Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 502 - 486: The Ultimate in the Mortal Realm (1/3)

Chapter 502: Chapter 486: The Ultimate in the Mortal Realm (1/3)

He had only one chance!

Liu Baoqi was Linghu Xuan’s guard, responsible for his safety, and thus he would never unleash his full power and return to the Immortal Realm unless faced with a certain-death situation.

The Black Sword looked too ordinary from the outside, and it was even broken in half, making it hard to believe that this object, even if it had once been an Immortal Artifact, had now definitely lost its function, unable to exert any significant power.

Therefore, Liu Baoqi would surely choose to endure Zhou Heng’s strike; he was an Immortal of the Moonlight Realm, with a body fortified like a Divinity Transformation Realm Magic Artifact, not fearing any pure power strikes from the Mortal Realm.

Only when he realized the potency of the Sky-soaring Nine Forms and the Black Sword would he panic and think of fleeing back to the Immortal Realm!

Whether Liu could be killed depended on how much damage Zhou Heng could inflict in the brief moment it took for him to react.

Zhou Heng’s momentum reached its peak, and with a fierce sweep, he struck with his sword.

Shush, shush, shush—eight sword shadows sliced at once, then merged instantly into one sword, which he slashed towards Liu Baoqi.

It was as if a universe was evolving before his very eyes, depicting the process of birth, development, and destruction, making Liu Baoqi feel a mesmerizing dizziness, as if even the oppressive presence of the Creation King had vanished.

He wanted to reach out and touch that mysterious universe, but just as he moved his fingers, a terrifying pressure struck, rendering him immobile!

—The pressure of the Creation King had not truly disappeared!

This sudden realization came to Liu Baoqi, but by then, Zhou Heng’s sword was already striking!

Pu!

The sword blade penetrated his body; that Divinity Transformation Artifact-like physique could not stop the Black Sword’s intrusion, skin shattered, blood splattered, and the black Broken Blade drove straight in, only slightly hindered when it reached the Divine Bone.

After all, the Divine Bone was the hardest part of an Immortal’s body!

Liu Baoqi was horrified!

Immortal Artifact!

Zhou Heng must have an Immortal Artifact in his possession; otherwise, it would have been absolutely impossible to cleave through his Divine Body!

This also meant... Zhou Heng indeed had the capability to kill him!

Damn Mortal Realm, if not for being suppressed, he would never regard a Divinity Transformation Heavenly Venerate or even a Quasi-Immortal as worthy, all merely fit to be squashed by his finger! Damn Immortal Palace, if not for the majesty of the Creation King, would he be rendered incapable of even retaliating?

If this continued, he would die!

Liu Anqi, being an immortal, was completely calm in this life-and-death moment, carefully assessing his situation.

Now, his only means of escape was to unleash his power and instantly retreat into the Immortal Realm, or else he would die here in regret!

Then he would set a record, a record of an Immortal dying at the hands of mortals, and as this record’s negative example, he would inevitably be nailed to the pillar of shame!

This was something Liu Dongqi absolutely could not endure!

Escape! He must escape!

His desire to survive was overwhelmingly strong, and furthermore, Liu Dongqi did not want to become a target of ridicule for posterity. He immediately roared, releasing an endless flow of power from within!

This was Immortal-level power, incompatible with the Mortal Realm!

Boom, no matter if this was the Immortal Palace or how the presence of the Creation King suppressed him, a spatial rift immediately opened above Liu Anqi’s head—above all, the power of the Great Dao was supreme!

Once he entered this rift, Liu Anqi would be directly expelled to the Immortal Realm.

—The stronger the Immortal, the harder it is to enter the Mortal Realm, but leaving it is as easy as flipping one’s hand. If Liu Anqi were any stronger, perhaps he could return to the Immortal Realm with a mere thought.

A special zone emerged, the Great Dao Laws presiding, finally squeezing the pressure of the Creation King to the side, freeing Liu Anqi’s form. He pushed his palms against the ground, and his body immediately sprung up, crashing towards the rift overhead.

As long as he could enter there, he would be safe!

Of course, since he was not traveling through a Realm Gate, he did not know where he would end up after passing through the spatial rift; he might still be in mortal danger, especially since the Immortal Realm was no longer as it had been in the past!

Even so, that was a problem for later, still better than dying at the hands of a junior from the Divinity Transformation Realm!

Zhou Heng snorted coldly, and the Black Sword suddenly angled, altering its course by a minimal degree, yet the speed of its descent doubled!

Weak point attack!

As the sword fell, Zhou Heng had keenly identified the most fragile spot on this Divine Bone from the clash between the Black Sword and the bone!

This was a lethal strike!

If the killing power of Zhou Heng’s sword was still the same as before, then this strike would have only severely injured Chen Baoqi, certainly not slain him! But how unfortunate for Chen Baoqi that he had allowed Zhou Heng to realize a weak point attack while splitting the Azure Sky Stone!

This was going to cost him his life!

Pu!

The Black Sword swept through, instantly severing Chen Baoqi’s body into upper and lower halves. The upper half maintained its momentum, diving directly into the spatial rift, while the lower half fell listlessly, with divine blood scattered everywhere!

No matter how powerful an Immortal might be, a critical strike by the Black Sword meant death!

Whew, the spatial rift immediately closed, taking Chen Baoqi’s upper half with it, disappearing without a trace as the pressure of the Creation King enveloped the area once more.

Linghu Xuan was startled into disbelief, his face filled with incredulity.

Although Chen Baoqi was absolutely no expert in the Immortal Realm, the fact that he actually died in the Mortal Realm was something no one would believe if told!

Immortal Artifact!

