Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 477 - 461 The True Heavenly Venerate Rank! (3/3)

Chapter 477: Chapter 461 The True Heavenly Venerate Rank! (3/3)

"Stop right there!" Ying Cheng’en roared. Zhou Heng’s breakthrough was nearing its end; if he couldn’t be stopped now, the enemy was about to achieve his goal!

Squeak!

The Blood Thorn struck the spiritual power shield, emitting a piercing noise that seemed to shatter one’s eardrums, yet the shield remained intact, not even a crack appearing on it.

This... Cold sweat trickled down Ying Cheng’en’s forehead.

Zhou Heng’s level of spiritual power was terrifying. He hadn’t even fully stabilized his realm yet, but the spiritual power shield formed merely by the washing of nature’s spiritual energy was already so formidable. What would happen if he actively circulated his spiritual power?

Invincible!

Ying Cheng’en suddenly made up his mind, turned around, and fled. He knew about the Star Gate in the Seven Lush Mountains; given that Zhou Heng had appeared here, the mountains’ defenses must be at their weakest. Quietly activating the Star Gate and leaving would not be a problem!

He had an ancient inheritance. As long as there were martial artists around, it was his playground; he would constantly spread his bloodline seeds and then devour them once they grew!

One day, he would meet Zhou Heng in the Immortal Realm again and then finish him off!

Definitely!

As for going on a killing spree in the Seven Lush Mountains? He only thought about it for a moment before immediately discarding the idea. He hadn’t forgotten that Peerless Heavenly Maiden from the Zhao Family who had encountered before, shattering his entire arm with a single strike!

It had cost him three months to finally get rid of the exotic spiritual power within it and barely regrew his arm!

Absolute terror had already taken root in Ying Cheng’en’s heart; how could he dare to provoke that terrifying existence again?

He sped away using his movement technique. As someone destined for great fortune, Ying Cheng’en’s movement technique was extremely fast, far surpassing that of an average Heavenly Venerate.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh, in just a few breaths, he had already traveled thousands of miles, leaving Zhou Heng far behind without a trace in sight!

"Zhou Heng, you’ve won this time, but I will surely come back!" Ying Cheng’en said bitterly. This was also a reassurance to himself.

"You won’t have that chance!" A cold voice sounded, as if right next to Ying Cheng’en’s ear.

"What!" Ying Cheng’en was startled and hurriedly looked back to see a figure rapidly closing in from afar, moving much faster than him.

Zhou Heng was catching up!

Damn!

Knowing he could not go head to head with Zhou Heng, Ying Cheng’en immediately raised his palm and fiercely slapped it against his own chest. Pfft, he spat out a mouthful of essence blood, which turned into a layer of mist and merged into his body.

Whoosh, his speed suddenly increased, tenfold, a hundredfold!

He shot off like lightning!

Boom!

A gust of wind approached rapidly. Ying Cheng’en, as a Divinity Transformation Realm Heavenly Venerate, had incredibly strong divine sense, detecting immediately that a huge hand of spiritual power was reaching for him from behind, while Zhou Heng’s figure was still drawing nearer!

How could this be!

He had already resorted to spitting blood to flee and, what’s more, it was essence blood. Even a Divinity Transformation Realm Heavenly Venerate had only so much essence blood, and in such a desperate plight, he still couldn’t shake off Zhou Heng?

That’s just cheating!

"Just stop!" Zhou Heng’s eyes flashed lethally, and he flipped his right palm down towards Ying Cheng’en.

Overturning Heaven Palm!

Instantly, the wind and clouds changed color, and the stars and moon lost their light!

The level of Zhou Heng’s spiritual power was extremely terrifying. When he ascended to the Immortal Position, his spiritual power naturally leapt to an invincible level within the Divinity Transformation Realm — at least a Quasi-Immortal level would be needed to compete with him!

This finally brought out a trace of the true power of the Overturning Heaven Palm.

Immortal Technique, unbeatable in the Mortal Realm!

