Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword-Chapter 645 - 622: Star Sea Auction (2/3)

Zhou Heng was overjoyed. He fiercely slashed his own arm, the skin burst open, and blood flowed copiously, but the moment the second Minor Rune circulated within his body, an inexplicable and mysterious force surged, quickly smoothing over the wound.

The skin was smooth and fair, as if it had never been injured.

Zhou Heng pondered, carefully savoring the process he’d just experienced.

The operation of the Minor Rune required the support of Spiritual Power, but compared to consuming Essence Blood to heal injuries, the cost was almost negligible.

No wonder the Old Blood River Ancestor, even though newly healed, was utmost weak; it turned out all his Spiritual Power was used in conjunction with the runes for healing!

Zhou Heng, not minding the details, sought to perfect this second rune as much as possible, from two Broken Runes to three, four, five, all the way up to nearly thirty.

He paused.

When this second Minor Rune was correctly composed, it had no lethality at all and could only be used for healing and reviving, but a wrong combination, just like the first rune, would unleash terrible destructive power!

And the victim of the destruction was himself!

The second Minor Rune could be called a Healing Rune, the first one... because of its tremendous lethality, it could be called an Attack Rune.

An idea suddenly struck Zhou Heng. He activated the Healing Rune on himself, then tried combining the Attack Rune.

Boom!

His entire right arm burst open, even impacting his right chest, but at that moment, the Healing Rune had activated, protecting his vital organs like his intestines. He took a Revitalizing Pill and continued to activate the Healing Rune; the wound healed at a visibly fast rate.

This method was feasible!

Zhou Heng continued to assemble the first Attack Minor Rune. With the life-saving Healing Rune, he became much bolder.

Twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty... forty-one!

Zhou Heng stopped again; he could no longer continue, as the life-saving ability of the Healing Rune could no longer keep up with the destructive power of the Attack Rune. If he continued, he would definitely be shattered by the Attack Rune, with even the Healing Rune unable to save him!

It was a pity that he could not activate the Healing Rune while studying it, or else the two would complement each other, and he could have completely composed the Minor Healing Rune.

Now, the Healing Rune consisted of twenty-seven Broken Runes, while the Attack Rune had reached as many as forty-one, becoming very powerful!

At least this Attack Rune was absolutely top-notch, because even with Zhou Heng’s current level of Spiritual Power plus the protection of the Healing Rune, it was nearly shattering with one strike!

He was confident that even the Sunshine King, if caught off guard by a strike from him, would not die but would definitely be severely injured!

It was just strange that when he activated the rune, it appeared golden.

The Yunyun Heavenly Scripture of Huo Tian was peach-colored, while the Blood River Heavenly Scripture was red, both clearly observed when activated by Huo Tian and the Old Blood River Ancestor. Why did it turn all golden when it came to him?

Strange!

Not understanding it, he decided it didn’t matter; as long as the power was not diminished, it was fine.

Zhou Heng was quite satisfied with his progress, but there was no longer enough time for him to delve into the third Minor Rune. He simply came out of seclusion, called on Black Donkey, and had a feast at the "ship" bar, quickly arriving at the day of the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion auction.

He and Black Donkey had just left the cabin to arrive on the deck when they saw Lian Youhao and Lian Jingxiang standing there.

"Brother Zhou—" Lian Jingxiang was initially startled, then she showed a look of apology, "I’m so sorry, I forgot to notify you earlier; the auction today has a lot of attendees, so one pass card can only bring one extra person, and you’ll have to stay here!"

At first Zhou Heng was startled, then he realized that the two from the Lian Family were also going to the auction, but they thought he was relying on them to get in.

Lian Youhao showed a hint of displeasure. In his view, even if Zhou Heng was allied with the Lian Family, he was just a servant, a dependent; why should a master be courteous to a servant? Lian Jingxiang’s attitude was too subservient, truly undermining the family’s dignity.

However, he was astute, and this displeasure was quickly suppressed; after all, Zhou Heng was indeed a talent worth recruiting.

"Heh, it’s fine, I’m just hitching a free ride, using your Flowing Cloud Shuttle to go have a look; maybe I’ll buy something!" said Zhou Heng.

The auction was one thing, but the regular sales at the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion did not stop because of the auction.

Lian Jingxiang still greatly valued Zhou Heng’s ability. For an instant, she had the impulse to give up her own spot for Zhou Heng, but she knew this would certainly not be approved by Lian Youhao.

"Brother Zhou, I am truly sorry!" she said earnestly.

This made Zhou Heng somewhat embarrassed; wouldn’t it be awkward if he openly entered the auction later and got glared to death by her?

Better to keep a low profile, he thought; let them go in first, then he would enter later. He did not want to draw too much attention to himself.

Lian Youhao summoned the Flowing Cloud Shuttle, and the three of them plus a donkey boarded. With a whoosh, the shuttle sped off, crossing the vast distance in mere minutes, arriving near a super-gigantic starship.

