Nine Star Hegemon Body Art c1-2048
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The only things ringing out now were heavy breathing and pained groans. Blood began to leak out of everyone.
Meng Qi, Tang Wan-er, Hua Shiyu, Zhao Ziyan, Mu Qingxuan, and the other women were also covered in blood, but they still clenched their teeth and persevered.
“Don’t use your wood energy to resist it, or you won't be able to completely switch out your Spirit Blood. If your wood energy automatically tries to protect you, you should temporarily seal it,” shouted Long Chen suddenly.
Under this immense pain, the wood cultivators’ spiritual energy was automatically activating to block the essence blood.
The Dragon Tiger Body Tempering Pills he had refined for Meng Qi, Mu Qingxuan, and the other wood cultivators had had their medicinal energy cut in half. Furthermore, he had added other medicinal ingredients to soften the violent medicinal energy. That way, its effect would erupt slower and give them more time to adjust.
After all, their physical bodies were too weak, and they couldn’t endure such berserk medicinal energy. As a result, the pills he had refined for them only caused a tenth of the pain the others were feeling.
In actuality, the pain level that Meng Qi and the others were enduring was the normal one for the Dragon Tiger Body Tempering Pill. The ones the Dragonblood warriors were consuming had been modified by Long Chen.
Not only had he made the medicinal effect ruthless, but he had also increased the pain level by ten times. What he wanted wasn’t just to temper their bodies, but also temper their wills.
Although everything was in his control, seeing Meng Qi and Tang Wan-er covered in blood still made Long Chen feel like needles were stabbing his heart. He wished he could take their place.
If the Dragon Tiger Body Tempering Pill was effective on him, he’d eat ten giant pills and go through this pain with everyone.
Right now, each bit of pain they were enduring was increasing their chances of survival in future battles. The pain of the body and the pain of the mind could not compare to the pain of the heart. Back in the Jiuli secret realm, the scene of Lu Fang-er and Ye Zhiqiu dying in front of him had been heart-rendingly painful. There was simply no way to describe it.
Right now, each of them was going through a hellish torment. The pain felt like it would never end. It didn’t give them any hope.
Although it had just been an incense stick’s worth of time so far, it felt longer than ten years for them. They felt like they were on the edge of breaking down.
As for Guo Ran, he had only endured for a few breaths before lying on the ground and fainting.
That brat’s willpower was far too weak, and he couldn’t bear this pain. As a result, he triggered his mind’s natural defense and fell unconscious.
Even after falling unconscious, Guo Ran’s body continued to undergo the effects of the Dragon Tiger Body Tempering Pill. It was strengthening his body; however, it was now unable to temper his will.
After an incense stick’s worth of time, the wood cultivators were unable to endure any longer and fainted. They had surpassed their limits by staying conscious this long, which made Long Chen give them a thumbs-up inside.
Because women were innately more emotional than men, the pain of the mind was even worse for them. An hour later, Meng Qi and Mu Qingxuan also couldn’t hold on. Then Hua Shiyu, Zhao Ziyan, and the others also began to fall unconscious.
After six hours, the first Dragonblood warrior collapsed. These six hours had felt like thirty years within that endless torment. Unable to see any hope, they had struggled for what had felt like thirty years. That willpower was shocking enough.
The first Dragonblood warriors to fall were more accurately the Dragonmark warriors that had joined them in the Central Plains. They were the weakest among them, but after going through so much with them, their willpower had grown much stronger.
After eight hours, only a thousand warriors of the Dragonblood Legion were still standing, tottering on the verge of collapse.
The people that had come from the Eastern Wasteland were all present amongst these thousand people. That even included five women like Qing Yu. They were still persevering.
Gu Yang suddenly opened his eyes. The Dragon Tiger Body Tempering Pill’s effect had finally come to an end. The pain faded.
The others also sighed with relief as their hellish torment came to an end.
“Don’t relax too early. You’ve only gone through half of it. Following this, it’s time for you to temper your bodies with lightning,” said Long Chen slightly apologetically.
Chapter 1395 Peak Power
“Lightning tempering?”
