Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 430 - 414 Puppet Sect (1/3)

Chapter 430: Chapter 414 Puppet Sect (1/3)

Zhou Heng patted Little Foodie on the head. This little fellow could get them involved in the Royal Family conflicts of the Sea Clan even while fetching water—indeed, he was much like Zhou, who didn’t have to seek trouble as it found him on its own.

Having eaten someone else’s medicated meal, no matter if it was Zhou Heng, Black Donkey, or Little Foodie, they all had a noticeable increase in their cultivation level. Since they had benefited, facing danger meant they could only lend their help.

"Brother Zhou, although the Little Crown Prince’s cultivation level is still weak, his blood is the closest to that of the ancient ancestors in history! Only the three of us know this, and we dared not reveal it for fear that it may bring deadly trouble to the Little Crown Prince," the Lobster Person said.

Zhou Heng nodded. If the bloodline was powerful and outshone his peers, then it was very likely that he would be seen as the first target to be eliminated rather than being seen as harmless due to his young age and dealt with last.

For those in power, a strong bloodline was merely potential and did not guarantee that Ao Kongshan could reach a great height.

The perseverance of an individual, the efforts they made, and even the opportunities brought by luck, would determine a Martial Artist’s future, just like Jing Tian. Without his journey to Wind Howl Forest, how could he have become a Heavenly Spirit Body and elevated his cultivation to the Mountains and Rivers Realm in such a short time?

This was luck!

However, reversedly speaking, Jing Tian’s luck was not good enough. If his cultivation speed had been faster, he would definitely have inherited Gu Yan’s legacy with his authentic Barbarian God Tribe bloodline, and others wouldn’t have benefited from it.

Having a strong bloodline merely gave one an advantage at the starting line.

Since Ao Guanglong was a ruthless leader, he definitely wouldn’t favor Ao Kongshan just because of the might of his Bloodline Power, and he wouldn’t intervene in fratricidal conflicts. Therefore, the Three Great Experts of the Sea Clan could only silently guard this secret, daring not to disclose it.

"Brother Zhou, if you accept the Little Crown Prince as your disciple, I guarantee that his achievements will not stop at the Divinity Transformation Realm. Like his ancient ancestors, he can become a true Heaven-Earth Spirit Dragon and ascend into immortality," the Lobster Person urged desperately, revealing the intensity of Ao Kongshan’s bloodline to tie Zhou Heng to the Little Crown Prince’s fate.

With Zhou Heng’s formidable strength, barely comparable to the Emperor of the Sea Clan, the Little Crown Prince under his protection would surely grow up safely.

When the Little Crown Prince fully matures in strength, dealing with the Crown Prince would naturally be a small matter.

"Master—" Ao Kongshan sniffed and looked pitifully at Zhou Heng from the side.

Zhou Heng shook his head and said, "Let’s not speak of this anymore. Our cooperation ends after the mission of the Puppet Sect!" He had agreed to take Wang Ke as a disciple because he saw determination and endurance in the child. Compared to him, Ao Kongshan was merely talented but lacking in substance.

Moreover, he had no desire to get involved in the internal struggles of someone else’s family, which was totally irrelevant to him. He had plenty of his own issues to deal with, how could he spare the time to meddle in other people’s domestic affairs?

Seeing Zhou Heng’s firm stance, the Three Great Experts of the Sea Clan reluctantly dropped the topic. Meanwhile, Ao Kongshan remained carefree like a child, quickly forgetting the displeasure and playing boisterously with Little Foodie.

The group continued forward, passing through lands that had once been fertile. Each passing period marked a slight worsening of the entire continent’s environment. Deep gorges appeared unexpectedly, as if giant canyons had emerged from nowhere, immense and unfathomable.

Most of the forests were scorched clean by erupting volcanoes, rivers ceased their torrential flow, some becoming muddy, others revealing their riverbeds, with fish belly-up, awaiting death.

Corpses could be seen everywhere along the road, most of them starved, others crushed or smashed by rocks, or even fatalities from falls from high places.

This world was becoming increasingly unsuitable for living beings.

"We the Sea Clan invaded the land only as a last resort, because the situation in the sea is even worse!" the Three Great Experts of the Sea Clan said immediately upon noticing Zhou Heng’s displeased expression.

The same disasters affecting the oceans were even more severe. Earth Fire burst out everywhere, nearly boiling the whole ocean into a seafood pot! This temperature could be endured by those above the Spirit Gathering Realm, but whether on land or in the sea, the majority were always ordinary beings.

The ordinary members of the Sea Clan simply could not withstand such a rise in temperature, so they had set their sights on land. By occupying the land, naturally, a Big Shot would separate the sea from the land and create a new habitat.

In the end, everyone just wanted to survive; it wasn’t a matter of who was right or wrong.

If anything, only the impending doom of this planet could be blamed.

Zhou Heng felt a pressing urgency in his heart. He now had two paths to follow: the first was to elevate himself to the peak of Divinity Transformation Realm as quickly as possible, break through the void, become immortal, and take his family and friends into the Immortal Realm.

The second, on the other hand, was to find the lost Star Gate of Xuanqian Star. Once found and opened, he would try to send as many people as possible off this dying planet.

