Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

In front of a Heavenly Sovereign who was also a powerful sword cultivator, that blonde woman showed no fear. She actually struck back!

BOOM!

Golden light exploded when their strikes met, and wild qi waves raged. Both she and the attacker were pushed back.

“Master!”

Yue Zhen felt a pulling force tugging at him, and the next moment, he found himself next to an old man. He was overjoyed at the sight.

“Master, capture that demoness alive! I want her as a pet!”

With his master here, Yue Zhen grew fearless once more. Meanwhile, his master looked a lot more somber. After exchanging blows with her, he knew he had no advantage over her. She was a peak Sovereign Lord, the same level as his own disciple, but her power was orders of magnitude greater.

“Oh, so it wasn’t a Heavenly Sovereign. Ha, just a half-step one?”

Although she had been blown back by this attack, a desire to fight burned brightly within her. Her golden wings flapped, and she shot towards Yue Zhen’s master.

Yue Zhen’s master was also the Heaven Transcension Sword Sect’s master, while Yue Zhen was his sole personal disciple. He had pampered the young man terribly; he didn’t even treat his own children as well. That was because Yue Zhen’s talent in the Sword Dao was shockingly high. He would be able to inherit the sect’s entire legacy. As the heir to his Sword Dao, his master viewed him as more important than his own life. That resulted in Yue Zhen having no sense of fear.

“Demoness, you’re asking for death!” Seeing that she dared to actually take the initiative to attack him, the sect master was shocked and enraged. His sword blazed with light as he swung it at her.

However, just as the arc of sword-light was about to touch her wings, her body somehow became illusory. She passed right through the attack! Her movement art was truly bizarre; it was most likely a divine ability of hers. By the time that the sect master could react , she was right in front of him, and golden claws reached for his throat.

He was enraged. A frontal attack like this clearly showed that she was looking down on him, even though he was a half-step Heavenly Sovereign.

The sword in his right hand was pointing downward after his previous slash, and he couldn’t raise it again in time. Thus, he formed a seal with his left hand. Sword Qi gathered on his fingertips, and he shot it at her head.

However, this attack also missed. Just as his Sword Qi was about to strike her, her body once more became illusory. His attack passed straight through her without harming her in the slightest.

“AHH!”

Just then, a miserable scream rang out from behind him. That woman had passed by him and torn off Yue Zhen’s arm! As expected of a sword cultivator, his body was terribly weak. In front of her, he might as well be made of paper.

“You demon! I will tear you to pieces!” Seeing his beloved disciple injured, the sect master could not contain his anger anymore. “All members of the Heaven Transcension Sword Sect hear my orders! Kill this woman!”

The sect master threw out a formation disc. Space quaked, and millions of experts came flying out.

Damn, what an impressive display of stupidity!

Long Chen was truly dumbfounded when he saw this.

These people had been hidden inside the city, but the sect master had forcibly summoned them. The power of the formation hiding the experts in the city fluctuated wildly as a result. As long as the other side wasn’t as stupid as this sect master, they would know that the city was hiding something.

For one willful disciple, he had completely ruined the battle plan. Did he even dare to be more stupid?

Originally, when Long Chen learned that the Four Cardinal Alliance was in charge of this fight, he had some expectations, but everything he was seeing left him disappointed. Of course, he soon realized the real problem—the Four Cardinal Alliance might be technically in charge, but they couldn’t really control their allies.

To put it frankly, they were a hastily put together hodgepodge. Perhaps they had gathered specifically for this attack. As a result, the Four Cardinal Alliance did not have absolute authority.

With the new era here, many forces had grown much stronger. Their arrogance had also grown with their strength, as had their ambitions. They all wanted to become a power to be reckoned with. Thus, they viewed this battle as a chance for them to show off their strength. They had yet to realize the severity of the situation.

I think I know why someone like the Star Master ultimately failed... Long Chen sank into thought as he watched everything descend into chaos. Enemies are nowhere near as frightening as allies that make you wish for more enemies. With pigs like these for allies, how could he possibly win?

When the Heaven Transcension Sword Sect attacked, Long Chen could clearly sense that everyone inside the barrier was in chaos. This attack had not just exposed the barrier, but actually damaged it.

On the bright side, when the barrier took damage, Long Chen sensed a familiar aura behind it. When he noticed that aura, a faint smile appeared on his face.

...

“Idiots! Are you trying to get us all killed?!”

Within the barrier, the peak Sovereign Lord Su Yu turned ashen. She felt that she was just about to explode out of anger.

There were not just many experts hidden here, but also hundreds of arrow towers, cannons, and various other war machines. These weapons were prepared for half-step Heavenly Sovereigns; they could accumulate energy while hidden inside the barrier and then catch their enemies off guard. Even half-step Heavenly Sovereigns could be killed this way. Yet the master of the Heaven Transcension Sword Sect completely ignored the plan and forcibly broke through the barrier to save someone!

