Nine Star Hegemon Body Art c1-2048

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

  Long Chen shook his head. “I’ve only met with Elder Tu Fang once. After giving me this registration card and a map, there was nothing else between us.”

  Long Chen told Guo Ran about his interactions with Tu Fang. Most of what he had to explain was finished with just a sentence, as he truly didn’t have much of a relation with Tu Fang.

  “It seems brother Long must truly be a talented genius. Otherwise, the Enforcement Elder wouldn’t give such a registration card to you. The monastery’s standards are extremely strict, and even the experts on the Elder level only have one registration card to give out. Furthermore, I haven’t heard of the Enforcement Elder handing out a registration card in many years. Brother Long must definitely be an extraordinary person for the Enforcement Elder to recognize your talent,” exclaimed Guo Ran with admiration.

  “We got a bit off track. How about we return to the three heroes and two beauties you mentioned?” Long Chen was curious about this.

  And so Guo Ran began to tell Long Chen about the monastery. The Xuantian Monastery would select disciples every three years, but all the people who registered were already set one year in advance.

  Those people that didn’t have a registration card like that youth Long Chen had encountered previously were all expelled before they could even take the test.

  Once the registration list had been set, Guo Ran had begun to gather information on the registrants. Of course, he didn’t need to gather information on all of them, but just the more powerful ones with the highest potential.

  It went without saying that Guo Ran was an extremely deliberate person. Long before he had set out, he had already recorded the names, backgrounds, temperaments, and special skills of all the more famous registrants.

  Even when it came to the less famous registrants, as long as there was information, he wrote it down. But as for the three heroes and two beauties, that wasn’t something he had come up with, but something that was publicly recognized.

  That was because it wasn’t only Guo Ran who was so meticulous. Others had also done their own investigations. That was what is meant by to know yourself, know your enemy.

  The three heroes were three young men. They were Lei Qianshang, Qi Xin, and Yue Zifeng. It was said that they were all peak talents.

  As for the two beauties, that naturally pointed to two young women. One was called the ice beauty Ye Zhiqiu, while the other was also an equally unmatched beauty called Tang Wan-er.

  He didn’t know why, but when Long Chen heard Ye Zhiqui’s name, he immediately thought of that woman who had been standing atop that multi-colored bird.

  If that really had been her, then those three heroes and two beauties were definitely at the top level.

  Although they hadn’t exchanged blows, Long Chen had experienced many life and death battles that had caused his perception of experts to become incredibly keen. That icy woman was definitely a terrifying opponent.

  Guo Ran continued, saying that in the future, the entire Xuantian Monastery would be theirs to control. And that was why Guo Ran recommended finding a faction to rely on.

  That was because the Xuantian Monastery wasn’t the same as other sects. The competition was extremely intense inside. Other than core disciples, any other disciples had to complete missions in order to obtain resources.

  But there were never enough missions to go around, and so the disciples were like wolves fighting over a piece of meat.

  And that was how such an intense competition had arisen. According to past experiences, the monastery encouraged disciples to form their own factions, saying that this was also a kind of tempering for their disciples.

  The powerful factions would have more opportunities and thus, more cultivation resources. That was why joining a powerful faction was extremely important.

  Furthermore, your vision definitely had to be sure. That was because once you were in a faction, it was very difficult to switch to a different one.

  Each core disciples would have the right to possess their own mountain. With the support of a formation, the spiritual qi on those mountains would be much denser, allowing one to cultivate twice as fast with half the effort.

  Core disciples would all choose a couple of aides to cultivate with them. That was a reward to the capable members of their faction. After all, a faction could not just rely on a single person.

  And so Guo Ran’s goal was on those five people. Moreover, it wasn’t just Guo Ran. Almost everyone hoped to join one of their factions. That was also an intense competition.

  Furthermore, it was said that many people that were waiting in line to join their faction had already begun to take action, secretly sending gifts and even marriage contracts. Listening to all of this caused Long Chen to be dumbstruck. This was much more complicated than what he had thought.

