Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Chapter 5966 Transformation

Long Chen instantly appeared on the seventh level of the Seven Treasure Space, where the rumored gate stood tall before him.

“What’s going on? When did this gate get here? Where is the Nether Emperor? Is he behind the gate?” Long Chen muttered, baffled.

Just moments ago, the Seven Treasure Colored Glass Tree’s radiance had dimmed, and it drew an immense amount of life energy from the primal chaos space. The sudden drain instantly alerted Long Chen.

When Long Chen appeared by the Seven Treasure Colored Glass Tree, he found Mo Yang, Chi Wufeng, and the others standing in a daze. None of them had seen the figure clearly—it had killed them before they could do so.

Compared to that being, even the terrifying Lian Sanqiang seemed insignificant. They couldn’t even begin to comprehend what realm that monster had reached.

As Long Chen placed a hand on the gate, it quivered. A mysterious law seemed to be blocking him. Even Long Chen couldn’t open it with brute force.

“This law seems to contain the Nether Emperor’s power!” Long Chen exclaimed, his heart quivering.

Just why did such a change occur in the Seven Treasure Space? He wasn’t even aware of it.

“Is the Nether Emperor planning on building a palace and throne here?”

Long Chen stared at the pitch-black gate blankly. The sudden change was completely bizarre.

He realized once again how little he knew about the Seven Treasure Colored Glass Tree. It was something he had tricked out of an old patriarch from the Tea Divine School[1], and even now, its depths remained a mystery.

At first, Long Chen had believed it to be a tree that merely boosted comprehension and insight. But the appearance of the Seven Treasure Space had shattered that assumption. Now this mysterious gate only deepened the enigma.

“Incomprehensibly priceless,” Long Chen sighed.

The Seven Treasure Colored Glass Tree was a treasure that defied the heavens, yet he still didn’t understand it.

Without warning, a hand appeared behind Long Chen. He was caught off guard. Before he could fully react, it struck his back, shattering him into pieces.

BOOM!

“Fuck!”

While studying the gate, Long Chen hadn’t noticed Lian Sanqiang’s return. Even in his replicated form, Lian Sanqiang retained his sinister instincts. He liked to launch a sneak attack the moment the opportunity arose.

“Boss, what’s going on?” asked Guo Ran.

The Dragonblood Legion was drawn over by the disturbance.

“The Nether Emperor’s figure has changed. Gather all our brothers. Let’s charge in and see what’s going on,” said Long Chen.

“Yes!”

Hearing that Long Chen wanted to lead them to kill the Nether Emperor, they were excited.

The Dragon Domain’s disciples followed, charging into the seventh level with fervor, eager to witness what was to come.

BOOM!

Within the seventh level, Long Chen blocked Lian Sanqiang’s attack with Evilmoon Blade[2]. A dragon cry echoed as his bloodline surged. He was blasted away, but he stood his ground.

Cheers erupted from the Dragon Domain’s disciples. Long Chen had taken a direct strike from a Sovereign Lord and survived. How terrifying was that?

Suddenly, a streak of sword light flashed, and Lian Sanqiang’s head flew through the air.

Gu Yang and Li Qi attacked together, and in an instant, Lian Sanqiang’s body and soul were obliterated. They gave him no chance to recover.

Everyone fell deathly silent, forgetting to even cheer.

The Dragon Domain’s disciples were stunned. Just moments ago, it had taken tens of thousands of them sacrificing their lives to wear Lian Sanqiang down. But now, he was slain in a single breath.

As Lian Sanqiang died, the previously sealed gate slowly creaked open, guided by some strange law.

A moment later, that deadly figure appeared once more. An overwhelming Sovereign might burst out along with a cold, killing intent. Long Chen was instantly locked in place by it.

The Sovereign might washed over the Dragon Domain’s disciples, paralyzing them. None could move a finger.

Suddenly, the figure blurred, and in the next instant, he appeared directly in front of Long Chen, unleashing a palm.

Long Chen finally saw the Nether Emperor’s face. His appearance hadn’t changed, but flames now burned in his eyes. It was as if he had come to life. Moreover, his Sovereign might far exceeded even Tong Feng’s. The moment his palm got near, Long Chen felt his entire body start to rupture.

Forced to defend, Long Chen transformed the Evilmoon Blade into Evilmoon shield.

BOOM!

Both he and his shield were shattered in an instant.

“What?!”

The Dragonblood warriors were stunned. Even someone as powerful as Long Chen, in his strongest state, was instantly killed.

“Nether Dao Heaven Burial!” chanted the Nether Emperor.

After spreading his arms, he slammed them down. A massive tombstone manifested beneath his hands.

BOOM!

The tombstone struck the earth, sending out a ripple of death that devoured everything in its path.

“Everyone, give me your power! Earthen Wall!” Song Mingyuan shouted.

The Dragonblood warriors responded, passing him their dragon blood energy. The earth trembled as an enormous earthen wall rose to intercept the blast.

BOOM!

But it was crushed instantly. Their full-powered defense might as well have been made of paper.

“How… how can this be?”

The group was sent flying, returning to the base of the Seven Treasure Colored Glass Tree. They stood in stunned silence, unable to process what had just happened.

At that moment, the tree’s glow dimmed even further.

Simultaneously, a massive surge of life energy vanished from the primal chaos space. It was all drawn into the Seven Treasure Colored Glass Tree, whose light gradually returned.

“Senior, what is going on? Do you know?” Long Chen asked, turning to the Earth Cauldron.

“In theory, the Seven Treasure Colored Glass Tree should’ve only replicated the Nether Emperor’s form and some techniques,” the Earth Cauldron replied. “But this version of the Nether Emperor has awakened techniques you’ve never seen. I suspect there’s a deeper connection between the tree and the Nether Emperor. It’s very possible the tree encountered him long ago and copied him then. Perhaps when you acquired it, it had withered and didn’t have the energy to display its full potential. However, after being nourished by your life energy, and now Sovereign qi, it has enough power to do so.”

After a brief pause, the Earth Cauldron continued, “However, this is just a guess on my part. Perhaps the only way to know the truth is to slowly test it out yourself.”

Even the Earth Cauldron could not fully explain what was going on. It could only speculate.

Has it encountered the Nether Emperor before? Long Chen was astonished.

If that were true, the origins of the Seven Treasure Colored Glass Tree were far beyond what Long Chen had imagined.

Moreover, the Seven Treasure Colored Glass Tree had originally been given by the Tea Saint, Lu Yu, to the patriarch of the Tea Divine School, and it was meant to be passed down when the time was right.

And now, it had ended up in Long Chen’s hands. What kind of unfathomable karma was hidden behind this?

“Then what level has the current Nether Emperor reached?” Long Chen asked gravely.

“He is now… a true Sovereign Lord,” replied the Earth Cauldron.

Long Chen’s eyes widened.

1. The Seven Treasure Colored Glass Tree first appeared in Chapter 3685. ☜

2. Transformation of Evilmoon’s scale ☜