Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword-Chapter 604 - 581

The drop of blood from Huo Tian, though crimson, did not resemble a drop of blood at all, but rather a cluster of life-containing liquid that quivered gently on its own.

Tu Gang took a step forward, but before he even touched the drop of blood, he thudded to his knees, his whole body trembling, his face deathly pale. With a series of cracks from his joints, he lay prostrate on the ground, paying the utmost homage.

This phenomenon had often occurred around Huo Tian, but as the Peerless Heavenly Maiden leaped into the Divine Infant Realm, she was able to control this ability, using it at will. However, now that her blood had left her body, it was beyond her control.

Huo Tian’s identity was certainly supreme, and this drop of blood was incredibly revered!

It was not something that Tu Gang, a mere Moonlight Sovereign, could endure!

Zhou Heng sighed and took the bottle, placing the Void Control drop of blood into it.

Immediately, a pale white radiance rose but then vanished. However, after a few seconds, the pale white light reappeared and then disappeared again, as if a candle were flickering on and off.

This sight astonished everyone present!

However, compared to the bizarre occurrences before, like the forty-nine bolts of lightning and the blood rain from the sky, this oddity could not compare and was far less significant.

Tu Gang finally managed to get up. Staring at the flickering light, he was at a loss for words for a moment.

The pale white light indicated that Huo Tian was no older than five hundred years, but why was it flickering? He had never encountered such a situation before!

"Tu Gang, are you done?" Zhou Heng asked impatiently.

"Done, done, under a hundred years!" Tu Gang blurted out after a shock, reasoning that a little leniency wouldn’t matter since Huo Tian was accompanying Medicine Venerate Lord. Besides, it indeed was white light – it just occasionally went out. And him being old, wasn’t it perfectly normal to miss it?

With a light gesture, Huo Tian summoned the drop of blood, which instantly shot out of the bottle and descended into her palm, disappearing into her skin without a trace!

Tu Gang was immensely shocked!

The bottle seemed ordinary, yet it contained a complex, immensely powerful formation inside. While it couldn’t be used against enemies, any blood that entered would be shredded, allowing age analysis.

But Huo Tian’s drop of blood was intact!

That meant her blood could resist the pressure of the formation!

Was the blood that left her body still so terrifyingly potent?

Although Tu Gang was wholly devoted to alchemy, he was no fool—how could a fool become a Two Stars Pharmacist? He immediately realized that Huo Tian was extraordinary, perhaps even more so than Zhou Heng!

Recalling how he had unwittingly prostrated himself before that drop of blood, the forty-nine thunderbolts, the deep sorrow that cut to the bone – if all these were connected to Huo Tian...

Indeed, everything had started when she cut her skin!

If it were true, what kind of existence was this woman? A single drop of her blood could make heaven and earth weep, causing people to vomit blood – she was beyond simply powerful!

His mind was flooded with thoughts, and although his doubts were numerous, he was a pharmacist, with Medicine Venerate Lord right by his side; he dared not continue pondering!

He decided to stop there, as if he had seen nothing at all!

After completing the age test, Zhou Heng and the others immediately left the hall. It was almost night, and the Starwind Trial was to begin early the next day.

On the way back, Black Donkey fell behind, moving slower and slower.

Unlike the others, it had tasted Huo Tian’s bitterness, not just once!

The one who had discovered Huo Tian was not just Zhou Heng; it also had witnessed an enormous peach tree transform into a mere sprout and be absorbed into Huo Tian’s body, leaving it utterly astounded!

With the previous relentless thunder and drifting blood rain, it first thought of Huo Tian. Aside from this demoness, no one else could accomplish such feats!

It feared nothing in heaven or earth, except Huo Tian was ingrained in its bones with dread; it wouldn’t dare stay too close to her!

"Rest well, the Starwind Trial begins tomorrow!" Yang Lanxin said.

Lin Caijun and Liu Hanye both returned to their rooms. Zhou Heng, of course, most wanted to slip into Huo Tian’s room and sleep with her, but that was merely a beautiful thought. He first returned to his room, but after a short while, he climbed out of the window and made his way below Yang Lanxin’s room window.

The window was closed, but that did not hinder him; with a wave of Spiritual Power in the void, the window opened, and he slid in like a fish.

