Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 415 - 399 Retreat (1/3)

Chapter 415: Chapter 399 Retreat (1/3)

A Divinity Transformation Realm Heavenly Venerate, lacking even the strength to protect his own children!

Li Wujie watched as his three children died tragically right before his eyes, their bodies completely destroyed, leaving no bones behind. How could he not be filled with rage and sorrow? But now, even as he was struggling to protect himself, what use was his anger and sorrow?

The crowd scattered around, revealing looks of boundless surprise when they witnessed this scene!

How was it possible for such a vast gap in power to exist between those of the same Divinity Transformation Realm? Many among them hailed from Ancient Times and had seen Divinity Transformation Realm Heavenly Venerates with their own eyes, but if they hadn’t reached that realm themselves, how could they truly comprehend the terrifying power that such a Venerate possessed?

"Now you seek mercy, but it’s too late!" the voice of Poisonous Vast Heavenly Venerate boomed without his presence being seen, only a gigantic hand that seemed capable of blasting apart the entire Xuanqian Star stood towering in the sky, "Having paid so much on my part, everyone must die!"

Everyone must die!

A shiver ran through the hearts of the people present, their souls seemingly scattered in terror!

They had a vague idea of how formidable Li Wujie was; his awe-inspiring presence alone had previously made them feel utterly insignificant. The powerful being whom they deemed invincible now lacked even the slightest strength to resist, being manipulated like a plaything by the Poisonous Vast Heavenly Venerate. What level of power had he reached?

"Senior, I know my mistake, I am willing to submit to you, to serve you with all the effort of a dog or horse!" Li Wujie wailed, the power of the Poisonous Vast Heavenly Venerate was simply too overbearing, it felt like the end of days!

He had only just advanced to the Divinity Transformation Realm, barely reaching the peak of his life. How could he resign himself to such a demise? It was true that the Poisonous Vast Heavenly Venerate had killed his children and brought him unspeakable humiliation, but once dead, all things come to an end. Would dying with dignity avenge Li Gang and the others, restore his own honor?

No!

Only by surviving could he accomplish that!

Li Wujie secretly vowed in his heart that once he reached the Divinity Transformation Third Layer Heaven, he would shatter the Poisonous Vast Heavenly Venerate into a thousand pieces to avenge his children and release the fury in his heart!

"What need do I have for someone as useless as you?" The hand of the Poisonous Vast Heavenly Venerate tightened, and with a series of loud cracks, Li Wujie’s bones were crushed, blood spraying wildly!

Li Wujie’s roars of rage continued, his Deities surged. His Divine Infant had reached great achievement, flames surged wildly attempting a desperate final struggle!

"Humph, a futile resistance!" Waves roared across the sea, a massive Skull Head rose from the depths, devouring Li Wujie’s Deities in one bite.

"No—"

The screams of Li Wujie came to an abrupt halt, his presence suddenly disappeared as if the world never had such a person!

Heavenly Venerate Wuji, fallen!

Hisss!

A generation’s Heavenly Venerate, not to mention in this martial decline, even in Ancient Times, was a supreme existence that could roam the world uncontested. But now, how ironic, barely making an appearance to assert some prestige, only to find himself prematurely extinguished!

It’s hard to say whether this is more tragic or laughable!

"And you all—even though you’re just a bunch of ants, at least you’ve formed Deities, barely good enough to improve myself. I shall take your Divine Souls!" the Skull Head grinned, emitting a creaking, strange laugh.

The people were greatly alarmed and fled in all directions.

"Ah—" "Ah—" "Ah—"

Amidst the screams, the Skull Head moved with astonishing speed, instantly catching up to an individual or a group, its massive mouth swallowing them whole without the slight resistance. In the span of just a few moments, at least dozens had been consumed.

"Mama, run!" the Black Donkey was the quickest to react; they had already put a considerable distance between themselves and Heavenly Venerate Wuji, turning and fleeing all the easier. The donkey led the charge with Zhou Heng and the others following behind.

"Oh my dear father and mother, bless me so that I may survive this catastrophe!" the Black Donkey’s tongue hung out as he bellowed while running.

"Donkey, even when running for your life, you still have so much nonsense to say!" Zhou Heng scolded.

"Instinctive response, heh heh, instinctive response!" the donkey retorted, but its pace didn’t slow down; on the contrary, it even sped up, truly exerting all of its strength.

"Gah gah gah, I’ll eat you few who run the fastest first!" A shadow flashed, and the massive Skull Head had already intercepted Zhou Heng and his party. Its speed was beyond description. Even with Zhou Heng using his full power to perform Swift Cloud Radiant Step, he was still hopelessly outpaced!

"Don’t, my flesh is sour and not tasty at all. Better eat someone else!" the Black Donkey shouted.

"Hmph!" The Skull Head, it seems, could not stand even the words of a despicable donkey like the Poisonous Vast Heavenly Venerate. It opened its giant mouth wide, ready to devour Zhou Heng and the rest, "Hmm?" But just as it was about to swallow its prey, the Poisonous Vast Heavenly Venerate suddenly stopped, letting out a gasp of surprise.

"You are—" the Skull Head stared at Huo Tian. Though it was difficult to discern expressions on such a face, one could detect a strong sense of confusion in its voice.

Huo Tian, her thoughts distant from earthly matters, had no reaction. She was simply instinctively following Zhou Heng and the rest, while her consciousness was immersed deep within her psyche, pondering over the memories she had lost — or rather, the memories from before her transmigration.

Poisonous Vast Heavenly Venerate hesitated, sensing an obscure presence from Huo Tian, which seemed immensely powerful. However, seeing her at only Divine Infant Realm strength also made him uncertain.

