Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 201 - 194 Breakthrough in Battle (5/5)

Chapter 201: Chapter 194 Breakthrough in Battle (5/5)

Lu Qiguang swung his massive hand that covered the skies, hurling it towards Xiao Huoshui and others. The hand, made of Spiritual Power, turned a profound cyan color, the power of the Heaven-Opening Realm swirling and reverberating. Even a touch was fatal for those in the Initial Separation Realm and Gathering Spirit Realm!

Bang!

Zhou Heng quickly turned back, wielding the Black Sword to produce several Sword Waterfalls. With his left hand, he launched the Ice Sealing Power and the Eight-Colored Lotus at Lu Qiguang. Possessing the Swift Cloud Radiant Step, he seized absolute initiative.

Amidst the loud crashes, Zhou Heng was forced back by thirty feet, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. While Lu Qiguang was also pushed back, he was completely unharmed and his energy was full.

In terms of strength, even though his Dantian Space was eighty times that of a regular peak Third Layer Heaven of the Land Cleaving Realm, he still couldn’t compare to the Heaven-Opening Realm. Forcing Lu Qiguang back was already a miracle.

"Gahaha!" Lu Qiguang let out a weird laugh, having discovered Zhou Heng’s weakness.

"You shameless old fart!" Xiao Huoshui shouted loudly, finding it disgraceful that he cornered a Land Cleaving Realm Martial Artist to save others through desperate clashes.

However, Lu Qiguang remained unmoved. How contemptible and shameless did it matter? Not to mention, everyone here would die, and even if a passerby saw it, who would dare reproach him? Experts never cared about the opinions of the weak, and would simply eliminate those who displeased them.

Since the tactic was effective, he would execute it relentlessly!

The old man launched his giant hand again, operating the Cyclone Technique, its strength comparable to the Second Layer Heaven of the Open Heaven Realm.

Bang!

If Zhou Heng didn’t want to watch Xiao Huoshui and the others be pulverized, his only option was to take the hit hard, which resulted in him being blasted backward again, spewing a mouthful of fresh blood.

Lu Qiguang laughed heartily. Zhou Heng’s speed was terrifying indeed, but his inferior strength was a severe handicap; in a clash of strength, Zhou Heng would ultimately run out of Spiritual Power!

A Martial Artist drained of power was like a venomous snake without fangs, completely non-threatening.

"Truly shameless!"

"And you call yourself a Heaven-Opening Realm expert!"

"An old man who won’t die is a thief!"

Xiao Huoshui and Orchid Concubine alternated their scolding, trying to agitate the old man.

While continuously attacking, Lu Qiguang sneered coldly: "Little girl, you can be stubborn now, but after I have slaughtered you, I will strip your corpses naked and hang them on the city walls for display."

For him, achieving his goal was what mattered most. As for shame? Considering he was from the Lu Family, how many would dare to openly accuse him of shamelessness?

Kill!

He kept executing palm strikes, sparing no effort in using the Cyclone Technique, which significantly accelerated his drain on Spiritual Power, but it drained Zhou Heng’s Spiritual Power even more. He could hardly wait to see Zhou Heng torn to pieces and die a gruesome death.

Zhou Heng frowned slightly. In fact, he could have taken Xiao Huoshui and the other four into the Nine Mystic Trial Tower, then Lu Qiguang wouldn’t be able to threaten him using his companions!

However, that would expose the secret that the Nine Mystic Trial Tower could accommodate living things!

He could knock out Lu Chenfu’s family of three and take them with him, but what about Lu Qiguang?

If he saw five living people mysteriously disappear, wouldn’t he speculate about such an effect? Knowing he couldn’t match Zhou Heng’s speed, he would surely return to his family to report, and eventually at least a Mountains and Rivers Realm expert would take action!

The matter would never end there; even if he could eliminate an expert from the Lu Family at the Mountains and Rivers Realm, wouldn’t the Lu Family disclose the treasure to the world if they couldn’t own it?

If Zhou Heng didn’t want to hand over the Nine Mystic Trial Tower, then he would have to oppose every Martial Artist on the continent!

—A Space Artifact that could accommodate living beings would certainly tempt any expert!

Such a shameless old man!

Zhou Heng’s eyes turned cold, murderous aura overflowing. Since it was so, he would give it his all!

He stored the Black Sword into his Dantian Space.

"Hahaha, youngster, are you giving up?" Lu Qiguang laughed triumphantly. In his eyes, putting away his weapon was akin to giving up resistance. Although the Black Sword was a Damaged Artifact, it was extremely sharp, and even he was reluctant to confront it directly.

"’Giving up’ isn’t in my dictionary!" Zhou Heng said calmly, clenching his right fist. His knuckles were as hard as a Heaven-Opening Realm Magic Artifact, strong enough to withstand attacks from the Heaven-Opening Realm without damage.

His left hand still launched the Nine Nether Ice Heaven Jue and the Eight-Colored Lotus, his combat strength not diminishing in the slightest.

Within the space of the Dantian, the Black Sword had released the Life Essence Qi it had absorbed. Zhou Heng fought instinctively while his mind was fully engaged in operating the Falling Snow True Scripture, accumulating his final strength.

Lu Qiguang could sense Zhou Heng’s distraction, which baffled him greatly. The youngster talked of perseverance but had put away his weapon; he spoke of giving up, but his combat power hadn’t decreased, and yet he zoned out inexplicably!

Is this a time to be distracted?

He’s facing a Heaven-Opening Realm, after all!

This was outright contempt, ignoring his presence as a Heaven-Opening Realm expert!

