Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 475 - 459 Breakthrough in Battle (1/3)

Chapter 475: Chapter 459 Breakthrough in Battle (1/3)

Not enough! The pressure is not enough!

While throwing punches, Zhou Heng was inwardly shouting. Ying Cheng’en was already strong, but to push him to the brink of extreme danger and near death was far from enough!

Without such terrifying pressure, he was just short of that essential insight to reach the Divinity Transformation Realm!

This guy, how can he be so weak!

Zhou Heng lamented inwardly, looking at Ying Cheng’en with an inevitable hint of frustration at his lack of competitiveness.

It must be said, Ying Cheng’en was clever, he actually understood the meaning behind Zhou Heng’s gaze, yet because he understood it, he was at a loss again.

What do you mean? You actually think I’m not strong enough?

Ying Cheng’en felt the urge to spit blood, they were enemies after all, who blames their enemy for not being strong enough! If Zhou Heng had said it out loud, he could have thought that Zhou Heng was deliberately belittling him to disturb his spirit.

But it was just a look from Zhou Heng, so subtle, yet he caught it!

This was a true reflection of what was in Zhou Heng’s heart!

Without uttering a curse, Ying Cheng’en felt as if he was pierced by a thousand arrows!

How dare you look down on people like this?

Despicable! Truly despicable!

Enraged, Ying Cheng’en roared over and over; he was furious to the extreme, Zhou Heng actually dared to belittle him like this! He must kill this guy! He must!

"Zhou Heng, let me show you the results of my last year’s efforts!" His hands swiftly formed Dharma Seals. The stage for testing each other’s strength was over, now was the time to unleash his real killing moves.

He slapped his own chest, and instantly, with a "woah", he spat out a stream of Essence Blood, condensing into an exceedingly scarlet Blood Thorn!

Whoosh! Like an Emperor in existence, the appearance of the Blood Thorn made countless Silver Thorns in the silver world tremble violently, being drawn towards it, its size rapidly expanding until it turned into a Sword Mountain!

—Like a mountainous colossal bone sword!

The Blood Thorn was completely enveloped and disappeared, leaving only a flash of silver light, which fiercely bombarded towards Zhou Heng.

Zhou Heng’s heart burned with a fighting spirit, fierce enough to seemingly set the heavens and the earth ablaze. He laughed heartily, rose to his feet, and swung his right fist to meet the Sword Mountain.

The battle fires in his eyes materialized, spilling out as he rose into the air, leaving behind two trails of flames, while a golden fist shone with a light that trembled the heavens and the earth.

This was a battle of Heavenly Venerate level, enough to destroy a world!

Boom!

Zhou Heng’s fist met the Sword Mountain, bang bang bang, bone spur after bone spur in silver was shattered, annihilated!

He seemed like an ant challenging an elephant, his size far smaller, yet utterly fearless!

Countless fragments of silver light fell, and the Sword Mountain rapidly crumbled, facing Zhou Heng, this human-shaped Divinity Transformation Realm Magic Artifact, what should have been indestructible Bloodline Power was completely ineffective and shattered into pieces.

However, Ying Cheng’en wasn’t annoyed at all, his lips even curled into a cold smirk.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The Sword Mountain continued to collapse, Zhou Heng ascended against the odds, his punch unstoppable, leaving behind a wide swath of silver shadows in his wake.

A flash of Blood Light, that scarlet Blood Thorn finally appeared!

It was smaller!

Previously, it was three feet long, just like a regular sharp sword, but now it had shrunk to the size of an embroidery needle, barely an inch long, thin enough to almost escape the naked eye!

Whoosh!

The Blood Thorn flashed, shooting toward Zhou Heng.

Zhou Heng met it with a punch.

Boom!

A ripple crossed the sky, the residual force swept down, bang bang bang, the entire Qianting Valley was annihilated in an instant, and the force continued unmitigated until a third of Dragon Saliva Mountain had collapsed, only then did the power of this strike dissipate.

