94: One-Sword Man 6

Feeling the threat of death, Zhou Tong finally yielded:

"In... in the Central Heavenly Palace, the tallest building in the center of the city..."

"Thank you."

After Qin Jiuge finished speaking, he pierced Zhou Tong's throat with his sword.

He turned to look at the nine people in the pool:

"Can you still move?"

Only then did Zhang Tie and the others react, struggling to crawl out of the pool.

But the drug had already penetrated deep into their bodies; they were now weak all over, unable to even stand steadily.

Qin Jiuge walked to the edge of the pool, reached into the water, and injected a wisp of Devilish Qi into it.

The milky-white pool water suddenly began to boil as the drug's components were forcibly decomposed by the Devilish Qi.

"Soak for a little longer."

Qin Jiuge said.

The nine people hurriedly re-entered the pool. Soon, they felt the medicinal power within their bodies rapidly receding, and their True Qi began to circulate again.

"Brother Qin, thank you!"

Zhang Tie said gratefully.

The others also offered their thanks one after another; they knew that if it weren't for Qin Jiuge, they would already be lambs to the slaughter.

"What do you plan to do next?"

A Martial Artist asked.

"Kill the Heaven Lord."

Qin Jiuge's answer was simple and direct.

Everyone looked at each other. Although they had witnessed Qin Jiuge's strength, the Heaven Lord of the Second Heaven was the powerful ruler of this realm, with unfathomable strength.

"Brother Qin, I'll go with you!"

Zhang Tie gritted his teeth and said,

"I'll die if I stay here anyway, so I might as well give it a shot!"

"We'll go too!"

Three more people stepped forward.

They were all top Martial Artists from the First Heaven and had their own pride; they were unwilling to simply become Materials for Alchemy.

The remaining five people hesitated; they wanted to find a place to hide, thinking there might still be a slim chance of survival.

Qin Jiuge did not force them and said to those five:

"Do as you please."

He looked at Zhang Tie and the other three:

"Follow me."

The five walked out of the palace and returned to the square.

There were no more guards on the square; apparently, those Zhou Tong had brought were the entire force.

Qin Jiuge's Divine Sense swept across the entire city, and he quickly locked onto the tallest building in the center of the city.

This was a nine-story golden palace, magnificent in its Aura and surrounded by Spiritual Qi.

"It's there."

Qin Jiuge pointed toward the palace.

The five walked toward the Central Heavenly Palace. They encountered several patrols of guards along the way, but Qin Jiuge easily dealt with them.

His sword became faster and faster, and his use of Devilish Qi became increasingly proficient.

Soon, they arrived in front of the Heavenly Palace.

The palace gates were tightly shut, and eight golden-armored guards stood before them, each with an Aura several times stronger than the previous silver-armored guards.

"Halt!"

The leading golden-armored guard shouted,

"This is the restricted area of the Heavenly Palace; trespassers will die!"

Qin Jiuge didn't waste words and drew his sword directly.

The black sword left its sheath, and eight flashes of sword light lit up almost simultaneously.

The eight golden-armored guards didn't even have time to react before their heads were separated from their bodies.

Qin Jiuge kicked open the palace gates and walked in.

The interior of the palace was magnificent, with Spiritual Qi so dense it had almost liquefied.

In the center of the hall, a middle-aged man wearing a golden dragon robe sat on a throne, eyes closed in Cultivation.

He was surrounded by a faint golden light, and his Aura was as deep as an abyss or an ocean, unfathomable.

This was the Heaven Lord of the Second Heaven, Jin Yang Heavenly Lord.

Hearing the commotion, Jin Yang Heavenly Lord slowly opened his eyes. Seeing Qin Jiuge and the other four, a flicker of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"That useless Zhou Tong couldn't even handle a few ants from the Lower Realm."

He said indifferently, his tone carrying contempt.

"Are you the Heaven Lord?"

Qin Jiuge asked.

"Indeed, I am."

Jin Yang Heavenly Lord looked down at Qin Jiuge from his height,

"A blind man who can fight his way here has some skill. Unfortunately, you chose the wrong path."

He slowly stood up, and a powerful pressure spread out. Zhang Tie and the other four immediately felt it difficult to breathe, as if they were being pressed down by a great mountain.

But Qin Jiuge remained unmoved, as if the pressure simply did not exist.

A flash of surprise appeared in Jin Yang Heavenly Lord's eyes:

"Interesting. It seems you are no ordinary Ascender... However, in the face of absolute strength, all struggle is futile."

He reached out his hand, and a golden orb of light condensed in his palm, emitting scorching heat.

"Golden Sun Heaven-Burning Palm!"

The golden orb of light transformed into a giant palm, striking toward Qin Jiuge with an Aura that could incinerate everything.

The power of this palm strike was enough to level the entire hall!

Zhang Tie and the others' faces turned pale; they had no doubt that if this palm struck true, they would all be reduced to ashes.

But Qin Jiuge simply raised his sword calmly.

The black sword vibrated slightly in his hand as Devilish Qi flooded into the blade.

The black light on the blade grew brighter and brighter, as if it could swallow all light.

"Break."

Qin Jiuge softly uttered a single word and slashed out.

The black sword light collided with the golden palm shadow.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, no dazzling light.

The black sword light sliced through the golden palm shadow like a knife through tofu, and then, with undiminished momentum, slashed toward Jin Yang Heavenly Lord.

Jin Yang Heavenly Lord's expression changed drastically; he had never seen such a bizarre sword technique!

His Golden Sun Heaven-Burning Palm was a Heaven-Grade martial art, yet it had been broken so easily!

He hurriedly deployed his protective golden light while retreating violently.

But the black sword light was too fast!

