Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword-Chapter 741 - 718: Duel Day (2/3)

The newly appointed Holy Pharmacist Zhou Heng was determined to confront Gongyang Taisun, and this news had already spread throughout Juexian City, causing many to feel both amused and bewildered!

—You say you, a dignified Holy Pharmacist, need to stoop to the level of competing with a Sublimation King?

However, once the root of their feud was revealed to involve Bing Xinzhu, everyone couldn’t help but sigh about the troubles brought by beautiful women, unaware that Gongyang Taisun was the mastermind behind it all.

As for the outcome, although it hadn’t begun, everyone had already seen it.

Zhou Heng was destined to lose!

A Holy Pharmacist’s status might be on par with that of a Super Creation Emperor, but this did not enhance Zhou Heng’s battle power in the slightest. In a feud, a Holy Pharmacist could leverage their influence to summon numerous experts to fight for them, but could he do the same in a "fair" duel?

One was a Sunshine Emperor, the other merely a Sublimation King. Merely this comparison made the outcome crystal clear! Moreover, Gongyang Taisun was a Fifteen Aspects Sublimation King, a genius among geniuses, ranked as one of the four supreme Sublimation Kings of Juexian City!

This completely erased any slim chance Zhou Heng had of winning by fluke!

Of course, Zhou Heng was bound to lose, and it was inevitable that he would suffer some hardships, for his prestigious identity as a Holy Pharmacist held no sway over Gongyang Taisun—whose father was also a Holy Pharmacist, and had no need to resort to Zhou Heng for concocting pills!

However, it would only amount to some suffering, as Gongyang Taisun dared not kill someone, at least not openly! Since the Pharmacists Association was not just for show, if Gongyang Taisun were to brazenly kill a pharmacist who held the title of Holy Pharmacist, it would ignite the wrath of the entire pharmacist community, even his father would not be able to smooth it over.

Since no lives would be lost, so be it!

Some even started betting on the outcome of the duel between Zhou Heng and Gongyang Taisun.

Of course, no one was foolish enough to wager on Zhou Heng’s victory, and hence the bookmakers merely symbolically set the odds of Zhou Heng winning at ten to one, focusing mainly on how long Zhou Heng could last.

One breath duration, two breath durations, three breath durations...up to ten breath durations, each breath duration came with a payout ratio of one to five, attracting a large crowd to place their bets.

"It’s infuriating, not a single person has bet on Zhou Heng’s victory!" Lin Fuxiang complained angrily.

"Exactly, no one believes in my husband, all blind!" Moon Shadow Saintess also raged uncontrollably.

Zhou Heng burst into laughter, saying, "No matter, let’s wager all our belongings on my win. Though the odds are only ten to one, and they won’t bankrupt the opposition, winning a little money is still good!"

"This lady here will ask Sis for some Immortal Stones and win them a crushing defeat!" Bing Xiulan immediately became excited upon encountering this situation.

"Husband, you should also ask the Dongguo Family for some Immortal Stones!" An Yumei suggested as well.

The women hated to see Zhou Heng wronged and all wanted to make a big play.

"Alright!"

Zhou Heng agreed, for who would find Immortal Stones too hot to handle; he would go and empty out the Dongguo Family, even stripping them of their undergarments!

Upon learning that Zhou Heng wanted to borrow a billion Upper Grade Immortal Stones, Dongguo Heng was greatly startled. Did this youngster intend to crush Gongyang Taisun with Immortal Stones? Once he understood the situation, he couldn’t help but sigh. Originally, a fight at the Sublimation Realm wouldn’t even attract the attention of those at the Creation Realm, but because both parties had such substantial backgrounds, it seemed to have stirred up quite the commotion!

He wasn’t worried that Zhou Heng couldn’t pay back a billion Upper Grade Immortal Stones, as for a Ten Stars Pharmacist making money was too easy, especially for an alchemy prodigy like Zhou Heng! But the Dongguo Family couldn’t possibly muster a billion Upper Grade Immortal Stones in cash at once!

"Precious materials and pills are fine, we can mortgage them first!" Zhou Heng knew the bookmakers accepted physical assets as collateral, though the valuation would be lower, but he didn’t mind, it was just a matter of earning more or less.

"Zhou Heng, are you really confident?" This was the second time Dongguo Heng had asked.

This affair was getting rather big now; previously losing would primarily affect only his reputation, and others wouldn’t care because who would bother with the combat power of a Holy Pharmacist? They would only remember this contentious romantic story.

Now it was different, with so many Immortal Stones thrown into the bet, even a Holy Pharmacist would feel the pinch, wouldn’t they?

Forget it, as long as Zhou Heng is happy!

This was beyond Dongguo Heng’s authority to decide directly, and after asking for guidance from the Old Ancestor, he then delivered several Amethyst Stones to Zhou Heng, which were similar to silver notes issued by Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, and could be exchanged for the corresponding value of Spirit Stones or goods.

A billion Upper Grade Immortal Stones secured!

Zhou Heng wagered all his belongings on himself to win. However, with many in Juexian City betting on the length of time he would last, it was unlikely that the bookmakers would lose to the extent of their underpants, but they wouldn’t make much either, it was essentially like transferring the city’s wealth through Zhou Heng’s hands.

Now, it was just a matter of patiently waiting.

