Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 489 - 473: Two Great Heavenly Venerates Take Action (3/3)

Chapter 489: Chapter 473: Two Great Heavenly Venerates Take Action (3/3)

Before this, Elder Yuan had no idea that there were as many as three Heavenly Venerates appearing here!

—Although the Moon Shadow Saintess and the Blazing Flame Demon Venerate hadn’t shown themselves yet, the breath of a Heavenly Venerate was too overpowering, and their Perception Ability was incomparably sharp. Being so close, how could he not know that two other Big Shots were hiding in the shadows?

He had invited only one helper, someone whose Cultivation Level was close to his, also a Divinity Transformation Realm Heavenly Venerate, who had not entered the One Tribulation Quasi-Immortal stage.

Despite being two against three, Elder Yuan possessed immense confidence, at least he wouldn’t lose to Zhou Heng and the others! After all, they were veteran Heavenly Venerates of the Divinity Transformation Realm, whether it was Cultivation Level or battle experience, they could completely outclass the opponents.

The key was, defeating them was easy, but grabbing the Star Core was far too difficult!

Killing a Heavenly Venerate brought no benefits, and moreover, to slay a Heavenly Venerate of the same realm would cost him a hefty price. If it was just to avenge the younger members of his family, that would be truly foolish!

The Star Core was the focal point!

How could he seize the Star Core without paying too high a price?

Elder Yuan was pondering precisely this, momentarily feeling an impulse to pull his hair out from the headache.

"Old fellow, are you here to seek death?" Zhou Heng hooked his finger, his demeanor filled with disdain.

"Youngster!" Elder Yuan was instantly enraged till he was fuming from all orifices. How could this kid have none of the demeanor of an expert, starting off just like some street thug? Which Heavenly Venerate who achieved that status wasn’t composed and profoundly cunning?

"Misfortune comes from the mouth, young man!" Elder Yuan’s face looked rather unpleasant; he prided himself on his identity and always maintained his expert demeanor, no matter the circumstance.

"Old guy, come at me and let’s fight!" Zhou Heng laughed heartily, his fists consolidating, emitting soaring battle intent.

"Hmph, this is the Dragon River Continent, not—"

Boom!

Elder Yuan hadn’t even finished his sentence when he saw Zhou Heng already shooting forth, swinging a heavy punch his way, dazzling with Golden Light, the power tremendous! Elder Yuan was startled by the sheer force of the punch, which was far beyond his expectations.

So strong!

Bang!

He raised his palms in response, numerous trails of green light soaring, permeating half the sky and slamming solidly into Zhou Heng, shaking the heavens and the earth, as if the whole world was about to collapse.

—A battle between Heavenly Venerates was a highly possible occurrence!

As the Divine Radiance faded, Elder Yuan was blasted hundreds of miles away, while Zhou Heng stood tall and proud, resembling a Divine Statue between heaven and earth!

Elder Yuan was shocked; he had actually been overpowered by Zhou Heng in terms of strength. Though not by much, a loss was still a loss!

He was a Divinity Transformation Third Layer Heaven, yet he was suppressed by a Heavenly Venerate of the Divinity Transformation Second Layer Heaven. If Zhou Heng reached the Divinity Transformation Third Layer Heaven, wouldn’t he be even more formidable?

What Elder Yuan didn’t know was that Zhou Heng had not even used his full strength, only a thousandth of his power!

Otherwise, one punch would have reduced Elder Yuan to dust!

In doing so, he intended to draw out all the Heavenly Venerates of the Dragon River Continent!

With the Star Core in his hand, this news would soon spread across the entire Dragon River Continent. Heavenly Venerates eligible to compete naturally wouldn’t miss out! But if he displayed a strength so overwhelming that no one dared to confront him, then who would dare come and face death?

He wanted to use the Star Core as bait to trap and kill all the Heavenly Venerates of the Dragon River Continent!

This was actually quite fair—you covet someone else’s treasure, then you must be prepared to have your life harvested!

"Old fellow, don’t you want the Star Core? Come and take it!" Zhou Heng spoke lightly, as though discussing the lightness of the clouds.

"The Star Core really is in your hands?" Elder Yuan was both surprised and delighted.

Ah, the Star Core, which formed only upon the death of a planet, absorbing all the Spiritual Energy of that planet—enough to let anyone ascend to immortality in an instant!

"So what if it’s in my hands? It’s not yours!" Zhou Heng curled his lip.

Elder Yuan burst into hearty laughter, but his laughter gradually turned stern as he said, "Youngster, do you think just because you have the upper hand in strength, that you are above everything and need not worry at all?"

"At least crushing you is not a problem!" Zhou Heng bluntly replied.

In fact, if not for the purpose of throwing out this bait, why would he bother talking so much, just a single punch would have blasted him apart!

Elder Yuan shook his head, his eyes sharpening, a full head of black hair rushing towards the sky, and with a boom, his body circulated a tremendously powerful aura, a Deity appeared above his head, displaying a lush, verdant great tree waving its plentiful branches.

As the Deity appeared, the old man was ready to unleash his strongest battle power!

"Boy, you should know, the most potent aspect of a Half-Step Immortal is their Deity. You might have the upper hand in strength, but can your real battle power compare to mine?" Elder Yuan said with some self-restraint.

A Deity is not like Spiritual Power, which can be enhanced rapidly through Spirit Stones or quickly improved with Heavenly and Earthly Treasures; one must advance step by step gradually. Zhou Heng isn’t even fifty years old, his Deity must be extremely weak, unlike Elder Yuan who has cultivated for thousands of years!