Gu Yang and the others didn’t understand. At this time, the warriors that had fallen unconscious began to wake up as the medicinal effect wore off.
“Lei Long, come out and greet everyone!”
A sea of lightning suddenly fell from the sky, enveloping all of them. A large lightning dragon floated in the air above everyone.
Everyone looked at Lei Long with shock. They sensed its new aura and felt that its pressure was ten times stronger than the final wave of their last lightning tribulation.
They had seen Long Chen’s lightning dragon before, but they were shocked that it had grown to such a terrifying level.
“Lei Long, help them out with their tempering,” said Long Chen.
Buzz.
Countless lightning runes lit up on Lei Long’s body, turning into thirty-meter lightning dragons that coiled around each Dragonblood warrior.
Everyone was fully awake now. Only one person lay on the ground like a dead dog. However, Lei Long didn’t stand on courtesy. A lightning dragon directly wrapped around Guo Ran, and when the thunderforce was injected into his body, he immediately yelped.
Long Chen’s expression darkened, and he cursed, “You shameless bastard, of the entire legion, you were the first to fall. Even the healing sisters lasted twice as long as you. Don’t you feel embarrassed to make so much noise? Lei Long, double the thunderforce on him.”
Lei Long was very obedient, and a second lightning dragon coiled around Guo Ran. The double thunderforce poured into Guo Ran’s body.
“Today, I’ll let everyone see what two dragons cooking a pig means. Just keep acting dead!” Long Chen laughed sinisterly.
“Boss, I’m going to die!” cried Guo Ran painfully.
“Don’t worry, you won’t die. And even if you do, I promise to burn a lot of paper money for you next year. I guarantee you’ll have nothing to worry about in the next world,” said Long Chen indifferently.
“Boss… I… hate you…”
“Good, I prefer this. It’d be gross if you shouted out that you loved me instead.” Long Chen crossed his arms over his chest, completely indifferent to Guo Ran’s plight.
Guo Ran coughed up a mouthful of blood, but Long Chen refused to be shaken. Guo Ran pleaded, “Boss, I’m a Forging Master, and I don’t need to be that strong! Why can’t you let me off?”
Long Chen ignored him. This brat always had countless excuses to get out of pain. Did he not realize that the pain he suffered today would be the foundation for his posing in the future?
Each bit of power Guo Ran obtained would improve his posing ability. Although he understood that, he still didn’t want to feel any pain.
That was why Long Chen ignored his cries and had Lei Long torment him. This fellow’s willpower was the weakest of everyone, so he needed extra tempering.
As for everyone else, their wills were already extremely firm after the hell they had gone through. Long Chen had Huo Long temper their bodies in the gentlest way, and so they didn’t even feel any pain. Instead, it felt very comfortable.
Hearing Guo Ran continuously crying, everyone found it funny inside. They knew Long Chen was doing it on purpose.
Furthermore, he was truly evil. He intentionally had Lei Long control its power so that Guo Ran couldn’t even faint again.
“Boss, I’m going to go crazy… hahaha… HAHAHA, I’m insane!” Guo Ran suddenly l
aughed crazily.
“Then congratulations, I heard insane people garner the most fame. Only a crazy mortal can become an immortal. Knight Guo Ran, carry me to new heights of posing,” Long Chen laughed mischievously.
Tang Wan-er, Hua Shiyu, Zhao Ziyan, and the others all laughed. Meng Qi couldn’t help sighing that these two were a couple of clowns. One was as slippery as oil, and one was as evil as could be. They were a perfect fit.
As the thunderforce continued to pour in, the Dragonblood warriors felt their bodies rapidly strengthening.
Even the wood cultivators with extremely weak bodies felt like their bodies were brimming with strength. But the best thing for them was that after the torment of the Dragon Tiger Body Tempering Pill, their Spiritual Strength had also advanced a level.
The Dragon Tiger Body Tempering Pills that Long Chen had refined for them were special, and through strengthening the physical body, it also passively increased Spiritual Strength. That was why even they were benefitting immensely from this pill.
