Chapter 680 (1/2)

Shangguan Tianyang looked at Zhou Weiqing before he said in a deep voice, “Weiqing, for the sake of the Heaven’s Expanse Palace and the survival of the mainland, I’ll be frank with you. You’re the most suitable candidate for this matter!”

Zhou Weiqing scratched his head, “But… I still have many things I need to do. I’m afraid I won’t be able to carry out this task for the time being.

Shangguan Tianyang continued, “The Mysterious Heavenly Mainland is more than ten thousand miles away from us. Not only that, the Mysterious Heavenly Palace is very, very powerful! Wanting to snatch food from a tiger’s mouth is not an easy task. You’ll need quite some time to prepare for this. That’s why we hope that you’ll be able to move as soon as possible. As for your other matters, we’ll settle them on your behalf. I, the Palace Master of the Heaven’s Expanse Palace, give you my word that no harm will come to Heavenly Bow City while you’re away. We’ll also take good care of your father. When you come back, we’ll send people over to assist you in restoring the country and save your family. Before you leave, Tianyue and I will set up a wedding between you, Xue’er, Fei’er and Bing’er. What do you think about this?”

Tianyue’s words touched the deepest part of Zhou Weiqing’s heart. He did not expect that the Palace Master of the Heaven’s Expanse Palace would agree to the matter without giving him any trouble. At the moment, the thing that worried him the most was his family and Heavenly Bow City. Now that he had the Heaven’s Expanse Palace’s promise, he did not have to worry about them anymore. What surprised him more was the fact that the Palace master would agree to his nieces marrying him so easily. From what he could see, Bing’er would definitely be married to him and he might stand a chance with Fei’er, too. However, Shangguan Xue’er? She was the heiress to the Heaven’s Expanse Palace for f*ck’s sake! Now that Shangguan Tianyang had given his permission for him to marry her, it meant that he was handing over almost half of the future of Heaven’s Expanse Palace to Zhou Weiqing. The way Tianyang handled the matter showed his utmost sincerity. Zhou Weiqing was taken aback that Shangguan Tianyang would treat him, a nobody, in such a way,

Fei’er who was standing by the side could not help but exclaim loudly, “Uncle! Must it be Zhou Weiqing who goes there? We know absolutely nothing about the Mysterious Heavenly Mainland! It’s going to be dangerous!”

It was not just her. The other three girls were not happy about it as well.

Shangguan Tianyang heaved a sigh, “Although Zhou Weiqing isn’t the most powerful person here, he’s got a bright future ahead of him. Especially with that Saint Energy of his. This time, he managed to turn his misfortune into a blessing and made a breakthrough to the Ninth Jewel Level. His strength is no weaker than any Heavenly God master. On top of that, he’s still very young. He’s the most suitable for this task because he won’t be too eye-catching. For this reason, I think he’s the perfect candidate for the task.”

Shangguan Tianyang was right. Although there were many powerful Heavenly Jewel Masters other than those who were from the Five Great Saint Lands, like Zhou Weiqing’s teacher, the Six Ultimate Heavenly Emperor Long Shiya, they were rare and hard to find. Even if they managed to get in touch with one of them, a master who was at the Heavenly God tier or higher might not want to work for the Heaven’s Expanse Palace. Not only that, they were also no match for Zhou Weiqing’s intelligence, craftiness, and the almighty Saint Energy that he possessed. Better yet, he had a great relationship with the Heaven’s Expanse Palace.

Chuckling, Zhou Weiqing replied, “I think that I’m the most suitable for this task, too. Since you’ve made your points clear, I’ll make my move soon to obtain the Spatial Teleportation Stone. However, I can’t guarantee that I’ll be able to complete the task successfully. You’ll need to come up with a backup plan for the Heavenly Jewel Island and Zhongtian City.”

