King of Creation
Chapter 1498: Chapter 1483: Mind Your Own Business
Amidst the enthusiastic shouts of tens of thousands of martial artists around, even Big Ears Nie Ting was instantly infected by this atmosphere, excitedly waving his fists as if he could shout out all his passion while swinging his fists.
In Ye Zhen’s heart, an unprecedented battle intent was burning fiercely, and the fervor in his heart surged like a great river, spurred by the surrounding martial artists’ shouts.
In a flash, an incomparable desire surged up in Ye Zhen’s heart.
Battle!
To fight!
Here, it’s a martial arts battle, a true martial arts battle.
It has nothing to do with interests or the future; in these shouts that pierce the clouds, it’s all about martial arts.
At this thought, an unprecedented clarity surged in Ye Zhen’s heart, making him feel extraordinarily relaxed, and the fatigue accumulated over the years vanished completely.
All the scheming and plotting suddenly moved away from Ye Zhen at this moment, leaving only one belief in his heart: battle, martial arts!
Suddenly and abruptly, Ye Zhen felt as if his height had increased, though this was an illusion.
The real change was that the innate divine soul in Ye Zhen’s Spirit Palace suddenly grew a bit stronger, with the four-colored innate soul light inside his Spirit Palace surging rapidly, seemingly brewing some change.
However, like waves crashing against a shore, though each wave rises higher than the last, ultimately, they did not reach the shore, seemingly lacking follow-through.
Although these changes were subtle, they were remarkably clear in Ye Zhen’s heart. His Divine Soul Cultivation had reached the peak of the Innate Soul Light Ninth Stage for a long time, with no progress.
Today’s sudden change, which seemed about to break through the bottleneck, should be due to Ye Zhen’s mental state advancing another step, but ultimately still lacking some accumulation.
Regarding the change in mental state just now, Ye Zhen, having personally experienced this mental journey, understood it deeply.
Ye Zhen vaguely remembers that while on the True Profound Continent, despite constant struggles, his martial arts heart was never obscured or shaken.
In these years since arriving at the True Profound Continent, although Ye Zhen’s martial arts heart has never been shaken, the daily scheming and plotting had blinded him, making him extremely tired.
Whether it was the layout in the Demon Clan Territory, or stealing from thirty-one families in one night at Luoyi, or managing his fiefdom since being ennobled, or battling with the Heavenly Patrol Department’s Western Patrol and the Blue-scaled Dragon King of the North Sea, they involved incessant scheming.
Moreover, for cultivation resources and to establish a golden passage, Ye Zhen exhausted all calculations. Even after returning to the True Profound Continent once, he was constantly planning for this and again at the opening ceremony of the Market of Dulong Island, all requiring Ye Zhen to think deeply and plan.
Even though his martial arts heart was never shaken, it was veiled by these intrigues, making Ye Zhen extremely tired.
Not physically tired, but mentally exhausted!
Today, coming to watch the Five Immortals Arena, the scenes of fierce battles, the sound of passionate shouts, this kind of pure martial arts struggle, instantly cleansed all the dust from Ye Zhen’s heart like a clear spring.
In an instant, it set things right, bringing Ye Zhen’s lost heart back to martial arts!
Instantly made Ye Zhen understand and reaffirm one thing: his goal is martial arts!
The Supreme Martial Way!
All other things, whether the golden passage or fiefdom management and the like, are auxiliary means to advancing the Supreme Martial Way.
Advancing the Supreme Martial Way is like opening a straight path to the heavens, and all other means, whether the golden passage or fiefdom management and the like, are auxiliary means to open this path to the heavens, mere detours from this main path.
No matter how many these detours are, they will ultimately return to the starting point of the Supreme Martial Way.
With this thought, Ye Zhen’s heart became astonishingly clear, and he patted Big Ears Nie Ting’s shoulder, saying, "Wait for me here, I’m going to sign up to challenge!"
"Master...."
Before Nie Ting could dissuade him, Ye Zhen strode towards the booth for signing the Life and Death Contract.
Watching Ye Zhen’s incredibly relaxed steps, Nie Ting’s eyes narrowed, sensing that the master’s demeanor seemed different from before.
"Second Stage of Divine Communication Realm?"
At the Life and Death Contract booth, the Blue-Robed Steward raised an eyebrow upon seeing Ye Zhen sit down, and then waved dismissively at Ye Zhen, "What are you doing here at the Second Stage of Divine Communication Realm? Maybe you could try when a new arena is established on another day, but skip it for today to avoid becoming dead and soulless.
You’re still young; the Five Immortals Arena has stood for over seventy thousand years, wait until your cultivation improves before challenging it."
Despite some disdain in the Blue-Robed Steward’s words, his attitude of advising against it earned Ye Zhen’s goodwill.
Seeing this, Ye Zhen smiled triumphantly, cupping his hands, "Senior, if strength alone determined the hero in this world, what use would there be for the Five Immortals Arena? Everyone might as well compare their cultivation under the stage!"
"Oh?"
The Blue-Robed Steward was somewhat exasperated by Ye Zhen’s words, "I kindly advise you, and yet you’re acting arrogant here? The Demon Race’s Yun Ben has an exceptional bloodline and formidable combat power, with hopes of challenging all five arena masters, it would be wise for you to avoid this bustle!"
