Nine Star Hegemon Body Art c1-2048

by Translator: BornToBe; Author: Ordinary Magician (平凡魔术师); Licensed From: 17k

  “If sister Fang-er doesn’t want to drink cold tea, then I’ll immediately steep some hot tea for you.”

  “Ah, forget about it. As long as you have the right heart, then it’s fine. Coming and going like this is actually quite annoying, but if I didn’t, then I’d feel too sorry for you.”

  For a moment, Long Chen didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. This Fang-er truly was mischievous. But she still gave off a very innocent and lively feeling. She said whatever she wanted to. It really was easy for people to feel friendly toward her.

  The Wind Spirit Pavilion was many thousands of miles away from this place. Even if she was riding a Magical Beast, traveling for seven full days and nights was still extremely exhausting. So he could understand her teasing of him.

  “Next, I’ll tell you some good news. My sister gave me a gift for you.” Lu Fang-er pointed to a small trunk to the side.

  Only then did Long Chen realize there was a two foot tall rectangular trunk.

  When the trunk was gently opened, Long Chen was astonished to see that there was a small furred creature inside.

  It was a small wolf cub only the size of a palm. Its body was completely snow white. Only a small section of fur at the middle of its forehead was a fiery red color. It was extremely adorable.

  This small cub had yet to even open its eyes after being born. It was blindly searching around, appearing to look for food.

  “Scarlet Flame Snow Wolf?”

  Long Chen was extremely startled. This was the cub of a Magical Beast that he had read about before.

  The Scarlet Flame Snow Wolf – its body was completely snow white with only a small lock of fur that was a blazing red color. It was extremely easy to recognize.

  But most Scarlet Flame Snow Wolves weren’t of a completely pure bloodline. Their fur would be of a duller color and would even have some spots sometimes.

  But this Snow Wolf cub didn’t have a single spot. That meant it was an extremely pure-blooded Scarlet Flame Snow Wolf.

  Such a Scarlet Flame Snow Wolf that was completely pure would grow to become an overlord third rank Magical Beast when matured, and it could even contend against fourth rank Magical Beasts. That was an existence that surpassed the Tendon Transformation realm.

  “Correct, this is a pure-blooded Scarlet Flame Snow Wolf that has just been born. It was given to my sister as a gift from her master, but she instead wanted me to fly through the night to give it to you.” Lu Fang-er looked at Long Chen with a complicated expression.

  His heart shook. Not only had Meng Qi not forgotten about him, but she actually worried about him. Such pure feelings from a beauty caused Long Chen to feel an urge to tear up.

  “Originally, sister wanted it to be a weak housepet for you, but she definitely never thought that you’d have already become a Pill Adept. Your Spiritual Strength isn’t low, so I can impart a couple of techniques to control beasts to you. Then, this Scarlet Flame Snow Wolf can become a battling housepet,” said Lu Fang-er.

  Ordinary martial artists would always have Beast Tamers use their martial force or other techniques to gradually tame the Magical Beast, letting it become a housepet.

  But such a housepet wasn’t perfect. After all, Magical Beasts had a violent and brutal aura that could not be removed. A housepet devouring their master was a common occurrence.

  But even so, Magical Beast housepets were still extremely precious. Although it was a bit dangerous, once it was properly trained and if it was used properly, a Magical Beast was definitely an extremely terrifying addition to your combat strength.

  What was special about a battle housepet was that it could be controlled much better. However, to have such control over a Magical Beast required an extremely strong Spiritual Strength. Ordinary people were absolutely incapable of that.

  Using Spiritual Strength to connect and communicate with the Magical Beast, both beast and human could work together.

  Not only was the power of a battle housepet much greater, but the chance of it betraying its master was also much lower. However, it also required having your Spiritual Strength connected to the Magical Beast for a long time, which was exhausting.

  Meng Qi didn’t know about Long Chen’s current strength. She had sent the cub in hopes that the Scarlet Flame Snow Wolf would follow Long Chen as it grew up and be an extra life-preserving measure in the future.

