Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword

The Comet Realm experts are now united with a common goal, sweeping across together. Among them, there are no shortage of genius talents who once could compete with the Great Demon Dragon Emperor! However, breaking through the Black Cave Realm not only requires talent, but also luck and opportunity!

There are even talents more outstanding than the Great Demon Dragon Emperor, yet they were unlucky and never managed to step over that crucial threshold!

Even achieving Great Perfection in the three Great Realms is only a testament to a solid foundation. A solid foundation doesn't guarantee reaching the peak; it only creates the conditions that may allow it, depending on opportunity.

But there's no denying, the battle power of these people is truly formidable!

When they got serious, the unleashed attack power was truly chilling! Zhou Heng thought to himself that even if he activated the Essence Stone Origin Liquid, he wouldn't be able to withstand a few moves under those few abnormal beings, as even the Stone Statue Clan got shock-killed quickly!

How could someone fake like him possibly exceed the physique of the Stone Statue Clan?

We shouldn't underestimate them just because they were low-key before!

Zhou Heng took advantage all the way, collecting the Essence Stone Origin Liquid from the bodies of the Stone Statue Clan. His speed in taking advantage is about the same as the speed at which the Stone Statue Spirit Guards were killed in battle, so he was busy along the way until those experts fought their way into the eighth palace.

"This is the Smoke Cloud Pill!"

"My God, it's the Kiss of Death!"

"Fiery Cloud Detachment Golden Pill!"

After entering the palace, everyone was exclaiming. There were only three stone tables in this palace, each with a semi-transparent jade box placed on top, which allowed them to see that each contained a pill, with the pill's name written on the box.

Finally, everyone's gaze focused on the jade box in the center. Each person's gaze turned extremely fervent.

Kiss of Death!

The name of this pill sounds terrifying, and its effect is indeed as its name suggests, as it can poison a Comet Emperor to death!

But why are these Comet Realm experts staring so fervently at this 'poison'?

Because, if not poisoned to death, it signals a reversal of fortune, a rebirth, enabling a Comet Emperor to break through to become a Black Cave King!

Extremely perilous, yet with a ten percent chance of success!

It's poison, but also a Holy Medicine!

Among these Comet Emperors here, who hasn't lingered in this realm for hundreds of thousands of years or even longer? Some are even frail with age, and if they don't break through soon, they can only reincarnate.

But reincarnation isn't guaranteed success; haven't we seen the Thundercloud Emperor die outright?

Moreover, according to general principles, each reincarnation depletes a bit of divine sense, inflicting irreparable damage, causing a martial artist's cultivation level to drop with each reincarnation. After a few reincarnations, one might degrade to a mortal, growing old and decaying like grass and wood.

If one cannot break through to the Black Cave Realm in this life, then there's even less hope in the next life or the life after that.

For these Comet Emperors, breaking through to become a Black Cave King has become an obsession! Even if the Kiss of Death offers only a one percent chance, they'd be willing to take this risk!

Because without this rebirth insight, how could one possibly break through to become a Black Cave King?

Think about the Great Demon Dragon Emperor and others, every breakthrough to become a Black Cave King involved taking extreme risks. How many fell into madness at the breakthrough and died, their divine soul condemned to eternal damnation, without even a chance for reincarnation?

Since this is the case, a ninety percent death rate with the Kiss of Death is actually not that significant!

But the crucial point is, there's only one Kiss of Death!

Everyone wants it!

What do we do?

Fight for it, whoever has the strongest strength gets it, this is the eternal truth!

The strong can obtain everything!

Of course, no one is starting a fight now, as they have learned from past mistakes. Naturally, they are guarding against another trick being pulled by the Thundercloud Emperor or his descendants.

They began working together to break the restriction.

Zhou Heng, Liu Shishi, and the Black Donkey knows that all three pills are genuine; it was just their handiwork earlier. But with dozens of Comet Emperors here, and seven of them being overwhelmingly strong, almost worthy of being called Quasi-Black Cave Kings, how could they possibly snatch food from the tiger's mouth?

"What are the Smoke Cloud Pill and Fiery Cloud Detachment Golden Pill?" Zhou Heng asked the Fire Divine Furnace.

"Hmm, even in my perspective, these two pills are extraordinary!" The Fire Divine Furnace first affirmed profoundly, "But compared to me, they fall far short. I'm close to being able to forge Chaos Realm level super Holy Medicine!"

"No time for your boasting, be realistic!" Zhou Heng poured cold water.

"Poor me, all my life being wise, how did I end up with a guy like you? Truly, heaven is blind!" The Fire Divine Furnace lamented repeatedly, but under Zhou Heng's repeated urging, it could only stop the mock-lament and explain, "The Smoke Cloud Pill is the highest-grade healing Holy Medicine in the world, as long as there's one breath remaining, no matter how severe the injuries, they can be immediately healed, becoming lively again!"

"However, injuries to the Dao are not included. Such injuries even a Saint cannot heal!"

The Wound of the Great Dao refers to the injury suffered when comprehending the laws of heaven and earth, which directly damages one's foundation. When heaven wants you dead, you cannot escape death, and no medicine can save you!

But for most people, hoping for such an injury is a luxury. Without comprehending the laws to a certain extent, why would the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth even bother with you, let alone cause injury?

Those capable of suffering such injuries are basically at the Black Cave Realm level!

