Nine Star Hegemon Body Art c1-2048

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

  Furthermore, the underground powers were very complicated, and any of them was capable of pulling dirty tricks for their own profit.

  But with the original devil race’s power, Long Chen was confident they could establish one or even two underground powers and slowly infiltrate their way in.

  With that done, the original devil race would have businesses in both markets and could rake in more profit.

  Long Chen warned the Seventh Elder that the underground world was violent and bloody. They had to treat it differently than the open market, or there would be consequences.

  He proposed a feasible strategy to the Seventh Elder. By carrying out that plan, it wouldn’t be long before they could establish their own territory in the underground world.

  Originally, Long Chen didn’t need to make things so troublesome. He could simply send word to Xia Yunchong or Zheng Wenlong, and the original devil race would be able to develop rapidly.

  But he chose not to do this. If there came a day when the original devil race was exposed, he would have implicated his friends. So he only wanted to rely on himself.

  Furthermore, he predicted he would be fighting a long battle against the ancient races and the Pill Tower. Unless he died, they would fight to the last man.

  Long Chen wasn’t a kindhearted man. If someone dared to raise their blade against him, he would dare to cut off their head, no matter who they were.

  The Pill Tower’s items were usually useful to him, but the ancient races’ treasures were mostly useless. They would just be trash if he kept them.

  So hearing the Seventh Elder’s troubles, he thought of this business. In this way, when he snatched the ancient races’ treasures, he could give them to the original devil race to sell.

  After ironing out some details, Long Chen once more asked about Yue Xiaoqian. But she had yet to come out of seclusion. Leaving the winehouse, he went toward the Huayun auction house.

  But after two streets, he sensed he was being watched. There was a King at the end of the road wandering aimlessly. He looked completely ordinary in the crowd.

  But Long Chen clearly sensed his hostility. With the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art’s senses, it was completely obvious to him. No matter how much someone tried to disguise themselves he would recognize them as enemies.

  “They dare to act so brazenly?”

  Long Chen frowned. Whether it was that middle-aged scholar or this ordinary King, they were all idiots with garbage combat power.

  Although their disguises were good, they were unable to hide their hostility. This kind of person was just cannon fodder. Why would the Pill Tower send such people to observe him?

  But Long Chen quickly realized the crux of the problem. These fellows were probably not even sent by the Pill Tower. They were simply taking this initiative to suck up to them.

  Because the Pill Tower’s ability to summon supporters was so great, all they had to do was put out some news and there would be countless people willing to work for them. Of course, the more people there were, the more the good and bad would be intermingled.

  The Pill Tower’s experts didn’t dare to enter the Grand Xia due to the Wine God Palace. But the disciples from other powers could enter. As long as they didn’t cause trouble in the Grand Xia, they wouldn’t be violating the four nations’ treaty.

  “One, two… seven, eight… damn, the Pill Tower’s influence truly is immense.”

  As Long Chen continued walking, he sensed over ten hostile auras. Some of them didn’t even bother disguising their actions. They directly took out jade plates and wrote something on them. They should be transmitting some information.

  He had seen brazen people, but never anyone so brazen. Long Chen was infuriated.

  Long Chen walked up to one of them, and without a word, slapped him across the face. The King’s mouth split open, and half his teeth flew out.

  “Do you know why I hit you?” After slapping him, Long Chen clutched his throat.

  With half his face caved in and his throat caught in Long Chen’s grasp, the King was absolutely horrified. He had only been sent here as an extra. No one had told him there would be danger.

  Seeing him not speak, Long Chen slapped him a dozen times. “Who said you could not speak? You’re pretty tough, eh?”

  “Um, brother, it’s not that he doesn’t want to speak, but that he can’t speak with your hand on his throat.” One of the passersby couldn’t bear to continue watching and spoke out.

  “Oh, it seems that’s true.” Long Chen ‘apologetically’ let that person go.

  As soon as he was free, that person raged, “Why did you beat me up?”

