Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 408 - 392 The Son of the Heavenly Venerate also Hits (3/3)

Chapter 408: Chapter 392 The Son of the Heavenly Venerate also Hits (3/3)

In terms of strength, the three siblings of the Li family couldn’t rank among the top here, as there were a multitude of Divine Infant Realm Old Ancestors! Yet, because they were descendants of a Heavenly Venerate, they sat high on the platform, looking down at everyone.

Zhou Heng smiled faintly. It seemed that Li Wujie, having faced too much oppression on his home planet, had let success go to his head upon arrival here, assuming aloofness by virtue of being a Divinity Transformation Realm Heavenly Venerate.

No wonder!

Li Wujie, who had recently arrived, didn’t know that many prodigies from ancient times had chosen to seal themselves to escape the Twilight Era of Martial Path where spiritual energy was scarce, only recently emerging.

In the eyes of this newly advanced Heavenly Venerate, the Martial Path of Xuanqian Star was declining, and even the Divine Infant Realm experts seemed too weak to ever hope to break through to the Divinity Transformation Realm, so what did he have to fear?

Therefore, he brazenly invited all Half-Step Immortals to attend the ceremony, and his children likewise looked down on everyone, believing the sole Divinity Transformation Realm— their father— made them invincible.

But, indeed, Li Wujie was the first Divinity Transformation Realm Heavenly Venerate on Xuanqian Continent in tens of thousands of years; to the current Martial Artists, he seemed an invincible entity. Many were proactive in ingratiating themselves to cling to this mighty tree.

However, those who came from the ancient period had seen even the supremely arrogant Great Eternal Emperor with their own eyes; how could they possibly feel awe towards someone who had just advanced to the Divinity Transformation Realm, let alone ingratiate themselves with the Li siblings?

The Heavenly Venerate Wuji put on quite an attitude and did not show up even three days later, seemingly intending to awe everyone intentionally.

Zhou Heng walked along the seaside with several women. The vast sea was filled with poison, yet the water was clear, and there was no fishy odor in the sea breeze, just a faint fragrance. The seawater was exceedingly toxic; a Martial Artist at the Heaven-Opening Realm would be poisoned immediately upon contact.

This was only the periphery of the Poisonous Vast Sea. The closer to the center of the sea, the stronger the toxicity, even capable of devouring Nascent Soul and Divine Infant Realm beings!

"Hmm?" Zhou Heng had been lying on the beach watching the women teasing Grey and Little Gold, when he suddenly felt several people walking directly towards him. He sat up and turned to look.

There were over a dozen people, all appearing to be in their twenties. Leading them were the Li siblings, and among them was the Ice Phoenix Lady, who glanced around coquettishly, laughing beautifully, whispering intimately with Li Gang.

These people soon arrived in front of Zhou Heng.

"You are Zhou Heng?" Li Gang said haughtily, hardly resembling the polite façade he had maintained upon his arrival. Naturally, over the past few days, they had received who knows how many guests, all of whom had ingratiated themselves with them, making them look down on the "country bumpkins" of Xuanqian Continent.

Zhou Heng lay back down, resting his hands behind his head, pretending to hear nothing.

"Idiot, Young Master Gang is talking to you!" said one, barking more ferociously than his bite, his Cultivation Level in the Spirit Sea Realm not being low. He should have been a young master of some prominent family, but now he acted like a lap dog for the Li family; his master hadn’t even reacted yet, and he had already jumped forward.

"Heh!" Li Gang did not seem angry, at least outwardly, instead smiling as he said, "Zhou Heng, I heard that you are a descendant of the Great Eternal Emperor and have gained reputation recently. I have an appreciation for talent; would you be willing to join my faction?"

Upon finishing, he showed a trace of proud contempt.

What of the Great Eternal Emperor? That was who knows how many years ago, an antiquity turned to dust. Now this continent belonged to the Li family, and he, Li Gang, was the Crown Prince!

Apart from Li Wujie, he was the highest in authority!

Zhou Heng sighed and said, "Don’t you know that disturbing someone’s sleep is a very unethical thing to do?"

"Nonsense!" This time not only the Spirit Sea Realm flatterer, but several others shouted simultaneously, all livid as if Zhou Heng had seriously offended them, unbridled in their rage.

Zhou Heng couldn’t help but burst into laughter, as these guys were just toadying up, but did their expressions need to be so exaggerated?

Li Peng lost his temper, his face turning cold as he commanded, "Insolent boy, daring to be disrespectful to us, seize him!"

"Yes!" Immediately, three people charged forward, grabbing at Zhou Heng with fierce momentum and formidable presence.

Zhou Heng sighed, his aura shifted, and with a few "puffs," those three individuals were spurting blood from their mouths, retreating as they staggered back, their breaths weakened, having sustained severe injuries.

Everyone was shocked. Those three were in the Spirit Sea Realm; how could they be injured by someone without making a move? Although forming a Divine Soul could enable attacking with thought, they clearly hadn’t sensed any fluctuation of Spiritual Power; Zhou Heng evidently hadn’t mobilized his Divine Soul.

What, then, had happened?

Aura could oppress people—they all knew and understood how to use it—but to say directly injuring Spirit Sea Realm Martial Artists with merely aura, perhaps not even a Divinity Transformation Realm Heavenly Venerate could achieve that!

"Zhou Heng, you are too proud for your own good!" Li Gang snorted, "I kindly invited you to join my ranks, and you refused, but why injure my men?"

Zhou Heng glanced at the Ice Phoenix Lady; the Li siblings coming over at this time probably couldn’t have happened without her instigation.

Indeed, such a narrow-minded woman!

