Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword-Chapter 621 - 598: Advancing to Moonlight Emperor (2/3)

Although somewhat regrettable, Zhou Heng had indeed formed the Twenty-One Wheels Moon, creating a complete Half Moon!

He had finally reached the limit of the Moonlight Sovereign.

"Huo Tian, is there a way for me to immediately break through into a Moonlight Emperor?" A Twenty-One Wheels Moonlight Sovereign was comparable to a Seven Wheels Moonlight Emperor, but Zhou Heng couldn’t fully relax. He always felt that Zhong Gufeng was very likely an Eight Wheels Moonlight Emperor, or even stronger!

Between an Eight-Wheel and a Seven-Wheel Moonlight Emperor was a vast chasm!

"Quick success is not the orthodox path, I can help you achieve quick success, but this might leave behind future troubles," Huo Tian said indifferently.

Zhou Heng thought for a moment and said, "I must try!"

From the Peak Moonlight Sovereign to Moonlight Emperor, one needed a process of accumulation through comprehension. He had gone through such a process when he was a Moonlight King, and it was only through a grand battle that he had completed this accumulation.

Actually, he didn’t need Huo Tian’s help, but rather sufficient pressure to help shorten the accumulation process.

"Attack me!" Huo Tian said calmly.

Zhou Heng nodded. The immense power within Huo Tian couldn’t operate on its own and would only trigger upon being attacked. However, he was also a bit worried—what if Huo Tian’s power was too great and directly killed him?

Even the Creation Emperor was like an ant in her eyes; to her enormous internal power, one ten-thousandth of it and one billionth were no different, both could easily annihilate him!

Controlling ten percent and one percent of her power was simple, but such minute variations as one ten-thousandth and one billionth required an incredibly precise mastery of internal power.

Huo Tian was only at the Moonlight King Realm—could she control it perfectly without flaws?

If he were to die from the backlash, that would be a truly wrongful death!

"Throw the Black Sword!" Just as Zhou Heng was about to raise his hand, Huo Tian suddenly spoke.

The Black Sword was Zhou Heng’s reliance to remain fearless of Huo Tian’s pressure. Otherwise, how could he be an exception when others entering within a ten-foot range of Huo Tian had to prostrate themselves, but only he was unaffected by such pressure?

Without a second thought, Zhou Heng handed the Black Sword over to Huo Tian, then extended his right hand and gently tapped on Huo Tian’s beautiful face.

Bang!

A pink halo suddenly opened behind Huo Tian, transforming into a gigantic peach blossom. From within her, numerous Runes lit up, unleashing an aura that suppressed heaven and earth.

She extended her right hand, her index finger curled up, porcelain-white like beautiful jade, and gently tapped on Zhou Heng’s forehead.

Hum! Hum! Hum!

Zhou Heng’s mind was instantly filled with countless illusions, morphing into mighty enemies that ferociously attacked him.

He himself was completely unaware of this, as if he had transformed into an ancient war deity facing countless formidable enemies, with only battle as the option!

Battle then battle!

His blood boiled, and the golden figure in his Sea of Consciousness thrust forward, fighting against one mighty enemy after another.

One day, two days, ten days... He fought tirelessly, the battle lasting for a full half year, all enemies were annihilated, and he had reached a critical point, achieving Divine Sense throughout.

The golden figure immersed itself into the Sea of Consciousness, and he began his final transformation.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The Twenty-One Moon Wheels trembled together, beginning a qualitative change.

The Seven Bright Moons fused first, and after countless failures, they finally merged into a single crescent. Nature’s spiritual energy surged crazily, this crescent grew rapidly, and simultaneously, the remaining fourteen Bright Moons also began to merge two by two, forming seven crescents.

Nurtured by nature’s spiritual energy, the eight crescents grew rapidly, from crescent to Waning Moon, from Waning Moon to Half Moon, from Half Moon to Full Moon!

Eight Wheels Moonlight Emperor!

Zhou Heng suddenly opened his eyes, a flash of brilliance passed by, then vanished instantly.

"How long has it been?" He looked around, still in the original valley, yet he vividly remembered enduring half a year of bloody slaughter.

"Don’t worry, only two days have passed. The passage of consciousness and the true flow of time are different!" Huo Tian was right by his side.

That’s good!

Zhou Heng glanced around; all the women had already awakened, and he was the last one!

"We have at most four days until that Creation Emperor emerges, we must hurry!" Zhou Heng said.

All the women nodded. Though their Cultivation Levels had not changed notably, each had gained a robust physique, giving them a future full of unlimited possibilities. This gave them immense confidence.

"Let’s go!"

Having passed through the fourth canyon, they quickly reached the end of the fifth canyon. The Demon Beast there had been killed, they used the Order to pass through, and the same was true for the sixth and seventh canyons.

Since two of the Orders were with Zi Yingming, they needed to find two more to fill this void. However, with Huo Tian, this was naturally no difficulty. They smoothly passed through the eighth canyon and entered the last one.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Just as they had bypassed the Restriction, they heard booming sounds from afar, clearly a grand battle was underway.

"It seems we’ve arrived just in time; this last Demon Beast is still alive!" Zhou Heng laughed.

The fact that this Demon Beast was alive meant that the last Restriction had not yet opened, indicating that the Moonlight Lotus was still unclaimed!

