Nine Star Hegemon Body Art c1-2048
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Even Huo Lieyun could sense the thunderforce cleansing the impurities in his new flame body. His flame energy was growing purer. Hence, all the others also agreed with Di Feng’s proposal.
Di Feng was quite crafty, and he intentionally left out the four Fate Princes. Di Feng and the others didn’t care about the destruction of Heavenly Fate Island. They just wanted to kill Long Chen, and any benefits they could dredge up by doing so were a bonus.
Before this, they had been worried that the four Fate Princes would be able to slay Long Chen on their own, but now it seemed that if they all didn’t cooperate, just the four of them wouldn’t be able to kill him.
Di Feng’s proposal quickly received replies of assent from the others. Only the four Fate Princes were still glaring at Long Chen, looking for a chance.
The four Fate Princes were able to seamlessly work together, and they had profound combination tactics that made the Ancient Heroic Spirits unable to even approach them.
“Brother Long, this is amazing!” One of the lightning drakes shouted out in joy. They were now addicted to Long Chen’s tribulation lightning. As they devoured more lightning, they grew larger and stronger. That also meant that they were capable of devouring even more of the Ancient Heroic Spirits. Now, Lei Long didn’t even need to join in.
Lei Long shrank down and patiently coiled around Long Chen’s body, watching as the nine lightning drakes shouted. It suddenly rubbed its head on Long Chen’s face.
Long Chen couldn’t help scolding, “It’s enough for me to have bad language. You shouldn’t learn it.”
Lei Long was growing more and more intelligent, and it was actually scolding the lightning drakes as country bumpkins with no experience, making Long Chen speechless. Lei Long was actually mirroring his own words. It seemed it had been corrupted by him.
BOOM!
The sky shook, and five-colored lightning descended. One giant lightning beast after another came roaring down.
“This is… five-colored peak lightning?”
Chapter 1974 The True Start
This kind of tribulation existed only in legends. However, back outside the Eastern Xuan City, countless experts had managed to witness this legendary lightning.
At that time, it had been Ye Qingkuang who had summoned his tribulation and been killed by Long Chen. At that time, Long Chen had provoked the heavens, inciting this five-colored lightning to descend.
This kind of lightning could no longer be called heavenly tribulation. It was heavenly punishment. Heavenly tribulation was just a trial, but heavenly punishment was to kill.
“Long Chen has angered the heavens!”
“This lightning tribulation, it’s so powerful!”
Tu Qianshang couldn’t help clenching his fists upon seeing so many lightning beasts descending from the sky.
“Little brats, look well. See how Long Chen doesn’t even blink in the face of the heavens’ fury? Then look at yourselves. I hit you a few times with a stick, and you flee like rabbits. Aren’t you all cowards?” The old man shook his cane at Bao Buping and the others.
“Hmph, his tribulation will end in just a bit. But you come to find trouble with us all day long. Does bullying the little fellow make you seem strong? If you have the ability, then let’s fight once we reach the Netherpassage realm as well!” said Bao Buping.
“Little brat, good. So you dare to have a tough mouth. Then all of you, just wait,” snorted the old man.
“Reporting, it was just Bao Buping. It has nothing to do with us.” The other disciples hastily raised their hands to express their innocence.
“So you don’t even have the daring to have a tough mouth? You’re even more cowardly. Just wait!” shouted the old man.
This time, all the Heaven Splitting Battle Sect’s disciples wilted like flowers that had met a night’s frost.
Qu Jianying and the others shook their heads. If he acted so powerful, then his disciples would be living under his shadow. Just how would they grow? The way that the Heaven Splitting Battle Sect raised its disciples was truly unique.
The five-colored lightning beasts were still roaring in the sky, being in the phase of accumulating energy. At this moment, the four Fate Princes charged at Long Chen, but they were blocked by the lightning drakes.
As for True Immortal Jiaoqi and the others, they were ‘unfortunately’ one step slower.
Before they could do anything else, the thousands of beasts in the sky roared and smashed down like meteorites. It was like a barrier had broken.
