Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 205 - 198: A Punch to Explode (4/5)

Chapter 205: Chapter 198: A Punch to Explode (4/5)

Under the watchful eyes of all, fist met finger.

Clang!

With a crisp sound, the silver thorns on Ying Huoxin’s fists immediately snapped off, scattering into a shower of silver stars, as Zhou Heng’s fingers drove straight through, touching Ying Huoxin’s fist.

Spurt—blood sprayed forth as Ying Huoxin let out a muffled hum, and he immediately staggered backwards more than ten steps, his entire right arm hanging limply, blood dripping continuously from his hand, while an actual blood hole appeared on his shoulder, spurting blood profusely.

The crowd couldn’t help but be astonished. Under Zhou Heng’s single finger, Ying Huoxin’s entire arm had been pierced!

Hisss, the gap in strength is too great! After all, Ying Huoxin is at the peak of the Land Cleaving Third Layer Heaven, even if he can’t defeat Zhou Heng, it shouldn’t be this one-sided! This isn’t like a Land Cleaving facing another Land Cleaving, but more like an absolute crushing of Land Cleaving by someone in the Open Heaven Realm!

Not just the crowd was shocked, even Nangong Changkong and others’ expressions changed, stunned by the unfathomable depths of Zhou Heng’s strength!

However, because Zhou Heng was wearing a Stealth Talisman, they could only observe the intensity of Zhou Heng’s strength through their eyes and were unable to determine his actual realm through his aura. If they had known that Zhou Heng was actually in the Heaven-Opening Realm, they would have ceased to be confident long ago.

Although Ying Huoxin was defeated with a single finger, Nangong Changkong and several others only lamented Zhou Heng’s formidable potential, his invincibility among his peers—this had been proven during the struggle for Spirit Stones when wasn’t Zhou Heng’s first opponent also at the peak of the Land Cleaving Third Layer Heaven?

Only the two from the Ying Family refused to believe it, thinking they had exaggerated Zhou Heng’s battle power, which resulted in Ying Huoxin’s tragic defeat!

This imperial banquet was originally set to deeply humiliate Zhou Heng, to see him defeated in public before being killed to bolster the majesty of the Royal Family, the Heavenly Star Sect, and the dignity of the Heaven-Opening Realm experts!

But all of this was ruined by the two arrogant fools from the Ying Family, who instead helped establish Zhou Heng’s prestige. Now, even if they were to capture Zhou Heng, execute him, and put him to death, the effect would be much diminished.

Nangong Changkong and Liu Qingxuan were both not light-tempered, but they didn’t dare to say anything as Ying Mingyuan was not from the Ying Family, yet his cultivation level in the Open Heaven Third Layer Heaven was not something they could contend with!

Among martial artists, the hierarchy is strict; after all, not everyone is like Zhou Heng who can challenge beyond his level and be invincible within a Great Realm.

"Zhou Heng, your life ends here!" Nangong Changkong stepped forward, raising his hand, and declared, "Seal!"

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Following his command, metallic pillars descended at the doors and windows of the palace, turning the entire imperial hall into a cage!

This was what Nangong Changkong and Liu Qingxuan had come up with these past few days. Those metallic pillars were precious materials of Heaven-Opening Realm level, and although there were no Artifact Forgers to inscribe a Formation and turn them into Magic Artifacts, their texture was incomparably sturdy!

And the imperial hall itself was protected by a Formation, its walls indestructible. The Void Shattering Talisman could only pass through Restrictions and Formations, not break solid matter, thus for Zhou Heng it was an absolute prison!

Of course, this arrangement was not just to deal with Zhou Heng but also for their own survival. If that mysterious force should attack, this could at least buy some time, and with secret passages in the palace for escape, the entrances were only known to a few, like Nangong Changkong and others.

Now the trap was set, with Zhou Heng having no way to heaven and nowhere to escape on earth, he had nothing left to do but wait for death!

