NOVEL WEB Chapter 880: Sensation (2/2)
Lei Jingtian shivered all over.
He was no longer worried about having to kowtow three times later; instead, he was troubled about having offended Zhou Heng. What should he do in the future?
Although private fights were forbidden within the academy, there were plenty of ways to make things difficult for someone!
What to do?
Thud!
His legs weakened, and he fell to his knees, repeatedly kowtowing, saying, "Senior Brother Zhou, I was blind and spoke out of turn. I hope you can forgive me and not hold a grudge!"
No one despised him. Bowing before an expert was a perfectly normal thing, wasn't it?
Zhou Heng was about to break records, and throughout the academy's history, anyone who broke a record had become one of the notable experts on Duyang Star!
This was a wise choice!
Zhou Heng smiled faintly. He was not so petty. The bet with Lei Jingtian was just a bit of fun. He waved his hand and said, "You can leave; I've already forgotten who you are!"
Lei Jingtian was overjoyed. Forgetting who he was naturally meant forgetting the conflicts between them; everything would be fine!
He hurriedly stood up, left the crowd, and dared only to watch from a distance.
The record-breaking moment was imminent, and he didn't want to miss such a historic moment!
—Although it wasn't a true record-breaking, just making it onto the list, perhaps Zhou Heng could really break it? And tracing back to the last time someone made it onto the list, that was already three hundred and thirty thousand years ago!
The commotion continued, and not only more students gathered around, but even the academy's high-level officials were alerted. At least ten Star Emperors, and even stronger existences, floated in the air, observing every move here.
Zhou Heng's mind was free of distractions as he unleashed punch after punch.
Two thousand five hundred and two!
Not breaking records, but—not, it's making the list!
As this number emerged, the Wall of Power emitted a gentle glow, enveloping Zhou Heng. His Identity Token also shone, and then the ten names in the fourth column of the Wall of Power underwent slight changes.
Zhou Heng's name replaced the tenth name, and the number two thousand five hundred and two became the new lowest record in the top ten!
"He really broke the record!"
"Though it's a minor record, it's something that occurs only once in tens of thousands of years!"
"More terrifyingly, this guy hasn't even reached fifty Divine Aspects, which means he has a vast space for growth!"
"When he reaches more than ninety Divine Aspects, perhaps he can truly break the record that hasn't been touched for four million years!"
"Four thousand four hundred and forty-four Yuan Force!"
"It's always been considered the ultimate explosive power of a Bright Immortal!"
With the lowest record broken, everyone was excited. None had lived through such a moment, witnessing a new name replace the old one carved for at least tens of thousands of years; their hearts were stirred beyond compare!
This signifies the arrival of a new era!
Zhou Heng did not stop. Just making the list would earn limited Contribution Value, and he needed a vast amount of Spirit Pills to fill the gap of sixty Divine Aspects to reach ninety-nine.
Bam!
Expressionless, he punched again. Making it onto the list was nothing; in terms of Battle Power alone, he was unmatched throughout the Bright Immortal level, barely an equal even for Star Kings!
Two thousand six hundred and thirty-two!
Another record broken!
The Wall of Power spread gentle light again, wrapping Zhou Heng, and after a flash, Zhou Heng's name rose by one rank.
It's not over yet!
Bam! Bam! Bam!
Two thousand seven! Two thousand eight! Two thousand nine!
Zhou Heng continued to punch, golden brilliance spread over his entire body, making him akin to a Heavenly God descended, dazzling beyond description!
Many girls showed infatuated expressions. In this world that revered experts, seeing Zhou Heng's divine and invincible manner, which girl at the blooming age could control her heart's wild beats?
This man was captivating!
Three thousand! Three thousand one! Three thousand two! Three thousand three!
Each time Zhou Heng increased his power, it wasn't much, just by a hundred, yet it was steady, quickly making his name jump to third place, pushing his power into the four thousand Yuan Force level!
At this point, the entire academy was alerted, and students from Star King Court and Star Sovereign Institute also floated in the air, observing from every corner.
Perhaps, someone might truly break the Bright Immortal's limit of power, refreshing the record that had been buried for countless years!
Four thousand one! Four thousand two! Four thousand three! Four thousand four!
It's here! It's here!
Everyone's eyes focused on Zhou Heng. No one envied him now; they only cared about one thing—could Zhou Heng break Dayuan Academy's, even Great River Academy's, record, punching past the ultimate power of four thousand four hundred and forty-four Yuan Force!
Success or failure hinges on this next punch!
Zhou Heng clenched his fist, eyes sharp as a blade, and struck!
Bam!
The entire academy seemed to tremble, the Wall of Power rippled like water waves, revealing a new number!
Four thousand four hundred and forty-five!
It's broken!
Truly broken!
Hua!
Everyone started cheering, although it was just an increase of one Yuan Force over the limit, it signified that the so-called four thousand four hundred and forty-four Yuan Force was not the limit for a Bright Immortal, which held tremendous significance!
Zhou Heng smiled slightly, withdrew his fist, and thought, it was really not easy to control the Five Elements Rune so precisely!
His gaze turned to the record representing Star King, the lowest was also over two thousand, however, the counting unit was different, changing from Yuan to Star.
Two thousand three hundred and sixty-six Star Power!
