King of Creation-Chapter 676 - 668: Pleading

"Yun Ce, didn’t your mother ever teach you to respect other people’s mothers? Didn’t she tell you that acting like this could bring insult upon her as well?" Ye Zhen walked directly onto the martial arena and stopped a hundred meters away from Yun Ce.

"Yun Ce, your mother must be quite beautiful, right?" Ye Zhen suddenly asked.

The way Ye Zhen framed the question was somewhat convoluted, and Yun Ce was momentarily taken aback before he subconsciously nodded.

"That makes sense, I was wondering why you look so much like Yun Chongxiao. Yun Chongxiao is your real father, isn’t he?"

"Real father?"

Upon hearing this, Yun Ce’s expression changed dramatically, and not only his, but the faces of the Qingyun Castle martial artists below the arena also took on a peculiar look.

And Yun Ce instantly glared at Ye Zhen with eyes spitting fire, bellowing furiously, "Ye Zhen, you’re talking nonsense!"

No wonder Yun Ce had such an extreme reaction. Judging by the strange expressions of the other martial artists from Qingyun Castle, Ye Zhen’s remark had truly hit a nerve for Yun Ce.

Within Qingyun Castle, Yun Ce’s father was quite ordinary, with Cultivation that had not even broken through to the Vein Forging Realm, but his mother was very beautiful, and more importantly, Yun Ce looked really similar to Yun Chongxiao and nothing like his own father.

Thus, there had always been similar rumors within Qingyun Castle, but they were only whispered in private, as nobody dared to say it openly—after all, it involved the Clan Leader Yun Chongxiao, who would dare to gossip recklessly?

But despite this, the rumors still reached Yun Ce’s ears.

Ever since then, anyone within Qingyun Castle who dared to say such a thing and was overheard by Yun Ce would be beaten up by him, but this did not stop the rumors.

On the contrary, the rumors spread more and more, and all avoided Yun Ce and his son.

Now that Ye Zhen had casually brought it up, it immediately provoked Yun Ce.

Even the Fort Lord Yun Chongxiao below the stage showed a trace of discomfort. This reaction, seen by other forces’ martial artists, naturally seemed even more entertaining to them, and they all chuckled softly.

All present were shrewd observers, weren’t they?

For a while, the entire martial arena, amid Yun Ce’s furious roar, took on a bizarre atmosphere of mocking laughter.

Almost everyone couldn’t resist this kind of gossip, especially when it involved the high and mighty Qingyun Castle Master Yun Chongxiao. Even the master of ceremonies Wug Mengshan threw a teasing smile at Yun Chongxiao.

After all, the strange expressions on the many martial artists of Qingyun Castle testified to this point.

Everyone’s attention was on this matter; nobody noticed that during Yun Ce’s outburst, Ye Zhen’s eyes suddenly became incomparably profound, like purgatory.

As Yun Ce’s eyes spewed fire and he bellowed furiously at Ye Zhen, his gaze silently fell into Ye Zhen’s eyes.

To be precise, he had fallen into the trap of Ye Zhen’s Phantom Soul Divine Eye.

And what’s more important, nobody noticed this.

Some might ask, didn’t Ye Zhen activating the Phantom Soul Divine Eye cause Divine Soul Power waves?

Of course, it did!

However, from the moment Ye Zhen stepped onto the stage, he had been pushing his Divine Soul Power to the extreme, constantly emitting powerful Divine Soul Waves around him.

With the power waves being a constant presence, even if there was a minor change, who would notice?

Moreover, at this moment, everyone’s attention was captured by the freshly revealed gossip about Yun Chongxiao’s scandal, so how could they notice such a subtle change!

And at this moment, the battle had not yet begun!

But for Yun Ce, who had already fallen into the Phantom Soul Divine Eye, it was a different encounter!

In Yun Ce’s perception, Ye Zhen was still cursing his mother, insulting her in every possible way with words even more malicious than the insults Yun Ce had previously hurled at Ye Zhen!

In fact, Yun Ce did not realize that this was an Illusory Realm created by Ye Zhen using the ability of the Phantom Soul Beast King’s Essence Pearl.

The next instant, Yun Ce lost control!

"Ye Zhen, I’m going to kill you!"

With a roar of rage, Yun Ce fueled his Mid-grade Spiritual Artifact, the Seal of the Overturning Sea, launching a fierce bombardment towards Ye Zhen, and so the battle began!

In the sky, watching Yun Ce take the initiative to attack Ye Zhen, Wug Mengshan slightly frowned. This was not quite in accordance with the rules.

The proper procedure was for him to announce the start of the duel before the battle could begin, yet Yun Ce had already made the first move.

Looking in the direction of Jian Qianxiong from the Sun and Moon Divine Sect and seeing that he had no intention of intervening, Wug Mengshan allowed it to happen.

He himself wished Ye Zhen dead; since the Sun and Moon Divine Sect had no objections, Wug Mengshan decided not to interfere.

With Yun Ce’s tremendous Spiritual Power being channeled crazily, the lightning-like Seal of the Overturning Sea immediately emitted a terrifying aura, leaving a trail of popping sound explosions in its wake.

That was the sound of the air being compressed and bursting instantaneously, unable to disperse in time.

In the path of the Seal of the Overturning Sea, the air within a dozen meters around it rippled outwards like tidal waves, the forceful shockwave even pushing back the surrounding onlookers.

The display of power whitened the faces of many onlookers!

In their place, they feared they would be blasted into a pulp with just one strike.

"Good, very good, kill Ye Zhen just like that!" Below the stage, the Qingyun Castle Master Yun Chongxiao clenched his fist tightly, feeling a sense of triumph welling up inside him.

