Nine Star Hegemon Body Art c1-2048

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

  Long Chen narrowed his eyes. If you want my life, then we’ll have to see if you have the qualifications or not!

  Marquis Ying smiled inside when he saw that Long Chen and Wilde’s power was weakening and their attacks were becoming slower.

  Suddenly, Long Chen swung his broadsword too hard. Due to a lack of energy, he stumbled forward a step along with the sword. That one step immediately revealed a huge opening.

  Almost by reflex, Marquis Ying didn’t even think. Dodging Wilde’s ax, his sword directly slashed towards Long Chen’s waist. Obviously, Long Chen’s guess was right; Marquis Ying was planning on keeping them barely alive. Otherwise, that sword would be going straight for his heart.

  A cold glimmer shined in Long Chen’s eyes. Suddenly, his FengFu Star was activated at its full power. All his power flowed straight into his Dantian.

  The twelve cyclones that were already three hundred meters wide immediately grew to ten times the size. They quickly revolved, and the spiritual qi within fifty kilometers was immediately sucked dry.

  “Whether I can succeed or not, I have to try!”

  Long Chen prayed inside. His twelve cyclones all revolved, causing all that spiritual qi to condense into a cord that flowed through the LiYao point, merged into the HuiMing Point, and at the end rushed through the QuChi point to enter the LaoGong point.

  When his spiritual qi flowed into the first point, that acupuncture point acted like a flood gate that was forced open. After his spiritual qi went through the gate, it somehow began to flow faster, rushing into the next point with an even greater force.

  Once the spiritual qi had finished flowing through all the layers of superposition and entered the final LaoGong point in his hand, Long Chen suddenly felt intense pain coming from that acupuncture point.

  “Crap, my meridians can’t handle this.”

  As soon as he felt that pain around his LaoGong point, he realized the surrounding meridians were also starting to shudder, unable to handle the rushing of the spiritual qi.

  “HOLD FOR ME!” Long Chen angrily roared. He could no longer care too much about that. He controlled it so only a strand of that energy flowed out of the LaoGong point.

  Without even thinking about it, he injected that strand of energy into his broadsword. The broadsword immediately began to shake and rumble.

  Just as Marquis Ying’s sword was about to pierce into Long Chen’s waist, he suddenly felt his heart jump and all his hair stood on end. Relying on his many years of battle experience, he instinctively gave up on his attack and hastily retreated.

  But even as he began to retreat, the broadsword in Long Chen’s hand was already raised. The seven-foot-long broadsword emitted a strange light and seemed to possess an aura of endless death as it descended upon Marquis Ying.

  “Split the Heavens!”

  Marquis Ying was completely terrified as he looked up at that sword. That sword had somehow managed to lock him in place.

  A small Qi Condensation beginner was actually able to use his qi to lock a Tendon Transformation expert two realms above him in place. That was absolutely crazy!

  Normally, such a lock could only occur when the stronger expert attacked the weaker one. If two opponents were on the same level, it was extremely difficult for one to lock the other in place. For an insignificant Qi Condensation newbie to lock down a Tendon Transformation expert was a joke!

  However, such a thing actually now happened to Marquis Ying. But Marquis Ying quickly recovered from his shock, sensing the scent of death drawing near him.

  The sword in Long Chen’s hand held a strange shine. It was just like a divinity’s blade, mercilessly slashing down.

  “Wave Breaking Slash!” Seeing that sword slash down, Marquis Ying shouted. Now was not the time to be shocked by Long Chen’s lock. All the green veins on his body sharply grew until they looked like vines which were wriggling right under his skin. His aura once more grew to a new level as he also slashed out.

  Qi waves surged out dozens of meters. This Wave Breaking Slash was one of Marquis Ying’s ultimate techniques, and it was an Earth class Battle Skill.

  BOOM!

  The moment Long Chen’s broadsword met Marquis Ying’s sword, heaven and earth both turned still for a moment. Only then did an enormous explosion ring out.

  Three figures were sent flying at the same time. The terrifying energy completely destroyed their original battlefield. A huge crater almost thirty meters wide appeared where they had collided.