  But he had only just spoken and Long Chen once more slapped him multiple times across the face. “If I knew, why would I ask you?!”

  This King’s cultivation base was completely ordinary, and he wasn’t even close to a match for Long Chen. He was like a chicken caught in his grasp, unable to even fight back.

  At this time, the person who had advised him realized something was off. He saw quite a few people suddenly retreat into the distance.

  “Fuck off!”

  Just at this moment, someone in the crowd charged at Long Chen, trying to subdue him. As a result, Long Chen sent out a kick that landed squarely on his crotch, sending him flying.

  As for the King in his hand who was almost unconscious, he threw him out so that he crashed into the other one. They crashed into a building, and that building’s formation activated, causing them to rebound and cough up blood.

  “To the idiots spying on me, you should back off a bit. Right now, my mood’s not very good. If you anger me, don’t blame me when I execute you before saying anything!” Long Chen’s gaze swept over the crowd.

  Long Chen truly was furious. Even if they had to spy on him, they should do it from further away. Seeing them be so brazen as to watch him from so close, his fury soared. This was too far. They were looking down on him.

  “Bastard, we only came to the Grand Xia for some sightseeing! For you to say we’re spying on you, what proof do you have-”

  One of the Kings stood up and pointed at Long Chen in righteous indignation. As a result, a blood-colored light flashed, and he exploded into a bloody mist.

  “Living a too peaceful life really has turned you into an idiot. I’m not a judge or a bailiff. I’m not going to play the proof game with you. If you want to follow me, then fine. But remember, my temper’s not good. I like to use the blade in my hand to talk reason with others,” said Long Chen coldly.

  “You tyrant! Is this what the Grand Xia has become-”

  Another King stood out, but his words were cut off halfway as the same blood-colored light flashed, turning him into a bloody mist as well.

  Everyone was shocked. Long Chen’s first attack had come too suddenly for them to see, but they had seen the second slash.

  That saber instantly sealed any of that person’s retreat paths, and despite taking out a martial weapon to block, that King was still killed, his weapon shattered.

  “If you want to die, go ahead and follow me.”

  Long Chen turned and walked away. But he had only walked down two roads when his figure vanished.

  Just at this moment, another figure hastily fled in the crowd.

  “I said that people who want to die can follow me. Looks like you really want to die, so I won’t let you down.”

  Long Chen let out a punch. That person didn’t even have time to release his aura. He hastily took out a huge shield, but what shocked everyone was that Long Chen’s fist blew through the shield and blasted that person to bits. This King item shield had no effect.

  The shield landed on the ground with a clank, like thunder in their hearts. They became covered in a cold sweat.

  Then looking back at Long Chen, they saw he had already walked away. At this time, everyone slowly approached the King item shield.

  When they saw it clearly, they sucked in a cold gasp. The King item was covered in cracks. It had ju
st been a bit away from shattering.

  “He broke a King item barehanded? What a terrifying physical body!” The surrounding people felt their hair stand on end. This was too frightening. How could a physical body become so terrifying?

  Amongst them were people who had been sent by their sects to monitor Long Chen. They felt a burst of fear in their hearts.

  When they had been given this mission, they hadn’t been told how dangerous Long Chen was. They had thought they were just spying on an insignificant Foundation Forging disciple and treated it as just some easy work.

  But now they all knew that they had been thinking too simply about this. Spying on Long Chen was too dangerous. He was practically a demon star.

  “You know, I’ve suddenly gained some insights and have to go into seclusion.” One of them shook his head and made a random excuse before running. This was too dangerous. It was nothing like what he had heard.

  The others also left. Their sects wanted to suck up to the Pill Tower, but in truth, the Pill Tower didn’t care about them. They were essentially snubbed no matter what they did. They had only been doing this to perhaps gain a favor. But this favor wasn’t so easy to gain.

  Long Chen ignored them. He directly walked into the Huayun auction house. Once the boss came to see him, Long Chen handed him a photographic jade.

