Nine Star Hegemon Body Art c1-2048

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

  “Long Chen, Little Snow wouldn’t be able to take over this kind of existence. It would be better to have Little Snow merge with it. That way, this pure soul will have Little Snow’s memories, and there will be two souls inside it, but Little Snow’s soul will have the dominant position. Little Snow will still be Little Snow,” transmitted Meng Qi.

  “We can only do this.” Long Chen nodded. If Little Snow tried to take over, it would activate this lifeform’s automatic self-protective measures. Little Snow would be destroyed.

  This lifeform’s soul was currently a blank piece of paper. Having Little Snow’s soul merge with it was actually no different from taking over it. The main difference was just that it was safer.

  Little Snow’s crystal core slowly landed where that lifeform’s head was. The crystal core opened, and bursts of Spiritual Strength began to merge into that lifeform.

  Long Chen and Meng Qi’s hearts tightened. If that lifeform reacted, Little Snow would be destroyed.

  Fortunately, the lifeform didn’t react. It continued to lay there in slumber.

  Finally, two hours passed, and Little Snow’s spiritual fluctuations vanished. The crystal core fractured and transformed into powder.

  The entire egg shook ever so slightly, and the lifeform also quivered for a moment. That embryonic dog actually opened its eyes.

  It made a sound. When Long Chen heard it, tears overflowed his eyes. That sound, those spiritual fluctuations, they were familiar. Little Snow had succeeded and was saying hello.

  However, just a short moment later, it couldn’t keep its eyes open any longer. It once more fell into slumber.

  Its two claws seemed to wave as if it didn’t want to sleep, but it couldn’t resist the call of slumber.

  “Success!”

  Both Long Chen and Meng Qi opened their eyes, tears overflowing. They had succeeded. Little Snow would be revived!

  Meng Qi hugged Long Chen tightly. She knew this had been a constant scar in Long Chen’s heart.

  For Long Chen, Little Snow had chosen to sacrifice itself by taking a curse. That had been Little Snow’s choice. Unable to advance any further, Little Snow hadn’t wanted to hold Long Chen back, so it had chosen a dignified way to die.

  Ever since Little Snow died, Long Chen was rarely happy. Although things had improved afterward, he had never forgotten about it.

  Now that Little Snow had merged with this lifeform, when it hatched, it would definitely be an incomparably terrifying existence.

  Most importantly, it would retain Little Snow’s memories. Little Snow would still be Little Snow, Long Chen’s closest companion.

  It took a long time for them to calm down from their joy. Long Chen slowly approached the egg. However, he couldn’t get too close before runes suddenly appeared on the egg. This egg was protected.

  “Fortunately, the lifeform inside it is also from a wolf race. Little Snow won’t change too much,” said Meng Qi.

  “Yes. If it was a serpent or a centipede, I wouldn’t let Little Snow merge with it.” Long Chen also smiled. It felt like a curse had been lifted. He felt more relaxed than he had in a long time, and his smile was brighter. Long Chen suddenly felt filled with confidence toward the future.

  “Now we should consider how to leave here,” said Meng Qi.

  This was a no-flying zone, and their magical arts were suppressed. Leaving was definitely a big problem.

  “It shouldn’t be too difficult. If we follow one of the chains, perhaps we’ll find a way out,” said Long Chen.

  The two of them swam up. Long Chen had Meng Qi choose a chain. She was curious why Long Chen didn’t pick one himself, but he merely said that his luck wasn’t good.

  Following that chain, they finally reached the edge of the lake.

  Originally, Long Chen had been planning on taking some of the water here. This water was capable of cleansing the soul and tempering the body. Most importantly, it possessed a trace of divine energy.

  However, he decided against it. This water, this entire place, they were all prepared for the egg. If Little Snow needed the water, it would be bad for him to take it.

  Following the chain, they found that it stabbed into the cliffside. The path came to an end.

  “Alright, let’s climb. Here, I’ll carry you.” Long Chen smiled and squatted.

  Meng Qi also smiled faintly. She wrapped her arms around Long Chen’s neck tightly from behind. It seemed that it had been a long time since she had been in such intimate contact with Long Chen.

