Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 486 - 470 Crossing the Star Gate (3/3)

Chapter 486: Chapter 470 Crossing the Star Gate (3/3)

The passage through the Star Gate collapsed ceaselessly behind Zhou Heng, the spectacle was terrifying to the extreme, everything was being consumed by the endless void, and even Zhou Heng himself watched with palpable trepidation!

Not to mention whether one could survive after entering this void, but even if one did, how was he to proceed to the Dragon River Continent?

Although he still had the Star Core as a safety net, he would prefer not to take such a risk unless it was absolutely necessary!

With Swift Cloud Radiant Step underfoot, Zhou Heng caught up to the Moon Shadow Saintess and Blazing Flame Demon Venerate in a few leaps. Without uttering a word, he kicked out twice, hitting both of their backsides.

Poor things, they were both Heavenly Venerates of their time, yet how could they evade Zhou Heng’s swift attacks? They were inevitably sent flying, holding their behinds in a most undignified fashion, and casting mournful glances back at Zhou Heng.

However, when they saw the rapidly collapsing passage behind them, their faces tensed up simultaneously, knowing that an accident in the void could leave them wandering in the endless darkness for who knows how long!

Perhaps for a lifetime!

Thwack! Thwack!

Zhou Heng’s Swift Cloud Radiant Step turned sharply, and in an instant he caught up with the two again, delivering another two kicks that sent them hurtling forward.

The two Divinity Transformation Realm Heavenly Venerates were like shuttlecocks, continuously being kicked forward by Zhou Heng. Under other circumstances, no matter how invincible Zhou Heng was in the Mortal Realm, they would have fought him to the death.

But now, not only could they not resent Zhou Heng, they even had to be thankful to him!

The man was saving their lives, after all!

But still, couldn’t he stop using his feet and push with his palms instead?

Both the Moon Shadow Saintess and the Blazing Flame Demon Venerate felt a great injustice in their hearts, convinced that Zhou Heng was doing this on purpose.

Of course, Zhou Heng was doing it on purpose. Opportunities to use current-day Heavenly Venerates as a football were rare! Moreover, he had to carry Huo Tian—how could he spare a hand, right?

"You’re really not a good thing!" Huo Tian exclaimed through gritted teeth.

Zhou Heng chuckled and said, "Of course, I’m not a good thing, I’m your lord and husband!"

"Hmph, in your dreams!"

"Just you wait and see, your future son will certainly bear my surname!"

Huo Tian was dumbfounded, considering Zhou Heng’s shamelessness to have reached a certain realm; not a single formal word was shared, yet he was already thinking of having a son? Pah, she wouldn’t bear his son, not even a daughter!

Ahead, a bright light suddenly appeared!

The exit!

"Quick!" Zhou Heng roared, feeling somewhat out of his depth despite being the strongest Heavenly Venerate in history; the collapse was drawing ever closer behind him!

Thwack! Thwack!

He kicked out with full force again, sending the Moon Shadow Saintess and Blazing Flame Demon Venerate flying forward, each spewing a mouthful of blood, which reflected the urgency of Zhou Heng’s state of mind.

He too gritted his teeth, circulating his spiritual power without any reservation, pushing Swift Cloud Radiant Step to its ultimate limit.

Whoosh, whoosh, the Moon Shadow Saintess and the Blazing Flame Demon Venerate flew out first from the bright light, and then Zhou Heng followed, clutching Huo Tian. Boom!—his figure hadn’t even landed when a violent burst of void energy chased fiercely after his back.

Zhou Heng grunted angrily, shielding Huo Tian tightly in front of his chest, and straightening his back. Having nearly exhausted his spiritual power while performing Swift Cloud Radiant Step, he was no longer able to raise a shield of spiritual power and had to endure the blow with his physical body.

Bang!

A heavy sound rang out as he was sent flying, and he too spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

But the harrowing collapse of the Star Gate was finally over!

Boom!

A great explosion occurred at the spot where they emerged, which was originally a Divine Altar, similar to the one at the Seven Lush Mountains. It was the corresponding Star Gate, but with the collapse of the void passage, it was also instantly destroyed, leaving nothing but ash!

Thump, Zhou Heng fell to the ground, every bone in his body feeling as if it had shattered, leaving him unable to move even a finger!

Payback!

He had enjoyed kicking the Moon Shadow Saintess and the Blazing Flame Demon Venerate, but now he too had been dealt a similar blow. Sigh!

Adding insult to injury, Huo Tian propped herself up and pushed off of him. Though she only rolled a couple of times, it was enough to make Zhou Heng nearly cry out in pain.

His injuries this time were truly severe!

"Serves you right!" Huo Tian said coldly.

"Sigh, you—the instigator of all this—escape without a scratch. Is there no justice in this world?" Zhou Heng said, tugging at the corner of his mouth. Speaking hurt, but not speaking was even more frustrating, making him somewhat sympathetic towards Black Donkey.

"I didn’t ask you to carry me!" Huo Tian proudly stated, "There’s no one in this world who can kill me!"

Such a tsundere!

Despite her words, Huo Tian still extended her delicate hand and pressed it in the air around Zhou Heng, a stream of pink mist swirling around. Zhou Heng’s injuries immediately began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.

This left Zhou Heng utterly astounded!

He had begun to heal himself from the moment he fell, but his Domain had just activated when it was disrupted by the energy of the void, making it impossible to dematerialize his body for an immediate reconstitution!

Void energy, being a force of the great laws of nature, was naturally far beyond what a Heavenly Venerate could contend with!

