Nine Star Hegemon Body Art c1-2048

by Translator: BornToBe; Author: Ordinary Magician (平凡魔术师); Licensed From: 17k

  “Are you not the boss?” sneered Long Chen.

  “Don’t force me to kill you! No one can provoke the dignity of Heavenly Fate Island. Let me warn you, you might have some room to live after provoking Pill Valley, but if you provoke Heavenly Fate Island, you’ll have no chance of surviving.” The elder’s gaze was sharp like a blade piercing through space to stab into Long Chen’s eyes.

  “I don’t believe you. I want to test it,” mocked Long Chen. His Spiritual Strength surged forward once more, attacking the middle-aged man’s defenses and peering into his memories.

  “Since that’s the case, then you can just die!”

  This mysterious elder suddenly roared and the crack on his forehead opened. A ray of divine light shot out, actually entering Long Chen’s mind-sea even when they were separated by endless space.

  This ray of divine light was extremely strange. Long Chen couldn’t block it no matter what he did, and it charged directly into the depths of his mind-sea.

  A burst of intense pain came from Long Chen’s soul. That light was trying to kill him.

  Long Chen was shocked. He hadn’t expected there to be such a technique that allowed one to kill others even when they were in completely different places.

  None of his defenses were able to stop the divine light. If he allowed it to pierce straight through his mind-sea, his spiritual space would collapse, and he would die.

  “Bastard, stop!” Long Chen roared and summoned all his Spiritual Strength to form powerful spiritual walls.

  Unfortunately these spiritual walls were all pierced one by one without even slowing the divine light down.

  “I already gave you a chance, but you didn’t take it. You can only blame yourself,” sneered the elder like a supreme judge.

  Just as he sneered and Long Chen was horrified, the Divine Gate in the depths of Long Chen’s mind-sea unleashed endless divine might. The Divine Gate Star within it emitted its own ray of divine light.

  Chapter 1521 The Divine Gate Star’s Power

  The Divine Gate shook, and light blossomed from the Divine Gate Star. A sacred pressure erupted. The Divine Gate Star seemed to have been provoked, and a ray of light shot out of it.

  That light was larger and fiercer than the elder’s light attack. The two light beams crashed together.

  BOOM!

  The elder’s light beam exploded, while the Divine Gate Star’s light continued onward, charging out of Long Chen’s mind-sea and at the elder.

  It happened so suddenly that neither Long Chen nor the elder could react.

  BOOM!

  Divine light exploded. The middle-aged man’s spiritual space and body were blown to pieces.

  At the same time as the middle-aged man died, in a mysterious residence an unknown distance away, an elder coughed up a mouthful of blood and let out a mournful cry.

  This white-haired elder was precisely the elder with a crack on his forehead who attacked through space.

  He was holding his forehead. Blood was currently dripping from it.

  “The Heavenly Eye I just condensed… Long Chen… I will kill you!”

  …

  Long Chen was currently stunned. Just now, things had happened so quickly that he still hadn’t reacted. The elder’s attack had actually ended up provoking the Divine Gate Star.

  He felt a burst of lingering fear. Just now it had truly been dangerous. Although Evilmoon and the Heaven Flipping Seal were present in his spiritual space, if they were the ones to block it, the attack would have exploded in his spiritual space, and he would have met the same ending as the middle-aged man.

  The Divine Gate Star’s attack had also been a spiritual attack, instantly wiping the other side’s attack out of existence and even counterattacking.

  Regretfully, without the middle-aged man’s soul as an intermediary, there was no way for Long Chen to see what had happened to the elder. If Long Chen knew that the elder had been injured, he would definitely be smiling brightly.

  “Heavenly Fate Island. I’ll remember this enmity.”

  Long Chen took a deep breath. He waved his hand, and a wave of golden flames blew up, eliminating the bloody stench in the air.

  Long Chen put away his own flying boat and used the flying boat the other side had brought. He had his family enter it. His flying boat had the mark of Pill Valley. Although he had concealed it, it meant he couldn’t use it as openly as this flying boat.

  This flying boat was a bit small and wasn’t as fast as his. But to Xiaoyu, it was always new things that were best.

