Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword

No one expected these two Stone Pigs to come back to life, and so terrifyingly powerful, that they managed to swallow a Milky Way Emperor without any resistance.

"Roar—" The two Stone Pigs roared simultaneously, taking the initiative to launch an attack on the crowd.

"Monsters!" Several Comet-level Experts snorted coldly, joining forces to strike at the two Stone Pigs.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The force surged, sweeping in all directions.

These two Stone Pigs were definitely high-tier Comet Emperors, and their defensive power was incredibly strong. Although they took many hits under the siege, it was as if nothing had happened when the attacks landed on them, just like mortal attacks hitting boulders.

"This is the Stone Statue Clan!" The Fire Divine Furnace spoke inside the Dantian Space.

"Demon Beast?" Zhou Heng was unsure.

"No, they are Five Elements Living Spirits!" corrected the Fire Divine Furnace.

"Then they are like your kind!"

"Pah, I am Sun Essence Gold, having developed Spiritual Wisdom after billions of years, how could I be compared to such stone embryos that grow in just a few million years!" the Fire Divine Furnace said disdainfully.

"Why do I feel like they're stronger than you?" Zhou teased intentionally.

"That's because your skills are too weak to fully utilize my true abilities!" The Fire Divine Furnace shouted angrily, it might be cheeky, but it still had its pride, "The fact that the Stone Statue Clan can be called a clan indicates their numbers! And races with large numbers, how strong can their average power be?"

That makes sense!

Zhou Heng nodded, just like how the human race can indeed produce Black Cave Realm and Chaos Realm experts, and even one or two of the five Saints might be human. But when it comes to the average power level of humans... it's at most the Sunshine Realm.

Naturally nurtured creatures are rarer the fewer they are, making individual strength greater!

"The Stone Statue Clan can even be nurtured artificially, carving Spirit Stones into embryos and creating a suitable environment for evolution, it takes at most tens of thousands of years to nurture them!" the Fire Divine Furnace continued.

"The hard part is finding Spirit Stones!"

Of course, the Spirit Stones it refers to are not the ones found in the Mortal Realm used for cultivation, but stones full of spirituality, nourished by the essence of heaven and earth, that qualify to develop Spiritual Wisdom and gain true life, just like Sun Essence Gold.

But compared to the billions of years of growth of Sun Essence Gold, the Stone Statue Clan from start to finish takes only a few million years, making a substantial difference indeed.

"So, does this mean these two Stone Pigs were raised by the Thundercloud Emperor himself?" Zhou Heng asked.

"That possibility exists!"

Zhou Heng suddenly had an urge to laugh—wasn't the Thundercloud Emperor a pig farmer? Hmm, this joke felt a bit cold!

"However, Five Elements Living Spirits are indeed more powerful than ordinary creatures, like how the Stone Statue Clan inherits the Stone Man's powerful defense, comparable to Heaven-Earth Divine Beasts of the same realm! Look, these two Stone Pigs, though only at the Comet Realm, possess a defensive power that rivals a Quasi-Black Cave King!"

The Fire Divine Furnace, seemingly excited, continued endlessly, "Luckily, the most powerful feature of the Black Cave King is the formation of a black hole that can devour all energy, which is the most terrifying aspect of the Black Cave King! Sure, these two Stone Statue Pigs have a strong defense, but compared to a Black Cave King, they are still far behind!"

Indeed, Black Cave Realm Martial Artists are terrifying; once a black hole forms, it passively devours all energy, considered the strongest defense in the world!

Zhou Heng had once slain a de-powered Comet-level Demon Beast and severed a Comet King old freak's arm, all while being a realm or even two realms below them!

The power of the Sky-soaring Nine Forms was evident!

Yet Zhou Heng admitted that even if he reached the Comet Emperor peak and struck with a sword, he probably couldn't kill a Black Cave King!

The reason lies in that black hole that never stops devouring all energy, even if a Comet Emperor unleashes all their power at once, it may not be enough.

"However, the Stone Statue Clan has another powerful capability, which is when they enter a state of slumber, they truly become like stones, hardly consuming any lifespan! Five Elements Living Spirits already have much longer lifespans than humans and Demon Beasts, thus they live even longer!"

Hearing the Fire Divine Furnace say this, Zhou Heng suddenly realized that these two Stone Pigs were apparently left by the Thundercloud Emperor, or the descendants of the Thundercloud Emperor, to guard the tomb. The Thundercloud Emperor had died who knows how many billion years ago, while any other "Tomb Guardian" would have died many generations ago, the Stone Statue Clan was an exception.

During times of peace, they can enter a "hibernation" state, only "waking" when needed, allowing them to fulfill the tomb-guarding mission for a billion, ten billion, or even a hundred billion years!

Five Elements Living Spirits, indeed creatures blessed by heaven and earth!

While Zhou Heng was speaking with the Fire Divine Furnace, the battle between the two Stone Statue Pigs and the Comet Realm Experts reached its boiling point.