  Chapter 1230 Sending You Enormous Good Fortune

  Long Chen stopped in the Huayun auction house for a full two hours. He only left once he was sure he had clearly expressed all his intentions.

  Long Chen knew that the entire Grand Xia was under the watch of the Pill Tower. The few transportations formations were definitely under their control, and as soon as he left, he would meet terrifying experts waiting for him.

  Even if he didn’t use transportation formations, the Pill Tower had countless dogs to do their work. Getting out of their blockade was extremely unlikely.

  Once he left the Huayun auction house, he found that those amateur idiots had lessened by quite a bit.

  “One in the opposing teahouse and one in the alley. Yes, and there’s one in an even further place. It’s much more peaceful.” Long Chen smiled faintly. It seemed his intimidation had been quite effective. Those people were too irritating. For them to be so brazen and treat him as if he was prey was unbearable.

  Long Chen went to the Wine God Palace. On the way, he sensed countless experts within Grand Xia City. Practically every place was under the watch of an expert. It was clear the Pill Tower was already monitoring all of Grand Xia City.

  But these people were in set places. They were eating, drinking, or simply sitting in some corner. They didn’t dare to follow Long Chen.

  Long Chen ignored these people. As long as none of them dared to follow him like a housefly, he wouldn’t be bothered to kill them.

  Entering the Wine God Palace, the first thing for him to do should have been to offer incense to the Wine God’s portrait. But this time, the greeter didn’t give him any incense and allowed him to enter directly.

  Once he was inside the Wine God Palace, as he walked through the tranquil land, he felt his worries fall from his heart. No matter how chaotic and bloody the outside world was, the Wine God Palace still felt like a wonderland, a pure land untouched by the mortal world’s vexations.

  The mountains and scenery were still the same. But he didn’t see a single person. He arrived in front of the High Priest’s palace gate and was just about to open his mouth when the High Priest’s soft voice rang out.

  “Enter.”

  Walking into the palace, he saw the High Priest sitting in lotus style with a faint smile on his face. He didn’t even look like a cultivator. He seemed more like a content and kind elder.

  “Come and sit. Have a taste of my new product.” The High Priest placed two small wine bowls on the table. He poured out a bowl of wine from a jar for Long Chen.

  The wine was amber-colored and viscous like honey. It had a fragrant aroma, and seeing it, Long Chen was absolutely shocked. This wine actually had countless runes flowing within it like stars flowing in the night sky.

  “High Priest… you succeeded?” cried Long Chen.

  “It can’t count as success. It’s just a start. But I have to thank you for it, so try it.” The High Priest smiled.

  Long Chen raised the bowl and drank it in one gulp. When the wine entered his throat, it felt warm and his whole body relaxed.

  Then his body shook. The 108,000 immortal platforms in his body automatically began to revolve. At the same time, the orbit of the stars in the night sky appeared in his mind. Their revolution contained boundless mysteries, making him feel enlightened. His heart became clear.

  “High Priest’s skills are truly divine. You really did succeed in merging the Voidbreaking Star Pill into the wine. The wine energy moves the stars, the fragrance frees the cosmos. The revolution of the stars is the movement of the cosmos, and the fragrance cleanses the mundane heart. This is a realm of shedding one’s mortality and becoming an immortal. This little one is far too lacking for this wine, and my drinking of it is a waste of a treasure.” Long Chen was full of admiration.

  Back then, Long Chen hadn’t had any hopes of this really working. He had picked out an extremely ancient pill formula from his Pill Sovereign memories that could theoretically be merged into the High Priest’s wine. But while the theory worked, there were many, many areas that could cause failure.

  Long Chen had simply felt that giving other people formulas and not the High Priest would make it seem like he was lacking ability, so he had thickened his skin and wrote what he could.

  But he hadn’t expected the High Priest to really succeed in merging the Voidbreaking Star Pill into the wine, and so quickly at that.

