Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword

The Great Eternal Emperor is truly formidable!

Zhou Heng knew how many resources he had acquired, and he even had a chaos-level expert protecting him, whereas the Great Eternal Emperor was all by himself!

No wonder he was able to fight his way up from the Mortal Realm; he didn't need anyone else's help and could carve out a bright future with just his own fists!

Of course, when compared to Zhou Heng, the Great Eternal Emperor was still far behind.

The difference between the Great Perfection of the Stellar Realm and ten thousand stars was just one star, but the gap of that one star was so vast that even Saints found it inexplicable!

Ten thousand stars, unheard of through the ages!

And in terms of realm, Zhou Heng had already left this Old Ancestor behind by a whole margin.

He had already reached the Great Perfection of the Milky Way Realm.

This was very easy, as his body had formed a star vortex that constantly absorbed spiritual energy, converting it into his own aura accumulation, at a speed where he could form a Milky Way in a day!

Coupled with the Liu Dynasty's continuous supply of immortal herbs, he quickly reached the limit of nine hundred and ninety-nine Milky Ways.

Other people's limits were not his!

However, the breakthrough of ten thousand stars required an immensely furious state. Now, who on Hundred Dragons Star would provoke him? Without extreme emotions like immense joy or immense sorrow, Zhou Heng truly didn't know how to form the thousandth Milky Way.

To his exasperation, although he had reached a point where he couldn't enhance his aura accumulation without forming new Milky Ways, the star vortex kept automatically absorbing spiritual energy, filling him to the brim.

Helplessly, Zhou Heng had to unleash three strikes of the Sky-soaring Nine Forms each day to expend the excess spiritual power within him, otherwise, he might even burst to death!

Hongyue laughed for several days, marveling that in this world, there was actually someone troubled by having too much spiritual power; Zhou Heng was certainly one-of-a-kind.

Nonetheless, she taught Zhou Heng a method to transfer his spiritual power to others.

There was massive loss involved in this process because spiritual power not cultivated personally could not be perfectly absorbed, with a loss rate as high as ninety percent! Moreover, it could only flow from martial artists of higher realms to those of lower realms.

Normally, no expert would want to deplete their power to quickly elevate a junior by tenfold—the key being, this was just aura accumulation without including the understanding of realms.

But Zhou Heng's spiritual power would be wasted if not used, so losing ninety percent was losing ninety percent, and even if only one percent was effective, it was better than wasting it with the Sky-soaring Nine Forms!

He used all this spiritual power on his beloved wives and parents.

Understanding realms?

He still had more than ten pieces of Heavenly Mysterious Spirit Crystals! Besides, wasn't there the Fire Divine Furnace? Although pills that increased understanding of realms were rare, he could always refine a few.

Now all the women had surpassed nine thousand stars, but from now on, Zhou Heng couldn't help them anymore.

Even if there was a higher-level Starry Secret Array, whether they could succeed in cultivation depended on their aptitude and comprehension; their bodies, altered by Huo Tian, could only push them to nine thousand stars.

But that's not bad either, equivalent to the Overlord of Martial Arts!

Next, they either arduously formed new stars or attempted to break through to the Milky Way Realm.

If Zhou Heng were to advise, since everyone was very young and far from depleting their lifespans, they shouldn't rush to break through and should stabilize their foundations first. Although, aside from the Moon Shadow Saintess, Bing Xinzhu, Hu Mei, and a few others, most people's limits would be around nine thousand five hundred stars, that's still not bad.

In the future, forming nine hundred and fifty Milky Ways or ninety-five comets could lead to the formation of five black holes!

Of course, the Moon Shadow Saintess and the others would likely not reach the point of Great Perfection; throughout the Bright Realm, there might not even be a hundred individuals reaching Great Perfection in a single realm, no matter how adept Huo Tian's methods were; otherwise, Heaven's Mandate True Monarch wouldn't have formed only ninety-seven comets, despite his mentor being a Saint!

The Black Donkey, thanks to the power of the Heaven-Earth Fruit it consumed, was progressing at a pace surprisingly keeping up with Zhou Heng, nearly reaching the Great Perfection of the Milky Way Realm. In contrast, Little Fire, this Heaven-Earth Divine Beast, wasn't as extreme as he and the Black Donkey, still at the martial artist equivalent of five hundred Milky Ways, and might fall farther behind in the future.

The Great Eternal Emperor had already stood out, and who knows how Zhong Gufeng and Little Foodie were faring now in their star domains—perhaps they were becoming renowned as well, though not as dazzling as the Great Eternal Emperor.

"Zhou Heng! Zhou Heng! Come out and play!" Liu Yun'er's voice came through; this Seventh Princess, neither too old nor too young, had now grown into a real young lady, full of youthful energy and charm, a natural beauty.

It was said that this Seventh Princess greatly resembled the current Empress, allowing one to imagine how enchanting that woman, beloved by the Great Demon Dragon Emperor and ruling the world, must be. No wonder a Comet Emperor would willingly be her servant, quietly guarding her for tens of thousands of years.

