Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword

It follows that the Comet Emperor absolutely cannot fall into the same trap twice, receiving two slaps across the face from the same person.

The same recipe, the same taste!

But Li Zaiyuan had no thoughts of nostalgia, only murderous madness!

Was his face particularly hateful? Being slapped on one side wasn't enough; did he need another slap on the other side to achieve balance?

To kill but not to humiliate — even if an uncle can endure, an aunt cannot!

"Damn little brat, I'll chop you up!" Li Zaiyuan was beside himself with fury, he had never suffered such humiliation in his life!

A man lives for his face like a tree lives for its bark! Now his face had been slapped twice, inside and out, how could he have any dignity left?

He's about to take revenge on society!

"Brother Li, calm down! Calm down!" Other Comet Emperors quickly advised, grabbing hold of Li Zaiyuan. If they really let Li Zaiyuan kill Jin Haochen, they would all face the wrath of the Great Iron Bear Emperor!

They didn't care about Jin Haochen's life, but they absolutely couldn't let him die in front of them.

"I can't stand it!" Li Zaiyuan raged, "If it were you, could you stand it?"

Of course, they couldn't stand it!

But it wasn't them who got slapped, so they had to make Li Zaiyuan endure it; otherwise, if the Black Cave King got angry... there would be rivers of blood! Everyone looked at Jin Haochen with deep resentment, questioning why he would slap the Comet Emperor for no reason, and slap both cheeks alternately; who could endure that?

It was a critical moment to unlock the restriction, and here he comes causing trouble!

No one had the slightest goodwill toward Jin Haochen, everyone wanted to kill this bastard, except... his father was the Black Cave King!

Jin Haochen really wanted to cry. He didn't mean to slap Li Zaiyuan; he was really aiming for Zhou Heng. But why, even though he was targeting Zhou Heng, did someone else get involved?

And twice, it happened to hit Li Zaiyuan, this unfortunate fellow!

There's no choice but to continue reflecting!

"Senior Li, I lost my mind again, please forgive this junior just once more!" Jin Haochen said with a bitter face, all the while frantically slapping himself. Smack, smack, after over a dozen slaps, not only were all his teeth knocked out, but his face was swollen to a point where even if the Great Iron Bear Emperor came over, he might not be able to recognize his son.

"Brother Li, calm down!" Everyone urged.

Li Zaiyuan glared at Jin Haochen for a while, eventually stomping his foot and suppressing his anger.

He knew with so many Comet Realm experts watching, he couldn't kill Jin Haochen because it wasn't just his problem; the Great Iron Bear Emperor would hate everyone!

— Why didn't you save my son? You had the ability but didn't act, well then, off with all of you!

Don't expect a Black Cave King to be reasonable; if his only child died, anyone would go mad!

Li Zaiyuan retreated to the side, no longer bothering to study the restriction. First, his mind was already chaotic, unable to stay calm; second, he had to guard against Jin Haochen's third bout of madness, slapping him again.

Jin Haochen retreated to the side with a face like ashes, people around him avoiding him like poisonous snakes, everyone fleeing as if carried by a current, even Comet Realm experts were no exception! In that respect, he could be proud, making Comet-level experts actively avoid him.

But he felt not a shred of joy; it wasn't due to his strength, but rather because others saw him as a jinx, fearing his father!

Why, why did he hallucinate?

Jin Haochen's eyes focused on Zhou Heng, who only saw the Black Donkey laughing uncontrollably on the ground, while Liu Shishi was surprised but pleased — now, unless the King Chengqin truly lost his mind, he wouldn't marry his daughter to such a lunatic!

And Zhou Heng had a faint smile at the corner of his mouth.

It must be his doing!

Jin Haochen instinctively thought so. He didn't know what method Zhou Heng used, but he was stubbornly convinced... otherwise, he would have to admit that he truly went mad!

"Your Highness, you, you, you—" Jin Haochen's guardian, Elder Xuan, couldn't stop twitching his face. In his eyes, this prince should excel in both literature and martial arts, how could he do such a stupid thing?

Was he really insane?

"I was tricked!" Jin Haochen told Elder Xuan, but his gaze never left Zhou Heng, as if trying to catch a sign from his expression.

Elder Xuan sighed sympathetically, completely out of touch! Otherwise, why would he say such nonsensical words? He was right beside Jin Haochen, if anyone had tricked Jin Haochen, how could he not know?

Isn't this accusing him of not doing his job well as a protector?

Comet-level experts are considered heaven's pride, only slightly inferior to the few Black Cave-level experts in the world. Which of them doesn't have a temper? Although he is Jin Haochen's Guardian, even Jin Haochen addresses him as Elder Xuan with respect.

Seeing Jin Haochen blaming him for inadequate protection, he couldn't help but feel displeased, cupped his hands, and said, "Forgive this old man for being incompetent and unable to continue in the role of protector for Your Highness. Farewell!"

He was quite straightforward and decisive, directly snapping out and leaving, even able to let go of the temptation of the Kiss of Death!

"Elder Xuan! Elder Xuan!" Jin Haochen hurried out, but Elder Xuan walked even faster. With the powerful memory of a Comet-level expert, even though there was Heavenly Silkworm Spider Silk outside, having passed through once, he wouldn't make a mistake again, disappearing in an instant.

After a while, Jin Haochen returned to the hall, crestfallen, and everyone snorted and continued with their own tasks.

