Nine Star Hegemon Body Art c1-2048
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“Looks like you aren’t the destined person. I’m also helpless. It seems I can only wait here, like a lamp slowly running out of oil!” sighed Long Chen.
“Wait a moment! Senior, disciple has something here. Does it satisfy you?” Through Long Chen’s reminder, Huang Junmo came to a sudden comprehension. He took out the lamp he had obtained on Insect Island. “This is an ancient lamp disciple obtained through fate. But I was never able to figure out its use, so I don’t know if you want it.”
Long Chen cursed. Fate? That had clearly been his, but he had stolen it. That counted as fate?
“This thing’s not bad. This should be what you wanted, correct?” asked the Eastern Wasteland Bell.
“Yes. This idiot stole this treasure from me. Now I can trick it out of him. My intuition tells me it’s something good. Senior, continue working with me.”
Long Chen once more began speaking to Huang Junmo. “It should be precisely this thing. To tell you the truth, I don’t really need your things. But this trace of my divine soul is lying in wait for the destined person to take my Eight Desolation Six Direction Heaven Earth Splitting Qiankun Divine Sword. I need enough items to let my soul become full so I can ascend to the Divine Realm. Otherwise, I’ll never be able to leave. This lamp of yours has already run out of energy. Even if I devour it, it still won’t offer me enough power. Unless…”
“Unless what?” asked Huang Junmo nervously.
“Unless you can offer a few more pieces of garbage as a sacrifice. Otherwise, once I give you my Eight Desolation Six Direction Heaven Earth Splitting Qiankun Divine Sword, I will have to stay here forever…” sighed Long Chen.
“Senior, that’s fine. If you need anything, just ask,” said Huang Junmo. For the Eight Desolation Six Direction Heaven Earth Splitting Qiankun Divine Sword, he was willing to offer sacrifice.
“That’s too embarrassing. It would make me feel like I was tricking my junior, a loss of status…” said Long Chen with ‘embarrassment’.
“Long Chen, you’re too shameless.” Even the Eastern Wasteland Bell wasn’t able to endure any longer.
Long Chen couldn’t be bothered to reply. That lamp was originally his. How was it shameless for him to take it back? So what if he was tricking him?
“Senior, look. Is this lamp with seven Treasure items enough for you?” Huang Junmo respectfully held out seven Treasure items.
“Sigh, child, you really have a good heart. If I still decline, I would feel sorry for you.” The seven Treasure items in Huang Junmo’s hands disappeared.
They appeared in his primal chaos space. It was the Eastern Wasteland Bell that had helped him take them away while he was in charge of where to put them.
“Aiya!” Long Chen suddenly let out a disappointed cry.
“Senior, what is it?”
“I’m actually still lacking just a bit before fully satisfying my soul,” said Long Chen helplessly.
Huang Junmo clenched his teeth and took out two more Treasure items. But those two Treasure items’ quality was not as high.
Long Chen estimated that even if Huang Junmo had more Treasure items, there wasn’t much of a chance that he would bring them out. He couldn’t go any further, or he would be seen through.
“Excellent, my soul is finally fully satisfied. I can leave whenever now. But before leaving, I’ll help you obtain my Eight Desolation Six Direction Heaven Earth Splitting Qiankun Divine Sword,” said Long Chen with great satisfaction. But his mouth was curled in an evil smile.
Yue Xiaoqian had been watching all this from beside him. Seeing that evil smile, her scalp turned numb. She could already think of the final result.
“Turn around and walk to the third gate from your left. Press the button, and press hard, or the gate won’t open,” said Long Chen.
Huang Junmo was delighted. He walked over to the gate Long Chen had indicated, and he pressed down hard on the button.
The gate slowly rose. Once it was open, Huang Junmo’s face instantly turned green.
[1] Bastard and light soul sound the same. vs So the title would also sound like You’re a Bastard, So There’s Destiny. And whenever he says he has destiny because his soul is light, it sounds like he has destiny because he’s a bastard.
