King of Creation Chapter 1790 - 1775: Fell for It After All

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Previously on King of Creation...
Ye Zhen infiltrated Dongxi County, a prosperous region controlled by a branch of the Xio Family. With its vast resources and strategic importance to Xio Qiangu, Ye Zhen plotted his revenge. He gathered a formidable army from the Demon Soul Realm in a hidden underground warehouse. His plan was to launch a preemptive strike on the Xio Mansion, eliminating the Xio Clan's men to inflict a deep wound on Xio Qiangu.
"Strong Wind?""How can there be such a strong wind here?"Looking at the massive silhouette to the south of Dongxi County City, the patriarch of the Dongxi Clan, the sole Dao Realm expert stationed there, Xio Zhen, exclaimed in surprise.As a vital branch of the Xio Family and a commercial nexus, Dongxi County City not only housed nearly a hundred Realm King Realm experts but also prided itself having a Dao Realm expert.Xio Zhen, the last surviving ancestor of the Dongxi Clan and this Dao Realm expert, served as the Sea Stabilizing Divine Needle for the Dongxi Clan.He typically spent his time in seclusion, cultivating his spirit and rarely making public appearances.Outsiders, and even most of his own descendants, might not see him for years.However, in the face of any earth-shattering event, Xio Zhen would invariably be the first to emerge.When the aura of the Ancient Fierce Beast, the Strong Wind, permeated the surroundings, Xio Zhen was the first to be alerted.Following this, close to a hundred Realm King Realm experts from the Dongxi Clan ascended from the ground. Upon witnessing their ancestor, Xio Zhen, already present in the void, their expressions turned even more serious.They understood that their ancestor would only appear if something of immense magnitude was occurring.Moments later, the current head of the Dongxi Clan, Xio Tiandong, arrived beside his ancestor, Xio Zhen.Yet, as everyone gazed upon the slowly moving, colossal silhouette, not a soul dared to make a rash move.It was sufficient to say that the mere aura emanating from the Ancient Fierce Beast caused numerous hearts to tremble."Ancestor, how could an Ancient Fierce Beast like the Strong Wind manifest here?" Xio Tiandong, the current clan head of the Dongxi Clan, voiced his abundant confusion.He questioned how a beast like the Strong Wind, which soared through the Nine Heavens, could possibly appear near their humble Dongxi County.The Xio Family's ancestor, Xio Zhen, responded with a shake of his head, "This is indeed abnormal, exceedingly rare!""Ancestor, what course of action should we take? It is said that an Ancient Fierce Beast such as the Strong Wind is incredibly ferocious. Should its savage nature be unleashed, our small Dongxi County City could face a catastrophic disaster. Might we assemble our experts and strike preemptively?" Xio Tiandong nervously proposed."Strike first?" Ancestor Xio Zhen shook his head, "An Ancient Fierce Beast like the Strong Wind cannot be vanquished simply through sheer numbers.""In my younger days, during a battle, we once laid siege to a Green Winged Wind Kite, which was but a mere offshoot of the Strong Wind's bloodline. Yet, even then, with three Dao Realm experts and twenty Realm King Realm experts, we suffered the cost of five fatalities and eight injuries to successfully annihilate it!"Hearing the toll of 'five deaths and eight injuries', the Dongxi Clan leader, Xio Tiandong, did not focus heavily on it; such losses were still deemed manageable.However, Xio Zhen elaborated further, "Among the five deceased and eight wounded were three Early Dao Realm martial artists; one perished, and two sustained injuries!"Hiss!With his mouth agape, the Dongxi Clan head, Xio Tiandong, inhaled sharply, his gaze directed at the colossal shadow intensifying with profound wariness.Even within the Dao Realm, there had been one casualty and two injured.And now, their Xio Family possessed only a single Dao Realm expert, not to mention that the terrifying Ancient Fierce Beast before them was a genuine Strong Wind!"Then... then... then Ancestor, we..." Xio Tiandong's voice began to falter, and the clansmen behind him grew increasingly agitated."Do not succumb to fear."Ancestor Xio Zhen's voice, though gentle, carried an unshakeable resolve, "The Strong Wind is undeniably immensely ferocious, but its sudden appearance outside our Dongxi County City today undoubtedly stems from a specific purpose.If its sole intention were to unleash devastation, it likely would have attacked us much earlier.Let no one move or utter a sound; we shall observe to ascertain the Strong Wind's objective?"Just as Xio Zhen concluded his statement, Xio Tiandong abruptly pointed towards the Strong Wind's silhouette and exclaimed, "Ancestor, it is moving, it is altering its course."Xio Zhen's eyes flickered, but the instant he shifted his gaze, his heart found a measure of relief.For the Strong Wind did indeed move, yet it did not advance towards Dongxi County City; instead, it proceeded leisurely towards the south.Witnessing this development, all the Xio clansmen and supporting experts exhaled collectively in relief.After all, no one harbored the desire to confront such a legendary Ancient Fierce Beast..."It appears the Strong Wind is in search of something. Issue the decree: no one is to impede this Strong Wind. Should anyone dare to provoke it and invite a great calamity, I shall flay their entire family alive," the ancestor Xio Zhen declared with an aura of chilling finality."Yes!"In response, the head Xio Tiandong's gaze suddenly locked onto something, "Ancestor, observe the direction the Strong Wind is heading; it seems to be making its way towards Dachang Mountain."