The Ice Phoenix Lady, on the other hand, revealed a cold smile. Who was she? A prodigy of the Point Star Sect, destined to become a Nascent Soul Realm expert, naturally beautiful. Yet Zhou Heng had unhesitatingly refused her pursued, and not just once!

Who did she think he was?

She was not interested in Zhao Anyuan because the Zhao family was merely on the same level as the Point Star Sect, and marrying him wouldn’t have brought her any benefits. But Zhou Heng, a promising new individual with the potential to become the second Great Eternal Emperor, was filled with infinite possibilities!

Unfortunately, Zhou Heng had repeatedly refused her advances, which aroused her murderous intentions!

Just then, Heavenly Venerate Wuji appeared, and even better, he had two sons! Ice Phoenix Lady immediately made up her mind that if she couldn’t connect with a future Divinity Transformation Heavenly Venerate, she could always settle for his sons now—equally prestigious!

Indeed, under her proactive approach, Li Gang was soon completely enamored by her, and it was because of her instigation that he brought a group to subdue the Descendant of the Great Emperor.

Ice Phoenix Lady understood Zhou Heng and knew he would never willingly bow to others, while Li Gang was exceptionally arrogant; now,because of his father, he was overconfident to the extreme and would definitely not accept refusal. These two were bound to clash!

As she had predicted, Zhou Heng didn’t even think twice before clashing with Li Gang.

She sneered inside, hoping that Zhou Heng would act impulsively and severely injure, or even kill, Li Gang! Then, when Heavenly Venerate Wuji appeared, it would signify Zhou Heng’s demise!

Zhou Heng smiled faintly; he knew Ice Phoenix Lady’s intentions, but he had no idea that merely not reciprocating her advances could provoke such revenge from her!

He looked at Li Gang and said, "Brother Li, everyone has their own ambitions. Do not force others into tough spots, nor let yourself be manipulated!"

"Hahaha!" Li Gang laughed loudly, but his face was devoid of any joy and became increasingly icy, "Zhou Heng, you are really asking for it! Kneel! If you don’t satisfy me today, you will keep kneeling!"

Smack!

A crisp sound rang out as Li Gang’s face was firmly slapped. Zhou Heng casually withdrew his hand, saying, "The most important part of being human is not to be despicable; being despicable invites beatings!"

Silence fell!

Li Gang’s Cultivation Level in the Nascent Soul Realm was indeed impressive, but not top-tier, yet the backing he had was formidable! A Divinity Transformation Heavenly Venerate, who only appeared once in tens of thousands of years—who would dare disrespect him?

Zhou Heng, however, was not trying to win over Li Gang; he even slapped him in the face!

Wasn’t hitting Li Gang the same as hitting Li Wujie?

Could a Divinity Transformation Heavenly Venerate’s face be slapped by others?

Ice Phoenix Lady revealed a cold smile as the situation unfolded just as she had anticipated.

Smack!

Another slap echoed, Ice Phoenix Lady covered her face and hurriedly retreated, a trace of blood on her lips—she had also received a slap from Zhou Heng.

"Everyone, get out!" Zhou Heng’s eyes were chilling, his murderous intent boiling, almost tangible.

The hearts of Li Gang and his entourage chilled, and a sense of dread arose—they truly believed Zhou Heng dared to kill!

Such a madman!

How was he not afraid that Heavenly Venerate Wuji would come after him?

Under Zhou Heng’s icy gaze, Li Gang and his group fled disgracefully; they dared not truly test whether Zhou Heng had the guts to kill them or not.

Zhou Heng’s murderous intent surged; he had originally wanted to slaughter Li Gang and his group, but the Divinity Transformation Heavenly Venerate was like a mountain that he could not ignore. However, he had injected a delayed force within the slap he gave Ice Phoenix Lady, which would slowly damage her Dantian and ultimately extinguish her cultivation!

Such a ruthless woman was not worth sparing!

Secrets are hard to keep. Although this was just a minor episode, because it involved Heavenly Venerate Wuji, the news spread rapidly among the crowd.

Some people took delight in the misfortune, having always been jealous of Zhou Heng’s demon-like talent. No Nascent Soul Expert could suppress him, and with Immortal Objects and skills at his disposal, how could they not envy him?

But others were secretly worried, like Yuan Shixiang who had always cared about Zhou Heng. Learning of this, he was naturally very anxious, but what Zhou Heng was facing was a massive challenge from a Divinity Transformation Heavenly Venerate— even a hundred of him wouldn’t match a single finger of his opponent!

The appearance of a Divinity Transformation Heavenly Venerate was rare, but once one emerged, he stood unmatched in the world!

Sang Qingshan had quietly visited once, saying his family elders were worried about being targeted by Heavenly Venerate Wuji and had ordered him not to have any further dealings with Zhou Heng, but he felt compelled to clear things up with Zhou Heng.

Zhou Heng couldn’t help but smile and said, "Brother Sang, if I end up dead, don’t forget to avenge me!"

Sang Qingshan’s eyes widened; he thought that since Zhou Heng dared to slap a Divinity Transformation Heavenly Venerate’s son, he must have some support. After all, this guy had obtained treasures from the Fairy Continent that could possibly match a Divinity Transformation level!

He smiled wryly and said, "Brother Zhou, are you still in the mood to joke? If you don’t have some powerful weapon, you better leave quickly!"

Although a Heavenly Venerate possessed the power to shake heaven and earth, a Nascent Soul level expert, who was just half a step away from becoming an Immortal himself, could escape if he truly wished—who then could find him?

"We’ll see when the time comes!" Zhou Heng said, his face lightly smiling.

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