Chapter 788: Chapter 778: Sun and Moon Shine Together

“On my turf, wanting to deal with me, dream on! If you cause chaos in the Red Fire Subdivision or even lose the territory because of dealing with me, it’s all your fault!”

With a sinister smile, Luo Shanhan suddenly waved his hand, and more than a dozen Vein Forging Realm martial artists stood behind him. Zuo Xiong and Yu Qianlou, who were about to rush out to capture Luo Shanhan, simultaneously looked towards Ye Zhen.

In this situation, if they forcefully attack Luo Shanhan, it might lead to a large-scale internal conflict. Especially since Luo Shanhan’s cultivation is at the Fifth Stage of the Vein Forging Realm, opposing him won’t be a matter of one or two moves.

Ye Zhen harshly questioned Luo Shanhan, “Your territory? Altar Master Luo, are you defying orders or revolting against the sect?”

“Get lost, don’t pin that on me. My loyalty to the Divine Sect is evident as the sun in the sky! I just don’t want the Red Fire Martial City’s hard-won territories to be destroyed by a kid who hasn’t even grown all his hair.”

Altar Master Ye, let me be frank, I don’t respect you, nor am I willing to follow the command of a greenhorn.

However, since you are sent by the Divine Sect’s Main Temple, and Elder Tus has instructed to leave you some face, I won’t send you back embarrassed.

The three defense zones of the Branch Altar are now at your disposal; you can choose one to station. Let’s see who can defend it, see who is right and who is wrong!” Luo Shanhan said.

“Send me back? Just by you!” Ye Zhen sneered, “Luo Shanhan, in consideration of your past dedicated loyalty to the Divine Sect, I’m giving you one last chance. Act under my command, and I can let bygones be bygones….”

“Dream on!”

Before Ye Zhen could finish his words, Luo Shanhan rudely interrupted, cursing loudly, “Altar Master Ye, if you know what’s wise, pick a defense zone and stay there; don’t interfere with my efforts for the Divine Sect…”

“Seeking death!”

With a shout of anger, Spiritual Power surged around Ye Zhen as he flew towards Luo Shanhan!

“Just with your Third Stage Vein Forging Realm cultivation, ha ha….”

Luo Shanhan’s laughter abruptly stopped, his eyes widened suddenly, as overwhelming divine soul waves surged from around him, radiating in all directions.

Because in that instant just now, as Ye Zhen stomped heavily on the ground, his figure vanished abruptly in front of Luo Shanhan’s eyes.

This caused Luo Shanhan great shock, his divine soul waves scattering like water to search for Ye Zhen’s figure.

Just as his divine soul waves spread out, Luo Shanhan’s expression changed dramatically because his divine soul waves had already located Ye Zhen.

The Ye Zhen who had disappeared was suddenly at his side, along with a chilling, spirit-light sparkling long sword, now placed against his neck, exuding a terrifying Sword Gang.

It could be predicted that with any slight movement from him, Ye Zhen’s Flying Frost Sword would release its Sword Gang, directly severing his head.

The scene was incredibly bizarre, the dozen or so Vein Forging Realm martial artists from the Red Fire Subdivision behind Luo Shanhan even rubbed their eyes as if seeing ghosts.

They couldn’t see how Ye Zhen managed to reach Luo Shanhan’s side, including Zuo Xiong and Yu Qianlou.

This was mainly because Ye Zhen’s speed was too fast, and the distance between him and Luo Shanhan was too short, only a few dozen meters.

The combination of short distance and ultra-fast speed led to a situation where many Vein Forging Realm martial artists reacted as if they had seen a ghost.

However, the eye power of Vein Forging Realm martial artists is exceptionally strong. Under normal circumstances, they can capture the movement trajectories of those Establishment Kings, who are not known for speed, let alone Ye Zhen?

In fact, the reason for this situation still lies in the Innate Soul Light.

Ye Zhen wasn’t especially skilled in body skills, had not put in much hard effort, and his speed among Vein Forging Realm martial artists was average. Ordinarily, his speed was improved mainly by activating the Essence Spirit Pearl of the Silver-horned Rhinoceros King within the Mirage Dragon Pearl, creating a geomagnetic field enhancement.

Under the geomagnetic field’s augmentation, Ye Zhen’s speed could increase by nearly double, making his instantaneous speed comparable to or even surpassing that of most Seventh or Eighth Stage Vein Forging Realm martial artists, although still far from matching the speed of Establishment Kings.

However, after Ye Zhen’s divine soul cultivation recently skyrocketed and formed Innate Soul Light, in testing the power of Earth Spiritual Power control, he discovered that not only would the Essence Spirit Pearl of the Goldback Stone Beast gain significant enhancement under the Innate Soul Light, but so would other Essence Spirit Pearls.

The Essence Spirit Pearl of the Phantom Soul Beast King evolved the Soul Refining Divine Eyes to Soul Refining Divine Light, massively amplifying the control over Earth Spiritual Power, the Earth Escape Skill gained from the Essence Spirit Pearl of the Shadowless Mountain Penetrating Beast King also experienced immense enhancement, allowing Ye Zhen to tunnel deeper and faster.

Simultaneously boosted by the Innate Soul Light, the geomagnetic field’s power nearly doubled.

Nobody else tested it, but under Ye Zhen’s full power, the gravitational force imposed by the geomagnetic field on a small animal could slow its speed by more than tenfold.

By reversing the geomagnetic field, Ye Zhen achieved a truly feather-light state, standing on water without using any force.

Reversing the geomagnetic field doesn’t inherently provide speed, but with the same explosive force, the target’s weight is reduced by more than tenfold, enabling a speed increase of two to three times over the original, especially over short distances.

