Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 383 - 369 Grand Victory (1/3)

Chapter 383: Chapter 369 Grand Victory (1/3)

Zhou Heng revealed a chilly smile, his body suddenly radiating golden light, followed by a surge of purple fire, and the divine radiance above his head pulsated as a golden figure emerged. A powerful oppression immediately swept across the field.

Crackling and sizzling, the purple fire raged, burning the vines wrapped around Zhou Heng who emitted strange noises. They quickly showed scorch marks!

This was the mutated Purple Flame!

The elder in green clothes snorted and commanded, "Retract!"

Squeak!

The vines instantly constricted, each twig almost embedding itself into Zhou Heng’s flesh, and some of them even bloomed and seeded. The falling seeds, sharp as spikes, forcefully drilled into Zhou Heng’s skin, sprouting from his epidermis.

The elder in green, known as Green Wood Heavenly Monarch, had a forename long forgotten, no one daring to mention it. In ancient times, he was a terrifying figure. Nowadays, with the decline of the martial path, not only had Heavenly Venerates of the Divinity Transformation Realm ceased to exist, but the battle power of experts of the Divine Infant Realm also could not compare to those in ancient times.

Hence, Green Wood Heavenly Monarch naturally held an arrogant stance, completely disregarding current martial artists.

He cultivated the path of wood, and his deity was a green tree. In ancient times, it was unknown how many heroes had been trapped by his green branches, then died in excruciating pain as crazily growing seeds sucked away their spiritual power and even flesh.

That was the reason behind his notorious reputation.

The other three Divine Infant Realm Heavenly Monarchs were naturally aware of Green Wood Heavenly Monarch’s capabilities and all bore cold smiles, thinking: How could a mere Nascent Soul Realm junior break free from Green Wood Heavenly Monarch’s binds? No one in ancient times could have done it, let alone the feeble martial artists of today.

Caught in Green Wood’s binding, one was rendered immobile; then the seeds would grow, extracting spiritual power and flesh. Even surviving one cycle, new branches and tendrils would drop seeds again, repeating incessantly until the person was drained into a mummy!

This was unbreakable!

"Break for me!" Zhou Heng bellowed, his body surrounded by a whirlwind of purple flames as golden light swelled. Crack, crack, crack—several charred vines had already been forcibly shattered!

"What!" All eleven ancestor-level figures exclaimed in unison, utterly surprised by the unexpected outcome.

Zhou Heng pushed with his hands, and with continuous cracking sounds, his physique, even surpassing Nascent Soul level magic artifacts, could not possibly be destroyed by a Divine Infant Realm Heavenly Monarch in one strike. Since the Purple Flame Heavenly Fire was mutated, even if it wasn’t enough to completely burn the vines, scorching and semi-destroying them was effortless. And now, with Zhou Heng striking with spiritual power that was 640 times that of an ordinary Nascent Soul Realm martial artist combined with the Gold Devouring Clan’s brutal strength, he naturally could break free from his restraints!

He rose up boldly, his entire being brimming with battle intent that shot straight into the starry sky. Within his eyes swirled the rising sun and moonlight, as if he was a Heavenly God, exuding a powerful aura that, under the impact of his momentum, even made Divine Infant Realm elders like Green Wood Heavenly Monarch feel as if their wills were stolen and their battle spirits plummeting into helplessness.

This youngster... truly a remarkable being!

In this age of decayed martial ways, how could such a monster appear?

Could he be a descendant of the Great Eternal Emperor, sealed until now with Temporal Origin Liquid?

It can only be so, otherwise how could the current martial environment nurture such a prodigy!

But even if he is the Great Emperor’s offspring, without sufficient strength, what right does he have to guard the treasures upon him!

"Junior, this is your last chance. Hand over the sword and you may leave!" Green Wood Heavenly Monarch said, a concealed murderous intent in his eyes. His narrow-mindedness flared when Zhou Heng broke free from his control, causing him to lose face and thus he harbored a killing intent towards Zhou Heng.

