Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 512 - 496: Not Sensible (2/3)

Chapter 512: Chapter 496: Not Sensible (2/3)

"How can there be such a pervert!"

After walking away for a while, the women all gasped in exhaustion, wondering how there could be such oddities in the world! Moreover, this oddity came from the Immortal Realm, from a not-so-weak family!

"The world is vast, filled with endless oddities," Zhou Heng concluded.

"Husband, your charm is truly great, it attracts not only women but men are also enchanted by you!" Han Yiyao teased Zhou Heng.

Zhou Heng’s face immediately darkened; this was a charm he did not want at all!

A short while later, the Assembly of Heroes finally began.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome. I represent my family in extending greetings to everyone!" Deng Bufe appeared on the temporary stage set up in the center of the square, and curiously, this guy had totally abandoned his previous effeminate demeanor, exhibiting a composed aura appropriate for a scion of a great family.

"Whoa, how did this guy change all of a sudden?" everyone was surprised beyond measure.

These scions were indeed not for show; they could mimic whatever they wanted, and Zhou Heng now did not know whether that effeminate demeanor was this guy’s true nature or just a façade.

However, what did it matter? All of these were jokes before absolute power!

Zhou Heng immediately stopped dwelling on this, calming his mind. He came here intending to find out about the situation in the Immortal Realm, such as the distribution of powers. If the Immortal Realm had clear racial divisions like the Xuanqian Continent, wouldn’t charging into the territory of alien races be suicidal?

There was no rush; after all, the Assembly of Heroes was going to last for a while.

Zhou Heng settled down to one side, watching Deng Bufe’s performance on the stage.

These scions really had a way with people, continuously stirring the crowd’s emotions. First, he painted a broad vision that stimulated everyone’s competitive spirit, and then he turned the topic back to how to earn a spot to enter the Immortal Realm.

Actually, it was simple; as martial artists, in the end, it all boiled down to a fight.

However, no expert at the Nascent Soul Realm could ever contend with those at the Divine Infant Realm, so exceptional individuals like Zhou Heng were indeed one of a kind! Thus, those in the Nascent Soul Realm would be grouped together, and those in the Divine Infant Realm would join them in a lottery elimination process, with the top ten gaining a chance to ascend to the Immortal Realm!

But having a chance doesn’t assure the ascent!

Because if your lifespan is almost at its end, bringing you up would simply be wasting a spot, right?

As for those in the Divinity Transformation Realm and Heavenly Venerates, there’s no need for them to fight; each arrival is received, as breaking through to the rank of Heavenly Venerate in the Mortal Realm invariably marks one as a genius, and even if they are not monster-level, they definitely have the potential to become immortals in the Immortal Realm.

Immortals, even just being a Moonlight King, could act as quite substantial cannon fodder.

After all, the Deng Family in the Immortal Realm was only a minor family similar to the Linghu Family; their strongest expert was merely the Moonlight Emperor. True powerhouses of the Immortal Realm didn’t need to recruit talents from the Mortal Realm; just announcing their need would have countless experts willing to join them!

After Deng Bufe finished speaking, he immediately had people form groups and draw lots to begin the battle.

Zhou Heng asked Huo Tian to keep an eye on everyone and then walked toward Deng Bufe. He had been so repulsed by this guy’s effeminacy initially that he’d nearly forgotten his true purpose for coming here.

"Oh, isn’t this the handsome young man from earlier? You came to see me, and that makes me so happy!" Deng Bufe threw a coquettish glance at Zhou Heng, nearly making him nauseous again.

However, the purple-clad elder took a slight step forward, his body still not surpassing Deng Bufe, but a murderous intent surged, clearly ready to act.

Deng Bufe couldn’t help but be a bit startled; after all, he knew the guardian by his side, Fu Yuanchen, was an Immortal, supposedly invincible in the Mortal Realm—since no Three Tribulations Quasi-Immortal could exist here, and an Immortal’s suppressed power would remain unmatched.

Could this young man truly be so fearsome?

Zhou Heng smiled slightly and said, "Brother Deng, I’d like to inquire about matters concerning the Immortal Realm!"

"Brother Zhou asks, and I should withhold nothing, spill all, but I am still governed by my family’s rules and it is inconvenient to disclose matters regarding the Immortal Realm!" Deng Bufe started with a show of utmost sincerity but quickly backed off completely.

He showed a look of apology and added, "However, if the Zhou Family could sign a contract to serve our Deng Family for over a thousand years, then we would truly be one family. Whatever Brother Zhou wishes to know, I will lay it all out, even family secrets are not necessarily off-limits!"

Zhou Heng merely wanted to understand the general situation in the Immortal Realm; what did the secrets of the Deng Family have to do with him?

Although Zhou Heng had not yet become an Immortal, was his goal merely the Moonlight Realm? Not even the Creation Realm was his limit, but rather to dominate the Heavenly Dao! Would a man with such grand aspirations agree to be bound by a family for a thousand years?

Truly audacious!

The distribution of powers in the Immortal Realm—a secret? Treating such information as a commodity showed how miserly the Deng Family was!

Zhou Heng couldn’t help feeling irked; Deng Bufe could have simply said he didn’t want to tell him, but instead chose to toy with him as if he were a fool, which was too much!

Even a clay figure has a touch of the earth’s essence; what’s more for a Quasi-Immortal?