  Furthermore, there was no way for him to evaluate the effect of this wine, because its level was too high. It wasn’t something Long Chen could comprehend with his current realm. All he felt was this wine had already merged with the Heavenly Daos and had surpassed the scope of his understanding.

  Inside, he prostrated himself in admiration toward the High Priest. All he had done was propose a general framework and given some suggestions, but the High Priest had actually managed to make such a unique divine masterpiece.

  “Haha, I’m humbled. Not just anyone could state the wine’s mysteries so simply. Furthermore, this wine formula was greatly beneficial to my own enlightenment. Through a few alterations, it can be said that I have peered onto a new path. Long Chen, I am extremely grateful to you,” said the High Priest emotionally.

  “No, this little one does not dare to accept your praise.” Long Chen bitterly smiled. The High Priest’s realm had reached a level he couldn’t imagine, so he naturally couldn’t accept credit.

  “Child, here. These two jugs are my current greatest masterpieces. I’ll give them to you.” The High Priest handed a pair of two-foot-tall jugs to Long Chen.

  “Then many thanks.”

  These were treasures, and Long Chen wouldn’t stand on courtesy, nor would he act like he was. He directly took them.

  “I heard you’ve run into some trouble. If you have any difficulties, you can go ahead and voice them. Although my Wine God Palace doesn’t like battle, we have some ability,” said the High Priest.

  “To tell the truth, I actually have some plans for the Wine God Palace. Well, more accurately, I have some plans for a certain person…” Long Chen scratched his head, embarrassed.

  “Hahahaha, I understand. Little fellow, you really are evil. That’s fine. My Wine God Palace will not interfere with the personal grievances of its disciples.” The High Priest suddenly laughed. He had clearly seen through Long Chen’s intentions. “Child, you can go now. You were extremely helpful to the Wine God Palace this time, and if you need any help, just ask.”

  This was a promise. Long Chen hastily rose and bowed. “Many thanks, High Priest. I will remember this favor.”

  This promise was far too precious. What kind of joke was this? The Wine Go
d Palace was an existence not even Pill Valley dared to provoke. With this promise, his confidence grew.

  Long Chen didn’t like asking for help, and he definitely wouldn’t unless he had no choice. But with this promise, he had another layer of protection.

  Leaving the High Priest’s palace, he felt completely relaxed. He hadn’t gotten far before someone blocked his path.

  “Little brat, I’ve been waiting a long time for you.”

  The one blocking Long Chen’s path was the fierce-looking Tu Qianshang.

  “Oh, fatty Tu, are you challenging me again? To tell the truth, I really admire your ability to continue challenging me despite losing over and over and over again.” Long Chen smiled evilly at Tu Qianshang. For some unknown reason, he felt like today’s Tu Qianshang was different from before.

  “Cut the bullshit. This time, I’ll definitely beat you. But before our fight, come try my new peerless divine wine.” Tu Qianshang suddenly summoned a table and poured two bowls of wine.

  Tu Qianshang was different from the other disciples. He roamed about the Wine God Palace without a specific area to himself. He went wherever he wanted.

  “Cheers!”

  Tu Qianshang and Long Chen sat down, touching their bowls. Long Chen gulped it down. While watching Long Chen drink his wine, Tu Qianshang smiled.

  “You fucker, you damn fatty, you dare?!” Long Chen’s expression suddenly changed.

  BOOM!

  Long Chen’s divine ring suddenly appeared behind him, and four stars emerged in his eyes. His 108,000 immortal platforms crazily revolved as his energy involuntarily erupted, causing the void to shake.

  Long Chen did his best to suppress this energy. If he allowed it to simply erupt, the surrounding land would be blown apart. His face turned red from how hard he was holding back.

  Now he understood why he had felt the fatty to be a bit different today. So he had already made a new kind of wine and was conning him.

  If he allowed his energy to erupt, then the surroundings would definitely be destroyed. Although the Wine God Palace wouldn’t say anything, it would be too embarrassing for Long Chen.