The Lian family’s starship was already quite huge, but compared to this behemoth of a starship, it wasn’t even worthy to carry its shoes!

—It would take a hundred of the Lian family’s starships put together to match this one.

Once a starship reaches a certain size, each additional increase significantly raises the consumption of materials and energy, and there are definitely not many forces in the Immortal Realm capable of building such a gigantic starship!

The Flowing Cloud Shuttle flashed once more and appeared on the deck of this behemoth starship, where three people and a donkey disembarked, and Lian Youhao quickly stowed the shuttle away.

At that moment, a gray-clad servant approached them and asked, "Are the four of you here to attend the auction?"

"Yep!" Lian Youhao nodded, pulling out a badge from his sleeve—he had already paid the deposit, a true show of wealth.

"These two—" the gray-clad servant looked towards Zhou Heng and Black Donkey, noting just one pass card between them, yet there were four of them, one short.

"We’re just looking!" Zhou Heng responded with a smile, not bothering to take out the VIP card from his Space Artifact.

The servant nodded and grinned, "Please feel free to look around!" He then turned to Lian Youhao and Lian Jingxiang, "The two of you, please follow me!"

He led the two members of the Lian family into the interior of the starship, their destination unknown after several turns.

Zhou Heng was calm and unhurried; there was still an hour until the auction started. He had originally come out so early because he intended to traverse the void directly with his body, but having caught a free ride, he arrived much earlier than expected. ƒгeewebnovёl.com

There weren’t many people on the deck, nor was there much to see—just the dark void and a vast array of starships scattered like stars. The view was initially breathtaking, but one quickly got used to it.

"Zhou, let’s go inside now!" Black Donkey kept urging.

The auction was, of course, all about treasures, and just hearing the word ’treasures’ made the cunning donkey impatient.

"Let’s wait a bit more!" Zhou Heng was not in a hurry, reasoning that waiting inside was the same as waiting outside, but quieter.

As they waited, more guests arrived, and Zhou Heng saw many powerful figures. A few of them made the whole starship tremble upon stepping aboard, as if it could barely withstand their presence without shattering.

Those were not experts of the Creation Realm!

Zhou Heng had seen the Creation Emperor and even witnessed battles on the level of the Creation Emperor. Although he gained nothing from it, he was clear on the aura of power typical of the Creation Realm. These individuals were strong, but not that supremely strong.

They must be experts of the Sublimation Realm!

This auction probably wouldn’t attract beings of the Creation Realm; the highest level of auction would likely be held in Juexian City.

But with the arrival of Sublimation Realm experts, if they wanted to buy a treasure, would anyone dare compete with them? Aren’t they afraid of being slaughtered the moment they leave the starship?

On further thought, the attraction of even Sublimation Realm experts meant this auction would definitely have some serious goods!

Moreover, his auction of the Soul Consolidating Pill was aimed at Sublimation Realm experts. Sunshine Realm martial artists couldn’t use it at all; how could he fetch a high price if these big shots didn’t show up?

Bring it on, let more come, and drive up the price of the Soul Consolidating Pill!

Over forty minutes later, Zhou Heng finally said to Black Donkey, "Let’s go, it’s time we went inside!"

"I told you so!" Black Donkey was beside himself with impatience.

They headed towards the hatch, and coincidentally, the gray-clad servant who was welcoming guests was the same one from before. Recognizing Zhou Heng and Black Donkey, he naturally didn’t come forward to greet them, as his duty today was to attend to guests coming for the auction.

However, he found Zhou Heng and Black Donkey stopping right in front of him, which made him frown and say, "Excuse me, could you step aside? You’re blocking my view!"

"What are you on about? Looking down on us just because you think you can? We’re here for the auction!" Black Donkey declared haughtily.

The servant, upon hearing this, couldn’t help showing a trace of anger, as neither man nor donkey had a pass card—clearly, they were just here to cause trouble.

"Sorry, I just remembered—we don’t have a pass card, but here is a VIP card!" Zhou Heng stopped Black Donkey’s nonsense, as the troublesome donkey was only good at attracting hatred. He then took the VIP card out of his Space Artifact.

The servant, who had been ready to explode in anger and call others to throw these troublemakers out, suddenly deflated upon seeing the VIP card. Holding a VIP card meant being one of the most honored guests of the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, and he dared not show disrespect to such guests without risking severe punishment!

He inwardly cursed Zhou Heng for his showy display, finding it pointless to trick a nobody like him; however, he could not let any discontent show on his face, and instead plastered on a broad smile, saying, "Honored guests, please follow me!"

"Petty man!" Black Donkey spat out its long tongue in contempt, loud enough for the servant to hear clearly.

The servant’s face turned green. How could there be such a shameless donkey? It was they who were messing around, yet he was the one made out to be the villain? Frowning, he led Zhou Heng and Black Donkey to a private room, ushering them in before scrambling away like someone fleeing a disaster.

Black Donkey couldn’t help but laugh heartily.

"Donkey, have I ever told you you’re quite the scoundrel?" (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com) with recommendation tickets or monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)