Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Chapter 6326 Terrifying Magical Item

Mu Qingyun’s sword swept through the air. No one else had noticed anything, yet a clump of blood mist exploded—an unknown lifeform had been sneaking toward them.

Everyone shivered. The Heaven’s Spine Mountain Range truly lived up to its reputation as one of the deadliest places within the already perilous heaven region’s battlefield. The lifeforms here were terrifying.

Many of them weren’t even visible, and under normal circumstances they would not pose a threat. But now, every hidden presence gave them immense pressure.

Fortunately, with a sword cultivator like Mu Qingyun present, those lurking lifeforms were sensed the instant they drew near.

In addition, Di Mengyao’s Sovereign flame domain formed a second line of defense. Anything that slipped past Mu Qingyun would instantly be suppressed the moment it entered her range.

Although keeping up her domain the entire time was taxing, it wasn’t much of a burden to Di Mengyao.

Before long, they found signs of battle. The scent of blood hung thick in the air. After investigating, they confirmed it belonged to the vile dragon race.

In other words, they had found the tracks of their target. As long as they followed these tracks, they should be able to find the vile dragon race’s group.

Furthermore, passing through ground already swept clean by the vile dragon race was safer. The strange lifeforms in those areas had already been slain. Even if more appeared, they would be new arrivals.

Still, the battle here had been fierce. The vile dragon race’s own corpses had already been taken away, but they had left behind piles of bizarre lifeforms.

These creatures were grotesque. Some looked like demons yet emanated devil qi. Others resembled the devil race yet radiated holy fluctuations.

One two-headed wolf bore the flames of sun and moon at once—its left head burning with Sun Flame, its right head radiating Moon Flame. Many impossible amalgamations sprawled across the battlefield.

Even Long Chen had never seen such lifeforms before. Worse, every one of them carried traces of that sinister curse energy.

He counted, and there were around seven to eight hundred of those strange lifeforms here. From the tracks, this clash had drawn nearly every nearby native lifeform to the vile dragon race’s location, and they had paid dearly for the victory.

“The vile dragon race doesn’t seem that strong. These things don’t look too terrifying, so why did they lose so many people?” Xue Tu asked, frowning.

Long Chen shook his head. “The dead aren’t their elites. The strongest of this squad had only around eight hundred Sovereign flames. Don’t underestimate them. Everyone, stay sharp. Be ready for battle at all times.”

They continued onward while suppressing their auras to avoid disturbing the bizarre lifeforms here.

Hours passed and Long Chen grew uneasy. If this squad was wiped out, their trail would vanish. Searching the entire Heaven’s Spine Mountain Range for one group would be like looking for a needle in an ocean.

Fortunately, his worries did not come to pass. They discovered more and more corpses of strange lifeforms. The vile dragon race’s casualties, however, diminished as they went.

That meant reinforcements had arrived. With more experts gathered, the vile dragon race gradually gained the upper hand over these bizarre creatures.

Finally, they arrived at a huge battlefield filled with enormous holes. Even from afar, they could feel suffocating waves of Sovereign might from them.

“This is the aura of a Divine Sovereign magical item. Furthermore, it has a complete item-spirit. It is a true Divine Sovereign magical item!” Di Mengyao said, her expression serious.

She herself wielded the Heaven Dragon Law Domain’s divine treasure, the Heavenly Dragon Battle Halberd—also a true Divine Sovereign magical item. It was the priceless foundation of her race and the source of their karmic fortune.

Yet even now, she couldn’t unleash its full power. But here, the vile dragon race had managed to ignite the very core of their own Divine Sovereign magical item. That was something she hadn’t achieved even once, so how could she not be shaken?

They came to the edge of the deepest hole. The residual aura of that divine weapon still cut through the void like a blade, preventing them from advancing further.

Only powerhouses like Di Mengyao and Xue Tu could press closer. And strangely, at the very center of the crater, the overwhelming might abruptly vanished.

Long Chen crouched, running the soil through his fingers.

He said, “This should be the weapon Long Yu mentioned. From the looks of it, Long Wu used a Divine Sovereign magical item to annihilate all these lifeforms in one strike. Notice how there are no Sovereign flame fluctuations here—that means the vile dragon experts were gathered at the center, while the weapon’s power exploded outward in every direction. Also, the Sovereign flame energy and karmic luck here aren’t uniform. That proves they joined forces to activate the Divine Sovereign magical item. It wasn’t done by Long Wu alone.”

Di Mengyao let out a quiet breath of relief. If Long Wu had truly been able to wield such a weapon single-handedly, their only option would have been to flee.

After all, once he gained his ancestors’ blessing, his ability to draw out that magical item’s power would only grow stronger.

Di Mengyao now possessed 997 Sovereign flames, yet she could barely stir the Heavenly Dragon Battle Halberd’s core runes. That sliver of its power she could summon had always been her greatest pride.

But if Long Wu had casually surpassed that before even reaching his destination, it would have shattered her confidence. Thankfully, Long Chen’s deduction recovered it.

Even if it was only his guess, to the dragon race, Long Chen’s word was law. None of them doubted him. If that was what he said, then it had to be true.

“Strange. This Divine Sovereign magical item doesn’t feel like an offensive weapon. More like a defensive one unleashing a backlash,” Long Chen mused.

He found it odd. After all, the dragon race excelled at offense, so a defensive Divine Sovereign magical item from their race was almost unheard of.

“We have the Heavenly Dragon Battle Halberd! There’s no need to fear them. We’ll smash that tortoise shell apart!” Xue Tu roared, already growing battle-crazed before even seeing the enemy.

For him, slaying the vile dragon race of the opposing world would be the greatest glory of his life. This opportunity was too rare to restrain his bloodlust.

But as Long Chen analyzed the weapon’s traits, an uneasy feeling welled up in him. He quickened their pace.

A few hours later, blinding divine light filled the horizon. Endless dragons coiled in the sky, while karmic light poured down in torrents.

Xue Tu, who had been restless this whole time, froze. His boiling blood turned ice-cold as he stared at the figures within the divine glow.

The instant Long Chen and the others appeared, the experts inside the light turned their heads. Several of them opened their eyes, their gazes like sharp blades turned their way.