King of Creation Chapter 1641 - 1626: Do You Admit Defeat?

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Previously on King of Creation...
Eunuch Fuq watched confidently as Yuann Hongying dueled Di Kuohai, certain of his young master's victory after significant cultivation gains. Spectators debated fiercely, with some betting on the unpredictable Di Kuohai despite heavy odds favoring Yuann Hongying. The battle erupted with Yuann Hongying's Azure Nether Immortal Sword missing its mark after Di Kuohai's precise dodge, allowing a barrage of enhanced Xuan Fire Drills to shatter Yuann Hongying's Dragon Soul Battle Armor. Stunned onlookers saw Di Kuohai press the assault with Evil Punishing Divine Thunder.

Ye Zhen's Evil Punishing Divine Thunder came in a relentless barrage almost immediately after the Xuan Fire Drill.

Earlier, Yuann Hongying had paid no heed to Ye Zhen's Evil Punishing Divine Thunder.

Thanks to the Acquired Spirit Treasure Dragon Soul Battle Armor, it posed no threat to him.

However, the critical problem lay in the fact that the Dragon Soul Battle Armor, which Yuann Hongying depended on heavily, had just been destroyed by Ye Zhen.

Though Yuann Hongying's heart ached fiercely at that instant, as the Evil Punishing Divine Thunder hurtled toward him, every hair on his body bristled in terror.

Yuann Hongying had seen Di Kuohai's Evil Punishing Divine Thunder in action countless times beneath the Five Immortals Arena, where it felled numerous mighty Martial Artists. Beyond the thunder's raw might, its electric glow alone could numb them for a brief period.

Be it half a breath or merely a moment.

In that fleeting instant, the battle's outcome was typically sealed.

As the Evil Punishing Divine Thunder twisted forward like a swift Thunder Snake, Yuann Hongying's pupils shrank to pinpoints, his Divine Soul Waves and Spiritual Power Waves erupting to their utmost limits in a flash.

A horrifying surge of Spiritual Power Waves erupted abruptly, shaking the void fiercely. In a hair-raising escape, just as Ye Zhen's Evil Punishing Divine Thunder neared Yuann Hongying's forehead, he unleashed the Divine Eagle Sky Flying Divine Ability and vanished into the void, dodging the lethal blow by the slimmest margin.

Seeing this, Eunuch Fuq's face eased with relief.

For this fight, Yuann Hongying had prepared meticulously; beyond his substantial power boost, he and Eunuch Fuq had devised four counter-strategies specifically against Ye Zhen's moves.

The initial devastating assault was merely the opening gambit of the first plan.

With Yuann Hongying now activating the Divine Eagle Sky Flying Divine Ability, the second plan's tempo had begun.

The Holy Eagle Family's Divine Eagle Sky Flying Divine Ability ranked among the world's premier Spatial Divine Abilities, nearly impossible to predict. Paired with the Azure Nether Immortal Sword, it had claimed the lives of almost a hundred Realm King Realm powerhouses.

Once locked into this rhythm, Yuann Hongying was bound for victory, even with Di Kuohai's surprising prowess.

Eunuch Fuq held absolute certainty in this.

Regrettably, Eunuch Fuq couldn't foresee certain developments even in his wildest dreams.

Noticing the spatial ripples, Ye Zhen's face grew stern in an instant, recalling Yuann Hongying's Divine Eagle Sky Flying Divine Ability.

Ye Zhen knew full well the dread of Yuann Hongying's Divine Eagle Sky Flying Divine Ability merged with the Azure Nether Immortal Sword.

In the prior Five Immortals Arena clash, after Yuann Hongying first used the Divine Eagle Sky Flying Divine Ability, he chased Ye Zhen mercilessly across the entire arena.

The pursuit left no escape, neither beneath the ground nor above the skies, until Ye Zhen broke free using the Innate Five Elements Divine Escape for a brief breather.

Furthermore, that arena's confined space had limited Yuann Hongying's Divine Eagle Sky Flying Divine Ability from its full potential.

Yet now, this vast battlefield stretching hundreds of miles provided ample room for its complete deployment.

Still, Ye Zhen had no plans to let Yuann Hongying set it up.

Last time, despite his Sword Heart Enlightenment detecting faint space fluctuations from Yuann Hongying's Divine Eagle Sky Flying Divine Ability, it was already too late by the time he noticed.

This time, however, Ye Zhen wielded the Void-Slaughtering Radiance.

From Hongqing Realm's Void Cloud Sea, Ye Zhen had seized Yuann Hongying's trophy, the Void-Slaughtering Radiance.

This artifact's detection of space fluctuations was extraordinarily acute.

Almost the instant Ye Zhen's Divine Sense probed it, a faint ripple surfaced fifty meters to his flank.

In that heartbeat, pinpointing the spot without looking back, Ye Zhen whipped his wrist, sending two Five Formation Profound Fire Drills hurtling toward the fluctuating void.

Time was critically short; Ye Zhen realized Yuann Hongying was on the verge of bursting through the void there. Any delay, and Yuann Hongying would emerge and vanish instantly.

Ye Zhen's preemptive strike would miss.

Hence, he opted for the swift, instantly formable Five Formation Profound Fire Drill over the stronger Six Formation Profound Fire Drill, which required a bit more preparation.

Ye Zhen's sudden void-piercing attack startled Eunuch Fuq, Mountain God Yi Xun, Huangdong, Yun Ben, and Luan Da beyond the Guardian Light Screen.

This move appeared oddly prescient.

While all pondered this, that patch of void rippled violently; Yuann Hongying's Spirit Light form burst forth unexpectedly.

