Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 507 - 491: Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortal (3/3)

Chapter 507: Chapter 491: Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortal (3/3)

One Tribulation Quasi-Immortal, complete!

The golden figure immediately embraced the Star Core, no need for a sliver of hope, relying on the current concentration of nature’s spiritual energy was absolutely insufficient to support the growth of a deity!

As expected, after just a few breaths, the surrounding Spiritual Energy became depleted, turning into a barren land exuding a cold and sinister aura. At this moment, the Star Core immediately took over, emitting a rich to the extreme Spiritual Energy from a small opening, continuously supplying the deity’s frenzied absorption.

This was a convergence of a planet’s energy, and even an abnormality like Zhou Heng felt like a speck dust falling into the ocean, with an inexhaustible feeling.

The light on the golden figure became even more splendid, filled with a terrifying aura that commanded respect without anger!

As a Quasi-Immortal, what is cultivated is the deity itself!

One day, two days, three days, the golden figure absorbed for a total of three days and three nights before reaching its growth limit! However, Zhou Heng still hadn’t put away the Star Core, when a thunderous rumbling arose from within his body, and a resurgence of celestial phenomena occurred, with dark clouds rolling and gathering above his head, flashes of lightning streaked across the sky, as if to prevent Zhou Heng from achieving true fruition!

He had an epiphany, and the deity grew rapidly, actually aiming to directly ascend to the rank of a Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortal in one go!

This terrifying aura instantly enveloped the entire Dragon River Continent.

"What’s going on, didn’t that Supreme Expert just make a breakthrough, why is there another disturbance?"

"Could it be that the first attempt failed?"

"Impossible, this time the aura is far stronger than before, yet the Divine Intent within the aura is exactly the same, it’s definitely the same person! But how can the same person break through two Realms within three days?"

"It’s not difficult to break through two Realms in succession at a low-tier, but after entering the stage of a Half-Step Immortal, how can such an abnormality exist?"

"To cause such a huge disturbance, this person must be at the rank of a Heavenly Venerate! But a Heavenly Venerate breaking through a minor Realm wouldn’t cause such heavenly phenomena unless... he has advanced to a Quasi-Immortal!"

"My heavens, this person actually surged through two Quasi-Immortal thresholds in one breath!"

"I am certain, the fall of those dozen plus Heavenly Venerates a year ago must be related to him!"

All over the Dragon River Continent, there was much discussion, while the ruling powers were deeply worried. They could all sense Zhou Heng’s terror; he was far beyond what they could contend with. If Zhou Heng decided to unify the Dragon River Continent, was there anyone in the world who could stop him?

More than ten thousand years ago, a Great Eternal Emperor emerged and nearly accomplished this feat of dominance, and now, another abnormality has appeared!

...

Zhou Heng couldn’t hear the discussions of those people, and even if he could, he wouldn’t care. He never had any ambition; he cultivated merely to become stronger, to see a broader world, and to have the ability to protect himself and those around him.

The golden figure emerged from the top of his head, two small hands holding the Star Core, sitting cross-legged just like him, radiating a dazzling Golden Light.

All kinds of strange phenomena emerged, demons and ghosts, beautiful women and Demon Maidens, all launched attacks and temptations towards Zhou Heng to make him fall into the abyss, never to recover! But Zhou Heng remained steadfast in his heart, unshakeable, his resolve as firm as iron throughout his journey.

"Out! Out! Out!" With each point of his finger, the demons and Demon Girls blocking his path dissipated into nothingness, incapable of troubling him.

This divine tribulation was more intense and longer than the first, one wave after another, and with growing numbers, as if to overwhelm him with sheer quantity.

"Hmph!" The golden figure glared angrily, shooting a ray of Golden Light from each eye that seemed capable of seeing through past and future, penetrating everything in the world; as the Golden Light swept by, all demons melted away like snow under boiling water, eliminated cleanly.

No matter if it’s a hundred waves, a thousand waves, or ten thousand waves, my determination remains unchanging!

Boom!

With boundless ambition in his heart, the golden figure reached another critical point and began to shatter, transforming into a clump of Golden Divine Radiance.

Because he had dispatched them too quickly and thoroughly before, no demons appeared now!

The golden figure rapidly reconstituted, and the entire process was astonishingly fast; Zhou Heng’s aura took another qualitative leap!

Two Tribulations Quasi-Immortal!

Embracing the Star Core, the golden figure began greedily absorbing the Spiritual Energy within it again, stabilizing its Divine Body.

Five days later, the golden figure reached its limit, and with a whoosh, it returned to the Sea of Consciousness!

Zhou Heng couldn’t help but be startled; could the Star Core actually be stored inside the body?

This thing couldn’t possibly be considered a mundane item, right? Placed among Immortal Objects, it should be of the highest grade, so the fact that it could be taken into the body didn’t seem so strange.

Zhou Heng didn’t immediately rise; he was comprehending the changes in the deity.

So strong, truly so strong!

There was no change in the level of his Spiritual Power, and his physical strength remained the same as well, but the strength of his deity had increased by at least ten thousand times!

After entering the stage of a Half-Step Immortal, the power of a Martial Artist was composed of two parts: one was Spiritual Power and the other was the deity. Enhancing either aspect would allow a Martial Artist’s strength to increase.