However, their benefits still weren’t as great as the Dragonblood warriors who already possessed extremely powerful physical bodies. After consuming the Dragon Tiger Body Tempering Pill and going through this lightning baptism, their physical power was crazily soaring, to the point that even they felt some fear.
Gu Yang was the first to finish. With a single punch, the void shuddered. Gu Yang was delighted and shocked. The feeling of being full of energy was splendid
The others also finished their lightning tempering, and they were all happily surprised. They felt like they had gone through a heaven-toppling transformation. A single Dragon Tiger Body Tempering Pill had completely transformed their bodies.
At this time, the two lightning dragons around Guo Ran also left him. But he was lying on the ground, twitching, his eyes scarlet. He had entered a crazy state.
Long Chen forced Guo Ran’s mouth open and stuffed a pill down his throat. Only then did he stop twitching and fall unconscious.
“Long Chen, don’t you think you were a bit too ruthless?” asked Meng Qi. Although Guo Ran was a slippery little fellow, his current appearance was truly pitiable.
“There’s no way around it. If we aren’t ruthless enough to ourselves, we won’t be able to handle it when our opponents are ruthless to us. Don’t worry, once he wakes up and realizes how much stronger he is, he’ll run over and grovel while thanking me.” Long Chen truly understood Guo Ran far too well.
When he felt his new power, he would completely forget about the pain. This new strength would be the foundation of his future posing.
Long Chen patted Gu Yang on the shoulder hard. Feeling how strong his body was now, he nodded in praise. The Alldevil monster had truly been powerful. Just a trace of its essence blood was able to strengthen their bodies to unprecedented heights.
“Boss, do you want to exchange some pointers?” asked Gu Yang suddenly. After his strength explosively grew, he wanted to test himself.
All the Dragonblood Legion began to cheer rowdily. They also wanted to know just how much stronger they had grown.
Gu Yang was the one with the greatest power in the Dragonblood Legion other than Long Chen and Wilde. They cheered excitedly now that he challenged Long Chen.
“Come. I also want to see how strong you’ve become.” Long Chen smiled.
“Boss, watch out!” Gu Yang didn’t stand on courtesy. Retreating, a crackling sound came from his body as his Blood Qi rose. The manifestation of a rank eight Celestial appeared behind him.
Gu Yang seemed to become a furious wild beast. With his power instantly raised to its peak, a booming sound rang out.
All the Dragonblood warriors cheered. They felt their hot blood surging and also seemed to enter a battle state.
BOOM! Gu Yang stamped down, and the ground exploded. Turning into a ray of light, he shot at Long Chen. As he reached the end of his travel, his power had reached its peak.
Seeing Gu Yang’s punch smashing toward him, Long Chen couldn’t be careless. His 108,000 stars circulated, and he slammed his palm forward.
BOOM!
Qi waves surged out, sending dirt and dust flying. The ground beneath Long Chen shattered, and he was forced back continuously.
“As expected of you.” Long Chen was amazed. Gu Yang’s power was dozens of times greater than before. His full-force attack made Long Chen’s blood flip inside him.
“Boss, don’t hold back. Summon your battle armor. My fist is thirsting for a fight!” shouted Gu Yang. His robes began to float, and runes circulated around him. His muscles instantly bulged as he used a powerful Battle Skill.
“As you wish.”
BOOM!
Heaven and earth shook. Gu Yang flew back, rolling like a calabash, and he vomited three mouthfuls of blood.
The divine ring behind Long Chen and the stars in his eyes that had appeared for just a moment now vanished. He returned to his normal appearance.
“Boss, did you have to do that? I just wanted to compete a bit. Did you have to be so serious?” Gu Yang was pulled up by someone. The bones all over his body had cracked, and his internal organs had received quite a shock.
“The Dragon Tiger Body Tempering Pill is truly powerful. Just now, I didn’t hold back, but you only received a light injury that can be instantly healed. You’re pretty good, Gu Yang!” praised Long Chen.
Just now, he hadn’t been merciful, but Gu Yang wasn’t even heavily injured. He was very powerful now.
If he hadn’t condensed the Divine Gate Star, he probably wouldn’t be a match for Gu Yang in terms of power anymore.
