Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword

Zhou Heng and Jing Tian stood three meters apart.

A month had passed, and the two were facing off in the Beast Fighting Arena once more, but the situation was different from before; Jing Tian’s eyes bristled with murderous intent, devoid of any friendly spirit of competition.

"Brother Jing, do we have any grievances between us?" Zhou Heng spoke indifferently. He did not fear Jing Tian, but he was even less willing to engage in a baffling battle.

"What have you done to Princess Shuiyue?" Jing Tian hissed fiercely, allowing only Zhou Heng to hear.

Zhou Heng was taken aback. Could Jing Tian know about his affair with Nangong Yuerong? Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Nangong Yuerong would never tell a completely strange man about it.

"What have I done?" he countered.

"You bastard, you actually intended to assault Princess Shuiyue, I will never forgive you!" Jing Tian’s expression was ferocious, his gaze as if it could spew fire.

It turned out, Nangong Yuerong had deceived him like this!

Zhou Heng frowned, his gaze sweeping across the Beast Fighting Arena. But the VIP boxes all had curtains shielding them, and with so many, it was difficult to locate Nangong Yuerong right away.

"Brother Jing, Nangong Yuerong is not a good match, not worth your true feelings!" Considering that they both came from the Nine Spirit Sect, Zhou Heng added a word. He had not intentionally slandered Nangong Yuerong, but that woman was too manipulative and not worth investing emotions in.

Because she would never truly love anyone!

In Nangong Yuerong’s heart, power and authority far surpassed emotions! For instance, if she were to switch places with Lin Fuxiang, she would accept Gu Lingfei’s invitation to the East Spirit Immortal Pond without hesitation and not care about Zhou Heng’s feelings at all.

If it were up to Zhou Heng, he would rather love a woman of ordinary looks and status than choose Nangong Yuerong.

"You bastard, not only do you harbor ill intentions toward Princess Shuiyue, but you also dare to slander her!" Jing Tian, unwilling to let others know Zhou Heng had "attempted" to violate Nangong Yuerong, had kept his voice low, but at the last sentence, he bellowed out, shouting, "I’m going to kill you!"

Zhou Heng sighed, thinking of how carefree Jing Tian used to be, and regretted that he had fallen into Nangong Yuerong’s tender trap, making it difficult for him to get out.

"Then let it be a battle!" he said very calmly.

Since there was no deep friendship between him and Jing Tian, he had already warned him, and since Jing Tian wouldn’t listen, then so be it.

"Hmph!" Jing Tian’s whole body trembled, suddenly swelling in size, becoming immensely tall and covered with a silvery sheen. Compared to a month ago, the present Jing Tian had grown larger after activating his Bloodline Power.

He clearly wanted to kill Zhou Heng in one move, hence he used his Bloodline Power right from the start.

Zhou Heng drew his long sword from his waist; when enveloped with Spiritual Power, it was deadly even to those in the Initial Separation Realm. At the same time, his left hand shook, transforming into a golden fist – his currently most proficient way of fighting.

Jing Tian charged aggressively, his fists lifted high, and he slammed them heavily towards Zhou Heng. It seemed simple and direct, but because he employed the Realm of Momentum, these fists could not be dodged; they had to be met with force.

Zhou Heng was not afraid at all. He swung his sword, and a black Sword Waterfall spread out like an ink dragon rolling towards Jing Tian while he also punched out, with golden fist shadows flickering.

"Bastard, you don’t deserve to live in this world!" Jing Tian bellowed angrily, his fists colliding with Zhou Heng’s Sword Fist, and neither could avoid the other as both mastered the Momentum.

Zhou Heng laughed heartily, saying, "I didn’t expect you to be so talkative!"

"Be suppressed!" Jing Tian raised his right fist high; a bizarre scene occurred—his body suddenly shrank rapidly while that fist grew countless times bigger, becoming as large as a building, and it smashed down towards Zhou Heng!

It was overwhelming, like mountains bearing down!

If Zhou Heng used the Swift Cloud Radiant Step, he could indeed dodge in the blink of an eye, but his pride wouldn’t allow it; within the same great realm, no one could force him to evade their sharpness voluntarily!

Fight, fight, fight!

His fighting spirit blazed wildly, a Five-Colored Lotus already forming, meeting the giant hand head-on, while the black Sword Waterfall danced around, the sound of the water striking audible from ten miles away.

Boom!

A terrifying explosion sounded, and everyone below the Spirit Gathering Realm temporarily lost their hearing, and the view was a dusty blur, completely obscuring the condition of the battlefield. Waves of powerful energy were continuously crashing against the defensive barriers around the Beast Fighting Arena, like fierce, surging waves.

The restrictions of the Beast Fighting Arena, set up by Heaven-Opening Realm experts, could withstand several full-force strikes from Land Cleaving Realm Martial Artists, therefore, Zhou Heng and Jing Tian, despite being monster-level geniuses, absolutely could not break such restrictions.

After a while, the energy waves were finally absorbed and weakened, the dust settled to the ground, revealing the figures confronting each other in the center.

Jing Tian remained in his enlarged, metallic Silver Man form, while Zhou Heng appeared somewhat disheveled, with several tears in his clothing and a trickle of fresh blood at the corner of his mouth.

In the past, Zhou Heng’s Five-Colored Lotus was sufficient to suppress Jing Tian, but with Jing Tian’s Bloodline Power breaking through to the Heavenly Spirit Body and surpassing him in cultivation level, the Five-Colored Lotus was now no match for Jing Tian.