Zhou Heng didn’t sit idle, he spent the days roaming around Juexian City, and Zhou Yuhe also emerged, disguised as an old family servant, sensing the presence of the Great Eternal Emperor.

—When they came very close, the father-son bloodline would react.

But after four days of searching, having nearly circled the vast Juexian City, they found nothing.

"It seems the Great Emperor is outside the city!" Zhou Yuhe sighed.

The city of Juexian was vast, but compared to the wild mountains and forests outside, it seemed extremely small! Finding someone in such a vast area was like a common man searching for a needle in the ocean!

Zhou Heng thought for a moment and said, "Blindly searching isn’t a solution. Let’s wait until this fight is over; then I’ll ask around!"

Dongguo Heng, with whom he had a good relationship, could be asked indirectly for information. Additionally, he could try asking Bing Xinzhu. However, tomorrow was the day for his decisive battle with Gongyang Taisun, so everything would have to wait until after that battle.

"Do you feel confident about the battle tomorrow?" Zhou Yuhe also asked the same question.

Was he really seen so unfavorably?

Zhou Heng thought for a moment, then suddenly laughed. He had been using a minor rune from the Blood River Heavenly Scripture to suppress his aura. Except for a few women, no one knew he’d already broken through to a Sublimation King!

"Ancestor, rest assured!" Zhou Heng confidently said, allowing a hint of the Sublimation King’s aura to show.

"Eh, you’ve broken through?" After a moment of surprise, Zhou Yuhe burst into relieved laughter.

He knew that Zhou Heng had reached the Great Perfection of a Sunshine Emperor, but breaking through to a Sublimation King was an entirely new leap, a feat numerous peak Sunshine Emperors spent tens of thousands of years trying to achieve without success!

Even the fastest person from the Zhou Family to break through to Sublimation King had taken just over a year, a testament to deep accumulation and comprehension. Moreover, Zhou Heng had lost an extremely precious skull, which had always worried Zhou Yuhe, fearing it might hinder Zhou Heng’s cultivation from then on.

It appeared now that this younger generation was still extraordinarily gifted!

He finally put his worries to rest, smiling happily, liberated, and at ease.

People of the Zhou Family always fought against the current. Although that Gongyang Taisun was a Fifteen-Aspect Sublimation King, so what? As a Sublimation King from the Zhou Family, they could level everything!

After this day passed, it would be the day of the duel with Gongyang Taisun.

All the women came out from the Immortal Residence, accompanying Zhou Heng to the Arena in the city.

At the level of Juexian City, who didn’t have an Immortal Residence? Thus, the sudden increase in the number of people around Zhou Heng was not surprising, though the beauty of his companions did attract frequent glances from passersby.

Zhou Heng’s group quickly arrived at the Arena, which was similar to the Beast Fighting Arena, except that this venue was exclusively for martial artists to spar. They found a spot to sit since there was still some time, and Zhou Heng was not in a rush to enter the arena and be made a spectacle.

"Speaking of which, I still haven’t seen that Gongyang Taisun yet!" Zhou Heng suddenly laughed.

This enmity was indeed quite inexplicable.

"Forget him, we must thrash him thoroughly later!" All the women naturally sided with their own, fervently supporting Zhou Heng.

The Arena grew increasingly crowded; there were about ten minutes left before the duel would start, and the seats were nearly full—a sea of heads.

Humans only made up a small part, with most attendees being Alien Races, featuring wolf faces, monkey heads, and snake necks. Some races, naturally large, sat outside the Arena, literally sticking their heads in to watch, their size immense.

This was the true congregation of myriad races, which somewhat frustrated Zhou Heng; it reminded him of the time he opened the Star Gate and left Xuanqian Star. Most of the races matched up, only differing greatly in their cultivation realms.

Perhaps... the people of the Immortal Realm all ascended from the Mortal Realm, or maybe initially, the people of the Mortal Realm descended from the Immortal Realm?

Zhou Heng soon cast aside this thought as the moment for the duel was fast approaching. As the Cloud Plaque tolled, he ascended and landed in the battle area of the Arena.

At the same moment, another figure streaked across the sky, landing almost simultaneously in the arena.

He was a handsome young man with dense black hair and the extraordinary sight of suns, moons, and stars swirling in his eyes. A Divine Radiance flowed around him, making it seem as though a Heavenly God had descended.

Gongyang Taisun!

The only disciple of the Holy Pharmacist, the universally recognized number one expert of the Immortal Realm, he was tagged as a genius, unrivaled, and unbridled.

"Betting stations outside are wagering on how many moves you’ll last!" Gongyang Taisun spoke with his hands behind his back, his voice magnetic, "The longest odds were a hundred breaths. Heh, I’ll make sure you last two hundred breaths and make everyone lose!"

"—because the betting station was opened under another’s name by me!"

Damn, that’s really underhanded!

Gongyang Taisun was both the bookie and a competitor in the duel; he certainly had the means to manipulate the stakes! Using another’s name was necessary since no one would foolishly throw away money knowing he was involved.

But with a Holy Pharmacist and the number one expert of the Immortal Realm backing him, what did it matter if it was clearly a scheme to swindle money?

Zhou Heng laughed heartily and said, "Even better, I’ve bet nearly two billion Upper Grade Immortal Stones on myself, and I’m going to make sure you lose your pants!"

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