Clearly, from Bright Immortal to Star King, it was a huge leap forward. If measured in Yuan Force, it would lead to numbers in the billions or hundreds of billions, hence a new unit of measurement was used.
He could barely withstand a strike from the Star King, estimating that if he burst out with maximum power, he could reach one Star Power maybe.
He decided not to test that.
That's too exaggerating!
Seeing his name at the top, Zhou Heng smiled lightly, thinking that he must have enough Contribution Value now!
"Zhou Heng, successfully breaking the four-million-year-old record, reaching the top of the Wall of Power, Bright Immortal level, and furthermore breaking the limit value of four thousand four hundred and forty-four Yuan Force of the Bright Immortal level, it's an honor for the academy!"
"Special reward of three thousand Contribution Value points!"
In the sky, someone whose appearance was unclear spoke, their voice seemed to belong to an elder.
This person evidently held extremely high prestige, for once he spoke, no one raised any objections. In fact, the record was broken in front of everyone's eyes and was acknowledged by the Wall of Power, who could deny this achievement?
Three thousand Contribution Value!
Zhou Heng calculated that previously with five hundred Contribution Value he refined twelve Bright King Pills, theoretically with three thousand Contribution Value, he could obtain seventy-two Bright King Pills.
He only needed sixty Bright King Pills!
Alright, Star King, here I come!
He collected his thoughts, looked around, and was startled.
Everyone was staring at him with passionate eyes, as if they were about to strip him naked.
"Zhou Heng!"
"Zhou Heng! Zhou Heng!"
"Zhou Heng! Zhou Heng! Zhou Heng!"
Who knows who started it, but the whole Sand Fury Arena was in an uproar, shouting the same name.
With a smile on his face, Zhou Heng clasped his fists towards all directions, then quickly pushed through the crowd to escape swiftly. He suspected if he stayed any longer, he might be knocked down by numerous enamored girls!
After arriving at the Precious Material Pavilion, Zhou Heng discovered another problem, though he had plenty of Contribution Value, his money was... very little!
Before, although Qi Yuan covered most of the Spiritual Medicine costs, it also drained all his savings, and now he was so poor that all he had left was the clothes on his back, would he have to pawn his clothes?
Besides, it wouldn't be enough!
Look for a rich man!
Zhou Heng hurriedly went to find Qi Yuan, that guy was only left with money.
"Brother Zhou, you're truly astonishing, never resting until you make a splash!" Qi Yuan immediately jumped out upon seeing Zhou Heng, his expression quite complex.
"Enough chatter, how much money do you have on you?" Zhou Heng was in a hurry, with the Stellar Realm in sight, he didn't want to delay a single second.
"Brother Zhou, you wouldn't be wanting to rob me, right?" Qi Yuan joked.
"Just lend it to me, I'll pay you back later!" Zhou Heng said, money is nothing to an expert, though he's currently worried about Great River Coins, with his strength increasing, people will be rushing to give him heaps of Great River Coins.
Qi Yuan nodded, with a swipe of his right hand, a large pile of Great River Coins with thousand face value appeared on the ground. He asked, "How much do you need?"
"As much as possible, I'll return what's left to you!"
"Brother Zhou, you're certainly not holding back at all!"
Zhou Heng stored all of Qi Yuan's fortune into the Space Artifact, then headed to the Precious Material Pavilion.
He spent extravagantly, neither Contribution Value nor Great River Coins held any intrinsic worth, only when exchanged for real materials did they have significance.
However, after sweeping through, he found that surprisingly, he had seven hundred Contribution Value leftover!
That is to say...
"Zhou, for these materials you can only refine four batches of Bright King Pills, as for the fifth batch, there isn't enough Winter Star Grass!" the Fire Divine Furnace immediately said.
He had actually bought out the Dayuan Academy!
Actually, it's quite normal, Bright King Pills are the most useful pills for Bright Immortals, hence demand is naturally high, and Two Star Spiritual Medicine is definitely not common in the streets. It takes at least tens of thousands of years to mature, and even in the Bright Realm, it's not something that's easily available.
Moreover, within the academy, there's the Heavenly Medicine Institute, surely most Spiritual Medicine is given to those Pharmacists for burning!
Such a waste, handing over to them for alchemy, at least ten pills five wastes!
Zhou Heng was not that ostentatious, he decided not to beg for Spirit Grass at the Heavenly Medicine Yard; after sending Jiang Zishuang back, he set out to refine all the materials in his possession into Bright King Pills.
With the materials for four batches, theoretically, he could refine forty pills—previously, refining twelve pills was luck, but one can't always expect such good fortune.
Yet, reality proved that Zhou Heng's luck, or rather the Fire Divine Furnace was indeed top grade; from the materials of these four batches came out fifty Bright King Pills!
Without hesitation, Zhou Heng began his closed-door training.
This bout of closed-door training lasted for a full two months, during which Qi Yuan came to see him several times, but unable to enter due to Zhou Heng being in seclusion, he could only leave reluctantly—each courtyard in the academy was equipped with strong defensive formations, outsiders cannot enter unless granted permission.
To forcibly break through would require at least a Milky Way King!
The defenses here are linked with the entire academy! (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users should visit m.qidian.com to read.)