Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 467 - 451

Chapter 467: 451

For the Divinity Transformation Realm Magic Artifact, the Five Great Heavenly Venerates, who would not normally join forces, did exactly that and attacked Zhou Heng together.

By then, they had ascended to a great height, yet the Half-Step Immortals below could still see them with the naked eye. When the Five Great Heavenly Venerates struck together, the winds and clouds changed color, and their might was indescribably terrifying.

Facing this blow, even a thousand, even ten thousand Divine Infant Realm experts combined could not withstand it; retreating was their only option!

Putting themselves in Zhou Heng’s shoes, everyone broke out in a cold sweat, experiencing a tremendous fear that made their scalps numb.

In fact, the Moon Shadow Saintess and the others had not intended to kill Zhou Heng with one strike; they merely wanted to drive him away. The reason was simple: whoever was closest to the Divinity Transformation Realm Magic Artifact would become the common enemy!

Of course, Cheng Shangchen and Gong Hong’en definitely wanted to kill Zhou Heng on the spot! But that was merely wishful thinking; they knew Zhou Heng wouldn’t be so foolish to face the Five Great Heavenly Venerates alone.

Previously, he had indeed faced three without falling short, but firstly, there were now five venerate figures, and secondly, the strength of the Blazing Flame Demon Venerable and Moon Shadow Saintess was a cut above the others—how much stronger would the united force of the Five Great Heavenly Venerates be!

Zhou Heng, however, made a move that no one had anticipated; he neither dodged nor avoided but charged like a furious arrow into the terrifying gales, resolutely reaching for that speck of green light.

"Seeking death!" Cheng Shangchen and Gong Hong’en both felt anger and joy—angry that this fellow was audacious enough to try and pluck treasures amidst such peril, but also delighted that Zhou Heng’s firm resolve to claim the treasure would consolidate the Five Great Heavenly Venerates’ resolve to strike him down first.

"Thunder Light Flash!" The female Venerate from Thunder Light Valley shouted. With a movement of her hands, she released a beam of electric light that transformed into a leopard that struck furiously at Zhou Heng.

The speed of the electric light was extraordinarily fast, catching up with Zhou Heng in an instant. The blue electric light that entered his body caused Zhou Heng’s entire body to momentarily stiffen!

In that brief interlude, the other four Heavenly Venerates’ attacks had already hit, forcefully sending him plummeting away from that green light.

Zhou Heng stepped with the Swift Cloud Radiant Step, borrowing and transforming the force; after several twist and turns to shed the force exerted on him, he continued toward the sky. His gaze fixed on the fifth Heavenly Venerate, whom he had not had the chance to encounter before, filled with surprise.

The female Venerate from Thunder Light Valley, Yang Zitong, had a pleasant-sounding name, but her appearance was far from pleasing—green-faced, with sharp teeth and two lightning horns growing on her head, crackling with blue electric light, enough to make anyone retreat in terror at first sight!

She was definitely an alien, and moreover, an alien not from Xuanqian Star, likely innately close to thunder and lightning, explaining her cultivation in Thunder Series Technique and mastery of the Great Thunder Series Path!

Zhou Heng had never before encountered anyone using Thunder Series Technique.

It is said that Thunder Punishment is a tool used by the heavens to reward the good and punish the wicked, possessing inexplicable great powers—truly not to be underestimated! Zhou Heng’s physique was so strong that it had reached the point where no Divinity Transformation Realm brutal force could shake him, but Yang Zitong’s thunder light effect could still paralyze him temporarily, truly fierce!

Zhou Heng stowed away that trace of pride in his heart; his physique had indeed reached the state of being unharmed by brute force, but there were still many miraculous skills in the world, like the melting of flames, the erosion of poison, the paralysis of thunder and lightning, which if prolonged, could potentially kill him!

Of course, even if the masters of the Four Great Death Places took action themselves, it would cost them dearly to kill him, and perhaps they wouldn’t recover enough to reach Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortal in time!

He needed not worry too much.

Zhou Heng soared up, once again plunging into the battle.

Capitalizing on his Divinity Transformation Realm-like physique, he recklessly ignored tactics such as evasion and just charged forward, continuously casting the Shadowless Claw.

Unfortunately, here were all Heavenly Venerates, and with no complex terrain to obstruct visibility or any natural phenomena affecting the Divine Sense, the Shadowless Claw was as overt as wielding weapons in broad daylight in front of the Five Great Heavenly Venerates; it was simply impossible to hide.

Overturning Heaven Palm!

Moon Shadow Saintess unleashed a palm that once again forcefully slammed Zhou Heng downward.

Damn!

Zhou Heng let out a long howl, his physique indeed unmatched, but his strength had not yet reached the corresponding level. His opponents didn’t need to injure him, merely needed to send him flying far away.

"Hehe!" Cheng Shangchen and Gong Hong’en wore mocking smiles on their faces; they indeed couldn’t do much against Zhou Heng, but seeing him struggle immensely was utterly satisfying.

Zhou Heng’s gaze turned cold as his eyes shifted toward these two, his intent to kill surging wildly.

To him, the Divinity Transformation Realm Magic Artifact was not essential; advancing to the Divinity Transformation Realm in terms of spiritual power was the true path!

Not to mention, once his spiritual power stepped into the Divinity Transformation Realm, the Hundred Ghosts Sword could condense a hundred Heavenly Venerate-level Spiritual Power Ghost Creatures. What treasure could compare to this?

He had thought he could seize the Divinity Transformation Realm Magic Artifact without breaking a sweat, so that Cheng Shangchen and Gong Hong’en, envious, might end up fighting him to the death, increasing his chances of killing the two.

But judging from the current situation, it would be difficult for him to snatch that magic artifact!

