Chapter 800: Chapter 790: Planting Another Secret Pawn

“You, a king of the Establishment Realm, can be so despicable…”

Upon hearing the rebuke from Brotherhood Leader Yuen An, Ye Zhen’s eyes flashed with severity, and he casually sent a palm strike towards Yuen An’s forehead.

Watching the impending strike, Yuen An’s cursing abruptly ceased, and the color drained from his face in an instant, his eyes immediately filled with despair!

Yuen An considered himself a hero of his time, having built an empire over years in Red Fire Martial City, ready to make his grand mark, only to face death and soul obliteration.

However, what could refusal achieve? In despair, Yuen An slowly closed his eyes, quietly awaiting the arrival of death.

Unexpectedly, the palm, which was going to strike his head in the next instant, did not fall. After a few breaths, Yuen An surprisedly opened his eyes to find a terrifying, earthy yellow palm print suspended above his forehead, causing his expression to change again.

“Consider yourself lucky; I suddenly changed my mind!” With a severe expression, Ye Zhen smirked. Before Yuen An could speak, a vine emitted from the Thousand Vine sealed his mouth tightly.

After some thought, Ye Zhen ordered the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten to gather large clouds, making the fog within a ten-mile radius even more disorienting and difficult to see through.

Ye Zhen’s figure suddenly darted towards the ground’s corpses, swiftly rounding them, collecting all the storage rings from the thirty Vein Forging Realm experts’ bodies on the ground.

Although these guys were quite poor, for Ye Zhen’s newly formed plan in his mind, even mosquito meat is meat, and nothing should be overlooked.

Immediately, Ye Zhen waved a large sleeve, his figure soared into the air, carrying Brotherhood Leader Yuen An, bound like a dumpling, swiftly disappearing into the night sky.

In fact, from the moment the battle started, especially when the three Demon-Annihilating Generals bombarded Ye Zhen, nearly leveling the buildings within ten miles with that strike, the Brotherhood’s HQ began descending into chaos.

However, at this moment, all the Vein Forging Realm experts from the Brotherhood, except a few who had just broken into the First Stage of Vein Forging Realm, had been gathered here to confront Ye Zhen, with the rest being Soul Sea Realm martial artists.

These Soul Sea Realm martial artists were frightened by that devastating strike from the three Demon-Annihilating Generals and mostly retreated ten miles away, not daring to move forward at all. Too many examples of the city gates catching fire and implicating the pond fish existed.

Being nighttime and with dust filling the sky, these people couldn’t see what was happening in the battle center clearly, so even after the battle stopped, the cloud Qi gathered by the Kitten at Ye Zhen’s departure prevented these martial artists from approaching in the slightest.

Not until half an hour later did the massive cloud Qi disperse naturally due to lack of control, revealing the horrific condition inside, did some brave martial artists dare to venture forward.

That horrifying appearance immediately petrified those Soul Sea Realm martial artists!

Instantly, the entire Brotherhood descended into chaos!

…..

Outside Red Fire Martial City, in an abandoned mine cave, Brotherhood Leader Yuen An, bound like a rice dumpling, was thrown to the ground like a dead pig by Ye Zhen, who was disguised as True Person Black Water, standing with a resolute expression.

“Leader Yuen, now I give you two choices: one is to become a meal for my Spirit Beast!” Ye Zhen pointed at the Kitten, “Then, your wife and thirteen concubines may find themselves in someone else’s bed soon!

Your three sons and four daughters are likely to be tortured for information about your whereabouts and the Brotherhood’s wealth over the years, eventually meeting their death!

Of course, the fate of your four daughters might be worse. Without your protection, if any of your subordinates have a conscience, they might give them a quick death. If not, hehe!”

Ye Zhen’s cold laugh made Yuen An shiver uncontrollably. What Ye Zhen said was the better scenario; if he truly disappeared, his family’s fate could be even worse!

Especially his eldest daughter with her unreasonable and arrogant temperament…

The mere thought of it drenched Yuen An’s back with cold sweat abruptly, yet his mouth was sealed so tightly that not a word could be uttered.

Ignoring Yuen An’s struggles, Ye Zhen continued speaking, “This is the first path; the second path is to become my martial slave!”

Upon hearing the words ‘martial slave’, Yuen An’s expression turned extraordinarily complex.

“Listen carefully, the martial slave I refer to is different from what you know! The martial slaves you know often make a Divine Soul Oath and have some rudimentary Divine Soul Restrictions placed on them.

I possess a Secret Technique called the Soul-locking Puppet Technique, which, during casting, requires you to completely open your Divine Soul. Once cast, whenever needed, my will shall dominate you entirely; if you dare defy in the slightest, a mere thought from me will scatter your soul, turning you into a puppet under my absolute control!

Of course, I have no need for wooden puppets! What I require is a puppet with intelligence and wisdom, one capable of creating value for me.

After successful casting, you will continue to lead as the Brotherhood’s leader, but when I need it, both you and your forces will have to serve me!” Ye Zhen said.

Yuen An’s gaze had grown somewhat disoriented; technically, he had already ‘died’ once when Ye Zhen’s palm descended earlier.

For a brief moment, when his thoughts were in disarray, the reluctance, the attachments, and the bitterness allowed him to narrowly escape death, making life seem extremely precious suddenly.

