Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword

"Kid, your eyes are quite sharp!" the middle-aged man said, his voice extremely hoarse and unpleasant. Maybe that's why he remained silent all along.

Zhou Heng just smiled, withdrew his hand, and said, "If this senior doesn't want to participate, then we can have a sparring!"

Upon hearing this, the young man in green hesitated.

He never imagined that his guard would be recognized even when concealing his presence! And this person turned out to be just a Bright Immortal, which made him feel a mysterious depth about Zhou Heng.

Engaging in a battle with such a rival was truly uncertain!

But to suggest involving the Star King in a "spar" — what kind of shameless person would say such a thing? He was a man of great status, indeed domineering and arrogant, but he still had to save face!

Damn it, it's like I dug a hole and buried myself in it, what should I do?

The young man in green wasn't particularly quick-witted, and for a moment, he didn't know how to respond to Zhou Heng.

"Senior Brother Zhang, there's nothing to talk about with the trash from Dayuan Academy. Just let them lick your shoes, and if they refuse, beat them!" At this moment, the woman leaned over to the young man in green and said.

"Yes, yes, yes!" The young man in green quickly nodded, why should he be led by Zhou Heng? He wielded the battle power of a Star King, why follow Zhou Heng's plan?

Almost got deceived!

"Kid, you're really annoying!" he looked at Zhou Heng, "Therefore, not only do I want you to lick the soles, but I also want to destroy all your Divine Aspects... uh, I'll leave you one! See, am I not merciful?"

The other three burst into laughter, the Star King spoke once and then remained silent.

Liu Hu and the other seven were filled with righteous indignation, using the Star King to pressure them, how is that glorious?

A bunch of bullies making use of their power to oppress the weak!

Zhou Heng glanced at the Star King; without this expert's presence, dealing with the four in green would have been as easy as playing a game. However, now, despite his great surge in strength, leaping from Bright Immortal to Star King was an insurmountable chasm, even for a prodigy like him!

But though they couldn't win, it didn't mean they couldn't escape smoothly!

The way was simple: it involved that young man in green!

Zhou Heng smiled slightly, and as his Spiritual Power circulated, the power of eighty-nine Divine Aspects flowed freely, fully displaying his strength.

"Eighty-nine Divine Aspects!"

"Hiss!"

As the four sensed Zhou Heng's aura, they couldn't help but gasp in shock, even making the Star King's face change slightly.

Bright Immortal is a very special realm!

Any Star King can easily suppress a Bright Immortal with ninety-nine Divine Aspects with but a minimal effort, as if playing a game. But, but! As long as they haven't reached the Star Sovereign, any Star King must be prepared to be surpassed by a Bright Immortal in an instant!

Leading in one step doesn't mean leading in every step!

A simple example, two people reach Nine Aspects Bright Immortal simultaneously. One with slightly less aptitude breaks through immediately, and five hundred years later, forms five stars, becoming a Twenty-Four Star Star King.

The other, being of excellent aptitude, reaches Forty Aspects Bright Immortal over five hundred years before breaking through!

A Fifty Star Star King!

Despite the former breaking through earlier and suppressing the latter for five hundred years, once surpassed, the gap becomes as wide as heaven and earth!

Thus, no Star King can underestimate a Bright Immortal; at any moment, they might be surpassed by them, leaving them far behind.

Zhou Heng is now a Seventy-Nine Aspects Bright Immortal, just a breakthrough away from becoming an Eighty-Nine Stars Star King, nearly reaching the pinnacle of Star Kings!

A genius! No, a super genius!

Reaching Fifty Divine Aspects to break through is considered genius, but at eighty-nine Divine Aspects... a super genius, a freak that appears once every hundreds of thousands of years!

No Star King can afford to underestimate Zhou Heng, because at any moment, he could turn and overshadow them!

After the shock, the green-clad youth's face revealed jealousy.

He was arrogant and conceited, but he was self-aware! His limit was only seventy Divine Aspects, and now he only had fifty-one, such a huge gap, how could he not be envious and resentful?

He too could be considered a genius, but in the face of the other's brilliance, he dimmed greatly!

At this moment, Zhou Heng suddenly moved!

Swoosh, he shot forward towards the green-clad youth.

To catch a thief, first catch the king. As long as he captured this person, he could use him to escape.

"Senior Brother Zhang!" The other three men and women shouted in unison, rushing to block Zhou Heng, it was the perfect time to curry favor!

Buzz!

Zhou Heng's momentum expanded, activating the Purple Flame Heavenly Dragon, causing the trio to falter, their Spiritual Power disrupted, collapsing to the ground. Even the green-clad youth was completely disabled, showing an expression of fear in his eyes.

"Hmph!" At this moment, the Star King sneered, reaching out his hand, a black star appeared, emanating an aura as terrifying as a king's presence!

