Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Zi Yan’s fingers shifted and seven strings vibrated, but instead of a zither’s gentle sound, what rang out was something more akin to a war drum’s boom. A black ripple spread, a wave of destruction sweeping through the sky.

BOOM!

The starlight was instantly submerged in darkness. The middle-aged man stumbled back several steps. With every step, a black hole appeared in the void. He was forced back many miles before he managed to stop himself. Blood dripped down his spear, and every droplet of that blood seemed to weigh thousands of tons. It caused explosions when it hit the ground, and it left deep holes wherever it dripped.

Everyone could see that the hand holding the spear was shaking

On the other hand, Zi Yan was holding the Heavenly Devil Zither steady, but her face was slightly pale. Devil qi continued to surge around her. Her icy gaze seemed like a predator eyeing its prey, and her aura was locked onto him, but it was obvious that she had also suffered from this clash. While the middle-aged man had suffered an external injury, Zi Yan had suffered an internal injury. They could be considered evenly matched in that exchange.

“The Heavenly Devil Zither really is terrifying. But you are too weak. If I unleash my full power, you will definitely die today!” sneered the middle-aged man.

He was actually quite shocked; she was stronger than he had imagined. But that was only relative to his expectations. Through this exchange, he now knew exactly how things were: The Heavenly Devil Zither was powerful, but its master was limiting its strength.

“Long Chen, this person is very powerful. I would have to undo the seal on the Heavenly Devil Zither to beat him. But once the seal is undone, there will no longer be any way to control its killing power. Everyone here will be killed, and the divine capital will certainly be destroyed,” transmitted Zi Yan gravely.

She had also witnessed Long Can’s power, so she knew that, despite both being triple-manifestation Divine Sovereigns, this man far surpassed Long Can. The experts of the nine star line truly couldn’t be judged according to normal standards.

Without undoing the seal, she couldn’t beat him. But she had no idea what kind of tragedy would follow if she did that. And if she didn’t... Zi Yan could tell that the man was already thinking about seizing the Heavenly Devil Zither. The situation had reached a critical stage.

Zi Yan did not fear him; she could leave any time she chose. But her hands were tied due to being worried about everyone around her.

If Long Chen joined forces with her and Shen Qingxue with the violet-gold polearm, then they did have the ability to fight him. But there was one problem—even if they did gain an advantage against him, if he suddenly decided to attack the divine capital, the barrier was far too weak to endure the full-power attack of a triple-manifestation Divine Sovereign.

In other words, he would still have the initiative. Zi Yan knew that if the three of them joined forces, they would be able to defeat him eventually, but restraining him and keeping him under control were different matters altogether.

“Leave him to me!”

Long Chen smiled slightly. He walked in front of Zi Yan. His divine ring, starry sea, and Star Battle Armor appeared, and he stared coldly at the man in front of him.

This was a clash between two nine star heirs. However, based on the astral energy fluctuations, Long Chen’s astral energy was completely suppressed. Their astral energy was not on the same level in terms of either quality or quantity.

“Long Chen, you aren’t a match for him. Don’t force—” exclaimed Zi Yan.

The middle-aged man cut her off with a sneer. “Not a match? You have absolutely no idea how weak your man is in front of me. At best, he’s a slightly bigger ant.”

He had already received a report regarding Long Chen’s power. But seeing his astral energy, he couldn’t help sneering. As expected, rumors were always exaggerated. This was the number one figure of the junior generation? What a joke. Long Chen’s aura was certainly imposing compared to the majority of the nine star line’s junior generation, but it was definitely not enough for him to be considered unmatched.

Long Chen spread his arms and calmly said, “Hold me tightly!”

The middle-aged man’s expression instantly sank. He roared, “Who do you take me for?!”

Then, Zi Yan spread her arms and held onto Long Chen tightly from behind.

“Fuck!” The middle-aged man realized Long Chen hadn’t been talking to him, and instantly felt incredibly embarrassed.

Long Chen took a single step. Starlight surged, and he instantly appeared in front of the middle-aged man.

Seeing Long Chen attacking with Zi Yan on his back, the middle-aged man was utterly baffled. In all his years, he had never seen anyone fight like this. But he was an experienced fighter, nevertheless; after this brief moment of confusion, his spear swept through the air.

Just then, the sound of a zither exploded. The surrounding spacetime twisted, and that man’s movements seemed to slow down to a crawl.

Immediately, Long Chen grabbed his shoulder and took another step.

“Qingxue, kill the others!”

Long Chen’s voice echoed through the sky; he, Zi Yan, and the middle-aged man instantly vanished.

Although she didn’t know what had happened, Long Chen had given her an order, and that order would be fulfilled no matter what.

“Kill them!”

Raising the violet-gold polearm, Shen Qingxue led an assault on the nine star heirs. Zi Nuo, Li Chenggang, Chi Yutong, Xin Yu, and the others shot into motion. They all wanted to see just how strong these allegedly unmatched nine star heirs were.

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In the Jiuli Divine Realm, countless experts were cleaning up the aftermath of the battle that had just been fought here. They had to rebuild their foundation and the grand formation. However, just as the alarm formation was being rebuilt, it suddenly began to wail, causing everyone to once more tense up.

“What’s going on?! An enemy attack?!”

Everyone was anxious. Was there no end to their misfortune? Thankfully, Long Chen’s voice rang out through the sky of the Jiuli Divine Realm, making everyone calm down.

“Dad, I’m back! I brought a gift!”

A wave of light exploded in the sky. A figure enveloped by astral energy suddenly came flying out of the sky, heading straight toward the Jiuli Tower.

The Jiuli Tower blazed with light, and an explosive sound rang out as the man smashed into the Jiuli Tower’s divine light. The force of the impact sent him flying back at almost the same speed, coughing up blood.

This man was, of course, the nine star line’s triple-manifestation Divine Sovereign. With Zi Yan’s aid, Long Chen had managed to use his Star Cloud Steps to instantly bring him to the Jiuli Divine Realm.

The Divine Sovereign had no idea what had just happened. Even though he had become a triple manifestation Divine Sovereign, his Star Cloud Steps had not reached the divine mastery level. After all, divine mastery of the Star Cloud Steps had nothing to do with cultivation; it was entirely decided by one’s comprehension of astral energy.

When he woke up from his confusion and saw the Jiuli Tower in front of him, his expression completely changed. Without hesitation, he drew astral energy toward his feet and turned to run.

Zi Yan was just about to use the Heavenly Devil Zither to stop him when Long Chen raised his hand.

“There’s no need. Dad’s here.”