Nine Star Hegemon Body Art

“The Emperor reverse scale has appeared?” Long Chen asked, startled.

Just as he was about to ask more, the world shuddered, and an ancient, desolate aura rose from a far-off location.

Even from this immense distance, Long Chen could clearly sense the supreme divine might within this aura. It was sacred, majestic, and carried an overwhelming presence that made souls tremble.

In just a few breaths, a ripple of energy swept across the heavens and earth, reaching Long Chen. As it passed over him, his dragon blood ignited, and his Dragon Blood Battle Armor activated instinctively.

His dragon scales quivered, and an icy killing intent surged through him, leaving him stunned.

“Senior, this is…!” Long Chen exclaimed, shocked.

Why was the Emperor reverse scale emanating killing intent? Did it want to kill him?

“The Emperor reverse scale has escaped my control. To use the human race’s terms, it is now an independent body with its own personality. The killing intent you sense is because you share the same bloodline source. To gain its freedom, it severed its past,” explained the Dragon Sovereign.

Long Chen’s heart shook. Did that mean that if he encountered the Emperor reverse scale, there would be a battle to the death between them?

Just then, the void exploded, and a divine bird tore through the void, leaving countless astral winds in its wake.

The divine bird released waves of divine light, and nine heaven vein dragon qi could be seen around it, four of which exuded strong fluctuations. It was another peak expert.

Without sparing Long Chen or the Jiuli Divine Stele a glance, the divine bird sped past, vanishing toward the source of the Emperor reverse scale’s fluctuations.

“Let’s go!”

Long Chen glanced at the Jiuli Divine Stele, now growing dim and showing signs of sinking into the earth. It seemed it would not remain visible for long.

Lightning wings spread from his back, and he transformed into a streak of light, heading in the same direction.

After an incense stick’s time of flying, the void suddenly rumbled, and a streak of light came from behind Long Chen. It was a nine-vein Heaven Saint devil bird, its heaven vein dragon qi igniting and releasing torrential devil qi. The ground beneath its wings collapsed from its oppressive might.

“Die!”

The devil bird closed the distance in an instant, unleashing an enormous wind blade aimed at Long Chen.

BOOM!

Astral light erupted from Long Chen’s fist as he swung it back, and the wind blade shattered upon impact.

Seeing this scene, the devil bird was astonished. It had not expected this human to possess such a terrifying power. However, it was not afraid of one human and charged over at him.

Despite its enormous body, it wasn’t the slightest bit awkward or clumsy. Its sharp claws ripped a giant hole in the space where Long Chen had been.

“Foolish human,” the devil bird snorted, thinking that Long Chen had been wiped out of existence.

Just as it sneered, it felt a burst of pain in its soul.

“If you don’t want to die, you’ll obediently listen. If you want to die, just say the word,” said Long Chen.

The devil bird was astonished. Something akin to an invisible hand had sealed its soul completely, capable of crushing its soul in a heartbeat. With its life in Long Chen’s hands, it didn’t dare to resist.

“Bring me where I want, and I’ll set you free,” said Long Chen.

“Hmph, do you think the human race’s word is worth crap?” raged the devil bird.

“Do you have a choice?” asked Long Chen coldly.

The devil bird fell silent. Ultimately, under Long Chen’s threat, it helplessly carried him forward.

Long Chen had intentionally avoided rushing at full speed, waiting for an opportunity like this. Now, he could use the travel time to comprehend Jiuli divine runes. His recent battle with Long Zaiye had left him feeling immense pressure.

After all, Long Zaiye had grown significantly stronger after comprehending the Jiuli divine runes, while Long Chen had yet to grasp their secrets.

Seated on the devil bird’s back, Long Chen summoned the Defense character rune. The three thousand stars in his Dantian quivered faintly, emitting the slightest glow as he concentrated on the rune before him.

The Defense rune consisted of thirty-six symbols, and they were all interconnected. At times, it resembled a character; at others, a painting. As its components shifted, it seemed to hint at a profound formation.

Various transformations continuously appeared, growing more and more complicated with time. Long Chen tested out moving the first symbol’s position to see how it affected the entire divine rune’s power. Then he tested the second, third, and fourth…

Through these experiments, Long Chen found endless transformations of this divine rune. Although it was just a Defense divine rune, it had multiple meanings—it could block and also unify forces against threats. When it was defending, it could form a barrier capable of sealing heaven and earth.

When unified, the symbols acted like thirty-six experts led by Long Chen’s will, creating formations adept at both offense and defense. As Long Chen was immersed in these boundless transformations, he felt as though he was seeing a fragment of the universe’s vast mysteries.

As the divine rune in front of him continuously changed form, the power of heaven and earth started to change as well. It was as if this one character could wield the power of the ten thousand Daos.

Just like that, Long Chen forgot about himself, his goal, and everything else, trusting these free and beautiful transformations. It was the optimal state to comprehend this divine rune.

When the divine rune transformed into one peculiar state, the starry sea in Long Chen’s Dantian quivered slightly, causing Long Chen’s eyes to suddenly snap open. He then changed his hand seal, and the Defense rune froze in this state.

The three thousand stars seemed pulled in by some kind of power. Seeing this state, Long Chen had a thought and sent this Defense divine rune into his starry sea.

The three thousand stars quivered again and then surrounded the Defense divine rune. They slowly formed a barrier enveloping it.

“Could it be that this is its ultimate form?” wondered Long Chen.

“Watch out!”

A startled cry jolted him back to reality. A massive, scaled claw descended upon him and the devil bird, threatening to obliterate them both.

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