Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

When Long Chen was transported out, the same two elders sat indifferently, completely ignoring him. Without paying them any mind, he walked forward and soon spotted Luo Yanfeng and the others waiting for him.

He was a bit moved by this. Luo Yanfeng was not just strong—what was truly rare was his loyalty and humility. Many powerful figures tended to grow arrogant, looking down on others, but Luo Yanfeng was different.

Most importantly, these people sincerely viewed Long Chen as one of their own. Ever since he had gotten close to awakening a rank ten bloodline, they had taken pride in him. Even when he ultimately fell to the ninth rank, they only felt regret for him—not disappointment. Long Chen had observed it all.

Originally, Long Chen had had little affection for the violet blood race, and encountering someone like Luo Shenghui only worsened his impression of them.

However, Luo Yanfeng and the others had changed that, making him feel a sense of belonging. Without them, this place would have been no different from the Long clan.

“You’re out already?”

Seeing Long Chen, Luo Yanfeng and the others were visibly surprised. The only explanation was Long Chen had already fully saturated his violet blood energy. Given how little time he had spent inside, they assumed he could have only condensed nine violet blood veins. If he had done thirteen, it would have taken several more days.

However, to avoid making Long Chen feel bad, they squeezed out a happy smile for him.

“So, how does it feel being a nine-vein Heaven Saint?”

“Do you feel like you’re overflowing with power?”

They surrounded him, bombarding him with questions.

Long Chen smiled. “With all of you looking after me like this, wouldn’t it be embarrassing if I only condensed nine veins?”

“Then did you…?”

Long Chen chuckled and summoned his thirteen violet blood veins. At the sight, joy erupted among them. The Luo family had gained another thirteen-vein expert.

“Wait, your heaven veins… why are they so small?”

They were stunned to see that Long Chen’s violet blood veins were only nine feet long. The thirteen dragons were clumped together, taking up only a few meters of space. More baffling was that Long Chen had summoned their true forms, not mere projections.

Typically, heaven veins stretched hundreds of miles long. For true heavenly geniuses, they spanned thousands of miles. Long Chen’s, however, were absurdly small. Most importantly, the Luo family’s disciples couldn’t sense the vast power such veins should have. It was utterly perplexing. They had never seen such weak heaven veins.

What they didn’t know was that, thanks to Long Zhantian’s hellish training, Long Chen had gained unprecedented control over his power. He had become used to compressing his power to the absolute limit. This applied not just to his violet blood veins but also to his dragon blood veins, astral veins, and supreme blood veins.

Long Chen had grasped the essence of Long Zhantian’s teachings. However, achieving his father’s level of mastery—something honed over more than twenty years—was still a distant goal. For now, he continued to refine his control, compressing his power as much as possible so that even breathing became a form of cultivation.

“Well, no matter what, Long Chen has condensed thirteen violet blood veins. The Luo family has gained another powerful expert, haha!” Luo Yanfeng exclaimed, patting Long Chen’s shoulders. “Come, let’s go to the Violet Immortal Pavilion. You can learn the unique cultivation techniques and some divine abilities of the violet blood race there.”

They knew that Long Chen had never had a chance to cultivate the race’s techniques in the outside world. Now that he had condensed his violet blood veins, it was the perfect time to start.

After all, their divine abilities could only unleash their full potential when combined with their specific cultivation techniques.

“I want to see my grandfather first,” said Long Chen.

“That’s fine too.” Luo Yanfeng nodded.

It was appropriate for Long Chen to rest a bit after condensing his heaven veins. He should get used to his new power before diving into new techniques.

Escorted by Luo Yanfeng, they made their way back. Hostile gazes lingered on Long Chen, but with Luo Yanfeng present, none of them dared to act. Of course, some people warmly greeted Long Chen, and Long Chen always responded in kind.

Back at the Luo family estate, Luo Yanfeng sent Long Chen to Luo Zichuan’s recovery room before leaving. Luo Yanfeng said he had a large battle to participate in and urged Long Chen not to rush. Once he mastered the cultivation techniques and divine abilities, he would have the strength to fight alongside them.

When Long Chen heard that, his expression grew a bit odd. However, his father had warned him not to be too arrogant, so he decided to listen.

After entering Luo Zichuan’s room, Long Chen saw that only his father stood guard there.

Long Zhantian asked, “Did everything go smoothly?”

With a smile, Long Chen replied, “Everything went very smoothly. I’ve condensed thirteen violet blood veins, and they’ve all reached full power. Now what?”

Long Zhantian’s eyes gleamed with satisfaction. He instructed, “First, channel your violet blood energy into your grandfather’s Dantian, mind-sea, and divine core. Replace his depleted core energy with your own. With your control, this is a minor matter, so don’t be nervous. Once that’s done, guard his life soul as you move all his violet blood from his body.”

“Then you mean to…?”

Long Zhantian nodded. “Are you willing?”

“Of course.” Long Chen didn’t hesitate.

All of a sudden, the unconscious Luo Zichuan quivered. The movement was barely perceptible, as if he was shaking his head.

Unexpectedly, Luo Zichuan could hear their conversation. Previously, when Long Chen had called out to him, they had weakened the barrier to allow him to hear them. But now, the barrier was fully intact—yet he still heard.

Long Chen looked at Long Zhantian. It was clear that his grandfather did not consent.

However, Long Zhantian pretended not to notice. He commanded, “You can start!”

With a wave of his hand, the barrier around Luo Zichuan vanished, unleashing a terrifying surge of curse energy.

Long Chen pressed his hand against Luo Zichuan’s abdomen, summoning a violet whirlpool. Energy streamed into his grandfather’s body, branching into three paths.

Long Zhantian observed silently, his eyes gleaming with approval. Long Chen’s control over his violet blood energy had reached an astonishing level. For him to wield a power he had just acquired with such smoothness, all the grueling training had not been in vain.

Following the procedure, Long Chen secured Luo Zichuan’s life soul before suddenly raising his hand. Countless maggot-like curse runes then erupted from Luo Zichuan’s body along with his violet blood.

“What vicious means,” Long Chen growled.

Seeing those evil curse runes, Long Chen gnashed his teeth.

The Sun Flame flared to life in his palm.

The curse runes wriggled and sizzled as they were gradually incinerated. However, eradicating them required extracting all of Luo Zichuan’s essence blood. In the end, only a single drop of it remained.

These insidious curse runes had invaded the deepest layers of his essence blood. Purging them meant sacrificing nearly all of it. This was what made this such a difficult problem.

At this moment, the final drop of essence blood hovered at Long Chen’s fingertip. He carefully pressed it against Luo Zichuan’s forehead.

Luo Zichuan’s body had withered into a frightening state. But the instant that drop of blood merged into him, a surge of violet blood energy spread through his limbs.

His withered body rapidly recovered.

However, Long Chen’s face grew increasingly pale. He swayed unsteadily, gritting his teeth as he forced himself to continue pouring violet blood energy into Luo Zichuan.

At last, his strength gave out. His vision blurred, and he stumbled backward.

Just as he was about to collapse, a powerful pair of arms caught him.

Long Chen was drained, his violet blood energy and Spiritual Strength depleted. But when he looked up and saw who had caught him, his eyes lit up with joy.

“Grandfather!” Long Chen cried out.