Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 390 - 376 Battle of the Saintess (2/3)

Chapter 390: Chapter 376 Battle of the Saintess (2/3)

Zhou Heng watched the meteor fall and couldn’t help but reveal a bitter smile.

Because that was exactly the direction they had been flung out of the cave in, if he had not resisted that habitual flying force and had instead gone with the flow, he could have saved a lot of time by now.

"Let’s go!"

A man and a donkey began to move forward, but it wasn’t long before both of them stopped abruptly, whoosh, a figure had already swept past them, as swift as radiance and instantly gone without a trace.

"Someone else has followed us in!" They quickly realized.

"Weird, we were clearly the first ones in, how could anyone have gotten ahead of us?" the Black Donkey said, puzzled.

Zhou Heng didn’t make a sound. He naturally knew what was going on, but if he said anything, he would inevitably be attacked by the donkey’s sharp tongue. Unlike the Black Donkey, he wasn’t mean-spirited and didn’t want to suffer the cold sarcasm from it.

"Stop wondering, let’s hurry up, or we’ll fall too far behind and others will grab the treasures!"

The Black Donkey was insatiably greedy for treasures, and upon hearing this, it immediately forgot its curiosity, and dashed off in hot pursuit.

Zhou Heng wasn’t too worried about being temporarily behind, because apart from someone with a freakish physique like his, even a Martial Artist at the Divine Infant Realm would have to pay a great price to pass through that channel!

It wouldn’t be as miserable as the Black Donkey, but it would definitely take some time to recover their vitality.

As long as he and the Black Donkey traveled day and night, even if they couldn’t get back to the front, they wouldn’t fall too far behind.

Half a day later.

"Eh, Moonshadow Fairy!" The Black Donkey suddenly lit up with excitement and immediately scampered towards the figure ahead.

Zhou Heng also saw her. The Moon Shadow Saintess from the East Spirit Immortal Pond, dressed in white, was suspended in the starry sky. However, she had just crossed through the channel, and her entire body exuded a sense of dishevelment, her veil nowhere to be seen, her green silk hair in total disarray.

A beauty that shames even the closed moon and flowers, a peerless visage under the heavens!

Zhou Heng nodded inwardly. This Moon Shadow Saintess was a beauty of the same calibre as Ying Mengfan, belonging to the rare kind that only appears once every few decades, even centuries! Of course, she couldn’t compare with Huo Tian, for Huo Tian was the kind of Demon Girl that only appeared once every tens of thousands of years!

"Scram!" The Moon Shadow Saintess coldly berated upon seeing the Black Donkey.

"Fairy, I have some Spirit Stones, I’ll lend... them to you!" The Black Donkey gritted its teeth and pulled out a few spirit stones.

Getting this greedy donkey to pull anything out of its pocket was as difficult as climbing to heaven! Therefore, even though it was only talking about lending a few Spirit Stones, it was already the most generous act it had made, and its heart must be bleeding internally.

However, upon a glance at those Spirit Stones, Zhou Heng almost laughed out loud, because among them there was only one Middle Grade Spirit Stone, the rest were all Lower Grade.

This donkey is really stingy, beyond any hope of salvation!

In the Black Donkey’s view, this was a huge sacrifice already, but to anyone else, it was nothing but blatant teasing!

"Cheap donkey!" The Moon Shadow Saintess was furious. With a flourish of her right hand, a silver longsword was already being wielded in her hand, slashing towards the Black Donkey.

Swish, the Sword Qi roared like a dragon, sweeping across the heavens.

Although she had just passed through the large hole and her Spiritual Power was greatly diminished and not yet fully restored, she was still a being of the Divine Infant Realm, and her power was lethal enough for the Black Donkey. She had previously spared the Black Donkey out of respect for Heavenly Venerate Xuanying, but this wretched donkey dared to tease her like this, which made her utterly furious.

"Fairy, let’s talk this over, why bring out the sword, wouldn’t it hurt feelings if you hurt someone!" The cheap donkey dodged while trying to "persuade" the other party.

Yet for the Black Donkey, annoying people was easy, but consoling them was not its forte, only making matters progressively worse.

"Hmph!" The Moon Shadow Saintess didn’t bother to argue with the Black Donkey and just intensified the sword dance.

"Zhou, help!" The despicable donkey shamelessly fled back, hiding behind Zhou Heng.

"Get out of the way!" The Moon Shadow Saintess shouted unhappily. She had no affection for the lineage of the Great Eternal Emperor.

"Enemies should settle their conflicts, not deepen them. Although this donkey is quite despicable, it is totally... smitten with you—" Before Zhou Heng could finish, the sword light flashed and the Moon Shadow Saintess had already thrust her sword towards him.

How could the Moon Shadow Saintess not be angry?

Was that even something a human would say? Who would be flattered by the infatuation of a donkey? This brat is just as shameless as the cheap donkey!

"Zhou, you can’t slander me, where have I been cheap? I merely intended to take on a maid!" And still, the Black Donkey refused to be quiet.

"You’re cheap from head to toe!" Zhou Heng drew the Hundred Ghosts Sword, clanging it against the Moon Shadow Saintess’s treasured sword. A powerful force struck him, propelling him more than ten miles back.

Sure enough, the power of the Divine Infant Realm was not to be taken lightly. Even not at full strength, she was beyond someone he could match!

Fortunately, his physique was tough enough that the rebound didn’t harm his Divine Bone. Golden Divine Radiance flickered, and Zhou Heng’s body made a buzzing sound, but he was unscathed.

