King of Creation-Chapter 1534 - 1519: One More Cut for You

Ye Zhen was no stranger to succession struggles, and had even been involved in one or two.

Precisely because he had been involved, he knew just how complex and dangerous these struggles could be.

Previously, when Ye Zhen was on the True Profound Continent, the Black Water Empire was only the size of half a province of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The succession struggle there led to countless deaths, ultimately elevating Ye Zhen and supporters of the Qiyun Sect, who had the strongest fists, to power.

Compared to the Black Water Empire, the situation within the Great Zhou Empire was thousands of times more complex, with experts everywhere and hidden currents among major powers.

The powers Ye Zhen was aware of included the Eight Council Princes, Ancestor God Temple, and Heavenly Temple—none of which were forces that anyone could easily approach.

Not to mention the princes, military leaders, and regional officials who also had a hand in these matters.

Ye Zhen didn’t need Luv Rang to tell him why this guy—or rather, the prince behind him—wanted to recruit him as cannon fodder!

The kind of cannon fodder that could be abandoned at any moment!

Ye Zhen had made a bit of a name for himself on the Five Immortals Arena on Five Immortals Island, showing impressive combat power. If they wanted him, it was only for the dirty work of fighting and killing.

People engaged in fighting and killing were the least valuable in the battle of succession.

Just from this point alone, Ye Zhen absolutely wouldn’t agree.

"Thank you for considering, but I’m currently focused solely on martial arts and have no intention of serving anyone else!" Ye Zhen refused without hesitation.

Luv Rang’s face suddenly turned sour, becoming even more sinister. "Young Master Di, you should reconsider. Our visit today is out of respect for Young Master Di.

If Young Master Di refuses to be elevated, hmmm!"

A vicious light like a venomous snake erupted from Luv Rang’s eyes, "Then the Market of Dulong Island can expect to close its doors, huh?"

The next moment, Luv Rang’s cheek twitched with a skin-deep smile, "However, should Young Master Di be willing, just a few of our prince’s merchant ships docked could earn your Market of Dulong Island a fortune.

On the other hand, if you don’t wise up, as soon as I speak, the Market of Dulong Island can expect to turn into ruins without our prince having to say a word!"

Dealing with a eunuch whose psychology differs from normal people, Ye Zhen initially planned to deal with it casually, but he didn’t expect Luv Rang to push him further and directly threaten him.

Really overstepping, giving an inch and taking a mile.

"You eunuch, who do you think you are, daring to threaten me! You want the Market of Dulong Island to turn into ruins? Go ahead, try it.

The first blow you received made you a eunuch. Believe it or not, I’ll give you another blow, making you not even capable of being a eunuch!" Ye Zhen cursed angrily.

"You... you..."

Ye Zhen’s words struck a nerve with Luv Rang, whose temper was highly volatile, causing his face to turn white then red, unable to utter a word under Ye Zhen’s tirade.

"Get out, get out now!" Ye Zhen yelled furiously at the door, "If you don’t, believe it or not, I’ll give you another blow right now!"

"And you, just you!"

Blocked by anger for half a day, Luv Rang finally jumped up and shrieked with his thin, high-pitched voice, "Just a mere guy of the Divine Communication Realm, you dare talk to me like that.

You wait, I won’t rest until you’re done..."

"Qianbi, show him out!"

Almost as Ye Zhen’s words rang out, a soul whip made purely of Five-colored Innate Soul Light lashed out at Luv Rang and the two little eunuchs behind him.

Luv Rang’s expression suddenly changed, a layer of dark light humming over his body, as a sinister Divine Soul aura surged from around him.

Hit by Ling Qianbi’s Five-colored Soul Light, his figure swayed a few times but instead borrowed the momentum to leap into the sky, taking the two eunuchs whipped and screaming behind him along.

"Boy, you wait!" A voice as sinister as a venomous snake’s hiss reverberated in Ye Zhen’s courtyard.

Ling Qianbi prepared to chase but was stopped by Ye Zhen’s glance, then Ye Zhen turned his gaze toward Big Ears Nie Ting.

The succession struggle, Ye Zhen now, would absolutely not participate.

Given Ye Zhen’s current state, if he were to get involved in the Great Zhou Empire’s succession struggle, he might become so shattered he wouldn’t even know what happened.

Therefore, refusal was inevitable.

In Great Zhou, Ye Zhen had interacted with many eunuchs, and through his position as the Second Route Wind Patrol Envoy in the Heavenly Patrol Department’s West Patrol, he knew many secrets, including that eunuchs were very vindictive creatures, often extremely petty-minded, sometimes taking hundreds of years to exact revenge.

Once they acted, it was extremely ruthless.

So, Ye Zhen’s attitude towards eunuchs was not to provoke them if possible, not wanting to tear face and inadvertently gain another enemy.

But unexpectedly, Luv Rang directly threatened Ye Zhen.

Then we can only resort to force.

Of course, Ye Zhen is not someone who pursues a momentary satisfaction from words alone. When he verbally lashed out at Eunuch Luv earlier, Ye Zhen had already made up his mind.

Ye Zhen’s Ruins Market on Dulong Island was set up in the North Sea, surrounded by three great Water Mansions, making it difficult for average powers, even a prince, to destroy it, but its weakness was its lack of high-level guardians.