"Dachang Mountain?"

Xio Zhen’s pupils contracted, and indeed, it was the place.

Xio Zhen understood even more the implication of Xio Tiandong’s words, as eighty percent of the Dongxi Clan’s wealth relied on the vast mineral deposits within Dachang Mountain.

Not only were there numerous mineral deposits but also over 500,000 slaves, purchased at great cost from the Ten Thousand Worlds, for mining operations.

"Since this Strong Wind hasn’t attacked our Dongxi County City, it likely won’t harm our mining slaves. Even if it does, we can only watch.

However, it’s not simple for an Ancient Fierce Beast of such noble bloodline to appear here, still searching for something.

Perhaps, it might just be a rare opportunity!"

The ancestor of the Dongxi Clan flashed a gleam in his eyes and commanded, "Leave half of the people to guard the city, and the rest, follow me at a distance to see if we can discover anything?"

At the command, nearly a hundred Realm King Realm experts split into two groups, one staying behind, and the other following behind Xio Zhen, keeping their distance from the shadow of the Strong Wind.

Xio Zhen’s reasoning was simple.

The Strong Wind, being an Ancient Fierce Beast, whatever it sought must be extremely precious?

Moreover, the aura of the strong wind before them is that of a great wind in the Dao Realm.

If there truly is something valuable, even if he can’t snatch it from the mouth of this great wind, just following behind and picking up the leftovers would be a huge gain.

After all, how could the vision of an Ancient Fierce Beast like this great wind be anything but discerning?

With a wave of his hand, Xio Zhen and Xio Tiandong led their clan members distantly trailing behind the great wind of the Ancient Fierce Beast.

Even though this great wind was not flying very fast, they did not suspect a thing.

After all, this great wind was searching for something!

However, if they knew about the cold sneer in the eyes of this great wind as it noticed them following, they would surely regret it.

"As expected, they’ve followed...."

Ye Zhen’s first target for revenge was Dongxi County City, as chosen by Xio Qiangu, and everything else would be manageable, except for the resident Dao Realm expert.

If Ye Zhen gathered all his top forces, including summoning the War Spirit, he could deal with a Mid Dao Realm expert.

But in doing so, Ye Zhen’s identity would be exposed.

After much consideration, Ye Zhen devised a plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain.

Ye Zhen also calculated the mindset of Xio Zhen and others, though not with absolute certainty.

However, the older a person gets, the more cunning they become. Someone like Xio Zhen, with a Dao Realm existence, knows a lot, desires more, and seeks even more.

