Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword-Chapter 625 - 602: Pill Formation (3/3)

People swarmed from all directions like a tide, their target being the Moonlight Lotus in the Fire Divine Furnace!

No one knew why Zhou Heng was so foolish to not consume the Moonlight Lotus after obtaining it. But that wasn’t their concern; what mattered was that the Moonlight Lotus was still there, and every one of them hoped to snatch it.

Zhou Heng activated his Swift Cloud Radiant Step, and in a flash, he was beside the Fire Divine Furnace. He lifted the Pill Furnace with his left hand, and with a flick of his right hand, the Black Sword was ready as he bellowed, "Who wants to come and die?"

With a commanding shout, his voice shook for miles!

He carried the King’s Aura, and with that shout, the vast majority of people felt their knees weaken and fell directly to the ground. Only a few with strong wills could remain standing, and the only one unaffected was Zhong Gufeng.

—He too possessed the King’s Aura, naturally immune to Zhou Heng’s influence.

"Fight me!" Zhong Gufeng also shouted, his killing intent overflowing. The crowd was already chilled by Zhou Heng’s shout, but with his killing aura bearing down on them, some peoples’ hearts even burst outright!

Those who came here were all Moonlight Emperors. Normally, neither Zhou Heng nor Zhong Gufeng could have achieved such a feat with their aura alone, but the combined auras of the two produced this terrifying result!

Pop! Pop! Pop!

One heart after another burst, and in an instant, at least a dozen people died, their vitalities severed, not even Deities were spared and were crushed to smithereens, completely dead.

The crowd was horrified; they were all the pride of their families’ younger generation in their respective Immortal Cities, each with a certain reputation, outstanding out of billions of people!

But compared to Zhou Heng and Zhong Gufeng, they paled in comparison!

However, this did not deter them; instead, it made them even more eager to obtain the Moonlight Lotus!

Why were Zhou Heng and Zhong Gufeng so domineering? Of course, because they both possessed at least an Eight-Wheel Moon, absolutely overwhelming for ordinary Moonlight Emperors. If they could obtain the Moonlight Lotus, it meant they could at least form an Eight-Wheel Moon, possessing the strength to compete with the two!

How could that not drive people mad?

Immortal Realm was a world that revered strength, and everyone had an innate madness for improving their power. If Zhou Heng or Zhong Gufeng had been from the Sunshine Realm, then no matter how much they desired it, they wouldn’t come up to court death.

But the Moonlight Emperor was the final Realm of the Moonlight Realm. Even with Seven Wheels, Eight Wheels, or Ten Wheels Moon, they couldn’t break through the Realm’s barriers, hence they all harbored the hope and motivation for a desperate battle.

Besides, Zhou Heng was now locked in a fierce battle with Zhong Gufeng. When two strong powers clashed, there must be one injury. Regardless of who won, they would suffer injuries, and this was the best chance to take advantage. Moreover, amid the fight, Zhou Heng might lose control of that Pill Furnace. It contained the Moonlight Lotus; if they could snatch it, they could flee with the prize!

The crowd surged forward; though their Battle Power was far from comparable to those of the Eight-Wheel Moon, they were Moonlight Emperors, not to be underestimated!

Zhou Heng’s strength was in his Battle Power; his defense had not improved much. A hit by a Moonlight Emperor would surely hurt him! And what more of the relentless bombardment from so many Moonlight Emperors?

If it had been any other time, Zhou Heng could have killed more than ten with a punch using the overwhelming strength of the Eight-Wheel Moon. But he was currently engaged in a fierce fight with Zhong Gufeng; how could he spare any effort?

"Get lost!" Zhong Gufeng roared in anger. He wanted a fair fight with Zhou Heng to prove he was the strongest Moonlight Emperor. Proud to the extreme, he showed no mercy to those offering help and, turning around, threw a punch. Boom, the violent force coupled with the intense killing intent surged through, instantly killing seven people!

This guy was truly reckless; those Moonlight Emperors were from Sunshine Realm families, each with significant backgrounds, yet he killed without a second thought, showing no mercy.

Seizing the opportunity, Zhou Heng also turned and slashed, his Swift Cloud Radiant Step unfolding as the Black Sword swept through!

He was now an Eight-Wheel Moon, and with the suppression of his aura, those Moonlight Emperors were like weeds in his eyes, easily reaped by his sword!

Plop! Plop! Plop!

Nine heads flew up into the air, as their bodies, decapitated, spurted fresh blood. Zhou Heng, holding his sword, stood solemnly, but the killing intent in his eyes blazed fiercely. He had transformed from a noble warrior into a ferocious killing god, his aura no weaker than Zhong Gufeng’s!

The crowd was aghast, none expecting Zhong Gufeng to "join forces" with Zhou Heng. The combined strength of two Moonlight Emperors surpassing the Seven Wheels Moon was terrifying to the extreme!

They all drew back, no longer daring to interfere. Whoever went up was courting death!

"Hand over the Moonlight Lotus!" Yuan Shaohuang, who had been silent so far, burst forth. He brandished his purple-gold spear and rushed at Zhou Heng, thrusting his spear with an explosive force that morphed into a roaring White Tiger Divine Beast, overwhelming in might!

Zhou Heng raised his Black Sword to counter, the Feiyu Seven Swords in motion, meeting the assault head-on.

Boom!

Sword and spear clashed, igniting a shower of sparks. Both men retreated several steps, their faces flushed red, having fought to a stalemate.

Yuan Shaohuang, like Zhong Gufeng, had the advantage of two extra full Moon Wheels of strength over Zhou Heng, but his Moon Wheels were not as pure as Zhou Heng’s, and he was also repressed by Zhou Heng’s Purple Flame Heavenly Dragon aura, resulting in an even match.