"Zhou Heng, you are amazing!" Liu Shishi had already woken up from the backlash. Originally, she wished she could chop Zhou Heng into pieces, but seeing Jin Haochen's two surprising moves, her heart immediately bloomed, joy overwhelmed her annoyance.

Although her realm was higher than Zhou Heng's, her Divine Sense was far less strong than his. If she had used the Green Snake Soul, it could only have caused a certain impact, far from achieving Zhou Heng's effect on Jin Haochen.

"Of course, I am amazing!" Zhou Heng nodded, unabashedly accepting the compliment.

"However, you actually dared to take advantage of this Commandery Princess, this Commandery Princess will definitely not let you off!" Liu Shishi's tone changed suddenly, immediately showing a look of shame and anger.

It was you who threw yourself into my arms! It was you who acted first and got hit by the backlash, who can you blame?

Zhou Heng firmly ignored her and began to meditate with closed eyes.

"Don't pretend you didn't hear! Also, give the Green Snake Soul back to this Commandery Princess, you thief!" Liu Shishi demanded to reclaim the Treasure Artifact, pestering Zhou Heng relentlessly.

"How thick-skinned you are, woman, this belongs to Little Fire, and you even want to steal things from a dog, tsk tsk tsk!" Zhou Heng switched hands rapidly, not giving Liu Shishi the chance to succeed.

Liu Shishi gritted her teeth, saying, "Anyway, this Commandery Princess has already been sullied by you, so let's just call it a loss and marry you, and this can be the dowry!"

"Calling you thick-skinned is true indeed, even selling you wouldn't be worth a Black Cave-level Treasure Artifact!" Zhou Heng scoffed.

"You bastard, this Commandery Princess will bite you to death!" Liu Shishi threw caution to the wind, initiating a physical brawl against Zhou Heng disregarding her poise.

Not to mention, if you disregard the Treasure Artifacts and the Sky-soaring Nine Forms, purely based on physical strength, Zhou Heng was indeed not Liu Shishi's match; after all, eight hundred Milky Way paths are not just for show, in terms of strength, Liu Shishi absolutely crushed Zhou Heng.

Watching the two of them entangled in a mess, with Zhou Heng taking advantage of Liu Shishi numerous times during their physical contact, Jin Haochen's face grew increasingly somber.

He couldn't bear it any longer!

As soon as his father appears, he would ask his father to kill Zhou Heng, even if it means offending another Black Cave King! Otherwise, his mind would be so disturbed that it could never go back to its original state, and he would remain stuck in the Milky Way Realm for the rest of his life.

"Let's go, we're going back to the front palace! We can't take the Black Cave-level Holy Medicine, but there's still Comet-level and Milky Way Realm Immortal Elixir and Minor Holy Medicine!" Zhou Heng pulled up the Black Donkey and headed towards the seventh palace, followed closely by Liu Shishi, who knew well of the donkey's knack for undoing Restrictions, and even if she couldn't get the meat, she could at least drink some soup by following.

However, the seventh palace wasn't completely deserted, as seven Comet Sovereigns and Kings were busy studying the Restrictions — since the Holy Medicine wasn't meant for them anyway, they set more realistic goals, and Comet-level Immortal Elixirs and Minor Holy Medicine were what they needed at this stage.

Zhou Heng gave it some thought, then retreated to the sixth palace with the Black Donkey and Little Fire. They were also just at the Milky Way Realm, and the Milky Way Realm Immortal Elixirs were the most useful for them.

Like Pills, Cultivation Techniques, and Treasure Artifacts, it wasn't about higher ranks being better, but about practicality!

The Pills used by Milky Way Kings and Sovereigns are still Spiritual Medicine, but what Milky Way Emperors need is elevated to an Immortal Elixir level, where not just one or two main ingredients are Immortal Elixirs, but all components are Immortal Elixirs.

Zhou Heng would definitely form nine hundred ninety-nine Milky Way paths within three years, but he wouldn't mind shortening that time by a year or two.

In this sixth palace, there were even fewer people, only a few Milky Way Emperors attempting to break the Restrictions, but given their abilities, it was basically a futile effort with no hope of success.

The Jade River Pill belonged to Spiritual Medicine, effective for high-tier Star Emperors and Milky Way Kings and Sovereigns, but for Zhou Heng and the Black Donkey, who had already reached the Milky Way Emperor level, it had basically lost its efficacy, so naturally, Zhou Heng was looking for Immortal Elixirs.

He didn't have to recognize them; the Fire Divine Furnace knew its stuff, matching names of Pills with their effects, and then the Black Donkey knew which stone table's Restriction to undo.

The Black Donkey worked hard, while Zhou Heng and Liu Shishi sat on the side, with Little Fire gnawing at Zhou Heng's pant leg, honing its teeth.

"Why are you always following me?" Zhou Heng looked at Liu Shishi with unwelcome eyes, "I've fulfilled my promise to you, now you owe me a high-tier Immortal Herb, don't forget!"

"So petty!" Liu Shishi rolled her seductive eyes, "If you'd just marry me, the throne's treasury would all be yours!"

"Then I'd rather marry that little girl Liu Yun'er, the Imperial Palace Treasury must be bigger than your family's!" Zhou Heng mocked.

"You heartless man, I'm going to bite you to death!" (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to vote and give your support at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com)