  “Hold on tightly. Don’t fall off.” Long Chen took a deep breath. Using two sharp daggers, he repeatedly stabbed them into the cliffside and used them as handholds to climb up.

  Chapter 1844 Silver Wing Horned Eagle

  Although the laws here restricted their flying, that didn’t affect Long Chen’s power. Stabbing a dagger into the cliff, he fiercely pulled, sending him hundreds of meters into the air.

  This was fast, but he had to be careful. The cliffside was bare and uneven, and the immortal mist blocked his sight.

  If he went too fast, he might crash into a protrusion from the cliffside. He wasn’t worried for himself, but he’d be distressed if Meng Qi was injured.

  Meng Qi was holding on tightly, smiling. Her soul was linked to Long Chen’s and she could feel what he was thinking.

  Long Chen was oftentimes a fool, yet he was always gentle with her. Sometimes happiness was just that simple. Having a person to be concerned about and having a person constantly within one’s heart, even if it was in a dangerous situation, could make you feel blessed. That made her think of what Long Chen had said before: as long as she was present, even hell could feel like a wonderland.

  After climbing for the better part of a day, the mist finally became sparse. Long Chen could see the clear sky again. They had reached the opening.

  “Long Chen, do you think those Magical Beasts will attack us now? If they do, we’ll have to fall back down.”

  “That really is a possibility.”

  The two of them were soaked in the lakewater and infected by its aura. This immortal mist was a treasure to these Magical Beasts, and if they went up, there was no guarantee the Magical Beasts would ignore them like before.

  Actually, falling from an attack wasn’t the worst-case scenario. More likely, they wouldn’t even have a chance to fall. If these terrifying twelfth rank Magical Beasts were to attack, they probably wouldn’t survive.

  “Don’t worry, I have a method.” Long Chen suddenly began to climb left and right.

  “What are you looking for? Do you need my help?”

  “No need. Hehe, I’ve already found it.” Long Chen began to climb at an angle. They quickly arrived at a cave.

  Meng Qi saw another cave entrance further away. Then looking around, she saw there were many similar openings all around.

  “This is…?”

  “Do you remember those Magical Beasts in the mountain range that weren’t moving? There’s a hole beneath them. I feel like these caves are part of the natural terrain that leads here, but that snow wolf up there was too stingy to let us through. Each of these caves should lead out to one of those openings. We can randomly pick one instead of taking the risk of climbing out here.”

  The two of them entered the cave. However, upon entering, they found that this cave wasn’t naturally made. It seemed to have been dug by some unknown Magical Beast.

  “It seems some Magical Beasts good at digging holes began to dig their way over to the volcano to steal the spiritual qi, but before they could benefit, they were kicked out.” Long Chen shook his head with a sigh.

  Meng Qi nodded. This guess was very likely. The Magical Beasts that they had crossed on the way here didn’t look like the kind that could dig holes like this.

  “Why don’t we see those Magical Beasts’ corpses…?” muttered Meng Qi to herself. “Ah, they must have been drawn over by the altar. Their Spiritual Strength wasn’t strong enough to resist its lure, and they became sacr
ifices to the blood pool.”

  According to reason, there was no way this many Magical Beasts could just obediently lay there. A few must have tested to see if they could snatch the treasure. However, Long Chen and Meng Qi hadn’t seen a single Magical Beast down there, not even a corpse.

  When they factored in the blood pool at the middle of the altar that lay at the bottom of the lake, it made sense. These Magical Beasts wouldn’t be able to resist its pull. Even Meng Qi and Long Chen had almost sacrificed themselves.

  “It seems the existence Little Snow has merged with has a very amazing origin. All kinds of energy are being sent to it as nourishment.” Long Chen had never seen such a giant investment. To place a terrifying lifeform’s young into an egg and then send all kinds of energy to nourish it, just what kind of lifeform was worth such an investment?

  “Don’t worry about it, now that its soul has merged with Little Snow, they are one. No matter how terrifying its origin, it is still Little Snow. Little Snow will become our strongest support in the future,” comforted Meng Qi.

  Meng Qi knew that Long Chen was starting to worry. He cared too much about Little Snow and was afraid of some accident occurring. He was afraid of Little Snow no longer recognizing him in the future.

