Chapter 1765 - 1750: Closing the Doors, Shutting the Hall

Sima Yan was defeated!

Even Sima Yan was defeated by Ye Zhen!

Undoubtedly, Sima Yan could be said to be the last face of their War Soul Hall. If even Sima Yan was defeated, then the possibility of their first expert in the Moon Priest, Qi Bing, defeating Ye Zhen is even lower!

Qi Bing excels in endurance, while Sima Yan excels in ferocious combat power, integrating offense and defense.

Judging from Ye Zhen’s recent battles, all of them were short and fast. If Sima Yan can’t do it, then Qi Bing is even worse.

Moreover, even Sima Yan didn’t cause much trouble for Ye Zhen!

If it wasn’t for Sima Yan’s initial overwhelming move and the miraculous first counterattack that wounded Ye Zhen, their War Soul Hall would already have no face left.

In fact, the War Soul Hall already has no face left.

Their face was already swollen by Ye Zhen in front of so many people.

No doubt about it, Ye Zhen is at the Ninth Stage of the Divine Communication Realm.

And Sima Yan, he is their War Soul Hall’s top Moon Priest.

Of course, it’s not that their War Soul Hall doesn’t have priests who can deal with Ye Zhen.

There are, and quite a few!

However, the priests who are confident enough to deal with Ye Zhen are all Day Priests of their War Soul Hall’s Dao Realm.

Using the top and strongest Moon Priest to deal with Ye Zhen, their War Soul Hall no longer shines even if they win, it’s just to save face.

But if the Day Priests of the Dao Realm intervene, win or lose, it would be laughable!

Moreover, as the Hall Master Bi Ze, he wouldn’t even have the face to personally step in!

Bi Ze was so angry that he almost wanted to vomit blood!

It’s disgraceful!

"The nineteenth one!"

Ye Zhen chuckled at the War Soul Hall Master Bi Ze, pulled out another flagpole like performing a trick, and planted it there.

He wrote in bold letters, "On June 7th, Ye Zhen consecutively defeated nineteen Moon Priests of War Soul Hall, including Sima Yan, the First Killing Spear!"

The priests watching from all directions didn’t think much, only feeling that the War Soul Hall had become so bad.

But the priests of the War Soul Hall, from the Master downwards, felt as if those bold letters were big slaps on their faces!

The feeling was painful and humiliating!

"Hall Master Bi, are you sending more people? If not, I’ll randomly choose someone to challenge!" Ye Zhen laughed.

"Or, are you saying that your mighty War Soul Hall is out of people?" Ye Zhen’s sneer echoed.

"Shut up!" The just-fallen Sima Yan suddenly forced himself to his feet upon hearing this, "I haven’t lost yet!"

The veins on Sima Yan’s forehead bulged, and his face flushed with anger, staring furiously at Ye Zhen, clearly infuriated by Ye Zhen’s words.

"You haven’t lost?"

Ye Zhen looked Sima Yan up and down, his expression self-evident, "Your Spear Dao is not bad, but still lacking a bit!"

"However, if you are not convinced, then feel free to come at me, I will fight until you submit!"

"Fine, you said it!"

Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Sima Yan picked up the Blood-tassel Spear and slowly walked up to Ye Zhen, making the War Soul Hall Master Bi Ze’s expression freeze, "Come back!"

Sima Yan, however, seemed not to hear Hall Master Bi Ze and instead slowly closed his eyes, dipped his fingers into his own Spirit Blood, formed an exceedingly complex Hand Seal, and then pointed it to his forehead.

In an instant, an inexplicably eerie aura suddenly emanated from Sima Yan’s body.

"Possession!"

"He is assuming the role of an inheritor, requesting War Soul Possession!" Someone exclaimed among the observing priests.

"Unexpectedly, to face Ye Zhen’s challenge, the First Killing Spear of War Soul Hall requests War Soul Possession."

The War Soul Hall Master Bi Ze’s face slightly changed.