“Hehe, to be able to block boss’s full-strength attack, I guess I’m pretty powerful myself.” Gu Yang praised himself proudly.
Long Chen had always been an unrivaled expert in the same realm. Just how many people were able to block his full-strength attack? It truly was something worth being proud of.
With everyone’s power explosively growing, Long Chen told them not to cultivate for a little while. They should form pairs and drill against each other in battles of physical power so they could get used to their new power.
All in all, the Dragonblood Legion had been risen to a new level thanks to the Dragon Tiger Body Tempering Pills.
Three days later, while Long Chen was busy consuming pills, Guo Ran excitedly interrupted him. He hugged him and wanted to kiss him, which resulted in Long Chen kicking him away.
“Boss, you really are my beloved boss! Starting today, I, Guo Ran, am unrivaled beneath the heavens! Because… I just defeated Gu Yang!” shouted Guo Ran excitedly.
Chapter 1396 Plotting Strategy
“Really?” Long Chen was startled.
Then he quickly recalled that once Guo Ran put on his armor, his power rose by dozens of times.
His power was the lowest amongst the Dragonblood Legion, but by wearing his armor, his power could match those of Gu Yang and the others.
Now after the baptism of the Dragon Tiger Body Tempering Pill and thunderforce, his base power had multiplied by hundreds of times. With the help of his armor, he truly was capable of defeating Gu Yang.
“So? Do you want to challenge me too?” asked Long Chen.
“No, no, no! I’m not as dumb as Gu Yang. Boss, in my heart, you are a god. This junior wouldn’t dare to fight you.” A boot-licking smile hung on Guo Ran’s face.
“Put away your smile, it gives me chills. If you want to say something, just say it.” Long Chen shuddered upon seeing Guo Ran’s expression. That smile’s destructive power was immense.
“Boss, I need to create a new set of armor for myself. I’ve already designed the blueprints, but I want to see if you have any suggestions.” Guo Ran took out a sheet of paper covered in symbols. This three-foot-wide paper had over ten thousand mechanisms written all over it.
“I get it. No wonder you’re so low key. Your armor was destroyed in the battle, wasn’t it?” demanded Long Chen.
“Boss, when it comes to you, my heart is as br
ight and clear as the sun and moon. I would never challenge you. In my heart, you-”
“Aright, I get it. If you keep talking, I’ll end up vomiting all my pills. I’ll look at your designs.” Long Chen hastily waved his hands to cut Guo Ran off. He lowered his head to see the composition of his armor.
Although Long Chen didn’t understand forging, he had many evil thoughts in his head that made Guo Ran prostrate himself in admiration toward him.
When it came to battle experience, no one could surpass Long Chen. In the past, when Guo Ran had forged his armor, there would always be some flaws, and Long Chen would propose some ways to fix them that had benefited Guo Ran greatly. That was why Guo Ran first brought the blueprints to Long Chen this time.
“Does your propulsion mechanism really have to be on your butt?” Long Chen asked with a strange expression.
Guo Ran helplessly said, “There’s no way around it. Whenever I put it on my hands, feet, or wings, it’s very difficult to maintain balance. This is the best spot for it.”
This propulsion mechanism had been giving Guo Ran a headache for years now. Every time he accelerated, it looked like he was farting. It wasn’t very becoming.
However, only by placing it there could he keep his limbs and wings free. He was able to maintain his balance while not affecting his agility in battle.
“This old design of your armor is no longer very useful.” Long Chen looked it over and shook his head.
“What do you mean?” Guo Ran was dumbfounded.
“You’re still focusing on wide area destruction with this armor. That’s not useful to the current Dragonblood Legion. With this kind of attack style, you won’t be able to kill our enemies in one blow. People with the qualifications to be our opponents will definitely be high ranking Celestials. Injuring them but not killing them is meaningless,” said Long Chen.
“I… you’re right.” Guo Ran instantly understood what he was saying.
His line of thinking had been too rigid. In the past, in the Eastern Wasteland, to pursue the greatest wide area destruction had been correct.