King of Creation

Early the next morning, the Sea-Breaking Great Saint sent a talisman communication to Ye Zhen to set off for Shuili Island.

However, when Ye Zhen arrived at the meeting point, the Sea-Breaking Great Saint looked at Ye Zhen, who appeared tired, with a peculiar expression. "Fourth brother, you look exhausted. It's just a trip for one or two months, why did you tire yourself out all night, emptying yourself like this?"

"As martial artists, no matter our level of cultivation, indulgence is like a bone-scraping steel blade! If someone with our kind of Dao Entrance Realm strength indulges like you for months on end, their cultivation could potentially drop!"

The Sea-Breaking Great Saint seemed to be advising Ye Zhen, who initially felt bewildered, but then understood.

Ye Zhen chuckled wryly, "Third brother, it's not what you think....."

"What do you mean it's not what I think? Rest assured, your third brother has been there too. I know what it's like, and I won't laugh at you!

Of course, indulging occasionally is fine, but you must not do it every day!" The Sea-Breaking Great Saint interrupted Ye Zhen again with advice.

"Hey, third brother, you misunderstood. Last night, I spent the entire night working with the Dragon Turtle Shell you gave me. The consumption of my Divine Soul Power and Spiritual Power was just substantial!" Ye Zhen explained with a wry smile.

"You know, I am somewhat of an artifact refiner!" Ye Zhen added!

The Sea-Breaking Great Saint showed disbelief, "Really?"

Ye Zhen nodded firmly.

"You are clueless about romance; you are just like a wooden block. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, and since you'll be away for months, how could you not cherish some intimate moments?" The Sea-Breaking Great Saint glared and then ignored Ye Zhen.

Hearing this, Ye Zhen could only smile wryly.

The Sea-Breaking Great Saint's proclamations left no room for Ye Zhen to defend himself, no matter what he said.

With a thought, Ye Zhen let the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten crawl out of his embrace, then mounted the Cloud Winged Tiger King and said, "Third brother, you lead the way. Let the kitten follow you while I meditate on its back for a while. Last night's expenditure was too great!"

"No way!"

To Ye Zhen's surprise, the Sea-Breaking Great Saint shook his head sternly, leaving Ye Zhen puzzled.

"What's wrong, third brother?"

"What do you mean what's wrong?" The Sea-Breaking Great Saint glared again and said regarding the Cloud Winged Tiger King, "Old Fourth, if you publicly ride the Cloud Winged Tiger King, are you hoping the Leader of the Dragon Alliance, the Nine Domain Dragon King, or even the Seventy-two Commanders ambush us somewhere?"

"In the Dragon Alliance's most wanted list, the Cloud Winged Tiger King is a significant feature of yours. Moreover, it's just me accompanying you, and if we had to fight to the death, I could not defeat that Jie Tianhe!" said the Sea-Breaking Great Saint.

Ye Zhen smacked his forehead, suddenly remembering that amidst the massive unlocking of the Black Dragon Martial Meridians recently, surpassing fifty percent, he was no longer fearful of the other half of the Black Dragon Legacy sensing him within Jie Tianhe.

Due to the identity of the Sea Suppression Great Saint on Heavenly Wing Island, Ye Zhen had forgotten the danger, resulting in his carelessness.

With the Sea-Breaking Great Saint's reminder, Ye Zhen immediately responded.

With a wave, Ye Zhen had the kitten shrink back into his embrace, "In that case, I'll fly in the air and follow you, third brother!"

Hearing this, the Sea-Breaking Great Saint rolled his eyes at Ye Zhen, "Your Thunder Snake Flash takes up too much energy and can't be maintained for long periods. With your normal air flight speed, we might not reach Shuili Island even in half a month."

"What can we do?" Ye Zhen was a bit frustrated.

"Ha, luckily your third brother is considerate and prepped for you long in advance!" Saying this, the Sea-Breaking Great Saint snapped his fingers. Of course, the snap wasn't loud; as his fingers moved, a talisman light flew out.

Chirp!

An extremely loud eagle's cry, as if piercing stone, came from the distant sky. A flash of golden light passed through the sky, and a golden ferocious bird over a hundred yards long and with a wingspan over three hundred yards descended before the Sea-Breaking Great Saint.

Surprisingly, the aura around this savage bird's body exuded a late-stage Spirit Tier spirit. In other words, just the bird's cultivation was equivalent to an Establishment Realm Eighth or Ninth Stage king.

This monstrous bird's feathers were light-gold, with every feather boasting beautiful golden-red patterns. Although pretty, its appearance was ferocious, and its beak was the color of gold and stone, glinting with fearsome cold light!

"This demon beast of late-stage Spirit Tier, the Fire Mark Golden Eagle, is naturally equipped with a pair of Wind-Fire Wings, extremely fast. Over short distances, its burst speed can even surpass a Dao Entrance Realm expert...

Unfortunately, its bloodline is mysterious, and it has only just gained spirit wisdom at late-stage Spirit Tier, not to mention spiritual sense. Shapeshifting is unlikely in the short term!

However, this Fire Mark Golden Eagle is one of the few demon beasts that doesn't turn limp near us three brothers.

It's been roaming freely near Heavenly Wing Island. Today, I summoned it for you to use. Here, this Soul-Control Jade Talisman contains a wisp of its divine soul, and with my instructions, it will be very obedient to you." The Sea-Breaking Great Saint said!

Happily accepting the jade talisman, Ye Zhen thanked, "Thank you so much, third brother!"

With a swift movement, Ye Zhen jumped onto the back of the Fire Mark Golden Eagle, then gestured to the Sea-Breaking Great Saint, "Third brother, come along and ride together?"

