Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

BOOM!

Space exploded, and devil qi soared into the sky. The next moment, a horned lifeform with twelve golden wings and covered in golden scales tore out of the collapsed space.

“This devil qi… it’s a Heaven Devil from outside this world…” Long Chen muttered, his expression darkening.

This aura wasn’t like the foreign Heaven Devils he had encountered before within the Nine Heavens. It was darker. Wilder. More terrifying. Just looking at it made his soul tremble.

Inside the primal chaos space, the vine known as Zhi Zhi suddenly trembled, letting out a strange sound.

“Zhi Zhi, are you saying it’s from the same place as you?” Long Chen asked, surprised.

This Heaven Devil was from beyond their world, and its aura seemed to trigger Zhi Zhi’s memories.

BOOM!

The Heaven Devil’s twelve wings flared. In the blink of an eye, it teleported in front of Long Chen, slashing with its razor-sharp claws.

BOOM!

Long Chen could barely raise Evilmoon in time to block, and the impact hurled him back like a ragdoll. His arm went numb, and his insides flipped inside him.

A casual swipe with that much force? This thing’s power exceeds even a third Heavenstage Sovereign Lord…

Long Chen was shocked, not expecting Fan Ji to be able to summon such a horrifying monster.

At this time, Zhi Zhi cried out again, making Long Chen jump.

“You want to eat it?!” Long Chen asked, stunned.

Before he could react further, the twelve-winged devil spread its wings, unleashing a violent shockwave. The very air seemed to split apart from the force of its astral pressure.

Zhi Zhi let out another urgent cry.

Gritting his teeth, Long Chen said, “Fine, I’ll risk it all.”

Long Chen had been planning on fleeing. In one-on-one combat, he wasn’t at any disadvantage. He had even managed to injure Fan Ji so heavily that the latter temporarily lost his combat power and was forced to summon this devil.

In any case, Long Chen was just fighting Fan Ji to test the power of the so-called legendary hundred-flame divine sprout.

Now that the original devil race had shaken off their pursuers, he should be rejoining them—especially since Yue Xiaoqian was worried about him.

Through this battle, Long Chen was sure that Fan Ji had just come out of seclusion. His control over his powers was rough, his domain clearly flawed, and his combat style was awkward. To sum up, although his divine power was immense, his weaknesses were so obvious that he couldn’t pose any threat to Long Chen.

But now, this summoned creature was a different matter. A twelve-winged Heaven Devil was not something Long Chen could deal with.

However, Zhi Zhi was telling him that this thing was very important. If it could devour this Heaven Devil, it could instantly soar to a new realm.

“Let’s go!”

Long Chen charged. Evilmoon shone with seven-colored divine light as he activated his Supreme Blood. A surge of razor-sharp saber qi slashed toward the devil.

BOOM!

Evilmoon struck the creature’s wing, but the backlash nearly made Long Chen cough blood. The sheer density of that body was monstrous.

“What an idiot!” Fan Ji shouted from the distance. “That’s an otherworldly devil species! Its power is at the fourth Heavenstage Sovereign Lord level, but here in the nine heavens, not even a sixth-stage Sovereign Lord could beat it! Little fellow, repent in despair!”

Fan Ji was livid. Long Chen had damaged his divine robes and internal organs. Also, the divine sea in Fan Ji’s Dantian—where his faith energy converged—was in turmoil. He couldn’t fight directly anymore, so he had unleashed his ultimate trump card: this contractual devil.

He hated Long Chen for all this. Long Chen couldn’t be allowed to escape. If word got out that he’d been humiliated like this, it would be a stain he could never erase. The embarrassment would be worse than death itself.

Just as Long Chen was sent flying again, four huge elemental dragons appeared. Lightning and flame twined around their forms, and they transformed into massive chains that wrapped around the Heaven Devil’s limbs.

Huo Linger and Lei Linger pulled with all their might, seemingly trying to rip it apart. They pulled so hard that the world was shaking.

Fan Ji’s eyes narrowed at their presence. “So, your flame spirit and lightning spirit are this powerful… Impressive. But even combined, they’re still ants before the Heaven Devil!”

“Now! Violet Dragon Battle Armor!” Long Chen exclaimed.

A dragon cry split the heavens. Behind Long Chen, a colossal violet dragon took shape, fusing with Evilmoon.

“Violet Blood Infinity-One—Divine Dragon Slash!”

Evilmoon vibrated with might. The dragon behind Long Chen roared and vanished into the blade. A terrifying aura surged, one that caused Fan Ji’s expression to darken.

In response, Fan Ji formed a series of hand seals. His divine energy erupted, flowing toward the Heaven Devil.

Boosted by Fan Ji’s divine energy, the Heaven Devil could now shatter the chains that Huo Linger and Lei Linger had condensed with all their power. The chains started to crack.

“Insignificant technique! Break!” roared Fan Ji.

BOOM!

The chains binding the Heaven Devil exploded to bits.

However, Long Chen didn’t panic. He swung Evilmoon swept out toward the Heaven Devil’s neck.

In response, the Heaven Devil spread its wings, ready to dodge the incoming strike. Fan Ji sneered. As long as it evaded, Long Chen would be powerless.

The Heaven Devil’s twelve wings blazed with divine light. But just before it could move, a strange vine emerged behind Long Chen, releasing waves of black qi.

The Heaven Devil froze midair—paralyzed in place.

Its eyes widened in confusion and horror.

SLASH!

Evilmoon tore cleanly through its neck. A geyser of black blood sprayed into the sky, and the Heaven Devil’s head spun through the air.

Fan Ji was stunned. He simply couldn’t understand what had just happened. Why would the Heaven Devil stop moving and allow Long Chen to slash its neck?

Panicking, he hastily formed hand seals, trying to reconnect the head to its body. As long as the contract link remained, he could still revive it.

But two black vines shot forward, burrowing into the creature’s exposed wound. A moment later, the Heaven Devil’s body vanished into thin air—sucked into the primal chaos space.

Fan Ji felt his connection with the Heaven Devil vanished and stumbled back. The contract was broken.

“You little brat, since you borrowed an external power first, I’ll return the favor,” Long Chen chuckled sinisterly.

Fan Ji was still down. His injuries had crippled him, and the loss of the Heaven Devil drained his last bit of advantage.

Long Chen raised Evilmoon and grinned.

“Together!”

Huo Linger and Lei Linger returned to their humanoid forms, brandishing their divine weapons. The three of them charged at Fan Ji, striking while the so-called divine son was down.