King of Creation
Chapter 549: Chapter 543: Street Assassination (Third Update)
"Ye Zhen, I heard you come from the distant Black Dragon Domain?"
"That’s right!"
"I’ve been told that even for a Martial Artist at the Vein Forging Realm, crossing the Outer Domain Dead Sea is very perilous. Normally, even reaching the Sky Clear Domain nearest to us takes about two to three years. Yet, the Black Dragon Domain is several domains away from our True Spirit Domain. How did you manage to get here?"
Along the way, Ye Zhen and Fengh Qingyue started chatting idly.
"How I came here, well, it’s a long story. Let’s just say I stumbled upon an Ancient Transmission Formation and mysteriously ended up in the True Spirit Domain!"
This was the response Ye Zhen had prepared long ago. As a Martial Artist from the Outer Domain, he feared he might encounter a lot of curious Martial Artists, so he had come up with this answer.
Upon hearing this, Fengh Qingyue gently turned her head and stared at Ye Zhen for a few breaths. Beneath her three-layered veil, Ye Zhen could see her gaze, deep as the ocean and bright as the stars.
"If you don’t want to say it, then don’t. Why lie to me?" said Qingyue suddenly.
Ye Zhen was greatly embarrassed upon hearing this and for a moment didn’t know how to respond. Telling the truth could jeopardize his life, and he dared not blurt it out.
Lies, cover-ups, need we say more?
Ye Zhen found it strange. How had Fengh Qingyue determined he was lying?
Was she perhaps deceiving him?
With this episode, the atmosphere between the two became somewhat awkward. Ye Zhen simply stopped speaking; since the truth could not be told and lies were pointless, it was better to stay silent.
However, Ye Zhen wasn’t a heartless or ungrateful person. Over the past few days, the incident where Fengh Qingyue testified for Ye Zhen had spread far and wide, and many were inquiring about it from Ye Zhen’s maid, Hundred Herbs.
Owing a debt of gratitude was an unpleasant feeling.
"Master Fengh, that day... thank you!"
"Thank me? You respond to a casual question with a lie and now you’re thanking me?" Not speaking might have been better, but once Ye Zhen spoke, Fengh Qingyue left him speechless yet again.
"Damn it, I curse your ancestors, how dare you spill wine on me, you’re dead! See my blade!"
Just as Ye Zhen felt his old face burning, anger and cursing erupted ahead. Looking up, it seemed two drunken Martial Artists were causing a ruckus in the street, swearing intensely.
The noise, though a distraction for Ye Zhen, also caused him to frown, and through the veil, he could see that Fengh Qingyue, too, frowned in displeasure.
"Master Fengh, let’s take a detour."
At Ye Zhen’s suggestion, Fengh Qingyue followed him obediently, moving to the left side of the street to steer clear of the rowdy Martial Artists.
Just then, the swearer with the blade suddenly unleashed a ten-zhang sword light, whirlwinding towards the black-robed Martial Artist who had his back to Ye Zhen and Fengh Qingyue.
Bang!
The black-robed Martial Artist dodged the Swordsman’s Sword Gang but was kicked by the Swordsman. Amid a burst of Spiritual Gang, the black-robed Martial Artist flew back like a meteor towards Ye Zhen and Fengh Qingyue.
Ye Zhen’s face changed, and just as he was about to quickly dodge with Fengh Qingyue, the flying figure of the black-robed Martial Artist suddenly accelerated. Twisting in the air, forming a near Illusion, a black spear light struck directly towards Ye Zhen’s throat like a venomous snake.
This killing move was extremely sudden, and nobody would have expected the verbal spat to turn into an assassination attempt against Ye Zhen.
Especially since the black-robed Martial Artist made the stabbing move in the midst of flying backward.
The moment his intent revealed, the black spear light struck towards Ye Zhen’s throat like lightning, leaving no chance for Ye Zhen to dodge.
Ye Zhen’s pupils shrunk to their limits in that instant.
However, with his extensive combat experience, Ye Zhen instinctively reacted in the best possible way upon sensing danger.
Ye Zhen’s Divine Sense plunged into the Mirage Dragon Pearl in the blink of an eye, where thoughts and spirit move incredibly fast.
A barely visible silver light suddenly burst from beneath Ye Zhen’s feet.
Geomagnetic Field!
The moment the Geomagnetic Field activated, the black spear light seemed to be dragged forcefully to one side, sliding uncontrollably to the left.
Almost simultaneously, the black spear’s light burst outward by an additional three zhang.
Cold sweat instantly soaked through Ye Zhen’s undershirt.
This was like a series of killing moves. Had Ye Zhen reacted a bit slower, had the black lance not been deflected by the Geomagnetic Field, then the surged black spear light would have already pierced Ye Zhen’s throat by now, and his opponent would have succeeded.
But in reality, because it was slightly deflected by the Geomagnetic Field, it was off course.
Ye Zhen twisted his body slightly, and the three-zhang spear light from the black lance passed under his armpit.
A look of incredulous shock appeared abruptly on the face of the black-robed Martial Artist, but this shock was fleeting.
"Ye Zhen, be careful!"
At that moment, Fengh Qingyue’s exclamation finally sounded, showing how fast the assassination had been. But seeing what unfolded, Fengh Qingyue’s extending finger slightly retracted.
"Hey!"
Exhaling as he spoke, the black spear light coiled back like a viper, sweeping ferociously toward Ye Zhen’s waist, while a fierce expression flashed across the black-robed Martial Artist’s face.
Boom!
In the palm of Ye Zhen’s hand, dazzling thunder light suddenly emerged.
A black Heavenly Thunder of Fright burst forth from Ye Zhen’s palm.
