King of Creation

"Damn, old thief, are you playing with me?"

Amidst the angry curses, Ye Zhen looked at the seven Thunder Clams flashing with lightning chasing swiftly from behind and turned straight towards the depths of the undersea canyon.

Thunder Clams are peak Spirit Realm Demon Beasts, and their mastery of that Thunder Light is at least ten times more skilled than Ye Zhen's.

Even one Thunder Clam could chase Ye Zhen into hiding with nowhere to go.

With seven Thunder Clams chasing at once, what would Ye Zhen's end be?

In any case, it would be very miserable because Ye Zhen has the Acquired Spirit Treasure Thunder Light Pearl within him, has forged the Thunder Vein, and had been refining Thunder Techniques, even attracting Heavenly Thunder to temper his body. Therefore, although the Thunder Light blasted by these Thunder Clams is terrifying, it doesn't cause too much damage to Ye Zhen.

And this is the most important matter: if surrounded, and if they can't kill Ye Zhen in a hit or two, the relentless Thunder Light blasting like a dull knife slicing flesh would definitely be the torture of all tortures.

The only thing Ye Zhen could be glad about now is that his speed is still fast enough. Although he can't completely shake off the Thunder Clams, it is somewhat difficult for this group of Thunder Clams to catch up with Ye Zhen.

Gradually, Ye Zhen's expression became more and more grim.

Because Ye Zhen discovered that it wasn't just seven Thunder Clams pursuing him, but over thirty Thunder Clams, as sensed by Ye Zhen's Divine Sense Power!

At this moment, Ye Zhen really felt like he had messed up with the wrong crowd.

Being hunted by one Thunder Clam, how did it provoke a whole group of Thunder Clams to chase after him?

Instinctively, Ye Zhen could only drill deeper into the undersea canyon, hoping these Thunder Clams would abide by the survival rules of the sea monsters and not venture too far from their territory.

While escaping, Ye Zhen was also contemplating another issue.

Why were these Thunder Clams relentlessly pursuing him?

The first Thunder Clam chasing Ye Zhen could be considered his bad luck, but why did it attract so many Thunder Clams?

Ye Zhen had never seen such undersea creatures before, but he had read about them in the Mysterious Beast Record. Undersea Demon Beasts, not large in size, but extremely terrifying, often act in the deep sea, rarely seen ordinarily.

The most important thing is, this creature prefers to act alone!

They prefer to act alone!

Yet, why could Ye Zhen attract a whole group?

Ye Zhen couldn't figure out what was going on, no matter how hard he thought.

Ye Zhen shot almost straight into the depths of the sea, rapidly decreasing his depth, soon reaching three thousand, three thousand five hundred miles deep into the sea.

At nearly four thousand miles deep into the undersea canyon, it still hadn't reached the bottom, but at such a depth, it exuded an aura that instilled fear in Ye Zhen's heart.

His Divine Soul Power, mingled with Water Spiritual Power released to a certain extent, got abruptly cut off by the strange surging of seawater.

An inexplicable dread appeared in Ye Zhen's heart, compelling him to quickly leave this place.

This kind of instinctual perception, Ye Zhen always valued greatly, as each time it appeared, it seemed to herald a great danger for him.

Instinctively, Ye Zhen stopped his deeper advance, his figure drawing a beautiful arc, fleeing straight forward.

"This should shake them off, right?"

Subconsciously, Ye Zhen glanced back, but with just one glance, Ye Zhen's mouth turned bitter beyond words.

A massive surge of blue Thunder Light was sweeping over Ye Zhen like a blanket from the rear.

At this moment, Ye Zhen felt a surge of frenzy.

Disregarding his location at the seabed, he forcibly activated his Mirage Martial Meridian, and with a shoulder shake, split into five Mirage Avatars, ensuring that they wouldn't be crushed by the terrifying water pressure of the seabed upon appearance.

Before splitting, Ye Zhen forced out a strand of Innate Primordial Blood from the Black Dragon Martial Meridians, infused with Black Dragon Water Spirit Power from within the veins, enabling this Innate Primordial Blood to contain a massive amount of Black Dragon Water Spirit Power.

This was basically akin to Ye Zhen spewing out a mouthful of Origin Essence Blood. Forcing out this strand of Innate Primordial Blood caused Ye Zhen's Peak of Sixth Stage Cultivation to waver, almost dropping in level.

However, at this moment, for the sake of survival, he couldn't care about much else.

A strand of Innate Primordial Blood, rich with Black Dragon Water Spirit Power, was divided into five parts and injected into the five Mirage Avatars.

With its protection, these five Mirage Avatars, although not able to disregard the water pressure and roam freely underwater like Ye Zhen, could nevertheless withstand the deep-sea pressure for half a quarter-hour.

As long as these five Mirage Avatars could distract those more than thirty Thunder Clams for half a quarter-hour, Ye Zhen could absolutely escape without a trace!

Instantly, Ye Zhen's form merged with the five Mirage Avatars, and in an instant, six Ye Zhens scattered in all directions!

But in the next moment, Ye Zhen was dumbfounded again!

They were unmoved!

The over thirty Thunder Clams rushing over like a vast tide, seeing one Mirage Avatar after another fleeing, remained completely indifferent, as if they all had eyes perceiving through all illusions, firmly locking onto Ye Zhen's true body, charging madly towards him.

At this point, Ye Zhen was utterly speechless.

His Mirage Avatars, which even Dao Realm Martial Artists couldn't see through, were here completely ignored by these demon beasts whose Spirit Wisdom had just begun to awaken.

It was simply.....