If he couldn’t snatch it, so be it; first, he’d kill Cheng Shangchen and Gong Hong’en!

Zhou Heng’s eyes blazed with fierceness as he stepped with the Swift Cloud Radiant Step, neutralizing the force of Moon Shadow Saintess’s palm. He thought to settle the score with this old woman later, as he stepped out, surrounded by a dazzling golden light.

Whoosh—his form rapidly ascended, charging toward Cheng Shangchen.

With his invincible physique, bang bang bang, he broke through each attack carelessly, like a massive stone rolling down from a high peak, unstoppable along the way!

"Die!" Zhou Heng bellowed, his golden fist thundering out as he aimed a strike at Cheng Shangchen.

"I’m not afraid of you!" Cheng Shangchen snorted coldly, his only fear being Zhou Heng’s formidable physique, not his strength. The Heavenly Venerate spread his hands, and a black Poison Sea surged out from within him, instantly enveloping miles in its deadly embrace.

Within the Poison Sea, Skull Heads periodically emerged, spewing sinister dark auras and ghostly wails, unintentionally causing one’s whole body to turn cold as if they had fallen into a demonic pit.

He could only face the enemy alone now, as the other four Heavenly Venerates were seizing this chance to vie for a Divinity Transformation Realm Magic Artifact!

Zhou Heng entered the fray without any hesitation, his body aglow with golden light, as if a Heavenly God had descended!

With each firm step, a golden Divine Light radiated across the heavens and earth, creating a realm of gold behind him that confronted the black Poison Sea directly.

"Arrogant!" Cheng Shangchen roared in anger. This seemingly real yet illusory world was a manifestation of the Martial Artist’s will, belonging to the level of Deities, a physical manifestation of the Domain Realm. In this world, the Martial Artist became the most powerful existence, not only orchestrating attacks with thoughts but also greatly suppressing his opponent.

Thus, Zhou Heng unfolded his Domain, marking his half of the universe. The golden world was his Domain, his very own world.

The clash of two worlds, the head-on confrontation of two great Deities!

This was what enraged Cheng Shangchen!

Zhou Heng’s strength lay solely in his physique and not in Spiritual Power! However, Deities were deeply connected to Spiritual Power. Thus, Zhou Heng’s Deity was just a Divine Infant at the moment, unlike him who had matured fully into an adult!

An adult losing to a child? What a joke!

"You are seeking your own death!" Cheng Shangchen howled skywards, a Divine Skull emerging above his head, mimicking his roaring action. The Poison Sea surged tremendously, stirring up thousand-feet-high waves, and smashed towards Zhou Heng.

Since Deities operated on the level of Spiritual Power, they were independent of physique. By battling him with Deities, wasn’t Zhou Heng using his weakness to meet his opponent’s strength?

He was really seeking death!

Zhou Heng laughed heartily, a golden figure also appearing above his head, its right hand wielding the Black Sword. With a single sweep, billions of spirit swords arose within the golden world, meeting the incoming black waves head-on.

Whiz whiz whiz whiz whiz!

The myriad swords pierced through, the massive wave immediately riddled with holes, its destructive power greatly diminished.

Cheng Shangchen could not help but frown, Zhou Heng was evidently just at the Divine Infant Realm, how could his Deity be so strong that it almost matched him?

What a monstrous fellow!

Zhou Heng snorted, Deity combat, aside from the level of Spiritual Power, also depended on momentum, those incomprehensible factors that could be harnessed by Deities as well, just like how, in ancient times, the Great Eternal Emperor would appear, and all his opponents would automatically lose thirty percent of their Battle Power!

And he, surpassing his predecessors, could suppress his opponent’s Battle Power by as much as fifty percent or more!

It all depended on how resolute an opponent’s will was. Against someone as unwavering as Zhou Heng, perhaps they couldn’t even weaken ten percent of his Battle Power!

However, someone like Cheng Shangchen, who relied on his family’s fortune, obviously lacked such strong resolve!

Zhou Heng swung his fists in a frenzy, utilizing solely Brute Force to preserve as much Spiritual Power as possible. He didn’t intend to defeat Cheng Shangchen; he was determined to kill this newly emerged Heavenly Venerate, thus he couldn’t afford to waste even a bit of Spiritual Power.

—The more Spiritual Power he preserved now, the greater the intensity of the Sky-soaring Nine Forms he would later unleash!

The question was, how could he get close to the opponent?

The past was a lesson to be learned; someone like Zuoqiu Wenguan wouldn’t easily let Zhou Heng get close, no matter how arrogant, conceited, or even foolish Cheng Shangchen might be, right?

Therefore, Zhou Heng needed to create an opportunity, break through with an overwhelming force, and deliver a fatal blow under his sword!

And there was only one such chance, otherwise Cheng Shangchen would definitely turn tail and run.

Zhou Heng’s use of his Deity in combat was purposely to display weakness, letting Cheng Shangchen believe he had a chance to kill him—Cheng Shangchen did indeed have such an opportunity, for how else could anyone bait him?

Both sides had the potential to annihilate each other, the question of who would seize the opportunity depended on their own tactics.

Zhou Heng charged forward, fists leading the way, his retinue glowing with the boundless Divine Light, as he boldly stormed into the Poison Sea, advancing towards Cheng Shangchen with an unmatched vigor.

"Damn it!" Cheng Shangchen was infuriated. Why must Zhou Heng specifically target him?

Here were also Gong Hong’en and Yang Zitong, descendants from the Four Great Death Places, so why was he the only target? Did he seem that easy to bully?

His gaze turning icy, the Skull Heads in the Poison Sea coalesced into a colossal super Skull Head! (To be continued. If you like this story, you are welcomed to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)