Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 216 - 209: Entering the Stone Chamber (5/5)

Chapter 216: Chapter 209: Entering the Stone Chamber (5/5)

Zhou Heng felt as if there was a fire burning inside his heart, unable to be vented, and he was extremely frustrated!

He seemed to have grasped something, yet he was always a hair’s breadth away from truly reaching it. This feeling was simply too awful, filling him with pent-up energy, making him yearn for a fierce battle!

He brandished the Black Sword in his right hand while continuously unleashing the Ice Sealing Power with his left. The Eight-Colored Lotus was too destructive to use in this enclosed cave; he did not dare to use it, lest he bury himself as well.

Though death was not a concern here, his goal wasn’t to fight; treasure hunting was his top priority.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The two fought fiercely, with Zhou Heng completely on the losing end. His body was filled with fracture lines, on the brink of collapse, but he was only one move away from fulfilling the agreement!

Han Yiyao’s face was solemn, and her beautiful eyes emitted a captivating divine light. Suddenly, she released a brilliant radiance, growing a pair of light wings from her back, each three zhang long, which embedded themselves into the walls of the cave as they fluttered.

This was the spiritualization of Spiritual Power, having form but no substance.

She certainly wouldn’t use flashy but impractical techniques at this time. This was her Bloodline Power, the White Feather Wings, which significantly increased her Battle Power and allowed her to break through the sky for short distances!

According to the Han Family records, when the concentration of this bloodline reached a high level, one could fly physically, like the immortals of the nine heavens, with wings spanning the sky!

Han Yiyao was far from that level, but she only needed to increase her Battle Power!

The final strike, earth-shattering!

Han Yiyao exclaimed sharply, and the White Frost Sword also emitted a dazzling radiance, slashing fiercely toward Zhou Heng.

This strike was too powerful to be blocked head-on!

If Zhou Heng were at his peak, even taking this strike head-on would at most result in serious injury, not death! But now, with all his bones shattered, if this strike were to land, they would definitely scatter; the Sword Qi would ravage his body, and his internal organs would be severely damaged!

Therefore, he absolutely could not take it head-on!

In an instant, Zhou Heng pushed the Swift Cloud Radiant Step to its limit. Under great pressure, his Essence, Qi, and Spirit soared to unprecedented levels, allowing him to see clearer, think sharper, as if divinely enlightened!

His body underwent incredible changes, like a fish swimming upstream, finding a sliver of life amidst Han Yiyao’s pervasive Sword Qi, advancing rather than retreating, as if leaping over the dragon gate against the current.

And just like that, he appeared before Han Yiyao, spreading his arms wide, and went to embrace the woman.

Counterattack was his usual style; he never spoke of retreat until it was absolutely necessary, and in even the direst of situations, he thought only of counterattacking, never giving up unless he had no other choice.

And he had succeeded!

Han Yiyao had never expected Zhou Heng’s movement technique to be so unpredictable and miraculous, allowing him to close in on her in such a way that she didn’t have time to react, and could only watch as Zhou Heng wrapped his arms around her.

Crack!

Zhou Heng opened his arms wide and tightly embraced Han Yiyao.

"Let go!" Han Yiyao exclaimed in shock. She had never been so close to any man since she could remember, which made her feel extremely uncomfortable and gave her goosebumps all over.

"A hundred moves are up, you’ve lost!" Zhou Heng grinned, as the blood of the Azure Dragon flowed in him, healing his injuries at an incredibly fast rate.

"Let go—," Han Yiyao struggled forcefully, her strength far surpassing Zhou Heng’s, and although it was difficult to exert force while being held, like a child holding an adult, it wasn’t much of a restraint!

Thud, Zhou Heng was suddenly sent flying by her, spewing out a mouthful of fresh blood.

"Scoundrel!" Han Yiyao shouted in anger, thrusting her sword forward again, unable to contain her fury.

"Hey, what about keeping one’s word?" Zhou Heng’s figure shifted, but such an action, like a stroke of genius, could not be sustained. Spurts of fresh blood burst from his body.

He hastily retreated, unfolding the Swift Cloud Radiant Step, fleeing like a ghostly apparition.

Despite being of the Mountains and Rivers Realm, Han Yiyao could only gape at Zhou Heng’s speed!

This speed, it could be comparable to Ying Cheng’en’s, right?

The more Han Yiyao learned about Zhou Heng, the more surprised she became at this rogue. To think this scoundrel was merely at the Heaven-Opening Realm, yet he had already touched upon the mysteries of a Domain!

And that his speed could be comparable to someone in the Spirit Sea Realm, or Ying Cheng’en who had one foot in the Nascent Soul Realm, was simply astounding!

What a pity that such a potentially supreme genius was but a lecherous lowlife!

Han Yiyao glared at the spot where Zhou Heng had vanished for a while, then turned to begin deciphering the method to open the stone door. She believed Zhou Heng must have been scared to death by now and would not come back.

As for whether this youngster would spread the secrets of this place, she wasn’t too concerned. She wouldn’t stay here much longer, and no one would know her identity.

Silently she came, silently she left.

Tens of feet away, Zhou Heng was inside the Nine Mystic Trial Tower, observing Han Yiyao’s every move with his divine sense.