No matter that Ying Cheng’en was a Heavenly Venerate of this era, facing an opponent whose level of spiritual power was far above his and who wielded an Immortal Technique, he had no choice but to be humiliatingly struck down from the sky, every bone in his body shattering!

Boom!

His palm struck the ground, causing the earth to tremble. Xuanqian Star was already in an extremely unstable state due to Zhou Heng’s ascension to the Immortal Position, and with this strike, a whole layer of the earth slid and crashed against another!

Bang bang bang, under the intense pressure, an earthquake erupted, and magma from beneath burst towards the sky — the scenario of doomsday unfolded.

Ying Cheng’en was truly a Heavenly Venerate. Even though Zhou Heng’s palm nearly turned him into mud, he immediately invoked the Domain Path. Amidst a flickering silver-gray light, his body swiftly reconstituted itself!

But this ultimately came at a cost.

Having spent a significant amount of essence blood again, Ying Cheng’en’s face was deathly pale, his pupils dilated. If he were to be bombarded by Zhou Heng a few more times, how many times could he recover his body?

After casting a vicious glance at Zhou Heng, he tunneled directly into the ground!

Fleeing through the sky was too dangerous; a Heavenly Venerate would only need to sweep with their Divine Intent, and within ten thousand miles, not even an ant could escape detection! Going underground, as long as he reached the layer of Earth Fire, even Heavenly Venerates must tread carefully amidst those raging flames!

Dangerous, yet it also meant a chance of survival!

Besides, being "riped" by Zhou Heng this way, the Star Core might mature completely in no time! If he could snatch it, then after absorbing it, he might just confirm his Immortal Position and turn around to slay Zhou Heng.

Escape!

Ying Cheng’en employed his Big Shot powers, fleeing deeper into the earth.

"You think you can escape?" Zhou Heng chased after him at high speed, activating his Domain Power. The layers of dirt and rock in front of him were crushed into dust, unable to obstruct his progress at all.

"Hahaha, Zhou Heng, if you want to fight then come and fight!" Ying Cheng’en’s speed didn’t slow down much. He struck again and again, trying to stop Zhou Heng’s pursuit, barely winning himself a slim chance to reach the deeper layers of the earth.

Here, the Earth Fire boiled tumultuously, its raging flames forcing even a Heavenly Venerate to summon Spiritual Power for resistance.

Ying Cheng’en revealed a sly grin, here in this place Zhou Heng’s strength couldn’t even play out to one-tenth of its capacity, killing him would be extremely difficult!

Zhou Heng smiled slightly, he was naturally aware of what Ying Cheng’en was plotting. To tell the truth, if he had wanted to stop him, Ying Cheng’en wouldn’t have had the chance to escape here at all!

Others only knew that his breakthrough to the Heavenly Venerate Rank caused a huge commotion, and his strength was definitely incredibly strong, but no one knew just how strong it was!

Only Zhou Heng himself knew!

Fifteen hundred times the Spiritual Power level of a normal Heavenly Venerate!

Just this alone gave him the capacity to break all laws with one force, crushing the Mortal Realm!

Moreover, his divine abilities were even more terrifying!

Previously, in the Divine Infant Realm, he could render Cheng Shangchen idiotic with a single roar, but now that the Divine Infant had grown into a person, the rise in his might was not just double or triple—it was a thousand-fold, ten thousand-fold!

He was confident enough to compete with the masters of the Four Great Death Places—the Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortals—now, and even suppress them!

Yes, he was just that abnormal. He had only just entered the Divinity Transformation Realm, yet he could contend with the strongest beings within that realm!

"Zhou Heng, bring it on!" Ying Cheng’en yelled across a barrier of Earth Fire at Zhou Heng, the terrifying temperature turning his original pale complexion reddish from the sear.

"Alright!" Zhou Heng walked forward, hands behind his back, and stepped directly into the Earth Fire.

Spurt!

Ying Cheng’en’s eyes almost popped out; Zhou Heng was too arrogant!

