Transcending the Nine Heavens

Chapter 257: Stirring the Waters!

The Heaven-asking Sword and Hades Blade had not yet arrived in Zhongzhou, but Zhongzhou was already in complete disarray!

Ji Chengzhi, the 339th descendant of the Asking Heaven Martial Saint, proclaimed in Zhongzhou City: “Is there anyone brave enough to battle me, a descendant of the Hades Blade Saint?”

As soon as these words were spoken, it was as if a bomb had exploded!

In an instant, hundreds of descendants of the Hades Blade Saint emerged, vying and shouting to challenge the 339th great-grandson of the Asking Heaven Martial Saint to a duel!

Even more were shouting furiously: “Ji Chengzhi, who do you think you are? I am the true descendant of the Asking Heaven Martial Saint! Here is my ancestral tablet as proof!”

Thus, this multitude of ‘descendants of the Asking Heaven Martial Saint’ began fighting among themselves, competing for the rightful title first…

And the hundreds of ‘grandchildren of the Hades Blade Saint’ were also squabbling, fighting joyously among themselves…

From all directions, martial artists were flocking to Zhongzhou City like a swarm of locusts, as countless as the grains of sand along the Ganges, endlessly pouring in. Many even began fighting on the way.

This situation became increasingly intense as they neared Zhongzhou; anyone who crossed paths would immediately turn hostile if they found out the other was also vying for the Heaven-asking Sword and Hades Blade, drawing weapons and engaging in brutal fights to eliminate a few competitors first…

This lively scene reminded Chu Yang of two words: market day!

Yes, it was a market day, a super big gathering! The kind where you’d buy something knowing there would never be another chance in this lifetime.

Chu Yang and Gu Duxing had traveled this way—

“Oh yeah…”

“Ahhh…”

“Damn…”

“So many people…”

“Oh no…”

All along the way, the two of them walked with wide eyes and a dumbfounded expression, nearly cramping up from shock.

When they reached outside Zhongzhou City, their eyes nearly popped out of their sockets!

They saw a vast crowd outside the city gate, people wielding swords, knives, axes, forks, and hammers, all in a chaotic display of weapons…

Naturally, there were also some empty-handed.

At the North City Gate, there were easily thousands of people, and in the distance, groups of three or five were rushing in like shooting stars.

“Open the gate! Hurry and open the city gate!” someone shouted hoarsely, furiously: “Why won’t you let us in?”

“Exactly!” thousands of voices roared together: “Why can’t we go in?”

“Do you want to hoard the Heaven-asking Sword and Hades Blade for yourselves?”

“Exactly! Anger us, and we’ll revolt!”

The emotions of the crowd grew more intense.

Amid the chaos, a thunderous shout rang out: “If you don’t open the gate now, I will level Zhongzhou City!” As the voice echoed, a figure soared into the air, jumping seven or eight zhang, almost level with the city wall, shouting mid-air: “You bastards! Open the gate!”

Before he finished speaking, he landed with a thud on the ground.

Instantly, laughter erupted outside the city gates, with hundreds of people shouting: “If you don’t open the gate, we’ll level Zhongzhou City!”…

Chu Yang felt his entire body cramp up.

At that moment, six towering men suddenly turned around from the outskirts of the crowd, marching in unison towards the two, and quickly reached their side: “What are you two doing? Are you here to grab the Heaven-asking Sword too?”

“No, we’re scholars…” Chu Yang quickly smiled awkwardly.

“Hmph, scholars are even worse!” The six men glared at him: “Be honest!”

“Yes, yes,” Chu Yang nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

The six men walked away.

After a while, another group came by to inquire, and after enduring seven or eight rounds of questioning, suddenly there was a commotion up ahead, and fighting broke out.

“Bastards! You can come in, but we can’t? What kind of reasoning is that?” someone shouted in anger.