  Long Chen felt as if his entire body was about to fall apart from exhaustion. His right hand was hurting in particular. According to common sense, with his current meridian widths, he was still unable to display Split the Heavens.

  But despite that, he had forcibly used it just now. This had completely broken down his meridians surrounding the LaoGong point. But he had also finally learned just how terrifying Split the Heavens was.

  He had actually been lucky at that final moment, as he had only used a strand of Split the Heaven’s energy. He hadn’t dared to use the rest of that energy.

  If he had used the full force of the Battle Skill, perhaps all his meridians would have been completely blown apart and he would truly become a cripple. But despite using just a strand of that energy, his hand’s meridians were completely ravaged.

  Other than a lingering fear, Long Chen also felt a burst of excitement. It was already so powerful despite him only using a strand of its power. Just what class of Battle Skill had Split the Heavens reached?

  “You really are worthy of being Long Tianxiao’s son. Good, very good, hahahaha!”

  A burst of laughter rang out. The dust slowly scattered and Marquis Ying appeared from within.

  But the current Marquis Ying appeared extremely miserable. His clean and tidy clothes had become unbearably tattered. There was a large wound in the middle of his stomach from which blood slowly flowed out.

  Of the sword in his hand, only the hilt remained now. That exchange just now had completely destroyed the blade.

  Long Chen’s pupils shrank. Although Marquis Ying was extremely disheveled now, his aura hadn’t dropped much at all. That meant Marquis Ying combat ability hadn’t dropped either.

  Using one hand, he tore off his tattered clothes, revealing his wound and also a soft armor.

  That armor was golden in color. It appeared extremely flexible and strong, however, a large hole had been split open in it due to Long Chen’s broadsword.

  “What a powerful Battle Skill. If I hadn’t had this golden silk armor, I really would have died.” Looking down at his wound, Marquis Ying icily said, “I’ll give you a chance. If you hand over that Battle Skill, I’ll give you two a quick death.”

  Long Chen switched the broadsword into his left hand. His right hand was already half-crippled and was unable to hold it anymore. He forced himself up and coldly laughed, “And what if I say no?”

  “Long Chen, you better think this through. Death isn’t scary. Living a life worse than death is the most painful. And I just happen to have some skill in that area. I’d advise you not to regret anything,” said Marquis Ying icily.

  “I, Long Chen, have never done anything I’ve regretted.” Long Chen glanced at him and then stealthily cast a meaningful glance at Wilde.

  Long Chen didn’t dare be too obvious. After glancing at Wilde, Long Chen slowly raised his sword and sneered, “Ying Zhao, that move just now was just a testing blow. Now that I’ve tested it… I’ll take your dogshit life!”

  After saying that, he stabbed the sword into the ground. At the same time, waves of qi exploded out and raised up all the dust into the air.

  “Hmph, just let me see how capable you are,” Marquis Ying grimly laughed. Rubbing his ring, another sword appeared in his hand, and he raised it in front of him.

  But when the dust settled, the guarded Marquis Ying realized that Long Chen had already disappeared, only leaving behind the foolish Wilde standing there.

  Marquis Ying’s express
ion changed. He hastily looked up to see that Long Chen had already fled several hundred meters into the mountains.

  Chapter 77 Pursuit Deep in the Forest

  Marquis Ying’s expression changed and he hastily looked up, only to see that Long Chen had already fled hundreds of meters deeper into the mountains.

  “Fuck!”

  For the reserved and elegant Marquis Ying, that was the first time he had shouted out such a vulgar word. His eyes were spitting flames; he had been fooled!

  So the truth was that Long Chen had noticed that his full strength attack was actually not enough to incapacitate him and that he was simply not a match for a Tendon Transformation expert!

  After saying a couple of ruthless words, he had stabbed his sword into the ground to fill the air with dust and then immediately fled. Perhaps fleeing was actually the most valuable combat skill to have.

  However, when Long Chen noticed that Wilde hadn’t fled with him and was instead just foolishly standing in his original spot, he almost coughed up blood in anger.

