Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 351 - 339: Retreat in Shock (1/3)

Chapter 351: Chapter 339: Retreat in Shock (1/3)

Mao Qianwu involuntarily paused.

He wasn’t afraid of just those eighteen Spirit Light Cannons, with his Nascent Soul Realm cultivation level, he could completely prevent those heavy cannons from locking onto his form. But the key issue was the presence of Zhou Heng!

If this kid tangled him up, then when the Spirit Light Cannons bombarded, even he would have a headache!

Zhou Heng isn’t afraid of perishing together?

This kid had previously taken a hit from a Nascent Soul Realm attack, and because he had a defensive treasure on him, he came out like nothing happened! Therefore, he definitely wouldn’t be afraid to drag himself down with him!

With this thought, Mao Qianwu became somewhat hesitant, not wanting to miss out on treasures and instead risk his own life.

"Who are you!" Just at this moment, a thunderous shout rang out, and whoosh, the tall and slender figure of Yuan Shixiang stepped onto the air, exuding a commanding presence without even showing anger.

As soon as Mao Qianwu saw him, he no longer hesitated, his body turned, whoosh whoosh whoosh, he stepped on the air, vanishing hundreds of miles away in an instant, already disappearing from sight.

"Senior Yuan!" Zhou Heng greeted him with considerable respect, as this senior had always taken good care of him, earning his admiration.

"Who was that person?" Yuan Shixiang asked.

"A member of the Mao Family!"

"The Mao Family?" Yuan Shixiang’s brow immediately furrowed, "I have some understanding of your grudge with the Mao Family, but for the Mao Family to engage in infighting at this critical juncture is truly overstepping bounds!"

In his heart, Zhou Heng thought that outsiders only knew about his enmity with the Mao Family because he had killed Mao Yuheng. Although Helian Dong sealed the information, rumors still managed to leak out. He said, "Senior Yuan, my grudge with the Mao Family is not limited to that, please allow me to start from the beginning!"

He recounted the issues between him and the Mao Family from start to finish, without blatantly slandering the Mao Family, sticking to the facts.

"The Mao Family... they actually harbor such grand ambitions!" After listening, Yuan Shixiang couldn’t help but bristle with anger.

——To be willing to slaughter across the world just to extend their own life, how can they be so defiant of heaven? Although the Mao Family is part of the human race, they seem no different from Alien Races or Demon Beasts clad in human skin, so cruel!

"And to even incite a war between the Three Great Dynasties, merely to create an army of walking corpses!"

Yuan Shixiang said to Zhou Heng, "I must immediately report this matter to my master, and ask him to intervene, to communicate with the major families and sects to reveal the true face of the Mao Family, and to discuss a withdrawal with the Heavenly Demon and Night Demon tribes!"

Zhou Heng gave a wry smile and said, "Senior, this is just coming from my mouth, at that time the Mao Family can naturally deny everything clean, and counterclaim that I am framing them, it’s their word against mine, who will be believed then?"

Yuan Shixiang was suddenly at a loss for words, anger showing on his old face, as the air around him boiled like water, revealing the extent of his inner fury.

"Furthermore, the Alien Races have mobilized for war, they merely need a pretext, but their true goal is for the so-called Three Yang Heavenly Venerate inheritance on me, without having obtained it, they will definitely not withdraw their troops!" Zhou Heng continued.

Yuan Shixiang sighed. He had acquired the compassionate heart to care for the world under the influence of Saint Yangtian, but for most high-tier Martial Artists, what does it matter if some low-tier Martial Artists die? They are like ants to them, no amount of death would cause them to frown!

He looked at Sang Qingshan, who Zhou Heng was carrying under his arm, and said, "You should take him to get treated first!"

"Yes!"

In fact, Sang Qingshan hadn’t been too severely injured, only his Divine Sense had been drained due to that damaged Magic Artifact, causing him to sleep for three days and three nights before finally waking up. This hard time wasn’t in vain, his deities indeed became a fraction more solid than before.

"Why must Brother Sang push himself so hard?" Zhou Heng said upon hearing that he had woken up, coming over to pay him a visit.

"Who told you, Brother Zhou, to advance so fast? To not be left too far behind, I have no choice but to push myself!" Sang Qingshan gave Zhou Heng a somewhat "resentful" look, causing Zhou Heng to shudder with goosebumps.

Indeed.

Sang Qingshan, the Ice Phoenix Lady, and Yang Zhan were originally absolute geniuses in the Shangtian Martial Pavilion, no one but them could look up to their backs, whether in admiration or reverence. Only two other people could be considered their rivals.

The three had comparable strength and distinct talents, always progressing side by side, with no one breaking ahead. That balance was immediately shattered with the emergence of Zhou Heng!

Killing a Divine Infant Realm, forming deities, killing a Nascent Soul Realm, a series of feats that could blind everyone’s eyes!

This naturally stirred the ambition and pride of Sang Qingshan and the others. Even if they couldn’t be as monstrous as Zhou Heng, they could not let him get too far ahead, which was why Sang Qingshan was pushing himself so hard.

Zhou Heng laughed heartily, saying, "I never imagined I would have the power to inspire others, perhaps Brother Sang should give me some benefits?"

"Get lost, I almost died, if any benefits are to be given, you should be giving them to me!" Sang Qingshan immediately retorted.

The two looked at each other, bursting into laughter, their friendship took another step forward.

Zhou Heng said farewell and left, and Sang Qingshan needed to rest more, he had only just awakened and it would still take some time before he could completely recover.

