King of Creation-Chapter 692 - 683: Life or Death?

Twelve!

A total of twelve Shadowless Mountain Penetrating Beasts, with eyes the size of watermelons, were glaring at Ye Zhen, dangerous glints shining in their pair after pair of brown eyes.

Among the twelve Shadowless Mountain Penetrating Beasts, eleven were roughly similar in size, each about a hundred meters long and six or seven meters wide, but the one in the center was terrifyingly large.

It was over two hundred meters in length, five meters high, and more than ten meters wide, nearly two or three times the size of the other beasts, and the aura it emitted was even more terrifying.

At this moment, it was staring at Ye Zhen with a low growl, its gaze both wary and ferocious, clearly a Shadowless Mountain Penetrating Beast King.

Obviously, this group of Shadowless Mountain Penetrating Beasts was also startled by Ye Zhen’s sudden intrusion. They did not immediately attack but watched him vigilantly, an exceptionally thick air of Earth Element Spiritual Power gradually spreading.

A cold sweat instantly soaked Ye Zhen’s back.

Eleven Heavenly Level Middle-Grade Demon Beasts and one Heavenly Level High-Grade Shadowless Mountain Penetrating Beast King, especially in such a narrow space, could blow Ye Zhen away in minutes.

Even if Ye Zhen’s Cultivation had recently skyrocketed to the Peak of the Second Stage of Vein Forging Realm, it was insufficient.

At that moment, Ye Zhen had no time to ponder the recent turn of events; all his attention was focused here.

Because any slight change here would mean a shattered body and broken bones for Ye Zhen.

In the wilderness, in the sky, facing twelve Heavenly Level Middle-Grade Demon Beasts, Ye Zhen was confident in escaping with his life, even in slaying them while fleeing posed no problem.

But here....

Ye Zhen did not dare to release the Heavenly Thunder of Fright that he had been gathering in the palm of his hand.

The Heavenly Thunder of Fright could knock down two Shadowless Mountain Penetrating Beasts temporarily, but the other ten could tear Ye Zhen to pieces in an instant.

In that instant, Ye Zhen did not even dare to let out a breath, as cold sweat on his forehead rolled down drop by drop.

The growls of the twelve Shadowless Mountain Penetrating Beasts inside the cave became more frequent, all of them glaring deadly at the Heavenly Thunder of Fright in Ye Zhen’s palm.

All Demon Beasts have an innate fear of the Qi of Heavenly Thunder, so none of the Shadowless Mountain Penetrating Beasts made the first move, fearing the Heavenly Thunder of Fright in Ye Zhen’s hands. The Beast King, however, was becoming more and more enraged, letting out a succession of deep growls, seemingly urging his offspring to eliminate this intruder.

The atmosphere in the cave grew heavier by the moment, filled only with the low growls of the Shadowless Mountain Penetrating Beasts and the drumming of Ye Zhen’s heartbeat!

Ye Zhen’s mind began to race, considering ways to save his life under these circumstances.

Immediately, Ye Zhen thought of the Demon Cloud Fruit.

In this situation, perhaps the only thing that could save his life was the Demon Cloud Fruit; even if Ye Zhen used the Demon Cloud Fruit, if he couldn’t escape quickly, he feared even the Demon Cloud Barrier formed by the fruit wouldn’t save his life.

"There’s no other way...."

Ye Zhen knew he could not delay any longer—if he did, and the Shadowless Mountain Penetrating Beasts launched an attack, he would probably not even have the chance to use the Demon Cloud Fruit!

Suddenly, two glows flew out from Ye Zhen’s storage ring, the result of Ye Zhen directly using Divine Sense to retrieve items from within.

This action, under the pull of Qi, triggered a chain reaction instantly.

Roar!

Amidst furious roars, the twelve Shadowless Mountain Penetrating Beasts, including the Beast King, erupted with immense Earth Element Spiritual Power fluctuations!

Boom!