  Once they were on the flying boat, Long Chen didn’t immediately speed off back to the Central Plains. Instead, he had to go deeper into the Eastern Wasteland.

  The first place he went to was the branch Xuantian Dao Sect. When he arrived, he saw that it was empty. All the people within had vanished.

  Even the monasteries and supermonasteries had mostly been disbanded, with only a few people left to look after them.

  Seeing this, Long Chen was at ease. He knew that Zheng Wenlong had arranged this to prevent him from worrying. Zheng Wenlong was truly dependable.

  In the end, Long Chen activated the flying boat’s stealth ability and slowly flew over to the Phoenix Cry Empire. He had it float in the air above. The Phoenix Cry Empire was still flourishing. Under the rule of the former fourth prince, Chu Yao’s little brother, the empire and its people were prospering. He was actually a formidable ruler.

  Long Chen’s divine sense spread throughout the city. He saw fatty Yu, Shou Hou, Shi Feng, and the others. They were now in high positions.

  As for the Border Suppression Marquis’s former land, it was extremely lively, with a flood of people coming and going.

  This place had been completely renovated and was extremely grand. There was a huge statue within the main mansion. It was of Long Tianxiao.

  As the Border Suppression Marquis, Long Tianxiao had become a hero of the empire. His loyalty to the common people and his defense of the empire had won him the entire empire’s respect and gratitude.

  Seeing that statue, Long Tianxiao couldn’t help but sigh emotionally. Mrs. Long teared up from the sight, and Xiaoyu helped her wipe away her tears.

  Only after floating there for a while did Long Chen bring his family to the Martial Heaven Sea-Ring.

  When they saw the endless sea, Xiaoyu cried out excitedly. Even Mrs. Long was shocked by the size of the sea. Their sadness caused by leaving their home was replaced by this novelty.

  Personally seeing all these new sights shocked them. The sight of the huge waves and buffeting winds was one that made humans feel miniscule.

  Xiaoyu was lying in the front of the flying boat and had the best view. Suddenly, a huge mouth devoured the flying boat. “Ahhh!”

  Long Chen pressed a button lightly, and a ray of light shot out of the flying boat, blowing a hole in the mouth that the flying boat continued through.

  Long Tianxiao turned back just in time to see the strange fish. The fish’s head was practically as large as a mountain, but it was killed in one attack from the flying boat.

  “Wow, big brother, you’re so powerful!” Xiaoyu looked at Long Chen worshipfully.

  “You can do the same. Come, I’ll teach you how to control the flying boat.” Long Chen beckoned. He truly did love her and wanted to pamper her.

  “Long Chen, don’t spoil her. How could a child control such a huge object?” said Mrs. Long worriedly.

  “It’s fine. In any case, it’s free and I won’t mind if it gets ruined. I have plenty of flying boats.” Long Chen smiled.

  Mrs. Long shook her head helplessly. But as she watched Long Chen teach his sister which symbol was for attack, defense, charging forward, and dropping down, his sincere appearance elicited a gratified smile.

  Suddenly, under Xiaoyu’s control, the flying boat tilted downward and smashed into the sea. It then bounced back up and then down again.

  Long Chen hastily reached out to help, allowing the flying boat to r
egain its balance in the air. Xiaoyu was pale with fright.

  “It’s fine, making a mistake at the start is normal. You’re a fast learner!” comforted Long Chen.

  Xiaoyu truly was smart. She remembered things very quickly. After two hours, thanks to Long Chen’s teachings, Xiaoyu had basically learned how to control the flying boat.

  Whenever they encountered a sea demon, she would launch an attack and destroy it. That grand feeling was indescribable.

  The flying boat was filled with her excited cries, and the atmosphere was very lively. Long Chen was also very gratified. He knew that as long as she was happy, his parents would also be happy. Their mood depended on Xiaoyu.

  What they were worried about the most was that Xiaoyu would be unhappy about going to a new world. But now they found that she was practically a wild child and curious about everything. She had no fear of the unknown world.

