
The First Stage is the illusion within the illusion, where each illusory form is made of Divine Soul Power, condensing Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi to craft false forms that scatter upon attack. But these illusory forms are endless, and this stage is the easiest to deal with.
The Second Stage consists of illusion and reality! When Divine Soul Power is incredibly strong, the illusory forms within the array can possess certain offensive power, with the combat power depending on the martial artist’s Cultivation.
If those trapped in the Illusory Realm regard them as mere illusions and don’t resist much, their end is sealed.
The Third Stage is both illusion and reality, the truth and deceit of the illusory forms hinge on the practitioner’s single thought. If you prepare to attack the illusion, it will prove false; but if you let your guard down and ignore it, the illusion can take your life.
This is the most terrifying and headache-inducing Illusory Realm, one that only those with exceedingly strong Divine Soul Power can execute.
Although Ye Zhen’s Divine Soul Power has greatly improved, he can only achieve the First Stage of Illusion Array’s realms. The terrifying Illusion Array that the Phantom Soul Beast King exhibited was not something Ye Zhen’s current Divine Soul Power could muster.
Normally, martial artists at the Soul Sea Realm trapped in such a First Stage illusory array created by Ye Zhen would find it was not difficult to deal with; they could simply ignore the illusions and concentrate on breaking the array.
But what’s fatal is that Ye Zhen’s illusory forms in the array used a real Cloud Winged Tiger King as the main subject; with such a genuine Cloud Winged Tiger King participating, the Illusion Array immediately took on a sense of being both illusion and reality.
Fine, if you think they are illusions and ignore them, focusing your mind on breaking the illusory realm, but what if that one real Cloud Winged Tiger King were to pounce?
Even though the Guardian Elders from the Longevity Sect’s Xining Branch were all powerfully combative and could slay Upper-grade Earth Level Demon Beasts with ease, dispatching them in a few moves,
yet, Upper-grade Earth Level Demon Beasts are also extremely formidable in combat, and a moment of inattention could lead to their heads moving to a new location in an instant.
"Better to be safe than sorry!"
The Guardian Elders of the Longevity Sect’s Xining Branch were all veterans of many battles, exceptionally cautious; no one dared to bet on that chance.
In such situations, they had to keep fending off the never-ending illusions of the Cloud Winged Tiger King that surged towards them like a tide, even if they knew they were lunging at thin air, they still had to puncture through.
Whoosh!
The low howling sound of the Silver Line Flash ripping through the air arose again, and Ye Zhen’s figure abruptly appeared beside Weng Shou, one of the eight Guardian Elders of the Longevity Sect’s Xining Branch.
As Weng Shou was caught by surprise, Ye Zhen continued to mimic the tiger.
After the echoing sound of the two Heavenly Thunders of Fright, the Floating Cloud Finger was pointed out, and like Jiao Yi before him, Weng Shou fell from the sky like a dead fish, while Ye Zhen’s figure once again flashed past.
Hiss!
A sudden gasp of cold air came from the mouth of Du Xueshou of Blood Hand Hall, and at the same time, the same sound of sharp inhales occurred among a large group of Martial Artists thousands of meters away.
No other reason!
Because all of them, without exception, witnessed the scene where Ye Zhen neatly and cleanly killed a Peak of the Fifth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm powerhouse!
No!
It should be two people!
Because just when Weng Shou fell from the sky, the body of Jiao Yi had just heavily crashed to the ground, making a thunderous noise!
Ye Zhen’s Divine Soul Cultivation was only at the Divine Soul Fifth Realm, and he had not opened his Soul Sea; thus, his Divine Soul Power couldn’t be fully deployed. Therefore, the Illusory Realm that Ye Zhen had set up had a limited range, covering only a kilometer in radius.
After these people ran out of the kilometer range, they realized that the Cloud Winged Tiger King that was lunging at them had completely disappeared and understood it was an Illusory Realm. They moved a bit away and stopped to watch the battle.
And the scene of Ye Zhen’s display of power left them dumbstruck!
Especially Yinn Jianzhang of Wusheng Pavilion, Yue Zhizhong of Golden Crow Tower, and Zong Yuan of Purple Lightning Gang, all were stupefied, and as soon as they recalled their behavior just now, their old faces burned with embarrassment.
A being with such terrifying combat power was absolutely not someone they could recruit.
Similarly, Du Xueshou of Blood Hand Hall was stunned as well.
"This combat power... and that Thunder Light... If I had clashed with him just now, it’s hard to say who would have come out on top! No, rather, my odds of winning are even smaller since I didn’t take him seriously at all. Luckily..."
Cold sweat suddenly beaded on Du Xueshou’s forehead; he felt he had just narrowly brushed by death itself.
"Take this as a warning, I must take it as a warning. In the future, I must never be arrogant, never underestimate anyone!" Du Xueshou admonished himself over and over!
Among the Martial Artists watching from outside the kilometer range, many were from the Longevity Sect. Seeing the situation, apart from being shocked, they immediately sent messages to the various Guardian Elders of the Longevity Sect.
Deputy Branch Master Miao Jinfeng was shocked upon receiving the news and immediately retreated three hundred meters, escaping the range of the Illusory Realm!
As soon as he got a clear view of the battle situation, his eyes instantly reddened!
"Old Wei!"
Just as Miao Jinfeng had barely leapt out of the fray, another Guardian Elder named Wei from the Longevity Sect’s Xining Branch plummeted from the sky with eyes wide open, lifeless.
Within the Illusory Realm, everything was under Ye Zhen’s control, including the consecutive deaths of their companions, which went unnoticed by them!
Three people!
In the span of just a few breaths, three Peak of the Fifth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm Guardian Elders were lost!
This kind of loss was something the Longevity Sect’s Xining Branch hadn’t even suffered five years ago during their bloody battle with Blood Hand Hall!
"Retreat quickly, get out of the kilometer range to escape the Illusory Realm!"
Miao Jinfeng’s shrill cry resounded abruptly.
Almost the moment Miao Jinfeng’s roar sounded, the remaining five Guardian Elders of the Longevity Sect’s Soul Sea Realm retreated like lightning; in fact, they didn’t need Miao Jinfeng to shout as they already knew what to do.
Some lower Cultivation Martial Artists watching from the periphery, their friends, had already sent them messages.
But just as they retreated explosively, Ye Zhen’s figure disappeared once again!
"Be careful!"
"Be careful!"
"Be careful!"
The dozens of Longevity Sect Martial Artists present roared simultaneously, even covering up Miao Jinfeng’s cry of alarm.
But the shouting was one thing, the warning was another; some things can’t be changed with just a warning.
When Ye Zhen’s figure reappeared, it was right beside Wu Qingxue, a Guardian Elder of the Longevity Sect’s Xining Branch, and he was only a meter away from Wu Qingxue!
The instant he appeared, the Heavenly Thunder of Fright already stored in his palms roared towards him!
With the speed of Heavenly Thunder of Fright, one meter was not even a distance!
As soon as Wu Qingxue noticed Ye Zhen, the two streams of Heavenly Thunder of Fright struck the Protective Spirit Force atop his head, piercing through it in an instant.
Miao Jinfeng watched with bulging, bloodshot eyes, letting out a hysterical roar!
"No!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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