Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Chapter 6352 Dao Crystal

A giant sword tore through space, carrying Long Chen and Mu Qingyun forward. Long Chen’s eyes sharpened as he studied the mountain range below.

“Brother San, what did you discover?” asked Mu Qingyun.

“There’s something strange about the earth veins. According to Mo Nian, this usually means something extraordinary is buried underground,” replied Long Chen.

Although Long Chen wasn’t skilled in this regard, Mo Nian often liked to show off his learning. Thanks to that, Long Chen noticed something off here.

Just then, a speck of light streaked over. Mu Qingyun was about to slash it down when the Earth Cauldron’s urgent voice rang in Long Chen’s ear.

Long Chen immediately stepped forward and caught it. Opening his hand, he saw a crystal lying in his palm.

It resembled transparent jade, yet inside it pulsed a cluster of light that was throbbing like a heartbeat. With each pulse, invisible ripples spread outward, making Long Chen feel as if he were immersed in the laws of the Heavenly Daos themselves.

“Senior, what is this?!” Long Chen asked, feeling sure this was something incredible.

“It’s a Dao Crystal.—the condensed core of the Heavenly Daos. It’s the most precious treasure of the nine heavens and ten lands, something every Divine Sovereign requires for cultivation,” the Earth Cauldron answered solemnly.

“Something Divine Sovereigns must have?!” Long Chen was shocked. How could such a thing just appear out of nowhere and even fly directly into his hand?

Before he could process it, heaven and earth quaked. Rumbling like a tsunami swept out, twisting the very fabric of space.

“It seems a priceless treasure has truly emerged!” Long Chen exclaimed.

He tightened his grip on the Dao Crystal, exhilarated. He had come at exactly the right time.

But then the Earth Cauldron murmured, almost to itself, “Curious... this Dao Crystal contains so little Dao Source. It feels like it has already been used.”

“Senior, can you make use of it?” Long Chen asked quickly.

“A complete Dao Crystal would be very beneficial to my recovery. But this one has already been drained—its essence nearly gone. For me, it’s useless. However, the lingering Dao Source fluctuations will still be invaluable for you when you attempt to comprehend the Dao,” the Earth Cauldron explained.

“Comprehend the Dao? What Dao?” asked Long Chen.

“You will understand when the time comes. Hurry up. Search for more before others take them,” the Earth Cauldron cut him off.

Long Chen didn’t bother asking more. Standing at the tip of the sword with Mu Qingyun, he drove forward through the turbulent qi waves.

Suddenly, terrifying auras appeared. A group of outsider lifeforms were present, and every single one of them was incredibly powerful. Even the weakest had 990 Sovereign flames.

At their head was a red-haired man with blood-colored wings. His entire body blazed with 997 Sovereign flames, their scarlet light swirling like a sea of blood.

Long Chen’s trajectory converged with theirs. The moment they spotted each other, both sides froze.

At first, seeing only two humans, the outsiders prepared to attack. But when their leader recognized Long Chen’s face, his expression twisted into a savage smile.

With a sudden roar, he shot forward, his Sovereign flames erupting like a tide.

“Inferior human, face your death!”

The red-haired man appeared right in front of Long Chen, his fist tearing through space. The power of his Sovereign flames was so immense it felt like it would blow the world apart.

But in that instant, the clear cry of a sword rang out, like a dragon awakening. The man’s overwhelming aura was severed in an instant, and the surging power evaporated, leaving only silence.

Clang!

As the sound of a blade being resheathed echoed, the red-haired man’s body split neatly in two. With one stroke, Mu Qingyun had slain him.

Long Chen nodded slightly. With Mu Qingyun’s current power, killing this person was nothing difficult.

What impressed him was the qualitative transformation in her Sword Dao. Her slash looked deceptively simple, yet within it lay endless complexities that only a handful of people could master. Whether it was her timing, angle, or precision—every aspect was flawless.

Most crucially, her sword intent had changed. The sword was now dominant, and her Sovereign flames merely supported it—the complete opposite of before. It signified that she had taken a major step on her Sword Dao path.

Previously, Mu Qingyun had relied too heavily on her Sovereign flames, straying further from her true path without realizing it.

Now, she had finally returned to it.

The other lifeforms were still shocked when Mu Qingyun moved again. In the blink of an eye, she appeared among them.

Her sword sang as it was drawn. A crescent slash swept through the air, and in that instant, every one of them was cut cleanly at the waist.

That Sword Qi not only severed flesh and bone, but it tore through their souls as well. With a single slash, the group was annihilated.

Sheathing her sword, Mu Qingyun returned to Long Chen’s side, her excitement finally showing on her face.

Through Long Chen’s pointers, she had reached a higher realm and now saw a vaster world before her.

A scone darted out, pulling the corpses and lingering blood mist into the primal chaos space. In the next instant, the air was purified as if no one had died here.

As always, Zhi Zhi’s cleanup was impeccable.

“What a sharp sword will. Soon, I will personally deal with you!” A guttural growl rumbled from the left. It was hoarse, thunderous, and more beast-like than human.

The disturbance had already drawn other predators. Judging from his tone, this newcomer was connected to the slain lifeforms.

“You’d better wash your neck in preparation,” Long Chen said lightly, stepping in for Mu Qingyun, who was still too exhilarated to respond.

“Ignorant fool! Soon you’ll learn the terror of the rock devil race!” roared the unseen figure, his fury easily provoked.

No wonder his voice was so rough—he was of the rock-element devil race. In any case, Long Chen had no interest in wasting words with someone whose head was filled with stone.

As they pressed forward, the astral winds grew fiercer, slowing Mu Qingyun’s movements.

Just then, another streak of light shot across the sky. With a swift motion, Long Chen snatched it out of the air.

It was another Dao Crystal.

“Damn you, hand over my Dao Crystal!”

The growl from before erupted into a deafening roar as a massive figure hurtled toward them like a meteor.