Chapter 1763 - 1748: First Killing Spear

Ye Zhen swung his sword upwards, and even though the sword hadn’t reached Dalantai yet, the astonishing Sword Qi sent chills down Dalantai’s spine, terrifying him.

The Sword Qi Ye Zhen had blasted into his body was still rampant, and he couldn’t mount any effective defense.

Even if Dalantai had the ability to defend and evade effectively, he wouldn’t have had the chance.

There was nothing he could do because Ye Zhen’s speed was too fast.

Not even Dalantai could clearly see Ye Zhen’s figure.

He only had this thought — just by observing Ye Zhen’s Sword Momentum, Dalantai could tell that it’s all decided by Ye Zhen.

If Ye Zhen showed no mercy, Dalantai was certain to die; if he was slightly lenient, Dalantai would be seriously injured.

And that serious injury would be to his manhood, making any future pursuits mentally scarring.

All this was actually just a fleeting thought of War Soul Hall’s Right Chief Priest Dalantai.

Ye Zhen’s Sword Momentum didn’t halt at all, and as it seemed that Dalantai would be slain by the sword any moment, spectators from all directions gasped in shock.

In a martial arts challenge, injuries are common, and while deaths are rare, they do occur.

But deaths usually result from losing control or as a result of a desperate True Fire fight; what Ye Zhen intended, like a massacre, was extremely rare.

But at that very moment, the void behind Dalantai fluctuated violently, and a voice suddenly exploded in the air.

"Stop!"

A palm imprint instantly formed in front of Dalantai’s groin, blocking Ye Zhen’s Sword Momentum.

What surprised all the priests present even more was that, at the very instant the palm imprint appeared, Ye Zhen’s Sword Momentum dissipated without a trace, leaving only some residual Sword Qi slowly fading into the void.

This scene not only left the watching priests stunned, but also made War Soul Hall Master Bi Ze, who rushed in to rescue Dalantai, show a hint of surprise in his eyes.

As a Dao Realm Expert, he knew very well the difficulty for a Martial Artist to let Sword Momentum dissipate out of nowhere during a full-throttle attack.

Basically, even he couldn’t make the formed Sword Momentum dissipate in an instant.

It’s like if you swing a fist fiercely at a target, could you suddenly retract it as if it never happened?

The answer is no.

Yet Ye Zhen did it, indicating that he was prepared to disperse the Sword Momentum even before attacking Dalantai.

Only by preparing to disperse the Sword Momentum when swinging the sword could one dissipate it at will.

In other words, Ye Zhen never intended to severely injure or kill Dalantai.

Likewise, an unsettled Dalantai now also looked at Ye Zhen with some confusion. He understood this, but was indeed frightened by Ye Zhen earlier.

"Hall Master Bi, weren’t you overly nervous? I’m Ye Zhen, here to challenge and spar with the War Soul Hall, never intending to startle Hall Master Bi. My apologies." Ye Zhen cupped his hand grandly, making War Soul Hall Master Bi Ze’s old face somewhat displeased.

The problem was, in that situation, who could guarantee Ye Zhen wouldn’t strike lethally, considering their previous grievances?

One could only say Ye Zhen was extremely annoying.

In fact, Ye Zhen dispersing the Sword Momentum at the crucial moment had nothing to do with War Soul Hall Master Bi Ze’s appearance.

Ye Zhen indeed prepared beforehand.

The reason was simple.

Ye Zhen’s ultimate goal was to use some means to compel War Soul Hall to compromise and rent the division of the Ten Thousand Bones Reincarnation Seal that was crucial to him.

If he severely injured or killed War Soul Hall’s Right Chief Priest Dalantai on the spot, it would become an undying enmity.

By that time, unless Ye Zhen forced War Soul Hall to the brink of destruction, there would be no compromise due to such deep hatred.

That’s also why Ye Zhen had only lightly injured the seventeen Moon Priests he defeated previously, except for the one he ambushed.

Otherwise, given Ye Zhen’s speed and the power of the Purple Spirit Immortal Sword, slaughtering all seventeen wouldn’t be much of a challenge.

"Left Chief Priest Ye, what exactly are you doing by blocking the entrance to my War Soul Hall and injuring a number of my Moon Priests?" asked War Soul Hall Master Bi Ze grimly.

"What am I doing? I’m here to challenge and spar in martial skills according to the tradition and rules of Ancestor God Temple."

As he spoke, Ye Zhen suddenly raised his voice by eight degrees, "Eighteen consecutive wins! How come your War Soul Hall’s strength is so poor? Is there no one in your War Soul Hall that could defeat an Early Stage Realm King like me..."

"Shut up!"

Bi Ze yelled angrily, unable to maintain his composure.

"If you disagree, then please, Hall Master Bi, send a master to defeat me!"

While speaking, Ye Zhen swiftly planted another flagpole, then soared up and wrote a line on the white flag.

"On June 7, Moon Priests of War Soul Hall challenged Ye Zhen and suffered eighteen consecutive defeats!"

Seeing this line, War Soul Hall Master Bi Ze nearly blew his top!

Is this to imply that War Soul Hall has no one capable?

It’s like publically humiliating War Soul Hall and slapping his face with loud slaps.

Their War Soul Hall’s Moon Priest was unexpectedly defeated eighteen times in a row by the Ninth Stage of Divine Communication Realm Ye Zhen, of course, this Ye Zhen here is not an average person.

