Nine Star Hegemon Body Art c1-2048

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

  Spacetime felt like it had frozen. It was compressed by some kind of special power, and Long Chen was the focus of it.

  “Be bound!” shouted the ancient race expert. Thousands of threads of light came from the ring, wrapping around Long Chen like a cocoon.

  “Break!” Black light exploded out of Evilmoon, destroying the light ring and the threads.

  After destroying the light ring, Long Chen didn’t feel any joy. Instead, he was shocked. Empyreans that had awakened their manifestations even had their divine items blessed by the Heavenly Daos. Their attacks resonated with the Heavenly Daos, giving them even greater power.

  Breaking this attack had not been easy. No wonder it was said that only Empyreans that had awakened their manifestations were true Empyreans. The difference was truly immense.

  A blood-colored spear pierced toward Long Chen, emitting an evil air. It was like fiends were roaring along with it.

  It was Xie Luo. His manifestation was unleashing rays of divine light that fell on his body, and when they did, a fiendish aura would soar.

  “Long Chen, let us settle our enmities today.” Xie Luo’s spear was like a devil, a fiend desiring to swallow all lives in the world.

  BOOM!

  Evilmoon met the spear. A powerful ripple surged out. They were actually evenly matched, and both sides retreated three steps.

  “How is it? Now that I’ve awakened my manifestation and received the recognition of the Corrupt God, I can control a trace of the Corrupt God’s power. Just keep acting arrogant!”

  Xie Luo and Long Chen raised their weapons once more. Xie Luo was the most sullen of everyone present as he had lost to Long Chen multiple times. Long Chen had already become a heart-devil to him.

  The only reason he had managed to awaken his manifestation with his Dao-heart in its current state was because of the blessing of the Corrupt God. Otherwise, his cultivation road would have been severed by Long Chen.

  The Corrupt path’s geniuses all had a statue of the Corrupt God nourished in their spiritual spaces upon reaching the Sea Expansion realm. By worshipping it with their sincere faith, they could obtain even greater power.

  This was also the preparation for an Empyrean with an awakened manifestation. A true Empyrean would be able to have the Corrupt God appear within their manifestation and bestow them with divine power.

  At first, that statue didn’t give them much power. It merely contained their faith energy. But upon awakening a manifestation, they would be able to draw out the statue’s power to support them.

  Although it was only the slightest trace of the Corrupt God’s power, anything relating to gods could not be judged normally. Just the slightest trace of this power was enough for Xie Luo to fight against Long Chen once more.

  This encouraged Xie Luo. As a peak heavenly genius, he had been suppressed by Long Chen for too long. First, he had been unable to defeat Long Chen even when fighting alongside True Immortal Jiaoqi and Huo Lieyun. Then Leng Yueyan had come and almost killed him. After capturing Leng Yueyan, just as she was to be sacrificed and her talent bestowed upon him, he was almost killed by Long Chen. Moreover, he had already been at the Life Star realm while Long Chen had been at the Soul Transformation during that battle. That had almost shattered his Dao-heart. Even fighting across realms, Long Chen had almost killed him.

  Then during Long Chen’s tribulation, all the peak heavenly geniuses had attacked Long Chen, only to find that they were no longer on the same level as him. Of the three of them that had first attacked him, True Immortal Jiaoqi was eaten by Wilde, and Huo Lieyun who had condensed a Flame Devil Body was consumed by Long Chen’s flame dragon.

  The reason that he, Xie Luo, had managed to survive wasn’t because he was stronger than the other two. It was because Long Chen hadn’t had the time to kill him. Or perhaps it was more accurate to say that Long Chen no longer viewed him as a threat.

  That kind of disdain was a hundred times worse than the humiliation of being defeated. He, the number one genius of the Corrupt path, had actually been viewed as a minor character. After that battle, Xie Luo had almost gone insane.

  Hence, now that he was fighting evenly with Long Chen, he was releasing his suppressed rage. He was finally qualified to regain his former glory.

  His spear seemed to be possessed by a devil, howling as it attacked Long Chen. His attacks contained his grief and fury. All his emotions were contained within his spear.

