Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword-Chapter 675 - 652: Fire Giant (2/3)

Zhou Heng’s steps did not slow down in the slightest, and with his eyes wide open, the aura of a Martial King furiously swept out, instantly suppressing the momentum of those eight individuals.

Those eight simultaneously faltered. In terms of real battle power, some of them might even be Sublimation Kings, but in this special continent, it was a place where the Sunshine King reigned supreme!

Unless they were willing to use a high-tier Immortal Artifact to suppress it!

But since there was no enmity among them, and they were all here for the Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, why be aggressively pushy when there was still room to accommodate people?

After all, facing a Sunshine King supreme in this place, even a Creation Emperor dare not claim to have a sure victory!

Zhou Heng had no interest in starting a conflict either. First, these eight people were not easy to provoke, and secondly, he did not plan to absorb from the Fire Spring, so what was the point in fighting? He stepped forward into the Heavenly Pool, and the other eight experts also withdrew their focus and continued to absorb the good from the pool.

The scene calmed down, but Zhou Heng took a dive, plunging into the depths of the Heavenly Pool—he intended to enter deep into the mountain body through this pool if possible.

Wow, it’s so hot!

Zhou Heng had just dived fifty feet when he had to summon more Sun Wheels to resist the terrible heat, but as he descended a hundred feet, even ten Sun Wheels were not enough to withstand it; the temperature was too high.

Continuing to forcefully break through would only burn him to ash!

If he were closer, it would not be too bad; at worst, he would use Minor Healing Runes and give it a shot. But from the current situation, he was still a good distance from the bottom of the pool, not to mention the interior of the mountain!

"Can’t go any further!" Zhou Heng said to the Fire Divine Furnace, "I have to give up!"

"No, don’t!" the Fire Divine Furnace quickly cried out, "I can help you absorb the flames. Just bring me out!"

Zhou Heng was furious. This wretched furnace had such ability but hadn’t mentioned it sooner, causing him to suffer quite a bit earlier.

"Hehe!" Knowing it was at fault and still depending on Zhou Heng to obtain Exotic Fire, the Fire Divine Furnace could only giggle obsequiously on the side, like a docile wife.

Zhou Heng summoned the Fire Divine Furnace, opened its lid as instructed, and instantly all the heat flow was absorbed by the Fire Divine Furnace. The primary function of this Treasure Artifact was Alchemy, and though Zhou Heng was not capable enough to activate its full potential, absorbing the Power of Flame was a unique ability of the original form of the Fire Divine Furnace.

—Sun Essence Gold itself was forged from the absorption of the Power of Flame over countless years.

With this Treasure Artifact shielding him, the overwhelming heat enveloping Zhou Heng disappeared instantly, and he dove deeper.

Five hundred feet, a thousand feet, ten thousand feet!

The mountain was outrageously tall, and this Heavenly Pool was equally terrifyingly deep. Finally, after Zhou Heng had descended thirty thousand feet, he reached the bottom of the pool—where it connected to an underground river of magma, with the fiery red magma surging forward.

"Go to the left!" the Fire Divine Furnace transmitted with Divine Sense; it could sense the location of the Exotic Fire.

Zhou Heng did as instructed. This Treasure’s Rank was outrageously high; no matter how fierce the flames here were, it could easily absorb them. Anyway, Zhou Heng did not know how terrifying the temperature here was.

Without the protection of the Fire Divine Furnace, he could not fully safeguard himself with only the Runes on the top of his head; at most, he could leave a corpse behind—a top of the head, while the rest would turn to ashes.

"We’re almost there! Almost there!" The Fire Divine Furnace was filled with excitement; it yearned for the Exotic Fire just as Zhou Heng needed high-tier metals to enhance his physique.

Zhou Heng followed the layer of magma, advancing and advancing, and after half a day, the underground passage became more and more spacious. What was initially a creek slowly turned into a river, and now it was completely a long river!

"I sense it! It’s right there!" the Fire Divine Furnace suddenly shouted, and if it had hands, it would definitely be pointing straight ahead.

Zhou Heng moved forward again, and suddenly, the layer of magma dropped, and the terrain became more open, revealing a huge underground lake. The dark red magma kept pulsing, each pulse enough to instantly turn a Sublimation Emperor to ash!

There were special Restrictions here, suppressing any expert to the Sunshine King level including power, defense, and Divine Sense. Thus, this place became an absolutely forbidden area that was theoretically unreachable by anyone!

—Unless someone else also possessed a second Fire Divine Furnace or something similar.

Zhou Heng looked around and saw something floating on the layer of magma in the distance!

Wow!

The temperature here was enough to instantly turn a Sublimation Emperor to ash, so what was that thing, and how could it not melt? freēwēbηovel.c૦m

Creation King, Creation Sovereign, Creation Emperor?

Zhou Heng sped up and after approaching a bit closer, he realized it was actually a segment of a corpse!

That was definitely not a humanoid, because it possessed rock-like skin, which not only did not melt in the magma but also radiated a divine radiance, making every piece of its skin shine brightly, filled with an air of nobility.

