Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Thirty million heavenly geniuses marched grandly out of the Wind God Sea Pavilion, with Feng Xinyue as the only senior figure accompanying them.

After walking out of the Wind God Sea Pavilion, Long Chen sensed that the laws of heaven and earth had changed. The natural qi was chaotic and not suitable for cultivation. Curious, Long Chen asked Feng Xinyue about it.

Feng Xinyue explained, “The Heaven Vein Mystic Realm is drawing away all the qi flow of the Heaven Essence World, including the dragon veins of the major factions. As a result, space itself has becunstable.”

She added, “All transportation formations are now nonfunctional. No matter how strong you are, travel is possible only on foot.”

As they reached the boundary of the Wind God Sea Pavilion, they were greeted by an unsettling sight: countless devil creatures surging toward them with blood-red eyes, their movements wild and frenzied.

“The opening of the Heaven Vein Mystic Realm has disrupted the laws of the world,” Feng Xinyue said. “These creatures have been provoked and beccrazy.”

With a casual wave of her hand, Feng Xinyue unleashed her power. In an instant, the leader of the devil creatures—an Emperor-level being—was decapitated from an immense distance. Its head then soared through the air and landed in her grasp.

The severed head belonged to a devil creature with goat-like horns. Blood-colored runes shimmered faintly in its eyes, fading as life left the creature.

Feng Xinyue murmured, “Nine blood runes.”

Feng Xinyue explained, “These devil creatures are not native to the nine heavens and ten lands, but they are the most sensitive beings to our world’s changes. During big upheavals, their eyes have displayed at most six blood runes.”

“You’re saying nine blood runes have never appeared before?” Long Chen asked.

Feng Xinyue shook her head solemnly. “They did appear once—in an era so distant that it predates recorded history.”

“That’s…” Long Chen’s heart shook.

“Yes… the primal chaos era,” Feng Xinyue confirmed. “During that apocalyptic battle, the devil creatures bore nine blood runes. And now, these runes have returned. When they converge into the apocalypse devil rune, it will signify the dawn of another apocalyptic battle.”

Her words sent chills through the group.

“Master, does this mean the world is heading toward such a battle again?” Tang Wan-er asked, her voice quivering slightly.

Feng Xinyue was silent for a moment before speaking gravely. “You can say that. Currently, the nine blood runes are separate. Once they merge, they will form the apocalypse devil rune. That would signify that an apocalyptic battle is about to descend.”

“Apocalypse devil rune?”

Everyone was shocked. None of them had ever heard of such a thing.

“Senior, I’ve encountered devil creatures from the primal chaos era before. They didn’t have runes like these in their eyes,” Long Chen transmitted privately to Feng Xinyue.

In the primal chaos era’s battlefield, Long Chen had slain countless devil creatures, yet he hadn’t seen anything like this. However, this was not something he could openly share with others.

Feng Xinyue responded, “These runes are a signal, much like a battle horn ringing across the battlefield. Once the conflict begins, they fade.”

Feng Xinyue didn’t communicate secretly with Long Chen but spoke aloud for everyone to hear. Hearing this, many of them shook with fear.

One of them said, “During the primal chaos era, the apocalyptic battle occurred at the height of the human race’s glory. Even then, the casualties were catastrophic, nearly wiping out humanity. Our power hasn’t recovered yet. If a similar battle were to erupt…”

Livid, Long Chen shouted, “What happened to the courage you showed in the Seven Treasure Space? Are you all going to cower now? What heroes are born in times of peace? If you’re this afraid, turn around and go back to the Wind God Sea Pavilion. The battlefield has no room for cowards!”

Long Chen’s fiery rebuke turned the cowards red. They wanted to retort but didn’t dare to.

Long Chen sneered, “When the apocalyptic battle descends, we’ll fight to win. Even if we can’t, we’ll fight anyway. Fleeing in terror will only rob us of countless opportunities. Do you think our ancestors, who spilled their last drop of blood on the battlefields of the primal chaos era, fought so we could cower now? They knew they were marching toward death, yet they charged forward. Do you see them as fools for doing so? Had they not sacrificed themselves, would we even exist today?

“Our ancestors used their lives to buy us time—tfor this moment, for us to rise and fulfill their dreams of restoring the human race to the peak of the ten thousand races. And here you stand, trembling before the battle has even begun? Countless heroic spirits of the human race are looking at us now. Do you not feel ashamed?!”

Toward the end, Long Chen’s fury seethed uncontrollably. These idiots had gone through the trials of the Seven Treasure Space, but their will was still freaking weak. Was it all a waste of time?

One of the disciples bowed his head hastily and pleaded, “Senior apprentice-brother Long Chen, we were wrong. Please forgive us.”

After taking a deep breath to calm himself down, Long Chen said, “I know that since you’ve been sealed, your families have long since passed away, leaving you alone in this world. But that does not absolve you of responsibility. Did you not know how many resources you consumed while you were sealed? Where did these resources cfrom? How many generations have worked hard to protect you to this date? If you think about it, why did they spend lifetimes protecting you?”

Long Chen knew the heart of the problem. The families of the sealed experts had long since vanished, so they had no sense of belonging toward the Wind God Sea Pavilion. Since they felt all alone, it was only natural that they becselfish, caring only about themselves.

However, Long Chen refused to let them ignore the sacrifices their clansmen had made for them.

Long Chen’s voice was strong, imbued with his indomitable will and Spiritual Strength. He had to make his words pierce their hearts and minds.

As a result, these sealed heavenly geniuses turned silent; a wave of shwashed over them. They were sealed because they carried the dreams of their parents and families. How could they think only of their own safety?

Long Chen’s words struck like a bell of enlightenment, rousing them from their selfish stupor.

Seeing this, Feng Xinyue was impressed. Long Chen’s sharp insight and ability to inspire were gratifying to witness.

Meanwhile, the sealed experts cursed themselves. They hated themselves for being too selfish, too stupid, and too ignorant. When they saw the devil creatures charging at them, their flames of fury exploded.

With a roar of unrestrained fury, they charged into battle, ready to prove their worth and honor the sacrifices of the past.