Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Lightning rained down. It was so fast that these outsider devils didn’t have time to react.

“Well done!”

Seeing them be executed so efficiently, Long Chen sighed inside. Huo Linger and Lei Linger were truly no longer little girls dependent on him.

Lei Linger had her own path. Although she had not condensed a Dao-seed, her thunderforce was enough to interfere with this outsider heavenly tribulation. It was not just avoiding the tribulation or shielding him from it; she was even able to manipulate it to kill the outsider devils! This was something Long Chen had not expected. Before he realized it, lei Linger had truly come into her own.

The tribulation clouds rumbled as the outsider Grand Dao tried to regain control. But thanks to Lei Linger’s manipulation, lightning bolts were decimating the outsider devils.

Every bolt caused an explosion of blood. Considering that this lightning contained destructive Grand Dao power, anyone that was not a half-step Heavenly Sovereign would be wiped out of existence upon contact. The only regretful thing was that she was unable to gain complete control of the tribulation’s power; she was only able to grasp a portion of it. Even so, this was still a great opportunity for her to absorb more energy.

In any case, right now, the more important thing was to help Long Chen stall for time.

Long Chen was trying to refine pills. These pills were so powerful that the outsider Grand Dao felt threatened and wanted to destroy them.

He now knew that the outsider tribulations were different from the tribulations of the nine heavens. The outsider tribulations lacked any life to them, while in the nine heavens, there would always be a sliver of life force in the tribulations. Grasping that sliver allowed one to get stronger in the tribulation and eventually pass it.

However, the laws of the nine heavens were blocked in this area. To complete the refinement, he had to beat this outsider tribulation altogether. In order to seize a chance at life, he had to crush the tribulation with his own power.

The tribulation fought more and more intensely against Lei Linger as it tried to send its force against Long Chen, but that just caused its power to grow more chaotic. Lei Linger did not block it, but rather channel that chaotic force towards the outsider devils.

The battlefield was in chaos. Lightning rained down everywhere. Only the center remained safe thanks to Lei Linger’s control. Seeing that, the outsider devils tried to rush over there. That was where the Earth Barbarians were, but clashing with them was definitely better than enduring the tribulation.

“Kill them!” roared Uncle Fu. Seeing the outsider devils rushing at them from all directions, he led the three thousand elites against them.

Long Chen was keeping an eye on the battle as he controlled the flame. He couldn’t help shaking his head at the sight. The Earth Barbarian race was full of brave warriors; they were all powerful, and they were becoming more powerful as they fought. Cooperation, on the other hand... was not lacking so much as missing altogether.

Perhaps their memories of fighting together had grown faint over the years, but right now, they were all just fighting for themselves. As a result, many of them fell into dangerous straits; Uncle Fu, for instance, was surrounded by dozens of half-step Heavenly Sovereigns.

For three thousand people to block so many outsider devils was naturally impossible. They were being continuously pressed back, and were in danger of being killed at any moment. Thus, Long Chen had Huo Linger stealthily spread her power throughout the battlefield, and he also had Cang Lu ready to save people at a moment’s notice.

But what surprised Long Chen was that the closer to death they grew, the stronger they became. Now that they were soaked in blood and wounds, they were only growing more terrifying. In addition, it appeared that igniting their blood and soul didn’t seem very harmful to them. Long Chen’s observations led him to believe that unless all of it was burned away, a single seed was sufficient for them to recover.

This kind of ability was something he had never seen before. He didn’t know of any other race that didn’t need to pay any price to ignite their blood and soul.

The Earth Barbarian race’s talents were truly remarkable. Back then, if they hadn’t failed to reach out to the Star Master, their addition really might have rewritten the results of the primal chaos war. After all, at that point, the Earth Barbarian race was at its peak in terms of both power and numbers.

Over the years, they had slowly lost their true elites, and compared to their peak, their current power was simply insignificant. Even so, their latent potential had never disappeared. They had powerful abilities that were slowly awakening in the face of a battle to the death. As the slumbering fighting spirit within them awakened, Long Chen could feel the earth’s power pouring into their bodies, nourishing the seeds of their potential.

Even in the face of death, none of them retreated. Well, there was nowhere else for them to retreat at this point; if they went any further back, the outsider devils would reach Long Chen. Thus, this was their final defensive line. Even if they died, they wouldn’t permit the attackers to harm Long Chen. Otherwise, not even their lives would be enough to wash away that disgrace.

Furthermore, they weren’t just protecting Long Chen. Their weaker kin were also behind them—elderly people, infants, and many young disciples who hadn’t had a chance to grow stronger yet. For the sake of their beloved ones, these three thousand people had to risk their lives!

One incense stick’s worth of time passed, then two... Finally, at the two-hour mark, the three thousand elites were finally unable to endure any longer. Their power was exhausted and their power dropped. Their defensive line finally broke.

“No!”

Seeing this, one of them suddenly erupted into flames as he prepared to self-detonate.

However, just as he moved, a cage of flames locked him down, suppressing his power and stopping his self-detonation. At the same time, a flock of Golden Crows suddenly joined the battlefield. The outsider devils that had just broken through the defensive line were incinerated. Screams rang out incessantly; as it turned out, even half-step Heavenly Sovereigns couldn’t extinguish the Sun Flame.

Huo Linger had finally made a move, but she wasn’t going all-out. She was still helping Long Chen refine pills. Even so, with her helping them, the three thousand elites managed to fix their defensive line, and thanks to the Golden Crows, the pressure on them lightened. Although they already felt weary enough to just lie down and die, they bitterly held on.

Seeing this, Long Chen was impressed. This was a true life and death battle, something that the Seven Treasure Space couldn’t compare to. After this battle, the medicinal energy in their bodies would be completely absorbed, and their potential would be unlocked. In the future, they would become rising stars in the nine heavens and ten lands. The Earth Barbarians’ name would shake this world...

Karmic luck really is marvelous. I actually accidentally ran into such an opportunity! Long Chen couldn’t help being excited.

At this time, the Demon Moon Cauldron’s temperature began to rise, to the point where the whole cauldron turned red. Long Chen saw three clumps of energy gathering inside.

BOOM!

Suddenly, a scarlet pillar of light exploded into the sky. A terrifying aura blew apart the tribulation clouds.

They have gained sentience! They underwent spiritual awakening all on their own! Long Chen was shocked.

The tribulation clouds scattered, and the life energy that had been kept away now poured into the Demon Moon Cauldron. Those three clumps of energy automatically absorbed all the energy inside the cauldron, and three scarlet medicinal pills formed. They looked like the eyes of a devil.

BOOM!

Yao Linger cried out as the three pills actually suddenly erupted with unmatched power. They broke free of the Demon Moon Cauldron and Long Chen’s seal, blowing open the lid and flying out!

Long Chen’s expression changed. “Shit, they bolted!”

He raised a hand, and astral energy locked down the surroundings.