Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 418 - 402: Aggressive Coercion (1/3)

Chapter 418: Chapter 402: Aggressive Coercion (1/3)

Zhou Heng shook his head. This tricky donkey was an old hand at making mischief and setting people up, but it was utterly incompetent when it came to doing anything serious.

He said, "Are all your Mao Family people in this city?"

The middle-aged man hesitated, and Black Donkey immediately knocked him with a hoof, the spiritual power piercing into his body, causing such agony that he promptly screamed miserably. Cold sweat streamed down in layers from his forehead, and in no time, he couldn’t endure it any longer, shivering and begging for mercy.

"What a spineless wretch, I still have a hundred and seven harsher methods!" Black Donkey murmured.

The middle-aged man shuddered again. He felt as if he were between life and death from the first method alone, unbearable suffering, and there were a hundred and seven harsher ways? He didn’t doubt for a second that Black Donkey was lying. After all, would a Nascent Soul Realm old ancestor deceive such an insignificant character?

He was indeed wrong, for how could one believe the words of this deceitful donkey?

"Most have gone out to war, only a few remain at home, in the main house!" he replied in haste.

"Is your family’s old ancestor there?" Zhou Heng asked again.

The middle-aged man showed a distressed look and said, "With my status, I truly do not have the privilege to know where the old ancestor has gone! Ah——"

Black Donkey hoofed him again, causing the middle-aged man to scream out in pain once more.

Zhou Heng clapped his hand, and the middle-aged man let out a muffled groan, collapsing onto the ground, his life force extinguished. He knew the man had told the truth; how could such a petty figure possibly know the movements of the family’s old ancestor? He had merely asked casually.

"Let’s go raid their house!"

Black Donkey immediately became spirited, taking off at a run, "Go, go, go!"

Neither of them chose to soar into the sky again but continued walking along the streets. Walking corpses attacked them constantly, but how could such low-level evil beings catch the full attention of two great Half-Step Immortals? With just a thought, they could blast them to smithereens from a good distance away.

"Huh?" Zhou Heng suddenly showed a hint of curiosity.

"Hm?" After a little while, Black Donkey also wore the same expression.

Both man and donkey slowed their pace, walking leisurely along the street. As they turned a corner, whoosh, a small figure suddenly sprang out from an angle, a cold glint flashed, and it thrust a dagger towards Zhou Heng’s waist.

——The reason for aiming at Zhou Heng’s waist was because the assailant was too short to reach any higher.

"Ah!" Zhou Heng screamed pitifully. As the cold blade made contact, he conveniently fell to the ground.

Black Donkey’s mouth was half open, voiceless, yet his face was contorted with a look deserving a slap, struggling mightily not to burst into laughter.

The little figure was actually a seven or eight years old child, wearing tattered clothes, his little face dirty and unrecognizable, but his eyes were exceptionally lively, holding a dagger in his hand.

Despite being small, he had the cultivation level of the Initial Separation Realm!

After a moment of shock, he burst out laughing, "You Mao Family dogs, I’ve finally gotten my revenge!" As he laughed, he suddenly turned to retch violently. Although there were countless dead in the city and it had become a common sight, it was a completely different sensation from killing someone by his own hand.

"Stop vomiting, you haven’t even killed anyone yet!" Zhou Heng sat up straight.

"Ah!" The child was startled but immediately showed a fierce glint, clutching the dagger tightly in his hand.

"Stop, we’re not people from the Mao Family!" Zhou Heng smiled, raising his hands in surrender.

"Hmph, you think you can fool me?" The child was still wary and was not swayed by Zhou Heng’s words.

"Little brat, why would we need to deceive you?" Black Donkey interjected.

"A donkey, a donkey can talk!" The child was truly frightened this time, jumping in shock, but then showed an eager expression, for he was just a child and curiosity outweighed his fear and confusion.

Yet, to Zhou Heng, the child seemed to be drooling, staring at Black Donkey’s hindquarters and gulping down saliva, like someone starving.

"I am a heavenly auspicious sign, so what’s so amazing about talking? I can even stand up and pee!" Black Donkey indeed rose to stand on two legs, as if he was about to head to a corner to demonstrate.

Slap!

Zhou Heng slapped him, causing Black Donkey to resentfully abandon the idea of demonstrating on the spot. He asked, "What’s your name, and how come you are alone in such a dangerous place?"

"Humph, trying to worm information out of me? I won’t tell you!" The child was highly guarded, sweeping Zhou Heng with a slightly scornful look.

"Right, he’s a bad guy!" Black Donkey laughed heartily, "This guy is greedy and stingy and doesn’t value friendship. You mustn’t let him deceive you!"

Zhou Heng smiled slightly and said, "We’re going to stir up trouble at the Mao Family, do you want to come along and watch?" As soon as he finished speaking, he started walking. Now that he had reached the Divine Infant Realm, his Divine Intent was powerful enough to cover the entire Heavenly Wind City, and he knew exactly where every living creature and walking corpse was.

In that case, the place with the most living people was undoubtedly the Mao Family, like a bright lamp in the darkness, clear and obvious.

The middle-aged man from before hadn’t been wrong; most of the Mao Family had left. Although the place could not exactly be called empty, the number of people staying behind was indeed sparse, and there were few with substantial strength.