This explains Ye Zhen’s current speed surge, which makes his movement track untraceable by Vein Forging Realm martial artists.

Of course, over slightly longer distances, exceeding a hundred meters, Ye Zhen’s movement track would still be captured, preventing such an astonishing effect!

“Tie him up!”

With a fierce shout from Ye Zhen, Zuo Xiong and Yua Qianlou charged forward like wolves and tigers, snapping towards Luo Shanhan.

Tying up a strong fighter at the Vein Forging Realm is, of course, not as simple as a rope; various restrictions were used to lock acupoints and dislocate joints, finishing up with binding using the Demon Beast plate of Heaven Rank.

“You… how did you do it, how is it possible?” During the process of being tied up, Luo Shanhan was still in a fog; his defeat was so unclear, he hadn’t even reacted before he was captured alive. He had never been so embarrassed in his life.

But Ye Zhen was not going to explain this to him.

During the process of tying up Luo Shanhan, the more than ten Martial Artists of the Red Fire Subdivision standing behind him all showed unfriendly looks, eager to act.

However, Ye Zhen stood there with a cold and imposing demeanor, watching everyone coldly. The fear he instilled made none of the Vein Forging Realm Martial Artists present dare to make a move to rescue their altar master.

The main reason was Ye Zhen’s amazing display of strength earlier. Everyone considered that even if they took action, they probably wouldn’t get past Ye Zhen; they might even lose their heads the moment they attacked.

This is the terror of speed!

The saying that “in all martial arts under heaven, speed reigns supreme” holds great truth.

Not until Zuo Xiong and Yua Qianlou had thoroughly tied Luo Shanhan up did Ye Zhen bark out, “Where is the previous deputy altar master of the Red Fire Subdivision?”

“Subordinate Hong Jiyin greets Lord Ye!”

An over-forty, short-stature but capable-looking martial artist suddenly stepped forward. Clearly, Hong Jiyin had also gone through a fierce battle, with countless scars all over him. Fortunately, he was intact, but his aura was weak, and his internal injuries had not healed!

“Assemble all the martial artists in the subdivision, now!” Ye Zhen commanded.

Fearfully glancing at Ye Zhen, then at the tightly bound altar master Luo Shanhan, who couldn’t even utter a sound, Hong Jiyin trembled as he sent out a red talisman light.

It’s worth noting that the martial artists of the Red Fire Subdivision were all elite. In less than thirty breaths after the red talisman light was sent out, over a hundred martial artists had gathered in the large courtyard.

There were twenty-seven martial artists at the Vein Forging Realm, one hundred and nine at the Soul Sea Realm, all with everyone carrying injuries, and some even missing limbs.

However, at this time, as everyone gathered here, looking at the tied-up altar master Luo Shanhan, many eyes showed anger, and the commotion began to rise!

“These nine days, brothers have worked hard! This is the reward the sect hierarch entrusted to this altar master to distribute first!”

As he spoke, Ye Zhen threw out ten huge treasure chests.

Ye Zhen’s words didn’t attract much attention from the martial artists present, but the booming sound when the ten treasure chests hit the ground, and the heaps of Mid-grade Spirit Crystals spilling out, stunned all the martial artists present. Many, especially those at the Soul Sea Realm, couldn’t take their eyes off those Mid-grade Spirit Crystals.

“Ten thousand pieces of Mid-grade Spirit Crystals for Vein Forging Realm martial artists, one thousand for Soul Sea Realm martial artists, Vice Hall Master Hong, distribute them immediately!”

Upon hearing this, Hong Jiyin stammered, “Each person gets ten thousand pieces?”

“That’s right, distribute them now! Zuo Xiong, Yua Qianlou, go and help!” Ye Zhen said.

With ten thousand pieces of Mid-grade Spirit Crystals distributed, the commotion at the scene immediately disappeared as everyone stared at those Mid-grade Spirit Crystals.

Ten thousand pieces of Mid-grade Spirit Crystals! These Vein Forging Realm martial artists received a monthly allowance of just five thousand pieces while stationed outside, which they used for both cultivation and combat, barely saving anything.

Getting ten thousand pieces at once, who wouldn’t be happy?

They didn’t have the ability like Ye Zhen to challenge higher levels, nor the capability to rob the Stars Tower Treasure Vault. Ten thousand pieces of Mid-grade Spirit Crystals are a huge income for them.

“This… Lord Ye, may I ask if I… do I have any?” After all the Spirit Crystals were distributed, Deputy Altar Master Hong Jiyin suddenly asked somewhat awkwardly.

“What do you think?” Seeing this, Ye Zhen asked in a teasing tone, causing Hong Jiyin to stutter.

Seeing Hong Jiyin like that, Ye Zhen suddenly shouted loudly, “Of course you do! As long as the brothers who fought and risked their lives for the Divine Sect these days, all have some! Whether alive or fallen in battle, all have some!”

“Thank you, Sect Hierarch… on behalf of those fallen brothers, I thank the Sect Hierarch!” Saying this, Hong Jiyin was so excited he kneeled down toward the east and shouted, “The Sun and Moon shine together, the Divine Sect is invincible!”

“The Sun and Moon shine together, the Divine Sect is invincible!”

In an instant, Hong Jiyin’s shout turned into a roar from hundreds of people, leaving Ye Zhen stunned!

“Deputy Altar Master Hong, gather the troops and take this altar master to the Spirit Crystal Vein Defense Zone!”

“Yua Qianlou, immediately take over the branch altar, arrange for the severely wounded brothers to be treated, hold the fort, and without my orders, do not act lightly!” (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)