If two or three late-stage Realm King experts were sent, the Ruins Market on Dulong Island would face disaster.

Therefore, Ye Zhen had long planned; rather than waiting for this eunuch to retaliate, he might as well strike first and deal with him.

Half a quarter-hour later, Big Ears Nie Ting opened his eyes and said, "Sir, that eunuch went to the western part of the island. According to the map, it should be this location.

There aren’t many people in the courtyard, I found a total of eighteen people..."

Big Ears Nie Ting’s ears twitched as he recounted all the actions and words of the people in the mansion where Luv Rang resided.

Ye Zhen didn’t speak, quietly sitting there, analyzing the information Nie Ting reported.

Since things had already reached a breaking point then, Ye Zhen did not intend to leave any survivors.

However, the number of people in the courtyard where Luv Rang stayed was more than Ye Zhen had anticipated.

As the saying goes, time drags on, dreams may arise. Ye Zhen didn’t want to wait until Luv Rang started to arrange retaliation before he acted.

Shortly after midnight, Ye Zhen silently left a Mirage Avatar in the Silent Chamber, then entered the underground, emerging half a quarter-hour later at the large courtyard where Luv Rang resided.

It was a sprawling mansion at the foot of a mountain, covering a square kilometer, but there were not many people inside, only eighteen in total, all eunuchs.

No eunuch had a cultivation lower than the Dark Palace Realm.

By now, it was already midnight. Although this large courtyard was protected by a small guardian formation, only half of the people were resting or meditating.

Among the remaining nine, two stood guard at the door of Grand Eunuch Luv Rang’s Refined House, two were by the courtyard gate, while another two were stationed at key locations within the courtyard.

Of the remaining three, one was lurking on the rooftop, one concealed in the shadow of a large tree, and one was only discovered by Ye Zhen after spreading his Divine Sense into the void and quietly observing for nearly an hour.

This last person was using a spatial divine ability to hide in the void.

If anything changed, the first eight people would immediately be alerted and appear, while this ninth eunuch hidden in the void would deliver the most lethal blow to the enemy.

Admittedly, this guard setup was quite stringent.

It was only because Ye Zhen possessed the Innate Five Elements Divine Escape that he was able to sneak in undetected; otherwise, most people wouldn’t be able to get in, and even if they did, they would likely be discovered instantly.

Ye Zhen did not rush to act, instead waiting for an opportunity.

Inside Luv Rang’s Refined House, Luv Rang was not asleep but was instead sitting cross-legged, surrounded by faint Divine Soul waves.

It seemed that after enduring a strike from Ling Qianbi’s Five-colored Soul Whip in the evening, his Divine Soul was injured, and now he was healing.

Ye Zhen was patient; he did not act rashly and waited calmly underground for the opportunity. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

The strike from Ling Qianbi’s Five-colored Soul Whip did not cause severe injuries to Luv Rang, and after consuming a pill and healing for two hours, Luv Rang lay down to sleep, his breathing becoming extremely light.

Using utmost patience, Ye Zhen waited for nearly fifteen minutes, then took out a bottle of Jade Finger Scorpion Poison that had been prepared in advance, applying it to the Ghost Saw Grass he cultivated using the Yimu Spiritual Communication Technique.

Then, Ye Zhen cautiously stimulated the Ghost Saw Grass to emerge from the ground, using two hundred breaths to break the surface.

There was no other way; dealing with a late-stage Eighth Stage Realm King martial artist, especially in a place like Five Immortals Island where breaking rules was forbidden, Ye Zhen had to use this method.

If they were outside Five Immortals Island, Ye Zhen could face Luv Rang head-on, and if planned properly, he could take care of this Luv Rang.

But unfortunately, on Five Immortals Island, Ye Zhen calculated that he only had five to ten breaths, a maximum of ten breaths.

Exceeding this time limit, and without Luv Rang’s men dealing with Ye Zhen first, the patrols of Five Immortals Island would come for Ye Zhen.

To avoid disturbing the sleeping Luv Rang, Ye Zhen dared not employ his Divine Soul Power, but instead used a wisp of Divine Sense attached to the moisture to watch as the Ghost Saw Grass slowly climbed, its tips glistening with the dim glow of Jade Finger Scorpion Poison Liquid.

Watching this scene, a thought suddenly arose in Ye Zhen’s mind: "When I return this time, Shuili Dan King should have almost finished researching the Jade Finger Scorpion Poison, right? There should be new ways to use it by then?"

Though powerful, the Jade Finger Scorpion Poison had significant limitations when used, and in Ye Zhen’s hands, it was merely the raw poison liquid with no refined preparation.

The first task Ye Zhen gave Shuili Dan King upon reaching the Primordial Continent was to research new ways to use the Jade Finger Scorpion Poison to enhance its power.

It took Ye Zhen a full fifteen minutes before he managed to allow the six Ghost Saw Grass to slowly climb to Luv Rang’s bedside.

The closest was only an inch away from Eunuch Luv Rang’s skin.

Almost simultaneously, with a thought, Ye Zhen spurred the six Ghost Saw Grass to suddenly accelerate, stabbing towards Luv Rang like lightning!