Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 401 - 387 Zhao Duotian Comes Out of Retreat (1/3)

Chapter 401: Chapter 387 Zhao Duotian Comes Out of Retreat (1/3)

The chilling silence between the two people in the room did not last long; it was just over twenty minutes before the sounds of commotion came from outside. The noises grew closer and louder until they reached the inn.

Bang!

The door was kicked open, and a burly man barged in first, but he immediately turned around, and a sycophantic smile miraculously crept onto his fierce face as he said, "Lord Liu, Lord Hu, welcome!"

Only then did two middle-aged men step in together, both with cultivation levels of the Heaven-Opening Realm. In this small city, they could be considered top experts.

The burly man turned, glared at Zhou Heng, and barked, "You brat, kneel and kowtow to the two lords now!"

Zhou Heng gave a faint smile, acting as if he hadn’t heard.

"Young man, which sect are you a disciple of?" Lord Liu asked in a heavy voice. He couldn’t see through Zhou Heng’s cultivation level, but due to the hierarchy, he refused to believe Zhou Heng was higher than him.

There must be some treasure on the boy that conceals his aura, most likely from some major sect. He did not wish to offend such an entity rashly.

Zhou Heng glanced at him and said, "All of you, get out!"

"Hmm?" Both Lord Liu and Lord Hu showed angry expressions. They might be only of the Heaven-Opening Realm, but in this place, they were the emperors of the soil. They were used to others treating them with the utmost respect. How could they tolerate such a severe rebuke?

But the prouder Zhou Heng acted, and the more they could not see through his cultivation level, the more they suspected Zhou Heng came from an extraordinary background. Otherwise, where would he get such courage?

After exchanging looks, both appeared ready to stand down.

Though Lv Sue was not highly cultivated, she was skilled in reading people’s expression. Seeing that the two lords were thinking of backing down, she hurriedly jumped forward and said softly, "Lords, let me introduce this Young Master Zhou for you! This Young Master Zhou, with the single name Heng, is indeed the son-in-law of An Luochen, a Heaven-Opening Realm expert from Cold Blue Country!"

The son-in-law of a Heaven-Opening Realm expert?

Damn, almost got bluffed by this kid!

Both Lord Liu and Lord Hu’s gazes turned icy, with a hint of anger in their eyes fueled by shame—they had never heard of Zhou Heng’s notoriety in these backwaters.

It turns out that his backer was merely of the Heaven-Opening Realm? They had feared he was a scion of a great Mountains and Rivers Realm or Spirit Sea Realm sect or a noble family, and they were scared stiff!

Lord Liu, who was relatively calm, said, "So you are Brother An’s son-in-law! This fellow, getting married without inviting me, next time I see him, I must scold him!"

In truth, he did not know An Luochen. His words were meant to test Zhou Heng. After all, Zhou Heng’s "identity" was only spoken by Lv Sue—who knew if it was real or fake? He did not want to foolishly kill the disciple of a great family and end up dismembered.

Zhou Heng smiled faintly, aware of the other’s intentions, yet he said, "I’m afraid my father-in-law doesn’t have friends like you!"

Upon hearing this, Lord Liu finally relaxed a bit inside, convinced that the young man was indeed the son-in-law of a Heaven-Opening Realm expert. However, anger followed quickly; how dare a Heaven-Opening Realm son-in-law tell him to get lost to his face?

Damn it, even his father-in-law would have to be polite to him! After all, they were existences of the same level, and due respect was owed to each other.

"Haha!" Lord Hu laughed out like a night owl and said to Zhou Heng, "You almost had me fooled, kid! You’re merely related to a Heaven-Opening Realm old man, but do you know our cultivation levels?"

He turned to Lv Sue, his eyes becoming lustful, and continued, "Beauty, you did well to expose this young man’s ruse. I, Hu Ying, will definitely reward you handsomely!"

"Thank you, Lord—" Lv Sue hadn’t finished saying "man" when her face suddenly turned pale, realizing the man’s identity from the name Hu Ying.

Hu Ying, from the Hu Family of Bright Moon Country, was quite talented but extremely lecherous. Not only that, he enjoyed torturing women. It was said that after raping his sister-in-law to death, he fled the Hu Family and became a bandit.

Having been a bandit for decades, he had killed countless women in a ghastly manner, and his luck in evading capture and assassination had made him infamously notorious in neighboring small countries!

Lv Sue suddenly realized, the reason Lord Liu invited her and Qian Xiufang was to accompany Hu Ying!

She wasn’t particularly concerned about matters between men and women; after all, having been taken to bed by two successive masters, she had long considered her body as a tool, a type of capital. However, sleeping with Hu Ying wouldn’t bring her any benefits, only brutal torture until death!

It was over. Although she had successfully provoked Hu Ying and the other’s killing intent towards Zhou Heng, she wouldn’t be long in joining Zhou Heng in death, and she would suffer horribly beforehand.

"Hehehe!" Hu Ying gazed at Lv Sue’s face, sweeping his eyes from her breasts to her buttocks, occasionally sticking out his tongue for a lick or two. He liked beautiful women, especially those skilled in martial arts, because they could endure his rough handling, wouldn’t just die after a few moments, and wouldn’t dampen his mood.

Kill the kid, then get this beautiful woman in bed and torment her to death!

Itching for pleasure, Hu Ying could no longer contain himself and reached out his right hand towards Zhou Heng’s top of the head.

"Seeking your own death!"

Zhou Heng said casually, extending a finger towards Hu Ying.

Pop!