Truly, his movement technique was extremely fast, but what use could it possibly have in this limited space? With three Open Heaven Realm experts joining hands and sparing no effort in using their Spiritual Power for a wide-ranging attack, they would surely suppress him!

This brat has an extraordinary secret, and it must be forced out of him!

"Do you have any other tricks up your sleeve?" Liu Qingxuan stepped forward, the flames of vengeance flickering in his old eyes.

Zhou Heng responded with a faint smile, "Aren’t you afraid of overplaying your hand and turning this place into your own graves?"

Hisss!

This kid really has a tough mouth, still daring to talk back to Open Heaven Realm experts now? Well, he was born that way; otherwise, he wouldn’t have burrowed head-first into this known trap!

But what does he rely on, exactly?

Mei Yixiang had stopped covering for him, and as for An Luochen, not to mention that distant water can’t put out a nearby fire, even if he came, facing Ying Mingyuan in the Open Heaven Third Layer Heaven, he would still be suppressed. Xiao Yuheng and Tian Junzi didn’t even dare to show their faces—this all proved Zhou Heng was utterly alone, what could he possibly have to fight back with?

Everyone was utterly perplexed; they all knew Zhou Heng was arrogant, but arrogance doesn’t equate to stupidity. Zhou Heng didn’t seem foolish at all—it was known that running to his death made no sense!

Yet, he had come here all by himself!

No, there were two of them, but who didn’t know the extent of Xiao Huoshui’s strength?

"Hahaha, lad, don’t think you can be arrogant and disregard the world just because you have an extraordinary legacy. I will show you that this world belongs only to the experts!" Nangong Changkong laughed heartily, convinced that Zhou Heng had obtained an extraordinary legacy from the underground world of the Nine Spirit Sect, which was how both Zhou Heng and Jing Tian, two monsters, emerged.

Zhou Heng merely smiled slightly and said, "Indeed, this world belongs to the experts! Unfortunately, it is not you, but me!"

As he said ’me’, his eyes suddenly blazed with Divine Light. Although the aura of the Heaven-Opening Realm was hidden by the Stealth Talisman, his Essence, Qi, and Spirit rose to the pinnacle. He was like an unsheathed peerless sword radiating a dazzling light, instilling a fear that whoever stood in his way would be severed in two.

"This child, he must not be left alive!" Ying Mingyuan suddenly interjected, his face flickering with extreme apprehension.

Such a grand bearing, he had seen it before, and more than once! It was like that of their Ying Family’s genius, Ying Cheng’en, who has still not reached a hundred years of age but has already cultivated to the Spirit Sea Realm, and was known alongside Zhao Duotian of the Zhao Family as the Twin Marvels!

And now, Zhou Heng possessed the same bearing as Ying Cheng’en had back then. It could not be guaranteed that in fifty or a hundred years, he wouldn’t become the second Ying Cheng’en, the second Zhao Duotian!

Since such a monstrous talent cannot be used for oneself, it must be erased immediately, or it will become a trouble in the future!

"Zhou Heng, it’s all over now!" Nangong Changkong stepped forward towards Zhou Heng, deliberately moving very slowly, step by step, his footsteps crisp and clear. He wanted to destroy Zhou Heng’s will first, then torture his flesh, and after extracting the great secrets, he would finally kill him!

He had longed for this moment for so many days!

Even an expert of the Heaven-Opening Realm like him was relishing this thought, so when the day finally arrived, even Nangong Changkong’s composure wanted to thoroughly enjoy the pleasure of playing a cat-and-mouse game.

Zhou Heng couldn’t help but shake his head and chuckle, "Old man, if you can withstand my punch, I’ll spare your life!"

This kid still has spirit!

A few impulsive words now and then didn’t matter. The so-called youthful arrogance, who hasn’t had moments of fiery pride? But constantly spouting arrogance was wrong. It was obnoxious and extremely annoying!

"Haha!" Nangong Changkong let out a cold laugh, "The first thing I’ll do later is to knock out your teeth, so you learn the consequences of talking nonsense!"