Due to their terrifying defense, these two Stone Pigs didn't defend at all, unleashing their attack power to the fullest! This forced the others to either dodge or go all out in a mutually exhausting clash, attacking to overcome the defense of these two Stone Pigs through sheer force.

But in battles of the same tier, going head-to-head is never a good idea.

The so-called indestructible at the same level is based on the foundation of running if you can't win, definitely not referring to hard fights! If a hard fight begins, the higher the level, the more dangerous it becomes, and even life and death can be decided within minutes!

Everyone is here for treasure and fortune, who would want to fight desperately with these two Stone Pigs?

"Hey, Thundercloud Emperor has been dead for who knows how many years, why do you still guard his spirit? Do you intend to stay in this dark place forever?" Comet Realm powerhouses tried to persuade.

After fighting for so long, they can now assert that these two Stone Pigs are not Puppets or illusions formed by formations.

The two Stone Statue Pigs, however, showed no reaction, still launching fierce attacks towards the crowd.

Fortunately, Heaven's favoritism towards them has been enough, not increasing their attack power further. Otherwise, with abnormal offense and defense coupled with virtually endless life, it would be truly terrifying!

The Comet Realm experts refused to give up, continuing their attempts to persuade, but the two Stone Statue Pigs only fought more fiercely, forcing the Comet Realm experts to talk less and focus entirely on battle.

Otherwise, it would be seeking death!

The young ones from the Milky Way Realm retreated en masse; such battles were beyond their involvement, and should the Stone Statue Pigs suddenly turn on them, it would be even worse.

"These fools, the Stone Statue Clan fear cold, low temperatures destroy their defenses, making them vulnerable! Just outside is the Ice Field; these pigs aren't stupid enough to go outside, they inherently fear and loathe the cold!" the Fire Divine Furnace gloated.

Zhou Heng nodded, no wonder Thundercloud Emperor chose this place for the tomb; it turns out part of the reason was using the Ice Field as a cage for the Stone Statue Clan, confining them here to act as Tomb Guardians.

Of course, there must be other means in play, otherwise even trapped here, these two Stone Statue Pigs would vent their grudges by demolishing the tomb chamber, wouldn't they?

Boom! Bang! Snap!

Under the immense pressure from the two Stone Statue Pigs, the Comet Realm experts were forced to unleash their full power.

— They have no way out!

Outside, invisible Heavenly Silkworm Spider Silks stretch across the area, which they cautiously navigated before; now in chaotic battle, being blown away might lead to being instantly sliced into many pieces!

They can only fight hard!

Since these two Stone Statue Pigs won't heed advice to stop, then in a narrow road, bravery wins; so many Comet Realm powerhouses together, surely they can crush these beasts?

Boom! Boom!

Everyone rushed to release their Treasure Artifacts; momentarily, brilliance chaotically exploded, accompanied by Runes flourishing!

Indeed, the defensive power of the Stone Statue Clan is formidable, but when facing Rune attacks, this defense sharply declines!

Certainly some were injured by the Stone Statue Pigs, but these two pigs also began to show injuries, their bodies oozing gray-brown liquid, akin to human and Demon Beast blood.

Without doubt, the strength of the two Stone Statue Pigs is remarkable, with two against nearly a hundred Comet Realm powerhouses not falling behind for a long time, until the mighty power of the Runes finally showed signs of defeat.

However, this instead provoked their ferocity, lighting up a Rune on their tusks, they charged continuously, even piercing the bellies of seven Comet Sovereigns!

Reaching Comet Realm qualifies one to cultivate Runes, and the Stone Statue Clan, nurtured by Heaven and Earth, are naturally endowed with Runes, automatically manifesting upon reaching Comet Realm, without need for comprehension or learning.

Rune versus Rune, the situation grew increasingly perilous, even Comet Realm experts might suffer lost limbs or pierced abdomens from a strike.

Since neither side had intentions to retreat, this fierce battle, though intense, only lasted an hour.

The two Stone Pigs were shockingly killed — their bodies were too staunch to shake, hence the Comet Realm experts had to use Rune might to penetrate their bodies, directly obliterating their Divine Sense and life source.

As a result, the human side paid the price of seven severely injured and four fallen!

These eleven were all Comet Realm!

Outside, such news would be enormous, even the Great Demon Dragon Emperor might take notice!

But now, no one intended to be shocked, instead rushing into the first palace, starting their treasure exploration journey.

"Zhou, quickly collect the Treasure Bodies of these two Stone Statue Clan!" suddenly said the Fire Divine Furnace.

"Hmm?"

"Fool, these are Five Elements Spirits, inside them is Essence Stone Origin Liquid, consuming it will be greatly beneficial, though it won't give you Stone Statue Clan's abilities, if stimulated, it temporarily grants you their physique!" the Fire Divine Furnace shouted.

Luckily, it's within the Dantian Space, no one else can hear its loud voice.

Zhou Heng's heart stirred, seeing that everyone had entered the grand hall, he approached the two Stone Pigs, attempting to collect them into his Space Artifact, only to discover they were terrifyingly heavy, simply unable to be collected! (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to vote on Qidian (qidian.com) for recommendation votes, monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)