Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword-Chapter 687 - 664: Underground Cavern (2/3)

Of course, those who dared to strike had to have substantial strength, otherwise it was simply a death sentence!

Previously, since it was unknown that the Imperial Dragon Hall allowed beings above the Sunshine King to enter, the majority of the people who came here were Sunshine Kings, followed by the unimportant Moonlight Emperors, and then the Sunshine Sovereigns, Sunshine Emperors, and Sublimation Realm experts’ Dharma Aspects.

Even the Creation Realm experts’ Divine Aspects!

The ones now taking action were precisely these experts’ Dharma Aspects and Divine Aspects!

Since there were restrictions in place that separated this space, even if one destroyed someone else’s Dharma Aspect or even Divine Aspect, it would not be possible to truly exterminate the opponent, but similarly, it would prevent the secret of the Dragon Transformation Nine Slashes from leaking out.

These experts surprisingly acted in unison, first targeting the weak and raising their slaughtering blades!

Amidst a chorus of screams, blood flowed like rivers, and Martial Artists at the level of Moonlight Emperor were almost instantaneously wiped out. Even the protection from family experts was futile; there were simply too many people!

You kill my Moonlight Emperor, I kill your Moonlight Emperor, because everyone seemed to go mad due to the Dragon Transformation Nine Slashes!

Zhou Heng did not make a move. He was protecting Black Donkey and Bing Xiulan and retreated to one side.

As long as no Creation Realm expert forcefully broke through the restriction to attack, there was no one here who was his match, a fact in which he had absolute confidence.

After all the Moonlight Emperors had perished, it was then the turn of the Sunshine Kings and even the not-strong-enough Sunshine Sovereigns and Sunshine Emperors. It was a massacre; only the strong could survive!

Divine Radiance surged up. To stay alive, one must resort to their ultimate moves. It wasn’t just various Immortal Techniques causing chaos; different Immortal Artifacts were also brought out and, once activated, unleashed terrifying power, slaughtering one life after another.

No one noticed that all the gushing blood flowed under the stone platform, where it was rapidly absorbed as if it had encountered a sponge.

Hum!

The characters on the stele suddenly lit up and emitted powerful fluctuations, causing the entire stele to tremble lightly, as if it were coming to life!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

This wave of fluctuations swept through, knocking everyone back, not sparing even the Divine Aspects of Creation Realm experts!

What’s going on?

The crowd stopped fighting abruptly as this sudden change made them lose the will to continue fighting; curiosity and fear filled everyone toward the unknown...

Above the stele, each character turned to a blood-red color, emitting the same colored light. Waves of intense fluctuations circulated, almost making it hard for anyone to catch their breath.

Snap!

The stele suddenly shattered, sending countless fragments flying, forcing everyone to instinctively raise their hands in front of themselves defensively. Cries of pain filled the air as many were struck, bleeding from their heads.

Rumble, the ground shook, and the stone platform under the stele also disintegrated, completely sinking down to reveal a pitch-black hole, unfathomably deep!

Just after that brief period of slaughter, out of tens of thousands, only about ten thousand remained, all with faces full of shock, unaware of what had occurred.

"The Dragon Transformation Nine Slashes!"

"Gone!"

"It’s all your faults, always insisting on killing. Now look, the Dragon Transformation Nine Slashes is gone. Are you happy now?"

Many people started accusing each other; many wouldn’t reflect on their own mistakes, but instead continuously blamed others.

"That stele must have been a pivotal point in some formation. What’s inscribed on it isn’t the Dragon Transformation Nine Slashes, but Array Patterns!" finally spoke an expert skilled in formations, highly esteemed in his field.

As soon as he spoke, many agreed, because they all couldn’t believe that the Dragon Transformation Nine Slashes would present itself before everyone like this.

"Elder Ming, what formation is this?" someone asked.

"Based on my estimation, this should be a suppression formation. It’s not just this Imperial Dragon Hall; even the entire continent appears to be under the range of this formation’s suppression!" the formation master said after a moment of pondering.

"Seriously? Although the Dragon Transformation Nine Slashes is precious, it seems unnecessary to guard it with such a suppression formation, right?" someone said perplexed.

"Who said this formation is meant to suppress us?" another coldly said.

If it’s not suppressing them, then who is it suppressing?

The expressions on everyone’s faces gradually became more solemn. If this vast formation wasn’t meant to suppress them, did Yuwen Sword go through all this trouble just for fun?

What terrifying demon or monster is suppressed inside this hole?

Zhou Heng’s heart stirred as he looked at Black Donkey, recalling the first time he met him.

Black Donkey could be considered rather unlucky. The "resting" place he picked was precisely the location chosen by the Kong Family to suppress Kong Aokun. To prevent the leakage of Kong Aokun’s demonic aura, they even established two layers of restrictions.

—The external layer of restrictions might have been constructed by mortals later on, since relying solely on the first layer of restrictions could not completely block the demonic aura from leaking.

All in all, Black Donkey was suppressed under a stele, a situation that seemed very similar to the current one!

"Hey, why are you looking at me like that? Though I am handsome and dashing, I have never liked men!" Black Donkey spouted nonsense again.

"I should never have let you out in the first place!" Zhou Heng sighed.

"It’s fate!" Black Donkey hooked Zhou Heng’s shoulder.

