Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 479 - 463 Star Core Formation (2/3)

Chapter 479: Chapter 463 Star Core Formation (2/3)

"The continent is about to collapse, and the Immortal Fate will emerge!" Blazing Flame Demon Venerate shouted as he came flying from nowhere to Zhou Heng and the Moon Shadow Saintess.

With a long howl, Zhou Heng said to Ying Mengfan and the other women, "Come quickly!"

He put everyone left behind into the Nine Mystic Trial Tower, which really included only his pampered wives and beautiful slaves, as well as the Black Donkey, plus Cangao Muyue. As for Huo Tian, there was no way to take her in, but with her cultivation level at the Divine Infant Realm, she was more than capable of protecting herself amidst the destruction of a planet.

——In case of danger, the runes within her would surely activate for defense. Zhou Heng believed that even if he were to throw her into the sun, if one of the two was bound to perish, the one to survive would definitely be her!

"Go!" Moon Shadow Saintess was the first to fly out, but not towards the sky, instead she plunged straight into the earth!

The star core naturally resided at the centermost point of a planet.

Blazing Flame Demon Venerate also turned his body and leapt into the crevice, accelerating continuously towards Earth’s Core.

Zhou Heng spread open his right hand, pulling Huo Tian into his embrace, and leaped out, closely following behind Blazing Flame Demon Venerate.

Now was a legitimate opportunity to take advantage, so he naturally wouldn’t miss such a great chance. He held Huo Tian tightly, reveling in the supreme sensation of her extraordinary body pressing against him.

"Zhou Heng!" Huo Tian gritted her teeth and said.

She was always as cold as frost, resembling an unattainable snow lotus atop an icy peak but being intimately touched by Zhou Heng eventually broke her icy exterior, making her both annoyed and enraged.

"What’s wrong, Auntie, are you feeling uncomfortable?" Zhou Heng asked knowingly.

Huo Tian glared at him, knowing by now that this man was sly and harbored evil intentions toward her! She had been too careless before, thinking that reaching the Divine Infant Realm would be enough to suppress Zhou Heng. She didn’t expect this youngster to be so heaven-defying, having surpassed her without a sound!

"Let go!" she said with a cold huff.

"No!" Zhou Heng shamelessly retorted, as he breathed in Huo Tian’s wonderful fragrance. He had a desire for time to stand still forever.

Be it An Yumei, or Han Yiyao, or Ying Mengfan, and so on, his union with them could be said to be more of desire rather than affection—it was only liking, not love. But for Huo Tian, he truly had real feelings.

On the surface, he was taking advantage of Huo Tian, but in reality, there was not a single trace of desire in his heart at that moment, only a sense of warm, peaceful joy. Even if he could only hold this peerless Heavenly Maiden for a lifetime, he would be completely content.

Of course, if Huo Tian wanted to engage in deeper research and discussion with him, he would naturally comply delightedly, but he would never coerce her.

"Scoundrel!" Huo Tian lightly scolded, as a peach blossom phantom emerged behind her, followed by countless lightning bolts shooting out towards Zhou Heng.

Crack, crack, crack!

These lightning bolts were extremely terrifying, capable of making any Divine Infant Realm martial artist numb and powerless. Yet, the Divine Infant Realm was just that, how could it possibly threaten a Divinity Transformation Realm Heavenly Venerate?

Indeed, Huo Tian’s body contained a frightening power, but it would only trigger in response to a direct attack. Otherwise, she was merely the most powerful Divine Infant Realm!

——Unless she went berserk like she did in the Fairy Continent, destroying Immortal City’s restrictions with a mere glance. That was absolutely terrifying, and she believed that if Gu Yan were to return or Kong Aokun came personally, they would only meet instant annihilation!

Zhou Heng merely felt as though he was being massaged, even letting out a comfortable moan, which made Huo Tian tremble with anger.

This rebellious guy—she was an elder!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, the Three Great Heavenly Venerates traversed the earth’s layers, where their spiritual power washed away the surroundings, their speed hardly slowing down. However, they soon entered the first layer of Earth Fire.

To reach the star core, they had to pass through several layers of Earth Fire, with those closer in proximity naturally possessing a stronger force.

Moon Shadow Saintess and Blazing Flame Demon Venerate both opened up their spiritual power shields, for their divine bodies could not withstand such intense heat.

Zhou Heng didn’t step directly into it but sucked in his breath instead, performing a thorough cleansing.

Because he certainly didn’t want Huo Tian to involuntarily trigger her runes, causing even him to suffer the consequences!

He hadn’t had his fill yet!

The blazing Earth Fire was quickly devoured by Zhou Heng, who licked his lips with satisfaction. Having become a true Heavenly Venerate, he had enough spiritual power to support the consumption and refinement of this Earth Fire, which, in turn, enhanced the power of his fire lineage.

He looked up only to see Moon Shadow Saintess and Blazing Flame Demon Venerate staring at him, both with an expression as if they had seen a monster. Confused, he asked, "What’s the matter?"

What’s the matter?

Don’t look so bewildered, don’t you realize what you’ve just done?

Moon Shadow Saintess and Blazing Flame Demon Venerate both felt an urge to punch someone, feeling that Zhou Heng had brought showing off to a whole new level!

To actually devour Earth Fire—was that something mortals could do?

The two of them tacitly turned around and continued on their journey in silence, not willing to compare themselves with such a monstrous freak. They couldn’t bear it!

Half a day later, they entered the second layer of Earth Fire.

Moon Shadow Saintess and Blazing Flame Demon Venerate had learned their lesson and very consciously gave up the front position to Zhou Heng.

