King of Creation Chapter 1996 - 1981: A Life-or-Death Decision

"Blood-eyed Soul Beast?"

In the sky to the east of White Tiger City, trusted aide Hur Ge reported to Purple Whisker Great Saint, whose expression was somewhat complicated.

"It seems Old Third barely made it through this hurdle. With the help of this Blood-eyed Soul Beast, and so many Dao Realm experts, even if a Half-step Creation Realm shows up, they won’t gain any advantage.

It seems that the culprit will be caught soon."

Saying this, Purple Whisker Great Saint let out a dry laugh twice, "However, this can also be considered a good thing! If we can’t catch the culprit, once Father King emerges from seclusion, it won’t just be Old Third getting scolded; even this saint will face Father’s wrath."

"A good thing?"

Purple Whisker Great Saint’s chief strategist, Hu Feng, gave a faint cold smile, "Lord, catching the culprit is good for Third Master, but for Lord, it may not be a good thing."

Purple Whisker Great Saint turned to Hu Feng, and the meaning was clear.

"Third Master personally catching the culprit can restore face, it’s just that the previous hit was painful.

So, at most, he’ll face some rebuke, get scolded by the King a few times, but his foundation remains intact. Within a few years, as long as he does one or two things to please the King, the impact of this event can be eliminated."

"But if Lord catches the culprit, or if he doesn’t catch him at all, the impact on Third Master would be significant.

The consequence would be a drastic drop in prestige, leading to conflicts among subordinates and making the hope of vying for major positions extremely dim, or he might even be expelled from White Tiger Mountain, sent to guard distant borders, never returning to the center of power." Strategist Hu Feng said.

"Indeed, I know this too, but in such circumstances, what can we do? Occasionally hindering him is possible, but in matters affecting the face of the Black Tiger Bloodline, if I disregard the overall situation, Father’s punishment on me might be worse than Old Third losing face." Purple Whisker Great Saint sighed.

Hearing this, strategist Hu Feng nodded despondently.

It’s precisely because of this that he had no solutions!

Tiger Clan has been passed down for so many years, with countless internal strife, yet the basic bottom line has always been very clear.

Internal fighting is one thing, but anyone who dares collude with external enemies, betraying clan interests, once discovered, might not even have the chance to be sent to guard distant borders.

"Lord, so what do we do?" Hu Feng looked helpless.

"Cooperate fully! However, instruct them to be cautious about their own safety, and under no circumstances engage in a deadly fight with the culprits! Since the perpetrator could silently eliminate so many demon commanders, he might possess power threatening the Dao Realm." Purple Whisker Great Saint said.

"Subordinates understand and oblige." Hur Ge loudly responded.

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On Ye Zhen’s side, as those Dao Realm experts began to use Primordial Spirit Power to resonate everything within a thousand-mile perimeter without considering the cost, things became extremely tense.

Though a thousand miles is vast, for over a hundred Dao Realm experts plus a dozen Great Saints, it’s nothing; their Primordial Spirit Power can instantly resonate across ten miles of area.

With ordinary Primordial Spirit Divine Thought searching, as long as Ye Zhen hid within the tangible grass and trees nurtured by Little Demon, no one could find him.

Even if a Half-step Creation Realm came, Ye Zhen had the confidence.

But if Primordial Spirit Divine Thought continuously resonated the areas it radiated over, it would be different.

Currently, even if Ye Zhen mixed himself into a grain of sand in the Sand Sea, no matter how you looked, it was sand, with identical exterior color—the only difference was internal.

But there are countless grains of sand in the Sand Sea, even a Half-step Creation can’t accurately find that grain of sand with a different internal.

However, the resonating with Primordial Spirit Power is different. Things with different internals will immediately reveal differences under resonance.

Like a yellow wood chip mixed in the Sand Sea looking identical to sand, by eyesight alone, you can’t distinguish it, but if you grab it and throw it hard, the wood chip with a different internal will instantly be exposed.

Currently hiding with Escape Skill among the grass and trees produced by Little Demon, this is the situation Ye Zhen faces.

