Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 468 - 452: Slashing Another Heavenly Venerate (3/3)

Chapter 468: Chapter 452: Slashing Another Heavenly Venerate (3/3)

Cheng Shangchen would never dare let Zhou Heng get close to him, the scene of Zuoqiu Wenguan being killed still fresh in his mind, he was not foolish enough to repeat the same mistake, but fighting from a distance using Divine Sense and Spiritual Power, why would he fear Zhou Heng?

After all, he was a true Heavenly Venerate, unlike Zhou Heng who was merely at the physical level!

Amidst the Poison Sea, a huge Skull Head rose up, turning its face towards the sky and issuing a Divine Sense level roar, in that proud sound, everyone below had their hair standing on end, their hearts thumping wildly!

Below the Nascent Soul Realm, countless Martial Artists had their eyes bulging, their hearts shattered by sheer fright! Even the Half-Step Immortals felt depleted, as if severely wounded.

Despite such a distance, and not being a direct attack target, the terrifying destruction caused was imaginable from this secret technique!

Cheng Shangchen sneered, pushing his hands forward, and the giant Skull Head immediately lunged towards Zhou Heng, opening its mouth wide.

—If Zhou Heng did not fight him using Divine Sense, he could simply hide within the Sea of Consciousness, using his body’s defense comparable to that of a Divinity Transformation Realm Magic Artifact, making it impossible for any Heavenly Venerate to breach this defense and strike his Divine Sense.

But now it was different; Zhou Heng had openly exposed his Divine Sense for battle, effectively abandoning his strongest defense and exposing his most vulnerable side!

This was the perfect opportunity to kill Zhou Heng!

Otherwise, even if the lords of the Four Great Death Places personally came forward, they might not be able to suppress him!

Cheng Shangchen was not lacking in a spirit of adventure, and naturally would not make a move if he clearly knew it was a suicide mission or pointless effort, but now it was different, the opportunity was right before his eyes!

The giant Skull Head came biting over, forming the original Poisonous Vast Heavenly Venerate, its massive jaws seemingly capable of devouring everything!

This was Cheng Shangchen’s strongest attack!

There is a saying that the best defense is a strong offense, just keeping the opponent suppressed naturally solves one’s own crises and eliminates the need for defense. This saying makes sense, but it isn’t absolute!

The Skull Head bit down, and amidst a swirl of black light, instantly swallowed the entire golden world.

Boom!

The Poison Sea boiled, sweeping the skies, and the black Skull Head continued its furious roars, as if declaring its invincibleness.

"Hmm?" Cheng Shangchen showed a hint of doubt.

Had Zhou Heng just died?

Just like that?

But clearly, there was no trace of Zhou Heng’s presence here!

Cheng Shangchen had full confidence in his judgment; his Divine Sense had long been locked on Zhou Heng, and just as the black Skull Head made its strike, Zhou Heng’s presence dissipated like smoke.

He must be dead!

But why did he feel uneasy? What was amiss?

Right, the body!

Zhou Heng’s constitution was incomparably strong, and even his secret technique couldn’t have corroded his flesh so quickly, otherwise, he would have eliminated Zhou Heng long ago, why wait until now?

This is a trap!

When he launched his strongest attack, it was also when his own defense was weakest! Using offense as defense doesn’t mean the offense truly becomes the defense!

Realizing the danger, Cheng Shangchen was just about to retreat when suddenly, a figure flashed in the void, Zhou Heng appeared abruptly, stepping on the Swift Cloud Radiant Step, rushing towards him with incredible speed.

Too fast!

At this moment, Cheng Shangchen unleashed a powerful move, his Spiritual Power hung in a precarious balance, although for just a brief moment, it was enough for Zhou Heng to seize!

The power of the Sky-soaring Nine Forms, he had witnessed it firsthand, capable of actually slaying a Heavenly Venerate!

Could he perish here?

Cheng Shangchen’s eyes flickered with intense reluctance!

He was already a Heavenly Venerate, and his father was even a Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortal, who could later take him to the Immortal Realm, achieving eternal life, achieving immortality; how could he die here? He didn’t want to die! Absolutely not!

Zhou Heng’s gaze was chillingly cold, previously he had hidden in the Nine Mystic Trial Tower, which was a Quasi-Immortal Artifact, naturally capable of blocking a mere Heavenly Venerate’s strike—Though if it had been Poisonous Vast Heavenly Venerate himself, that would be another story.

Die!

He raised his right hand, the Black Sword held by the golden figure now in his grasp, the Sky-soaring Nine Forms ready to launch!

Despair appeared on Cheng Shangchen’s face!

Boom!

At that moment, a ghastly white Skull Hand suddenly reached out from the void, grabbing towards Zhou Heng!

"Dad—" Cheng Shangchen cried out but immediately realized something was wrong, the Skull Hand was similar to his father’s, but its prowess was far too weak, barely at the level of a newly ascended Heavenly Venerate.

But even that was enough, he just needed this moment to recover!

Zhou Heng was furious, never expecting a sixth Heavenly Venerate to emerge at this time!

But couldn’t he just let Cheng Shangchen go? Absolutely not!

He stepped on the Swift Cloud Radiant Step, weaving through the gaps between the fingers of the giant Skull Hand, and at this moment Cheng Shangchen, taking this precious chance to catch his breath, began to retreat! As soon as he started moving, Zhou Heng completely lost his chance.

Zhou Heng swung his left hand, unleashing the Shadowless Claw and hooking onto Cheng Shangchen’s body.

"What, what!" Cheng Shangchen quickly turned around, only to find his body felt heavier, and a hook had emerged on his clothing.