He sensed the breath of every living person. Most were at the Open Heaven or Mountains and Rivers Realm, but there was also a Nascent Soul Realm old ancestor, likely the one commanding the main residence.

The Black Donkey quickly followed, and after some thought, the little child chased after them as well.

Zhou Heng didn’t walk fast, but he wasn’t slow either, matching the speed of an Initial Separation Realm Martial Artist in a full sprint. The Black Donkey naturally kept pace with him; even though the child was panting after a while, he clung on tenaciously without stopping to rest.

"Zhou, this Little Child is quite talented!" the Black Donkey transmitted in a whisper.

Zhou Heng nodded. The child was only seven or eight years old but had already reached the Initial Separation Realm, comparable to any martial genius of a Martial Path family. Logically, he should be a member of the Mao Family, having benefited from their full support to advance so quickly. From the attitude he showed earlier, however, he seemed to be very hostile towards the Mao Family, a point Zhou failed to understand.

Moreover, Zhou Heng had not sensed the bloodline of the Mao Family’s Nine-Headed Hydra in him, though it was possible that he hadn’t inherited it.

The city was vast, with a rift splitting the ground, and occasionally molten lava splattered out, making it difficult to cross. Zhou Heng walked ahead, but under the operation of his Divine Intent, he subtly aided the little child, helping him safely traverse various dangerous areas.

After nearly half an hour, they arrived in front of a huge estate. Unlike the rest, there were no walking corpses around; it was silent, like an isolated paradise.

Although the Little Child was at the Initial Separation Realm, his body was not yet fully grown. The speed he had sustained earlier exceeded his limit, and when they stopped, he immediately sat down, quickly forming a puddle of sweat beneath him.

Impressive willpower!

Zhou Heng inwardly commended and then raised his voice, "The guests have arrived, why hasn’t the host come out to welcome us?"

Upon hearing this, the child immediately jumped up in alarm, pointing at Zhou Heng and exclaiming, "You lied to me! You’re in cahoots with them!"

"Little Child, just watch quietly!" The Black Donkey pulled the child aside, its tail wagging eagerly as it readied itself for plundering; it was warming up for the action.

"Who dares to make a racket in front of my Mao Family?" A deep voice resonated from the door. With a creak, the gates swung open, and more than a dozen people rushed out, but the one who spoke remained unseen, as if standing on their dignity.

The group that appeared was dressed like house servants. Zhou Heng smiled, and with a flick of his right hand, whoosh, a figure flew out from the Mao Family estate and crashed heavily to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

Witnessing this, the Mao Family servants all showed shocked expressions. They did not recognize Zhou Heng but they knew very well the person who had landed so hard; it was Mao Zhiyun, the formidable expert of the Third Layer Heaven of the Mountains and Rivers Realm!

Such an expert being snatched from a distance out of his own estate by Zhou Heng... My god, just how terrifyingly powerful was he?

The Little Child, too, ceased his fuss. Although he was young, he could still clearly understand the situation.

"Zhou, Zhou, Zhou Heng!" Mao Zhiyun got up, and upon recognizing Zhou Heng, his face showed sheer terror.

Zhou Heng had long been an arch-enemy of the Mao Family. When his cultivation level was still weak, he had foiled their plots several times. Initially, the Mao Family, a giant, had not taken such an insignificant ant seriously. By the time they realized who Zhou Heng was and wanted to deal with him, he had already entered the Shangtian Martial Pavilion.

Facing Saint Yangtian, even the domineering Mao Family did not dare to provoke them lightly, so they had to look for another opportunity. But Zhou Heng’s cultivation improved rapidly, soon news broke out that he had formed his Divine Infant, and then he killed the Blood-Soaked Heavenly Monarch, shocking the Mao Family into inaction.

Subsequently, Zhou Heng broke through to the Nascent Soul Realm, forcing the Mao Family to temporarily abandon their plans to kill him. A Half-Step Immortal was not someone you could just decide to kill, especially Zhou Heng, a monster with a track record of killing Divine Infant Realm experts!

But unexpectedly, he had actually come knocking at their door!

How could he dare?

The Mao Family hadn’t acted mainly because the Nascent Soul Realm old ancestor was confident enough to travel the world; if he truly wished to flee, it would be very difficult for a Divine Infant Realm old ancestor to kill him. But for this young man to deliver himself to their doorstep, wasn’t that courting death?

Although the Divine Infant Realm old ancestor of the Mao Family wasn’t present, this was the Mao ancestral home, which naturally had secret weapons to secure the premises!

Zhou Heng smiled faintly and called out, "I give all unrelated personnel ten minutes to leave immediately, or once the time is up, they will all be regarded as members of the Mao Family and killed!" As he uttered the last word, his murderous intent flowed, turning everyone’s faces pale.

"Zhou Heng, you are far too aggressive; this is the Mao Family!" Although Mao Zhiyun knew he was no match for Zhou Heng, how could he show weakness at his own doorstep?

Spare -"

Pfft!

A voice came from inside the estate, but before it could finish, Mao Zhiyun had already exploded from the chest outward, turning into a shower of blood.

Zhou Heng withdrew his gaze and looked toward a green-robed old man who had just flown out from the Mao Family estate, his killing intent even stronger. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets; your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)