Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 421 - 405: Sweeping Through (1/3)

Chapter 421: Chapter 405: Sweeping Through (1/3)

"Ahhhh—" Accompanied by a harrowing bray, the despicable donkey galloped wildly, its hooves flailing, while a little brat was dragged behind on its bottom, floating up like a kite let loose in the wind.

"Let go! Let go now!" The Black Donkey’s face turned green with dread, as Wang Ke, being small and weak in Realm, simply couldn’t keep pace with Black Donkey and Zhou Heng. Thus, it had reluctantly become the little guy’s mount, and before long, the child was snoring loudly on its back.

Sleeping would’ve been fine, but then he began to dream. And what would a foodie like Wang Ke dream of? Naturally, eating. His little mouth opened, and he chomped down hard on Black Donkey’s rump.

Ordinarily, Black Donkey wouldn’t fear such an attack from others, but the little brat’s teeth were incredibly sharp, rendering its defenses useless—a bite so fierce it clenched the donkey’s backside.

"Hahahaha!" Zhou Heng burst into laughter, finding a peculiar joy in seeing Black Donkey suffer.

"Zhou, you see me in distress and do nothing to help, you’re so heartless!" Black Donkey wailed in pain, yet it dared not act against Wang Ke. So, despite the agonizing pain turning its face green, it just kept on dashing forward.

"You’re not dead yet, are you? Don’t worry, when you die, I’ll give you a grand funeral!" Zhou said.

"Ptui, curse your morbid mouth!" Black Donkey spat continuously.

Zhou ultimately pulled Wang Ke off Black Donkey’s back. Fortunately, the donkey was quite hairy; the bite had only left two tooth marks and plucked a big tuft of hair, creating a conspicuous mark.

"My supreme divine might! My handsome appearance! My authoritative aura!" Black Donkey kept looking back at its own rump, its face filled with regret.

"Ptui ptui ptui, why is there so much hair in my mouth?" Little Foodie complained innocently on the side, spitting non-stop.

"Those were freshly grown by Donkey Master!" Black Donkey said, a face full of grief.

"Enough already, it’s just a bunch of hair. Who’s going to see it when you’re wearing a skirt!" Zhou spoke, "Let’s keep moving!"

"No way, I dare not carry this little ancestor anymore!" Black Donkey zipped to the front in a flash.

Zhou scooped up Wang Ke and chased after him. He also didn’t dare to put Little Foodie into the Nine Mystic Trial Tower; in case hunger struck him, he might just eat up the entire Immortal Tower! Moreover, if the Tower could be gnawed upon by Little Foodie, then his Gold Devouring Clan’s physique might not be safe either!

Thinking this, he held Wang Ke by the back of his shirt, not daring to let the child lie on his back, as the risk was too huge.

They arrived at the next city, which had also suffered from natural disasters but not too severely. Now, however, the streets were overrun with Walking Corpses. Clearly, the Mao Family had brought the corpse calamity here, turning a city that could have clung to survival into an utter Corpse City.

"The Mao Family seems to be making these Walking Corpses devour each other, trying to cultivate the most powerful monster!" Black Donkey commented.

Zhou nodded. Advancing a Walking Corpse was far simpler than elevating a Martial Artist or Demon Beast; just mutual consumption could rapidly enhance their power. Given enough time and a sufficient number of Walking Corpses, it’s possible the Mao Family could indeed cultivate a Divinity Transformation Realm Walking Corpse!

That was quite terrifying!

He pushed forward with his right hand, unleashing the Overturning Heaven Palm. A giant hand descended from the sky, covering a quarter of the city in a single blow, centered in the heart of the city. The energy surged outward, and boom—a fearsome force radiated from the center, reducing all buildings, trees, and Walking Corpses to ashes.

Boom!

The energy reached the city’s edge, instantly crumbling the wall in a ring. Upon a further glance, the entire city was leveled, leaving no trace of its former prosperity.

"Master, you’re so cool!" Wang Ke said excitedly. To a child who naturally idolizes the strong, such a sight was exhilarating.

"Pff, if I had been the one to make a move, I would have been much more impressive than Zhou!" Black Donkey stated unreconciled.

"In this world, no one is more amazing than my master!" Wang Ke proclaimed proudly, his little face beaming with pride. Zhou’s godlike destruction of the Mao Family and taking him as a disciple had a huge impact on him. He idolized and appreciated Zhou, who became an untouchable sacred figure in his eyes.

"Heh heh, next time I’ll show you how impressive I am!" Black Donkey said, wagging its tail.

They moved on, and upon reaching the next city, Black Donkey eagerly took the initiative. It too unleashed the Overturning Heaven Palm, instantly destroying the city.

Without employing Immortal Techniques, a Nascent Soul Realm elder could easily destroy a city as well, but it would require seven or eight attacks, nothing like the domineering Overturning Heaven Palm that obliterated the universe in a single blow, albeit vastly consuming Spiritual Power.

"So-so!" Wang Ke commented, unimpressed.

When they arrived at the third city, Black Donkey swiftly flattened the entire place once again with the Overturning Heaven Palm.

"You’re far inferior compared to my master!" Wang Ke continued to declare.

As they made their way, every city overtaken by the Walking Corpses was destroyed by Black Donkey, while Wang Ke stubbornly refused to acknowledge its strength. Although the little guy was just being hard-headed, his eyes were already wide with astonishment and excitement.

However, upon reaching the seventeenth city, Black Donkey met a formidable opponent.

