Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 429 - 413 Struggles of the Sea Clan (3/3)

Chapter 429: Chapter 413 Struggles of the Sea Clan (3/3)

"Yu Tianheng, although you serve the Crown Prince, your treatment of the Little Crown Prince is unreasonable, and that itself is a grave crime!" the Lobster Person sharply rebuked. The three great experts of the Sea Clan usually did not differentiate respect based on cultivation level. They were the personal bodyguards of the Little Crown Prince, but when facing external enemies, naturally, he, in the Divine Infant Realm, took the lead.

"Stop saying these useless words. As long as you die here today, everything will turn to dust and earth!" Yu Tianheng said indifferently. His voice was calm, yet it was filled with a murderous intent.

"Resign yourselves to fate!"

The four opponents were unwilling to talk nonsense any further. They plunged forward, charging at Zhou Heng and his group. Their original plan was very good. Having one more expert at the Divine Infant Realm should have completely turned the tide of the battle.

However, there were now three people and a donkey. Fortunately, one was just a little kid, and although another’s aura wasn’t prominent, he was clearly too young, barely having entered the Nascent Soul Realm. The donkey, however, was a bit problematic since it had reached the Third Layer Heaven of the Nascent Soul.

No worries, an expert in the Divine Infant Realm was enough to suppress everything!

Zhou Heng sighed. Although he had been pushed to the forefront to take the bullet, the situation demanded that he had no choice but to make a move. He couldn’t just stand there and let someone chop at his head without showing anger, right?

But what made them think he would exert himself for them without compensation? Weren’t they afraid he would betray them and snatch all the treasures of the Puppet Sect clean?

He extended his hand and made a sweep. A surge of Vigorous Qi gushed out, creating a deep imprint on the ground.

The Qi was like a sword, chilling to the bone!

Yu Tianheng and his group abruptly stopped. From the Qi emitted by Zhou Heng’s gesture, they sensed his incredibly powerful strength, at least at the level of the Divine Infant Realm!

Hiss!

All four showed expressions of shock, completely unexpected that Zhou Heng, looking so young with a body full of vigorously burning vitality, clearly very young, could possess the cultivation level of the Divine Infant Realm!

They looked at each other and then subtly shook their heads.

Today, Ao Kongshan must die!

"Sir, this is a private affair of the Sea Clan, it doesn’t concern you. Please leave, our Sea Clan owes you a favor, and the Crown Prince will surely repay you in the future!" Yu Tianheng said in a deep voice after taking a breath.

"Brother Zhou, you must not agree to them. The Little Crown Prince is the one ordained by fate, and they are committing a great treason!" the Lobster Person immediately said.

"Sir, as long as you are willing to leave, you can name your price!" Yu Tianheng also immediately chimed in.

"Hmph, whatever conditions they promise Brother Zhou, we can increase them by twenty percent!" the Lobster Person said again. He had personally witnessed Zhou Heng’s strength. With Zhou Heng around, who could compete unless a Heavenly Venerate from the Divinity Transformation Realm appeared?

He had previously invited Zhou Heng to join them precisely for this moment. Otherwise, why would he want to share treasures with someone else?

"We’ll add thirty percent!" Yu Tianheng scoffed.

"We’ll add forty percent!"

"Fifty percent!"

"Sixty percent!"

"Seventy percent!"

The two kept raising the stakes, their four eyes glaring at each other, full of fiery anger.

"Enough!" Zhou Heng hummed lightly. In truth, no matter how high these two raised the price, it was useless; neither could truly make the decision. One side wanted to recruit him as a helper, the other wanted him to leave—all without any sincerity.

"Master, you have to help me!" Ao Kongshan was quite clever at this moment, suddenly flinging himself at Zhou Heng’s feet and wrapping his arms around his legs.

"Since when did I become your master?" Zhou Heng shook his right leg, but Ao Kongshan clung onto his leg like a sticky candy, impossible to shake off. Zhou Heng slightly tilted his head and spotted Wang Ke grinning mischievously.

Clearly, Ao Kongshan must have been egged on by the Little Foodie!

"Master, the big senior brother has already acknowledged me, you can’t go back on it!" Ao Kongshan said with a pitiful look, and two streams of clear snot suddenly rolled out, nearly sticking to Zhou Heng’s trouser leg before sizzling back up, truly a close call.

Zhou Heng’s face was full of black lines. Since when did the Little Foodie have the power to accept disciples on his behalf?

"Master, just accept the little junior brother!" Wang Ke persuaded from the side.

The three experts of the Sea Clan looked at each other and also began to persuade. In their view, if Ao Kongshan could have Zhou Heng as a backer, he would no longer fear the threat of the Crown Prince.

"Master—Master—" Ao Kongshan called out in a loud voice.

Zhou Heng reluctantly accepted Wang Ke as a disciple, and more so because the Little Foodie possessed exceptional talent. He reluctantly agreed, but as for the others, no need. He turned to Yu Tianheng and the others and said, "You all may leave now."

"You’re quite bold!" Yu Tianheng’s expression also turned cold. He had been willing to negotiate with Zhou Heng not because he feared him, but because he did not want to needlessly make another enemy. But if the other party insisted on becoming enemies, then they would meet on the battlefield.

Seeing Yu Tianheng’s indomitable attitude, the three great generals of the Sea Clan were overjoyed. This meant Zhou Heng would inevitably be dragged into the mire.

"Kill them all!" Yu Tianheng said coldly. The four once again sprang into action, attacking Zhou Heng and his group.

