Chapter 1762 - 1747: Turtle Tactics

Under Ye Zhen’s intense gaze, the Right Chief Priest of the War Soul Hall, Dalantai, found himself instantly cornered. Especially now, with tens of thousands of priests from the Ancestor God Temple staring at him, beads of sweat broke out on his forehead in an instant.

If these seventeen Moon Priests in front of him were really defeated by Ye Zhen alone within less than half a quarter-hour, and he remained unharmed,

it would truly be terrifying.

Each of these seventeen Moon Priests from the War Soul Hall could easily be defeated by Dalantai.

However, it would only be defeating them, nothing more.

To achieve the level Ye Zhen had reached was simply impossible!

Based on this assessment, if Dalantai were to accept the challenge, there was a ninety percent possibility he would lose!

Honestly, since Dalantai embarked on the path of martial arts, the battles he has experienced number in the tens of thousands, some won, some lost, and some running for his life at the brink of death.

Therefore, Dalantai does not fear losing.

In martial arts, there are always stronger hands among the strong; even for them, a day of defeat comes eventually, even for the Creation Gods.

Therefore, losing is not frightening.

But he fears losing face!

Even more, he fears losing the face of the War Soul Hall.

Ye Zhen had already consecutively defeated seventeen of the War Soul Hall’s Moon Priests, and now his appearance as the Right Chief Priest tacitly represented the face of the War Soul Hall.

If he, the Right Chief Priest, also loses, then the face of the War Soul Hall would be completely lost by him.

This he feared!

But the problem is, at this moment, with everyone’s eyes on him, does he have a choice?

At this moment, losing would be embarrassing, but fearing the battle would be even more shameful!

What makes Dalantai want to cry is that Ye Zhen’s true cultivation level is only at the Peak of Ninth Stage of Divine Communication Realm.

Winning wouldn’t mean anything, but losing would...

With a slight contemplation, Dalantai planned to stall for time.

"Ye Zhen, you’ve hit our War Soul Hall, what exactly are you trying to do?

It’s all due to that problem with temporarily not being able to rent you the Ten Thousand Bones Reincarnation Seal Avatar, that you are causing trouble at the entrance of my War Soul Hall. Do you believe that I can report this to the Great Chief Priest right now, and make you suffer the consequences?" Dalantai said with a stern voice.

While speaking, Dalantai quickly communicated using Divine Soul Telecommunication with the Moon Priests who had previously fought Ye Zhen.

"How did Ye Zhen defeat you, what kind of Divine Ability Cultivation Technique did he use?"

"Couldn’t see clearly!"

"What? Couldn’t see clearly, what do you mean?"

"Quick! His speed, extremely fast! I felt in a blink, he disappeared and then appeared behind me!"

....

"Want to report? Then feel free! If you’re not afraid of being embarrassed!" Ye Zhen made a gesture of invitation, "You, the Right Chief Priest, don’t even seem to know the rules of my Ancestor God Temple!"

"The ninety-first rule of my Ancestor God Temple encourages priests from different halls to challenge each other to improve combat abilities, but it explicitly forbids coercion; all challenges must be voluntary!"

Ye Zhen, addressing the crowd of priests, cupped his hands in a salute, "Everyone here can testify, I simply came to challenge the members of the War Soul Hall, I have never forced them! How can this be considered causing trouble!"

Dalantai was speechless, his chest aching from being cornered by Ye Zhen.

"But fundamentally, you’re holding onto a grudge because we didn’t rent you the Ten Thousand Bones Reincarnation Seal Avatar!" Dalantai said resentfully.

In fact, once he identified Ye Zhen as the troublemaker, Dalantai considered this possibility from the beginning.

While explaining, Dalantai quickly interrogated the other defeated Moon Priests.

As the saying goes, ’know yourself and your enemy, a hundred battles without peril.’ Since the fight was happening, understanding the opponent’s situation increased the chances of victory.

But to Dalantai’s surprise, when faced with his questions, Ye Zhen straightforwardly admitted to them.

