Nine Star Hegemon Body Art c1-2048

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

  The ants also had a pair of black pincers on their mouths. Sticky liquid was dripping off of them.

  A drop of that black liquid fell near Long Chen. Long Chen hastily dodged, and a large hole appeared in the tree. It then began to rapidly wither.

  “This poison’s really fierce…”

  Millions of those ants flew into the sky. Long Chen saw a giant Magical Beast being dragged through the air by the ants, going in the direction that he and Evilmoon had sensed. It seemed that they were hunting.

  That Magical Beast was at the twelfth rank. Surprisingly, it was actually a Sword Spine Armor Dragon, the Magical Beast he had used to run rampant in the ancient races’ territory. This Sword Spine Armor Dragon’s aura was on the same level as that one, however, it was now unable to move. Its mouth opened a few times, but no sound came from it.

  Just as Long Chen was staring in shock at these Heaven Devouring Ants, a piece of ‘tree bark’ behind him moved.

  Chapter 1811 Thick Earth Essence Fruit

  The piece of tree bark slowly rose, and six spindly legs appeared below it. It was a strange fist-sized mantis.

  It was right behind Long Chen. One of its sharp legs silently pierced toward him.

  It had just moved when it was sent flying by a flick of Long Chen’s finger. It smashed into the tree and exploded.

  When it exploded, Long Chen’s expression suddenly changed. He found that when it exploded, a disgusting stench rapidly filled the air. The Heaven Devouring Ants flying through the sky suddenly split their formation, with a portion of them flying over to Long Chen. The mantis’s stench had attracted them.

  “Fuck, isn’t this too unlucky?!” cried Long Chen. He turned and fled.

  The Heaven Devouring Ants were attracted to the commotion, and a portion of them immediately began to chase him.

  They were extremely fast. They smashed through the trees in between them and Long Chen.

  From a distance, it was like an angry dragon was winding its way toward Long Chen, blowing apart all obstacles in its path.

  “Aren’t they too fast?!” Long Chen cursed. Their wings seemed to be tearing through the void. Their speed was hard to believe.

  When he turned back and saw the sticky fluid dripping out of their pincers, he felt a chill. If bitten, that poison was not something an ordinary person could endure.

  Even the Sword Spine Armor Dragon with its terrifying defenses was unable to resist that poison.

  Suddenly, green dragon scales covered Long Chen’s body. He had summoned the Green Dragon Battle Armor.

  “It’s useless. The Heaven Devouring Ants have low intelligence and cannot sense the might of your dragon blood. You can’t scare them away,” said Evilmoon.

  The might of dragon blood was able to suppress all other beasts. That was due to the innate reverence those beasts felt. However, it was only useful against beasts with brains.

  These Heaven Devouring Ants were not intelligent enough. They continued to charge after him.

  “Then what am I supposed to do? Kill them?” raged Long Chen.

  “That’s no good either. If you kill them, they’ll send out a message that will draw over hundreds and thousands of times the ants. You should just run. These things are very irritating. Other Magical Beasts are also irritated by them, so even the other beasts in the surroundings aren’t bothering with you when you charge into their territory. Seeing the Heaven Devouring Ants chasing you, as long as you don’t charge into their nests, they’ll avoid you,” said Evilmoon.

  Was it really possible to possess such heaven-defying bad luck? He had just started roaming around when he was hunted down by an army of Heaven Devouring Ants.

  Since Evilmoon said that other Magical Beasts also tried to avoid these Heaven Devouring Ants, Long Chen chose to jump out of the forest and fly through the air.

  As Evilmoon had said, despite sensing several powerful auras as he passed through their territory, those powerful existences only let out low growls of warning and didn’t attack Long Chen.

  There were hundreds of thousands of Heaven Devouring Ants chasing him. Long Chen’s eyes suddenly brightened. If everyone was afraid of these Heaven Devouring Ants, weren’t they also a protective talisman?

  When he thought of that, he charged into the territory of one of those powerful Magical Beasts, ignoring its roar.

  “What are you doing?!” shouted Evilmoon.

  Long Chen didn’t reply. He charged straight toward that powerful aura. He quickly saw a mountain with a tiger standing at the peak.

