Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Chapter 5396 Clash of Manifestations

Tang Wan-er knew that Long Chen was angry, and it was because of her. After all, Ye Linfeng had threatened her life. From the mortal world to the immortal world, Long Chen had always loved her. He was willing to become a devil and slaughter all the nine heavens for her.

The Hidden Dragon warriors admired Long Chen’s Dragon Blood Battle Armor, thinking it was unmatched in strength and beauty. But as the Eight Star Battle Armor manifested, it transformed the heavens, and the starry sky behind Long Chen made him appear even more resplendent. It surpassed the Dragon Blood Battle Armor, dazzling everyone present.

“You’re a nine star heir?” Ye Linfeng’s expression darkened. He now understood why the higher-ups were so wary of Long Chen. The title of nine-star heir carried a cursed yet legendary reputation—a mythical power feared by all.

“You shouldn’t have threatened me,” Long Chen spoke icily, his eyes sharp with a killing intent he could no longer suppress. “You shouldn’t have used the person I love as leverage.”

Long Chen’s killing intent continued to rise; he couldn’t even control it. Perhaps it was due to intentionally restraining himself. Now that Ye Linfeng had touched his reverse scale, his suppressed anger instantly blazed.

Ye Linfeng laughed in excitement. “I never thought I’d meet one of the fabled nine star line survivors. Show me, then—the power of a nine star heir!”

BOOM!

Forming a series of hand seals, Ye Linfeng summoned his Heavenly Fate Disk behind him. This disk was pure white, without runes or images. However, its appearance caused the earth to shudder as an immense divine might filled the realm, drawing Heavenly Dao runes toward it. Even the energy of other Heavenly Chosen cultivators was pulled into it, causing them to retreat quickly to avoid being drained.

All the Heavenly Chosens were stunned by this. To make things worse, this Heavenly Fate Disk didn’t only absorb the Doyen energy of heaven and earth, but it also extracted the core energy of these experts.

“What is going on?! Has his manifestation awakened?!” asked a Hidden Dragon warrior.

Tang Wan-er shook her head. “No, he hasn’t. The flow of fate of the nine heavens has not changed, so no one can even try awakening their Heavenly Fate manifestation. Right now, the most important thing is to condense heaven vein dragon qi and become a Human Emperor. Master said that when the number of Human Emperors in the world reaches a certain number, the karmic luck of the nine heavens will start transforming. That will be the optimal moment to awaken our manifestations.

“Ye Linfeng comes from the Brahma Pill Valley, so there’s no way he doesn’t know this. Furthermore, his Heavenly Fate Disk is blank, and he didn’t call out its name. Thus, he definitely hasn’t awakened his manifestation.”

A divine retainer asked, “But why is his Doyen aura so terrifying? If we are near him, we won’t be able to draw out any Doyen power. We can’t even fight.”

Hearing this, Xiao Yue clenched his fists and said, “That’s nothing! Look, big brother Long Chen isn’t even a Heavenly Chosen, but his starry manifestation is so terrifying. I believe he will definitely win.”

Xiao Yue had become Long Chen’s most loyal worshiper, and her intuition told her that Long Chen wouldn’t lose no matter what. She didn’t doubt it at all.

Long Chen’s starry sea manifestation swirled through the air. In response, Ye Linfeng’s Heavenly Fate Disk flashed, its sacred energy spreading like a domain. It quickly clashed with Long Chen’s starry sea, causing heaven and earth to quiver. The void cracked and exploded.

“Heavens, space is being torn apart!” Terrified screams rang out as countless black cracks appeared in the air.

These two hadn’t even started fighting, but the clash of their manifestations already resulted in such a terrifying phenomenon. If anyone were to stand between them, the power of their manifestations would crush the poor expert to dust.

When Ye Linfeng and Long Chen’s manifestations clashed, Tang Wan-er and the others finally recognized the source of Ye Linfeng’s domain power.

One of them said, “It’s faith energy...”

Moreover, it was incomparably pure. Just how did Ye Linfeng gather such terrifying faith energy at such a young age?

Ye Linfeng’s manifestation continued to expand, his aura growing increasingly oppressive. His faith energy seemed boundless, and the immense divine might radiating from him felt as though it was overpowering Long Chen.

However, Long Chen’s starry sea manifestation remained steady and unchanged, exuding an air of deep mystery. Unlike in the past—when his summoned manifestation erupted with a wild, uncontrollable energy—Long Chen now had perfect control over it. Thanks to the enhancements from the Radiant World Star Crystal, the once unruly force was now calm, like a pride of tame lions waiting for his command.

“This is the power of a nine star heir? If so, you’ve really disappointed me,” scoffed Ye Linfeng, noting the lack of outward change in Long Chen’s aura. His tone was full of disdain.

Long Chen didn’t respond; he stood like an unmovable statue. Gradually, however, his Starry Sky Battle Robe started to flash, its light pulsing faster and faster. Starlight emerged along his meridians, each point glowing in sync with the rhythm of the Starry Sky Battle Robe.

Long Chen didn’t move—more like he couldn’t. Entering his battle state seemed to have triggered his meridians to awaken on their own, almost as though they were warming themselves up. At this moment, he actually couldn’t move.

As the spots on his meridians flashed, silky threads of starlight connected the spots. Long Chen felt his meridians reach an unprecedented toughness; their power continued to rise. Long Chen hadn’t expected the Eight Star Battle Armor to transform this much. It was even more terrifying than before.

Seeing Long Chen’s Starry Sky Battle Robe flashing crazily, Ye Linfeng suddenly had a bad feeling. He pointed a finger and thrust it at Long Chen.

In an instant, a sharp blade tore through the limits of spacetime and appeared right in front of Long Chen. Onlookers gasped in alarm—the attack was incredibly fast, almost impossible to evade.