Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts
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” When the Dragonblood Legion arrived, the leader of the original devil race, Yue Xiaoqian’s mother, personally came to greet them . For Long Chen to want the Dragonblood warriors to defeat themselves, and three times at that, was essentially heaven-defying . I won’t fight against him over it, or that would be a provocation toward the Dragonblood Legion’s number one captain,” said Guo Ran immediately .
Chapter 1931: 1931 “Welcome to the Skyscraping World!
” When the Dragonblood Legion arrived, the leader of the original devil race, Yue Xiaoqian’s mother, personally came to greet them .
“Senior is too courteous .
We came here to seek refuge .
For you to treat us so grandly will embarrass us .
” Long Chen smiled .
In truth, even if Long Chen didn’t return to the Xuantian Dao Sect, he still had several other places he could go .
One was the Wine God Palace .
If he sought protection with the Wine God Palace, no one would dare to touch him .
However, that wasn’t too suitable .
The Wine God Palace was supposed to be separated from the rest of the world’s struggles .
Long Chen didn’t want to draw the Wine God Palace into the whirlpool around him .
He could also bring the Dragonblood Legion to the Spirit World .
However, the barrier between the Spirit World and the Martial Heaven Continent was very powerful .
Each time they moved between them, it would take a huge amount of energy from the Life God Tree .
So the Skyscraping World was the best place for Long Chen to go right now, so he had brought the Dragonblood Legion here .
However, he was a bit overwhelmed that Yue Xihan would personally welcome them .
“There is no need for such courtesy between us .
However, if I didn’t show my friendship to the number one legion of the Martial Heaven Continent’s first visit, I would appear too rude .
Next time you come, I won’t personally welcome you .
” Yue Xihan also smiled, appearing poised and graceful .
Yue Xiaoqian stood behind her .
The two of them were like sisters .
“Aunt, why didn’t I see the great prophet?
” Long Chen looked around .
Everyone he had seen on his last trip here was present, except the old prophet who had touched his face .
Yue Xiaoqian’s eyes reddened slightly .
Last time, her grandmother had tried to see the future of the original devil race from Long Chen’s body .
She had used a divine ability, but the backlash had exhausted all her life energy .
She had already passed .
“Oh, she is still in seclusion and cannot come out to see you,” said Yue Xihan apologetically .
“I was just curious .
After all, as the junior, I have to greet her .
But since she’s still in seclusion, I’ll have to wait for another time to pay my respects,” said Long Chen .
However, he definitely sensed something off with Yue Xiaoqian’s expression .
But this wasn’t a matter for him to pursue .
“Everyone, please come in!
” Yue Xihan waved a hand, indicating that everyone could enter .
“Senior, we know you’re very busy .
There’s no need for you to waste time on keeping us company .
Yue Xiaoqian can show us around,” said Long Chen .
“That’s good too .
You youngsters probably have more words to say .
I wouldn’t want you to feel constrained by my presence .
Xiaoqian, you’re the host .
Make sure to carry out your duties properly .
” Yue Xihan seemed to see through Long Chen’s intentions .
Due to her presence, Long Chen and the others were more reserved .
Leaving things to Yue Xiaoqian, she left with the original devil race’s Elders .
“Isn’t it said that all the original devil race’s men look like bloodthirsty fiends and monsters?
Why don’t they seem like that at all?
” Only once Yue Xihan and the others were gone did Guo Ran curiously look at the other original devil race experts .
Xia Chen immediately pushed him, meaning that he should shut up .
That was too rude .
Long Chen smiled slightly and said, “We’re all one family, so you don’t need to have such misgivings .
The original devil race that you know is a fabricated story .
There are many things in this world where the truth has become false, and what is false has become truth .
It’s difficult to determine the difference .
History is always written by the winners .
They glorify themselves and make their enemies ugly .
So true and false must be determined by ourselves, not just by listening to others .
Even what you see might not be true, so use your heart to judge, and your head to analyze .
” “That’s too complicated .
We’ll just follow boss .
Once boss becomes a god, we’ll follow and become gods as well, becoming a divine army .
If boss becomes a devil, we’ll become devils too .
As long as our lives are still as brilliant as now, who cares?
Boss, what do you think of this boot-licking of mine?
” chortled Guo Ran .
“Alright, stop messing around .
We’ll rest here for three days .
Once those three days are up and everyone’s back in peak condition, we’ll be going to a trial by fire,” said Long Chen .
“What trial by fire?
” Long Chen looked at everyone .
“Before advancing to the Life Star realm, I want to excavate everyone’s potential once more .
Our Skyscraping World has a Devil Blood Pool that can replicate a clone of you .
It will possess the same power, the same techniques, and the same spiritual yuan as you .
Hence, you’ll be fighting against yourselves .
Before this, you were facing enemies, and you had the confidence to win for sure .
But this time, you’ll be facing yourselves .
The stronger you are, the stronger your clone will be .
I’m giving you a mission .
Each person must be able to defeat themselves three times before breaking through to Life Star realm .
” “Three times?
That’s impossible .
” Yue Xiaoqian was startled .
