Nine Star Hegemon Body Art c1-2048
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“Long Chen, how come Guo Ran and the others didn’t come?” asked Tu Fang quietly.
“Why would they come for such a minor matter? If they have such time, they should spend it cultivating,” said Long Chen. Standing in the transportation formation, he was focused on the primal chaos space.
He was secretly circulating his FengFu Star and Alioth Star to urge on the primal chaos space. A dozen small sprouts were growing at a visible rate. Seeing that delighted Long Chen.
The scene before them changed, and they finally appeared in the Xuantian Supermonastery’s plaza.
“Open the death-deciding stage!”
Following Shui Wuhen’s shout, a bell rang in the distance. That resounding sound enveloped the entire supermonastery.
The supermonastery became chaotic as countless disciples and Elders surged over from everywhere.
What Long Chen hadn’t expected was that the supermonastery had tens of thousands of disciples, and they had all reached the Bone Forging realm.
However, after a brief moment of shock, he quickly realized that these disciples must be from previous generations, and their talent must be rather lacking. They were relying on the supermonastery’s missions to gain cultivation resources. That was the only reason there were so many of them here. He saw that some of these disciples were already no longer young.
By the time Shui Wuhen brought them over to the ten-thousand-meter stage, countless disciples were already waiting to watch the excitement.
The supermonastery’s death-deciding stage rarely opened, and it was usually only used by Meridian Opening experts.
Many of these disciples had only been here for a few years, and they hadn’t once had an opportunity to watch a battle to the death on this stage.
“Who do you think is undergoing the life and death battle?”
“It was ordered by the monastery head, so it’s probably two amazing people!”
“Hehe, this time there’ll be something fun to watch. Before I leave, I’ll have a chance to watch a fight on this stage!” The person speaking was a man who was already twenty-nine years old. According to the supermonastery’s rules, if you were unable to advance to Meridian Opening within thirty years, then you must leave.
He could go to a monastery as an Elder, but he would not be allowed to remain in the supermonastery. If a disciple was unable to advance to Meridian Opening within thirty years, then the chances of them ever advancing in their lifetime was extremely remote. By going to a monastery, they were essentially just waiting for death.
To be able to see the death-deciding stage used before he left was an extremely fortunate thing to him.
“Heavens, isn’t that Han Tianyu?! He’s acclaimed as the number one genius of the supermonastery! I heard he left to join the Yin family!”
“I just can’t understand. Han Tianyu is a genius of our supermonastery, so why did the monastery head allow him to be snatched by the Yin family?” There were quite a few disciples who wondered this.
That was basically raising a child for it to be snatched by someone else. They didn’t understand what the monastery head’s reasoning was.
“If you don’t understand, then don’t randomly guess. Do you think the monastery head’s intentions can be understood by you disciples?!” shouted a Xiantian Elder.
Those disciples immediately went silent. They didn’t know that at that time, Shui Wuhen had been acting as a bystander, waiting for Zhou Qingyu to make a fatal mistake.
Other than that, she also didn’t look favorably on Han Tianyu. Although he was extremely talented and tough, he lacked the determination to focus completely on the martial path. He only worked hard so others would worship and envy him. To put it frankly, he was simply too vain. Such a person was extremely difficult to raise properly.
A person’s nature was extremely difficult to change. A person like him might be able to quickly advance in the beginning, but once he met a setback, that might lead to a total collapse. In comparison, those people with ordinary talent worked harder the more they were challenged, and they could walk further on the martial path.
“What, how did he come?! That demon king has appeared!” Several people covered their mouths, filled with disbelief as they looked at a black-robed figure that stood out amongst the crowd.
“Long Chen?! Why has he come again?! Last time, he ended up beating up several Meridian Opening experts, and then during the sect leader meeting, he slapped a sect leader in the face four times!”
“It couldn’t be… it couldn’t be that…” muttered one person.
“Yes, you should be right. He’s already walked onto the stage!” cried out a person beside him.
“Han Tianyu against Long Chen?! What’s going on?!”