Upon reaching the bow, Zhou Heng gazed downward, only to see the scale of the Alien Races’ allied forces had expanded several times. Reinforcements continued to arrive over the past few days, and now their numbers were nearly reaching a hundred million, the vast array of tents looked like an ocean!

The human side was no exception, with countless reinforcements arriving in droves. Although their numbers were not as vast as the alien races’, with natural strongholds to defend, they had quite an advantage. It was really hard to say who would triumph in battle.

In terms of top experts, seven Nascent Soul Realm old ancestors had already arrived on the human side. With the exception of Yuan Shixiang who remained aboard the Void Ship, the other six were encamped at Heavenly Gate Mountain, and the reason goes without saying—they were all wary of Zhou Heng.

—This calamitous star had slain yet another Nascent Soul expert, so who would dare to stay by his side, without fearing the end of their life and the extinction of their path?

Zhou Heng stood against the wind, as still as a statue.

The world was already chaotic enough, with natural disasters happening frequently and ancient experts awakening one after another from the Temporal Origin Liquid. Now a melee had erupted among the Three Great Dynasties, and the Mao Family had concocted some kind of walking corpse, as if everything had spiraled out of control!

According to Black Donkey, the emergence of Immortal Fate was also expected within these few years, which would definitely add to the chaos!

If he had strong power at this very moment, even if he could not break through to immortality immediately, at least he could take his friends and family away from this collapsing Xuanqian Star to another suitable continent for cultivation.

—He had heard from others more than once and had also seen in the History Book that there were many worlds like Xuanqian Star in the vast cosmos, but traversing the immense universe was no easy feat!

Firstly, one would need a sufficiently powerful Flying Artifact and enough Spirit Stones to support the traversal between two large planets. In addition to that, Starry Sky Coordinates were also necessary. Otherwise, wandering the vast starry sky without a compass would be like a boat lost at sea—how could one possibly reach the other shore?

Additionally, voyaging through the starry sky is an incredibly lengthy journey, taking at least tens of thousands of years. One must use Temporal Origin Liquid to enter a state of hibernation, with all passengers dormant while the Flying Artifact carries them across the cosmos.

Without achieving these two things, the idea of crossing the starry sky is a joke!

Whether it was the Flying Artifact or the Temporal Origin Liquid, Zhou Heng did not possess either at the moment!

This Void Ship might be fierce and large, but it was not designed for traversing the cosmos; it was intended to be an airborne fortress, a super weapon of destruction! Just its sheer weight alone made it impossible to break free from the starry sky, let alone traverse the universe.

For the sake of the people around him, he must acquire these two items!

Zhou Heng thought to himself, the terrifying natural disasters on Xuanqian Star were still happening—if one day the entire planet was destroyed, what then?

"Little Zhou!" A cheerful voice rang out, and a captivating figure floated over—it was Mei Yixiang. She leaned over next to Zhou Heng to look down but soon withdrew her gaze and said, "What’s there to see, an unchanging landscape!"

Zhou Heng chuckled and asked, "What wind has blown you, this young lady, over here?"

"Of course, the happy wind!" Mei Yixiang sat down at the bow of the ship, dangling her delicate feet over the edge, swinging them back and forth, seemingly unconcerned that the wind might blow her away.

"Speak up, you’re surely up to no good!" Zhou Heng sighed. He was well aware of the little schemes she and Feng Lianqing had in mind.

"Hehe!" Mei Yixiang grinned, showing her teeth. She was a beauty, more exquisite than Xiao Huoshui and Nangong Yuerong; her smile was filled with captivating charm which caused a slight ripple in Zhou Heng’s heart.

She said, "Little Zhou, I want to cultivate the Heavenly Yang and Earthly Yin Technique!"

Pfft!

Zhou Heng immediately burst out laughing, coughing uncontrollably after being startled by her straightforwardness. The night hadn’t even fallen yet!

Wait, this woman, like Feng Lianqing, was a playful spirit; there was no chance she would learn seductive techniques! Zhou Heng reached out to touch Mei Yixiang’s forehead. It was smooth as jade, no fever!

Not feverish, so why the sudden flirtation?

"What are you doing, trying to take liberties with me?" Mei Yixiang’s pretty eyes widened defensively as she quickly moved her head away, as if Zhou Heng were a man-eating tiger.

Zhou Heng sighed and said, "You probably don’t know how to cultivate the Heavenly Yang and Earthly Yin Technique, do you?"

"Bullshit, if I knew, would I need to ask you?" Mei Yixiang cast him a you-must-be-an-idiot look, pouting her cherry lips with limitless charm.

Sure enough!

Zhou Heng said, "Then why do you want to practice the Heavenly Yang and Earthly Yin Technique?"

"Duh, to improve my cultivation level!" Mei Yixiang gave Zhou Heng another disdainful glance. "I’m only in the Spirit Gathering Realm. I can maintain my youth for only about forty years! Sigh, how can a peerless beauty like me wither so early?"

She cradled her cheeks in her hands, her face a portrait of mournful vanity.

That was indeed true.

The higher the realm of a Martial Artist, the slower they aged. The Spirit Gathering Realm offered a mere two hundred years of lifespan, merely slowing down the aging process by half—not exactly reassuring.

"Lean in, I’ll tell you the prerequisites for cultivating the Heavenly Yang and Earthly Yin Technique, then you can think it over!" Zhou Heng grinned, and as Mei Yixiang leaned in, he whispered a few words to her.

Mei Yixiang’s lovely face blushed at first, then turned pale. After Zhou Heng finished speaking, she swung her little fists at him.

"Pervert!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your votes of recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)