To their surprise, there was a Nascent Soul Realm Walking Corpse in this city!

Although this walking corpse was beyond recognition, Zhou Heng could still discern some clues from its actions and recognized that it seemed to be Zhang Yuexi, someone he had seen before.

However, back then, Zhang Yuexi was only at the Nascent Soul Second Layer Heaven, but now she was emitting the aura of the Nascent Soul Third Layer Heaven and was even approaching the Divine Infant Realm!

Zhou Heng sensed around and found that this city was essentially empty, unlike other cities that only had walking corpses remaining; here, there was nothing left except for Zhang Yuexi.

She must have devoured them all, which was why her realm had advanced to the peak of the Nascent Soul Third Layer Heaven. If there were more walking corpses for her to devour, Zhang Yuexi might have even broken through to the Divine Infant Realm!

The Mao Family was indeed crazily ambitious to be so ruthless. If they managed to assemble an army of walking corpses at the Divine Infant Realm, or even have a Corpse King at the Divinity Transformation Realm to lead them, they could truly wreak havoc across the world!

After all, the main forces residing in the Four Great Death Places were firstly unable to leave there, and secondly, they couldn’t easily exert the power of the Divinity Transformation Realm without paying a huge price. Otherwise, Poisonous Vast Heavenly Venerate wouldn’t have wasted so many words with Li Wujie.

"Donkey Master, you’re not up to snuff!"

"Indeed, it’s my master who’s formidable!"

"Wow, Donkey Master, you’re about to lose all your fur!"

Wang Ke made sarcastic comments while watching the battle, deservedly so since that cheap donkey had previously been too arrogant and overbearing.

"This Master is merely unwilling to reveal my true strength!" Black Donkey retorted, feigning strength. Although it was at the Nascent Soul Second Layer Heaven, firstly its realm was a slight level below the opponent’s, and secondly, since a walking corpse had no vital points and possessed an exceptionally tough skeleton, it was giving the donkey an unbearable headache.

The donkey could only repel Zhang Yuexi continuously with the Overturning Heaven Palm, but even employing Immortal Techniques with its level of spiritual power could not disperse the walking corpse, causing the battle to reach a deadlock.

"Zhou, hurry up and make a move!" Black Donkey was inherently lazy and would not have the tenacity for a drawn-out fight if it couldn’t win easily in a short time. It would rather think about turning tail and sneaking away to come back later for a surprise attack.

Of course, it would be better if there was someone it could rely on.

"Donkey Master, you really have no shame. Just now you said you didn’t need Master to make a move and that you could easily suppress her with one hand, yet now you’re asking Master for help. You’ve lost so much face!" Little Foodie didn’t give Black Donkey any face.

"Ptui, this is originally Zhou’s matter. This Master is just lending a righteous hand. Now, I feel that I shouldn’t steal Zhou’s thunder. It’s better to let Zhou handle his own revenge!" Had Wang Ke not been there, Black Donkey would have definitely hidden behind Zhou Heng without a second word. But now, with the little child constantly ridiculing, it simply couldn’t bear to lose face!

Zhou Heng let out a chuckle, floated forward, and sent a palm strike towards Zhang Yuexi.

It was also the Overturning Heaven Palm, but his strike was at least thousands of times more powerful. With a boom, Zhang Yuexi plummeted from the sky, and her body hadn’t even hit the ground when her bones began to disintegrate into fragments, turning into bone dust.

Bam!

When the walking corpse hit the ground, bone fragments scattered in all directions, with Zhang Yuexi’s skeletal remains completely turning into countless particles of bone dust, shooting out everywhere.

One palm strike, and she was dead!

"Wow, Master is so cool!" Wang Ke clapped his hands vigorously, turning his little palms red without even realizing it.

Zhou Heng and Black Donkey exchanged glances, but their expressions revealed a tinge of seriousness.

This was just a small city, yet they had encountered a walking corpse at the Nascent Soul Third Layer Heaven. What about larger cities? Were there already walking corpses at the Divine Infant Realm? Zhou Heng was not afraid of walking corpses at the Divine Infant Realm because he would not lose in terms of spiritual power, and the Purple Flame Heavenly Dragon was specialized in defeating evil beings, meaning the defenses of walking corpses posed no advantage against him.

But what about walking corpses at the Divinity Transformation Realm?

Such beings were definitely not something Zhou Heng could contend with. Even with the Purple Flame Heavenly Dragon, the suppression of the Great Realm was enough to render his secret technique 90% less effective!

"It really is a never-ending worry!" Zhou Heng sighed.

"Zhou, we need to speed up. If the Mao Family manages to create even more powerful walking corpses, it won’t be good news at all!" Black Donkey expressed its concern.

If the Mao Family were indeed able to produce walking corpses at the Divinity Transformation Realm, they would be fully capable of sweeping across the land, turning the whole world into one of walking dead. They could even breed humans to provide a continuous supply of walking corpses!

Just thinking about it was enough to send shivers down one’s spine!

How chaotic would the Xuanqian Continent become?

"That’s the only way!" said Zhou Heng.

The two of them, along with the donkey, continued on their way, clearing out every Corpse City they came across. Although Zhou Heng didn’t know how easily the Mao Family could spread the plague of corpses, he was certain that it was much easier for him to destroy them. With a single palm strike, he could annihilate both the city and the walking corpses in it, ensuring that not even a single Corpse Worm could escape!

After destroying more than thirty Corpse Cities, the Mao Family suffered huge losses, which finally made the higher-ups of the Mao Family restless. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)