Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 396 - 382: Thousand Blades Piercing Through (2/3)

Chapter 396: Chapter 382: Thousand Blades Piercing Through (2/3)

"That ancient flame, he’s definitely an old pervert!" Black Donkey trembled all over as he witnessed the scene, his hide twitching uncontrollably.

"So will you go or not?" Zhou Heng had already started moving forward.

"Of course, this is my immortal object!" exclaimed Black Donkey, hurrying to follow.

As Zhou Heng stepped into the passage, a terrifying pressure assailed him. He felt the leg he had extended become as heavy as a mountain, nearly causing him to tumble forward. He swiftly straightened his body to halt the fall, but his foot still came down, landing on the sharp blades.

Pu!

The sharp blades completely disregarded his spiritual power defense and easily pierced through his proud and formidable physique, penetrating from the top of his foot and gushing blood instantly.

Pain, pain, pain!

Zhou Heng couldn’t help but grimace. No one was made of iron and invulnerable to pain—how would that be human?

He moved his body, and as his second foot entered the passage, he stepped down and—pu—another spray of blood burst forth.

In front of these sharp blades, defense was utterly ineffective!

And if even Zhou Heng’s physique, which exceeded that of a Nascent Soul Realm magic artifact, could be pierced as easily as tofu, then what use would magic artifacts from the Divine Infant Realm or Divinity Transformation Realm be? They would surely be effortlessly broken!

Useless, and one would lose a treasure besides!

Zhou Heng pulled his feet forward, wrenching them off the sharp blades, blood spurting out. He quickly used spiritual power to block the flow, then stepped out again, only to be pierced through once more by the blades.

All his spiritual power was resisting the immense pressure of the passage; otherwise, he would have been prostrated on the ground, pierced by thousands of blades, dead to the core.

This was indeed a test of will and courage!

Black Donkey wasn’t wrong—that Gu Yan was definitely an old pervert!

Zhou Heng cursed inwardly, but his feet never stopped moving; the slower his pace, the more pain he suffered.

"Ah—ah—it’s killing me!" Black Donkey also began his attempt at the passage, standing up on its hind hooves to walk, donkey blood spattering everywhere. It had no dignity to speak of—when in pain, it naturally screamed out loud.

Zhou Heng burst into laughter, "Don’t you walk on all fours, Donkey?"

"Don’t talk nonsense; wouldn’t all four legs get skewered then? If I could jump, I’d walk on one leg!" retorted Black Donkey, baring its teeth.

The pain from the sharp blades piercing the body was unbearably intense, and talking nonsense could divert some of the attention, thus serving as a kind of healing method.

The four of them and the donkey wanted to advance quickly, but the pressure in the passage was overwhelming, and they simply couldn’t speed up. A whole half-day later, they had only managed to travel around ten li.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—finally, more people arrived at the entrance of the passage, a total of seven.

—Naturally, every Divine Infant Realm expert was a genius. Although there were some differences, they didn’t vary as much as heaven and earth, and the longer it went on, the closer everyone’s comprehension levels became. This time seven came together, and next time it might be twenty together.

For Divine Infant Realm experts, ten li was as close as a stone’s throw away; they could see each other from both ends. Seeing Zhou Heng and the others bloodied and stepping on sharp blades, those behind were visibly shocked.

Which among the Divine Infant Realm experts was a fool? Seeing this scene, how could they not understand what was happening?

This passage was simply impossible to fly across!

But who was willing to give up? Moreover, they had thought they were far behind, but this obstacle had nothing to do with comprehension. As long as they had sufficient perseverance and bravery, they could make it through, which was their chance to catch up!

They set off!

The seven behind also began to move forward, and soon enough, moans and groans filled the air. After all, it wasn’t pain in a dog’s body, but pain that drilled into the heart that could never be ignored.

"Zhou, carry me for a bit. I’ve lost too much blood; I’ll die prematurely!" Black Donkey began to play tricks again.

"If you can climb onto my back, I’ll carry you for a while!" said Zhou Heng, but his pace didn’t slow in the least. His heart was as firm as stone; when he broke through his limits in the past, all his bones were shattered—pain he endured was many times more intense than this.

It was indeed painful, but he could fully withstand it.

"Zhou, you’re heartless!" Black Donkey yelled, yet it didn’t dare to speed up. It was a matter of rhythm; once broken, the level of pain would undoubtedly intensify.

Zhou Heng’s pace quickened, surpassing Hong Jinyu, Tong Lixin, and Moon Shadow Saintess, becoming the leader.

Gu Yan had said that the inheritance could only be obtained by one person in the end, so waiting for Black Donkey was pointless. At worst, after obtaining the immortal-level inheritance, he could teach the Immortal Technique to Black Donkey. He was not a petty person.

Moon Shadow Saintess and the others could only watch helplessly as Zhou Heng took the lead. Though they were resentful and unwilling, the pressure here was too great; speed was not something that could easily be increased. Moreover, once they accelerated, the pain they had barely gotten used to would change.

No one knew how long this passage was; it wasn’t something that could be endured just by gritting their teeth—it was a long-term battle.

With this in mind, Moon Shadow Saintess and the others were not in a hurry. The first now did not necessarily mean the first at the end. Zhou Heng’s impulsive behavior right now could mean he would die halfway.