"That’s right, I came to challenge your War Soul Hall because of this! I just can’t understand how, when it was my turn to rent the Ten Thousand Bones Reincarnation Seal Avatar, I would have to wait three to five hundred years before possibly getting it!"

"Making me wait three to five hundred years, aren’t you playing with me?" Ye Zhen said coldly.

"I am someone who likes to strike back when wronged. Since you played me, I now want to play with you!" Ye Zhen said with a grin, "Of course, I will follow the rules closely.

I’m only challenging you according to the rules of the Ancestor God Temple, and then within those rules, beating you into submission!"

"You...."

Dalantai was speechless, he didn’t expect Ye Zhen to be so straightforward, yet he was at a loss.

Because Ye Zhen was truly following the rules here.

Nonetheless, the priests surrounding and viewing the battle became excited upon hearing Ye Zhen’s words, as this was juicy gossip and major news.

In an instant, the sky filled with Talisman Communications.

Essentially, most of the priests understood what was happening.

It turned out the War Soul Hall was intentionally making things difficult for Ye Zhen, refusing to rent him the Ten Thousand Bones Reincarnation Seal Avatar, which led Ye Zhen to cause trouble.

Honestly, waiting three to five hundred years, this wasn’t merely making things difficult, it was downright disgusting Ye Zhen. Although the object belonged to the War Soul Hall, and renting it out was entirely their decision.

But that’s not how the observing priests perceived it; previously, it was all rented with Spirit Stones, but now it’s clearly making people suffer.

If it were anyone else, they’d likely cause a commotion too.

However, ninety-nine percent of people wouldn’t have the nerve Ye Zhen had, blocking the War Soul Hall’s entrance directly.

"Right Chief Priest, have you finished interrogating them, and once finished, do you dare to fight? Please give a clear answer!

If you dare not battle Ye Zhen, then tuck your tail between your legs and go aside like a coward, while I challenge someone else!

If you dare to battle, then be man enough to get on with it quickly, stop being such a nagging woman!" Ye Zhen pointed at Dalantai and cursed.

Miffed by Ye Zhen’s words exposing his behavior, Dalantai’s old face flushed red, but he almost exploded with anger.

Damn it, Ye Zhen’s mouth is too venomous!

If he didn’t fight, he would be the cowardly dog with his tail between his legs; if he did, he’d be like a nagging woman.

Seems like no matter what he does, he’ll get scolded.

What frustrates him more is that after being chastised by Ye Zhen to this extent, if he doesn’t accept the challenge, then Dalantai might as well quit. The entire War Soul Hall would be shamed because of him!

At this moment, Dalantai felt a bit regretful.

Regretful for acting like a pompous fool earlier, regretful for stepping out when that Star Priest went in to relay the message. Wouldn’t it have been better to let the Hall Master handle it?

If not, how would things have become so difficult as they are now?

Because he had already taken the opportunity to question all seventeen Moon Priests defeated by Ye Zhen.

All their answers were surprisingly unanimous.

Fast!

Ye Zhen’s speed was too fast!

So fast they couldn’t see clearly!

The attack methods could directly threaten their lives!

They lost without even understanding what had happened!

Dalantai advanced towards Ye Zhen with an indescribable feeling, somewhat resembling a warrior heading to their death.

But with just one sentence from Ye Zhen, Dalantai felt his temples throb, as if his blood vessels were about to explode.

"Oh, not bad, you finally dare to accept the challenge, no longer hiding like a woman!" Ye Zhen mocked.

"Hmph, don’t boast with words, let’s see the real deal under our hands!"

"Good! Please!"

"Please!"

Since it’s a challenge sparring, the formalities must still be maintained!

Almost at the moment the word "please" left Dalantai’s mouth, he moved, his hands waving rapidly like a blur, instantly raising countless earth-yellow flood-dragon-like spiritual power, which began swirling around him.

In the blink of an eye, layers upon layers of heavy spirit curtains were intertwined around him.

This was Dalantai’s strategy.

Your speed is fast, eh?

Your attack is fierce, huh?

I’ll defend with all my might, let’s see what you can do?

