Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 495 - 479: Lend a Hand (3/3)

Chapter 495: Chapter 479: Lend a Hand (3/3)

"You want the Star Core?" Zhou Heng chuckled and crooked his finger, "Come and snatch it then!"

"Hmph, don’t be too arrogant!" Liu Anqi could barely contain his anger. Although he was a servant of the Linghu Family, in the Mortal Realm, he was undeniably the strongest being, unrivaled by anyone. Who dared challenge him?

This was truly seeking death!

Unable to hold back, he lashed out with a palm towards Zhou Heng.

Zhou Heng clenched his right fist and suddenly unleashed a punch. The golden radiance from his fist shone brilliantly, its momentum not the slightest bit inferior to Liu Anqi’s.

"What!" Witnessing the scene, Heavenly Venerate Qingyang and the two others showed an expression of disbelief.

Liu Anqi was an Immortal, after all. Although his battle power was constrained by the Mortal Realm’s Dao, preventing him from unleashing his true Immortal might, it was still a power infinitely close to the peak of the Mortal Realm!

Now, the level of Spiritual Energy in the Mortal Realm was too weak to produce any Three Tribulations Quasi-Immortals. Even the most inferior Immortal descending to the world would be the strongest existence in the Mortal Realm!

Yet, Zhou Heng was able to match Liu Anqi in terms of aura... This was too exaggerated, wasn’t it?

But in the end, aura was just that, aura. In a head-on clash, absolute power was what truly mattered! Zhou Heng absolutely couldn’t be Liu Anqi’s opponent. The young man was seeking death by trying to compete forcefully.

Boom!

When the fist collided with the palm, there was a deafening sound, and everyone felt a roaring in their ears, unable to hear anything else.

Despite their deafness, their eyes were still sharp. They saw Zhou Heng blown back dozens of miles, fast as a shooting star, while Liu Anqi also staggered, taking over a dozen steps back. Just as he steadied himself, he took another seven steps back before finally managing to stand firm.

Hiss!

In this clash, although Zhou Heng had fallen short, the gap was not to the degree of being completely crushed!

How was this possible! How could this young man possess such formidable strength?

This was definitely the strength of a Three Tribulations Quasi-Immortal!

How could a mere Divinity Transformation Second Layer Heaven Heavenly Venerate possess the battle power of a Three Tribulations Quasi-Immortal? Wasn’t this a joke?

"A prodigious talent!"

"An ultra-freak of nature!"

Linghu Xuan and the others were exclaiming incessantly, the gap between Quasi-Immortals and Heavenly Venerates was reflected in their deities. After surviving tribulations, the deities would grow stronger each time, exponentially increasing their power!

Zhou Heng definitely wasn’t a Quasi-Immortal, because he was only at Divinity Transformation Second Layer Heaven, his deity had not yet qualified to endure tribulations. But he possessed power comparable to that of a Three Tribulations Quasi-Immortal, how could this be?

This guy’s Dantian Space... was astoundingly vast!

With a terrifying accumulation of Spiritual Power, he was forcefully making up for the disparity in his deity. This was, this was, truly monstrous!

Especially Heavenly Venerate Qingyang, when he realized that Zhou Heng actually possessed the battle power of a Three Tribulations Quasi-Immortal, his back was covered in cold sweat.

If Zhou Heng harbored any killing intent towards him along the way, with the overwhelming advantage of a Three Tribulations Quasi-Immortal over a Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortal, particularly when taken by surprise, it would have been nearly a certainty!

He was lucky to be alive!

But why hadn’t Zhou Heng made his move?

No matter what, he was a Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortal and a peak figure in the Mortal Realm. If struck by him even once, would it be a mere jest? Unless... like Liu Anqi, Zhou Heng was also an Immortal descended to the world, then with an Immortal’s physique in the Mortal Realm, he would truly be invincible!

However, it was clear that Zhou Heng was only at Divinity Transformation Second Layer Heaven, so he definitely couldn’t have the body of a high-tier Magic Artifact, and that was obvious, wasn’t it?