Hu Ying’s head exploded into a spray of blood, and his headless body continued to charge forward, but its course skewed, making a hole in the wall with a loud crash and dropping down to the floor below, silent forever.

Dead!

Lord Liu, Lv Sue, and the hulking man who kicked in the door all opened their mouths wide in surprise, not believing what had just happened.

Was this kid really the son-in-law of a Heaven-Opening Realm? What a joke, even the Heaven-Opening Realm itself didn’t have this kind of power!

"Ancestor... Ancestor!" Lord Liu finally came to his senses; this was not the time to be in a daze. With Hu Ying’s body still warm below, he had no wish to join him in death! He hurriedly knelt down and said, "This lowly one was blind and failed to recognize your grandeur; please forgive me, Elder!"

He kowtowed relentlessly like pounding garlic, recalling how Zhou Heng had killed Hu Ying as effortlessly as squashing an ant, not dragging it out at all. Clearly, Zhou Heng was a decisive killer, and he needed to show the utmost submission! And in his heart, he hated Lv Sue to death—it was all because of this woman that his life hung by a thread!

Lv Sue also came to her senses and stared blankly at Zhou Heng, unsure of her feelings in the moment.

The only good news was with Hu Ying dead, she didn’t have to worry about being tortured to death by that devil. But she had just betrayed Zhou Heng—would he let her go? If she had known Zhou Heng was this powerful, she would have sided with him in the first place!

Thump, she also knelt down, continuously kowtowing, but was clueless about what to beg for mercy.

Seeing these two kneeling down, the burly Da Han didn’t dare to stand either. Like pushing over a gold mountain or toppling a jade pillar, he too fell to the ground.

With a mere thought from Zhou Heng, pfft, pfft, pfft, the chests of Lv Sue and the two others exploded simultaneously. They all fell to the ground, eyes wide open, dead with lingering grievances. As his Divine Intent unfurled, pfft, pfft, pfft, everyone in the inn died, their hearts bursting.

He was not a misanthrope or a benevolent savior, but since it happened before him, he didn’t mind wielding the slaughtering knife to become an executioner.

After resting in the inn for the night, Zhou Heng set out on the road, hurrying back to the Zhao Family of Bright Moon.

He was anxious to return, sparing no Spirit Stones to activate his Blazing Heaven Wings. In just seven days, he arrived back in Lanling City, back to the Zhao Family.

"Young Master Heng is back!" The Zhao Family was immediately in an uproar.

Zhao Duotian had left his seclusion!

This was the first piece of news that greeted Zhou Heng; his uncle, who had extraordinary talents, had finally broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm! His heart leaped with joy, and without another word, he gave his uncle a good beating. This was him venting the frustrations his father had suffered; who else but Zhao Duotian had caused his parents to live apart for over a decade, leading him to believe he had lost his mother to tragic circumstances!

Poor Zhao Duotian, full of ambition and just having broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm, was in high spirits. In the past few days, he had sparred with Bai Yushi and Mei Songtao, and even though he had just reached the Nascent Soul Realm, his battle power fell only slightly short of those two established experts!

Although Bai Yushi and Mei Songtao had not used their trump cards, neither had he—and his trump card was even more powerful, a Divine Infant Realm Magic Artifact. Now that he had entered the Nascent Soul Realm, he was able to use this Artifact perfectly!

But in front of Zhou Heng, he couldn’t muster the slightest resistance and was beaten black and blue, more so than the family bear.

"You unfilial wretch, stop your hands at once!" Zhao Duotian roared furiously as he was pinned to the ground.

"Admit your wrongs to my father, and I’ll stop!" Zhou Heng was relentless.

"Hmph, don’t push me to use my final move!" Zhao Duotian, his dignity lost, was a freak, but this nephew of his was an even greater freak; in the blink of an eye, he had surpassed him and was thoroughly suppressing him.

With a mere thought, an Exquisite Jade Fan suddenly appeared before him, the Divine Infant Realm Magic Artifact!

This fan originally belonged to a Divinity Transformation Realm Heavenly Venerate and had journeyed with its owner all the way to the Divine Infant Realm. The strong person had always nurtured it with his Essence Blood, raising it from a Mortal Artifact to the level of a Divine Infant Realm.

But due to the limitations of the material, and the overwhelming power of the Divinity Transformation Realm, this jade fan never managed to break through the last barrier and become a Divinity Transformation Realm Magic Artifact. Even so, a Divine Infant Realm Magic Artifact was powerful enough to dominate the current era!

Zhou Heng chuckled with a sneer, took out the Hundred Ghosts Sword, and placed it on the ground.

Hum!

The Immortal Artifact exuded a terrifying pressure, overwhelming the jade fan.

Zhou Heng’s Realm was too low to bring out the true power of the Immortal Artifact, but Treasure Artifacts had spirits, and the Hundred Ghosts Sword, being an Immortal Artifact, would naturally lash out when faced with a lower-ranked Magic Artifact.

Zhao Duotian felt the fear trembling from the Artifact Spirit of the jade fan, and his face turned ashen!

It was over—he had lost not only face but also his Artifact!

How could this nephew be so monstrously talented?

Bang!

Zhou Heng landed another punch, causing Zhao Duotian to nosebleed profusely. Today, he decided to be utterly rebellious and make Zhao Duotian bow to his father—how his mother would scold him later, well, that would be a matter for another time.

"Will you admit your wrongs or not!"

"I will not!"

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"Will you admit your wrongs or not!"

"... I will not!"

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"Will you admit your wrongs or not!"

"I will..." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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