  With an explosive sound, Evilmoon blocked Xie Luo’s spear, but this time Long Chen didn’t retreat. He was now holding Evilmoon with one hand. The only difference was that Evilmoon’s two dragon marks had lit up. An evil aura also came from it, one that was even more intense than Xie Luo’s. Long Chen was finally using Evilmoon’s power.

  “Have I given you too much face?”

  Long Chen snorted and raised his left hand. It swung through the air in a natural and beautiful arc, slapping Xie Luo in the face.

  Xie Luo had been convinced that since he had managed to fight evenly with Long Chen in the first attack, this stronger attack would injure Long Chen. But as a result, his attack was easily blocked by Long Chen, and before he could even recover from his shock, Long Chen’s hand struck his face.

  A sound rang out like a shattering vase. Xie Luo’s cheek caved in, and blood spurted out. His teeth flew out in every direction.

  The power of that slap was truly immense. It actually broke the divine light protecting Xie Luo. If his manifestation hadn’t activated to protect him in that last moment, this slap would have caused his head to explode.

  Long Chen’s slap made everyone jump in shock. Just as they had thought that Long Chen was doomed, he suddenly counterattacked. Looking at Evilmoon and sensing the power surging out of it, everyone’s hearts shook. They had actually forgotten that before this, Long Chen hadn’t activated Evilmoon’s power.

  “Those who wish to kill me better be prepared to be killed by me.”

  Long Chen’s gaze was cold. The power of his dragon blood surged into Evilmoon. Black qi surged out of it, and it was like a devil was opening its eyes. A chilling killing intent enveloped them.

  Chapter 2031 The Bizarre Lu Zichuan

  A dragon cry came from Evilmoon, which slashed toward Lu Zichuan. The current Long Chen seemed to be possessed by a devil. His killing intent merged with Evilmoon’s fiendish air.

  A giant saber-image arrived in front of Lu Zichuan. With a cold snort, instead of dodging, Lu Zichuan raised his black sword in front of him.

  BOOM!

  Lu Zichuan’s black sword actually blocked Long Chen’s terrifying attack just like that, shocking others.

  “People say that your power is unrivaled within the same generation, but it’s only on this level. Try to receive one of my attacks!” Lu Zichuan sneered, slashing his white sword at Long Chen. It was quick as lightning, unleashing a ray of sword-light.

  Long Chen narrowed his eyes. His lightning wings suddenly flapped, and he dodged to the left. Lu Zichuan’s sword-light slashed right by him.

  The sword-light instantly carved a bottomless gorge into the ground, stretching far behind the horizon.

  “Who knew that this Lu Zichuan was so powerful?” Shocked cries rang out. Long Chen had always used power to suppress others, but this Lu Zichuan was actually able to receive his attacks and didn’t seem to find it very taxing.

  “Long Chen, you don’t even dare to receive one of my attacks? Are you really such a coward? It seems that all your fame is fake!” sneered Lu Zichuan disdainfully.

  He then sheathed his swords behind him, as if he was looking down on Long Chen and was unwilling to lower himself to attack.

  “How laughable. Do you think this kind of trick is enough against me?” Long Chen laughed. Ignoring Lu Zichuan, he slashed Evilmoon behind him, meeting a blood-colored spear that had been sneak-attacking him. The master of the spear was Xie Luo who he had sent flying before.

  Suddenly, the sky shuddered. A giant meteorite came crashing d
own from the heavens. It appeared out of nowhere, without anyone expecting it.

  BOOM!

  The giant meteorite smashed into the ground, and flames exploded out of it. That expert from Pill Valley appeared. He was surrounded by flames, but he was already sweating.

  “Heavenly Meteorites!” That expert let out a cry, and another meteorite fell from the sky. It was even bigger than the last.

  Looking up, everyone gasped. There were actually eight more meteorites in the sky that had appeared at some point without anyone realizing it.

  “What a powerful technique!” People couldn’t help being shocked. Such a grand technique had actually been used without anyone being the wiser.

  Suddenly, a saber-image tore through the sky, slicing apart the meteorite that was on the ground. Long Chen came flying out.