"Yuck, you two are really cheesy!" Bing Xiulan made a vomiting gesture and scorned the man and the donkey.

While they were talking, Zhou Tong also came over from elsewhere. The situation was somewhat strange, and naturally, a family had to work together.

"Perhaps the real Dragon Transformation Nine Slashes are down below. Are any of you scared?" someone suddenly said.

"If Zhang Wubing isn’t afraid, naturally, I won’t be either!"

"Haha, Brother Zhang, do you dare to take the lead?"

Several people immediately responded, appearing quite relaxed.

"These fellows should all be from the Sublimation Realm. What came in are only Dharma Aspects, so even if they die here, it’s not entirely unbearable!" Zhou Tong whispered. Although he feared neither heaven nor earth, he wouldn’t recklessly make enemies everywhere.

Zhou Heng nodded. Whether it was a Dharma Aspect or a Divine Aspect, losing them was indeed a pity, but after all, it was only a matter of time, and new Dharma Aspects or Divine Aspects could be generated again!

For instance, with Zhou Heng’s terrifying progress in cultivation level, how long would it take to reshape a Dharma Aspect or a Divine Aspect?

It’s best not to lose them, but for the sake of competing for certain secret treasures or techniques, it was worth taking a gamble!

"Haha, then I’ll lead the way. Let’s see if you dare to follow!" the person known as Zhang Wubing took the lead, jumping into the broken hole and then like a spider, climbed down along the wall of the hole, quickly disappearing from sight.

——Even if the formation here was used to suppress some extraordinary figure, how many years ago was Yuwen Sword? At least three million years, right? And how long did the Creation Emperor live? Only about three hundred thousand years!

That is to say, whether the being suppressed here was human or beast, it had long since turned into a pile of dry bones!

If that was the case, then what was there to fear?

With this thought, some more people couldn’t resist and followed climbing down the wall. Moreover, who knows if this was just a strategic deception by Yuwen Sword, intended to test their courage, with only those exceptional in bravery able to gain something!

People have a bit of a herd mentality to some extent, so more and more people climbed down the wall, entering the hole like a swarm of ants, densely packed.

"Brother, let’s go too!" Zhou Tong patted Zhou Heng’s shoulder, full of spirit.

"Let’s go!"

Though Zhou Heng felt the situation here was becoming more and more eerie, he still had two trump cards, one was the Fire Divine Furnace, and the other was the Rune on his forehead, which made him determined to explore further.

As soon as Black Donkey heard about treasures, he forgot everything else, and Bing Xiulan, unaware of fear, didn’t know what fear meant. Naturally, they wouldn’t retreat and wanted to go down with Zhou Heng and Zhou Tong.

For Immortals, climbing walls was a simple task, but due to the unusual gravity here, climbing became somewhat difficult. They had to firmly grasp the walls of the hole; otherwise, a slip could have Zhou Heng shatter to pieces!

If even he had to do so, not to mention others!

Everyone was very careful, and no one attacked others during this process. With treasures not yet in sight, it was simply too foolish to blindly make enemies. Becoming a public enemy would lead to being targeted by everyone, which was unwise!

Although they climbed the walls, their pace wasn’t slow. Those who could survive to the present were basically strong figures among the Sunshine Kings, and in this place, they might not walk as easily as on flat ground, but they were only two to three times slower than on flat ground.

Bing Xiulan, although protected by treasures, found them inadequate here, and soon she was sweating profusely and screaming that she couldn’t hold on anymore. Zhou Heng had to free a hand to carry her below him, climbing down with her.

"Future brother-in-law, do you have a sweaty smell?" the girl still picked and chose.

"Talk nonsense again, and I’ll just throw you down!" Though Zhou Heng now only had one hand free, his speed of movement wasn’t affected at all. In fact, if he used Swift Cloud Radiant Step, he could move freely even on the steep walls of the hole, but he didn’t want to be so conspicuous.

"Don’t do that!" Seeing the bottomless pit below, Bing Xiulan immediately spread her limbs out like an octopus, hugging Zhou Heng. What would she do if she fell and disfigured?

Though the girl had an ordinary appearance, her youthful and vigorous body was full of vitality, especially her long legs tightly wrapped around Zhou Heng’s waist, which could easily lead to misinterpretations.

Smelling the faint body scent on her, feeling her amazingly resilient body, Zhou Heng felt a stirring in his heart and slightly reacted! He quickly sighed to himself in frustration, wondering when his tastes had lowered to consider an ordinary-looking girl? Probably it was because he had been away from home for too long and had not touched a woman, making him feel more fiery.

"Zhou, I can’t go on either!" Black Donkey saw Bing Xiulan being lazy and became jealous, also acting coquettishly.

"How about I kick you down?"

"Ah, favoring beauty over friends!"

This cave was incredibly deep; Zhou Heng had descended at least tens of thousands of feet and still saw no sign of the bottom. Yet after plunging a few thousand feet more, suddenly, light flickered again!

He turned his head and saw that at some point, a wall had disappeared, replaced by a vast expanse of sky!

In the distance, streams of light twinkled in various colors.

"We’re almost at the bottom!"

Everyone’s spirits were greatly lifted. No one had expected that beneath the Imperial Dragon Hall, there was another world!

Perhaps this place truly held the real legacy of Yuwen Sword! (To be continued. If you like this work, we welcome you to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast a recommendation vote or monthly ticket. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)