Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

In just two short hours, Zhi Zhi had properly divided the corpses.

The dragon corpses belonging to the nine heavens were carefully placed in their own resting spot, while the ones from the primal chaos world—and the freshly fallen vile dragons—were all tossed onto the black soil.

There was now a mountain of corpses on the black soil. Even with its terrifying devouring abilities, it would take some time to digest all of them.

At this moment, the Sovereign Dragon Divine Nest floated in the air. All the rhino dragon experts had already entered it, starting their seclusion under Uncle Fan’s guidance.

Many outsider dragons had perished in this battle. Through its grand formation, the Sovereign Dragon Divine Nest drew in the karmic luck that those outsider dragons had stolen from the nine heavens’ dragon race.

That karmic luck had never belonged to them. Once they died, it was instantly released, freeing itself from their control. A portion of it flowed into the rhino dragon experts, another portion was absorbed by Long Chen’s Supreme Bone, and the rest returned to heaven and earth.

The rhino dragon race’s experts had absorbed a huge amount of karmic luck energy, which was awakening their innate power. This was their moment of fortune.

Awakening this power consumed a large amount of their Sovereign flame energy. However, once they emerged from seclusion, their perception and comprehension would be vastly sharper than before.

Countless vines hung in the air like a giant net, covered in glittering star runes. At this moment, Zhi Zhi was absorbing the remaining karmic luck energy drifting through the sky.

Zhi Zhi was using its newly-created formation runes to compete directly against the laws of the heaven region’s battlefield, seizing the chunk of meat right from the jaws of heaven and earth.

Long Chen had wanted to stop it. His Supreme Bone was already fully saturated and could not absorb more karmic luck energy. However, recalling how Zhi Zhi had successfully replicated that massive grand formation earlier, he decided to let it continue. Perhaps this karmic luck would also benefit Zhi Zhi in ways he couldn’t yet foresee.

“Master,” Long Xu said respectfully, bowing as he started his report, “during this time, I’ve worked hard to increase my power. I’ve done everything I could to win over the vile dragon race’s experts—by force, persuasion, and every method in between.

“I’ve managed to become the leader of over three hundred branches. Although I can’t say that they are fully loyal to me, on the surface, they have agreed to join me. They won’t stand on Long Wu and Yan Tuo’s side lightly. After all, the moment they choose the wrong side, they will never have a chance to recover.

“I’ve also spread word of Long Wu’s defeat at your hands. That news will shake his position in the vile dragon race. Some of the branches that once supported him are already wavering. With my rose, the vile dragon race was split into four major groups. But after you defeated Long Wu, I couldn’t locate Ming Cang or Yan Tuo, nor could I recruit any other powerful dragon experts.”

Long Chen sat quietly in the air, listening as Long Xu cautiously delivered his report.

Long Xu continued, “I previously guessed that Long Wu would find and subdue the two of them before they could get stronger. Based on the information I have, if Long Wu had truly gone after them before they made their advancements, with his strength, he should’ve been able to crush them through brute force. However, he didn’t act, which leads me to believe he must have encountered some immense fortune—an opportunity even greater than subduing Ming Cang and Yan Tuo. Unfortunately, there’s no record of what that opportunity might be.”

Long Chen nodded as he listened. Long Xu’s deduction was very likely.

These three top experts were each trying to suppress the others to seize control of the vile dragon race.

Every one of them had their secrets. For example, Ming Cang’s discovery of the pile of dragon corpses was no coincidence. Other than his own branch, no one else had known about it. For something of that magnitude to remain hidden for countless years was practically a miracle.

In the same vein, Long Xu was also no simple person. He even possessed the vile dragon race’s forbidden item. Clearly, he had also been waiting for his chance.

If an opportunity had arisen, he would definitely have killed Long Wu without hesitation. With the Slaughter Spear, he could’ve turned Long Wu’s power into his own.

Long Xu continued his report to Long Chen, mostly emphasizing how hard he had worked during this time—recruiting experts, forming alliances, and expanding his influence. He was clearly trying to prove his worth.

“Tell me about the original devil race,” Long Chen interrupted him.

Long Xu immediately complied, sharing everything he knew.

To be fair, Long Xu was quite smart. After Long Chen planted the slave seal on him, although resentment brewed in his heart, his will to survive outweighed it. He had gone all out gathering information about Long Chen.

After all, his life now depended on Long Chen’s whim. One careless word could get him killed. The least he could do was understand his master’s temperament—what he liked, what he despised—so he wouldn’t step on a landmine.

In truth, finding information about Long Chen wasn’t difficult. Both the outsiders and the experts from the nine heavens were using every possible method to uncover each other’s secrets. That was especially true when it came to the various top heavenly geniuses. As they were more famous, there was more information about them.

As Long Xu gathered more and more information about Long Chen, his heart sank. He had never imagined that Long Chen had ascended from the mortal world, without the backing of any powerful clan or sect. And yet, through sheer will and strength, Long Chen had climbed all the way to his current level.

Such a figure was the most terrifying of all. To reach such heights alone required both unmatched courage and sharp intellect. Without either, they would have long since perished.

Long Xu knew full well how unlikely it was for his little scheme to succeed against Long Chen. But with the chance before him, he couldn’t resist trying. What he hadn’t expected was for Long Chen to instantly see through him the moment the Divine Sovereign seal in Ming Cang’s body was triggered.

He was now filled with regret. From all the information he had gathered, Long Chen was known to be ruthless toward his enemies but fiercely loyal to his allies.

If Long Xu had somehow earned Long Chen’s trust, he could have become one of his trusted generals. But now, Long Chen’s attitude toward him was cold and distant. It was clear that he would never be more than a pawn.

“The divine weapon of the Original Devil Great Sovereign? Are you sure?” asked Long Chen.

Long Xu hastily answered, “Reporting to Master, my informant has confirmed this matter multiple times. Every expert of the devil race from the Primal Chaos World is heading toward Devil Cloud Mountain due to the awakening of the Original Devil Great Sovereign’s divine weapon. The original devil race has clearly started receiving the Original Devil Great Sovereign’s legacy. The devil race also asked for reinforcements from the vile dragon race, but we don’t have much of a relationship with them. We’ve clashed before, so it’s already merciful that we didn’t strike them while they were weak. No one is lifting a hand to help them.”

Xiaoqian, is it you...? Long Chen’s heart clenched.