Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 476 - 460: It’s Not Just You Who Can Do This! (2/3)

Chapter 476: Chapter 460: It’s Not Just You Who Can Do This! (2/3)

In an instant, Xuanqian Star was moved, the fluctuations of the Great Dao were boundless, reaching every corner.

"Who is trying to break through to the Heavenly Venerate Rank? How could there be such powerful fluctuations!"

"Not only does it far surpass the previous nine Heavenly Venerates, but even if these nine Heavenly Venerates were combined and then multiplied by ten, it would still be far from comparable!"

"Is this really just the ascension to Heavenly Venerate, not Becoming Immortal?"

The entire Xuanqian Star boiled over in an instant, and all those who were qualified to know the secrets of the Heavenly Venerate Rank showed absolute shock! The fluctuations were too strong, so strong that they all felt an overwhelming awe, as if they should prostrate and worship devoutly.

The experts sealed from Ancient Times by the Temporal Origin Liquid were even more astonished, because most of them had experienced the era when the Great Eternal Emperor achieved enlightenment, and they clearly remembered the tremors between heaven and earth when the first emperor of Eternal ascended to the Heavenly Venerate Rank.

Fall far short of this time!

How is that possible!

That was the first emperor of Eternal; looking back, which Heavenly Venerate ever reached the status of the Great Eternal Emperor, to win the title of emperor? Merely the four words ’Great Eternal Emperor’ could crush the azure skies!

But now, the Great Eternal Emperor has been surpassed with ease!

New emperor ascends, all lands bow in homage!

Divine Light burst forth thousands of miles from Zhou Heng’s eyes, penetrating the Earth’s core, piercing the heavens!

He had finally completely grasped the opportunity for breakthrough!

The pressure from Ying Cheng’en was not enough to make him break through, but Zhou Heng put pressure on himself, not the pressure of life and death, but of humiliation!

How could he lose to Ying Cheng’en?

Losing to Ying Cheng’en, that would be a great humiliation, absolutely unacceptable!

Either he would swallow this great humiliation, or he would break through and defeat this long-standing enemy!

Is Ying Cheng’en a genius, and he is not?

Zhou Heng’s body radiated Golden Light; an immensely strong aura of the Supreme rolled out continuously, as he stood proudly in the sky, his pupils flickering with sun, moon, stars, and the illusion of the cosmos.

This was his most crucial moment!

"What!" Ying Cheng’en’s eyes bulged, under his pressure, Zhou Heng was actually about to break through too!

Previously, when he himself broke through under Zhou Heng’s pressure, it made him extremely proud; this is what a true genius is, not only not succumbing under pressure but thriving and achieving a personal breakthrough!

But Zhou Heng has done the same, which annoyed him to an extreme extent!

This means that Zhou Heng’s talent is no less than his!

Moreover, he only broke through a minor realm, while Zhou Heng is breaking through a Great Realm. Can the two even be compared?

This is like being slapped in the face, leaving his face stinging!

He absolutely can’t let Zhou Heng succeed!

Kill, kill, kill!

As long as he kills him, he is still the number one genius!

Now Zhou Heng is on the verge of a breakthrough, once he steps over, he will be the true contemporary Heavenly Venerate, but in this process, he will undoubtedly be in his weakest state! To avoid this weakness, he would have to forcibly suppress the breakthrough!

But by doing so, once the opportunity passes, who knows when he would be able to grasp it again!

No matter what, Ying Cheng’en would not allow Zhou Heng to break through to a true Heavenly Venerate. This was not just a matter of losing face, but it would even threaten his life!

If such a formidable Heavenly Venerate were born, who in the world could stop him?

"Zhou Heng, you will not succeed!" Ying Cheng’en roared, his fists swung even more fervently, Blood Thorns bursting forth.

Zhou Heng was silent, his fists moving instinctively, as his mind and deities completely receded into the Sea of Consciousness, starting the final transformation.

The Divine Infant grows, signifying the Divinity Transformation!

In his heart, countless insights were tumbling, unrelated to the Heavenly Dao’s; otherwise, he could never have been constrained for so long. It was a kind of life experience that he had yet to go through, like raising children.

Therefore, he had been unable to break through for so long.

In the Sea of Consciousness, the golden figure entered a sleeping state, wrapping itself in layers of embryonic membrane, instantly becoming completely invisible, as if returning to the Nascent Soul Realm.

To anyone else, such an act was no different from suicide!

What does a Half-Step Immortal cultivate? Deities!

Now that deities are in deep sleep, it’s equivalent to self-destruction of Battle Power. Is there such a fool?

Deities and Spiritual Power combined, the increase in Battle Power is not as simple as one plus one equals two, but a tenfold, hundredfold increase! This is why a Physique Heavenly Venerate cannot match a Spiritual Power-tiered Heavenly Venerate!

That’s why even the much weaker Ying Cheng’en could overpower Zhou Heng in strength before, because of this very reason.

But precisely because of this, Zhou Heng’s physique has already taken one step ahead into the Divinity Transformation Realm, the use of deities did not affect his Battle Power by a hundred percent, at most, it reduced it by twenty to thirty percent!

Pu, pu, pu, Ying Cheng’en’s Blood Thorns burst forth repeatedly, creating wounds on Zhou Heng’s body one after another, trying to build enough pressure to force Zhou Heng out of the breakthrough state.

Zhou Heng, like a Walking Corpse, swung his fists, but not driven by consciousness, rather Martial Artist instinct; if Ying Cheng’en attacked, he would automatically defend. But how could such a state match a Heavenly Venerate? Countless Blood Swords slashed down, and blood spurted from his body.

Ying Cheng’en, however, showed no pleasure, because although he seemed to have the upper hand, the Blood Thorns could only injure Zhou Heng’s flesh but failed to cut through his bones!

