King of Creation Chapter 1984 - 1969: Threatening the Black Tiger King

"Your Highness, Black Tiger King, how I came by this Dragon Saliva Peach is not your concern. It just depends on whether you want this Dragon Saliva Peach!" Ye Zhen’s leisurely voice seemed to echo from all directions, making it impossible for the lurking Black Tiger King in the palace to pinpoint its origin.

"How dare you!"

The Black Tiger King’s voice betrayed no emotion, but with his angry shout, a large black hand suddenly descended from the sky, ready to envelop the hazy phantom conjured by Ye Zhen.

At the instant the large black hand descended, everything within a kilometer radius, whether it was air or Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, everything froze in that moment.

In Ye Zhen’s distant perception, even time seemed to have a sensation of stagnation.

Everything within the kilometer radius was imprisoned by this giant hand at that moment.

Clearly, the Black Tiger King was attempting to use a secret technique to capture the invading hazy phantom.

However, when the large black hand touched the hazy phantom, that the Mirage Dragon Primordial Spirit Achou conjured using Mirage Energy, it dissipated instantly like a bubble.

Everything returned to nothingness.

Even though the Black Tiger King’s secret technique imprisoned everything, the only remnants were a wisp of Mirage Energy and a faint, untraceable Divine Soul Power.

In the palace, the Black Tiger King’s face, reclining in his majestic tiger posture, turned somewhat gloomy, and from his nostrils came a frustrated snort.

In the next instant, the Black Tiger King, who was lying prostrate, abruptly stood up. As he stepped forward, layers of invisible black ripples spread in all directions.

In an instant, everything within the Tiger King Palace, from the sky above to ten thousand meters underground, fell under the Black Tiger King’s control.

Yet this control did not ease the Black Tiger King’s expression, but instead made it even more grim.

Because he did not detect the invading enemy, not a single trace or clue was found.

The vast flood of Primordial Spirit Divine Thought spread like water in all directions, and once again, the Black Tiger King meticulously searched for any possible hiding spots within the Tiger King Palace.

After half a quarter-hour, the Black Tiger King’s expression was even more irate, having gained nothing.

This shift in emotion caused the Black Tiger King’s outward Primordial Spirit Aura to surge like an angry tide, and the Teeth Tiger Great Saint, sensitive to this change, couldn’t help but shiver at the corners of his mouth.

As one of the Black Tiger King’s trusted Great Saints, he knew all too well the consequences of the Black Tiger King’s anger.

"Someone, spread the order: foreign spies have infiltrated, search the entire city, pay special attention to anyone who entered White Tiger City within the last three days—no, ten days. Detain anyone who cannot explain their origins and purpose for harsh interrogation in the Black Tiger Prison!" A command interwoven with anger and bloodlust was suddenly issued.

At that moment, a leisurely sigh suddenly sounded from the northwest corner of the Tiger King Palace.

"Your Highness, Black Tiger King, why do this? I merely wish to make a transaction with you..."

Almost as soon as this leisurely sigh was heard, the Black Tiger King’s vast Primordial Spirit Divine Thought enveloped the northwest corner.

This time, before the Black Tiger King’s vast Primordial Spirit Divine Thought could fully settle, the hazy figure appearing in the northwest corner of the Tiger King Palace collapsed on its own again, and the Black Tiger King once again struck nothing.

"How audacious!"

The Black Tiger King let out a low, angry roar. After all these years, it was the first time someone dared to play such tricks in front of him.

"If Your Highness, Black Tiger King, does not need the Dragon Saliva Peach, then I will disappear now!" The leisurely but directionally indistinct voice rose again from the southeast corner.

Hearing this voice, the Black Tiger King’s Primordial Spirit Power moved slightly before suddenly halting.

However, as the Teeth Tiger Great Saint, the guardian of the Tiger King Palace, he let out an enraged roar, dashing like lightning towards the direction the voice appeared in the northeast corner.