[2] Eight Desolation and Six Direction are just ways of saying all directions (6: north south east west up down. 8: north south east west northeast northwest southeast southwest). Qiankun is another way of saying heaven and earth/universe. Heaven Earth Splitting refers to the creation of the world where Pangu split apart heaven and earth.
Chapter 858 The Miserable Huang Junmo
The huge gate opened. A flood of countless Gadfly-Ant Corpse Devouring Insects surged out.
Originally, they had been in a hibernation state. But as soon as the gate opened, they were woken up. Seeing the astonished Huang Junmo, they immediately charged towards him, brandishing their hooks.
“Senior!” shouted Huang Junmo.
“Don’t be afraid. They’re just some insignificant Gadfly-Ant Corpse Devouring Insects. It’s just a minor trial to obtain my half-step divine item. With your power, killing them shouldn’t be difficult. Kill them!” encouraged Long Chen.
Huang Junmo thought about it and felt that it made sense. He had gone through quite a few trial regions, and any trial where you could obtain treasures had to have guards.
His sword danced in the air. Sword Qi formed an immense net. Any of those insects that touched that Sword Qi were blown apart.
“This person’s very powerful!” Yue Xiaoqian was startled. Huang Junmo hadn’t even released his full power, but just from this, she could tell his power.
“Good, just continue like this. These insects are nothing, and you’ll quickly kill them all,” said Long Chen. But these words were a bit less confident.
The huge room here had become a sea of insects now, and there was still an unending stream of them coming from the gate.
Most importantly, these latter insects had decorative marks on them. They should be comparatively stronger Gadfly-Ant Corpse Devouring Insects. Their powerful defense was comparable to seventh rank Magical Beasts.
When they arrived, Huang Junmo had no choice but to release his full power. His Sword Qi was incomparably sharp as he slaughtered them.
Even Long Chen couldn’t help being startled. Huang Junmo was truly powerful. Each movement of his sword was refined to the peak so that it saved energy.
The more powerful insects were also helpless to do anything to Huang Junmo. Long Chen continued to cheer for Huang Junmo, encouraging him.
But the flood of insects still didn’t end. Huang Junmo was completely submerged in them. Long Chen could only see some dim light flashed within that sea to judge where Huang Junmo was.
“Xiaoqian, it seems there’s even more than you said…” said Long Chen as he watched more and more insects fly out.
“I… I’m not sure why. Perhaps I only saw a portion of them, or maybe there’s more than one channel in there,” said Yue Xiaoqian with a bit of bewilderment.
BOOM! An immense ray of Sword Qi suddenly erupted, creating an opening amongst the sea of insects.
“Excellent, continue just like that. The Gadfly-Ant Corpse Devouring Insects are almost all gone. Once you pass this final wave, you’ll have won!” encouraged Long Chen.
Huang Junmo roared. It was unknown what secret art he had used, but that translucent sword in his hand suddenly blossomed with a blinding light. Endless Sword Qi erupted. Any insects that entered within three hundred meters of him were blown apart.
He rushed along the ground, slaughtering countless insects. He was incredibly fast and powerful.
As Huang Junmo slaughtered them, the ground was covered in the insects’ broken pieces.
“Not good!” Huang Junmo’s expression suddenly changed and he flew into the air. He found that the black blood of the insects contained poison. Just now, a bit of it had touched his robes, corroding a hole.
Up in the air,
he became an easy target for the insects. They surged towards him. Because he flew up, Long Chen took up a shield to hide him and Yue Xiaoqian.
It went without saying that Huang Junmo was incredibly powerful. He was slaughtering more and more of the insects. Their broken pieces had piled into a mountain on the ground.
“Senior, how are there so many?!”
“Aiya, I’ve already said that this is the final wave. Hold on!”
Two hours later.
“Senior, how are there still so many?! I can’t hold on much longer!”
“Aiya, I’ve already said that this is the final wave. Hold on! Victory is within sight!”
Another two hours later.
“Senior, how are there still so many?!?! Is there even an end?! If this continues, I really won’t be able to go on!”
“Aiya, I’ve already said that this is the final wave! Hold on! Think of what it would be like to possess a half-step divine item. Wouldn’t it be like being completely reborn? Come, under my radiance, your heroism will be unrivaled, and your power will multiply.”