Now that he had agreed to it, Tianyang finally let out a smile of relief, “Weiqing, we’ll count on you this time. This is a life-or-death matter for the Heaven’s Expanse Palace. Once we lose the Heavenly Jewel Island, I’m afraid it won’t be long before the Heavenly Expanse Palace loses its title of the Number One Biggest Saint Land to other lands. Just let us know if you need anything else.”

Shaking his head, Zhou Weiqing replied, “Other than the Heavenly Bow Empire and my family’s safety, there’s nothing else I need. This time I’ll carry out the task by myself. Just tell me more about that mainland later.”

“NO!” The four women shouted out in unison.

Shangguan Tianyang and Tianyue looked at them in astonishment.

Colors crept up their cheeks at once. In the end, Fei’er, who was the bluntest, spoke up as she threw a dirty glance at Zhou Weiqing, “This guy is a womanizer! W-What if he suddenly brings back a few more girls from that Mysterious Heavenly Mainland? We must go with him!”

Shangguan Tianyang’s face immediately darkened a few shades, “Nonsense! You’re all from the Saint Land. Do you want us to go against our words and betray the treaty? The more people there are, the more apparent our goal will be. If Zhou Weiqing goes alone, it’ll be easy for him to escape if something happens. Furthermore, he has already reached the Ninth Jewel cultivation base so this would be a great training for him to break through to the Heavenly King stage.”

Unsatisfied, Fei’er pouted. Still, due to her fear of her uncle, she did not dare to press the issue any further.

Suddenly, Bing’er walked forward after summoning up her courage, “I’ll go with Little Fatty. I’m not from the Saint Land and I’ve never agreed to join the Heaven’s Expanse Palace. I was not brought up in this palace anyway,” Having said that, she lowered her head in embarrassment. Before this, she was separated from Zhou Weiqing for 3 years, she really did not want to be separated from him anymore.

Xue’er who was standing by the side nodded her head, “I, too, feel that it’ll be better if Bing’er goes with him. At least, she can help watch over him and take care of his daily needs. Bing’er is extremely agile so I’m sure she’ll be able to flee in time with Weiqing if they come across any danger.”

As she was speaking, she glanced over at Tian’er who was standing by her side. Of course, Tian’er’s opinion was very important. If she wanted to go with him, none of them from the Heaven’s Expanse Palace would be able to stop her. Besides, if the two of them worked together, their strength would be much more powerful as well.

To their surprise, Tian’er actually nodded her head in agreement before she told Zhou Weiqing, “It’s better to let Bing’er follow you. However, Bing’er, remember not to be too soft-hearted, okay? You must NEVER let this bastard bring another girl home. I’ll go back to the Heavenly Snow Mountain to visit my father,” Her last sentence was directed towards him.

Zhou Weiqing scratched his head, “Alright. I’m okay with any of you following me there, I’ve no objections.”

Xue’er chimed in, “After you leave, Fei’er and I will go to the Heavenly Bow Empire.”

Zhou Weiqing did not know that there were actually two reasons why Tian’er did not insist on going to the Mysterious Heavenly Mainland with him. First, because Zhou Weiqing could generate his own Saint Energy now and there was no need for him to worry about it being depleted. Second, which was also the most important reason, was because she wanted to make peace with the three Shangguan sisters.

Without a doubt, the four girls were no longer able to leave Zhou Weiqing’s side. Since there were three of the Shangguan sisters, Tian’er felt like she was fighting the battle alone. It would do all of them good if she could forge a strong relationship with them. Besides, Bing’er had long known Zhou Weiqing before she did. Although there was still a tiny bit of unwillingness in her heart, she knew that it was the best solution to their situation.

Shangguan Tianyang nodded his head in agreement, “Alright, so it’s set. Weiqing, Bing’er, follow me at once. I need to tell you more about the Mysterious Heavenly Mainland in details.”

The next few days, Zhou Weiqing continued to stay in the Heaven’s Expanse Palace to pass on the remaining matters to the others. The remaining time was spent in some secret meetings with both Shangguan Tianyang and Tianyue. Nobody knew the content of their meetings, not even the three Shangguan sisters. They could only vaguely guess that it had something to do with the Destruction Energy.

