I Cheated While Cultivating

Boom!

Gu Xiao’s punch unleashed layer upon layer of white waves of air, and beneath these waves trailed the tail flame of a “sinking sun,” bright and scorching, setting the trees more than ten yards away ablaze automatically.

It was indeed as if a red sun was falling from the ninth heaven.

Zhou Heng was completely enveloped by the bright red light, as if there was no escape, nowhere to hide.

Everyone present was stunned by the scene, this powerful attack had exceeded the understanding of most people about a Seventh Rank Warrior.

Such ability to invoke phenomena, dazzling brilliance, was clearly the power that only an Innate fighter of the Secret Six Rank could exhibit.

Is this how powerful the top ten fighters in the ranking are?

It was inconceivable.

Faced with such an attack, how would Zhou Heng counter?

This current sixth-ranked person on the list had annihilated many experts of the nefarious paths, he should not be an easy opponent, Gu Xiao’s punch was just too strong, it was like the sun falling from the sky.

Who could withstand such an attack?

And how could it be dissolved?

Or maybe, dodged?

Everyone at the scene watched with unblinking eyes, concentrating to see how Zhou Heng would deal with this punch.

But, by the time Gu Xiao’s punch was about to hit Zhou Heng, Zhou Heng had shown no intention of blocking or dodging. He looked as if he had been scared stiff by the punch, standing there motionless.

“You think you can take my punch head-on? Do you think you are Cheng Zhi?”

Seeing Zhou Heng’s reaction, Gu Xiao grew even angrier, his Inner Qi circulated faster, and the inner landscape on his back further materialized, the intense heat spreading rapidly. The red light on his fist also grew more powerful.

The next instant, his palm had already landed on Zhou Heng, smashing down fiercely on his body.

But there was no cry of pain, no sound of bones cracking.

Dong!

It was actually the sound of a bell ringing, even louder than the one Zhou Heng produced when he used the Ring Gold Palm, as if a large bell had struck right next to everyone’s ears, causing many of the people present to cover their ears.

What’s going on?

Although their ears were covered, everyone’s eyes were still open. After the initial shock, they looked closely, and were immediately dumbstruck.

Gu Xiao’s Red Sun Falling from the Ninth Heaven had indeed landed on Zhou Heng’s shoulder, but it had caused no damage whatsoever. A layer of warm golden light had emerged on Zhou Heng’s body.

Golden Bell Cover!

This layer of golden light formed the phantom image of a Golden Bell. After the “Red Sun” converged by Red Sun Falling from the Ninth Heaven collided with it, it immediately shattered into countless red sparks, scattering around and quickly vanishing.

Completely ineffective!

Zhou Heng had just taken “The Divine Child” Gu Xiao’s attack without a single scratch. This was astounding.

However, Gu Xiao was not flustered. A cold smile appeared on his face as he said, “You think wrapping yourself in a turtle shell will let you defeat me? Wishful daydreaming!”

Saying this, he changed his technique, stepped forward to close in on Zhou Heng, suddenly crouched, and bent his right arm backward, switching to lead with his elbow and suddenly lunged forward.

Hum!

An immense force swept through the air, emitting a series of whistling sounds. This time, there were not many spectacles on Gu Xiao’s elbow tip, even the heaven and earth’s vital energy was calm, without any disturbance.

But within this elbow tip flowed a layer of golden brilliance, reminiscent of the most brilliant, most sacred sun of the legends, dazzling golden light, pure and blinding.

“Take another move from me, ‘Great Sun Crashes Heavenly Gate’!” Gu Xiao bellowed sharply, his elbow striking out with the momentum of thunderous rapids, fiercely smashing towards Zhou Heng’s neck.

Clang!

The blow once again struck the shimmering shadow of the Golden Bell Cover that enveloped Zhou Heng. Although it still hadn’t pierced through the defense, it was no longer completely ineffective as before, now causing Zhou Heng’s Golden Bell Cover to shake.

And the move ‘Great Sun Crashes Heavenly Gate’ was never just “one move.”

Clang!

Another strike!

Gu Xiao’s left elbow also came crashing down, employing the same “Great Sun Crashes Heavenly Gate,” swiftly followed by his right elbow striking again!

Clang!

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!!

The sound of ringing bells exploded continuously as Gu Xiao’s attacks grew faster and faster, the fighting spirit in his eyes intensifying. As he watched Zhou Heng standing there, relying purely on the protective aura of the Golden Bell to fend off his attacks, he thought of someone else.

Cheng Zhi from Infinite Temple, the “Wrath of Buddha.”

This monk was young, yet possessed an unparalleled physique. In the battle where Gu Xiao had been defeated by Cheng Zhi, Cheng Zhi had defended himself against his attacks in a similar manner.

“Cheng Zhi could only withstand sixty-seven of my ‘Great Sun Crashes Heavenly Gate’ strikes. Now, I want to see how many you can handle!” roared Gu Xiao internally, his speed of attack accelerating further.

Clang! Clang!

Clang! Clang! Clang!!

The bell’s cacophony grew louder and more rapid, trembling the bricks and tiles of the houses on both sides of the street, and the stone slabs laid upon the ground began to crack and overturn one by one.

In the blink of an eye, the entire stretch of street over a hundred yards long had its stone slabs upturned, exposing the dirt underneath, with the trend still spreading outwards.

Boom!

Suddenly, a deafening roar was heard, and the ground even trembled a few times, causing the walls on both sides of the street to shake perilously, as if they might collapse at any moment.

Golden light shattered and burst forth from Zhou Heng’s form, making him seem like a dazzling, golden lotus flower in full bloom.

Gu Xiao, both shocked and delighted, laughed loudly, “Hahaha! Seventy-six times, you’re even stronger than Cheng Zhi?! Then take this next…”

Zing!

The sound of sword ringing resonated, like a crane calling across the skies. A streak of azure Sword Qi burst forth from within the “golden lotus,” striking true and piercing through Gu Xiao’s hair crown.

This not only interrupted Gu Xiao’s words but also left him tousle-haired and disheveled, a sight of utter discomfiture.

“Announcing every move as you do it, what kind of bad habit is that?” Zhou Heng slowly emerged from the disintegrating golden light, yet in his hand there was no sword, just a single finger raised.

The sword light that had appeared was none other than the “Lesser Charge Sword,” one of the Six Meridian Divine Sword techniques, graceful and swift, second to none—not even thunder.

“Releasing Sword Qi with a finger, are you also affiliated with the Longevity Way?” Gu Xiao’s face turned ashen. With his hair crown knocked off, his disheveled appearance was—in his eyes—a humiliation beyond measure.

Yet at that moment, he suddenly calmed down, brushing back his hair and looking at Zhou Heng with an astonishingly serene gaze as if suppressing all his emotions.

“Zhou Heng, you are quite interesting, truly quite interesting indeed!”

Gu Xiao’s eyes suddenly widened, his smile intensifying, while simultaneously, his pupils turned golden, and radiant red clouds magically appeared around him, swirling and flowing with an exceptionally divine aura.

“Your aura is rising, your strength is increasing, your inner landscape is condensing, becoming stronger,” Zhou Heng’s eyes narrowed slightly as he discerned Gu Xiao’s transformation, but his smile remained, as relaxed as ever.

“I hope you can still smile later!” Gu Xiao sneered, “Now, let me show you what ‘Solar Divine Body’ is, what it means to be a ‘Child of the Divine’!”