Had it been just him alone, that would have been one thing. The barrier would still be intact and would not have been exposed either. But when he used the formation disc to summon everyone from his sect, the barrier went out of control. Su Yu felt like going out and choking him with her own hands.

Leading this battle against the outsider devils was the responsibility of the Four Cardinal Alliance, but their members were only half of this joint army. Without absolute power, it was impossible to control everyone, and that was especially true when the leader was a young disciple like Su Yu. The half-step Heavenly Sovereigns didn’t treat her seriously.

No one but Su Yu knew just how many grievances she had suffered due to this. But for the sake of the big picture, she had endured. She hadn’t expected that at the critical moment, the Heaven Transcension Sword Sect would completely ruin her plans. Their entire strategy was worthless now! Su Yu’s eyes turned red, and she almost cried.

Just then, as if to pour oil on the fire, an elder stepped forward. “Young friend Su Yu, the Sword Transcension Sword Sect is in danger! As allies, how can we just sit back and watch? We have to go reinforce them! Don’t tell me you’re just going to watch as your allies are killed?”

“Right! What are you waiting for at such a time? I really don’t know why the Four Cardinal Alliance would send a girl like you to act as commander. You don’t even understand something so basic!”

“You...”

Su Yu was shaking from rage. She couldn’t believe it. These fools had no idea that the outsider devils in front of them weren’t the main force! Although Su Yu also didn’t know what level of experts the outsider devils were hiding, her years of combat experience told her that they definitely had a terrifying trump card up their sleeves. Meanwhile, these old fellows looked down on her as a commander. They actually thought that she was making a big deal out of nothing. They didn’t care about the strategy.

Seeing that Su Yu was too angry to speak, that elder sneered. “Tch, what a useless commander! My Clear Wind Valley won’t just stand by while our allies are in danger! Everyone, obey my orders! We will slaughter the outsider devils and save the Heaven Transcension Sword Sect!”

“Kill!”

Countless people ignored Su Yu and charged out. As a result, the barrier completely collapsed, and all their arrangements were exposed.

“Miss Su Yu, we...”

Seeing those factions charging out on their own, the Four Cardinal Alliance’s experts were dumbfounded. A female disciple couldn’t help coming forward to try to comfort Su Yu.

Now that they had all charged out, if the Four Cardinal Alliance didn’t make a move as well, they would definitely be blamed and labeled as treacherous allies who didn’t help when others were in danger. The public opinion of the Four Cardinal Alliance would be affected, and Su Yu in particular would be crushed. However, if they did attack, then all their plans would truly be wasted. Furthermore, they would definitely take immense casualties.

Don’t join in? Then the Four Cardinal Alliance’s reputation would be ruined. Join in at this time? Then the majority of the Four Cardinal Alliance’s members here would die on this battlefield. Su Yu could not make a decision, and the pain this caused her was unbearable.

Suddenly, a voice rang out that made Su Yu instantly shiver.

“Hey, if it isn’t that beauty called Su Yu! Why the long face?”

She raised her head, and right in front of her, she saw a figure that she had seen in her dreams countless times.

“Long Chen...”

Su Yu instantly lost control and fell into his embrace. She started crying, as if unleashing all the grievances she had suffered in the past few days.

“Senior Long Chen...”

Amongst the people around her, there were some who had followed Su Yu for a long time and who naturally knew Long Chen. They also clenched their fists excitedly when they saw him. In their hearts, Long Chen was like a god. As long as he was here, there was no problem that couldn’t be resolved.

“Long Chen... they’ve bullied me so much...” Su Yu didn’t even care about everyone else here. She felt like she had reached her limit and had to unburden her suppressed feelings or she would go insane.

She couldn’t understand why these people would act like this. She had racked her brain and considered the situation from all angles to come up with this strategy. She felt like she had done everything she could to reduce their casualties. But these people didn’t appreciate her efforts, and instead mocked her. At the most critical time, they even stabbed her in the back.

“That is because you’re easy to bully. If they didn’t bully you, who would they bully?” Long Chen patted Su Yu’s shoulder and gently pushed her back. He wiped her tears, and his expression turned serious. “As the commander, if you can’t crush all opposition, then you also can’t be so compassionate. Remember this: You only have a responsibility for those who trust you, listen to you, and risk their lives for you. As for everyone else, what does their life and death have to do with you?”

“Yes, I’ll listen to you!” Su Yu forced herself to calm down.

Seeing that this strong and stubborn woman was cracking under this heavy weight, Long Chen couldn’t help sighing inside. Su Yu definitely wasn’t born to be a leader, but she had so many followers that she had no choice but to grit her teeth and accept this heavy burden.

There was no way around it. Others had entrusted their lives to her, and she had to live up to that faith. She put on a strong appearance, but inside, the pressure was crushing her. That pain was something only she knew.

“Come. Today, your elder brother will give you a lesson!”

Long Chen patted her shoulder and then brought her into the sky to overlook the entire battlefield.