Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 559 - 538

Chapter 559: 538

Zhou Heng swept forward, and the Hundred Ghosts Sword mercilessly whipped up a sky full of killing intent, slashing toward Fan Tong’s head and neck.

"Stop!" Meng Qianjun was already too late to help and could only shout loudly.

Although Fan Tong was a worthless member of the Fan Family, dead weight or not, he was still part of the Fan Family. If he were to die on the Meng Family’s territory, what kind of fury would it provoke from the Fan Family? To say nothing of anything else, just the compensation alone would be enough to make the Meng Family cry!

Thus, Fan Tong absolutely could not die—not here, at least!

Zhou Heng would not listen to him. The Hundred Ghosts Sword swept past and, with a ’thud,’ Fan Tong’s head severed from his neck, a rush of hot blood spurting out. But Zhou Heng’s eyes immediately narrowed, because he saw a ball of radiance rising from Fan Tong’s severed head, frantically flying toward the sky.

That was Fan Tong’s Deity!

As long as the Deity is not destroyed, the cultivator has the chance to seize another body and be reborn!

The Black Sword would ensnare its victims in instant death, while the Hundred Ghosts Sword, although a high-tier Immortal Artifact, was far from comparable to the Black Sword. Even a bungler like Fan Tong could manage to escape with his Deity!

But, what of it!

With a thought, Zhou Heng called upon the One Wheel moonlight, and in the radiance, a Divine Sense level scream came from the light, which was instantly annihilated!

With the Deity dead, that is true death.

Zhou Heng continued swinging the Hundred Ghosts Sword, aiming to block the frenzied counterattack from Meng Qianjun and the naked Moonlight Sovereign, while his Divine Sense swept out, harnessing Spiritual Power to coil towards the fallen Lan Wuyue on the ground.

Whoosh, a flash of black light, and that whip shadow came again—this time, the attacker returned to kill, targeting not the naked Moonlight Sovereign or Meng Qianjun, but Zhou Heng himself!

This woman must be out of her mind!

Zhou Heng, fully engaged in combat with Meng Qianjun and the naked Moonlight Sovereign, hesitated slightly due to her interference. Seizing the opportunity, the attacker grabbed Lan Wuyue and, without pausing to fight, turned and fled!

The previous sneak attack was a feint; her actual target was Lan Wuyue!

Zhou Heng flew into a rage and chased after her. No matter if the opponent was a woman, he would not allow a little girl to fall into the hands of villains.

"Don’t run!" Meng Qianjun hurriedly started to chase as well.

The death of the young master of the Fan Family on the Meng Family’s territory—if he just watched the killer get away, how could he explain it to the Fan Family? And it was not just his Meng Family that could be unreasonable!

Meanwhile, the naked Moonlight Sovereign stood dumbfounded in place, staring blankly at Fan Tong’s headless corpse. After a while, she tilted her head slightly, her thoughts unknown.

The three parties ran with all their might, like three streaks of light under the starry night, with Bright Moon blossoming behind them, its glow far surpassing that of the stars.

Zhou Heng snorted coldly and fully unleashed the Swift Cloud Radiant Step, with the Ten Wheels Moon reflecting off each other, greatly boosting his speed.

He quickly closed in on the attacker in front.

The attacker hadn’t anticipated Zhou Heng’s speed to be so fast; although she was a Five Wheels Moonlight Sovereign with strength definitely above Zhou Heng’s, if Zhou Heng managed to entangle her, the followers would also catch up!

Therefore, without pausing to fight, her silhouette flashed, a long whip lashing out furiously at Zhou Heng, while a pair of black wings suddenly sprouted from her back. With one flap, her speed surged!

Zhou Heng’s left fist condensed and he punched out, the golden fist shadow wrapped in Divine Radiance. He shattered the opponent’s whip shadow and an expression of surprise appeared on his face.

Black wings!

