Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

BOOM!

Qi waves exploded, and the unstoppable Qian Jie was blown back by this sword strike.

The terrifying pressure that had held Dong Mingyu dissolved instantly. In the blink of an eye, she vanished and reappeared miles away.

The dagger in her hand was incomparably sharp and could cut through divine weapons like tofu. Yet just now, it hadn’t been able to sever Qian Jie’s neck.

The moment her dagger pierced Qian Jie’s skin, a nearly indestructible energy flared within his body, repelling it. The force was so immense Do Mingyu almost lost her grip on her dagger.

Facing Qian Jie’s domain was like standing before the Heaven Cauldron itself.

“Careful, he can use the Heaven Cauldron’s power!” Dong Mingyu warned.

After that, she vanished again to fight alongside Yue Zifeng.

Qian Jie was too terrifying, and none of them could face him directly. As an item-slave of the Heaven Cauldron, the energy in his body was linked to the Heaven Cauldron, making him near-invulnerable in both offense and defense.

Yue Zifeng hovered in midair, facing Qian Jie. With him pointing his sword at Qian Jie and his robes swaying gently, Yue Zifeng simply looked like the incarnation of the Sword God.

A cluster of profound runes manifested on top of Yue Zifeng’s sword. Curiously, despite being incomplete, all the runes were connected and emitted a sharp aura of the Sword Dao.

“Heavens, that Yue Zifeng is the most terrifying existence in the Dragonblood Legion!”

Qian Jie had defeated Gu Yang, Li Qi, Song Mingyuan, and Wilde. Against his Heaven power, none of them could stop him. Yet, Yue Zifeng’s seemingly slender sword had stopped his rampage and forced him back.

“The Sword God’s aura? Interesting...” Qian Jie muttered, shaking his wrist, staring at Yue Zifeng with wide eyes.

Yue Zifeng gazed at him coldly. “The heavens are absolute. They govern the sun, moon, stars, the cycles of seasons, the wind, rain, frost, and snow. The Dao of heavens nurtures all life, but your Heaven energy exists only to destroy. It defies the Grand Dao and can no longer be called the heavens. Today, I will tear down your false heaven with the sword in my hand.”

“Hahaha!” Qian Jie laughed like that was the funniest joke in the world. “What do you know of the heavens? I have inherited Heaven Dao. You think an ant like you understands the heavens more than me? You have the aura of the Sword God on you. But if you think these pitiful legacy runes can fight the heavens, you are unspeakably foolish.”

With a flash, Qian Jie appeared right in front of Yue Zifeng, holding a bronze saber in his hand.

The bronze blade tore a rent in the void that stretched beyond the horizon. Though it looked ordinary, power beyond any legacy Divine Sovereign magical item erupted from it.

Yet, in a heartbeat, Yue Zifeng reappeared behind Qian Jie. No one knew how he had evaded the attack. With his right hand, Yue Zifeng slowly raised his sword, while his left hand held a sword seal.

He solemnly chanted, “Under the name of the Sword God, I summon the power of the heavens. The qi of ten thousand swords...”

The next moment, the chains representing the new world order turned iridescent and flowed into Yue Zifeng’s sword. Countless blades—those in the surrounding experts’ hands and those shattered on the battlefield—started to shake, their runes flashing.

Faint threads of light drifted from the blades like mist, merging into Yue Zifeng’s sword.

As divine light blossomed out of his sword, ripples of sword intent spread outward, scouring the battlefield with a razor-sharp presence.

Yue Zifeng’s sword suddenly slashed down, and a single streak of Sword Qi swept toward Qian Jie.

“Hmph, insignificant!” Qian Jie exclaimed.

This single streak of Sword Qi neither caused any massive waves nor tore through the void. It looked just like ordinary Sword Qi unleashed by an ordinary cultivator.

Yet, despite his sneer, Qian Jie didn’t dare underestimate that Sword Qi.

The runes covering Qian Jie ignited, forming a layer of shimmering battle armor. Then, he raised his bronze saber defensively. In fact, he only switched to defense because he didn’t want to get ambushed by Dong Mingyu. Her black dagger was terrifying, and he didn’t dare to treat her lightly.

BOOM!

The “ordinary” Sword Qi struck his saber with a world-shaking detonation. As the entire heaven region quaked, the space around Qian Jie fractured like brittle glass. He was hurled backward by the impact, the void collapsing beneath his feet.

“Damn, what kind of power is this!?” Qian Jie shouted, shocked and enraged.

As the item-slave of the Heaven Cauldron, Qian Jie could channel the power of the Heaven Dao. None of his peers could block a single blow from him. Even a legacy Divine Sovereign magical item would crumble beneath his fist.

The runes across his body came from the Heaven Cauldron itself, so his power was tied to it. In this regard, he far surpassed Long Chen.

After all, the Earth Cauldron had to restrain itself to match Long Chen’s power, while Qian Jie had no such limitation. He was an extension of the Heaven Cauldron’s might and would get stronger alongside the Heaven Cauldron. From the moment he became an item-slave, he had walked a path without equal.

Until now.

Yue Zifeng could blow Qian Jie back with a single streak of Sword Qi. This had never happened to him.

With a roar, runes erupted beneath Qian Jie’s feet. A massive platform then anchored him in place, as he refused to yield another step.

But the moment he rooted himself, the entirety of that Sword Qi’s force pressed into his saber.

A brittle crack rang out.

“What?!”

Qian Jie’s eyes almost popped out of their sockets. His bronze saber was a legacy Divine Sovereign magical item, and it had been boosted by the Heaven Cauldron’s power. It was supposed to be unbreakable.

But due to the pressure of this Sword Qi, the sword cracked. That light sound was like thunder out of a clear sky to Qian Jie.

BOOM!

Finally, his saber couldn’t endure it anymore and completely shattered.

As Qian Jie could not dodge in time, everything from his shoulder to his left ribcage was gone.