Outburst

In Shockwave's senses, although the wound in his chest was consuming an enormous amount of his life force, it was recovering at an alarmingly slow rate. It would take at least several breaths for the wound to heal completely.

Before one wave had settled, another rose.

A black-robed figure silently appeared behind Shockwave and stabbed directly at his head once more.

Splat!

Shockwave's head shattered again.

Whoosh!

Seeing this, Zhou Zheng, who had just retreated far away, moved and charged in again.

The instant Shockwave's head had just recovered, Zhou Zheng's sword had already arrived.

Splat!

Shockwave instantly raised an arm to block the strike, but the price was a massive gash appearing across that arm.

And it could not heal at all in the short term.

Whoosh!

Black-robed Fu Heng emerged from Shadow Space again and attacked Shockwave.

The pair's unceasing attacks made Shockwave roar in fury, yet he was helpless against them.

With such an enormous gap in speed, Shockwave appeared incredibly clumsy and could only allow the two of them to keep harassing and attacking him.

In truth, Shockwave had no intention of dealing with Fu Heng at all. Having fought Fu Heng before, Shockwave knew full well that Fu Heng was merely a fly, nothing worth mentioning.

If Fu Heng had been alone, he would not even have been able to force out Shockwave's Immortal Body.

Fu Heng had fought Shockwave before, yet he had not known that Shockwave possessed an Immortal Body. Otherwise, he would not have failed to tell Zhou Zheng that information earlier.

But Zhou Zheng was different. Under Time Deceleration, Shockwave, who was not particularly skilled in speed to begin with, was slowed to a crawl and could only counterattack passively in place.

And Zhou Zheng's micro-particle-level attacks rendered Shockwave's prized Immortal Body largely useless. Otherwise, with the Immortal Body alone, Shockwave would not have feared attacks like these from the two of them.

Therefore, Shockwave focused all of his attention on Zhou Zheng. He was looking for an opportunity to kill him in a single blow.

Zhou Zheng had clearly noticed this as well, so he became even more cautious. More often than not, he would only strike after Fu Heng had attacked seven or eight times, or after Fu Heng had shattered Shockwave's head once.

Zhou Zheng still had trump cards that could ensure Shockwave would not injure him, but he did not want to use them here.

Every time Zhou Zheng attacked, Shockwave consumed a tremendous amount of life force. Several dozen breaths passed, and the life force within Shockwave steadily dwindled, yet the opportunity he sought never appeared.

At this moment, the expressions of the Native Transcendents watching below gradually changed.

"What is going on? Lord Shockwave's condition seems somewhat wrong!"

"Lord Shockwave's Immortal Body is far more perfect than mine, yet it is being restrained by that person too?" The Saint level Native Transcendent, who resembled a small mountain, had disbelief written all over his face.

He had been dealt with by Zhou Zheng once before and had personally experienced how troublesome Zhou Zheng was. But he knew that Shockwave's Immortal Body was much more perfect than his own. How could Shockwave be unable to hold on so quickly?

"We can't just keep watching. Let's go too!" The Native Transcendents began roaring one after another.

"Brothers, you must not act rashly!" Herk stepped forward and said,

"Look at the intensity of the battle up there. Wouldn't we simply be going to our deaths if we joined? Not only would we fail to help Lord Shockwave, we would create trouble and distract him!"

"This..."

Hearing this, the many Flying Celestial level transcendents immediately fell silent.

However, the two Saint level transcendents still insisted on going.

"How about this?" Herk said.

"Those two members of the Yu Huang Clan are surely here for those corpse fragments. Give them all to me, and I will negotiate with those two later!"

"Will that work?" The Native Transcendents hesitated.

"No problem!"

Herk nodded without changing expression, though excitement stirred within him.

Although these Native Transcendents had handed over most of the Special Lifeform Corpses earlier, Herk knew that each of them still possessed some. If he gathered them all now, his gains would certainly be substantial.

If this worked, his mission evaluation this time would definitely rise by another level!

Under Herk's persuasion, the Native Transcendents handed over their remaining Special Lifeform Corpses to him one after another.

However, just as Herk was considering whether to run off directly with these Special Lifeform Corpses or go up and save Shockwave's life, Shockwave, who seemed to be at the end of his rope, suddenly let out an incomparably furious roar.