Moreover, Dalantai believed that in defense, he might find an opportunity to defeat Ye Zhen and restore the War Soul Hall’s honor.

"Oh, so you’re going to be a turtle, huh!" Seeing Dalantai not attacking but defending, Ye Zhen understood Dalantai’s intention.

One must admit, Dalantai’s strategy was really clever.

Given the previous battles, it’s one of the cleverest strategies in dealing with a Martial Artist like Ye Zhen who is very fast.

But the problem is, Ye Zhen is not a martial artist who solely relies on speed.

The super speed brought by the Strong Wind Spirit Essence Pearl only multiplies Ye Zhen’s strength, but his attack power is not lacking at all.

Moreover, all along, Ye Zhen belonged to that category of Martial Artists who strike first with high attack and thin defense.

Going head-to-head, while the opponent acts like a turtle not retaliating, this is something Ye Zhen is really unafraid of.

The Divine Sense stirred, and the Purple Spirit Immortal Sword expanded in the wind, rapidly growing to about a thousand meters. With a slight movement of Ye Zhen’s wrist, the Purple Spirit Immortal Sword followed an incomparably mysterious trajectory, slashing towards Dalantai at a strangely slow pace.

With every movement of the Purple Spirit Immortal Sword, the Sword Momentum and Spiritual Power within it surged. With every moment of movement, the Purple Spirit Immortal Sword swiftly absorbed spiritual power from the void in all directions, enhancing its Sword Momentum.

At the moment when this sword reached its highest point, a terrifying and indescribable Sword Intent suddenly burst forth from Ye Zhen’s Purple Spirit Immortal Sword, sending a chill to everyone’s hearts.

All the priests staring at the Purple Spirit Immortal Sword felt a stinging pain in their eyes at that moment.

Ye Zhen, however, showed a face of enjoyment, for the first time fondly experiencing the boundless Sword Dao of Purple Spirit in combat, freely driving the Sword Momentum.

There was no helping it, because someone was volunteering to be his sword target for him to test his sword.

Purple Spirit was showing off, concentrating intensely, eager to completely display her Sword Dao in this one sword!

It’s imaginable how strong the power of this sword was, with Ye Zhen and Purple Spirit exerting their full strength.

And at the moment when this terrifying Sword Intent burst forth, the blood color instantly faded from Dalantai’s face.

Dalantai suddenly realized that just this one sword not only left him no chance to win and was already on the verge of defeat, but it also put him in a life-and-death peril.

In everyone’s perception, Ye Zhen’s sword was slow, very slow.

Dalantai could easily evade it.

However, only Dalantai himself, being in the situation, knew very well that the Sword Momentum and Sword Intent of this sword had blocked all his escape routes.

There was no choice but to face it head-on!

Suddenly, Dalantai found that using this full-defense turtle strategy against Ye Zhen was the most foolish decision today!

And at that instant, the Purple Spirit Immortal Sword, which had raised to its peak, suddenly shifted from extremely slow to extreme speed, striking towards Dalantai like a thunderclap.

In shock, a pair of Arm Shields suddenly appeared on Dalantai’s arms, releasing great Spirit Light, sealing towards Ye Zhen’s Purple Spirit Immortal Sword like lightning.

And at that very moment, in the Hall Master’s Hall of the War Soul Hall, where Hall Master Bi Ze was handling documents, he suddenly looked up, surprise flashing in his eyes, and suddenly vanished into thin air.

Bang!

The Sword Momentum crashed onto the pair of extremely heavy Arm Shields like a falling star, producing a resounding boom.

Dalantai’s pair of High Grade Suppressing Device level Arm Shields shattered into countless pieces, along with his arm bones.

The entire body of Dalantai was sent flying by this sword strike, blood spurting wildly from his mouth.

Dalantai himself was filled with shock in his eyes; if not for the pair of Arm Shields, he might have been slain by Ye Zhen in one strike!

But this first sword was only just the beginning.

With a flash, Ye Zhen rushed like a phantom, bringing up his sword in a reverse upward slash!

Instantly, Dalantai’s eyes were filled with fear of death!