With Divine Bones unbroken, how could one kill?

This guy’s physical strength is too abnormal!

Zhou Heng was immersed in his own world, and his accumulation of spiritual power was already sufficient. Now, even the deities had taken the final step, soon to transform into the Divine Infant. The gates to the Divinity Transformation Realm were now wide open to him.

Expand the Dantian Space!

With a mere thought, his vast Inner World began to undergo tumultuous changes. The ground became even more solid, the sky wider; mountains magnificent and oceans surging.

The resounding sounds of the Great Dao vibrated incessantly!

Nascent Soul, Divine Infant, Divinity Transformation—although all just a half-step from Immortal, they had fundamental differences. Only by stepping into the rank of Heavenly Venerate would one receive the acknowledgment of the great laws of heaven and earth, becoming the monarch of a planet!

All the mysteries of Xuanqian Star unfolded before Zhou Heng, and between heaven and earth, countless golden lines appeared before his eyes, sprawling across the planet like a gigantic spider web.

Could this be the Heavenly Dao?

The golden lines were filled with an air of supreme dignity, far surpassing the realm of Divinity Transformation, even far exceeding the likes of the Immortals, Gu Yan and Kong Aokun!

Even Immortals faced life and death, subject to the Great Dao!

Zhou Heng suddenly had an enlightening thought. If he became strong enough to tear apart this Heavenly Dao, could he truly break free from the fate of birth, aging, illness, and death, achieving immortality and indestructibility?

This mystery, fleeting like the blooming of a night-blooming cereus, vanished from Zhou Heng’s sight in an instant, and the world abruptly returned to its original state.

Zhou Heng didn’t know if other Heavenly Venerates experienced this vision when they entered the Divinity Transformation Realm, but the impact on him was undoubtedly massive, clarifying his ultimate goal.

He aimed not only to become an Immortal but to break through the limits of Immortality and command the Great Dao!

Boom, the winds and clouds surged within his Inner World, beginning a grand and intense expansion.

Tenfold, a hundredfold, a thousandfold!

As time silently passed, Ying Cheng’en’s attacks kept coming, but instead of fearing them, Zhou Heng absorbed these forces, employing them to split open his Inner World.

He was a giant furnace between heaven and earth, absorbing all powers, refining all forces.

Ying Cheng’en was about to go mad. He had already deployed his full strength, so why couldn’t he make Zhou Heng halt? He even began to doubt if he were still a Heavenly Venerate, unable to overcome a mere Quasi Heavenly Venerate who fought purely on instinct!

The great battle raged on for three days and three nights!

The expansion of Zhou Heng’s Inner World neared completion, having grown by an entire ten thousand times!

Humming!

The egg encasing the deity began to tremble, streams of golden light circulating out, carrying the breath of supreme loftiness.

Boom!

An even more powerful fluctuation swept through Xuanqian Star.

"What, this fluctuation is still rising!"

"My heavens, what kind of monster is this? It’s outrageously powerful!"

"Although it has just stepped into the Divinity Transformation Realm, I’m afraid not even the masters of the Four Great Death Places could suppress him!"

"With such a monster around, do we still stand a chance at snatching the Immortal Fate?"

At this moment, the experts who remained on Xuanqian Continent were all hoping to get lucky and compete for the Immortal Fate. Their strength was indeed not the strongest, but matters of fortune were unpredictable—what if the heavens chose them?

For the chance at Immortal Fate, they were willing to risk their lives to try!

Yet, as Zhou Heng’s breakthrough approached, they all began to feel the pang of despair.

Unlike the masters of the Four Great Death Places, who couldn’t maintain the Heavenly Venerate Rank permanently, this new Heavenly Venerate could always stay in such a state, leaving them no opportunity to snatch any advantage.

Forget it, it’s time to leave. Though it meant giving up the chance to become an Immortal, they could at least live out the rest of their lives!

Crack, crack, crack, in Zhou Heng’s Sea of Consciousness, cracks began to appear on the outer shell of the Divine Infant, burst forth with golden light, signaling that it was about to emerge from its cocoon.

The Great Dao’s vibration grew stronger, a true Heavenly Venerate was about to be born!

"No——" Ying Cheng’en roared, refusing to allow Zhou Heng to break through to the Divinity Transformation Realm, determined to stop him.

Slap!

He struck his chest with a palm and spewed out a stream of essence blood, instantly enhancing the power of the Blood Thorns, emitting an aura chilling to the bone.

Regardless of the cost, he would kill Zhou Heng!

Crack, crack, crack, within Zhou Heng’s Sea of Consciousness, the shell peeled away layer by layer, revealing the form of the deity. It was still quite small, a golden figure, but no longer the chubby infant of before. It now resembled Zhou Heng himself, only miniaturized countless times.

The Divine Infant’s growth signaled the beginning of the Divinity Transformation Realm!

Boom!

Nature’s spiritual energy furiously inundated him, assaulting Zhou Heng’s body, rapidly stabilizing his realm.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Ying Cheng’en continued his onslaught, but the spiritual energy formed a shield that he couldn’t possibly break through with his attacks.

Zhou Heng’s body had become a bottomless pit. His Dantian Space was simply too vast, and stabilizing his realm required absorbing an endless amount of spiritual energy!

It was somewhat like Huo Tian in cultivation, merely inhaling once seemed like it could completely dry out the entire Xuanqian Star!

A Dantian Space more than a thousand times larger than that of a normal person at the Divinity Transformation Realm, Zhou Heng’s breakthrough was equivalent to over a thousand Heavenly Venerates attaining the Dao at once. And with Xuanqian Continent already nearing its end, its spiritual energy was finite. His relentless drawing of its energy hastened its instability, adding frost on top of snow.

The collapse was imminent! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)