Chapter 151: Mysterious Power (1/3)
Who did it?
Zhou Heng thought for a moment, and indeed, he had made many enemies. The Liu family, the Nan Gong family, the Yue family... if you could even count the Ying family, all of these powers had the ability to destroy Feng Yu City with just one move!
"You're thinking too much!" Xiao Huoshui picked up the little tiger cub that was about to pounce, and this little colored tiger still had a great liking for Xiao Huoshui's tall and soft chest, and fell asleep in his arms with a contented expression.
"It wasn't just Feng Yu City, five other small cities also suffered the same disaster almost simultaneously. All the martial artists in the Gathering Spirit Realm were killed, and their hearts were even dug out."
"The old ancestor said this is not a personal vendetta, but which evil sect is performing evil rituals!"
Zhou Heng was taken aback for a moment, nodded his head, if such killings were happening simultaneously in many places, it's unlikely that they were targeting his relatives, after all, this is too crazy and makes no sense.
But what kind of force would do such a cruel thing, taking the heart of a warrior from the Spirit Gathering Realm and doing something with it. Even if it were a demon beast, it would only like to eat the blood and flesh of warriors, and wouldn't specifically go for the heart.
Xiao Yuheng said that it was an evil force doing evil rituals, which is indeed the case. Using hearts and human heads as sacrifices has been done since ancient times, but in fact, this method cannot invite immortals or demons at all!
"To kill the Aggregators, a beginner like you can easily do it, but to almost simultaneously wipe out all the Aggregators in an entire city? That's definitely not something a beginner can accomplish!" Zhou Heng calmed down and turned his thoughts around.
"So, this force is very powerful!" Xiao Huishui nodded, "And also, Laozu is worried that this is just the beginning!"
Why kill the warriors of the Spirit Realm? Is it the enemy country's doing, wanting to eradicate the foundation of the Han Cang Empire and let this dynasty slowly move towards destruction? When the inheritance appears to be interrupted, it will definitely become disconnected. At that time, the national strength of the Han Cang Empire will naturally fall to its lowest point.
It's not an easy task to send so many initial boundary warriors to Hansong Country, it's not something that can be done overnight, I don't know how much detailed planning and arrangement is needed.
Zhou Heng involuntarily thought of Fang's young master. If it was that person directing from behind, it would definitely be possible!
Zhou Dinghai must have used the Shadow Concealment Symbol, and separated himself from Fengyucheng by a distance of ten thousand miles, in a huge circular area with Fengyucheng as its center, with a diameter of twenty thousand miles. To find someone in such a vast area is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Zhou Heng didn't rush out impulsively, for Zhou Dinghai, the safest place right now was Tianhang City, and being with An Luo Chen, this strong expert of the Open Heaven realm.
So, Zhou Dinghai should be on his way to Tianhang City from somewhere now. Of course, it's also possible that Zhou Dinghai will come directly to the Imperial Capital to find him.
Zhou Heng didn't dare to leave easily, so he decided to continue staying in the Imperial Capital. If Zhou Dinghai had gone to Tianhang City, An Luo Chen would definitely send someone to deliver a message. And if Zhou Dinghai came to the Imperial Capital, then he couldn't leave even more.
One day later, more big news came out, and seven small towns in Hansong were hit again. All the martial artists in Jiling Realm were wiped out, and even a first-level martial artist who was passing by was also killed, all of whom had their hearts dug out!
This news couldn't be concealed again. Instantly, it spread throughout the Imperial Capital, with everyone discussing it heatedly. Which power was behind this, and why were they targeting the Spirit Gathering Realm? What use did they have for the excavated heart?
Next, every day there will be new news coming, one small town after another has suffered such a fate, ordinary people are unharmed, and cultivators in the Refining Body stage are unaffected, but all martial artists who have reached the Gathering Spirit stage have been killed!
The whole country was shocked at once, and everyone recognized that this was a conspiracy of an enemy country, wanting to make the Cold Dynasty die slowly!
The Republic of Hanyang borders seven countries, and the one with the greatest grudge against it is the State of Mizu. This incident was probably orchestrated by them.
The whole nation is united as never before, unanimously petitioning the Imperial Court to send troops, otherwise the country will be ruined if things continue like this!
However, Nangong Hong had not yet ordered the large army stationed on the border to attack, and the wind direction suddenly changed greatly.
It's not just the country of Hansong that has encountered such a situation, but also the countries of Mizu and the other six countries bordering Hansong are also suspecting whether it was their "neighbor" who did it, and are preparing to declare war on the most likely enemy country.
Every country has spies in enemy countries. When news is sent back to their home country, everyone only then realizes that this time the disturbance was truly too great!
This force is too powerful, and it has simultaneously launched a massacre in so many countries. Is this going to conquer the world with one's own strength?
The dispatch of troops naturally ceased, and each country began to investigate, what kind of terrible forces were hidden within their own borders. Even Langyue Country was shocked and sent out high-ranking officials to assist in the investigation.
Although Zhou Heng was certain of Zhou Dinghai's safety, with three Shadow Concealment Talismans enough to save his life three times, if he didn't see anyone or receive any definite news for a day, Zhou Heng couldn't put his mind at ease for that whole day, and the more he waited, the more anxious he became.
For the past two days, he had lost interest in his cultivation. His relatives were a thorn in his side, and his father was the one person he cared about most.
He had already asked Xiao Huoshui to mobilize the power of the Xiao family, and they were searching everywhere in the imperial capital. As soon as Zhou Dinghai arrived, they would immediately lead him to his residence. However, time dragged on day by day, but Zhou Dinghai was nowhere to be seen, nor did anyone from the An Luo Dust Sect come to deliver a message.
