Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

BOOM!

Mountains shuddered as a majestic Emperor aura soared into the clouds.

“Why did this breakthrough come so suddenly?” Long Chen asked.

Looking at his own hands, Long Chen sensed the energy rushing through his body like wild dragons. He was excited but also confused.

“You consumed too many pills previously,” explained the Earth Cauldron calmly. “Some of the medicinal energy was absorbed, but much of it remained buried deep in your body like sediment. The recent battles, especially with Fan Ji, stimulated your body, and the dormant medicinal energy surged forth, pushing you into a breakthrough.”

“With this power, maybe I should go find Fan Ji again…” Long Chen said, clenching his fists.

“Drop the thought,” the Earth Cauldron scolded. “Fan Ji’s power is far more terrifying than you think. You could only wound him because he underestimated you. That doesn’t mean you’ve beaten him. Think about the other experts of the Brahma line you’ve fought. He didn’t bring out many of their techniques, let alone his own unique divine abilities.

“That is why he is still so stubbornly searching for you despite the odds of finding you being so low and the danger involved. And you think he’s alone? He’s gathering powerful allies. Even if you could beat him, could you beat those experts? Are you sure someone of Long Can’s caliber isn’t hiding in the vicinity?”

After pondering, Long Chen agreed. Although he was confident in beating Fan Ji, he knew he couldn’t beat all his followers. There was even the possibility of an expert like Long Can appearing. That really would be too dangerous.

Most importantly, Long Chen had a more pressing problem. He had to make sure that the original devil race’s experts reached the devil sealing land.

“Fine, then I’ll slap Fan Ji’s face another time.” Long Chen sighed.

At this moment, powerful divine senses were closing in on his location. After all, his advancement was simply too explosive. He couldn’t afford to stay here any longer.

A cold gleam appeared in Long Chen’s eyes. “Since you’ve come, I’ll make sure you don’t leave empty-handed.”

With a flick of his wrist, lightning wings appeared on his back. He burst into the air, releasing his aura deliberately.

Up ahead, a furious roar echoed. A five-colored tiger emerged, its body bristling with divine light. It was warning him that this was its territory.

“Be careful of intruders!” Long Chen exclaimed.

Then, Long Chen unleashed a palm-image toward its head.

The palm attack solidly struck the tiger’s protective divine light. It couldn’t harm the tiger in the slightest, but it successfully provoked it.

The next moment, its body grew, and the aura of a mid-stage Sovereign Lord rose out of it. As it raised its head and roared, the pressure of a beast king shook the world.

After provoking the tiger, Long Chen turned and fled. This time, he summoned his Kunpeng wings and flew at max speed.

The tiger chased after Long Chen, crushing the mountains in its way.

Long Chen activated a series of formation discs he’d previously planted. The moment he entered the formation’s range, spatial energy enveloped him.

Just then, countless figures appeared. When they saw Long Chen, they cried out, “Stop him!”

Long Chen gave them a sinister smile and called out, “Here, children! I’m gifting you this big cat!”

BOOM!

The formation activated just as divine light rained down. In a flash, Long Chen vanished without a trace.

At that moment, the tiger came barreling through. Seeing the large group of cultivators, it let out an earth-shaking roar and pounced. In its eyes, these people were clearly Long Chen’s allies.

Meanwhile, Long Chen reappeared beside Yue Xiaoqian with a fixed-point transportation formation he’d prepared in advance. Because of the short distance, it had activated swiftly and safely even within the chaotic laws of Sovereign Fall Land.

Rumbling rang out in the distance, but Long Chen didn’t bother watching. He stealthily slipped away with Yue Xiaoqian.

Earlier, when he sensed the breakthrough coming, he made the original devil race continue ahead while Yue Xiaoqian stayed behind to meet him at this location. That way, even if someone traced his short-range teleportation, they wouldn’t expose the others’ position. After all, with his speed and Yue Xiaoqian’s Little Crow, no one could catch them.

This was somewhat making a mountain out of a molehill. But for the original devil race’s safety, Long Chen would rather be overly cautious than regretful.

After reuniting with the original devil race, they continued onward.

…

On the Brahma Pill Valley’s side, by the time Fan Ji arrived at the scene, he was seething with rage. Over a dozen Sovereign Lords lay dead, and the tiger had self-detonated, leaving behind scorched corpses and a broken landscape.

“You pack of fools!” Fan Ji cursed furiously. “You didn’t catch Long Chen, and you let a stupid beast slaughter you instead?!”

“Divine son, we didn’t want to fight it,” said one elder in frustration. “It went mad, summoned its domain, and trapped us. We had no choice!”

“Shut up!” Fan Ji roared. “I don’t want excuses—I want results! You saw Long Chen and still let him get away? Utter trash!”

That was the final straw.

“Divine son, you’re going too far,” snapped one of the elders, unable to hold back anymore. “If we’re trash, what about you? Didn’t Long Chen escape from you too?”

Gasps rippled through the crowd. After all, not everyone here was one of Fan Ji’s subordinates. Many were merely sent as support, and his repeated verbal abuse had angered them.

This particular elder possessed some status and a rather fiery temper. He wasn’t going to take such an insult lying down.

Fan Ji’s expression twisted into something dark and vicious. The elder had touched a nerve.

“Do you think I can be judged by ants like you?!”

Fan Ji clenched his hand, and the void quivered.

The next moment, an invisible hand clenched the elder’s throat and lifted him into the air.

“A domain!”

The surrounding experts were stunned.

Fan Ji’s domain had fully manifested, crushing the elder’s own.

Divine sons could condense multiple Sovereign flames, and theirs were fundamentally different from those of ordinary Sovereign Lords.

An increase of a few dozen flames was merely a boost in quantity, just like what normal geniuses could do. That alone wasn’t enough to pose a true threat to Long Chen.

However, once a divine son condensed a hundred Sovereign flames, it was no longer just about numbers. When those flames merged into one, it produced a true domain.

Now, all the surrounding experts were seeing that legendary existence.

“Divine son… please… spare me!” the elder gasped, his voice hoarse with fear.

Fan Ji’s fist tightened.

BOOM!

The elder exploded into a mist of blood and bones. The scent of death hung heavily in the air.

Fan Ji savagely said, “You idiots, listen well! Long Chen must die. If you can’t find him… don’t bother coming back!”

Everyone trembled.

“WELL?! What are you waiting for? GO!”

They didn’t dare hesitate and vanished in a flash.

Fan Ji stood alone with seething rage in his heart. “Damn Long Chen. I was careless last time. If I had used this domain power from the start…”

Fan Ji raised his head and roared like a madman.

“ARGH!”