Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 379 - 365 - s Counter-grab one (3/3)

Chapter 379: 365 Chapters Counter-grab one (3/3)

"Kid, you’ve got quite the nerve!"

"Do people of this era no longer know what reverence is?"

Murong Yuan and the other six all sneered coldly, finding Zhou Heng’s arrogance to be too much. To think of robbing them—such reckless gall!

Zhou Heng smiled and stretched out his right hand, saying, "If anyone can withstand a single move from me, they’re free to brush off their backsides and leave; otherwise, obediently leave your wealth as compensation for your lives!"

"Hmph, don’t lump us, ancients experts, with the weaklings of today!" Baili Dong roared as he threw another punch, this time in genuine rage. Divine beings appeared above his head, specifically a dark red fire fist, which he shook within his divine fetus. Instantly, a divine radiance flickered and ignited on his fist as he hurled it towards Zhou Heng.

Zhou let the attack come, then casually slapped it away.

His speed didn’t seem fast, nor were there any complex maneuvers, yet Baili Dong couldn’t dodge it and was slapped on the back of his head. He went down with a smack, his left leg twitching slightly, but he was utterly unable to stand up.

Hiss, he really was put down in one move!

Murong Yuan and the others’ expressions changed drastically. The martial path in today’s world was in decline, nowhere near comparable to the Ancient Era, and naturally, after they were unsealed from the Temporal Origin Liquid, they had nothing but disdain for current martial artists.

They had all heard the name Zhou Heng, knowing he was a recently risen prodigy with impressive battle achievements. However, seeing is believing, hearing is false, and they did not really believe Zhou was as powerful as rumored. A Spirit Sea Realm individual killing the Blood-Soaked Heavenly Monarch? What a joke!

Today’s martial artists were not only weak but also boastful and impetuous!

As people from the Ancient Era, they were naturally arrogant with their heads held high.

When Zhou’s palm struck Baili Dong, it was as though it had slapped each of their faces, thoroughly waking them up to the fact that while the martial path was indeed in decline, it was not without its exceptional monsters.

"Hahaha!" The Black Donkey sat right on top of Baili Dong, using one of its front hooves to point at everyone, saying, "Hand over all the treasures, or else we’ll make things difficult for you!"

"Cough! Cough!" Murong Yuan and the others had embarrassed expressions. The Old Man in Red said, "Sir, we have been reckless and offended you. Please forgive us!"

"I’m a person with a pretty good temper. Just offering up some treasure should do the trick in sending me on my way!" Zhou Heng said with a smile as he looked at them all.

This kid was really set on robbing them!

Murong Yuan and the other six exchanged glances, all with faces full of pain. When they chose to seal themselves away, they naturally brought along their space artifacts containing treasures they had collected throughout their lives.

Given that space artifacts have limited capacity, what they deemed worthy of collection was naturally extremely precious. There wasn’t a single item they were willing to part with!

"Don’t worry about the gift being too modest. I don’t mind at all!" Despite sitting on Baili Dong, the Black Donkey’s hooves were already deftly searching the man’s body, as space artifacts couldn’t be kept in the Dantian Space. It quickly found a brocade pouch.

"Zhou, erase the divine sense for me!" it said brashly.

Baili Dong was at the Nascent Soul Realm, and naturally, his divine sense was stronger than that of the Black Donkey. As long as he was alive, the Black Donkey couldn’t erase it.

Zhou took it, and in a thought, the divine sense on the brocade pouch was wiped clean. His divine sense probed inside and his face betrayed a flash of joy—Baili Dong’s personal fortune was indeed substantial!

"You brat, let me have a look!" The Black Donkey hurried over to snatch it away.

Zhou stored the brocade pouch and said, "First things first, then we split the loot!"

The Black Donkey agreed with a dissatisfied face, turned to look at Murong Yuan and the others, and shouted, "Hurry up, hand over the stuff!"

Murong Yuan and the rest were inwardly cursing this despicable donkey for its borrowed authority. The young man said, "Sir, why be so aggressive? Murder doesn’t require overkill. It was our fault for offending you earlier. We would like to offer our apologies, how about that?"

Smack!

The moment the young man finished speaking, he was heavily slapped by Zhou, causing a row of his teeth to fly out.

"Do you know why I slapped you?" Zhou asked with a smile, but the dangerous aura on his face was chilling. He didn’t wait for the young man to reply and said, "Because you’re too despicable!"

"Hey, Zhou, are you daring to insult me?" The Black Donkey immediately identified with the remark.

"I didn’t mention you; you can’t compare to his despicableness!" Zhou replied to the Black Donkey, causing the donkey to bark angrily, ready to run over and desperately bite Zhou. But then it remembered that Zhou was now too domineering to defeat, so it reluctantly backed off.

The young man on the other hand had a dark expression, his eyes flashing with fearsome ferocity, yet he dared not let Zhou see, and hung his head low with his fists clenched tightly, his inner rage likely enough to scorch the heavens.

To be slapped in the face as a dignified Nascent Soul Old Ancestor—what indescribable humiliation this was!

Yet the strength did not match, and the shortfall was not just a little bit, leaving him no room to show his anger.

"Weren’t you just trying to extort Immortal Techniques from me?" Zhou spoke calmly, "Your reliance was on sheer numbers, thinking you had me at your mercy! Now, I’m stronger than you, and you think a few words of apology will even things out. Where’s the fairness in that?"

