Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

“Greetings, Lord Long Chen! Greetings, Mistress!”

A hundred thousand disciples bowed in unison when Long Chen arrived. Although they were loyal to Miao Yin, Miao Yin was now loyal to Long Chen. They had to put Long Chen’s name in front of Miao Yin’s.

Long Chen’s gaze swept over them, and he was instantly shocked. Miao Yin’s vision was truly sharp.

She had these subordinates of hers consume the Heavenly Dao Fruits, then put them through the gauntlet of the Seven Treasure Space. Now, these hundred thousand disciples had grown to the point that any random one Long Chen picked out would be an expert amongst experts.

These hundred thousand people were split into four groups, each one numbering twenty-five thousand. These four troops were all led by one of Miao Yin’s female subordinates. Long Chen found this a bit surprising; in terms of talent and overall abilities, women were not inferior to men, but in war, men still had an advantage, as they generally had a better sense of battle. The fact that Miao Yin’s generals were all women was a bit strange to Long Chen.

Miao Yin immediately said, “Young master, don’t worry about it. I naturally have my reasons for this. Just let me do this!”

Long Chen stared at the four groups. Sensing the aura of these four women more closely, he suddenly realized something and nodded, not pursuing the topic. Indeed, Miao Yin had her own reasons.

Just as he was done inspecting the troops, a flying boat flew over. The eight million elites of the academy were here, along with the eight Flag Bearers. This flying boat was brand new, and its prow sported the words “High Firmament” on top and “First Academy” right below.

From the moment that Long Chen had restored the first academy, there were orders for people to create a flying boat. After all, this was related to the face of the first academy. Such a thing was necessary. However, many things had interrupted the process midway, and the construction had been stalled all the way until a few days ago when Long Chen said that he wanted to use it. People immediately worked night and day to finish it. Although there were still many formations that were not complete, it was no problem for it to fly. Long Chen only wanted a tool for transport.

This flying boat had cost quite a few resources, and it was definitely on the level of a Divine Sovereign law item. Of course, there was no way for it to compare to Miao Yin’s battleship, but Long Chen didn’t want a battleship. He didn’t have the time or energy to deal with that.

“Move out!”

Miao Yin and the others got onto the flying boat. The flying boat flashed, and it transformed into a streak of light.

Not long after, Miao Yin received a surprising report. “They’re moving fast. There are over a hundred groups already surrounding the North Sea Silver Fox race’s territory.”

From the time that the first group appeared outside the territory of the North Sea Silver Fox race, Miao Yin had started getting everyone ready. Barely four hours had passed since then, yet over a hundred different groups had appeared. That was a bit surprising. After all, back when the Immortal Ascension Gate was planning an attack on the first academy, it took them three whole days to gather everyone.

Zi Yan smiled at Miao Yin. “You’re not paying attention to the right thing. The North Sea Silver Fox race won a gamble this time by igniting their karmic luck, but their foundation cannot compare to the High Firmament Academy. Any sect with an ancient history knows that the High Firmament Academy cannot be underestimated, and that the power they’ve shown is only the tip of the iceberg.

“That is why, while many people were envious when the karmic luck dragon manifestation appeared in the first academy, they didn’t dare to actually make a move. If it hadn’t been for the Heaven’s Peer Dao Sect acting behind the scenes, not many people would have dared to make the attempt.

“But the North Sea Silver Fox race is clearly not on the same level. With their foundation, the support of the karmic luck dragon manifestation will only boost their power by a limited amount. They also don’t have powerful backers, nor have they taken the initiative to share the karmic luck dragon manifestation.

“After observing all this, the major forces made a risk assessment and decided to form an alliance. The fact that all these groups would appear at the same time is easy to understand in that case.”

Miao Yin blushed a bit. It seemed she had been so focused on the karmic luck dragon manifestation that her thoughts were in disarray. She would have easily figured that out on her own.

“Don’t be embarrassed. After all, this is your first time being the real leader. It’s normal for you to be a bit flustered. You’ll get used to it,” consoled Long Chen.

Miao Yin might have been strategizing and scheming for years, but her actual combat experience was nothing to write home about. This karmic luck dragon manifestation was of immense importance to her. It was natural for her thoughts to be in disarray.

Two hours later, a new report arrived. “Now over a thousand groups have appeared! But the Heaven’s Peer Dao Sect, the Cult of Mara, the Underworld Ghost Gate, the main pillars of the demon race, and the outsider devil forces have all yet to make an appearance!”

Even though the big players hadn’t appeared yet, there were already countless packs of wolves. Over a thousand groups already? Every single one of them had to have at least a few million people; the number of people that would gather in the end would definitely balloon to an unimaginable number.

“Hmm, it seems that most of the Sovereign Emperor Heaven has decided to take part! This is truly the first academy’s chance to show its power!” Long Ziwei laughed excitedly.

The other disciples felt the same way. After hearing there were so many people there, some of them were even already clutching their weapons. Their recent experiences had taught them one thing—in this dog-eat-dog world, only the weapon in their hand could let them live and die with dignity.

Their status as disciples of the first academy gave them great honor, and they viewed this honor as their life. With every battle, they would make the glory of the first academy shine even brighter. They still firmly remembered what Long Chen said: “Today, you feel pride because of the first academy. Tomorrow, the first academy will feed pride because of you.”

Just as they were flying, a giant battleship suddenly appeared from their right side. It was like a giant mountain crashing towards them.

“It’s a Heavenly Sovereign Dao Weapon battleship!”

Miao Yin’s expression changed. This battleship actually possessed the ability to hide itself, and it had even avoided their senses. By the time they realized it, its Grand Dao runes were burning intensely and it was filled with explosive power.

Just as it was about to crash into them, Long Chen’s divine ring appeared, as did his eight gates. A nine-leaf golden lotus appeared between the gates, and a star-studded spear appeared in his hand. The spear’s divine runes blazed with light. It was like a thousand suns had just lit up on top of it.

“Starry River God Extinguishing Spear!” shouted Long Chen, and the starry spear instantly vanished.

The starry spear tore straight through the battleship’s defensive divine light. It pierced into the bow of the ship and out the stern. In front of everyone’s stunned gazes, the massive battleship was blown to smithereens.