He is the Inherited Divine Messenger of the Barbarian Spirit Hall, the Left Chief Priest of the Barbarian Spirit Hall, but the problem is, who cares about this when the word gets out.

Everyone knows that their War Soul Hall’s Moon Priest in the Realm King Realm was defeated eighteen times by a Sky Priest of the Ninth Stage of Divine Communication Realm!

He feels like his old face is swollen!

Looking at those Moon Priests who were previously defeated consecutively by Ye Zhen, then glancing at the bloodied arms of Dalantai, Bi Ze’s eyebrows furrowed tightly in an instant.

This trouble is far more challenging than he imagined.

Dalantai got to be the Right Chief Priest of the War Soul Hall not because of strong combat power, but because Dalantai is his confidant, loyal enough, and has the ability to handle worldly affairs.

However, Dalantai’s combat power among the various Moon Priests of the War Soul Hall, although not the strongest, is still among the ranks.

After all, the cultivation of the Ninth Stage of Realm King Realm is not to be underestimated; as the Right Chief Priest, he also enjoys slightly more resources.

Basically, Dalantai’s combat power can rank within the top twenty among the Moon Priests of the War Soul Hall.

Given this, the scope of choices for War Soul Hall Master Bi Ze’s deployment is extremely limited.

Firstly, those whose strength is similar or close to Dalantai’s are out.

After all, Ye Zhen had a crushing advantage, so it must be a Moon Priest whose combat power far exceeds Dalantai’s.

Essentially, those Moon Priests whose combat power far exceeds Dalantai’s are the ones capable of challenging a Half-step Dao Realm, or even confronting Early Dao Realm experts, talented martial artists.

Such martial artists are very few, but fortunately, their War Soul Hall is abundant in talent, even such talented martial artists, they have two.

These two are respectively Qi Bing, ranked first in combat power among the War Soul Hall’s Moon Priests, and Sima Yan, ranked second.

War Soul Hall’s luck was good, with Qi Bing ranked first in combat power, attempting a breakthrough, so over the years, he has been out adventuring, seeking breakthrough opportunities, not here.

But ranked second in combat power, Sima Yan, has been working hard within the War Soul Hall in recent years.

Moreover, in Bi Ze’s view, Qi Bing is flourishing strong with sufficient accumulation, but Bi Ze is more optimistic about Sima Yan.

If Sima Yan’s cultivation accumulates to the degree of Qi Bing’s, Qi Bing is definitely not Sima Yan’s match.

And Sima Yan, precisely because he listened to Hall Master Bi Ze’s advice, has been meticulously cultivating within the War Soul Hall for the past three years.

"It seems, to be safe, we can only deploy Sima Yan!" With the decision made, War Soul Hall Master Bi Ze sent out a Dao Talisman Communication with a move of the Divine Sense.

"Hall Master Bi, are you sending someone or not? If you don’t send someone, I’ll just challenge randomly, pick anyone to challenge!"

As he spoke, Ye Zhen’s eyes moved, scanning those Moon Priests gathered by the commotion.

With Ye Zhen’s gaze sweeping over, those Moon Priests hurriedly bowed their heads avoiding it, fearing being picked by Ye Zhen.

After all, even Right Chief Priest Dalantai was defeated, and so thoroughly too, so they should forget it.

War Soul Hall Master Bi Ze watched, and the anger made his nose almost crooked, what a disgrace!

"Relax, good things come to those who wait, naturally someone will defeat you!" Bi Ze sneered.

"Just afraid your War Soul Hall..."

"Shut up!"

Suddenly, a voice lined up exploded from the depths of the War Soul Hall, nearly the same moment as the voice arose, a blood-red spear light erupted from the War Soul Hall’s gate, tens of thousands of spear blossoms crossed over the crowd, overwhelming towards Ye Zhen.

As the blood-red spear light exploded, a fierce Killing Qi, like a tide or like the scream of a furious ghost, wildly surged forth.

Ye Zhen’s expression changed, his Purple Spirit Immortal Sword in hand, weaving a dense sword net to meet the attack.

But the spear blossoms seemed endless, overwhelming towards Ye Zhen, spearlight crisscrossing, piercing holes in the air.

Ye Zhen retreated three steps, unleashing his sword momentum, barely blocking the spear light.

Yet, at that very moment, the banner and flagpole Ye Zhen had erected earlier were shattered into pieces by several spear lights!

"Somewhat skilled, dare to challenge my War Soul Hall?"

Amidst the cold snort, a youth wielding a Blood-tassel Spear, dressed in a war helmet, with a fierce face, landed before Ye Zhen, precisely the decisively appearing Sima Yan of War Soul Hall.

The Blood-tassel Spear struck the ground heavily, the spear tip lightly kicked, the Blood-tassel Spear pointed at Ye Zhen, "It’s you provoking my War Soul Hall?"

Suddenly, a brutal feeling of facing thousands of enemies rushed forward.

Ye Zhen’s gaze slightly changed, his lips curled with a hint of inexplicable smile, this Sima Yan, is interesting.

The spear pointed, surprisingly giving a feeling of being on pins and needles.

Even if it was just a distant point with the spear, in Ye Zhen’s feelings, it was as if being pointed by thousands of spears simultaneously.

At the same moment, from all directions, the observing priests exclaimed in surprise.

"Sima Yan, it’s Sima Yan!"

"War Soul Hall surprisingly deployed First Killing Spear Sima Yan, this will be worth watching!"