King of Creation
Chapter 442: Chapter 436: Blood Demon Vanished?
"This power... it’s truly... terrifying!"
Even as the caster of the Heavenly Thunder of Fright, Ye Zhen was absolutely shocked when he saw Mo Dian being directly blasted into a lump of charred remains.
The power of the Heavenly Thunder of Fright was even more terrifying than Ye Zhen had imagined.
After being hit by the first Heavenly Thunder of Fright from Ye Zhen, Mo Dian became like a target, and within a single breath, he was continuously struck by Ye Zhen’s Heavenly Thunder of Fright, hitting him four times in a row.
Then Mo Dian turned into a piece of char!
It must be known that Mo Dian was a powerful being at the Peak of the Fifth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm. Ye Zhen had initially thought that, at most, the Heavenly Thunder of Fright would severely injure Mo Dian.
To his surprise, four Heavenly Thunders of Fright directly obliterated him!
Suddenly, the Heavenly Thunder of Fright had become Ye Zhen’s strongest killing move, and strictly in terms of power, even the Origin Sword Source of the First Sword Vein was somewhat inferior.
Even the powerful Origin Sword Source with its Sword Heart Enlightenment from the First Sword Vein couldn’t directly obliterate a mighty one from the Peak of the Fifth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm like the Heavenly Thunder of Fright could.
However, this doesn’t mean that Ye Zhen will now mainly cultivate the Heavenly Thunder of Fright, and sideline other martial skills such as the Floating Cloud Finger, Red Jade Seal, Wind Cloud Sword Qi, Origin Sword Vein, and Three Styles of Black Dragon Tyrant of Heaven.
On the contrary, Ye Zhen’s main cultivation would still focus on martial skills like Floating Cloud Finger, Red Jade Seal, Three Styles of Black Dragon Tyrant of Heaven, even if in the future, Ye Zhen is fortunate enough to acquire the third layer of the Thunder Secret Technique of Fright.
This is actually the fundamental difference between secret techniques and martial skills.
Once a secret technique is mastered, it can provide a powerful combat capability, but after it is mastered, there’s generally little room for advancement.
Once a secret technique is mastered, its combat power is fixed and cannot increase as one’s Cultivation improves.
For example, when Ye Zhen first started out and learned the True Essence Secret Skill True Essence Sword Finger and later the Spiritual Power Secret Technique Ice Fiend Qi, they were his winning moves.
But as Ye Zhen’s Cultivation gradually improved, both True Essence Sword Finger and Ice Fiend Qi became less effective.
In contrast, martial skills might not deliver as much combat power as secret techniques in their early stages, but they can improve as one’s Cultivation and realm enhance and can even be of lifelong companionship.
Years later, when Ye Zhen’s Cultivation breaks through to the Soul Sea Realm or higher, the Thunder Secret Technique of Fright might be discarded, but martial skills such as Floating Cloud Finger and Red Jade Seal will still grow with Ye Zhen.
That is the fundamental difference between secret techniques and martial skills.
Nevertheless, even though the power of a secret technique cannot grow, Ye Zhen believes that after getting the third layer of the cultivation method for the Thunder Secret Technique of Fright, it might still accompany him for a long part of his journey.
Apart from being shocked by the power of the Heavenly Thunder of Fright, the thing that surprised Ye Zhen the most in his battle with Mo Dian was the defensive capability of the Red Jade Battle Body.
When Mo Dian attacked by surprise, Ye Zhen was almost unguarded and was almost directly hit by Mo Dian’s Rapid Thunder Sword.
However, the Rapid Thunder Sword did not cause Ye Zhen too serious an injury.
Although the network of sword lights formed by over a dozen sword lights caused Ye Zhen’s upper body to bleed profusely, almost every sword light of the Rapid Thunder Sword, upon piercing his flesh by an inch, had its power completely consumed by the strong defensive capability of Ye Zhen’s Small Success stage Red Jade Battle Body.
They caused Ye Zhen almost exclusively superficial wounds.
This was one of the reasons Ye Zhen was able to counterattack Mo Dian instantly and strike him down.