No matter how slippery and sly Jian Qianxiong was, in the end, he would have to drink the foot-washing water of him, Yun Chongxiao, and Yun Ce, wouldn’t he?

He had to admit, his Ce’er was too clever!

With such an attack, Ye Zhen was doomed!

Even if Ye Zhen owned a Low Grade Spirit Artifact capable of unleashing the power of a Mid-grade Spirit Artifact, the Great Momentum Hammer, it wouldn’t matter.

After all, the gap in Cultivation was too great!

If Ye Zhen was touched even a little, he would suffer grave injuries.

The Great Momentum Hammer moved to block, but it might as well have been blown straight into Ye Zhen’s arms, right?

Ye Zhen was doomed, and with his defeat, Qingyun Castle would claim ultimate victory!

With this thought, Yun Chongxiao glanced at Jian Qianxiong, who was on edge, a sneer forming at his lips.

"Uh..."

Suddenly, Yun Chongxiao’s expression froze, and the sneer at the corner of his mouth stiffened unexpectedly!

Not just Yun Chongxiao, but all the spectating martial artists, including Wug Mengshan and Jian Qianxiong, were shocked.

This shouldn’t be happening!

The mid-grade Spiritual Artifact, Seal of the Overturning Sea, boosted by Yun Ce’s surge in cultivation, was indeed terrifyingly powerful, but the aim was awful.

Somehow, it had missed its mark, blasting off target!

It had hit a Spirit Shadow that Ye Zhen had somehow created in the nick of time, and almost all the spectators could tell that the Spirit Shadow was an illusion, yet Yun Ce had struck it.

Bang!

The Seal of the Overturning Sea hit emptiness, and the moment that illusion shattered, the Seal powerfully struck the Martial Arena.

In an instant, the ground shook, and debris flew!

The whole Martial Arena vanished in that moment, replaced by a crater dozens of meters deep.

The power was terrifying, yet it failed to hit the real target!

"What is Ce’er doing?" Yun Chongxiao frowned.

"Ye Zhen, die!" Yun Ce roared and, turning once more towards Ye Zhen, he lifted the Seal of the Overturning Sea and attacked Ye Zhen again.

At that moment, an immense surge of Divine Soul Waves arose from Ye Zhen.

This time, the fluctuation of the Divine Soul Waves was especially ’complex,’ so much so that everyone could feel the surge and knew Ye Zhen was about to launch a Divine Soul Attack.

"Such a Divine Soul Attack wouldn’t be able to hurt Ce..."

Suddenly, Yun Chongxiao’s complexion seized, revealing an expression as if he had seen a ghost.

"This..."

"How is this possible?"

"Ce’er has been hit?"

On the Martial Arena, the instant Ye Zhen’s Divine Soul Waves arose, Yun Ce instantly lost his composure, wildly maneuvering the Seal of the Overturning Sea to attack in all directions.

He even directed the Seal of the Overturning Sea towards Wug Mengshan, the Heavenly Net Sect Master presiding over the duel, in the sky.

Such an attack left all spectating martial artists dumbfounded, with not only Yun Chongxiao in stunned disbelief but Wug Mengshan as well.

Despite his shock, Wug Mengshan frantically dodged, avoiding Yun Ce’s blow in a most embarrassing fashion.

He had no choice; as the presider, he absolutely could not interfere in the duel before one side admitted defeat.

After attacking Wug Mengshan, Yun Ce completely lost his sanity.

Cursing filthily, he kept shouting about his desire to kill Ye Zhen, who was clearly just standing in the sky, yet he never attacked the airborne Ye Zhen, instead, he attacked all around like a madman.

The spectators were at a loss for words.

The turn of events in this battle was too bizarre, and it changed so quickly that it was hard to react.

It was obvious to anyone, Yun Ce had accidentally fallen for Ye Zhen’s ploy and was trapped in the Divine Soul Illusion Realm.

In such a case, Ye Zhen could take Yun Ce’s life and claim his head at any moment, if he so wished.

But Ye Zhen did not do so.

However, Yun Chongxiao, the Qingyun Castle Master, was in a frantic state.

Despite his reluctance and the awareness that the situation was beyond redemption, his plans had utterly failed. Not only had he wasted a treasure of their foundation, becoming the laughingstock, but he had also placed Yun Ce in an extremely dangerous situation!

As an Establishment King, he was exceptionally clear on the effects of being completely submerged in the opponent’s Divine Soul Illusion Realm: at best, it could plant a Heart Demon hindering future breakthroughs; at worst, it could lead to Divine Soul chaos, bewilderment, and the victim turning into... an idiot!

The final outcome would depend on the level of skill involved in Ye Zhen’s Divine Soul Attack.

And this was exactly what Yun Chongxiao was worried about.

Bearing in mind the complex surge of Divine Soul Waves from Ye Zhen earlier, even he could not understand it.

"This match...on behalf of...Yun Ce, I admit defeat!"

There was no knowing how frustrated and despondent Yun Chongxiao felt when he said these words, a stark contrast to his previous smugness and shamelessness, which stirred murmurs among the crowd at the martial event.

Today, the reputation of Qingyun Castle was severely damaged.

After disgracefully boosting their cultivation and shamelessly forcing Ye Zhen to fight, they ultimately ended up with a result that was bitterly ironic.

But at this point, Yun Chongxiao could no longer care about that.

Almost simultaneously with admitting defeat, Yun Chongxiao pleaded with Ye Zhen in an extremely earnest tone, even begging him.

"Ye Zhen, I ask you, please let Yun Ce go. Give him a chance to regain his senses, will you?"

As soon as Yun Chongxiao’s plea was heard, all the spectators were stunned!(To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for the recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)