King of Creation Chapter 2126 - 2111: Niu Er’s Fury

With a sweep of his wide sleeve, Grand Master Bitter Chrysanthemum rolled up every divine statue within the Subterranean Temple, clearing it away completely until not a trace remained that this had ever been a Temple.

That left Ye Zhen with a distinct sense of headache.

The Heavenly Temple was different from other powers.

The Heavenly Temple was an existence on equal footing with the Ancestor God Temple, an aloof, otherworldly force that even the Holy Son of Heaven, Great Zhou, Ji Long had to fear to some extent.

The Heavenly Temple was forbidden from preaching within the army and the various war zones; this was merely a pact, or rather, a treaty between Great Zhou and the Heavenly Temple.

Even if Ren Venerate Emperor Ji Long learned of this matter and wanted to denounce the Heavenly Temple, he would still have to produce evidence.

Moreover, when dealing with a transcendent yet shameless major power like the Heavenly Temple, relying on a few testimonies alone was something the Heavenly Temple would absolutely never acknowledge.

And to be honest, if it came to testimonies, Ye Zhen could produce as many as he wanted.

He needed solid, genuine proof.

Only with genuine proof preserved by a Shadow Capture Jade Slip could Ren Venerate Emperor Ji Long seize the moral high ground; otherwise, even if Ren Venerate Emperor Ji Long tore all face with them, it would be nothing more than a war of words.

He hadn’t expected a Grand Master of the Heavenly Temple to act with such caution—finishing the ritual and then immediately sweeping this place absolutely clean—leaving Ye Zhen with no chance whatsoever to obtain evidence.

However, at this moment, these were not matters Ye Zhen needed to think about.

Once he reported what he had discovered here to Ren Venerate Emperor Ji Long, he would see what arrangements and instructions Ren Venerate Emperor Ji Long would give.

What Ye Zhen was anxious about right now was the disappearance of those two patrol units.

Moving in silent flight to a distant spot, the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten let out a low growl, then tore open the void with Ye Zhen in tow, shuttling toward the location Liuu Feng had provided.

That position wasn’t far; the kitten only needed to Void-Break shuttle once to arrive there.

It was near the sky above a small Dock Castle.

This small Dock Castle was roughly the same size as the Dock Castle where Ye Zhen had just seen the Subterranean Temple, but the thickness and height of its fort walls were clearly more than double those of the subterranean Dock Castle he had just seen, and the defensive Military Armory atop the walls was also somewhat heavier.

Ye Zhen spread his Divine Sense, searched in all directions, and soon found the mark Liuu Feng had left.

Following the mark over, Ye Zhen discovered Liuu Feng, Niu Er, another Heavenly Patrol Divine General, and five Heavenly Patrol Divine Hunters.

"My lord!"

When Ye Zhen rushed over, Liuu Feng, Niu Er, and that Heavenly Patrol Divine General were currently clustered around a towering mass of foul-smelling dung several meters high, studying it.

Niu Er was even using a tool to meticulously rummage through it.

"What are you all doing?" Ye Zhen’s face was full of confusion.

"My lord, in this pile of dung we found more than four hundred fragments of our Heavenly Wave Army of North Sea’s Standard Armor." As he spoke, Niu Er handed Ye Zhen a cloth bundle smeared with filth.

"After comparison and analysis by your subordinate, among these four hundred-plus armor fragments, at least three complete sets come from five Heavenly Wave Army of North Sea soldiers." Liuu Feng’s expression was extremely grave.

"And this pile of dung, judging from its color and scent, should come from a flying avian, a Black-Winged Swan." Speaking, Niu Er once again sniffed deeply at this immense heap of bird droppings. "If this subordinate’s deductions are correct, this should be the excrement of a Black-Winged Swan at Peak of Ninth Stage Realm King Realm."

Ye Zhen’s brows snapped upward. "Niu Er, you’re saying a single Black-Winged Swan swallowed my five hundred men in one gulp?"