“This isn’t five-colored peak lightning! That lightning contains different energy!” Amongst the crowd, Hu Feng suddenly let out a shocked cry.
BOOM!
The first lightning beast smashed into the Heavenly Fate Platform. A large hole actually appeared, and countless cracks spread. The incomparably tough Heavenly Fate Platform was actually unable to endure.
One giant dragon turtle had appeared. It was a dirt-yellow color, and when it opened its mouth, a giant earth-colored sphere shot at Long Chen.
Long Chen finally had to move, dodging the attack. As a result, it shot past him, leaving a deep gorge on Heavenly Fate Island.
“This is…” Jaws dropped. This attack possessed the power to annihilate an ordinary Netherpassage expert of the first step. How could a Soul Transformation disciple attacking the Life Star realm cause such a terrifying tribulation?
The most shocking thing of all was that the dragon turtle actually used earth energy.
“How can a lightning beast’s attack contain the earth element’s energy within it? That’s impossible!” People felt like they were going crazy. That earth element attack toppled their understanding of heavenly tribulation.
“This is five elements divine lightning. The divine lightning contains the energy of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. They can be called lightning metal energy, lightning wood energy, etc. Their destructive power is truly shocking.” Daoist Heavenly Feather suddenly spoke, “However, none of those is the important point…”
“Then what is the important point?”
Daoist Heavenly Feather smiled faintly but didn’t reply.
More and more lightning beasts descended, attacking Long Chen. There were various forms: dragons, phoenixes, elephants, and even one in the form of a giant tree. That giant tree unleashed rays of divine light that were like swords.
The lightning drakes roared and formed a giant barrier in front of Long Chen as they attacked these divine lightning beasts. However, while they had been capable of devouring the Ancient Heroic Spirits easily, these divine lightning beasts were fighting back, so it was much more difficult to eat them.
As they tore at the divine lightning beasts’ bodies, they devoured their energy. They were shocked to find that as they devoured them, their own energy rapidly grew.
“Kill them!” The lightning drakes went wild with ecstasy. In their eyes, these divine lightning beasts had transformed into giant pieces of succulent meat that they couldn’t resist.
As for Lei Long, it was also forced to participate in the battle. These lightning beasts were also very beneficial to it as they were no longer little seeds. They might not be rich pieces of meat, but they were at least appetizers.
Long Chen was protected behind them. The divine lightning beasts were unable to reach him.
However, True Immortal Jiaoqi and the others were thrown into disorder. These divine lightning beasts possessed the power to kill Netherpassage experts, and there was an endless number of them. These experts were forced to focus on them.
All of Heavenly Fate Island shook intensely. Their power was terrifying. The earth element divine lightning beasts in particular caused immense damage to the Heavenly Fate Platform. It looked like it might shatter at any moment.
The Unfettered Allseer’s old face was twitching. Now he regretted things. He had brought a wolf to his house and couldn’t chase it away. His face was green, but there was nothing he could do.
Long Chen’s
tribulation was too terrifying. If he touched it, he would be sensed by the Heavenly Daos. Moreover, he wasn’t a Life Star disciple. If a Netherpassage expert were to suddenly enter, it would be like throwing oil into a stove. He would definitely die.
As for Life Star disciples, the only ones capable of enduring this terrifying tribulation were the ones that had already entered. Anyone else would die.
Perhaps the only one capable of tipping the scales was Zi Yan. However, Zi Yan was still calmly watching. Unfettered Allseer had tried reaching out to her several times, but she hadn’t responded.
He even secretly invited Hu Feng to go, but Hu Feng responded with silence, angering him.
He begged the heavens for help, but no help came. He begged the earth, but he got no response. Now that things had developed to this point, the only hope was for the four Fate Princes and the others to kill Long Chen.
“Senior apprentice-brother Long Chen isn’t attacking. If he attacked them, he should be able to heavily injure them. Why isn’t he doing anything?” whispered one of the disciples of the Martial Heaven Alliance.
