Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Space quivered, and the laws of the world flowed around them. Long Chen and his group found themselves in a mountain valley—finally within the Heaven Vein Mystic Realm.

Previously, they had sensed the aura and spatial laws of this place vaguely, but now that they were inside, they were stunned. The spiritual qi here was thousands of times denser than the outside world, and the spatial laws were even more condensed. It felt as if they were submerged in water—every movement met with resistance, even the simple act of raising an arm.

At the same time, Long Chen felt the spiritual qi of heaven and earth constantly pouring into his body. His essence, qi, and spirit were rising and condensing on their own. He could almost feel an invisible dragon coiling around him.

Shocked, Long Chen marveled at this. He had just entered the Heaven Vein Mystic Realm, yet he was already beginning to condense heaven vein dragon qi. That was far too easy, wasn’t it?

Suddenly, Tang Wan-er’s body radiated a brilliant glow. A three-foot-long dragon appeared behind her, marking the moment she condensed her own heaven vein dragon qi. The little dragon spiraled around her, growing stronger with every revolution. Its aura intensified, and milky white energy flowed into it.

With another revolution, thin scales started to form on its body. Then a dragon claw and dragon horns appeared. Apart from lacking eyes, it resembled a real dragon. As the transformation continued, Tang Wan-er’s aura changed. It became denser, and a powerful pressure radiated from her, causing the wind energy of the world to pour toward her.

Even Tang Wan-er was shocked by this. Everyone had always said that condensing heaven vein dragon qi was an arduous task. Yet here she was, achieving it effortlessly.

“Careful!” Yue Zifeng’s voice rang out, sharp and urgent as he drew his sword.

BOOM!

A burst of golden light erupted, followed by the sickening smell of blood.

At this sight, Long Chen’s expression darkened. He waved his hand, conjuring a flame sphere to incinerate the blood. However, as the smoke dissipated, a wave of dizziness hit them all.

“The blood is toxic!” exclaimed one of them.

They were all elite experts, but just the faintest trace of it made their heads spin. Its toxicity was alarmingly high.

Suddenly, more golden light flashed. Countless fist-sized golden bugs swarmed through the air like a torrential downpour of rain.

“Run! Don’t attack them! They are Gold Armor Soul Devouring Bugs! They have poison sacs and sharp teeth. It’s better to avoid them!” Long Chen shouted.

Long Chen directly summoned a flame wall that blocked the bugs, but more kept coming, forming a vast sea of gold.

These bugs were shockingly fast. To make things worse, the Wind God Sea Pavilion’s disciples were still struggling to adapt to the spatial energy of the Heaven Vein Mystic Realm. They felt like they were moving underwater. The more they tried to move, the greater the resistance.

Seeing the sea of gold growing larger, they shuddered. Running like this was no solution.

“Long-distance attacks!” Long Chen commanded urgently.

The group reacted instantly, forming hand seals, and unleashed a storm of wind blades. The attacks of thirty million experts rained down, crushing the sea of gold.

The Gold Armor Soul Devouring Bugs exploded into golden blood mist, which quickly incinerated the surrounding void.

“Run!” Long Chen ordered, not daring to waste any time

According to legend, the Gold Armor Soul Devouring Bugs were extremely bothersome, and their leader—the massive mother bug—was far more dangerous.

Their lair was like an ant’s nest, and the mother bug’s reproductive ability was shocking. As long as she had enough energy, she could continuously give birth. Her offspring were soldier bugs that hunted and provided her with more energy.

However, when she didn’t have enough energy, the bugs would offer their lives up as her nourishment. Even worse, the mother bug could self-detonate if she sensed danger, releasing a devastating explosion that all races would avoid.

It was said that the mother bug was the only one with a Neidan, and its value was tremendous. However, the risk of acquiring it was too high. The chance of surviving its detonation was slim, and Long Chen had no interest in being bogged down by such a nuisance. They were useless to him anyway.

Long Chen summoned a few more flame walls, creating some distance between them. After Long Chen and his companions fled a bit further, the bugs stopped chasing.

However, they had no time to relax. A new roar shattered the tense silence, and blood-red figures filled the sky. Blood-colored devil birds, covered in jagged, crimson feathers, descended upon them.

Long Chen had never seen such a lifeform. They emitted beastly roars that sent shivers down his spine. Even more terrifying were their auras—most were at the Human Emperor realm and some even stronger.

Just as Long Chen was grateful that there was no stronger bird in their ranks, he spotted one particular devil bird. Its starry eyes locked onto them.

“Fuck…”

Seeing its enormous body, Long Chen felt a chill. This realm really refused to give them a chance to breathe.

It was a terrifying devil bird, one whose aura was even stronger than that of the rank-one Blood Emperor. It was capable of challenging even the leader of the Evil Stone Spirit race.

The huge devil bird opened its mouth, and a blood-colored vortex started to form. Heaven and earth twisted as Long Chen felt the pull of its insidious power, as if his very soul would be drawn into its maw.

“I’ll deal with it!” Tang Wan-er exclaimed.

With her manifestation on, Tang Wan-er stepped forward. As she formed a series of hand seals, the heaven vein dragon qi she had just condensed swirled around her rapidly.

BOOM!

The devil bird spat out a three-hundred-meter wide blood-colored sphere at them.

Tang Wan-er’s hand seals completed in time, and a translucent shield appeared before her. To her surprise, the heaven vein dragon qi she had just condensed automatically merged with the shield, transforming into a dragon vein totem.

Just then, the blood-colored sphere collided with the shield. Long Chen’s heart clenched as he prepared for the impact.