Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 221 - 213 The Constitution of Mountains and Rivers Realm (1/3)

Chapter 221: Chapter 213 The Constitution of Mountains and Rivers Realm (1/3)

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Han Yiyao truly couldn’t describe her feelings. The image of Zhou Heng in her heart had undergone myriad changes; she didn’t know which one was the real Zhou Heng, sometimes he was shameless and vile, sometimes steadfast and brave.

He and Ying Cheng’en were completely different types.

Ying Cheng’en was always calm and composed, as if he never got angry or excited, always maintaining an utterly serene demeanor. Such a man indeed gave a reliable impression, but he was too calm, so calm that he seemed almost inhuman!

A human should have feelings of joy, anger, sorrow, and pleasure!

Han Yiyao then shook her head. What was she even thinking about!

Zhou Heng suddenly opened his eyes, his hands trembling as he felt the terrifying power within his body.

—His physical strength had now surpassed his spiritual power!

This wasn’t surprising, his body’s strength had already reached the Mountains and Rivers Realm. Although it was mostly in terms of defensive power at the level of the Mountains and Rivers Realm, there was still a horrifying enhancement in strength, which could completely compare with a regular expert of the Mountains and Rivers Realm!

Of course, physical strength wouldn’t increase with the advancement in realm, which means, when his spiritual power cultivation reached the Mountains and Rivers Realm, his spiritual power would surpass his physical strength.

That was normal, the power of the human body is limited, while the power of heaven and earth is infinite. Refining spiritual energy is to seize the natural essence of creation, and naturally, it is more powerful. However, even a 10% increase in physical strength compared to spiritual power is terrifying enough and could definitely play a decisive role in a evenly matched battle.

Moreover, enhancing physique was much simpler compared to advancing in realm. There were still several pieces of the Blood Sword left unrefined. Once he had finished refining all of them, he might be able to push his body’s strength to the Spirit Sea Realm!

—Even if he couldn’t reach it, it wouldn’t be too far off; he just needed to devour some high-tier metals.

By then, he would possess the physical strength of a Spirit Sea Realm level, capable of easily suppressing anyone from the Mountains and Rivers Realm! Coupled with even more terrifying defensive power, experts of the Spirit Sea Realm could only stare at him in despair!

Zhou Heng felt exhilarated. The Gold Devouring Clan was indeed an incredibly powerful race, but why was such a terrifying race not prominent on the continent?

Could they have been exterminated?

Otherwise, as long as there was enough metal to consume, it was uncertain whether everyone in this race could become physically immortal, but reaching the Divinity Transformation Realm was absolutely possible! So, which expert in this world could possibly annihilate a race equivalent to Divinity Transformation Realm magical weapons?

Was it done by the immortals above the ninth heaven?

As his strength improved, Zhou Heng’s perspective became broader. The more he knew, the more questions he had!

Forget it, never mind all that, enhancing his own strength was the most important!

Zhou Heng took out another piece of the Blood Sword and wrapped it in flesh for refinement. He followed Han Yiyao like a puppet, not making a sound, not saying a word, his silence was unsettling!

The two traveled through the marsh for over ten days. Han Yiyao stopped to rest briefly, while Zhou Heng stood beside her with a lifeless look in his eyes. Plus, with the Stealth Talisman masking his aura, he didn’t look alive at all.

Whoosh, whoosh, four strong winds swept past, and four figures clad in tight-fitting clothes shot over, each exuding an extraordinary aura, clearly not mediocre in strength.

"You two, eh—" All four men’s gazes fixed on Han Yiyao, their fierce expressions suddenly softened.

The world had no lack of beauties, but to reach Han Yiyao’s level was truly one in a million! And such a beauty who was also a Martial Artist with strong capabilities was even rarer, perhaps unique in the whole world!

Thus, although these four men were from a prominent family and were used to seeing beauties, they were still dazzled by Han Yiyao’s exceptional and exquisite appearance, their eyes wide with amazement.

Han Yiyao’s eyebrows furrowed lightly; she despised this soul-lost manner in men the most!

It was even worse than that scoundrel!

She couldn’t help but think of Zhou Heng, an incredibly strange guy who had been extremely warm to her before, but now was frighteningly cold. She really didn’t understand how such a change could have occurred.

"Miss, we are the Four Talents of the Wen Family, my name is Wen Zhangcheng!"

"My name is Wen Zhangwu!"

The four men scrambled to introduce themselves to Han Yiyao, like peacocks vying for a mate, each trying to display their best. If Han Yiyao smiled at any of them at that moment, it could likely provoke a fight among them.

Han Yiyao merely stated her surname was Han and didn’t mention her first name. The four men didn’t dare to be too bold before the beauty and refrained from inquiring further.

"Miss Han, about a hundred miles ahead, a Ghost-eyed Toad has been spotted. Everyone who got the news is heading there. Why don’t we try our luck together!" The four men earnestly extended this invitation to Han Yiyao.

Han Yiyao showed a hint of interest immediately.

An adult Ghost-eyed Toad could reach the realm of Mountains and Rivers, its whole body venomous, a headache for any expert of the Mountains and Rivers Realm! However, if a Pill Master refined its poison sac, it could become a top-grade Spiritual Medicine for enhancing cultivation level!

Not only that, the bile of the Ghost-eyed Toad has the effect of neutralizing toxins and can at least withstand poisons of the Mountains and Rivers Realm level. The most valuable part is the Demon Core, which is formed by nature’s spiritual energy and marked by the Power of Heaven and Earth, comparable to an Upper Grade Spirit Grade, and has the effect of enlightening one’s realm!