Zhou Heng tugged at the rope, using the force to increase his speed, swiftly escaping from the giant skeleton hand reaching out from behind and charging towards Cheng Shangchen. The Black Sword flashed with a chilling murderous aura.

Cheng Shangchen was too late to pull off the hook, and instantly, spiritual power burst from within him. With a loud bang, his clothes exploded off his body, turning him into a naked figure, but thus, the restraint of the Shadowless Claw was ended!

Escape!

Zhou Heng snorted coldly, and a golden figure rose above his head, controlling the Purple Flame Heavenly Dragon with both hands, its air of supremacy moving through the atmosphere.

Cheng Shangchen, as if struck by lightning, experienced a fatal hesitation in that instant!

This was Zhou Heng’s supreme will, surpassing the spiritual suppression of the Purple Flame Heavenly Dragon — though it only affected Cheng Shangchen for an instant!

But at this crucial moment, Zhou Heng needed only that instant!

He seized the opportunity!

Sky-soaring Nine Forms, execute!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh. Eight sword shadows danced in the dark space, chopping up the sky, slashing down the earth, cutting through the past on the left, and severing the future on the right. The eight swords combined as one, seemingly explaining the origin of the universe.

Cheng Shangchen showed an obsession he should not have; in that sword strike, he seemed to glimpse the secrets of the great cosmic Dao. Yet, a piece was missing, setting layers of fog that prevented him from truly seeing the mysteries of the universe.

It was precisely because of the missing piece that he suddenly came to his senses, only to see a black Broken Sword slashing towards his neck!

Splat!

Blood sprayed as Cheng Shangchen’s head soared into the sky, spinning as it flew off into the distance.

By all accounts, a Deity in the Divinity Transformation Realm is nearly indestructible, not to mention having their head knocked off; even if their entire body were ground to dust, as long as their divine existence and Dantian remained unharmed, restoring oneself in one’s domain, where a Martial Artist is like a deity, should pose no trouble.

But the Black Sword is an Immortal Artifact, of an unknown high rank no less, and those struck fatally by the Black Sword have no chance of survival!

With Sword Qi assaulting him, Cheng Shangchen’s life force was severed in an instant!

This marked the third Heavenly Venerate to fall in the Xuanqian Continent in a short time!

This was an unprecedented event, even in the Ancient era of a thriving Martial Path, were there this many Heavenly Venerates falling?

Blood filled the sky, the blood of a Heavenly Venerate containing such immense power, each drop weighing over a billion kilograms. It crushed mountains where it fell and instantly evaporated great rivers!

This scene was also captured by countless Martial Artists below, all showing expressions of utter horror.

A Heavenly Venerate has fallen!

They had actually witnessed the fall of a Heavenly Venerate!

Following Li Wujie, another Heavenly Venerate had been vividly slain!

Hiss!

Could Zhou Heng’s battle power actually be on par with the masters of the Four Great Death Places?

—They didn’t know yet that a Heavenly Venerate had already perished by Zhou Heng’s hand before; this was the second! Otherwise, they would certainly be exclaiming that Zhou Heng was a slayer of Heavenly Venerates!

Not yet a true Heavenly Venerate, yet capable of killing one, how formidable was that!

Zhou Heng turned back, the Black Sword unstained by blood. He lightly trod on the air, looking towards the sixth Heavenly Venerate who had suddenly made an appearance.

It was a skeleton, just bones, standing at least a hundred meters tall, its bones entirely golden, pulsating with a noble and sanctified aura. And atop its skull was a fully formed crown!

Corpse King!

Finally, the Mao Family could not sit still and had made their move!

—The Mao Family might not necessarily be connected to the Four Great Death Places, but purely because they bore a grudge against Zhou Heng, they tried hard to disrupt anything Zhou Heng intended to do.

They almost succeeded in their disruption!

Zhou Heng, eyes exuding a murderous vibe, glared at the Corpse King, and clear within the eye sockets of the skull stood members of the Mao family, evidently pure humans.

The Moon Shadow Saintess and her party also paused briefly after Cheng Shangchen’s death but resumed competing after just a moment, albeit with increased caution towards Zhou Heng.

The two from the Mao Family looked towards Zhou Heng for a while, then let out a peculiar howl. The Corpse King immediately stomped down and reached out for the Divinity Transformation Realm Magic Artifact. The massive Bone Hand opened, bringing with it countless shadows, seemingly about to cover the heavens and the earth.

In the eyes of these Heavenly Venerates, securing the Divinity Transformation Realm Magic Artifact was the top priority, effectively doubling their battle power in the future!

One Cheng Shangchen had died, yet now there was a Corpse King added to the mix, maintaining the scenario of five great Heavenly Venerates competing.

Zhou Heng snorted, but his figure suddenly plummeted, having just activated the Sky-soaring Nine Forms. His spiritual power was completely drained, and although flight required the support of spiritual power, his Divinity Transformation Realm physique was of no help at the time.

Whoosh, he fell like a meteor, smashing a huge hole in the ground.

The contest over the Divinity Transformation Realm Magic Artifact now had almost nothing to do with Zhou Heng; he needed at least a day and a night to recover his formidable spiritual power.

No matter!

Zhou Heng couldn’t be bothered to climb out immediately; rather, he sat cross-legged underground, first taking out Upper Grade Spirit Stones for refinement to restore his spiritual power, and then refining the Life Essence Qi absorbed by the Black Sword to avoid any waste.

As long as he could elevate his level of spiritual power to the Divinity Transformation Realm, he would truly sweep through the world.

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