Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword-Chapter 608 - 585 Searching for the Order (1/3)

Yang Lanxin had already developed a terrible impression of Lin Caijun and Liu Hanye; she couldn’t care less about whether they were injured or not as long as Zhou Heng didn’t kill them.

This girl was outgoing, and for Zhou Heng’s sake, she would even forsake her own father, let alone Lin Caijun and Liu Hanye.

From a distance, Lin Caijun and Liu Hanye struggled to their feet, and after casting a hateful glance at Zhou Heng, they quickly turned around and ran.

This place was too dangerous, teeming with beings on the level of the Moonlight King. The two of them were like stones thrown into the sea, easily overlooked, and if they died, it would be without a trace.

As for Yang Lanxin... since she was already Zhou Heng’s person, it would be best if they all died here!

What good is even the most beautiful woman if she does not belong to you? Besides, when you wield considerable power, what kind of woman can’t you obtain?

Liu Hanye and Lin Caijun exchanged glances, both seeing ambition and murderous intent in each other’s eyes—If Zhou Heng and Yang Lanxin continued on, the odds were that they would die here.

If Yang Lanxin died, the future head of the Yang family would have to come from one of the two of them!

Under such circumstances, how could they not be wary of each other while thinking about how to kill their rival?

This was the Starwind Space, and it was nothing out of the ordinary for anyone to die here!

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Zhou Heng, along with his companions and the donkey, also continued to move forward. Huo Tian took out the Nine Mystic Trial Tower, and upon opening it, a group of women rushed out, chattering nonstop to Zhou Heng after being cooped up for several days.

Wherever there were powerful Demon Beasts, there were sure to be Order Tokens, which one could obtain as long as they had sufficient battle power. Besides, Order Tokens could be found all over the Starwind Space, it’s just that their locations were bound to be tricky and finding them required a lot of time and effort.

If it were only a few people like Zhou Heng searching, then they would have to look everywhere diligently, and with some luck, they might even find some Immortal Herbs. But now, there was a Peerless Heavenly Maiden whose strength was unknown, perhaps Huo Tian would have some method.

—After all, she managed to bring the Nine Mystic Trial Tower into this space, so finding a few Order Tokens should not be difficult, right?

As soon as Zhou Heng broached the topic with Huo Tian, the stunning beauty nodded without hesitation, closed her beautiful eyes briefly, and then pointed in a direction when she opened them again, saying, "There!"

The group headed in the direction pointed out by Huo Tian, and everyone trusted her completely, a hundred, even a thousand percent.

The place appeared plain and ordinary, just a common valley. If there had to be something unusual, it was a rock the size of a human head.

"Underneath!" Huo Tian pointed at the rock.

With a thought, Zhou Heng activated his Domain Field, unleashing a destructive force that pulverized the rock with a snap. Beneath it laid a golden token quietly resting, palm-sized and looking just like a bamboo ticket.

"An Order Token!" Yang Lanxin exclaimed softly. She was the only one among those present who had seen an Order Token before.

Zhou Heng picked up the token, and as soon as he grasped it, a beam of golden light surged into the sky, visible for at least a hundred miles around before quickly fading, leaving no trace of disturbance.

In that instant, seven figures shot from different directions and hovered in front of Zhou Heng and his group, mid-air.

Four Moonlight Sovereigns and three Moonlight Kings.

The three Moonlight Kings paused, then respectfully saluted the other four before saying, "We take our leave!" With that, they immediately turned to leave.

The four Moonlight Sovereigns didn’t pursue them as their primary goal was to snatch the Order Token and further collect the Moonlight Lotus; killing was not their main objective. Besides, aside from a few inherently bloodthirsty individuals, how many actually took pleasure in slaughter?

If the Order Token was in Zhou Heng’s hands, what point was there for the others to pursue?

"Hand over the Order Token and get out!" A Moonlight Sovereign clad in green attire, with thick black hair and a youthful appearance despite being in his twenties, spoke. Oddly, he bore a single horn on his forehead.

An Alien Race!

Like the Mortal Realm, the Immortal Realm wasn’t solely ruled by humans but rather all humanoid beings; many species coexisted and flourished. Humans were relatively dominant, having significant say in Juexian City, but they were not the only ones.

Zhou Heng glanced over; at least three of the four Moonlight Sovereigns were not of the human race. Besides the horned man, there was another with green hair as thick as a finger, wriggling like water snakes.

Another had a long, purple-red crocodile tail trailing behind, which despite its crocodilian nature, did not convey a sense of brutality or awkwardness but added a touch of nobility and dominance.

These three looked young, but the last one was completely different.

He was the only one who looked like a human, quite possibly a real human being, but he was very old, his face lined with wrinkles and his hair white. This would not be unusual in any other place, but the Starwind Trial had strict age requirements!

This man was definitely not actually old. He might have cultivated some bizarre technique, or perhaps he had stayed in one Realm for too long, breaking through only as his lifespan neared depletion, which made him display such an aged appearance.

All four of them gazed at Zhou Heng coldly; though there were many in Zhou Heng’s group, the strongest were just two Moonlight Kings. Any one of them could suppress the others with a wave of their hand.

They were each other’s true competitors.

