Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 388 - 374 Mutual Killing Intent (3/3)

Chapter 388: Chapter 374 Mutual Killing Intent (3/3)

"Are you Zhou Heng?" From afar, a youth in brocade clothes approached, gliding through the air, his tall and slender figure outstanding among his peers, with a bold and magnificent aura surrounding him. He looked down at Zhou Heng from his lofty height, full of arrogant pride.

Zhou Heng felt displeased, and with a single-handed grasp, a wave of Vigorous Power slapped down, forcefully pressing the youth in brocade from the sky to the ground.

"Hmm?" The youth in brocade straightened his figure, stopping his descent, but he was now level with Zhou Heng’s height. He couldn’t help but show a trace of anger, his eyes already flaming with rage.

He was a martial arts prodigy, showered with adoration since childhood, advancing at a rapid pace in his cultivation. Barely over a hundred years old, he had broken into the Nascent Soul Realm, his battle power peerless. In the Nascent Soul First Layer Heaven, he could defy and fight those in the Second and even the Third Layer Heaven, his pride knowing no bounds!

With such talent, he had the right to be arrogant, the right to look down upon all creatures under heaven.

Now that he had stepped into the Second Layer Heaven of the Nascent Soul Realm, he naturally disregarded all of the Nascent Soul stage, considering the common masses as mediocre beings. Apart from the old ancestors of the Divine Infant Realm, who could be his enemy?

The thought that this youngster would dare to make a move against him was simply outrageous!

"Zhou Heng, you have some nerve, do you know who I am?" said the youth in brocade coldly, his Divine Radiance stirring above his head, adding to his imposing and domineering presence.

"I don’t care who you are, what are you doing blocking my way!" Zhou Heng replied irritably, for he was not one without temper.

"Hmph, I am Zhao Anyuan!" the youth in brocade exclaimed.

"Zhao Anyuan?" Zhou Heng showed a hint of confusion, then shook his head, "Seems familiar, can’t remember though; probably someone insignificant, not worth the attention. Go cool off somewhere else!"

"You bastard!" Zhao Anyuan roared, his right hand sending out a punch, Divine Radiance blossoming, whoosh, a giant rock descended from the sky, bearing down on Zhou Heng.

"Is this guy sick?" Zhou Heng looked towards Black Donkey.

"Who knows!" shrugged Black Donkey, then added with schadenfreude, "Zhou, it seems your karma isn’t much better, you’re getting beaten even more than this donkey!"

"Don’t lump me together with you!" Zhou Heng blasted a punch, boom, the falling rock was instantly shattered into pieces by him, reverting back to Spiritual Energy and returning to the heavens and the earth. He looked towards Zhao Anyuan and suddenly clapped his hands together, as if recalling something.

Zhao Anyuan was the one always pursuing the Ice Phoenix Lady, a direct descendant of the Zhao Family among the thirteen major forces of the Heavenly Dragon Empire! Sang Qingshan had already warned him that he would have such an enemy, but he had never taken it to heart.

He wasn’t afraid even when he was in the Spirit Sea Realm, let alone now.

"You two—" Zhao Anyuan was furiously enraged, these two actually completely ignored him! He was a prodigy of the Zhao Family, also an old ancestor of the Nascent Soul Realm, who, since birth, had dared to defy his will? Who had ever ignored him?

Did they think they could confront him just because they blocked one of his moves?

"Zhou Heng, I’m warning you just this once, stay away from Yewu!" Even as a peerless genius of his generation, he still maintained some magnanimity, fashioning himself as the second Great Eternal Emperor.

Zhou Heng didn’t even look at him, but simply said to Black Donkey, "Is this guy nuts, always talking such nonsense?"

"Probably crazy!" Black Donkey, ever so irreverent, snickered in agreement.

Zhao Anyuan’s rage was at its peak, his right hand clenching into a fist, with a blue flame burning atop, his fighting spirit soaring.

"Anyuan!" At this moment, an elderly man from the Divine Infant Realm approached swiftly from a distance, reaching Zhao Anyuan’s side in just two to three strides, he shook his head at him, saying, "Avoid unnecessary complications!"

"Yes, old ancestor!" Zhao Anyuan, though arrogant, did not dare to be presumptuous in front of a Divine Infant Realm Heavenly Monarch, hurriedly responding with respect.

The Divine Infant Realm old ancestor of the Zhao Family glanced at Zhou Heng, his eyes flashing with sharpness, but he quickly reined it in, and said to Zhao Anyuan, "Anyuan, come with me!"

"Yes!" Zhao Anyuan responded again and followed the old ancestor of the Zhao Family for a distance before he said, "Old ancestor, why not just crush that Zhou Heng? He acquired the treasure of the Three Yang Heavenly Venerate, and he even killed a Divine Infant Realm Heavenly Monarch, that treasure must be precious!"

The Zhao Family old ancestor looked at him with a hint of approval, knowing that the most outstanding of his clan was not just chasing Zhou Heng out of personal vendetta, but using it as a pretext to strike at Zhou Heng, with the intention of seizing the treasure.

He shook his head and said, "Since you already know that the youngster has once slain a Divine Infant Realm expert, why are you so careless? He must have a tremendously destructive treasure on him, not to be underestimated!"

"That boy, seize an opportunity to annihilate him, don’t give him a chance to fight back!"

Zhao Anyuan revealed a cold smile and said, "The old ancestor is right!" He glanced back at Zhou Heng, his eyes brimming with murderous intent.

Zhou Heng and Black Donkey stood shoulder to shoulder. After seeing Zhao Anyuan’s glance, Black Donkey said, "Zhou, this guy is stepping all over you, can you really bear it?"