Zhou Heng marched on steadily, not pausing for a moment; his pace even quickened. His formidable physique, though unable to stop the blades from piercing, greatly reduced the consumption of spiritual power against the pressure of the passage, allowing him to maintain a high speed.

He walked with unwavering steps, becoming faster and faster. He soon pulled away from Moon Shadow Saintess, Black Donkey, and the others, shrinking to a speck in their eyes before finally disappearing from their view altogether.

Although Zhou Heng tried his best to control the bleeding in his body, when the sharp blades pierced through, the blood flow was utterly unstoppable. After a day and a night, his blood had long been drained once over.

He exhausted his Spiritual Power, drawing in the spiritual energy from heaven and earth, continuously replenishing it, but his cheeks had become incomparably pale from too much blood loss. Only the divine light in his eyes flickered, growing brighter and brighter.

This was akin to being pierced by ten thousand swords. Once or twice was bearable, but after a thousand, ten thousand times, the accumulated pain was incredibly intense, causing cold sweat to stream down layer by layer.

But even this was nothing compared to when his bones shattered piece by piece during his breakthrough!

Advance! Advance! Advance!

That was the only thought left in his mind. After two days and two nights, when Zhou Heng had become so numb that only the thought of moving forward remained, an exit finally appeared ahead of him.

After a moment of stunned pause, he came to his senses, then a smile spread across his face.

Even so, it took him another hour before he reached the exit.

As his feet stepped onto the cold floor, Zhou Heng felt absolutely no sensation. He looked back, then took a step forward.

Splash!

He fell into a pool once again, water splashing in every direction. A feeling of warmth enveloped him, and his eyelids became heavy, involuntarily falling into a deep sleep.

He didn’t know how much time had passed when he suddenly woke up, feeling that his Essence, Qi, and Spirit had all reached their peak. The blood in his body surged like a tide, with no trace of depletion left.

This pool water was also Treasure Fluid!

Zhou Heng took a sip, but soon showed a look of disappointment. The Treasure Fluid was a great supplement for his depleted body, but it wasn’t much help in accumulating Spiritual Power or strengthening his deities.

But, even a mosquito’s leg was meat!

Without hesitation, he sat down. He certainly wouldn’t pass up a benefit. Since he couldn’t take it with him, he might as well absorb as much as he could, no matter how much that might be.

Using the Falling Snow True Scripture, Zhou Heng absorbed the medicinal power of the pool, and the Spiritual Power in his Dantian slowly increased.

The Treasure Fluid didn’t help much with increasing Spiritual Power, but it was extremely beneficial for Body Refining. Most of the medicinal power nourished his body, making his bones shine like pillars of the Heavenly Dao, even giving him the illusion that he could merge directly with the Heavenly Dao and ascend.

Unfortunately, even so, his bones did not form any runes, far from matching up to Huo Tian!

His Spiritual Power slowly increased, and his deities also grew at an extremely slow rate.

Three days later.

Splash! Splash! Splash! Splash!

With four successive splashing sounds, the Moon Shadow Saintess, Tong Lixin, Hong Jinyu, and the Black Donkey all fell into the pool, but unfortunately, they were too late. The medicinal power in the pool had been almost completely absorbed by Zhou Heng.

The Moon Shadow Saintess had benefited from such pools before. When she discovered that the remaining medicinal power in the pool was minimal, her eyebrows raised, knowing that Zhou Heng had already absorbed it clean. She decisively left the pool, sat down cross-legged, and began adjusting her breath to recover the greatly depleted Spiritual Power.

Tong Lixin and Hong Jinyu were no exception. Passing through such a long passage had cost them a great deal of Spiritual Power and a significant loss of blood. This was not something that could be recovered to peak condition in a day and a half.

Nor did they harbor such thoughts. As long as they could recover some Spiritual Power, they would continue onward. When else to strive for Immortal Fate if not now?

"Donkey, are you dead yet?" Zhou Heng asked the Black Donkey.

"Just barely hanging on. Rest assured, this lord will certainly not die before you!" The Black Donkey sat down on the ground with a human-like posture.

"Then let’s move on!" Zhou Heng hoisted the Black Donkey up and strode forward.

"Hey, can’t you carry this lord on your back instead?"

"Shall I let go then?"

"No, just drag this lord along. In my heart, I’ll imagine I’m riding on your back!"

This damned donkey really hated to suffer any loss!

Zhou Heng dragged the Black Donkey forward, and after leaving the stone chamber, there was another long passage ahead of them.

He continued onward and, after half a day, the Black Donkey had recovered its vitality and naturally refused to be dragged by Zhou Heng any longer, running ahead on its own.

Half a day later, one man and one donkey came to a standstill—there was no path ahead.

A stone wall blocked their way, and there was writing beside the wall that read, "Do not use Spiritual Power, strike with all your physical might!"

"What does this mean?" the Black Donkey asked.

"I don’t know, why don’t you give it a try?" Zhou Heng encouraged.

"Zhou, you’re really not a good person!" the Black Donkey exclaimed righteously.

"Coming from you, that almost sounds like a joke!"

The Black Donkey let out a hee-hee laugh, then said, "Although this lord has almost recovered its Spiritual Power, my physical body is still injured and needs to be nurtured. Since we need to strike with full force, I should adjust myself!"

At that moment, faint sounds of rushing air came from behind them—it was the Moon Shadow Saintess and the others, having caught up. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for it, and your support will be my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to continue reading.)