Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Gentle zither music caressed Long Chen’s soul. It felt as if he was resting in the arms of his mothers.

He slowly opened his eyes. To his surprise, he felt incredibly relaxed and full of power.

His training this time had been just like a dream. But now that he awoke, reality no longer seemed so real either. He could clearly feel the surging astral energy racing through his body. He had a feeling that he could destroy the sky with a wave of his hand. This power told him that this had not been a dream!

“You’re awake!”

Zi Yan’s voice rang out behind Long Chen. He turned around to see Zi Yan staring at him worriedly.

“How long was I asleep for?”

“Ten days.”

“What?!” Long Chen jumped up in shock.

Zi Yan sighed. “You forcefully increased your power, causing a backlash to your body and mind. I don’t even know how long you would’ve needed to recover if it wasn’t for my music to keep you in a relaxed state. You were just too tired....”

Her heart ached when she thought of this. Long Chen truly was carrying a great burden on his shoulders, and no matter how much she wanted to help, the assistance she could give him was limited. In the end, he had to walk this road by himself.

“What happened to Qingxue and the others?” asked Long Chen.

“They also benefited greatly from the Moon Worship Ceremony. They went into seclusion to solidify their foundations. They were planning on waiting until you woke up so that they could say goodbye, but I made sure to act in your place and told them to stop slacking and get to work!” Zi Yan couldn’t help chuckling at the end.

Long Chen also laughed. For such a thing to come out of Zi Yan’s mouth was truly surprising. It seemed that he had corrupted her. However, Zi Yan was also correct: The great era had come. The very world was in crisis, and they didn’t have that much time to waste.

By normal standards, Long Chen’s advancement would have required at least half a year if he took things step by step. The reason he had forced things was that he had no other option; he needed the power now.

“I really didn’t expect the Moon God Temple to have such skills. I also benefited this time,” said Zi Yan.

All of them had gained a great deal from this ceremony. Who would have thought that the unremarkable Full Moon Sect was actually a fallen branch of the famous Moon God Temple of the primal chaos era? It was no wonder their legacy formation discs were so incredible.

Long Chen nodded. “I wonder how many sects like the Full Moon Sect exist in the nine heavens and ten lands? Just how many powerful legacies are still slumbering? That’s one reason I needed to urgently increase my power. I’m sorry that I worried you.”

Zi Yan said, “Ah, speaking of that, Aguli came out of seclusion three days ago. You have to go see him!”

Long Chen nodded, and they headed together to where Aguli was staying. When Long Chen saw Aguli once more, he almost cried out in shock—his skin was now black like coal, and his veins looked gray, as if they were made of stone. In fact, if he stood still, he looked entirely like a stone statue.

“Master Long Chen, I... I...”

Aguli was too emotional to even speak once he saw Long Chen.

He was now a proper triple-manifestation Divine Sovereign, incomparable to what he’d once been. He had also awakened all the Stone Barbarian race’s divine abilities. In addition, he had also awakened the Blood Barbarian race’s Barbarian Blood True Body. He was able to transform into a giant in combat!

When Aguli used the Barbarian Blood True Body, the pressure he exuded was much stronger than that triple-manifestation Divine Sovereign of the nine star line. And that was not all—Long Chen knew that if he could use the Barbarian Blood True Body, then he could use yet another divine ability, even more frightening. That was the berserk state.

Once Aguli entered the berserk state, his power would increase by over ten times. However, the Barbarian race’s berserk state was not something to be used lightly. It was damaging to the body and soul. It also made them lose control, to the point where they might attack their own side. After examining his Barbarian Blood True Body, Long Chen sternly told Aguli not to use his berserk state unless he absolutely had no choice.

Aguli viewed Long Chen like a god, and his words like divine edicts. He solemnly swore to remember this order.

Long Chen nodded in satisfaction. Aguli’s power truly hadn’t disappointed him. Surviving the night and having a mutated bloodline resulted in his combat power far surpassing what it appeared to be on the surface.

Long Chen’s first impulse was to have a spar and test things out, but after he thought about it, he gave up. Aguli was probably incapable of understanding what it meant to just exchange pointers. Either he wouldn’t be able to control himself, or he would control himself so well that he would just sit there and do nothing. There wasn’t any point in even trying.

However, based on the feeling he got, Aguli could probably fight five of the triple-manifestation Divine Sovereign from the nine star line at once, and that was without going berserk. As for the Bloodfiend Divine Nation, their nominal triple-manifestation Divine Sovereigns were a joke. Let alone nine of them, even nine thousand combined couldn’t take one strike from Aguli.

This immense power made Long Chen aware that there were large gaps between triple-manifestation Divine Sovereigns, and he couldn’t treat them lightly. Although he couldn’t test Aguli’s power, just the immense pressure coming from him told Long Chen that he would be on the losing side in a direct clash. He would have to use some tricks to win.

Upon learning that Aguli’s people had also come to the divine capital, Long Chen told Aguli to gather their essence blood. In response, Aguli smiled foolishly and handed Long Chen clumps of essence blood. It seemed he had already told his people to prepare this after he had come out of seclusion.

Just based on his uncontrolled aura as a triple-manifestation Divine Sovereign, no one else from his race objected. Furthermore, Aguli did not conceal anything from his people. He directly told them about how Long Chen would use their essence blood to refine pills for them.

Funnily enough, these foolish people ended up misconstruing what he was saying. They actually thought that they were using their essence blood as money to buy medicinal pills. They immediately offered up their money so Aguli could buy them pills.

When he heard this, Long Chen’s face darkened. Meanwhile, Zi Yan was silently giggling on the side. Indeed, the Barbarian race was adorably foolish.

Long Chen could not be bothered explaining the truth. He took the essence blood and began refining pills directly. He now had experience with it and these people were not as strong as Aguli, so the refinement went much easier. He was all done in just a few hours.

Just to be safe, Long Chen summoned them over and personally distributed the pills. He really was afraid of these overgrown children eating the wrong pills. After all, every pill had a single person’s essence blood in it. It had to be consumed by the owner, not by someone else. Thus, he distributed them according to their bloodline power signature, and he only relaxed when he saw everyone eat their own pills.

Once they all consumed their pills and went to slumber, Long Chen turned toward their chief. “Aguli, for you Barbarians to advance, you need some meat to eat. But there’s nothing good to eat in the divine capital. Your people will suffer on an empty stomach, don’t you think? So I think you should take charge of hunting some pigs for them.”

Aguli’s eyes brightened when he heard this. “Hunt pigs, you say? Where do I find pigs?”