King of Creation
Chapter 1412: Chapter 1397: Ruthless and Merciless
The earth-shaking roar of the hundred thousand troops at Pingyi Camp made the faces of those behind Ye Zhen—Feng Jiumo, Tang Biao, Gu Tieqi, Liuu Feng—turn ashen, their chests heaving like bellows.
This is outright robbery!
Robbery backed by force!
They looked ready to act if you didn’t comply, their outrage palpable.
At that instant, everyone felt an urge of fury, wishing to fiercely battle this shameless Chen Keping right then and there, regardless of the outcome, just to vent their rage!
Ye Zhen wasn’t in a better situation, but his eyes, burning with anger, remained completely calm.
Ye Zhen had encountered such shameless people many times. Although Chen Keping was beyond disgraceful, Ye Zhen understood that it was crucial to stay calm during such times.
Ye Zhen could tell that Chen Keping wasn’t joking around; if he didn’t hand over the military merits, this guy might really attack!
Truthfully, Chen Keping had chosen the optimal time. Ye Zhen’s forces stationed at the camp numbered less than fifty thousand; under the attack of Chen Keping’s hundred thousand elite troops, Ye Zhen’s side would surely suffer a crushing defeat!
Of course, if Ye Zhen chose to use some overwhelming methods again, such as awakening a large number of Spirit Void Fruit Tree Demons, perhaps the situation could be turned around.
But the issue was, in the current conflict, the outcome wasn’t the biggest issue; it was the aftermath of the clash between the two armies that mattered most.
An event of this magnitude couldn’t be suppressed or covered up, and ultimately, it would definitely reach the Imperial Court of the Great Zhou Dynasty!
If it went to court in Luoyi, Luoyi would definitely look for evidence or basis to decide from a third party, beyond both sides.
So who would be the most suitable third party?
Without a doubt, the most suitable third party would be the Heavenly Patrol Department Western Patrol Hunting Office!
As the thought occurred, Ye Zhen’s gaze sharply turned to the void. At that moment, Ye Zhen concluded that there was an eighty to ninety percent chance that Heavenly Patrol Divine Hunters affiliated with West Patrol were hidden in the nearby void.
However, that’s not the main point; the main point is that no matter how things unfolded today, the Heavenly Patrol Department’s Western Patrol Office definitely wouldn’t side with Ye Zhen.
Ye Zhen even suspected that the Western Patrol Office might be the shadow behind this matter.
With quickened thoughts, Ye Zhen came to a conclusion and realization—today, with Chen Keping bringing his army to seize the military accomplishments, should Ye Zhen dare to use force to resist, then regardless of victory or defeat, he would likely fall into enormous trouble.
Behind Chen Keping stood the domineering Military Officials of Great Zhou.
In other words, Ye Zhen’s only choice was to obediently hand over the more than seven hundred thousand refugees and relinquish the military merits!
However, Ye Zhen was never one to endure losses silently.
With a flash of thought, staring at the overbearing, arrogant Chen Keping, commander of the Pingyi Border Defense Camp, Ye Zhen felt a surge of vicious intent, his eyes gleaming with a fierce light!
"Hmph, you asked for it, don’t blame me for being ruthless!"
With a subtle move of his Divine Sense, most of Ye Zhen’s Divine Sense descended into the Demon Marshal’s Avatar that had been silently devouring the Innate Divine Souls of fallen Water Demons in the void over the past days.
The next instant, Ye Zhen’s Demon Marshal Avatar quietly approached Chen Keping’s force of a hundred thousand soldiers.
While Ye Zhen’s mind was divided, Chen Keping slowly raised the Battle Saber in his hand, pointing it at Ye Zhen from a distance, "Lord Ye, I ask you once more, will you hand over the military merits or not?"
Whoosh!
Almost simultaneously as Chen Keping’s words were spoken as a threat, a bloody shadow like a red lightning streaked into the camp of the hundred thousand troops behind Chen Keping.
A blood-colored saber light, spanning a thousand meters, emitted an extremely desolate tearing sound, sweeping across like reapings grains.
The bloody figure whirled like a tornado, leaving no living person within a kilometer radius!