Zhou Heng retreated three thousand miles, a serious look flashing in his eyes.

His right fist bore a streak of blood, though it was just a scratch on the back of his hand, it was the first time he was injured since entering the Heavenly Venerate Rank.

Ying Cheng’en’s blow, costing his heart’s blood, was indeed powerful!

He mentally praised Ying Cheng’en from a distance, but Ying Cheng’en almost vomited blood!

This was his strongest attack, launched at the cost of his Essence Blood! Essence Blood, even a Divinity Transformation Realm Heavenly Venerate, how much could they possibly have?

Yet this strike had only scraped Zhou Heng’s hand. How, how, how could he live with this?

How did he wind up facing such a monstrous enemy?

Zhou Heng’s brow furrowed slightly. From Ying Cheng’en’s strike, he could vaguely gauge how powerful those four old monsters of Poisonous Vast Heavenly Venerate might be.

If Ying Cheng’en were a bit stronger, much stronger, reaching the level of a Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortal, then this Blood Thorn might indeed have the potential to pierce his body! This was absolutely possible!

A Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortal, just a step away from a True Immortal, with the precious cost of Essence Blood, it seemed not so strange to pierce through a Divinity Transformation Realm Magic Artifact!

After all, Poisonous Vast Heavenly Venerate nearly devoured the Nine Mystic Trial Tower back then!

It seemed that after his physique had broken through to the Divinity Transformation Realm, he had become somewhat complacent!

Zhou Heng reflected for a moment, then stepped forward, his figure accelerating as he charged toward Ying Cheng’en.

Ying Cheng’en found himself in a dilemma, unlike last time when he was the one who sought trouble with Zhou Heng. This time, they were battling in his stronghold. If he were to retreat now, it would be like fleeing his home like a dog that lost its family, a stark difference from the "strategic" retreat last time.

If he carried such a defeat, what right would he have to compete for Immortal Fate in the future?

He must win!

Even if he couldn’t win, he had to drive Zhou Heng back—that was his bottom line! One must have a bottom line, otherwise, they would lose their purpose to uphold, and a martial artist without a purpose is doomed to keep stepping backward, constantly regressing!

Damnit, let’s go all out!

Ying Cheng’en cursed in his mind. Suddenly, he experienced an enlightening realization. The world around him changed dramatically as vast amounts of spiritual energy surged toward him, and he unexpectedly made a breakthrough amidst the battle!

Divinity Transformation Third Layer Heaven!

He was historically the weakest Heavenly Venerate, with extremely low physical power levels. However, this came with the advantage that small realm breakthroughs were easy for him, as the accumulation of required spiritual power was very little. Besides, Ying Cheng’en possessed a secret technique for devouring Bloodline Power. Over the past year, he had made significant progress, unbelievably advancing his realm to Divinity Transformation Second Layer Heaven.

Even more, he was just a step away from reaching Divinity Transformation Third Layer Heaven.

Now under the pressure from Zhou Heng, with a single enlightened thought, he had directly crossed that barrier!

Divinity Transformation Third Layer Heaven!

If judged solely by realm, Ying Cheng’en had undoubtedly risen to the peak of Xuanqian Star!

Zhou Heng was speechless; he had actually helped Ying Cheng’en make a breakthrough. What was this situation?

Well, that’s fine, that’s fine. Since Ying Cheng’en has broken through, maybe it would put enough pressure on him!

"Hahaha, Zhou Heng, you wouldn’t have expected this outcome!" Ying Cheng’en laughed loudly. He had originally needed another one or two years to take this step, but under the pressure from Zhou Heng, with a single enlightened thought, he had directly crossed over.

Those capable of becoming a Heavenly Venerate were naturally all exceptional. Breaking through during battle wasn’t strange—of course, this was concerning small realms. For a Great Realm, one must meditate in seclusion; any external disturbance could still lead to catastrophic repercussions.

Ying Cheng’en was only breaking through a small realm. As he dodged using his movement techniques, he continued with his breakthrough.