  But the current Long Chen was already a Pill Adept. Lu Fang-er directly imparted a few techniques for controlling Magical Beasts to him.

  What surprised Lu Fang-er was that Long Chen was able to comprehend the techniques with just a quick explanation. He would then ask a couple of questions that went right to the core of how the technique functioned.

  But there was a limit to how much Lu Fang-er could pass on to Long Chen. She could only teach him the common beast controlling techniques that circulated in the public. As for the core techniques of her sect, she didn’t dare pass them on without permission.

  Long Chen’s intelligence had completely won over Lu Fang-er. She realized Long Chen was definitely a monster. He remembered every word and comprehended everything almost immediately. He even asked her questions about ideas that she hadn’t ever thought of.

  She stayed for half a day at the Long estate. After Lu Fang-er saw that Long Chen had completely comprehended all the techniques she passed on to him, she directly left.

  But before she left, Long Chen gave her the precious soul nourishing pill to give to Meng Qi.

  Once she left, Long Chen looked down at the little cub he was holding to his chest and couldn’t help but feel a burst of warmth. The existence of this Scarlet Flame Snow Wolf was proof that he was present within Meng Qi’s heart.

  Long Chen couldn’t help but feel extremely grand knowing that Meng Qi cared about him. He hoped to resolve everything in the capital as soon as possible so that he could step out of these uncivilized lands and enter that vaster sky.

  That was because he knew there was an unmatched beauty waiting for him. Thinking of Meng Qi, Long Chen felt his blood burn hotter. He had to quickly rise.

  “Waaahhh!!”

  Suddenly, the small cub in his arms let out a loud cry and started crawling all over his body.

  Looking at that little fellow, Long Chen smiled. But at that moment, he suddenly felt an extremely indistinct killing intent.

  Chapter 68 News of His Father

  There was someone spying on him; that was his first reaction. However, even after spreading out his divine sense throughout the entire Long estate, he was unable to find anyone suspicious.

  But that feeling had definitely not been a mistake. With his perceptive spirit, he had definitely sensed that extremely indistinct killing intent.

  Long Chen was fully confident in his intuition. If there was no one suspicious in the Long household, then that meant the enemy was watching from further away.

  Seeing that the sky was already darkening, Long Chen muttered to himself and placed the puppy-like Scarlet Flame Snow Wolf back into its trunk.

  That trunk was something Lu Fang-er had brought over. Inside was a nourishing fluid that was enough for the cub to consume so that it wouldn’t die.

  Setting up a proper place for the little cub, he then changed and left his estate.

  As expected, his intuition had been correct. As soon as he went past the gates, he sensed that he was being watched by people. A cold smile appeared on his face as he continued walking.

  He knew those people were preparing to kill him. If he had guessed correctly, they should have been waiting for nightfall to sneak into the Long estate and assassinate him.

  He preferred not to fight in his home, so he had left. And as he had expected, after he walked a dozen miles away and entered a remote region with no one else present, a sharp whistling arrow was shot straight for his back.

  By the time he reacted and went on guard, it was already too late. He was shot through, groaning as he tumbled to the ground.

  Over ten figures s
urrounded Long Chen. Those people were all wearing veiled masks. Raising their swords, they completely cut off any retreat paths.

  “Hmph, what Phoenix Cry number one junior generation; he’s just an idiot. He was handled so easily,” sneered one of the masked men coldly.

  As soon as he finished his sentence, an arrow firmly shot him right through the stomach. His eyes widened and he didn’t even dare look down at his stomach as he felt his life quickly fading.

  He tumbled to the ground. Even as he died, he had no idea just who it was that had killed him.

  “Careful!”

  The others all immediately retreated, looking in shock at Long Chen. They noticed that the arrow in his back had disappeared.

  More importantly, Long Chen seemed absolutely fine! He got up from the ground and indifferently patted the dust off his clothes.