Zhou Weiqing also asked Shangguan Tianyang for a favor. He asked for someone to escort Tian’er back to the Heavenly Snow Mountain. Although with Tian’er’s current cultivation base, there was no need for him to do that. But since she was carrying his child, Zhou Weiqing could not help but feel worried about not being able to accompany her.

As for the Heavenly Bow Empire, Zhou Weiqing had also written a few letters for Ming Yu, Hua Feng, and a few other people so the two Shangguan sisters could bring the letters back with them. With Xue’er and Fei’er attending to the matter, there was no need for Zhou Weiqing to worry about the situation anymore. He was not that proficient in being a commander on the battlefield anyway. Might as well let Ming Yu, who was much better in commanding, handle the troops.

Early in the morning on the third day, Zhou Weiqing and Bing’er quietly walked down the Heavenly Jewel Island. The moment they left Zhongtian City, they instantly made their way to the east.

With her little hand in Zhou Weiqing’s hand, she kept turning to look at his pale face, “Little Fatty, are you feeling unwell?”

Zhou Weiqing laughed, “Of course not! How can I possibly feel sick with this strong body of mine?” In truth, there was one thing that he was hiding from Bing’er. Because he had to leave for an indefinite amount of time, Tian’er had been squeezing the juices out of him for the past few days, making sure that she dried him up completely before she left. But of course, Zhou Weiqing did not have any complaints.

After they had ridden far away from Zhongtian City, Zhou Weiqing unleashed his Horned Ghost Demon Horse and let Bing’er sit in front while he hugged her slender waist from behind. They continued to head East along the path as he urged the horse to go faster.

In accordance with the map that Shangguan Tianyang passed to him, the Mysterious Heavenly Mainland was to the East of the Boundless Mainland. For this reason, they needed to sail to the East from the Mi Ou Empire that was situated in the East.

For their task this time, the Heaven’s Expanse Palace had gone all out. Shangguang Tianyang had given Zhou Weiqing many good things that were specifically designed to deal with all sorts of potential troubles.

Zhou Weiqing was actually very curious about the Mysterious Heavenly Mainland. It had been thousands of years since this Mysterious Heavenly Mainland had any contact with the Boundless Mainland and it must have its own specialty. Not only that, wanting to take their greatest treasure would not be an easy task as well.

When they were about 30 miles away from Zhongtian City, Zhou Weiqing slowed down his Horned Ghost Demon Horse without warning. Lowering his head, he placed his chin on Bing’er’s shoulder and the warm breath that came out from him sent shivers down Bing’er’s back. Finding it to be itchy, she whispered, “L-Little Fatty, what are you doing?!”

The Horned Ghost Demon Horse started to speed up once again and in a blink of an eye, Zhou Weiqing suddenly disappeared from the horse. With no warning at all, he abruptly appeared above the woods by the side as he pushed down his hands to hover in the air. Instantly, terrifying bluish purple color light cloud formed under his palms. Thousands of lightning pearls materialized and enveloped the entire area next to the path with a radius of at least several hundred meters.

In truth, the Flying Lightning God Technique that he just used was no longer the same as the previous one. Because of the transformation of his Heavenly Energy to Saint Energy, all of the techniques that he used would be cast using the Saint Energy.

In each and every lightning pearl, silverish white color could be seen at the core. Suddenly, thousands of pearls erupted at once, instantly tearing up the air in the sky. In within the few hundred meters radius, a gigantic black hole could be seen from the air. It was caused by the explosion of the Saint Energy lightning pearls.

That was right, Zhou Weiqing had sensed two people tailing them since the moment they came down from the Heavenly Jewel Island. Had it not been for his Ice Cold Perception that had long merged with his Saint Energy, he would not have discovered the two vague shadows behind them. The two shadows had been following them and through the vague murderous intent in the air, Zhou Weiqing was certain that the two people did not have any good intentions. That was why he decided to lure them here so he could ambush them.