But Zhou Heng was a descendant of the Great Emperor, possibly even his progeny. It could be that he possessed a Divinity Transformation Realm magic artifact bestowed by the Great Emperor himself, and should it be sacrificed, who knew what chaos would ensue?

Therefore, they would first seize the sword from the youngster.

Previously, Zhou Heng had not utilized any treasures, indicating that the cost of using such an item was high and he was reluctant to resort to it lightly; it was best not to push him too hard.

Zhou Heng laughed heartily and said, "Old fellow, you’ve blinded your dog eyes! This is the Hundred Ghosts Sword, and it’s an Immortal Object. Do you think I’d hand it over to you?"

"What, an Immortal Object?" Everyone on the opposite side was shocked; they had a very high regard for the Hundred Ghosts Sword, but they never linked it to an Immortal Object.

"When the Immortal Realm continent fell, I obtained this Hundred Ghosts Sword from there. If not an Immortal Object, then what is it!" Zhou Heng said with a faint smile.

Green Wood Heavenly Monarch and the others immediately showed greed in their eyes.

Speaking of coincidences, they had awakened from the Temporal Origin Liquid due to the cataclysmic impact of the Immortal Realm continent’s fall; otherwise, they would have slept for some time longer. They too had gone to the Immortal Realm continent to seek treasures, but could gain nothing from such a vast place despite their hard efforts.

Thus, if the sword in Zhou Heng’s hand was indeed obtained from the Immortal Realm continent, it was certainly an Immortal Object!

What puzzled them was, why would this fellow disclose this?

No matter the reason, they had to obtain that sword!

"Youngster, less nonsense. Hand over the sword quickly!" Green Wood Heavenly Monarch said, his eyes ablaze, for if it was an Immortal Sword or not, he would know once he had it in hand!

Zhou Heng nodded and responded, "I can hand it over, but there are eleven of you. To whom should I give the sword?"

"Hmph, junior, don’t waste your efforts. Who would fall for such a petty attempt to divide us?" Green Wood Heavenly Monarch sneered with disdain, "Throw the sword on the ground and get lost yourself!"

Zhou Heng sighed and turned to Black Donkey, "These guys all look like stupid donkeys, yet they didn’t fall for it!"

"Woof, if you dare to say those two words again, I’ll fight you to the death!" Black Donkey roared angrily.

"Which two words?"

"You dumb donkey!"

"That’s what you said, not my fault!" Zhou Heng shrugged.

"I’ll bite you to death!" The Black Donkey lunged forward, opening its huge mouth to bite at Zhou Heng.

"You two... is that enough already!" Green Wood Heavenly Monarch turned livid with a flushed face. Not only was he called a dumb donkey to his face, but he was also blatantly ignored.

Zhou Heng chuckled, shook his right hand, stowed away the Hundred Ghosts Sword, and took out a piece of cloth, saying, "Ladies and gentlemen, please focus on my hand, I’m about to show you another treasure from the Immortal Realm!"

"What, there’s more!" Green Wood Heavenly Monarch and the others twitched, questioning if this kid was a Treasure Gathering Child. While others struggled just to catch a glimpse of one treasure, he monopolized two!

Fortunately, they didn’t know that Zhou Heng had also learned three Immortal Techniques, or else their faces would’ve twisted even more.

"This is called the Ten Refinement Diagram. It’s very easy to use, just like this. You just have to inject your Divine Sense into it, activate the Demon Beast on the surface, and then provide enough Spirit Stones, and it will—"

"Roar!"

A roar at the level of Divine Sense erupted, and a Demon Beast with the head of a bull and the body of a centipede appeared, emitting an incredibly terrifying aura.

"—summon a Demon Beast!" Zhou Heng smiled, and then showed a gesture of apology, "I’m terribly sorry, I seem to have summoned quite a big fellow!"

Seriously sorry my ass, it was clearly on purpose!

Green Wood Heavenly Monarch and the others all had extremely grim expressions. They could naturally sense the immense aura of the giant beast, which was far beyond their own level!

