Nine Star Hegemon Body Art c1-2048
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“Haha, this Water Pipe should now understand how amazing our boss is. To have plotted against him, I really admire his courage,” laughed Guo Ran upon seeing the seventh time Shui Guanzhi was miserably blown back.
The other Dragonblood warriors also couldn’t help but clench their fists. Previously, Shui Guanzhi had targeted Long Chen. It was truly refreshing to see Long Chen suppress him like this.
Tang Wan-er and Meng Qi were also watching. Meng Qi shook her head. “Shui Guanzhi really is unlucky. He could have provoked anyone, but he decided to provoke Long Chen!”
Tang Wan-er hatefully said, “He deserves it. Even Zhao Wuji didn’t do anything, but he actually sneak attacked him. He should be crushed!”
On the seventh time, Long Chen’s power was even greater, resulting in Shui Guanzhi vomiting blood. His hair was a complete mess, and his expression was sinister. He seemed like a berserk Magical Beast.
He might be furious, but there was nothing he could do. As long as Long Chen had the terrain advantage and simply defended, none of his abilities would allow him to pass.
“Vice sect master, this matter is no good. If this continues, neither of them will be able to properly cultivate!” Shui Yuncong looked toward the vice sect master for help, hoping that he would stop this fight.
But the vice sect master merely said, “I’m unable to handle your Shui family’s internal conflict.”
All he had to do was make sure they didn’t fight to the point of death. Otherwise, they could fight as they pleased. When Shui Guanzhi had attacked Long Chen, he hadn’t said anything.
Now that Shui Guanzhi was suppressed by Long Chen and Shui Yuncong was actually asking the vice sect master to interfere, it truly proved that Shui Yuncong was worthy of being the family head. His face was definitely thick enough.
However, the vice sect master didn’t want to interfere in their Shui family’s affairs. If he had to worry about this kind of minor affair, he would never have a moment of peace to cultivate.
“Wuhen, are you not going to control your disciple?!” shouted Shui Yuncong.
Shui Wuhen smiled coldly. “The matters of youngsters should be resolved by the youngsters. As the family head, do you not even possess that resolve?”
These words caused everyone’s expressions to become odd. Even a solemn person like the vice sect master had to hold back a smile.
These were almost the exact same words Shui Yuncong had said when Shui Guanzhi had sneak attacked Long Chen. Even the tone was the same.
It was like Shui Wuhen had used Shui Yuncong’s hand to slap him. It went without saying that this slap was very vicious.
“How impudent! Do you not place your family head in your eyes?!” roared Shui Yuncong.
“Let everyone take a step back. Monastery head Shui, advise Long Chen to stop. This isn’t good for either of them. There’s a time limit for the Xuantian Sea, and it may disappear at any time. It’s not good to mess around all day!” said the vice sect master.
“Alright, I’ll advise him. But as for whether or not he’ll listen, it’s not my problem,” said Shui Wuhen helplessly. After all, this was the vice sect master’s request, and she had to give him this face. “Long Chen, don’t mess around! There’s a time limit to the Xuantian Sea, and you have to cherish each moment.”
Long Chen was currently completely focused on Shui Guanzhi. He had to admit that Shui Guanzhi was extremely powerful. The reason he seemed so relaxed was entirely because he was relying on the storm zone’s power.
Now that Shui Wuhen tried to mediate the situation, he immediately understood that someone was forcing her.
Currently, the two dragon tattoos on his arms were shining as they went all-out absorbing the energy for themselves. Although it wasn’t as good as the energy from deeper within, Long Chen was unable to swallow his anger and thus didn’t proceed further.
“This idiot goes too far with bullying others. I can let him through, but he must give me an apology!” shouted Long Chen.
“You want me to apologize?! Keep dreaming! You’re the bumpkin idiot!” roared Shui Guanzhi before anyone else could reply.
“Fine, then we can just continue like this. If you can get past me, then I won’t be Long Chen!” sneered Long Chen. He was also full of rage.
He hadn’t provoked this fellow, and all he wanted was an apology, but this Shui Guanzhi acted as if he was thoroughly wronged. Since that was the case, then they could fight until the end. Just who was afraid of who?
