Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Chapter 6224 Astral Hegemon Body

Both of their fists remained locked in the air, divine light violently erupting from between them like bursts of lightning.𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

However, this wasn’t true lightning but laws of heaven and earth being compressed to their limit and then fracturing.

“The boost from dark energy has raised your physical strength to an unprecedented level,” said Long Chen, his tone calm. “But when it comes to physical power, I, Long Chen, have never admitted defeat to anyone.”

Long Chen stood unmoving like a divine boulder. No matter how hard Long Biluo pushed, she couldn’t shake him.

Long Biluo wasn’t using any divine abilities. She was attempting to overpower Long Chen with sheer brute strength—his specialty. Clearly, she understood his strengths and aimed to crush him in his own domain.

But just as Long Chen said, in this lifetime, aside from Wilde, he had never met an equal in terms of raw physical might.

That was especially true after his most recent seclusion, where his cultivation realm and astral power had advanced together. His physical body had reached a whole new level. While the astral body training had been agonizing, the results spoke for themselves.

If Long Biluo weren’t strong enough, he wouldn’t have bothered unleashing this power.

Long Biluo was continuously increasing the power of her fist, causing larger and larger ripples to spread. This entire flame sea world was shaking.

This was her answer to Long Chen’s challenge. She was still confident she could suppress him.

“Monstrous... They're only using physical strength, yet the destruction they’re causing...” One expert couldn’t believe his eyes.

Compared to this battle, everything they had seen before seemed like child's play.

As Long Biluo’s power climbed, the world around them shook violently. The flame sea surged, and the island trembled.

And yet Long Chen remained perfectly still, not budging at all. It was as if he had taken root in space itself.

The world quaked, but behind Long Chen, the innate bead remained calm—unaffected by Long Biluo’s overwhelming might.

“How could Long Chen be this powerful?” wondered an expert.

Long Chen had yet to reveal his aura, but Long Biluo still couldn’t shake him.

BOOM!

A thunderous sound rang out as Long Biluo was suddenly forced back three steps—each one sending her miles away. Finally, her cold expression changed slightly.

“I’ve underestimated you,” she said coldly. “You’ve merged your astral energy into your body. You must have cultivated the legendary Astral Hegemon Body.”

“Astral Hegemon Body?” Long Chen blinked, confused. “Never heard of it.”

“You are a nine star heir, and you don’t know the Astral Hegemon Body?” Long Biluo sneered.

Long Chen really didn’t.

In reality, the Astral Hegemon Body was a supreme divine physique within the nine star lineage’s cultivation system. The requirements for cultivating it were extremely harsh: only one in ten thousand could even attempt to cultivate it. And among those, only one in ten thousand could achieve initial mastery. To reach peak mastery was even more rare—practically mythic.

Long Biluo had only heard rumors about this legendary physique. It was said that when fully mastered, the practitioner’s body would become a weapon made of pure starlight—a supreme divine weapon in and of itself.

However, Long Biluo had no real knowledge of its stages or how to distinguish its levels of mastery. She only brought it up to save face. After all, losing to a wielder of the strongest physical body under the heavens wasn’t something to be ashamed of.

But Long Biluo had not expected Long Chen, a nine star heir, to not even recognize the name.

Long Chen had never heard of it, but he could sense that she was bluffing. Still, he didn’t bother exposing her. He simply stood there, waiting.

Just then, a soft sound drew everyone’s attention. Until now, they had been too focused on Long Chen and Long Biluo to notice what was happening inside the innate bead.

When they turned to look, their expressions all changed.

At some point, the Primal Chaos Vermilion Bird had started to merge with the Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow.

Meng Qi sat calmly atop Cloud’s head, her eyes closed. Chains of spiritual light spread from her, locking down heaven and earth.

The walls of the innate bead now bore snowflake-like patterns, rapidly linking and weaving together. The strange sound they heard came from this mystical network forming.

“The Cloud Chasing Heaven Swallowing Sparrow and the Primal Chaos Vermilion Bird are starting to merge! The legacy inheritance has begun! They’re locking down the innate bead!”

“Stop them! Otherwise, we’ll lose our chance!”

“We cannot let them lock down the innate bead! Once the power of the nirvanic beads activates, we won’t be able to stop it!”

Panic broke out. Cultivators surged forward. But despite the uproar, no one actually took action.

After all, the display of power from Long Chen and Long Biluo had shaken them too deeply.

Even with Long Chen tied up fighting Long Biluo, if she made one slip, he could avoid her, and none of them could withstand even a single blow from him.

Though the legacy of the Primal Chaos Vermilion Bird was a dream opportunity, none of them were willing to die for it. They were merely testing their luck, hoping for an easy chance.

So, none of them were stupid enough to step forward first. Everyone waited for someone else to make the first move. As a result, everyone just looked at each other awkwardly.

Long Biluo snorted in disdain. “Long Chen’s life is mine. As for the rest, fight amongst yourselves.”

With her declaration, the others gained a bit more courage. Still, no one wanted to be the sacrificial pawn and charged over first. They only had one life. If they lost it, everything would be over.

“Gutless cowards! Scram!” roared Kun Wufa, charging forward with a thunderous flap of his Kunpeng wings.

His Sovereign flames blazed to their peak. It seemed that he had recovered completely. Like a blazing meteor, he soared toward the innate bead.

But before he could reach it, Long Chen’s figure suddenly appeared in front of him.

Kun Wufa’s eyes almost popped out of his head. Didn’t Long Biluo say that she would block Long Chen? How was he here?

Although Kun Wufa had recovered, he was not dumb enough to think that he could match Long Chen.

Moreover, his recovered power was meant for claiming the Primal Chaos Vermilion Bird, not wasting it on Long Chen. He abruptly stopped and turned to retreat.

“Idiot, that one is fake!” Long Biluo cursed.

Only then did Kun Wufa realize that the real Long Chen was still in front of Long Biluo. The version in front of him was merely a manifestation of flame energy.

Thinking of how he had been terrified so badly by a clone, he was embarrassed. With a furious roar, his claws raked down toward the fake Long Chen.

Suddenly, both Long Chens shouted in unison.

“Body swap!”

At that moment, Long Biluo’s expression paled.

“Retreat!”