Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

A veritable sea of flying boats blotted out the sky. There were so many of them they effectively blocked out even the sight of the massive karmic luck dragon manifestation. Miao Yin and the others had known that there would definitely be many competitors this time, but they hadn’t expected to see this many.

“Did every sect and clan in the Sovereign Emperor Heaven come here?!” Long Ziwei’s eyes were wide with disbelief.

“Pretty much. But the majority of people here are only planning on watching. They won’t be participating in the fight,” observed Zhao Yue.

This deduction was made based on the fact that many of these flying boats were stopped far away. They hadn’t even gotten close to the core region. Clearly, they weren’t planning on fighting.

This kind of chaotic battle was a great opportunity for the various heavenly geniuses to see the world and gain experience. At the same time, they could see the difference between them and the other forces’ top disciples.

All youngsters were arrogant and felt themselves to be supreme. As their power grew, their seniors started to lose control. Naturally, they had a huge headache when it came to these heavenly geniuses. Beat them? It was meaningless. Kill them? They weren’t willing!

Long Chen’s battle against Feng Xinglie had caused huge waves. Many factions felt regret that they hadn’t brought their disciples to watch. As heavenly geniuses, they only believed what they saw and experienced themselves, not what they heard. Thus, they didn’t take to heart the many rumors that were spreading. They believed that they were all exaggerations.

By contrast, the heavenly geniuses that had actually witnessed the last few battles had become much more obedient after returning. They had not only reined in their arrogance, but also started to focus harder on cultivation. Quite a few of them seemed to have reformed altogether. For a group of such prideful and stubborn mules to suddenly become such hard-working and obedient lambs overjoyed the elders. They all felt like the ridiculous ticket prices had been worth it.

With the North Sea Silver Fox race on the rise and condensing a karmic luck dragon manifestation, this was a perfect chance for them to gain experience again. This race had a bad reputation from the start and already had many enemies. A battle for the karmic luck dragon manifestation was almost inevitable. Thus, many groups that had missed the last battle decided that they definitely couldn’t miss this one, and spectators had come from all sides. But they had already made sure to express their attitude clearly—they were only here to watch, not to fight.

“Look, it’s the High Firmament Academy’s flying boat!”

When Long Chen’s flying boat appeared, it caused quite the disturbance. Many people knew that the High Firmament Academy had already reached the point when the new era’s experts had almost completely taken over things. If the first academy’s flying boat had appeared here, it was very likely that Long Chen was aboard! Of course, most people had already guessed that Long Chen would make an appearance, but actually seeing the first academy’s flying boat still excited countless experts. That was especially true for those who had personally witnessed his battle against Feng Xinglie.

“Heavens, if I can see senior Long Chen’s abilities again, this trip will be all worth it!”

“But the question is whether he’s here to watch, or he’s really planning on fighting for the karmic luck. You know what I’m hoping for!”

“That’s right, this time will be different from the last karmic luck dragon manifestation. The demon race, the devil race, the Blood race, the Evil Spirit race, and even the outsider forces have all come. This karmic luck must end up in the hands of someone from the nine heavens. The human race, ideally!”

This time, the fight for the karmic luck dragon manifestation was no longer limited to a battle between human factions. The human race definitely wouldn’t feel good if it ended up in the hands of another race. Naturally, the worst case scenario was the karmic luck ending up in the hands of the outsider devils. In that case, it would be a humiliation for the entire nine heavens. Thus, the majority of the spectators were hoping that Long Chen would appear to fight for it.

“Young master, you’re actually quite welcome here!”

Seeing the disciples running out of the countless battleships to wave at Long Chen’s flying boat, Miao Yin covered a giggle. Her eyes were shining with pride and admiration.

In front of this wave of cheers, the disciples on the flying boat felt their blood heating up. These fervent and bright gazes made them feel an even greater desire to fight. Only now did they understand just how great Long Chen’s influence was within the human race, especially amongst the junior generation. He was practically a god in their eyes!

In the past, they only knew that their dean was so domineering that he had offended countless factions. There were many who voiced their dislike for him. However, seeing these fervent gazes, the first academy’s disciples realized that, sometimes, talking about someone behind their back was also a kind of submission. When someone was too strong and their enemies didn’t even have the courage to stand in front of them, talking about them behind their back was the last resort of the weak...

When the academy’s flying boat arrived, everyone in their way immediately opened up a path.

“Senior Long Chen, don’t let that karmic luck land in the hands of the outsider devils!” roared a disciple on a flying boat to the left.

This person’s gaze was practically fanatical. His youthful eyes were full of anticipation.

Finally, Long Chen responded to them. “Don’t worry. If the rest of the human race doesn’t fight hard enough, I will naturally take action.”

This promise made a burst of cheers erupt from the human race’s disciples. Their cheers shook all of heaven and earth.

Just at that moment, Long Chen felt a mysterious energy curling around his body.

“This is... faith energy...”

Long Chen was dumbfounded. He had instantly recognized the energy signature. But he didn’t walk the god path; he hadn’t erected a divine statue or recruited followers, right?

It wasn’t just Long Chen who sensed this surge of energy. Zi Yan and Miao Yin also felt it. The two of them were also astonished. This phenomenon was beyond their understanding.

As this energy converged inside of Long Chen, the Golden Virtue Lotus in his Dantian quivered. It seemed to form a connection with this energy.

“Someone who slaughters his own race is the target of such reverence? Have all your heads rotted? He is more of a killer than any demon or devil!” Just then, a cold voice rang out in the distance.

It wasn’t particularly loud, but it was like a needle stabbing through people’s cheering. Everyone’s hearts quivered.

Plenty of time had passed since the arrival of the new era. A portion of the strongest heavenly geniuses had managed to reach the late stage of the Sovereign Lord realm thanks to the efforts of their sects. After reaching the late stage, they were capable of sensing Grand Dao power, and had the potential to condense a Grand Dao seed. But the majority of people were still completely in the dark about what Grand Dao power was, or how they were supposed to use it. However, this person was capable of using Grand Dao power in order to back up his voice. Furthermore, he did so casually. From that, it was possible to tell that his control over Grand Dao power had reached a level that most late-stage Sovereign Lords were incapable of reaching.

Meanwhile, Long Chen had long since gotten used to these kinds of provocations. His voice was as indifferent as ever. “Who are you again?”

“Li Kaiyang, from the Blood Devil Sect!”

As this reply rang out, a giant ship appeared in front of Long Chen. A man in violet-golden robes stood at the front.

Long Chen slowly raised his hand and pointed at him. A starry spear enveloped by Grand Dao power flew out.

That man was instantly blown apart, and the starry spear then pierced the giant ship. A massive explosion rocked the air as the ship exploded. Fragments of it flew out in every direction, leaving behind trails of blood.

Everyone’s jaw dropped.

“I do not kill nameless weaklings. Since you’ve reported your name, you can be on your way!”