Chapter 1231: Chapter 1231 - 1216: Zombie Powder

"Ye Zhen, if you know what’s good for you, you should release Princess Jie Youu. Otherwise, with just one command from me, I’ll have you crushed into mud!" Lord Xitian slowly approached, and the spiritual power emanating from his body surged wave after wave, instantly elevating to the peak of the Ninth Stage of Dao Entrance Realm.

The pressure, as if tangible, poured down onto Ye Zhen like a mountain.

"Release her? Do you take me for a fool?" A trace of madness flickered at the corner of Ye Zhen’s mouth. Surrounded by so many strong individuals of the mid-late Dao Entrance Realm, with tens of thousands of troops encircling from all directions, without Princess Jie Youu as a shield, wouldn’t this be seeking death?

"Courting death!"

Two words burst from Lord Xitian’s lips, and with a mere shoulder tremor, he appeared out of thin air in front of Ye Zhen, striking downwards with his palm.

The spiritual power, as mighty as a mountain, pressed down, causing the surrounding air to emit explosive cracking sounds!

Without a doubt, if this palm landed fully, even with mid-grade soul armor for protection, Ye Zhen wouldn’t escape unscathed; if not dead, he’d be severely injured!

From the moment the situation changed, Ye Zhen had already entered a state of Sword Heart Enlightenment. Even though Lord Xitian almost instantly appeared before him, Ye Zhen sensed it at the first instance.

A sinister grin appeared on his lips. Without hesitation, Ye Zhen lifted Princess Jie Youu in his hand to meet Lord Xitian’s palm strike.

Contrary to Ye Zhen’s expectations, Lord Xitian didn’t retract his palm; instead, he struck directly at the head of Princess Jie Youu.

In the moment of Ye Zhen’s stupefaction, Lord Xitian’s palm force withdrew and shattered a Spirit Emerald Jade Hairpin inserted in the high bun of Princess Jie Youu!

Crack!

As the jade hairpin shattered, a green light, as radiant as water, burst from Princess Jie Youu’s body, pushing aside Ye Zhen’s hand holding her vital points slightly.

Seizing this moment, Lord Xitian abruptly switched from claws to palm, grabbing Princess Jie Youu and, with a blur of motion, rescued her from Ye Zhen’s grip.

In an instant, Ye Zhen realized Lord Xitian’s true intention behind such a bold move, but by then it was too late.

This was also due to Ye Zhen’s lack of understanding of the Primordial Continent as he encountered this type of defensive treasure for the first time.

"Boy, trying to compete with me? You’re still too inexperienced!" At the moment he landed, Lord Xitian waved his hand abruptly and said, "Kill!"

Before the word "kill" was fully out, at the very instant Lord Xitian landed with the rescued Princess Jie Youu, long spikes shot out from the potted plants surrounding the hall.

The spikes pierced harshly into both Lord Xitian and Princess Jie Youu, and not just them, but also the newly appeared nine old eunuchs exuding a cold aura at the Dao Entrance Realm were stabbed.

All their attention was focused on Lord Xitian and Ye Zhen, never expecting the potted plants behind them to suddenly erupt and injure.

Moreover, even if they were aware, they were unprepared. Without any spiritual power wave, the flower vines quietly pierced into their bodies.

The expressions on the faces of the nine old eunuchs, Lord Xitian, and Princess Jie Youu turned peculiarly unnatural.

Especially Lord Xitian, whose spiritual power fluctuation rapidly dissipated; even the cold aura emanating from the nine old eunuchs faded significantly.

This was the handiwork of the Little Demon within Ye Zhen’s Yimu Spiritual Vein. To deal with these Dao Entrance Realm experts, Ye Zhen unhesitatingly used up nearly a third of the Jade Finger Scorpion Poison vial.

In an instant, Lord Xitian discovered the anomaly within his body, and his face turned incredibly grim.

"Stop!"

Lord Xitian roared, causing the Grand Commanders of the Imperial Guard, who were rallying to attack Ye Zhen, to look back in surprise. The Heavy Assault Group blocking the hall entrance had even raised their hand crossbows, ready to cover and fire at Ye Zhen.

However, under Lord Xitian’s command, they could only pause.

"The King is indeed crafty, but I am not so easily trifled with! How does it feel, this Zombie Powder?" Ye Zhen laughed.

"Zombie Powder? How could you possibly have such a legendary poison lost for tens of thousands of years?" Lord Xitian’s face turned even more pallid than that of a corpse.

"Indeed, it’s not important for the King to know how I obtained it. The Zombie Powder, on the first day of poisoning, renders the Divine Soul useless, unable to mobilize any spiritual power, akin to a mortal. On the second day of poisoning, all spiritual power dissipates, and the body begins to stiffen. On the third day of poisoning, the joints become rigid, capable only of hopping movements. On the fifth day of poisoning, the Divine Soul begins to vanish, leaving only....."

This Zombie Powder is a secret poisonous substance Ye Zhen knew of. The symptoms of poisoning on the first day resemble those of the Jade Finger Scorpion Poison identically.

Ye Zhen figured that in such circumstances, the Jade Finger Scorpion Poison might not be intimidating enough, so he presented the legend of the Zombie Powder, and indeed, the Xitian King was frightened.

"No, I don’t want to become like this, Father, I don’t want to....." Princess Jie Youu shrieked in terror.

"Say no more; I naturally am aware of the Zombie Powder. Tell me, what will it take to hand over the antidote?" The anger in the Xitian King’s eyes was unimaginably palpable, never expecting to be caught so disastrously off guard.

