Chapter Eighty-Five Deceived to the Top

  "What? Zhou Heng broke through to the second layer of Jiling!"

  Lü Su'e's face turned black as soon as she heard the news. She knew that Zhou Heng had won many battles in the arena, and was not too shocked by his killing of Liu Huang, after all, Zhou Heng had also killed Jinteng Yi at the peak of the Three Realms' Spirit Gathering!

  Liu Huan was indeed a bloodthirsty madman, possessing combat power far surpassing the average cultivator at the early stage of the Three Realms of Refining Souls. However, he could at most be compared to the peak of the Three Realms of Refining Souls. Zhou Heng had reached the second realm of Refining Souls, so it was not surprising that he could kill Liu Huan with a single blow.

  It's strange that this kid broke through from Jī Líng First Heaven to Jī Líng Second Heaven in just over two months!

  This speed is too fast!

  Her innate talent was not high, and it wasn't until she was around fifty years old that she broke through to the Ling Gathering Realm. However, afterwards she unexpectedly ingested a Divine Fruit, and within just six short years reached the third heaven of the Ling Gathering Realm, thus being exceptionally recruited by the Black Water Temple.

  But compared to Zhou Hengyi, this speed is nothing.

  No matter what kind of elixir Zhou Heng had taken, being able to break through a small boundary in just two months was enough to make the sect pay close attention to him and cultivate him with great care!

  Even if she broke through to the initial division, she would not have the opportunity to kill Zhou Heng - unless she was willing to bear the endless anger of the sect after killing Zhou Heng! She wanted revenge, but not to the extent that she would risk her own life.

  Of course, this is just her wishful thinking, thinking that she can stabilize and kill Zhou Heng as soon as they are separated.

  "I won't give this kid any more time to grow!" She clenched her fist in hatred, her eyes filled with murderous intent. Now it was impossible for her to dispel the grudge even if she wanted to, and the two were destined to be irreconcilable!

  "This kid is still in the arena, so——"

  "Everyone, get him! Kill Offender Ou Gao Qi! Take down this little brat!"

  "No matter what the cost!"

  ……

  Zhou Heng was previously in the arena, although he had won all four battles, but could only be said to have a small reputation. It wasn't until this time that he defeated Liu Huang and became a big name, in Tianhang City, it can be said that everyone knows him.

  Next, will Zhou Heng continue to fight against those nine stronger people in the Beast Fighting Arena?

  Everyone is eagerly looking forward to it, and the best scenario would be for Zhou Heng to directly confront the undefeated Ten Sides All-Killing Ou Yangqi in the Beast Fighting Arena. That would absolutely be a thrilling battle between dragons and tigers!

  Zhou Heng didn't have time to think about these things. After defeating Liu Huang, his personal assets suddenly broke through 10,000 Ling Stones, and he could be considered a small rich man!

  In order to accumulate his cultivation, he will naturally continue to fight in the arena, but now his strength is too powerful, and the arena side is not a fool, they will arrange weak opponents for him - bring those death row prisoners over, Tianbao Pavilion also paid a considerable price, while Zhou Heng fought them without any suspense, using this as a bet, only to lose miserably!

  The Beast Arena did not directly respond to Zhou Heng and was still discussing which expert to send next to kill Zhou Heng.

  Zhou Heng was not in a hurry either. The next day was the auction at Tianbao Pavilion, and he had set his sights on the Fengling Fruit - which could upgrade one's cultivation realm by a small boundary. He was determined to get it!

  Before, he didn't dare to think about it, but now he already has a wealth of 10,000 pieces of spiritual stone, and with the five moon pearls, even at the lowest price of 1,000 spiritual stones per pearl, that's another 5,000 spiritual stones!

  Inside the Black Water Temple, inner disciples can only obtain one piece of spiritual stone every three months. Fifteen thousand pieces of spiritual stones are enough to drive the disciples of Jiufeng crazy. Obtaining one Wind Spirit Fruit shouldn't be too difficult, and even two might be possible. But as for three... it's probably going to be dangerous.

  He was afraid that people like Zhìzhī Hé would come to find him and go to the auction together, so he wanted to change inns. After all, he was quite famous now, and it wasn't difficult for those who cared to know where he lived.

  He had barely left when he received an uninvited guest.

  That was a young man, no more than twenty-five or six, but his aura was incredibly terrifying, even stronger than Liu Shengjie's - First Rank of the Second Heaven!

  "My name is Yan Yinglong!" The other party said straightforwardly, "I'm looking for you, just for one thing!" He sat down with a warm and humble attitude, looking very casual.

  The initial boundary is indeed domineering!

  Zhou Heng was extremely displeased in his heart, and the initial separation was not good. Whoever deceived him would become his enemy! If he got angry, he would join forces with Guzi to get rid of this scoundrel!

  "In the next battle in the Colosseum, I want you to lose!" Yan Yinglong said in a commanding tone, his expression calm, as if stating an obvious fact. He suddenly smiled and added, "Don't harbor any unrealistic thoughts, you can't resist me!"

  "You're not even my match!"

  "Secondly, I am the Young Master of the Hai Shan Sect. In terms of status, I am a dragon in the sky, while you are nothing but an ant!"

  He actually wanted to make a fortune by manipulating the casino!

  However, Hai Shan Sect is indeed very powerful, being the leader of the nine peaks! As the young master of Hai Shan Sect, his power and influence are even higher than Liu Sheng Jie's, no wonder he dares to be so arrogant!