Beating oneself required great bravery .
After all, you were fighting yourself .
You might even lose yourself and be unable to tell who was who .
It could easily form a heart-devil, and you might even feel an urge to kill yourself .
The trial of the Devil Blood Pool wasn’t to beat yourself, but to make you face your heart-devil .
Those who could defeat themselves were too rare .
Even Yue Xiaoqian had challenged it several times at the beginning and only managed to have a draw .
As for other experts, they were judged by how long they could last .
That would determine how strong their mental realm was .
Lasting an incense stick’s worth of time was the passing grade, two incense sticks’ worth of time was excellent, three incense sticks’ worth of time made you a genius that would be heavily favored .
Those who could last over two hours were the pillars of the original devil race .
Yue Xiaoqian had lasted four hours each time, making her the greatest genius of the original devil race in many years .
However, even she was unable to defeat herself .
For Long Chen to want the Dragonblood warriors to defeat themselves, and three times at that, was essentially heaven-defying .
“It’s fine, I believe that they can do it,” said Long Chen .
Guo Ran’s expression suddenly changed .
He seemed to foresee a miserable plight for himself .
Three days later, after resting, everyone other than Long Chen had finally recovered to their peak state .
After consecutive life and death battles, their mental realms had once more advanced .
Their cultivation bases were at the peak of Soul Transformation, and many people already felt the barrier to the next realm weakening .
They already possessed the ability to attack the Life Star realm .
During this time, Long Chen told Yue Xiaoqian to have the Huayun Sect send a message to the old man, telling him that he was safe and to be at ease .
As for Qu Jianying’s side, she had Li Tianxuan, and Li Tianxuan understood Long Chen .
He wouldn’t worry about him .
However, the old man might very likely be searching for him .
With his temper, he might just charge straight over to Pill Valley and cause a fuss .
Although the old man had a fiery temper, he was very protective and willing to sacrifice his own life for his children .
Long Chen was worried about something happening to him .
He told the old man that they had found a good place to go into seclusion and that they were preparing to attack the Life Star realm .
Long Chen had no choice but to lie .
If the old man knew that he had run to the original devil race and couldn’t return home, he might explode in fury .
After three days of rest, the Dragonblood warriors were completely refreshed .
They were now standing in front of a giant blood pool .
Yue Xiaoqian introduced it, explaining that it was a relic from ancient times .
Back then, the original devil race had slaughtered their enemies of the devil races, refining their devil cores and devil blood to create this miraculous Devil Blood Pool .
“Who wants to go first?
” asked Long Chen .
“Boss Gu Yang definitely is unwilling to miss this chance .
I won’t fight against him over it, or that would be a provocation toward the Dragonblood Legion’s number one captain,” said Guo Ran immediately .
Guo Ran’s arm had shot up, and at first, people thought that he was actually volunteering, making them wonder if the sun had risen from the west today .
However, he ended up volunteering Gu Yang .
Gu Yang’s expression was dark .
By calling him the number one captain of the Dragonblood Legion, he had no choice but to go .
Gu Yang rubbed his bald head and took a deep breath .
Clenching his teeth, he stepped forward, feeling great pressure .
During these three days, he had learned more about the Devil Blood Pool and its abilities .
He knew that for other people, this trial wasn’t to be beaten .
Normally, people’s talent was judged by how long they lasted, as defeat was set in stone .
Being the first one to challenge this trial, his results would affect the rest of the Dragonblood Legion’s morale .
Not only that, but hundreds of experts from the original devil race were also watching .
They were looking at them with worshipful expressions, wanting to see the power of the Martial Heaven Continent’s number one legion .
This was a rare opportunity for them .
In this kind of scenario, being defeated would be embarrassing .
So he couldn’t be defeated .
“Have you prepared yourself?
If you’re ready, then let’s start!
” On the other hand, Long Chen was very relaxed .
Gu Yang took out a spear .
This was a battle spoil .
It was a very good half-step divine item, and the weapon he was most used to .
“Start!
” Gu Yang took a deep breath .
Yue Xiaoqian pointed a finger .
A blood-colored light came from the Devil Blood Pool, enveloping Gu Yang .
He vanished, and a giant bubble appeared in the pool .
An ancient martial stage was present within it .
Gu Yang’s figure appeared on the martial stage .
Not far from him, blood bubbled and a figure gradually condensed .
It was another person who looked identical to Gu Yang .
“They really are the same .
Even the brightness of their heads is identical,” exclaimed Guo Ran .
Like this, when the battle started, they wouldn’t be able to tell who was who .
Tang Wan-er chuckled .
Even at such a tense time, Guo Ran was able to crack a joke .
But it was true .
The first things their eyes were attracted to were the two bright ‘suns’ inside the bubble .
Gu Yang’s radiance was difficult to cover up .
Just as they stared in amazement at how alike this duplicate was .
The fake Gu Yang’s spear suddenly pierced forward, unleashing a shocking power .
A pillar of Blood Qi soared into the sky .
“What?!
” Upon seeing that Blood Qi, all the Dragonblood warriors let out a startled cry .