The moment the Heavenly Thunder of Fright exploded, a hint of confusion flashed through the eyes of both the black-robed assassin who was trying to kill Ye Zhen and Fengh Qingyue.
Because the Heavenly Thunder of Fright that Ye Zhen unleashed wasn’t aimed at the black-robed assassin but rather at the long spear in the assassin’s hands.
A puzzled look flashed through the eyes of the black-robed assassin, his face drastically changed, seemingly realizing something.
Zzzzt!
The instant the Heavenly Thunder of Fright struck the black long spear, the black with blue electric light rapidly spread along the spear, moving at an extreme speed.
Even though the black-robed assassin realized this and immediately let go, it was already too late.
The black and blue arcs of electricity flickered along his spear shaft and penetrated his body, causing the intense power of the Heavenly Thunder to make the black-robed assassin tremble uncontrollably, as if he were a sieve.
Hiss!
The sound of fingers piercing the air suddenly rang out, ripples spreading through the air, and a jade-colored finger suddenly flew out, lightning-fast, pointing towards the forehead of the black-robed assailant.
By then, the black-robed assassin, trembling like a sieve, widened his eyes in terror, his pupils filled with an incredible look of disbelief.
He could only watch helplessly as the jade-colored finger magnified infinitely in his eyes, and in an instant, it tore through his black Protective Spirit Armor, and then, he heard the sound of his skull shattering.
And then, there was no more afterwards.
With a throbbing pain in his head, the black-robed assassin’s Soul Sea collapsed, his consciousness completely dissipated, only his eyes widened to the extreme, filled with terror and unimaginable shock...
Beside him, Fengh Qingyue, whose jade finger was still concealed in her sleeve, was also stunned, looking at the corpse on the ground and then at Ye Zhen, behind her veil a look of total disbelief filled her face.
Third Stage of Vein Forging Realm!
If she hadn’t seen it with her own eyes, no matter what, Fengh Qingyue wouldn’t have believed that Ye Zhen could kill a powerhouse of the Third Stage of Vein Forging Realm?
Moreover, it was after the enemy’s surprise attack left him in disarray!
And it all happened in less than two breaths’ time!
Phew!
At the same time, Ye Zhen finally let out a sigh of relief, his nerves had been stretched to the limit at that moment, a slight misstep could have meant the difference between life and death, fallen right there and then.
If it weren’t for the Geomagnetic Field protecting him, today might have been the end for him.
As for why Ye Zhen was able to kill this highly cultivated assassin from the Third Stage of the Vein Forging Realm so easily, it was all due to Ye Zhen’s wit.
When the Heavenly Thunder of Fright exploded from Ye Zhen’s hand, his Spirit Perception sensed that the black long spear was made of metal, with a thought, Ye Zhen instinctively directed the Heavenly Thunder of Fright onto the black-robed assassin’s long spear.
With the spear grasped in the black-robed assassin’s hand, the Heavenly Thunder of Fright blasting through it was equivalent to blasting directly into the black-robed assassin’s body, causing him to suffer greater damage from the lightning and enhancing the paralyzing effect of the Heavenly Thunder.
Then, Ye Zhen unleashed the Floating Cloud Finger immediately.
And because this black-robed martial artist was attempting to assassinate Ye Zhen and was too close, paralyzed throughout his body, a single touch exploded his mind.
Mainly, it was because Ye Zhen’s cultivation had broken through to the Soul Sea Realm and had the enhancement of the Purple Spirit from the First Sword Vein, otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to kill the black-robed assassin with a single touch.
Moreover, Ye Zhen sensed that the Protective Spirit Armor of this black-robed assassin was somewhat weak, only slightly stronger than the Protective Spirit Armor of Yua Huaisong at the First Stage of Vein Forging Realm, likely belonging to the type of martial artist who specializes in very strong attacks.
As for taking a prisoner, Ye Zhen had already been on the verge of death during this black-robed assassin’s series of attacks, fully engaged in the battle, in a split second, how could he think of capturing him alive?
Moreover, a powerhouse of the Third Stage of Vein Forging Realm, such a prisoner, wasn’t someone Ye Zhen could just decide to take.
One careless move, and the tables could be turned.
"Now, I kind of believe you really have the ability to silently eliminate Yua Huaisong!" Fengh Qingyue said to Ye Zhen in astonishment, clearly very shocked by this scene!
At this, Ye Zhen grimaced, "Master Fengh, I..."
"Don’t say anymore, I believe it wasn’t you who killed him! Be careful to check if there are any assassin accomplices around!" Fengh Qingyue said.
Ye Zhen’s eyes flashed like lightning as he scanned the surroundings. There were quite a few onlookers, and moreover, the swordsman who had previously chopped at the black-robed assassin was still present, though now he was collapsed on the ground.
He had been frightened to collapse when the real aura of the black-robed assassin burst forth.
He could never have dreamed that the martial artist he had quarreled with would turn out to be a powerful figure from the Vein Forging Realm, and what was even more deadly, that this powerful figure would be killed in the blink of an eye.
"It should have nothing to do with this swordsman!" Fengh Qingyue said.
"Indeed, this assassin must have intentionally provoked this swordsman, bearing that kick, missing the opportunity to strike unexpectedly, deeply skilled in the way of assassination indeed!" Ye Zhen said.
"Why did he want to assassinate you? Do you know him?" Fengh Qingyue asked, pointing at the already dead black-robed assassin.
"I don’t know him..."
Midway through shaking his head, Ye Zhen’s expression suddenly changed, he stepped forward and fiddled on the face of the black-robed assassin, gently tore off a sheet as thin as cicada wings, a human skin mask, revealing the true face underneath.

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