Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 779 - 756 Punishment (1/3)

Chapter 779: Chapter 756 Punishment (1/3)

What kind of existence was the Ma Family?

They were the overlords of Golden Yuan City!

Yet today, they had been humiliated repeatedly and this indignation weighed heavily on every member of the Ma Family, who wished to tear Zhou Heng into a million pieces. But look, he even brought along three beauties, one old and two young—perfect for venting their anger!

Zhou Heng looked indifferent and said, "I’ve said it before, I don’t like talking through walls. Are you deaf?" And with a reach of his hand, he made his grab.

"Ha ha ha, once this old man gets out, you’re dead—"

Whoosh, a figure flashed, and an old man with white hair suddenly appeared in front of Zhou Heng, his mouth half-open. Because of his absolute astonishment, he could no longer finish his sentence.

Hiss!

The members of the Ma Family felt their scalps tingle, and a few of them had blacked out and fainted.

This was their Ma Family’s old ancestor—Golden Yuan City’s sole Spiritual Sea Realm Expert!

Caught by someone with just a single grab?

Was this demon art?

Zhou Heng smiled as he looked at the white-haired elder, "Can you speak human language?"

"Yes! Yes!" The white-haired elder nodded vigorously, no longer daring to put on any airs as Golden Yuan City’s sole Spiritual Sea Realm Expert, the one who was rightfully considered the most powerful.

"Very good!" Zhou Heng smiled in satisfaction. "Where’s your Young Master Qi? Bring him out, I have something to ask him!"

"Yes! Yes!" The Ma Family’s old ancestor nodded, then turned and shouted loudly, "Jianxiong, what are you waiting for? Bring him out now!" He was seething with rage internally, unable to comprehend how this family’s prodigal son had managed to offend Zhou Heng.

Considering the immense disparity in their strengths, it shouldn’t have been possible for Ma Jianxiong to even have the chance to offend Zhou Heng.

Soon, a prodigal youth appeared, accompanied by a middle-aged woman and three strong men. It was clear that the middle-aged woman, who must be the prodigal’s mother, was fully in protective mother-hen mode, while the three burly men were there to escort them.

"Let go! Release him! If anyone dares hurt a hair on my son’s head, they’ll answer to me!" The middle-aged woman still looked alluring, but now her face was fierce with rage. Although only at the Initial Separation Realm in cultivation, her presence was overwhelming.

Was this youth the Seventh Young Master of the Ma Family? Although he looked quite young, after advancing to the Spirit Gathering Realm, a martial artist’s aging process would slow down, so it wasn’t surprising.

Zhou Heng gestured with his hand, and the prodigal youth appeared before him. "I’m looking for someone—Liu Ruyun. Where is she?"

"You bastard, let go of my son!" The middle-aged woman was incredibly brash; upon seeing her son being grabbed by Zhou Heng, she didn’t hesitate and charged at him, claws ready to strike.

With one stern look from Zhou Heng, his overwhelming aura swirled about, and the middle-aged woman immediately turned ashen and retreated to one side, clutching her chest.

"Who?" Ma Jianxiong was utterly bewildered as he looked at Zhou Heng.

If he was pretending, then this fellow was definitely not some simple prodigal but slier than an old fox.

After some thought, Zhou Heng realized that perhaps this Young Master Ma only remembered Liu Ruyun’s beauty and had long forgotten her name. With this in mind, he changed his approach, "A few days ago, did the Liu Family send you a beautiful woman?"

"Oh, you mean that bitch!" Ma Jianxiong slapped his thigh, suddenly showing an epiphany.

This caused everyone from the Ma Family to curse him for being an idiot in their hearts!

Zhou Heng clearly had an unresolved issue with the woman named Liu Ruyun, and his arrival was nothing but bad news! Yet, he just admitted to it straightforwardly, wasn’t this akin to seeking death? Moreover, he was drawing even more animosity toward his family!

A wise man would deny everything and clear himself of any blame!

It was just too bad that this fool was too eager to admit, not even giving others a chance to signal him to act otherwise. His stupidity seemed boundless—then again, even if they did give the imbecilic young master a meaningful look, would he have understood it?

Zhou Heng’s expression remained calm, showing no hints of joy or anger, "That woman, where is she now?"

"That wench dared to bite me; I hacked her to pieces and fed her to the dogs!" Ma Jianxiong said casually.

He had indeed been spoiled rotten. No matter the trouble he caused in the past, his mother had always managed to bail him out. Thus, despite the odd situation at hand, Young Seventh Master Ma felt not the slightest fear.

Why fear anything? His mother was always there to handle matters!

"Mother—Mother—" Hu Yin, after all, was already twelve or thirteen years old, nearly of marriageable age in Hu Family Village. How could she not understand? She immediately began to cry aloud.

Zhou Heng sighed, "I had intended to leave you a whole corpse, but self-inflicted misery cannot be lived with. Remember to be a good person in your next life!"

"You, you want to kill me?" Ma Jianxiong looked at Zhou Heng, his face not showing fear, but intense disbelief and anger!

How dare this man say he was going to kill him?

"Mother—" he blurted out, confident that no matter what trouble he faced, his mother would surely smooth things out for him.

Sure enough, the moment the shrew heard her son might be killed, she immediately became frantic, leaping up and shouting, "How dare you! Do you know who I am? I am from the Ning Family, and our old ancestor is a Heavenly Venerate of the Divinity Transformation Realm!"