People couldn’t help wondering. Han Tianyu was acclaimed as a once-in-a-thousand-year genius of the supermonastery, while Long Chen was more like a marvel that appeared once every ten thousand years. Within the Xuantian Supermonastery or its 108 monasteries, there was no one who didn’t know him.
The fact that the two of them were now standing on the death-deciding stage stunned all of them, but it also filled them with excitement. The two of them were peak geniuses, and this battle should be splendid to watch.
The supermonastery’s death-deciding stage was no different from other martial stages. There was nothing like a fancy countdown system. Instead, it was simply extremely sturdy, and even Meridian Opening experts would find it difficult to break.
Standing on the stage, Han Tianyu smiled sinisterly. “Long Chen, you’ve been duped. Today, you’ll definitely die.”
“I believe you when you say I’ve been duped. I freely admit to it. But I need that Meridian Opening Spirit Cliff Fruit.
“As for a definite death, I believe that too, because this time, I won’t be letting you escape. I don’t make the same mistake twice,” said Long Chen.
“Hahahahaha…!” Han Tianyu raised his head and laughed, his voice filled with a deranged will. A vast aura slowly surged out of him.
BOOM! Space raged as Han Tianyu’s aura erupted beyond the peak of Bone Forging.
“The Meridian Opening realm’s aura! He actually used some secret technique to conceal it!”
“What a terrifying aura! Although it’s clearly only in the early Meridian Opening realm, why can it make me afraid too?!” wondered a shocked, late Meridian Opening realm Elder.
“This fellow actually concealed his cultivation base until now. What a sinister plan. Long Chen will definitely die.”
“I heard Long Chen managed to defeat Han Tianyu in the secret realm, almost managing to kill him. Now that he’s advanced to Meridian Opening, he wants revenge.”
“Fuck, isn’t that too sinister? To conceal his aura until they were both on the stage, Han Tianyu’s character is definitely trash. He’s not worthy of being the supermonastery’s top genius,” cursed someone.
The Yin family’s two experts sneered. They had obviously already known this would happen. As for Zhou Qingyi, she felt delight upon getting revenge and icily said, “Shui Wuhen, no matter how powerful you are, there’s no way you can protect Long Chen now. He’ll die, and this competition’s winner will still be me in the end!”
“You really did collude.” Shui Wuhen didn’t display any emotion.
“Hmph, so what?!” Zhou Qingyi didn’t deny it.
Han Tianyu hadn’t formally left the monastery, and the Yin family hadn’t changed his surname. That meant he hadn’t married into the Yin family. In other words, his challenge to Long Chen was completely within the rules. This extremely obvious scheme was something impossible to block.
“Why bother? Suddenly, I feel extremely tired. For a simple competition, is there really any meaning in treating a disciple’s life as nothing, using them as just chess pieces?” sighed Shui Wuhen.
“Shui Wuhen, don’t bother with that hypocritical act. Today, I’ll let you watch helplessly as Long Chen is killed. What can you do to me then? Hahaha!” sneered Zhou Qingyi.
Chapter 520 The Difference is Too Great
“Long Chen, do you have any final words?”
Han Tianyu’s aura surged powerfully, shocking everyone. He was like a regent looking down upon Long Chen.
“Is this all?” Long Chen was a bit startled.
“What do you mean?” said Han Tianyu icily.
“I mean, is this your trump card?” asked Long Chen
“Correct. I’ve already stepped into the Meridian Opening realm and am at the third Heavenstage. I’ve already thrown you off far into the distance. Now I can crush you as easily as an ant,” sneered Han Tianyu.
“Why does that sound so familiar?” Long Chen frowned and then suddenly clapped his hands, exclaiming, “Ah, I remember! A while ago, there was an idiot who said something like that to me. As a result, I ended up slapping him in the face. Could it be that you’re related to that idiot?”
“Bastard!” Before Han Tianyu could reply, a fat man in the distance roared.
