King of Creation

As he saw the smiling gaze of Ye Zhen, a sudden chill ran through the heart of the Third Tower Chief of Stars Tower, Kui Otu.

The Dragon Alliance lost a Nine Domain Dragon King, so how many would they, Stars Tower, lose?

Of course, before this, Otu couldn't believe such a possibility, but the Sky Eagle Wind-breaking Wings in Ye Zhen's hand were living proof of it all.

In terms of strength, the Wind Wing Dragon King Bian Ben was much stronger than a few of Stars Tower's Ninth Stage Establishment Kings.

What made Otu feel extremely miserable and nervous was that Ye Zhen simply smiled at him without saying a word.

His silent demeanor made Otu desperately want to pry open Ye Zhen's mouth and ask how many of Stars Tower's masters he had slain.

The suspense was unbearable!

"Haha, well killed! If anyone dares to play dirty tricks on the Fourth Island Master of Heavenly Wing Island, even dying ten thousand times would not be too much! Hah, if it had been me who encountered him, I would have made Bian Ben unable to live or die!" The Sea-Breaking Great Saint roared at the right time, pulling the situation back to his favor.

For the first time, Second Island Master of Yin Yang Island Yang Ben, and Island Lord of Black Fiend Island Hei Tian, besides being shocked, showed a hint of caution when looking at Ye Zhen.

The Nine Domain Dragon Kings of the Dragon Alliance, although only had mid to late-stage Establishment or peak cultivation, each possessed a very formidable treasure, with Thunder Saint as a representative.

With such treasures, they could contend against Dao Realm experts.

Now, Ye Zhen had slain Wind Wing Dragon King Bian Ben unscathed, which was something they had to be cautious of. In the future, they must pay attention to this Sea Suppression Great Saint.

In the sea, they not only must pay attention to this Sea Suppression Great Saint, but also be extremely wary!

The face of the Leader of the Dragon Alliance, Jie Tianhe, turned dark, just as he was about to speak, Shuili Dan King spoke again, "Folks, this old man relishes grand insights of the Dao more than your bickering here!"

Once Shuili Dan King spoke, everyone swallowed their words, including the Leader of the Dragon Alliance, Jie Tianhe.

Others may not understand the terror of Shuili Dan King, but the Leader of the Dragon Alliance, Jie Tianhe, personally witnessed his horror several times over the past three hundred years.

So, even he had no choice but to yield at this time.

"Chen Pi, as the three-day deadline approaches, sound the Sea-shattering Bell one hundred and eight times. If any martial artist hasn't returned to Shuili Island after one hundred and eight tolls, they will lose their bidding qualifications." Shuili Dan King suddenly ordered in a gentle voice.

"Yes, I obey the master's decree." With a head full of silver hair, Chen Pi responded from afar, and suddenly a gleam appeared before him. A small, palm-sized, dark yellow ancient copper bell immediately materialized in his hand.

A light flick of the fingers!

Clang!

A low gong sound abruptly emanated from the Sea-shattering Bell. Under Chen Pi's deliberate control, visible sound waves rippled out from the bell, instantly piercing the sea's surface.

Though the bell's sound entered the sea, the surface appeared unchanged, as if the sound had no effect on it at all, but Ye Zhen's expression changed.

Because in his Divine Soul Sensing, the aura emitted by the Sea-shattering Bell was actually that of a Soul Artifact, the aura of a Low Grade Soul Artifact!

A servant of his wielded a Low Grade Soul Artifact, so just how deep were the resources of this Shuili Dan King?

The bell toll was long, persisting for twenty to thirty breaths before dissipating.

Next, the second and third bell tolls sounded successively.

When the sixth bell toll sounded, a miserable scream suddenly appeared in Ye Zhen's Divine Soul.

Upon a brief inspection, Ye Zhen was startled.

It was the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten that was injured.

According to Ye Zhen's brief communication with the kitten, the kitten was injured by several of those inexplicable bell tolls and was now fleeing rapidly to a distance.

This startled Ye Zhen; the kitten was foraging around a thousand miles nearby Shuili Island, yet it was in the sky.

The bell of the Sea-shattering Bell deliberately focused on the direction of the Undersea Canyon, with minimal remnants leaking into the sky—yet these remnants still injured the kitten.

Shocked, Ye Zhen felt puzzled. With such powerful might from the Sea-shattering Bell, why would Shuili Dan King deliberately ring it to harm those martial artists yet to emerge from the sea?

When the tenth bell toll rang, a large group of martial artists started to rise one after another from the sea and converge towards Shuili Island.

What puzzled Ye Zhen was that these martial artists appeared completely unaffected by the bell sound of the Sea-shattering Bell.

Ye Zhen finally understood that the control Chen Pi, the Grand Steward of Shuili Island, had over the Sea-shattering Bell had reached a Divine Transformation level.

The true power of Shuili Island was indeed unfathomable.

The Sea-shattering Bell tolled one hundred and eight times, and by the ninetieth toll, more than ten thousand martial artists had already gathered in front of Shangdan Building on Shuili Island, and those returning from the Undersea Canyon had almost disappeared!

When the last two martial artists returned to Shuili Island at the one hundred and seventh toll, Ye Zhen's heart skipped a beat with just a glance.

A quarter—almost a quarter of the martial artists had perished.