Originally, this method was very safe, almost impossible to be discovered.

Using Primordial Spirit Power to resonate, this clumsy method wasn’t unknown to Black Cloud Great Sage and others.

But this world is vast, and if the range cannot be determined, this clumsy method is useless.

You don’t know where the perpetrator is hiding; perhaps within a thousand miles, or maybe fifty miles away.

You might spend tremendous effort and resonate fifty thousand miles of space, but the culprit hides fifty thousand miles away?

This was why Black Cloud Great Sage and others hadn’t used this method before due to its enormous consumption.

But after the appearance of the Blood-eyed Soul Beast, determining the range, using Primordial Spirit Power inch by inch, this clumsy method became highly effective.

As they press inward from the encirclement, it will gradually force Ye Zhen to reveal himself, leaving him no place to hide.

Ye Zhen’s only escape route currently is to delve deep underground, for their Primordial Spirit resonance in the underground depth is also limited.

As long as Ye Zhen escapes deep into the ground, avoiding their Primordial Spirit reaching deep, then leaves the encirclement leisurely, he can be temporarily safe.

This is the only method Ye Zhen can think of to escape under such circumstances.

Time waits for no one, and Ye Zhen, at first opportunity, thought of delving deep into the ground and flee.

But just at this moment, the Blood-eyed Soul Beast’s gaze on Green-eyed Great Sage’s fingertip suddenly flickered lightly, causing Green-eyed Great Sage’s face to change dramatically.

"Great Saint, please note, the target of our pursuit is on the move."

When Black Cloud Great Sage, Great Saint of the Giant Spirits and others turned towards Green-eyed Great Saint, Green-eyed Great Saint swiftly took out a strand of broken hair and fed it to the Blood-eyed Soul Beast.

The Blood-eyed Soul Beast’s eye shot blood light again, and this time, within the Mirage Dragon Pearl Space, Ling Qianbi suddenly felt a chill all over, inexplicably opening his eyes and speaking the same words as earlier with Zhu Hong, Hu Qingtong.

At the same time, the four blood lights from the Blood-eyed Soul Beast’s eyes suddenly sank, penetrating the ground more deeply than during Seeking Ghost Secret Skill deployment.

Others might not notice the change, but the Green-eyed Great Saint handling the Blood-eyed Soul Beast suddenly had eyes shining with strange light, even a hint of joy at the corners of his mouth.

"All Great Saints, take notice, our target is currently hiding underground, and moving deeper."

"Please notify all Great Saints pursuing to have their Primordial Spirit Power penetrate as deep as possible underground." Green-eyed Great Saint commanded.

"Hiding underground?"

Black Cloud Great Sage’s corner twisted into a malevolent grin, "Order everyone to execute as Green-eyed Great Saint instructed."

"Hiding underground, this means this guy is moving, maybe trying to escape, or perhaps he knows we are hunting him?"

Black Tiger King’s Right Commander Blood Shadow Great Saint suddenly spoke, slightly worried.

"Don’t worry, Great Saint!"

Green-eyed Great Saint sneered again, "That kid cannot escape our grasp! The Soul Guiding Object I hold is enough for my treasure to track thousands of times. Every thirty breaths, I’ll have my treasure search once, ensuring he has nowhere to hide."

"Can the frequency be increased? Thirty breaths is enough for that kid to escape a few hundred miles." Blood Shadow Great Saint frowned.

"Can’t be faster, or my little treasure might incur too much damage." While speaking, Green-eyed Great Saint lovingly stroked the Blood-eyed Soul Beast, while cutting a thin piece of flesh from his arm to feed it.

At that instant, the Primordial Spirit Power from a mass of Dao Realm experts conducting sensing searches madly penetrated deeper underground, making Ye Zhen’s expression extremely grim.

Ye Zhen realized that his strategy of escaping underground had likely failed!

Ye Zhen’s eyes radiated Divine Light like a whirlpool, rapidly spinning.

Those familiar knew this meant Ye Zhen was fully engaged, desperately brainstorming a solution.

Life or death might hinge on Ye Zhen’s single thought.