Because of Liu Yun'er's close friendship with Zhou Heng, indirectly involving Hongyue as well, even though the Liu Family's position was on shaky ground, no force dared openly oppose them.

The Great Demon Dragon Emperor had many offspring, but the current Empress only had one descendant, the Seventh Princess. She firmly held the reins of the court and never appointed a new emperor. This caused dissatisfaction among many in the Liu Family, but due to the fear of the relationship between Liu Yun'er and Zhou Heng, which also tied to Hongyue, no one dared to oppose openly, though undercurrents surged, for a nation cannot be without a monarch for a day.

Now, on the surface, the Hundred Dragons Star seems stable, a scene of peace and prosperity, but behind this prosperity lies a massive crisis.

The royal families of other planets had long been sharpening their blades, and internally the Daqin Dynasty was already in tatters, with countless forces planning to rise as independent kings. Even within the Liu Family, there were different voices.

Moreover, there was a Black Cave King-level Dead Spirit residing in the Far North Land, which could reappear at any moment!

All of this balance was tied to a single person, Hongyue. As long as she uttered a word lightly, the entire Hundred Dragons Star would plunge into chaotic warfare.

But before this capricious witch could toy with the threads like a bored kitten, a sudden change violently shattered the balance.

Grand Marshal Lin Wubing reemerged!

Long before the Great Demon Dragon Emperor and his companions ventured into the ancient tomb, Lin Wubing had entrusted military affairs to his seven loyal deputy generals and retreated into seclusion. When the White Bone Skeleton appeared, the entire Lin Family disappeared, leaving only those seven Great Generals guarding the troops.

The Liu Imperial Family once sought to issue orders to reclaim this elite army, but the seven Great Generals refused to comply, citing Lin Wubing's absence. This, although vexing to the Liu Family, did not dare to destroy their own fortifications by forcefully transferring troops.

In fact, the Liu Family now had very few troops at their disposal!

No one expected that after nearly three years of silence, Lin Wubing would make a comeback! And in a highly publicized manner, raising the banner of royal loyalty, sweeping across the land, prompting those powers that had long drifted away from the ruling to declare their lifelong loyalty to the Daqin Dynasty.

Many forces chose to fight to the death, and the result was... truly their entire families perished.

After Lin Wubing's army swept across a quarter of the territory, more than a dozen major forces sent out nearly thirty Peak Comet Emperors to assassinate Lin Wubing!

Without this Grand Marshal's strategic planning and cohesive force, his army would be but a loose sand.

But who could have expected that after a frenzied night, twenty-nine of the thirty Comet Emperors' heads would hang at the camp gate! And the only survivor wasn't because his strength allowed him to escape but rather because he was intentionally released, meant to convey a signal.

——Lin Wubing broke through to the Star Cave Realm and even formed two Black Holes, becoming a Black Cave Sovereign!

Once the news spread, not only was the entire Hundred Dragons Star shaken, but seventy nearby Star Domains also boiled with excitement.

A Black Cave Sovereign!

How many years has it been since one appeared, the last tracing back billions of years to the Thundercloud Emperor!

No one knew how Lin Wubing managed to leap from Comet Emperor to Black Cave Realm in just three short years, and even form two Black Holes, but there was no doubt that he was now definitely one of the strongest in the Hundred Dragons Star, and even among the seventy Star Domains!

Because Hongyue is unfathomable, rumors spread that she is also a Black Cave Sovereign; otherwise, how could she dispatch a Milky Way Emperor with just two Runes to drive away the White Bone Skeleton?

But with Lin Wubing's such a strong appearance, the balance was completely disrupted. Everyone believed that Hongyue should have the capacity to fight Lin Wubing, but no one knew who would truly prevail.

When a month later, news of Lin Wubing slaying the White Bone Skeleton spread, the world shook once more!

No forces dared to secede from the Daqin Dynasty to establish independence. All hurriedly sent emissaries to the Imperial Capital to resume paying taxes as a sign of loyalty, lest Lin Wubing's iron cavalry roll mercilessly over them.

A Black Cave Sovereign, this is a power that can change everything!

Royal families of other planets also sent emissaries, expressing that henceforth, the Daqin Dynasty would be their leader, pointing east, they'll head east; pointing west, they'll head west.

For a time, the Da Qin dynasty returned to the era of the Great Demon Dragon Emperor — no, it far exceeded that, for back then though the demon dynasty was peerless, it was still just a Black Cave King, facing several strong adversaries.

But now there is a Black Cave Sovereign!

The empire's people are fervently excited, having regained their status as citizens of a superior nation, worshipped by ten thousand nations, a pride indescribable.

Lin Wubing's personal prestige shot to an unprecedented height!

Just compare: though Hongyue drove away the White Bone Skeleton, she watched as the empire fragmented, whereas Lin Wubing, how much did he accomplish? Eliminated the White Bone Skeleton, quelled internal chaos, and deterred external threats!

This is an extraordinary achievement!

In such an atmosphere, Lin Wubing returned to the Imperial Capital with his only son.

Unsurprisingly, a major upheaval is about to occur in the fragile Liu Dynasty! (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit qidian.com to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read on m.qidian.com)