However, the higher the tier of the Demon Beast, the more difficult it is to kill. Demon Beasts of the Mountains and Rivers Realm, especially those like the poison-filled Ghost-eyed Toad, would require an expert from the Spirit Sea Realm to deal with, otherwise, who knows how many experts from the Mountains and Rivers Realm would be needed to take it down.

Having a look won’t hurt!

Moreover, the lairs of high-tier Demon Beasts are always accompanied by Spirit Grasses, especially those associated with poisonous creatures like the Ghost-eyed Toad, which are surely not lesser than the Mountains and Rivers Realm!

Other times, even though everyone knows that there are beasts of this level in the Wildfire Marsh, they would not seek them out due to the harsh environment, which could easily bring down an expert of the Spirit Sea Realm!

With neither a Spirit Sea Realm expert entering nor one or two from the Mountains and Rivers Realm being sufficient, and with too many contenders leading to insufficient share, how to divide remains a big problem. Thus, many high-tier Demon Beasts manage to live well.

Now things are different, as the Peerless Magical Instrument has attracted countless people, including many experts of the Mountains and Rivers Realm. These combined forces are more than enough to suppress the Ghost-eyed Toad, and as for distribution – simple, with just one word, snatch!

Han Yiyao did not consider too much and quickly decided to check it out.

The six of them then set off towards their destination, Zhou Heng still appeared as if his Divine Soul had left his body, walking like a corpse!

This made the four from the Wen Family uncomfortable, yet they did not feel it appropriate to ask Han Yiyao, and suddenly wondered if this woman had practiced some Evil Technique that could refine a living person into a walking corpse!

If Han Yiyao knew what they were thinking at that moment, she would be furious!

A walking corpse?

Even if she were that sinister, she wouldn’t choose Zhou Heng as a walking corpse. Just looking at him was annoying, let alone keeping him by her side all the time! If it weren’t for the cursed love knot, she wouldn’t want to glance at Zhou Heng even for a second!

A hundred li might seem short, not taking much time even if a Minor Warrior of the Spirit Gathering Realm sprinted across. However, Wildfire Marsh was extremely dangerous, not just with Ferocious Beasts, but its environment itself was lethally unnoticeable!

Even though Han Yiyao released her Mountains and Rivers Realm aura to deter Demon Beasts, avoiding many unnecessary fights along the way, with detours and stops, they only reached the location of the Ghost-eyed Toad after two days.

The Four Talents of the Wen Family, all being just at the Initial Separation Realm, after knowing that Han Yiyao’s cultivation realm was far above theirs, dared not harbor any feelings of admiration and respectfully addressed her as senior, feeling even more uneasy inside.

—Could it be that Zhou Heng had offended this senior, and thus was refined into a walking corpse?

Thinking this, their gaze towards Han Yiyao grew even more reverent.

This was a small valley, in the center of which was a black lake. The water emitted an extremely foul smell, forming a dense black fog above the lake containing deadly poison. Touching even a trace of it, a Martial Artist of the Spirit Gathering Realm would instantly dissolve into a pool of blood!

Now, there were already over a hundred people in the valley, among them not lacking experts, their fearsome auras present yet subtle.

These people stood around the lake, but none made a move.

Han Yiyao was not in a hurry, she concealed her aura, covered her peerless face with a white silk, sat down quietly on the side, and observed calmly.

People continued to arrive; some were of very low levels, while some were not weaker than high-tier experts like Han Yiyao. Yet no one recklessly jumped into the lake to look for the Ghost-eyed Toad, everyone held their breath well.

—Anyone capable of cultivating to the Mountains and Rivers Realm was no fool; those without patience simply couldn’t reach this step.

However, some youth of lower realms couldn’t hold back any longer and started throwing nearby rocks into the lake, the rocks barely crossing above the fog of the lake before being completely corroded away!

Even if a larger stone managed to retain a small piece, it dissolved even faster once it hit the water.

In the presence of such corrosive poisonous water, who would dare to go down?

Only then did the others realize why those previously seated had their reasons; even if an expert of the Mountains and Rivers Realm could utilize their spiritual power to resist such potent poison, how much of their battle power would remain?

Three days went by, and the number of people only increased.

"Gentlemen, shall we begin?" a man clad in blue suddenly stood up, his voice clear and resonant, clearly heard in every corner of the valley.

Being an expert of the Mountains and Rivers Realm, in the strictly hierarchical world of Martial Artists, only others of the Mountains and Rivers Realm could answer him! Without an expert from the Spirit Sea Realm present, the Mountains and Rivers Realm reigned supreme!

"Brother Liu, please lead the way!" not far away, an old woman solidly seated in a grandmaster’s chair, eyes half-open, glinted with Divine Light.

The grandmaster’s chair was obviously taken out of a Space Artifact, and considering how precious Space Artifacts are, with very limited internal space, not everyone possessed something like the Nine Mystic Trial Tower or an Immortal Object to store a completely decorative grandmaster’s chair, other than for show.

"Everyone below the Mountains and Rivers Realm, leave the valley!" another man in purple robes bellowed, his voice thunderously booming across the skies.

When an expert commands, who dares disobey? In a moment, only eleven people remained in the valley.

"Hmm, young man, are you of the Mountains and Rivers Realm?" the man in purple robes looked at Zhou Heng, among the eleven in the valley, ten exuded the aura of the Mountains and Rivers Realm, only this man seemed indistinguishable from an ordinary person. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at qidian.com, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)