  Long Chen had long since been on guard, so how could it possibly have been so easy to ambush him? The very instant that arrow had been about to hit him, it had already been caught by him in midair.

  But he had faked being hit and tumbled to the ground powerlessly. Everything had been an act he had put on extremely convincingly. The reason he did this was to find out what this group had come for.

  The arrowhead didn’t have any poison on it, and the twang of the bowstring had been too loud. Professional assassins definitely wouldn’t randomly walk up to an enemy who wasn’t confirmed to be dead.

  “Together!”

  Following one of their shouts, the masked men suddenly released their auras. Blood Qi soared to the sky; every single one of them was a Blood Condensation expert.

  With a metallic ring, a sword appeared in Long Chen’s hand. That was the weapon of the one he had killed. He used it now to block one of their attacks.

  The person whose attack he blocked felt his hand turn numb. The power behind Long Chen’s sword was shockingly great. The sword in his hand was blown away, and he was knocked onto his back.

  A cold light flashed over that person’s body, and he was split in two. A rain of blood descended for a moment.

  Now that Long Chen had condensed eleven cyclones that had reached a terrifying size, even a random blow from him was practically unstoppable.

  After easily killing a Blood Condensation expert with a wave of his sword, the pungent smell of blood filled the air. The cyclones in his body almost seemed to have been provoked, and without any urging from Long Chen, they started to circulate faster and faster.

  In just the blink of an eye, two members of their group had died. Both shock and rage filled them. They bellowed angrily and charged all at the same time, each of them stabbing towards one of Long Chen’s vital points.

  Long Chen coldly snorted. Spiritual qi surged rapidly into his arms.

  Using just that one sword, Long Chen fended off the attacks of over ten people. With a crisp bang, qi waves surged out with shockingly terrifying fluctuations.

  With the combined force of over ten people, they forced Long Chen back several steps. He wasn’t injured at all; however, his sword was unable to take such terrifying strength and shattered, leaving only the hilt.

  They were all greatly shocked that Long Chen was able to fend off their combined attack alone. Three of them were even at the mid Blood Condensation realm!

  “Good, again!”

  One of them ordered. Although his voice was suppressed to be quiet, there was something indescribably strange about that voice.

  They didn’t need this reminder since they all knew that this was the best moment. They all charged at the unarmed Long Chen.

  Looking at those masked black-robed attackers, a ridiculing smile appeared on his face. He lightly rubbed his ring.

  Golden light suddenly lit the sky up. A huge battle-ax cut through the air. It was just like the full moon as it swung through a mournful arc.

  Blood and broken limbs flew everywhere. The terrifying strength of the battle-ax dug a huge hole in the ground. Nine of them died under it; now there were only three remaining.

  And that was because those three were somewhat slower. When they had seen a huge battle-ax suddenly appear in his hands, they had instinctively slowed down slightly, allowing them to escape death.

  But while they had managed to survive, the others were not so lucky. In front of that huge battle-ax, the swords in their hands were no different from toys. All of them had been crushed to pieces.

  That huge power had even managed to impress Long Chen. This was the domineering style of heavy weapons. Your power would multiply, allowing you to completely crush your enemies head-on.

  But one of the drawbacks was that Long Chen needed two hands to hold the battle-ax. That was because the handle was too thick. At the same time, just one hand’s strength was unable to draw out all of the potential power of the battle-ax.

  Although that battle-ax was extremely powerful, due to having used too much force, his arms ended up feeling extremely sore.

  “Now it’s time to send you guys to hell.”

  He slowly raised the huge battle-ax. Only then did the remaining three react. They immediately fled, disappearing in just a couple of blinks.

  Looking in the direction where those three were fleeing, Long Chen helplessly sighed. He sat himself down on the huge ax, seeming to not have the slightest intention of chasing after them.