At the same time, or more precisely, at the same moment the glow flew out of the storage ring, the Heavenly Thunder of Fright in Ye Zhen’s palm flew out.

Among the roars of the twelve Shadowless Mountain Penetrating Beasts, it struck precisely on the Beast King and another beast. The flashing Thunder Light immediately caused the Beast King and the other beast to let out trembling wails, their huge bodies shaking uncontrollably.

The other ten Shadowless Mountain Penetrating Beasts, however, attacked Ye Zhen simultaneously!

From all directions in the cave, sharp stone columns sprung up as if growing from the ground, covering Ye Zhen from all sides like a moving Stone Spear Formation.

This was the Shadowless Mountain Penetrating Beasts’ ability to control Earth Element Spiritual Power. As pure Earth Element Demon Beasts, they could manipulate anything related to Earth Spiritual Power into any form by controlling it!

Pop!

The abrupt sound of a bubble being pinched broke the silence, as Ye Zhen’s left hand shot out lightning-fast to burst one of the Demon Cloud Fruits that he had just taken out at the same moment as the Heavenly Thunder of Fright.

Voluminous clouds of purple-black Cloud Qi tumbled out, enveloping Ye Zhen’s body tightly.

Pff pff pff pff pff!

The sound of countless stone spears piercing the Demon Cloud Shield resonated.

In just an instant, the thickness of the Demon Cloud Shield decreased by more than half, and was still rapidly thinning.

The stone spears, seemingly over ten thousand in number and continuing relentlessly, from all directions.

This sight made Ye Zhen’s heart jump with fear, nearly turning into a human kebab.

However, Ye Zhen was not one to just sit and wait for death, knowing the Demon Cloud Shield wouldn’t last long!

The moment the Demon Cloud Fruit burst, Ye Zhen’s right hand grabbed the Soul Capturing Jade Skull that had been taken out along with the fruit from the storage ring.

Mid-grade Spirit Artifact, Soul Capturing Jade Skull.

During the half year spent in the Supreme Spirit Vein, Ye Zhen not only focused on increasing his Cultivation but also constantly nurtured the Soul Capturing Jade Skull that had recently been imprinted with his Divine Soul.

The death of the original owner, White Bone Young Master Lio Kechu, made the branding of the Mid-grade Spirit Artifact, the Soul Capturing Jade Skull, incredibly easy for Ye Zhen.

Almost as soon as he grasped the Soul Capturing Jade Skull, Ye Zhen’s Divine Soul Power and Spiritual Power surged into the artifact at the same time.

Instantly, a chillingly white radiance blazed atop the Soul Capturing Jade Skull!

Then, as he channeled his Spiritual Power, the three skull-shaped bells on the Soul Capturing Jade Skull shivered as if they were about to ring.

Ding Ling Ling!

An infuriatingly piercing Demon Sound rang out at that moment, the sound was as if countless screaming ghosts had appeared in one’s mind, and it was similar to the horrifying noise of ghosts gnawing on flesh and blood, one listen, and it would drive one mad.

Ye Zhen didn’t know how powerful it was, but when he first successfully branded the Soul Capturing Jade Skull, just a slight activation of the skull-shaped Demon Sound immediately produced illusions, bringing on a splitting headache.

Later, after nourishing the Soul Capturing Jade Skull for a longer period, Ye Zhen began to resist the influence of the skull-shaped Demon Sound, but out of habit, whenever Ye Zhen activated the Demon Sound, he would still enter a state of Sword Heart Enlightenment!

If the skull-shaped Demon Sound had such an effect on Martial Artists, then for Demon Beasts with weaker Divine Souls, it was simply lethally destructive!

This was also the reason why the Longevity Sect Master Yin Changsheng was very confident in White Bone Young Master Lio Kechu back in the day. As long as Lio Kechu had the Soul Capturing Jade Skull, it was basically impossible for any Demon Beast to harm him in the Trial Secret Realm.