"This opponent is mine!" Zhong Gufeng bellowed, bursting into the fray, brandishing his twin daggers. One stabbed at Zhou Heng and the other at Yuan Shaohuang.

The madman was attacking two Moonlight Emperors who exceeded limits at the same time!

Zhou Heng burst into laughter, swinging the Fire Divine Furnace with his left hand at Zhong Gufeng, while his right hand holding the Black Sword still targeted Yuan Shaohuang.

He was naturally combative and had no desire to join forces with Yuan Shaohuang to kick Zhong Gufeng out of the competition.

"Two madmen!" Yuan Shaohuang cursed in his heart, but with two attacks bearing down on him, he either had to retreat or stand firm and face them head on—there was no third option. Crying out in sorrowful anger, he swung his spear in a circle, creating a defensive barrier in front of himself.

He still kept a trick up his sleeve, opting for pure defense, which definitely conserved more energy than attacking. Once Zhou Heng and Zhong Gufeng were both exhausted from their clash, it would be his turn to swoop in and clean up the aftermath.

The trio battled fiercely, all having broken through the Seven Wheels Moon Realm limit, exhibiting terrifying battle power. The shockwaves from their chaotic fight were unbearable, forcing observers to constantly retreat and erect their defenses just to keep standing.

"Kid, the Moonlight Pills are ready, and I’m going back to sleep. Don’t use me to hit others again. What if you break me? Besides, even if I’m not damaged, waking me up like this is still wrong!" The Fire Divine Furnace suddenly sent a divine sense wave to Zhou Heng.

Zhou Heng laughed heartily, smacked the Fire Divine Furnace, and whoosh—whoosh—whoosh, at least a dozen pills shot out from the pill furnace, which he gathered into his arms with one sweep.

Others may not have seen how many sections of the Moonlight Lotus root there were, but he knew precisely—there were three sections!

The Fire Divine Furnace was capable of refining ten pills from every section of the lotus root. However, Huo Tian had made Zhou Heng promise to save a section and the stalk for her. As a result, the Fire Divine Furnace only refined two sections of the Moonlight Lotus, yielding twenty Moonlight Pills in total.

He immediately popped a pill into his mouth.

Zhong Gufeng and Yuan Shaohuang had seen him throw the Moonlight Lotus into the pill furnace, but now they saw several pills appear. Could this guy have already refined the Moonlight Lotus into pills?

Impossible. It had only been a few minutes, and he had been fighting fiercely the entire time—when would he have had the chance to perform alchemy?

A Moonlight Pill dissolved in his stomach, and its effects rapidly manifested. Zhou Heng felt a heat coursing through his body, with nature’s spiritual energy wildly flooding towards him, as if about to burst him energetically.

Hum!

A crescent moon suddenly appeared!

The Nine Wheels Moon!

All onlookers stared agape. It was... the effect of the Moonlight Lotus!

Zhou Heng had indeed refined the Moonlight Lotus into pills!

It looked like there were about fifteen... nearly twenty pills!

Hiss!

How many sections of a Moonlight Lotus root were there? At most four or five, yet Zhou Heng’s alchemy had turned them into as many as twenty pills! Moreover, each pill possessed the same potency as a section of the lotus root.

This prodigy was not only terrifyingly strong in battle, but his alchemy skills were also heaven-defying!

All the bystanders’ eyes went red with envy—there were nearly twenty sections of the Moonlight Lotus at stake now!

Nature’s spiritual energy continuously nourished Zhou Heng’s body, and the crescent moon swiftly matured, evolving from a crescent to a waning moon, from a waning moon to a half moon.

"Hand over the pills!" Yuan Shaohuang said, both anxious and angry. If Zhou Heng advanced to the Nine Wheels Moon Realm, he would be tough to deal with! Moreover, with so many pills in Zhou Heng’s possession, if his potential were sufficient, he might even break through to the Ten Wheels Moon!

He had to be stopped!

"Interesting!" Zhong Gufeng revealed a bloodthirsty and murderous smile. Raising his twin daggers, he launched another attack, still showing no intent to ally with Yuan Shaohuang, attacking both opponents simultaneously instead.

"Zhong Gufeng, you fool!" Yuan Shaohuang roared in fury. How could this idiot be so indiscriminately reckless? Didn’t he realize that if things continued this way, Zhou Heng would grow powerful enough to completely crush him?

"Hmph, coward!" Zhong Gufeng said coldly, contempt written all over his face. "Do you really think you’re fit to be my rival with such a mentality? Yuan Shaohuang, starting from the Moonlight Realm, I will widen the gap between us—you’ll forever be fit only to grovel at my feet!"

Madman! A complete madman!

Yuan Shaohuang truly wanted to smash Zhong Gufeng to pieces. Right now, what was there to fight over? The pills refined from the Moonlight Lotus and the No Moon Lotus were the real prize! If he could just seize those pills first, everything else could be dealt with later.

Zhou Heng executed the Swift Cloud Radiant Step. He was currently in the process of nurturing his Moon Wheel, his battle power temporarily unable to be fully exerted. But that was only temporary. Once the Moon Wheel was complete, he would have an absolute advantage.

The Moonlight Pill worked inside him, bridging heaven and earth, continuously supplying the purest spiritual energy to Zhou Heng.

The Nine Wheels Moon evolved from a half moon into a full moon.

Hum! Hum! Hum!

Finally, this moon became indistinguishable in size from the other eight moons. The Nine Wheels Moon reflected one another, trembling ever so slightly to unleash an immense force.

Bang!

Zhou Heng suddenly lunged forward, punching the purple-golden spear and sending Yuan Shaohuang flying off with his spear. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile readers please visit m.qidian.com to read.)