“Well, I’ve done all I can.” Shui Wuhen shrugged.
“You aren’t even able to control a disciple. What qualifications do you have to be a monastery head?!” shouted an expert from the Shui family.
That person was precisely the monastery head of the fifth supermonastery and the one who would eventually succeed in the family head position. Back then, he had invited Shui Wuhen to join his side, but she had refused, which irritated him. Now his authority was growing greater and greater, and he was beginning to push her out.
“Yes, he is my disciple. But he is not my tool or puppet. He has the right to protect his own dignity.” Shui Wuhen’s expression sank.
“You… what sophistry!” he raged.
“Don’t fight. Shui Guanzhi is moving again. He… eh? Is he…?”
Everyone was startled to see Shui Guanzhi charge in a different direction this time.
“Heavens, he wouldn’t!”
Quite a few expressions of disbelief appeared. Shui Guanzhi was actually rushing toward the Dragonblood Legion.
“Scram!” Shui Guanzhi roared and a huge blade fell on them. The Dragonblood warriors were alarmed and hastily defended.
BOOM! A huge wind shield appeared in front of the Dragonblood warriors. But this shield merely lasted for an instant before shattering. As for the Dragonblood warriors, they were knocked back but didn’t get sent flying.
That was Tang Wan-er’s shield. As soon as she had seen Shui Guanzhi charging over at everyone, she had had a bad feeling and rushed back with Meng Qi.
“Netherworld Soul Arrow!”
A translucent arrow filled with endless soul energy shot toward Shui Guanzhi.
“A spiritual attack?” Shui Guanzhi’s expression changed. Spiritual attacks were the most terrifying attacks. If he was struck, it truly would be troublesome.
Buzz! The Heavenly Dao runes behind him suddenly transformed into a huge shield. Two kinds of runes were constantly flickering, looking like the eyes of millions of ghouls. It appeared extremely strange.
This strange shield blocked Meng Qi’s attack. But Shui Guanzhi felt a burst of pain in his soul. Meng Qi’s spiritual attack was too powerful, and a portion of it reached him.
“Fuck off!” Shui Guanzhi formed a hand seal, and the Water Qi around him surged. His runes rumbled with them, and a huge water hammer appeared in the air.
“Get back!” cried Tang Wan-er. She rapidly formed hand seals, summoning all her energy. A huge wind shield formed in front of her, and she retreated along with everyone else.
BOOM!
Her wind shield exploded. Terrifying water energy slammed into them. It felt like a mountain had crashed into them, and they all vomited blood.
They were engulfed in a powerful flood and unable to say a word. Shui Guanzhi’s attack blew back Tang Wan-er and the others. They directly slammed into the edge of the basin.
But no one cheered for him; they all looked down on him. Unable to defeat Long Chen, he actually released his anger on people from the same sect as him. That wasn’t what a true expert should do.
Everyone was silent for a moment. Around half of the Dragonblood Legion had fallen unconscious from this attack. After all, that was the attack of a rank two Celestial.
Seeing the Dragonblood warriors begin to carry their injured brothers to the shore and give them medical care, everyone felt an indescribable feeling inside. Each of the Dragonblood warriors was worthy of respect, but now they had been humiliated like this.
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��Long Chen, since you won’t let me cultivate, then none of your thirty-sixth supermonastery’s people should think about cultivating either!” Shui Guanzhi completely ignored everyone’s gazes.
In the storm zone, Long Chen’s eyes were icy cold, and his arms suddenly shook. A blue and violet light shot out.
Originally, people thought he was preparing some ultimate attack, but those two lights didn’t go forward. They went toward the core of the storm zone instead.
Long Chen had decided to let Lei Long and Huo Long go to the core on their own. He told them to make themselves as small as possible so that they wouldn’t be noticed, but it still drew people’s suspicions. However, Long Chen didn’t care.
“Shui Guanzhi, do you have any interest in having a life and death match?” shouted Long Chen from the storm region, shocking everyone.
Chapter 717 Fighting Shui Guanzhi
“A life and death match?”