"The Starwind Trial starts tomorrow, so behave yourself!" Yang Lanxin immediately pursed her lips after spotting him, in case he started to get handsy again.

Zhou Heng chuckled, now that he had come, how could he willingly back down?

Once the clouds dispersed and the rain ceased, Yang Lanxin lay atop Zhou Heng, tracing circles on his chest with her jade hand and asked, "How old are you exactly?" She knew Zhou Heng was frightfully young, but she didn’t know his exact age.

Zhou Heng scratched his head, he hadn’t celebrated any birthdays since leaving Origin Stone Town, and with Xuanqian Continent on the brink of collapse and its climate utterly unstable, it was difficult to gauge time passing through the seasons.

After a bit of thought, he said, "About twenty-four or twenty-five, I guess!"

"Compared with you, I’m like an old granny!" sighed Yang Lanxin leisurely.

In truth, she qualified for the Starwind Trial, which meant she was still considered among the ranks of the young elites. But indeed, she was almost eight thousand years old. Although she still had a long lifespan ahead, she was far surpassed by Zhou Heng.

"No problem, I don’t mind being cradled-snatched by you!"

"Stop messing around, it’s nearly dawn!"

"We have enough time!"

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"You’re late!" Lin Caijun’s face darkened, his eyes nearly spewing fire.

Liu Hanye also wore a similar expression. Both were seasoned players in the field of romance, and they couldn’t miss the meaning behind the flush that hadn’t yet faded from Yang Lanxin’s pretty face.

You must have had quite a night, huh?

Seeing Yang Lanxin’s demeanor, not yet fully recovered from her amorous state, added an extra layer of allure to this inherently seductive beauty, a bewitching charm that emanated from her very bones, stoking jealousy, hatred, and anger in the two men.

How they wished they were the man who had lain over Yang Lanxin last night!

Yang Lanxin’s expression turned icy as she swept a cold glance at Lin Caijun, her displeasure clear.

Although she hadn’t publicized Lin Caijun’s misdeeds, that didn’t mean she had forgiven him! She had already resolved to banish this cousin of hers after the Starwind Trial. Yet, he still had the audacity to reproach her and Zhou Heng; the saying was right—the wicked complain first.

"Get lost, pretty boy, or Donkey Master will smack you until your face blooms!" Black Donkey was the first to stand up and shout.

Lin Caijun trembled with rage. Being suppressed by Zhou Heng was one thing; Zhou Heng was a Three Stars Pharmacist, whom he dared not provoke. But what about this damn donkey? Merely a Moonlight King, not even worthy to carry his shoes!

To reproach him was merely to take advantage of Zhou Heng’s backing!

Lin Caijun held his tongue, as confronting a Three Stars Pharmacist was impossible for him, yet his grudge deepened.

He was determined to kill Zhou Heng during the Starwind Trial!

Five people and a donkey, guided by servants, arrived at a square behind the Situ Family residence. There was a teleportation gate in the center of the square, but it wasn’t activated yet. Over a thousand people were already waiting in silence.

Despite being the latest to arrive, Zhou Heng and his group still had some time before the start of the Starwind Trial. Another half-hour passed before five Old Ancestors from the Situ Family made their appearance, along with another thirteen major families from Wild Horse City.

—Though the Yang family had taken over the Fu family’s spot, they were busy with moving and thus not present.

"It’s almost time. Everyone, make your final preparations. I hope you’ll all perform your best and bring glory to our Wild Horse City!" Situ Yaofang spoke on behalf of the Situ Family.

"No space artifacts are allowed to be carried. This rule has been made clear earlier, so I hope you don’t take your chances, or you’ll bear the consequences!"

"Let’s begin!"

The teleportation gate came to life, humming as two beams of purple light emitted from its pillars and wove together to form a purple Gate of Light.

"Time is limited, quickly enter!" yelled Situ Yaofang loudly.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—silhouettes shot toward the teleportation gate, vanishing as soon as they passed through one side of the Gate of Light without reappearing on the other, but instead disappearing without a trace.

"Let’s go!" Zhou Heng grabbed Yang Lanxin with his left hand and held Huo Tian with his right, fearing that passing through the teleportation gate might separate them. As for the cheeky donkey, it was the least of his concerns.

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