Ye Zhen smiled indifferently, turning his gaze towards Princess Jie Youu, "Princess, we had an agreement before, and I promised you that I would keep my word. I wonder why you would still make a move against me?"

Princess Jie Youu’s gaze towards Ye Zhen turned intensely venomous, "You deceived me, about Jiang Hao and the others. How could I dare trust you again?"

Ye Zhen’s eyebrows furrowed, "Even if I deceived you regarding Jiangg Hao and the others, that can’t count as a reason, can it?" Suddenly, Ye Zhen’s gaze fixed on Princess Jie Youu and he asked, "How did you know that I deceived you about Jiangg Hao and the others? You couldn’t possibly know about that matter."

"The Heavenly Temple, my father paid a great price to hire a Spirit Master from the Heavenly Temple. That Spirit Master said that the four of Jiangg Hao perished over a month ago, and fundamentally could not have been outside assisting you!" Princess Jie Youu explained.

"Heavenly Temple, Spirit Master?" Ye Zhen’s brows furrowed again. He hadn’t expected that something he deemed flawless would be discovered out of thin air by a Spirit Master he had never heard of, leading to the current predicament.

Ye Zhen’s time on the Primordial Continent was indeed too short. If Ye Zhen had fully understood the Primordial Continent, he might not have made such a mistake.

"Everything, everything was within my father’s control, but what I did not expect was that the Nether Luo Soul-Scattering Poison, which was enough to cause the Dissipation of the Soul even in the Divine Communication Realm, was actually ineffective against you, ineffective against you!" Princess Jie Youu roared somewhat manically.

In fact, when it came to the Nether Luo Soul-Scattering Powder, Ye Zhen didn’t recognize it either. It was only with Little Demon’s reminder that Ye Zhen identified this poison!

As for the poisoned wine consumed, some of it was refined by Little Demon, and the remaining portion was directly sent into the Mirage Dragon Pearl under the stimulation of his bloodline, completely refined within a couple of breaths.

Little Demon’s inherited memory in its bloodline, is even a hundred times more profound than Ye Zhen had imagined.

"Ye Zhen, tell me, what do you want in exchange for the antidote?" Lord Xitian suddenly interjected.

"Antidote?"

"The Xitian King should consider what value your lives and Princess Jie Youu’s life hold, and offer that for exchange!" Ye Zhen responded.

"What value do our lives hold? It seems you do possess the antidote?" A sly grin suddenly appeared at the corner of Xitian King’s mouth, "Then killing you should yield the antidote, right?"

"Kill!"

"Whoever slays Ye Zhen will be promoted three ranks at once. Those with distinctions shall be elevated further; those without shall be awarded distinctions!" Xitian King shouted angrily, simultaneously yelling to the left and right Grand Commanders of the Imperial Guard, "Protect the throne!"

Grand Commanders Huazhou and Habo quickly dashed in front of the Xitian King, but the soldiers of the Heavy Assault Group blocking the hall entrance had eyes that were red.

Even if they muddled in the Heavy Assault Group for a hundred years, it was unlikely they could acquire a distinction.

But now, just by slaying Ye Zhen, they could gain a distinction, instantly causing each to shout hoarsely with red eyes.

However, just as they were about to charge, a raging Green Flame Skyfire suddenly engulfed Ye Zhen’s body. Like a fireball, Ye Zhen charged directly into the crowd of the Heavy Assault Group blocking the hall doors.

Lord Xitian, who was retreating, inadvertently displayed a look of astonishment.

He assumed Ye Zhen’s attack target should have been him, but Ye Zhen instead counterattacked towards the army outside the hall. Wasn’t that courting death?

"Ignore me, attack!" Lord Xitian shouted to the two Grand Commanders of the Imperial Guard.

As Huazhou, Habo, and Luo Ren charged forth, Ye Zhen, now a ball of fire, had already carved a blazing path through the Heavy Assault Group.

Even the Kings in the Establishment Realm at the forefront of the Heavy Assault Group, all clad in Low Grade Soul Artifact, could only wail as they were melted into liquid and burned into charcoal before Ye Zhen’s Green Flame Skyfire.

The entire great hall was instantly filled with the nauseating stench of scorched human flesh.

Where the fireball that Ye Zhen transformed into passed, there was no soldier who did not retreat swiftly!

In the blink of an eye, Ye Zhen had burst out of Chenghua Hall and reached the gardens.

And in the gardens, it was all shadows of blades, spears, and swords, and Ye Zhen was immediately surrounded by the tens of thousands of troops.

Upon seeing this, the newly promoted Personal Guard Commander of Princess Jie Youu, Luo Ren, laughed with jubilation, "Haha, surrounded by all our forces, let’s see where you can escape!"

"Generals, capture Ye Zhen, and our king will reward you generously, generously!" The incapacitated Lord Xitian shouted hoarsely from the back.

Huazhou, Habo, and Luo Ren all laughed in unison, looking at Ye Zhen as if he were the wealth of distinctions, their spiritual power pressing down on Ye Zhen like a mountain.

But at that moment, a cold smile emerged on Ye Zhen’s lips.

With a step forward, a circle of green Spiritual Power Waves spread out in all directions like ripples in the water.

Within the green Spiritual Power Waves, there seemed to be countless ancient calls resonating deep into one’s soul.

Where the green Spiritual Power Waves passed, ancient trees, spirit plants, flowers, and grass within the immense palace gardens awakened one after another.

Especially the towering trees, each uprooted and amidst the earth-shaking tremors, transformed into colossal tree-men, brandishing their arm-like branches, marching with great strides to gather around Ye Zhen.

Xitian King, Princess Jie Youu, Huazhou, Habo, and Luo Ren were immediately left agape, bewildered and unable to speak!