Of course, the most important reason was that after undergoing half a year of Heavenly Thunder Body Tempering, Ye Zhen’s body had developed an extremely strong resistance to thunder and lightning power, greatly reducing the power of Mo Dian’s incredibly damaging Rapid Thunder Sword.
If Mo Dian had cultivated Golden Spirit Power or a combination of Water and Ice Spiritual Power, the outcome might have been different.
The Restoration Power of the Red Jade Battle Body was also extremely strong.
Just in the span of this short time, the dozen or so one-inch-deep cuts on his chest had already scabbed over, and in an hour or two, they would heal as if nothing had happened.
And this was just the Small Success stage of the Red Jade Battle Body; once Ye Zhen completely tempers his Five Internal Organs and Six Hollow Organs, the Restoration Power of the Great Accomplishment stage of the Red Jade Battle Body would be even more astonishing.
Casually picking up the storage ring from Mo Dian’s hand, Ye Zhen sent his Divine Sense into it and his expression became somewhat disappointed.
A total of six to seven hundred thousand Low Grade Spirit Crystals was not even enough to fire a shot from a General-Level Heavenly Spirit Boat; of course, Ye Zhen wouldn’t let it pass and collected them all into his own storage ring.
The next moment, he threw Mo Dian’s charred remains onto the magma stone where he had been sitting in meditation just a moment before, and instantly, one Heavenly Thunder after another struck down.
Before long, the last trace of Mo Dian’s existence in this world had also completely vanished under the bombardment of Heavenly Thunder, turning directly into flying ash.
In a flash, Ye Zhen headed deeper into Thunder Ridge, looking for a more suitable cultivation spot!
"Brother Ye, your advancement in Cultivation... it’s really... blazing fast!" At the exit of Thunder Ridge, Mo Xinsui, the Young Master of Hidden God Manor, said with a bitter smile.
After killing Mo Dian, Ye Zhen spent another month in arduous Cultivation at Thunder Ridge, not to mention running out of Hundred Herbs Body Forging Pills, even the effect of the final pill was almost depleted, and Ye Zhen prepared to leave Thunder Ridge.
By then, Ye Zhen had spent over seven months in arduous Cultivation inside Thunder Ridge, not only mastering the Heavenly Thunder of Fright but also the Thunder Pearl inside the Thunder Aperture had grown to the size of a bun. Ye Zhen estimated that it stored at least two hundred thousand Heavenly Thunders of Fright, enough to last him for a very long time.
The only regret was that Ye Zhen’s Cultivation had stagnated in the Late Stage of the Fourth Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm and had not broken through to the Fifth Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm.
The main reason was the exhaustion of the Hundred Herbs Body Forging Pills; if he had two or three more pills, along with the augmentation effect of Heavenly Thunder Body Tempering, Ye Zhen’s Cultivation could absolutely have broken through to the Fifth Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm within a month or two.
Unfortunately, he had none left.
Since he was about to leave, Ye Zhen inevitably had to inform Mo Xinsui at Thunder Ridge regarding his precarious Cultivation there, owing much to Mo Xinsui’s favor.
However, upon meeting, aside from being shocked, Mo Xinsui’s expression turned incredibly bitter.
"I hadn’t expected that in just seven months, Brother Ye’s Cultivation would break through to the Fourth Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm. Compared to you, well... let’s not talk about it..."
Mo Xinsui was indeed startled by the rapid improvement in Ye Zhen’s Cultivation.
A year and two months earlier, on the martial arena of the Black Dragon Ranking, Ye Zhen’s Cultivation had just reached the Second Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm. By the time Ye Zhen stepped into Thunder Ridge seven months ago, his Cultivation had already reached the Third Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm.
Seven months later, Ye Zhen’s Cultivation was already at the Fourth Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm.
Mo Xinsui couldn’t help but be shocked.
Years ago, it took him one year and seven months to elevate his Cultivation from the Third to the Fourth Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, and he was lauded as a once-in-a-century genius by his clan.
If he was a once-in-a-century genius, then what was Ye Zhen, who had advanced from the Third to the Fourth Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm in just seven months? A monster or a freak of genius?
Ye Zhen just smiled and said nothing more.
If Mo Xinsui knew that Ye Zhen’s Cultivation had reached the Late Stage of the Fourth Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, and that he was only half a year away from reaching the Fifth Stage after enduring bitter Cultivation, what would he think?