The sword light pierced through the protective golden light, leaving a deep wound on Jin Yang Heavenly Lord's chest that bared the bone.

"Puff!"

Jin Yang Heavenly Lord spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes filled with horror.

"You... what kind of sword technique is this?!"

Qin Jiuge did not answer; his second slash was already out.

This strike was even simpler—a straight vertical slash—but wherever the sword light passed, space itself seemed to be torn apart.

Jin Yang Heavenly Lord roared, exploding with his full power as he thrust out both palms, golden flames sweeping through the entire hall.

"Jin Yang Heaven-Burning!"

He intended to incinerate the entire hall along with Qin Jiuge!

But the black sword light ignored all flames, directly slicing through the sea of fire and accurately striking the center of Jin Yang Heavenly Lord's forehead.

Time seemed to stand still.

Jin Yang Heavenly Lord's movements froze, and he stared at Qin Jiuge with wide eyes, filled with disbelief.

A line of blood slowly emerged at the center of his forehead.

"Im... possi... ble..."

He spat out his final words and his body crashed to the ground.

The Heaven Lord of the Second Heaven was dead.

Zhang Tie and the other four were completely petrified.

They looked at the fallen Jin Yang Heavenly Lord,

then at Qin Jiuge, who stood there having sheathed his sword, their minds completely blank.

One sword to slay the Heaven Lord of the Second Heaven!

This was no longer just 'strong'; this was terrifying!

Qin Jiuge walked to the throne, his Divine Sense sweeping across the entire palace.

Behind the throne, he found a hidden portal leading to a secret room.

The secret room was filled with various rare Materials and Spirit Medicines, as well as a large number of martial arts manuals.

In the very center was a glowing teleportation array, clearly the passage to the Third Heaven.

But the teleportation array was covered by a golden light barrier and could not be activated.

Qin Jiuge's Divine Sense probed the light barrier and found it to be a complex Restriction that required a specific method to unravel.

"Brother Qin, did you really kill the Heaven Lord?"

Zhang Tie walked into the secret room, still in disbelief.

"Yes."

Qin Jiuge was studying the Restriction.

"What do we do next? The other Heavens will surely find out what happened here, we..."

"Go to the Third Heaven."

Qin Jiuge interrupted him.

"But this teleportation array..."

Zhang Tie looked at the golden light barrier.

Qin Jiuge reached out and pressed his hand against the light barrier.

Devilish Qi flowed from his palm, invading the interior of the barrier.

The structure of the Restriction was laid bare before his eyes.

Ten breaths later, the light barrier shattered with a "crack," and the teleportation array glowed brightly.

"Let's go."

Qin Jiuge was the first to step into the teleportation array.

Zhang Tie and the others looked at each other, then gritted their teeth and followed him in.

With a flash of light, the five figures disappeared into the teleportation array.

Not long after they left, a large number of guards poured into the palace.

When they saw Jin Yang Heavenly Lord's corpse, everyone was stunned.

The Heaven Lord of the Second Heaven had actually been killed!

The news spread like wildfire, quickly reaching the Third Heaven, the Fourth Heaven... and even higher Heavens.

The title of "one-sword superman" drew attention for the first time within the Ten Heavens... Third Heaven, Reception Platform.

When Qin Jiuge and the other four emerged from the teleportation array, they were met by thirty warriors in black armor and a somber-looking old man.

The old man looked at Qin Jiuge, a trace of wariness flashing in his eyes:

"Are you the ones who killed Jin Yang Heavenly Lord?"

The news traveled this fast?

Qin Jiuge raised an eyebrow slightly; it seemed there were special communication methods between each Heaven.

"What if we are?"

Qin Jiuge asked calmly.

The old man sneered:

"What audacity! That waste from the Second Heaven is dead, so be it, but did you think you could run wild in the Third Heaven as well?"

He waved his hand:

"Take them! The Heaven Lord has ordered that they be brought in alive!"

The thirty black-armored warriors attacked simultaneously. Their strength was even greater than the golden-armored guards of the Second Heaven,

and their coordination was more seamless, instantly forming a battle formation that trapped Qin Jiuge and his companions in the center.

But Qin Jiuge's sword was faster than their battle formation.

The black sword left its sheath, and sword light flickered through the formation like black lightning.

With every flash, a black-armored warrior fell.

Their armor was like paper before the blade tempered by Devilish Qi.

In ten breaths, all thirty black-armored warriors were on the ground.

The old man's expression finally changed:

"You... just who are you?!"

Qin Jiuge did not answer and slashed out.

The old man hurriedly used a movement technique to dodge, but he discovered to his horror that no matter how he dodged, that black sword light followed him like a shadow, impossible to escape.

"Puff!"

The old man's left arm was severed at the shoulder, blood gushing out.

"Take me to see the Heaven Lord."

Qin Jiuge's sword was pressed against the old man's throat.

The old man broke into a cold sweat; he had never seen such a terrifying swordsman.

That one strike seemed to be able to sever Karma and lock onto fate, leaving nowhere to run.

"The... the Heaven Lord is at the Mystic Ice Palace..."

The old man said tremblingly.

"Lead the way."

Under the old man's lead, Qin Jiuge and the other four arrived at the center of the Third Heaven, the Mystic Ice Palace.

This was a palace built entirely of cold ice, with a biting chill so intense that an ordinary person would be frozen into an ice sculpture instantly upon approaching.

But with the protection of Qin Jiuge's power, the others were able to endure it.

Inside the palace, the Heaven Lord of the Third Heaven, the Mystic Ice Heaven Lord, had already been waiting for a long time.

She was a woman in white robes with a cold expression, appearing to be around thirty years old, surrounded by a faint cold mist.

Her Aura was even deeper than Jin Yang Heavenly Lord's, clearly indicating she was stronger.