King of Creation

Chapter 2113: Chapter 2098: Mystical Mechanism Avatar Emerges

"Sir, today was indeed satisfying, but I’m afraid our days in the Heavenly Wave Army of North Sea might become tough! The entire military law system of the Human Demon Battlefield will probably come looking for our faults!"

Watching the military judge Huyan Ku walk away with a grim face, Gu Tieqi was full of concern.

In fact, Gu Tieqi’s worry was quite reasonable.

The military judges of the Great Zhou Dynasty were directly responsible to the commander.

Just like the military judges within Ye Zhen’s Heavenly Wave Army of North Sea were directly responsible to Ye Zhen.

However, the General-Level Military Judges of the Human Demon Battlefield, their direct superior, was actually the Grand Governor Ji Yuan of the Human Demon Battlefield.

The Human Demon Battlefield was divided into five major battle zones: east, west, south, north, and central.

Each battle zone had only one General-Level Military Judge, like how the Commander’s Mansion of the Human Demon Battlefield stationed on the battlefield belongs to the eastern war zone at the rear, and Huyan Ku was also the only General-Level Military Judge in the eastern war zone.

Usually, those who serve as General-Level Military Judges are trusted aides of Grand Governor Ji Yuan from the Human Demon Battlefield, and those who can serve as General-Level Military Judges around the garrison of the eastern war zone’s Commander’s Mansion are among the trusted aides of Ji Yuan himself.

Thus, the influence of Huyan Ku is imaginable.

As long as Huyan Ku gives the word, the military judges at all levels of the Human Demon Battlefield will find ways to target Ye Zhen’s Heavenly Wave Army of North Sea.

The concept of military law, although straightforward and rule-bound, depends on how it is enforced.

For example, one rule states that if a camp is unclean, the officer in charge receives ten lashes.

But the degree of cleanliness in a camp is difficult to define.

If faults are to be found, even a few fallen leaves can be deemed unclean.

If a military judge insists on enforcing the rule in this manner, there’s no wrongdoing, and one wouldn’t have any recourse.

Ten lashes are not much, but if it happens daily, it’s extremely annoying.

Moreover, military judges have many ways to make things difficult for people.

This is precisely the source of Gu Tieqi’s concern.

"Finding faults? Is that what you’re worried about?" A mysterious smile suddenly appeared on Ye Zhen’s lips.

"Yes, sir. If military judges continuously point out faults, whether it affects military training, military secrets, or soldiers, the impact is very significant," Gu Tieqi said bitterly.

"Don’t worry, I will handle it properly!"

Ye Zhen said this with resolute determination. Understanding Ye Zhen’s character, Gu Tieqi had no more to say, only feeling puzzled.

"Take a tenth of Ming Tang’s compensation and reward the two thousand soldiers who participated today, and take another forty percent to buy beef, mutton, and fine wine to reward the entire army!" Ye Zhen directed.

The most important thing in commanding an army is to ensure clear rewards and punishments.

A few moments later, after Gu Tieqi announced Ye Zhen’s decision, the two thousand wounded soldiers of the Heavenly Wave Army of North Sea erupted with cheers, each shouting Ye Zhen’s name fervently, their eyes filled with madness.

Today’s event was immensely satisfying.

Their Grand Marshal’s actions were incredibly impressive.

Apart from the repercussions from the military judges, it was almost perfect.

Seeing the madness in these soldiers’ eyes, Gu Tieqi realized that from today on, these two thousand soldiers of the Heavenly Wave Army of North Sea would all become Ye Zhen’s loyal followers.

They would even die for Grand Marshal Ye Zhen without batting an eye.

Such loyalty is something many can never achieve in a lifetime, but Ye Zhen accomplished it in a short time.

Suddenly, Gu Tieqi realized that perhaps Ye Zhen was a born commander?

Watching the cheering soldiers, Ye Zhen had a faint smile on his face. As a commander, this moment was probably the most enjoyable.

However, Ye Zhen could not merely indulge in enjoyment.

Having been the Supreme Commander of the Eastern Expedition, Ye Zhen well understood the terrifying consequences of opposing the entire military judge system.

To be blunt, that was tantamount to seeking one’s own death.

Ye Zhen’s actions today were not without reason.

The military judge system itself was a sharp tool for commanders to control the army, and with Grand Governor Ji Yuan’s attitude toward Ye Zhen, the military judges of the Human Demon Battlefield were already intent on targeting Ye Zhen.

Todays’ brawl was proof of that.

So why should Ye Zhen give them any face?

The outcome would be the same regardless, so why not comfortably slap them in the face instead of kowtowing?

However, while slapping them in the face felt good, Ye Zhen still needed to deal with the aftermath.

The military judge system was genuinely troublesome.

Nevertheless, Ye Zhen had long thought of a solution.

To be precise, when General-Level Military Judge Huyan Ku first arrived and leaned to one side, Ye Zhen had already planned his course of action.

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A brawl with the Sky Bright Iron Army of the Tianming Marquis Country was inflated into a great victory by the returned two thousand soldiers. The Sky Bright Iron Army Marshal Ming Tang, who initially intended only to bow and apologize, was portrayed by the soldiers as having knelt in apology.

With abundant meat served in ample portions and plentiful drinks offered but limited in quantity, the atmosphere in the camp of the Heavenly Wave Army of North Sea was jubilant.

This stood in stark contrast to the camp of the Sky Bright Iron Army, just five li away.

The entire Sky Bright Iron Army camp was pitch black, with only the glow of the lanterns and silent envy.