Invoking War Soul Possession could be considered external assistance, but to some extent, Sima Yan being able to invoke War Soul Possession also counts as his capability, and it can be used now.

Even though saying this might be embarrassing, right now, there really were no Moon Priests left to send in his War Soul Hall, so he could only acknowledge Sima Yan’s action.

"War Soul Possession, huh?" Ye Zhen’s mouth gradually displayed a mocking smile.

Just at that moment, an inexplicable aura surged through, making Sima Yan’s whole body tremble violently, then suddenly opened his eyes.

The instant his gaze locked onto Ye Zhen’s, Ye Zhen’s breath was caught, as if plunged into an ice cellar!

In an instant, Ye Zhen felt as if he was facing a thousand charging troops, the kind that seemed would tear him to shreds at any moment.

Under that gaze, Ye Zhen felt as if the opponent was looking at a dead man!

This was absolutely someone who had crawled out of the Corpse Mountain and Blood Sea.

Just now, when Sima Yan wielded the Blood-tassel Spear and spear intent raged, Ye Zhen merely sensed it.

But now, merely the opening of Sima Yan’s eyes and a glance brought such immense pressure to Ye Zhen.

With what stood before him, Ye Zhen understood.

"The First Killing Spear?"

"Is it you?"

Sima Yan, as if a different person, coldly glanced at Ye Zhen, the eyes like looking at a dead object, devoid of any emotion.

He lightly kicked the butt of the Blood-tassel Spear with his toe.

Boom!

A loud burst, the Blood-tassel Spear trembled, spreading a rain of Spear Light as if it engulfed Ye Zhen like a torrential downpour.

Ye Zhen moved with Divine Sense, disappearing in a flash before Sima Yan, but Sima Yan’s spear momentum drew a mysterious trajectory, forcibly changing angle, and like a shadow, pierced towards Ye Zhen who suddenly appeared beside him.

"Sky Killing!"

A low shout, Sima Yan’s spear momentum accelerated fiercely.

Still the previous Sky Killing Spear move from Sima Yan.

But the power was worlds apart from the earlier Sky Killing Spear move.

The earlier Sky Killing Spear performed by Sima Yan himself was incredibly fast, yet Ye Zhen could still dodge using his speed.

However, the Sky Killing Spear used after invoking the War Soul of the First Killing Spear, was utterly different.

Not only was the spear momentum faster, but in front of that spear momentum, Ye Zhen felt an overwhelming sense of powerlessness.

It was an intuition.

No matter how fast, or how mysterious his body skill was, he couldn’t dodge this spear!

Knowing he couldn’t dodge, Ye Zhen still retreated straightly!

"You... can’t escape!" At this time, Sima Yan’s voice became incredibly low but each word was like a Demon Sound, or a Sound Spear, booming into Ye Zhen’s mind.

It must be said, this First Killing Spear is genuinely formidable.

Just one move forced Ye Zhen into such a predicament.

Not only Ye Zhen, despite the spear momentum being locked onto him, those priests watching all retreated in shock. Some priests with cultivation below the Realm King Realm couldn’t withstand the remaining power of this spear momentum, lost heart, and fell from the sky, breaking bones and tendons!

"Escape?" Ye Zhen’s mouth showed another mysterious smile, "Do you think I’m escaping? To be honest, if the First Killing Spear came with both body and soul, I might fear you a little more.

But with possession, it’s just...

Rumble!

Amid Ye Zhen’s sneering, an evil red Evil Punishing Divine Thunder erupted from the Acquired Spirit Treasure Thunder Light Whip, recently manifested above Ye Zhen’s head, and poured down along Sima Yan’s Blood-tassel Spear.

Sima Yan, possessed by the First Killing Spear, was first stunned, then his expression drastically changed!

Attempting to let go, but the Evil Punishing Divine Thunder had already spread up his body through the Thunder Light.

In an instant, the aura around Sima Yan surged wildly, fluctuating between strength and weakness!

