Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 491 - 475: Heavenly Venerate Qingyang’s Proposal (2/3)

Chapter 491: Chapter 475: Heavenly Venerate Qingyang’s Proposal (2/3)

Several days later, Zhou Heng surmised that all the Heavenly Venerates across this continent must have received news of the Star Core by now.

Because he had slain two Heavenly Venerates, it would surely have caused considerable deterrence among the others, so the native Heavenly Venerates of the Dragon River Continent would not dare to act rashly and had to make thorough preparations.

In their eyes, Zhou Heng was definitely an outsider, and with the Star Core in his possession, they would surely prioritize eliminating him first before internally discussing and deciding on the division of the Star Core.

—After all, the Star Core was a consumable resource; every day it remained with Zhou Heng was another day’s worth of power absorbed by him, not only making him stronger but also reducing their share of the benefits!

Therefore, the opposition would definitely not wait for too long.

Come on, come on, just the stepping stone needed for my breakthrough to the peak!

Zhou Heng thought to himself. Although he knew the energy within the Star Core was terrifying, he would only tap into it when advancing to a One Tribulation Quasi-Immortal, so as to be fully prepared. This might waste some time, but if it resulted in being forever unable to enter the Immortal Realm, it would be an even bigger loss.

Before long, another three days had swiftly passed.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Eight terrifying presences attacked like a frenzy, instantly enveloping the entire city.

Eight Heavenly Venerates had arrived!

And they were not just any Heavenly Venerates; at least four were One Tribulation Quasi-Immortals!

Have all the people arrived?

Zhou Heng leapt up, releasing his own aura to contend with those eight presences.

He did not need to maximize his aura at this point, nor did he wish to do so just yet, as there were certainly other Heavenly Venerates lying in the shadows—such as those few Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortals.

If he showed too much strength now, then those hidden figures would surely not make their presence known.

Having cast such a big bait, he naturally wanted to stretch his net as wide as possible, letting no one escape.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, the eight Heavenly Venerates each made their appearance, four at the peak of the Divinity Transformation Third Layer Heaven and four One Tribulation Quasi-Immortals! And the four Heavenly Venerates at the peak of Divinity Transformation Third Layer Heaven had also just stepped into the realm of Demi Immortals, emanating power fluctuations so terrifying they were startling!

That’s why they had the qualifications and the nerve to accompany the four other One Tribulation Quasi-Immortals; otherwise, even if they seized the Star Core, it would merely set the stage for others!

"Kid, hand over the Star Core, and I’ll spare your life!" a Quasi-Immortal bellowed, his voice rumbling heavily like mountains.

Not a single Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortal showed up?

Zhou Heng felt somewhat disappointed. There were three Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortals in the Dragon River Continent, and the Star Core should be even more attractive to them as they were only a step away from advancing to a Three Tribulations Quasi-Immortal, thus achieving the transcendent state of Becoming Immortal!

To resist such temptation, those three must have an extraordinary level of self-control, right?

Zhou Heng was somewhat skeptical, for indeed there were those who strictly followed principles in this world, but they were certainly not numerous! He could accept if one Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortal failed to appear, but to say that all three such disciplined individuals... that he could not believe!

These eight must be merely the vanguard sent to test Zhou Heng’s strength; the three Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortals were surely hidden in the dark!

Only, they were too far away. If they were fully concealing their auras, it would indeed be difficult for Zhou Heng to sense them.

Zhou Heng smiled faintly and said, "If you want the Star Core, come and take it yourselves! As for idle threats... no need to waste your breath."

"You’ve got some nerve!" a Divinity Transformation realm peak Heavenly Venerate coldly snorted and flipped his right palm down in a strike towards Zhou Heng.

He was not ignorant of Zhou Heng’s power, but there were eight of them now; why should they be timid? The moment Zhou Heng retaliated, he would be provoking eight Heavenly Venerates at the same time!

Would he dare?

Slap!

A crisp sound rang out; the Heavenly Venerate was solidly rewarded with a slap, his face quickly swelling up and showing five distinctly clear finger marks.

"Asking for it!" Zhou Heng calmly withdrew his hand, his gaze sweeping across the faces of the other seven, "Next!"

Next? Had he developed a taste for slapping?

All eight Great Heavenly Venerates had faces full of anger. Such violence was tolerable, but a slap in the face was the ultimate humiliation! They were Heavenly Venerates, after all, standing at the pinnacle of the world—who could tolerate such an insult?

However, the youngster was indeed very strong. Clearly just at the Second Layer Heaven of Divinity Transformation and a slap had the Heavenly Venerate at the Third Layer unable to even react in time, no wonder he could slay the Old Ancestor of the Yuan Family and Heavenly Venerate Minghe!

"Let’s join forces and kill him!" The eight Great Heavenly Venerates shouted together, each activating their divine powers, expanding their Domains, and sweeping towards Zhou Heng.

In their eyes, with an eight to one advantage, even a monstrous Zhou Heng would be hard-pressed to escape death!

Especially since four of them were One Tribulation Quasi-Immortals!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Terrifying auras blanketed the skies, as the eight Great Heavenly Venerates, fueled by their fury, attacked with all their might. Although these may not be their strongest techniques, they were certainly not far off.

With eight Domains unfolded, that was eight different worlds, where Divine Radiance shone and danced through the heavens and earth.

Zhou Heng was fearless, opening his own Domain as well, his golden world instantly dominating everything, and completely suppressing those eight worlds in return.

