Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 478 - 462: Slaying the Sworn Enemy (1/3)

Chapter 478: Chapter 462: Slaying the Sworn Enemy (1/3)

"No, I am Ying Cheng’en! I am a person blessed by the heavens, I should be invincible!" Ying Cheng’en, after a moment of disarray, suddenly sharpened his gaze, and his aura significantly rose.

From devastation, he rebuilt his confidence, and his cultivation level also saw a great increase!

Thud, thud, thud. Like boiling water, Ying Cheng’en’s aura kept rising, bursting all the way to the peak of Divinity Transformation Realm Third Layer Heaven!

He could not progress further; this was the limit of Divinity Transformation Realm!

It wasn’t that his strength couldn’t improve further, this limit referred to the level of spiritual power, because the size of the Dantian Space is fixed. But the growth of deities is infinite, from here on, what needs to be cultivated are deities themselves, passing through Three Tribulations, then breaking the void to become an immortal!

Half-Step Immortal, formidable as they’ve never only been about spiritual power, but about the fusion of spiritual power and divine presence!

Zhou Heng had no intention of stopping him unless Ying Cheng’en could become an immortal today, otherwise, his fate would be inescapably to be slain by him.

He was that confident!

"Zhou Heng, come, let’s end this with a battle to the death!" Ying Cheng’en, having rebuilt his confidence from despair, like a phoenix reborn from the ashes, his fighting spirit soared to the skies.

"Don’t speak as if you’re brave!" Zhou Heng coldly said, flicking his right hand and unleashing the Black Sword, his killing intent already overflowing unstoppable.

Ying Cheng’en’s old wounds were exposed, causing his face to darken involuntarily, but his raging battle intent filled his veins, leaving him little mind to fret over the small stuff.

"I am Ying Cheng’en, favored by heaven, absolutely invincible!" he roared, charging towards Zhou Heng, fists swollen, with two Blood Thorns transforming like spears, leaving behind two red shadows in their wake.

In this strike, his essence, Qi, and spirit fully merged, unleashing the most dazzling blow of his life.

Like a heavenly descent!

Whoosh, the blood shadow struck, so swift that most Heavenly Venerates couldn’t react on time.

"Hmph!" Zhou Heng reached out with his left hand and just grabbed!

Everything suddenly came to a halt!

Ying Cheng’en’s neck was already grasped in Zhou Heng’s palm, both arms drooping powerlessly. His eyes bulged, filled with disbelief.

"Impossible! Impossible!" his mouth hung open, unable to voice out, yet his divine sense fluctuations still conveyed his thoughts at this moment, "How could it be so different! Impossible!"

What a humiliation!

A proud Heavenly Venerate, now merely a trapped animal awaiting slaughter!

Ying Cheng’en did not wish to die such a humiliating death, but with Zhou Heng’s strong grip, his spiritual power was completely sealed, not even a finger could twitch, leaving him powerless to resist.

"Ying Cheng’en, our grievances end here!" Zhou Heng’s gaze was icy. Even if he and the Ying family did not have much enmity, just for Ying Mengfan’s experience alone, he had to kill this beast, Ying Cheng’en.

"No, I am heaven’s favorite, killing me is against the heavens, you shall face heavenly punishment, you absolutely cannot escape—"

Pfft!

Before Ying Cheng’en could finish, Zhou Heng had already thrust his sword into his chest.

Boom!

The aura belonging to Ying Cheng’en shattered instantaneously, a Heavenly Venerate thus fallen.

Within just one year, Xuanqian Continent had four Heavenly Venerates fall, three of whom died at Zhou Heng’s hand.

Zhou Heng was silent for a while, then sheathed the Black Sword and jumped up, bang, bang, bang, breaking through the ground layers and shooting towards the sky, heading back to the Seven Lush Mountains.

In the Mortal Realm of today, there was now nothing that could confine him!

Xuanqian Star didn’t have much time left. Now, as he broke through, he fiercely consumed a great amount of spiritual energy, worsening the already harsh environment, and perhaps less than a month remained before complete collapse.

He needed to make final arrangements.

Having ascended to the Heavenly Venerate rank in terms of spiritual power levels, Zhou Heng’s speed also greatly increased, yet he still couldn’t use the Swift Cloud Radiant Step without restriction; this was an Immortal Technique, just like the Overturning Heaven Palm, something Zhou Heng currently couldn’t truly unleash to its full capability.

Three days later, he returned to the Seven Lush Mountains.

Zhou Heng immediately arranged for the last group of people to enter the Star Gate, then dismantled the whole structure, sealing it with spiritual power and hiding it away.

This was his contingency plan.

In case he truly couldn’t seize the Star Core, the Star Gate could still be used to reach Dragon River Continent!

—Hopefully, it would still be useful by then.

...

It was just a little while ago that Zhou Heng had just broken through to Heavenly Venerate, almost completely draining the Xuanqian Star of its spiritual energy.

In the Death Forest, a gigantic black crow folded its wings and landed, transforming into an exceptionally tall man with thick black hair and eyes flickering with Divine Radiance. Despite only possessing the cultivation level of the Divine Infant Realm, the pressure he released surpassed that of most Heavenly Venerates.

"Who is it that has broken through to the Divinity Transformation Realm, causing such a tremendous disturbance between heaven and earth? Even when I ascended, I never had such a formidable aura! There was also a massive fluctuation of spiritual power before, could it be the same person?"

This man was none other than the Death Heavenly Venerate. He muttered to himself, his expression solemn.

"However, he has only just broken through to the Heavenly Venerate Rank. No matter how strong, he can’t possibly be a match for me!"