"Hurry up! Hurry up! My treasure awaits!" the Black Donkey galloped forward, spreading its hooves wide.

Zhou Heng followed closely behind, and the group soon reached the bottom of the valley.

In Nine Beasts Valley, there were nine Peak Moonlight Emperor-tier Demon Beasts, each powerful in its own right. Though their realms were the same, their battle powers were vastly different. The last of these Demon Beasts was a Nine-Headed Golden Python!

It only possessed Seven Wheels Moon, but what was terrifying was that each of its heads operated as an independent entity!

—It had nine Divinities!

Nine Divinities meant it could operate nine Domain Fields simultaneously and also fuse these nine Domain Fields perfectly together. This wasn’t a simple matter of addition; it was an enhancement by tenfold, even a hundredfold!

This Nine-Headed Golden Python was equivalent to the sum of the previous eight Peak Moonlight Emperor Demon Beasts!

This was precisely why, despite there being seventy-four cultivators who had reached this place, they had yet to slay it!

Zhou Heng didn’t rush to join the fray but instead scanned the surroundings first.

Not everyone had joined the battle. There were two exceptions: one was Zhong Gufeng, and the other was a tall, slender young man with a refined and scholarly demeanor, hardly looking like a Martial Artist, but rather a Scholar who had been immersed in poetry and books.

These two paid no heed to the battle, just eyeing each other. Although far apart, Zhou Heng could still sense the fierce clash of their combat intents.

When Zhou Heng’s Divine Sense swept over them, both turned their heads as if sensing his gaze. Seeing Zhou Heng, Zhong Gufeng’s eyes suddenly tightened, revealing a look of disbelief.

Zhou Heng had advanced to Moonlight Emperor!

He was previously a Moonlight Sovereign!

The number of Moon Wheels could be sealed, but there was no way to disguise a Moonlight Emperor as a Moonlight Sovereign, for the Bright Moon was an unmistakably clear sign!

This meant that Zhou Heng had made his breakthrough in just these short six days!

Impressive!

Ordinarily, forming just one new crescent moon would require more time, yet this fellow had directly broken through an entire small realm, truly monstrous!

After his initial surprise, Zhong Gufeng’s eyes sparkled with a hint of combat intent. He had once told Zhou Heng that they should battle again after giving him a hundred years to grow. He hadn’t expected Zhou Heng to improve so rapidly!

However, he probably wasn’t yet qualified to fight him head-on!

Zhong Gufeng naturally knew the extent of his own immense strength—how could someone who had just advanced to Moonlight Emperor possibly match him?

After glancing at Zhou Heng, he immediately redirected his focus to the man opposite him. This was his true rival, the only one.

"Who is he?" Zhou Heng asked Yang Lanxin, pointing at the refined young man.

Yang Lanxin followed his gaze, her eyes suddenly tight, and said, "This person is Yuan Shaohuang!"

"So he is Yuan Shaohuang!" Zhou Heng nodded, realizing that Yuan Shaohuang probably wasn’t from the same Immortal City as Zi Yingming and Guo Yuhou, but rather from a higher-tier Immortal City like Zhong Gufeng.

This man had had Ten Wheels Moon during his time as Moonlight Sovereign, which meant it was very likely he could possess the same or even more during his time as Moonlight Emperor!

Zhong Gufeng could seal his Moon Wheels, so why couldn’t Yuan Shaohuang?

Although rumors said he had Four Wheels Moon, nobody knew the real situation!

Perhaps he had already broken through the Seven Wheels limit and become an Eight Wheel, Nine Wheels, or even Ten Wheels Moonlight Emperor!

For families from high-tier Immortal Cities, adding several full moons over a few decades was not difficult.

The Nine-Headed Golden Python continued to fight desperately. It was incredibly strong, but those besieging it were no ordinary foes; they were young Moonlight Emperors from high-tier Immortal Cities, vastly outnumbering it!

In this barrage of attacks, the condition of the Nine-Headed Golden Python grew increasingly dire, utterly lacking the ability to fight back, reaching the brink of death.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

By contrast, the attacking side grew stronger as the battle raged on, with countless attacks swirling in the sky. The Nine-Headed Golden Python was covered with injuries, nearing death.

After its final few struggles, this mighty Nine-Headed Golden Python finally collapsed with a thunderous fall, all nine of its Divinities completely extinguished.

"Found the Opening Order!"

"Hmph, open the Restriction, and let’s see whose skills can secure the Moonlight Lotus!"

"Hahaha, who can contend with me, Yue Yuan?"

"Arrogant!"

The person with the Opening Order couldn’t afford to play any tricks; besides, what was the point in not opening the Restriction now? Everyone would undoubtedly stay right here. Would they give him a chance to sneak back and steal the Moonlight Lotus?

A streak of Golden Light flashed, and the final Restriction was also opened.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, everyone shot forward, no one willing to fall behind.

In that instant, only Zhou Heng’s group remained in the arena along with the forces of Zhong Gufeng and Yuan Shaohuang.

Zhong Gufeng and Yuan Shaohuang stared at each other, as if by agreement, simultaneously casting an Order, and with a flash of Golden Light, both passed through the Restriction.

Zhou Heng looked back at the women and the Black Donkey, and said with a smile, "Now it’s our turn to take the stage."

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