He glanced over and noticed that neither Xiao Huoshui nor Orchid Concubine were on the first floor; as the master of the Nine Mystic Trial Tower, he knew everything within it, and immediately realized that both women were sitting cross-legged and cultivating on the second floor.

Zhou Heng could understand Xiao Huoshui’s seclusion, for after consuming the Nine Moon Wind Fruit she must have had great enlightenment and naturally needed to seclude herself to digest the benefits, but why did Orchid Concubine also join in the fervor?

He couldn’t be bothered to care, instead focusing his divine sense on Han Yiyao; if she were to open the stone door, he would follow in the very moment.

—This woman did not keep her promise, agreeing to tell him her name after surviving a hundred moves, yet she went back on her word!

Indeed, a woman’s words can’t be trusted, and the words of beautiful women even less!

He was determined to punish this woman’s deception.

After Han Yiyao fiddled for a while, a rumbling sound came as the stone door slowly rose, revealing a dark and vast chamber that stretched at least several hundred yards.

She immediately soared into the room, and as the stone door reached its peak, it slowly descended.

Zhou Heng immediately emerged from the Nine Mystic Trial Tower and launched the Swift Cloud Radiant Step, shooting towards the chamber and swoosh, he followed close behind her, entering as well.

Even though the chamber was pitch-black, darkness was no obstacle for Martial Artists of the Spirit Gathering Realm, not to mention that both of them, one in the Heaven-Opening Realm and the other even in the Mountains and Rivers Realm!

"You—," Han Yiyao exclaimed upon discovering Zhou Heng’s intrusion, her almond eyes wide open. What audacity this scoundrel had, lying in wait for her to open the stone door, then taking the opportunity to follow her in!

She thrust her long sword with force towards Zhou Heng.

The chamber was incredibly vast; Zhou Heng moved and was already gracefully far away, causing Han Yiyao’s attack to miss.

She could expend spiritual power to launch a wide-reaching attack that would cover the entire chamber, but once the energy dispersed, wounding Zhou Heng with his inhuman physique would be nearly impossible! But how could she use her magic artifact to hit him directly, given his quick speed in such a spacious area?

After her missed strike, she simply looked at Zhou Heng with a cold demeanor, her eyes conveying deep disdain, even pity—the fact that such a supreme talent was actually a lecherous scoundrel!

She was unimaginably beautiful and pure, possessing an aire of ethereal grace that refused to be desecrated by the mundane world; her slight disdain alone was enough to drive someone to shame-induced suicide!

Zhou Heng clasped his hands in front of his chest, his expression unchanged.

He fancied this woman because her body had an intense attraction he couldn’t shake off, which was a completely different matter from affection. For him to bow down to a beauty is absolutely impossible; even if his heart was truly moved, he would never grovel, for his heart lay with the Martial Path.

This woman was too fierce, always resorting to hitting and kicking him; she definitely needed to be taught a lesson!

—If Han Yiyao knew what Zhou Heng was thinking, she would have been furious to the point of spitting blood! She’s fierce? She’s the victim here!

After staring at Zhou Heng for a while, Han Yiyao ultimately decided to ignore this scoundrel. If she could acquire a peerless magical instrument, then all problems could be easily solved.

This stone chamber was empty and vast. She moved swiftly, covering the two hundred yards in an instant, and ahead was another stone door.

She lifted her palms, spiritual power flaring, and violently thrust forward.

Hum!

The whole chamber trembled slightly, showing the great strength of a Mountains and Rivers Realm expert. Yet the stone door was terrifyingly firm; there was not the slightest movement, just some dust shaking off.

"Ah!" A light sigh arose, and with a flicker of light, a middle-aged man in black robes suddenly appeared in the middle of the chamber. He was of average build but with unusually long arms reaching his knees.

He turned his body to look at Zhou Heng, then at Han Yiyao, shaking his head; "Eight hundred years have passed, I didn’t expect someone to finally arrive here!"

"Who are you?" Zhou Heng asked sternly, the figure, although insubstantial, exerted a profound pressure on him, indicating a true cultivation level absolutely powerful, at least that of the Spirit Sea Realm!

"Me?" The middle-aged man in black robes seemed puzzled for a moment, showing a hint of reminiscence, "Eight hundred years ago, I did have a nickname—I was known as Blood Sword Heavenly Monarch!"

"What? You are Blood Sword Heavenly Monarch!" Han Yiyao showed a surprised look, "The Blood Sword Heavenly Monarch, renowned in Purple Rain Country eight hundred years ago, but who suddenly disappeared at the height of his fame!"

"Hahaha, the young girl actually knows of me, such a pity, I shall definitely not let you leave alive!" The Blood Sword Heavenly Monarch laughed loudly, his tone chilling.

"Are you dead or not?" Zhou Heng couldn’t help asking.

"Strictly speaking, I died over eight hundred years ago!" The Blood Sword Heavenly Monarch wasn’t in a hurry to attack, but instead took his time to reflect and answered seriously, "You’re in luck, for I have to share with you a colossal secret, a secret I had planned to announce to the world after my achievement. But after eight hundred years of solitary existence, I’ve grown somewhat lonely... extremely lonely!"

However, although he claimed he would share, he stopped abruptly, merely staring into the sky as if lost in deep memories, forgetting everything else!

"Old ghost, are you going to tell us or not?" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets at Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile readers please visit m.qidian.com to read.)