"But this turmoil he has caused will advance the emergence of the Star Core... About half a month earlier!"

"Regardless, the Immortal Fate is mine. This time, without that bastard Eternal interfering, I will definitely become immortal!"

"Once I become immortal, I will destroy all those on the continent who survived the cataclysm with one palm strike. Whoever killed my son will not escape death!"

He snorted lightly, and as he soared up, he transformed back into a black crow. The entire Death Forest underwent a tremendous transformation, instantly shrinking and getting absorbed into that crow’s body.

This infamous place of death that had shaken the continent for tens of thousands of years just vanished!

At the same time, the Poisonous Vast Sea, Flamefire Desert, and Thunder Light Valley also underwent similar transformations, the Four Great Death Places almost simultaneously disappeared from the Xuanqian Continent.

In the past, this would have definitely caused a sensation across the continent, but now everyone knew that the destruction of Xuanqian Star was imminent. Who would care about it anymore?

"Zhou Heng, the masters of the Four Great Death Places are on the move, which means the Immortal Fate is almost upon us!" Moon Shadow Saintess said to Zhou Heng, her brow flashing with intensity.

Those are four Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortals!

Although several Heavenly Venerates have recently emerged in Xuanqian Star, since they only ascended recently, they were merely at the initial stages of Divinity Transformation. Even if they could advance to the Peak Third Layer Heaven, how would that compare?

An immense gap exists between Quasi-Immortal and Divinity Transformation Realm, especially considering Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortals!

The fight for Immortal Fate is a race against time.

If one could withstand the peak period of those four old monsters, their realm would definitely fall back to the Divine Infant Realm due to the passage of time. Otherwise, it would be death for their opponents.

Although Moon Shadow Saintess was a powerful Heavenly Venerate, facing those four old monsters who could contend with the Great Eternal Emperor, she had to tread carefully.

Zhou Heng simply nodded and said, "It’s a pity that this planet is finally stepping towards destruction!"

"Humans experience birth, aging, sickness, and death, and so do massive entities like planets!" Moon Shadow Saintess remarked, her voice tinged with lament. She sighed again and said, "If there were tens or hundreds more years, you definitely wouldn’t lose to those four old monsters, but alas—"

She knew Zhou Heng’s strength. If Zhou Heng could ascend to the Quasi-Immortal Realm, even being a One Tribulation Quasi-Immortal would be enough to contend with the masters of the Four Great Death Places, but it was this damned lack of time that was the issue!

Zhou Heng just gave a slight smile, confident that he could match or even defeat the masters of the Four Great Death Places right now, but if he said so, Moon Shadow Saintess might not believe him. So why waste the effort?

"Can you still manage to laugh?" Moon Shadow Saintess exclaimed, her face showing great irritation.

What was the time for this!

Zhou Heng simply laughed out loud and said, "Even if we can’t win, it doesn’t matter. After all, we still have the Star Gate, which allows for one last transmission!"

Moon Shadow Saintess nodded, her expression slightly clearing. This was also the confidence that allowed her to stay and compete for the Immortal Fate, after all, nobody wants to die young.

Her actual age was just over two hundred, which compared to the long lifespan typical for someone in the Divinity Transformation Realm, was very young indeed. She wouldn’t put all her hopes on this one competition.

In the prolonged journey of life, there would be many other opportunities.

"Together, the three of us have a fighting chance!" she added.

Zhou Heng couldn’t help rolling his eyes. The so-called alliance of three referred to him, Moon Shadow Saintess, and Blazing Flame Demon Venerate forming an alliance - something Moon Shadow Saintess and Blazing Flame Demon Venerate decided on their own. He had never agreed to it.

In their eyes, Zhou Heng was previously no more than a physical-tier Heavenly Venerate. They thought they were giving Zhou Heng a leg up!

Moon Shadow Saintess said it was in respect of the relation between the Great Eternal Emperor and East Spirit Heavenly Venerate, while Blazing Flame Demon Venerate said it was for the sake of her daughter. In essence, they meant ’Zhou Heng, just accept it.’

Now that Zhou Heng’s spiritual power level had also ascended into the Divinity Transformation Realm, effectively becoming a new Great Eternal Emperor, it would look like breaking a bridge after crossing the river if he refused now.

"Big Brother Zhou—" Cangao Muyue suddenly ran over, calling out to Zhou Heng in a delicate voice and giving Moon Shadow Saintess a disdainful glare.

Zhou Heng shivered unconsciously. Whether it was Cangao Muyue or Moon Shadow Saintess, both were significantly older than him. Although age didn’t hold much significance for high-tier Martial Artists, hearing "Big Brother" from Cangao Muyue still felt awkward.

Moon Shadow Saintess disregarded Cangao Muyue completely, seeing her as a hopeless romantic who had fallen for Zhou Heng, a flirtatious man—beyond cure!

What astonished her was not one of Zhou Heng’s beautiful wives, who were nearby, came forward to defend their territory by driving away the vixen!

She was unaware that Ying Mengfan and the others had been so tormented by Zhou Heng that they would have preferred him to take on a few more wives and concubines to give themselves some relief. Even at a hundred times thinner, his "love" was still more than enough to satisfy them entirely.

Boom!

Just then, the ground trembled wildly as if the surface of boiling water, and Earth Fire burst forth from the fissures in the ground. Even Seven Lush Mountains, protected by the Great Emperor’s Restriction, could not escape and rumbled as it sank.

The Xuanqian Continent was utterly heading towards death!(To be continued. If you enjoy this work, welcome to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile phone users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)