If Huo Tian had no cultivation at all, he might have assumed her to be so powerful as to be immeasurable, beyond his comprehension, and thus he would not have dared to act. After all, there was a multitude of Divine Souls he could devour.

But the cultivation levels of these individuals were clear. Even if one youngster used a Treasure to conceal his presence, with his sense of perception, he could tell the boy was merely at Nascent Soul Realm.

In his eyes, even an average Divinity Transformation Realm Heavenly Venerate was nothing but an ant. Only the Great Emperor from Ancient Times was worthy of contending with him!

Having hidden for tens of thousands of years, had his courage waned?

Poisonous Vast Heavenly Venerate’s murderous aura surged; the Great Eternal Emperor had already died, and those who could be considered his rivals were still within the other Three Great Death Places. How could they possibly emerge if it wasn’t time yet?

Kill, kill, kill!

The momentum of Skull Head’s pause disintegrated, and it lunged once more to swallow Zhou Heng, Zhao Duotian, and the Black Donkey whole.

"Now!"

With a thought from Zhou Heng, the Nine Mystic Trial Tower was summoned. It rapidly began to spin and expand, transforming into a gigantic pagoda. He clapped his hands together, pushing Zhao Duotian and the Black Donkey inside, then stood at the entrance of the tower himself.

"Eh, this is—?" Poisonous Vast Heavenly Venerate let out a surprised sound again, "There’s a trace of immortal force in motion! Hahaha, this must be a Quasi-Immortal Artifact. Unfortunately, I too am a Quasi-Immortal. This treasure won’t save you!"

Skull Head gulped down, its giant mouth biting from the tip of the pagoda, all the way down!

Damn, this Poisonous Vast Heavenly Venerate, neither human nor ghost, was too strong!

Zhou Heng hurriedly stowed the pagoda, but by doing so, he was left face-to-face with Huo Tian, without anything to shield them from Poisonous Vast Heavenly Venerate!

Everything depended on Huo Tian now!

"Able to contain living creatures, it really is a Quasi-Immortal Artifact!" Poisonous Vast Heavenly Venerate swallowed down without hesitation, "I’ll take it!"

Skull Head gulped down!

Buzz!

A flash of pink brilliance passed by, and a circular rune materialized in the mouth of Skull Head. It wasn’t large, just about thirty feet in diameter, hovering over the heads of Zhou Heng and Huo Tian, emanating an indescribable aura.

But in the very next instant, the aura within the rune erupted, releasing a brilliant light. Fwoo, fwoo, fwoo, it shot out in all directions.

"No—!" Poisonous Vast Heavenly Venerate let out a shriek filled with anger, shock, and fear. Skull Head hastily retreated, abruptly turning tail and fleeing, with a thud diving into the sea.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The sea roared, and a thousand-foot-high toxic wave formed a series of walls, crashing towards every corner, but even through the water, the pink brilliance could still be seen flickering below.

Buzz, the rune flashed and was absorbed into Huo Tian’s body.

Only now did Huo Tian’s usually indifferent expression show a hint of change. Her phoenix eyes blinked as she said, "What happened—" Before she could finish, her body trembled, and she fell backward.

Zhou Heng quickly reached out to support her. The Peerless Heavenly Maiden had fallen back into a slumber.

He gave a wry smile; the turn of events was truly absurd!

First was Li Wujie, who appeared so arrogantly, reigning as a Heavenly Venerate of the Divinity Transformation Realm as if he stood invincible in this world. Just when he seemed unbeatable, smack, suddenly one of the strongest beings from ancient times appears and easily takes out the "current world’s strongest."

Then, right after taking out the strongest of the present, this old and strong being tries to eat a few Minor Warriors and Divine Infants but ends up hitting a snag, scared into a disgraceful retreat!

The most absurd part was the instigator was still cluelessly unaware of what had just happened!

Although Huo Tian was currently at the Divine Infant Realm, she was brimming with Immortal Bones—each and every one engraved with Immortal Level Runes. Normally restricted by her Realm and unable to operate actively, they could, however, automatically trigger in times of danger!

Poisonous Vast Heavenly Venerate attempting to devour her was like a Spirit Gathering Realm Minor Warrior trying to rob a Heavenly Venerate of the Divinity Transformation Realm!

Seeking death!

It took a while before the seas calmed down again. Poisonous Vast Heavenly Venerate huffed heavily, but he did not dare to show himself again.

— He had sustained serious injuries and even had his courage frightened away!

Pity that he did not die!

Zhou Heng sighed, carrying Huo Tian as he treaded on air, returning towards Bright Moon Country.

On the way, he pulled out the Black Donkey.

"Donkey, tell me honestly, how many secrets of the Ancient Times have you hidden?" Zhou Heng asked grumpily. Even though they had escaped disaster thanks to Huo Tian this time, one could not always rely on luck.

"I am wronged!" cried the Black Donkey louder than Zhou Heng, "How would I know? Who knew these old fossils weren’t dead yet, coming out to harm others after tens of thousands of years!"

Zhou Heng frowned and said, "In the Ancient Times, were the masters of the Four Great Death Places contending for the Immortal Fate with the Great Eternal Emperor?"

"Correct. However, none of them got their hands on it; instead, they almost turned Xuanqian Continent into a dead star!" the Black Donkey complained bitterly.

"If Poisonous Vast Heavenly Venerate isn’t dead, then the masters of the other Three Great Death Places might also be alive!" Zhou Heng’s frown deepened, "It seems that neither the inheritance from the Fairy Continent nor the Barbarian God Tribe constitutes the Immortal Fate!"

"They are all waiting for the true Immortal Fate to emerge, ready for another round of contention!" (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)