Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 332 - 320 Retreat in Alarm (3/3)

Chapter 332: Chapter 320 Retreat in Alarm (3/3)

What exactly was Zhou Heng thinking?

Sang Qingshan and the Ice Phoenix Lady were both filled with curiosity. They believed Zhou Heng was definitely not a fool, so why would he bring trouble upon himself? The power of close-quarter combat far surpassed that of a Domain. Not to mention anything else, just that damaged Nascent Soul Realm Magic Artifact could make him as fierce as a tiger with added wings.

Yang Zhan had already charged to within three feet of Zhou Heng and swung out a punch. A faint light flowed from his fist, forming the image of a lone wolf, but with only half of its body remaining, looking even more fierce!

At such close range, how could Zhou Heng dodge or block?

Could it be that his cultivation level had improved so much that it far surpassed Yang Zhan’s, and with just a thought, he could suppress the opponent?

Slap!

Just as Sang Qingshan and the other were wracking their brains trying to figure out how Zhou Heng could counter this move, the result presented itself in a way they could have never imagined—Yang Zhan seemed to have suddenly turned to stone, falling straight from mid-air and landing on all fours, with his limbs and head touching the ground as if he was prostrating himself in worship to Zhou Heng.

How can this be!

Sang Qingshan and the Ice Phoenix Lady were both extremely surprised. They knew Zhou Heng had Dragon Blood in his veins, giving him a terrible ability in terms of Divine Sense oppression. However, as well-acquainted as they were with this bloodline, they were certain it absolutely could not make a Spiritual Sea Realm martial artist prostrate in worship!

This is simply defying the heavens!

The Purple Flame Heavenly Dragon could at most cause the opponent to lose courage dramatically and become mentally confused, thus significantly weakening their battle power. And who was Yang Zhan? Having crossed hands with Zhou Heng before, how could he not guard against this move?

Could it be that Zhou Heng had acquired some benefit that greatly enhanced the effects of the Purple Flame Heavenly Dragon?

It’s not impossible, since this is a secret land left by a Heavenly Venerate!

Zhou Heng smiled slightly. Didn’t they see Huo Tian within a zhang of him? Within this distance, they would fall under her influence! This Peerless Heavenly Maiden had no offensive power of her own, but possessed such a miraculous ability!

Until now, he hadn’t been certain of this, because what applied to the Black Donkey might not apply to others. After all, that donkey was too despicable, and it might have triggered some hidden attribute of Huo Tian, specifically to deal with the lowly and shameless!

Luckily, he still had the Swift Cloud Radiant Step, enough to react at the most critical moment. Taking risks was indeed risky, but not to the point of being reckless.

Now it was proven that Huo Tian’s ability was indeed powerful enough to defy the heavens!

The Purple Flame Heavenly Dragon also had the advantage of range. Unlike Huo Tian, which could only affect those within a zhang, it was not known whether her strength would increase the distance if her power were to be enhanced.

"Hahahahaha—" On the other side, the Black Donkey was rolling on the ground with laughter, the despicable creature had no sympathy at all. Seeing someone else suffer the same fate made the indignation of the past few days suddenly dissipate.

Sang Qingshan and the Ice Phoenix Lady, on top of their shock, were now numb. A Black Donkey was laughing uproariously in front of them—what a bizarre scene!

They were already full of incredulity, and now a feeling emerged as if they were in a dream.

Zhou Heng took a step forward, placing one foot on Yang Zhan’s face.

"Zhou Heng, get your foot off me, or I will tear you to pieces!" Yang Zhan shouted angrily, his face turning red with restraint.

He had in his life faced defeat, but to lose so inexplicably without even making a move, and in such a "prostrated" manner, was the greatest humiliation he had ever experienced. It made him feel an urge to either kill Zhou Heng or take his own life.

But under the odd suppression of Huo Tian’s ability, he couldn’t even crawl up, let alone fight desperately.

Zhou Heng burst out laughing. "I’ve realized you’re actually a very amusing person, loving to make jokes like this, so humorous!"

Yang Zhan really felt like spitting blood, being mocked by the opponent like this! He gritted his teeth with hatred, saying, "Zhou Heng, be straightforward, kill or attack as you please, I will comply; just stop humiliating me!"

Zhou Heng went "Oh" and replied, "After all, we’re nominally brothers, do I look like such a cruel person?"

Yang Zhan struggled to raise his head to meet Zhou Heng’s gaze, but with one standing and the other lying down, it was an unequal situation. His face was full of grief and indignation, and he said, "Zhou Heng, what exactly do you want?"

"I’ll take these gauntlets!" Zhou Heng reached out and took off the gauntlets Yang Zhan was wearing. With a twist of Divine Intent, he instantly erased Yang Zhan’s consciousness attached to them. He kicked Yang Zhan, sending him flying away, and said indifferently, "Next time you see me, remember to walk around me!"

He didn’t finish Yang Zhan off because Sang Qingshan and the Ice Phoenix Lady were still present.

Within the Martial Pavilion, disciples were allowed to settle private grudges outside, but it was absolutely forbidden during team activities. Such acts would be considered a heinous betrayal and would prompt a worldwide manhunt. With Shangtian Martial Pavilion’s supreme status, who would dare to harbor the fugitive?

Unless Zhou Heng also silenced Sang Qingshan and the Ice Phoenix Lady, this matter would be used as leverage against him by them!

Once Yang Zhan left the radius of Huo Tian’s influence, he naturally regained his mobility, and with a flip of his body, he steadily stood up. Looking at Zhou Heng, his eyes flashed with angry light, but he didn’t attack again.

