Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword-Chapter 615 - 592 One Thing Overcomes Another (2/2)

Zhou Heng executed the Swift Cloud Radiant Step, instantly positioning himself in front of Zhu Xiaoran and the others, his expression solemn.

Here, each restriction must first be opened with the Order Talisman before it can be passed through with other talismans, so he could not allow the Order Talisman to fall into someone else’s hands.

Although everyone’s goal was the Moonlight Lotus, having the Order Talisman controlled by others added many variables, which Zhou Heng could not tolerate! He was determined to obtain the Moonlight Lotus!

"Even the Moonlight Sovereign dares to be impudent in front of us!" Zhu Xiaoran snorted coldly. With a wave of his right hand, a Glazed Lamp appeared. He said to Zhang Yuting and the others behind him, "I will suppress this man, you go get the Order Talisman!"

Zhang Yuting and the others all nodded, knowing the importance of the Order Talisman. Having it would give them the upper hand. They moved, but just as they were about to leap away, they saw a slice of Sword Qi come slashing, bone-chillingly cold!

Zhou Heng stood with his sword, like a celestial soldier descending, and although there was only him and his sword, he exerted immense pressure on them.

"Brother Cha, I’ll keep watch here. You go get the Order Talisman!" Zhou Heng said indifferently.

"I’ll go! I’ll go!" For such tasks, the Black Donkey was absolutely unyielding. Immediately spreading its hooves, it ran. Zhang Yuting wanted to chase but was stopped again by Zhou Heng’s sword.

"Brother Zhou, can you handle this alone?" Cha Sui asked.

"Haha, if I can’t handle it, I’ll call for Brother Cha’s help!" Zhou Heng laughed heartily, his spirit soaring to the skies.

"How dare you!" Zhu Xiaoran became furiously enraged, his face reddening. He had previously bragged about suppressing Zhou Heng, but the man’s movements were so fast he couldn’t catch up; instead, he ended up blocking Zhang Yuting and the others, a situation most embarrassing for him!

He absolutely couldn’t let the opponent get the Order Talisman; otherwise, all the initiative would fall into the opponent’s hands!

Both sides had the same idea, though ultimately whoever obtained the Order Talisman would have to open the restriction, the timing and the number of people involved were subtle matters.

Zhu Xiaoran leaped forward, lifting the Lamp in his hand, and a burst of fierce flames sprayed out, instantly forming a sea of fire that enveloped Zhou Heng.

The range of this fire sea was immense, and its spread alarmingly fast, surrounding Zhou Heng in an instant, leaving him no chance to execute Swift Cloud Radiant Step, only allowing him to hastily muster his Spiritual Power for defense.

But these flames were extremely formidable, filled with overwhelming destructive power that dissolved half a foot of Zhou Heng’s surrounding Spiritual Power in an instant, leaving only the last foot in thickness. Yet the flame’s erosive destruction did not stop there, continuing its assault on Zhou Heng’s flesh.

Impressive!

This was definitely not an Imperial Artifact of the Moonlight Emperor level, though it also hadn’t reached the Sunshine Realm; it seemed to be somewhere in between.

"Hahaha, no matter that you possess the Fourteen Wheels Moon, in front of the Nine-Turn Lihuo Lamp of the Zhu Family, you still have only the role of a doomed man!" Zhu Xiaoran laughed wildly. The lamp in his hand was actually an Immortal Artifact of the Sunshine Sovereign level, one of the three such Artifacts the Zhu Family possessed. If it were not that the Zhu Family was resolute about obtaining the Moonlight Lotus, they would not have allowed Zhu Xiaoran to bring such a treasured artifact with him!

However, Zhu XiaoRan was after all only a Three Wheels Moonlight Emperor; he couldn’t fully activate the Nine-Turn Lihuo Lamp, but under his initiation, the Nine-Turn Lihuo Lamp still burst forth with power surpassing that of a Peak Moonlight Emperor yet slightly lesser than that of a Sunshine King.

"Go to hell!" He grimaced with a malicious smile. The Fourteen Wheels Moon was a height he could never reach, but personally crushing such a genius brought him a perverse pleasure, joy and relief!

Zhang Yuting and the others also sneered. They were from the top families in Xiwu City, specifically here to compete for the Moonlight Lotus, and each carried high-tier Immortal Artifacts bestowed by their families. Only Zhu Xiaoran was too impatient, using it as early as at the fourth barrier!

For a low-tier cultivator to activate a high-tier Immortal Artifact was a great drain on vitality, and one couldn’t recover without proper recuperation for at least ten days to half a month. To suddenly use it at such a moment was too impulsive!

But who could blame him when Zhou Heng was so outstanding? The Fourteen Wheels Moon, even they felt an urge to unleash their secret weapons and crush Zhou Heng!

They could only say their patience was much greater than Zhu Xiaoran’s; they would absolutely not use their trump cards at such a time—unless their lives were in jeopardy.

However, they no longer needed to act, as with the Nine-Turn Lihuo Lamp deployed, Zhou Heng was utterly doomed!

Even if Zhu Xiaoran could not fully unleash the power of this Immortal Artifact, Zhou Heng was just a Fourteen Wheels Moonlight Emperor; could he contend with the Extreme Fire of a Quasi-Sunshine King?

Flames engulfed him, yet Zhou Heng remained unmoved and unflustered.

His mind was churning with countless thoughts. Thousand Frost Chill was a water-based Cultivation Technique, inherently countering fire, but his own power was too weak in comparison. If he initiated the Moon Wheel, he would likely be instantly incinerated by the fierce flames!