  “Guo Ran, who do you think is the strongest amongst those five?” asked Long Chen. He wanted to hear Guo Ran’s thoughts since he had gathered a great deal of information.

  Guo Ran shook his head regretfully. “Those five are all monsters with unlimited battle strength. They can easily fight across realms.”

  “They can all fight across realms?” Long Chen was shocked.

  Guo Ran nodded. “The craziest of them all would have to be Lei Qianshang. It’s said that last year he killed three Tendon Transformation disciples from a sect, causing a huge ruckus.”

  “Three sect disciples?” Now Long Chen was truly shocked.

  “Yes. That sect was infuriated at the time, but the Lei family also has its own foundation and wasn’t afraid of them. A war almost broke out between them. But in the end, the matter was left unsettled. From that moment on, Lei Qianshang’s great name became famous. No one else in the same generation dares to fight against him,” sighed Guo Ran.

  Long Chen was definitely shocked. A year ago he was already able to fight one against three, killing three Tendon Transformation sect disciples. That kind of combat ability was too frightening.

  “Lei Qianshang has his Lei family’s lightning[1] inheritance. Not only is his combat ability shocking, but his physical body is also powerful beyond compare. He has never lost to someone within the same realm.

  “Although Lei Qianshang is admittedly powerful, the others aren’t far off. Qi Xin and Yue Zifeng have also killed Tendon Transformation experts.

  “But they’re comparatively more low-key and didn’t immediately become famous. Thus, no one knows whose strength really is the greatest.”

  “As for the ice beauty of the two beauties, she comes from the Misty Ice Peak. She possesses an innate ice-cold spiritual qi. When her spiritual qi circulates, those on the same level as her cannot even approach her before turning into ice statues. Just how would you fight against her?

  “The most mysterious one would have to Tang Wan-er. I’ve never been able to gather any information about her, but someone leaked that she possesses an extremely rare wind spirit body.

  “Ah, the wind spirit body is favored by the heavens. By using the wind’s energy, she is able to kill the enemies with practically invisible wind blades. Just how terrifying is that?

  “So those five are all monsters, existences that have no match within the same realm. As long as they don’t fight each other, no one knows just who is stronger or weaker,” sighed Guo Ran emotionally.

  Within Guo Ran’s family, he was also a peak existence to some degree and was called a genius. But after arriving, he was completely suppressed by these freaks.

  “Then which faction are you planning on relying on?” asked Long Chen.

  “Of those five powers, basically all the spots are full. Trying to squeeze your way in would be extremely difficult, as everyone has already long since taken action. For me, it’s already too late.

  “Amongst the five, Lei Qianshang is the most violent, while Ye Zhiqiu is the iciest, so neither are easy to approach.

  “I’ve heard the most amicable one would be Tang Wan-er, but it’s precisely because of that friendliness of hers that
countless people are already lined up for her. And so I basically have no hope of getting close to her either.

  “Right now I was just trying to take advantage of the remaining time to earn some more medicinal pills. With those resources, I was hoping to see whether I could muddle my way into either Qi Xin or Yue Zifeng’s factions,” said Guo Ran. “What are you thinking?”

  “Me? I don’t have any plans. I’ll just take everything step by step.” Long Chen smiled slightly.

  “Then you aren’t planning on joining any faction?” Guo Ran was puzzled.

  “Yeah, I prefer to do things on my own.” Long Chen nodded. Now he had left home. Although he felt a bit of a loss, he also had a feeling of freedom, like a horse that had thrown off its reins. He wanted to be as free as possible and no longer suffer any more restrictions.

  Although those monster-class figures were extremely terrifying, Long Chen wasn’t afraid of them. As long as he didn’t find any trouble with them, everything would be fine. And if they really did fight, then he was actually interested in seeing just how powerful such monsters were.