He knew Zhou Heng was a Seventy-Nine Aspects Bright Immortal; he knew Zhou Heng targeted the green-clad youth; he knew Zhou Heng wanted to seize the green-clad youth. But so what? Bright Immortal is still just Bright Immortal, not to mention Seventy-Nine Aspects, but even at eighty-nine, still easily suppressed by a Star King with a flip of the hand?

In the future, you might indeed leap ahead of me, but now, I can suppress you for five hundred years!

Boom!

Stars emerged, black starlight shimmering, carrying an inexplicably archaic aura, seeming to flow with the mysteries of the cosmic stars.

"Be careful!"

"Danger!"

Liu Hu and the others shouted, but with their strength, all they could do at this moment was to cheer from the sidelines.

Zhou Heng's lips curled into a smile; he had purposefully "exposed" his strength, naturally with a motive!

The Five Elements Rune appeared!

Buzz, golden Divine Radiance shone brilliantly, moving towards those great stars.

Boom!

A heavy explosion sounded, and a mushroom cloud-like dust pillar shot straight up into the sky, visible even from a hundred miles away!

After all, this was a collision of Star King-level power!

What happened?

Liu Hu and the others were extremely nervous, forced back hundreds of zhang by the violent force. In front of them, all the trees and stones had been shattered and blasted away, revealing an enormous crater of unknown width.

Dust swirled into the sky, obscuring the view!

It was only after a while that the dust began to settle, and the air gradually cleared up.

Hiss!

Liu Hu and the others were shocked to see, in front of them, a gigantic crater with a diameter of nearly a thousand zhang, and a depth of one hundred zhang, with two stone pillars unexpectedly standing in its center.

Standing on the stone pillars were three people: Zhou Heng, the middle-aged Star King... and the green-clothed young man whose neck Zhou Heng held in his grasp!

It was a success!

Zhou Heng actually succeeded!

To pull a tooth from the tiger's mouth, he managed to take the green-clothed youth hostage right under the Star King's nose!

Incredible!

For a moment, Liu Hu and the others couldn't spare a thought for their own predicament; they were in utmost admiration of Zhou Heng! No wonder he could break a record thought impossible to break for millions of years. Look, just look!

This is true strength!

Zhou Heng's spiritual power was still fluctuating within his body. A Star King was still a Star King; even a casual strike wasn't something he could withstand with force! Moreover, if it weren't for the opponent underestimating him too much, and attacking with full force from the start, he would surely have been repelled, thwarting his attempt to take a hostage.

He purposely exposed the strength of a Seventy-Nine Aspects Bright Immortal to lull the Star King into carelessness, and indeed, the Star King could easily suppress a Bright Immortal. But who told them that Zhou Heng had mastered the Chaos Heavenly Scripture?

This was a cultivation technique that only emerged once in an era. If it weren't extraordinary, it would be a disservice to the grand principles of the universe!

"Release him!" The Star King said, his face looking grim. He knew he'd been played, leaving him both humiliated and angry! The other party was merely a Bright Immortal. If word got out, where would his reputation stand?

"Is something wrong with your head?" Zhou Heng sneered. "Do you think I captured him just for fun?"

"Holding a hostage, don't you feel ashamed?" the Star King said coldly.

"Ha, what a colossal joke!" Zhou Heng sneered, "You inexplicably demand us to kneel and lick your boots, and we can't even resist? What, must I, a Bright Immortal, fight three hundred rounds with you, a Star King, for it to be considered honorable?"

"Hahaha!" Liu Hu and the others laughed heartily.

"A Star King, saying such foolish things, truly disgraceful!"

"Didn't study much as a child, let's not laugh at him!"

"It's okay if uneducated, but coming out to flaunt ignorance is where he goes wrong!"

"Quiet!" The Star King roared angrily, a violent aura shaking the air, making Liu Hu and the others feel suffocated, almost wanting to vomit blood.

Zhou Heng said nothing, simply tightened his grip, "Unh—" The green-clothed youth awoke in pain, struggling futilely, his still somewhat handsome face flushed red.

"Stop—" The Star King could only retract his aura, reluctantly saying, "Release my young master, you can name your terms!"

Slap!

Zhou Heng delivered a slap, sending half of the green-clothed youth's teeth flying, with white shards and scarlet blood altogether shocking.

"Wh—why did you do that?" The Star King, in a fit of rage, wanted to charge forward, but ultimately restrained himself.

"No reason, just felt like it," Zhou Heng said casually.

What kind of damn reason is that!

The Star King was so angry that his nose almost went crooked, but his young master's neck was in Zhou Heng's grasp, and he dared not act rashly!

Slap! Slap! Slap!

Zhou Heng delivered three more slaps, then felt his mood improved a bit, smiled slightly, and said, "Back down to the foot of the mountain. Once the distance is sufficient, I'll release him!"

"How do I know you won't go back on your word?" the Star King said coldly.

Slap!

Zhou Heng slapped again, his gaze casting towards the Star King, his meaning clear: do you think you're in a position to bargain here?

The Star King stomped hatefully, then turned abruptly and left. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to visit Qidian (qidian.com) and vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)