Turning away angrily, he leaped into the lake. Passing through the Gate of Light, he disappeared in an instant.

"Brother Zhou, congratulations on mastering another peerless divine skill!" Sang Qingshan said with a hint of reverence.

This "divine skill" was simply too terrifying. Yang Zhan was definitely on par with Zhou Heng in terms of battle power and was by no means weaker, yet he couldn’t even make a single move! Zhou Heng could easily suppress Yang Zhan, and naturally, he could effortlessly dominate both Sang Qingshan and the Ice Phoenix Lady!

In the world of martial artists, what counted most was practical strength. When Zhou Heng displayed his absolute power, he naturally won the reverence of Sang Qingshan and the Ice Phoenix Lady.

Zhou Heng merely smiled and didn’t bother explaining that it was actually the ability of Huo Tian. It was better to keep such secrets hidden; otherwise, those peerless experts could attack from a distance with their domains, bypassing Huo Tian’s limitation of only being able to affect a distance of one zhang.

"Brother Zhou, we’ll meet again in the Martial Pavilion!" The Ice Phoenix Lady folded her fists in a salute and glanced at the Black Donkey. They had just begun to realize the abnormality of this utterly peculiar donkey amidst a series of surprises.

Sang Qingshan also took his leave without mentioning anything related to the inheritance of the Three Yang Heavenly Venerate.

If Zhou Heng’s strength had been similar to theirs, they wouldn’t have left so easily for the sake of the inheritance of the Divinity Transformation Realm. But Zhou Heng’s "strength" had reached an unfathomably terrifying level, what right did they have to compete?

"What a pity. Where exactly is the inheritance of that old freak and recluse, the Three Yang Heavenly Venerate?" The Black Donkey ran around the vicinity.

The area was only so big, making it easy to traverse back and forth several times, thoroughly searching every nook and cranny.

"Donkey, stop wasting your energy!" Zhou Heng shook his head, "This place is probably not created by the Three Yang Heavenly Venerate. He just discovered it and built a Gate of Light!"

The key to this place was probably the mother tree, but now it had been taken into Huo Tian’s body!

"Huo Tian, how did you know how to control that mother tree?"

Huo Tian shook her head with an extremely elegant gesture. In just a few days, she had transformed from a baby who knew nothing into a person of noble stature, her every move exuding an extremely natural nobility as if it were deeply ingrained in her blood and carved into her bones.

"I was merely told by a voice that I could do this, should do this," she said, lightly parting her rosy lips demurely enchanting.

"Alas, to think that we’d come all this way in vain after such great expense!" The Black Donkey lamented on the side, not daring to come any closer.

"Greedy donkey, even as a donkey, one shouldn’t be too greedy. After all, you did get a Crystal Peach!" Zhou Heng teased without mercy.

"Haha, Zhou, you’ve gained a beauty and a Nascent Soul Realm magic artifact. Why don’t you give me the other Crystal Peach? Then it’s two for each of us, the benefits shared equally, right?" The Black Donkey shamelessly said.

"Get lost!"

For Zhou Heng, the greatest value was in destroying that beehive. Otherwise, given the vastness of his Dantian Space, what use was a single Crystal Peach to him? Its main purpose was to enhance Divine Sense and to form deities.

He planned to share the remaining Crystal Peach between Han Yulian and Ying Mengfan, so they could quickly reach the peak of the Spirit Sea Third Layer Heaven and form their deities.

Life on Xuanqian Star seemed to be nearing its end, with constant natural disasters and ancient experts all set to break the seal of the Temporal Origin Liquid and emerge, plunging the whole world into unparalleled chaos!

The stronger the people around him, the more at ease he felt, even though Zhou Heng never wanted his women to fight on his behalf.

"Let’s go, let’s leave this place!"

The two and the donkey prepared to jump into the lake to leave, but Huo Tian, despite possessing a terrifying and unfathomable power, with even Spiritual Sea Realm experts prostrating before her, had neither strength nor swimming skills of her own, making her too scared to get into the water.

Zhou Heng had initially wanted to take her into the Nine Mystic Trial Tower, but it turned out to be impossible!

To bring someone into the Treasure Pagoda, there were two methods. The simplest was for Zhou Heng to wrap them with his Divine Sense, and as long as the individual had no resisting consciousness, he could instantly send them into the pagoda.

But the problem was, whenever his consciousness touched Huo Tian, it was like entering an ocean of stars, and he was just a mere droplet!

How could a droplet wrap around the entire ocean of stars?

Since the first method was unfeasible, the only other option was to summon the Nine Mystic Trial Tower directly, enlarge it, and let her walk in.

However, the moment Huo Tian set foot inside, the entire pagoda trembled violently, showing cracks from the top to the base! Zhou Heng believed that if she truly stepped in, the Nine Mystic Trial Tower would undoubtedly collapse instantly!

He hurriedly stopped her.

What kind of existence was this woman? The Nine Mystic Trial Tower didn’t even have the capacity to contain her!

But thinking about the Crystal Peach Mother Tree hiding inside her, reaching straight to the heavens, it seemed understandable that she couldn’t be contained in the tower—that mother tree was too terrifying!

Zhou Heng opened his domain, and with the separation of Spiritual Power, Huo Tian was able to enter the water without getting wet, finally agreeing to leave.

In the flicker of the Gate of Light, they had already arrived at the edge of the pond they had entered from, now covered again by Heavy Water, undisturbed. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qi Dian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation vote or monthly ticket. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to continue reading.)