Indeed, they fell for it.

Transforming into a great wind, Ye Zhen continuously increased his speed.

Occasionally, he executed a Wind Flash, turning into a small black dot in an instant, causing Xio Zhen and others to hastily give chase.

After transforming into the great wind, Ye Zhen maintained a fairly fast flying speed so long as he did not use the extreme speed of Wind Flash, which covered tens of miles in an instant.

A speed of forty thousand miles in two hours was still present.

Particularly with occasional Wind Flash, Xio Zhen, as a Dao Realm expert, almost pushed his speed to the limit to catch up.

Fifteen minutes passed in the blink of an eye, and as Ye Zhen estimated the time was near, he suddenly stopped abruptly, with fierce light flashing in his enormous bird eyes.

This maneuver nearly frightened Xio Zhen to death; he thought that this Ancient Fierce Beast great wind had discovered them and was about to attack.

Xio Zhen also stopped abruptly.

However, Xio Zhen understood that if the great wind wanted to attack them, they wouldn’t be able to escape at their speed.

Therefore, as the great wind remained still, he too stayed motionless.

The Realm King experts from Xio’s family who were relentlessly pursuing from behind also stopped abruptly, not daring to make a sound under the fierce glare of the great wind.

At almost the same moment, the door of an underground warehouse in Dongxi County City suddenly burst open, and amidst the stunned gazes of the guards, the Demon Soul Army Corps Leader Hei Jiu strode out, exuding astonishing blood qi.

Before the guards could sound the alarm, the six guards in front of the warehouse were slain by Hei Jiu and the Demon Marshal’s Avatar.

The vigil in Dongxi County City was commendable, especially with the experts that Xio’s family arranged for nightly patrols, who immediately noticed the abnormal power fluctuations here.

But when they arrived, they were dumbfounded.

The demonic army emerged in waves from the underground warehouse, and before they could react, Hei Jiu waved his hand, causing a deluge of Demon Soul Crossbow Bolts to cover the two Realm King experts.

This Demon Soul Crossbow Bolt, a weapon forged by the very strength of the Demon Soul Soldiers, though not matching the Flame Spirit Burst Demon Crossbow of the Great Zhou Dynasty in sheer power, possessed an attack potency directly tied to the cultivation of the Demon Soul that refined it.

A Demon Soul Crossbow Bolt crafted by an Early Dark Palace Realm Demon Soul, for instance, could unleash power equivalent to the Mid Dark Palace Realm.

With a mere gesture from Hei Jiu, over twenty Dao Realm King Realm Demon Soul Generals and two thousand Dark Palace Realm Demon Soul Officers unleashed their crossbow magnets. A torrent of more than fifty thousand Demon Soul Crossbow Bolts rained down, utterly overwhelming the area.

In the blink of an eye, two Realm King experts were reduced to riddled husks.

Under the relentless onslaught of the crossbow bolts, the flickering Guardian Light Screen of the Xio Mansion was annihilated!

"Kill!"

"Show no mercy, save only the unresisting women and children!" Hei Jiu's chilling, bloodthirsty command echoed immediately.

The sheer force of the unleashed power caused more than forty Realm King experts of the Xio Clan, who had just returned to their mansion, to ascend into the sky as one.

Upon witnessing the vast demonic army, however, they were all struck dumb with shock.

Swish, swish, swish!

A desperate barrage once more blotted out the sky.

Simultaneously, Hei Jiu, the Demon Marshal's Avatar, along with twenty Realm King Demon Souls, surged towards the Realm King experts, shielded by the advancing army.

A massacre, with little to no suspense, commenced.

Mere seconds into the brutal slaughter, as the fifty thousand Demon Soul Soldiers fully breached the Xio Mansion, amidst the cacophony of screams, a Realm King expert finally cried out in utter despair.

"Quick! Summon reinforcements!"

"Immediately dispatch a talisman communication to the old patriarch!"

"Send the Warning Talisman!"