  The path was completely straight, and they went along it without an accident for an hour before seeing the end. Based on how far they had gone, they guessed that it should be the outer edge of this region.

  “There’s a feather. It’s a bird Magical Beast up above,” said Long Chen upon seeing a giant feather on the ground. It was very beautiful, looking as if it had been made entirely out of silver. It looked like an ornament made by a silver craftsman.

  “It’s the Silver Wing Horned Eagle. It’s a comparatively more gentle beast. As long as we don’t show any hostility, it normally wouldn’t attack us,” said Meng Qi.

  Although the Silver Wing Horned Eagle was also a Magical Beast, other than hunting, it rarely killed. It wasn’t as fierce as other Magical Beasts.

  Magical Beasts were naturally ferocious and tyrannical. Even if it wasn’t to eat, they normally liked killing. Even if you didn’t provoke them, they would still kill weaker Magical Beasts instinctively.

  Compared to average Magical Beasts, the Silver Wing Horned Eagle was much gentler. Unless it felt threatened, it normally wouldn’t attack. So upon seeing its feather, Meng Qi sighed with relief.

  They continued onward, and the path began to go up. They quickly saw a silver ‘ceiling’.

  Just like the other Magical Beast, the Silver Wing Horned Eagle was using its own body to block the exit, absorbing the sparse aura coming out of it.

  Long Chen pulled Meng Qi over. At this moment, he realized that the no-flight law had vanished at some point. They were no longer restricted. Long Chen pushed open a small space for Meng Qi, and the two of them charged out from a gap between the Silver Wing Horned Eagle’s giant feathers.

  Past the silver feathers, Long Chen finally saw the sky again, the sun. He took a deep breath of relief.

  Just at this moment, a silver head turned toward them. Two tufts of down stood high on its forehead, looking like two high horns. This was naturally the origin of the name of the Silver Wing Horned Eagle.

  Magical Beasts were different from Xuan Beasts. Their bloodlines were inferior, and their intelligence was extremely low. They couldn’t control themselves. Humans gave them names based on their appearances or divine abilities.

  At this time, the Silver Wing Horned Eagle was staring at Long Chen and Meng Qi coldly. Even its eyes contained a silver glint to them. They were like two sharp swords.

  “Meng Qi, didn’t you say that the Silver Wing Horned Eagle’s temper is very good? Why don’t I feel the same way?” Long Chen hair rose. He found that the Silver Wing Horned Eagle had formed a killing intent toward the two of them.

  Suddenly, two rays of light shot out of its eyes, shooting straight toward them.

  Long Chen dodged, pulling Meng Qi with him. That silver light shot into the distance, piercing a distant mountain.

  “Not good. We’ve been in the lakewater for too long. It smells us and wants to eat us!” exclaimed Meng Qi. As a Beast Tamer, it was easier for her to sense the emotions in a Magical Beast’s spiritual fluctuations.

  “Meng Qi, Cloud is in seclusion, so you need a powerful housepet. I feel like this Silver Wing Horned Eagle is decent. I’ll give it to you as a gift.”

  Long Chen looked around and saw that since they were on the outer edge, the Magical Beasts weren’t as concentrated. His divine ring appeared behind him, and Evilmoon appeared in his hand. A saber-image slashed toward the Silver Wing Horned Eagle.

  The Silver Wing Horned Eagle didn’t dodge, and its body didn’t even move. A giant beak pierced toward the saber-image.

  Long Chen smiled coldly. Just as his saber was about to land, five stars lit up in Long Chen’s eyes, and a powerful pressure descended.

  BOOM!

  Long Chen’s power increased by ten times. As a result, Evilmoon smashed hard onto the Silver Wing Horned Eagle’s beak.

  The immense power sent it flying. The Silver Wing Horned Eagle had clearly viewed the two of them as nothing more than ants, so it was too lazy to even move its body. As a result, Long Chen’s sudden increase in power caught it off guard.

  After sending it flying, a golden dragon tooth appeared in the sky, striking the Silver Wing Horned Eagle’s head.

  Blood splashed. The dragon tooth pierced through the Silver Wing Horned Eagle’s skin, causing its blood to spurt out like springwater.