  Rumbling rang out as the eight meteorites smashed into the ground. However, Long Chen had already escaped, so they were meaningless.

  After avoiding that flame expert’s attack, he swung Evilmoon, blowing away the attacks from two other Empyreans. He then dodged Xiong Tianba’s rod, weaving through his enemies to once more attack Lu Zichuan.

  “A defeated coward also dares to come at me?” sneered Lu Zichuan. His black sword casually struck Evilmoon.

  The two divine weapons clashed, causing only a muffled sound. There were no terrifying shockwaves.

  Lu Zichuan’s expression suddenly changed, while Long Chen smiled. “What is it? Is your trick not good enough?”

  Long Chen suddenly sent a kick straight at Lu Zichuan’s head. Lu Zichuan hastily twisted back, and his white sword slashed at Long Chen’s leg.

  However, before he could slash it off, he was instead struck by a lightning spear.

  Lu Zichuan coughed up a mouthful of blood. With a muffled groan, he flew back.

  “What’s going on?” Startled cries rang out. Just before this, Lu Zichuan had been so domineering that he practically hadn’t placed Long Chen in his eyes. Long Chen hadn’t even dared to face his attack directly.

  Even Xie Luo and the others were startled. Just what had happened to the unrivaled Lu Zichuan?

  “Your constant provocations toward me should be because you didn’t want me to be calm enough to figure out your trick, right?” sneered Long Chen, shooting after him.

  Di Feng’s three divine items merged into one, and his body became covered in divine light. He appeared before Long Chen, blocking him with a runic shield.

  When Long Chen’s saber met his shield, the shield exploded, while Di Feng borrowed the power to fly back. However, he had managed to stop Long Chen’s advance.

  At this moment, millions of spirit swords flew over. Leng Wufeng was also attacking.

  They all wished to defeat Long Chen themselves, winning the crown of the number one expert of the junior generation, but now they found that it was just a beautiful dream.

  Long Chen was too powerful, and no one could defeat him on their own. Furthermore, if they allowed him to escape today, considering his ruthless nature, they wouldn’t be able to rest in peace in the future.

  So seeing Lu Zichuan in trouble, the others hastily went to assist him. If any one of their group of thirteen was killed or heavily injured, that would give Long Chen a chance to escape. They couldn’t permit such a thing.

  Long Chen was forced to spread his lightning wings, blowing away the sea of swords. But as a result, he lost his best chance to chase after Lu Zichuan.

  Just as he broke apart the sea of swords, three sharp attacks came flying toward him. He was forced to block and was knocked back. Then other attacks came, and Long Chen was forced to go all-out defending.

  “Long Chen looks to be in trouble.”

  “Only once an Empyrean awakens their manifestation are they a true Empyrean. This kind of power is far greater than ours. Even Long Chen might die.”

  “But to fight against thirteen Empyreans with awakened manifestations, this battle only proves that Long Chen is the number one figure, even if he dies here.”

  Seeing the thirteen of them forming an iron wall around Long Chen, they couldn’t help feeling emotional. Most of them had been let in by Long Chen. Although he had made them pay a protection fee, they hadn’t needed to use the barrier breaking beads. That money had definitely been money well spent.

  So by now, they no longer felt that much resentment toward Long Chen. Seeing an expert like him surrounded, they couldn’t help feeling admiration. If he died like this, they wouldn’t feel good about it, but they also couldn’t help him.

  Being surrounded, Long Chen tried to break through their blockade several times but failed. Perhaps if it was one on one, he wouldn’t fear any of them. But being surrounded by thirteen of them was extremely dangerous for him. The more time that passed, the worse the situation would be for him.

  If the thirteen of them learned how to cooperate better, it would be the final nail in his coffin. Any of his techniques would be interrupted.

  Thinking of that, Long Chen took a deep breath. He suddenly soared into the sky and raised Evilmoon.

  “Stop him!” shouted Di Feng. He knew that this was the preparation for the seventh form of Split the Heavens. That was an explosive attack that none of them wished to receive.

  What they wished to do was slowly grind out Long Chen’s energy. The more time passed, the greater their advantage. There was no need to take this risk.