"Old guy, do you intend to annoy me to death with your nonsense?" Zhou Heng sighed and even shrugged his shoulders.

"Bastard!" Elder Yuan huffed, ultimately unable to hold back and extending his right hand to grab at Zhou Heng, combining Spiritual Power with his Deity to unleash the most powerful battle power of a Heavenly Venerate of the Divinity Transformation Realm.

As the palm strike came, like stars collapsing, overwhelmingly powerful!

Zhou Heng casually punched out, Bang! The hand that crashed down immediately shattered, turning into countless glass-like fragments that fell scattered.

Elder Yuan had hissed, his eyes revealing a trace of caution.

So strong!

This youngster was indeed formidable, he absolutely couldn’t be handled alone!

"Heavenly Venerate Minghe, brother, I need your strength!" he called out loudly, his voice booming and traveling millions of miles.

"Elder Yuan, struggling against a young chap, you’re also having this hard of a time?" A strange voice arose, and a skinny old man appeared, walking on air. He was dressed in black, with only about a tenth of his black hair remaining, his eyebrows uneven, one high and one low, and his nose half-collapsed.

Yet, this exceedingly ugly old man emitted an immensely powerful aura, not a bit inferior to Elder Yuan.

He was the helper that Elder Yuan had summoned, known as Heavenly Venerate Minghe.

"Humph, you could try it yourself!" Elder Yuan grumbled, displeased. He hadn’t expected Zhou Heng’s strength to be so formidable, strong enough that he had to first call for help!

Initially, he had planned to force out the other two Heavenly Venerates and then have Heavenly Venerate Minghe join him in a fierce attack on the man with the Star Core, to force him into submission!

"Youngster, is the Star Core on you?" Heavenly Venerate Minghe asked Zhou Heng, his expression full of disdain, but when he mentioned the Star Core, a strong greed flashed across his face.

The Star Core, obtaining it could lead to becoming immortal!

Zhou Heng smiled slightly and raised his fist, saying, "Indeed, the Star Core is with me. If you want it, firstly talk to my fist!"

"Seeking death!" Heavenly Venerate Minghe coldly snorted.

"Heavenly Venerate Minghe, brother, let’s join forces!" Elder Yuan knew neither he nor Heavenly Venerate Minghe could suppress Zhou Heng in a one-on-one battle, only a joint effort would suffice.

"Fine, let’s quickly end this brat and we’ll share the Star Core equally!" Heavenly Venerate Minghe said rather reluctantly; oh how he wished to monopolize the Star Core, but alas, having just witnessed Zhou Heng’s strength, he knew he was no match on his own.

"Let’s strike with our ultimate moves!" Elder Yuan hummed, his hands moving, with the big tree above his head continuously dropping green leaves that he absorbed into his body, instantly boosting his aura greatly.

Heavenly Venerate Minghe, like a toad, took a breath, his stomach suddenly bulging out, and continued to inhale, growing larger with each moment.

Both great Heavenly Venerates, for the sake of the Star Core, brought out their utmost skills!

Zhou Heng sighed out of boredom, such a level of battle power he could truly burst with a single finger, but for his plan, he had to suppress his own strength.

"Die——" Elder Yuan and Heavenly Venerate Minghe charged at him simultaneously, the power of the Heavenly Venerate rank spreading out, terrifying to behold!

Their combined forces were enough to send the Moon Shadow Saintess and Blazing Flame Demon Venerate running for their lives, yet facing Zhou Heng, who alone could suppress four Three Tribulations Quasi-Immortals, they hardly qualified to demand his attention.

"Well met!" Zhou Heng shouted dramatically, then raised his fist to join the fray.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The battle among the three great Heavenly Venerates raged, from the ground to the sky, from the south end to the north, startling all living creatures within at least hundreds of millions of miles, each feeling a deep-rooted fear as if the heavens and the earth were about to collapse.

One day, two days, three days, the fierce battle continued, in a stalemate.

The time should be about right now!

Zhou Heng turned and ran, dragging the other two great Heavenly Venerates into a vast mountain range.

"Stop running!"

"Hand over the Star Core!"

Elder Yuan and Heavenly Venerate Minghe both shouted, having finally gained the upper hand after fighting for three days—not an easy feat!

Capturing the momentum, they had to defeat Zhou Heng in one breath, pushing him to hand over the Star Core!

One fleeing, two chasing, the speed of the Heavenly Venerates was unparalleled, and soon they had run deep into the mountain range. Elder Yuan and Heavenly Venerate Minghe could hardly conceal their excitement; they were now only a step away from the Star Core!

Woosh!

Zhou Heng took a big step forward, then suddenly stopped!

Why isn’t the kid running anymore?

Elder Yuan and Heavenly Venerate Minghe were both puzzled. The opponent hadn’t reached the point of exhaustion yet! And... a doubt suddenly flashed in their minds, Zhou Heng had two other Heavenly Venerates on his side, why hadn’t they appeared yet?

Surely, they were set up here for an ambush!

It must be so!

Otherwise, who would stand idly by as they took the Star Core!

Such a cunning kid!

Elder Yuan and Heavenly Venerate Minghe said simultaneously in their hearts.

"Humph, stop hiding, call those two out!" Elder Yuan declared with a prescient demeanor, his expression filled with disdain.

Kid, you actually thought to outsmart us? You didn’t consider how many years we’ve lived! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit qidian.com to vote and support the author. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)