King of Creation Chapter 2121 - 2106: Hidden Threat

Upon Ye Zhen’s claim of insubordination, the face of Lul Wu, the Ninth Month Moon Priest, instantly changed.

The accusation of insubordination can be either significant or trivial.

But if it were to be pursued, it would not be pleasant, even for someone as highly cultivated as the Ninth Stage Peak Realm King like Lul Wu.

Moreover, they hadn’t previously known Ye Zhen’s identity.

"Left Chief Priest Ye, we didn’t know your identity before; ignorance is not a crime. Please, Left Chief Priest Ye..."

Lul Wu’s explanation did not even reach Ye Zhen’s ears, as he turned to the Leader of the Sacrificial Guard, Yii Jue, and commanded, "In the name of this Chief Priest, write to the War Soul Hall, tell them their Marching Priest Lul Wu committed insubordination by attacking and insulting the Left Chief Priest. Let them handle it accordingly."

"Yes, Chief Priest!"

Yii Jue’s response left Lul Wu utterly anxious.

The temper of each hall within the Ancestor God Temple is peculiar, with a tradition of protecting their own, but there is also a tradition of mutual respect among the halls.

Simply put, if Ye Zhen were to directly address this incident involving Lul Wu, a Moon Priest of War Soul Hall, by Ancestor God Temple’s rules using his Chief Priest identity,

it would result in an unfavorable situation, as War Soul Hall would absolutely not accept Ye Zhen’s resolution plan, no matter what form it takes.

This is called protecting their own while saving face.

However, if Ye Zhen rightfully turns the offending priest from War Soul Hall over for them to deal with themselves, it’s possible that War Soul Hall’s punishment would be far harsher than anticipated.

Although they might not resort to executing by martial law, at the least, the punishment would be exile to some harsh, frigid place as a Guardian Priest.

Having cultivated and endured on the Human Demon Battlefield for so many years, he had hoped for a bright future, to break into the Dao Realm. He did not wish to be exiled to a desolate place, losing any prospects.

"Left Chief Priest Ye, earlier it was truly an unintended mistake. Please, Left Chief Priest Ye, have mercy!" Lul Wu pleaded with an exceedingly sincere demeanor, bowing to Ye Zhen with a reddened face.

"Mercy?"

Ye Zhen suddenly chuckled, gesturing for Yii Jue to temporarily halt contacting the War Soul Hall.

"If you want mercy, then hand over the other set of Formation Control Jade Token for Blood River Fortress held by your Military Priest to our Barbarian Spirit Hall’s priest. This Chief Priest can act as if this incident never happened."

Upon hearing this, Lul Wu’s face drastically changed.

"That’s impossible; it’s against protocol!"

Ye Zhen’s gaze cooled, directing his eyes towards Yii Jue, the Leader of the Sacrificial Guard, "Then, since my request is against protocol, let’s do something within protocol. Yii Jue, write to the Hall Master explaining the situation here, asking the Hall Master to personally visit the War Soul Hall for an explanation."

As soon as Ye Zhen mentioned asking the Barbarian Spirit Hall Master to personally go to the War Soul Hall for an explanation, a flicker of fear appeared in Lul Wu’s eyes.

If the Barbarian Spirit Hall Master personally handles this matter, understandably, the War Soul Hall’s punishment would only become graver.

The consequence would be more severe than mere exile to a cold place.

However, Ye Zhen’s request was indeed extremely taboo!

For a moment, Lul Wu rubbed his hands together in extreme dilemma.

Ye Zhen’s demand was rooted in another tradition of the Human Demon Battlefield.

On the battlefield between humans and demons, high-ranking leaders have always been assassination targets of the Demon Clan.

Especially at the frontlines, high-ranking leaders are targeted.

They are most often targets of the Shadow Demons skilled in concealment and spatial power.

Moreover, should the Shadow Demon succeed, the formation control jade tokens carried by the slain leader would fall into the hands of the shadow demon.