Seeing this, Ye Zhen sneered again, the Acquired Spirit Treasure Thunder Light Whip on his forehead flashed repeatedly, releasing waves of Evil Punishing Divine Thunder.

Under the entanglement of thunder light, Sima Yan’s flesh began to tremble violently. Strangely, under normal circumstances, with so many Evil Punishing Divine Thunder strikes, his body should have been reduced to ashes, or at least scorched by the thunder light.

However, Sima Yan’s flesh remained unharmed!

Suddenly, Sima Yan under the influence of the First Killing Spear let out a groan of anguish from his throat, causing his body to shudder violently.

The terrifying aura, which previously felt like an army of countless soldiers and a sea of corpses, dissipated abruptly, and the familiar aura of Sima Yan reappeared.

But this time, Sima Yan’s eyes lacked their former composure and coldness, now reflecting shock as he stared at Ye Zhen.

This time, without even glancing back, Ye Zhen flickered into motion, delivering a kick that sent Sima Yan plummeting from the sky like a meteor.

Bang!

The ground erupted with a thunderous boom, scattering countless rocks, and Sima Yan lay sprawled in the dirt, leaving a large imprint.

Lying there motionless.

Of course, such a fall would never kill someone as powerful as Sima Yan, at the Early Stage Ninth Stage Realm King Realm.

Sima Yan couldn’t bring himself to stand up, feeling too ashamed to face anyone.

Having lost to Ye Zhen once was embarrassing enough.

Later, unwilling to face Ye Zhen’s humiliation of the War Soul Hall, he fought again, shamelessly calling upon the War Soul’s First Killing Spear possession, hoping to defeat Ye Zhen using its might.

After all, while the First Killing Spear’s possession didn’t enhance his cultivation, the boost in spear techniques and willpower was immense.

He had experienced its possession before, where even Martial Artists at the Unique Xuangong Realm and several from the Divine Communication Realm fainted at a glance.

Of course, he didn’t expect Ye Zhen to be scared into unconsciousness by the First Killing Spear’s powerful will, he just hoped to use its terrifying battle intent and spear techniques to defeat Ye Zhen, thus salvaging some dignity for the War Soul Hall.

Alas, he lost again!

Hiss!

Sounds of sharp inhaling emanated from all directions, swiftly merging into a torrent of astonished gasps!

"Victory again!"

"Even the possession by the War Soul wasn’t enough! How strong is Ye Zhen?"

"Indeed, too powerful. If not witnessed firsthand, it would be hard to believe it’s true!"

The mood of the War Soul Hall Master standing at the entrance was unimaginable, filled with a deep discomfort...

The world seemed to grow darker.

Sima Yan’s plea to the soul’s possession couldn’t defeat Ye Zhen.

Within the Moon Priest’s ceremony of the War Soul Hall, no one seemed capable of battling Ye Zhen!

Even though he knew Ye Zhen’s victory was due to the Evil Punishing Divine Thunder’s ability to counter the possession.

It wasn’t truly defeating Sima Yan possessed by the First Killing Spear!

But what difference does that make?

If you’re restrained by Ye Zhen, it’s your problem!

Frankly, the outcome would have been better had Sima Yan not fought after losing the first match.

He invited the War Soul possession and still lost.

Such disgrace and failure.

Of course, this doesn’t imply the War Soul Hall’s combat spirits lack power or efficacy.

Ye Zhen explained that had the First Killing Spear’s true body arrived, he would not have managed so easily.

The key was Ye Zhen’s Thunder Technique, the Evil Punishing Divine Thunder, the nemesis of all evil.

The War Souls, being Yin Spirits, were restrained by Ye Zhen’s Evil Punishing Divine Thunder. However, the War Soul, inheriting the battle intent and killing qi of countless soldiers, embodies the hardest element in the world.

Thus, Ye Zhen’s Thunder Technique restrains the War Soul but to a limited extent, unlike its stronger effect against Princess Changle’s Yin Spirit.