Before setting out, over fifteen thousand martial artists headed to the Undersea Canyon, but now, with a scan of his Divine Sense, only slightly over twelve thousand returned.

In just three days, three thousand martial artists perished in the Undersea Canyon.

These martial artists were all elites from all corners of the world.

At this moment, the Third Tower Chief of Stars Tower, Kui Otu, looked at the martial artists gathered not far away and couldn't help but stare longingly at the sea's horizon, filled with anticipation.

Except for him, fourteen martial artists from three families of the Stars Tower came together, but now, only seven can stand here!

Seven people, half of them are lost!

Moreover, this time, the ones who came were basically elite martial artists from each family, and even some direct lineage descendants, losing half of them at once is something Kui Otu finds hard to accept!

Especially Huang Mian, from the Huang family among the five great families of the Stars Tower, Huang Mian also didn't appear at this time.

Huang Mian's position within the Huang family in the Stars Tower is about in the top five, but the problem is, the top three of the Huang family are some old folks who have started to retreat into seclusion, Huang Mian is truly a major governing figure, very important to the Huang family.

But now, he disappeared right under his nose.

How can he explain this to the Huang family when he returns?

What makes him almost cough up blood is that three families each sent five people, including him, a total of fifteen. Yet, not one of the Ou family's members have died in battle, while three of the Huang family have fallen and only two martial artists remain, and as for the Yan family, only Yan Wuluo remains now.

Even Yan Tu's most valued junior, Yan Yijun, has disappeared.

He clearly knew, Yan Tu cherished Yan Yijun greatly, last time mobilizing precious resources from the Stars Tower's treasury to save Yan Yijun, this time, even granting him the secret weapon, the Human Snake, to protect him at all times.

But to his surprise, Yan Yijun has also disappeared this time.

Ou Tu is already imagining what kind of barrage of reprimand he'll have to face when he returns to the Stars Tower.

Why is it that the other two families have almost perished, and yet not a single member of the Ou family is lost!

He wonders how much saliva will be wasted trying to explain this situation clearly.

In fact, even Ye Zhen himself did not expect that his luck in hunting down martial artists from the Stars Tower would result in such an impressive outcome?

Ye Zhen!

It must be Ye Zhen!

A Stars Tower martial artist's death might be due to bad luck, two deaths might encounter a group of Demon Beasts, but seven deaths certainly indicate malicious intent.

Watching Ye Zhen conversing with the Sea-Breaking Great Saint, the third chief of the Stars Tower, Ou Tu's eyes were almost spitting fire.

The only remaining member of the Yan family, Yan Wuluo, was also staring at Ye Zhen intently, his face a bit ashen.

Of the five from the Yan family, now only he is left, something that has never happened before, and he doesn't know how he will explain this to the old ancestor when he returns.

If he had a choice, Yan Wuluo would rather have died in the Undersea Canyon, perhaps his situation would be better!

"Now, please line up to verify your Spirit Medicine Points in turn. To not treat you martial arts fellows unfairly, the Dan King has some benefits to offer you!" Under the indication of the Shuili Dan King, Chen Pi initiated the final step of this undersea spiritual medicine collection.

"There are other benefits?"

Upon hearing this, the martial artists below immediately stopped crowding and lining up, eagerly looking towards Chen Pi in the sky.

"First, for anyone with Spirit Medicine Points ranking within one thousand, after the Pill Auction concludes, the number of auction items will all have a half-discount!"

These words made some martial artists pondering in the corner hesitate immediately.

The spiritual medicines harvested in this Undersea Canyon, many are extinct on land; although the price offered by the Shuili Dan King is not bad, taking them back to land might bring even more spiritual medicines.

However, this first discount makes them hesitant.

Almost every martial artist coming to Shuili Island wouldn't leave empty-handed, they would purchase quite a few precious pills to return home.

Looking at half a discount individually doesn't seem much, but with a high volume, that saved half of the Spirit Crystals is significant.

"For those ranked within one hundred in Spirit Medicine Points, after the Pill Auction concludes, the number of auction items will all have a one-tenth discount!"

This point, compared to the first, doesn't differ too much, only the discount is greater.

"The third benefit is that besides a few guests of the Dan King, only those ranked in the top twenty in Spirit Medicine Points can participate in the auction for the Grand Treasure Mansion Opening Pill!" Chen Pi announced.

Ye Zhen's eyebrows twitched suddenly; to qualify for the Grand Treasure Mansion Opening Pill auction, one must be in the top twenty, so Ye Zhen is determined to break into the top twenty.

At this moment, Ye Zhen finally understood the true intent of the Shuili Dan King's distribution of so many benefits.

Squeeze them dry!

It is actually to squeeze out all the spiritual medicines from the present martial artists, in case some martial artists consider their value and hide the spiritual medicines.

After all, it is still to acquire more alchemy spiritual herbs.

Ye Zhen estimates that to obtain more points, some martial artists might take out their own spiritual herbs to make up the numbers.

"The fourth benefit provided by the Dan King is that spirits ranked in the top three will have the opportunity to gain a special chance!

What this special opportunity is, I cannot say now.

I can only say that this special chance is the dream of even Dao Realm experts!"

Upon these words, not only the thousands of martial artists below were boiling, but several Dao Entrance Realm and Half-step Dao Realm martial artists on the Shangdan Building also sat up straight, looking at the Shuili Dan King with astonishment! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you're welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets; your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read on m.qidian.com.)