Everyone was shocked. Long Chen wanted to kill? Did he really have the confidence to fight a rank two Celestial?
“Hmph, how ignorant!” snorted Shui Yuncong.
“Yes, truly ignorant.” Shui Wuhen nodded. But the same word had a different meaning in her mouth.
Shui Wuhen knew that Long Chen was truly furious. He could accept anything, but he couldn’t accept others hurting his comrades, especially not when they were someone impossible for them to defeat and when they used such despicable methods. Once that happened, Long Chen would become a completely different person.
“Do you think you’re fit to have a life and death match with me? I won’t kill you today, but I’ll crush every single one of your bones to dust!”
Seeing Long Chen walk out of the storm zone, Shui Guanzhi was delighted. As long as he wasn’t in the storm zone, then he didn’t have anything to worry about.
“Long Chen, I’ll make you regret provoking me!” Shui Guanzhi suddenly spread his hands. Countless runes appeared in the space between them, forming a huge arrow.
The arrow continued to grow, becoming hundreds of meters long. It was formed entirely of his runes, and a terrifying pressure spread that caused the other disciples’ expressions to change. This level of attack could instantly kill them.
The huge arrow shot toward Long Chen. It wasn’t fast, but it caused the void to rumble. Its powerful aura had locked down Long Chen.
“Don’t play this kind of senseless game. Bring out your full strength, or you’ll die.”
Suddenly, Long Chen completely disappeared. When he reappeared, he was right by Shui Guanzhi’s side, and his saber was slashing at him.
“What?!” Everyone was shocked that Long Chen could ignore Shui Guanzhi’s lock and escape this attack.
But was Shui Guanzhi trying to make a joke? If you wanted to lock down your opponent, you either needed stronger Spiritual Strength or a greater aura than your opponent. He had truly underestimated Long Chen.
Despite immediately summoning a water shield and retreating, Shui Guanzhi was still cut by Long Chen’s Saber Qi. Blood burst from his chest.
If he had been any slower, he would have been cleanly cut in two. Long Chen’s Netherworld Ghost Steps were too difficult to deal with. As his cultivation base had grown, he discovered just how exquisite this technique was.
His speed was too fast, so fast that others couldn’t even react. The Celestials were especially horrified. They would be killed without even realizing it.
The vice sect master narrowed his eyes upon seeing Long Chen’s footwork. He felt it was a bit familiar, but he wasn’t sure.
Shui Yuncong and the rest of the Shui family all jumped upon seeing Shui Guanzhi injured.
“Heavenly Dao Recovery!” Shui Guanzhi was also shocked. Just now, he had instinctively shot back upon sensing the danger. If he hadn’t, he would have died. Now, he no longer dared to be careless. He directly summoned his true Cry of the Heavenly Daos. Previously, he had only activated a portion of his runic power.
He had always thought that summoning the Cry of the Heavenly Daos would just be elevating Long Chen’s status. But now he finally realized that if he continued playing around like this, he might play himself to his grave.
BOOM! With Shui Guanzhi at the core, two kinds of Heavenly Dao runes erupted. Space trembled as they interweaved. Even the flow of the current was forced aside by his power.
For many people, this was their first time seeing the manifestation of a rank two Celestial. It was much more terrifying than ordinary Celestials. Even from a hundred miles away, this pressure made it hard for people to breathe.
“Are they really going to undergo a heaven-shaking battle?” The disciples were filled with anticipation. It was rare to witness a battle on this level.
Suddenly, Long Chen began to rush away, instantly disappearing from other people’s sights. People were at first astonished that he was running, but then Long Chen said, “Let’s switch locations.”
In order to not disturb others, Long Chen wanted to change the battlefield. That filled these disciples with gratitude.
Shui Guanzhi snorted and followed. Today, he was completely infuriated. This was his first time being slapped in the face. Although he couldn’t kill Long Chen in front of everyone like this, he could definitely humiliate him as much as he pleased to retrieve his dignity.
Now, he no longer even cared that much about the trial. If he didn’t defeat Long Chen, he would become the Xuantian Dao Sect’s laughingstock.