That decrepit Black Sword was actually an Immortal Artifact!

In Linghu Xuan’s eyes, a gleam of greed suddenly flashed, an Immortal Artifact! Even in a powerful family like the Linghu Family, how many could there be? As far as he knew, no more than five, each controlled by the most powerful old ancestors of the family; he didn’t even have the qualification to glance at them!

Zhou Heng must be a descendant of the Gold Devouring Clan; otherwise, with his cultivation at the Divinity Transformation Realm, how could he qualify to possess an Immortal Artifact?

Linghu Xuan inadvertently solidified several aspects of Zhou Heng’s "identity."

Zhou Heng retrieved the Black Sword; his entire spiritual power was also drained by the Sky-soaring Nine Forms, and if not for his brute strength at the Divinity Transformation Realm, he would hardly be able to stand! He didn’t even glance at Linghu Xuan, directly taking out an Upper Grade Spirit Stone for refinement to recover his spiritual power.

Too excessive!

Linghu Xuan was filled with grief and indignation; Zhou Heng was truly dismissive, clearly seeing that he was about to collapse, yet he completely disregarded him, not even sparing a glance and simply began meditating. What profound disregard!

But remembering the sword strike from Zhou Heng before, did Linghu Xuan still have the courage to act?

Absolutely not!

One must have self-awareness!

Even if he had an Immortal Artifact, with his current power, it was absolutely impossible to sever a Divinity Transformation Realm Magic Artifact in one strike; at most, he might make a cut one or two inches deep. But Zhou Heng had sliced Liu Baoqi into two, how terrifying was that battle power?

This had completely frightened him out of his wits; he didn’t dare to make a move!

Linghu Xuan eventually reached the end, his body dripping with sweat. The pressure from the Creation King, although not materially lethal, was nevertheless formidable, endlessly exhausting his Divine Sense.

But he dared not linger even a moment; after taking a few heavy breaths to catch his breath, he stood up and walked towards a large door to the side.

The Immortal Palace hadn’t been fully explored yet, he couldn’t bear to give up just like this!

Moreover, his body contained three powerful forces sealed by the Big Shots, enough to protect himself and annihilate those who wished to kill him, so he was rather confident.

Zhou Heng didn’t care at all; the process of absorbing spiritual energy could be interrupted at any time, so there was no risk of deviation. That’s why he boldly began to draw from the Spirit Stone here.

Having slain an Immortal this time, he could definitely advance to the peak of the Third Layer of Divinity Transformation in one go!

After that, it was the ordeal of Deities, unrelated to the accumulation of spiritual power.

A day and a night later, Zhou Heng had completely recovered his spiritual power, while Heavenly Venerate Qingyang and two others had also entered this palace but dared not come over, all viewing Zhou Heng with wary eyes.

Zhou Heng simply ignored them and activated the Black Sword to absorb its vast energy.

This was an Immortal’s Life Essence Qi, its energy so terrifying that it couldn’t be compared to the landlords of the Four Great Death Places!

If forced to compare, one was merely a little pond, while the other was an ocean, the difference so vast it might reach the heavens!

This was the difference between mortals and Immortals!

Three Tribulations Quasi-Immortals are still just Quasi-Immortals, not True Immortals.

Zhou Heng unapologetically absorbed the energy from the Black Sword, continuously transforming it into his own accumulation of spiritual power, and quickly reached the peak of the Second Layer of Divinity Transformation.

Breakthrough!

With a thought, the golden figure in his Dantian wielding the Black Sword danced between heaven and earth, swiftly expanding his Inner World threefold, entering the Third Layer of Divinity Transformation, the highest realm of the Mortal Realm.

From the perspective of spiritual power, there was no difference between Three Tribulations Quasi-Immortals and One Tribulation Quasi-Immortals and the peak of the Third Layer of Divinity Transformation Realm. However, the strength of the Deity of a Quasi-Immortal was far beyond that of the Third Layer Divinity Transformation.

Nature’s spiritual energy rushed forth; Zhou Heng stabilized his realm, and when the energy was insufficient, he operated the Black Sword to continue releasing energy to stabilize and improve his cultivation.

Medium Period of Third Layer Heaven, Late Period, Peak!

The content of Life Essence Qi in one Immortal was truly terrifying; even Zhou Heng’s vast Dantian Space was easily filled, with even a little bit to spare.

This time, he really made a killing!

Zhou Heng showed a satisfied smile; now, his level of spiritual power had truly reached the pinnacle of the Mortal Realm, unable to advance even a bit further!

Next, it was the training of Deities!

This was the growth of Deities; it could also be said as an understanding of the Taoist Skill, a comprehension of the ways of the world, and even as inner demons. Each qualitative advancement encountered a tribulation, and after three tribulations, one could naturally prove the position of an Immortal!

After returning, he would delve more into the Sky-soaring Nine Forms; this Immortal Technique contained the secrets of heaven and earth. It should undoubtedly not be inferior to Huo Tian’s Bone Talisman; he needn’t hold a gold ingot to pick up copper coins because he was already immensely wealthy.

Buzz!

Just then, Black Donkey’s body also burst into bright light, and a lively young donkey burst forth from the Divine Fetus. Even though it was just a form of Deity, it was filled with a rascally aura; another could easily recognize it even if turned to ash!

Black Donkey had broken through as well!

"Hahaha, this being has finally advanced into the Divine Infant Realm!" Black Donkey leaped up, the surrounding Spiritual Energy surged madly—this was the Immortal Palace, where the concentration of spiritual energy was far above the outside. With such rich spiritual power to stabilize the realm, Black Donkey stood to gain immensely.