Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Chapter 5955 A Group of Dragons Has No Head

“Boss, I’ve found you!”

When Long Chen arrived at Guo Ran’s residence, Guo Ran was just crawling out of a hole. Long Chen stared at him in confusion.

“Ah, boss, my hidden dragon race must ‘hide’ when there’s nothing to do. The hidden dragon draws in its claws and waits for the right moment to strike,” explained Guo Ran, seeing Long Chen’s confusion.

It seemed Guo Ran had truly merged in both body and soul with his dragon soul. He left cultivation to the dragon soul, and his own path to strength was simply to sleep. As long as he rested peacefully, the hidden dragon’s soul would continue to grow stronger on its own.

In the past, Guo Ran had envied Wilde’s ability to get stronger just by eating. Now, his dream had come true—he could grow stronger just by sleeping.

Furthermore, the hidden dragon was also influencing his character, causing him to become much more reserved. He wasn’t showing off as much as before. Of course, when the time came for him to show off, he would not be hiding anything.

Long Chen couldn’t help but feel a pang of envy. This fellow really had good fortune—his karmic luck was finally manifesting in tangible ways. This was a cultivation method that other cultivators wouldn’t even dare to dream about. If word got out, countless people would die of envy.

Suppressing his envy, Long Chen got straight to the point. “When you fought Lian Sanqiang, did you feel that the Dragonblood Cross Slash wasn’t as smooth as before? I just exchanged a few blows with Wuyang, and it confirmed what I suspected. The Dragonblood Cross Slash needs to be modified.”

Guo Ran nodded. “Yeah, I’ve felt that too. With all our brothers getting stronger, I can’t hold all their power anymore. In the past, my battle armor could handle everything they gave me. Now, even just thirty percent is too much. A lot of it ends up being wasted. It’s still powerful, but the destructive force is off. I’ve been working with Xia Chen to fix it, tweaking my armor and sabers again and again, but we still haven’t found a solution.”

He and Xia Chen had already wrestled with this issue for quite some time. The Dragonblood Cross Slash was the Dragonblood Legion’s strongest combined technique, but it was failing. They could no longer focus everyone’s power into a single strike.

Long Chen said, “Although Wuyang and I didn’t use our dragon blood power, I could still feel the fluctuations of his dragon soul. It carried reverence for my dragon blood lineage—but no submission. And that’s the problem.”

Long Chen’s dragon blood came from the Primal Chaos Dragon Sovereign, a being revered by all dragon races. In theory, no dragon should dare defy it. Yet in Wuyang, Long Chen had sensed a powerful will—one that refused to submit to anyone or anything. As a result, Long Chen realized that the Dragonblood Cross Slash, as it was, could no longer work.

“Boss, can you explain it more clearly?” asked Guo Ran, scratching his head.

“A group of dragons has no head. That’s what you need to understand.”

Guo Ran was even more baffled. If a group of dragons had no head, how were they supposed to unite?

Long Chen stared at him, speechless. Was this guy sleeping too much? His brain hadn’t fully woken up.

“What I mean is, you can’t unify dragons by making one their leader.”

“I still don’t get it,” Guo Ran admitted.

Long Chen sighed. “I was hoping you could figure it out yourself, so you wouldn’t be boxed in by my thinking. But fine, I’ll spell it out. In the past, our brothers were weak and willingly channeled their power through you. That made it easy to control and unify their strength. But now, everyone’s dragon soul has awakened. So have their wills. Now, they’re stronger, but they also have their individuality.

“Your dragon soul is the hidden dragon. From the start, it lacks the potential to lead everyone. But it’s not just about you. I face the same issue as well. Even if their dragon souls follow me outwardly, inwardly they’re not fully willing to submit. That’s just the nature of dragons. They are born to be free, and they hate being ordered around. So, the old way of using the Dragonblood Cross Slash won’t work anymore. We have to change our ways.”

“How should we change it?” asked Guo Ran, finally starting to understand.

Long Chen said, “It’s simple. Before, the Dragonblood Cross Slash relied on everyone giving you their power. Your armor and sabers absorbed it and released the attack. But now, that’s unnecessary. Everyone already knows how to use the Dragonblood Cross Slash. From now on, you won’t carry their power. You’ll just aim and guide. Once you lock onto a target, their energy will bypass the merging process and directly fuel the attack. Of course, this is just the concept. How to actually do it—that’s something you all will have to test and figure out.”

“Boss, that’s genius! That’ll totally work!” Guo Ran exclaimed, slapping his thigh in excitement.

He and Xia Chen had been stuck in their old way of thinking. Thankfully, Long Chen’s perspective had opened a new world for them.

Still, this idea had to be tested first. Even if it were possible, they would have many challenges to face. Guo Ran’s role would change. Instead of maximizing power, he’d need to prioritize control and coordination. After all, with the change, it would be a hundred times more difficult to unleash the attack.

If even one person’s power synced incorrectly, the whole move could collapse.

Long Chen had already anticipated that and asked Guo Ran to brainstorm solutions. Then they split the Dragonblood Legion into smaller squads. With fewer people in each group, merging their powers became easier. Once they crossed the initial threshold, they could gradually build experience.

If it worked, then just one squad’s Dragonblood Cross Slash could unleash power equal to the full version that had heavily injured Lian Sanqiang.

Guo Ran immediately ran off to find Xia Chen so they could get working on the new Dragonblood Cross Slash.

Watching him leave, Long Chen smiled. With Guo Ran and Xia Chen’s intelligence, he knew they could definitely come up with a new Dragonblood Cross Slash. All they needed was time.

With that issue handed off, Long Chen’s mind sank into the primal chaos space.

The black soil was covered in mountains of corpses—Demon Emperors slain by Yue Zifeng’s sword will. Even with its terrifying devouring ability, the black soil couldn’t digest all these corpses in an instant.

As their remains broke down, milky white qi surged from the earth. The Fusang Trees and Moon Trees were thriving again, while the mature Golden Crows and Jade Rabbits roamed joyfully.

Having fully digested the Yan Xu Flames, Huo Linger now coiled in midair in her flame form. As for the cocoon around Lei Linger, it had finally started to crack.

Seeing this, Long Chen smiled. Lei Linger would soon come out.

And once she did, Long Chen would face his Human Emperor tribulation with even greater confidence.

Just then, a fruit suddenly fell from above and hit him on the head. Startled, Long Chen reflexively caught it—then his eyes widened.

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