Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword

Cheng Shangchen retreated more than a hundred yards before he stopped dead in his tracks, stood up straight, his eyes full of murderous intent.

Anger filled his face, coupled with a sense of grievance.

Wasn’t it true that by strength alone he completely overpowered Zhou Heng, yet because he despised Zhou Heng to his core, convinced that he was the weakest Heavenly Venerate in history, he begun by trying to overpower him with his aura?

Aura is related to one’s realm, but it’s not exactly the same.

Normally, a martial artist of a higher realm can absolutely overpower one of a lower realm with their aura because aura is a manifestation of a martial artist’s confidence and will. However, there are exceptions, like Zhou Heng, who could intimidate real Nascent Soul realm practitioners with his aura even before he himself had stepped into the Nascent Soul Realm!

And now, although his spiritual power had not yet entered the Divinity Transformation Realm, as a Physique Heavenly Venerate, his confidence and will had naturally seen significant improvement, not to mention Cheng Shangchen, even his own father wouldn’t imagine oppressing Zhou Heng!

Here’s a new Heavenly Venerate who can’t compare to anything else but still insists on competing with Zhou Heng in terms of aura, isn’t this asking for embarrassment?

It took a while for the crowd to recover, and when they looked at Zhou Heng again, their gaze naturally carried traces of surprise.

Even though aura is not the same as actual strength, it’s still a pretty direct representation of power, and every imposing Heavenly Venerate has an awe-inspiring presence that can make others submit without a fight.

For instance, the Great Eternal Emperor of ancient times not only had the Purple Flame Heavenly Dragon that specialized in vanquishing evil beings, but he also possessed the majesty of a true dragon, which reduced his opponents’ battle power by a third the moment they confronted him; how could they even fight him?