Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

A group of experts with swords on their backs appeared, their sharp Sword Qi chilling the air like winter’s breath.

“What terrifying Sword Dao will!”

Terrified cries rang out. Although many people had never heard of the High Heaven Sword Sect, it was obvious that they were a group of terrifying sword cultivators.

“Zifeng...” muttered Xia Chen.

“Leave it to me!”

Yue Zifeng immediately abandoned his current opponent, turning toward this group without hesitation.

While the High Heaven Sword Sect’s group was only three hundred thousand strong, their aura was even more frightening than the millions of Netherdragon experts.

They advanced in no hurry, every step echoing like a war drum, as though the world itself trembled beneath the rhythm of their swords. Even their footsteps sounded like the overture of death.

Suddenly, a shriek tore through the chaos.

“AH!”

Jin Mingyao’s hands exploded into blood mist, and the Golden Endless Staff flew from his grasp.

Everyone was startled. A moment ago, Jin Mingyao had been fighting Guo Ran evenly, and Guo Ran hadn’t even unleashed any special technique. So, how did Jin Mingyao suddenly lose?

Even Guo Ran was startled. When the Hidden Dragon Shield had clashed with the Endless Staff, the weapon’s runes had shuddered violently. A terrifying backlash of power surged through it, numbing his arms.

If not for the protection of his battle armor, his arms would have been obliterated.

At first, Guo Ran thought Jin Mingyao had undone more seals. But when he saw the terror in Jin Mingyao’s eyes, he knew. Jin Mingyao had undone too many seals and lost control of his divine weapon.

Blood spurted from Jin Mingyao’s mouth as his arms instantly regrew. Forming rapid hand seals, he roared, “Heavenly Demon Seal!”

The blood transformed into chains of runes that wrapped tightly around the Golden Endless Staff.

“This is a good chance!” Guo Ran exclaimed, delighted.

If the Golden Endless Staff was rebelling, he could go for the kill. But before he could move, a thunderous roar shook the battlefield.

Little Nine pounced.

With blinding speed, the giant violet-furred fox extended a claw, seizing the Golden Endless Staff. A golden rune ignited on its talon.

“Ancestors of the Violet Pupil Nine Tail Fox race, it’s time to wake up! Assist your descendant in washing away our disgrace! Golden Dragon Seal Breaker!” roared Little Nine.

A dazzling golden light erupted from Little Nine’s claw, engulfing the Endless Staff.

Following that, a majestic aura surged out of the Endless Staff, shattering Jin Mingyao’s chains one by one.

Golden dragon images coiled around the staff, their roars shaking heaven and earth. The sheer might of their presence made the air vibrate.

Seeing those dragon images, even Bai Xiaole was shocked.

“This Golden Endless Staff... has a connection to the dragon race?”

He recalled what Little Nine had once said—the Violet Pupil Nine Tail Fox clan had once stood just beneath the dragon race in the primal chaos era. They had willingly served the dragons, while the other demon races couldn’t even enter their eyes.

But now, it became clear that the dragon they had once served was likely none other than the Primal Chaos Dragon Sovereign.

Even after so long together, Little Nine had never spoken of their ancient bond. Perhaps it was because both their races had fallen from their former glory. They were too faded, too broken for such history to matter anymore.

This Golden Endless Staff was actually exuding the aura of the dragon race, which surprised everyone.

“Damn it, help me seal it!” roared Jin Mingyao in a panic.

This time, he was truly losing his mind. He had undone too many seals to defeat Guo Ran.

After all, the Golden Endless Staff had never belonged to the Heavenly Demon Golden Monkey race to begin with. One of their ancestors had forcibly suppressed its rebellious item-spirit using their supreme law power.

However, the weapon’s true spirit had never submitted. Unable to destroy it, the Heavenly Demon Golden Monkey race had no choice but to imprison it, sealing it away and implanting a new spirit within, hoping it would devour the original over time and take control.

At this moment, the Golden Endless Staff contained two item-spirits: one old, one new. However, the new item-spirit’s growth was painfully slow. Even after countless years, it could only draw out a fraction of the weapon’s true might.

To unleash more power, Jin Mingyao needed to borrow the strength of the original item-spirit, but that ancient will refused to submit. The complex seals carved into the weapon both suppressed and siphoned its energy, keeping the rebellion barely in check.

Normally, undoing four seals was enough to provoke a backlash. Undoing six would drive the old spirit into a violent frenzy.

Yet today, Jin Mingyao had continuously undone seal after seal, and the weapon had remained eerily calm. He had taken that silence as a sign that the new spirit had finally gained dominance.

But he couldn’t have been more wrong.

The old item-spirit had sensed Little Nine’s aura, which was why it had been silent. Now that Little Nine made its move, passing the power of the Violet Pupil Nine Tail Fox race to it, its opportunity came.

It started to devour the new item-spirit.

Jin Mingyao’s face turned deathly pale. If the original spirit regained full control, the Golden Endless Staff would no longer obey him. Panic surged through him.

The Heavenly Demon Golden Monkey race’s experts formed hand seals in unison. Their bloodline power erupted, transforming into crimson chains that whipped toward the weapon.

BOOM!

However, those chains exploded before they could even touch the Endless Staff.

The Endless Staff fell into Little Nine’s hand. Holding it, Little Nine let out a heaven-shaking roar. This legacy divine weapon had finally returned to its rightful owner after suffering so much disgrace.

“Heavenly Demon Golden Monkeys, I will definitely kill you all today!” declared Little Nine.

But before his declaration had even faded—

BOOM!!!

The Golden Endless Staff exploded in his grasp.

“What?!” Gasps erupted all around. How did the Golden Endless Staff suddenly explode in Little Nine’s hands?

However, they quickly saw an even more shocking scene. The exploded Endless Staff had transformed into billions of golden needles, shooting toward Jin Mingyao and the others.

“So this... is its ultimate form...” Jin Mingyao muttered, eyes wide with disbelief.

The Golden Endless Staff was actually a spirit weapon, and its staff form was only its most basic state.

The golden needles instantly tore through the Heavenly Demon Golden Monkeys. They were incomparably sharp; no weapons or armor could stop them.

“Damn you! Did you think I only had one legacy Divine Sovereign magical item?!” Jin Mingyao roared.

With a wave of his hand, a golden ruler appeared, emanating an ancient, terrifying aura. The golden needles collided with it and were repelled, but the display only confirmed everyone’s horror.

While Jin Mingyao survived, his subordinates were instantly wiped out. After all, they had no legacy divine weapon.

Over a million experts were reduced to a single survivor. Driven mad by grief and rage, Jin Mingyao howled and charged at Little Nine.

“Today, either you die or die!” Little Nine roared back, his fur standing on end.

The swarm of needles dissolved into light and spiraled around him, fusing into a set of radiant golden battle armor.

Law runes blazed along his claws and fangs as his power erupted like a golden sun. He charged at Jin Mingyao like a bolt of lightning.

With the Golden Endless Staff, Little Nine gained the power to fight Jin Mingyao. Seeing that Little Nine’s power had soared, Guo Ran chose to leave him be and directly attack another expert holding a legacy Divine Sovereign magical item.