Yet Zhou Heng revealed a slight smile, pleased—such an opponent was worthy of his full effort, stimulating his potential.

He raised his left hand, a budding Six-Colored Lotus gradually taking shape.

With Purple Flame as its core, and the Spiritual Energy of the Five Elements as its petals, this was not only the complete form of the Five Elements Lotus Break but had also been improved by one layer—the Six-Colored Lotus!

This power greatly surpassed the Five Elements Lotus Break, but Zhou Heng had not yet truly mastered this altered Martial Arts Technique; he was using the pressure from Jing Tian to achieve this breakthrough!

He was inherently a monstrous talent, and under pressure, his ability to perceive would become even more freakish!

Fight! Fight!

His eyes shimmered with blazing battle flames, the Six-Colored Lotus becoming more and more distinct as if pulled from the void, materializing incessantly. Every petal detail was vividly visible, hardly resembling an energy body.

"Die!" Jing Tian shouted loudly, throwing another punch, his fist still massively metallic!

Zhou Heng, however, sheathed his sword, knowing his grasp of the Six-Colored Lotus was too inexperienced. Using the Flying Waterfall Sword Technique while distracted would only diminish the power of the Six-Colored Lotus, causing a premature explosion that would attack him as well as Jing Tian, effectively committing suicide!

The silver giant fist crashed down!

Bang!

A mushroom cloud instantly formed, spreading at the base while surging toward the sky above. The barrier at the Beast Fighting Arena didn’t cover the top, providing an outlet for the ferocious energy. The mushroom cloud soared hundreds of feet into the air, clearly visible throughout the Imperial Capital!

Below, the dust took a long time to clear, Zhou Heng and Jing Tian still stood facing each other, both filled with fighting spirit.

"Zhou Heng, you’re strong and talented. However, you’ve strayed from the right path," Jing Tian clenched his fists, "Today, I must kill you!"

"When did I not realize you talk so much nonsense!" Zhou Heng placed his left hand over his chest, a Six-Colored Lotus forming anew, generating faster than before!

This indicated that Zhou Heng’s mastery of this technique was improving at a terrifying pace!

Jing Tian’s expression changed. He was a martial prodigy of monster level, but in terms of understanding, he seemed inferior compared to Zhou Heng! He was still within the normal range, only having reached the pinnacle, whereas the other was an absolute freak!

He couldn’t allow his opponent any more opportunities to improve!

Jing Tian roared in anger, his silver fist swinging, aiming for Zhou Heng.

He didn’t need any fancy moves. Reaching the realm of momentum, all techniques shatter with one punch. All he needed was absolute power to crush everything! His advantage lay in being slightly higher in cultivation level than Zhou Heng, and with the enhancement of his Bloodline Power, his strength far surpassed Zhou Heng’s.

Absolute strength, total domination!

Boom!

The silver giant fist, like a torrential downpour, struck towards Zhou Heng.

Whoosh!

In the stands, the regular audience members clapped their hands to pieces, such a duel of dragons and tigers was not something one saw every day! A Heavenly Spirit Body level of Bloodline Power. Unprecedented in Cold Blue Country, it was truly an eye-opener.

Meanwhile, martial artists of Initial Separation Realm appeared utterly disheartened, each displaying extremely grim expressions.

These two monsters!

In the face of these two, who wouldn’t feel inferior, who still had confidence? Being born in the same era as these two monsters was simply a tragedy. Under their brilliant spotlights, who could see their own figures?

They weren’t even worthy of being side characters!

"Go!" Zhou Heng continuously waved his hand, summoning one Six-Colored Lotus after another, warding off the sky-full of silver giant fists.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Even with the arena’s protective formations, the entire Beast Fighting Arena shook and swayed as if struck by an earthquake, exciting and frightening the audience so much they wanted to scream and flee at the same time.

Zhou Heng frowned slightly, knowing the Six-Colored Lotus was enough to contest with Jing Tian, but if it dragged on, he would definitely be at a disadvantage since his strength was inferior to Jing Tian’s. Now, they seemed equal in battle power, but it was at the cost of depleting more of his own strength.

If it dragged on, he would certainly exhaust his strength first!

Time to turn up the heat!

A crazed glint flashed in Zhou Heng’s eyes. In martial arts, he was undeniably a madman!

Seven-Colored Lotus!

He grinned, exposing his teeth. The key to the Five Elements Lotus Break was balance, and then, breaking that balance to unleash terrifying power! The Five Elements constituted a great balance, and adding two types of Bloodline Power could also achieve balance.

Purple Flame and Metallic Transformation? Not suitable; these two weren’t opposites!

Then use Purple Flame and Azure Dragon water power!

Zhou Heng’s hands danced in circles, the lotus reappeared. The five-colored petals were as before, but the stalk had changed, now intertwined with one purple and one blue color!

Water and fire were incompatible, but Zhou Heng forcibly twisted them to one side with a subtle balance, as they were both his Bloodline Powers, under his control!

Seven-Colored Lotus!

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

A loud explosion resounded, a huge plume of smoke soared into the sky, this mushroom cloud shot up a thousand feet high, bursting through the restrictions of the Beast Fighting Arena and spreading outward in all directions, boom, boom, boom, the skies above the Imperial Capital constantly roared with sounds like muffled thunder. (To be continued. If you like this work, we invite you to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your vote, monthly ticket. Your support will be my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)