Two Divine Infants faced off against two more, overall power equally matched. However, as the defenders, there was a fatal weakness; no matter how many times Yu Tianheng and his group were repelled, just managing to land a killing strike on Ao Kongshan would mean their total victory!

At most, they couldn’t keep it a secret, but that was hardly a problem!

Zhou Heng snorted lightly, and with his left hand reaching out, an impossibly strong pressure enveloped the four individuals. Snap, snap, snap, snap, their running figures contorted and smashed into the ground like infants barely learning to walk.

"Master is so powerful!"

"Master is so majestic!"

Wang Ke and Ao Kongshan cheered, unable to hide the excitement on their little faces.

The three Sea Clan experts were filled with shock. Although Zhou Heng had easily suppressed them before, showing his immense strength, they had never imagined he could reach such a level!

Just a simple gesture had suppressed two Divine Infants and two Nascent Souls. Was this truly the power of a Divine Infant?

But then again, considering the terrifying disturbance Zhou had caused when he previously advanced to the Second Layer of the Divine Infant Realm, nearly comparable to a Divinity Transformation Heavenly Venerate, it really wasn’t strange to suppress two Divine Infants and, incidentally, two Nascent Souls with a single palm.

If they could barely accept this situation, then Yu Tianheng and his group were completely dumbfounded!

How could Zhou Heng be so powerful?

If it had been their king who made a move, they would have accepted their loss wholeheartedly, but Zhou Heng was also merely at the Divine Infant Realm. How could he be so remarkably powerful?

Due to overwhelming shock, they momentarily did not consider the repercussions of their defeat.

A cold light flashed, and Zhou Heng had already drawn the Black Sword, knowing well there weren’t many Half-Step Immortals on Xuanqian Star; naturally, none could be wasted! Since they had attacked him, their fate was sealed.

"Stop!"

"We are great generals of the Sea Clan, if you dare kill us, our king will definitely have you torn to pieces!"

"The majesty of the Sea Clan must not be violated!"

"Little Crown Prince, save us!"

Feeling the stark killing intent from Zhou Heng, all four individuals from Yu Tianheng’s group experienced a chilling fear, and a primal dread of death emerged within them.

Swoosh!

Zhou Heng’s sword swept across, and thud, thud, thud, thud, four fish heads soared into the air, blood splattering as the large bodies instantly collapsed one by one.

"Food! Food!" Wang Ke immediately lit up, saliva already uncontrollably dribbling from his mouth. To him, anything that wasn’t humanoid and moved was a delicious delicacy, without fearing rawness.

The facial expressions of the Sea Clan’s three generals turned to utter disgust, akin to cursing a bald man in front of a monk. If this little ancestor developed a taste for it, what if they ended up being cooked too?

Black Donkey was equally enthusiastic, whether it was a Nascent Soul Realm or a Divine Infant Realm, a Martial Artist who had become a deity or Demon Beast, naturally, became a tonic for consumption. Though eating them wouldn’t convey all of their Cultivation Level, it was certainly comparable to Spiritual Medicine!

Since it wasn’t human, as long as it wasn’t donkey meat, it also didn’t care about rawness.

A little rascal and a frivolous Black Donkey immediately began to clean up the "food," which was naturally best when fresh. If left too long, not only would the taste be compromised, but the essence would also return to nature.

Soon, a large pot full of fragrant fish meat was cooked. Black Donkey and Wang Ke enthusiastically invited the four from the Sea Clan to share. Seeing this scene, not to mention the pale faces of the three generals, even the carefree Ao Kongshan was stunned.

Wang Ke’s enthusiasm was genuine; naturally hospitable, he believed that good things should be shared with those around him. As for Black Donkey, it was purely to disgust these three experts of the Sea Clan.

Zhou Heng didn’t partake, having slain with the Black Sword, most of the essence had been absorbed by the sword; although some remained, it was as insipid as chicken ribs, tasteless to eat but a pity to discard.

He looked at the three generals of the Sea Clan and said, "Now you can tell the truth!"

The tone was stern, carrying an undeniable authority.

After exchanging glances, one of the Lobster People spoke, "Brother Zhou, we had no choice but to drag you into our affairs by concealing the truth, please allow me to explain!"

The fellow paused briefly before starting to reveal the bloody internal conflicts of the Sea Clan’s Royal Family.

The current king of the Sea Clan was Ao Kongshan’s father, named Ao Guanglong; he had nine sons, with Ao Kongshan being the ninth. This king revered the survival of the fittest, only the strongest and most ruthless deserved to succeed him.

Thus, his sons were all scheming against each other, killing each other more fiercely than enemies.

Ao Kongshan, being the youngest, hadn’t posed a threat to his brothers and had been spared from such fratricide, but not long ago, the Crown Prince, Ao Kongxing, defeated and killed seven brothers, and Ao Kongshan inevitably had to face this brother now!

Therefore, Ao Kongshan’s three personal guards took him away from the Sea Clan, also making off with ingredients from the "Sea-Sky Feast" hoarded in the Imperial Palace for tens of thousands of years and following an ancient map in search of the treasure of the Ancient Puppet Sect.

Not long after reaching shore, they had finally gathered the ingredients, and as they were cooking the medicinal meal, they encountered Zhou Heng and his group. (To be continued. If you enjoy this novel, please visit qidian.com to cast your vote or purchase a subscription. Your support is greatly appreciated. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to continue reading.)