It was a segment of an upper body; that Stone Man had a head similar to that

Zhou Heng winced, thinking that there shouldn’t be such a huge stone in the world, and moreover, it had taken the shape of a human. It must have been that this Essence Stone developed "life" and gradually evolved into what it was now.

"Kid, hurry up and take me there, I want to devour this Essence Stone!" Fire Divine Furnace exclaimed loudly.

"Such a big fellow, he should bring you a lot of benefits, right?" Zhou Heng said as he swam forward.

"Pah, what’s the use of being big? The key is how much Exotic Fire it contains! This Stone Man is indeed large, but its body is half-destroyed, and who knows how many years it has been here, losing most of its Exotic Fire’s energy!" Fire Divine Furnace immediately responded with a gritted voice.

"Are you saying that this volcano was formed because of this corpse?" Zhou Heng asked.

"Of course, it’s Exotic Fire we’re talking about, its power is not simple at all!"

As they spoke, Zhou Heng had already gotten extremely close to the corpse of the Stone Man.

Not only was it the Power of Flame refinining the body and soul, but this Stone Man must have also been an incredibly powerful being while alive, as even in death, it emitted an infinite oppressive power, definitely reaching the height of a Creation Emperor!

This sort of oppressive force could have crushed any Sunshine King, but Zhou Heng not only had the Fire Divine Furnace absorbing the heat but also the Black Sword offsetting the pressure, allowing him to approach without any problems.

As he got closer, his view narrowed, and he felt even more the enormity of this Stone Man!

Zhou Heng placed the Fire Divine Furnace on the body of the Stone Man, and the furnace immediately sprang into action, lighting up brightly, and whoosh—the half of the Stone Man’s corpse vanished into thin air!

"Did you just devour it?" Zhou Heng appeared quite astonished.

"Of course, did you think I needed to prepare a pair of chopsticks and digest it slowly?" With the Exotic Fire now in hand, the attitude of the Fire Divine Furnace changed immediately—it was no longer as cautious as before, afraid of saying the wrong thing and displeasing Zhou Heng.

What a backstabber!

Zhou Heng got angry, clenched his right fist, and ninety-nine Broken Runes formed a Minor Attack Rune, which he hurled towards the Fire Divine Furnace.

With a buzzing sound, his fist bounced back, but the Fire Divine Furnace was not damaged at all!

Zhou Heng’s face twitched in pain, feeling as if his knuckles had cracked!

The Attack Rune turned out to be much weaker, not only failing to hurt the Fire Divine Furnace but nearly injuring himself instead!

"Oh my, that really hurt!" The Fire Divine Furnace knew that its backstabbing behavior was too shameful, and since it still needed Zhou Heng’s help to collect Exotic Fire in the future, it decided not to offend him.

Therefore, after at least ten seconds, it suddenly began crying out in pain.

Zhou Heng didn’t know whether to be angry or to laugh, realizing this furnace was as despicable as the Black Donkey!

"Here, this is for you!"

Suddenly, a small stone shot out from inside the Fire Divine Furnace, a translucent red crystal, looking quite beautiful.

"What is this?" Zhou Heng asked.

"It’s the leftover slag from that Stone Man... no, it’s the Essence of the Stone Man specifically left for you, a Fire Crystal Stone, a truly incredible treasure!" The Fire Divine Furnace corrected itself mid-sentence, adopting a grave demeanor.

Zhou Heng sighed and asked, "What’s it used for?"

"Use? Well... well, you can throw it at someone, guaranteeing a hit every time, invisible and formless, and it can be called back with a thought. It can even hit someone’s privates from thousands of miles away!" After thinking a long while, the Fire Divine Furnace squeezed out some words.

So unreliable! Truly unreliable!

Zhou Heng felt the urge to bang his head against this broken furnace, but considering he still needed it for Alchemy, he reluctantly held back. He toyed with the stone and asked, "Can it really be called back with a thought when thrown out?"

"Actually, you can’t! But I can!"

Zhou Heng realized this so-called Fire Crystal Stone was actually refined by the Fire Divine Furnace; he could only throw it, but to call it back, he would need the furnace.

However, if it indeed works as the Fire Divine Furnace said, ensuring a hit every time and even hitting someone from thousands of miles away, that would be pretty good!

"Now that you’re fed, you can release Exotic Fire once more, right?" Zhou Heng asked, as that was his biggest gain.

"Although I’m not fully satisfied, barely enough for half a release!" the Fire Divine Furnace replied hesitantly.

"There’s a half release left?"

"... Uh, I mean the type that won’t kill, just maiming them, disfiguring them! Hey, don’t get excited, give me some more Exotic Fire next time, and we can make it a full release. Ah—don’t smash me; I’m going to crack! I’m going to crack!"

After pummeling the Fire Divine Furnace with a Rune from the top of his head, Zhou Heng took this unreliable companion and headed back.

Since the Stone Giant had vanished, though lava was still flowing, the heat was far less compared to before. Zhou Heng could easily move forward without needing the Fire Divine Furnace’s protection, and he soon emerged from the Heavenly Pool.

As he peeked out, the eight experts around the pool all looked at him with doubtful eyes.(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote at qidian.com, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)