Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 182 - 175: Forceful Murder (1/5)

Chapter 182: Chapter 175: Forceful Murder (1/5)

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Zhou Heng played a deadly game of hide and seek with the force of the Mao Family. He avoided those experts of the Open Heaven Realm and targeted the solitary warriors of the Land Cleaving Realm and Initial Separation Realm, killing each with a single, merciless stroke of his sword.

The situation had turned: it was no longer the Mao Family hunting him, but he who was hunting them!

In just five short days, more than thirty people had fallen to Zhou Heng’s hand, including as many as seven Land Cleaving Realm experts, making his name feared like that of the plague god himself, with everyone turning pale at the mention of him.

Yet, they didn’t even know Zhou Heng’s name, referring to him only as "the ambusher" or "that damned rat." Out of desperation, who among them, other than a few Open Heaven Realm experts, weren’t feeling uneasy?

These warriors weren’t the entirety of the forces ambushing the four major nations. The Mountains and Rivers Realm expert had long since returned with a large troop, and now this force was being led by four Open Heaven Realm experts.

Having suffered numerous losses at Zhou Heng’s hands, the four Open Heaven Realm experts ordered everyone not to split up. Two of them were in charge of holding base, while the other two split up to search for Zhou Heng’s whereabouts.

To be pushed to such a state by a Land Cleaving Realm warrior was a disgrace for them all, but when compared to one’s life, shame meant little. Everyone turned into turtles, tucking their heads in and staying within the camp.

They weren’t willing to leave, as the Spirit Core was still on Zhou Heng—he had already refined this treasure, but they didn’t know that. They always thought about taking the Spirit Core back. Even though they had Open Heaven Realm experts and Zhou Heng was merely at the Land Cleaving Realm, who could stomach letting such a treasure slip away?

It was at this moment that Zhou Heng decided to charge in head-on.

He had discovered that this force only had four Open Heaven Realm experts left, and all of them were at the Second Layer Heaven. The Mountains and Rivers Realm expert had already departed.

If that was the case, what did he have to fear? Back when he was at the Initial Separation Realm, he had dared to cripple Liu Yue’s limbs right under Liu Qingxuan’s nose, so why would he be afraid now that he had broken through to the Second Layer Heaven of the Land Cleaving Realm?

Zhou Heng didn’t currently possess the ability to kill all four Open Heaven Realm experts, but none of the others would be allowed to live to see their homes again!

Zhou Heng’s eyes were frosty as he gripped the Black Sword, oozing killing intent as he emerged from the mountains, heading straight for the camp of the Mao Family’s men.

"Who’s there!"

"Eh, this guy looks kind of familiar?"

"Not good, he’s the kid from the portrait!"

"How dare he attack us here?"

Several people were sparring at the entrance to the camp, and upon seeing Zhou Heng, who resembled the Grim Reaper, they first froze, then reacted with alarm and chaos ensued.

"What guts!" With a cold snort, a white-haired man shot out from the camp entrance. He was the Open Heaven Realm expert who had been tricked by Zhou Heng while fighting over the Spirit Core. His gaze was sharp as a sword, staring at Zhou Heng with palpable killing intent.

He simply couldn’t swallow this humiliation, An Open Heaven Realm expert had actually been outwitted and had his prey snatched by a Land Cleaving Realm youngster, and to make matters worse, the youth had escaped!

Not only had he escaped, but over the past few days, he dared to attack and kill his men, forcing them to hunker down in defense. This was a personal affront to his dignity! When an Open Heaven Realm expert is angered, rivers of blood could flow!

"Just average, not as malicious as you lot, slaughtering martial artists everywhere, extracting their hearts!" Zhou Heng spoke indifferently, "Is this what the Mao Family is all about?"

"You—" The white-haired man shouted furiously. Indeed, it was this youngster who had sneaked into their camp and overheard many secrets not meant for outsiders. With this in mind, the youngster must die!

"And there’s another one, hiding in the shadows, thinking of launching a surprise attack?" Zhou Heng’s gaze turned towards the depths of the camp, where another Open Heaven Realm expert lay hidden.

"Kid, watch your mouth!" A man from inside the camp said coldly.

"Skulking and inhumane, that’s exactly what you scum are!" Zhou Heng withdrew his gaze, knowing the one hiding wanted to strike him fatally, as everyone knew he had treasures like a Teleportation Talisman.

"Die!" The white-haired man made the first move, his right hand shaking as he now held a massive cleaver, its back a full foot wide, a weight no ordinary person could wield.

Wielding the huge blade, he slashed towards Zhou Heng with the force of a roaring wind, countless wind wolves howling as they pounced towards Zhou Heng with the slash. He, too, had mastery of force; unlike before, this spacious terrain was perfect for displaying martial arts techniques.

However, as he was able to wield his martial arts techniques, it also meant that Zhou Heng could fully deploy the wonders of the Swift Cloud Radiant Step.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! Zhou Heng maneuvered his body, miraculously dodging the white-haired man’s cleave, appearing behind a Land Cleaving Realm martial artist. With a sweep of the Black Sword, blood spurted out as a head flew into the air.

Hiss!

Witnessing this scene, everybody felt a chill down their spines!

Under the fierce attack of one Open Heaven Realm expert and the covert pressure from another, Zhou Heng was still able to kill; he was alarmingly bold! And the one he assassinated was at least a Land Cleaving Realm warrior—how did he not even have a chance to resist?

This wasn’t the battle power of the Land Cleaving Realm, but rather a repression akin to that of a higher Great Realm!