"Die! Die! Die!" Lu Qiguang, driven to madness, kept propelling the giant hand. He required no skill or technique, merely needing to force Zhou Heng into a direct clash.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Zhou Heng, like a wooden puppet, only counterattacked based on instinct, yet his combat power remained unabated, compelling admiration for his inborn Martial Artist qualities.

The Black Sword was releasing a massive amount of Life Essence Qi, drawn from eight experts of the Land Cleaving Realm. Although this was quite insignificant for Zhou Heng’s dantian space, which was eighty times that of a regular practitioner of the Land Cleaving Realm, Zhou Heng was already close to reaching the peak of the Third Layer Heaven in the Land Cleaving Realm.

The process that would normally take three to five days could now be completed in just ten minutes!

Zhou Heng’s gaze shifted, and the spiritual power massively consumed within his body was now fully replenished. Not only was there no deficit, but he had also reached the peak of the Third Layer Heaven in the Land Cleaving Realm, unable to gather even a trace more of spiritual power.

In fact, using the Life Essence Qi of these eight people, he could continue to hold out, but he could only manage to stall Lu Qiguang, not eliminate him!

This shameless old man enraged Zhou Heng, and he was determined to take him down!

There was only one way!

Break through in battle, striving for the Heaven-Opening Realm!

Once he entered the Heaven-Opening Realm, who could stand against him unless they were monsters like Zhou Heng himself?

It was worth the risk!

A glint of excitement flashed in Zhou Heng’s eyes, he was born a risk-taker, and this suited his taste perfectly!

Of course, he was not reckless, while others might take months or years to breakthrough a Great Realm, he needed only half a day to a few days! But under immense pressure, he could drastically shorten this period.

Let’s begin!

Zhou Heng’s consciousness completely immersed in the dantian space, holding the Black Sword, unfolded the Sky-soaring Nine Forms, aiming for Heaven-Opening and Land Cleaving!

Lu Qiguang, naturally knowing his enemy’s status like the back of his hand, instantly sensed Zhou Heng’s mind drifting increasingly towards the ethereal, as though the person before him had turned into a lifeless puppet, devoid of vitality and spiritual wisdom!

Yet such a puppet could still instinctively sense danger, strike out with his palms, and possess terrifyingly powerful battle power.

This monster made Lu Qiguang gasp in shock!

He must get rid of this youngster; otherwise, once he grew into the Heaven-Opening Realm, probably only the family’s top genius, Lu Zhipeng, could suppress him.

Lu Qiguang released his full battle power, his right hand producing a magic artifact that increased his battle power by thirty percent. Although it was not enough to suppress Zhou Heng, it could accelerate the depletion of his spiritual power.

Zhou Heng, indifferent to pain, caught the Heaven-Opening Realm’s magic artifact bare-handed. His right fist was already mangled, yet his five fingers, like crimson gold, emitted an aura of sanctity and nobility, unbreakable and undying.

His mind, transformed into a humanoid of consciousness, danced with the Black Sword in the dantian space, performing the Sky-soaring Nine Forms of Heaven-Opening and Land Cleaving to a frenzied pitch!

Thunderous rumbles shook the earth, the sky changed as clouds moved, as if a deity was creating the world.

To Open Heaven was to transform the chaos above the earth into a real sky; where the heavy air sank to form the land and the light air rose to become the sky, which was far superior in realm compared to the land.

Moreover, since the sky enveloped the land and was considerably larger, therefore, the Heaven-Opening Realm also leapfrogged the Land Cleaving Realm by hundreds of times, leaving Zhou Heng with eighty times the power of a regular practitioner of the Land Cleaving Realm, still unable to conquer even the first level of the Heaven-Opening Realm!

This was the disparity between heaven and earth!

Slash! Slash out a sky! Slash out a world!

The chaotic sky was changing, initially flat like a layer of clouds but under the mysterious dance of the Sky-soaring Nine Forms, it rapidly curved, transforming into the vault of the heavens.

Opening Heaven was not simply about splitting open a piece of sky, but an expansion of the entire dantian space.

The land also spread, continuously expanding, a qualitative transformation!

The inner world was turning upside down, the roaring sounds of Heaven-Opening and Land Cleaving emanating from his bones and blood vessels, filled with the mystery of heaven and earth, the primordial chaos.

"What!" Even though Lu Qiguang was an expert of the Heaven-Opening Realm, there were few things in this world that could surprise him, but this scene made his eyes pop out in astonishment!

He knew what this meant, being experienced himself!

But how could Zhou Heng dare!

Breaking through a Great Realm was not only time-consuming but also couldn’t tolerate the slightest disturbance during the process, otherwise, one could fall into madness! A failure in Heaven-Opening and Land Cleaving could lead to the collapse of the entire inner world, and death was more than normal!

This kid... dammit, he was a lunatic!

Lu Qiguang’s face twitched; how could he have encountered such a madman!

If Zhou Heng was seeking death himself, then he would fulfill it!

Lu Qiguang didn’t believe that under his oppression, Zhou Heng could successfully break through. If that were the case, he might as well smash himself to death with tofu! Moreover, breaking through to the Heaven-Opening Realm would require at least half a year of serene comprehension; Zhou Heng attempting to break through now wasn’t just ridiculously foolish, was it a desperate madness?

Lu Qiguang couldn’t understand how Zhou Heng could be so foolish, perhaps this was a madness borne from desperation?

Such an idiot, living in this world, was merely a waste of Martial Path resources.

Kill! Kill! Kill!

Lu Qiguang’s killing intent soared to the skies; no matter the reason, he was determined to kill Zhou Heng. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote and recommend, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com.)