Nine Star Hegemon Body Art c1-2048
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It was said that the Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow was a lost species from the immortal era. It was incredibly powerful, and even amongst tenth rank Magical Beasts, it could be considered an overlord. It was definitely on the same level as the drakes they had witnessed in the Xuantian Dao Sect.
Long Chen’s heart turned cold. Could it be that his bad luck had once more resurfaced? They had actually run into such a terrifying existence. Against other tenth rank Magical Beasts, they would have been able to flee. But running in front of the Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow was an absolute joke.
“Cough, senior, this was just a misunderstanding. Yes, it was all a misunderstanding,” said Long Chen.
“Oh? You wanted to steal my children, but it was just a misunderstanding? Then I want to hear what the misunderstanding is,” said the Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow. It looked at the two of them, its small mouth opening as it spoke human words.
Long Chen couldn’t believe his own foolishness. He had thought this little bird was like a parrot and simply knew how to speak. He had actually tried to use fruit to bribe it? Long Chen couldn’t believe he was foolish to this extent.
“In truth… we weren’t trying to steal your children. We were just worried that they would get cold all exposed to the air, so we were thinking of bringing them to a place sheltered from the wind and storm. Yes, that’s what was happening.” Long Chen forced out a smile.
Meng Qi’s head was blank. No one knew better than her about how terrifying the Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow was. Hearing Long Chen spout such nonsense, she panicked, but she also couldn’t think of anything.
“A possessor of true dragon blood is actually so shameless? You’ve really lost the face of the dragon race. If the dragon race learned of it, they would definitely kill you,” said the Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow coldly.
Long Chen’s heart pounded crazily. This Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow had seen through his dragon blood in an instant. Just how terrifying was it?
“What is your name?” The Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow ignored Long Chen and turned to Meng Qi.
Chapter 1109 Heaven Defying Luck
“Senior, my name is Meng Qi,” answered Meng Qi. She was extremely uneasy in the face of this legendary existence.
The Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow was said to have disappeared in ancient times. Nowadays, it was almost impossible to see one.
If it wanted to kill the two of them, there would be no doubt as to the conclusion. So she was naturally uneasy.
However, Long Chen wasn’t nervous. He held Meng Qi’s hand, giving her a bit of comfort. From the start, Long Chen hadn’t been able to sense the slightest killing intent from the Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow. Perhaps it was worried about the true dragon blood flowing through his veins.
A lost species from the immortal era like the Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow had its own inheritance, and its intelligence was not low.
“You’re not a bad human. I can give one of my children to you,” said the Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow.
What? Long Chen and Meng Qi were both startled, unable to believe their own ears.
“Yes, I can give one of my children to you. I hope you’ll treat it well,” repeated the Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow.
“Senior, I…” Meng Qi was still in disbelief. What mother simply gave away her children?
“I have my own reason for it. Right now, I don’t have the ability to raise both of them. Three hundred years ago, I went through a fierce battle. The children’s father died in battle, and I also received heavy injuries. I fled here and gave birth to them.
“Although my injury gradually recovered during this time, I also have to feed them my essence blood to incubate them. Now I’m stuck. Unless I give up my life, I only have enough essence blood for one child. If I go too far, I’ll die, and the surrounding beasts will immediately devour my children.
“I can’t die, but only one of my children can survive. As a mother, I was never able to make the choice. Now I’ve reached my limit. If I still don’t decide, both of them will die.” The Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow looked at the two huge eggs. Its voice was quiet and seeped with sadness.
For a mother to abandon one of her children, whether it was a human or a Magical Beast, it was always a painful choice. Meng Qi’s tears streamed down. She formed a natural resonance with the Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow and understood its grief and pain.
“Senior, I can stay here and use my Spiritual Strength to help you incubate them. I have secret arts only a Beast Tamer knows that can help them hatch faster,” said Meng Qi.
The Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow looked at Meng Qi. “You’re a good child. Thank you for your kindness. Perhaps this is simply destiny foreordained by this world. Just as I was preparing to abandon a child, you came. Or perhaps this is the guidance of the ancestors.
“However, having both of them stay by my side isn’t necessarily a good thing, and giving one to you isn’t necessarily a bad thing either. The Heavenly Daos are always unclear, making the future unknown. I trust you will treat my child kindly, so come, pick one. Their fates will now drift apart, and as for whether it’s a good thing or a bad thing, it will be up the will of the heavens. Choose.”
The Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow had Meng Qi choose herself, but Meng Qi was now in a tough spot. How was she supposed to take away a mother’s child right in front of her?
“Long Chen…” Meng Qi looked toward Long Chen.
Long Chen sighed, “Foolish girl, what’s so difficult about this? Even senior has said that this is destiny. If we didn’t come, one of them would have died anyway. You’re helping our senior, and there’s no need for you to be apologetic. With your talent and abilities, whichever one stays by your side will grow limitlessly. Most importantly, considering your kind nature, you’ll definitely treat it as your most trusted companion. This is also why senior is willing to give its child to you.”
