Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword

The thousands of stars, centered on two large stars, kept spinning, generating a powerful pulling force, endlessly absorbing the spiritual energy from the surroundings.

Hidden within the Dantian Space, even Hongyue couldn't sense the process. But once manifested, anyone who practiced martial arts could feel the rampant flow of spiritual energy, rushing towards Zhou Heng like a galloping horse's flood.

Is this the miracle of thousands of stars?

"I have thousands of stars, I can form a Milky Way every day. Jin Haochen, what right do you have to compare with me?" Zhou Heng said proudly.

Jin Haochen was speechless.

That's ridiculous, thousands of stars have already shattered the limits of heaven and earth. Any glowing praise applied to Zhou Heng isn't excessive. Forming a Milky Way every day—that's a terrifying speed, with less than three years needed to accumulate the spiritual power of 999 Milky Ways!

Calculating the time, indeed, from Zhou Heng's breakthrough to Milky Way Realm until now, it's only been a little over a hundred days, but he had already formed nearly two hundred Milky Ways. The speed is terrifyingly astonishing!

This is the monster that breaks the limits of heaven and earth!

If early on, Jin Haochen had known Zhou Heng was this abnormal, he would've either eliminated him from the start or steadfastly become his friend. How could he be indecisive, allowing Zhou Heng to grow like now?

A daily growth speed of one Milky Way, truly an abnormality unlike any other!

In comparison, what does his talent count as? He isn't even worthy of tying Zhou Heng's shoes!

Jin Haochen's face turned ashen. Even if he defeated Zhou Heng today, so what? Facing such an abnormal person, it would only take about two years for Zhou Heng to catch up with his cultivation level, and less than three years to surpass him.

The barrier of Comet Realm?

He already broke the limit of thousands of stars, what does the barrier of Comet Realm even count as?

In history, there were many Comet-level experts, but how many Stellar Realm Great Perfection geniuses were there? Let alone those surpassing Great Perfection with thousands of stars!

It's not that one doesn't recognize good stuff, but fears comparison!

With renewed fierce determination in his eyes, Jin Haochen shouted viciously, "So what if your talent is stronger than mine? As long as I kill you now, everything is meaningless!"

"Hahaha, then bring it on!" Zhou Heng's mind moved, and the Sunset Bow shot first, followed closely by the Qiankun Ring being thrown over, Green Snake Soul's alluring power was activated, Fire Divine Furnace spewed flames, and Black Sword swiftly slashed.

The five major treasure artifacts moved together!

Jin Haochen would die without regret; few Milky Way Emperors could perish amidst an assault of five Black Cave and Chaos-level treasure artifacts. There were none, and he could open up such a record!

"This is too much!" Jin Haochen shouted, fully activating the Mysterious Gold Order.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The fierce battle unfolded, although the ranks of the five treasure artifacts, including Black Sword, were all above the Mysterious Gold Order, limited by Zhou Heng's level, at most, they could only demonstrate the power of Quasi-Comet Realm, together they were still not a match for the Mysterious Gold Order.

But the rank of the treasure artifacts is there, the lack of power is one thing, but Jin Haochen's desire to destroy the five treasure artifacts or even seize them was just a pipe dream.

Zhou Heng wasn't anxious, but Jin Haochen was about to explode from anxiety.

After all, the power of his father embedded in the Mysterious Gold Order couldn't operate indefinitely; once exhausted, it would need replenishment to continue. But the Great Iron Bear Emperor was fighting desperately with the White Bone Skeleton, where would he find someone to recharge the rune?

Once the power of the Mysterious Gold Order falls back to the Quasi-Comet Realm, how could he withstand the fierce bombardment of five high-tier treasure artifacts?

"You forced me to this!" Jin Haochen shouted; his already towering figure suddenly expanded again, and the black fur grew longer, the fur from his neck to below his abdomen turned golden.

This was the true Divine Beast Black Gold Bear!

He burned his Essence Blood, permanently lowering the rank of his bloodline in exchange for a short-term bloodline enhancement, strengthening his battle power.

He had no other choice, not fighting was akin to death!

"Die! Die! Die!" Jin Haochen shouted madly, his battle power surged, even exceeding the Quasi-Comet Realm, truly reaching Comet King level!

With increased base battle power, the power of the Mysterious Gold Order soared again, breaking through to the height of Comet Emperor!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Amidst the barrage of golden light, the power seemed almost indestructible, capable of destroying anything!

Black Donkey and Liu Shishi frantically scurried like chickens, hiding behind Zhou Heng; the two of them were no match for Jin Haochen now.

Indeed, being the son of the Black Cave King, he wielded such a myriad of chaotic methods!

Zhou Heng no longer wished to continue the fight, this Ice Field was too perilous, who knew what might happen? He burned a drop of Essence Stone Origin Liquid, instantly fortifying his physique; what did the attacks of Comet Emperor count for, without rune power they couldn't hurt him!

Originally, the constitution of the Stone Statue Clan feared the cold most, but Zhou Heng had the Fire Divine Furnace to disperse the chill, covering this sole weakness as well.

He charged forward, completely ignoring Jin Haochen's attacks!

Jin Haochen knew the power of Zhou Heng's close-range sword, and he could only keep retreating, not daring to let Zhou Heng get within ten zhang, because that's the range of the Black Sword's Sword Qi.

But he simply couldn't afford to be dragged!

How much Essence Blood did he have, and how long could he burn it?

