Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Chapter 6558 As Foolish As Ever

“Eight Gate Purgatory Slash!”

As the white-robed Long Chen bellowed, eight black gates trembled, and a colossal saber-image ripped the heavens open. The disciples who had escaped from the heaven region’s battlefield recognized it instantly and screamed.

“It’s that attack again!”

It was the same apocalyptic strike that had destroyed the heaven region’s battlefield. The mere sight of it dragged them back into that nightmare.

“Divine Venerate Brahma, Divine Venerate Daynight, forgive this useless follower! I can only rely on your power!”

The elder wielding the white staff rose. With one hand, he formed hand seals, and the statues of Lord Brahma and Fallen Daynight erupted with blinding radiance.

Vast tide-like faith energy poured out of the statues and into his body.

These divine statues had gathered an unimaginable amount of faith energy over countless generations. This faith energy was their tribute and the tie that bound Lord Brahma and Fallen Daynight to their followers. It also served as fuel for Lord Brahma and Fallen Daynight themselves.

As a result, no one would dare to touch this faith energy unless they had reached the point of destruction. But now, with the holy land moments away from destruction, the elder had no choice.

The elder waved his staff, conjuring a shield of faith energy made of divine runes.

“Everyone, assist me!” roared the elder.

All the Brahma line’s experts immediately formed a series of hand seals and started to chant. Unsurprisingly, it was the Nirvana Scripture.

However, it was not the version Long Chen knew. It had a different intonation. As they chanted, they did not summon the flame energy of heaven and earth. Instead, glimmers of divine light rose out of their bodies, looking like tiny lamps converging into the shield of faith energy.

BOOM!

As the giant saber collided with the shield, it was vaguely possible to see the image of eight black gates on the blade.

The shield of faith buckled violently but held. The white-robed Long Chen’s saber was blocked—yet not fully. A portion of the law power penetrated through.

Every Sovereign Lord let out a collective grunt, as if struck by a divine hammer. Several of them coughed up blood.

Those below the Sovereign Lord realm weren’t so lucky. They were instantly torn apart by the merciless law energy.

The disciples who had survived the heaven region’s battlefield were stronger than most. Many were comparable to third Heavenstage Sovereign Lords. Under normal conditions, they could have survived a blow of this level.

However, they had escaped the heaven region’s battlefield on the verge of collapse, half-dead and drained to their cores. They had barely stabilized when the Heaven Earth Cauldron teleported the white-robed Long Chen right into the heart of their holy land.

These unlucky children had thought they’d escaped a catastrophe... only for the catastrophe to follow them home.

With one blow, everyone beneath the Sovereign realm perished. The billions of disciples within the holy land were extinguished in the blink of an eye.

“Long Chen!”

The elder roared, his voice cracking with fury and grief. Long Chen’s ruthlessness was unparalleled. Was he really planning on destroying the entire holy land?

However, the elder didn’t even get the chance to curse further. The titanic Evilmoon’s manifestation continued pressing him, and fractures started crawling through the shield of faith energy.

“How is this possible?!” the Sovereign Lords roared in disbelief.

Long Chen hadn’t even stepped into the Sovereign Lord realm, so how could he command such overwhelming law power?

It wasn’t just the shield fracturing. Even the divine statues trembled, faint cracks spreading across their surfaces.

Behind Long Chen, the eight gates shuddered violently, ignoring the shield of faith entirely as they devoured the Yuan Spirits of the experts he had just slain.

“Damn Long Chen, you won’t have a good death!”

“Stop cursing and send out the distress signal!”

“We already sent it!”

“Then why is no one coming after so long?!”

Panic spread like wildfire. Beneath the failing shield, the experts were as frantic as ants on a hot plate.

These Sovereign Lords had lived for countless years, but age had crushed their guts. The older they got, the more they cherished their lives.

And now, this white-robed Long Chen descended upon them like a devil from hell. Their shield wouldn’t last long.

Although they said they had been waiting forever, not even ten breaths had passed since Long Chen’s arrival. This short time felt like hours when their terror consumed them.

“Damn it, why did he single us out?! He knew we didn’t have a divine commander here. That’s why he came!” an elder wailed.

Evilmoon pressed down as a colossal heavenly blade. Black and blood-red runes intertwined, invading the faith shield until it was riddled with cracks.

Suddenly, the two divine statues combusted in unison. Forced to the brink of death, the elder had unleashed everything he had.

A thunderous boom echoed as the distant wall of black flames split apart. A white-robed woman charged through, bringing countless Brahma line experts with her.

“LONG CHEN!”

When the white-robed woman saw the ruined holy land, she roared in fury. The sight of Long Chen pressing down on so many Sovereign Lords with Evilmoon made her killing intent erupt.

This woman was Long Can, who had tried to kill Long Chen several times. She was incredibly frustrated at her failures. In the end, Le Xing[1] had given her a plan to elevate Long Chen to the point that every proud heavenly genius in the world would target him, while she went into seclusion to recover her power with her faith energy.

But just as she emerged, she received the distress call and raced here, only to see the man she hated most.

“Master Long Can! Quick, kill him!” The elder with six Sovereign bodies was in relief. He felt like his savior had come.

“Long Chen, you wretched brat, I will definitely torture you for an eternity!” yelled Long Can.

Long Can’s Divine Commander Blade appeared. Sharp Sword Qi filled with law power slashed through the sky, instantly arriving in front of Long Chen. It was an incredibly fast attack.

However, the white-robed Long Chen didn’t even bother turning toward her. His right hand continued pressing down. He merely lifted his left hand.

A dull boom rang out as Long Can’s lethal strike halted in Long Chen’s palm. Her Sword Qi shattered, while his left hand exploded.

However, this result did not seem surprising to him at all. A cold sneer formed on his face.

BOOM!

The shield beneath Long Chen finally exploded. The divine statues detonated alongside it, annihilating every Brahma line expert within.

Long Can froze, horrified.

Only now did she realize what had happened: Long Chen had redirected a portion of her attack into the shield. She had unknowingly helped him slaughter her own people.

With a casual wave, Long Chen’s left hand instantly regenerated. He turned his indifferent gaze toward the enraged Long Can.

“Thank you, Long Can. Even after so long, you are as foolish as ever!”

1. one of her fellow Eight Great Divine Commanders ☜