Zhou Heng’s level of Spiritual Power was so terrifying that it allowed him to contend with and even surpass a Three Tribulations Quasi-Immortal upon just entering the Heavenly Venerate Rank. In contrast, his deity was much weaker and could only exert a suppressive effect through its presence, which did not significantly increase his power.

Until now.

The deity suddenly became ten thousand times stronger, instantly increasing his power by a hundredfold!

The reason it was only a hundredfold and not ten thousandfold was that his level of Spiritual Power was too strong, like a person with one long leg and one short leg; the short leg needed to be lengthened first before a real improvement could be made.

This was really just icing on the cake, since Zhou Heng was already close to being unbeatable in the Mortal Realm. To increase his battle power by a hundred times... He’d still be unbeatable in the Mortal Realm!

However, even if the likes of Rong Jianlong were to come again, Zhou Heng was now confident that he could fight without losing!

But he couldn’t win either!

That’s because the bodies of those at the Creation Realm were too tough, tough to the extent that even with his current strength wielding the Black Sword, he couldn’t cut through them! Therefore, if he were to face Rong Jianlong now, it would likely be a stalemate.

——Of course, the premise is that the battle would be in the Mortal Realm. If the battle took place in the Immortal Realm, a Creation Realm fighter could annihilate him in a matter of seconds.

He returned to a state of calm once more, but he began to breathe and circulate his spiritual energy. Each breath was at least half a day apart, and one breath lasted at least ten minutes, as if he was trying to inhale all the mysteries of heaven and earth into his body.

Boom, Zhou Heng’s Divine Intent burst forth, instantly enveloping the entire Dragon River Continent.

With the strength of his Divine Sense, he shouldn’t have been able to do that, but he was now in a peculiar state, in harmony with the will of heaven and earth, and this allowed him to make an inconceivable breakthrough.

Using Dragon River Star as an antenna, his Divine Sense extended further outwards, like a drop of water spreading out in all directions.

His Divine Sense passed through the vast Galaxy, trembling in the massive universe.

After an unknown amount of time, he arrived at the edge of the universe.

This must be the edge, as Zhou Heng saw a barrier of golden patterns preventing him from advancing.

He couldn’t go any further!

Divine Sense is supposed to be formless, yet these golden patterns blocked him firmly, preventing Zhou Heng from knowing what lay beyond them!

Perhaps they held the secrets of the Heavenly Dao!

This left Zhou Heng itching with curiosity, wishing he could shatter those patterns and see what was inside thoroughly and carefully. No matter how hard he collided against them, even to the point of bloodshed, it was all in vain!

If the golden patterns were indeed an embodiment of the heavenly and earthly paths, what right did he have to smash through them?

Boom!

At that moment, he lost the mysterious connection with heaven and earth. His consciousness instantly retreated, zipping through countless times and spaces, and returned to his body.

In the end, he was just a mortal.

Zhou Heng suddenly felt an indescribable sense of dejection. When his Divine Sense had merged with heaven and earth, the sensation was so sublime that he felt he had become a god, all-knowing, all-perceiving, all-controlling!

It was as if the entire universe was a part of his body, and he could effortlessly destroy a star or create planets and suns and propagate life.

That supreme sense of control was so delightful that now, being a mortal again, the sharp contrast made him feel like dying then and there would be just as well.

How can I be like this?

A thought rose in his heart. He couldn’t control the world now because he was too weak, but that didn’t mean he would always be this weak!

He had the Black Sword, a treasure of this world. With the help of this supreme Immortal Artifact, all he needed was confidence and effort!

The path to ascension had laid its foundation; what he needed to do now was to brave through obstacles and march forward!

With such favorable conditions already in place, what right did he have to feel disheartened?

Zhou Heng’s passion was reignited, and his heart for the Martial Path became more resilient after this rise and fall, with the golden small man appearing more steady and imposing.

Rustle rustle rustle, the noisy sound of footsteps resounded, followed by the sound of feet trampling through the grass. A girl in green was seen rushing over, followed at a distance by a dozen robust men, each emitting a strong bandit vibe.

The girl was very pretty, but her face was now streaked with tears and fear, fraught with panic as she fled.

"Crap, hurry and stop her!" one of the muscular men suddenly said.

"What’s there to fear? There’s a cliff ahead. Does she dare to jump off it?"

"Damn, that place up ahead is a bit spooky, I heard there’s a Divine Statue there that punishes evildoers!"

"Pah, Old Third Yang, which of your wires are crossed to believe such nonsense?"

"I’ve heard about it too, seems like it only appeared in the last few months. I heard a Stockade Master from Heavenly Gang Stockade died right here!"

Hearing the name Heavenly Gang Stockade, the dozen robust men all tensed up. They were just ordinary bandits, while the Stockade Masters of Heavenly Gang Stockade were Experts of the Spirit Gathering Realm, who could traverse the skies and earth like immortals!

If even a Stockade Master of Heavenly Gang Stockade met their end here... That was seriously ominous!

"Chase! Chase her down!" After a moment of hesitation, they immediately quickened their pace. The green-dressed girl was a duck within their grasp, how could they bear to let her escape just like that? Her enticing body, her firm buttocks, her long legs, it was all so stirring.

The green-dressed girl seemed to see hope as well and, in that moment, unleashed a powerful burst of strength. Her feet flew like the wind, thump thump thump, and she finally reached Zhou Heng’s side.

Zhou Heng now looked like a stone statue.

Whoosh, the dozen robust men stopped in unison, each displaying a hint of hesitation. To proceed or to give up?

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