This was not even his full battle power, only raised to the level of a Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortal, but it was more than sufficient to suppress four Divinity Transformation Third Layer Heavens and four One Tribulation Quasi-Immortals!

"How is this possible!"

"This is the power of a Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortal!"

"We are in grave danger!"

The Eight Great Heavenly Venerables exclaimed in shock at the same time. They had already greatly overestimated Zhou Heng, but how could they have predicted that he was so powerful that he could rival a Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortal—the Dragon River Continent only had three such supreme beings!

Those were the strongest in the Mortal Realm, true kings and tyrants wherever they went, invincible under the heavens!

Just at the Divinity Transformation Second Layer Heaven and he already possessed such Supreme Divine Strength, how powerful would he become if he entered the realm of Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortal?

All eight Heavenly Venerables were shaking with fear; against such a being, they had no chance of fighting back!

But how could they escape?

A martial artist’s Domain is the manifestation of their consciousness. Within this realm, a mere thought could become an attack, and there was virtually no distance to speak of! They had entered Zhou Heng’s Domain, which was tantamount to prey entangled in a spider’s web, with life and death at the mercy of Zhou Heng’s whim!

If Zhou Heng wasn’t so despairingly powerful, they might have been able to fight or at least run away; but Zhou Heng possessed the battle power of a Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortal, which shattered all their confidence!

—Normally, they would only flee upon encountering a Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortal. Once they entered the opponent’s Domain, it meant that their lives were completely in the hands of another.

Zhou Heng’s killing intent was completely exposed, the Black Sword had already been brought forth, and it was time to reap the first batch of battle results.

"Young friend, give this old man some face and cease your actions; how about it?" From afar, a booming voice came, its aura far surpassing that of the eight Heavenly Venerates.

Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortal!

Salvation at last!

All eight Heavenly Venerables showed joy, recognizing the voice; it belonged to one of Dragon River Continent’s true supreme experts, Heavenly Venerate Qingyang, one of the three Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortals!

Zhou Heng might not give them face, but he must give face to Heavenly Venerate Qingyang!

That is a Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortal, the true strongest in the world!

The feeling of a narrow escape from death was indescribably wonderful!

Whoosh, Sword Qi surged, and the black sword shadows still swept across the sky!

What’s going on?

Why hasn’t Zhou Heng stopped yet!

Could it be that he doesn’t know that it was Heavenly Venerate Qingyang who just spoke? Who would dare not to give Heavenly Venerate Qingyang face?

Pfft, pfft, pfft, pfft, four heads flew into the air at the same time, and four streams of hot blood simultaneously sprayed from their severed necks, staining half the sky red!

With one stroke of the sword, four Heavenly Venerates were slain!

The remaining four Heavenly Venerates were chilled to the bone; whether or not Heavenly Venerate Qingyang would turn green with rage, they did not wish to die!

How was it that even the face of Heavenly Venerate Qingyang was useless?

"Young friend, you’ve gone too far!" A figure flew in from the distance, opening a silver-grey world, its momentum no less than that of Zhou Heng, and forcefully collided with the golden world, seizing half of the territory and matching Zhou Heng head-on.

Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortal, Heavenly Venerate Qingyang!

Zhou Heng paid no attention as he launched the Black Sword again, whoosh, a chilling sword light swept towards the other four Heavenly Venerates.

"Stop, I said!" Heavenly Venerate Qingyang roared in rage. He appeared to be in his sixties, with a very lean face and a full head of silver hair, like a Daoist elder who had attained the Way. Yet at that moment, his eyebrows were furrowed in anger as he swung a palm towards Zhou Heng.

How many years had it been? How many years had it been since someone dared to disobey his words?

This did not feel fresh to Heavenly Venerate Qingyang, but was instead a huge affront to him, a dare to despise his dignity!

If Zhou Heng were to burst forth with all his strength, he could certainly kill this Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortal within ten moves, but considering that two others had yet to show themselves, now was not the time to fully display his power.

However, if he wanted to kill, even if he didn’t reveal all his power, it wouldn’t be something a Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortal could stop!

Zhou Heng executed the Swift Cloud Radiant Step, *swoosh*—he easily dodged Heavenly Venerate Qingyang’s palm and, raising the Broken Sword, slashed at the four Heavenly Venerates.

"Ah—"

A brief cry erupted, and suddenly, thump, thump, thump, thump, four heads floated up in the air, and another four streams of hot blood shot towards the sky.

The blood of Heavenly Venerates, heavier than millions of grams, fell like stars, punching countless little holes in the ground and piercing directly to the Earth’s Core.

"You—" Heavenly Venerate Qingyang’s eyes widened, filled with boundless rage.

Zhou Heng smiled indifferently, saying, "No need to be so angry. You are neither my elder nor my friend, why should I give you face?"

"Impudent boy!" Heavenly Venerate Qingyang’s chest heaved violently as he hadn’t felt so emotionally out of control for many years.

"Stop beating around the bush and speak plainly!" Zhou Heng said coldly, ready to treat Heavenly Venerate Qingyang as a dead man if he showed even the slightest hint of greed for the Star Core.

Heavenly Venerate Qingyang let out a roar, his voice tearing through the sky, stirring a frenzied gale and clouds churning for thousands of miles. But as he roared, he also became calmer and said, "On behalf of the other two old friends, I extend an invitation to you, young friend, to explore an Immortal Palace!"

An Immortal Palace? The palace of Immortals? Is it real or fake?

Zhou Heng kept a straight face but felt extremely curious—how could such a good thing suddenly fall into his lap?(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)