Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Chapter 6070 Rejecting the Crown

“The Sovereign King Dragon Crown!” exclaimed one dragon expert.

Golden divine light pierced through the tribulation clouds, descending to rest above Long Chen’s head. Its radiance was so intense it shook the heavens and earth.

Dragon might surged across the world—holy and inviolable. Like the sun, its divine light bathed every corner of the realms.

It wasn’t just the Sovereign Emperor Heaven that witnessed this moment. Every member of the dragon race across the nine heavens and ten lands saw that divine light.

Any creature with even a trace of dragon blood in their veins could see the crown—the highest symbol of power in the dragon race—hovering above Long Chen’s head.

“Impossible! The Sovereign King Dragon Crown is choosing a human?!”

“No! This can’t be real! How can our mighty dragon race bow to a human?!”

“How can a human even possess dragon blood, let alone gain the approval of the Sovereign King Dragon Crown?!”

“I refuse! I will never submit! I would rather die than acknowledge a human as our leader!”

The roar of dragons echoed throughout the nine heavens and ten lands. Fury and disbelief tore through their hearts—they couldn’t accept this reality.

“It’s Long Chen! He’s been chosen by the Sovereign King Dragon Crown!”

Those who knew Long Chen couldn’t help but cheer, though many in the Heaven Dragon Law Domain wore complicated expressions: resentment, frustration, and disbelief all mixed into one.

Though many respected Long Chen and acknowledged his qualifications, accepting him as the dragon race’s leader was another matter entirely. They couldn’t just accept this.

Hai Mingkong sighed bitterly. “It’s no accident the crown chose him.”

Qing Yi frowned. “Could it be… he obtained it back in the Sovereign Domain? Did he lie to us?”

“No, if he had obtained it back then, we would have sensed something,” said Di Mengyao.

“Senior Mengyao, are you saying…?” Hai Mingkong asked, startled.

“There’s only one explanation for the crown appearing during his tribulation—it chose him back in the Sovereign Domain, and he rejected it.”

“How is that possible?! Who could possibly reject such a thing?!” exclaimed Qing Yi.

Everyone was looking at the Sovereign King Dragon Crown on Long Chen’s head. It directly repelled the giant star flying at him.

Long Chen looked at the Sovereign King Dragon Crown with a conflicted expression. It had saved him. As long as he accepted it, he would be able to smoothly pass this tribulation.

He touched the crown. It held no resistance, like a divine weapon awaiting its master. With a single thought, Long Chen could wield it and control the entire dragon race.

The Sovereign King Dragon Crown was ready to accept him, willing to entrust its life to Long Chen.

Millions of dragons appeared around it, prostrating towards Long Chen.

All of a sudden, Long Chen’s conflicted expression vanished. He shouted, “I, Long Chen, stand on my own feet! I have never run from death, so why should I accept this crown just to escape it now? My life belongs to me. I will not rely on external forces to survive, much less trample someone else’s dignity to do so. My brothers and I have crossed mountains of corpses to earn the right to live with pride. Must I now trample others to continue surviving?

“My spine may break, but it will never bend!”

His words crashed into the hearts of the dragons like hammers. Now, at last, the experts of the Heaven Dragon Law Domain believed Di Mengyao. Long Chen had truly rejected the Sovereign King Dragon Crown once before.

Qing Yi covered her mouth in disbelief. He had refused the crown—was there anyone else in the world who could do such a thing?

Grabbing the Sovereign King Dragon Crown, Long Chen said, “I have my own Dao. And the dragon race must also walk its own path. You were never meant to be shackled by this crown. If you truly entrust the fate of your race to me, then—”

Suddenly, he channeled his dragon blood into the crown, causing it to tremble violently.

“What is he doing?!”

Cries of alarm rang out across the realms.

“I return the dragon race’s fate to the dragon race!”Long Chen roared.

In front of countless shocked gazes, the Sovereign King Dragon Crown, which represented the highest authority in the dragon race, exploded in Long Chen’s hands.

Every dragon in the world froze, unable to believe their eyes.

As the Sovereign King Dragon Crown shattered, countless runic fragments flew out of it. Those runes transformed into true dragons.

They suddenly tore out of the heavenly tribulation and scattered throughout the nine heavens and ten lands.

“That’s the dragon race’s karmic luck!” someone cried.

“It’s spreading! Anyone who gains it might become the next Dragon Sovereign!”

“So the crown was a shackle all along… now that it’s gone…”

“We all have a chance! We can each become the Sovereign! We’re finally free!”

The return of karmic luck filled countless dragons with boundless potential. They suddenly felt like birds returning to the sky or dragons returning to the vast sea. They were completely free. They didn’t need to treat anyone else as their Sovereign. If they wished to, they could become the next Dragon Sovereign.

“Long Chen…”

Sensing a vast karmic energy filling her, Di Mengyao suddenly wept. She felt one with the world.

Qing Yi, Hai Mingkong, and the others also felt the ancestral blessings of the dragon race surging within them.

Without the Sovereign King Dragon Crown, a new era for the dragon race had started—an era with no ruler, no shackles. And it was Long Chen who had broken their chains.

“Long Chen! I, Kun Tu, will forever call you big brother!” Kun Tu’s weep trembled through the Heaven Dragon Law Domain.

Though Kun Tu had gained greatly from his battle with Long Chen—especially after inheriting Ba Ta’s memories—he still longed for another fight.

But now, seeing Long Chen crush the crown and return the dragon race’s fate to its people, Kun Tu was completely won over.

The scene playing out in front of their eyes vanished, along with the destruction of the Sovereign King Dragon Crown.

Countless dragon experts were filled with gratitude toward Long Chen. However, he was now in a critical state.

Three giant stars hurtled toward him from different directions. A suffocating aura of death bore down on him.

“Fuck… maybe I went a bit too far just now…”

The heat of the moment had passed, and the threat of death had returned. And now… Long Chen could only run for his life.

It was too late for regrets!