They could see that True Immortal Jiaoqi and the others were finding it difficult to handle the divine lightning beasts. As for Long Chen, he was just standing there, with no intention of attacking.
True Immortal Jiaoqi and the others hadn’t gone all-out yet, nor could they, as their trump cards would be exposed in front of Long Chen and the others. No one was so foolish as to do that. Some trump cards would be useless as long as their opponents knew about them. It was only when their opponents didn’t know about them would the trump cards have the most effect. This difference was especially important at their level, when the difference between them was so little that the slightest bit could decide victory or defeat.
Other than casually slapping True Immortal Jiaoqi’s face, Long Chen hadn’t attacked them. Others were unable to understand what he was thinking.
“You don’t understand just how terrifying this lightning tribulation is. Long Chen has to preserve his peak state to handle the last phases of the tribulation,” said Daoist Heavenly Feather. She actually answered that ordinary disciple.
“You mean… this isn’t the final wave?” asked the disciple.
“Of course not. Even someone as powerful as Long Chen will only have a slim chance of surviving this tribulation. If Long Chen isn’t attacking, it’s because he doesn’t dare to. Each bit of power can influence the final result. Long Chen won’t waste his energy killing them. Besides, True Immortal Jiaoqi and the others are capable of leaving if they sense danger because the tribulation is locked onto Long Chen. As long as they flee its range, the tribulation won’t bother them. As Empyreans, they are favored by the heavens. So ignoring whether or not Long Chen could kill them, if he tried, he would still end up dying to his own tribulation,” said Daoist Heavenly Feather.
People were shocked to hear this. Originally, they had felt that this would be the final wave. There had already been several waves, and the tribulation had already strengthened immensely. Did none of that matter?
“Master, Long Chen…” Ye Zhiqiu bit her lip.
“Foolish child, don’t try to deceive yourself. Do you think if I said he could pass, he would pass? Just keep watching.” Daoist Heavenly Feather held Ye Zhiqiu’s hand, shaking it.
After an hour, a streak of lightning lit up in the sky. It followed the same path as the first streak of lightning that had marked the start of the tribulation. Now that it was lighting up again, it formed a giant lightning gate. A terrifying apocalyptic pressure descended.
“Now is the real start.” Long Chen looked up and took a deep breath. Battle intent raged in his eyes as he looked at the lightning gate that was about the same size as all of Heavenly Fate Island.
Chapter 1975 Not Differentiating Between Friend or Foe
The lightning gate in the sky slowly opened. More and more lightning beasts descended from within, and they were clearly more numerous than before.
However, there was a certain lightning mark on their heads. The senior generation was stunned by that sight.
“The divine mark of the Heavenly Daos! Long Chen has fully infuriated the Heavenly Daos!”
This mark represented the will of the world. When it appeared, it meant that the world was intent on annihilating someone. In other words, Long Chen could no longer exist within the Heavenly Daos.
BOOM!
When the first lightning beast with that mark descended, one of the lightning drakes went to block it. However, it was actually sent flying.
True Immortal Jiaoqi and the others’ expressions changed. True Immortal Jiaoqi received one of their blows, resulting in him almost losing his grip on his halberd.
“What do we do? Without going all-out, there’s no way we can block them. If we do go all-out, will we still be able to kill Long Chen after exposing our trump cards?” Yan Wei sent a message to the others.
“We can’t expose our trump cards. Killing Long Chen is more important. Let’s leave!” sighed Di Feng.
“Impossible! If we leave, Heavenly Fate Island will be destroyed by the tribulation!” raged one of the Fate Princes.
“Sorry, we just don’t have the ability. If Long Chen learns our trump cards and is on guard, he might be able to get away. We have to save them to kill him. Everything else isn’t important in comparison,” said Di Feng. He was the first to leave.
BOOM!
However, just at that moment, his expression changed. A dozen of the lightning beasts actually blocked him. Being attacked by so many, he coughed up blood despite his hasty block.
Just as he was injured, a lightning sword shot over at the back of his head.