After all, a rare Spiritual Artifact like the Soul Capturing Jade Skull, with its Divine Soul Attack, was naturally the bane of Demon Beasts!

Woo!

Howl!

In the next instant, all of the Shadowless Mountain Penetrating Beasts howled as if driven mad. Two of the slightly smaller Shadowless Mountain Penetrating Beasts, as if drunk, swayed their bodies and blood spurted from their seven orifices, collapsing and dying in a matter of seconds!

Two Shadowless Mountain Penetrating Beasts died on the spot, and the others were not much better off, all swaying unsteadily, and even a few started to bite each other on the spot. The dense rain of stone spears also disappeared in an instant.

In the next instant, as Ye Zhen withdrew the Soul Capturing Jade Skull, the golden Sword Light of the Heart Sword swiftly slashed out.

After his Cultivation soared to the Peak of Second Stage of the Vein Forging Realm, the amount of Spiritual Power in Ye Zhen’s body had more than doubled compared to when he was at the Fifth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm, and his Spiritual Power had become incredibly robust. The consumption of Spiritual Power by the Sword Heart Enlightenment’s killing move, the Heart Sword, seemed like nothing at all.

At that moment, he spared no expense in using it.

With the enhancement from Purple Spirit, the Heart Sword was already terrifyingly powerful. After Ye Zhen’s Cultivation soared to the Peak of the Second Stage of Vein Forging Realm, the might of the Heart Sword increased tremendously yet again.

At this moment, slaughtering the Shadowless Mountain Penetrating Beasts, whose Divine Souls had been injured by the Soul Capturing Jade Skull, was incredibly easy.

Like cutting through melons and vegetables, he killed them with a single stroke, with ease, without the previous peril.

In just the time it takes to draw a breath, the remaining ten Shadowless Mountain Penetrating Beasts were slain by Ye Zhen, leaving only the Shadowless Mountain Penetrating Beast King.

Whoosh!

Once again, the golden Sword Light of the Heart Sword burst forth, striking like lightning at the only remaining Shadowless Mountain Penetrating Beast King.

Howl!

As if sensing the incoming danger or realizing the dire straits it was in, after withstanding the assault from the Heavenly Thunder of Fright and the Divine Soul Attack of the Soul Capturing Jade Skull, the Shadowless Mountain Penetrating Beast King suddenly let out a desperate roar.

In the cave, a mysterious and subtle fluctuation arose suddenly, accompanied by the extreme terror of Earth Element Spiritual Power.

In an instant, the entire cave was enveloped by a violent Earth Element Spiritual Power!

Boom Boom Boom!

Boom Boom Boom, and suddenly the ground shook and the mountains quaked.

In an instant, the entire cave ceiling collapsed like tofu, threatening to bury Ye Zhen.

A look of sheer horror rose on Ye Zhen’s face.

Ye Zhen never expected that the Shadowless Mountain Penetrating Beast King would play a suicidal game!

No!

It wasn’t a mutual destruction!

In the moment when the cave ceiling collapsed, the Shadowless Mountain Penetrating Beast King vanished without a trace, disappearing right before Ye Zhen’s eyes!

"Earth Escape!"

Ye Zhen immediately realized what was happening.

Suddenly, in the Sword Heart Communication sensation of Ye Zhen, a giant creature seemed to scuttle through the soil several meters below his feet.

At this moment, Ye Zhen instantly understood what it was.

With a thought, the already unleashed golden Sword Light of the Heart Sword suddenly shot forth with speed.

In an instant, a streak of golden Sword Light penetrated the four to five meter-deep soil, pinning the giant creature down firmly.

Bang Bang Bang!

Boom Boom Boom!

Almost simultaneously, the ceiling that had collapsed, weighing millions of pounds, smashed down upon Ye Zhen. The remaining Demon Cloud Shield around his body shattered instantly.

In an instant, Ye Zhen was completely buried within the cave! (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets, and your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)