The moment he launched his attack, Shangguan Bing’er quickly put away the Horned Ghost Demon Horse into her Spatial Ring. A pair of gigantic wings burst out from her back without warning. With just a light flap, she immediately vanished from the spot, far away from Zhou Weiqing’s Flying Lightning God attack.

Two heedless shadows were thrown out from the vicinity of the Flying Lightning God technique almost instantly. A powerful and tyrannical destruction aura appeared in a flash, shielding them from the terrifying explosion’s aftershock.

From the red light of Heavenly Energy and the Destructive attribute aura that was being emitted out of their bodies, Zhou Weiqing instantly figured out that those people were from Blood Red Hell without even having to ask them. He had been on the Heavenly Jewel Island for almost half a year, so it came to him as a surprise that there were still Blood Red Hell people waiting for him after so long. Without a doubt, they only had one aim and it was to kill him. And at that moment, Zhou Weiqing could clearly sense the level of their cultivation base.

Heavenly Kings! The two followers were Heavenly Kings!

To be fair, even the two powerful young Eighth Jewel Masters who had the Destructive Attribute from the Blood Red Hell’s Dan Dun Troop were defeated in Zhou Weiqing’s hands. Of course, they would send Heavenly King Masters in order to successfully kill him.

Before this, Zhou Weiqing could only sense that the people following him were quite formidable but it did not cross his mind that it would actually be two Heavenly Kings. Although they were only at the lower level of the Heavenly King tier, they were still freaking Heavenly King Masters for f*ck’s sake!

Since a Heavenly King Master possessed the ability to fly, escaping from them was almost impossible. However, Zhou Weiqing was no longer the old him. Although his Consolidating Equipment was not fully assembled yet, with his current cultivation base, he was no longer the Little Fatty Zhou who shat his pants when he came face to face with a Heavenly King.

The Ringless Ground Purging Set instantly suited up on his body. After the Flying Lightning God Technique exploded, without wasting any time, he was already on the move looking for one of the Blood Red Hell’s Heavenly Kings.

Currently, the two Heavenly Kings looked rather shabby. The clothes that they were wearing was torn and ragged from the previous explosion. They could not avoid the explosion due to the fact that Zhou Weiqing cast the spell without any warning at all. On top of that, its explosive power was far beyond their imagination. Had it not been for the danger-radar they had from being a Heavenly King that incited them to launch their Consolidating Equipment, they would have been heavily injured from that attack. Even so, they were not in a good state right now. The explosive power of the Lightning attribute was still wreaking havoc in their bodies. The numbness in their body slowed them down significantly. To their surprise, even the Destructive attribute in their body was not able to withstand the impact of the Lightning attribute! How could they possibly not be taken aback by such a situation?

In just a blink of an eye, the distorted light suddenly enveloped one of the Heavenly King. Zhou Weiqing’s Blink was unleashed almost immediately after he had cast the Flying Lightning God Technique.

At once, the Heavenly King’s entire body was restrained by an invisible force, everything seemed to be slowed down at the moment. Without warning, Zhou Weiqing’s Dual God Strength Hammers crashed down fiercely on his head.

Absolute Delay! With the Saint Energy, his Absolute Delay was much more powerful than he had expected. Even a Heavenly King stood no chance in front of the technique.

It was all that he could do to lift his sword up to resist Zhou Weiqing’s dual hammers.

He could clearly see a hint of purplish-red color in Zhou Weiqing’s eyes. What was more peculiar was his dual hammers began to turn purplish red as well.

Without any warning, a glimmer of purplish-red light shot out from Zhou Weiqing’s ‘cry’ hammer and shone on his body. Under the effects of Absolute Delay, the Heavenly King had no chance of dodging at all. In the next second, the Consolidating Equipment on his body vanished without a trace, leaving him defenseless against Zhou Weiqing’s hammers. In the midst of the crisis, all he could do was use his arms to defend against the dual hammer’s attack.

WHAM!