Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Long Chen smiled sinisterly.

Among the many forces that had attacked the divine capital, there were some of the Heavenfate tribes. These Heavenfate tribes consisted of various mutated lifeforms that had gathered under the same leadership. Well... in a manner of speaking. All of them were extremely arrogant and refused to submit to anyone. They had only come because they thought they could get an advantage. The divine capital had mostly recuperated from the battle, so it was time to make them pay their debts.

Plenty of forces had attacked back then. If it hadn’t been for Xiao Yin’s side interfering at the end, not one of them would have escaped alive. But although they had taken hideous losses, Long Chen still wasn’t planning on letting them off. They liked being Lord Brahma’s dogs? They wanted to take a bite out of the divine capital? Well now the divine capital had two triple-manifestation Divine Sovereigns. One was enough to stand guard, so the other one could go hunting.

“Alright, I’ll go slaughter them right now!” Aguli patted his chest confidently. The abrupt increase in power made him feel like he would explode if he didn’t use some of this strength. Moreover, Barbarians were natural hunters. Of course, that didn’t mean they used any special hunting techniques. They relied entirely on a sharp nose and plenty of brute strength.

“Are you stupid? If you kill them all, what will you eat in the future?” Long Chen scolded him.

Aguli awkwardly scratched his head. “Then what should I do?”

“I will have the Huayun Trading Company arrange things. You don’t need to worry about anything else; they’ll send someone with you and you should just kill whoever they tell you to kill,” said Long Chen.

Since it was difficult to explain anything to Aguli, Long Chen chose to keep it simple.

Though the Heavenfate Tribes had a kind of tribal alliance, they were not true allies by any standards. Quite a few so-called kings had risen among their ranks, and none of them were willing to submit to each other. That, in turn, meant they also couldn’t count on each other’s help.

As for who had told them to come attack the divine capital, Long Chen couldn’t be bothered to investigate. Since they had done it, they were enemies, and enemies couldn’t blame Boss Long San for being ruthless.

Thus, Long Chen took Aguli with him and went to find the Huayun Trading Company’s people. It didn’t take long; the Huayun Trading Company’s information network was very efficient, so they immediately appeared. When he explained what he needed them to do, they simply nodded and left with Aguli.

With them in charge, Long Chen was reassured. He knew that both Aguli and the enemies would be taken care of, whatever that involved.

A disciple suddenly ran over with a report. “Senior Long Chen, someone from the Bloodfiend Divine Kingdom has come!”

The Bloodfiend Divine Kingdom had once more sent emissaries, but this time, there was no triple-manifestation Divine Sovereign with them. Instead, it was a group of young disciples who had brought many gifts with them.

The Bloodfiend Divine Kingdom was truly strange. After being slapped in the face by Long Chen, they actually came back bearing gifts? Even if they didn’t hold a grudge, it was strange for them to come back so quickly with gifts. Moreover, due to just how precious the gifts were, Li Yixuan ended up personally welcoming them. However, it appeared that they wanted to meet Long Chen.

A handsome man respectfully bowed to Long Chen once he walked in. “Greetings, Mister Long Chen! I am Xue Changfeng, Nineteenth Prince of the Bloodfiend Divine Kingdom. ”

This man wore blood-colored robes embroidered with golden pythons. The colors and the markings were both different from the seventh prince’s robes.

When Long Chen saw this man, he was somewhat surprised. Xue Changfeng was also surprised. The moment their eyes met, his blood instantly began to thrum out of his control. It was as if all his secrets were being seen through.

“I assume you are a direct heir of your monarch?”

Xue Changfeng nodded. “I am.”

“And you’re a sword cultivator?”

Xue Changfeng respectfully answered, “That is correct.”

Long Chen eyed him slowly and then nodded. “Xue Changqing is a useless idiot. I thought that the rest of the Bloodfiend Divine Kingdom would be the same, but they actually produced an outstanding figure like you. Not bad!”

Xue Changfeng was deeply shaken inside. He had never met someone like Long Chen. Any idiot could be confident, but the things Long Chen said so confidently were entirely true. He had been seen through in the blink of an eye!

Indeed, Xue Changfeng was a scion of the main bloodline, a child of the king and queen. Although there were many princes and princesses, the queen had only three sons and one daughter.

Both the king and queen were peerless experts, figures who had dominated an entire era. Due to their powerful bloodlines, it was difficult for them to have children. Furthermore, Xue Changfeng’s eldest brother had died. Thus, Xue Changfeng and his second brother, Xue Changying, were the only true heirs.

Xue Changfeng suddenly clenched his teeth and knelt in front of Long Chen, kowtowing hard.

““Lord Long Chen! I beg of you, save me! Save the Bloodfiend Divine Kingdom! And save the nine heavens and ten lands!”

Long Chen did not make him rise. He just calmly looked at him. “Is it your father who wants to kill you? Your mother? Your siblings?”

From the very first moment of their encounter, Long Chen guessed that this young man had been facing many obstacles in the Bloodfiend Divine Kingdom. The main reason was that Xue Changfeng’s Bloodfiend Qi was shockingly condensed and pure. Despite being sharp and powerful, it didn’t feel disgusting. In other words, his path was different from everyone else in the Bloodfiend Divine Kingdom.

And in a world where impurity was the norm, purity was a sin.

Long Chen had just slapped Xue Changqing’s face when the Bloodfiend Divine Kingdom sent another emissary? There was something fishy about that. The most likely reason in Long Chen’s mind was that they wanted Xue Changfeng to fail; perhaps they even wanted him to somehow anger Long Chen and end up getting killed!

Xue Changfeng clenched his teeth. “It’s... everyone! My father, my mother, my second brother... They all want to kill me...”

Long Chen’s gaze darkened. He suddenly thought of that tiger he had encountered in the night. That gaze filled with resentment, hatred, and unwillingness was something he would never forget in this lifetime.

“Tell me your story!”

Xue Changfeng was delighted to hear that. If Long Chen was willing to hear him out, then there was still hope. He started talking, and things turned out to be pretty much what Long Chen had expected.

There were many princes, but there could be only one king. As a result, the competition between princes was bloody and intense. For instance, Xue Changfeng’s eldest brother had reportedly died due to bedevilment during training, but that was actually far from the truth. He hadn’t been killed by any kind of heart devil, but by this fierce competition.

Their parents were great cultivators, but they had only married to further their personal interests. There were no feelings between them, so how would they have feelings for their children? They had raised their children like a swarm of venomous bugs. Whoever survived would be king, and that was that.

Meanwhile, Xue Changfeng was immersed in the Sword Dao. He had no interest in his status as prince. But even though he didn’t bother raising his own faction, which should have been enough to show his attitude, his second brother refused to let him off. He was constantly trying to get Xue Changfeng killed. In fact, he had been forced to come here due to his second brother’s arrangements.

But Xue Changfeng had long since heard of Long Chen’s story, and he understood what kind of man Long Chen was. He believed that, as long as he could meet Long Chen, there was a chance he could change his fate. The lavish gifts that they had brought were actually things that he had accumulated over the years. He had taken out everything in this gamble!

“Lord Long Chen, the Bloodfiend Divine Kingdom has long since gone down a deviant path. If this continues, they will sooner or later become your enemy. But if you save me, then once I become king, the Bloodfiend Divine Kingdom will be your sharpest sword!”

Xue Changfeng pressed down on his forehead and directly drew out a strand of his soul.