Truly, a young man too proud for his own good!

Heavenly Venerate Qingyang thought to himself, watching as Zhou Heng stepped on an intricate and incredibly fast Stepping Technique, quickly regrouping with an aura that was rising rather than falling, and threw another punch at Liu Anqi.

"Such arrogant juniors!" Liu Anqi was furiously enraged. Though his battle power had been restrained to the limit allowed by the Mortal Realm, he was, in essence, a true Immortal. How could he tolerate the provocation of an ant?

He twisted his hands, surging with Vigorous Power, furiously bombarding Zhou Heng with a relentless onslaught.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Zhou Heng matched Liu Anqi blow for blow without showing any weakness. Although he was slightly inferior in terms of strength, there was no fundamental difference, as he too had reached the strength of a Three Tribulations Quasi-Immortal.

Liu Anqi roared again and again. As a servant, his greatest weakness was his impatience, unlike Zhou Heng, who had clawed his way up from the bottom, full of unyielding fighting spirit.

Unable to kill an opponent with slightly weaker strength in just a few moves, Liu Anqi’s emotions quickly spiraled out of control. His face became hideous, as if he wished he could tear Zhou Heng into countless pieces.

"Immortal Technique, Wildfire Fist!" Sparks flew from Liu Anqi’s eyes as his palms transformed into fists. Clenching his fingers tightly, boom, flames burst forth from his fists, a green fire blazing violently.

Under the extreme heat, the seawater was madly evaporating. If one looked from above the sea surface, they could see the water level visibly dropping!

However, as the steam rose to a thousand meters in the air, it turned back into rainfall, replenishing the sea level, maintaining a large equilibrium.

An Immortal Technique!

If you’re going to use a powerful move, just use it, why announce it out loud as if you’re afraid others won’t be prepared?

Zhou Heng shook his head and with an outstretched right hand, he transformed his punch into a palm. Infinite light and shadow twisted in his eyes as he suddenly struck out with his palm.

Overturning Heaven Palm!

Immortal Technique against Immortal Technique!

Liu Anqi and Rong Jianlong were both Immortals, but Liu Anqi was nowhere near comparable to Rong Jianlong! Zhou Heng was certain that within ten moves, Rong Jianlong could defeat Liu Anqi, and if he used the Immortal Technique Blue Heart Seal, he could kill Liu Anqi within five moves!

That was under the circumstances of the Mortal Realm, where their powers were greatly suppressed; had it been in the Immortal Realm, Liu Anqi would definitely have been killed instantly by Rong Jianlong!

After a few exchanges, Zhou Heng was convinced in his heart that he had nothing to fear from Liu Anqi.

Boom!

Their fists and palms collided, with Wildfire Fist raising a raging inferno while the Overturning Heaven Palm was accompanied by a swath of cosmic stars. As they clashed and annihilated each other, the fight seemed evenly matched!

No, Liu Anqi had lost!

The four Heavenly Venerates Qingyang all said internally, because although Liu Anqi held the advantage in terms of strength, the outcome of their Immortal Technique clash was an equal match, which meant that the Immortal Technique Zhou Heng possessed were even higher-tier!

This was natural, as Liu Anqi was merely a servant of the Linghu Family. How could he have learned any advanced Immortal Techniques? On the other hand, the Overturning Heaven Palm was the secret technique of the Barbarian God Tribe, surely it must be more profound than a servant’s learned secret technique, right?

"You... what is your background?" Liu Anqi became somewhat intimidated.

How could such a freak exist in the Mortal Realm?

It must be a genius trained by some major power in the Immortal Realm, now undergoing trials in the Mortal Realm! Otherwise how could he be so freakish, and how could he have mastered Immortal Techniques?

Although the Linghu Family had some reputation in the Immortal Realm, they were worlds apart from those top forces. He couldn’t afford to offend such existences, for they could be destroyed in an instant!

"I am but a mere Mortal!" Zhou Heng laughed heartily and, stepping with the Swift Cloud Radiant Step, he launched another attack at Liu Anqi.