Ah, that explained why this mother and son duo were so brazen; they had a powerful backer after all.

The Divinity Transformation Realm... just beneath the Immortal Realm, a supreme existence! And given how Lu Dongyun went on about how one mustn’t strike mortals, it showed that the Divinity Transformation Realm was indeed a formidable presence in this world.

But what did the Divinity Transformation Realm amount to in front of him, the Sublimation Sovereign? He could blow a thousand of them to death with a single breath.

Zhou Heng grabbed Ma Jianxiong with one hand and released his Divine Sense for a quick probe, smiling as he said, "I didn’t expect to find a Beast Farm here!"

"What, what do you want to do?" The shrew asked in alarm, breaking into a cold sweat.

"He chopped people up and fed them to dogs. I must confess that I am not so cruel, so I’ll simply have to toss him directly to the Demon Beasts to fill their belly!" Zhou Heng said indifferently, as casually as if he were talking about adding an extra soup for dinner.

Only then did Ma Jianxiong begin to feel fear, and beneath him, a yellow liquid immediately began to flow.

Zhou Heng controlled Ma Jianxiong with his Spiritual Power, carrying him forward as he walked.

"It was I who ordered that slut to be beaten to death, not my son’s fault!" The shrew, truly doting on her son, immediately yelled at Zhou Heng.

"Really?" Zhou Heng turned to look at Ma Jianxiong, a heavy pressure instantly enveloping him.

"Really, my mother found out that slut dared to scratch me, so she had her head smashed in, but I wasn’t satisfied, so I threw her to the dogs!" Ma Jianxiong said blankly, completely overpowered by Zhou Heng’s aura; his words were the unwitting truth.

Zhou Heng couldn’t help but let out two cold laughs, indeed, the most poisonous was a woman’s heart!

Loving one’s son is not wrong, but indulging him to such an extent was too much!

However, had it not been for Zhou Heng’s interference, would anyone hold this mother and son accountable for ten times their crimes, sheltered as they were by the Ma Family, and behind them, the even mightier Ning Family?

In the world of mortals, a Heavenly Venerate meant invincibility!

"You’re getting what you deserve!" Zhou Heng unleashed another stream of Spiritual Power, sweeping up the shrew and striding forward.

"Senior! Senior! Please reconsider!" The old ancestor of the Ma Family hurriedly followed him. "That mother and son do indeed have connections with the Ning Family, they mustn’t be touched! Don’t touch them!" Although the shrew was just a member of a branch family within the Ning Family, the slightest bit of the Heavenly Venerate’s light was enough to warrant respectful treatment by the Ma Family!

The woman hadn’t always been so overbearing, but after her husband died unexpectedly over thirty years ago, her indulgence for her only son went to the bone, yearning to pluck the moon from the sky for him.

"You knew of this mother and son’s misdeeds but turned a blind eye, allowing them to act at will. How are you any different from an accomplice?" Zhou Heng then swept up the Ma Family’s old ancestor with another surge of Spiritual Power.

After that, no one dared to approach.

The Ma Family kept a large number of Demon Beasts, some for slaughter and cooking, some for clan members to practice their courage and familiarize themselves with killing, and others for medicinal use; hence, the quantity was vast.

With a casual wave, Zhou Heng threw the three of them into the beast pen, where a dozen or so Razor Wolves, named for their teeth as sharp as blades, were kept. At the flick of his intention, their cultivation levels were instantly nullified.

He turned and walked away, and behind him, the low growls of Demon Wolves began, followed by screams filled with terror...

Zhou Heng left with the three women, Hu Yin weeping profusely, while the Blue Dragon Empress angrily chastised him for not killing everyone in the Ma Family, her propensity for violence reaching new heights.

No wonder she caused a bloodbath as soon as she broke free; it turned out that this Empress was inherently a violence enthusiast!

Zhou Heng paid her no heed, for when he entered the city, he had already noticed a peculiar place, but he’d decided to deal with the Ma Family first and hadn’t gone there. Now, he turned his attention to it.

This was an altar, bustling with incense and worshipped by countless devotees.

Martial Artists do not believe in deities; they only respect themselves!

That the entire Holy Land Continent worshipped a Supreme Deity was truly incomprehensible! After letting the women enter the Immortal Residence, Zhou Heng casually made his way to it.

Worshiping here weren’t just ordinary citizens, but also Martial Artists, ranging from Body Refinement First Layer to the Heaven-Opening Realm. Zhou Heng believed that experts from the Mountains and Rivers Realm and the Spiritual Sea Realm had also paid their respects here, but there were so few of such Experts that they couldn’t possibly just happen to be there when he arrived.

Every person was incredibly pious, as if the deity enshrined here was a true Heavenly God, commanding their genuine reverence from deep within their hearts.

The altar was located right in the center of the city, occupying a vast area, and stood about a hundred zhang tall, with long staircases extending from the north, south, east, and west, giving it an air of sheer dominance.

Zhou Heng followed the staircase up at a leisurely pace, the slope was so gentle that the staircase stretched out for three or four li!

It took a full ten minutes for him to reach the top of the altar.

Before him stood a female statue towering ten zhang tall, radiating an imposing aura.

Was this the so-called Supreme Deity? (To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcome to support it by voting for it on Qidian; your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)