That person was the one who had been slapped in the face four times by Long Chen, Sha Tonghai. The opening of the supermonastery’s death-deciding stage had immediately alerted all the sect leaders, and they had all rushed over to watch.
However, Sha Tonghai had only just arrived when Long Chen helped spread his fame. His face twitched, and he saw quite a few people looking at him oddly.
“As always, you’re still so dislikable. But that’s fine. Today, I’ll end your life.” Han Tianyu sneered sinisterly.
“Ah, do you think that’s enough? I seem to recall when I was just in the Tendon Transformation realm, I was already able to beat you into a dog when you were at the Bone Forging realm. Now you’ve advanced to Meridian Opening, but I’ve also advanced to Bone Forging.
“I really don’t understand where your confidence comes from for you to dare challenge me to a life and death battle.” Long Chen shook his head.
The people outside now suddenly realized he was right. Within the secret realm, Long Chen had slaughtered the Righteous and Corrupt path’s experts. Many of them had already forgotten Long Chen had only been at the Tendon Transformation realm back then, while his enemies had been Chosen that had reached the Bone Forging realm.
Now their presumptions that he would be suppressed under an entire major realm’s difference and killed were blown away. Long Chen was a monster who could fight across realms against top Chosen.
“Hmph, idiot, the current me is no longer the old me. You can die now!” Han Tianyu roared and his aura exploded violently. A fist smashed toward Long Chen. This fist caused heaven and earth to tremble, and everyone’s expressions changed.
“What a terrifying fist! This is Han Tianyu’s power?!”
The Meridian Opening experts were all astonished. If they were the ones facing this fist, they would only be able to dodge. They wouldn’t dare take it head-on.
Not only did this fist contain boundless power, but it also contained an undefeatable will that made people involuntarily lower their heads.
“Han Tianyu truly is a genius.” Shui Wuhen couldn’t help nodding inside. This fist already contained the essence of going from something complicated to something simple. It was incredibly polished, and it also contained a locking force that would make it impossible to dodge.
BAM! A large hand caught Han Tianyu’s fist.
“What?!”
Everyone was astonished. Long Chen had randomly extended a hand and caught Han Tianyu’s incredibly powerful fist.
“His strength is incredibly condensed. He used his own energy to scatter Han Tianyu’s power. Long Chen truly is a monster.” Seeing Long Chen easily block Han Tianyu’s punch, even Shui Wuhen couldn’t help being startled.
Perhaps others were unable to tell, but she clearly saw at least seven streams of energy within Long Chen’s palm at the moment of contact. They were what had erased the power behind Han Tianyu’s punch.
If she hadn’t interacted with Long Chen so much, she would definitely suspect he had been possessed by some old ghost.
That kind of control over power required incredible skill. This showed that Long Chen’s control over his own power had reached an incredibly delicate level.
If it was someone like Shui Wuhen, possessing that kind of control wouldn’t be so shocking. After all, she had lived for hundreds of years without her realm or power increasing. Her own control had already reached the pinnacle.
Long Chen wasn’t the same. He was in his golden cultivation period, and each day, his power increased rapidly. Before he could even adapt, his power would increase again.
That was why, according to reason, it should be extremely difficult for Long Chen to control his power this finely. However, he had managed to do it, which was what shocked Shui Wuhen the most.
The most shocked person was obviously Han Tianyu. He was no longer the old him, and it was unknown just how many times stronger he was now.
But just now, he had felt as if his punch had been a drop of water that had landed in a desert, and all its power had been instantly sucked away.
While he was still recovering from his shock, Long Chen had already raised a hand, and it swung in a beautiful yet bizarre angle.
His hand ruthlessly slapped across Han Tianyu’s face. In front of everyone’s dumbfounded gazes, Han Tianyu was sent flying.
“What kind of technique is this?!” Shui Wuhen was even more shocked. From the time he raised his hand to after it struck, it had seemed like one perfect movement. That smooth and perfect movement warmed the heart and delighted the eye. It had seemed like one indivisible whole.