Under the terrifying blood-colored saber light, six to seven thousand soldiers were slaughtered on the spot.
Countless cries echoed as Innate Divine Souls fled, only to scream frantically in terror the instant they emerged, being irresistibly drawn toward that bloody figure.
At the same moment, under Ye Zhen’s deliberate control, the blood-charged War Soul Blood Flag, nearing the High Grade Suppressing Device level, poured intensely concentrated blood-colored brilliance into the Demon Marshal’s Avatar’s body.
The cultivation aura of the Demon Marshal’s Avatar rapidly surged, breaking through from the Peak of Sixth Stage Dark Palace Realm to the Seventh Stage in an instant!
As its cultivation soared, the Demon Marshal Avatar’s Blood Shadow Long Saber at the High Grade Suppressing Device level erupted with blinding radiance once again, sweeping with the long saber through the ranks of the soldiers!
In an instant, corpses were strewn everywhere, a river of blood!
Chen Keping only reacted when the Demon Marshal’s Avatar unleashed the third saber strike.
Even when the Demon Marshal Avatar struck the second time, Chen Keping was still in a daze, momentarily unaware of the unfolding event.
"Blood Demon!"
"Demon Clan, it’s a Demon Clan invasion!"
Only when his officers and soldiers roared frantically did Chen Keping come to his senses—a Demon Clan member with powerful cultivation had infiltrated his army’s formation alone.
In that instant, Chen Keping thought this Demon Clan member must have had his brain slammed by a door or something.
To dare to crash into his grand army camp alone?
But the situation wasn’t leaving him time to think much—shouting loudly, he commanded his subordinates to encircle and destroy the rash Demon Clan member.
As for Feng Jiumo, Tang Biao, Gu Tieqi, Liuu Feng, and the others behind Ye Zhen, they were left utterly dumbfounded.
No one expected that at the critical moment, a master from the Demon Clan would jump out to cause chaos. One could only say that Chen Keping was incredibly unlucky!
Could it be that Chen Keping was so shameless that even the Demon Clan couldn’t stand him, leading them to jump out and start a massacre?
"Sir, there’s a demon invasion; this falls within our Heavenly Patrol Department’s duties. What should we do? Join Chen Keping in dealing with this demon?" Fengg Jiumo said as he approached.
Ye Zhen gave Fengg Jiumo a look, "Wind God General, our Heavenly Patrol Department’s West Patrol Second Road Wind Patrol Envoy is still under construction. How could we have the ability to kill such a ferocious demon?
Merely discovering this demon is already a great achievement. Hunting demons along the border is the responsibility of the Pingyi Border Defense Camp!"
Fengg Jiumo was not dense; Ye Zhen’s words made him understand the situation immediately.
At that moment, an informer from the Heavenly Patrol Department naturally reported the matter as quickly as possible, first to the West Patrol Office, then directly to the Heavenly Patrol Department Headquarters.
Yes, this is the duty of the Second Route Wind Patrol Envoy!
During the conversation between the two, the border defense camp behind Chen Keping was in chaos.
Chen Keping, experienced in large military operations and a skilled commander, swiftly organized an elite force to surround the demon, while also deploying a troop of about a thousand armed with Flame Spirit Burst Demon Crossbows to approach.
Even the five Sky-Breaking Dragon-Slaying Crossbows accompanying the army were already loaded, waiting for the moment to fire!
However, the problem was that this Blood Demon was incredibly cunning.
It kept diving into the human crowd, heading towards the areas where ordinary soldiers were stationed.
It would swing its blade horizontally as it passed, instantly harvesting countless lives and causing massive chaos!
The army under Chen Keping was also valiant; some soldiers, seeing the Blood Demon rushing towards them, charged bravely despite knowing they faced certain death.
However, Ye Zhen’s Demon Marshal’s Avatar completely ignored them. Not to mention the attacks from ordinary Vein Forging Realm soldiers; even attacks from commanders of the Divine Communication Realm couldn’t faze him.
Donning a full set of Upper Grade Soul Suppressing Devices was no joke!
