Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Chapter 5973 Each Side’s Intentions

“AH!”

The elder shrieked in pain.

It was just a finger. In theory, a Sovereign Lord shouldn’t be screaming over something so trivial.

But this finger had been channeling a magical art tied to his Spiritual Strength. Having it torn off was like having a piece of his soul violently ripped away. The pain was far beyond what most cultivators could endure.

“Long Chen!” exclaimed Xie Wanyi.

Xie Wanyi was stunned to see Long Chen standing before her. She then realized that this seemingly harmless person was the infamous person who had stirred up so much chaos recently.

Long Chen turned back and smiled warmly. “Don’t worry. No one can harm you while I’m here.”

“Kill him!”

The wizened elder roared, and the Sovereign sprouts immediately pounced on Long Chen.

The Lifehunter leader led the charge, his sword aiming for Long Chen’s head. But it was a feint, meant to draw Long Chen’s attention and create openings for the others.

To his surprise, Long Chen didn’t move. He neither dodged nor blocked as the sword closed in on his head.

Thinking Long Chen had seen through his intentions and didn’t bother to dodge the feint, the Lifehunter leader smirked. Divine light erupted from his blade as it stabbed straight at Long Chen’s skull.

But the blade stopped three inches away. A shimmering violet screen of light blocked its path.

“What?”

Formed from condensed violet blood qi, the violet screen looked as thin as a cicada’s wing. But it was unbelievably tough. The Lifehunter leader’s strike couldn’t pierce it at all.

Just then, over ten swords attacked Long Chen from every direction. But without exception, they were blocked by the violet screen.

Their expressions changed instantly. They had assassinated many experts of the violet blood race, but never once encountered someone whose bloodline qi could form a shield strong enough to stop them cold.

“To think a group of ants would dare to rampage beneath Sovereign Mountain. Who gave you that courage?” Long Chen sneered contemptuously.

Previously, facing so many Sovereign sprouts at once, Long Chen would’ve had to summon his Dragon Blood Battle Armor just to survive.

But after undergoing the blessing of the dragon pearl, he’d begun unlocking the secrets of his violet blood. He finally started to grasp its mysteries.

Especially here, beneath Sovereign Mountain, the power of his violet blood seemed amplified. Manipulating it was smoother and more instinctive than ever.

Among his three major bloodlines, violet blood had always been the gentlest and easiest to control. Now, with its power soaring after the dragon pearl’s blessing, it flowed like water at his command—even more naturally than his dragon blood.

Suddenly, the violet blood shield quivered, and a ferocious power bounced on it, causing those Sovereign sprout assassins to spit out blood and shoot back.

As they shot back, the shield around Long Chen transformed into violet arrows. Like bolts of lightning, they pierced through those assassins.

These arrows didn’t strike them in their vital spots, but once embedded, the assassins’ bodies started to disintegrate like burning paper.

“No!” they screamed.

Unable to stop this destructive force, they quickly turned to dust.

“How unexpected… A true violet blood genius was hidden among the disciples,” the elder said, his initial shock twisting into delight. “In that case, killing you will be well worth it, even if it exposes me!”

Killing intent surged within him. After all, the loss of such a genius would definitely be a huge blow to the violet blood race.

The elder started to walk toward Long Chen, locking him with his Sovereign might. But Long Chen’s expression still looked calm.

Xie Wanyi’s heart clenched with dread.

She had heard of Long Chen and his Dragonblood Legion—how they had once joined forces and slain a Sovereign Lord.

But back then, it had taken the full strength of many to pull that off. Now, Long Chen was alone. Could he really challenge a Sovereign Lord by himself?

Long Chen looked at the wizened elder with a calm, unbothered expression.

Long Chen said, “Your power is strong but suppressed. I’d guess the violet blood race can’t be bothered to deal with trash like you. You’re just a tool for tempering the branch bloodlines. It’s a trial by fire. But the higher-ups won’t allow Sovereign Lords to participate in this trial. The moment you attack openly and release your aura, the experts within Sovereign Mountain will descend and kill you.”

The elder chuckled, “So you’ve got brains too. It’s admirable to be able to make such calm deductions in a moment like this. Then it’s all the more worth it to kill you!”

With his Sovereign might locked on Long Chen, the elder believed escape was impossible.

Long Chen smiled. “You’re only releasing your Sovereign might in a tiny area to avoid alerting Sovereign Mountain. But do you really think you can defeat me with just that sliver of power?”

“No matter how talented you are, you’re just a Heaven Saint. In front of a Sovereign Lord, you’re merely a slightly stronger ant. Sure, killing you might expose myself. But I’m confident in capturing you alive. That’s the real prize.

“In truth, if you’d resisted with your full strength the moment I locked onto you, you might have exposed me. But now, I’ve already set up a barrier using one of the Lifehunter race’s divine arts. This entire space is sealed. Whatever happens here, Sovereign Mountain won’t sense a thing. Hahaha!”

The elder couldn’t stop laughing.

After a while, he continued, “Little fellow, you’re too young and conceited. You let your best chance to escape slip through your fingers. Hunting violet blood disciples here was just scouting work for us, and Sovereign Mountain doesn’t care about it. However, our true goal is to eliminate those with real potential. And now, after over a month of searching, I’ve finally caught a big fish!”

Sensing his moment had come, the elder quickened his footsteps. In an instant, he appeared before Long Chen, Sovereign might crashing down as his claw shot toward Long Chen’s throat.

Pow!

Just as the claw was about to touch Long Chen’s throat, Long Chen’s hand, which glowed violet runes, slapped him hard across the face.