However, Ye Zhen’s conditions were exceedingly harsh; a puppet, under Ye Zhen, almost like a marionette, and as the head of a mighty power, he would suddenly become someone else’s slave!

Yet, Ye Zhen mentioned he needed a puppet with intelligence and wisdom capable of creating value and letting him continue as the Brotherhood’s leader, which made him hesitate again.

Isn’t it the same as being one person beneath and thousands of people above?

Generals and ministers from small nations see the Emperor and call themselves slaves; isn’t it the same?

Moreover, as long as he gives up his dignity to become this person’s puppet, his family can be preserved.

He doesn’t care about those concubines of his. Women, well, as long as he has money and Spirit Crystals, marrying another ten or eight would be no problem.

But his legitimate wife and his three sons and four daughters are truly the treasures of his heart!

With this thought, Yuen An made a decision and struggled to speak.

Ye Zhen, however, was in no hurry to let him speak, instead saying leisurely, “Remember, you only have one chance to choose, to refuse or to agree. I don’t have that much time to waste on you!”

As he spoke, Ye Zhen activated his Divine Sense, and with a flash of light from the Thousand Vine, the light on the vine sealing Yuen An’s mouth dissipated, restoring Yuen An’s ability to speak.

Yuen An seemed to have made a great decision, “Senior Black Water, I am willing to serve you, even unto death! However, after my death in service, I hope you can ensure the safety of my three sons, four daughters, and wife…”

“You are not in a position to negotiate. If you want to protect your family, serve me well. All you need to do now is answer agree or refuse!”

With a stern shout, the giant palm imprinted with Spiritual Power from Ye Zhen covered Yuen An’s head once again!

“I… agree!” Yuen An gritted his teeth and said.

“Good, release your Divine Soul completely, without any resistance! If you have any resistance towards me, it will cause my Soul-locking Puppet Technique to fail!

Rest assured, if the technique fails, I will only lose a bit of Divine Soul Power. However, you will be scattered into oblivion!”

Upon hearing this, Yuen An shivered again, “I dare not, absolutely dare not!”

Slowly, Yuen An regulated his breathing, and after stabilizing his aura, he fully released his Divine Soul to Ye Zhen.

In fact, this was already the second time Ye Zhen had performed the Soul-locking Puppet Technique. Moreover, compared to the last time he performed it on Yangh Yiguan, Ye Zhen’s Divine Soul Cultivation had already surged to the First Stage of Innate Soul Light, and with the previous experience, the success rate had skyrocketed, unlike the tense situation of the previous display on Yangh Yiguan.

Amid a few screams from Brotherhood Leader Yuen An, the spell was successfully completed in just 15 minutes.

One had to admit, Yuen An was indeed very cooperative!

Opening his eyes and seeing Ye Zhen at that instant, Yuen An shivered involuntarily, quickly rising to bow, “Greetings, Master!”

This is the fear that extends from the depths of the soul after Ye Zhen cast the Soul-locking Puppet Technique.

“Haha, not bad!” Ye Zhen was quite satisfied with this spur-of-the-moment idea, initially intending to kill Yuen An with one palm, but suddenly got the idea to subdue Yuen An.

According to the intelligence given to Ye Zhen by Deputy Altar Master Hong Jiyin, Brotherhood Leader Yuen An, who carried his whole family, valued his family greatly, making it highly likely to subdue him.

“Since you have become my puppet, let me show you my true face!” Ye Zhen suddenly said.

“True face?” Yuen An showed a puzzled expression.

Ye Zhen sneered, took out a few items and smeared them on his face. In just a few moments, a face with a bit of charm yet full of heroic spirit appeared in front of Yuen An’s eyes.

Such a young face startled Yuen An, causing him to retreat several steps, “Senior Black Water, you, you, you are actually…”

“Hmph, your Brotherhood’s intelligence is too outdated. Remember, when you return, the first thing you must do is rigorously manage the intelligence department of the Brotherhood. I’ve been in Red Water Martial City for an entire day and had a battle, yet you still don’t recognize who I am?” Ye Zhen sneered.

“You… you are…”

“That’s right, I am the newly appointed altar master of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect’s Red Fire Subdivision, Ye Zhen, whom your Three Great Alliances are plotting to attack and kill!”

“What…”

Yuen An was shocked, retreating a few steps, nearly sitting on the ground.

After a long while, Yuen An finally reacted.

“Master, your methods are truly…”

“Alright, the time is almost up, you should hurry back to the Brotherhood! If you don’t return, the Brotherhood will be in total chaos!” Ye Zhen looked towards the direction of the Brotherhood’s Main Hall, where the sky was filled with radiance, and said.

“By the way, you don’t need me to teach you how to explain the battle tonight, right?” Ye Zhen asked.

“Master, your subordinate fought desperately with a few Demon-Annihilating Generals to escape by the skin of his teeth from True Person Black Water!” Yuen An suddenly said.

Ye Zhen only smiled, waving towards Yuen An, “Not bad, go ahead!”

As his body soared into the sky, Yuen An instantly disappeared into the night sky! (to be continued. If you enjoy this work, feel free to vote for it on Qidian.com with recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com)