  Zhou Heng's face was icy cold as he said, "You think I'll lose? That's simple. Find me a decent opponent!"

  "You—" Yan Yinglong's expression suddenly turned stern, but instead of anger, he smiled, "You're quite bold! Do you think that just because you're a disciple of the Black Water Temple, I wouldn't dare to deal with you?"

  "Not here, at least!" Zhou Heng also smiled back. Fighting was prohibited in Tianhang City, a rule jointly established by the nine peaks. Although private fights still occurred within the city, now was not the time or place for such behavior, especially with so many people watching. Even if Yan Yinglong had the courage to do something reckless, he wouldn't dare cause trouble in the inn.

  "Fine! Fine! Fine!" Yan Yinglong let out a series of cold laughs, "Since you want to seek death, I'll grant your wish! Your next opponent is the Ten Sides All-Killing Upper Official Qi, I'd like to see how you survive!"

  He walked away with his hands behind his back, as if he had suffered a great injustice.

  Zhou Heng clenched his fists, his strength had increased rapidly, but it was still not enough! Otherwise, he wouldn't need to endure and could directly take Yan Yinglong into the Jiuxuan Trial Tower to kill him, and no one would ever know it was him who did it.

  Feng Ling fruit, must get it in hand!

  Zhou Heng changed into a guest house and disguised himself as Li Hong again, waiting patiently.

  The next evening, he arrived at Tianbao Pavilion, took out the token and was led into a private room, which was considered VIP treatment.

  Like the opera house, the wall facing downstairs was pierced, replaced by a black curtain. If you don't want to be seen, you can roll it up, and you can still see clearly through the curtain. Zhou Heng looked down and saw that the bottom was indeed like an opera stage, with a wooden platform as high as one person in front, but there were rows of chairs that could accommodate thousands of people.

  At this time, at least 80% of the seats were already occupied, and the private rooms on the second floor had mostly black curtains hanging down. Zhou Heng only used his spiritual sense to detect it for a moment before immediately retreating - there was a strong practitioner with Initial Separation Realm!

  This kind of spiritual sense of provocation can be seen as a challenge for the strong, so he just touched and then withdrew.

  It was another ten or so minutes later, and the place was packed to the rafters. It seemed that Feng Lingguo and Yue Zhu had a considerable amount of drawing power, but it remained to be seen how high a price they could ultimately fetch.

  "Brother Qinghe, what brings you here?"

  "Chang Tian brother, why can't I come? It's not like you're the only one with descendants!"

  "One person one Wind Spirit Fruit, no need to hurt the harmony!"

  "Haha, Liu Qinghe, Shen Changtian, you two are getting divorced too quickly!"

  "Hmph, I'm only interested in the Moon Pearl. Give me some face, everyone. I'll just take two!"

  "What a big appetite, there are only five moon pearls in total, and you alone want to take two?"

  Although the curtains of the private rooms upstairs had not been lifted, they did not affect those top masters from recognizing each other's breath. After all, there were only about a hundred or so strong practitioners in the entire Tianhang City who could be said to know each other inside and out.

  The auction has not yet begun, but these people have already started secretly dividing the spoils. However, with too many monks and too little gruel, it is destined that no agreement can be reached, and in the end, it still depends on who has a thicker wallet.

  Zhou Heng waited patiently again, and after a few more minutes, someone finally walked onto the stage of Tianbao Pavilion. It was Ma Kuanjun.

  It's actually mobilized a high-ranking master of the initial division to preside over the auction! It makes sense, after all. The items being auctioned off today are extremely valuable, and many masters at the initial division level have arrived on the scene. If Tianbao Pavilion only sent out a martial artist at the Gathering Spirit level, how could they possibly keep the situation under control?

  "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to today's auction! I know some of you old friends are here for the Wind Spirit Fruit, while others are eyeing the Moon Pearl. However, friendship aside, business is business, and I must follow the rules of this pavilion. Don't think that I'll give you a backdoor deal - forget about getting these two treasures at the beginning!"

  Ma Kuanjun's words suddenly made everyone laugh, and it had to be said that business people are just business people. With these words, no one dared to rely on their identity and connections to let Ma Kuanjun take the Moon Pearl and Wind Spirit Fruit for auction ahead of time.

  "Then, let's get straight to the point and start today's auction!" While Marshal Ma and the others upstairs were chatting and laughing, the people downstairs naturally didn't dare utter a single word of complaint. After all, even the strongest among them was only at the Gathering Spirit Realm, and they had no right to interrupt in front of the strong ones at the Initial Division Realm.

  "The first item for today is a Dan medicine, called..." A maid brought over a tray, and Ma Kuanjun took out a small bottle of Dan from it, beginning his introduction.

  At first, these things were just cheap pills like Jiyuan Dan and Xiaohuilingsan, as well as so-called divine weapons, which were only at the Refining Body level. To say nothing of the big shots on the second floor who wouldn't even notice them, most people below didn't even bother to look at them.

  "Next, is a magic weapon!" Because the auction items were not of high quality, Ma Kuanjun was also unenthusiastic, but when it came to magic weapons, he suddenly raised his voice by several degrees, appearing somewhat excited.

  "The Nine Realms of Martial Arts, the artifacts are also divided into nine levels. A high-level martial artist using a low-level artifact will cause it to shatter instantly. Therefore, a high-level artifact is extremely precious. This Fire Severing Knife in my hand is of the Initial Realm level, and when activated with spiritual energy, it can release flames, its power is not trivial!"