To kill someone just like that, with not even Open Heaven Realm experts capable of stopping him, who could feel safe? If Zhou Heng were to target oneself next, who could survive?

"Boy, you’re quite ruthless!" The second Open Heaven Realm expert finally stepped out from the shadows, a middle-aged man dressed in blue garments, exuding a refined air.

Zhou Heng revealed a contemptuous sneer. The opponent finally couldn’t sit still any longer—if he didn’t show himself, the morale of the troops would disintegrate. Brandishing his sword, Zhou Heng said, "Save your breath. I’m here today to slaughter your weaklings!"

"Brother Zhang, you go kill this kid, I’ll be responsible for protecting everyone’s safety!" the man in the blue shirt said to the white-haired man.

"Hmm!" The white-haired man nodded, brandished his saber, and charged towards Zhou Heng.

Zhou Heng’s movement technique was very fast, but it couldn’t change the fact that he was only at the Land Cleaving Realm. Thus, it must have been achieved by extremely depleting his spiritual power. As long as they forced him to continuously use his movement technique, they would quickly exhaust his spiritual power!

Without spiritual power, a martial artist is like a toothless tiger.

The man in the blue shirt then enclosed the area in an invisible prison, not targeting Zhou Heng but enveloping everyone in the camp within a spiritual power wall, ready to sacrifice his spiritual power to provide shelter for everyone.

This was foolproof!

Zhou Heng let out a hearty laugh and, with a long howl, he charged straight into the spiritual power wall.

"Seeking death!" the man in the blue shirt scoffed coldly. No matter how fast Zhou Heng was, he was still at the Land Cleaving Realm. How could he compare to him at the Open Heaven Second Layer Heaven? Thinking of breaking through his spiritual power wall?

This would only cause him to be badly shaken, maybe even leaving internal injuries!

What did it mean to court death? This kid was too arrogant. Did he really think he could stand up to an Open Heaven Realm expert?

Go to hell!

Zhou Heng charged forward and, with a buzz, he merged into the spiritual power wall like flowing water, his Black Sword spinning, unleashing a slaughter!

Originally, this spiritual power wall was meant to protect people, but now the situation had completely reversed, tying down their actions as if the man in the blue shirt was deliberately trapping them to let Zhou Heng have a killing spree.

Thud, thud, thud—heads flew and blood flowed like rivers!

In an instant, everyone cried out in anguish, desperately trying to escape. But what could Land Cleaving Realm and Initial Separation Realm individuals do to break the prison set by an Open Heaven Realm expert?

"Bastard!" The man in the blue shirt cursed loudly, quickly withdrew the prison, and reached out to press down towards Zhou Heng.

Zhou Heng’s figure recoiled, unfolded the Swift Cloud Radiant Step, and moved with ease under the joint attack of the two Open Heaven Realm experts. Swish, swish, swish, with several more sword strokes, he took down three more lives.

The white-haired man and the man in the blue shirt dared not chase after him any longer. This kid was simply a monster!

How could he treat the Open Heaven Realm expert’s spiritual power prison as if it were nothing? Even other Open Heaven Realm experts couldn’t merge into it like that, they’d have to break through with overwhelming force!

What kind of treasures did this kid have on him?

The two men were not only furious but also greedy. Such high-level treasures were enough to make even them covet!

—The reason Zhou Heng could ignore the spiritual power wall was, of course, the Void Shattering Talisman given by the Old Swindler. He had only used one last time and still had many left.

"There are still fifty-four left!" Zhou Heng’s gaze was icy cold, his tone chilling as it swept over the people protected by the white-haired man.

As his icy gaze passed over each one of them, they all felt a bone-deep chill from the bottom of their hearts. Zhou Heng had proven with action that even Open Heaven Realm experts could not prevent him from killing. Now, who would not fear being targeted by him?

Death, everyone fears it!

"Kid, what is the unsolvable feud between us?" the white-haired man suddenly asked. Although he made a move to seize the spirit core, wasn’t the item still in Zhou Heng’s hands? Was there a need to kill so many people?

Zhou Heng merely responded with a cold smile. The other party was trying to trap him in conversation, to figure out his background!

Too bad, how could he possibly let the other party get what they wanted? He didn’t care about being pursued, but he had to think about Zhou Dinghai. How could he allow his father to become a target as well?

"For what you have done, don’t you deserve to die?" Zhou Heng said loudly, and though he had slaughtered countless, the Black Sword did not stain with a single drop of blood.

"I never thought you’d be such a hot-blooded and righteous person, concerned about the world!" the man in the blue shirt said, his voice laced with intense disdain. In this world, where could such saints be found?

"I’m not that noble. I just find you disagreeable!" As Zhou Heng activated Swift Cloud Radiant Step, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, his figure flickered like a phantom. Even Open Heaven Realm experts could only detect him with their Divine Sense.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Zhou Heng tried to kill again, but the two Open Heaven Realm experts, focusing solely on defense, were sufficient to keep everyone safe, blocking all his attacks.

It seemed like a stalemate, but Zhou Heng was clearly in the dominant position, able to attack or retreat at will.

Moreover, a mere martial artist at the Land Cleaving Realm had actually pushed two Open Heaven Realm experts, more than a dozen Land Cleaving Realm, and dozens of Initial Separation Realm individuals to this extent. Zhou Heng was undoubtedly the first in history!

"Let’s stop here for today. I hope you don’t sleep too deeply tonight, or else—" Zhou Heng waved his hand and sprang up, vanishing in an instant.

Seeing the figure of this deadly star disappear, everyone finally let out a sigh of relief and sat down on the ground, feeling the cold sweat soaking their clothes on their backs. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)