  He had purposely given him a glance just now to tell him that there would be a chance to flee. He hadn’t expected him to not react and just stand there.

  But since he had already fled now, he absolutely could not return. Marquis Ying’s target was him. As long as he fled, Wilde should be safe.

  As he expected, he had only gone several hundred meters before Marquis Ying angrily roared and started charging after him.

  “Stop!”

  Suddenly, Wilde angrily roared and a red light started to come from his skin. Violent energy soared from his body. He was just like a wild ancient beast that had been awakened.

  Just as Marquis Ying was about to chase after Long Chen, a huge battle-ax whistled over at him, causing his heart to tremble.

  What surprised him was that Wilde’s attack was suddenly much stronger than before. Even before the ax landed, just the wind from it alone was enough to make it hard for him to breathe. The power behind his attack had at least doubled.

  BOOM!

  Marquis Ying didn’t take it head-on. The new sword in his hand wasn’t equal to his old sword, so he didn’t dare meet that blow. The result was that Wilde’s ax ruthlessly smashed into the ground.

  His terrifying energy caused the whole valley to shake. Broken rocks shot out everywhere and a shockingly huge crater appeared.

  “Brother Long, quickly run! I’ll block him!”

  Seeing his attack had missed, he once more sent his ax smashing at Marquis Ying.

  The fleeing Long Chen was both shocked, angered, and moved. He was shocked that Wilde would be able to explode with such terrifying strength.

  He was furious because there was no point in blocking him! Long Chen wanted Marquis Ying to chase after him!

  He was also moved that Wilde would actually use his own life to try to protect him. Although Wilde was a bit naive, maybe even flat-out dumb, he had complete and total trust in Long Chen. He was even willing to give up his own life for him.

  Long Chen had an urge to both cry and curse. He was extremely worried, but he also didn’t dare to stop running. That would simply be telling Marquis Ying that he wouldn’t abandon Wilde, thus, revealing his weak spot. Then, both of them would die.

  Originally, he had been planning on drawing away Marquis Ying and having Wilde flee in a different direction. But the result was that Wilde hadn’t understood the slightest bit of Long Chen’s intentions.

  BOOM!

  Marquis Ying dodged Wilde three more times. At this time, Wilde’s strength was growing stupendously. That last attack had been so powerful that he hadn’t been able to dodge. Blocking with his sword, he was forced back five steps.

  “Die!”

  Marquis Ying raged. Today, he had been thwarted repeatedly while trying to kill Long Chen. A grand Tendon Transformation expert like him had actually been this helpless in front of two insignificant Qi Condensation rookies.

  More importantly, Long Chen’s final attack just now had given him a somewhat heavy internal injury. Although he made himself appear fine, the truth was that he was merely suppressing the injury.

  That was why he didn’t want to use any of his power to get past Wilde who was blocking him. That would end up making his internal injury worse. But he was becoming increasingly anxious as he saw Long Chen flee further and further away.

  If he couldn’t throw off this giant fellow, then Long Chen really would escape. That was something completely unacceptable. His veins bulged again as he also sent a slash out at Wilde’s attack.

  Wilde suddenly felt an unstoppable force push him back. He only managed to stabilize himself after almost ten meters. Although Marquis Ying didn’t specialize in power, the sharp increase in strength after entering the Tendon Transformation realm was simply too great.

  He managed to force Wilde back, but Marquis Ying also wasn’t well off. His stomach was aching dully. That was the result of provoking his internal injury.

  Long Chen’s last attack had not only shaken his internal organs, but even his Dantian had been somewhat jolted. That led to his spiritual qi being much more sluggish.

  In the process of forcing Wilde back, he had almost been unable to continue suppressing his injury. Immediately after forcing Wilde back, he went to go chase after Long Chen. Long Chen was his main target.

  “You’re not going anywhere!”

  Marquis Ying almost went mad with rage. Wilde actually hadn’t even received an injury despite being blown back and was now charging at him again.