  The tiger’s fur was standing on end. It was ready to attack at any moment. It was a twelfth rank Magical Beast and roared at Long Chen threateningly.

  “What are you shouting for? Come and bite me!”

  Long Chen charged straight at it. The tiger found that its roars were unable to frighten Long Chen away, so it actually turned tail and fled from its home.

  “Hey, brother tiger, don’t run! I still have something to discuss with you!” shouted Long Chen, but the tiger ignored him. Its huge body instantly vanished.

  “Coward! Don’t you feel ashamed of your title as king of the forest?! What happened to your dignity? Your integrity?! You… oh, nice, treasures!”

  Long Chen suddenly noticed a certain tree on the mountain. The mountain was bare except for this one tree. It was extremely conspicuous.

  The tree had brownish-yellow fruit growing on it. Each of them was the size of a plate, and they shone faintly.

  Long Chen’s Spiritual Strength reached out. He was shocked to find that although this tree was three thousand meters tall, its roots were spread throughout the giant mountain. There was an endless amount of earth energy being absorbed by it.

  “It’s the Thick Earth Essence Fruit! The earth essence makes it a divine fruit for earth cultivators!” Long Chen laughed delightedly. He rushed toward it, but after a moment’s hesitation, he didn’t take it. Instead, he used his Spiritual Strength to grab half the matured fruit.

  This tree was being guarded by that tiger. It took ten thousand years to bloom, ten thousand years to bear fruit, and ten thousand years for that fruit to mature.

  The tiger had been guarding it bitterly for so long. If he took the entire tree, he’d feel bad.

  More importantly, this tree was too big and would take him some time to transplant. When the Heaven Devouring Ants arrived, they wouldn’t care how precious this tree was. They would definitely destroy it in their desire to kill him, and that would be a waste of a natural treasure.

  Long Chen gathered half the fruit and cut off one of its branches, tossing it into the primal chaos space.

  The branch quickly began to grow roots and thrive in the primal chaos space. Seeing there was no problem, Long Chen changed directions, bringing the army of Heaven Devouring Ants away.

  He finally experienced how refreshing it was to exploit someone else’s power for his own gain. He scared off three powerful twelfth rank Magical Beasts in a row, but regretfully, other than the Thick Earth Essence Fruit, he didn’t gain anything else.

  He knew that the territory of twelfth rank Magical Beasts could not be ordinary. They had to have precious medicines or divine fruit somewhere, or they wouldn’t make that place their territory.

  Regretfully, the army of Heaven Devouring Ants didn’t give him enough time to look around.

  As he ran, he experienced just how terrifying this Yin Yang World was. There were terrifying Magical Beasts everywhere. Twelfth rank Magical Beasts were on the level of Netherpassage experts. Without a divine item, ordinary Netherpassage experts weren’t even a match for these Magical Beasts.

  In particular, he sensed an even more terrifying existence as he ran, but he decided not to go mess around there. That terrifying existence gave him an extremely dangerous feeling.

  That sensation of danger was even greater than what came from the army of Heaven Devouring Ants behind him. If that Magical Beast wasn’t afraid of the Heaven Devouring Ants, he would be caught
between the two of them. That was definitely too dangerous.

  As he ran, Long Chen didn’t use the Celestial Lightning Body Blink. He wanted to see if he could profit a bit more from the Heaven Devouring Ants.

  He turned, going in the direction that he had picked out originally. A long train of ants followed him as he flew through the air. They were like attendants sending off him, the emperor.

  “That feeling is growing more distinct. It seems it’s nearby,” said Evilmoon.

  Long Chen nodded. He also sensed an aura that was both familiar yet foreign. It was very strange.

  “Hey, why did they leave?” Long Chen suddenly saw that the Heaven Devouring Ants following him had dropped in number. A few of them had flown off, and another portion was starting to slow down.

  There were now only ten thousand of them left. Long Chen suddenly turned and attacked them.

  “What the?! Brat, you’re crazy! Have you started to feel emotional toward them after being chased for so long?!” shouted Evilmoon, unable to comprehend just what Long Chen was thinking.