"Brother Ye, we rarely meet. Why don’t I, the junior, play host and seek out a bout of drunken revelry?" Mo Xinsui extended his invitation.
After contemplating, Ye Zhen still declined Mo Xinsui’s invitation, prioritizing the pursuit of the Blood Demon as critical, for Ye Zhen’s time was running short.
"Take care!"
"Until next time!"
Watching Ye Zhen’s retreating figure, Mo Xinsui’s mouth corners slowly turned exceedingly bitter!
Previously, although he had been defeated by Ye Zhen, he could still take pride in his Cultivation at the Peak of the Fifth Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, but meeting today, Mo Xinsui understood that his advantage in this Cultivation level wouldn’t last much longer!
Two days later, Ye Zhen’s figure appeared above the Blood River Cave at the edge of Rainbow Forest.
At this moment, the area above Blood River Cave reeked of putrid stench.
Following the day when Blood River was destroyed by the concerted efforts of four Vein Forging Realm powerhouses, without the restraint of Blood Demon, the blood dissipated and the Spiritual Energy was lost. Gradually, it became mere mortal blood which over time turned unbearably putrid and infested with mosquitoes and flies.
The earlier Blood River Cave had also become a gathering place of filth.
After carefully investigating for half a day, Ye Zhen felt somewhat disappointed and left, finding no trace of Blood Demon’s aura here.
Three days later, Ye Zhen arrived at Yuezhou City in the northern part of the Ancient Yue State of the Phantom Divine Empire.
Having found no trace of Blood Demon at Blood River Cave, Ye Zhen also searched within a thousand miles around it without discovering any traces of Blood Demon.
After much fruitless pondering, Ye Zhen thought of a solution—utilizing the official power of the Phantom Divine Empire!
Because after suffering heavy damage, the fastest and most direct method for Blood Demon to recover was to kill living beings and absorb the blood of various creatures. Among them, human blood was the best, and among human blood, that of Martial Artists was optimal.
Ye Zhen surmised that wherever Blood Demon fled, given his vicious nature, there would be a large scale disappearance or bloodbath of people.
The government offices of the Phantom Divine Empire should have such information.
What made Ye Zhen rather frustrated was that for the past half-year, due to the Qingluo Sect and Phantom Divine Sect jostling for power, the empire had been unstable, slowing down the operation of official institutions, and even the official news was somewhat isolated.
Finally, with the Golden Order from the Sect Master Guo Wanfeng of Qingluo Sect in hand, Ye Zhen rushed across two states and reviewed official dispatches sent to various counties within the Phantom Divine Empire over the past half-year, reporting personnel movements and local situations from the top in the Imperial Capital down to the counties.
It was then discovered that about four and a half months ago, Ancient Yue State had sent two urgent letters to the Imperial Capital of the Phantom Divine Empire.
On April 17, two villages in Tingshui County under the jurisdiction of Ancient Yue State inexplicably disappeared, with 1,400 people vanishing without a trace of life or death!
On April 29, a small town with over 3,000 people in Huiling County under Ancient Yue State vanished overnight with all people and animals gone.
This caused tremendous shock in Ancient Yue State which immediately sought help from the Imperial Capital of the Phantom Divine Empire, requesting the dispatch of experts for investigation.
However, as the Qingluo Sect and the Phantom Divine Sect were even more intensely embroiled at the time, this matter was directly overlooked and delayed until now.
Ye Zhen felt that, although there was no evidence connecting these disappearances to the Blood Demon, nor were any corpses found, Ye Zhen felt it might still be related to Blood Demon and decided to check it out.
Unfortunately, this news was over four months old, quite outdated.
Thus, Ye Zhen did not go directly to the site of the incidents but first arrived in Yuezhou City of Ancient Yue State to gather information.
Slightly inquiring, Ye Zhen headed straight to the most luxurious tavern in Yuezhou City, Yuezhou Hero Tower.
Throughout the Black Dragon Domain, the most luxurious tavern in any city was always where Martial Artists congregated and the easiest place to gather information.
Having just seated himself upstairs, Ye Zhen perked up his ears and immediately heard a piece of news! (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote or buy a monthly pass. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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