NINE STAR HEGEMON BODY ARTS

Liu Qingyu’s roar shook the heavens. Like the rest of the Undying race, he didn’t have a good opinion of Long Chen.

The Undying race had never liked the human race. And now, with Liu Ruyan straying from their ideals and even daring to defy Liu Changtian’s will, they all made Long Chen the scapegoat.

To them, Long Chen was the reason for Liu Ruyan’s rebellion, so they all hoped for Liu Qingyu to crush him.

The moment Liu Qingyu roared, deafening cheers erupted in response. The noise surged like a tidal wave, shaking the heavens.

Liu Ruyan and Chu Yao’s hearts tightened. They exchanged a glance, and in each other’s eyes, they saw only sorrow.

In truth, they felt no sense of belonging among the Undying race. Perhaps the only one who treated them with even a sliver of warmth was Liu Xihua. But even then, Liu Ruyan never once felt the comfort of a mother’s love.

It wasn’t that Liu Xihua had refused to give it but that Ruyan didn’t even know what the warmth was supposed to feel like.

As the crowd roared their support for Liu Qingyu, a wave of grief surged in both Ruyan and Chu Yao. But for Liu Ruyan, it cut especially deep. These were her kin.

“If I don’t make you all shut up today, I won’t be called Boss Long San,” Long Chen said.

The cheers were clearly meant to intimidate him. But would Long Chen ever bow to such a thing?

With a single step, Long Chen appeared on the martial stage, thirty meters from Liu Qingyu. Instantly, the sea of cheers fell into absolute silence.

“Long Chen!”

In the crowd, a woman clenched her fists nervously. It was Huai Yushan. She had never imagined things would escalate to this point.

Liu Qingyu announced, “Long Chen. Go ahead and use your strongest attack. Today, I will make sure you are completely convinced of your defeat. I will show you what true power is. The great Undying race won’t accept a little human who relies on schemes. I won’t bother taking your life once you are defeated. You just need to release Ruyan from the marriage agreement and return her freedom.”

Long Chen couldn’t be bothered to say anything. A ‘little human’? Big words.

“Do you dare to accept my terms?” sneered Liu Qingyu.

Long Chen replied, “What a childish provocation. Ruyan already has her freedom—her heart is her own. Trying to explain that to woodenheads like you guys is pointless. But let me make one thing clear: that marriage agreement is sacred. I won’t wager it. It’s not something to be gambled on.”

“So you don’t dare,” Liu Qingyu mocked, clearly not understanding a thing Long Chen had just said.

“You really are an idiot,” Long Chen said flatly. “If you want to make a bet, you have to stake something of equal value. If you lose, will Liu Changtian personally apologize to me? Can you make that happen?”

The moment Long Chen mentioned Liu Changtian, fury erupted from the Undying experts. Liu Qingyu’s composure shattered.

BOOM!

Liu Qingyu’s manifestation burst into existence, and his Sovereign sprout flame burned strongly. Just like that, a sharp, suppressive aura locked onto Long Chen, far more potent than what he had displayed yesterday.

“Insolent human! This isn’t a place where you can run rampant! Today, you’ll pay for your arrogance!” Liu Qingyu bellowed.

In response, Long Chen raised his hands. With a voice like the roar of a god shaking the stars in the sky, he declared, “Beneath Human Emperors, I am unmatched. Above them, I can still fight one-on-one. Let us see who the real fool is! Violet Dragon Battle Armor!”

The instant his words rang out, the entire martial stage trembled. Cracks spiderwebbed outward in every direction, splitting the ground apart.

“What?!”

The Undying race’s experts jumped in shock when they saw this.

Long Chen was now cloaked in violet scales and radiant violet light. An eight-colored divine ring spun behind him, and within it, a massive, indistinct figure released a terrifying sacred aura.

Unlike Liu Qingyu, Long Chen’s power didn’t explode outward in waves. Instead, it compressed around him tightly, distorting space itself. To untrained eyes, it looked like Liu Qingyu’s aura was a thousand times stronger—but the seasoned experts knew the truth. His power was simply concentrated to the extreme.

Even Liu Xihua and the late-stage Demon Emperors were shocked. Even without summoning the bronze cauldron, Long Chen could resist Liu Qingyu’s Sovereign sprout pressure.

Long Chen wasn’t a Sovereign sprout himself, yet Liu Qingyu’s overwhelming pressure couldn’t shake him in the slightest. Liu Qingyu’s aura was like a roaring tsunami, while Long Chen stood like an unmovable boulder.

“He… he was holding back that day?” muttered someone.

Those who had witnessed yesterday’s battle were stunned. It turned out Long Chen hadn’t even gone all out before.

“A bunch of frogs at the bottom of a well, running your mouths without knowing your place. Today, I’ll show you why the ‘little human race’ once stood atop the ten thousand races!” shouted Long Chen.

With a single step, half the martial stage instantly crumbled beneath Long Chen, and he shot forward, unleashing a palm strike. A brilliant cross appeared on his palm.

That technique?!

Liu Xihua’s expression shifted the moment she saw it.

“Fool, no matter what tricks you have, you’re nothing in front of my Undying race!” Liu Qingyu roared, slamming his own palm forward.

Sovereign flame gathered, thirteen heaven veins concentrating into a single blow.

BOOM!

Their two palms met.

An enormous phantom palm erupted from Long Chen’s hand, blowing apart Liu Qingyu’s palm and striking him dead-on. Liu Qingyu’s body exploded under the force and was sent flying into the martial stage.

The impact obliterated nearly the entire platform, leaving only a single shattered corner. Liu Qingyu lay in that ruined corner. Everything from the knees up was gone.

Silence fell like a curtain.

All eyes locked onto Long Chen—his black hair fluttering, violet qi swirling around him like a divine storm.

Even Chu Yao and Liu Ruyan were stunned. Long Chen’s dragon blood power was clearly stronger than it had been the day before.

What they didn’t realize was that yesterday, Long Chen had only activated the standard Dragon Blood Battle Armor. But now, he was igniting his dragon blood—and in his fury, he had unleashed the Sovereign Blood Seal.

“What…?”

The Undying race’s experts couldn’t believe their eyes. Liu Qingyu—defeated in one strike.

Although Liu Qingyu wouldn’t die from it, he was critically injured. There was no way he could keep fighting.

Long Chen slowly raised a hand and pointed to the spectators.

With a voice as cold as ice, Long Chen declared, “Rank ten has already been defeated. Where are the top nine? Come at me together. Today, I’ll beat all ten of you!”

The moment those words fell, chaos ensued.

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