Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

One giant figure after another emerged as the void rumbled and boomed.

Furious roars split the heavens. Then, winged dragons with jagged bone spurs along their spines appeared—each one as black as ink and brimming with devil qi. The moment they dove into the battlefield, they attacked indiscriminately.

“Damn, they are the Heaven Spine Mountain Range’s devil dragons!” someone cried in panic—only for his voice to be cut off by a piercing roar.

This roar was different. More than just a sound, it was a spiritual attack. The expert froze where he stood, unable to move, before a devil dragon’s blood-red breath obliterated him.

“Everyone, be careful! These devil dragons are unique monsters of the Heaven Spine Mountain Range! They have sound-based spiritual attacks and—watch out!” another expert shouted.

Just then, a devil dragon swung its tail, and a mass of bone thorns burst from its tip like a volley of lightning bolts. They tore through the front line, shredding countless experts. Those behind only survived because the bodies in front absorbed most of the impact, but even the survivors were not safe.

“Wait, they’re venomous!” shouted one of the survivors.

In an instant, they realized that the flesh around their wounds was turning black. There was no pain, no itching—just creeping numbness as the flesh died and lost all sensation.

Before they could cut the corrupted tissue away, more devil dragons descended, their madness turning the battlefield into chaos.

BOOM!

One of the leader-level experts blocked one of the devil dragons, only for the dragon to directly self-detonate.

Once their Neidans detonated, their destructive power spiked up by tens of times. Even a leader-level expert couldn’t withstand the blast and was sent flying, half his body charred.

“Damn, kill them with long-range attacks!” ordered this expert.

However, he forgot. Most of his own forces were still under the influence of the Heavenly Square Mirror. They could no longer distinguish friend from foe.

While some elites could resist the Heavenly Square Mirror’s influence, just how many of them were skilled in long-range attacks? Seeing the devil dragons exploding on contact, these elites had no choice but to retreat and launch long-range attacks.

“Damn it, how did she subdue so many devil dragons?!”

These devil dragons possessed strong spiritual attacks, venomous bone thorns, and suicidal tempers—they detonated without hesitation. How could these experts fend them off?

In their minds, no matter how strong a Beast Tamer was, there was no way someone could raise this many terrifying devil dragons.

They didn’t know that these devil dragons were not Meng Qi’s contractual beasts. She had placed a temporary slave seal on them.

Even with Meng Qi’s powerful Spiritual Strength, she was only capable of temporarily controlling them. Meng Qi had sealed them away in a Beast Tamer space, and after she had released them, she would lose control of them in at most one hour.

Still, that was enough. Their crazy self-detonations bought precious time, forcing the enemy to retreat and reorganize.

As more of them exploded or perished under long-range attacks, their numbers dwindled. Meanwhile, several factions had found ways to counter the Heavenly Square Mirror’s effects. They used some soul artifacts to awaken their maddened experts.

After a while, some experts gradually regained their wits. That was natural, as Meng Qi’s soul art was spread over an incredibly vast area, limiting its power.

Ultimately, this kind of soul art was only effective on lifeforms with low intelligence and bloodthirsty temperaments. After this chaotic battle, they had all been exterminated.

The survivors were essentially the stronger experts who managed to retain their combat instincts. Although they hadn’t been able to escape the control of the soul art themselves, some interference from the outside world easily allowed them to reclaim their sanity.

However, when they snapped out of it, they saw themselves covered in blood, with mountains of corpses piled up beneath them. It was a nightmare made real.

“You damn bitch, I’ll rip you to pieces!”

A group of devil experts had finally escaped the control of the soul art and charged at Meng Qi fiercely. Though their forces had been cut by more than half, they could still surround her.

In response, Meng Qi took a deep breath and pressed her palms together as if in prayer.

As the one who had caused them to take such casualties, Meng Qi was the target of all their hatred.

“Prayer won’t help! Human slut, die!”

Meng Qi ignored their curses and slowly formed a seal with her fingers. A diamond speck of light appeared on her forehead—and the same mark glowed on the Heavenly Square Mirror above.

“Diamond Mirror Cutter!”

The Heavenly Square Mirror’s divine light, which had been covering the entire battlefield, converged into a thin line that shot out from the diamond mark.

“Something’s off! Get out of the way!” shouted one person.

But it was too late.

Anyone standing in the path of that line of light was blown apart, including one of the leaders. He and his divine weapon exploded instantaneously.

The divine light swept across the battlefield like a heavenly blade, leaving annihilation in its wake. Not a single person survived where it passed.

Screams filled the air. The crowd finally understood just how terrifying Meng Qi truly was.

Within moments, the Heavenly Square Mirror had carved through the enemy ranks again and again. Over half were dead, and the rest fled in terror, scattering like frightened beasts.

Just as everyone was fleeing in terror, not knowing whether or not they would be able to dodge the next turn of that divine light, the Heavenly Square Mirror quivered, and its divine light faded. Then, it vanished along with the Heavenly Square Mirror.

All eyes turned to Meng Qi, and they saw that her face was as pale as snow. Clearly, the technique had drained her completely; she wouldn’t be able to summon the Heavenly Square Mirror again anytime soon.

“Quick, kill her!”

The survivors rallied toward Meng Qi. Her abilities had terrified them, and she was simply too dangerous to be left alive.

With the Heavenly Square Mirror gone, it was as if the sword that had been hanging above their heads had suddenly vanished. Every leader lunged forward at once.

They came like rabid beasts baring their fangs. Yet, despite her weakened state, Meng Qi’s gaze remained calm. Her calmness stemmed from the small figure now standing protectively before her.

“Shadow Slaughter—Massacre Law!”

Dong Mingyu shouted, and the blood-colored rune on her forehead blazed to life. Her body blurred, melting into a crimson shadow.

It flashed, and the head of the foremost expert soared into the sky.