Zhou Heng smiled faintly and said, "It seems you all are determined to have it! If you want to fight, then let’s fight!" He too rose into the air, confident with Huo Tian protecting those below.

"Ignorant fool!" The Unicorn Moonlight Emperor immediately reached out to grab Zhou Heng. He had no intention of entangling himself in this matter any further, as others had already breached into the second section of the gorge—the focus now was to chase after them swiftly!

He did not take Zhou Heng seriously at all. It wasn’t arrogance; how could a mere Moonlight Sovereign possibly make him treat him with full courtesy?

Exercising caution was appropriate, but excessive caution was simply a lack of confidence in oneself.

Zhou Heng faintly smiled, his right fist tightened, and the golden Divine Radiance flickered as he moved to meet the Unicorn Moonlight Emperor head-on.

Boom!

An explosive shockwave radiated from the two of them towards all directions, with continuous pounding sounds as rocks were pulverized by the powerful gust.

Such aftermath naturally posed no threat to the other three Moonlight Emperors—they didn’t even need to lift a finger as they dissolved the incoming force with just a thought, clean and clear.

Yet seeing that the women below were also unaffected, they were surprised.

The strongest amongst these women was merely a Moonlight Sovereign; the residual force of a Moonlight Emperor’s power should be a terrifying ordeal for them. How could they seem untroubled in neutralizing it?

Moreover, that ascending Moonlight Sovereign could actually clash head-on with a Moonlight Emperor!

There’s something strange about this group!

The Unicorn Moonlight Emperor looked at Zhou Heng with a war-hungry cold smile on his lips. He had not used his full strength just now, and the same was true for his opponent!

It was understandable that he didn’t use his full strength!

As a Four Wheels Moonlight Emperor, why would he need to exert all his power against a Moonlight Sovereign? Even if he only used one ten-thousandth of his power, it definitely shouldn’t be something a Moonlight Sovereign could withstand!

—Unless the opponent broke through the Realm barriers and possessed Eight Wheels, or even more Bright Moon!

"State your name; you’re worthy of me remembering it!" he said somberly, his voice thunderous like a falling bolt.

"You’re not worthy to know my name!" Zhou Heng stood with hands behind his back. Although the other showed some respect for him now, his previous action was unequivocally offensive. If not for Zhou Heng’s strength, he would have suffered greatly if not killed!

Why should he give face to his opponent?

"Hahahaha, what audacity!" The Unicorn Moonlight Emperor laughed heartily, but after a few chuckles, his expression quickly turned serious as Four Wheels Moon resonated behind him, and he let out a long howl. All Four Wheels responded, generating a dreadfully powerful fluctuation.

The crocodile-tailed man, the green-haired man, and the elderly man simultaneously changed their expressions. They retreated one after another; two of them displayed Three Wheels Moon, and the last elderly man revealed a Five Wheels Moon, evidently exerting their full power.

This Unicorn Emperor was truly formidable. Without even making a direct move, merely a long howl compelled three Moonlight Emperors to defend with all their might, including one with a higher Realm—a Five Wheels Moonlight Emperor!

Yet, what was even more astounding were Zhou Heng and his companions!

Zhou Heng did not deploy any Moon Wheel, acting as if the sonic waves didn’t affect him at all, and those below were the same, showing not the slightest change!

This this this, have the Moonlight Sovereigns become so powerful now? Could the true Moonlight in the Third Layer Heaven be them?

Zhou Heng was unfazed, naturally because he had Black Sword within him which actively neutralized such attacks that leaned towards the mental level, while the explanation for those below was even better—they had Huo Tian holding the field!

This was after Huo Tian had advanced to Moonlight King, gaining even greater control over her own powers; otherwise, the counterattack from activating the Rune might have instantaneously collapsed the entire Starwind Space!

After exchanging glances, the crocodile-tailed man and his companions retreated further and further, all the way to at least a hundred miles away before they stopped and observed from a distance.

The Unicorn Moonlight Emperor was too powerful!

Zhou Heng, however, grew somewhat interested and said, "You must have come from above, right?" Of course, by ’above,’ he meant the high-tier Immortal City.

"Don’t you come from the same place?" The Unicorn Moonlight Emperor raised an eyebrow, displaying a hint of a smile. This group of people reeked of peculiarities, and they were certainly not nurtured by a place as small as Xihai City.

Such characters were scarce, appearing once in a blue moon, yet here were two, or perhaps even more?

The Unicorn Moonlight Emperor’s face remained calm, but his heart was churning tumultuously, searching for a family that fit this anomaly. However, he could not think of any match. It was not that there weren’t any, but that those kinds of families would never send their top members here!

After all, no one dared to openly defy the orders of Juexian City and meddle in the Starwind Trial of Lower Tier Immortal City. But what about when coveting a Treasure like the Moonlight Lotus? What then?

Just like what he did, entering here decades in advance, obtaining a "legitimate" identity, securing the Treasure, and then leaving.

The Moonlight Lotus was indeed precious, but it was unlikely that any family would risk a super-talented member like Zhou Heng, who was only a Moonlight Sovereign after all. This was a real restriction—if he fell, no amount of Moonlight Lotus could make up for it!

Who exactly are these people? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it with recommendation tickets and monthly passes at Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)