  Wilde truly was a Magical Beast in human form. His physical body had reached an absolutely frightening level. Just by relying on his physical strength, he had actually managed to forcefully take a Tendon Transformation expert’s attack.

  Being unable to throw off Wilde, Marquis Ying’s eyes turned icy cold and he once more used his sword to block Wilde’s battle-ax. He then snaked his sword through an opening to stab at Wilde’s stomach.

  Marquis Ying had obviously been infuriated and was willing to kill to get away from this hindrance. But when his sword struck Wilde’s skin, it was as if he had struck a hard surface. His sword slipped and his full strength blow immediately lost over half its power.

  The sword still managed to pierce through Wilde’s skin. However, it only managed to get two inches in before being unable to go any further. It was unable to pierce through Wilde’s bones.

  Marquis Ying was greatly shocked, as that was the first time such a thing had happened. Even a Magical Beast’s body would be easily pierced through with his cultivation base. But he was apparently unable to do the same to Wilde.

  “ROAR!”

  Wilde didn’t even seem to notice the wound, viciously smashing his battle-ax down on Marquis Ying.

  He had attacked Wilde twice now without being able to give Wilde a true injury. And now that Wilde was attacking him, he was held back from chasing after Long Chen again.

  At this time, he glanced into the distance and couldn’t help being worried. Long Chen had already fled over five miles. He was just about to enter a thick forest.

  If he really did enter that forest, then by relying on the coverage, he would have an unacceptably high chance of getting away.

  But Wilde continued to firmly block his way. Grinding his teeth, he raised his sword with both hands and a scarlet colored flame appeared over it.

  “Cliff Breaking Slash!”

  Wilde’s battle-ax went flying away while he himself was sent tumbling back dozens of meters. He spat out a mouthful of blood, and at the same time, the strange red light from his body faded. His aura fell sharply.

  Marquis Ying had actually been so pressed for time that he had used an Earth class Battle Skill. He had managed to send Wilde flying, but Wilde only spat out a single mouthful of blood. On the other hand, that one attack caused his internal injury to almost flare out of control.

  He hastily took out a healing pill from his ring. It was a precious high grade healing pill that he had collect
ed many years ago.

  For his cultivation base, middle grade or lower medicinal pills basically had no effect, while high grade medicinal pills were extremely rare. So swallowing that medicinal pill now truly caused him heartache.

  Marquis Ying glanced at Wilde who was lying on the ground and hesitated for a moment. He really wanted to kill Wilde, as he was practically a monster. He would definitely be terrifying once he matured.

  But then looking at Long Chen who was on the eve of hiding in the forest, Marquis Ying gritted his teeth. Weighing his options, he still decided to ignore Wilde and chased directly after Long Chen.

  Wilde was extremely worried when he saw Marquis Ying go straight after Long Chen. He crawled back up to give chase as well.

  But he only managed to take two steps before he felt the world spinning around him.

  Wilde fell on his butt. His face was completely pale, and he couldn’t stop his hands from shivering. That was a sign that he had overdrafted his strength.

  Hatefully punching the ground, he could only watch as Marquis Ying’s figure faded deep into the valley.

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  Long Chen had kept a watch over their battle as he had fled. Seeing Wilde unwaveringly block Marquis Ying had caused him to panic.

  If Wilde really did enrage Marquis Ying, then he might not take Long Chen into consideration and just kill Wilde. If that happened, Long Chen would regret it for a lifetime.

  But according to his understanding of Marquis Ying, he wasn’t the type of person to lose his cool from anger.

  When he was just about to enter the forest, he saw Marquis Ying ignore Wilde to chase after him, causing him to finally feel some relief. He then focused his full strength on running.

  Entering the forest, everything suddenly became quiet. Countless huge trees reached for the sky, making it so that it was extremely difficult for any sunlight to get through.

  Long Chen quickly adapted to the lighting and charged forward, doing his best not to step on any vegetation.

  Doing so would leave behind obvious tracks. Long Chen instead did his best to land on rocks or perhaps overturned trees. That way Marquis Ying would not find his trail and would require a great deal of time to search for him. Then his advantage would become much more obvious.