Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

“Could it be that after the five Sovereigns returned to the Dao, they went to the Martial Heaven Continent? Why would they willingly sever their cultivation bases, kill themselves, and descend into the mortal world?

“The gamebreaker? I am the gamebreaker that Big Brother Yun Shang mentioned? Did they go to the Martial Heaven Continent… for me?”

A sudden clarity bloomed in Long Chen’s heart. His connection with the five Sovereigns was not a coincidence—it was karma planted from long ago.

“The five Sovereigns were peerlessly talented, standing at the absolute pinnacle of the cultivation world! And yet… they gave all that up, just to guide me?”

Long Chen’s heart felt unfathomably heavy.

“Perhaps now you understand the true weight on your shoulders,” the Earth Cauldron said solemnly.

Long Chen was silent and clenched his fists tightly. Even existences as powerful as the five Sovereigns couldn’t break free of this game. Instead, they had willingly given up everything to find the so-called gamebreaker. That alone was enough to tell him that the peril up ahead was unimaginable.

“They committed suicide and bound their karmic luck to the Martial Heaven Continent, gambling everything on a second life. But that second life was also their final one. Never again could they enter the cycle of reincarnation. They completely vanished, using themselves to build a bridge for you. They had entrusted all their karmic fate to you. You are the one they chose to protect above all else,” sighed the Earth Cauldron.

Now that Long Chen had reached this point, the karma had fully manifested. There was no longer a need to keep it hidden.

Even the Earth Cauldron couldn’t help but feel it was a pity. Each of the five Sovereigns had stood at the very peak of humanity’s cultivation path. They could have advanced even further, illuminating the nine heavens and ten lands with their brilliance. And yet, they gave it all up. Because in this world, there was something that surpassed everything. Such an existence was called a Sovereign.

To pave a path for Long Chen, they had killed themselves with no regret or indecision. That kind of courage was something even the Earth Cauldron had rarely seen over countless eras.

“Sovereigns, don’t worry. No matter what the path ahead is, since you’ve entrusted it to me, I will not disappoint you!” exclaimed Long Chen.

Although Long Chen had no idea what his future held, he refused to disappoint the few people he idolized.

Just as he was about to look deeper into the darkness, the scales beneath him quivered. The entire heaven region’s battlefield started to tremble.

Everyone had been immersed in the teachings of the five Sovereigns, but now they were jolted awake..

“The scales are about to fall!” “What is Long Chen doing?! He’s already at the scales! Is there no way to stop the scales from falling?!” “Why are the scales still tilting?! No one’s killing anymore—we were all comprehending the Dao! This is blatant cheating!”

Outraged roars rang out.

In various hidden locations throughout the heaven region’s battlefield, many experts were frothing from their mouths, black qi surging out of their bodies. Despair and resentment twisted their expressions.

“You bastards… When did you poison us…”

Some people died after using those teleportation fragments. Others had been poisoned long ago. However, because they were too focused on searching for opportunities, they never noticed the subtle changes within their bodies—until it was too late.

Thus, deaths continued to stack on the side of the nine heavens. The scales did not stop.

The power of the world howled.

Seeing this, the experts from the nine heavens clenched their fists. Was their fate sealed, even with Long Chen atop the scales?

At that moment, Long Chen’s gaze turned icy.

“Senior, if we work together, can we destroy these scales?” he asked.

“It’s impossible,” replied the Earth Cauldron gravely. “These scales are a manifestation of the battlefield’s laws, sustained by the karmic energy of the world beyond. If you destroy them, the entire heaven region’s battlefield will collapse. Unless Heaven and Earth are once again united, it cannot be done.”

The Earth Cauldron referred to its peak form—when it had been the Heaven Earth Cauldron, whole and invincible.

“However,” the Earth Cauldron continued, “if your goal is only to halt the scales’ descent, I do have a way. I can disrupt their laws by entering a state of self-repair.”

“Really? You have a method?”

Long Chen was relieved.

“Yes. But… there is a price.”

“What price?” asked Long Chen.

“That I will not be able to protect you for a long time.”

“Senior, don’t worry about me! I can protect myself!” promised Long Chen.

Buzz.

The Earth Cauldron appeared in the sky, its size expanding until it matched the towering scales. Countless runes ignited across its bronze body.

Specks of divine light flickered over the Earth Cauldron like stars. Its sacred light and vast pressure affected everyone within the heaven region’s battlefield, as well as those in the passageways.

“Heavens, isn’t that… the Heaven Earth Cauldron?!” “The rumors are true?! Long Chen really has the Heaven Earth Cauldron?!” “One of the ten great primal chaos divine items? It’s not a projection, but the real thing?!”

First, the Ten Worlds Diagram’s projection and now the actual Heaven Earth Cauldron. Everyone was stunned speechless.

BOOM!

The Earth Cauldron blazed with power and slammed into the scales. A golden ripple spread outward, annihilating all Daos and laws in its path.

The Earth Cauldron’s divine light and the scales’ golden light vanished at the same time. Even the radiant sun above lost its luster.

The towering scales turned pitch-black. Their terrifying aura completely disappeared, and the floating motes of light on either side faded into nothingness.

When everyone looked back at the Earth Cauldron, their expressions froze. Half of its body had vanished.

“How can this be?”

People found it hard to believe.

How could the Heaven Earth Cauldron lose half its body with just one attack? It was one of the ten great primal chaos divine items!

“According to ancient legends, the Heaven Earth Cauldron was severed during the primal chaos war. Heaven and Earth were split. It seems the rumors were true. What we’re seeing now… is the Earth Cauldron—half of the Heaven Earth Cauldron,” someone explained heavily.

Little was known about the Heaven Earth Cauldron, and even fewer dared to speak of it. This revelation left everyone shaken.

“But… what could possibly be powerful enough to sever the Heaven Earth Cauldron?”

No one answered. Because no one knew.

Above the scales, Long Chen stared at the wrecked Earth Cauldron in disbelief. It felt like something had just pierced through his chest.

Only now did he understand the true price the Earth Cauldron had mentioned.

This price… was enormous.

“Senior…” Long Chen floated up and embraced the half cauldron.

It was silent—completely dormant.

Now Long Chen understood that the cauldron he usually saw was nothing more than a transformation. This was its true form.

Evilmoon floated in the sky as a black saber, staring at the Earth Cauldron silently.

“Why does this scene feel so familiar?”