  Long Chen’s saber was aimed toward Xie Luo. At the same time, his wings spread, forming a barrier around him.

  The others roared, attacking with their divine items. Long Chen’s lightning wings immediately exploded, and Long Chen coughed up a mouthful of blood. His back was badly mutilated by the power that got through his lightning wings. Even with the Azure Dragon Battle Armor, he couldn’t receive so many attacks at once.

  Even though he was injured, they did not manage to interrupt the seventh form of Split the Heavens. A giant saber-image tore toward Xie Luo. Space trembled.

  Xie Luo’s expression changed. There was no way for him to receive this attack. But if he didn’t receive it, it would create an opening in their formation, and Long Chen would take advantage of that to run. However, receiving it meant that he would definitely die. This was Long Chen’s death blow that contained all his power.

  In the end, Xie Luo didn’t have the courage to face death. He chose to avoid this attack. However, just as he moved, another figure took his place, blocking Long Chen’s path.

  “Want to run? Keep dreaming!”

  Lu Zichuan’s black sword slashed toward Long Chen’s saber. At the same time, black and white light appeared within his manifestation, condensing into two Yin and Yang fish. The two fish revolved around each other.

  BOOM!

  Long Chen’s full-strength attack struck Lu Zichuan’s black sword. Heaven and earth rumbled, but there was no terrifying qi wave that erupted.

  As for Lu Zichuan’s manifestation, it instantly exploded in size, and his white sword slashed through the air. When his white sword swung through the air, all sound vanished. It was like spacetime had been severed by this sword.

  A sharp Sword Qi slashed toward Long Chen. This attack was even more terrifying than Long Chen’s seventh form of Split the Heavens.

  Chapter 2032 Killing Leng Wufeng

  Sword Qi sliced through the air at Long Chen. Even Di Feng and the others were appalled by how powerful this attack was.

  “Long Chen, I know a coward like you won’t dare to receive my attack!” sneered Lu Zichuan.

  Although the power of this attack was immense, it wasn’t particularly fast nor did it have a lockdown effect. It could be avoided with Long Chen’s movement speed. He had avoided it last time.

  However, this time, Long Chen seemed to have been influenced by Lu Zichuan’s provocations. He actually didn’t dodge. Black qi continued to surge out of Evilmoon, and he slashed it at the white sword.

  Upon seeing Long Chen actually taking his attack head-on, despite doing hi
s best to conceal it, a wild delight appeared deep in Lu Zichuan’s eyes. “Die!”

  The black qi coming out of Evilmoon clashed against the Sword Qi. However, the expected heaven-shaking explosion never appeared. Instead, the two kinds of energy merged together.

  The black saber-image merged with the Sword Qi and suddenly turned to slash toward Leng Wufeng who was to the side.

  No one had expected the two attacks to suddenly change directions upon meeting. By the time Leng Wufeng realized what was going on, it was too late.

  Leng Wufeng was struck and instantly exploded. The combined attack continued to fly even after blowing him to smithereens, tearing a gorge that stretched past the horizon.

  Leng Wufeng had died. Someone who had just awakened their manifestation and become a true Empyrean had died.

  This death was out of nowhere, so sudden that no one dared to believe it. They had yet to recover from their shock when Long Chen rested Evilmoon on his shoulder and said to Lu Zichuan, “Are you curious about what just happened?”

  There was still blood dripping down Long Chen’s back. Even with the primal chaos bead’s power, he could only slowly heal because that injury contained immense divine power and Heavenly Dao energy that affected its healing.

  Di Feng and the others were all shocked. That combined attack had been so terrifying that not one of them would have been able to receive it. It was just that Leng Wufeng was the unlucky one to be struck. The unlucky fellow could have been any one of them, and thinking of that, they felt a burst of fear.

  Even surrounded by such powerful enemies, Long Chen wasn’t the slightest bit afraid. Instead, he seemed like an undefeatable god of war. Wiping away some blood from the corner of his mouth, Long Chen indifferently said, “Are you curious why Lu Zichuan’s attacks are so strange? Let me put it to you this way: the reason I was injured when he first attacked me was because he was injured by my power.”

  “Could it be…” The various experts’ hearts shook.