  “Dad, I’ve decided to change plans. Instead of the Huayun Sect, I’m thinking of sending you to the Wine God Palace. Once the waves calm down, you can then go to the Huayun Sect. What do you think about that?” asked Long Chen.

  “The Wine God Palace? Alright, I fully approve. Ah, do you think you could ask them if I could become a full member of the Wine God Palace?” Long Tianxiao immediately agreed.

  “You wine addict, are you basing your decision on the right motives?” demanded Mrs. Long.

  “Of course. I simply feel like I should go somewhere where I can make a living and create a home for us, away from trouble.” Long Tianxiao had a righteous expression, but neither Long Chen nor Mrs. Long believed it.

  “Fine, I admit this decision might have been backed by the slightest of selfish motives. But just the slightest.”

  Long Chen laughed, “Dad, you should give up on joining the Wine God Palace. Mom definitely won’t accept it. The Wine God Palace would definitely accept you considering your understanding of the Heavenly Daos and wine, but the Wine God Palace’s disciples must have no cares for the rest of the world, and must be fully immersed in the Wine Dao. They have to abandon everything other than wine. Can you do that?”

  “Definitely not. Fine, just pretend I never said anything,” said Long Tianxiao disappointedly.

  Only then did Mrs. Long’s expression improve slightly. She naturally didn’t want Long Tianxiao to be distracted by such things. She would rather they always be together.

  The reason Long Chen had changed plans was mostly because of that mysterious elder from Heavenly Fate Island. He was worried the Huayun Sect would be unable to protect his family.

  After all, the Huayun Sect’s power was stretched throughout the continent and not concentrated. It might be possible for Heavenly Fate Island to take advantage of some small openings. He didn’t want to be careless.

  So after considering it, the safest options were to send them to the Spirit World directly or to the Wine God Palace.

  Based on the current situation, only the Wine God Palace could guarantee their safety. As for his other allies, whether it was the Huayun Sect or the Heaven Splitting Battle Sect, they weren’t as dependable.

  He also didn’t want to send them to the Spirit World. The main reason for this was his little sister. Being forced to live isolated from the world was unfair to her. She needed to learn how to interact with others, and she needed to experience the joy and privilege a child should experience.

  The flying boat flew rapidly. On the way to the Eastern Wasteland, Long Chen hadn’t run into many sea demons, but now that Xiaoyu was flying, sea demons appeared quite often.

  However, she easily activated the flying boat’s offensive measures to kill them. She cried out excitedly, as to her, controlling the flying boat was a fun and stimulating game.

  After several days, the flying boat finally reached the other side of the Martial Heaven Sea-Ring, entering the Central Plains. Long Chen brought them over to the Grand Xia Ancient Nation.

  Once they were close, Long Chen put away the flying boat and randomly captured a sixth rank Magical Beast as a mount to carry them to the border.

  This was the same place he had entered the Grand Xia Ancient Nation from the first time he had come. The guard captain had been very courteous and even treated him to some wine.

  “Stop here. Hand over your identity plate... Long… Long Chen?”

  At the top of the border town’s gates, a person stopped halfway, staring at Long Chen in disbelief.

  Chapter 1522 A Chance for Regret

  “Qi Hao?”

  Long Chen couldn’t help being stunned. This person was precisely the guard he had seen the first time he had entered the Grand Xia Ancient Nation, Qi Hao. He had even treated Long Chen to some wine.

  Back then, the two had ended up bonding over the Grand Han Ancient Nation’s despicable and shameless actions. It was because of that bonding that they had talked like old friends, and Long Chen had given him a few medicinal pills.

  “Hahaha, so you still remember me. I’ll be able to brag about that in the future,” laughed Qi Hao. He jumped off the gates and ran over. He was originally going for a handshake, but Long Chen gave him a fierce hug.

  “Even after all this time, you’re still guarding here? It seems you still haven’t gotten the hang of the Grand Xia’s bureaucratic culture,” teased Long Chen

  Qi Hao was extremely moved that Long Chen still remembered him. Just what kind of figure was Long Chen? Even surrounded by enemies, he had slaughtered his way out. After his fight on Devil Spirit Mountain, his fight against three Empyreans, breaking out of a seal created by three divine items, destroying dozens of sects, he was the number one figure in the Eastern Xuan Region.