  When Long Chen turned against them, those Heaven Devouring Ants were provoked, and the ones that had been slowing down once more shot after him.

  However, many of them had already left. There were only twenty to thirty thousand of them left. That was still terrifying enough. Their black bodies filled the sky.

  BOOM!

  Long Chen extended a hand. A giant cauldron appeared and devoured those ants.

  This cauldron was the Blazing Dragon Cauldron that had been with him all this time. Although it was just an Ancestral item, having been constantly nourishing it with his soul, it had reached its absolute peak. It was only the slightest bit weaker than a divine item.

  The Blazing Dragon Cauldron slammed shut, and the Heaven Devouring Ants began to crazily attack from within.

  Even the Blazing Dragon Cauldron was rumbling, seeming on the verge of breaking apart. Any ordinary Ancestral item would have exploded.

  Long Chen slammed a hand on the Blazing Dragon Cauldron, and golden flames surged out, enveloping the cauldron. At the same time, golden threads intersected within, forming a net that bound the Heaven Devouring Ants.

  As Long Chen’s Spiritual Strength erupted, those threads grew tighter and tighter until the Heaven Devouring Ants were no longer able to attack the Blazing Dragon Cauldron.

  Although Long Chen had acted quickly, there were still countless cracks on the Blazing Dragon Cauldron now.

  “Damn, they really are terrifying.” Long Chen was amazed. The power of their pincers was immense. It was no wonder even twelfth rank Magical Beasts would be run off by them.

  “Why waste so much effort to trap them? Are you planning on making supplements?” mocked Evilmoon.

  “Hehe, these are housepets for Meng Qi. Well, you don’t need to ask. You wouldn’t understand.” Long Chen laughed and continued in his original direction.

  He quickly arrived at a giant cave. There was a hair-raising aura coming from within the cave that made cold sweat run down his back.

  “What is this place?”

  Chapter 1812 Metal Devouring Evil Dragon Cave

  The cave was dozens of miles wide. It was pitch-black inside, and an evil air came from within. There were also some bloodline fluctuations that made Long Chen’s heart pound.

  “This should be a Metal Devouring Evil Dragon cave. It seems we came to the right place. There might be something we want inside,” said Evilmoon excitedly.

  “Metal devouring evil dragon? What is that? Does it belong to your evil dragon race?” asked Long Chen. This cave looked too frightening to enter.

  “The dragon race is so large that you can’t even imagine it. Just the evil dragon race has countless branches. You saw a purgatory evil dragon in Purgatory, which also belongs to the evil dragon race. However, amongst the evil dragon race, it is my dark evil dragon branch that possesses the greatest combat power. However, our strongest divine abilities are not dependent on our physical bodies. When it comes to the toughest physical bodies, the metal devouring evil dragon would be number one. Other than devouring flesh, they’re a strange variety that also devours large amounts of metal ore. That makes their bodies extremely tough, and in particular, their teeth and claws can easily tear through our bodies, so we never allow metal devouring evil dragons to approach us,” said Evilmoon.

  “Really, they’re that amazing? Then didn’t we come here for nothing? You’re still sealed, and I’m only at the Soul Transformation realm. Wouldn’t entering be suicide?” Long Chen was speechless. This was just more bad luck. If he startled a metal devouring evil dragon inside, he wouldn’t get out no matter how many lives he had.

  “Don’t worry, the metal devouring evil dragon is already dead. It still retains its essence blood, which is what you sense. If you can obtain its corpse, it will be very beneficial. Although this metal devouring evil dragon’s cultivation base should be around the mid twelfth rank, so in terms of human ranks, your Netherpassage realm’s Life realm, it was extremely powerful when it was alive. Yan Nantian might not be its match. Let’s enter carefully. If we’re lucky and I can obtain some dragon marrow, I’ll be able to loosen the Sovereign seal slightly. Then I’ll be able to use at least ten times the power I can now,” said Evilmoon. Toward the end, its voice quivered slightly in anticipation.

  Long Chen could only thicken his skin and advance. Evilmoon was resting on his shoulder, ready for any sudden change.

  Once they were in, a chilly evil air made goosebumps appear all over Long Chen.