Even Long Chen was speechless. Six hours had passed, but more and more insects were coming out. Furthermore, they were even stronger. Their hooks were a golden color, and when Huang Junmo’s sword met them, it would only cause sparks to fly.
Long Chen and Yue Xiaoqian looked at each other with goosebumps. They really had underestimated these Gadfly-Ant Corpse Devouring Insects.
“Hahaha, didn’t I say that as long as you continued, there would be hope? Look, no more are coming out!” Long Chen finally saw the flood of insects come to an end.
But as soon as he laughed, he became dumbfounded. It was unknown what the Eastern Wasteland Bell was thinking, but it actually forgot its sound effects.
“Long Chen, it’s you!” Hearing Long Chen’s original voice, Huang Junmo immediately recognized him and roared with endless killing intent.
Since he was already exposed, he couldn’t be bothered to reproach the Eastern Wasteland Bell. He stood on the head of the statue and waved hello to Huang Junmo. “Hi, how are you?”
Right now, Huang Junmo was surrounded by ten thousand of the more powerful Gadfly-Ant Corpse Devouring Insects. That was the final wave, and their bodies were incredibly strong. Even Huang Junmo’s Treasure item sword had difficulty breaking their defense.
Just a moment before this, Huang Junmo had been hoping to ask this Great Spirit God’s seventh divine general Huyou Niyadenidaye to help him at a critical moment.
But now realizing that this great Huyou Niyadenidaye was Long Chen, his head suddenly became crystal-clear. He also suddenly realized the true meaning of Huyou Niyadenidaye.
Then thinking of the Treasure items that had been tricked out of him, he reached a level of rage that he had never experienced before. Unable to bear it, he coughed up a mouthful of blood.
“AH! Long Chen, I’ll kill you!”
Huang Junmo charged at Long Chen. But Long Chen was standing at the top of the huge statue, while he was near the bottom, surrounded by insects. Even after trying several times, he wasn’t able to break out of their encirclement.
In his fury, Huang Junmo was struck in the leg by one of the insects. It left behind a small cut.
That small cut began to rapidly grow, corroding at a speed visible to the naked eye. It reached the bone in just a moment.
Huang Junmo was horrified. But he was also a ruthless person, and clenching his teeth, he directly cut off his leg.
That leg turned into mush in just a few breaths after it left his body.
He had only just severed his own leg when he felt his left arm turn numb. His left hand had also been attacked.
Although it had just barely broken his skin, that terrifying poison was already starting to rapidly circulate.
“Do you see them?” asked the Eastern Wasteland Bell.
“Yes, I see them.” Long Chen nodded. He was looking above Huang Junmo’s head.
“Those are golden fate lines. Although this person seems to be in a crisis, his golden fate lines are still steady. That means that while this crisis looks extremely dangerous, it doesn’t threaten his life,” said the Eastern Wasteland Bell. It was currently using a special technique to allow Long Chen to see Huang Junmo’s golden fate lines.
Huang Junmo had no choice but to cut off his arm. He hatefully glared at Long Chen, but clenching his teeth, his translucent sword turned into a ray of light that pulled him away.
Wherever that light went, those insects would be blown apart. Over half of the insects encircling him were killed.
This was clearly Huang Junmo’s life-saving trump card. And it was an extremely powerful one as none of the insects were able to stop it.
“No wonder his golden fate lines didn’t even twitch. He still had such a terrifying trump card to fall back on. Hehe, many thanks for teaching me this, senior,” said Long Chen.
“Long Chen, the rest of the insects are coming towards us!” warned Yue Xiaoqian.
Currently, only a few of the elites of the Gadfly-Ant Corpse Devouring Insects remained. Their numbers had been greatly reduced thanks to Huang Junmo, and it would be extremely easy for them to handle the rest.
“Hehe, Little Momo really is useful,” laughed Long Chen. This was his first time feeling like Huang Junmo wasn’t so hateful.
Long Chen took out his broadsword. He knew that although these remaining elites were strong, killing them wasn’t too difficult. That was especially true since he specialized in brute force.