"There are too many people here; once we get inside, follow that kid and find an opportunity to take him down!" Zhou Heng replied, having seen the killing intent in the other’s eyes. Had it not been for the Divine Infant Realm old ancestor standing by the other side, he would have already made his move to eradicate this future threat.

The massive cave entrance was too ominous, hence a bunch of old ancestors were afraid to act rashly. Immortal objects were important indeed, but if they were to lose their lives so carelessly, it would be terribly unjust!

To become beings of the Divine Infant and Nascent Soul Realms, they naturally possessed excellent patience, willing to wait a year or half more without impatience. They all began to probe cautiously, discovering that the closer they got to the cave, the greater the suction force from within. Just entering a third of the way, the suction force became nearly irresistible even for a Nascent Soul Realm old ancestor.

Experts from the Divine Infant Realm could indeed travel further along the path, but it was fundamentally impossible for them to reach the end!

No one knew what lay beyond the passageway. What if once inside, you could never come back out? Even the old ancestors of the Divine Infant Realm don’t have the ability to go without food or drink for their entire lives. If the inside was just as barren as here, they would all starve or die of thirst.

What use then was an inheritance at the Immortal level?

"Zhou, I’ll tie a rope around you, and you boldly go ahead. If you encounter danger, I will pull you back!" After waiting for two days, Black Donkey came up with a lousy idea.

"I’ll give this opportunity to you!" Zhou Heng said with a smile, yet his brow furrowed. They couldn’t keep stalling like this.

It was either enter or turn around and leave. A decision had to be made!

He thought through the entire situation from beginning to end. If those Four Great Death Places were formed by the Divinity Transformation Realm Heavenly Venerate with tremendous power to pass down their peerless techniques, could this place be the same? The difference being, this was an Immortal’s doing!

In recent days, this place had been emitting fluctuations that only experts in the Nascent Soul Realm could sense. Was this indicating the opening of the forbidden area, and that the inheritance was about to appear?

If this were the case, then this passageway might be a trial, and perhaps the first person to enter would be favored.

"Hm?" While he was pondering, a sudden unease rose in his heart. Just then, boom boom boom, four palm strikes came at the same time, shining with Divine Radiance, terrifying to the extreme.

Zhou Heng barely had time to use the Swift Cloud Radiant Step, but the Nine Mystic Trial Tower had already started spinning and opened up, taking him and Black Donkey inside. The ten-level Treasure Pagoda floated, exuding an ancient aura.

Thud, thud, thud, all the palm strikes hit, but they were completely nullified. How could the Nine Mystic Trial Tower, which was at least at the Quasi-Immortal Artifact level, be damaged by attacks from a few Divine Infant Realm experts?

Zhou Heng’s gaze swept over to where the attackers were. The assailants were the same Divine Infant Realm experts who had been guarding the Corpse Spirit Flower by the blood lake. They must have been searching for Zhou Heng earlier and thus arrived here several days late.

"Damn Donkey, let’s go!" Zhou Heng no longer hesitated. Grabbing one of Black Donkey’s hooves with his right hand, he unfolded the Swift Cloud Radiant Step and dashed towards the huge passageway.

He had already made up his mind, but now he simply acted on it more quickly.

"Zhou, if you want to die, don’t drag me down as a cushion!" Black Donkey screamed.

"Shall I leave you behind then?" Zhou Heng asked. "By the way, you also ate the Corpse Spirit Flower, who knows if they’ll cook and eat you!"

"Don’t leave me behind!" Black Donkey screamed like a slaughtered pig, "I have the misfortune of befriending you, you ill-omened star!"

"Stop running!"

The Divine Infant Realm experts from behind chased after them furiously. They naturally knew that the Corpse Spirit Flower must have been consumed by Zhou Heng and Black Donkey. Since it had only been a few days, there should still be some medicinal effects remaining. By consuming the two, they might still gain some benefits!

"You old fools, who would stop and wait for you? Don’t think I’m as stupid as you!" Black Donkey, having nothing better to do, started taunting the pursuers.

"That damned donkey!"

The people behind were furious, chasing more desperately, but Zhou Heng had already pushed the Swift Cloud Radiant Step to the extreme. His speed was much faster than theirs, and with the force from the giant hole pulling him, he disappeared from their sight like a streak of light.

Facing the increasingly powerful suction force inside the hole, they all stopped in their tracks, showing terrified expressions. With such an attractive force, it would be impossible for them to come out after falling in!

Witnessing this scene, the people around the perimeter of the giant hole all showed astonishment. Nobody had expected Zhou Heng to act so recklessly!

Could it be that this young man was not afraid of going in and never coming back?

People exchanged glances, struggling evident on their faces.

They all believed there was at least an inheritance of the Divinity Transformation Realm here, perhaps just beyond that great hole. Everyone was waiting, thinking maybe the pulling force of the cave would slowly diminish, and they could enter together to compete for it.

But now someone had gone in first!

Perhaps they had already been shattered by the terrifying force, or maybe they had survived and entered the true domain of inheritance, seizing Divinity Transformation Realm, or even Immortal-level cultivation techniques and treasures!

With such thoughts, who could sit still? They all felt as if there were fires under their seats.

"I have only a bit over a hundred years left in my life, I might as well take the risk!" An old Divine Infant Realm ancestor made his decision first, deploying his movement technique and shooting towards the depths of the giant hole.

With one came the second, and several more set out toward the depths of the great hole.

They were all elderly people with little life left. Without some tremendous opportunity to break through, they would all turn to dry bones in just over a hundred years.

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