This attacker was also a member of the Wind Wings Clan!

That’s why she had plenty of reason to take Lan Wuyue away.

But Zhou Heng had no intention of stopping; even if the opponent was from the Wind Wings Clan, he needed to know her exact identity—it was a matter of responsibility!

Whoosh, whoosh. Both carrying a person, their speed was still above that of Meng Qianjun. Just half an hour later, Meng Qianjun lost track of them and came to a stop, roaring angrily at the sky.

—The Fan Family’s young master had died on the Meng Family’s turf, and even though that Fan Tong was indeed a dead weight, the Meng Family was definitely going to bleed a lot for this!

Zhou Heng drew ever closer in the chase. Though the opponent had the Wind Wing’s speed, his own speed was even a bit faster than a peak Moonlight Sovereign, naturally surpassing hers.

"Friend, it’s far enough now, how about we stop and talk?" he said, his tone calm and unhurried.

The person ahead suddenly stopped in her tracks.

Indeed, what was there to fear? They had now far outrun the market area, and even the home-turf advantage of the Meng Family would not allow them to find them easily. Moreover, although Zhou Heng was extraordinary and wielded the Ten Wheels Waning Moon, the power could only match up to a Two Wheels Moonlight Sovereign at best.

She was a Five Wheels Moonlight Sovereign; could she not win the fight?

Plus, she had her own doubts: why would Zhou Heng help her, or rather, why would Zhou Heng also want to snatch Lan Wuyue?

She turned around, her true face appearing before Zhou Heng for the first time.

"It’s you!" Upon seeing her face, Zhou Heng suddenly understood everything.

This attacker... was Nalan Yaoyue! This Demon Girl!

"Do you recognize me, Big Brother?" Nalan Yaoyue threw Zhou Heng a flirtatious wink, her voluptuous figure wrapped in tight leather exuding mature and mesmerizing charm—a tactic she commonly used, to first fill the opponent’s mind with distractions before securing victory with one strike!

Yang Lanxin also showed a look of interest, and although this woman from the Wind Wings Clan wasn’t as beautiful or as glamorous as her, she was indeed a captivating beauty, and Zhou Heng was a notorious libertine—perhaps if the two had known each other before, they might have had an unspeakable relationship.

Zhou Heng’s thoughts moved, and he revealed his true form.

"You, it’s you!" Nalan Yaoyue’s memory was not bad. Or rather, even if her memory were poor, she would most definitely remember who had freed her from an endless imprisonment, not to mention that this damned boy had touched her wings!

The wings of a woman from the Wind Wings Clan were extremely private parts, not less significant than the chest and buttocks!

She showed a look of realization but immediately became incredibly shocked.

Ten Wheels Moonlight King!

When she first saw Zhou Heng, what was this young man’s cultivation level? Only at the Mountains and Rivers Realm! Although she was sealed at that time and could only exert the battle power of a One Tribulation Quasi-Immortal, killing Zhou Heng would have been too easy, a mere thought away.

But now, Zhou Heng had actually advanced to the First Layer Heaven of Moonlight, and he even possessed Ten Wheels Moon!

Ten Wheels Moon!

Throughout history, those who had achieved Ten Wheels Moon were all geniuses among geniuses, each leaving behind a resounding reputation.

"It’s been a long time!" Zhou Heng smiled.

"It has been a long time!" Nalan Yaoyue sighed. Though Zhou Heng was still a Moonlight King, his Ten Wheels Waning Moon qualified him to interact with her on equal terms! Such an evildoer, how could there be such an evildoer in this world? His cultivation speed was far too fast, was there no consideration for the lives of others?

"Miss Nalan, do you know Little Miss Lan?" Zhou Heng asked, as the young girl had already passed out.

"Little Miss Lan?" After murmuring the name, Nalan Yaoyue then counter-asked, "How do you know her?"

Zhou Heng narrated his acquaintance with Yang Lanxin and meeting the Lan Tianhe family, without hiding a single detail.