  Guo Ran shook his head. “Although you might also be an extremely powerful genius, I’d still advise you that those five aren’t humans, but monsters. You’ll definitely lose out greatly which will impact your cultivation.”

  Long Chen was about to reply when an angry roar suddenly rang out, shaking the mountain forest.

  “BRAT, THIS MASTER HAS FINALLY FOUND YOU!”

  [1] Lei=Thunder

  Chapter 129 Inviting Self-Humiliation

  Following that angry roar, a group of people charged over, quickly surrounding Long Chen and Guo Ran. The person at the front was incessantly cursing at Long Chen.

  Guo Ran jumped up, his mouse behind him also entering its combat state.

  Long Chen smiled slightly at that furious youth. “Oh, so you didn’t end up drowning? How fortunate for you.”

  That person was the youth who Long Chen had kicked into the river and then given a yellow shower.

  Now it seemed this youth truly did have some ability since so many helpers had come with him. Probably he had been constantly searching and asking about him.

  Previously, Long Chen had watched other people fighting in public. Moreover, Little Snow’s white fur was very eye-catching, and so it wasn’t odd for this youth to have finally found him here.

  “Brother Chang Li, could it be that you just have a misunderstanding with brother Long?” Guo Ran recognized this person.

  Chang Li looked at Guo Ran with some surprise. He didn’t recognize this person, so he asked, “Who are you?”

  “Haha, this little brother is Guo Ran. I’ve long looked forward to meeting the famous brother Chang Li-”

  “So you aren’t acquainted with me. Be smart and get lost. I have a debt I have to pay to this brat. If you don’t want to be beaten, fuck off.” Chang Li cut off Guo Ran impatiently.

  Long Chen patted Guo Ran on the shoulder. He knew Guo Ran was a careful person who wanted to be a mediator, but that would definitely be impossible for this.

  “You should withdraw to avoid being implicated.”

  Guo Ran was startled, but he still nodded, quietly warning, “Be careful. This person is very powerful. More importantly, he’s part of Qi Xin’s group.”

  After whispering that warning, Guo Ran brought his Magical Beast outside of their encirclement. He was extremely curious about how Long Chen, who seemed to be so amiable, had caused such trouble.

  Furthermore, he sensed an extremely mysterious aura from Long Chen’s body. That was because Long Chen was too calm, calm to a frightening degree. It was as if no matter how major an event happened, he wouldn’t be shaken at all.

  So he was extremely curious just what kind of existence Long Chen was. Why would the Enforcement Elder Tu Fang give him his precious registration card? And just how powerful was Long Chen’s true strength?

  “Brat, when you humiliated me, did you think of this outcome?!” raged Chang Li.

  Over ten people behind him were looking at Long Chen icily, delighting in his misfortunate. They were obviously prepared to see a good show.

  “Humiliation? No, no, no, it definitely wasn’t a humiliation. My urine isn’t something that just anyone can have rained over them. You should be happy,” said Long Chen lightly.

  Hearing that, everyone’s expression became odd. Even those people following alongside Chang Li were shocked.

  They had heard that he had suffered, but as to what that suffering was, he wouldn’t tell them. But when they had seen him furiously grinding his teeth, they had realized it was definitely not something small.

  But even in their wildest dreams, they would never have imagined that he had been bullied by someone to such an extent.

  Even Guo Ran was in complete disbelief. He had definitely never imagined that this steady and open youth would do such a thing.

  “Go to hell!” Chang Li roared. Veins pulsed on his forehead, and his eyes spit flames, as he punched at Long Chen. Wild qi waves and surging gales shot out from his enormous force.

  Bang! The bystanders didn’t see the fist touching Long Chen’s head before a leg had already landed in Chang Li’s stomach.

  Chang Li immediately groaned and was sent flying dozens of meters before miserably crawling back up.

  That group of people following Chang Li were stupefied. That clearly wasn’t the result they had been expecting.

  Long Chen’s kick had been completely unnoticeable. And it hadn’t been reliant on a Battle Skill or other technique. It was completely impossible for them to guard against it.