Of course, these principles were understood by all parties. But when the choice was given to her, she found herself unable to decide. Meng Qi looked from the Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow to Long Chen. Both of them looked at her with encouraging eyes.
Meng Qi made her determination. “I’ll let them decide. Let’s see which one of them wants to go with me.”
Meng Qi touched her forehead, and two runes slowly flew out. They landed on the two huge eggs. These were Meng Qi’s spiritual seals.
When they landed on the eggs, one of the runes quickly brightened slightly. Meng Qi smiled. This egg had formed a slight resonance with her spirit.
As for the other egg, there was no reaction. The Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow said, “As expected, it really was the will of the heavens. That was the one I was about to abandon. Maybe it feels that I was too cruel.”
Its voice was full of sorrow, making Meng Qi feel sour. She didn’t know what to say.
Suddenly, the Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow shot into the sky, instantly disappearing amongst the clouds. Then multicolored light bloomed, and a huge figure appeared in the sky.
A terrifying pressure spread throughout the land. The Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow had revealed its true body.
Its whole body was covered in multicolored wings that shone brightly in the sunlight. The flap of its wings caused space to crumble, as if heaven and earth could not bear its existence. Long Chen and Meng Qi both looked at it in shock. This aura was absolutely terrifying. As expected, the Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow’s name was well-deserved.
Its entire body began to shine, and then a drop of blood slowly fell from its forehead.
That drop of blood contained boundless flickering runes. Bright light came from it, and there was even a blazing divine flame within it.
The drop of blood landed on the egg Meng Qi had chosen. Runes lit up on
the egg, and the blood was quickly absorbed. In the end, the blood disappeared and it was like nothing had happened at all.
The Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow’s aura had clearly dropped slightly now. It returned to the nest and shrank again.
“This is the final thing I can do as a mother for my child.” It looked at the egg. That drop of blood was the Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow’s inheritance essence blood. Once it hatched, it would automatically awaken its innate abilities as its power increased.
But bringing out this inheritance essence blood was extremely taxing. The Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow looked dimmer and fainter than before.
“In truth, taking away my child isn’t necessarily a blessing for you. The Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow race is viewed as traitors of the Xuan Beast races. We are hunted down by the Xuan Beasts, and so this might bring a calamity to you in the future. Take care of yourselves,” said the Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow.
“The Xuan Beasts? The ancestors of the ancient races?” Long Chen was surprised. The Xuan Beasts still existed?
“Correct. There are tens of thousands of Xuan Beast races, and the Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow race is one of them. It’s just that… well, nevermind. These secrets aren’t suitable for you to learn. In any case, I’ve entrusted my child to you. I hope you’ll treat it well.” The Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow had said that last sentence several times now, but as a mother, this was its request.
“Don’t worry, senior. As long as I, Long Chen, live, no one can bully my companions.” Long Chen patted his chest confidently.
“Yes, this is the style a descendant of the true dragons should possess. But you should be careful. As your cultivation base increases, the chances of you being hunted down will increase, and not because of the Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow. You should know that true dragon blood is something that can cause greed in countless people.
“Alright, just now I released my aura. To be safe, I have to switch locations. Take care of my child. You should leave quickly as well, because this place is no longer safe. Good luck. Don’t hate me for being long-winded, but… please just look after my child. Thank you!”
The Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow opened its mouth, and the one huge egg rapidly shrank and entered its mouth. With a flap of its wings, it completely disappeared. There was no way to even tell in which direction it had flown.
“Quick, put it into your spiritual space. This place isn’t secure,” said Long Chen.
Meng Qi nodded. This time, the egg easily entered her spiritual space. But Meng Qi didn’t reveal the slightest happiness. Instead, she felt a heavy burden.
Once they put away the egg, the two of them quickly left the nest. But Long Chen still decided to continue searching for more ninth rank Magical Beasts for Meng Qi in order to fill up her spiritual spaces.
On the next day, just as the two of them were searching for a final housepet, Long Chen’s expression suddenly changed. He had Meng Qi summon the Phantom Storm Leopard.
They had the Phantom Storm Leopard devour them into its stomach and then had it slowly approach the Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow’s nest. Through its eyes, Meng Qi could see everything happening outside and relay it to Long Chen.
Right now, they saw two huge figures shooting through the sky. Their speed was absolutely shocking.
Wherever those two figures went, their pressure caused all Magical Beasts to kneel motionless on the ground. The Phantom Storm Leopard also knelt as it looked at them.
“Tenth rank Magical Beasts? Or Xuan Beasts? Are they the enemies of the Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow?” Long Chen was shocked.
One of the huge beasts was a tiger with wings, while the other was a two-headed python. They arrived in front of the nest and actually transformed into human form.
One retained its wings, while one still had two heads, appearing extremely bizarre. The winged person looked at the nest, smelled the air, and said, “It’s definitely the aura of the Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow. It’s been gone for about a day, and there’s also the aura of the human race.”
Meng Qi and Long Chen were both shocked. It actually smelled humans? It then looked around, closed its eyes and sensed, before pointing in a certain direction. “It went that way. We’re chasing!”
