Nine Star Hegemon Body Art

The devil bird was already enormous, but the scaled claw was even bigger than the bird’s body. What shocked the devil bird the most was that despite flying at full speed, the claw caught up to it silently. Dragon might surged, causing its soul to tremble. This attack was strong enough to kill it.

BOOM!

Just as the dragon claw was about to strike, an enormous shield materialized, enveloping the devil bird. The claw slammed into the shield, producing an ear-piercing explosion. The shield quivered violently but did not shatter, successfully absorbing the impact.

Seeing this, the devil bird flapped its wings, and with a few flashes, it shot away.

At this time, the void split open, revealing an enormous figure. Long Chen could only make out a vague outline of a two-winged black dragon due to its colossal size. Its icy eyes, resembling twin suns, locked onto him.

The devil bird shot away as fast as it could, vanishing without a trace.

“I didn’t expect a divine rune to unleash such power,” muttered Long Chen.

He had been engrossed in comprehending the Defense divine rune when the sneak attack occurred. Instinctively, he summoned the rune’s shield for protection.

Anticipating the shield’s failure, Long Chen had drawn Evilmoon, ready to counterattack. Yet, the shield was incredibly resilient, absorbing the energy of heaven and earth to block the dragon’s strike. Remarkably, this Defense divine rune wasn’t even at full power; Long Chen had barely scratched its surface.

Long Chen realized that wielding the divine rune effectively required merging it with his own power, whether through his bloodline or Spiritual Strength. When activated, the rune would then draw upon the limitless power of heaven and earth, which was a foundational principle of magical arts and divine abilities. After all, an individual’s power was limited, but the power of heaven and earth was boundless.

Sadly, this divine rune hadn’t merged with Long Chen’s other powers, so it could only instinctively absorb the power of heaven and earth to strengthen itself. Despite that, it had effortlessly withstood the strike of a formidable opponent.

The attacker was an immensely powerful being, not quite on par with Long Zaiye but still within that terrifying realm.

“That fellow is terrifying. Should we split up?” asked the devil bird, its voice quivering with fear.

“That was a shadow evil dragon,” Long Chen replied indifferently. “It has a divine ability for concealment. It didn’t actually target us and was only irritated at being overtaken by you. Ignore it. If it weren’t so slow, I’d have already replaced you with it.”

Although Long Chen hadn’t recognized this creature before this, he deduced its identity after reflecting on its characteristics. This dragon could hide in the void, using the power of heaven and earth to travel instead of exhausting its own energy.

Due to its enormous body, it exhausted its power rapidly. Hence, it mostly hid itself in the void to conserve energy.

In Long Chen’s eyes, the shadow evil dragon posed no real threat. Killing it wouldn’t be easy, but it also wouldn’t take much effort.

Recalling how Long Chen had effortlessly deflected the sneak attack, the devil bird relaxed slightly.

The Earth Cauldron warned, “You shouldn’t underestimate that shadow evil dragon. Although it only has two core heaven veins, its kin are infamous for their explosive tempers. When enraged, they can sacrifice their lives to temporarily increase their power tenfold.”

“Tenfold? That’s impressive. Wait, did you say core heaven veins?” asked Long Chen, intrigued.

The Earth Cauldron explained, “Core heaven veins are those unusual heaven veins you’ve encountered before. When cultivators reach the nine-vein Heaven Saint realm, they can harness Heavenly Dao energy to unlock their core energy’s potential. However, ninety-nine percent of cultivators cannot withstand the impact of merging their core energy with their heaven vein dragon qi. As a result, they must rely on karmic luck to stabilize themselves.

“Without that support, attempting this forcefully would lead to self-destruction and the end of their Dao. Only a minuscule number of experts can achieve this successfully. When their cores merge with their heaven vein dragon qi, their core energy transforms into something that commands the heavens. This process causes their heaven vein dragon qi to mutate, becoming core heaven veins. Humans often call them karmic luck dragon veins, but the name doesn’t matter. You don’t need to bother with this. The likes of Long Zaiye and Jiang Yue’e are cultivating their core heaven veins, becoming true experts.”

“Does that mean I’ve skipped the process of condensing nine veins and jumped straight to condensing core heaven veins?” asked Long Chen.

The Earth Cauldron replied, “You can’t really say that. Having deviated from the original path of the nine star line’s inheritance, you cannot judge yourself according to other people’s standards. You’ve embarked on a path no one else has traveled. Branding three thousand divine runes into your starry sea has also produced more variables, so no one can predict your path. Furthermore, you possess three bloodlines, yet oddly, they showed no reaction when you condensed your heaven vein dragon qi. Theoretically, they could have taken a share of your heaven vein dragon qi in preparation for condensing core heaven veins. But it’s as if they’re dormant, doing nothing at all—a behavior completely against their survival instincts.” ꭆâＮΟBЕS

Even the Earth Cauldron couldn’t understand what was going on with Long Chen’s triple bloodline.

“Regardless, everything seems to be progressing smoothly for now. You can cultivate in peace; there’s no need to rush. I’m rapidly recovering. As the seals on my runes are undone, my memories gradually return. I’ll figure out this puzzle,” assured the Earth Cauldron.

“Your memories still haven’t awakened?” asked Long Chen.

“There are still fragments sealed away. Unfortunately, I don’t know which rune contains them. What’s stranger is that I clearly recognize Evilmoon, and Evilmoon undoubtedly recognizes me, yet neither of us retains memories of our connection. I believe that as my runes continue to be unsealed, I’ll uncover those memories,” said the Earth Cauldron.

They recognized each other but lacked memories of their relationship? Dragonbone Evilmoon originated as a weapon from the mortal world, so how could the Earth Cauldron possibly recognize it?

Although Evilmoon had obtained a new body in the immortal world, Long Chen’s soul assured him that Evilmoon remained the same weapon. Its essence hadn’t changed.

BOOM!

Suddenly, as the devil bird surged forward, a terrifying qi wave struck them. Both Long Chen and the devil bird grunted as they were blasted back by the force of the impact.

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