To say nothing of the rest, just the High Grade Suppressing Level Demon Armor alone allowed him to disregard attacks from soldiers below the Dark Palace Realm!
What’s even more alarming is that within these few breaths, the Blood Demon’s cultivation aura had already ascended from the Peak of Sixth Stage Dark Palace Realm to the Peak of Ninth Stage Dark Palace Realm.
Ye Zhen estimated that in this state, his Demon Marshal’s Avatar might not even be harmed by his Heavenly Thunder Spirit Fire.
A full set of High Grade Suppressing Devices paired with cultivation at the Peak of Ninth Stage Dark Palace Realm could truly only be contended by a true Realm King Realm expert!
But, throughout the entire Pingyi Border Defense Camp, not a single Realm King expert was stationed.
This was another misfortune for Chen Keping!
Out of the blue, Ye Zhen’s Demon Marshal’s Avatar charged directly into the center of the hundred-thousand-strong army, rendering their collective might ineffective.
Moreover, the Avatar was surrounded by many ordinary soldiers, leaving Chen Keping’s elite squad at a loss, afraid to perform a full-scale bombardment.
Normally, in a frontal confrontation, even a single Realm King Realm expert wouldn’t dare to charge head-on into a border defense camp of ten thousand, let alone a hundred thousand.
But at present, Ye Zhen’s Demon Marshal’s Avatar easily roamed through the hundred-thousand-strong army, massacring at will, driving Chen Keping to a rage!
The gravest part was that the Blood Demon relied on the power of its High Grade Suppressing Device long saber, plunging into the army ranks, sweeping with its long saber as if mowing down grass!
It truly was as if it was mowing down these soldiers’ lives like grass!
Particularly since this hundred-thousand-strong army was previously in close formation, in less than a hundred breaths, over thirty thousand soldiers were killed, turning the previously mighty and fierce army into utter chaos!
However, Chen Keping was a ruthless man. Seeing this dire situation, he quickly steeled himself and roared in fury, "Fire at will, Demon Hunting Camp, carry out covering fire on the spot!"
Chen Keping intended to use the lives of the ordinary soldiers around the Blood Demon to extinguish it!
Unfortunately, this Blood Demon wasn’t a true Blood Demon!
Instead, it was Ye Zhen’s control of the Demon Marshal’s Avatar, watching the battlefield with an all-seeing eye from the sidelines!
The next moment, Ye Zhen’s Demon Marshal’s Avatar laughed heartily, its body bursting with blinding blood-colored light, suddenly darting like a blood-colored lightning towards the army’s left wing.
There, five Sky-Breaking Dragon-Slaying Crossbows stood ready!
Yet, no matter how powerful the Sky-Breaking Dragon-Slaying Crossbows were, they couldn’t hit the barely-grounded speeding Demon Marshal’s Avatar!
The High Grade Suppressing Device Blood Shadow Long Saber whirled like a cyclone, creating a thousand-meter vacuum in the army’s left wing, instantly shattering the five Sky-Breaking Dragon-Slaying Crossbows!
"Thanks to Grand Marshal Chen for the Sky-Breaking Dragon-Slaying Crossbows!" Passing through, the Demon Marshal’s Avatar waved and stored one of the bisected Sky-Breaking Dragon-Slaying Crossbows into a storage ring.
The Demon Marshal’s Avatar did not pause, charging straight towards the army’s left wing.
By now, the soldiers of the border defense camp were already terrified. Seeing the Demon Marshal’s Avatar rushing in, they scattered in all directions!
A breath later, a streak of blood light, as if it were an unstoppable force, burst from the left wing and plunged into the vast deep mountains.
It wasn’t until the Demon Marshal’s Avatar disappeared into the mountains and forests that Chen Keping’s organized elite hunting squad and the Demon Hunting Camp armed with Flame Spirit Burst Demon Crossbows arrived.
There was no help for it; Ye Zhen’s Demon Marshal’s Avatar was too fast, and with their limited cultivation, by the time they caught up, the target was already lost!
Seeing this, the Pingyi Border Defense Camp’s Commander Chen Keping’s face turned ashen with anger!

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