  It wasn’t that he didn’t want to chase, but that he wouldn’t be able to do anything to them even if he caught up. Due to underestimating the Mountain Splitting Battle-Ax’s weight and power, he had misjudged how much strength to use and ended up dislocating his own shoulder. His raising of the battle-ax was just to scare them off. Otherwise, if they didn’t flee, then he would be the one running.

  Twisting his shoulder, he popped it back into its socket. Suddenly, he turned to some bushes to the side and said, “Having hidden for so long, don’t you think it’s time to come out and say a few things?”

  Those bushes remained silent. Long Chen smiled slightly, and suddenly, a red medicinal pill appeared in his hand. With a flick of his finger, the red pill fell into the bushes.

  That medicinal pill burst apart when it landed in the bushes. Countless strands of red smoke immediately filled the air. The smoke spread extremely quickly, reaching hundreds of meters away.

  That was a poison pill. The pills refined from alchemists didn’t just save lives; they also could take lives. Long Chen had kept that poison pill for a long time. Back in the Heroic Assembly House when he had fought against Huang Chang, he had just been about to use it when the crown prince had walked in.

  That was a life-preserving measure. But now that he had even better medicinal pills, that pill had lost its use.

  A figure quickly fled from the bushes, rushing towards the distance.

  “I’d advise you not to run. Otherwise, in just a few minutes, the poison will reach your heart and you’ll die,” said Long Chen indifferently.

  That figure stopped and paused for a moment. Perhaps he was considering whether Long Chen was telling the truth or not, but in the end, he decided to stay.

  “Young master’s techniques truly are worthy of praise.”

  That person slowly walked over and bowed. He appeared to be in his twenties. He was slightly thin and appeared weak. His face was exceptionally plain, one that would be hard to pick out in a crowd.

  “Who are you?”

  “Reporting to young master, this little one is Chen Fei. I was sent by your father to secretly protect his wife and son,” said Chen Fei.

  “My father? Do you have any proof of that?” Long Chen was pleasantly surprised, but he still needed proof.

  That person took out something from his robes and handed it to Long Chen. “This is a keepsake. I really am ashamed. I believe that young master should definitely recognize it.”

  Long Chen immediately turned a bit sour when he saw that thing. It was a bamboo sword, the first gift his father had ever given to him as a child.

  At that time, he had only been two
years old. He had been so excited back then that he had wildly brandished it as if he were a great expert.

  Back then, his father had accompanied him like that every day. He would occasionally give him encouragement as he wildly swung his bamboo sword, and his mother would laugh secretly to the side.

  Those were the soft and warm days of their three person family. Those days felt like they were just yesterday. He seemed to be able to see his father’s strict but pampering expression.

  But a child was a child. A toy was something that didn’t remain novel for long. He later became enraptured by real swords and blades. That bamboo sword was lost somewhere he had never bothered with.

  Looking at the bamboo sword now, he saw there was a bright shine to it. That was obviously something that could only be left behind by stroking it thousands and thousands of times.

  “Master really did wish to see his son and wife over these years, but he was absolutely unable to reunite with his family. However, if he learned that his son had reached such a level, he would definitely feel extremely gratified,” said Chen Fei.

  Long Chen carefully put away the bamboo sword. This news of his father caused him to be even more excited than if he broke through his current realm.

  It had been so many years, but his father had never even once sent a letter back. Sometimes, he actually wondered if his father no longer wanted his wife and child. It would be a lie to say that he didn’t have a bit of a grudge inside him.

  Hearing Chen Fei’s words today, that sore point in his heart was finally released. At the same time, he was also a bit ashamed. In terms of trusting his father, he was far from equal to his mother.

  “Come back to the estate. I have some things I want to talk about with you,” said Long Chen. He had now understood many things. Although he didn’t know the whole picture, he felt that he was now capable of changing his own fate.

  “Young master, you believe me just like this?” Chen Fei was surprised.

  “Of course, I believe you. That’s because if you had lied just now, the current you would already be a corpse.”