Once all the Essence Blood was burned, he'd not only be reduced to his original form, but his strength would plummet!

Buzz!

The power of the Green Snake Soul was invisible and intangible; even the Mysterious Gold Order couldn't completely shield against its effects, causing Jin Haochen to occasionally become dazed as if possessed. He suddenly realized and shouted, "It was you, you tricked me!"

"That's right!" Zhou Heng readily admitted.

Jin Haochen was infuriated to madness; as a dignified prince, he was forced to slap himself in public and admit he was suffering from insanity—what a disgrace! It even drove away his Guardian, or he wouldn't be in such a dire state now!

No matter how remarkable Zhou Heng's defensive power was, in the end, he was just a Milky Way Emperor. If he could temporarily distance himself from Zhou Heng until his extreme defense naturally fades, how could Zhou Heng possibly catch up to a Comet Sovereign?

Thinking of the scene where he was forced to slap himself and ridiculed by everyone, Jin Haochen went completely mad!

All because of this man!

He wanted revenge!

"Die!" Jin Haochen roared, unleashing the full aura of the Overlord of Martial Arts, transforming into a Black Bear to strike Zhou Heng, while his entire being turned into an arrow rushing back at Zhou Heng, aiming a punch straight at Zhou Heng's heart!

This punch was overwhelmingly tyrannical; if it couldn't break Zhou Heng's defense, it didn't matter—the terrifying power would invade Zhou Heng's body, smashing his heart apart!

This was more like it!

Zhou Heng's eyes were filled with fighting spirit; this was the battle power, the momentum, the courage that an Overlord of Martial Arts should possess!

Sky-soaring Nine Forms, Slash!

Swoosh, the black light flashed, and the cosmic stars vanished.

Jin Haochen clutched his chest with his left hand, blood oozing between his fingers, dripping continuously on the ground; his heart had been instantly destroyed by the Black Sword's Sword Qi, neither the Mysterious Gold Order nor the physique enhanced by burning Essence Blood could withstand this sword.

With a thud, he collapsed headfirst, losing his physique and Spiritual Power defense. Before his body even hit the ground, it formed an ice sculpture, shattered into countless ice shards upon impact.

Zhou Heng sheathed the Black Sword and shouted, "Go!"

Feeling that his son was dead, the Great Iron Bear Emperor may recklessly charge over, not to be taken lightly.

Liu Shishi quickly waved her hand to generate Spiritual Power, sweeping up Zhou Heng, the Black Donkey, and Little Fire, departing swiftly. Her speed was the fastest, naturally making her the one to provide transportation, while Zhou Heng restored a bit of Spiritual Power to wield the Fire Divine Furnace again to dispel the cold.

With full speed, they left the Ice Field in just ten days.

From afar, they could still see flashes of light across the depths of the Ice Field, with the ground trembling, meaning the Great Demon Dragon Emperor's battle against the White Bone Skeleton continued.

After returning by Teleportation Array, another dozen days later, Zhou Heng and his group finally reached Daqin City, where Liu Shishi immediately reported the news about the White Bone Skeleton to King Chengqin.

Instantly, the Royal Family was shaken, and two Old Ancestors in seclusion were alarmed, carrying another Black Cave-level Treasure Artifact to the Far North Land for assistance.

But there was no news after they left.

"Dead!" In Wuyang Academy, Hongyue casually remarked, that the mere death of ten or so Black Cave Kings meant nothing, even if they all died. If she wished, she could cultivate a whole bunch!

Of course, the Black Cave-level experts she cultivated could never progress further; Black Cave Kings would remain as Black Cave Kings, Black Cave Emperors as Black Cave Emperors, with the highest power only being a Black Cave Emperor, incapable of producing experts beyond four caves.

"Was the White Bone Skeleton so powerful?" Zhou Heng exclaimed.

"It's just relative strength among weaklings," Hongyue reluctantly praised.

"Were all eleven Black Cave-level warriors killed?" Zhou Heng still couldn't believe it; in a battle of equals, was escape impossible?

"The Path of Death, while not the strongest of the nine major paths, is undoubtedly the darkest and most corrosive, plus the little skeleton also mastered some lightning laws. Crushing eleven fools just entering the Black Cave Realm wouldn't be hard," Hongyue scoffed.

"They stayed at the Black Cave King level for countless years, all qualified to challenge a Black Cave Sovereign, how could there be such a significant gap?" Zhou Heng remained skeptical.

"Wrong, wrong; their reaching the pinnacle of Black Cave King refers only to Spiritual Power accumulation, not their comprehension of the Heaven and Earth Laws! In terms of Spiritual Power, they did reach the peak of Black Cave King, but in terms of battle power, they merely stood at the threshold of the Black Cave Realm!" Hongyue shook her head.

Upon reaching the Comet Realm, martial artists begin studying runes, which involve the Heaven and Earth Laws, and the Power of Laws isn't determined by Spiritual Power levels. For instance, Huo Tian managed to kill Rong Jianlong from the Bright Realm with runes while still in the Mortal Realm.

Thus, regarding Spiritual Power levels, the nine—no, eleven Black Cave Kings were not inferior to the White Bone Skeleton, possibly even stronger, but concerning Laws comprehension, the White Bone Skeleton, naturally formed by the heavens and earth, instinctively mastered the Path of Death, reaching perfection in this path, truly the pinnacle of the Black Cave King!

At the levels of the Black Cave Realm and Chaos Realm, power becomes secondary; more critical is the comprehension and mastery of the Laws.

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