Ye Zhen, however, showed a slight bitter smile, coming to sign up to challenge, yet encountering such a well-intentioned elder, really.....
"Senior, I have confidence, so please follow protocol!" Ye Zhen said.
"You!"
The Blue-Robed Steward glared, looking at Ye Zhen’s stubborn eyes, reluctantly shaking his head, "Ah, truly a newborn calf not afraid of tigers, won’t listen until hitting a wall."
"Name!"
"Di Kuohai!"
With a sigh, the Blue-Robed Steward nonchalantly wrote up a jade scroll in duplicate and tossed it to Ye Zhen, "Use your Divine Soul Imprint to wager! Once you sign this Life and Death Contract, whether you live or die on the Five Immortals Arena depends entirely on fate and your own strength. Life or death, it has nothing to do with our Five Immortals Island, nor with your opponent.
Each relies on their own abilities, each accepts their destiny!"
Watching Ye Zhen sign the Divine Soul Imprint and turn toward the Five Immortals Arena, the Blue-Robed Steward couldn’t help but sigh, "This young man, just won’t listen to advice. Tell Old Hei to pay attention later, if he concedes, save him."
On the Five Immortals Arena, the Demon Race’s Yun Ben stood with his tail bristling straight up, his eyes emitting endless killing intent scanning in all directions, growling continuously.
"Next, who will come!"
"Who will fight me, who will?"
Yun Ben’s aura was astonishing, exuding the power of seven consecutive victories, his gaze sweeping across the crowd. Many martial artists caught in his gaze dared not meet his eyes, evading it, exuding an overwhelming dominance.
Especially since he had just defeated that Dark Palace Realm Ninth Stage martial artist, who had a cultivation one stage higher, in just twenty moves. For the time being, no one dared challenge the arena.
Of course, it’s not that the Five Immortals Arena ends here; a mere seven consecutive victories wouldn’t scare people off.
In reality, those gathered here cheering were not all Five Immortals Island martial artists. Instead, only a small portion were.
At least half of those gathered here annually were long-term gamblers.
The Five Immortals Arena settles bets on the spot, immediate challenges lead to immediate duels, bets placed and settled on-site. For many martial artists, it’s an excellent scene for betting.
Moreover, many regard the ten-consecutive-victory defense of the arena as a wheel battle, moving cautiously in guarding the arena, but when someone has too many consecutive wins or is about to become the Arena Master, they step in to kick them off the stage.
Though there aren’t many rewards, it allows one to make a name for themselves.
More importantly, it’s viewed by many brilliant individuals as a place to hone their martial skills.
Once a master shows up, the family members waiting here will notify them to step onto the stage for a challenge.
To be honest, is there a better real combat venue than this Five Immortals Arena?
Practically limitless powerful combat opponents and the arena with formidable barriers funded by Five Immortals Island, such a place to fight at full capacity is rare.
In critical moments, if you really can’t win, you can even concede to save your life.
For those strong warriors whose cultivation is stuck at a bottleneck, this is definitely the most awaited breakthrough spot, where they can fight recklessly, with any type of opponent available.
If it were Ye Zhen, he might do the same.
At this time, many were gathering around those hundreds of booths to start exchanging betting money.
Winners were overjoyed, while losers sighed.
Another group was frantically sending Talisman Communications on the spot, notifying their backers of the situation at the scene, considering whether to come and fight a battle.
As for Yun Ben, he ran across the arena roaring in anger, "Who will fight me, Yun Ben?"
"Who dares to fight me?"
"Ah? Who will fight me?"
Yun Ben pounded his chest and roared, deeply disappointed that no one had challenged him for so long, "Who will fight me? Ah? This so-called number one arena in the world, Five Immortals Arena, doesn’t have a single brave person?
Is there no one who dares to fight me, Yun Ben?"
"I’ll fight!"
Ye Zhen’s voice rang out confidently, and with his voice, Ye Zhen leaped onto the edge of the Five Immortals Arena, displaying his signed Life and Death Contract to the Black-Robed Steward floating in mid-air.
Yun Ben was initially pleased to hear someone was coming to challenge, but as soon as he sensed through his Divine Sense Ye Zhen’s cultivation aura, his face turned dark abruptly.
"Second Stage of Divine Communication Realm?"
"Are they sending you to die, or have all heroes in the world turned into cowards, allowing a mere Second Stage of Divine Communication Realm kid challenge me?"
"Can I take this to mean you’re scared, you don’t dare to fight me?" Ye Zhen suddenly retorted sarcastically.
The already grim-faced Yun Ben’s eyes bulged at these words, "Kid, you are courting death! You’re practically unknown, yet you want to join this? With this meager cultivation of yours, you’d best not come and cause trouble! You are not qualified to fight me!"
After saying that, Yun Ben provocatively raised the tail behind him like a long whip and swung it down fiercely, producing an extremely sharp sound in the air.
Ye Zhen’s pupils narrowed; he spread and then clenched his five fingers, causing loud sound explosions to erupt continuously. Yun Ben’s descending iron tail suddenly seemed to be mired in a swamp, its speed slowing tremendously!
"Hmm?"
In an instant, Yun Ben’s expression turned incomparably serious!

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