Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 565 - 544 Ambush (2/3)

Chapter 565: Chapter 544 Ambush (2/3)

As day passed and night once again descended, Zhou Heng shot towards the market.

Although he had been slaughtering extensively these days, the leap from Moonlight King to Moonlight Sovereign required far too much accumulation of Spiritual Power. He was still accumulating, waiting for an opportunity to make a breakthrough.

He believed it wouldn’t be far away, maybe even today!

He stopped outside the market, his heart skipped a beat, and suddenly a sense of alertness arose.

This inexplicable alertness, known as a whim, could occur to anyone, whether mortal or Immortal. Sometimes, one could mysteriously sense danger, but most of the time, it was merely an illusion.

Mortals only occasionally experienced this whim, but it was different for Immortals. The higher their Cultivation Level, or the more sensitive their Divine Sense, the more accurate this whim tended to be.

Zhou Heng frowned. He didn’t know whether this whim was just an illusion, or if there was indeed a trap set in the market, waiting for him to walk right into it.

Could it be that the Fan Family had already arrived?

Zhou Heng was confident that even if he encountered the Moonlight Emperor and couldn’t win, he could still escape; that wouldn’t trigger his alertness. But the Fan Family definitely had the presence of a Sunshine King, and maybe even stronger experts!

If he encountered a Sunshine King now, he might not even have a chance to flee. Even hastily using the Sky-soaring Nine Forms wouldn’t be able to bridge the gap of three realms, especially since one of them was a Great Realm!

Other than Swift Cloud Radiant Step, what other trump cards did he have?

Only the Bone Talisman could compete with the Sunshine King!

But he could never deploy the Bone Talisman proactively unless his opponent attacked the top of his head!

Well, he could control that—hitting someone else’s top of the head isn’t easy, but it’s too simple to bump one’s own forehead into someone else’s attack!

But that could only deceive them once. If the strike didn’t kill the opponent, or if there was a second Sunshine King, what followed could be anticipated; they wouldn’t be fooled a second time.

What else?

Zhou Heng pulled out the Fire Divine Furnace and said, "I need to concoct a type of medicinal toxin that could work on the Sunshine King at the very least. What materials do I need? Oh, and it needs to be invisible and evaporate naturally!"

"Kid, why do you have so many requirements! I had just fallen asleep, and now you’ve woken me up again!" the Fire Divine Furnace complained grumpily.

"Cut the chatter, can you concoct it or not?"

"Of course I can, look who I am. There isn’t a Spiritual Medicine or medicinal toxin under the heavens that I can’t make. Eh, are you planning to fight the Sunshine King?" the Fire Divine Furnace suddenly got nosy.

"Yeah, unless you want to join the battle?" Zhou Heng scoffed.

"Kid, you dare underestimate me? I’ll fight you!" The furnace trembled continuously, moving towards Zhou Heng as if ready to crash into him in a mutual destruction.

Zhou Heng sighed, "At your speed, even a newborn baby would be a hundred times stronger than you!"

This statement was not an exaggeration at all; babies in the Immortal Realm are born with the Cultivation Level of the Mountains and Rivers Realm, definitely a thousand, no, ten thousand times stronger than this Pill Furnace specialized for alchemy!

"Ignorant brat!" The Fire Divine Furnace stopped moving, though reluctantly, and said, "Do you even know why they call me the Fire Divine Furnace? Do you think they just liked how it sounds?"

"Oh, what else can you do?" Zhou Heng laughed.

"I am also a very powerful Magic Artifact! Alas... it’s a pity that you’re too inexperienced to unleash my power to its full extent!" the Fire Divine Furnace said disdainfully.

Being looked down on by only a furnace!

Zhou Heng chuckled, haggling the Fire Divine Furnace toward his own forehead as if measuring, "Haven’t been beaten recently, have you? Itching for a scuff?"

"Stop! I know I was wrong!" the Fire Divine Furnace quickly yelled, though Zhou Heng’s Rune wasn’t fully formed yet, and its power was limited, not enough to destroy it. But it seemed that such an attack could still "hurt" it and instill fear in this perverse magic object.

"What else can you do?" Zhou Heng asked.

"I can also be used against enemies, but unlike alchemy, it requires the user to provide their own power to activate it! You’re too weak, you don’t qualify!" the Fire Divine Furnace boasted, as untrustworthy as Black Donkey, having just begged for mercy but already acting arrogantly again—it really didn’t know the meaning of death.

"That’s needless talk, just get on with the alchemy already," Zhou Heng snapped.

"Why are you so impatient, kid? I haven’t finished talking!" the Fire Divine Furnace retorted annoyingly, "Although you can’t provide me with enough power, my body still stores some Six Desires Spirit Fire, which can easily reduce a Sunshine King to ashes!"

"You’re not bluffing, right?" Zhou Heng was skeptical; he hadn’t completed the recognition process with the Fire Divine Furnace, and it could very well be deceiving him!

If he was hoodwinked by a furnace or even died because of it, he might set the record for the most foolish death in history.

"Pah, I never bluff! But, there’s only so much Spirit Fire left in me, once it’s used up, that’s it; I can only concoct pills in the future unless you can provide enough power, or let me devour some Spirit Fires!" the Fire Divine Furnace lamented, as if it wished it had hands to thump its chest.