Should this happen, the area of defense where the high-ranking leader was stationed would become undefended against the Demon Clan, allowing them to march in unchallenged.

Throughout countless years, such occurrences have been numerous, leading to many impregnable fortresses being captured due to the assassination of high-ranking leaders and the loss of formation control jade tokens.

In response, Great Zhou Dynasty devised a corresponding strategy.

That is, there are two sets of formation control jade tokens for each fortress or stronghold, namely the mother token and child token.

These two sets of formation control jade tokens are separately held by the stationed leader and the accompanying military priest of the fortress.

Since in most cases, the military priests at the fortresses possess stronger abilities, Shadow Demons find them harder to assassinate, and their targets are not as obvious as leaders.

Therefore, the mother token of each fortress or stronghold’s formation control jade token is entrusted to the military priest for control, while the child token is given to the stationed military leader.

If any change occurs, such as the assassination of the stationed leader or a large-scale invasion by the Demon Clan where the formation control shows no response, the military priest leader can immediately use the formation control mother token.

When the formation control mother token is leveraged, the previous child token becomes entirely ineffective, effectively regaining control of the situation.

Fundamentally, this is a very effective strategy.

Since its implementation, it has prevented the breach of at least a hundred military fortresses.

However, when this matter concerns Ye Zhen, it could be a hidden danger.

If someone deliberately targets Ye Zhen, then the existence of this mother token becomes an immense hidden hazard for Ye Zhen.

Before any potential incidents occur, Ye Zhen must eliminate this hidden threat.

Originally, Ye Zhen’s resolve to address this hidden danger wasn’t that firm.

But just recently, upon receiving initial interrogation results from Liuu Feng concerning the Sin Slaves, Ye Zhen’s determination to eradicate this hidden threat became exceptionally strong.

The Sin Slaves causing disturbances confessed that before this, a mysterious figure promised them, upon receiving orders at crucial moments, they would earn Ninth Rank Military Merit, freeing them from their Sin Slave status.

As for the Sin Slave Mark controlling their life and death during disturbances, they were told not to worry, as the mysterious figure would handle it themselves.

Yet none of them knew who the mysterious figure was.

They only knew that a few months ago, this figure confidently entered the Blood River Fortress and made them promises.

Today’s commotion was not arranged by the mysterious figure.

The figure had previously instructed them to remain obedient and low-key until receiving orders.

But the problem arose when Ye Zhen immediately applied the Sin Slave Mark of Barbarian Spirit Hall to them.

Once marked with the Sin Slave Mark of Barbarian Spirit Hall, their life and death would be under Ye Zhen’s control, leaving them no chance to follow the mysterious figure’s command to survive.

Because any unusual action would allow the priests of Barbarian Spirit Hall to immediately activate restrictions and kill them.

Thus, the disruption emerged.

However, they did not anticipate Ye Zhen’s ruthlessness, which exceeded their imagination, as he mercilessly took action at the slightest disagreement.

Disregarding their value entirely.

Under the questioning methods indifferent to their lives, they confessed without holding back.

The testimony sent chills down Ye Zhen’s spine.

Those intending to target him had already set preparations months in advance.

How did Ye Zhen’s enemies determine months ago that he would definitely appear at the Blood River Fortress?

The details amidst this execution are frightening upon reflection!

There are two possibilities. One is Ye Zhen’s opponent made arrangements in areas he might appear, or Ye Zhen’s enemies had foreseen his arrival at Blood River Fortress before making arrangements.

If it’s the former, that’s manageable. If it’s the latter, it truly becomes terrifying and alarming.

Determining Ye Zhen’s stationed fortress months ago presents planning chilling enough to send shivers to anyone.

No matter which scenario, it indicates one problem: Ye Zhen’s enemy definitely wields the power of Grand Governor Yuan.

Without Ji Yuan’s endorsement, no person could extend their reach this far.

And this is precisely why Ye Zhen resolutely intends to remove this hidden threat of the formation control mother token.

Since there are already arrangements among the Sin Slaves, might there be arrangements among the priests as well?