For others, the second path might seem easier, but for Zhou Heng, he felt that becoming immortal was a more certain prospect, even though he still did not know how to make the final step after reaching the peak of the Divinity Transformation Third Layer Heaven.

He was pursuing both paths, having entrusted the task of finding the Star Gate to the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, which, being the most well-informed force on the continent, might just find the gate lost for who knows how many years.

He also needed to find someone, the Old Swindler.

Even if the Old Swindler was not an immortal, he had an inseparable connection to immortality. If Zhou could find him, he might be able to learn the key to becoming immortal. Of course, if the Old Swindler proved too elusive, he would risk another trip to the underground world to find Kong Aokun, hoping that Kong would not be mad by then.

The Three Great Experts of the Sea Clan brought out an ancient map, constantly making comparisons and directing the way.

Since this map was drawn who knows how many years ago, the land had seen vast changes, especially recently. Mountains had turned into giant lakes, canyons into plains, which posed great challenges in recognizing the terrain.

Walking intermittently and scoping thoroughly, it took them nearly a month to finally arrive at the foot of a tall mountain.

"This must be it!" Black Donkey said with certainty.

Everyone nodded, although the scene was vastly different from what the map depicted. The countless surrounding mountains and lakes had turned into ruins, yet the fact that this particular tall mountain still stood proudly suggested its extraordinary nature.

However, after searching around, they found no mysterious entrance or any sort of entrance array.

Zhou Heng extended his right hand, enveloped by Divine Intent. A massive force emitted, boom, boom, boom, rocks on the mountain immediately began falling in masses, like an avalanche.

A Divinity Transformation Realm Heavenly Venerate could destroy heaven and earth, even capable of annihilating a planet! Though experts in the Divine Infant Realm were substantially inferior, moving mountains and crossing seas were trivial for them, let alone Zhou Heng, who was very close to the level of a Heavenly Venerate.

Rumbling sounds ensued, countless stones thundered down, and the entire mountain suddenly "slimmed down."

"Eh!" "Ah!" "Tsk!"

All were amazed because this mountain was not a real mountain, but a heavenly towering giant, just covered in a layer of rock as a disguise, transforming this giant into a mountain!

At least ten thousand feet tall, with a completely dark body, Zhou Heng immediately sensed the greed of the Gold Devouring Clan bloodline, wanting to devour this metal giant!

Thus, the material used to create this giant must be extremely high-grade. Knowing that Zhou Heng’s current Gold Devouring Clan physique had reached the Nascent Soul Realm, ordinary metals would not trigger the bloodline of the Gold Devouring Clan.

"This is the king-level puppet that once swept across the world from the Puppet Sect in ancient years!" Black Donkey suddenly exclaimed.

"Donkey, you know about the Puppet Sect?" Zhou Heng turned to him.

"I have a slight memory of it, Zhou, although I am from Ancient Times, wasn’t the Martial Path inherited before Ancient Times? The Puppet Sect was a major force at least a million years ago, dominant in its era. Though it didn’t unify the world under one rule, it was universally acknowledged as the strongest power!"

"Back then, what allowed the Puppet Sect to dominate was a Heavenly Venerate-level puppet, which was invincible and indestructible, capable of destroying any enemy!"

As he spoke, Black Donkey looked towards the incredibly large super-metal giant standing before them.

After hearing its story, everyone turned their eyes back to the giant.

This was indeed a tremendous treasure!

A puppet of Divinity Transformation Realm, capable of sweeping through the wastelands!

The eyes of the Three Great Experts of the Sea Clan reddened. If the Little Crown Prince had such a mighty weapon to command, would they still need to fear the Crown Prince? They breathed heavily, almost unable to resist the impulse to snatch it immediately.

Zhou Heng smiled slightly and said, "How many spirit stones would it take to operate such a gigantic puppet?"

Upon hearing this, the three strong members of the Sea Clan were visibly taken aback and began showing signs of disappointment.

Indeed, how many spirit stones would it take to activate a puppet of Divinity Transformation Realm?

Spirit stones were the most crucial resource of a planet, requiring a long time to form. This resource depleted quickly and regenerated slowly, making it increasingly scarce. Why did the Puppet Sect, despite possessing such a formidable weapon, ultimately vanish into the river of history?

Was it because they ran out of spirit stones and eventually reduced to a pile of scrap metal?

In Ancient Ancient Times, the quantity of spirit stones was undoubtedly much greater than in modern days, but as this resource became gradually exhausted, the Puppet Sect also inevitably reached a dead end!

Indeed, their rise was by the puppet, and their fall was also by the puppet.

"Is the treasure you mentioned just this lump of iron?" Black Donkey got angry. It came here to find treasures, not for a useless piece of iron!

"Hold your horses!" Zhou Heng patted the donkey, "Given the size of this puppet, I don’t believe it’s entirely solid inside!"

"Ah, I understand now. This puppet is most likely a treasure trove!" Black Donkey’s eyes lit up, and it became excited again.

"Sly donkey, you’re quite clever!"

"Of course, just look at what kind of donkey I am!" Black Donkey shamelessly accepted Zhou Heng’s praise.

"Pfft!" Wang Ke and Ao Kongshan simultaneously made faces and stuck out their tongues.

"The problem now is, how do we get inside?"(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)