"Young man, your strength is indeed formidable, but you have yet to cross the threshold from Mortal to Immortal. You cannot possibly be my match!" Convinced of Zhou Heng’s noble heritage, Liu Anqi was inclined to cease fighting.

After all, even if he won, there was no benefit. In the future, when Zhou Heng returned to the Immortal Realm to call on his family for revenge, Liu Anqi would certainly be thrown out as the scapegoat!

He was serving the Linghu Family, but he wasn’t about to sell his life as well!

"Enough with the nonsense, come fight!" Zhou Heng let out a long howl, his palms whirling, the Overturning Heaven Palm unleashed one after another.

Facing the relentless barrage of this Immortal Technique, Liu Anqi dared not be careless, and could only resist with all his might—winning without pride was nothing to boast about when one’s opponent was kept in check to the point of looking ragtag and disheveled.

Previously, Zhou Heng had used his fists and Liu Anqi his palms, but now after both had displayed their Immortal Techniques, they had switched roles.

After exchanging another hundred moves or so, both of them stopped simultaneously.

Both possessing bodies of Divinity Transformation Realm Magic Artifacts, neither could do anything to the other, and continuing the fight seemed pointless.

However, Zhou Heng thought of Rong Jianlong, whose Blue Heart Seal directly shattered his bones!

Both were Immortal Techniques, yet comparing Overturning Heaven Palm to Blue Heart Seal, the difference was as vast as the heavens.

Theoretically, Zhou Heng’s Divinity Transformation Realm Magic Artifact physique should be invincible in the Mortal Realm; no brute strength could hurt him. But the Blue Heart Seal did, and at the moment of its explosive power, that force certainly surpassed the limit of the Mortal Realm!

And the power of the Huo Tian Rune was even more explosively incredible.

This showed that even if the Lower Realm limited the highest level of power, Immortal Techniques could still find gaps to unleash even greater battle power.

Zhou Heng gazed at Liu Anqi’s neck, wondering whether to unsheathe Black Sword and fight once more?

The Black Sword could cut through anything, and combined with his strength, it was enough to slice through a Divinity Transformation Realm Magic Artifact—Liu Anqi’s current physique, though invincible in the Mortal Realm, was meaningless against Black Sword, right?

Back when Zhou Heng was only at the Nascent Soul Realm, he already managed to leave marks on King Level Puppets with Black Sword, authentic Divinity Transformation Realm Puppets!

Now, his strength was comparable to a Three Tribulations Quasi-Immortal, and with Black Sword slashing, it would not be surprising to cut through a Divinity Transformation Realm Magic Artifact!

Yet he didn’t have the confidence for a decisive kill; should Liu Anqi panic and flee, the man would certainly hide far away, out of reach for certain death. Thus, if he were to strike, he needed to find an opportunity for a one-hit kill!

Otherwise, Liu Anqi would surely unleash the power of an Immortal level, and then he would just break through the void and enter the Immortal Realm. How would he be killed then?

Zhou Heng repressed the tempting urge to draw his sword and kill, saying, "You do have some strength, so follow this young master inside and be an assistant!"

Liu Anqi’s face darkened involuntarily. How could he be just ’somewhat strong’? He was an Immortal, wasn’t he? If they were in the Immortal Realm, where his power wasn’t suppressed, he could crush Zhou Heng in one move without any doubt!

Undoubtedly!

But the more arrogant and domineering Zhou Heng behaved, the more Liu Anqi believed Zhou Heng came from an incredible lineage, securing the belief that he was undoubtedly an offshoot of a supreme power from the Immortal Realm. Thus, he didn’t dare to say a peep, as his Divine Sense stirred, consulting something with Linghu Xuan.

After a while, the young master of the Linghu Family said, "There is a saying, ’no discord, no concord.’ Brother Zhou, let us be friends!"

He cupped his hands towards Zhou Heng in a greeting, his demeanor graceful and generous, showing no sign of the previous tension.

Those who came from great families indeed had commendable self-cultivation. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets at Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)