King of Creation-Chapter 723 - 714: Dead Ends Ahead and Behind?

"Miss Hu, searching like this on the surface of the lake will yield no results!" Inside the spirit boat which was missing a huge eye pearl, Yangh Yiguan persuaded with a bitter smile.

"That’s right, if we keep wandering around the Ten Thousand Spirit Lake like this and run into that One-tailed Crab King again, how many of us will be left?" The words of Shadow Blade Shao Mo carried a trace of sadness, but more than that, fear!

Their previous encounter with the One-tailed Crab King had resulted in Bian You and Ma Yue’s immediate deaths, without even their bones to be found. If it hadn’t been for the One-tailed Crab King swallowing Ye Zhen and leaving inexplicably, they didn’t know how many more of them would have perished.

The problem was that Hu Qingtong was adamant about searching on the lake surface, and surprisingly, the highly respected Hundred Poisons Master Lan Shuiqiao didn’t stop her; they could only temporarily comply with Hu Qingtong’s wishes and search the lake.

However, with every breath they took on the lake surface, their hearts hung in their throats. The previous encounter with the One-tailed Crab King had scared them terribly.

They had already been searching the lake surface for nearly an hour, and as the sky darkened, if they couldn’t find darkness before night fell, the Ten Thousand Spirit Lake would become even more dangerous and horrifying at night. They couldn’t help but collectively turn their gazes towards Hundred Poisons Master Lan Shuiqiao.

"Qing Tong, they’re right! Continuing the search like this is hopeless! It’s already been an hour, and even an Establishment King couldn’t survive in the waters of Ten Thousand Spirit Lake for this long!"

What surprised everyone was that Hundred Poisons Master Lan Shuiqiao’s attitude towards Hu Qingtong was very mild, not as assertive as his attitude towards others.

Even in this situation, which he knew was impossible, he didn’t firmly oppose it!

"We have to try, it was them who drew it away..."

Hiss!

Suddenly, the sound of rushing water erupted from beneath the spirit boat, causing everyone’s face to change.

"What’s that sound?"

"Is there something below?"

"Could it be that the One-tailed Crab King has returned?" The faces of everyone tightened in an instant.

Almost simultaneously, a column of water shot into the sky, and instinctively, the four Vein Forging Realm cultivators aboard the spirit boat had their Spirit Light flash, ready to attack the rising water column.

"Hold your fire, it’s us!" Fengh Qingyue’s crisp laughter rang out.

"Is it them?"

"Don’t attack, it’s Ye Zhen and Fengh Qingyue!"

Amid exclamations, the water column dispersed, revealing Ye Zhen, who was gently holding Fengh Qingyue, slowly descending onto the spirit boat.

The first to be dumbfounded was Yangh Yiguan. "Young Hero Ye, you... you actually came back alive?"

Ye Zhen rolled his eyes dramatically, "What, did you expect us to die?"

"No, no!"

Yangh Yiguan waved his hands repeatedly, circling around Ye Zhen and Fengh Qingyue, making Fengh Qingyue—who already had a slightly flushed face—even more uncomfortable, and she secretly pinched Ye Zhen’s palm!

All Ye Zhen could do was bear it painfully!

He really hadn’t done anything!

Actually, he wished he could have done something significant!

But even if Ye Zhen was thick-skinned, amidst Ten Thousand Spirit Lake, under the surveillance of at least a dozen water beasts, to do that thing under the bright gaze of dozens of eyes would be impossible.

To endure such gazing would be odd!

"Not a single injury?"

"Young Hero Ye, you actually came out of an encounter with the One-tailed Crab King unscathed, that’s really..."

"And Master Fengh, to dive alone in the Ten Thousand Spirit Lake for nearly an hour without a scratch? Did Young Hero Ye rescue you? What happened to the One-tailed Crab King?"

Yangh Yiguan fired off a series of questions, and the rest looked at Ye Zhen and Fengh Qingyue in sheer astonishment. This utterly impossible event had actually happened?

Aboard the spirit boat, they had already lost two people, yet Ye Zhen and Fengh Qingyue had stayed in Ten Thousand Spirit Lake for nearly an hour—it was simply too incredible to believe!

"The One-tailed Crab King, no need to worry, it’s already dead!" Perhaps feeling a little uncomfortable under Yangh Yiguan’s intense gaze, Fengh Qingyue quickly answered one of the questions.

"What?"

"The One-tailed Crab King was killed?"

"Who killed it? How did you do it? How did it die?"

"How is that possible? The One-tailed Crab King’s shell is incredibly tough; even I couldn’t scratch it the least bit!"

The crowd was once again shocked, with Lan Shuiqiao being the most astonished, as if hearing the most unbelievable news.

"Nothing is impossible! The shell on the outside may be strong, but the inside, not so much!" Ye Zhen stated nonchalantly.

"Inside, what do you mean? Explain clearly, do you mean you killed it from the inside?" Lan Shuiqiao pressed for an answer.

"That’s right, I pierced the heart of the One-tailed Crab King!"

"Hiss!"

A collective gasp of shock rose abruptly. Everyone there were seasoned warriors and instantly understood the meaning behind Ye Zhen’s words.

And they also understood just how dangerous and improbable the method Ye Zhen described was.

In that moment of life and death, to actually penetrate the belly of the Demon Beast and kill it?

One had to have incredibly strong nerves to achieve such a feat!

No matter how casually Ye Zhen described it, the reality of that moment could not be conveyed in mere words.

A moment of silence followed!

...

"It’s getting dark, let’s hurry up and get ashore!" After being stunned for quite some time, Hundred Poisons Master Lan Shuiqiao finally urged them on, and the Spirit Boat once again sped across the water.