His face was expressionless, but his eyes emitted a fierce light, his aura subtly stirring. Although it was far from reaching its peak, it was enough to make Fu Yuanchen show absolute cautiousness.

"Deng Bufe, you are truly shameless!"

"Ha, hahaha!" Deng Bufe burst into loud laughter, no longer exhibiting any trace of effeminacy. His expression turned cold as he looked at Zhou Heng and said, "You are nothing but a minor warrior from the Mortal Realm. What makes you think you deserve any respect from me?"

Zhou Heng calmly replied, "If that’s the case, why bother coming to the Mortal Realm to recruit people?"

"Merely to find some watchdogs—bastard, you dare to trick me!" Deng Bufe followed up on Zhou Heng’s words, but halfway through, he realized something was amiss. However, it was already too late; a Half-Step Immortal has exceptionally sharp hearing, and everyone nearby had clearly heard everything.

Every person capable of becoming a Half-Step Immortal is inherently proud and haughty. Hearing Deng Bufe outright call them watchdogs, a flash of anger swept through them, but their hope of becoming Immortals hinged solely upon the whims of Deng Bufe; therefore, they dared only to be angry and not to speak out!

Compared to becoming an Immortal, enduring some humiliation meant little!

But surely, this grudge was firmly planted!

Zhou Heng burst out laughing. During their recent exchange, he had slightly unleashed his own aura to disrupt Deng Bufe, leading him to unwittingly fall into a trap. Zhou Heng said, "You dare to make outrageous demands, I dare to trick you. It’s merely an exchange of courtesies!"

Deng Bufe’s face turned icy, his heart brimming with rage. Although he was still only at the Heavenly Venerate Rank, he was already a peak figure in the Mortal Realm, not to mention he had the backing of a family from the Immortal Realm!

Who in the Mortal Realm could compare to him?

Zhou Heng truly had the gall, daring to play him for a fool! Hmph!

"Brother Zhou, some people are indeed geniuses blessed by the heavens, having the chance to become Big Shots of the world, yet they end up dead in ugly ways. Do you know why?" He asked Zhou Heng with a cold face.

"Oh, why is that?" Zhou Heng asked with a smile.

"Because they are ignorant of their own mortality, offending people and powers they shouldn’t have!" Deng Bufe coldly said.

"Then shouldn’t Brother Deng apologize to me? Or do you wish to end up dead and dismembered?" Zhou Heng followed up on his words.

What?

To apologize to him? Had this young man lost his mind?

Deng Bufe couldn’t help but sneer repeatedly. Zhou Heng was too young, and thus knew too little. His power might be top-tier in the Mortal Realm, but when compared to the Immortal Realm... it amounted to nothing!

A tiny ant sitting at the bottom of a well thinks itself the center of the universe, truly ignorant of how it will meet its demise!

"I can’t be bothered to talk nonsense with you. Since you refuse to speak properly, I guess I’ll have to get physical!" Zhou Heng reached out his hand to seize Deng Bufe, not caring about leveraging the Deng Family’s influence to use the Realm Gate, nor needing to hold back!

"How dare you!" Fu Yuanchen shouted angrily, finally making a move. His iron claw streaked out, shimmering with dark light.

"Scram!" Zhou Heng snorted coldly, throwing a punch that flew toward the dark claw.

Bang!

Terrifying power surged, reverberating in every direction.

This was the top tier of power that the Mortal Realm could offer, and although there were other Heavenly Venerates around, the shockwave made everyone stumble, all groaning and tumbling down.

Zhou Heng stood proud and tall, while Fu Yuanchen was forced back over a hundred steps, his face flushed red as if he were deeply drunk, yet his expression was full of surprise.

What was going on? He was actually weaker in strength!

He was an Immortal, after all! The levels of strength he possessed naturally far surpassed the limits allowed in the Mortal Realm, so his power should be the strongest upon arriving in the Mortal Realm!

If his was the strongest, how could he be defeated? Could there be someone even stronger?

His reasoning was sound; any Immortal entering the Mortal Realm would have their power adjusted to a baseline, making no differentiation between the strength of a Creation Emperor and a Moonlight King. However, the problem now was that Zhou Heng was not an Immortal!

Therefore, his strength had no limits!

A regular Quasi-Immortal certainly couldn’t surpass the Mortal Realm’s power limit, but a monster like Zhou Heng could indeed do so!

Even when he was at the Heavenly Venerate Rank, he had been able to contend with Liu Baoqi, and now, experiencing two Tribulations, his power had surged a hundredfold, undoubtedly making him invincible in the Mortal Realm!

The so-called limits also had their flexibilities, for instance, Huo Tian, whose unleashed attack could even erase the existence of someone like Rong Jianlong—a physique on the level of an Immortal Artifact!

"Exactly who are you?" Fu Yuanchen asked gravely, puzzled whether his opponent was also an Immortal who had used an Immortal Technique just now.

"Get lost!" Zhou Heng replied gruffly, stretching his hand to continue grabbing towards Deng Bufe.

"Stop!" Left with no choice, Fu Yuanchen had to intervene again; Deng Bufe was his Young Master, and as a servant, his honor was tied to his master’s dignity—he had to save him!

Zhou Heng kept his grabbing posture with his right hand, while his left fist swung out towards Fu Yuanchen, resulting in another loud impact that sent Fu Yuanchen flying again, although his Divinity Transformation physique was robust enough to avoid injury.

But Deng Bufe had already fallen into Zhou Heng’s hands. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to vote and donate on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)