It was at the Divinity Transformation Realm!

"Retreat!"

They made a split-second decision to turn and flee, with the eleven of them scattering in eleven different directions, to avoid being caught all at once.

With a thought from Zhou Heng, the Divinity Transformation Realm Demon Beast was already in pursuit of Green Wood Heavenly Monarch. Meanwhile, Zhou Heng executed the Swift Cloud Radiant Step, chasing after the seven Nascent Soul Realm Old Ancestors.

Swish, the Black Sword was summoned, and he had caught up to one, Leaf Falling Destiny Extinct, strike!

Splat—

A stream of blood flew by, and that Expert fell to the ground instantly. How could an Ancient Nascent Soul Realm Old Ancestor be an adversary in front of Zhou Heng now? With a twist of his feet, he went after the second Nascent Soul Realm Old Ancestor.

The Black Donkey was most enthusiastic about such slack-off work, also entangling itself with a Nascent Soul Realm Old Ancestor. It didn’t need to defeat its opponent, just slow them down a bit.

After Zhou Heng had slain three people, apart from the one entangled by Black Donkey, the remaining three Nascent Soul Realm Old Ancestors had run off without a trace. He turned back, brandishing the Black Sword as he pressed towards the last Nascent Soul Realm Old Ancestor.

"We should resolve conflicts, not create them. Young man, we never really wanted to kill you. Why do you have to force our hand!" The Old Ancestor begged for mercy, his pride still placing himself on equal footing with Zhou Heng.

"The ones who were forcing hands were you!" Zhou Heng’s gaze turned icy, and the Black Sword swept across.

"I’ll fight you with all I’ve got!" The Old Ancestor shouted fiercely, Divine Radiance shining above his head, his body exuding a destructive force.

A Nascent Soul Realm Old Ancestor fighting for his life was indeed a force to reckon with, even for a Divine Infant Realm Heavenly Monarch. They might not die, but they could still be seriously injured!

Splat!

But just as the Old Ancestor began to activate his cultivation technique, his aura suddenly choked, and at that moment, a Broken Sword had pierced through his chest. The raging Spiritual Power immediately began to burst forth uncontrollably, and his life force was swiftly leaving his body.

Purple Flame Heavenly Dragon!

The peerless technique of the Great Eternal Emperor, imbued with the natural air of an Emperor, intimidating the world!

Zhou Heng withdrew the Black Sword and sprung forward, chasing after Green Wood Heavenly Monarch. A dozen li away, that old man was currently fighting against the Demon Beast summoned by the Ten Refinement Diagram.

It has to be said, Green Wood Heavenly Monarch was indeed very powerful, truly very powerful!

The old man not only possesses a Peak Third Layer Heaven cultivation level, but he had also begun to glimpse the threshold of the Divinity Transformation Realm. Therefore, he hadn’t perished yet. However, no matter how close to the Divinity Transformation Realm he was, he was still at the Divine Infant Realm, and had it not been for the fact that the Ten Refinement Diagram’s summoned Demon Beast wasn’t a physical entity, limiting its battle power, it would have slapped him dead long ago.

Even so, Green Wood Heavenly Monarch was hanging on by a mere thread.

Zhou Heng drew his sword and unfolded the Sky-soaring Nine Forms. He wanted a quick and decisive battle!

"What!" Green Wood Heavenly Monarch was desperately fighting off the Divinity Transformation Realm Demon Beast, continuously sacrificing his treasures just to fend it off, but each one only bought him a fleeting moment of time.

However, as Zhou Heng’s sword unfolded, his vision held nothing else. It was as if he was standing in a pitch-black universe, with a black sword slicing through heaven and earth. The surrounding stars exploded one after another, the brilliance of colliding celestial bodies indescribably mighty!

If there was no Divinity Transformation Realm Demon Beast, Green Wood Heavenly Monarch, with a Great Realm higher cultivation level than Zhou Heng, could have managed to withstand this strike, but now!

Splat!

The sword fell, and the head was severed! (To be continued. If you like this work, please go to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)