The two of them flew back into the air and reverted to their huge forms. They were just about to leave, when the winged tiger suddenly looked back at the Phantom Storm Leopard hiding in the dark. Long Chen and Meng Qi’s hair stood on end.
“Two human cultivators?” The winged tiger sent a claw toward the Phantom Storm Leopard, causing Long Chen’s expression to completely change.
Chapter 1110 Beat Him Black and Blue With Your Words
The huge claw came smashing toward Long Chen and Meng Qi. The two of them both knew they had been noticed, and Long Chen was just about to summon the Green Dragon Battle Armor and run.
“Don’t waste time because of two ants. Chasing the traitor is more important.” The two-headed python let out a cold shout. Its scales let out a burst of light, and it disappeared.
The winged tiger seemed to be very intimidated by the two-headed python, and it also followed, instantly disappearing.
Long Chen and Meng Qi both sighed with relief. Long Chen viciously spat out, “How stimulating.”
Of course it was stimulating, so stimulating that it felt like they might die. Just now, Long Chen’s heart had almost risen into his throat. Just thinking about what had just happened gave him bursts of lingering fear.
“Let’s go. We’re not spending another moment here.”
Long Chen pulled away Meng Qi. They no longer bothered with trying to get a late ninth rank Magical Beast. They randomly picked a mid ninth rank one and went straight back to the Xuantian Dao Sect.
Their journey back was much quicker. Meng Qi had obtained a late ninth rank flying Magical Beast, and it only took them a day to return.
When they returned to the Xuantian Dao Sect, Meng Qi and Long Chen exchanged a look. Their tense nerves finally relaxed. This time, they had really been scared witless. That had been too dangerous.
They had only just reached the gate when an Elder came over to inspect their badges. This was a strict rule that no one was an exception to. Even though they recognized Long Chen, they had to check.
But Long Chen hadn’t even handed over his badge yet when rumbling filled the air. A huge flying boat flew right up to the gate.
The Elder’s expression immediately changed and he coldly demanded, “Who dares to barge into my Xuantian Dao Sect?!”
The Elder tightly held a jade talisman. That was an alert talisman. As soon as it was crushed, the entire Xuantian Dao Sect would enter the state of high alert. All the grand formations would be activated.
Long Chen and Meng Qi were startled. They quietly looked at that huge boat floating in the air. What was going on?
If it was an enemy, they wouldn’t simply stop and would have charged in. But if they were guests, why would the flying boat directly enter a restricted area? That was clearly a provocation.
The flying boat opened and a long staircase descended. A middle-aged man slowly walked out.
Dozens of young disciples followed behind him. There were men and women, and they were all Foundation Forging experts. However, their auras clearly showed that they were at the early Foundation Forging realm.
They wore violet robes, and their collars and sleeves all had golden threads embroidered into them. Those golden threads formed special designs that should be runes.
The golden threads also formed a large immortal character on their chests - Magic.
Each disciple held a staff in their hand. Countless thumb-sized crystals were embedded into every staff’s head.
Long Chen and Meng Qi were both surprised. Those crystals were Magical Beast cores that had been compressed using some spatial art.
Th
ese disciples’ actual auras were weak, yet they seemed to merge with heaven and earth. However, there was a clear difference from how other Celestials could merge with heaven and earth.
For other Celestials, merging with heaven and earth was a kind of realm and state. But these people seemed to be one with heaven and earth, seeming like they could connect with the natural energy around here at will.
“The Heaven Suppressing Magic Sect.”
The Xuantian Dao Sect’s Elders recognized the origin of these people from their robes. They narrowed their eyes.
The Central Plains’ three grand heavenly sects were the Heaven Splitting Battle Sect, the Xuantian Dao Sect, as well as the sect these people came from, the Heaven Suppressing Magic Sect.
“Your precious guests have arrived, so what are you just standing there for? The Xuantian Dao Sect truly declines generation after generation,” said the middle-aged man, shaking his head with ridicule.
His voice rumbled through the air, shaking the surrounding mountains. It resounded throughout the entire Xuantian Dao Sect.
“Long Chen, beat him with your words! Beat him black and blue!”
Long Chen was still shocked by this middle-aged man’s cultivation base when the Xuan Master’s voice rang out in his head.
He almost laughed upon hearing this. It just so happened he specialized in infuriating others. He walked to the side of the Elder, acting like an unparalleled young master. He looked up and down the middle-aged man a few times and said, “Precious guests? Just how precious? How much gold per pound?”
“Courting death! Brat, you don’t have the qualifications to speak in front of the Magic Master! Scram!” One of the disciples behind the middle-aged man immediately roared.
“Idiot, you ran over here, strutting your power to be posers, but I don’t have the qualifications to speak? Did you get crap in your head? Furthermore, guests should act like guests. What are you doing being such posers? I’m sorry, but the Xuantian Dao Sect’s little temple can’t handle such huge posers like you. Go back wherever you came from.” Long Chen waved his hand with a disgusted expression, as if he was expelling some irritating flies.