For instance, take the Thundercloud Emperor who went mad and perished; therefore, this Smoke Cloud Pill was wasted!

"What about the Fiery Cloud Detachment Golden Pill?" Zhou Heng asked again.

"It can allow a Black Cave King specializing in the gold series to form a fire-series black hole, or allow one specializing in the fire series to form a gold-series black hole. Of course, the chance is minuscule, and the likelihood of going mad is even higher!" said the Fire Divine Furnace.

"What does that mean?" Zhou Heng understood each word from the Fire Divine Furnace, but together, they left him a bit confused.

"Foolish, why is nine the ultimate number? Because there are only nine types of Great Dao between heaven and earth: the Five Elements, plus lightning, space, time, and death. Hence, the ultimate number of black holes is nine! Whatever Great Dao you specialize in, you can only form its corresponding black hole!" the Fire Divine Furnace exclaimed loudly. Had it had a mouth, spittle would be flying everywhere.

Zhou Heng suddenly realized, but Huo Tian had never mentioned this to him, nor had Hongyue, so how would he have known?

No wonder the disparity in strength between different numbers of black holes at the Black Cave Realm is as vast as heaven and earth. It makes sense now: forming an extra black hole is akin to having one more person, and with the Five Elements' mutual enhancement properties, battle power increases exponentially.

That's why the Fiery Cloud Detachment Golden Pill is so peculiar!

Zhou Heng looked at the three jade boxes but was only interested in the Smoke Cloud Pill.

He was confident he could reach the Black Cave Realm through his own efforts, as he was not lacking in realm comprehension. Even if he couldn't break through, it was not something the Kiss of Death could resolve, but rather the negative effects brought on by things like a million stars and a thousand galaxies of Super Grand Perfection.

As for the Fiery Cloud Detachment Golden Pill, there's even less to say. If he reached the Black Cave Realm, he would certainly achieve the Great Perfection of Nine Caves!

But with only nine Great Daos in the world, where could he go to comprehend a new Great Dao to form the tenth black hole?

If the four great realms couldn't all reach Super Grand Perfection, he might still be stuck at the Chaos Realm, at most becoming a lord in the Chaos Realm but still unable to compare with a Saint.

Zhou Heng was troubled for a while and couldn't help shaking his head. He hadn't even achieved Great Perfection in the Milky Way Realm yet, so why think so far ahead?

Better to be down-to-earth and solidify his foundation first!

Zhou Heng's biggest desire was still that Smoke Cloud Pill; it was a healing holy medicine, and having such a pill on him was akin to having an extra life!

But how could he steal it under the watchful eyes of so many Comet Realm experts?

It seemed utterly impossible!

Zhou Heng sat in a corner, continuing to study the Black Cave-level Treasure Artifact, the Qiankun Ring. He had already grasped some of its usage but hadn't fully mastered it yet.

Might as well spend the idle time productively.

Liu Shishi and the Black Donkey also came over. Now, there was only waiting left, so no point wasting time.

The Qiankun Ring was a Black Cave-level Treasure Artifact, with such a complex array pattern that it was dizzying just to look at. Luckily, it was merely an array pattern and not runes; complexity didn't mean it couldn't be understood or mastered. In the past, Zhou Heng could even unravel the Broken Runes from the Blood River Heavenly Scripture, extracting the Rune Flow. A complex array pattern was nothing in comparison.

Treasure Artifacts are made to be used by people!

After two days of research, and an additional half day later, Zhou Heng finally grasped the usage of this Treasure Artifact. The Qiankun Ring could expand and contract. Once thrown and targeted with divine sense, it could encompass anything and then contract!

It could annihilate anything below the Black Cave level, and even a Black Cave King would have to be wary of it!

However, to wield this Treasure Artifact, Black Cave-level power was required. With Zhou Heng's current strength, it could only be used against high-tier Milky Way Emperors; facing Comet Realm experts, they'd certainly swat the Qiankun Ring away effortlessly.

No way around it—not that the Treasure Artifact isn't formidable, but that his own strength isn't great enough!

Such a powerful Treasure Artifact, and three of them no less, how could they be used as burial objects? Plus, there are three Black Cave-level Holy Medicines! Including whatever unknown treasure is in the twelfth palace, which is surely some Black Cave-level good stuff!

Using all these as burial objects is such a wasteful act!

No wonder the later descendants of the Thundercloud Emperor left behind seven Thundercloud Rings to open the ancient tomb; the fortune within is so astonishing that even future generations would be tempted!

"Donkey, how's that sword of yours?" Zhou Heng asked the Black Donkey.

"It's just so-so, nothing special!" The Black Donkey immediately hugged the treasured sword in its arms, looking warily like it was guarding against thieves.

This damned donkey, being a thief itself, sees everyone as a thief. Truly... despicable!

"Brother Heng, do you think I am beautiful?" Liu Shishi suddenly asked, and when she raised her charming face, it seemed to glow with extraordinary beauty, stunningly beautiful.

Zhou Heng showed a trace of infatuation, but at that moment, the Black Sword moved, releasing an immensely powerful killing aura. Buzz, Zhou Heng's eyes also flashed with terrifying cold light.

Liu Shishi's face instantly paled, nearly spitting out a mouthful of blood. (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to vote with recommendations and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. For mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)