  “Brat, you’ve really pissed me off now! I’ll definitely beat you half dead!” Chang Li roared and his aura exploded. Blood Qi soared, causing the space around him to buzz. He charged at Long Chen like a wild gale.

  “Ao!” Little Snow suddenly stood up and bellowed.

  “Don’t move. I want to see how strong the people here are.” Long Chen quietly comforted Little Snow. He didn’t dare let Little Snow take action. Little Snow didn’t know what it meant to control his attack power. If something went wrong, someone could easily die.

  Little Snow was no longer the cute little puppy he had been. His combat ability far surpassed Long Chen now. An ordinary Tendon Transformation would be killed by a single swat of his claws. If Little Snow did accidentally kill someone, he didn’t know just what would happen to his qualifications to participate in the disciple trials. He couldn’t risk it.

  Long Chen extended his hand. He was neither quick nor slow, perfectly blocking Chang Li’s fist.

  The air exploded, and the withered leaves on the ground were all swept up high into the sky.

  But the shocking thing was that after Long Chen received that blow, his body didn’t budge in the slightest.

  “How powerful!” Guo Ran’s heart wildly jumped when he saw that. Although his own combat ability was just average, his vision was extremely astute. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have even been able to notice that Little Snow was a third rank Magical Beast.

  He saw that Long Chen received Chang Li’s attack with only his physical strength. There wasn’t the slightest movement from his cultivation base. That meant that Long Chen didn’t even place Chang Li in his eyes.

  After receiving that blow, Long Chen nodded inside. Chang Li’s attack was equivalent to an attack from a late Tendon Transformation expert from the secular world. He was even somewhat stronger than Xia Youyu.

  This was just how powerful the disciples from these influential families were. Any random disciple of theirs could fight across realms. Having lived in the Phoenix Cry Empire his whole life, Long Chen truly was a frog at the bottom of a well.

  However, such strength didn’t mean anything in front of Long Chen. With a single hand, he was tightly clenching Chang Li’s fist.

  He indifferently said, “With just this kind of strength, you still want to take revenge?”

  Chang Li’s expression became extremely unsightly, as that
kind of insult was even harder to take than being slapped in the face.

  “How arrogant!”

  A boom suddenly came from his body and using some kind of unknown secret art, Chang Li’s strength doubled. Catching Long Chen off guard, he shook his fist free.

  “Jade Breaking Fist!” A faint light appeared over Chang Li’s fist, causing his entire fist to become sparkling bright like jade. However, his fist also emitted an extremely frightening pressure as it smashed at Long Chen.

  Long Chen also punched out, colliding fists with Chang Li. With a loud explosion, both of them were shaken back.

  But Long Chen only took three steps back while Chang Li was forced back ten meters. The entire crowd was deathly silent.

  No one had expected that this seemingly weak youth would possess such terrifying strength. Furthermore, from the very start to now, Long Chen had clearly not revealed his cultivation base.

  Having exchanged fists, Long Chen actually praised Chang Li inside. He was worthy of being a powerful family’s disciple. That fist had contained extremely condensed strength. Not one bit of his force had been wasted. When they collided, all that force had exploded out, causing even Long Chen to suffer a bit and forcing him back a couple of steps.

  It had to be known that Long Chen had now stepped into the sixth Heavenstage of Blood Condensation. Through the tempering of the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art, his physical body had reached the point where it was even comparable to a third rank Magical beast. For Chang Li to be able to force him back meant that he truly was talented.

  “How is this possible?” Chang Li looked at Long Chen with horror. He couldn’t believe his own eyes. His full force blow had not caused any injuries to his opponent.

  “Everyone attack together!” Chang Li finally realized that he had run into someone who was difficult to handle. He no longer tried to show off and called over all of his companions to attack with him.

  Those people didn’t hesitate after Chang Li’s summoning. All their auras exploded, their combat states reaching their peaks as they charged at Long Chen.