In an instant, his skin changed from purple to grayish white, and his aura began to rapidly weaken.

Or rather, Shockwave's aura was merging with this Transcendent World.

The power of heaven and earth within a radius of ten thousand kilometers gathered from all directions. In but an instant, countless amounts of the power of heaven and earth had assembled within the range of their battle.

The endless power of heaven and earth seemed to turn into steel, making Zhou Zheng feel as if he could barely move a step.

"This..."

Zhou Zheng was instantly alarmed. Previously, Shockwave had merely controlled an enormous quantity of the power of heaven and earth, but he had been unable to affect Zhou Zheng's command over it.

But now, Shockwave had isolated him from all the power of heaven and earth. Not only could it no longer aid Zhou Zheng, it had become an obstacle to him instead.

This was the first time Zhou Zheng had encountered such a situation since attaining Unity of Heaven and Man.

Such a method was already very similar to that of someone who had completely refined the Heart of the World.

"Get out here!"

Shockwave's voice rang out from every direction. In the next moment, Fu Heng's figure was abruptly squeezed out of Shadow Space.

Boom!

An immense amount of the power of heaven and earth immediately crushed in from all directions. Fu Heng tried to resist, but having left Shadow Space, he simply could not contend with such terrifying might.

In an instant, Fu Heng was blasted to pieces.

At the same time, countless currents of the power of heaven and earth pressed down on Zhou Zheng as well.

Without the slightest hesitation, Zhou Zheng willed it and activated the trump card he had exchanged from the Temporal Temple.

A dark golden barrier immediately appeared around Zhou Zheng.

This was a life-saving item Zhou Zheng had spent more than ten thousand Time-Space Points to exchange for. It could withstand the attacks of a Peak Demigod for fifteen minutes.

For a small Transcendent World, Demigod-level attacks were already the limit. Even someone who had refined the Heart of the World would be no exception.

That was why Zhou Zheng had dared to come deal with Shockwave without reservation.

After all, even if Shockwave had truly refined the Heart of the World, Zhou Zheng could hold out for fifteen minutes with this life-saving item. And after fifteen minutes, he would have already returned to the Temporal Temple.

Of course, this life-saving item was extremely valuable, and Zhou Zheng would not use it lightly. Once he used it now, he would suffer a huge loss.

But there was no helping it. Under normal circumstances, the possibility of Shockwave refining the Heart of the World was practically zero. Zhou Zheng's earlier preparations had merely been for the unlikely worst-case scenario.

Yet who could have expected Shockwave to truly erupt with such power now?

Fu Heng had been forcibly squeezed out of Shadow Space. Clearly, Shockwave's control over the surrounding space had reached an extremely high level. Combined with the earlier abnormalities in the power of heaven and earth, there was no doubt that Shockwave had taken control of this world.

"..."

Zhou Zheng rapidly considered his options. Terrifying power crushed down from every direction, but the golden barrier surrounding him remained extremely firm. Though the attacks from all sides were frenzied, they could not harm him in the slightest.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The power of heaven and earth outside was incomparably violent, madly attacking Zhou Zheng, who was enveloped in golden light.

Zhou Zheng sensed a trace of impatience within it, and he had already vaguely guessed Shockwave's current condition.

Sure enough, after more than ten breaths, the frenzied attacks began to slow, and the countless currents of the power of heaven and earth gradually dispersed.

Whoosh!

A trace of dimness flashed through Shockwave's eyes in the distance, and he fell directly from the sky.

Seeing this, Zhou Zheng immediately withdrew the golden barrier.

Only a little over ten breaths had passed, far from fifteen minutes. This treasure had not consumed much energy.

If Shockwave had truly been able to attack continuously for fifteen minutes and exhaust the treasure's energy, Zhou Zheng would have suffered an enormous loss.

Fortunately, it had only lasted for a little over ten breaths.

Sure enough, I cannot underestimate anyone! This thought flashed through Zhou Zheng's mind.

He had always been cautious, and this incident made him inwardly affirm that caution could never be wrong.

Even if something had only the slightest possibility of happening, he had to make thorough preparations!

Opportunities could wait until next time, but he only had one life!