"What is Spirit Fire?" Zhou Heng suddenly changed the topic.

"It’s a naturally occurring flame between heaven and earth. Don’t mention a mere Sunshine King, even a Creation Emperor could be effortlessly exterminated!" the Fire Divine Furnace boasted proudly, "Ah, using Six Desires Spirit Fire to blast a Sunshine King, I even feel it’s a waste!"

Though the Artifact Spirit of this Fire Divine Furnace was as untrustworthy and annoying as Black Donkey, Zhou Heng had a feeling that at least this time, the Fire Divine Furnace wasn’t deceiving him.

If the Six Desires Spirit Fire truly could annihilate a Sunshine King, then even if there was a second Sunshine King present, he wouldn’t dare to attack!

"Tell me, how should the Six Desires Spirit Fire be deployed?" Zhou Heng quickly made a decision.

"Simple, just lock the Divine Sense on the target and notify this big boss, and I will immediately turn them to ashes!"

"Alright, let’s set off!"

Zhou Heng was a man of decisive action. Once he made a decision, he would carry it out unwaveringly. However, he was not careless; holding the Fire Divine Furnace in his left hand and the Black Sword in his right, he adjusted himself to the optimal state.

Indeed eerie!

A few days ago, the Meng Family had completely retracted and fortified themselves within their main residence, but today they had ventured out again!

What emboldened them so?

It must be that the Meng Family had powerful external support, which gave them the confidence to start moving again.

Let’s see who will surprise whom.

Zhou Heng brandished his sword, like a demon under the cover of night, unleashing endless slaughter.

He overpowered every Moonlight Sovereign, but the Meng Family was clearly prepared; each group had more than ten people, and it was impossible for Zhou Heng to completely annihilate each group every time. By the time he reached the fourth group, someone finally activated a Message Transmitting Stone.

Zhou Heng wanted to leave, but a strange force emerged out of nowhere, blocking all his routes of advance and retreat.

"Boy, you’ve finally shown yourself!" A cold snort sounded as a burly old man stepped into the air and appeared above Zhou Heng.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, just a moment later, three more figures flew in; since they were utilizing their full movement technique, they churned up the Bright Moon behind them, all displaying a full moon!

Meng Tianjun, Meng Ye, Mo Yuyan!

Zhou Heng’s eyes tightened; he couldn’t see through the cultivation level of these four individuals but could distinctly feel the burly old man’s aura overpower the other three by a large margin!

That was a qualitative strength!

Sunshine King, definitely!

The Fan Family has indeed sent someone, Zhou Heng thought to himself, but his face remained unflustered as he said, "Old fellow, what are you supposed to be?"

"Scoundrel!" Fan Yuehong was furious. This mere Moonlight King dared to be insolent in front of him, truly reckless!

"Senior, allow me to capture this individual and present him before you!" Meng Ye said.

This was both to curry favor with Fan Yuehong, to score some points for the Meng Family, and because during these days, unknown to Meng Ye, many of his family members and subordinates had been slaughtered by Zhou Heng; he was eager to take Zhou Heng down with his own hands.

Fan Yuehong didn’t speak, only nodding slightly. With his status and position, he truly didn’t deem it worthy to personally take down Zhou Heng.

He had already used his immense power to set a trap; Zhou Heng had no chance to escape!

"Kid, get down!" Meng Ye shouted, lunging towards Zhou Heng, a full moon blazing behind him—facing just a mere Moonlight King, even with Thirteen Wheels Moon, a single Twenty-One Wheels Moon Stead’s battle power could absolutely dominate.

"Not necessarily!" Zhou Heng burst forth with all his power, a series of Waning Moons emerging behind him.

Ten Wheels, Thirteen Wheels, Fourteen Wheels, Fifteen Wheels, Sixteen Wheels...Twenty-One Wheels!

What!

Meng Ye paused his attack in shock, while Mo Yuyan, Meng Tianjun, and Fan Yuehong nearly popped their eyes out, all looking incredulously at the Waning Moon glowing behind Zhou Heng.

Twenty-One Wheels Moon, unheard of, unseen!

What sort of monster was this kid!

"Hmph, no matter Twenty-One Wheels Moon, having killed my beloved son, you’re destined to have only one path—death!" Fan Yuehong said coldly, "Capture him now!"

Meng Ye verbally acknowledged, but felt a chill in his heart.

What kind of person could manifest Twenty-One Wheels Moon? Surely, one who is cherished by heaven and earth!

Dare you offend someone favored by heaven and earth? Aren’t you afraid of divine retribution?

But with a Sunshine King backing him, how could he dare not act? Otherwise, even before divine retribution, he would be slapped dead!

The longer a person lives, the more they fear death!

No one complains about having too long a life, but as there isn’t much time left, they cherish every day immensely.

"Zhou Heng, no matter how monstrous you are, you’re just a Moonlight King. Now there are three Moonlight Emperors here, and even a Sunshine King, you have no chance to turn the tables. Why not surrender and suffer a little less!" Meng Ye shouted.

"Enough talk, if you want to fight, then fight!" Zhou Heng, holding the Fire Divine Furnace in his left hand and the Black Sword in his right, looked utterly bizarre in appearance. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit qidian.com to vote and support me. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)