The Teeth Tiger Great Saint was extremely furious. Not only had a mysterious figure invaded the Tiger King Palace, but they had also repeatedly provoked Lord Black Tiger King. If he couldn’t catch the intruder, his reputation as a Great Saint would be utterly ruined.

"Stop!"

The Black Tiger King’s distinctively deep voice was like an invisible restraint, instantly freezing the Teeth Tiger Great Saint’s posture, forcing him to halt in an almost rigid motion, plummeting to the ground, and looking towards the direction of the palace, "My King!"

"You stay, and let the others withdraw," the irresistible voice of the Black Tiger King sounded again.

"Yes, I obey, My Lord!" After serving under the Black Tiger King for so many years, the Teeth Tiger Great Saint executed the orders without any regard.

Soon, all the guards within the Tiger King Palace, except for the Teeth Tiger Great Saint, had completely withdrawn.

A Divine Sense attached to the Little Demon, hiding among the branches of a large tree, Ye Zhen breathed a sigh of relief once more.

By this point, his transaction with the Black Tiger King had succeeded at least halfway.

If nothing unexpected happened next, the likelihood of success was quite high.

As long as he could rescue Xuan Hu, it would be worth the great risk Ye Zhen took tonight.

The reason Ye Zhen hadn’t been discovered by the Black Tiger King earlier was quite simple; he had attached his Divine Sense to the plants and trees that the Little Demon had grown and merged into.

The Little Demon was itself a Wood Element Life, and all Wood Element Life contains some amount of Wood Spirit Power within them, so the Little Demon’s Yimu Spiritual Power entering these plants and trees was entirely natural.

It’s like someone suddenly gained a bit more fat or muscle on their body—who would notice?

Even though the Black Tiger King swept his Divine Sense over the whole Xuanhu Palace, what he saw were just the plants and trees, which is why he hadn’t discovered Ye Zhen.

This was also the Little Demon’s powerful strength; wherever there were plants and trees, there were avatars of the Little Demon.

"Dragon Saliva Peach? Such a Heaven and Earth Treasure is indeed something this king desires, but how can you prove you have a Dragon Saliva Peach in your possession?" After a moment of contemplation, the Black Tiger King slowly spoke.

He indeed needed and desired to obtain the Dragon Saliva Peach; that was the reason he had the Teeth Tiger Great Saint cease his actions.

"That’s simple."

The leisurely voice rose again, "In the flower bed in front of the Tiger King Palace, there’s a fist-sized clod of earth that Your Highness will recognize at a glance."

"Hmm?"

The Divine Sense moved slightly, and with a subtle gesture, a fist-sized clump of earth was drawn into the air by the Black Tiger King and floated before him. Before it arrived, the earth disintegrated, revealing a still relatively fresh pit inside.

This made the Black Tiger King furrow his brow, but he was no fool. With a moment’s thought, he surmised a possibility.

Activating his Spiritual Power, he took a long inhale towards the pit, and the concentrated Life Force contained within it surged into his nostrils, invigorating his spirit.

In an instant, the Black Tiger King’s expression changed drastically.

No matter how foolish the Black Tiger King might be, he understood that a pit capable of retaining such robust Life Force could only be from one of the few Heaven and Earth Treasures known for extending life.

Though the Life Force within the pit was of no use to the Black Tiger King, if a common mortal were to boil this pit in water and consume it, extending their Life Span by sixty years would be of no issue.

On the pit, there remained a faint fragrance of Immortal Peach.

What else could it be but the Dragon Saliva Peach?

Apart from confirming the presence of the Dragon Saliva Peaches in the other party’s hands, the Black Tiger King was even more shocked that the other party could leave a pit at the entrance to his bedchamber unnoticed, implying that their strength must be...

With this judgment, the Black Tiger King immediately made a decision, "What terms of trade do you propose, and how many Dragon Saliva Peaches do you have?"

"Two!"

Ye Zhen’s answer was firm, matching the amount he intended to trade.

"Only two?"

The Black Tiger King was clearly skeptical, "I heard that over a month ago during the Eastern Azure Dragon Emperor’s Peach Conference, dozens of Immortal Peaches were snatched by a monkey. Did you kill that monkey, or did you partner with it in the robbery?"