“Wait a moment. There’s no need to use foolish brute power to get rid of these remainders. Take out that ancient lamp. I’ll teach you how to use it,” said the Eastern Wasteland Bell.
Chapter 859 The Usage of the Immemorial Altar Lamp
Long Chen pressed his hand on the ancient lamp. An ancient rune lit up, and when Long Chen blew on the wick, a light red flame flew out, instantly enveloping half of the room.
What startled Long Chen was the fact that the Gadfly-Ant Corpse Devouring Insects were instantly turned to smoke when they were enveloped by those flames. They vanished.
Long Chen and Yue Xiaoqian were astonished. They looked at the shabby ancient lamp. Who would have thought that it possessed such terrifying power?
“Amazing! I struck gold this time!” Long Chen was delighted. As expected, this ancient lamp was an absolute treasure.
However, after getting excited, he suddenly found that the wick had dimmed after this attack. He jumped in fright.
“It’s fine. As long as it doesn’t get contaminated with the Blood Qi of cultivators, it will never completely extinguish,” said the Eastern Wasteland Bell.
“So… does that mean I can’t use it against enemies?” asked Long Chen.
“You can use it against enemies that aren’t cultivators. For example, Magical Beasts. The lampwick of this Immemorial Altar Lamp was refined through the life essence of supreme experts. Inside are their blessings. The Immemorial Altar Lamp isn’t a killing device. In truth, it’s a priceless cultivation assisting treasure. Once you reach Sea Expansion, it can help you cultivate faster, and your qi sea will grow to ten times the size of others. Even in the ancient era, it was an extremely rare treasure. A sect could build their entire foundation around it. And it’s not just useful for the Sea Expansion realm. At the Foundation Forging realm, if you have its assistance, your immortal platform’s foundation will be incomparably stable. Long Chen, you truly did obtain an amazing treasure this time. It seems your fortune has taken a turn for the better,” praised the Eastern Wasteland Bell.
His fortune had taken a turn for the better? Long Chen refused to believe it. All he believed was that good things required a matching strength to protect. Otherwise, even if you obtained it, it would be taken by others. The loss and regaining of the Immemorial Altar Lamp was a good example.
During this critical moment, Huang Junmo had revealed immense battle power. Long Chen realized that if he had fought with him all-out on Insect Isl
and, he most likely wouldn’t have been his match.
Because Huang Junmo was an assassin, he was specialized in killing his opponents in one shot and in one-on-one combat. Most likely his abilities had been restricted by the fact that he was facing an endless sea of insects, which was the only reason he was forced to flee.
Hearing that the Immemorial Altar Lamp couldn’t be used to face enemies, Long Chen couldn’t help being disappointed. Such a powerful killing tool couldn’t be used to kill. That was too irritating.
“If the Immemorial Altar Lamp kills too many experts, their resentment will be absorbed by it and extinguish its core. Then it will become trash,” said the Eastern Wasteland Bell.
Long Chen immediately thought of how those insects on Insect Island had drawn cultivators near the lamp before killing them. So their goal really had been to extinguish the wick.
“Put away the Immemorial Altar Lamp for now. It has absorbed too much resentment and needs to rest. As for your Earth Flame, it’s in slumber and can’t help expel that resentment. It’s not good to use for now. I’ll teach you how to use it to help your cultivation later.”
Long Chen solemnly put the lamp away. This treasure was too precious. It was his greatest harvest since arriving on the Immemorial Path and would be the foundation of the Dragonblood Legion’s future rise.
“Let’s go. Little Mo has already helped us open the door. We can’t fail to live up to his kindness!” laughed Long Chen.
“Who is Little Mo?” asked Yue Xiaoqian.
“It’s that good person who helped us kill all those insects,” laughed Long Chen.
“Long Chen, you really are evil!” Yue Xiaoqian also couldn’t hold back a laugh. Long Chen had long since told her about what had happened with Huang Junmo. This time, he had been conned miserably by Long Chen.
Not only had he lost so many of his treasures, but he had also fled with only half of his life. It was unknown whether he would directly go insane from anger once he stopped running.