  In that instant, the Silver Wing Horned Eagle no longer dared to move. The dragon tooth was touching its crystal core. As long as the dragon tooth pressed forward ever so slightly, it would lose its life.

  Although the Silver Wing Horned Eagle was a twelfth rank Magical Beast with great power, its low intelligence made it unable to take advantage of its immense power. Its life was now in Long Chen’s hands.

  It knelt on the ground. As the dragon tooth was keeping its head pressed down, it didn’t dare to move.

  “Magical Beasts are just beasts. They have great power but don’t know how to use it properly.” Long Chen shook his head.

  Meng Qi was greatly shocked. She hadn’t expected Long Chen to be so powerful. He was able to so easily subdue a twelfth rank Magical Beast.

  “Give it the slave mark. It won’t dare to resist,” said Long Chen.

  Chapter 1845 Return to Yourself

  Only with Long Chen’s reminder did Meng Qi react. She formed hand seals, and a giant slave mark slowly flew over to the Silver Wing Horned Eagle.

  Its body shuddered. Its instincts told it to run, but Long Chen made the dragon tooth light up, causing it to lose its will to flee.

  Meng Qi’s slave mark was like a net, slowly wrapping around the crystal core. However, just as it was fully wrapped and the slave mark was about to take effect, it exploded.

  Meng Qi tried again, but even after three tries, she couldn’t succeed. “It’s no good. My cultivation base is too low. I can’t control a twelfth rank Magical Beast’s soul. Even if it doesn’t resist, I can’t place a slave mark.”

  “Try again with my essence blood.” Long Chen sent a drop of his essence blood over to Meng Qi. Meng Qi then sent it into her slave mark. It once more wrapped around the crystal core.

  It shuddered, but at that moment, a dragon roar came from within the slave mark. The Silver Wing Horned Eagle’s body trembled intensely. The slave mark lit up and finally took effect, branding itself on the crystal core.

  “It worked!” Meng Qi was so delighted that she clapped her hands. She actually had a twelfth rank Magical Beast as a housepet.

  Long Chen pulled the dragon tooth out. He smiled, not expecting this. Originally, he had been prepared to unleash his full power, but he had actually subdued it in one move thanks to its carelessness. Even he was surprised.

  “Is it because of Meng Qi’s character? If that’s the case,
isn’t it bullying?” Why was it that other people’s luck was so good, while if he wanted to obtain something for himself, he would always run into countless difficulties and then end up with nothing?

  The difference between two people was truly great. Long Chen looked at the excited Meng Qi who was already using her Spiritual Strength to placate the Silver Wing Horned Eagle. He was speechless. When would he get such good luck?

  However, luck wasn’t reliable. Long Chen found that the disturbance over here had drawn the attention of quite a few Magical Beasts.

  “There are no problems, right?” asked Long Chen, a bit uneasy. If the slave mark was too loose, Meng Qi would be in danger.

  “No problems at all! The slave mark is already embedded deep within its soul, and it's very secure. Long Chen, thank you. Just now, you really were handsome.” Meng Qi looked at Long Chen worshipfully.

  In one easy move, he had subdued a powerful twelfth rank Magical Beast. From the moment he said that he would be giving her it as a gift, it had been less than a breath’s time.

  Seeing her worshipful appearance, Long Chen finally comprehended why Guo Ran liked being a poser so much. Being worshipped like this truly felt good.

  “To tell the truth, this is your luck. If I was trying to catch my own housepet, it definitely wouldn’t have gone so smoothly.” In the end, Long Chen told the truth about this accomplishment.

  Meng Qi smiled faintly. “I wasn’t talking about the result, I was talking about your confidence. That’s already handsome enough. I knew that even if you didn’t rely on luck, you would succeed either way.”

  Meng Qi knew that Long Chen never relied on luck to live. His accomplishments were created through himself and his power. So he wouldn’t lightly promise anything, but once he did, he would be one hundred percent confident in doing it. This confidence of his was especially charming.

  “What are you talking about?” asked Long Chen.

  “I said you were handsome and didn’t rely on- you, fool, stop messing around!” Meng Qi suddenly realized Long Chen was just acting like he hadn’t heard her to get more compliments.