“Don’t just stand there. Even if you want to watch the fight, watch from inside,” said Long Chen to the Dragonblood Legion. Because he was following the current, he reached the edge of the basin in just a moment.
Gu Yang and the others hastily nodded. This trial was an extremely rare opportunity. They had already sensed immense benefits. The people who had been knocked unconscious had awoken, and they once more returned to their original location.
With their previous experience, their speed was much faster. By the time they reached their original location, Long Chen and Shui Guanzhi were already facing each other in the distance.
The vice sect master didn’t stop them, nor did he have any plans to. For a genius to rise within a sect was a good thing. But if multiple geniuses rose, they would definitely fight. Geniuses were all extremely self-confident. They only wanted to recognize themselves as geniuses. Each of them wanted to be king, to be the sole ruler.
That wasn’t a bad thing. Geniuses needed all kinds of motivation and passion to get stronger. If everything was peaceful and perfect, a genius would have no drive. It was an iron law of the world that competition was required. This was a rule that no one could change, and so the vice sect master only watched.
Whether it was the disciples in the Xuantian Sea or the four families’ experts, everyone’s focus was on Long Chen and Shui Guanzhi.
“Although I can’t kill you, I can return the humiliation you’ve given me a thousand times!” said Shui Guanzhi arrogantly.
“Then be careful. I, Long Chen, am not good at fighting. I’m only good at killing. If I accidentally kill you, don’t blame me!” Long Chen shook his head.
“Arrogant! I’ll let you experience the true power of a rank two Celestial, a power you can only look up to!”
BOOM! Shui Guanzhi’s runes suddenly blossomed with light as if they had come alive. A terrifying pressure crashed down on the ground, causing space to tremble.
The ground beneath Long Chen’s feet suddenly cracked. Although Shui Guanzhi hadn’t attacked yet, the aura he had released had already locked onto him.
Long Chen was under Shui Guanzhi’s terrifying pressure. Now that Shui Guanzhi had released his full strength and summoned the Cry of the Heavenly Daos, this pressure was no weaker than at the edge of the storm zone.
However, the storm zone’s power was spread throughout a large area, while Shui Guanzhi’s power was completely focused on Long Chen, which was the only reason it could match the storm zone.
“As expected, a true rank two Celestial
is much more terrifying. That idiot Huo Wufang didn’t even have half this power.” Battle intent soared out of Long Chen. It had been a long time since he had exchanged blows with a true expert. It would be good to have a fight. “Divine ring!”
When the divine ring appeared, his powerful aura was like a dragon soaring into the sky. The divine ring had three colors, but on the edge, there was an incredibly indistinct color, one that was practically impossible to see.
“What magical art is that?!” asked a monastery head.
This divine ring possessed a will that could subdue the entire universe. Even heaven and earth would have to lower their heads.
Such a technique was something they had never seen or heard of. The most shocking thing was that this divine ring was actually able to resist Shui Guanzhi’s Cry of the Heavenly Daos.
“It wasn’t like this before! Why are there more colors now?” Some people had seen photographic jades of when Long Chen had previously summoned the divine ring.
But those images were from when Long Chen had fought in the Jiuli secret realm. The divine ring had completely transformed, and its new power had reached an inconceivable level.
“Long Chen, let me see just how strong you are.” Shui Wuhen was full of anticipation. Although she had known Long Chen for so long, she was never able to tell what his limit was.
When Long Chen summoned the divine ring, Shui Guanzhi immediately felt a great deal of pressure. That kind of feeling was something he had only sensed when he fought the other rank two Celestials. Did Long Chen truly possess the power of a rank two Celestial?
“If you keep hesitating, then I’ll have to attack first. Be careful. You’ve bullied my brothers, so I’m actually quite angry. If you don’t want to die, bring out your full strength!”
BOOM!
The ground beneath him crumbled. Long Chen shot forward, his saber mercilessly slashing down.
“I’ll make you pay for your arrogance!” Shui Guanzhi was infuriated by Long Chen. His words were a complete insult to him. Even a fellow rank two Celestial had never dared to say such a thing to him.
“Water Dragon Twister!”