  “Long Chen, you came here thanks to prince Yunchong’s invitation, right? Good, with you present, the Grand Han won’t dare to be arrogant,” cried Qi Hao excitedly.

  “Invitation? The Grand Han? What’s going on?” Long Chen was startled.

  “You weren’t invited to come and help?” Qi Hao was surprised.

  “I came this time because I have some things to discuss with the Wine God Palace. Did something happen in the Grand Xia? Wasn’t the Grand Han on the verge of destruction?” asked Long Chen.

  “This isn’t the place to talk. Come, let’s talk inside. These people are…?”

  Long Chen hastily gave the introductions. When Qi Hao learned they were Long Chen’s parents, he hastily greeted them as a junior would to a senior. He then led them into the town and found them a place to rest before ordering some food.

  Xiaoyu seemed to be addicted to playing, and Qi Hao called over four people to accompany her as she played on the town walls. Mrs. Long wasn’t at ease with just that and also went to accompany her.

  Now only Long Chen, Long Tianxiao, and Qi Hao were present. They were drinking wine and eating. Qi Hao began to tell them of the recent changes in the Grand Xia Ancient Nation.

  After the Four Nations Ancient Remnant closed last time, the Grand Han Ancient Nation’s capital had been essentially destroyed by a formation expert called Xia Chen. Everyone had thought that the Grand Han would quickly collapse and be consumed by the Grand Xia, Grand Zhou, and Grand Chu.

  However, despite its core being destroyed, the Grand Han suddenly began to produce one expert after another. It was unknown where they were getting the support for this, but it was like these experts were sprouting out of the dirt. The Grand Han not only recovered, but their power became greater than ever.

  Unfortunately, Qi Hao was not a core figure of the Grand Xia and didn’t know the inner workings behind this. But his guess was that there was some great force supporting the Grand Han from the shadows.

  He guessed that these geniuses that were rising out of the Grand Han were not actually the Grand Han’s people. They were very likely people from various sects.

  However, these geniuses all claimed to be from the Grand Han. They claimed that they were born and grew up there. It was just that they were secretly raised until this time, like a demon sword storing up energy u
ntil it broke out its seal in one blow.

  The rate of the Grand Han’s growth could be described as monstrous. Rank seven Celestials were like dogs, rank eight Celestials were common, and even rank nine Celestials weren’t that rare.

  The Grand Han had actually produced three rank nine Celestials. Most terrifying of all, half a year ago, the Grand Han announced that they had produced their first Empyrean.

  “An Empyrean? How is that possible?” Now Long Chen jumped in shock.

  Empyreans were geniuses born through karmic luck. They needed an incredible amount of karmic luck as a foundation to be born.

  The Grand Han couldn’t possibly be in possession of that much karmic luck. Furthermore, even if they had given birth to an Empyrean, with their wealth, there was no way for them to raise one.

  Phoenixes did not land in worthless places. There was no way to raise an Empyrean in a place as poor as the Grand Han.

  Back then, Xia Yunchong’s father, Xia Yuyang, had told Long Chen about karmic luck. The four nations’ karmic luck was not enough to give birth to Empyreans. In that case, there was only one possibility, and that was someone was supporting them secretly.

  With the Grand Han’s shameless methods, such a thing could definitely happen. They were using other people’s geniuses to put up a front.

  “So that’s why it’s so exaggerated. We started getting suspicious as soon as they started producing that many rank seven and rank eight Celestials. Then let alone rank nine Celestials, they even produced an Empyrean. Don’t you think that’s too fake? Absolutely shameless,” cursed Qi Hao.

  Qi Hao drank a mouthful of wine and continued, “Now the Grand Han is acting strangely. The Grand Xia, Grand Zhou, and Grand Chu are all a bit afraid. The main thing is that they don’t know just who is supporting the Grand Han. We’ve tried to investigate them, but we find that these geniuses have never appeared in the Eastern Xuan Region. It seems like they were really born in the Grand Han.”

  Long Chen sank into thought. “If they haven’t appeared in the Eastern Xuan Region, what about the other regions?”