Evidently, the Black Tiger King’s intelligence was not lacking.

"This need not concern Your Highness, the Black Tiger King. Your only concern should be whether you wish to proceed with the trade." Ye Zhen’s tone was assertive.

"Do you dare speak to me like this?" The Black Tiger King sneered.

"I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t dare! If this attitude from Your Highness continues, I will disappear immediately, terminating the trade." Ye Zhen’s cold and harsh tone was full of threat.

Despite his dissatisfaction, faced with two lifespan-extending Dragon Saliva Peaches, the Black Tiger King had to relent.

The Tiger Clan was not incapable of obtaining Dragon Saliva Peaches.

In contrast, the White Tiger Demon Emperor of the Tiger Clan managed to obtain a small number of Dragon Saliva Peaches from the Eastern Azure Dragon Emperor every few centuries.

Yet, the White Tiger Demon Emperor’s distribution of the Dragon Saliva Peaches was mostly for personal use and partially as rewards for subordinates but never in a manner threatening the emperor’s throne, such as granting them to the Black Tiger King.

Therefore, the Black Tiger King had a vested interest in these two Dragon Saliva Peaches.

Two Dragon Saliva Peaches symbolized two thousand years of life extension.

While two thousand years was insignificant in the grand scheme of the Black Tiger King’s life span, it was a significant and tempting offer for the Black Tiger King, whose Life Span had already diminished by over ninety percent, with his life nearing its end.

"What are you proposing to trade with me?" the Black Tiger King asked helplessly.

"Your Black Tiger Prison holds a fellow named Xuan Hu, and I want to exchange him, alive and intact, for two Dragon Saliva Peaches," Ye Zhen stated bluntly.

"Xuan Hu?"

The Black Tiger King frowned. He recognized the name, "Was he imprisoned in Black Tiger Prison?" Clearly, the Black Tiger King was unaware of this situation.

After receiving a few Divine Soul Telecommunication messages from the trusted Teeth Tiger Great Saint, the Black Tiger King’s frown slowly relaxed.

"Xuan Hu?"

"According to my information, Xuan Hu had a good relationship with Sunx Ba, the one involved in the peach theft! So, are you the partner of that peach-stealing monkey?" the Black Tiger King inquired.

"Does that matter?"

"Haha, it doesn’t matter, but I’ll require ten Dragon Saliva Peaches! Rumor has it, you all made off with at least fifteen of them." The Black Tiger King laughed heartily.

Ye Zhen took a deep breath, "I don’t have that many left, only eight remain, and I can give them to you all, but I have one condition!" At this moment, Ye Zhen had abandoned the idea of haggling, aiming to prevent further complications and the Black Tiger King from devising other notions.

In truth, Ye Zhen’s group divided the eighteen Dragon Saliva Peaches, with one reserved for Xuan Hu and another for the Old Ancestor of the Devil God Palace, Flying Snake. Thus, Ye Zhen was indeed left with only eight.

This was something Ye Zhen had considered earlier, having received a reminder from Hur Chimei about the greediness of the Black Tiger King.

The initial strategy was to limit the Black Tiger King to two at any cost.

However, the Black Tiger King was no pushover and would certainly deduce significant information from this transaction.

At that time, with additional Dragon Saliva Peaches in hand, Ye Zhen and his companions risked being hunted by the Black Tiger King.

A king with little time left is unimaginably zealous and obsessed with pursuing life-extending Spiritual Medicine.

Hence, the current directness.

"Are you sure there are only eight left?" The Black Tiger King seemed doubtful.

"Indeed, as we were fleeing in recent days, we traded using it as well. Each of us ate one, leaving only eight now!" Ye Zhen explained.

"Hahahaha!" The Black Tiger King laughed into the sky, "Good, straightforward! Tell me, what is your condition?"

"The terms of the transaction, including the location and method, must be entirely determined by us!" Ye Zhen said.

After a brief contemplation, the Black Tiger King nodded heavily, "Very well, deal!"