Zhou Heng did as before, opening his mouth to swallow a great burst of flame. In just a moment, he had absorbed all the nearby Earth Fire cleanly.

The two women from Moon Shadow Saintess pressed on without uttering half a word, completely ignoring Zhou Heng.

They had grown numb to it.

Zhou Heng also began to move; as he walked, he continued to devour the essence of the Earth Fire to enhance the power of his Purple Flame Heavenly Dragon bloodline. He was so preoccupied that he didn’t even bother to pay attention to the Moon Shadow Saintess and her companion, and Huo Tian was so angry that he couldn’t be bothered to speak to Zhou Heng anymore.

The four of them were silent as they descended further and further, until they broke through nine layers of Earth Fire and suddenly entered a vast, empty space.

The Earth’s Core!

This place spanned only about a hundred miles in all directions and had varied elevations. At the very center, there was an object emitting a soft glow—small, no different in size from an average human fist.

They weren’t the only four here; another six individuals had already arrived.

Zhou Heng only recognized two of them, Gong Hong’en and Yang Zitong, but he could discern the presence of a third person... the Poisonous Vast Heavenly Venerate!

Without doubt, the other three were the masters of the other three Great Death Places!

All of the current Heavenly Venerates of Xuanqian Continent were here—except for the Corpse King from the Mao Family.

Zhou Heng’s gaze swept across them. He had fought with the heirs of the Four Great Death Places, so he only needed to sense the auras of those four old monsters to identify each one.

First was the Poisonous Vast Heavenly Venerate, shrouded in a loose black robe with his face obscured by a moving black mist, preventing anyone from seeing his features clearly. Then, there was the Death Heavenly Venerate, a tall man who occasionally had the shadow of a black crow flit behind him, exerting a cold and savage pressure on all around him.

The master of Thunder Light Valley, the Thunder Light Heavenly Venerate, was also a robust man. He belonged to the Alien Races, with horns on his head and a dark blue complexion, a sight that could terrify children if he were to appear in public!

Last was the master of the Flamefire Desert, the Flame Fire Supreme Venerate, tall and slim with thick black hair, and flames burning on different parts of his body as if he were a fire person!

Although their Cultivation Levels were only at the Divine Infant Realm right now, the aura they emitted completely overshadowed Gong Hong’en and Yang Zitong, making these two young Heavenly Venerates look pale in comparison.

Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortals are Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortals after all; even if they reduced their Cultivation Levels, the aura they could emit was like the sun in the sky, resplendent and overwhelming, with even Divinity Transformation Realm Heavenly Venerates unable to compete with them.

The four old monsters stood arrogantly in the four corners, facing off against each other without the slightest gesture of greeting.

Although they had joined forces to fight the Great Eternal Emperor tens of thousands of years ago, this did not result in any comradeship in battle. Now that the Great Eternal Emperor was no longer present, they were each other’s fiercest competitors. How could they live in harmony?

As the Star Core had not fully formed yet, they had not made their moves, but when the moment of Immortal Fate’s emergence came, none of them would show mercy.

When Poisonous Vast Heavenly Venerate and Death Heavenly Venerate saw Zhou Heng, their eyes turned frosty, filled with a strong intent to kill.

Their only descendants had died at the hands of Zhou Heng, a vendetta as deep as the sea of blood!

However, now was not yet the time for retribution.

With their current abilities, they couldn’t kill Zhou Heng, and if they fully restored their realms, it would disrupt their plans to compete for the Immortal Fate. So, they waited patiently.

As soon as the Star Core formed, they would definitely be the first to recover their Cultivation Levels and casually erase Zhou Heng!

Zhou Heng glared back at them; what did he have to fear?

In terms of current strength, even providing shoes for these four old monsters was beneath him, and even if they did recover their power as Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortals, Zhou Heng was not necessarily going to lose to them!

With his supreme physique alone, he had the right to challenge the four old monsters, let alone now!

"What are you looking at?" Zhou Heng retorted with the arrogant demeanor of the Black Donkey.

Poisonous Vast Heavenly Venerate and Death Heavenly Venerate were both furious. As Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortals, beings invincible in the Mortal Realm, Zhou Heng dared to speak to them with such an attitude?

Not even the Great Eternal Emperor, his old ancestor, had the right to do that in bygone days!

But was this the time to turn hostile?

The two Quasi-Immortals dared not recover their Cultivation Levels at this moment, so they had to forcibly swallow their anger, though their expressions were incredibly sour, as if they had eaten hundreds of flies. In their long lives, not even when they were defeated by the Great Eternal Emperor had they ever felt such an insult.

This junior!

Let him be arrogant, let him be proud; as soon as the Star Core formed, his death was assured!

The two old monsters both thought this in their hearts while grinding their teeth in annoyance.

"Cowards!" Zhou Heng spat in disdain, his contempt apparent in his words.

Though he did not speak loudly, how could such powerful Divine Senses of Quasi-Immortals fail to hear him?

Poisonous Vast Heavenly Venerate and the other were both on the verge of spitting blood with an urge to rush over and strangle this damned brat!

Endure! I must endure!

"Two old turtles!" Zhou Heng snorted again; he did not mind taking the lives of these two old monsters before the Star Core materialized.

Endure! I will endure again!

Poisonous Vast Heavenly Venerate and the other clenched their fists until they cracked.

Just then, the entire space trembled with a resonating boom, and the object at the center suddenly burst forth with boundless radiance.

"The, the Star Core has formed!" (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit 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.)