Heavenly Venerates did not fear Earth Fire, which was exactly why they had the confidence to compete for the Star Core. But not fearing it didn’t mean it could be ignored, for Earth Fire was a force of the Great Dao, capable of posing a great threat even to Heavenly Venerates, who must summon Spiritual Power for protection.

And the consumption of Spiritual Power was enormous!

For this reason, even Heavenly Venerates would usually avoid it, either passing over it from above or by taking a detour, and never would they cross through it as directly and foolishly as Zhou Heng.

Even if Zhou Heng’s depth of Spiritual Power was immense, it couldn’t sustain such consumption!

He’s courting death!

Ying Cheng’en suddenly cracked a grin, Zhou Heng had become too arrogantly complacent since entering the Heavenly Venerate Rank! He had become too dismissive of others! Too full of himself!

Great, he had thought he would need to break through to the Immortal Position to take revenge, but now it seemed he didn’t need to wait that long!

Zhou Heng also smiled faintly and suddenly opened his mouth, taking a fierce breath.

Whoosh!

Infinite Earth Fire swirled into his mouth, and in the blink of an eye, a third of the Earth Fire in this stratum was devoured by him.

Ying Cheng’en felt dizzy.

Was Zhou Heng committing suicide?

That was Earth Fire, even Heavenly Venerates had to raise a Spiritual Power shield for defense. Yet there he was, swallowing it straight; if that wasn’t suicide, what was?

Was Zhou Heng demented from deviating during his breakthrough to the Heavenly Venerate Rank?

Otherwise, how could his current behavior be explained?

Like a whale swallowing water, in just a mere ten-odd seconds, Zhou Heng had ingested all the fire from this entire stratum! After finishing, he even smacked his lips, looking like he hadn’t had enough.

Ying Cheng’en’s mind was in turmoil, firmly believing that the fierceness of Earth Fire was something not even a Heavenly Venerate could endure. Zhou Heng’s actions were undoubtedly suicidal, yet Zhou Heng’s expression made him doubt himself.

What the hell was going on?

Zhou Heng didn’t stop his stride, and now there was no barrier of Earth Fire between him and Ying Cheng’en!

How was his stomach not molten by the Earth Fire?

Ying Cheng’en stared intently at Zhou Heng’s chest. A Spiritual Power shield could resist the might of Earth Fire, but certainly not flames emanating from inside the body! That’s right, this guy had an incredibly tough physique; even Earth Fire would need a long time to melt him.

It had to be so!

Ying Cheng’en could only cling to this last straw of hope, even if it meant deceiving himself, he had to believe it.

"Ying Cheng’en, you needn’t cling to any fantasies anymore," Zhou Heng said indifferently. Not only did he possess the physique of the Gold Devouring Clan, but he also derived the ability to devour Exotic Fire from this physique.

Earth Fire was poison to others, but to him, it was a trifle that could be easily swallowed, enhancing the might of his Purple Flame Heavenly Dragon bloodline.

"You’re not dead? How come you’re not dead?" Ying Cheng’en muttered to himself, eyes tightly fixed on Zhou Heng, becoming agitated all of a sudden and bellowing, "How are you not dead! How could you possibly not be dead!"

He looked frenzied, the shock he received was too great.

Killing a Heavenly Venerate was not unheard of, but driving one to madness was definitely a miracle!

Wasn’t everyone who advanced to the Heavenly Venerate Rank a genius, with an exceptionally determined will?

Ying Cheng’en’s resolve was not poor, but who would have thought Zhou Heng was such an aberration. Starting with a Heavenly Venerate-level physique, he pioneered an epoch for Xuanqian Continent that hadn’t been seen in tens or even hundreds of thousands of years. Then, his Spiritual Power surged so tremendously upon entering the Divinity Transformation Realm that he nearly drained the planet dry!

Even if he was a Heavenly Venerate, it didn’t mean he could withstand everything!

In the end, as Zhou Heng absorbed so much Earth Fire with a single breath, it pushed Ying Cheng’en to his limit!

Are you even human?

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