The Moon Shadow Saintess, not uttering a word, pursued Zhou Heng and the Black Donkey, brandishing her sword and stirring up the winds once again.

Clang, clang, clang, bang, bang, bang!

The two continued to clash several times, and as the vigorous power rippled out, Black Donkey found itself unable to stay nearby, having to retreat constantly.

Zhou Heng was growing impatient, for there was no time to indulge a madwoman’s wild and aggressive behavior. He unleashed the Feiyu Seven Swords, and at that moment, more than a dozen ghost shadows appeared, causing significant trouble for Moon Shadow Saintess. Coupled with the mood of his Immortal Level swordsmanship, Moon Shadow Saintess was soon overwhelmed and at her wits’ end.

She wouldn’t have been in such a sorry state, had she not rushed to act before her spiritual power was replenished.

Moon Shadow Saintess was shocked. Although young, she was an expert of the Divine Infant Realm, and her judgment was naturally superior. After fighting for so long, she had a rough idea of Zhou Heng’s strength. Even with her spiritual power intact, she might not have been able to suppress this prodigy younger than herself!

This fellow’s physique was terrifyingly strong to a perverse extent, enough to ensure his invincibility! Moreover, his sword, of unknown grade, could generate a Spiritual Body with each swing, packing tremendous power. Even she did not dare to take several of his hits directly.

Once the Spiritual Bodies grouped together, she would truly have a headache!

Yet to simply stop now would be unbearable for her!

It was not just because of Black Donkey’s foul mouth, but also because Zhou Heng was the descendant of the Great Eternal Emperor!

Back then, the Great Eternal Emperor "abandoned" her mentor, choosing another woman instead—a huge blow to East Spirit Heavenly Venerate and a reason for her extreme hatred toward the Great Eternal Emperor.

Now, as time passed and neither of the original parties had become immortal, they would have perished long ago, leading Moon Shadow Saintess to shift her lingering resentment onto Zhou Heng.

A son repays his father’s debts... even after many generations.

She could not bow her head to the lineage of the Great Eternal Emperor!

Moon Shadow Saintess swung her long sword and above her head, a deity emerged—a delicate jade-colored small sword that flickered with a sparkling jade light. Her momentum surged tremendously, clearly exerting her full strength.

What a hassle!

Zhou Heng initiated the Swift Cloud Radiant Step and charged towards Moon Shadow Saintess, his left fist sending out consecutive punches. With a physical body so strong he could be considered the preeminent figure of the current era, he naturally wanted to maximize this advantage. Close combat was where he shone brightest.

Moon Shadow Saintess was undaunted. Close combat increased anyone’s power significantly, which is why experts usually avoided it—the risk of severe injury or even death from a single blow was too great!

Their fight grew more intense, swords sparkled continuously with each clash, and the sound of fists and palms striking one another took the battle to a fever pitch.

Zhou Heng, caught up in the thrill of battle, even put away the Hundred Ghosts Sword and just launched punches, the various techniques manifesting as if he were an emperor from ancient times with unparalleled battle power!

Moon Shadow Saintess kept chastising him. She absolutely could not tolerate losing to a descendant of the Great Eternal Emperor!

If Zhou wasn’t using a magic artifact, then she wouldn’t either!

She stowed her treasure sword away, and with graceful hand movements, her battle power surged like a tide. It was hardly inferior to using a magic artifact.

A martial artist’s own body was their strongest weapon!

"Forget it, we’re all friends here. Why keep fighting? Come, this donkey invites you for barbecue!" Black Donkey called out from the side, taking out a grill and ingredients from its Space Artifact, truly preparing for a nocturnal feast.

That damn donkey would have been better off keeping quiet. With his words, Moon Shadow Saintess’s rage became even more uncontrollable. She brushed her hand out, turning it a cyan color, moving like a dancing Spirit Snake, emanating a palpable and threatening aura.

Zhou Heng instinctively sensed the danger of this move and was overwhelmed by the thought that he must not let it hit him at all costs. He reached out with his right hand and grabbed her wrist.

"Hmph!" Moon Shadow Saintess shook her arm, intending to send Zhou flying away.

Zhou wouldn’t let her wish come true. He spread his arms open and entangled her, denying her any chance to hit him directly. It was her hand that set his heart racing, not the force of the blow itself.

"Let go!" Moon Shadow Saintess trembled all over.

She was now held in Zhou’s embrace, and not just in a common hold but with limbs entangled, which in any other setting would resemble an extremely indecent erotic painting!

"Swear you won’t trouble me again, and I’ll let you go!" Zhou declared. This woman was simply too troublesome, and he did not want to be targeted by a Divine Infant Realm expert all the time.

Oaths were insignificant to some, but to others, they were binding until death. Unfortunately for Moon Shadow Saintess, she was someone who would honor her word. For her to make a false vow and break it later simply wasn’t possible!

So, she continued to struggle with her vigorous power, stubbornly silent.

If her spiritual power had been intact, her higher cultivation level in spiritual power would have easily allowed her to break free from Zhou, but now faced with a "monster" whose physique could rival a Nascent Soul Realm magic artifact, her efforts were in vain.

She truly couldn’t break free!

Slap!

A crisp sound rang out as Zhou decisively smacked her lifted buttocks, creating an alluring wave and a tempting scene.

"You—you—" Moon Shadow Saintess almost went mad; this man had actually dared to slap her butt! Her body was sacred, with even an accidental touch by a man’s finger considered a desecration, let alone her buttocks!

It was a grave insult, a deep hatred!

However, this allowed her to escape Zhou’s hold, and she flew back a hundred yards, her face as cold as frost. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, we invite you to vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)