Zhou Heng wasn’t pressing too hard; he actually wanted Ying Cheng’en to break through!

Since it was mutually acceptable, everything fell into place naturally. In less than half a day, Ying Cheng’en had completed the expansion of his Dantian Space. The spiritual energy of nature violently swirled, beginning to cleanse Ying Cheng’en’s body, stabilizing his realm.

Zhou Heng stood back, increasingly appearing at ease.

"Shout!" Ying Cheng’en roared, his black hair shooting straight towards the heavens, his body releasing an immensely powerful aura.

Divinity Transformation Third Layer Heaven!

"Haha!" He laughed uncontrollably, his fists clenched as he hurled himself toward Zhou Heng, "Zhou Heng, accept my gratitude!"

Not bad, not bad, that’s the feeling!

Zhou Heng met him fearlessly, his fists also unleashed, blasting out tens of thousands of golden lights.

Ying Cheng’en once again employed a secret technique, but this time, instead of directly blasting out the Blood Thorn, he clenched a pair in each hand, swinging them like magic artifacts as he fiercely bombarded Zhou Heng.

Even though it was just a breakthrough of a small realm, and his spiritual power had only increased by a bit more than double, his Deities had grown tremendously!

As a Half-Step Immortal, what he cultivated were Deities!

The two Blood Thorn swords’ power surged explosively, slicing streaks of blood marks on the back of Zhou Heng’s fists. Although they were not enough to sever his Divine Bones, they posed a certain threat to Zhou Heng!

That’s right!

Excitement flickered in Zhou Heng’s eyes; of course, he wasn’t a masochist, but Ying Cheng’en was gradually giving him significant pressure, reminiscent of the scene where he had once reached the threshold of the Divinity Transformation Realm under the restrictions of the Great Emperor.

Since Ying Cheng’en had elevated a small realm under his pressure, he too would use Ying Cheng’en’s pressure to break through the final barrier!

Bring it, let’s battle!

Zhou Heng let out a long howl. Instead of using the Black Sword or the Hundred Ghosts Sword, absolute artifacts that could counter the Blood Thorn, he opted to meet the challenge with his bare fists, maneuvering on the edge of danger to increase the life-or-death pressure.

Truth be told, Ying Cheng’en was still far from a lethal threat to his Divine Body. Zhou Heng was creating this atmosphere himself, bringing his Essence, Qi, and Spirit to their peak, squeezing out all his potential!

Shush shush shush, blood spurted; Zhou Heng’s body indeed rivaled a Divinity Transformation Realm magic artifact, but the most formidable was still his Divine Bones. His skin and flesh were far from reaching such a level. Normally it didn’t matter, but the Ying Family’s Bloodline Power specialized in breaking defenses, and Ying Cheng’en’s Blood Thorn was a sublimation of this power, making it even more potent!

Thus, this Blood Thorn power was enough to penetrate Zhou Heng’s outermost defenses.

Ying Cheng’en, unaware that Zhou Heng’s Divine Bone’s defense was a hundred times stronger than that outer layer, couldn’t help but laugh heartily, gaining the upper hand in their struggle for the first time!

This made him immensely satisfied!

To be honest, he somewhat pitied killing Zhou Heng too quickly. He was too eager to savor that cat-and-mouse thrill, giving him a true sense of supreme control.

Say, aren’t you a Descendant of the Great Emperor? Didn’t you slaughter two Heavenly Venerates?

So what! In my hands, Ying Cheng’en, you are still merely a pathetic clown. I can reshape you however I wish!

He laughed hysterically, pushing his battle power to its limit. He aimed to annihilate Zhou Heng in his prime, and riding this sharp momentum, he might even glimpse the mysteries of a One Tribulation Quasi-Immortal!

Buzz!

Just at that moment, Zhou Heng, who had been enduring a beating, suddenly burst into dazzling brilliance, causing the heavens and earth to sing in unison, the grand dao trembling! (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)