  “Yes, one portion is its dragon might, while another is just innate fear. The evil dragon pressure indicates how pure its bloodline is. This kind of bloodline power can be raised by slaughtering more,” said Evilmoon.

  “Then why don’t I naturally release this kind of aura? I only release something when I’m filled with killing intent. It’s completely different from you,” said Long Chen.

  Evilmoon was truly terrifying. Each time he used it to fight, its innate evil air would cause others to tremble in fear. Even top experts would expose weaknesses more easily under that pressure. In a life and death battle, Evilmoon’s pressure would make an opponent’s mind chaotic. It would lead to errors in judgment and delays in reaction speed.

  “Your kind of scenario is very rare. According to reason, after killing so many experts, you should have accumulated a great deal of their resentment. Normally, when people are infected by that much resentment, their minds and hearts will become twisted. That makes them cold and merciless, and yet you remain the same silly person as always,” Evilmoon sighed.

  “Can I take that as praise?” asked Long Chen as he carefully advanced one step at a time.

  “You can take it as that. It’s very curious. My dark evil dragon race has a method to absorb this resentment into our scales to create a powerful pressure, strengthening our dragon might, as well as stopping the resentment from affecting our minds and souls. However, you don’t have that resentment around you. It’s like you haven’t been affected at all… Wait, no!” Evilmoon suddenly let out a startled cry.

  “What is it?!” Long Chen jumped, immediately stopping and looking around.

  “Oh, sorry, it’s nothing. I just thought of something ominous. You can continue.” Evilmoon apologized for the disruption.

  However, just then, it had thought of the Long Chen that had appeared in Purgatory for just a moment. That Long Chen had been wild, arrogant, domineering, merciless, and bloodthirsty. Weren’t those precisely signs of someone being infected by that immense resentment?

  When he wanted to warn Long Chen about this, the instant that thought appeared in Evilmoon’s mind, a terrifying sensation of danger enveloped it. It seemed that this was a taboo that could not be spoken.

  “Are you testing my guts? You almost scared the crap out of me,” raged Long Chen indignantly.

  They were currently within the metal devouring evil dragon’s cave. Any sudden action could frighten som
eone to death.

  Just as they were speaking, Long Chen saw a giant skeleton ahead. It looked like an earthen dragon. Its flesh had already vanished, and its bones sparkled like jade. There were still runes on the bones emitting powerful pressure.

  “Damn, the skeleton of a twelfth rank Magical Beast.”

  Long Chen carefully climbed up the skeleton. He arrived on its skull and recognized the identity of this skeleton. It was a rodent-type Magical Beast. Most likely, it had been a giant rat, but as for what it was specifically, there was no way for him to know.

  “Its crystal core has already withered. It’s impossible to turn its skull into a crystal bone, so it’s useless.” Long Chen jumped off. The crystal core was already dim. He couldn’t help shaking his head.

  He tossed the skeleton into the primal chaos space. What surprised him was that this skeleton, which was as hard as divine items, was slowly devoured by the black soil, giving him immense life energy.

  Faint mist filled the primal chaos space. The Thick Earth Essence Fruit Tree rapidly grew.

  “Hehe, at least I got a bit of benefits.”

  Long Chen smiled. This broken skeleton of a twelfth rank Magical Beast had brought him a nice surprise. If there were more skeletons here, it would give him endless life energy.

  “Evilmoon, do you know how this rat died? I can’t tell,” asked Long Chen.

  “It has no injuries on its body and there are no signs of struggle. Its death is really strange. Let’s be careful. My guess is that there might have been many Magical Beasts that placed their sights on the metal devouring evil dragon’s corpse, and this rat might have been killed by them. Most rodent Magical Beasts have very weak Spiritual Strength. It wouldn’t be strange for it to have been killed spiritually,” said Evilmoon.

  Long Chen nodded and continued onward. However, after just a while, he saw a pitch-black head blocking the cave. It was the head of a centipede. It was lying there with its eyes glaring at him.

  “It’s already dead!”

  Long Chen had already taken a couple of steps back when he found that while the centipede was still emitting an alarming aura, its spiritual fluctuations had vanished. It was also a corpse.