"Ah!"

A sharp cry of shock rang out from outside the Guardian Light Screen.

Yuann Hongying, freshly emerging from the void, had no chance to respond before two Fire Drills barreled straight at him.

In that moment, sheer panic gripped Yuann Hongying.

Ye Zhen's earlier Profound Fire Drills had already wrecked his Acquired Spirit Treasure Dragon Soul Battle Armor once more. Without it now, these two incoming Profound Fire Drills would surely reduce him to fragments!

On instinct, the Azure Nether Immortal Sword hovering at Yuann Hongying's chest flared brilliantly. As Ye Zhen's two Profound Fire Drills detonated, it unleashed a thick azure Sword Light.

The azure Sword Light cleaved the explosive blaze of Ye Zhen's Profound Fire Drills into scattered flames, somewhat diminishing their force.

The next instant brought Yuann Hongying's pained scream; a flame-wreathed figure erupted from the explosion's heart, cloaked in searing light.

From the raging flames engulfing him, anyone could gauge Yuann Hongying's excruciating torment.

Rumble!

Ye Zhen offered no reprieve, as thunder boomed and another Evil Punishing Divine Thunder slammed down precisely onto Yuann Hongying.

This direct hit from the Evil Punishing Divine Thunder set Yuann Hongying's body crackling with electricity, his form wracked by violent spasms.

Only then did Eunuch Fuq and Yuann Yinying snap to action.

Eunuch Fuq and Grandma Mao unleashed eerie shrieks, charging wildly at the Guardian Light Screen.

Eunuch Fuq, holding a shred of composure, yelled fiercely while dashing forward, "Stop, we concede, we concede! Halt right now!" retaining some reason.

Grandma Mao, however, had utterly lost control, hammering at the Guardian Light Screen in a desperate bid to break in and save him.

Yet before Grandma Mao could touch the screen, two Spirit Lights radiating Dao Realm auras descended abruptly, pinning her immobile.

Oddly, amid this dire crisis, Yuann Hongying's brother Yuann Yinying stayed eerily composed.

Observing coldly, unmoved by Yuann Hongying's dire straits, he made no move to interfere.

His attitude suggested he was merely spectating a drama!

A magnificent show!

After the Evil Punishing Divine Thunder's strike, two Xuan Fire Drills materialized at Ye Zhen's fingertips but held back!

Ye Zhen wasn't naive; he understood that firing those two Xuan Fire Drills would obliterate Yuann Hongying.

But the fallout?

The Creation God backing Yuann Hongying was beyond Ye Zhen's provocation, and killing him would drive Eunuch Fuq into a frenzy first.

Facing a deranged Dao Realm expert's wrath would spell disaster.

Ye Zhen would invite massive repercussions.

If Ye Zhen truly sought Yuann Hongying's death, he had four or five covert ways to eliminate him undetected, claiming hefty rewards including Yuann Hongying's three Acquired Spirit Treasures.

But not here, not by slaying him before all eyes.

Such an act would be profoundly foolish.

Even in victory, Ye Zhen wouldn't claim those three Acquired Spirit Treasures.

Eunuch Fuq, the enigmatic Yuann Yinying with his vast aura, and the six concealed Dao Realm experts would prevent it.

As Ye Zhen prepared to cease, an unseen, impalpable Barrier materialized ahead.

Invisible and untouchable, yet Ye Zhen sensed it clearly; advancing three more steps would meet it.

The faint Dao Realm aura from the Barrier told Ye Zhen that Five Immortals Hall's Dao Realm experts had intervened.

Five Immortals Hall's Dao Realm experts didn't want Yuann Hongying slain either.

In the end, Yuann Hongying's backing was too immense; his death on Five Immortals Hall grounds could drag them into grave peril.

"It seems my choice is wise....."

Even if Ye Zhen pressed to kill Yuann Hongying, success was impossible now.

With Ye Zhen pausing, the volcanic fury surging from Eunuch Fuq eased slightly on his face.

In the distance, a flicker of regret passed through Yuann Yinying's gaze.

What a shame!

Had Di Kuohai been bolder, it would've resolved Yuann Yinying's major headache.

Alas, he restrained himself at the crucial juncture.

Still, Yuann Yinying knew the Five Immortals Hall Dao Realm experts would never permit Di Kuohai to slay Yuann Hongying, regardless.

Di Kuohai could thrash Yuann Hongying, but killing him was off-limits.

The rationale was straightforward: Five Immortals Hall knew Yuann Hongying's origins intimately and the dire fallout of his death there.

At that very instant, faint murmurs of regret, sighs, annoyance, and astonishment echoed within the Nine Realms Divine Eyes Spirit Formation above Heavenly Snake Reef.

It took at least two breaths for the thunder shroud around Yuann Hongying, who had plummeted into the sea below, to fade gradually, his spasms finally subsiding.

Scraping together a wisp of Spiritual Power, Yuann Hongying drew a sharp, involuntary gasp, his face contorting in pain.

Yuann Hongying's chest bore no intact skin, charred black in patches with bone visible.

Burns and raw wounds everywhere, stung by seawater, inflicted unbearable torment.

The suffering reached its zenith!

"Young Master!"

As Yuann Hongying surfaced, Grandma Mao's anguished wail pierced the air.

This cry snapped the battle-stunned Martial Artists around the field back to reality.

Yuann Hongying had been defeated!

Countless faces paled abruptly, some bodies quaking.

"Yuann Hongying, today you dueled with Di Kuohai and have been defeated, do you concede?" Mountain God Yi Xun's voice boomed as host.