"So that’s how it is!" Nalan Yaoyue nodded, then gave a bow to Zhou Heng, saying, "I thank you on their behalf!"

"What is your relationship with them? What has happened to the remaining members of their family?" Zhou Heng pressed.

"Their family doesn’t have the surname Lan, but Nalan!" Nalan Yaoyue hugged Lan Wuyue, retracted her two black wings, and wrapped up the young girl.

"You are family!" Zhou Heng suddenly understood, no wonder he always felt this family seemed familiar, so that was the reason!

"I am her aunt, poor child!" Nalan Yaoyue sighed and looked into the distance. After a while, she continued, "Seven thousand years ago, our clan fought with another big clan for the Iron Infant Stone, but we were defeated, our clan’s Old Ancestor was killed, and we suffered heavy casualties with only a few clan members escaping!"

"Soon after, I was... Until you granted me freedom, I returned to the Immortal Realm. I was lucky, wandering in the stars for a few years before catching a star ship back to the Immortal City."

"Driven by the same bloodline, I found my brother seven days ago. He had recently started a family and had three children. They lived harmoniously, but half a day after my leaving, I came back to find my brother’s entire family of four slaughtered, and Wuyue missing!"

"I followed their trail, found the Meng Family, and learned that not long ago, they discovered my brother’s Wind Wings Clan identity, so they sent experts to murder them and kidnapped Wuyue!"

"With experts residing in Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, I dared not act rashly, originally intending to buy Wuyue back, but I did not expect a young wastrel to compete with me... I had no option but to wait outside for an opportunity to rescue her!"

Zhou Heng’s eyes turned frosty, his killing intent blazing, he said, "Was it the work of the Meng Family?"

"Yes!"

Zhou Heng nodded and declared, "A life for a life!"

"The Meng Family has the Moonlight Emperor presiding. Although you are exceptionally talented, you’re certainly no match for the Moonlight Emperor!" Nalan Yaoyue also longed for vengeance, but if it was merely courting death, then it would be too foolish.

One only has hope while alive.

Zhou Heng paused, then said, "Give me ten days!"

Ten days? What could he do in ten days? Ascend to the battle power of a Moonlight Emperor? Joking apart, even though Zhou Heng was exceedingly prodigious, not to mention ten days, even ten years wouldn’t suffice!

"Wait for me for ten days!" Zhou Heng repeated, serious to the point of being stubborn.

"Then I’ll wait ten days," Nalan Yaoyue agreed.

This vast wilderness was immense, and it wouldn’t be easy for the Meng Family to find them. Besides, as long as the Moonlight Emperor didn’t appear, she had no fear of the ordinary Moonlight Sovereigns.

Zhou Heng handed over Yang Lanxin to Nalan Yaoyue, while he himself found a cave and sat down, then took out the Star Core.

He had intended to keep the Star Core for his beloved wife, family, and friends, but now his own strength was still too weak!

To avenge the Nalan Tianhe family, he needed to become stronger!

Moreover, with the abundance of spiritual energy in the Immortal Realm and spirit grass everywhere, coupled with the presence of the Fire Divine Furnace, which was an Alchemy Dao Old Ancestor-level being, elevating his friends and family to the Immortal Realm was as easy as turning his hand over! Even after entering the Immortal Realm, they could maintain a rapid rate of progress.

The significance of the Star Core... was no longer as great as before.

He began to absorb the massive energy within the Star Core.

Although it was a treasure of the Mortal Realm, able to accumulate an entire planet’s spiritual energy over at least a few billion years to form, such an item was contrary to heaven’s will even if placed in the Immortal Realm!

Isn’t that why even Rong Jianlong, who was at least at the rank of a Creation King, harbored a greedy desire for the Star Core?

The Tenth Wheel Waning Moon began to rapidly reach perfection. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to qidian.com to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)