For Ye Zhen, this was no longer a concern.

After obtaining the Essence Spirit Pearl from the One-tailed Crab King, there was no difference for him between being in the water and on land, and very few Water Beasts could keep up with Ye Zhen’s speed.

An hour later, the rapidly gliding Spirit Boat finally reached the shore. freёnovelkiss.com

Phew!

Stepping off the Spirit Boat, many people heaved a sigh of relief – they had finally arrived on land.

"Elder Yangh, what situation should we expect next? Have we reached Ten Thousand Beast Valley?" Lan Shuiqiao inquired!

"This old man... doesn’t know! It cost me ten human lives to get to Ten Thousand Spirit Lake previously, and what lies beyond, I am unaware!" Yangh Yiguan paused for a moment, his gaze towards Wanfang carrying a trace of intrigue, but no one noticed!

"So, what now?"

"Continue to explore ahead? Let’s see what the situation is and study it further..."

Suddenly, Ye Zhen appeared to be listening intently, "Listen, what’s that sound?"

Thump thump thump!

The sound, with a certain rhythm, came faintly from afar, and as everyone listened carefully, it grew louder and closer.

As the sound approached, it also became incredibly chaotic, a jumble of noises reaching their ears – it felt like a mixture of drums of various sizes being struck simultaneously, utterly overwhelming and disordered!

"Does this old body faintly hear several beast roars? Could it be..."

With Lan Shuiqiao’s statement, Elder Yangh’s face suddenly lit up with ecstasy, "Beast roars? If there are beast roars, it means we have truly entered Ten Thousand Beast Valley! We’re in Ten Thousand Beast Valley!"

Silently, Ye Zhen’s Divine Sense clung to the Earth Spiritual Power and spread out; in the faint night, thousands of Demon Beasts were stampeding this way, kicking up billowing dust that shot into the sky!

In the next instant, Ye Zhen was stunned!

Because it was not just thousands!

Within just a few miles range of Ye Zhen’s perception, over ten thousand Demon Beasts with incredibly strong Qi had already surged past, with more in the surrounding areas, the smoke and dust behind them blanketing the sky.

"Elder Yangh, is there a way for you to control the Demon Beasts in Ten Thousand Beast Valley?" Ye Zhen suddenly turned his head and asked!

Elder Yangh’s excited shouts abruptly ceased, and he shook his head in a daze, his expression becoming extremely grave!

"Prepare for battle, prepare for battle!"

"These rampaging Demon Beasts see us as invaders, they will tear us apart!" Elder Yangh suddenly roared.

At the same time, Lan Shuiqiao, Hu Qingtong, Fengh Qingyue, and Shao Mo all saw the overwhelming dust in the distance, and even noticed the protruding fangs of a Four-Armed Bear leading the onslaught, their expressions each turning exceedingly grave!

Lan Shuiqiao’s figure soared high into the air, reaching an extreme height of over eight meters, looking into the distance, his expression turned extremely solemn, "There are at least a hundred thousand Demon Beasts here, no, possibly several hundred thousand. How could we possibly kill them all?"

"Retreating back to Ten Thousand Spirit Lake would be the best option!" Lan Shuiqiao shouted!

"Retreat to Ten Thousand Spirit Lake?" Elder Yangh suddenly shook his head, "There’s no way back!"

"From the moment the stampede began, the last Formation Restriction of Ten Thousand Beast Valley has been activated, all the Demon Beasts within, whether on land or in water, will be driven mad by the Formation!

Even the oppressive force from the remains of the Tiger Shark King of the Overturning Sea is useless!" In an instant, Elder Yangh’s expression turned ice cold!

"Look, the Water Beasts in Ten Thousand Spirit Lake are already restless, the Tiger Shark King’s oppressive force is no longer effective!"

The crowd turned to follow Elder Yangh’s direction and were instantly dumbfounded.

Normally, within a ten-mile radius of the Spirit Boat, no Water Beasts dared to enter, but now, amidst the roiling waves, many Water Beasts had already invaded within ten miles of the Spirit Boat, the closest one only two to three miles away from the Spirit Boat.

And they were still slowly inching closer!

In an instant, everyone’s expressions turned extremely serious!

Dead ends ahead and behind!

"What do we do, with so many Demon Beasts, we might not last even half a quarter-hour, what do we do?" As the Demon Beasts on the land drew nearer, Shadow Blade Shao Mo panicked!

Ye Zhen and Hundred Poisons Master Lan Shuiqiao both fixed their gazes on Elder Yangh.

If Elder Yangh knew this situation would arise, then it was very likely he knew a way out.

"Elder Yangh, where is our way out?" The voices of Ye Zhen and Lan Shuiqiao almost overlapped.

"A way out?"

Elder Yangh’s gaze suddenly darted to the distance, "The only way out is to break through this Ten Thousand Beast Valley Plain and reach the core Ten Thousand Beast Hall; that place is a Forbidden Land for the Demon Beasts!"

As the waves of Demon Beasts neared, Elder Yangh’s eyes blazed with eagerness, "Folks, let’s charge. If we can get through Ten Thousand Beast Valley Plain, you can obtain what you seek!"

He turned around, with a flash of light, Elder Yangh dashed out towards the oncoming horde of beasts!

In the moment he turned, Elder Yangh took away the Spirit Boat that had carried them across Ten Thousand Spirit Lake. Lan Shuiqiao’s face drastically changed, "Elder Yangh, why are you taking the Spirit Boat?"

"Elder Yangh, you knew this would happen all along, didn’t you?" Simultaneously, Ye Zhen roared towards the fading silhouette of Elder Yangh.

"Roar!"

Amidst the roar, the first Demon Beast already pounced down from the sky! (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to qidian.com to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)