After feeling depressed, Ye Zhen continued to escape while contemplating carefully.

Something isn't right!

This is definitely strange!

The Mirage Avatars shouldn't be discernible to these demon beasts with newly awakened Spirit Wisdom, yet they just ignored them.

There must be a reason!

Ye Zhen's four-colored Innate Soul Light immediately swept through his body from the inside out, without finding any abnormalities.

"What exactly is going on? I didn't provoke these creatures, yet attracted a group of Thunder Clams, and without any warning signs. Could it be?"

A thought suddenly crossed Ye Zhen's mind—could there be something special on him that attracted these Thunder Clams?

The incident started after Ye Zhen harvested that Nine-Toothed Sea Cucumber. However, after the sea cucumber was picked, Ye Zhen threw it into his storage ring, sealing off all its aura, so it couldn't have attracted so many Thunder Clams.

"Or maybe it's the Black Dragon aura around me that's clashing with these Thunder Clams?"

With this thought, Ye Zhen moved his Divine Sense, instantly suppressing and concealing the aura of the Black Dragon Martial Meridians to the extreme, similar to when he was evading the pursuit of the Dragon Alliance.

But in the next instant, Ye Zhen was almost scared to death!

With the aura of the Black Dragon Martial Meridians suppressed, Ye Zhen's speed plummeted, but the group of Thunder Clams showed no intention of slowing down, rushing towards him in a torrent.

Long arcs of thunder light spread through the seawater, crackling as they struck towards Ye Zhen. In an instant, every drop of water in the sea within dozens of miles flashed with thunder light.

Ye Zhen immediately began to wail; this was practically self-destruction.

Not only did he fail to find the cause, but he also plunged himself into a desperate situation.

The most potent Fire Spirit Power couldn't be used in this seawater, and this Thunder Light seemed inherently able to vaguely penetrate the Water Spiritual Power, making Ye Zhen exceptionally frustrated.

Subconsciously, Ye Zhen moved his Divine Sense, and the Thunder Light Pearl on his head burst out with a large wave of Thunder Light, forming a Thunder Light Shield around his body.

The ring of Thunder Light Shield completely blocked the Thunder Light bombardment from the Thunder Clams, but fatally, in that instant, more than thirty Thunder Clams had surrounded Ye Zhen.

Thirty-five!

A total of thirty-five Peak Spirit Tier Thunder Clams; Ye Zhen counted them clearly this time.

He was stunned, though. How long could the Thunder Spirit Pearl above his head hold out?

In the sizzling strikes of Thunder Light, the thirty-five Thunder Clams swiftly approached Ye Zhen, closing in within a mile in an instant.

In horror, instinctively, Ye Zhen once again activated the Black Dragon Martial Meridians, subconsciously releasing the Black Dragon aura.

In the next instant, the thirty-five Thunder Clams scattered and fled like frightened mice.

This scene left Ye Zhen somewhat dumbfounded.

What was going on?

The Black Dragon aura worked again?

In the next moment, Ye Zhen understood.

The reason was those Thunder Clams got too close, were scared by the Black Dragon aura, and scattered to a distance three miles away from Ye Zhen. There, they re-formed into a large encircling circle, continually launching thunder light attacks several miles long and as thick as barrels at Ye Zhen.

They once again ignored Ye Zhen's Black Dragon aura!

One person and thirty-five Demon Beasts formed such a temporary balance, the Thunder Light Pearl sizzling and flickering, resisting the thunder light attacks from the Thunder Clams.

The thirty-five Thunder Clams persistently continued their assault on Ye Zhen.

Quickly, this state persisted for half a quarter-hour.

At this moment, Ye Zhen suddenly discovered that these Thunder Clams had eyes: two orbs of faint blue electric light, very difficult to notice amid the surrounding electric light.

In the mutual gaze, Ye Zhen finally noticed the eyes of these Thunder Clams.

More surprisingly, Ye Zhen realized that the gaze of these Thunder Clams was not focused on him but was entirely concentrated on something above his head.

All thirty-five Thunder Clams were the same.

Above Ye Zhen's head, only the Thunder Light Pearl was suspended!

In an instant, a shred of understanding flashed in Ye Zhen's heart—the Thunder Light Pearl!

These Thunder Clams were relentlessly pursuing Ye Zhen because they sensed the Acquired Spirit Treasure Thunder Light Pearl within him!

It's like a Demon Beast picking up the scent of blood, particularly the blood laced with Spiritual Power from a Martial Artist. Once they catch that scent, the unique hierarchical pressure among Demon Beasts can't stop them from lunging at that scent.

And this group of Thunder Clams was the same; the allure of the Acquired Spirit Treasure Thunder Light Pearl was hundreds of times stronger to them than the scent of blood to other Demon Beasts!

Finally, the reason was understood!

But how to escape?

That question had barely surfaced when Ye Zhen cursed himself for being too foolish.

With thirty-five Thunder Clams encircling and standing still to bombard Ye Zhen, isn't this a golden opportunity from heaven?

In the next instant, Ye Zhen's Divine Sense shifted slightly, his eyes opened, and two dark crimson Soul Refining Divine Lights blasted forth from his eyes!

Sssh!

The two Soul Refining Divine Lights accurately shot into two Thunder Clams.

Those two Thunder Clams didn't even shudder before instantaneously perishing, their souls extinguished, and the thunder light surrounding them vanished in an instant.

Also, at that moment, the Acquired Spirit Treasure Thunder Light Pearl above Ye Zhen's head trembled slightly, surprisingly conveying an extremely clear consciousness to Ye Zhen! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets at Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. For mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)