"That’s absolutely impossible. No matter how powerful a Black-Winged Swan is, my two battalions of soldiers would still have a chance to send out an alarm, and there would definitely be signs of battle."

"Grand Marshal, there are three more piles of identical dung traces. From their freshness, size, and scent, all of them point toward that small Dock Castle named Flying Sky!" Liuu Feng’s eyes flashed with a dangerous light as he looked toward the distant Dock Castle.

Ye Zhen’s expression immediately turned dark and gloomy.

Once a Dock Castle was involved, this matter was no longer simple.

But only in that case could the disappearance of two battalions of soldiers be explained—why they had vanished without a sound, without any alarm or traces of battle.

"Then I’ll infiltrate that Dock Castle and investigate it myself."

Just as Ye Zhen finished speaking, Niu Er said, "Grand Marshal, this Dingbian Fortress enforces extremely strict controls. I fear you won’t be able to find anything. Better to let your subordinate go and scout it out."

"You?" Ye Zhen was somewhat doubtful. With his Ancient Mirage Qi Transfiguration ability, he had already been driven out once before.

"Please rest easy, Grand Marshal—this happens to be your subordinate’s specialty."

With a cupped-fist salute, Niu Er set off toward the distant Flying Sky small Dock Castle, and as he walked, his figure began to change rapidly.

Watching Niu Er vanish, Ye Zhen’s gaze gradually grew more and more overcast.

Up to this moment, Ye Zhen still hadn’t figured out this Flying Sky small Dock Castle’s motive for targeting his Heavenly Wave Army of North Sea.

However, every clue at present pointed toward this Flying Sky small Dock Castle.

"How far is the First Army from here?"

"Less than ten thousand li," Liuu Feng replied.

"Transmit my Military Order—have them advance rapidly toward this location." Ye Zhen’s lips pressed into a tight line.

Since the disappearance of the two patrol battalions might be related to this Flying Sky small Dock Castle, by now Ye Zhen had already thought of several methods by which the two patrol battalions could be wiped out without sending any alarm and without resisting.

In other words, even before Niu Er’s investigation results were in, Ye Zhen could already be certain that the disappearance of the two patrol battalions was, in eight or nine cases out of ten, connected to this Flying Sky small Dock Castle.

What enraged Ye Zhen even more was that his soldiers hadn’t died on the battlefield fighting the Demon Clan, but had instead been treated as food and swallowed by a Demon Beast.

For a warrior, this was absolutely the most humiliating way to die.

Flames of fury were already burning in Ye Zhen’s heart.

Niu Er’s efficiency was extremely high; in less than an hour, he returned from that Flying Sky small Dock Castle.

However, the expression on Niu Er’s face upon his return was so ugly it was almost frightening.

That made Ye Zhen’s heart sink abruptly. A scout and expert in criminal investigation like Niu Er possessed extremely strong psychological endurance and very rarely showed his emotions.

Now, with Niu Er’s face that grim, it meant that the inside story of this matter was even more convoluted than Ye Zhen had imagined.

"What’s the result?" Liuu Feng asked anxiously.

Niu Er did not answer Liuu Feng. Instead, he looked straight at Ye Zhen, gritting his teeth. "Grand Marshal, I want to kill. I want to carve that beast into a thousand pieces!"

Ye Zhen’s eyelids twitched sharply. "Speak. What exactly happened!"

"This matter is no secret. Our Heavenly Wave Army of North Sea was invited into the Dock Castle by the residents and the Fortress Lord under the pretext of instructing their Militia training.

No one expected that this Fortress Lord was a beast. It actually turned out to be..."

At this point, Niu Er’s teeth ground together again with a clattering sound, and he directly handed a Jade Scroll into Ye Zhen’s hand.

"Grand Marshal, for the details, it’s better if you see for yourself."

"Oh?"

Puzzled, Ye Zhen accepted the Jade Scroll, and the instant his Divine Sense sank into it, his complexion turned iron-blue, and under the extremity of his fury, tangible Killing Qi and Evil Qi surged forth like a wolf-smoke of refined Qi, roaring straight into the sky!