Zhou Heng didn’t bother to reply, simply stretching out his right hand, flipping up a middle finger, and then thrusting it downward.

This was a trick he used when he and Black Donkey quarreled, as although Black Donkey was cunning and slippery, it could never manage to make this gesture with its hooves. This move always managed to infuriate the wretched donkey into barking angrily.

Come to think of it, where had that wretched donkey run off to? It wouldn’t have really gone to the East Spirit Immortal Pond, would it?

"Impudent brat!" Nangong Changkong had intended to put pressure on Zhou Heng, bit by bit to crush his will. He didn’t expect the kid to be so wild or to be completely fearless, and even dared to challenge him now!

Finally unable to restrain himself, Nangong Changkong lunged, his palms coming together to form two massive hands that pressed down towards Zhou Heng.

——Zhou Heng’s movements were incredibly fast. An ordinary punch or palm strike could never injure him, so it was necessary to use a great deal of Spiritual Power, attacking in a wide range to hit him! Despite the dispersion of strength when using a large-area attack, a strike from an expert of the Heaven-Opening Realm against someone from the Land Cleaving Realm would still be powerful enough to cause Zhou Heng severe injuries.

Zhou Heng clenched his right hand, raised it, and struck out.

Simple and clear!

Under the Realm of Momentum, this simple punch was filled with the profound essence of returning to simplicity. One either had to block it directly or have a mystical stepping technique like Swift Cloud Radiant Step to dodge its edge.

"You’ve got nerve!" Nangong Changkong roared with laughter, Zhou Heng actually dared to force a confrontation of strength with him. wasn’t this like deliberately heading towards a wall, seeking a loss?

He concentrated his Spiritual Power into a single point, which drastically reduced the area of impact but also caused the power to surge like a waterfall!

Bang!

Fist met palm, and after a moment of stillness, Nangong Changkong’s expression suddenly changed dramatically, as if he had seen a ghastly ghost, his hair exploding in all directions!

Crack, crack, crack, crack!

Under the nearly dumbfounded gaze of the onlookers, Nangong Changkong’s right hand suddenly exploded, flesh and blood splattered, white bones flew, followed by his wrist, then the forearm, and then the entire arm!

"Ah——" Nangong Changkong let out a scream of agony, covering the place where his arm had been torn off and stumbling back, his face instantly ashen, his black hair now hanging down, his body smeared with blood, his disheveled hair fluttering around him like a mad demon.

What was happening! What was this situation!

Was Nangong Changkong not even a match for a single round with Zhou Heng? How could this be!

Keep in mind that Nangong Changkong was an unparalleled expert at the peak of the First Layer Heaven-Opening Realm. Furthermore, his battle power ranked first among the five Heaven-Opening Realm experts in Cold Blue Country. How could he be defeated? He wasn’t like Li Aobo, who had weakened after a prolonged battle. Right now, his spirit was complete, his energy abundant, and his battle power absolutely at its peak!

Defeated!

And defeated so miserably, not even able to withstand a single punch from Zhou Heng!

Hiss, this kid wasn’t just boasting, he was telling the absolute truth. Nangong Changkong really wasn’t a match for his punch!

A weakling’s boast can only lead to contempt, but after an expert shows absolute strength, whatever exaggerated words he utters are believed without a doubt!

With a single punch, Zhou Heng had defeated Nangong Changkong and instantly gained such status!

"Heaven, Heaven-Opening Realm!" Liu Qingxuan exclaimed in shock, his eyes bulging, voice quivering.

Even the most heaven-defying Land Cleaving Realm expert couldn’t defeat someone from the Heaven-Opening Realm, let alone with one punch blasting them apart!

Zhou Heng had broken through to the Heaven-Opening Realm!

This was ridiculously exaggerated!

Everyone was left dumbfounded. The Heaven-Opening Realm, that was the realm of the absolute experts in Cold Blue Country, the pinnacle, the ultimate, where a word could make everyone in the world obey!

A twenty-year-old Heaven-Opening Realm expert — his potential was boundless! (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)