Yet Huo Tian could heal him so effortlessly!

As her slender hand passed over him, the troublesome forces of the void were immediately removed and converted into an accumulation of Huo Tian’s own spiritual power!

What a monster!

Zhou Heng thought to himself, yet he couldn’t help but let out a comfortable groan—although Huo Tian’s hand didn’t touch his body, the gentle vigorous power flowing through him was substantial, intoxicating his mind and senses.

"Don’t be so disgusting!" Huo Tian kicked Zhou Heng away with a swift foot.

"Hey, I’m the patient here!" Zhou Heng protested with a look of aggrievement, but with a brace, he had already steadied himself on the ground.

After Huo Tian’s treatment, his body was largely recovered, though it would still take some time before his strength returned, especially since he had been blasted by Rong Jianlong before, and then struck by the pure energy of the laws of nature.

Huo Tian may be a monstrous talent, but now she only had the cultivation level of a Divine Infant.

The fact that she could remove the void energy within a few minutes was already an incredible miracle. If Zhou Heng had tried to remove it by himself, it would have taken years!

Zhou Heng glanced around and saw the Moon Shadow Saintess and the Blazing Flame Demon Venerable walking over with a limp. Their complexions were extremely ugly, and they emitted an overwhelmingly decrepit aura.

They each had taken a forceful kick from Zhou Heng at his peak power. Even though Zhou Heng had used a skillful force to turn the blow into pushing force rather than a direct impact, the sheer strength of the blow was overwhelming, even the smallest fraction of direct striking force was enough for these two Heavenly Venerates to endure.

Both of them had suffered injuries, and their condition was even more severe than Zhou Heng’s.

"Hey, are you two doing okay?" As the "culprit," Zhou Heng nonchalantly greeted them.

Doing okay?

Just by looking with their eyes, it was obvious they were far from okay, in fact, they were terribly off!

Both Heavenly Venerates swept Zhou Heng with a deeply sorrowful gaze, disdainfully refusing to speak with him.

"Where are we now?" Zhou Heng moved his limbs a bit. His spiritual power was completely depleted, but being a freak combination of a Physique Heavenly Venerate, his brutal strength was still immense. Not only could he ensure his own safety, he was more than capable of dominating an area!

Since it seemed they had arrived safely in the Dragon River Continent, there should be nothing else to threaten their lives.

It wasn’t possible that this planet was also on the brink of destruction, was it?

As Zhou Heng surveyed his surroundings, he greedily absorbed nature’s spiritual energy. He had already used up all the Upper Grade Spirit Stones, and not many Middle Grade Spirit Stones were left. He didn’t have the heart to use the precious spiritual energy within the Star Core for recovery, so he could only rely on his own gradual absorption.

The spiritual energy here is so rich!

Zhou Heng nodded in approval. There was no Spirit Gathering Array here, yet the concentration of spiritual energy had already reached the level of Mid Peak in the East Spirit Immortal Pond. If combined with a Spirit Gathering Array, who could imagine how rich the spiritual energy would be!

The martial path level of a planet is closely related to the layering of spiritual energy. Xuanqian Star was at its peak at one time, but following the battle between the Great Eternal Emperor and the owners of the Four Great Death Places, the planet nearly collapsed completely, leading to a decline in Xuanqian Continent’s martial path for tens of thousands of years, to the point where not even a Heaven-Opening Realm Martial Artist could emerge!

With such abundant spiritual energy here, the martial path level was certain to be high, and Divinity Transformation Realm Heavenly Venerates would definitely be more numerous than on Xuanqian Continent!

The place they found themselves was a dense forest, but due to the rampage of void energy, an area spanning at least a hundred miles had been razed to the ground, with no sign of greenery in sight!

"Two suns!" The Moon Shadow Saintess, holding her chest, walked over, her pretty face deathly pale, yet carrying a delicate and pitiable charm.

Didn’t he kick her butt? He didn’t touch her chest, so why was she covering that area?

Zhou Heng muttered to himself, but of course, he would never utter such words. Otherwise, the Moon Shadow Saintess and Huo Tian would surely condemn him as a pervert! The Moon Shadow Saintess could be ignored—he never took her seriously—but Huo Tian was the one he cared about the most.

—Even if he were to act like a rogue, he would only do so with Huo Tian!

The sky beheld two suns, which made the temperature extremely high. Fortunately, all four of them were at least at the Divine Infant Realm, so such warmth didn’t affect them in the slightest.

"Let’s go. We need to find a town to settle down and get some Spirit Stones," Zhou Heng suggested.

All of them were injured with a great loss of spiritual power. Relying solely on absorbing spiritual energy to regain vitality would take at least half a year! With Upper Grade Spirit Stones, however, within ten days, they would surely all be bursting with energy.

Before they could set out, a shadow flew across the sky and whooshed to a stop in front of them. It turned out to be a flying vessel, upon which five men of different ages stood. Their strengths were similar, all being at the Spirit Sea Realm.

The Spirit Sea Realm didn’t need to be taken seriously by Zhou Heng and his companions, but on Xuanqian Star, this level of martial artist was already considered to be at the top of the pyramid, and their numbers were certainly few! Yet here, just as they emerged, they encountered five of them!

Was it their good luck, or was the martial path level of this world so high that the deployment of five Spiritual Sea Realm Experts was a mere trifle?

"Hahaha, we’ve finally waited for this moment!" A middle-aged man laughed heartily. His gaze swept over them and he asked, "Do any of you know the whereabouts of the Star Core?" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at the starting point (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)