Many soldiers of the Sky Bright Iron Army resting in their clothes couldn’t stop their throats from moving, imagining the North Sea Heavenly Wave Army, with their generous helpings of meat and wine.

And thinking about the incredibly frustrating news from their own camp during the day, especially hearing that even their Marshal had to bow or even kneel to apologize, it was beyond humiliating. Envying the North Sea Heavenly Wave Army was an understatement.

However, compared to the Sky Bright Iron Army camp, an even more oppressive place was the Human Demon Battlefield Military Judge camp.

Here, thirty thousand soldiers dressed entirely in black, alongside various levels of the Military Law Army were stationed. The place usually had an air of extreme suppression, let alone when the leader was in a bad mood—General-Level Military Judge Huyan Ku.

The entire military judge camp dared not make a sound.

Inside the commander’s tent, Huyan Ku looked gloomily in the direction of the North Sea Heavenly Wave Army camp, bright with lights and noise.

"Have the messages been sent out?"

In the shadows, a black-clothed General-Level Military Judge replied quietly, "Sir, messages have been sent to military law colleagues in the western, northern, southern, and central war zones. They expressed that as soon as the North Sea Heavenly Wave Army reaches their jurisdiction, they will make sure to ’entertain’ them well."

The word ’entertain’ was pronounced heavily by the General-Level Military Judge.

"Good!"

Huyan Ku nodded, looked at the sky, and asked, "What time is it?"

"Sir, it’s almost a quarter past nine.

"Excellent!" A harshness appeared at the corner of Huyan Ku’s mouth, "Never, never has anyone dared to disrespect me, the Military Judge!"

"Since this man named Ye acts so arrogantly, tonight, we can teach him a lesson!"

"Sir, do you mean?"

"Isn’t he rewarding the whole army? Then I will turn his reward into punishment!"

With that, Huyan Ku swiped his cloak, "Come, bring a thousand comrades, follow me to the North Sea Heavenly Wave Army camp, find fault!"

"Tell them, today we’re there to nitpick! Anyone who finds less than five faults will face punishment personally from me!" Huyan Ku shouted.

"Yes sir, I’ll send orders right away!"

Huyan Ku’s face was full of coldness!

At the same moment, Big Ears Nie Ting, quietly sitting in the central army tent not participating in the feast, twitched his ears, sending the sound directly into Ye Zhen’s ear.

While receiving toasts from the soldiers, a cold smile appeared at Ye Zhen’s lips, "Picking bones from eggs, huh! They’re really trying to cause trouble.

Just wait and see if you even get the chance!"

As the smile appeared, Ye Zhen suddenly thrust the wine jar in his hand forward, colliding fiercely with the jar held by a Captain toasting him. The jar shattered, wine splashing everywhere, but no one noticed that Ye Zhen’s figure swayed slightly.

In just two breaths, Ye Zhen switched out his true body with a Mirage Avatar, darting into the air, and appeared riding the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten fifteen thousand miles away.

Another two thousand miles ahead is the Eastern War Zone’s Military Judge camp.

Now, all the blooming flowers and plants were telling Ye Zhen one thing—General-Level Military Judge Huyan Ku was leading a thousand Military Law Guards away from the Military Judge camp, rushing in this direction.

This direction leads to Ye Zhen’s North Sea Heavenly Wave Army camp.

A distance of two thousand miles, for Huyan Ku whose cultivation is at the Ninth Stage Peak of the Realm King Realm, and the Military Law Guards whose cultivation is at Late-stage Dark Palace Realm, wouldn’t even take half a quarter-hour.

A hundred breaths later, Ye Zhen’s eyes caught sight of the group of flowing light speeding over.

"The entire Military Judge system? After tonight, I really want to see how many are bold enough to be reckless!"

With a cold laugh, Ye Zhen’s Mystical Mechanism Avatar suddenly appeared, a vast and bizarre Demon Clan aura flickered rapidly.

Almost the instant it appeared, the Mystical Mechanism Avatar, in the form of a Three-eyed Demon Clan under the Ancient Mirage Qi’s enhancement of the Mirage Dragon Pearl, changed its appearance.

The Blood Light of the War Soul Blood Flag unfurled, and the Mystical Mechanism Avatar crossed a thousand miles, appearing directly in front of the rushing Huyan Ku and his Military Law Guards.

The inexplicable ear-piercing demon sound instantly filled the entire world.

The demon clan aura, vast as the sea, exploded like spring thunder.

The General-Level Military Judge was stunned at this moment!

Demon Clan!

This is the heavily guarded territory of the Human Demon Battlefield Commander’s Mansion, how could there be demon clan here?

No demon clan would dare appear here.

Eyes widened, the piercing demon sound made his Innate Divine Soul tremble fiercely, causing him to wobble like a drunk.

The thousand Military Law Guards behind Huyan Ku fell from the sky like dumplings!

At the same instant, Ye Zhen’s Mystical Mechanism Avatar stepped forward, appearing right in front of Huyan Ku, punching down!

With the terrifying physical power of the Three-eyed Demon Clan and the power acquired after breaking through to Dao Realm with the Ancient Demon God’s Yany Tu’s legacy.

One punch!

Ye Zhen’s Mystical Mechanism Avatar, just one punch, smashed General-Level Military Judge Huyan Ku into a pulp of flesh and blood.

Huyan Ku’s fleeing Innate Divine Soul didn’t have time to scream before being swallowed into the Blood Soul Banner atop the Mystical Mechanism Avatar’s head.

The Blood Soul Banner flashed again, and the Mystical Mechanism Avatar vanished instantly.

Vanished along with the demon clan Dao Realm aura that exploded like spring thunder!