Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

It wasn’t just Zi Yan who felt discomfort. Not a single person here felt at ease. These people’s bodies, or perhaps more accurately their blood, gave off a foul odor. It was something that could penetrate the soul.

Long Chen examined these people calmly. “It really is Bloodfiend Qi. However, this Bloodfiend Qi is incredibly polluted. Without any purification... they’re worse than beasts!”

Cang Lu was also a cultivator who absorbed Bloodfiend Qi. The Bloodfiend Halberd in particular was something that lived off of Bloodfiend Qi. However, compared to Cang Lu’s pure Bloodfiend Qi, their Bloodfiend Qi felt empty, as if devoid of substance. It was also wild and violent.

Other than a single elder, who stood there with his eyes closed, the rest were all young disciples. Their leader was a fair-faced man with hair as red as blood and his eyes marred by red spots. He gave off the impression of a hungry wolf.

The moment he walked in, he did not even look at Long Chen, even though the latter was sitting on the central throne. Instead, his gaze swept over the experts of the Full Moon Sect. He then saw Shen Qingxue and the others next to Long Chen. His heartbeat quickened. He had clearly never seen such beautiful and majestic women who looked like fairies who had walked out of legends.

However, when he saw Zi Yan, he suddenly became clear-minded. He felt something from her that made his soul shudder.

“I am Xue Changqing, Seventh Prince of the Bloodfiend Divine Kingdom. Greetings, Mister Long Chen!” That man stopped at the center of the room and cupped his fists to Long Chen. “I hear that you are the number one figure of the junior generation of the nine heavens. After seeing you today, I can say that the title is well deserved!”

Though his words were courteous, Xue Changqing’s gaze and tone completely belied that. If anything, it was obvious that he was using Long Chen’s title to mock him.

Long Chen lazily leaned back against the throne. He crossed his legs and eyed them. He tapped the armrest of the throne lightly, seemingly too bored to even reply.

This attitude caused the atmosphere to turn cold. Xue Changqing’s anger ignited within him. He coldly demanded, “What, is the number one figure of the nine heavens so great that I, the seventh prince of the Bloodfiend Divine Kingdom, am not worth speaking to?”

Long Chen did not say anything in reply and simply continued to tap his finger calmly against the armrest of the throne. He was completely expressionless. No one could tell what he was thinking.

Finally, Xue Changqing’s patience ran out. “You—”

Just then, that elder opened his eyes and stopped Xue Changqing. “Mister Long Chen, we have come with sincere intentions. I believe that you will definitely be interested.”

Long Chen’s finger finally stopped tapping. “Alright, speak up.”

Xue Changqing’s expression instantly sank. Long Chen was practically stating that he wasn’t qualified to speak in this room. In other words, Long Chen rejected his status as seventh prince. The qualification to talk to him meant power, nothing more and nothing less.

“As far as we know, you and Lord Brahma are like water and fire. There is no room for reconciliation. As it so happens, the Bloodfiend Divine Kingdom also cannot tolerate existing under the same sun as Lord Brahma. The enemy of my enemy is my friend, and I believe someone as wise as you would understand this principle,” said the elder.

Zi Yan and the others were surprised by this statement. Did this mean that the Bloodfiend Divine Kingdom’s downfall back in the primal chaos era was related to Lord Brahma? How else would they have such a grudge with him?

But Long Chen was not moved. He indifferently asked, “And?”

The elder continued, “We can form an alliance. Lord Brahma tricked us back in the primal chaos era, and he almost caused us to be annihilated. We went into hiding, bitterly holding onto our desire for vengeance. For this great era, we have prepared for countless years. The Bloodfiend Divine Kingdom currently has nine triple-manifestation Divine Sovereigns. Although we don’t dare to say we can look down on all the nine heavens and ten lands, I dare say that we can be considered a powerful force. In addition, we have six major allies who are not weaker than us.”

The elder finally came to a stop and looked at Long Chen patiently.

Although the Full Moon Sect’s experts did their best to control their expressions, they were deeply shaken to hear that the Bloodfiend Divine Kingdom had nine triple-manifestation Divine Sovereigns. Even their breathing grew heavier.

Naturally, the elder could tell what they were thinking. He clearly felt that this was enough to shake them.

Unfortunately for him, Long Chen merely curled his lips contemptuously. “Nine triple-manifestation Divine Sovereigns? Please. You used secret arts to absorb the muddled Bloodfiend Qi in this world without regard for consequences. Do you really think you count as a true triple-manifestation Divine Sovereign?”

The elder’s expression sank when he heard this. Xue Changqing immediately angrily retorted, “Long Chen, you go too far!”

However, Long Chen didn’t even look at him. It seemed that of this group, only this elder was worthy of his attention. “Someone like you is merely a token used to make up numbers. There is not a triple-manifestation Divine Sovereign in the world weaker than you.”

The elder’s expression was dark. Long Chen’s words were a clear slap in the face. He granted them no courtesy at all.

The Full Moon Sect’s experts were all startled to hear this. It seemed that this triple-manifestation Divine Sovereign had been forcibly elevated to this realm using sacrificial means! In that case, did it mean that the Bloodfiend Qi surging out of their bodies was not something done intentionally, but simply the result of them being unable to control their own power?

In other words, although he had a massive vessel full of energy, this vessel was full of holes. The stronger the divine ability, the more energy would be wasted. That was why Long Chen’s evaluation was that he was the absolute weakest triple-manifestation Divine Sovereign in existence. He was precisely a token existence, someone who could be used to threaten others but whose actual power was extremely limited.

It seemed that the Bloodfiend Divine Kingdom wanted to use the aura of nine triple-manifestation Divine Sovereigns to trick everyone. Now that they were exposed, the elder gnashed his teeth furiously, but wasn’t able to say a single word in retort.

Xue Changqing furiously gnashed his teeth. “Long Chen...”

Seeing Xue Changqing’s expression, it seemed he was about to turn hostile. The elder immediately stopped him. “Mister Long Chen, I am impressed by your sharp vision. It is true, I overdrafted my future potential in order to become a triple-manifestation Divine Sovereign. For the Divine Empire, these sacrifices are only natural in order to seize the initiative. This also means—”

Just as the elder was about to change the topic, Long Chen cut him off. “But you didn’t bring it up from the start because you wanted to trick me. You call this being sincere?”

The elder was left speechless. Indeed, he had been fully exposed. He finally nodded and said, “I admit to this. I was not entirely truthful. I beg your forgiveness. But if you think about it, our Bloodfiend Divine Kingdom was capable of sacrificing nine people into becoming triple-manifestation Divine Sovereigns. Our true triple-manifestation Divine Sovereigns will also come out soon. From this, you can imagine just how strong of a foundation we have built up over the years!”

Long Chen waved his hand. “Nah, I don’t feel like imagining. Goodbye!”

With that, he rose to leave.

Xue Changqing malevolently spit out, “Long Chen, you’re very arrogant! Good, hopefully you can remain this arrogant in the future!”

Long Chen indifferently said, “You are still young. You’ll probably live to see me being arrogant for a long time.”

That apathy of this made Xue Changqing’s anger flare. He clenched his teeth and suddenly said, “I hear that you have a good relationship with the mixed beast race?”

People only saw a blur before Long Chen’s hand was holding Xue Changqing’s throat and lifting him into the air like a chicken.

“You are threatening me? Alright, I was wrong. It seems like you won’t live to see me being arrogant for a long time.”