"I'll pass!" the Sea-Breaking Great Saint shook his head, "If I go up, although it won't make this fellow stop flying, its speed might drop to half or sixty percent!

Ah, I have a tough life; I'll just fly myself!" Saying this, the Sea-Breaking Great Saint flashed, flying ahead to lead the way.

Ye Zhen's divine sense just entered the Soul-Control Jade Talisman, about to urge the Fire Mark Golden Eagle to follow, when suddenly, the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten darted out of Ye Zhen's embrace, directly flying in front of the Fire Mark Golden Eagle.

"Roar!"

Amidst the awe-inspiring tiger roar, the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten revealed its true form, its giant eyes fixed fiercely on the Fire Mark Golden Eagle, in a defiant manner.

The Fire Mark Golden Eagle was momentarily stunned, but upon realizing it was merely a demon beast with a mid-stage Spirit Tier cultivation, it became enraged, letting out a sharp screech and raising its fire-patterned feathers, unleashing boundless evil qi towards the Cloud Winged Tiger King.

"Roar..."

The Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten let out another long roar, but this time, Black Dragon aura flickered around the Cloud Winged Tiger King.

This was the Black Dragon aura that the Cloud Winged Tiger King had fused.

Once the Black Dragon aura was released, the Fire Mark Golden Eagle immediately crouched down, moaned plaintively, and tens of thousands of fire-patterned feathers trembled simultaneously, causing its figure to become unstable.

In utter terror, the Fire Mark Golden Eagle nodded directly towards the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten, in a display of submission.

Seeing the Fire Mark Golden Eagle submit, the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten triumphantly roared once more, then patted the Fire Mark Golden Eagle's head with its paw before transforming into a palm-sized form and burrowing back into Ye Zhen's embrace.

This scene made Ye Zhen chuckle.

"Such a petty creature!"

It was because the Cloud Winged Tiger King discovered that Ye Zhen had used other demon beasts to showcase their abilities in asserting dominance.

The next moment, without waiting for Ye Zhen to use Divine Sense to command the Soul-Control Jade Talisman to control the Fire Mark Golden Eagle, the Cloud Winged Tiger King in Ye Zhen's embrace let out a low growl.

As the sound echoed, before Ye Zhen could issue a command, the Fire Mark Golden Eagle shot out like an arrow fired from a bowstring, transforming into a streak of golden light that chased the distant Sea-Breaking Great Saint.

This left Ye Zhen astounded; after a display of power, the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten could directly command the Fire Mark Golden Eagle?

However, this was beneficial. After giving the kitten some instructions, Ye Zhen sat cross-legged on the Fire Mark Golden Eagle's back and started meditating to restore his overly exhausted divine soul power.

Just like the Sea-Breaking Great Saint inquired earlier, last night Ye Zhen indeed behaved himself and earnestly studied the enormous Dragon Turtle Shell all night long!

The result of Ye Zhen's diligent study was—no result!

Throughout the entire night, Ye Zhen tried various methods and burned the Dragon Turtle Shell using Earth Vein Heavenly Fire for two hours, yet not even a corner melted.

Unwilling to give up, Ye Zhen utilized a secret technique recorded in Mystic Sky Refining, compressing the divine soul power to enhance the flame power of the Earth Vein Heavenly Fire to a heavenly level middle-grade flame temporarily.

Ye Zhen wanted to try this secret technique to see if he could refine the Dragon Turtle Shell.

The result remained futile!

However, Ye Zhen unexpectedly discovered that the area burned by the flame upgraded in quality had begun to soften after an hour.

This indicated that the Dragon Turtle Shell could be refined, but it couldn't be refined with the flame power Ye Zhen currently possessed.

Ye Zhen reckoned that even if he obtained a heavenly-level high-grade flame to refine it, it would still be extremely challenging. At the very least, a spirit-tier flame would be necessary.

Typically, only when refining materials for high-grade soul artifacts do spirit-tier flames become indispensable.

Of course, some powerful mid-grade soul devices' materials also require spirit-tier flames to be refined.

All these facts suggested the Dragon Turtle Shell was remarkably precious; if Ye Zhen could refine it, he might be able to create a mid-grade soul device or even a high-grade soul artifact!

Moreover, a soul artifact personally refined would differ significantly from a spiritual artifact crafted by others.

A soul artifact made by an artifact refiner could be tailored to suit one's needs.

For Ye Zhen, due to cultivation limitations, he could not currently activate it, and even after breaking through to the Establishment Realm, operating a soul artifact would be quite taxing.

Nonetheless, if he crafted it himself, Ye Zhen could engrave and refine it via arrays to resolve this issue, allowing him to use it more effortlessly.

Of course, the prerequisite was that Ye Zhen would need to refine and transform the Dragon Turtle Shell.

In the short term, advancing Earth Vein Heavenly Fire to Spirit Fire was virtually impossible; however, according to the Mystic Sky Refining Technique, there are special methods that permit an artifact refiner to create items surpassing the flame's power.

But, it requires extensive preparation, which Ye Zhen planned to attempt when time allowed.

Silence prevailed along the journey, with the Sea-Breaking Great Saint leading the way, while Ye Zhen sat meditating on the Fire Mark Golden Eagle, inadvertently flying for two days and nights.

At this moment, Ye Zhen suddenly experienced an omen, and the rarely felt crisis emerged once more in his consciousness.

Upon opening his eyes, Ye Zhen noticed six streaks of light converging in a fan-shaped formation from the distant sky, with six Black Dragon Command Banners strikingly evident in front!

Ye Zhen's pupils abruptly contracted! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets on Qidian.com; your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)