Zhou Heng sat in the courtyard every day waiting for news, with a murderous impulse.
He vowed that as long as he knew where that mysterious force was, he would definitely kill his way over and make a big fuss!
Boom!
The gate was suddenly kicked open and a handsome young man walked in, dressed in magnificent clothes, with an elegant demeanor, who was none other than Ying Bingfeng.
In the Tianbao Pavilion, he couldn't make a move, and this rule was one that even he didn't dare to break. However, he couldn't hold back his anger, and it was only because Mei Yixiang had been constantly coming to find Zhou Heng in the past few days that he hadn't been able to take action. Today, he used a trick to get rid of Mei Yixiang, precisely so that he could come and kill Zhou Heng.
"You're not worthy, Mei Yixiang is not someone you can lay your hands on, even thinking about it is a sin!" Ying Feng looked at Zhou Heng coldly, he had his sights set on Mei Yixiang, but she always treated him with icy indifference!
He was jealous of Zhou Heng, even if Mei Yixiang didn't have any feelings for Zhou Heng at all. The fact that a lowly citizen from an inferior country could enjoy better treatment than him was something he couldn't tolerate!
Therefore, Zhou Heng must die!
"You can die!" Ying Feng coldly sentenced, like a high and mighty emperor.
Zhou Heng's mood was extremely bad, he coldly swept a glance at Ying Feng and said: "Get out!"
"Hah, what a big tone, people who don't know would think you're in the Splitting Heaven Realm, but I'm only in the Initial Division Realm!" Ying Feng really didn't know where Zhou Heng got his confidence from, this kid was indeed very cunning and could fight against ordinary Splitting Heaven Realm cultivators.
As one of the young generation cultivated by Yingjia, how could his qualifications be ordinary!
He has five times the dantian space of an ordinary Earth Realm cultivator!
"Shut up! You're talking too much!" Zhou Heng frowned, stood up from the ground, and crooked his finger, "Just in time, I was looking for someone to beat up, and it's you, you idiot!"
"What, idiot?" Ying Feng's face turned black, he had never been scolded as an idiot before.
"Come on!" Zhou Heng let out a loud shout and launched an attack.
"You're looking for death!" Ying Feng's anger was uncontrollable, this lowly ant actually dared to take the initiative and attack him first, it was simply unforgivable! His hands flipped over, and he slapped Zhou Heng with a burst of energy that transformed into three wolf heads, their sharp mouths open in a fierce howl.
He doesn't need to use any martial arts at all; his absolute power is enough to crush everything.
Zhou Heng hummed softly, and with a swift movement of his feet, he dodged the three-headed Wind Wolves and appeared on the left side of Ying Bingfeng. His right hand swung out, and an eight-colored lotus flower rapidly took shape, dancing towards Ying Bingfeng.
Ying Bingfeng let out a cold snort, he would never dodge an attack from an ant, and he was even more confident in himself, with five times the power of a normal first-level Heaven's Chosen, which was equivalent to a second-level Heaven's Chosen!
He pushed his palm again and welcomed the eight-colored lotus flower.
"Ice!" Zhou Heng's gaze turned cold and stern, his left hand swung out, and the Bloodline Martial Technique was activated. The Ice Wind was instantly covered by a layer of ice.
"Huh!" Ying Feng's face revealed a hint of surprise, but his whole body shook, the ice layer shattered instantly, and he hastily struck out with his palm, slamming into the Eight-Colored Lotus.
A loud crash, a fierce gust of wind swept through, the entire courtyard was instantly destroyed, and the dust formed a mushroom cloud that shot straight up into the sky.
He retreated three feet back in the face of the icy wind, his hands clasped behind his back, a hint of confusion flashing across his eyes.
Bloodline martial skills and ordinary martial skills are indistinguishable, but he knew that Zhou Heng had obtained the "Nine You Ice Heaven Manual" a few days ago, and it can be roughly inferred that the effect is exactly the same as Zhou Heng's move just now.
This can't help but make one think that Zhou Heng is using none other than the Jiuyou Bingtian Jue!
But how is this possible!
Zhou Heng is a dual-spirited being of gold and fire, which has been proven long ago. Why can he cultivate water-attribute bloodline martial skills?
Does he have the power of the third bloodline?
Ridiculous! How could anyone in this world possibly possess the power of three bloodlines?!
Could it be that this kid had long since cultivated a similar martial skill? But how could such a martial skill possibly work on him? He was a Split Heaven realm cultivator, after all! If an insect at the Initial Division realm wanted to pose a threat to him, it would have to be a heavenly-level martial skill at the very least!
Heavenly martial arts?
A fierce glint flashed in Ying Feng's eyes, and it was only the top-grade, lower-level martial skills of the Ying family that were limited to those who had truly entered the power center of the Ying family or were at the core cultivation level.
He is indeed a key member of the family being nurtured, but he can't be considered as core level yet.
If he could get a heavenly martial art from Zhou Heng, even if it was only of the lowest grade, it would allow his strength to increase exponentially. And if it were a mid-grade or high-grade heavenly martial art, presenting it to the family would be an extraordinary achievement, enough to let him step into the power center of the Ying family!
"Hahaha, you're lucky, but unfortunately everything will belong to me!" Xing Feng laughed loudly and stretched out his hand again towards Zhou Heng. This time he was using all his strength, and the palm of his hand transformed into a huge grey-brown hand, like a rock, which fiercely grabbed at Zhou Heng.
He doesn't mind leaving Zhou Heng crippled as long as he's left with a breath of life to be coerced.
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