“Not good! The lightning has gone crazy! It no longer differentiates between people inside the tribulation!”
Xie Luo and the others’ expressions changed. They were powerful Empyreans blessed by the heavens. Although the lightning beasts had previously been violent, they had still been gentle in comparison toward them. But now, they were shocked to find that the new lightning beasts no longer cared that they were Empyreans. The lightning beasts were fully intent on annihilating them.
“Run! If we still don’t run, it’ll be too late!” shouted Huo Lieyun. He was finally afraid.
Originally, they had relied on their status as Empyreans with great karmic luck to protect them from the Heavenly Daos. They should have been able to come and go as they wished. But now they found that they were wrong. If they still didn’t leave, they might have to endure the entire lightning tribulation with Long Chen.
Unfortunately for them, they were clearly one step too late. The gate in the sky was gigantic, and they were at the center. Hence, they were surrounded.
“Join together and charge!” shouted Di Feng. The four Fate Princes were unwilling, but if Di Feng and the others refused to join in, just the four of them were unable to kill Long Chen.
If Di Feng and the others left without them, they would be stuck here in Long Chen’s tribulation and would be killed eventually.
With no other choice, they followed Di Feng and the others. Joining hands, they forcibly blasted a path through the lightning beasts.
They quickly charged out of Heavenly Fate Island, but the lightning beasts continued to chase them.
“Get in!” True Immortal Jiaoqi shouted, summoning his celestial horse and the Qilin War Chariot. They immediately jumped into the chariot, fleeing.
The lightning beasts continued chasing, but at a certain range, they seemed to be pulled back by the lightning gate and were forced to stop.
Seeing all that, people were unable to even make a sound. Just what kind of tribulation was it, for it to not even care about Empyreans? Weren’t Empyreans supposed to be the favorites of the heavens? Was this how the heavens treated their favored sons?
An Empyrean’s tribulation was filled with life, but this tribulation was no trial, it was pure annihilation.
Only once the tribulation stopped chasing them
did True Immortal Jiaoqi stop the chariot. They all had unsightly expressions. After jumping in to kill Long Chen, they had been forced to flee miserably without even touching a hair on Long Chen’s head.
Well, it wasn’t accurate to say they hadn’t touched a hair on his head. At least True Immortal Jiaoqi had met the touch of Long Chen’s hand with his face.
“True Immortal Jiaoqi, you were bragging so much before this. Tell me, does your face hurt now?” laughed Mo Nian.
Before this, True Immortal Jiaoqi had said many arrogant words, such as that he would personally cut off Long Chen’s head. But now? Other than being slapped, it seemed he hadn’t even managed to touch him.
“Mo Nian…!” True Immortal Jiaoqi clenched his teeth furiously.
“What? You want to bite me?” asked Mo Nian disdainfully.
Rumbling rang out. The endless lightning beasts were so powerful that even the drakes were unable to stop them. They were only able to devour a portion of them, but the majority managed to get past.
Long Chen was finally forced to fight. He had the Wild Lightning Soul Battle Spear in hand and his lightning wings on his back. With each strike of his spear, lightning beasts exploded.
“Senior apprentice-brother Long Chen is mighty!”
Seeing that Long Chen was so powerful once he fought personally, the Martial Heaven Alliance’s disciples cheered. Hundreds of lightning beasts were blown apart, transforming into runes.
They also couldn’t help glancing at True Immortal Jiaoqi and the others. These experts had been forced to flee in front of the lightning beasts, but Long Chen was able to easily slay them. The difference between the two groups was immense.
“What powerful lightning paragon arts,” sighed one of the Martial Heaven Alliance’s Elders.
“It’s not that his paragon arts are powerful, it’s his thunderforce. It comes from the same source as the tribulation lightning. He’s fighting fire with fire. The will of the Heavenly Daos is contained within this lightning, while Empyreans like True Immortal Jiaoqi and the others don’t have the bravery to go against the Heavenly Daos. That’s why they fled,” said Qu Jianying.