When Sima Yan called upon the possession, it was merely a fragment of the First Killing Spear spirit, and post-possession, the War Soul was more like an invading evil spirit to Sima Yan.

Ye Zhen’s Evil Punishing Divine Thunder, however, has a miraculous effect on such spirits invading others’ divine souls!

Consequently, even actively, it dispelled the ’evil spirit’ possessing Sima Yan.

With the loss of the First Killing Spear’s War Soul support, Sima Yan reverted to his original state and was defeated by Ye Zhen before he could react!

Moreover, Ye Zhen wasn’t simply relying on luck.

He had discussed various combat methodologies of the War Soul Hall with Princess Changle beforehand, prepared and well aware that his Thunder Technique was the ultimate counter to the possession.

Therefore, when Sima Yan summoned the War Soul First Killing Spear, Ye Zhen wasn’t afraid at all!

Now, Ye Zhen solemnly took pen in hand again, pulling out a flag and wrote another line.

"On June 7th, Ye Zhen again battled the War Soul Hall’s First Killing Spear Sima Yan, with Sima Yan possessed by the War Soul’s First Killing spear True Soul, defeated in three moves by Ye Zhen!

War Soul Hall has suffered twenty consecutive defeats!"

Seeing the line that Ye Zhen penned, Sima Yan’s eyes widened, and he spat out a mouthful of Essence Blood in a frenzy.

"You!"

This was putting Sima Yan metaphorically on a pillar of shame!

Watching this scene, the War Soul Hall Master Bi Ze felt a surge of energy, tasting blood suddenly in his mouth.

"Hall Master Bi, are you sending anyone out or not? If not, I will challenge anyone I find in the War Soul Hall!" Ye Zhen said, looking at Bi Ze.

The War Soul Hall Master Bi Ze’s chest heaved violently, veins on his forehead throbbed intensely, and despite his status, he wished he could personally teach Ye Zhen a lesson.

But doing so would be inviting mockery.

Gazing at Ye Zhen’s infuriating demeanor, Bi Ze took a deep breath, realizing he couldn’t afford to provoke him nor ignore him.

"All War Soul Hall priests, return to the hall, today the War Soul Hall is closed!" The War Soul Hall Master turned and walked back.

Voices filled with astonishment from everywhere. Since the Ancestor God Temple’s inception, the War Soul Hall’s door had rarely been closed, countable within a handful, never enough to tally with both hands and feet.

But today, Ye Zhen, just a fellow from the Divine Communication Realm, compelled the War Soul Hall to shut its doors.

"Closing the hall?"

Seeing this, Ye Zhen scoffed loudly, "Hall Master Bi, I will wait here until nightfall to challenge you!

Moreover, I will come again tomorrow!

If you have the guts, keep your hall closed every day!"

Having just stepped inside the hall, Master Bi Ze staggered upon hearing this, furious.

Simultaneously, Ye Zhen’s voice resounded again.

But this time, Ye Zhen’s voice was directed at the thousands of priests from the Ancestor God Temple watching the spectacle.

"Fellow travelers, tomorrow I, Ye Zhen, will continue challenging the War Soul Hall’s Moon Priests. Should you have leisure, do watch the show.

Also, I, Ye Zhen, have prepared a small gift, a surprise for those who come to watch tomorrow. Please do grace us with your presence!"

Upon hearing Ye Zhen, the dispersing priests were delighted, "Left Chief Priest Ye, what might the small gift and surprise be?"

"Haha, you will know once you see tomorrow! I, Ye Zhen, keep my promises. The gift’s worth is no less than fifty thousand High Grade Spiritual Stones!" Ye Zhen said.

"Fifty thousand High Grade Spiritual Stones? So precious, we’ll surely be there tomorrow!" Instantly, the responses were numerous, agreeing to return tomorrow.

The silently returning War Soul Hall Master Bi Ze heard this, nearly blacking out from rage, almost collapsing.

This is blatantly bullying the War Soul Hall!

Ye Zhen is so malicious, intending to devalue the War Soul Hall’s reputation to rubbish!