Nine Star Hegemon Body Art

Gu Yang’s appearance stunned everyone, especially after he had reported his status.

“He’s Long Chen’s subordinate? How is he so strong?!”

“The first captain...? That means he’s Long Chen’s strongest subordinate. It makes sense that he’s strong.”

“However, if he’s able to repel Xiang Tu, isn’t that absurd?”

“Tch, that’s because Xiang Tu wasn’t serious just now. If he were, that baldy would be dead in an instant.”

The demon experts were dumbfounded. First, the Violet Pupil Nine Tail Fox had appeared, catching them off-guard and even tying down one of their five leaders, Hou Tianwu. And now, Gu Yang had blocked Xiang Tu’s attack.

“You’re about to die, so I won’t remember your name. Human trash, scram!” Xiang Tu roared, humiliated by the setback.

The clash had sent his Blood Qi into turmoil, but he quickly stabilized himself. As his nine core veins flared to life, their immense energy surged into his spear.

“I told you my name so you’ll know who killed you when you report to a Yama King. You won’t have to die without knowing what happened,” Gu Yang sneered, his spear sweeping out as a dragon’s roar echoed through the battlefield.

Both of them had summoned the power of their core veins, and neither side was holding back. But when their spears clashed, a shockwave erupted, and both were sent staggering backward, retreating seven to eight steps before regaining their footing.

“How can that be?!”

The Mammoth Devil Elephant race’s experts were all aghast, especially the one who had said that Xiang Tu hadn’t even been serious before. His eyes almost popped out of his head.

Xiang Tu had fully activated his nine core veins. His manifestation stood tall behind him—clear proof that he wasn’t holding back. And yet, he ended up fighting evenly with a bald human? They couldn’t accept this.

“I don’t believe this!” Xiang Tu shouted, going crazy.

His opponent was nothing more than Long Chen’s subordinate. Losing to Long Chen had already been a disgrace. If he were to lose to Long Chen’s subordinate, would he even have the face to live?

With a furious roar, Xiang Tu launched a violent tempest of attacks, forcing Gu Yang backward.

…

At the same time, another leader of the demon race engaged another member of the Dragonblood Legion.

“Long Chen's subordinate, The second captain of the Dragonblood Legion, Li Qi—here to teach you a lesson!”

Crystals shimmered on Li Qi’s fist as he blocked a massive saber. His opponent was a monstrous figure with a single horn and protruding fangs—a being as powerful as Hou Tianwu and Xiang Tu.

Seeing Li Qi parry his saber with a bare hand, the creature’s eyes blazed with fury.

“You dare look down on me?!” he roared, stomping toward Li Qi.

However, Li Qi simply dodged to the side and slapped his opponent across the face. With a muffled grunt, that monster went flying, half his face blown apart.

“Haha! I actually pulled it off!” exclaimed Li Qi, looking at his hand in amazement.

Among the Dragonblood Legion, Long Chen’s legendary face-slapping technique was admired by all, yet no one had ever managed to replicate it. Today, in a moment of improvisation, Li Qi had done it!

“Damn human, I’ll eat your flesh and drink your blood!” The enraged monster roared and charged back. With a single step, he appeared in front of Li Qi.

Emboldened by his success, Li Qi unleashed another slap. He wanted to master it while he could. Would he really be able to comprehend the essence of this art?

However, before he could strike his target, he felt a sharp pain in his abdomen. This monster’s horn had pierced him.

BOOM!

Li Qi went flying, but the onlookers were shocked to see him looking fine even after being struck in a vital spot. A crystalline glow flickered over his wound before fading.

Shaking his head, Li Qi said, “It’s a good thing this crystal energy automatically protects me. If it weren’t for that, I’d have lost half my life just now. Well, Boss’s move isn’t something just anyone can copy. I got lucky once. I should’ve stopped while I was ahead.”

“Die!”

His opponent lunged again, but this time, Li Qi was ready. Crystals formed over his hands like a pair of gauntlets, and the two clashed fiercely, sending ripples of destruction across the battlefield.

…

“Long Chen’s subordinate, thir-”

Before Song Mingyuan could finish, his opponent launched a vicious kick toward his head. Just before the impact, a thin, mirror-like layer of earth materialized in front of him.

BOOM!

To everyone’s surprise, the thin layer of earth could block this attack. A member of the demon race’s five great leaders—one who had condensed nine core veins—had been blocked by a mere thin layer of earth?

While his opponent reeled in disbelief, Song Mingyuan calmly punched the demon’s abdomen.

There was no dramatic explosion, no earth-shattering shockwave. It was a simple, almost casual punch. Yet, the demon’s armor shattered, and his body buckled inward before he was launched through the air, coughing up blood.

Retracting his fist, Song Mingyuan coolly stated, “The third captain of the Dragonblood Legion—Song Mingyuan, here to teach you a lesson!”

The experts of the Heaven Demon Alliance were left speechless. Song Mingyuan looked harmless, even meek. But his attack had been devastating. Most baffling of all, his heaven veins weren’t even visible, yet he had overpowered an opponent who had fully activated theirs. What kind of monster was this fellow?

“Wait… look beneath his feet!”

A cry of realization rang out. Beneath Song Mingyuan’s feet, a nine-dragon diagram shimmered into view.

“He’s channeling his heaven vein power through the earth!”

Just as the battlefield was consumed by shock, a piercing scream echoed from the distance.

“AHHH!”

The demon race’s experts hastily looked over.

“That voice is…”

They quickly saw the one screaming—their last leader. He was missing an arm and came flying out of the void, covered in blood.

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