"Doesn’t that make you despicable?"

The young man was so furious that he trembled, unable to utter a single word.

Smack!

Zhou Heng delivered another slap, knocking all the teeth out from the other side of the young man’s mouth. He said indifferently, "When someone is talking to you, it is very rude not to answer with your head down!"

"Young Master Zhou, we were blind, please spare us just this once!" Murong Yuan’s charming eyes were filled with allure, she glided a delicate finger across the corner of her mouth and gave it a subtle suck, her suggestive intent could not be more obvious.

But at that moment, the other five people attacked simultaneously, charging towards Zhou Heng with divine beings conjured and treasures unleashed, the dazzling divine radiance overwhelming the sky!

Zhou Heng snorted coldly, as a golden figure emerged above his head, instantly radiating a terrifying aura that shook the heavens.

The five people groaned at once, feeling as if their divine beings had encountered their natural predators and were unable to unleash the slightest bit of their power.

"Purple Flame Heavenly Dragon!"

"Great Eternal Emperor!"

"He truly is a descendant of the Great Emperor!"

An indescribable power surged, and even Murong Yuan, who had not made a move, trembled delicately with a strong urge to kneel in awe and submission to Zhou Heng. Had they not been beings who had formed their deities, with wills unyielding, they would have certainly been kneeling by now.

They had heard before that Zhou Heng was the descendant of the Great Eternal Emperor, but who from that era would believe such rumors? It wasn’t until now that they realized Zhou Heng’s monstrous strength was no coincidence—after all, he was the one and only descendant of an emperor since ancient times!

Perhaps he too was sealed with Temporal Origin Liquid until the present; otherwise, how could the current environment have fostered such an outstanding talent?

With this in mind, they felt much more at ease. Being defeated by a descendant of the Ancient Great Emperor was not a disgrace!

"Ah—" Baili Dong was roused by this aura to find himself sitting underneath the Black Donkey, filled with immense shame and indignation, he let out an angry roar. But when he tried to struggle to his feet, he realized that his spiritual power was sealed, rendering him powerless.

Thump!

The Black Donkey slammed down a hoof and said discontentedly, "What’s with the screaming!"

Zhou Heng chuckled and commanded, "Donkey, search them!"

The Black Donkey’s eyes lit up as it immediately hopped to its feet, commanding, "Take off your clothes for Donkey Master!"

Murong Yuan and the other six were utterly humiliated and indignant. It was already degrading enough to be robbed by a donkey, but to strip as well? This was an insult that went beyond the pale!

"We have handed over all our space artifacts, there is no need to search us anymore!" The seven hurriedly handed over their respective space artifacts, knowing they’d rather die than strip naked.

"That’s all?" the Black Donkey asked, sticking out its tongue.

"That’s all!" all seven nodded.

"You haven’t hidden anything else?"

"No!"

"Donkey Master doesn’t believe it!" the Black Donkey smirked maliciously. "Strip naked. I suspect you’ve tucked things away in your buttocks!"

Smack!

Zhou Heng kicked out and sent the despicable donkey he couldn’t stand to watch anymore flying, then asked, "Now tell me, do you know what the so-called ’Immortal Fate’ from the Ancient Times is?"

All seven shook their heads in unison, expressing they did not know as they had chosen to seal themselves due to the depletion of nature’s spiritual energy.

"Do you still have any Temporal Origin Liquid?" Zhou Heng’s eyes glittered. If he couldn’t become an Immortal before the self-collapse of Xuanqian Star, then he would need to take his family and leave, requiring a large amount of Temporal Origin Liquid.

"No more!" the seven still shook their heads, saying that the Golden River Sect had more than just the seven of them at the Nascent Soul Realm, but only the strongest among them had managed to obtain this Temporal Origin Liquid, so there was no surplus.

"Where did you get the Temporal Origin Liquid?" Zhou Heng decided to go fetch it himself. If many ancient experts had sealed themselves to reach the current age, the Temporal Origin Liquid must not have been overly scarce.

At worst, he could trade with the Feiyu Seven Swords!

"During the Ancient Times, not only was the Martial Path flourishing, but also nature’s spiritual energy was much denser than it is now, creating a large number of natural treasures. Temporal Origin Liquid was one of them! Although the level of nature’s spiritual energy is gradually recovering now, it is still unlikely to produce Temporal Origin Liquid!"

They gave Zhou Heng a disappointing answer.

Zhou Heng frowned, knowing that while there may have been many Temporal Origin Liquids in the Ancient Era, the entire era had plunged into a dark period of spiritual energy exhaustion. It was likely that all major forces would have sealed their important figures until the present day, leaving no Temporal Origin Liquid behind.

His idea of seeking a Cosmos-crossing Grade Flying Artifact and then using Temporal Origin Liquid to travel through the starry sky was probably unattainable.

"...Where did the Great Eternal Emperor go in the end?" Zhou Heng finally asked.

"According to the rumors we know, after suppressing the four Evil Venerates, the Great Eternal Emperor contracted an incurable disease and perished not long after," all seven said.

"The four Evil Venerates?" Zhou Heng’s mind stirred.

"They are the four Heavenly Monarchs who turned into the Death Forest, Poisonous Vast Sea, Flamefire Desert, and Thunder Light Valley!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets at Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)