Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

This was Long Chen’s first time using the new spear to unleash the Starry River God Extermination Spear, and he was delighted to find that the combination raised the power of this technique to a new level.

Of course, this was something Long Chen had expected. It made perfect sense that using a Heavenly Sovereign Dao Weapon as a conduit for a matching law divine technique would result in some kind of special resonance. Unfortunately, he’d never possessed a suitable weapon, and if the weapon didn’t match his astral energy, whatever boost he got would have been very limited.

But this spear was not just any Heavenly Sovereign Dao Weapon; it was a special weapon of the nine star line. When Long Chen’s astral energy poured into it, a colossal pressure descended. The spear completely ignored Ying Luo’s Heavenly Sovereign domain and pierced towards him.

Ying Luo’s expression completely changed. He had not expected Long Chen to possess a Heavenly Sovereign Dao Weapon in the first place, let alone be able to draw so much of its power. However, he had touched upon that level himself, and he could tell that while his attack was powerful, it entirely lacked the support of Heavenly Sovereign essence. In other words, there was still plenty of potential in this spear that Long Chen wasn’t able to use.

Ying Luo quickly blocked it with his own spear, only to feel a terrifying force knock him back. He was shocked. Long Chen was only a Sovereign Lord, but he was actually able to fight back and keep him at bay! It was no wonder nine star heirs were called the strongest warriors of the nine heavens and ten lands; astral energy truly was one of the most terrifying powers of this world. At the same time, Ying Luo felt like his knowledge of this world was being toppled. More and more, he was unable to comprehend this universe.

On the other hand, while Long Chen might have knocked back Ying Luo and looked like he had an advantage, he couldn’t hide the blood leaking from his mouth. His astral essence was strong enough to put up a fight against Heavenly Sovereign essence, but in all actuality, he had no advantage at all.

Just as he’d been delighted at the power of this technique when cast through the starry spear, he was now shocked to find out how ineffective it was. He had never used this Heavenly Sovereign Dao Weapon ever since acquiring it; he’d been saving it as a trump card. Before Evilmoon came out of seclusion, this spear was supposed to be his strongest weapon. Yet the very first time he had used it in combat, he hadn’t even been able to injure an opponent caught off-guard. This was... a lot less than ideal.

Naturally, just like Ying Luo had no idea about Long Chen’s astral essence, Long Chen also had no idea what a tremendous difference there was between a Divine Sovereign of any level and a Heavenly Sovereign. Even the tiniest bit of a Heavenly Sovereign’s power meant that Ying Luo could crush all other Divine Sovereigns.

Finally, Ying Luo gritted his teeth and tightened his grip on the spear. “Even if you have a Heavenly Sovereign Dao Weapon of the nine star line, so what?! Not even I can control a Heavenly Sovereign Dao Weapon, so how much of its power can a brat like you draw out?!”

He stepped forward, instantly appearing in front of Long Chen with the spear swinging down.

“Just because you can’t doesn’t mean that others can’t. An old piece of trash that has been abandoned by the times is not qualified to talk big.” Long Chen sneered and also gripped the starry spear tightly. His eight gates ignited. Instead of dodging, he charged forward as well.

BOOM!

The clash between two Heavenly Sovereign Dao Weapons made the heavens tremble. The light of the sun, moon, and stars weaved together and drained the world of all other light and color.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The two of them let out furious roars and started swinging and thrusting their Heavenly Sovereign Dao Weapons as if they were nothing more than normal spears. If one could ignore the titanic power level involved, the sight was rather hilarious—the two combatants looked like two ordinary people hitting each other with sticks. Of course, those sticks were powerful enough to destroy entire worlds.

Neither Long Chen nor Ying Luo was capable of truly using the power of their weapon. Although Long Chen could use astral energy to unleash powerful attacks with the starry spear, he had no opportunity to do so when fighting in close quarters. As for Ying Luo, although he had touched upon the Heavenly Sovereign realm, that was all. He only had the slightest bit of a Heavenly Sovereign’s power. He was incapable of using even one of the divine abilities of a Heavenly Sovereign.

Thus, all they were doing was pouring their power into their respective spear and hoping for the best. The first to run out of power would be the loser.

Every clash looked like a giant firework exploding. Starlight mixed with the light of the sun and moon. The void was being continuously ripped apart, and massive shockwaves roared through the sky. The Heavenly Daos were wailing. The sound made people’s hair stand on end. It felt like this world was about to be blown apart.

“Heavens! Just how strong is Long Chen!?”

Miao Yin’s subordinates felt chills as they watched this apocalyptic battle. They could no longer feel like their mistress had lost because she was unlucky. Her loss was not at all undeserved.

The academy’s experts were still following Cang Lu, Huo Linger, and Lei Linger. But they could not help being drawn to the spectacle playing out in the distance, and it gave them goosebumps.

“Our first academy’s dean is the number one genius of the nine heavens! Who dares to question this claim?!”

The first academy’s disciples were both excited and proud. As for Du Xinhe and some others who dared to challenge Long Chen for the position of dean, they could only hide their burning faces. Back then, they had loudly proclaimed that they were better than Long Chen and he was not worthy to be the dean. Now, they felt the urge to cut their own throats just to spare themselves the embarrassment. With Long Chen’s power, they weren’t even fit to carry his shoes.

BOOM!

With a final clash, Long Chen and Ying Luo shot back. Startled cries rang out when people saw their figures clearly—both of them were soaked in blood. In particular, their arms were practically destroyed. The backlash of these clashes was beyond the limits of their physical bodies.

“Damn brat, if I had just a bit more Heavenly Sovereign essence, I could use this spear’s divine abilities and kill you in one blow!” A vein throbbed on Ying Luo’s head. His eyes were blazing with killing intent.

He was correct. He only needed a bit more of Heavenly Sovereign essence; the divine ability he was thinking of was embedded into the spear itself and did not require him to be a Heavenly Sovereign. And indeed, it was enough to kill Long Chen ten times over. Unfortunately, that was only a hypothetical. He had used the Heavenly Sovereign essence to unleash the spear’s domain in the beginning, and then some more to defend from Long Chen’s attacks. Now, he could only wield his spear in the crudest manner.

As for Long Chen, he didn’t have any Heavenly Sovereign power to begin with, but he had his astral energy, and the new item-spirit of the spear obeyed him unconditionally. Although he was unable to activate the runes inside the spear, his astral energy could be used with maximum efficiency and effectiveness. That was why Long Chen was able to use his golden astral essence to fight Ying Luo’s Heavenly Sovereign essence. But this was also his limit.

He was soaked in sweat and blood, and his breathing was labored. Using a Heavenly Sovereign Dao Weapon to fight was not just draining to his astral energy; his physical, spiritual, and mental energy were all being drained. This spear was, after all, not something he was meant to wield in the first place. No matter how suitable it was for his cultivation, it was nevertheless far too high-level.

Furthermore, Ying Luo was truly too powerful. He wasn’t someone Long Chen could fight directly. This was his limit, but Ying Luo still had energy left.

“Brat, time for you to die!”

Ying Luo could also tell that Long Chen had reached his limit. He didn’t give Long Chen any time to breathe. Black mist gushed out of him once more, and he pounced over.

Suddenly, spacetime twisted around him. He saw a long, winding river spreading through heaven and earth. A thousand Miao Yins stood atop the river.

Ying Luo was shocked to find that he was incapable of moving even a fingertip.

“Temporal laws?! Impossible!” he screamed in terror.