During his slap, it had felt as if time had stopped. The only thing moving in heaven and earth was his hand, as it swung in that graceful arc. It was so beautiful that it would almost feel blasphemous to interrupt it.
Previously, when Long Chen had slapped Sha Tonghai, his back had been facing her, and so she hadn’t noticed this. Now that she saw it clearly, she was completely stunned by how strange this slap was.
“AHH!” Suddenly, a furious, almost bestial roar rang out, causing everyone to recover from their shock. They saw Han Tianyu glaring at Long Chen, his eyes practically spitting flames.
“Why do you have such a violent temper? Wasn’t it just a slap in the face? Don’t be so petty. Look, you wanted to kill me, but did I fly into such a tantrum?” advised Long Chen.
“Die!” Han Tianyu roared and nine runes appeared on his face. “Nine Line Qi Explosion Art!”
BOOM!
Space violently shook and twisted around him. A terrifying aura soared out.
Those disciples who were too close to the stage hastily retreated. Even Meridian Opening experts were unable to endure that pressure and retreated.
The sound of his sword unsheathing was like a dragon’s cry. Han Tianyu’s sword was covered with runes that emitted an ancient aura.
“A Xiantian weapon!” Someone let out a startled cry. Considering the terrifying pressure from it, there was no doubt that Han Tianyu was wielding a Xiantian weapon.
“Die!” Han Tianyu roared, charging at Long Chen. His sword cut through space as it slashed down.
Long Chen also roared. Now that Han Tianyu had activated his Nine Line Qi Explosion Art, he didn’t dare look down on him. A blood-colored saber appeared in his hands, and he slashed it at Han Tianyu.
BOOM! The saber and sword collided, causing an immense explosion.
Suddenly, an odd noise came from the stage beneath their feet.
“Heavens, the martial stage is cracking!”
Their saber and sword were still tightly pressed against each other. That terrifying force was destroying the martial stage beneath their feet.
“Impossible, absolutely impossible!” Han Tianyu let out a furious roar and crazily attacked Long Chen with his sword.
Long Chen repeatedly bloc
ked with his saber, releasing terrifying qi waves that spread in every direction. The spectators had now fled hundreds of meters away.
“What terrifying power! Han Tianyu can definitely dominate anyone within the same realm. But…” A Meridian Opening expert couldn’t help sighing inside.
After sighing that Han Tianyu could dominate his realm, he felt he was a bit wrong. If Han Tianyu could dominate his realm, then how should Long Chen be described?
“What’s going on with Han Tianyu? He clearly has the advantage, so why is he acting so crazy?”
Several experts saw through some clues. Han Tianyu was attacking all-out, while Long Chen was only passively defending. However, Han Tianyu was the one clenching his teeth furiously, his eyes filled with hate.
“There’s nothing impossible about it. This is just the difference between us. You might have advanced to Meridian Opening, but the difference between us is just growing greater.” Long Chen swung his saber into Han Tianyu’s sword, and a powerful force erupted, blowing him back dozens of meters.
“Back in the Jiuli secret realm, perhaps you had the ability to threaten me slightly. But now, you don’t have that ability.
“Originally, we didn’t have any enmity between us. We could have walked our own paths. Unfortunately, you made a mistake. You wanted to trample on my corpse to advance.
“It’s very regretful. That desire of yours will never be achieved. Not only will you never achieve it, but anyone with that desire will find themselves dying beneath my saber.
“Saying those things now is already meaningless. Han Tianyu, since you are a generation’s genius, I’ll give you a chance to kill yourself!” said Long Chen indifferently.
The crowd was deathly silent. Many people finally realized why Han Tianyu seemed to have gone crazy.
He had already been fighting all-out, but Long Chen was just fighting half-heartedly. The difference between the two of them was truly too great.
That scene shook all of them. Even someone as powerful as Han Tianyu could be ignored by Long Chen. Long Chen was definitely a monster.
“Long Chen, don’t think you’ve won just like this. Even if I have to die, you’ll accompany me as well!”