That would be a severe loss!

Then he had no choice but to trouble the Bone Talisman Master again!

Drawing fire unto himself to activate the Bone Talisman Master!

"Kid, leave it to me!" Just then, the Fire Divine Furnace within the Dantian Space suddenly called out, "I sensed the temperature of the fire, though ridiculously weak, it’s still much betterr than your cold-storage-like Dantian Space!"

Zhou Heng’s mind flickered, yes, the predecessor of this Fire Divine Furnace was Sun Essence Gold, having absorbed countless years of fierce flames. Now, feeding on heaven and earth’s Exotic Fire, it was indeed an ancestral master of playing with fire!

He did not hesitate to deploy the Fire Divine Furnace.

"Alas, this level of flame isn’t even enough to fill the gaps between my teeth, but having starved for so many years, I’m not picky anymore!" the Fire Divine Furnace grumbled discontentedly, sending a wave of Divine Sense to Zhou Heng about how to collect the flames.

In fact, it was very simple. Zhou Heng opened the lid of the Fire Divine Furnace, faced it toward the flame, and whoosh— the Fire Divine Furnace began to suck in the flames on its own, like a giant whale drinking water, and in an instant, it had completely emptied the entire sea of fire.

The laughter of Zhu Xiaoran and others abruptly stopped.

What, what’s happening!

Everyone’s gaze was fixed on the Fire Divine Furnace that Zhou Heng was holding in his left hand; nobody thought that Zhou Heng would suddenly pull out a useless thing. It must be that furnace that had absorbed all the flames.

"Who exactly are you!" Sun Yuchuan stepped forward and demanded.

Though the Nine-Turn Lihuo Lamp hadn’t unleashed its strongest power, holding back flames like this would require at least a Sunshine King-level Immortal Artifact!

That meant Zhou Heng must be from a family in the Sunshine Realm, maybe even one on their level! That would be problematic. Although killing wasn’t forbidden in the Starwind Space, what if it got out that they had ganged up on Zhou Heng and invited retaliation?

Like Zi Yingming and Guo Yuhou, although they were adversaries, even if one had a chance to kill the other, they would let it pass, because they could not provoke a war between their two major families!

When scions of great houses venture out, they represent not just themselves but also their families!

They enjoy the benefits of their family’s aura, but at the same time, they must bear the corresponding responsibilities!

If Zhou Heng’s background wasn’t weaker than theirs, Zhu Xiaoran and the others absolutely couldn’t afford to kill him, unless they could ensure the secret would never leak!

Don’t think that Zhu Xiaoran and his allies were well-bonded; this alliance was only temporarily formed to vie for the Moonlight Lotus and would dissolve outside the Starwind Space. Who would keep secrets for another?

Zhou Heng gave a mild smile and said, "Just a nameless nobody."

"You’re seeking your own death!" Zhu Xiaoran also hesitated initially. Though he was somewhat impulsive, being sent here by his family meant he wasn’t entirely brainless. Since Zhou Heng refused to reveal his history, why should he show any mercy?

"Lihuo Second Transformation!" His expression stern, he slapped the lamp in his hand, and boom—a surge of flame burst forth, turning from red to blue as it rolled towards Zhou Heng.

The previous red flame was the Lihuo First Transformation, which, given his cultivation level, he could use thrice in the short term without weakening his own power—did he really think he’d use his trump card here?

But now he could only use the Lihuo Second Transformation once in the short term—it was really impulsive this time!

Boom!

The fierce flames boiled, aiming to turn the entire world into a fiery furnace!

"Just a tad stronger!" the Fire Divine Furnace transmitted Divine Sense, "Kid, if you ever get such an opportunity again, let me out. Although it’s just enough to whet my appetite, I’m so starved my back sticks to my chest; I won’t be so picky!"

This guy is also a tricky one!

Zhou Heng thought to himself, opened the furnace lid, and once again, the sky full of fire was cleanly absorbed by the Fire Divine Furnace.

Zhu Xiaoran and the others had their expressions change once again. Although not everyone was aware of the power of the Nine-Turn Lihuo Lamp, they could all sense that the power of this second flame was greater than the first, nearing the Sunshine Realm!

"Coming again?" Zhou Heng asked with a smile. He wasn’t qualified to operate the Fire Divine Furnace and unleash the power of this unknown rank treasure, but because of that, he didn’t need to use a bit of Spiritual Power—all was operated by the Fire Divine Furnace itself, with ease.

He noticed that Zhu Xiaoran exerting the Nine-Turn Lihuo Lamp was coming at a considerable cost, but he was substituting effort with ease, and no matter how the struggle went, he was bound to be the ultimate victor.

Zhu Xiaoran’s face turned from red to blue—Zhou Heng was humiliating him in public! But to use the third transformation of the Nine-Turn Lihuo Lamp, his cultivation level was far from sufficient, and though barely possible, it would come at a great cost—

—A large amount of Essence Blood! This would cost him a regression in cultivation!

This was his true trump card, knowing even in his impulsiveness it could only be used in the final struggle for the Moonlight Lotus. Moreover, he feared that even unleashing the third transformation could be effortlessly neutralized by Zhou Heng.

Then he truly would be at a great loss!

He had to swallow this humiliation, whether he could bear it or not!

After all, he and Zhang Yuting among others were currently allies, so why should he be the only one exerting effort?

Losing face is just losing face; for the benefit of the family, what does personal dignity amount to?

Zhu Xiaoran didn’t respond, but instead took a step back, standing shoulder to shoulder with Zhang Yuting and the others, clearly preparing for a joint attack. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on QiDian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)