A Chef Beyond Creation Emperor Level (2/3)

After breaking through to Ascension King, Zhou Heng did not immediately leave the Immortal Residence. Instead, he first increased the number of combined shattered runes in the Blood River Scripture.

This was far too important. Every additional shattered rune brought a marked increase in combat strength!

From Sunflare Emperor to Ascension King was a qualitative leap, enough to support Zhou Heng in making more attempts. In one stroke, he advanced the healing minor runes to one hundred and thirty-one, then raised the offensive minor runes to one hundred and fifty-seven!

He believed that even if an Ascension Emperor stood still and let him bombard them, the offensive minor runes would blast them to pieces!

Of course, no Ascension Emperor in the world would do something so foolish!

Though his current power had yet to shatter the barrier between realms and he could not fight an Ascension Emperor head-on, with the Blood River Scripture, his combat strength was absolutely no weaker than that of an ordinary peak Ascension Emperor!

—By ordinary, he meant someone who, unlike Bing Xinzhu, had not mastered another Heavenly Scripture.

Zhou Heng sat motionless. In truth, he had not yet fully developed his ultimate combat strength.

He possessed two high-grade Immortal Artifacts. There was no need to mention the Hundred Ghost Sword—it could summon Spiritual Power ghost creatures roughly equal to his own level of strength, and would automatically grow stronger as he did.

Though the Black Sword itself had no special effects, its ability to pierce anything was enough to make up for many shortcomings. Moreover, the Black Sword's Sword Qi was incomparably violent. A strike to a vital point meant certain death; even if it missed, a mere graze would leave blood flowing without end, nearly impossible to heal!

He had always used the Black